At the critical mont, Drake suddenly made a light jump, and a round sli appeared beneath him.
The sli mount summoned by the Slimy Saddle!
"BYE-BYE, SUCKER!"
After leaving behind that line, Drake rode the sli and jumped into the air out of nowhere, quickly escaping the Desert Scourge's attack range.
The double jump provided by the Cloud in a Bottle also worked on mounts!
Moreover, the sli mount's special characteristic was accelerating vertical movent, allowing it to jump even higher!
Most importantly, when it landed on an enemy, it not only avoided collision damage… It could also damage the monster and gain a certain amount of bounce!
Using this characteristic, Drake could ride the sli and bounce back and forth across the Desert Scourge's enormous body!
The shallow Dungeon levels of Orario were cramped, and Tokonosu City's dense high-rises were more suitable for grappling hooks.
But in the Terraria world, mounts were even more important during boss battles!
As Drake continued his bombardnt, the Desert Scourge had fewer and fewer body segnts left.
Eventually, even its head was blown into countless fragnts.
Only after confirming that the boss had dropped a Treasure Bag and was completely dead did Drake let out a deep breath.
"It's over."
Compared with his performance during the second challenge against King Sli, Drake's combat in this battle was clearly more mature and relaxed.
Part of that ca from the support effects brought by many buff potions.
Another part ca from the results of the training he had received from Ais.
Feeling himself constantly becoming stronger, Drake's heart filled with a sense of accomplishnt.
Of course, the mont with the greatest sense of accomplishnt was when he picked up the Treasure Bag.
Eagerly opening the Desert Scourge's Treasure Bag, Drake suddenly found a pile of miscellaneous junk added to his inventory.
Well, he could not exactly call it junk.
It was just that the items were too scattered.
Even though this was a desert boss, the Treasure Bag had produced a pile of materials like coral, seashells, and starfish.
"I rember that in Calamity's lore, Terraria's desert was originally an ocean."
"So getting these things isn't that surprising."
These scattered materials could be crafted into "Sea Remains."
This was a special material used to synthesize ocean-thed equipnt and tools.
The armor crafted from it was called the "Victide Armor."
When wearing this armor and moving underwater, one would beco faster. It could also increase life regeneration and damage.
Clearly, this was equipnt specifically designed for exploring underwater environnts.
After defeating the "Desert Scourge," Drake could begin preparing to explore the special area beneath the desert—the Sunken Sea.
But before that, there were still so other items in the Treasure Bag.
Or rather, those materials were only side products.
The Desert Scourge's true treasures were among the remaining items.
These items were a necklace, a pair of twin blades, and a small box.
[Sandy Angling Kit (Blue): Opens to obtain fishing-related accessories or potions.]
[Ocean Crest (Green): Slowly restores oxygen while standing still in water and increases mining speed in liquids by 15%.]
[Sahara Slicers (Green): Provides 23 lee damage. Each hit grants two "quicksand knives" that automatically attack enemies, storing up to 10.]
Among these three items, only the last one was a weapon.
Drake opened the fishing kit on the spot. It was a grab-bag item similar to a crate.
With good luck, it could produce fishing-related accessories. Unfortunately, Drake only opened two bottles of potion.
[Fishing Potion (Blue): Increases fishing power by 15 for 8 minutes.]
"Good enough, I guess."
Drake reluctantly accepted his luck.
Fishing Potions were one of the potions he currently lacked the materials to make.
Crafting Fishing Potions required "Crispy Honey Block" as a material.
It was produced when liquid honey ca into contact with lava.
It could also be crafted at a furnace using "Honey Blocks."
If he wanted to obtain Honey Blocks, he needed to explore deep into the Underground Jungle.
If he could find a Bee Hive, then he could obtain a large number of Honey Blocks… Of course, he would also find a sleeping boss there—the Queen Bee.
Although he had just killed the Desert Scourge, Drake had not the slightest intention of challenging Queen Bee.
At the very least, he would wait until after defeating Skeletron and raising his equipnt to a certain level before going to trouble that thing.
The Ocean Crest was an accessory specialized for underwater exploration, practically able to provide limitless oxygen.
However, Drake could craft the "Gills Potion," which allowed underwater breathing and was more flexible in effect.
"Anyway, I still have empty accessory slots. I'll wear it for now."
Drake hung the necklace on his chest. It felt sowhat cool to the touch.
"It'll definitely help when exploring the Sunken Sea."
As for the [Sahara Slicers], they were one of the five unique weapons the Desert Scourge could drop.
Their attack range was very short, but they had decent damage and a practical special effect.
By Orario's standards, this could also be considered a "magic sword."
"I didn't expect the Blade of Grass to retire so quickly."
Drake tested the newly obtained weapon and felt that the twin blades suited his hands better.
After all, the Blade of Grass was a "broadsword"-type weapon, which made it sowhat troubleso to use.
However, this did not an Drake's previous efforts had been wasted.
Aside from being a weapon, the Blade of Grass had another use.
Together with three other weapons, it could be used as material to craft the higher-grade "Night's Edge"!
This was a weapon with continuous enhancent potential, eventually capable of being crafted into the strongest weapon in vanilla Terraria—the Zenith!
For the current Drake, the Zenith was still a distant legend.
However, he would soon beco Orario's new "legend" himself.
After challenging the Desert Scourge, Drake felt that he had accumulated quite a few achievents, so he went to Hephaestus to update his status.
A few minutes later, the goddess looked at the divine text on Drake's back and fell into deep thought.
[Drake]
Affiliation: [Hephaestus Familia]
Race: Human
Occupation: Adventurer
Reached Floor: 1
Weapon: Sahara Slicers
Status: Lv.1 [Upgradeable]
Strength: 1400 (SSS)
Endurance: 1500 (SSS)
Dexterity: 1000 (SS)
Agility: 950 (S)
Magic: 1500 (SSS)
Skill: Terrarian Craftsman
Developnt Ability: [Pending Selection]
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