Chapter 74: Poor manners

Chapter 74: Poor manners

The Count of Withering is tall and has a curved horn-like bone helmet covering his head. He is wearing a broken gray lock armor and holding a wide-blade knife, with white frost emanating from his body.

Lu Yao double-clicked on the Count.

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【Hero LV65】Count of Withering, Sertie

HP: 2660/2660

MP: 1433/1433

Damage: 144

Defense: 50

Speed: 19

【Corrosion】

Slowly restores HP and MP by devouring corpses or decaying objects.

【Flesh Tempering】

Has special resistance to poison damage.

【Noble】

A noble among the undead, capable of summoning and controlling ghouls.

【Range Lv10】

Able to attack enemies from a distance, attack range depends on ability level.

【Withering Lv1】

Activates withering effect, temporarily reducing the enemy’s speed.

【Crazy Tombstone Lv1】

Creates a crazy tombstone that collects the residual power of the deceased, causing high damage.

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Lu Yao was a little surprised that the Count of Withering turned out to be a hero unit.

He wondered if he was naturally evolved or transformed by some deity.

The dungeon team has engaged in a battle with the Count of Withering.

Leading the front is the Blood Knight Neville.

He is wielding a greatsword and has the Sword of the Forest buff on his head. With the amplification from the ghostly white horse, his speed should theoretically overwhelm the Count of Withering.

However, in actual combat, he is slower than the Count.

Lu Yao noticed that there was a grayish-blue mark of "Withering" above Neville’s head. The mark was gradually becoming transparent, indicating its duration.

A quick calculation revealed that Neville’s speed had been weakened by at least half.

This conclusion left Lu Yao stunned.

The values of the "Withering" ability were too outrageous. No wonder this Sertie was called the Count of Withering, living up to its signature skill.

Fortunately, Neville had brought many equipment with him, and his taunting was effective against the Count.

Sertie’s attack style was well-balanced.

In close combat, he swung his wide-blade knife, engaging in a melee with the Blood Knight.

When the distance was slightly widened, the Count’s wide-blade knife floated up as if held by an invisible hand, releasing a white blade light from a distance.

But regardless of the attack method, the damage caused was fixed.

No matter how high-level the boss is, it has to take my chain lightning!

The Withering Count has 2660 health points, which is not outstanding in terms of health bar. A full 67 chain lightnings would be enough to blast him into dust.

Even if the Count has a second form, Lu Yao doesn’t care.

I’ll do it, you’re free to do whatever.

I have plenty of ammunition now.

High-level Boss?

That’s exactly what I’m fighting!

It’s just 1340 points of faith, a drop in the bucket.

What disappointed Lu Yao slightly was that the Withering Count didn’t have any other enhanced forms, and was simply blasted into black smoke by the lightning. He didn’t know if it would resurrect or refresh in the future.

He suddenly felt a sense of emptiness in his heart.

Is my understanding of combat too advanced? Or has the Boss in the Abyss been weakened by the God of Darkness?

On the screen, the Blood Knight and the Sea Lord were slaughtering the surrounding ghouls. Isabella also entered the inner circle, and she found a piece of loot from the body of the Withering Count.

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[Withering Crown LV6]: Damage +10, Defense +5. Can activate [Withering LV1].

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The simple description made Lu Yao overjoyed.

The Withering ability is top-notch in actual combat.

Slowing down the opponent is equivalent to speeding up oneself. This ability of Withering is like instantly pulling the opponent out of a high-speed car, forcing him to run on the racetrack.

After annihilating the Withering Count, the effect of Isabella’s [Sword of the Forest] was also triggered.

A green four-legged animal was conjured.

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[Forest Lizard LV24] [Created by Isabella]

Health: 855/855

Mana: 359/359

Damage: 20

Defense: 28

Speed: 12

[Thick Skin]

Innately has higher health.

[Decay]

Can slowly recover health and mana by devouring corpses or rotten objects.

[Poison LV15]

Attacks can poison the enemy, causing continuous damage.

[Forest Element LV1]

Forest elemental creature, beneficial for rapid growth of the forest, all attributes are amplified in the forest. The effect depends on the ability level and health.

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With this, Lu Yao’s second exploration of the [First Layer of the Black Abyss] successfully ended.