"Xiaozi, burn it!" Xia Chengfeng shouted as he shot a poison arrow toward the Tauren chieftain.
The arrow barely managed to make a scratch on the thick hide of the Tauren chieftain. It inflicted practically no damage. The effects of the corrosive poison on the arrow were also not evident.
His flesh that had been corroded had also recovered very rapidly.
"A Lv6 elite monster is difficult to deal with indeed!" Xia Chengfeng shot two more arrows toward the Tauren with little effect.
By this time, Xiaozi's lightning flames had already hit the Tauren chieftain. The attack charred the surface of the chieftain's body and weakened its advance.
"Magic techniques are more useful when dealing with monsters with high health bars and physical defenses like these! Unfortunately, I don't have any magic techniques yet." Xia Chengfeng felt that it was a bit of a pity. Alchemists could learn magic techniques. Unfortunately, he had not managed to get a skill book all this time.
ROOWR… Xiaozi had depleted all of her energy. She could only fly to Xia Chengfeng's side and give him moral support.
Xia Chengfeng did not use his trick with the numbing ring this time. His numbing ring was only Lv2, and he thought that it would not have much of an effect on the Tauren chieftain.
"I'll retreat for now." Xia Chengfeng turned to run. He hid behind a giant rock.
The Tauren chieftain didn't care about that and crashed into the giant rock.
The giant rock was blasted open after the Tauren chieftain crashed into it, and a rumbling could be heard. A few broken-off pieces of rock hit Xia Chengfeng. Fortunately, Xia Chengfeng had a powerful vitality. He would have been dead if he had been a glass-cannon mage.
MOOO! The Tauren chieftain charged toward him again. Its horns hadn't been damaged in the slightest.
"Is this creature too powerful?" Xia Chengfeng avoided his attack again. Unfortunately, he'd noticed that his speed was not as fast as his opponent's.
"I can't defend against him any longer. I think I'll take some drugs for now!" Xia Chengfeng ran as he drank a small bottle of Rage Elixir Lv2. A warm current coursed through his body. His speed, power, and mental energy started rising.
"The effects of the rage elixir only last three minutes but can rapidly enhance my condition into tip-top shape. I have to finish off the Tauren chieftain in three minutes." Xia Chengfeng rolled on the ground to avoid the charge of the Tauren chieftain once again.
"I have to interrupt this technique!" Xia Chengfeng realized that he would be the one to tire first if he continued to dodge his opponent's attacks.
A charge required a runway and a buildup of power. After he rolled on the ground, Xia Chengfeng immediately grabbed his dagger and engaged in battle with the Tauren chieftain.
The Tauren chieftain's horns were not very effective in short-range combat. The two parties fought each other with their fists, legs, and various other techniques.
THUMP! A dull thud rang out. Xia Chengfeng's left shoulder had been hit by a hoof. His shoulder blade shattered, and the intense pain caused him to let out a pathetic cry.
At the same time, he managed to stab his dagger into the other party's abdomen. He pushed on the dagger with force and managed to sever bits of his opponent's intestines. The corrosive poison was also activated.
MOO! The Tauren chieftain let out a furious roar and tried to crush Xia Chengfeng with its fists. Xia Chengfeng decisively gave up on attacking. He did not even pull out his sword before he retreated.
The Tauren chieftain wanted to charge, but Xia Chengfeng tossed a pot onto its head. A pool of corrosive poison drenched the Tauren chieftain's face.
Just like bathing with acid, the corrosive poison immediately burned off the Tauren chieftain's scalp and scorched its eyes, nose, and mouth.
MOO! The Tauren chieftain let out a pathetic cry. It realized that it had lost its vision and could not see what was in front of him anymore.
Xia Chengfeng gulped down another elixir as he dodged from side to side.
Now that it had lost its vision, the Tauren chieftain could only charge at random. It looked as if it had gone insane. It crashed into trees, huts, and pieces of granite. However, it did not manage to hit Xia Chengfeng at all.
Xia Chengfeng healed himself as he looked at the Tauren chieftain committing suicide.
"I don't have enough techniques and equipment." Xia Chengfeng was very dissatisfied with his battle performance. He had been injured on his left shoulder this time. He might have been killed instantly if the Tauren chieftain had hit his head just now.
Xia Chengfeng thought an ideal alchemist should not be like this.
He should be able to relax at the back of the battles and control puppets or magic cannons to battle with monsters.
Or he should be able to use alchemy techniques to battle enemies from a long distance away.
Or he should be able to drink a dozen different elixirs and transform into a drugged-up maniac, then activate the Life Alchemy Array to tear monsters apart from limb to limb.
"I need more alchemy techniques, recipes, and designs." Xia Chengfeng thought.
By this time, the wild Tauren chieftain had lost all reason and was destroying itself. Its stamina was also depleting steadily from its injuries and the poison.
"Xiaozi, have you rested enough? Deal the finishing blow for me!" Xia Chengfeng shouted for Xiaozi.
ROAR! ROAR! Xiaozi had recovered a portion of her energy. She shot a bolt of lightning toward the Tauren chieftain.
Even though the bolt of lightning was small and thin, the attack was concentrated on the wound on the Tauren chieftain's abdomen that Xia Chengfeng had made earlier. It immediately burned the Tauren chieftain's organs into a crisp.
MOO! The Tauren chieftain fell onto the ground indignantly and awaited its death.
The other male Taurens that had been in hiding were prepared to run when they saw how the battle had gone.
The direction they chose was toward the tunnel where they had battled just now. Xia Chengfeng sent two arrows flying their way and easily killed both of them.
System Notification: "You have killed [Wild Tauren Chieftain Lv6 (Elite)]. Received 1,000 battlefield experiences."
"You have killed [Violent Tauren Lv4] x 2. Received 160 battlefield experiences."
Xia Chengfeng leveled up once again to Lv5. Xiaozi also received battlefield experiencs and reached Lv4.
"Beautiful work! Xiaozi!" Xia Chengfeng was very proud.
RAWR!" Xiaozi stood proudly on his shoulder and prodded him with her head.
"Pain, pain! Switch shoulders!" Xia Chengfeng had not fully recovered from his injury. The healing effects of the [Hemostatic Elixir Lv2] were limited on bone. He was still slowly recovering from the healing effects of the [Life Alchemy Array].
Xia Chengfeng started to go through his spoils of war after a moment's rest.
The corpses of the weaker monsters did not carry anything. Xia Chengfeng decomposed the corpse of the Tauren chieftain.
System Notification: "Decomposition success. Obtained [Blood Vapor Crystal Lv6] x 1, [Soul Rock Lv6] x 1, [Sturdy Tauren Skeleton Lv6] x 1, [Charge Horn Lv6 (Good)] x 1, [Exquisite Runic Key] x 1."
The [Blood Vapor Crystal] is an upgraded form of the [Blood Vapor Essence]. Ordinary monsters dropped the blood vapor essence, while elite monsters dropped the blood vapor crystal.
Xia Chengfeng even obtained some equipment when he decomposed the monster this time. Ordinarily, decomposition would only give him materials. The reason he had been given the equipment this time was that the item didn't need to be crafted.
[Charge Horn (Good) Lv6]: The horn of the Tauren chieftain. It is incredibly sturdy and imbued with vitality and strength runes. The wearer can boost his power and courage.
The charge horn was not a horn that could be blown into. Instead, it was like a crown. Xia Chengfeng put it on his head and immediately felt a current of strength course into his body.
"Not bad, not bad. This item is quite good."
Xia Chengfeng continued to search the cave. He found a few items in the collapsed huts. There were [Beast Hide Lv3], [Tauren Battle Axe Lv4 (Common)], etc.
ROAR! ROAR! Xiaozi shouted toward a pile of collapsed hay. She had [Element Perception] and could detect hidden treasures.
Xia Chengfeng pulled the hay away and saw an [Exquisite Runic Treasure Chest]. He could open it with the key he had gotten just now.
"It's time to open this chest!" Xia Chengfeng was filled with anticipation. This was an elite cave. How could the spoils of war be worse than the other caves he had been in?