29: Legend of the Sun Cave

Li Si checked his current attack limit.

It was 98 points.

Too low.

He knew that the Level 20 blue weapon he had sold not long ago added 50 points of attack, not counting its additional attributes.

Any Level 20 player equipping that weapon could break 100 in attack limit.

Yet he was 2 attack points shy of breaking 100.

And that was with Breaking the Limit - Weapon increasing his attack limit by 5%.

“Is it because I’m not working hard enough?”

At this moment, Li Si faced his inner self and asked a soul-searching question.

The Limiter was not wrong.

He just wasn't working hard enough.

“…. Time to grind!”

Immediately, he pulled out the Sun Cave treasure map from his backpack.

Mingyue Village ranked second.

Among the millions of treasures in the one hundred thousand Novice Villages, it ranked 9999th.

Recommended level: 25.

“It should be fine.”

Li Si had absolute confidence in his strength.

His attack power might not be as high as top-tier Level 25 players, but that didn't mean his damage was inferior. The coordinated link between Phantom Sword Dance and Life Spirits Punishment could definitely overwhelm 99% of players in terms of damage.

However, the powerful damage reduction and the infinitely triggered Limiter were his biggest sources of confidence.

Following the coordinates described on the treasure map, he activated Ghostly Swift Steps and headed straight there.

He continuously used Flash during the journey.

20 meters at a time.

It slightly sped up his travel time.

Beside a lake, the treasure map transformed into a divine light and dissipated, forming a teleportation array.

“Buzz!”

The teleportation array vibrated, activating spatial power, and enveloped Li Si, making him vanish from his spot.

The environment changed.

After a brief moment of dizziness, Li Si found himself in an open space. The parched yellow earth was cracked, and there was no green anywhere, just a lifeless ancient cave.

[Ding!]

[Congratulations! You have entered a hidden area—Sun Cave Lv25.]

[Current area remaining entry count: 0.]

[Description: Sun Cave, an ancient cave that records the ancient mighty one shooting down the Golden Crow.]

Li Si carefully observed his surroundings.

He found countless patterns carved on the cave walls. The content of the patterns was the entire process of the ancient mighty one shooting down the Golden Crow.

In ancient times, the ten Golden Crows simultaneously ascended into the sky, causing rivers to dry up and land to become barren.

At this time, a hero emerged from the Great Wilderness, crafted bows and arrows, studied archery, and finally, with nine earth-shattering arrows, shot down nine Golden Crows.

He then left behind a brilliant arrow, hidden in the Sun Cave, forcing the last Golden Crow to ascend in the morning and descend in the evening. Otherwise, the brilliant arrow would soar into the sky and shoot down the last Golden Crow.

Picture storytelling?

Da Yi shooting the Sun!

Ah, my charming ancestor.

Li Si was filled with emotion. At this moment, he felt that being an archer seemed pretty good too, with brilliant arrows piercing through billions of miles of starry sky.

It was a pity he couldn't change professions.

Damn it.

“Whoosh la la…”

The cave's inner wall paintings vibrated violently, golden light scattered, and nine three-legged bird phantoms solidified.

My goodness!

Nine blue-quality bosses?

Li Si was dumbfounded and quickly activated the system scan, looking at the three-legged birds.

[Golden Crow Projection that was Shot Down] (Blue Boss)

Level: 25

Health: 45000 / 45000

Attack: 198-200

Talents: [Great Sun Golden Flame] [Boss Power]

Skills: [Wrathful Flame] [Heavenly Flame] [Illumination]…

Description: The Golden Crow that has already died has temporarily awakened under the summoning of the Sun Cave. The projected clone retains less than one-billionth of its original strength.

My goodness!

This is outrageous.

Li Si stared blankly at the Golden Crow Projection on the cave ceiling.

Not because of the Golden Crow's formidable strength, but because the Golden Crow could fly. For a short-ranged character like him facing a flying Golden Crow, wasn't that like a blind man lighting a lamp and entering a latrine—

Seeking death?

And there were nine flying Golden Crows.

“Damn game designer…”

His words stopped halfway.

Because a dense gray light rose within the Sun Cave, coalescing into a heavy Great Wilderness Sun-Shooting Bow in mid-air.

“Damn game designer… you are truly a great genius.”

Li Si completed the latter half of the sentence in his mind.

Then, with a leap, he reached out and grabbed the Great Wilderness Sun-Shooting Bow.

[Great Wilderness Sun-Shooting Bow] (Gold)

Level: 1

Attack + 45-50

Range + 50

Attack Speed + 10%

Special Effect [Great Wilderness Bow]: Condenses the divine power of the earth wilderness, increasing damage dealt by 100%.

Special Effect [Sun-Shooting Arrow]: Possesses the might of shooting the sun, increasing attack range by 100%.

Description: The Great Bow used by an ancient mighty one when shooting the sun. Over time, its power has waned, retaining less than one-billionth of its full might.

“…. Holy cow, awesome….”

Li Si quickly unequipped Windy Sword and then equipped the Great Wilderness Sun-Shooting Bow.

His attack power immediately surged to 137 points.

Range: 100 meters.

“This is insane.”

Then, he swiftly pulled the bowstring, buzzing…

A yellowish-brown light beam converged.

A sharp elemental arrow solidified on the string of the Great Wilderness Sun-Shooting Bow.

“Whoosh!”

The arrow streaked through the air, hitting the Golden Crow Projection.

It dealt 260 points of damage.

Not bad!

Including the damage from Life Spirits Punishment, a little over a hundred arrows would be enough to kill one.

In fact, Li Si thought too much.

After taking damage, the nine Golden Crow Projections became enraged. Upon seeing the Great Wilderness Sun-Shooting Bow in Li Si's hand, they became even more furious.

“Chirp, chirp, chirp….”

Accompanying the Golden Crow Projection's cries, scorching golden flames covered the sky, raining down on Li Si.

He chose to take the hit.

-679!

-30!

The first was magic damage, which, after reduction, decreased from 1000 points to 679 points. The second was burn damage, 30 points per second, lasting 20 seconds, totaling 600 points.

The damage wasn't high, but this was only the damage from one Golden Crow Projection.

Nine of them together meant nine times the damage. Although the burn damage couldn't stack, nine times the magic damage was enough to instantly kill Li Si.

He couldn't tank the damage.

At half health, Li Si quickly activated Ghostly Swift Steps to accelerate and dodge.

The golden flames were dazzling. He moved left and right, dodging with Flash, completely unable to retaliate. Even so, he was still occasionally hit by the Golden Crow Projection's skills.

The burn damage exceeded his automatic recovery.

Li Si's health bar continuously dropped: 40%, 30%, 20%…

His health bar quickly fell below 10%, his life gradually reaching the brink of danger, and the Limiter finally unlocked.

[Ding!]

[Heaven Rewards Diligence. Enveloped in fierce flames, your tenacious fighting spirit remains undiminished. You overcome obstacles and your efforts are not in vain.]

[Burn damage below 30 points reduced by 100%.]

[Magic damage below 1000 points reduced by 40%.]

[Magic damage below 600 points reduced by 80%.]

[Magic damage below 300 points reduced by 100%.]

[Health Recovery +3/s.]

Current health recovery: 31 per second.

“Hah….”

Li Si let out a huge sigh of relief.

With increased magic damage reduction and immunity to burn damage below 30 points, his health began to recover.

Time passed.

A few minutes later, the Limiter triggered a second time.

[Ding!]

[Long periods of dodging have strengthened your physical attributes. All attributes increased, magic resistance increased.]

[Permanent Health +200.]

[Permanent Mana +100.]

[Permanent Movement Speed +2.]

[Magic damage below 1000 points reduced by 50%.]

[Health Recovery +3/s.]

Current health recovery: 34 points per second.

Current maximum movement speed: 20.6 meters per second.

A series of attributes popped up, and Li Si's combat power surged. Especially with the increased movement speed, his positioning ability improved. At this moment, the situation reversed, and he had a chance to counterattack.

“Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh….”

Earth wilderness elemental arrows poured out, shooting towards the Golden Crow Projections.

All attacks targeted the same Golden Crow Projection.

This was Li Si's strategy: first kill one or two Golden Crow Projections to relieve pressure, and then he could freely trigger the Limiter and unlock various attributes.

-260!

-520! Critical Hit

-260! -557! Life Spirits Punishment

-260!

Arrow after arrow hit, and the health of the targeted Golden Crow Projection plummeted. In less than two minutes, its health bar was emptied.

“Chirp---”

A mournful cry pierced the dome of the Sun Cave.

The health-depleted Golden Crow Projection's body disintegrated, turning into wisps of golden flame and vanishing completely.

[Ding!]

[Killed the Golden Crow Projection that was Shot Down, experience increased by 25000 points. Killing it 24 levels higher grants an additional 50000 experience points.]

A total of 75,000 experience points were gained in one go.

Li Si's experience bar instantly surged to 170,000.

However, there was still a regret: the Golden Crow Projection did not drop equipment upon death. Otherwise, even just two Level 20 blue items would have meant tens of thousands of RMB in his pocket.

“This is already satisfying enough.”

With one Golden Crow Projection dead, the number of golden flames decreased by one-ninth, significantly reducing the pressure to dodge.

Li Si was overjoyed.

Proceeding as planned, he could finally start grinding the Limiter.

So he actively met the golden flames.

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