Sandy Plains was situated near the Human race's Sunset City. It was not a fertile land. Howling winds blew over the plains constantly, creating sandstorm that obstructed one's vision. The in-game timer was at sunset when Ye Ci arrived at Sandy Plains.
The setting sun was like a huge ball of fire that scorched the land.
Ye Ci could only squint at the road as she made her way to the Flowing Sand village. She purchased a gauze cap from the tailor with 1 silver coin. The cap had no special uses aside from shielding its wearer against the raging sandstorm.
Ye Ci was relieved after putting on the cap.
She travelled into the depth of Sandy Plains from Flowing Sand Village with Ol' Three, the latter of whom had reached 80 Loyalty points.
Sandy Plains was the map hosting the dungeon Forest of Stone. There were not many players around as the minimum level requirement for the players to enter the dungeon was lv8. If they followed the flow of their main quest, they would have reached here by the time they were at least lv11 or lv12.
That was why Ye Ci didn't encounter many other players on her way to her destination aside from a few parties. Ye Ci was not in a hurry. Her main aim was not the Forest of Stone. She was going after the Wild BOSS of Sandy Plains — Sandstorm Scorpion.
Sandstorm Scorpion was a lv15 BOSS that spawns once every 10 days. If it was not defeated within 3 days of its appearance, it would disappear until the next reset.
Ye Ci had been keeping track of wild World BOSSes ever since Fate was launched. Although the lv5 Wild BOSS Rabid Boar was slain, there was no news regarding the Sandstorm Scorpion.
The position of the Sandstorm Scorpion played an important role.
There were no monsters in the Sandy Plains except for some lv1 and occasionally lv2 Yellow named (neutral monsters). The players arriving at the place were at least lv10. They had no time for the neutral monsters. Their goal was the Forest of Stone dungeon.
Besides that, the Sandstorm Scorpion was well hidden. It was hidden beneath the sands and would never attack unless a player directly stepped on it....
Ye Ci walked as slow as possible on the warm and soft sand. She had deviated quite far from the Forest of Stones and was the only one within visual range.
This was where the Sandstorm Scorpion was hiding itself.
In a quiet and isolated corner of the Sandy Plains, a BOSS that would sought after by countless players in the later stages of the game, Sandstorm Scorpion, laid in wait.
The sands beneath Ye Ci's feet gave way all of a sudden...
It appeared!
Ye Ci leapt backwards like a kite unaffected by gravity. Ol' Three was already on the move, casting Taunt on the shifting sands. Ye Ci had also casted her Hunter's Mark and Snake Venom Needle in the blink of an eye.
Critical! Armor Penetration! -571
Ye Ci laughed at the damage she dealt.
Critical Strikes and Armor Penetration were rare against a World Boss, but her first attack achieved just that.
She performed several attacks in the blink of an eye, heavily damaging the Sandstorm Scorpion which had yet emerged from the sand.
The Sandstorm Scorpion was agitated. It crawled out of the sands, raising its two gigantic pincers and tail stinger with angry hisses. It ignored Ol' Three's Taunt and charged straight at Ye Ci.
The BOSS was 3 to 5 times larger than Ol' Three. It appeared intimidating with its black carapace gleaming underneath the red sun.
Ye Ci was fast, but the Sandstorm Scorpion was even faster than her. Just as it was about to grab Ye Ci....
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