"Shhh..."
In an instant, beneath the feet of the eight Underground Palace Clay Soldiers, sharp, spike-like rocks burst from the ground like unsheathed blades, piercing them collectively with fierce momentum.
Above the heads of the eight Underground Palace Clay Soldiers, conspicuous damage numbers flashed like meteors.
"[Spell Damage: -1102, -1103, -1102, -1104...]"
The eight Underground Palace Clay Soldiers instantly lost more than half of their health; this Ghost-Piercing Nail skill was truly powerful!
Meanwhile, Jiang Yun's Maitreya Rock Doll, without Jiang Yun's direct control, began to act on its own.
It adorably leaped up, landing with a "thud" like a boulder hitting the ground.
Immediately, earth elemental energy surged like an undercurrent, transforming into a seismic shockwave. A massive ghostly hand formed from rocks erupted beneath the eight Underground Palace Clay Soldiers, launching them into the air like a volcanic eruption.
"[Spell Damage: -684, -685, -686, -681...]"
Moreover, after being flung into the air, the eight Underground Palace Clay Soldiers landed as if under a petrification spell, stunned in place for two seconds, unable to move.
Each Underground Palace Clay Soldier had only 1980 Health. With the seamless coordination of Jiang Yun and the Maitreya Rock Doll's two skills, they were left in a critical state.
The subsequent battle was extremely easy. Jiang Yun casually executed a Basic Attack, reaping a critically wounded Underground Palace Clay Soldier like the scythe of death.
Even the Maitreya Rock Doll, though not as powerful as Jiang Yun, could deal 303 damage with a single Basic Attack, effortlessly taking down a critically wounded Underground Palace Clay Soldier.
The first wave of eight Underground Palace Clay Soldiers didn't last even 20 seconds before Jiang Yun and the Maitreya Rock Doll swept them away like fallen leaves in the autumn wind.
"[You killed an Underground Palace Clay Soldier, gained Experience: +16, +16, +16...]"
The experience was decent, but the drop rate was unremarkable; the eight Underground Palace Clay Soldiers dropped at least twenty-four Ghost Copper Coins.
Jiang Yun activated his talent refresh on the last defeated Underground Palace Clay Soldier.
"[Myriad Reset successful! Gained Average Luck, Experience: +17, confirm?]"
For such minor monsters, it wasn't worth the effort and time to repeatedly refresh the talent, so Jiang Yun decisively accepted.
However, soon the second wave of Underground Palace Clay Soldiers began to awaken.
This time, ten Underground Palace Clay Soldiers emerged from the trench like ferocious beasts, baring their fangs and claws, ready to attack Jiang Yun.
Jiang Yun used the same old method, first unleashing a Ghost-Piercing Nail, piercing them like a shower of arrows, dealing high spell damage.
After consuming a Level 1 Mana Potion to replenish his mana, Jiang Yun controlled the Maitreya Rock Doll to stand at the front like a solid fortress, serving as a tank while he dealt damage from behind.
The Maitreya Rock Doll had decent durability, with 4000 Health and 68 Defense, plus a passive Stone Skin that reduced physical damage by 20%.
Thus, a single Underground Palace Clay Soldier could only deal 37 damage to it, even with the occasional critical hit only reaching 64 damage.
This damage was merely a scratch to the Maitreya Rock Doll, which could withstand it completely.
In no time, the second wave of ten Underground Palace Clay Soldiers was also easily taken down by Jiang Yun.
After consuming another Level 1 Mana Potion, Jiang Yun activated his talent refresh on the last Underground Palace Clay Soldier's corpse.
"[Myriad Reset successful! Triggered Fortune Turns, Experience: +80, confirm?]"
Moreover, an item dropped from its corpse, an unexpected surprise.
Indeed, when luck comes, nothing can stop it. On the first try, he refreshed a Fortune Turns, and Jiang Yun confirmed without hesitation, then picked up the dropped item.
It was a yellowish stone ring, exuding an ancient aura.
—[Clay Soldier Stone Ring]!
[Durability]: 30/30!
[Attack]: +14
[Equipment Requirement]: Level 8 or above, all classes. This story is hosted at novelping.com.
Each player can equip two rings, though they can wear a ring on each finger, only two rings' attribute bonuses apply in the game.
With this Clay Soldier Stone Ring, Jiang Yun's Attack increased to 490 points, feeling ecstatic!
However, the subsequent luck was average. Until the Maitreya Rock Doll's summon cooldown recovered, five minutes passed, and the clay soldiers killed during this period didn't yield any good luck results, all were Average Luck.
At this moment, Jiang Yun, with the Maitreya Rock Doll that had 5 minutes left before disappearing and only 1987 Health remaining, continued to advance into the depths of the underground palace.
After advancing a hundred meters.
With a loud "boom," eighteen clay soldiers awakened from the trench ahead, including an elite clay soldier, appearing like a ferocious beast.
This clay soldier was clad in heavy armor, resembling a moving fortress; wielding a stone spear, gleaming coldly; riding a tall stone horse, majestic and imposing, clearly a formidable opponent.
Jiang Yun first checked the attributes of the elite clay soldier.
—[Clay Cavalry]!
(Elite Monster)
[Level]: 11
[Health]: 5000
[Mana]: 180
[Attack]: 211
[Defense]: 50
[Speed]: 5.6
[Skill]: Gale Charge (Charges rapidly towards a target within 7 yards on horseback, swift as lightning.)
[Weakness]: Throat crack, breaking the stone horse's leg to dismount it can halve its attributes. Fire attacks deal double damage.
[Drop Rate]: 0.09% chance for Mundane Grade weapons and special items; 0.19% chance for Mundane Grade jewelry; 0.15% chance for normal skill books, 11.1% chance for Basic equipment; 100% chance for at least 30 Ghost Copper Coins.
Breaking the horse's leg to dismount it, halving the Clay Cavalry's attributes, was undoubtedly an excellent strategy.
However, the Maitreya Rock Doll's summon skill was ready to use again.
Jiang Yun hesitated, unsure if using the skill now would cause the half-health Maitreya Rock Doll to disappear.
Or if he could exploit the skill cooldown to summon two Maitreya Rock Dolls to fight simultaneously.
If it were the latter, that would be fantastic.
But fearing it might be the former, Jiang Yun first controlled the half-health Maitreya Rock Doll to charge forward, launching an Earthshaking Ghost Hand at the mounted Clay Cavalry.
With a loud "bang," a rocky ghost hand, like a claw from hell, burst from the ground, striking the stone horse's belly, sending both horse and rider flying over two meters high.
"[Spell Damage: -484, Stun duration 2 seconds!]"
As expected of an elite monster, its hidden magic resistance was much higher than ordinary clay soldiers, reducing the Maitreya Rock Doll's damage significantly.
Since the skill was used, Jiang Yun attempted to summon another Maitreya Rock Doll on the spot.
Soon, a brilliant summoning circle appeared before him, and a brand new, fully healthy Maitreya Rock Doll emerged leisurely from the circle.
The previous half-health Maitreya Rock Doll remained standing quietly, not disappearing as expected.
"Awesome!"
Jiang Yun felt an indescribable joy, his eyes sparkling with excitement.
It seemed that as long as the cooldown was sufficient, he could summon multiple Maitreya Rock Dolls to fight alongside him, significantly enhancing his combat power.
However, Jiang Yun's thoughts didn't stop there. A bold idea suddenly flashed in his mind.
This newly summoned Maitreya Rock Doll was in perfect condition; perhaps he could use his talent "Myriad Reset" to refresh the effect, hoping for more surprises.
With this thought, Jiang Yun activated his talent without hesitation.
"[Myriad Reset successful! Triggered Good Fortune, your Summon Maitreya Rock Doll skill, summon quantity +1, confirm?]"
"Oh my god!"
Jiang Yun was amazed, the skill could refresh its effect, this was incredible!
He was ecstatic, confirming the summon without hesitation.
Instantly, he had three Maitreya Rock Dolls at his disposal.
He began to imagine, when the next cooldown ended, if he could refresh a Fortune Turns or better luck, wouldn't he be able to have 5, even 10 or more Maitreya Rock Dolls at once?
Such a scenario was simply exhilarating!
With just these Maitreya Rock Dolls, he might have a chance to sweep through the entire Qin Emperor's Underground Palace dungeon.
With the assistance of three Maitreya Rock Dolls, the subsequent monster clearing became even more relaxed and enjoyable.
The first Maitreya Rock Doll's Earthshaking Ghost Hand failed to break the Clay Cavalry's horse leg, but it didn't affect the overall situation.
Jiang Yun immediately commanded the second Maitreya Rock Doll to step forward, launching another Earthshaking Ghost Hand, followed closely by the third, continuously attacking.
The three Maitreya Rock Dolls' seamless cooperation kept the Clay Cavalry under hard control for over 6 seconds, ultimately dismounting it on the third knock, halving its attributes, leaving it in a sorry state.
Without its mount, the Clay Cavalry, along with a group of ordinary clay soldiers, was as easy as slicing through butter before Jiang Yun and the three Maitreya Rock Dolls.
No monster could get close to Jiang Yun, all were firmly blocked by the three Maitreya Rock Dolls, and eventually killed one by one.
"[You killed an elite monster Clay Cavalry, gained Experience: +350!]"
The defeated Clay Cavalry didn't drop any equipment, only dozens of Ghost Copper Coins.
But Jiang Yun wasn't in a hurry; he immediately activated "Myriad Reset" on the Clay Cavalry's shattered remains, attempting to refresh the drop rate again.
However, due to the time limit on the quest, Jiang Yun didn't dare waste time repeatedly refreshing the talent for drop rates.
He only refreshed once, resulting in Average Luck, with no change in drop rate, only gaining 35 more experience points.
"Alright, the quest is more important, let's go with this!"
Jiang Yun thought to himself, then picked up the spoils and continued forward with the three Maitreya Rock Dolls.
In the blink of an eye, Jiang Yun had been in the dungeon for 10 minutes, having killed more than 3 elite monsters.
However, the first summoned Maitreya Rock Doll also disintegrated into dust as its summon time expired.
But Jiang Yun wasn't worried, because the cooldown for summoning Maitreya Rock Doll had already recovered, allowing him to summon again.
After summoning the Maitreya Rock Doll, Jiang Yun casually used another talent refresh.
However, luck remained average, with no change in summon quantity.
But the Maitreya Rock Dolls were incredibly useful, and with two Maitreya Rock Dolls in front, Jiang Yun felt no pressure.
He wasn't in a rush to confirm the result, deciding to wait for the 20-second talent cooldown to pass before activating "Myriad Reset" again.
Suddenly, a golden light enveloped him, warming his entire body, as a delightful notification sounded in his ear: "[Myriad Reset successful! Triggered Heavenly Fortune, your Summon Maitreya Rock Doll skill, summon quantity: 25, confirm?]"
Simultaneously, the summoning circle shone brilliantly, and a small army of 25 Maitreya Rock Dolls emerged, neatly aligned, each over two meters tall, enveloping Jiang Yun like a moving fortress.
"Awesome!"
Jiang Yun was so excited his eyes sparkled like stars, his hands trembling slightly as he quickly confirmed the summon.
Instantly, he had 27 powerful Maitreya Rock Dolls at his disposal.
Hahaha!
With this, completing the Qin Emperor's Underground Palace quest was a breeze!
Standing behind 27 powerful Maitreya Rock Dolls, Jiang Yun couldn't help but laugh heartily.