Legend of Mir 2: Seeking the Truth in Marfa

Brook returned to the Wenren family and immediately sent a message to Wenren Zhong:

"Uncle Zhong, I have a question for you. I saw Ximen Kongmie today. He moved incredibly fast, leaving a trail of afterimages behind him. How did he do that?"

Soon I received a reply from Wen Renzhong:

"Ximen Kongmie is a top-tier cultivator among the 6th rank cultivators, just a hair's breadth away from the 7th rank. His elder brother is the current patriarch of the Ximen family, Ximen Kongjue."

"The afterimage you mentioned should be a special skill learned in Wushuang City on the 7th rank continent. Wushuang. If you can complete the mission of the Wushuang City Lord, you can learn this skill."

"However, although Wushuang increases movement speed, the improvement is not significant. The main purpose is to use afterimages to confuse others. You said that Ximen Kongmie's movement speed is very fast, probably because he uses the Savage Charge skill."

Brooke thought about it carefully and it seemed to be true. When Ximen Kongmie passed by him, he was indeed extremely fast. But when he rushed towards Xiang Bao, the short distance and the dazzling afterimage made people mistakenly think he was very fast.

"Is the mission of Wushuang City Lord difficult to complete?"

"Of course. It's not only difficult, but it also takes a long time. I've only completed half of it so far. Don't think too much about it for now. If you're not strong enough, you won't even be able to take on the mission."

"I understand. Thank you, Uncle Zhong."

7th Continent, Unparalleled. Brook silently memorized it.

I had wanted to rest early, but now I couldn't sleep at all. The senior monk was so powerful, killing three in a flash, and everyone could only watch helplessly. This feeling of powerlessness made Brooke fall into deep resentment and self-blame. How could he dare to slack off?

Let’s go, continue killing monsters, and continue practicing.

The third turn is just the beginning.

Brook was looking for the leaders everywhere, the Ice Girl, the Ice Emperor, the Demon Dragon Leader, the Fire Dragon Leader, the Ancient Commander... As long as they appeared, as long as there was a chance, he would kill them.

When there were really no monsters, he did not sit idle, but went to the abyss of the underground palace to seek help from the mutant fire dragon leader and tried his best to trigger the resurrection ring.

Unfortunately, ever since learning the Body Shield, actively seeking death has become difficult. This is because the Body Shield automatically creates an invisible shield that can withstand approximately five attacks, with a cooldown of over 5 seconds. This is a passive skill, and Brook can't disable it even if he wants to. Helplessly, Brook can only remove all his equipment to make the mutant Fire Dragon Cult leader's attack easier.

How many times has the Fire Dragon Cult Master drained my health? I can't remember. Over the past few days, it's probably been around 1000 times.

When Brook was hit by the mutant Fire Dragon Lord again, his health did not recover immediately, but he fell to the ground!

Brook could clearly feel his body and see his surroundings. He was sure he was not dead, but his health was indeed 0.

Just when Brook was confused, he heard a voice in his mind: "You are currently in suspended animation. Do you want to revive immediately?"

The resurrection ring finally responded!

Brooke was so excited that he immediately said to himself, "Resurrect immediately."

His health and magic points were instantly restored, and Brook stood up again!

What if he doesn't resurrect immediately?

Brook tried it again and finally found that the suspended animation state could only last for 60 seconds at most, after which he would automatically be resurrected on the spot.

In addition to the feign death resurrection, the resurrection ring's resurrection cooldown time was also reduced from 60 seconds to 30 seconds, which made Brook very satisfied.

Brook summoned Holydramon again. Since the summoned sacred beast was upgraded to level 5, the sacred beast became Holydramon, its health increased to 7200, and its attack power increased to 420, greatly improving its strength.

Of course, this is also related to Brook's Taoist magic improvement. Brook's Taoist magic will have a 1% bonus on the attack power of the Holy Dragon Beast.

Now that the mutated Fire Dragon Leader’s mission has been completed, of course he must be dealt with on the spot.

Brook was already at the third level, with high defense, and with the help of the level 4 Bloodthirst, and the Holy Dragon Beast, it only took 6 minutes to kill the mutant Fire Dragon Lord with 36 HP.

Taurus Magic Boots, Blessing Gems! The explosion is very good.

Brook did not pick up the equipment immediately, but took off the skill necklace he was wearing to check it out in surprise.

It's upgraded too!

Ever since he learned that the Skill Necklace could increase the chance of triggering the Attack Cap, Brook would wear it whenever he fought monsters. Now he finally reaped the rewards.

Brook silently observed the new feature of the Skill Necklace and immediately understood it: the chance of triggering the upper limit had been increased from 20% to 60%. It also had an effect on defense and magic defense!

Brook knew there was still room for improvement in the Skill Necklace. He was eager to see when the chance of triggering the upper limit could be increased to 100%.

At that moment, the Demonic Dragon Cultist at the entrance to the first level of the Abyss spawned. Brook immediately teleported over, ordered the Holy Dragon Beast to rest, and attacked alone with Bloodthirst. He wanted to test the power of the Skill Necklace.

920, 846, 1174, 932, 1080......

The effect is good, the output is much more stable than before. The reason why it can sometimes hit more than 1000 damage is because the third-level medal has an 8% chance to cause an additional 280 damage. After upgrading the skill necklace, it is obvious that the triggering probability of the medal's additional damage has also increased a lot.

It's truly a divine artifact. No wonder the three great families are racking their brains to find a way to obtain it.

After killing the Demon Dragon Leader, Brook rested on the spot. He closed his eyes, but couldn't help but recall the scene when Ximen Kongmie killed Lei Xing and his three companions.

What if Lei Xing and the other two were replaced by Bayin, Xiao Shuai and Mu Yue?

Most of the time, Brook was just killing monsters. He used the terrain to block positions to defeat the limited-IQ bosses, relied on luck to obtain supplies, and relied on smelting to improve his levels and attributes. His strength had improved on the surface, but in reality, he was still lacking the most crucial point: combat skills.

Combat skills such as reaction, speed, dodge, movement, attack, and defense.

Does being able to use terrain to block positions and kill a few foolish leaders like the Ice Palace Guardian and the Orc Commander count as skill? No, not at all. They pose no threat, and killing them requires no combat skill at all.

The real threat is those monks of higher levels, faster speeds, and stronger strengths. They are intelligent people. Monks will not stand there stupidly and let you kill them.

The Ice Palace Guardian swipes. Brook stands up and teleports over.

Let’s kill!

Poison, on top of the Holy Dragon Beast, bloodthirsty technique.

The Ice Palace Guardian charged past the Holy Dragon Beast. Brook didn't run, but stared at it. The Ice Palace Guardian swung a palm, and Brook dodged backward. With a "smack," he missed and was struck. The damage was blocked by the protective shield.

The Ice Palace Guardian struck out with another palm strike, and Brook teleported behind her in a flash. While dodging the attack, he raised his hand and used the Bloodthirsty Spell to counterattack.

The Ice Palace Guardian immediately turned, twisted his fingers into a knife, and stabbed at him; Brook retreated sharply to the left, but still couldn't avoid it.

Once the attack is launched, it is indeed difficult to dodge unless you fly away directly.

But what if you can control the rhythm and retreat at the moment before the opponent launches an attack?

Alas, he dodged it!

Oops, I got hit again. The Ice Palace Guardian's movement and attack speed were quite fast. Brook had to observe, dodge, and try to find time to counterattack. It was not easy.

Anyway, he has over 1 HP and a protective shield, so the Ice Palace Guardian can't kill him for a while. Keep going!

Brook gave up fighting back and focused all his energy on observing and dodging.

After being whipped by the Ice Palace Guardian for five minutes, Brook finally found a way to dodge its attacks. He wasn't very proficient, though; he could only dodge two or three times out of ten.

His reaction wasn't fast enough. He needed to continue practicing.

Brook kept wandering, dodging and moving in the abyss of the underground palace, treating the guardian of the Ice Palace as Ximen Kongmie and his sparring partner.