MMORPG: The Elementalist

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Poochie had legitimately become one of Qin Ruo's trump cards. The Shadowfox would directly stun any melee monster that came too close to Qin Ruo using its Shadow Strike. Thus far, Poochie had never disappointed Qin Ruo with its disproportionately strong, small figure…

Although the Sandworm carried a monstrous body size and a horrifying appearance, it was still just a Level 49 monster. Poochie's outrageous attack completely resolved its ambush attempt and knocked it back heavily.

Turning Poochie's defense into an offense, Qin Ruo reflectively halted the construction of his Darkfrost Shield halfway and quickly released a Magic Scroll.

"Lycan Barrage!"

Awoo!

A transparent water wolf appeared under the scorching sun with no less viciousness. It ferociously opened its mouth, which was full of fangs and shot towards the stunned Sandworm several meters away.

One more!

A second water wolf successively emerged from the beaming Magic Scroll.

Dual Lycan Barrage!

Owing to the skill's high speed and high-frequency features, in addition to the rapid magic condensation rate at the Snow Domain, Qin Ruo successfully brought the Lycan Barrage up to Master Rank after a mere two hours of training. Its Magic Attack had increased from 40 points to 50 points. Not only that, at Master Rank, the single attack spell was also upgraded to a double attack—in other words, Qin Ruo could now summon two water wolves in quick succession.

A double attack required concurrent manipulation of two separate entities and was definitely much more difficult to control compared to a single attack. However, concurrent manipulation was a piece of cake for Qin Ruo, who was used to complex Elementalism. He mastered the technique in no time and became adept at it within a short period.

Poof! Poof!

The two water wolves crossed each other in the air and hit the Sandworm's bloated body successively, generating two dull sounds. An attack took away more than 700 HP from the Sandworm. In the end, the dual Lycan Barrage dealt a total damage of 1,500 on the Sandworm. In addition, Poochie's relentless attacks cost the Sandworm a cumulative of 2,000 HP ever since it was stunned…

Even if it was not stunned, Qin Ruo was confident that the Sandworm would still succumb easily under his Lycan Barrage since the Sandworm's Magic Resistance against Water-Type Spells should not be higher than those monsters from the Snow Domain. The real threat to an Aquamancer in that region was actually Death Desert's dry environment. Under such a condition, an Aquamancer's speed and damage output were heavily deprived, making them vulnerable to the Sandworm. But none of that mattered when the player's strength had reached a high benchmark like Qin Ruo's…

Qin Ruo calmed his mind and quickly reconstituted the two shattered water wolves. That was when something extraordinary happened!

Initially, Qin Ruo assumed that the reconstitution of the water wolf would be delayed by at least two to three seconds in Death Desert's environment. But out of his expectation, as he skillfully triggered the second condensation, the Water Element from the previous barrage, which was fragmented and had splashed into the atmosphere, quickly recondensed at a speed not slower than it did in the Snow Domain.

Two water wolves were reconstituted in less than one second!

Although Qin Ruo appeared to be poised, wasting no time in conducting a second wave of the Lycan Barrage, it was just a customary act. In his mind, his astonishment was beyond words when he saw that the spell could be charged up so quickly.

He hurriedly took care of business and withdrew from the battle immediately. He did not bother to check on the rewards dropped from by the Sandworm and he swiftly opened the Return Scroll to leave the Graveyard of the Gods.

Once he escaped from Death Desert, Qin Ruo was a little thrilled with his new discovery. After he lingered for a while to completely digest the surprising fact about the spell, he immediately tore the third entrance ticket to the Graveyard on the warp point.

The players around were long used to the dimensional rift, which frequently appeared on top of the portal. There were multiple regions in the Graveyard of the Gods, and some were usually not favorable to a certain Class. As information became more and more comprehensively accessible, the majority of players learned to pick the region that best matched their Class. Once they entered a non-favorable region, they would immediately return to the town like Qin Ruo and use another entrance ticket to be randomly transported into another dimension.

***

Qin Ruo was rather lucky. Right after Death Desert, which was not suitable for an Aquamancer, his third attempt led him into a dimly lit environment filled abundantly with the Water Element.

It was an exceptionally magnificent cave. Underneath him, the knee-level water of an icy lake rippled out from his expanding Elemental Perception.

His Aquamorph was activated!

Qin Ruo's body quickly merged with the cold lake. A chilling sensation was directly transmitted into Qin Ruo's body and he was delighted to sense the abundant Water Element in the atmosphere. It was up for him to grab and utilize.

He activated the broad-range Elemental Perception: Water under his Aquamorph status. Soon, everything within a hundred-meter radius inside the frost-lake cave vividly entered Qin Ruo's line of perception… There was no sign of players or monsters as far as he could sense.

The banks on both sides of the lake were slightly higher than the water level. The banks were made of solid black rock but the path was rather narrow, being less than two meters wide. Furthermore, it was rugged and it formed an uneven coast, which was not suitable for walking through.

He was obviously at the Underground Frostlake!

Qin Ruo overlapped the environment he was in with a known region of the Graveyard…

"I'm really lucky."

Following Qin Ruo's relaxed grin, two round masses of Water Element rapidly ascended from the frost-lake. The masses of water then converged under Qin Ruo's will to form two thirty-centimeter-large water wolves.

The profusion of Water Element inside the cave was greater than Qin Ruo's initial assessment. It offered an even greater condensation speed; such a nice place.

Suddenly, the water wolf retransformed into an Aquaball and diffused back into the frost-lake silently. The next instant, two water wolves broke out of the water's surface more than ten meters away…

Hey!

Qin Ruo leisurely manipulated the two water wolves directly constituted from pure Water Element with a powerful sense of confidence surging inside him. I'n this environment, as long as I'm not facing a Tier 5 Supreme Champion from the Demon Faction… Ha!'

The two interlaced water wolves were finally dropped into the pond of water after they traveled in the air for more than twenty meters…

* Bang!*

Two huge waves abruptly blasted off the quiet frost-lake and disrupted the Underground Frostlake's silence.

***

Those players who still lingered around on the first level of the Graveyard were either ordinary Tier 4 players or those in parties who struggled to progress; they could also be those who just re-entered the Graveyard voluntarily or after being killed; there were some who had ulterior motives too.

Regardless of their different purposes, all the players shared one common objective—the Level 2 warp point.

On one hand, some players wanted to find the warp point and enter the second level. On the other hand, there were also those who used the warp portal as bait to fish the rival faction players who were eager to proceed.

Qin Ruo was naturally no exception. The first level of the Graveyard of the Gods no longer allured him. Now, he only wished to enter the second level as soon as possible to personally experience its charm.

But there was nothing around him when he reached the giant cave. All the monsters around were already wiped clean by other players who reached there before him. He was left with numerous tunnels of different sizes, which led to an unknown destination.

The intercalated tunnels imposed unforeseen dangers and deathly crisis to an ordinary lone player. Every corner or every inch of the frost-lake could hide a group of rival faction players in the dim environment. Or, there could be a hidden Bandit who was ready to strike at any moment.

However, the complex geography was not a hindrance to Qin Ruo. It was like a stroll in the park with the aid of his Elemental Perception, which covered a large area…

The condition behind a corner, the presence of another player or monster—none of these could escape his perception.

Along the way, a few pathetic Bandits from the Demon Faction were "innocently" killed in a covert, well-hidden corner. They did not even have the slightest idea of how they were discovered and annihilated so swiftly by a rival faction player. Sometimes, Qin Ruo did not even need to get involved. All he did was just send Poochie out, and the Pet took care of the rest. He leisurely gained several Honor Points from the Bandits and extricated himself from the distress of having zero protection.

After the incident in Killer Bee Valley, Qin Ruo finally realized the importance of Honor Points…

He recognized the urgency of collecting more Honor Points once the Graveyard event came to an end. It would be cowardly if he kept shying away from Netherspirit's Claw provocation, and sought shelter under the Bauhinia Clan.

Now, with greater strength and two trump cards (Poochie and the Lycan Barrage), Qin Ruo was certain that he could defeat his opponents as long as he was not taking on two Champion players or Supreme Champions at the same time.

But the precondition was, he had to possess sufficient Honor Points to ensure that he would not be Red-Tagged after killing another player. He did not want the incident in Killer Bee Valley to recur. It was torturing to be wanted for more than 40 hours, not to mention having to take refuge in the Goblin Mountains for a fortnight. Then there was the concern of being hunted down by players under the same faction after he entered the Graveyard of the Gods.

***

The Graveyard of the Gods was apparently not inferior to the Mythical Battlefield as a place to pilfer some Honor Points.

'If I happen to bump into any party from the Demon Faction, I'm definitely going to strip them clean…'

Not long after, an opportunity presented itself.

***

A few Angel Faction players approached him from afar. One of them shouted, "Hey brother, come over here. There are a few groups of Demon Faction players up front… Umm, sorry, I didn't notice just now… What I'm saying is, why don't you party up with us so that we can watch each other's back? It's very dangerous to walk alone in this place." Toward the end of his sentence, he suddenly began to sound a lot more respectful.