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Ancient Wilderness Temple

Once Lin Jie reached the mountain, the place started to shake violently. It was even worse than the time he had transported from MI7 to Midolhaar!

‘Not again! If I were a Space Mage, I would be learning advanced skills based on my own knowledge.’ Lin Jie spoke to himself. In The New Age, players were allowed to have multiple jobs, but they would not be able to venture further into the selected job. They could only advance with their own experience and knowledge, which was very unreliable.

Space shook like an earthquake and lasted three minutes before everything was back to normal.

The ruined ancient temple of Pancaro appeared. Pancaro meant brave and fearless in the Barbarian language and symbolized the faith of Barbarians. The Ancient Temple of Pancaro’s architectural style was centered around Roche materials. It was built by the Barbarians, and it was extremely durable. The surface was very smooth. If one went close enough, they could get a feeling of swords coming to them. Each section was like a sword, strongly revealing the Barbarians’ aggressive character.

‘These are great materials for Gold Longswords!’ Lin Jie praised. However, Lin Jie did not actually start to mine the Roche materials. Two of them made a stack, and it would be unrealistic to get them all.

Lin Jie remembered the parchment he had obtained before entering the Ancient Wilderness Temple. He took it out and started examining it. The parchment was very torn with some kind of circle on it.

Combined Formation – Magic Flame Armor: Formation of six! Requires 6 players to activate. They can cast the Combined Magic Magic Flame Armor. When everyone learns the skill, the formation will double the effect.

‘WOW! Combined Formation! This is something new!’ Lin Jie was thrilled. ‘Black Eyes is really having a ‘black’ day today! I’m so lucky. Sadly I’m alone here. Maybe I should just pass it to the First Savage Blade or Second Savage Blade for them to farm Bosses. The Sea Team could make great use of it too!’

Lin Jie kept the Combined Formation and walked into the Ancient Wilderness Temple.

This Ancient Wilderness Temple was much bigger than the City Leader’s Mansion in City of Light or the Holy Church! The terrain was very complex, and there were many trap mechanisms and secret paths. One could easily get lost or trapped if they were not careful. Rumors said that the temple had not been built by the Barbarians since they could not be this meticulous. However, it was just a rumor with no proof.

Lin Jie used Secret Techniques of Clomaros, and it pointed into the center of the temple.

‘This is it.’ Lin Jie started walking.

The temple’s interior was damp, but there were no spiders or mice. Lin Jie found some dead bodies around the corner, which made the temple eerier.

Gosh—

Gabble—

Slush—

Lin Jie was shocked to hear something that resembled eating sounds. Could someone else be there as well? Lin Jie quickly hid and observed. Two huge naked Barbarians were eating a poor rat!

There was a big gate behind them!

‘Is that the gate to the inner part?’ thought Lin Jie and used an Identify.

Barbarian Guards (Gold Boss)

Level: 40

Health Points: 500,000

Attack: 938–⁠1,394

Defense: 560

Additional effect: They were initially the Chiefs of a Barbarian tribe. They lost their minds after being drawn to the Ancient Wilderness Temple. Now all they care about is eating.

Both guards were Gold Bosses!

Lin Jie was stunned. He had completed the Clomaros mission before, but this time was much more difficult! Barbarians were a powerful race, comparable to Dragons! With 1,300 Attack points, even Lin Jie would receive 500 points of damage. Regular players could not even get through their high Defense!

Not to mention how skilled the Barbarians were in a battle.

“I smell human… I’m so hungryyyy!” said one of the guards. He stared at Lin Jie like a wolf looking at its prey. This was the Barbarians’ Gaze, which forced the target to enter battle mode and dispel all Stealth effects. The target could not move for 2 seconds. It was a strong skill for Barbarians to start off a battle!

“Ah, I saw him too!”

Barbarian Smash!

The two Barbarians charged at Lin Jie like mad bulls, and Lin Jie was hit right in the stomach.

-1,028! (Critical Hit)

“F*ck…” Lin Jie was sent flying, and his body smashed against the wall behind him.

“Idiot, don’t hit like this, you will spoil the meat!”

“Don’t call me idiot, idiot!”

Lin Jie’s pupils constricted. Those two Barbarians were abnormal. Although Barbarians were known for their cruelty, they were intelligent creatures. However, these two seemed extremely stupid.

‘This map must be the cause,’ thought Lin Jie. Then he used the Feather Drop Gem together with Enchanted Scaly Armor and Holy Light Winged Armor. Although it was hard to face two Bosses—as long as they were stupid—there should be a way to do it.

Hunter’s Forward Charge!

Lin Jie hit the guard on the thigh and slashed it upward.

Shield Cut! Army Obliteration!

-1,529!

-938!-1,648!-901!-985!

The Barbarians’ HP dropped fast. Unfortunately, they each had 500,000 HP, so this kind of damage was nothing to them! Not only that, but the attacks also enraged them!

“Arhhhh. Kill. KILL!”

Barbarians’ Wrath! Blood Sacrifice!

Boom—

As the sacrifice to the void to gain Barbarians’ Wrath was activated, the Barbarians’ bodies bulked up while blood gushed out from their bodies. They also entered Enrage Mode!

-250,000!

The Barbarians’ actually sacrificed 50% of their HP!

Barbarians’s Wrath: Increase 300% in Attack, Attack Speed, Movement Speed, and Critical Hit. 50% increase in Splash Damage.

‘WTF!? Enrage Mode so early? Seriously?’ It was Lin Jie’s first time encountering Bosses that entered the Enrage Mode right in the beginning. Enrage Mode was meant to make it harder for the players when a Boss’ HP was low.

Not only that, both Barbarians had entered it!

Barbarian’s Smash!

They charged again, with three times the speed! It only took a blink before Lin Jie saw them right in front of his eyes again!

‘What an incredible speed!’

Holy Light Winged Armor! Feather Drop! Against the Wind!

Lin Jie tried his best to dodge the attack!

Lin Jie managed to dodge the attack, and the Barbarians hit each other right on the face!

-5,638!

An idea came into Lin Jie’s mind!

Wild Charge!

Lin Jie quickly pulled the other Barbarian towards the other one. Just before the strike landed, Lin Jie promptly took a U-turn, and the attack landed on that Barbarian again.

Boom— Bang— Boom—

“Ouch!”

Since those Barbarians were stupid, Lin Jie was going to exploit that and make them attack each other! Lin Jie did not have enough Agility and had low Movement Speed. Otherwise, his afterimages would be all over the place.

To deal with the two Barbarians, he must use his speed accordingly!

Finally, it dawned on Lin Jie. This was just an individual mission, so there must be a way to clear it! Unfortunately, when he had first seen the two Barbarians, he had been stunned. After recovering from his shock and finding the way to deal with them, it was much easier!

“Die!”

Lin Jie landed the fatal blow, which was also a Critical Hit, on one of the Barbarians!

—’You have killed the Gold Boss Barbarian Guard. You received 1,200,000 EXP (Over-Level Kill, EXP Gems).’

‘What simple-minded creatures! Although these two have high stats, they are easier than any other Boss.’

Lin Jie focused on dealing with the other guard. The Barbarian’s attacks were simple and predictable. Lin Jie could easily dodge them with his skills.

After another half an hour, Lin Jie brought down that guard too.

Lin Jie used a potion and waited for recovery. He doubted why those Barbarians had behaved so strangely and entered Enrage Mode without hesitation. It was as though they had been confident that they would be respawned.

They had behaved just like some religious zealots, who had strong faith in the afterlife!

‘Erm… These Barbarians…’ Lin Jie realized that after the Barbarians had been killed, they had tried to fall at a specific location.

Lin Jie walked up and found a wall. He knocked on it and heard a hollow sound!

“Hehe! Something fishy here.”

He hit the wall, and it cracked open!

A small Holy Goblet dropped from the opening.