NOVEL WEB Chapter 168 - 168: Onward!
Chapter 168: Onward!
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Inside the Heaven-reaching Tower.
Mo Xiao moved like a fish in water.
He shuttled back and forth beside Berserk Iron Horn.
Every time he shuttled, he caused considerable damage to the four bull-like creatures.
No matter how Berserk Iron Horn raged and struggled to change direction, it couldn’t keep up with Mo Xiao’s speed.
None of its seemingly powerful skills could land a hit on Mo Xiao.
They were either easily dodged or bounced back by Mo Xiao’s shield. Not only did it fail to harm Mo Xiao, due to Mo Xiao’s shield reflection, it ended up covered in wounds.
Twenty minutes later.
Under Mo Xiao’s frantic scraping, accompanied by a shrill scream from the Berserk Iron Horn, it fell heavily to the ground.
[You killed the Lord-level boss, Berserk Iron Horn! Congratulations to Mo
Xiao, the challenger, for passing the 3rd floor! ]
[Congratulations on passing the 3rd floor. Do you want to immediately enter the 4th floor and begin the challenge?]
“I’ll go later.”
Just like before, Mo Xiao did not directly enter the next level. Instead, he sat cross-legged on the spot and rested.
“The 3rd floor was a boss… What should the 4th floor be? Bronze-level boss? Or upgraded monsters?” Mo Xiao pondered as he rubbed his chin, not saying much, and closed his eyes to recover his state.
Another 10 minutes passed, and Mo Xiao once again called the system and proceeded to the next level.
The moment he entered the 4th floor, Mo Xiao frowned slightly.
This was because the weather here had changed. At this moment, it was raining heavily on the entire 4th floor.
[Congratulations on reaching the 4th floor of the Heaven-reaching Tower! Please be prepared!]
[4th floor assessment task: Please kill five Ironclad Lizards!]
“Ironclad Lizards? Are they just regular monsters? Why are there only five?” Mo Xiao looked at the system information and fell silent for a moment.
Soon, five Lizard people, clad in iron armor and wielding spears, appeared not far away.
In the next moment, they turned into five black shadows and disappeared from the grassland.
Watching the Ironclad Lizards suddenly disappear, Mo Xiao furrowed his brow again, “They’re so fast; it seems the characteristics of the monsters on this floor are different from before.”
[Ironclad Lizard]
Level: LV20
HP: 2,000/2,000
Strength: 150
Agility: 500
Spirit: 70
Endurance: 120
Physique: 200
Ironclad Shell: Reduces all physical damage by 50%.
Swift Shadows: Its attacks are related to its speed; the faster it is, the higher the damage.
Fatal Strike: Has a 10% chance of dealing triple damage when attacking.
Enters a defensive posture, reducing damage taken by 25%.
Elemental Bonus: Can add water elemental attributes to its attacks, causing additional elemental damage.
Looking at the attributes of the lizard in front of him, Mo Xiao raised an eyebrow slightly, “Fragile but high attack, an assassin type?”
“These are much easier to deal with than those tanky guys.”
Mo Xiao held his shield and stood still, waiting for the Ironclad Lizards to attack.
Although 500 agility was very high for ordinary people, it was nothing in front of Mo Xiao.
No matter how they attacked, they would be instantly repelled by Mo Xiao’s shield.
In just a few minutes, all five Ironclad Lizards were killed under Mo Xiao’s shield.
It could be said that Mo Xiao didn’t even need to attack; he simply bounced these lizards to death with his shield.
And Mo Xiao easily moved on to the next challenge.
Two hours later.
The other nine positions of the Heaven-reaching Tower had changed challengers more than four times.
Mo Xiao, on the other hand, continued to charge upwards.
After two hours of climbing, Mo Xiao had reached the 16th floor.
At the same time, Mo Xiao had figured out some tricks.
In the Heaven-reaching Tower, every three levels, the monsters would change, and the combat style of each monster would be different.
The same type of monster would only appear three times, the first time as regular monsters, the second time as elite monsters along with regular ones, and the third time as boss-level monsters.
Although none of them were easy to deal with, there were no situations that were unbeatable.
[You killed 10 skeleton mages! Congratulations on passing the 16th level!]
With a pleasant system notification sound, Mo Xiao breathed a sigh of relief and sat down on the ground.
Clearly, these 10 skeleton mages had put considerable pressure on Mo Xiao, making it difficult for him.
“Phew… 16th floor. No wonder the Sword Emperor thinks that 1 can only make it to the 20th floor. This difficulty is indeed no joke…” Mo Xiao mumbled to himself as he sat on the ground.
After all, starting from the 10th floor, with each ascending level, the monsters’ levels increased, making it even more challenging for Mo Xiao, who already had inadequate attack power.
[Congratulations, Challenger, you have successfully passed the 16th floor. The challenges ahead will be even more formidable, so please prepare yourself.] “Even more formidable? Is the difficulty going to double?” Mo Xiao asked curiously.
[Answer: Starting from the 17th floor, there will be a boss on every floor.] “What?” Mo Xiao’s expression froze instantly.
A boss on every floor?
“Are there no other regular monsters?” Mo Xiao asked with a serious expression.
[You have exhausted your questioning opportunity. Please explore on your own. ]
Hearing this, Mo Xiao’s expression became even more grim.
After some contemplation, Mo Xiao closed his eyes and seriously focused on recovering his condition.
After going through these dozen floors of trials, Mo Xiao gained three more rewards.
This directly raised his mana pool to 3,000, making it more comfortable for him to unleash his skills.
Ten minutes later, Mo Xiao once again ascended the stairs and reached the 17th floor.
[Congratulations on reaching the 17th floor of the Heaven-reaching Tower! Please be prepared!]
[i7th-floor assessment task: Under the interference of the boss, kill 30 Flying Mantises or survive for 30 minutes!]
[Assessment begins!]
As soon as Mo Xiao entered the 17th floor, the system notification sound rang out.
This time, there was no preparation time given to Mo Xiao; the assessment started immediately.
In the next moment, 30 eerie black shadows appeared in the sky, and behind those shadows, a gigantic figure slowly approached Mo Xiao, accompanied by five Flying Mantises.
“What is this…”
Looking at the massive circular object in the sky, with a diameter of at least 10 meters, Mo Xiao even instinctively took a step back.
After all, this thing was just too massive; it could be compared to a house!
Seeing this scene, Mo Xiao couldn’t help but swallow hard. He used the Illusion Technique to attack the strange spherical object.
[Bug Mother Nest—Diamond Level Boss]
Attributes: ???
Introduction: This boss is shielded by the Heaven-reaching Tower. Its attributes cannot be detected by any skill, it cannot be attacked, destroyed, or detected!
“Diamond-level boss… You’ve got to be kidding me, right? You want me to kill regular monsters with the help of this thing? Are you joking?!”