MMORPG: The Elementalist

With Qin Ruo"s total MP count at 200, even if all of it was only channeled to support the eight ice walls, it was still insufficient to withhold for more than thirty seconds. Once his MP depletes, he must replenish it with MP potion.

He did not really mind if it was only one or two bottles, judging by his current wealth. The point was, it was impossible to eliminate the monsters gathered outside the Frostramparts in such a short span of time. It was also unlikely that all the players would be able to maintain the same clearing speed throughout the battle—unless those warriors were willing to waste extra MP potions.

As he was getting exhausted and out of options, Qin Ruo detected movements outside the Frostrampart. Those Ice Pythons and Yetis blockaded thirty meters away beyond the Frostramparts were suddenly attacked by AoE magic. Following this relatively small-scale disturbance, most Ice Pythons and Yetis s.h.i.+fted their targets and broke away from Qin Ruo"s range of perception.

It was a good opportunity.

Qin Ruo was delighted and quickly understood what had just happened.

In this Snow Domain, the sp.a.w.ning frequency of most monsters was not high. Plus, their distribution was usually not concentrated. Such small scale riot of the monsters will not go unnoticed by player parties with sufficient strength as it was great to farm on a few hundreds of Tier 4 monsters.

Some parties even partnered their warriors with a few Pyromancers. This type of formation posed a great threat to the Ice Pythons, which were Ice-type monsters. As a result, the farming speed was unbelievably fast.

Several parties nearby were deeply moved when they saw numerous Ice Pythons and Yetis acc.u.mulating in front of the snowy trees as they were blocked by the Frostramparts. They turned their farming desire into action and voluntarily lent a helping hand without being asked.

With an external interference, most of the monsters were distracted and this improved the situation in the snow forest. After Qin Ruo consumed a bottle of MP Potion (M), the number of Ice Pythons around them already dropped rapidly to less than eight.

So, Qin Ruo removed the Frostramparts with a wave of his hand.

The sudden disappearance of the Frostramparts startled the few warriors, who were battling the monsters. But they were surprised to find out that there were actually not that many Ice Pythons left outside the Frostramparts.

Though surprised, they sped up the fight and took care of the Ice Pythons. Then, they rushed out of the snowy forest with a cheer and ran toward the direction where they first came from, completely forgetting about Qin Ruo and his three companions.

Only two Beastblood Berserkers, who asked for Qin Ruo"s help before, and two other t.i.tanwraith Berserkers and a Bowmaster stayed back and walk toward Qin Ruo.

“Hey bro, great skill! Would you like to join us in a party? Your friends can join us too. Once your Priest helps me revive another member, we will be able to form a party of ten!” It was still one of the Beastblood Berserkers who spoke first. His equipment was neither good nor bad, but it was obvious from the previous fight that he was quite a tank. Too bad he made the offer with an arrogant tone.

Prior to this, Qin Ruo thought them honorable men. He did not expect that once they were freed from threats, they would behave arrogantly and tried to boss them around. Who were the ones who ran with tails in between their legs just now?

He glanced at them and flatly responded that he was not interested.

Besides Qin Ruo, Violetmoon Devilite, Grandiose Dragon and Blue Princess were all uncomfortable with the Berserker"s tone as well. They threw them a cold look.

‘ At first, everyone was leveling peacefully here. Then these silly people went and poked the beehives, which almost got us killed. Now that they are safe, not only did they not only not express any grat.i.tude, but also act so unabashedly in convincing us to join their party. Who does he think he is?"

The Berserker seemed to realize that he was not welcomed by Qin Ruo"s party. He blinked and slightly restrained his arrogance. He then requested sincerely, “If so, can we ask your friend to help resurrect one of our comrades?”

Qin Ruo felt impatient.

Violetmoon Devilite initially wanted to look away and ignore him. But since he had made the request openly, she was unable to remain hard-hearted, refusing to save that person. She immediately asked with a frown, “Alright. Where is his body?”

“Mm, not very far away… it"s near there,” the Beastblood Berserker quickly replied.

Grandiose Dragon immediately rejected the idea once he looked toward the pointed direction, “No way!”

“That is where the Ice Pythons and Yetis were at, we can"t afford to go there now!”

Violetmoon Devilite nodded in agreement and said, “I don"t think I can go in there. You have to find someone else.”

“How dangerous could it be? The pretty woman here can buff us, then we will open the path for you. There is no need to be afraid of a few Ice Pythons.” The other Warriors tried to persuade Devil, “That"s right. Please help us.”

“Hey pretty lady, you sure have a good heart. Please help us. We will carry you if you don"t have a party next time.”

“…”

Their persistent persuasion perplexed Violetmoon Devilite. She had no idea what to do next.

Qin Ruo stood up from the ground and said, “If you want our help, then first tell us this, what happened over there just now?”

A few of them now realized that Qin Ruo was the decision maker of this party. They immediately explained to him about what had just happened. Their story was quite absurd. According to them, the Ice Pythons and Yetis riot resulted from their carelessness in luring all the monster into the same place. They then fled as they were hunted down by the monsters, which subsequently led to the prior situation that Qin Ruo witnessed.

“Their expressions tell me that they are lying,” Violetmoon Devilite"s echoed in Qin Ruo"s ear.

Qin Ruo nodded. He didn"t take their words seriously either. This was simply because the reason they gave was weak.

Anyone with common sense would know that players always stayed cautious and kept a safe distance from other parties during monster-luring. This was to avoid their prey from being attracted by the opponent party. It might be a coincidence if two parties clashed, but not quite if there were so many parties involved.

‘Does he really think that the rest of us are idiots?

‘Why did they have to hide the truth for such a small matter?

‘Unless…"

Qin Ruo only needed to dig slightly deeper into his mind to find an answer. He stopped Violetmoon Devilite and others" from exposing their lies. Then he looked at the Beastblood Berserker with a poker face and asked, “How many of your comrades have to be resurrected?"

“Only one…”

“One?” Qin Ruo found it amusing. He glanced on the five of them and asked, “Ha, you mean to say that, with only six players, you all could hold firm and level safely at the Ice Pythons farming point?”

The Beastblood Berserker blushed as realized that the answer he had given was a little far-fetched. However, he still stubbornly nodded his head and “explained” in a thick voice, “What is so strange about that? We are all wearing great equipment, so we have no trouble holding off a few Ice Pythons.”

“I see. Alright then. We can help you to revive your man. But let me get things straight beforehand. Our equipment, unlike yours, are pretty lame and have low defense. So the pretty Priest will only be responsible for the safety of the four of us to the destination. I think none of you will hold a different opinion on this, since your equipment are so great in terms of defense. If you do not agree to this, then we will not go over and you will have to get help from someone else.”

“Great!”

Once the Beastblood Berserker heard that Qin Ruo was willing to loosen his stance and agree to help them in the rescue mission, he happily agreed to Qin Ruo"s proposal because the most important thing now was to resurrect his member first.

However, before he could turn around and lead the team, Qin Ruo called out to him once again, “There are more conditions!”

“You all have to take down the monsters without our help too. Our abilities are still at the Winter Wendigo"s level, so we are no match against the Ice Pythons. Besides, we have yet to understand the Ice Pythons" true power fully, so chances of accidents are high.”

Seeing Qin Ruo"s serious face, Violetmoon Devilite, Grandiose Dragon and Blue Princess couldn"t help but roll their eyes just to spite him.

‘What else do you not know about the Ice Pythons?"

The only person who truly believed him was the Beastblood Berserker. After all, the difficulty level of an Ice Python was way higher than a common Winter Wendigo. Most ordinary parties are normally unwilling to cross the border. So he readily agreed to the request, “Sure! You don"t need to take any action along the way. All you had to do is just help us to resurrect the person!”

As he finished his sentence, the other four Berserkers and Archer quietly gulped.

What kind of stupid joke is this? They plan to open a path into the Ice Pythons and Yetis" nests with only the five of us? How is this different from walking on a mountain with daggers? This Aquamancer is so cunning and cruel. With just a few words, he has excused his party from taking part in any fight. They could even retreat anytime they want, since they would not be in combat mode.

Nevertheless, Qin Ruo"s explanation was still considered reasonable. They were already risking their lives to help with the resurrection, so it was improbable to expect them to not hold back in the monster battle too.

The group muttered as they walked out of the Frostsnow Forest and dashed toward the Ice Pythons" nest.

Grandiose Dragon and Blue Princess were both baffled and confused by Qin Ruo"s decision to take the risk of helping a few unknown players. Moreover, it was to help these despicable strangers.

Along the way, other players were also advancing toward the sp.a.w.ning zone of Ice Pythons and seeing this, Qin Ruo no longer doubted his deduction. He grinned to himself and revealed the truth the other three, “You all always wandered around this Snow Domain, so you should know the herb that often grows in several locations on this ice land, right?”

To his surprise, Violetmoon Devilite, Grandiose Dragon and Blue Princess simultaneously shook their head. They looked at Qin Ruo blankly, “What tier?”

“What herb?”

“Eh?”

Qin Ruo was momentarily speechless 1 . He could not help lamenting, “You guys really take the cake. Even I who seldom roam the Snow Domain know about this, how are the three of you so ignorant?”

“I believe you all have missed a lot of good stuff. Let me describe them to you one by one. There are actually a lot of special herbs in this Snow Domain, ranging from the Grade 7 Frost Orchid, Grade 6 Frost Flower Vine, Grade 5 Frost Lotus, up to the Grade 4 Dreamy Blue Ice Chrysanthemum. These herbs grow in every corner of this Snow Domain.

“You are saying that their target is these herbs?”

Qin Ruo nodded. He glanced at several Tier 4 parties nearby and found that they were mostly not well equipped. He smiled lightly and said, “Besides this, I can"t think of any better reason that drew these rookies in to court death.”