Chapter 29: The Boss Bursts with Treasures
Chapter 29: The Boss Bursts with Treasures
“Great!”
Joy surged through Chen Mo’s heart. He dashed to the pit’s edge and unleashed a barrage of crossbow bolts.
“Roar!”
Inside the pit, the Mutant Slime King frantically hopped around, unable to leap out.
“Just let me kill you. No point in struggling!” Chen Mo laughed triumphantly.
All his effort wasn’t wasted. What would drop if he became the first to slay a mutant boss?
Even a regular Slime King dropped Purple Equipment, so items like that were guaranteed from a Mutant Slime King!
Once this Starter Village’s Mutant Slime King was dealt with, he could commit suicide to respawn elsewhere and hunt all other Slime Kings one by one. A full set of Purple Equipment wouldn’t be hard. Then he’d be ready to crush Enoch!
“Oh no!”
While daydreaming, Chen Mo kept attacking the Mutant Slime King. With the Slime Venom effect, every basic hit dealt at least sixty Health Points in damage.
But within seconds of falling into the pit, the Mutant Slime King roared furiously. Its body suddenly swelled, then it launched itself nearly five meters into the air. Plummeting downward, it aimed to smash Chen Mo flat.
“Dmn it. A mutant boss really isn’t easy!” Chen Mo thought bitterly.
His carefully dug trap only trapped the Mutant Slime King for a dozen seconds. His Shockwave Trap’s Cooldown Time was twenty-seven seconds—far too long to reuse now.
With his Shoes of Swift Wind, Chen Mo’s speed almost matched the boss’s. But when enraged, the Mutant Slime King moved faster and jumped higher. Chen Mo tried leading it around the pit’s rim, but within moments, the slime threatened to catch him.
He had no choice. Chen Mo leaped back into the pit.
He had designed it to slow bosses down. If the Mutant Slime King followed him down, he’d thank his luck. But he doubted that would happen—it had just escaped.
Sure enough, the creature fumed at him from above, refusing to jump back in.
“Suit yourself. My turn to attack!”
From inside the pit, Chen Mo fired rapidly with his hand crossbow.
“Roar!”
After several hits, the Mutant Slime King violently shuddered. Dozens of fist-sized purple crystal orbs shot from its body, tumbling into the pit.
“Holy crap!”
Chen Mo knew these spheres firsthand—they had instantly killed other Players. His Health Points were no higher than theirs. Two contact kills would mean definite death.
The pit offered no shelter. Luckily, ropes secured to each side allowed him to scramble atop in a heartbeat.
The floor was now covered in purple orbs. Safe attacks from inside were impossible.
Compared to jumping inside, climbing back out took longer. By the time he emerged, the Mutant Slime King was charging over, its dark eyes blazing with murderous fury.
This beast was no low-level monster. Bosses were deadly even with cheap tactics.
Others would have fled helplessly. Jumping into the orb-infested pit was suicide. But Chen Mo had a final trick.
Animal Trap!
His limited deadly weapon from Grisen. He saved these traps, but saving it now meant death.
Without hesitation, Chen Mo planted one low-level Animal Trap along the Mutant Slime King’s path.
Snap!
The trap couldn’t pin down a massive monster. Yet it inflicted heavy injuries. Instantly, the Mutant Slime King’s speed plunged.
Yes! It worked! Chen Mo sighed in relief—his last hope.
Slowed, the Mutant Slime King couldn’t catch him. Chen Mo spun around, setting traps while firing bolts.
A normal trap crippled foes for ten seconds, but a boss resisted debuffs longer. Still, it bought enough time. His Shockwave Trap’s cooldown ended.
Chen Mo kept attacking as the Mutant Slime King grew more enraged. Despite its efforts, the injured monster failed to close in.
First time Chen Mo used this trap. What a godsend.
Injured, the Mutant Slime King’s Defense weakened. Hits now exceeded one hundred Damage points.
In seconds, the slime’s Health Points tanked wildly by a thousand.
“Roar!”
Once the injury effect faded, the monster charged forward.
Chen Mo met it head-on. Moments before impact, he sidestepped and hurled a Shockwave Trap.
Boom!
The Mutant Slime King flew backward, crashing back into the pit.
“This time you’re done!”
Despite all the chaos, it still had over eighty-thousand Health Points. A few more rounds might finish it.
Without new tricks, he’d grind away at its life through the pit. A dozen seconds later, it roared and rocketed out again.
Chen Mo anticipated this. With experience, he stayed calm. He leaped back into the pit whenever the monster chased close. After several attacks there, the Mutant Slime King launched more orbs. Chen Mo clambered out instantly and used a trap again.
80%…70%…60%…30%…
The cat-and-mouse chase flew past twenty minutes.
With its Health Points at 30%, Chen Mo nervously watched the Mutant Slime King. In traditional Games, low-health bosses often transformed into a Second Form or went berserk.
The Tycoons Club’s first Slime King kill proved normal without a Second Form. Would this one be different?
A mutant with a Second Form might be unbeatable. Newbie Players lacked gear. Even Chen Mo’s pit trap might not save him.
Health Points…20%…10%!
No Second Form! No new mutation!
The Mutant Slime King only turned fiercer. Nothing unexpected followed.
Chen Mo relaxed. A Starter Village boss wasn’t that monstrous.
“Roaaaaaar!”
Under the barrage, the Mutant Slime King’s final Health Points drained. After one last defiant cry, it thudded dead to the ground.
Clatter-clatter!
Treasures exploded everywhere from its fallen body—Mutant Slime King, bursting with treasures!
Unlike the Wild Wolf Elite or Mutated Black Goblin kills, Chen Mo spotted equipment, scroll-like items and scattered silver among the copper coins!
“Hahaha!”
Chen Mo joyously leaped down, scooping up every prize.
“Skill Mutation Scroll?”
A crimson ancient scroll lay near his feet. He grabbed it immediately. His gaze shot wide open after reading its System Notification.