Ji said, “What luck, I have the same class. Don’t laugh, I am just too much of a failure. I spent three centuries yet only learned the two basic skills from the light priest class, Light Sphere and Holy Light.”
Light Sphere released a ball of light, causing low damage. Holy Light merely shined the surroundings, that was it.
Li Mo threw Revivify to him.
“What’s this?”
Ye Li cried looking at a white egg.
It was as big as a chicken egg and so white it reflected light.
“Is this chain kingsnake’s egg? Does that mean we’ll get a young boss?” Ye Li grew excited, but still kept her distance.
On this trip, her stats had increased ten times yet not once did she fight a viper. Because she was afraid of snakes.
Li Mo took it but didn’t find anything special about it. As this world wasn’t a true game world, picking up some items didn’t mean they’d be automatically identified.
But it was obvious this egg wasn’t average.
Li Mo put it away.
“Let’s return.”
“Where, out of Viper Mountains?”
“No, back to that pink snakey.”
“Eh?” Ye Li and Ji cried out.
“Let’s not. That freak is too strong. One touch and it took half of your health. You were lucky it didn’t continue or you’d be dead.”
“Yeah, I may revive you, but if the pink snake kills us two, it’ll all be over.
“I second miss Ye’s opinion.”
“It’s fine. I’m only trying something. I believe that wasn’t a coincidence.” Li Mo smiled.
Coming out alive from his encounter with the snakey, he realize it wasn’t a normal monster. A normal one would’ve kept attacking.
It was quick and strong yet chose to retreat? There was no way Li Mo didn’t find it fishy.
Three hours and an extra 30 stats later, Li Mo and the others returned to the pink snakey.
It was still laying in grass, ignorant of any imminent danger.
“You two stay back.”
Li Mo held a short blade as he inched towards it.
It was golden gear from the chain kingsnake dropped. A whole lot better stats than what that measly sword provided.
Assassins usually used daggers or short blades, the best way to take full advantage of the class.
Sss~
The pink snakey jumped at Li Mo, fast as lighting. Li Mo couldn’t even dodge.
Li Mo’s health was cut in half, the same as before.
Hum~
Ye Li activated Recovery, bringing Li Mo’s health back to full.
Li Mo didn’t run this time and attacked instead.
The snakey took half of Li Mo’s health with another attack.
‘Was I wrong?’ Li Mo used Flurry to run.
The snake didn’t chase, returning to the grass.
Far away, Li Mo frowned.
‘Half damage. This thing is just too powerful…’
Ye Li shook her hand, “Let it go, it’s too dangerous. Li Mo, you can’t die. If you do, your stats will be cut in half and earthlings will lose all hope.”
Ji nodded, “I agree.”
Li Mo shook his head. He still found it odd.
“Don’t you find the snake strange?”
“Think about it. The last time my level and stats were far lower than now. Yet it did the same damage.
“Half of my life, regardless of my gear and stats. Is that normal?”
Li Mo was now level 28 after he finished the chain kingsnake, not to mention his stats increased.
That should translate into the snakey doing less damage to him. Yet it didn’t.
“I trust my intuition. So I will try again.
“Ye Li, use Recovery a bit later.”
“Ji, go further back. If I die, it will be up to you to revive me.”
Coming back with Revivify he wouldn’t lose a stat.
“Alright, be careful.” Ji went further away.
Li Mo waited for Ye Li’s Recovery to refresh and took a deep breath as he ran to the pink snakey.
Sss~
The snakey was furious and chomped half of Li Mo’s life away.
Li Mo stabbed with his short blade, but the snake dodged and bit Li Mo again.
Ye Li was so scared she covered her eyes.
But Ye Li’s worry never came to be. The snakey’s second bite took half of the remaining life…
A strike that took half one’s health meant it would take half of the target’s actual health, not total health. This was what made the snakey special.
“Half health for each hit!” Ji laughed.
Li Mo attacked the snakey as it did the same. The pink reptile was so fast that none of his attacked hit, but he was bitten ten times instead and his life was down to really low levels.
Despite starting off strong, the snake’s power would only lessen as it dragged on.
Hum~
When Li’s health was at the minimum, Ye Li used Recovery.
Pff…
Tussling with the snake for so long, Li Mo’s**** finally struck true, taking half of its life.
“Ha-ha, this guy is a glass cannon.” Ye Li clapped.
Li Mo struck again and took another half.
“For the love of… This thing receives the same attacks it gives…” Ye Li was speechless.
“You can’t kill it like this…”
Ji noticed…
Well, of course not. It was just too fast. Li Mo managed to land only two strikes in the twenty he received. And with each strike taking half, the snakey may have had little left, but it would still need six or seven more hits to kill it.
Just when Li Mo reduced the snake’s life to 2, something happened that drove him to despair.
The pink snakey flashed white and its health was full…
“Why did it recover?” Ye Li cried.
