Reign of the Hunters

Chapter 165

Chapter 165 How Did You Know That?

The strong wind blew, and not only in a single direction. Sometimes it blew northwards and westwards, while at times the wind blew southwards and eastwards. There was no sign that the wind would stop.

Ye Ci's long, pointed Elven ears twitched in the wind. She detected a distinctive sound mixed in the howling of the wind. It was something foreign to the natural sound of the map, and it was not the rumbling of the Ogres as they moved about. It was something that Ye Ci felt very familiar with.

She sat quietly on the hill for a short moment and noticed that the sound came with the southeastern wind but she could hear nothing when the wind was blowing from the northwest. Apparently there was something going on at the southeastern side.

After feeding Ol' Four, Ye Ci climbed onto his back and headed southeast.

"Heading southeast" sounded simple enough, but actually pulling it off in a place like the Mausoleum of Blades was no simple feat. The mountainous terrain meant Ye Ci would need to traverse past mountain after mountain just to reach the southeastern sector of the map.

Ye Ci, however, was in no hurry. The further she went, the clearer the sound was. She listened intently to the source of the sound. It was the dying wail of Ogres as they were slaughtered, followed closely by the sound effect from a very specific character class.

But... What class was that?

Ye Ci kept her eyes shut, trying to discern the sound.

Frost Ray, Bursting Flames, Giant Fireball... Ye Ci could identify each ability cast by the player. It was a Sorcerer. As a top Sorceress in her last life, Ye Ci knew the sound effects of the class' abilities very well.

It was quite a shame. Due to her play through as a Huntress in her current life, Ye Ci had grown unfamiliar with the Sorceress class. Listening to such sounds reminded Ye Ci of things in her last life.

Judging from the sound, there was only one player in the area, and for a Sorcerer to be able to reach a place like this alone, it was not through luck. The person was a skillful player. Ye Ci originally wanted to refrain from interrupting the person, but since she was unable to discover the secrets of the Mausoleum of Blades, she decided to join the person in leveling up. Perhaps she could get something out of it.

With such thoughts in her mind, Ye Ci made her way towards the source of the sound.

After traversing through yet another treacherous hill, the source of the sound was finally in sight.

It was an open basin. In a map such as the Mausoleum of Blades, such a basin was very rare. The place was small and very well hidden. One could even miss this place entirely if one was not paying attention even when he or she was near the area.

There were little plants in the basin, with only ferns and some occasional azalea covering the ground, which was rather fitting for a dry and chilly place like the Mausoleum of Blades. The azaleas were in scattered groups of twos and threes, giving off a lonely feel.

In such a desolate place however, was a huge number of Ogres. They did not appear to be from the same tribe and were roaming around. Each Ogre stayed clear of each other's territory. It was the perfect solo-leveling spot.

A Sorcerer in light green robes was standing in a corner of a basin that was near a cliff's wall. The Sorcerer was raising his staff and channeling spell after spell. First came the crowd control (CC) abilities, then the damage over time (DOT) abilities and a few high damage single spells. The Sorcerer cast his spells within 20 seconds, and an Ogre fell onto the ground with a loud rumble right before it could reach him. Of course, there were times when the Sorcerer's aim was off, and he was forced to use his Ultimate to blast away the incoming ogres. Despite taking a few hits, the Sorcerer was able to endure.