Chapter 75: Evil Sacrifice, Cave Dweller Shaman!

Chapter 75: Evil Sacrifice, Cave Dweller Shaman!

Cao Xing gathered the loot from the ground.

[Obtained Large Chunk of Dry Rations *4]

[Obtained Viscous Liquid *9]

[Obtained Cave Dweller Totem *3]

[Obtained Tome of Strength (Weak) *1]

[Obtained Stone Spear (White) *3]

The harvest was decent, considering these were just three ordinary monsters.

Cao Xing nodded and said, "Keep moving forward."

Assam took the lead, advancing deeper into the cave once more.

The further they went, the wider the passage seemed to become.

Just then, they seemed to discover a cavern.

From afar, a bright light appeared inside, accompanied by the noisy voices of cave dwellers.

"Oh! Oh! Oh!"

"Praise the great Mountain God! He provides warm caves for the cave dwellers and delicious food for the cave dwellers!"

An echo of agreement immediately came from inside.

"Praise the great Mountain God!"

Cao Xing frowned, wondering, "It seems like they are holding some kind of ritual inside?"

Cautiously, he led the group closer.

At this point, Cao Xing saw a cavern appear ahead.

This cavern was huge, with at least a hundred cave dwellers gathered inside.

At this moment, all of these cave dwellers were kneeling on the ground, constantly bowing in worship.

And the object of their worship was an altar built from piled stones.

Lying quietly on the altar was a young woman with snow-white skin and a graceful figure.

Seeing this, Cao Xing's pupils suddenly contracted.

"Found her!"

Although he couldn't see the woman's attributes, it was highly likely she was Nive's sister, Juliette!

An excited look also appeared in Liu Muxue's eyes.

However, she didn't make any other moves. Liu Muxue knew they had to keep quiet to avoid being noticed by the cave dwellers.

Cao Xing continued to observe the situation inside.

He noticed that the Tree Spirit woman placed on the giant stone was tightly bound by ropes and unable to move.

And above her head hung a giant boulder nearly two meters high.

The boulder was suspended by a rope. Once the rope snapped and the boulder crashed down, this Tree Spirit Clan woman would surely be crushed into minced meat.

At this moment, the group of cave dwellers was uttering strange cries while bowing in worship.

"Oh! Oh oh oh!"

"Lord Priest! Hurry and perform the ritual to sacrifice this woman to the great Mountain God!"

Cao Xing glanced over; most of these cave dwellers were small fry under Level 10.

There were about twenty Cave Dweller Warriors with combat power above Level 10.

Among them, there were also three elite-tier Cave Dweller Berserkers.

And they weren't even the most troublesome ones.

The troublesome one was a Cave Dweller Shaman wearing a grass crown and painted with blue pigment, standing next to that pile of boulders.

This was a Boss-tier creature.

Cao Xing glanced at the shaman's attributes.

[Cave Dweller Frost Shaman Lv15]

[Rank: Tier 2 Boss-tier Creature]

[HP: 6240/6240]

[Attack Power: 431~447]

[Armor: 74~78]

[Skills: Ice Arrow Rain (Summons a small ice rain in the target area, dealing 3 to 6 waves of 88% magic damage to enemies, cooldown 120 seconds)

Ice Cone Spray (Sprays an ice blast in a cone-shaped area in front, damaging enemies and healing allies. Damage coefficient is 112%, healing coefficient is Attack Power * 150%, cooldown 60 seconds)

Frost Totem (Summons a totem with a frost aura, reducing the movement speed of enemies within range by 25%)

Mountain God's Protection (Every 30 seconds, forms a Mountain God Shield around oneself. Shield durability is Attack Power * 1.2)]

[Talent: Cave Dweller Leader (When the number of cave dwellers on the field is greater than 20, skill cooldowns are reduced by 20%)]

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This was a magic-type Boss-tier creature, extremely powerful.

The other three elite-tier cave dwellers were pure melee fighters, all Level 15 creatures, with attributes slightly stronger than Assam's.

However, with so many buffs active on Assam, he was actually more powerful in combat than these three elite monsters.

Cao Xing analyzed the combat power of both sides, quickly formulating a tactic in his mind.

At this moment, the ritual was still ongoing.

The Cave Dweller Shaman spoke.

“Θνατο，Ευλογα，Δοξστετονθετουβουνο！”

"Great Mountain God, please accept this sacrifice, and bless the cave dwellers to catch more prey!"

The Cave Dweller Shaman kept waving his staff, seemingly ready to cut the rope at any moment and crush Nive's sister into minced meat.

The Tree Spirit woman lying on the pile of boulders had eyes full of panic.

Cao Xing by now had more or less finalized his battle plan.

He made a gesture to Sarah.

Sarah understood and nodded.

She instantly vanished into the shadows.

In the dark cave, a shadow silently crept up beside the Cave Dweller Shaman.

As a fellow Boss-tier creature, Sarah was five levels higher than this shaman.

Even when Sarah approached right behind its back, the Cave Dweller Shaman still hadn't noticed.

Silently, Sarah threw out a [Hindering Dagger].

*Pfft!*

[-723]

A large damage number floated up, and the Cave Dweller Shaman's health instantly dropped by a significant chunk.

"Awoo!"

The Cave Dweller Shaman let out a miserable shriek and quickly sounded the alarm.

"Enemy! Cave dwellers, grab your weapons!"

The sudden turn of events left a look of confusion in the eyes of all the cave dwellers.

They seemed completely unprepared for an enemy invasion in their own lair.

At the same time, the Cave Dweller Shaman quickly dropped a Frost Totem.

The power of frost spread, revealing Sarah's figure.

"Defiler! It's a damned Defiler!"

"The Defiler is here! Cave Dweller Warriors, take her down!"

"Oh! Oh oh oh!"

Twenty to thirty Cave Dweller Warriors, weapons in hand, hopped and bounded quickly toward Sarah.

Just then, Cao Xing ordered, "Move out!"

Hearing this, Assam instantly charged out.

And Renice, who had long been prepared, released the arrow from her hand.

*Pfft!*

[-473!]

An arrow instantly lodged itself deep into the back of one of the Cave Dweller Berserkers.

"There are Defilers behind us too!"

"Damn it! Our sacred territory has been invaded!"

"Kill them!"

The atmosphere inside the cave instantly turned extremely solemn and murderous.

Dozens of cave dwellers rushed toward Assam.

Although Assam was an elite-tier creature, facing so many enemies at once was too much to handle.

And of course, Cao Xing wouldn't let him fight alone.

He raised his staff and quickly used its special effect: [Summon Magic Spider].

With a flash of black mist, five Crypt Magic Spiders nearly a meter in size appeared in front of Cao Xing!

He didn't rush to send these magic spiders forward.

Instead, he gathered his mana and quickly cast the skill: [Summon Frost Spirit].

"Frost Spirits roaming between heaven and earth, in the name of Goddess Peis, I summon you!"

After the chant, a wave of magic power rippled out.

In front of Cao Xing, two aqua-blue Frost Spirits about 1.5 meters tall appeared.

Like the magic spiders, these summoned creatures did not count as buffs, so they couldn't be enhanced by the [Eternal Power] talent and would disappear once their time was up.

Cao Xing said, "Muxue, buff us."

Hearing this, Liu Muxue nodded.

"May the Light of Courage bless you!"

Instantly, all the magic spiders and Frost Spirits had their attack power significantly boosted.

Then, Cao Xing also cast Frost Magic Shield, Ice Healing Art, and Ice Armor Technique on one of the magic spiders.

At this moment, Assam was besieged by a swarm of cave dwellers, with a dense flurry of damage numbers popping up over his head.

Although the individual damage wasn't high, there were just too many cave dwellers besieging him.

Assam's health was draining like flowing water.

Cao Xing immediately ordered the five magic spiders and two Frost Spirits to charge out and support Assam.

*Rustle, rustle, rustle…*

Then, he looked at the archer beside him, "Renice, you go help Assam fight too, and draw some of the fire."

Renice did not hesitate for a second and dashed straight into the cavern.

Upon noticing Renice, the eyes of a group of cave dwellers lit up.

"There's another Defiler here! And she seems to be a woman!"

"Capture her and sacrifice her to the Mountain God together!"

Instantly, over a dozen cave dwellers rushed toward Renice, including an elite-tier cave dweller, greatly relieving the pressure on Assam's side.

At the same time…

The five magic spiders and two Frost Spirits also clashed with the group of cave dwellers.

Now, fighting two elite cave dwellers plus over a dozen ordinary ones on his own, Assam was not at a disadvantage at all.

On the contrary, now that the cave dwellers could no longer overwhelm Assam with numbers, this powerful knight was able to unleash his full potential.

Assam held his longsword with both hands, raising it before his chest.

"Defend the Lord's glory to the death!"

"Frost Sword Qi, Slash!"

*Swish!*

The sword Qi swept past, kicking up a flurry of damage numbers and causing bursts of miserable screams among the cave dwellers.

Not only that, but another burst of icy aura erupted from Assam's body, drastically reducing the mobility of the cave dwellers besieging him.

Seeing this, Cao Xing felt greatly reassured.

"Muxue, protect me."

With those words, Cao Xing immediately pulled out the [Barrett].

After purchasing 100 rounds of ammunition from Hilton, he no longer had to worry about running out of ammo.

Liu Muxue nodded seriously, holding her shield to guard Cao Xing's side.

As for Cao Xing, once the Barrett's crosshairs locked onto a target, he pulled the trigger.

*Bang!*

With a gunshot, a bloody hole instantly appeared in the head of one of the cave dwellers.

[-1374!]

Headshot!

That cave dweller's HP instantly hit zero, and it fell completely dead.

[Successfully killed Cave Dweller Lv7, gained 70 EXP.]

Two seconds later.

*Bang!*

Another gunshot!

[-1121]

Armor Break!

This time, it was another exaggerated amount of damage, taking another cave dweller's life.

*Bang! Bang, bang!*

In the empty cave, the sound of gunshots echoed continuously.

And with every gunshot, another cave dweller's life was inevitably claimed.

"Woohoo! This feeling of fire suppression is so satisfying!"

As Cao Xing fired from behind, a smile gradually crept onto his face.

After all, they were all just sitting ducks.

However, Cao Xing's wanton slaughter naturally drew the attention of those cave dwellers.

The cave dwellers locked their gazes onto Cao Xing one after another.

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