Chapter 93: The Battlefield of Slaughter

After the blood sea receded, Wu Shaocheng quickly checked the skill book in his hand.

[Holy Light Shield]: Consumes 200 mana to provide the target with a shield that reduces 10% of damage taken. Lasts for 30 seconds. Cooldown: 3 minutes.

Seeing this skill book, Wu Shaocheng was delighted. He liked this skill and handed it to Wu Ziyin: “Quickly learn it. Let’s go fight monsters and test the effect.”

“Okay!” Wu Ziyin eagerly took it and learned the skill.

They left the city gate, and Wu Shaocheng summoned the Silver Wolf. Wu Ziyin continued to ride it. The 21-level Silver Wolf had grown quite a bit, and it no longer felt awkward like before.

The two of them, along with the wolf, ventured deep into the Eastern Forest again. But this time, they weren’t aiming for the Blood Prison Mad Lion. Instead, they planned to head further into the forest and find higher-level monsters to fight. Wu Shaocheng had already reached level 30, and his talent only provided 2000 damage. He still had 400 more to gain, so their target was now 35-level monsters.

After an unknown amount of time, they finally encountered their target, the Ice-armored Earth Dragon.

[Ice-armored Earth Dragon]

Level: 35

Health: 200,000

Physical Attack: 1800

Physical Defense: 1400

Magical Defense: 1200

Movement Speed: 260

Skill 1: Tail Sweep: Sweeps its tail in front, dealing 170% physical damage to all targets in front. Cooldown: 30 seconds.

Skill 2: Ice Armor: Grows an ice armor on its outer shell, increasing defense by 50% for 2 minutes. Cooldown: 5 minutes.

“Let’s go!” Wu Shaocheng called to the Silver Wolf and charged ahead. With his current strength, this monster was no challenge at all.

“Ziyin, watch the little wolf’s health. I’ll be fine,” Wu Shaocheng reassured her. With the Soul Orb, he wasn’t worried about his own health. Even with over 20,000 health, the Soul Orb healed him over 1,000 health per second. The slow-moving Earth Dragons could only deal less than 200 damage with normal attacks, and their skills barely hit 1,000, so he was not concerned at all.

“Ziyin, give me a Holy Light Shield to check it out,” Wu Shaocheng said.

Soon, a Holy Light Shield enveloped Wu Shaocheng. He checked his status and was stunned. His damage reduction had reached 86%, meaning that Wu Ziyin’s one skill gave him a 46% damage reduction boost.

Seeing Wu Ziyin proudly holding her staff, Wu Shaocheng gulped. “Ziyin, your talent even boosts this kind of skill?”

“Of course,” Wu Ziyin said proudly. “Right now, I have over 6,000 mana, and my amplification is 3.6 times.”

Wu Shaocheng felt like he had discovered a new world. If that was the case, Wu Ziyin’s talent might not be inferior to his. In fact, it might even surpass his in the later stages.

“Ziyin, from now on, don’t add points to Intelligence. Just focus on Spirit,” Wu Shaocheng said. With her talent, she didn’t need any more Intelligence. Eventually, she’d get healing skills that would boost her health, and then she’d truly soar.

“Okay. Actually, I already figured it out. Spirit points are more useful than Intelligence, so most of my points are in Spirit,” Wu Ziyin responded.

“Smart,” Wu Shaocheng praised her, then continued fighting. With 86% damage reduction, there were no worries. They swiftly killed Ice-armored Earth Dragons, applying two layers of poison and quickly switching to another. The monster hunting speed was astonishing.

After a few hours of fighting, the Ice-armored Earth Dragons were all defeated. Wu Shaocheng hadn’t leveled up yet, but his experience had almost reached 2 million, while Wu Ziyin had leveled from 21 to 23. At level 23, the leveling speed slowed down significantly, but gaining two levels in three hours was still impressive compared to others. The Silver Wolf also leveled up to 22.

Wu Shaocheng’s talent maxed out at 2400 points, and the Undying Body added 640 health, bringing his total health to 24,196. However, his Soul Power only added 280 points, as it was random and not guaranteed for every upgrade. The chances were about 2-3 upgrades per stat increase.

Wu Shaocheng sold the two bronze items and four black iron pieces that dropped for around 100,000 in the auction house. Then he told Wu Ziyin, “The Slaughter Battlefield is about to open. Let’s buy some potions, and then we’ll log off to eat. Be online before 8 PM.”

“Okay,” Wu Ziyin nodded.

The two of them teleported back to the city using the return scroll, and Wu Shaocheng took Wu Ziyin to the potion shop to buy a large number of high-level blue potions. Wu Ziyin used a lot of mana, and since the Slaughter Battlefield lasted for four hours, she definitely needed more potions. Relying on the Magic Pearl alone wouldn’t be enough.

Wu Shaocheng didn’t need to buy many potions himself. With the Soul Orb, he didn’t need much, and he rarely used skills for damage. After buying the potions, the two logged off.

Wu Shaocheng removed his helmet, instinctively looking at his hands. There was nothing unusual. Then, he looked at the finger he had cut at lunch. There was no trace of the wound left.

“Did I really do that?” Wu Shaocheng thought to himself. He didn’t want to think too deeply about it, but he also couldn’t shake the uneasy feeling.

Shaking his head, Wu Shaocheng decided not to dwell on it. He quickly went downstairs and ate a little. He wasn’t hungry since he’d eaten lunch late.

At 7:55 PM, Wu Ziyin logged in.

Wu Shaocheng had been waiting in the city and didn’t mind that Wu Ziyin was far from the cafeteria. The two quietly waited. Soon, the system prompt sounded.

“Attention all players, the Slaughter Battlefield is about to open. All registered players should prepare.”

“10, 9… 3, 2, 1…”

As the countdown reached zero, all registered players vanished in a flash of light.

Wu Shaocheng looked around and found himself in a vast, forest-like arena. The towering trees stretched into the clouds, but the trees weren’t densely packed, and the light was still good.

“Is this the Slaughter Battlefield?” Wu Ziyin asked.

“Yeah, I think so,” Wu Shaocheng nodded.

Just then, there was commotion nearby. Suddenly, two savage-looking creatures with blood-red mouths and sharp teeth emerged from behind the trees. Their claws were razor-sharp, and their strange appearance startled Wu Ziyin.

Wu Shaocheng cast the skill Detect on them.

[Bloodthirsty Beast]

Level: 30

Health: 80,000

Physical Attack: 1500

Physical Defense: 650

Magical Defense: 500

Movement Speed: 450

Skill 1: Bloodthirst: Increases attack power by 20% and grants 20% life steal for 30 seconds. Cooldown: 2 minutes.

Skill 2: Tear: Deals 165% physical damage to the target and causes a bleeding effect. Target loses 500 health per second for 10 seconds. Cooldown: 1 minute.

High attack, low defense, and life steal. It seems the Slaughter Battlefield won’t be easy to gain points in. But that’s relative to others. For Wu Shaocheng, these 30-level monsters posed no threat. He quickly charged forward and took them down. To his surprise, these monsters didn’t drop experience, but they did contribute to his Undying Body and Soul Power stats. This made Wu Shaocheng more motivated to keep fighting.

After killing two Bloodthirsty Beasts, a leaderboard appeared before their eyes.

Leaderboard:

1st place: Chenfeng, Points: 2

At the moment, only one player had points on the leaderboard. It seemed the others hadn’t started yet. Before entering, Wu Shaocheng and Wu Ziyin had agreed that all the points in the early stages would go to Wu Shaocheng. He needed to secure first place to ensure Wu Ziyin could gain points later, and she fully supported this plan.