chsdbacks Chapter 075 Damage Surge!
Chapter 075 Damage Surge!
The thirty-ninth floor is dominated by forty gold-level bloodthirsty cat demons.
The fortieth floor is dominated by fifty gold-level bloodthirsty cat demons.
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The forty-fifth floor is dominated by one hundred gold-level bloodthirsty cat demons.
It took Su Yu less than four minutes to climb from the thirty-seventh floor to the forty-fifth floor.
He then spent about thirty seconds killing all one hundred Gold-level Bloodthirsty Cat Demon Commanders on the forty-fifth floor.
Although Su Yu couldn't kill monsters as quickly as before, his monster-killing efficiency was still terrifying.
After deducting the minute or so spent waiting for automatic teleportation, it's equivalent to him killing about three Gold-level Bloodthirsty Cat Demon Commanders per second.
Keep in mind that this is a Gold-level BOSS, capable of serving as the final BOSS even in Hell difficulty dungeons.
As a result, they were like monsters under Su Yu's arrows, utterly powerless to resist.
"I have another 2023 skill points. Should I upgrade Enhanced Arrow or Lightning Arrow?" Su Yu pondered.
It takes 1545 skill points to upgrade Power Arrow from level 50 to level 60.
It takes 1820 skill points to level up Lightning Bolt from level 41 to 51.
Powerful Arrow is an all-around upgrade for him, benefiting him in both single-target and area-of-effect damage output.
However, if we only consider improving group damage output, upgrading Lightning Bolt will definitely provide a greater boost.
After all, upgrading Lightning Bolt not only increases the skill's damage coefficient but also reduces its cooldown time.
You could even try your luck with the level 50 trait of Lightning Bolt, which might significantly enhance your AoE damage output.
"Let's upgrade Lightning Bolt first and specifically enhance our area-of-effect damage output." Su Yu quickly made a decision.
Currently, it seems that the Tower of Trials for Beginners mainly relies on a swarm of monsters strategy.
However, his group damage output has gradually fallen behind the pace of the game and urgently needs an upgrade.
With that in mind, Su Yu no longer hesitated and immediately began to upgrade the level of Lightning Arrow.
[You have spent 164 skill points, increasing your Lightning Bolt level. Current level: 42!]
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[You have spent 200 skill points, increasing your Lightning Bolt level. Current level: 51!]
【lv51 Lightning Arrow (Silver): Active skill, fires a lightning arrow, dealing 1600+Physical Attack Power*370% lightning damage to the target, with a certain probability of causing paralysis.
After Lightning Bolt hits a target, it can jump between up to twenty-four targets (each target can only take damage once), with subsequent damage reduced by 3% each time.
Costs 300 mana, 5-second cooldown.
【lv50特性：可以消耗10/100/1000倍法力值，使闪电箭的威力提升至2/3/5倍。】
"Hmm? Lightning Bolt's level 50 trait is quite interesting." A glint of light flashed in Su Yu's eyes.
The level 50 trait of Lightning Arrow surprised Su Yu greatly.
The ability to increase skill power by increasing mana cost was a feature he had never considered.
"Now my mental attributes can come in handy." Su Yu smiled.
Lightning Bolt now normally costs 300 mana.
A 10x multiplier equals 3,000 points, a 100x multiplier equals 30,000 points, and a 1000x multiplier equals 300,000 points.
His current mana cap is over 140,000, which allows him to use 100 times the mana cost to triple the power of Lightning Bolt.
The only factor currently limiting his ability to use a thousand times the mana cost is his own low mana cap.
It seems I need to find a chance to upgrade the level of my magic arrows.
The characteristics of the magic arrow are most likely based on the spirit attribute, which can greatly increase his maximum mana.
As long as Su Yu's maximum mana is increased, combined with the level 10 trait of Lightning Bolt, all the mana consumed by the skill can be refunded after killing the target.
Let alone a thousand times the mana cost, he would still dare to use it even if it cost a billion times the mana cost.
"Not bad, not bad. If you use a lightning arrow that consumes 100 times the mana, even a Gold-level Bloodthirsty Cat Demon Commander wouldn't be able to withstand it." Su Yu nodded in satisfaction.
That wave of Lightning Bolt level upgrades was worthwhile.
Normally, Lightning Bolt, as a Silver-tier skill, has a skill level cap of 40.
However, with the support of Su Yu's god-like talent, Lightning Arrow directly broke through the skill level cap, which can be said to be a unique characteristic of his.
No matter how many skill points other players have, they can never make their Lightning Bolt as monstrous as Su Yu's.
Soon, Su Yu was teleported to the forty-sixth floor.
A short while later, the monster on the forty-sixth floor came into Su Yu's sight.
There are a total of twenty gold-level skeleton warrior commanders.
"It's actually a Gold-level Skeleton Warrior Commander. It has a resurrection skill. I wonder if taking its first life with a lightning arrow counts as a kill," Su Yu pondered to himself.
The Gold-tier Skeleton Warrior Commander only has 1.5 million health points.
If Su Yu used a lightning arrow that consumed 100 times the mana, he could definitely kill it instantly.
However, the Gold-level Skeleton Warrior Commander can be resurrected, and he doesn't know whether depleting the first life counts as a kill.
After all, this was the first time he had encountered such a situation.
"You'll know once you try." A cold glint flashed in Su Yu's eyes.
A desperate counterattack!
Lightning Bolt!
With a thought, Su Yu's mana instantly decreased by a large margin.
A thunder arrow, thicker than usual, silently appeared, emanating a strong aura of destruction.
call out!
The lightning arrow pierced the air in an instant, like a bolt of lightning streaking across the void.
boom!
-215 million! (Critical Hit)
Zi la la!
-215 million! (Critical Hit)
-215 million! (Critical Hit)
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Arcs of electricity crackled wildly, and in an instant, the health bars of the twenty Gold-level Skeleton Warrior Commanders were emptied, turning them into a pile of bone fragments.
"I got my 30,000 mana points back, and the Lightning Bolt skill cooldown is back. Looks like killing the first life counts as a kill," Su Yu laughed.
This has certainly broadened my horizons.
Monsters with resurrection abilities can still trigger a kill trait even if their first life is depleted.
A moment later, all twenty Gold-level Skeleton Warrior Commanders successfully reassembled and returned to full strength.
Lightning Bolt!
Without hesitation, Su Yu unleashed another lightning arrow with a hundred times the mana power.
The next instant, the twenty gold-level skeleton warrior commanders were once again depleted of their health, turning into a pile of bone fragments.
However, this time they have no chance of being resurrected.
[Successfully defeated the level 10 Skeleton Warrior Commander (Gold-tier BOSS). No experience points gained at this time, but 60 silver coins and 1 skill point have been awarded.]
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[Successfully cleared the 46th floor of the Tower of New Player Trials, earning 460 completion points.]
"Although I can't gain experience points, I'm accumulating more and more silver coins." Su Yu smiled and shook his head.
Each Gold-tier Skeleton Warrior Commander provides 60 silver coins.
At this rate, once he finishes defeating 540 Gold-level Skeleton Warrior Commanders, he'll have over thirty gold coins.
This beginner's trial tower should probably be called the Bounty Tower.
Since other people can't get skill points, they can only farm gold coins.