Normally, the ice bolts didn’t slow, otherwise, mages would be too strong.
Unforgettable Maple’s ice bolts slowed because of his Magic Staff – Illusionary Rod. It was originally an exquisite Gold Magic Staff that had now been upgraded to Dark Gold.
The Illusionary Rod was dropped from the Scarlet Library on Nightmare Difficulty. The drop rate was so low that Lu Li didn’t even think about it when completing the First Clear.
Unforgettable Maple had only successfully upgraded the staff yesterday. This gave it a new effect which allowed him to shoot ice bolts that slowed for 60 seconds. Although they dealt relatively low damage, the high fire rate and the 60 second duration made it quite strong.
Of course, this assumed that the target wasn’t able to escape.
He had saved this effect until now because Lu Li had no other way to escape and even if he did, he would still be able to catch him. To him, Lu Li was no ordinary professional player.