Emperor Tomb Mountain Range, Artifact Spirit Valley.
The Child Group’s team of 15 members is slowly advancing towards the valley, occasionally stopping to observe the surroundings.
Tie Chui: Shh, lighter footsteps, the monsters here are too fierce, if we get focused by them we’re done for.
Zui Nai: Stop shushing, unless I can start floating, just hurry up and activate the radar to find the target.
Cute Baby: Can you all not be so tense, at worst we’ll end up in the little black room, stop pressuring me, you’re making me super nervous too.
Squad Leader: Bullshit, of course we have to be tense, we finally grinded five enhancement buffs, we must get it this time!
Gulu: For the sake of Cute Baby, this rebellious son, we really went through a ton of trouble, let’s hope there’s a payoff this time.
Listening to his teammates chatting on the voice channel, Cute Baby, who was leading the team, closed his eyes at this moment. As his Eagle-Headed Demon ability activated, his Perception View continuously extended outwards from him, scanning the nearby environment.
This was already their fifth time entering the Artifact Spirit Valley.
Previous attempts all ended in failure, having been killed by a horde of Artifact Spirits before finding their target.
This time they used "Unlimited Life Soul" to draw five enhancement states, with the worst debuff being only 35%, so they decided to venture into Artifact Spirit Valley once more.
Their target this trip was a Primordial Monster in Artifact Spirit Valley: the Blood Bow.
As a seasoned player for many years, Cute Baby had chosen ranged DPS jobs in other games.
But he didn’t like Magic System professions.
The reason was that the Magic Stream professions consumed too much mana, lacking strong sustained combat capabilities.
In contrast, he preferred the more stable continuous output of ranged physical damage, such as Hunter or Ranger, mainly using bows or crossbows as weapons.
But there were never any ranged physical attack weapons available in the game.
This made him quite distressed.
It was just a week ago when he saw a post on the forum, saying that a player encountered a First Generation Origin monster, "Blood Bow," during exploration in Artifact Spirit Valley, suggesting that if one could harness this Primordial, it would inevitably give rise to a new range of ranged physical DPS professions.
Upon learning this news, he was incredibly excited and decisively pulled in his good brothers to search for the Primordial Blood Bow in Artifact Spirit Valley.
But the difficulty of Artifact Spirit Valley really overwhelmed them; after all, it was a place where neither Black Tide nor Insect Tide wished to venture, with mostly Primordial Monsters.
The more players that entered, the stronger the reaction from the Artifact Spirits.
Half a month ago, the Divine King of the Divine Hall Guild organized a joint guild operation targeting Artifact Spirit Valley, in which they also participated.
As a result, after thousands of players poured into Artifact Spirit Valley, the commotion drew the attention of hordes of Artifact Spirits. During the fight, a Star Cluster Staff with a Hunting Level of 103 used a group Magic spell to decimate the combined Warband.
This made Cute Baby realize that it was impossible to explore Artifact Spirit Valley by organizing large groups of players.
After much consideration, he recognized he would still need the help of his good brothers from the Child Group to accomplish the goal of harnessing the "Blood Bow."
Groping their way forward, Cute Baby occasionally opened the map to confirm the direction.
According to the description on the forum, the location of Blood Bow was three kilometers to the northeast, reachable just by following the river.
On the way, the most eye-catching feature is this magnificent river running from south to north in the middle of the valley, like a giant dragon meandering through the mountains, nourishing the nearby greenery.
Steep cliffs line both sides of the river, with rugged rocks eroded by countless years of wind and rain, forming a myriad of natural landscapes. The riverwater flows rapidly through the canyon, sometimes eerily still, reflecting the lush woods on both sides, other times rushing forward, the noise of water thunderous, splashing up layers of spray.
Following the river, through the dense forest, one can see many floating Artifact Spirits wandering.
Through the exploration of many players, the geography of Artifact Spirit Valley is clearly visible in the map feature.
The entire Artifact Spirit Valley is divided into two parts: the outer valley and the inner valley.
In the outer valley, the Artifact Spirits have long been wiped out by players and are not regenerating.
The most famous Artifact Spirit in the outer valley is the five Primordial Monsters contained by Da Tie, which are also in the Life Soul Library: Power Barbarian, Shattering, Soul Separation, Nether Ghost, and Sweep.
Upon entering the inner valley, the difficulty level of the Artifact Spirits increases significantly.
Inside, the monsters are divided into three categories: Primordial Artifact Spirit, Artifact Spirit, and Companion Artifact Spirit, all with Hunting Levels above 35 and moving in groups.
The deeper in you go, the higher the Hunting Level of the Artifact Spirits.
Among the known Artifact Spirits, the highest level is the Second Generation Primordial "Star Cluster Staff," with a Hunting Level reaching 103, which is not something current players can contend with.
According to the Guidance explanation, hidden deep within Artifact Spirit Valley lies a resource-based Domain Node.
Artifact Spirits and Companion Artifact Spirits are a special resource born from the Domain Node.
As for the Primordial Artifact Spirits, they are likely attracted by the node’s Energy, gathering here and forming the unique environment of Artifact Spirit Valley.
"Cute Baby, found anything?"
Hearing Tie Chui’s inquiry over the voice channel, Cute Baby replied irritably:
"Godfathers, stop rushing me, I’m looking. When I find it, naturally I’ll let you know."
"Oh, now you know to call us ’godfathers.’ Afraid that once you successfully contain the Blood Bow, you’ll turn around and start calling us rebellious sons again."
"Just so you know, now I have no choice but to bow my head to you, but I’ll turn on you eventually, my good godfathers~!" Cute Baby said through gritted teeth.
"Hey (collective response)."
"Shut up, don’t interrupt my Perception."
After the playful banter, Cute Baby continued to lead the team, his Perception View constantly scanning the surrounding environment.