Chapter 110
Is this something a first-transcendence player can achieve? Many scholars and experts from various civilizations have assessed that leveling up in the myriad realms should require increasingly more time and experience as one progresses. They estimated that Bai Ye, being the first player to transcend, should be around level 30 to 35 at this point, and certainly not at the second transcendence.
However, witnessing the current scene has overturned the understanding of several observers. Flight is one thing, but teleportation is a concept familiar to magic users, as it involves advanced spells. They began to reassess Bai Ye's level in their minds.
At the same time, with a 'thud,' other parts of the web fell to the ground, rapidly retracting.
“Gah!!!”
The powerful impact of the three-headed griffon was abruptly restrained by an overwhelming force, causing it to plummet from the sky.
An opportunity?
The sight of the BOSS in distress immediately sparked the interest of several nearby players, some of whom were itching to act.
Just then, the specially trained crossbowmen cultivated by Ye Bai in the territory caught up.
“Lord!”
“I’m here.” Ye Bai waved from the other side, then pointed at the three-headed griffon ensnared in the web and shouted, “Fire!”
“Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!”
Without hesitation, the crossbowmen obeyed Ye Bai’s command. With the sound of mechanisms clicking into place, a torrent of energy arrows rained down upon the three-headed griffon.
After a barrage of arrows, the griffon’s health bar dropped by a fifth.
The players who had been eager to act just moments ago fell silent, like chickens.
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After the first wave of arrows, the players nearby who had intended to take advantage of the chaos quickly reconsidered.
Especially when they realized that these arrows were not ordinary wooden or iron bolts, but energy arrows composed entirely of energy!
The lightning-fast energy arrows vanished upon striking the griffon, leaving only scorched circular marks behind.
This indicated that what appeared to be ordinary crossbows were, in fact, energy weapons.
After reaching level twenty and undergoing their class change, the interstellar players gradually began to encounter the extraordinary powers and technological systems of the myriad realms. Most civilizations had embarked on research into this, only to find themselves at an impasse—
From a scientific perspective, the technological tree of the myriad realms exhibited a bizarre leap. While earlier stages were akin to primitive carbon-based civilizations, progressing in a conventional manner, many carbon-based civilizations in the Star Alliance shared similar developmental phases.
However, after reaching level twenty, individuals and cultures within the myriad realms underwent a tremendous transformation, giving rise to corresponding schools of thought and extraordinary civilizations.
This extraordinary civilization system, compared to technological civilizations, was so simple, crude, and unreasonable.
It was as if an exaggerated imagination had been constructed within a limited knowledge framework.
Just like the energy arrows that resembled lasers, presented to scholars of interstellar civilizations, they posed an unsolvable conundrum. Even if they racked their brains, they could not comprehend how energy could be extracted and focused within such simple copper and iron structures.
With the undeniable foundation that the myriad realms could enhance real-world mental power, and the subconscious convergence of other star network games into the civilization of the Floating Ethereal Race, interstellar civilizations had already established the premise that everything in the myriad realms truly existed, never considering that it could stem from a fictional possibility.
Currently, regarding this disparity, mainstream interstellar scholars tended to believe that the innate possession of (psychic) mental power by myriad realm civilizations led to this extreme development.
In contrast, in the real universe, mental power has only been recorded to emerge once civilizations evolved to a certain stage, typically marked by the ability of a species to leave their home planet and venture into space.
Now, upon witnessing the energy weapons in the hands of the soldiers from Bai Ye Village, the players present were initially awestruck by their damage. But as they processed this, they realized something even more significant: Bai Ye Village had already advanced to the stage of applying extraordinary technology from the myriad realms!
“Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!”
After the first wave of energy arrows, the crossbowmen on the scene placed a crystal into a slot. With a series of clicking sounds, the second wave of energy arrows quickly followed.
“Caw! Caw! Caw!!!”
The three-headed griffon screeched, its massive body thrashing within the web.
However, the Spider King’s Web was a legendary one-time item dropped by the Spider King BOSS. Its elastic and sticky nature provided immense binding and tensile strength. Aside from being somewhat vulnerable to fire, it had almost no significant weaknesses. As long as Ye Bai didn’t recklessly unleash fire arrows against the griffon, no matter how much it struggled, it would only lose 30 to 50 durability points each time, while the Spider King’s Web boasted a total of 1000 durability points.
As the three-headed griffon remained a stationary target, after the second wave of energy arrows, its health dropped again by a fifth, leaving the nearby players wide-eyed.
The damage dealt was, of course, due to the equipment in the hands of the crossbowmen—
【Energy Crossbow】
Level: Fine
Attack Power: 20-23
Attack Speed: 2.8
Range: 50 (effective) - 200 (maximum)
Trajectory Deviation: 2
Special Effect - Energy Rapid Fire: Rapidly fires X (currently 3) energy bolts in a single shot.
Energy Source: Source Crystal (ordinary)
Energy Value: 300/500 (maximum load 700)
Description: Efficient energy equipment.
Ye Bai had spent a fortune to acquire the blueprint when the wandering merchant first arrived in the territory. After Wei De upgraded to a blacksmith profession, he was finally able to use it. To ensure every soldier was equipped, Ye Bai had continuously used energy protection to boost Wei De’s stamina, increasing production speed.
Currently, the energy crossbows were not even at their highest firepower. If higher-quality source crystals were placed in the energy slot, the number of bolts fired in rapid succession could be even greater.
It’s worth noting that fine-level energy crossbows cannot accept energy sources exceeding the maximum load of 700 energy value, such as rare purple source crystals. If an energy source exceeding the normal value of 500 is used, the equipment incurs a ‘overload’ negative effect, doubling durability loss.
However, even at the fine level, the damage dealt by the crossbows equipped on level 15 crossbowmen was still considerable, as the [Crossbowman] class had a damage bonus for bow and crossbow-type weapons.
At the same time, every soldier present was also wearing the night gear produced in the territory—there was no reason for Ye Bai to sell all the good equipment to players without first equipping her own people.
“Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!”
With the arrival of the third wave of arrows, the stability of the standard weapons was evident, as they once again took away another fifth of the three-headed griffon’s health.
This BOSS battle, aside from Ye Bai’s unexpected maneuver to trap the griffon, was executed with remarkable order and a steady rhythm. It seemed simple—just traps and concentrated fire—but upon deeper reflection, the strength behind it was anything but simple.
Bai Ye didn’t even showcase any damage skills during this battle, leaving others unable to determine her class. Even though rumors circulated that Bai Ye might be an elemental mage, without concrete evidence, no conclusions could be drawn.
Unbeknownst to them, it was already time for the fourth wave of arrows to be released. Back among the ranks of soldiers, Ye Bai didn’t issue another direct order. Instead, she paused suddenly, then, with a half-smile, turned her gaze toward the players.
“The monster is quite dangerous; it would be better for you to leave first.”
As she spoke, the soldiers beside her, holding energy crossbows, also turned their attention to the players, their crossbow tips shimmering as if gathering energy.
“What do you think?” Ye Bai asked in a tone that suggested negotiation, gesturing to the crossbowmen behind her.
“Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!”
A wave of energy arrows rained down upon the three-headed griffon, causing the BOSS, with its health in the thousands, to lose another fifth. If this torrent of arrows had fallen upon level 20 players, they wouldn’t have had a chance to dodge before being taken out.
“Right, right, right.” The players nodded vigorously, like chicks pecking at rice, fully agreeing with Ye Bai’s assessment. The BOSS, trapped in the web and low on health, was far too dangerous. Staying here risked being instantly killed by the BOSS, which was unnecessary.
As the next round of energy crystals was prepared, the players vanished without a trace.
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