MMO: Pierce Heaven Til’ It Breaks

Scorpions!

Blood red scorpions!

In that dim, deep, and damp hole, the scorpions were everywhere.

“Where’s this? Is this the 59th floor? Or is it a hidden reward stage?”

“How should I know?”

The Cat that Sings was at a loss, and Li Yi was not any better. Despite his numerous experiences of running the Tower of Remorse in the past and the knowledge he had gleaned from the forums, Li Yi was still clueless about the scenario before him.

The tiny scorpions within the sinkhole had mediocre ATK stats, and their HP were pitifully low. All it took was a single stomp to kill them. However, once the mysterious rumble ended, a terrifying number of ‘Crimson Blood Scorpions’ crawled out from all sides.

The Cat that Sings furiously scolded, “M-Motherf*cker! Are these things even qualified to be called scorpions?”

Li Yi brought out his Divine Looking Glass and shone it on the Crimson Blood Scorpions. Upon doing so, he immediately took on a serious expression.

[Crimson Blood Scorpion. Monster Type: Elite. Level 210. HP ranges from 50-90 million. They specialize in using their venomous stingers and spitting out poisonous fogs. The attacks from the stingers are lethal, whereas the poisonous fog they emit will gradually slow the players’ movements until their blood becomes totally frozen.]

The Cat that Sings unconsciously took two steps back, and she ushered Li Yi, “The Crimson Blood Scorpions are already here. Why aren’t you attacking them?”

“Are you stupid? The poison from these scorpions are considered to be of Territory-level, and if we kill them, their corpse will release a spill of poisonous blood on the ground. Our lives would be as good as gone if we accidentally step on the pools.”

“F*ck me! Are you serious?”

“What do I stand to gain by lying to you? I learned about this from my Divine Looking Glass, so it’s definitely accurate.”

“F*ck you! Do you really think I’ll fall for it?” The Cat that Sings flashed a middle finger at Li Yi.

“You dumb*ss, do you even know what situation we’re in right now? Why are still thinking about matters like these?” Refusing to back down, Li Yi flashed Sister Cat a middle finger of his own.

“Fine, what now? Just stare at them as they chow down on us?”

“Nah. Just look at how secretive this place is. Would you believe me if I told you there are no treasures here?”

The Cat that Sings nodded her head seriously. “I would.”

“…”

“Fine then, would you believe me if I told you there are treasures in here?”

“I would.”

“Okay, so, in order to get these treasures, we mustn’t give up that easily. Later, when I run, I want you to follow behind. Don’t attack the monsters, just focus on keeping up.”

“No problem.”

Li Yi sucked in a deep breath, took off several pieces of his Hall of Fame Set, and replaced his bow with a stat-less Level 50 White Quality Trash Bow, greatly reducing his combat prowess.

The Crimson Blood Scorpions’ poisonous blood was extremely terrifying. Upon dying, their corpses would release a pool of poisonous blood, and just like the Venomous Strike, all it took was a single hit to kill players.

That was the information that Li Yi had learned from the Divine Looking Glass.

With a wave of his hand, Li Yi summoned his Mutated Snow Eagle and ordered it to lure the Crimson Blood Scorpions away.

The Crimson Blood Scorpions had surrounded the duo on all sides, and they numbered in the hundreds. The tactic that Li Yi had in mind to bypass them was to gather them into a single spot and finish them off in a single blow, therefore preventing the spread of the poisonous blood.

Mutated Snow Eagle flew at an incredible speed, and since Li Yi had only ordered it to lure the monsters away, it would not engage the enemies. Once it had successfully caught the monsters’ attention, it immediately flew off to another target.

After circling the air for one round, Mutated Snow Eagle had caught all of the Crimson Blood Scorpions’ attention, and now, they were all chasing after it.

The hundred-odd Crimson Blood Scorpions had been agitated, and they raised their stingers, shooting out a black rancid concoction ceaselessly. Soon after, Mutated Snow Eagle was put out of action. Once a single spurt of the black liquid made contact with Mutated Snow Eagle, its body suddenly went limp and it plummeted from the air.

In a soft voice, Li Yi whispered, “Prepare yourself, I’m about to act.”

“Fire away!”

The gang of scorpions was now gathered in a single spot and Li Yi was able to easily make it past them. Then, he unleashed Shoot at Random and finished off the entire stock of arrows he had prepared for Dolly.

As Li Yi was not equipping his Orange Quality Bow and was instead using a normal bow, his arrows were exhaustible. Fortunately, Li Yi had prepared plenty of arrows for Dolly, and it was now put to good use.

“Thud…thud…thud…”

“Sshh…sshh…sshh…”

The hundred-odd Crimson Blood Scorpions raised their tails, and they constantly fired spurts of poison as they gave chase to Li Yi.

After running for a few steps, The Cat that Sings suddenly stopped. “F*cking hell! I can’t follow you! If I do, I’ll get hit by all the shots while you get off scot-free!”

“Then figure out a plan of your own!” Li Yi did not even look back as he had fully devoted his attention on luring away the monsters. The hole had little room to maneuver around, and as it was his first time here, the land was unfamiliar to him. As such, Li Yi was terrified of running into a dead-end, and thus, he was playing it as safe as possible.

“F*ck!”

The Cat that Sings formed a circle with one of her hand and formed a straight line with the other. She then boorishly connected the two hands in front of Li Yi and vanished into thin air moments later.

Li Yi knew where Sister Cat had gone to. She had run off to a corner in the underground hole and was quietly squatting down.

Armed with this knowledge, Li Yi continued to pull the Crimson Blood Scorpions away and as far from Sister Cat as possible.

In a delighted tone, The Cat that Sings mused, “You’re a pretty good person huh, playboy.”

While Li Yi was kiting the Crimson Blood Scorpions around, he noticed a huge problem that was not stated by the Divine Looking Glass. Whenever his arrows struck the Blood Scorpions, their body will leak the poisonous blood, which would, in turn, pollute the ground. The amount spilled was very little, not even forming a puddle, but if Li Yi were to continue firing at them, it was only a matter of time before everything became polluted.

‘This can’t go on.’

Li Yi reequipped his old equipment and immediately let loose his Chrono Territory, trapping the hundred or so Crimson Blood Scorpions within it.

Since the Crimson Blood Scorpions were at Level 210, Li Yi’s Chrono Territory could not do much to impede them. All it managed to do was to reduce their attack and movement speed slightly.

“Don’t head to the left. Go right instead, the area on the right is larger.”

Sister Cat who was hiding in a corner had made sure to advise Li Yi. As the saying goes, bystanders knew best¹, and Sister Cat, who did not have any Blood Scorpions pursuing her had ample time to observe the map.

“Head to the left! There’s a path there!”

With Sister Cat’s aid, Li Yi could kite the monsters much easier. All he had to do now was to focus on the Blood Scorpions as he had already left the navigation all to Sister Cat.

The Crimson Blood Scorpions behind Li Yi had now formed a massive line, and as they relentlessly pursued him, they constantly fired their rancid poison.

Two branching paths had appeared, and Li Yi ran directly into the one on the right.

“Head to the left, not the right! Dumb*ss! The right path is a dead-end!” Sister Cat desperately shouted.

It was too little too late, as Li Yi had already run into the path on the right. It was truly a dead end, and Li Yi no longer had anywhere to flee to.

Sshh…sshh…sshhh…

The Crimson Blood Scorpions had finally caught up to him.

“I’m right here!”

“Water Clone!”

“Shooting Star Arrow Hail!”

Just as the Crimson Blood Scorpions were at 20 meters within Li Yi’s range, Li Yi suddenly launched his attacks.

“Thud…thud…thud…thud…”

Rain-like hail of arrows slammed down onto the Crimson Blood Scorpions…

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