Chapter 65: Still Unable to Win

After completing the transaction with Lengyue, he replied in Xiaoxue's chat window, "250,000."

The attributes of the clothes and weapons are higher than those of other equipment. Although this bracelet was dropped by a level 20 monster, its attributes are actually slightly worse than the Qinglin Armor. So, 250,000 is still a reasonable price. Through multiple interactions, Wu Shaochen already knew that this girl, Xiaoxue, had money and was quite proud. There was no need to save money for her.

As expected, the other party directly initiated a remote trade and inputted 250,000. Wu Shaochen placed the bracelet on the trade interface, and the transaction was quickly completed.

Only the last item, the "Tiger Head King Helmet," remained. Wu Shaochen listed it on the auction house with a bidding period of 30 minutes. If this equipment sold, he would make nearly two million from this round.

Wu Shaochen went to the pharmacy and sold all the remaining seventy-plus bottles of Medium Health Potions. He directly purchased fifty bottles of Large Health Potions. With his health exceeding ten thousand, the Medium Health Potions were no longer enough. He replaced them all with the large ones, as he was about to face a major challenge and needed to be well-prepared.

After buying the potions, he went to the grocery store and bought ten more Teleport Scrolls. The two he bought last time had already been used up. It was necessary to stock up on these items in case he went too far and didn't have any Teleport Scrolls. Although he was fast, he didn't like running around.

After purchasing the Teleport Scrolls, Wu Shaochen went to the warehouse and spent 20 gold coins to expand his backpack to 60 slots. One gold coin per slot, it was truly expensive. He dared to say that no one in the entire game, except him, had expanded their backpack. If it weren't for almost running out of space during this dungeon, he would never have spent this money.

With everything ready, Wu Shaochen headed towards the direction of the Tiger Roar Forest. It was a quiet journey, as the people who had been showing off recently had disappeared somewhere to secretly level up. It was boring when no one bothered him.

"Ding, the item you listed on the auction house has been purchased by a player for 260,000. After deducting a fee of 39,000, the remaining 221,000 has been transferred to your linked bank account."

"That's great! Another two hundred thousand plus in my account. With this dungeon run, I'll make two million. At this rate, I'll have a house in just a few days," Wu Shaochen exclaimed happily.

Once again in the Tiger Roar Forest, Wu Shaochen cautiously made his way deeper into the forest. The previously cleared jungle tigers had respawned, but Wu Shaochen couldn't be bothered to clear them again. His goal this time was to check the attributes of the Tiger King and see if there was any way to defeat it.

He proceeded all the way to the deepest part but didn't encounter the Tiger King. He wondered where that guy had gone. After going deeper for a few more minutes, he came across a huge cave.

"This should be its lair," Wu Shaochen whispered to himself. He hesitated at the cave entrance for two minutes before finally gritting his teeth and slowly walking towards the cave. Since he had come this far, he had to go in and take a look.

The cave was pitch black, but it wasn't completely devoid of light. It was just very dim. Wu Shaochen felt his way forward. The cave was quite spacious, after all, it had to accommodate the large size of the tiger. It couldn't fit in if the cave was too small.

After two or three minutes, he finally reached the innermost part and saw a gigantic tiger sleeping deep inside the cave. Behind the tiger, there was a massive seal formation, emitting faint black demonic energy.

Wu Shaochen's entry immediately alarmed the Jungle Tiger King inside. The tiger king woke up and as soon as it saw Wu Shaochen, it seemed to recognize the human before it. Without hesitation, it pounced towards Wu Shaochen.

"Damn, why is it so aggressive? I just came to have a look. Let's not fight for now," Wu Shaochen used his Insight skill and turned to run. This tiger had no sense of fair play, it just attacked upon meeting. Fortunately, Wu Shaochen was much faster than the tiger.

[Jungle Tiger King] Golden-grade boss

Level: 30

Health: 2 million

Physical Attack: 4200

Physical Defense: 2400

Magic Defense: 2200

Movement Speed: 500

Skill 1: Pounce: Lunges at the target, dealing 190% physical damage, and can knock down targets with lower attack power. Attack range: 5 meters. Cooldown: 30 seconds.

Skill 2: Bite: Bites the target, dealing 200% physical damage and recovering 50% of its own attack damage as health. Cooldown: 10 seconds.

Skill 3: Whip Strike: Strikes the target with its tail, dealing 190% physical damage and knocking the target back. Attack range: 2 meters. Cooldown: 30 seconds.

Skill 4: Tiger Roar: Lets out a mighty roar, dealing 150% physical damage and stunning all targets within a ten-meter range for 3 seconds. Cooldown: 5 minutes.

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"Damn, this guy is insane! How the hell do I fight him?" Wu Shaochen cursed while running. He didn't dare to look back and quickly ran out of the cave. He then ran far away. This boss was impossible to defeat at the moment. Its skills alone could easily send him to his death.

Wu Shaochen had experienced the Pounce skill of the Jungle Tiger King before. He could avoid it if he stayed far away, but if he got too close, he wasn't sure. The Whip Strike skill was even more annoying. It seemed like a powerful control skill. If he got knocked back and then hit by a Pounce, it would be game over for him. Moreover, both of these skills had the same cooldown time, clearly indicating they were meant to be used together.

"Damn it, do Golden-grade bosses also have combo skills? The guardians in the Labyrinth Realm shouldn't be as strong as Golden-grade ones, but they already gave me a hard time with their combo skills. This Tiger King's combo skills are even more frustrating," Wu Shaochen felt a headache coming on. He couldn't afford to give up on this quest, but as a level 20 player, facing a level 30 Golden-grade boss was indeed too difficult.

The main issue was that this boss had three control skills. The Whip Strike could knock him back, and during that time, he couldn't move. Then, the boss could follow up with a Pounce, which would knock him down, and after that, a Bite could finish him off. Who could withstand such a combination? At least he didn't have to worry too much about the Tiger Roar, a long-range skill that stunned for three seconds. Its cooldown was the same as Void Magic, so he could counter it. It was a shame that his shoes' evasion skill had a cooldown of three minutes; otherwise, he could have fought. There was also the Heavy Strike skill, but its range was too short, and he would definitely get knocked back before getting close.

"Forget it, I still have over a day. I'll max out my talents and enhance my health. Tomorrow, I'll run the dungeon again and try to improve my strength. Maybe there's still a chance."

With that in mind, Wu Shaochen left the Tiger Roar Forest and prepared to head back to the Abandoned Mine Area. He had initially decided not to fight skeletons anymore today, but the encounter with the Jungle Tiger King had motivated him to continue improving his strength. The best way to do that was by leveling up talents and cultivating the Undying Body skill. The Abandoned Mine Area was undoubtedly the best choice because there were plenty of monsters and the level range was suitable.

The Abandoned Mine Area was in the opposite direction of the Tiger Roar Forest. Wu Shaochen used a Scroll of Return to teleport back to Jinling City and then hurried to the Abandoned Mine Area without stopping.