Chapter 570: The Iceflame Black Serpent Man Strikes Back
Chapter 570: The Iceflame Black Serpent Man Strikes Back
Ding![Congratulations, player Stonehaven, for successfully ambushing an Iceflame Black Serpent Man while it was in the middle of training. Your attack has been boosted, and the caught-off-guard serpent has suffered Energy Deviation. It will be Stunned for three seconds, and its defense will be reduced by 10%.]
The ambush had worked perfectly, even triggering an unexpected debuff.
Still, when Marcus saw the damage dealt by his ten Blazing Explosive Arrows, he couldn’t help feeling a little bitter. Level 80 monsters really were on another level. Even with the ambush bonus and the increased damage, each arrow had only dealt around 30,000 damage to the Iceflame Black Serpent Man.
It wasn’t that Marcus was being greedy. The numbers were simply too discouraging. If eight times his normal damage amounted to roughly 30,000 per arrow, then his ordinary attacks were barely breaking 4,000 damage. Without the ambush bonus, he would probably struggle to deal even 2,000 damage with a single shot.
Even so, the opening attack had done its job.
Between the Five Arrows Simultaneous effect of his Blazing Explosive Arrows and The Ascendant’s Domain, which dealt another 60,000 damage, Marcus had taken a full 360,000 HP from the serpent in a single opening assault.
The creature had started with 600,000 HP, which was an absurd amount for a Level 80 Silver-tier boss. Now, after the ambush and the resulting debuffs, only 240,000 HP remained, and its overall stats had been weakened as well.
’Not bad at all.’
"Mountain Fang Shot!"
Marcus nocked three diamond arrows in rapid succession and drew the Twin-Winged Ice Owl Bow. Beside him, Pebble followed his lead, and the two of them released their shots together. The arrows tore through the air toward the stunned serpent, while Marcus already reached for another set.
"Come on, just give me a Critical Hit..."
Stunned monsters had a higher chance of suffering critical hits, and Marcus intended to make the most of those three seconds. He was already preparing another volley, ready to chain one Mountain Fang Shot after another while the serpent remained helpless.
Behind him, the two Sea Demon Souls and five Royal Sorcerers were rapidly closing the distance as well. Three seconds of stun should have been more than enough time to land another solid burst of damage.
At least, that was what Marcus had thought.
The six diamond arrows fired by him and Pebble slammed into the serpent’s body one after another.
Thunk. Thunk. Thunk.
The damage numbers that appeared above the creature made Marcus stare in disbelief: 800. Then another 800, and another. Every single arrow was dealing only 800 damage, and not one of them had even landed a critical hit.