Chapter 714, Falling Star Dust

Translator: Silavin

 

Lu Changkong and Lui Fei were stunned, while the others were even more shocked than them!

 

They were all members of the Griffin Legion who had been exploring the Far North, so naturally they knew just how terrifying the Monsters of this place truly were.

 

Those Snow Women and Gamelyon were formidable enemies to them. Combined with the harsh climate of the Far North, the slightest carelessness could result in immediate death.

 

Therefore, every time they carried out Missions out in the field, everyone would maintain utmost vigilance, fearing that a single oversight might not only cost them their own lives, but also drag their teammates down with them.

 

Everyone in the Griffin Legion was a powerful soldier. Yet, during their Exploration Missions, even experts like Li Luo and Shen Cai still met unfortunate ends.

 

It was precisely for this reason that the Griffin Legion’s daily advancement into the Far North was at most several dozen kilometres each day, which was already pushing their limits.

 

For the Griffin Legion members, this place was comparable to a Forbidden Area. The idea of charging forward mindlessly like Lu Fan was doing, was something they would not even dare to imagine.

 

Venturing deeper into the Far North was fine, as long as one was not afraid of death.

 

At this moment, Lu Fan leading them at such speed truly made everyone’s hearts race with terror.

 

That scene just now was precisely Lu Fan telling them, ‘there’s nothing to worry about, with me here, we’ll travel unimpeded’!

 

The Snow Women and other Monsters that were extremely dangerous to them were, for Lu Fan, no different to Low Level Monsters. They all shattered at the slightest touch.

 

Even the advantages these Monsters prided themselves on, their ability to use the map conditions of the Far North to their advantage, were all useless in front of Lu Fan.

 

Hiding in the snow mist? Sorry, he could still sense their presence.

 

After nearly a year, Lu Fan’s strength had increased hundreds of times over compared to when he had left this place. This was already enough to make Lu Changkong and the others question their very existence.

 

The group continued forward. The deeper they ventured into the Far North, the more Monsters they encountered.

 

However, these Monsters posed absolutely no threat to Lu Fan. Xiao Ye only needed one Dragon Breath to easily clear the field.

 

There was no helping it. Compared to Xiao Ye’s Attribute, the Monster of the Far North were simply too weak.

 

This gave Lu Fan the feeling of returning to a Beginner Area.

 

If Lu Changkong knew that the Far North, where they lived in constant fear and trepidation, was just a ‘Beginner Area’ to Lu Fan, he would probably vomit blood.

 

Although the number of Monsters kept increasing, they did not cause Lu Fan any additional pressure.

 

The Monster here basically could not break through Lu Fan and Xiao Ye’s defences. If it were not for protecting Hou Zhiwu and the others, Lu Fan could actually ignore all these Monsters and charge straight through.

 

Any Monster that did not have eyes would be directly smashed through, and he would even gain a wave of Experience Points in the process.

 

Along this journey, Lu Fan still needed to pay attention to protecting those on the Divine Bone Clone’s back.

 

Naturally, the task of protecting them fell to the Divine Bone Clone.

 

The Divine Bone Clone was no longer considered to be a powerful Fallen Corpse Puppet to Lu Fan. But it was still a Level 95 Epic Boss, far stronger than the Monster in the Far North.

 

Its Skills were extremely comprehensive and diverse, so protecting Hou Zhiwu and the others was no problem to it.

 

Initially, when Monster came to attack the Divine Bone Clone and the others on its back, the Divine Bone Clone, like Xiao Ye, directly dealt with them using a single Dragon Breath.

 

Its Dragon Breath was filled with bone fragments and had considerable power. It instantly killed the Monsters.

 

Later, as the Monster became more numerous, the Dragon Breath alone could no longer guarantee the safety of Hou Zhiwu and the others.

 

Although the Divine Bone Clone had many powerful Skills, randomly releasing them might injure Hou Zhiwu and the others.

 

Just when Lu Changkong and the others thought it was their turn to take action, the Divine Bone Clone used its Bone Armour Transformation. There, three massive bone shields continuously circled around it. No matter how fiercely the Far North Monsters pounced, they could not shatter these bone shields, much less injure Lu Changkong and the others.

 

With the Bone Armour Transformation Skill, Hou Zhiwu and the others could rest easy.

 

Occasionally, some Monster might escape from the Divine Bone Clone’s Dragon Breath and rush towards them, but they would be blocked by the bone shields, unable to harm them in the slightest.

 

Thus, everyone felt as if they were sitting in a vehicle, just here to sightsee. They were watching Monsters continuously appear from the snowy mist only to be killed by the Divine Bone Clone.

 

Initially, everyone had worried about whether they might be in danger, but later, they all confirmed that as long as they did not seek death by jumping off the Divine Bone Clone’s back, the Divine Bone Clone alone would guarantee their safety.

 

Just like this, Lu Fan and the Divine Bone Clone advanced at almost full speed, reaching the Fallen Star Ice Lake in less than two days.

 

This was ten days ahead of Lu Changkong’s original schedule!

 

Upon reaching the Fallen Star Ice Lake, Lu Fan indeed saw an enormously vast ice lake appearing ahead.

 

Calling it an ice lake was not actually accurate. It should be called an ice sea.

 

Because this ice lake was incredibly massive. Looking out, one could not see its end at all. It stood like a barrier before everyone, completely impassable.

 

Not only that, but what was truly peculiar was that countless enormous glowing orbs existed on the ice lake.

 

These orbs were bluish-purple in colour, with a bright yellow core. Moving outward, there was a shell of intersecting electrical currents.

 

This shell was like a crystal, with countless electrical currents weaving between it and the core, appearing extremely unstable.

 

This type of orb was scattered throughout the entire Fallen Star Ice Lake, crowded together everywhere, with no path visible for passage.

 

Lu Fan used Appraisal Eye to take a look and actually saw the details of this thing.

 

Falling Star Dust: (Special Map Mechanics)   Description: Formed from falling stars, extremely unstable. Upon contact, will explode, dealing 34% of total Health Pool as Damage to enemies within a certain range.   Note: Among the Falling Star Dust, there’s a 25% chance for Inert Falling Star Dust to appear. If it’s Inert Falling Star Dust, no explosion will occur.

 

 

[This thing really deals percentage-based Damage…] Lu Fan could not help but curse. [This Map Mechanics is truly shameless! If this thing dealt fixed Damage, with my high Defence, I would be able to charge straight through, regardless of whether it is Falling Star Dust or Inert Falling Star Dust. But if it dealt percentage-based Damage, then I must be much more careful.]

 

A 34% Damage of his total Health Pool meant that taking just three Falling Star Dust explosions would result in death.