Chapter 262 - The Stray Emilia
Chapter 262: The Stray Emilia
The view in front of Lin Jie was blurry. Everything began to shift around, and the boat drove into a pool full of blood. Dozens of zombified sailors climbed on board. With the sticky blood all over them, they did not need anything to help them in climbing at all.
The most terrifying thing was that all the sailor players were surrounded in a mist of blood and became zombies. They started to bite-attack one another! Pleater looked as if all his blood and flesh were drained away. He looked just like a walking skeleton!
“Mutation?” Lin Jie used an Identify Skill.
[Pleater] (Dark Gold Boss)
Level 35
Health Points: 40,000
Attack: 273-304
Defense: 100
Note: Pleater is a famous Bourgeoisie with tons of treasure on him.
Pleater extended his claws and attacked Lin Jie on the face like a knife. Lin Jie was undaunted and looked right at the incoming attacker. In the next instant, the claw stabbed into his eyes, but nothing happened. The view in front started to fade away, and everything went back to normal.
It was all an illusion, and Lin Jie knew it from the beginning! A level 35 Dark Gold Boss with this kind of attributes? It was like a gift from the sky. Other players would probably make the attack in the first instant, and the helpless Pleater would be killed.
Lin Jie knew it very well that he was under some kind of illusion, which was also the reason he did not counter Pleater’s attack. That helped him to get out of the illusion. Of course, this had to do with Lin Jie’s extraordinary skills. It was just like the saying, “One cannot play a game as though he is living in it.”
“Stray•Emilia!”
The two said in unison.
Stray•Emilia was like a sea demon in Greek mythology. She would allure the passengers on board of the boats with illusions and her singing. When these people had lost their minds, she would eat them alive.
Other players on the boat were behaving in an insane manner and rolling on the deck. Some even opened up their arms and run towards a blade, saying things like, “look at all the gold here!”
“Forward Charge!”
Lin Jie ran and hit all the allured players. All of them came back to their senses and looked at Lin Jie blankly. They were all around level 10, so it was natural for them not to have any resistance against such a situation. They were still puzzled why Lin Jie had hit them.
“The Stray has appeared. Everyone, enter the cabin and get ready for my order!” Lin Jie shouted.
The crowd immediately ran into the cabin. This was no surprise to Lin Jie. All those who had guts had followed Wu Dongdong on the adventure. Those who had stayed here were either a coward or people that lacked an adventurous spirit.
On the far end of the sea, the mist started to form.
“Lah~Lahlahlah~”
A beautiful song resounded in this sparkling sea. It seemed particularly melodious, and people could not help but be fascinated by it.
“Put this into your ears.” Pleater threw two cotton buds to Lin Jie. Lin Jie used them to block the enticing singing.
“Finally, she is here! Emilia! You killed forty plus of my men! Today I’ll have my revenge!”
The NPC picked up a long spear and shouted on the bow.
Lin Jie took out his Silent Killer and got ready for the fight. The mist started to clear, and a beautiful half-naked girl appeared in mid-air. Her smooth green hair and amazing looks made her look like a goddess.
“Wow… so beautiful.”
“Hahaha, what a beauty. Can we bring her back?”
At this time, the two pirate elites tied to the bow of the ship were discussing loudly, their eyes were squinting at the girl whose breast was only half-covered by the pipa she was holding. They scanned up and down on her breasts and laughed wildly.
Pleater raised his long spear and shouted, “Emilia, taste my Illusionary Bullet!”
Boom—
Boom—
Silent Killer shot twice, and two black bullets flew out. The Stray caught the bullets easily with her pale hands.
She smiled and let out a peal of laughter like a child.
“Explode!”
To Emilia’s surprise, the two bullets exploded! Mist spread, the waves surged, and two huge tongues roared out as the huge body hidden underwater surfaced. It was bigger than a mountain and darker than the reef. The Boss appeared, and it was a terrible sea monster!
[Stray•Emilia] (Epic Boss)
Level 40
Health Points: 1,250,000
Magic Attack: 604-924
Defense: 120
Note: Emilia is a terrifying hydra hidden underwater for years. She will only appear when she is hungry. Emilia will be in rage mode if she is hungry.
An Epic Boss was different from a normal type of Boss. Their stats were normally higher than Legendary Bosses, but some could be lower than a Dark Gold Boss, or even lower than a beginner at level 100.
However, most of the Epic Bosses were very strong. They were monsters that only existed in legends, surely, they were not easy to deal with. The attributes of Stray Emilia were comparable to a Sub-Legendary Boss!
The reward for killing the Boss was very generous too. Although they would not drop any equipment, there would be treasure maps or some ancient relics. However, one epic Boss would only drop one item. That was why it was unlikely for anyone to get any extremely good items by killing an Epic Boss in a team. More often than not, those Bosses would only be there to show the players the history in the game setting.
There were, of course, exceptions.
For example, this monster Lin Jie was facing right now would give an epic class-specific mission when killed.
Every time Emilia appeared, she did it for hunting for food, meaning that whenever players met her, she would be in rage state. She would have a 100% critical rate and an additional 200% critical damage in this state. It was hard for anyone to tank the damage!
This was when the captured pirates were useful!
Lin Jie had tied these two pirates because he wanted to feed the Boss with them.
Ssss—
Emilia waved her hands, and her two snakeheads jumped to the pirates and tore them into pieces before swallowing them alive. She then gave a satisfying burp.
‘She should take some time to digest these two,’ thought Lin Jie and waved his Silent Killer. Just as he was about to attack, the Boss was attracted by Pleater and attacked him with her snakehead!
Bam! Bam! Bam!
-372!-301!-364!-355!-318!
Five damage figures jumped out, and the Boss suddenly changed her target. However, her huge body slammed on the deck, and Pleater was sent flying away. He dropped on the ground and passed out.
Seeing that his attacks were useful, Lin Jie reloaded his weapon and retreat at the same time. Even though the snakeheads were very agile, it was hard for them to bite Lin Jie on the deck full of obstructions. Lin Jie ran around the boat sail pole and aimed another bullet into the snakehead.
‘Run, shoot!’
Lin Jie’s actions were very smooth and steady. Every bullet hit the head without fail. However, his attacks were too weak. Facing the Boss with millions of health points, Silent Killer was not good enough!
Emilia had two attack patterns. One was to use her snakehead, which had the same skills as the Three-Headed Basilisk—Attack Speed Boost, Death Entanglement, and Swallow. The other attack was the magic attack of the girl herself. The latter was the most terrifying one.
In Lin Jie’s previous life, Midnight Triumph had been the first team to challenge Emilia. Dumb Fox had used the power of his money and asked the entire NPC sailors to sacrifice themselves and feed them to the Boss. The Boss had been full immediately, and her defense had dropped drastically. The two snakeheads had also lost the ability to attack. However, the girl had used a few water spells, and the entire boat had capsized. They had failed badly.
The strange thing was that only the snakeheads had been the ones devouring wantonly. As for the girl, she had not eaten anything, and thus she would always be in rage mode.
Lin Jie’s Silent Killer had a silencing effect, which could limit the amount of magic the girl could use! Given enough time, there was a possibility for him to kill Emilia. When Lin Jie had accepted the mission, he had been prepared for a long and tough fight.
The bullets from Silent Killer hit the snakeheads consistently, and there was a visible change in the Boss’ health points! That was a huge motivation! As long as he preserved, there was a chance for him to kill her!
It was very rare to encounter an epic mission. If the mission was not tough enough, everyone would clear those missions.
Boom—
Boom—
The snakeheads attacked for a long time but did not hurt Lin Jie a single bit. It got angry and rolled the tongues. Death Entanglement! The stinky tongue corroded a big hole in the deck. Lin Jie’s pupils constricted. He quickly replaced Silent Killer. He used Shield Cut, followed by Army Obliteration, and hit the tongues.
-1,029!
-465!-519!-473!-455!
Broken Blade’s damage was much higher than Silent Killer. But Lin Jie had met a new problem. Without the restriction from Silent Killer, the girl could use her magic spells!
“Lost soul in the sea, I would like to light the beacon for you, come back, come back… Water Soul Shock!” the girl chanted, thousands of howling sounds took form, and the waves almost capsized the boat.
A huge hand made from seawater appeared and slammed downward. Lin Jie panicked. He was prepared to use Undefeated Anger to block the attack when he realized that the hand was not coming for him. It grabbed a player through the hole created by the corrosion.
“Arhhh! Help me! She will not eat me, right?” That player was so scared that he screamed when he was dragged before Emilia.
Luckily, the game was not so disgusting, a “-1,536” appeared on the player’s head and was killed in an instant.
‘I thought this girl would not consume anything…?’ Lin Jie thought to himself. ‘Ohhh, she only does not eat NPCs! That’s because she is different from the snakeheads!’
‘This means that it is possible to make her full!’
Looking at the players hidden in the cabin, Lin Jie’s revealed a strange glint.