«Vorpal Strike» flashed through the darkness, and with its blood
colored light two giant insect monsters' HP went to zero.
Confirming with my peripheral vision that the polygons had scattered,
I withdrew my sword just as I unfroze, and turned around to block an
attack from big, sharp jaw. I then used the same «Sword Skill» to
finish it off; it made a Giii cry before tilting backwards and dying.
This heavy single-handed attack skill first appeared in my list just
three days ago, when my «Single-handed Sword Skill» reached level
950, and it was surprisingly convenient. Even though the skill has
such a long cool-down player freeze period, its reach is double that of
the actual blade; and the fact that its power is comparable to a twohanded
heavy pole-arm is more than enough to make up for its
shortcomings. Of course, if used in battle against other players, they
would read the timing immediately. But the simple movements of the
AI monsters cannot counter it. You can simply spam it and blow away
groups of enemies with deep red light effects.
Having said that, after continuously battling for an hour under this
weak torch light, I did indeed feel my concentration waning. I can no
longer react and counter their big, biting jaws or acid mucus as well
as earlier. Though they attack in large numbers, these monsters are
not small-fry. This habitat is only three floors below the front line on
the 49th floor, and these are very powerful monsters. Even though this
is within the safety margin when considering level differences, if a
massive swarm were to attack and surround me, my HP would
quickly go down to the yellow zone.
To brave these dangers and come to a floor that has already been
cleared, there could only be one reason. This place is the most
efficient way to earn experience points out of all the currently known
training locations. These giant ants that come from caves around the
cliff here have high attack power, but their HP and defense are both
very low. As long as you can continue to avoid their attacks, you can
quickly take down a lot of these monsters. But as mentioned earlier,
once under attack and surrounded, you may not even be able to hold
your ground, thereby leading to death, so this area cannot be seen as a
suitable training zone for solo players. Because this is such a popular
place, every party is only allowed one hour to hunt. I was the only
solo player there. Even now, there are familiar faces from various
guilds lined up at the valley entrance. There should be a row of bored
