allonlinenovel Chapter 164: Lord of the Scourge, Hogg
Chapter 164: Lord of the Scourge, Hogg
Although the experience reward for this dungeon mission is not generous, considering that there is a chance of dropping equipment, and even extraordinary items, it is worth completing it once.
However, considering the quest description mentions fighting a clown at the end, this dungeon should be incredibly difficult. In the worst-case scenario, the dungeon is filled with elite monsters, making it a five-player dungeon, so clearing it alone would be quite challenging.
Zhou Ning looked down at himself. Due to the restrictions of the dungeon rules, his current identity was Arthas's subordinate, a knight of the Knights of the Silver Hand. He wore silver-white knight plate armor and looked auspicious. Fortunately, he could still use his weapons and skills without restrictions.
Opening the dungeon map, we are now not far from Stratholme. Due to the influence of the Scourge, the air is filled with an unpleasant stench, which is completely no different from the real world. Even the surface has become extremely desolate.
The sky darkened, and there was a pitch-black forest ahead. From time to time, there was a rustling sound, which sounded creepy.
"As usual, the dungeon map won't be too large. According to the previous simulator's plot, Hogger should be nearby. He'll attack with a group of spider demons and gargoyles."
Zhou Ning was alert and focused, following in the middle of the team. After his observation Haki reached the expert level, he could clearly detect the surrounding situation even without activating the clan training.
Not long after, Zhou Ning noticed something was wrong. He narrowed his eyes slightly and shouted, "Everyone, pay attention! The enemy is approaching!"
Before he could finish his words, a dozen puppy-like creatures appeared within sight, running wildly towards him. Their ferocious fangs and sharp bone spurs betrayed their identities—ghouls. Arthas raised his hammer and hurled it at a ferocious ghoul charging toward Zhou Ning. A startling "-280" appeared on the ghoul's head. However, after being stunned for half a second by the Hammer of Justice, the ghoul unexpectedly sprang to its feet, opening its jaws and biting Zhou Ning.
"This monster is far more powerful than I imagined."
Zhou Ning's pupils shrank slightly. Due to the cover of the copy rules, the NPCs in the copy would not question the player's fighting style, so he did not need to hide anything. He fought boldly. He raised his hand, and ebony and white ivory appeared in his hand. Two flaming bullets spun and hit the zombie.
-433! -342!
This shot was blessed with the Armament Haki and Ripple, plus the damage bonus of the CAR shooting method, the damage caused was close to 800 points, and the zombie was instantly blown apart by the shot.
At the same time, a prompt appeared on the game panel:
Ghoul
Rating: 52
Race: Undead
Template: Elite
Attributes: Temporarily
Health: 415/695
Status: healthy
Skills and expertise are omitted for now.
[You have killed a ghoul (elite), accounting for 57% of the damage output, and gained 9200 experience points.]
Zhou Ning: ...
My hunch came true. Even the dog in the dungeon is elite! This is outrageous!
Moreover, according to the hatred mechanism in the dungeon, the first output target of all monsters must be himself. Fortunately, there are two meat shields, Arthas and Varian Wrynn, in the front. When standing still and outputting, Zhou Ning's output is still enough. Without exaggeration, he alone is enough to match the output of five ordinary players.
[You have killed a ghoul (elite), accounting for 72% of the damage output, and gained 12200 experience points.]
[You have killed a ghoul (elite), accounting for 65% of the damage output, and gained 10400 experience points.]
After killing the ghouls, the undead monsters that rushed over turned into a large number of crypt fiends covered with barbs, like big ants, and gargoyles that looked like gray bats and had a hideous appearance. Just looking at their appearance, they were not easy to deal with.
Both of these monsters attack from a distance, so it is not easy for Zhou Ning to dodge them.
At this time, Jaina played a huge role. As a mage who prefers frost, there was a blue light in her hand. Surrounded by the swirling wind, a surging blue light fell from the sky.
In an instant, a large group of crypt demons and gargoyles were frozen and slowed down, looking like a small reef submerged in the blue ocean.
Several knights followed Arthas into the battlefield without hesitation, and Varian, who had a black ponytail, also took his greatsword and jumped to the center of the battlefield without hesitation.
Zhou Ning also did not hesitate. He clenched the ebony and white ivory and followed them into the battle.
In fact, so far, this dungeon is still quite friendly to ranged players like him. It can even be said that he has never fought such a rich battle. With Jaina controlling the field, Arthas and Varian in the front, Zhou Ning said that he has not been afraid of anyone if he just stands in the back and outputs.
But the next moment, Zhou Ning saw a ferocious-looking jackal-man about four meters tall with dozens of purple tentacles lingering around his body. He was dragging a heavy chain ball in his hand. As soon as he appeared, he rushed towards him, holding the chain ball high in his hand.
"Boss... let me... kill you!"
"Interesting." Zhou Ning glanced around. Arthas and Varian were fighting with a gargoyle herald and they probably couldn't take care of him for the time being. He quickly retreated, raised the white ivory in his right hand, aimed at Hogg and pulled the trigger.
Because he had paid attention to the position of the special bullet during the battle just now, the first bullet triggered the special bullet effect. A bullet surrounded by golden light passed through a distance of 7 meters and penetrated Hogg's body.
This is a bullet with light purification effect!
-694!
At the same time, a pop-up prompt appears on the panel:
Scourgelord Hogg
Level: 59
Template: boss
Race: Undead
属性：力量150、敏捷45、体力152、精神？？？、意志55、魅力4
Emotion: None
Health: 2826/3520
Status: healthy
Specialties: Shadow Resistance (Shadow Resistance +100%), Giant Creature (Health +2000, Attack Power +32), (Fear of Light: Light Resistance -50%) [Other unknown]
Skills: Hammer Swing (Advanced), Slam (Advanced), Hammer Shockwave (Expert), Corruption (Expert), [Other Unknown]
After Hogg was hit, his body suddenly stiffened, but the purple tentacles on his body began to wriggle, extending out quickly and pulling towards Zhou Ning.
"boom!"
Although he was prepared, Zhou Ning still had no time to dodge and flew backwards, falling heavily to the ground.
-330!
His health suddenly plummeted to half.
Perhaps it was because he was facing an undead monster, his observation Haki was unable to fully capture the opponent's thoughts and actions, and he took the attack head-on.
If Hogg had not reacted quickly and retreated immediately, with his level 42 physical fitness, he would have been seriously injured or even killed instantly.
Then, Hogg regained consciousness, swung the hammer in his hand, and swung it towards Zhou Ning.
Zhou Ning only felt a huge shadow above his head rapidly expanding. He quickly rolled over and then jumped into the air. A big hole suddenly appeared on the ground, and gravel and soil flew into the air.
Whoosh! Hogg's purple tentacles danced, whipping towards Zhou Ning from all directions. His main body swung the chain into a storm, attacking Zhou Ning in the air.
In terms of combat power alone, the pressure this Hogg brought to Zhou Ning was no less than that of Leandro. And this was the first BOSS in the dungeon!