He opened his palm, and godpower surged out. The God Binding Art suddenly locked onto one of the dragon's heads. Four divine weapons descended from the sky and surrounded the dragon's head in a cross shape. The light between the divine weapons drew in a dense mist, forming a sealing formation that temporarily restricted the movements of the dragon's head. Book buffs also loved to read: "!"
"Roar roar …"
The dragon head that had been bound by the God Binding Art roared as an icicle flew toward me from the left. I grabbed my shield and rolled out of the way. I shook my arm and summoned my Battle Qi Astral Wind to protect my body. Just as I stood up, two fireballs mixed with a windstorm smashed into my body!
“MISS！”
“MISS!”
“MISS！”
In the blink of an eye, the toughness of my Battle Aura Blast had been reduced by 30%. What shocked me even more was that my God Binding Art couldn't bind the boss's body. It could only bind a single head. Even if I could bind one head, there would still be eight heads attacking me at the same time. This kind of DPS wasn't something a human could withstand.
… …
Its nine ferocious heads danced in the air as they burst out of the ground and attacked us. The boss moved underground and followed us like a shadow. Tsk tsk, these Nine-headed Blaze Lizard Dragons are really hard to deal with!
He Yi said as she retreated, "How are we supposed to kill them like this?"
Little Cheat will die very soon without our priests' support. Sister He Yi, prepare for a counterattack. Little Cheat will aggro four of the heads, Sister He Yi will aggro three, and I'll deal with the other two. Sister Mingyue will cast Pond of Life beneath our feet, Beiming Xue will stun one with Shock Arrow, and Little Cheat will use God Binding Art on the other one. We should be able to keep fighting. Sister Guan Yue, focus on healing. Everyone else, watch as normal as possible! "
"Mn!"
This time, everyone listened to Lin Yixin's arrangement. It was my idea as well. We had to split up and tank the attacks, or we really wouldn't be able to fight.
I abruptly stopped in my tracks and swung Coldness of the Nine States. Burning Blade Slash whistled through the air and enveloped the five dragon heads, drawing their aggro to me. The dragon heads roared savagely and opened their bloody mouths to bite me. Clang clang clang! Sparks flew off the edge of Coldness of the Nine States.
Lin Yixin and He Yi charged toward me from two different directions. Both of them swung their Celestial Spear and Celestial Sword almost at the same time as they activated their Milky Way Transformation. Under the effects of Moxie Gan and Shadow Concealment, they used Ice Flame Slash, Purgatory Slash and other skills to cut through the mobs' heads. Then, we split up the mobs. He Yi would aggro 3 targets, Lin Yixin would aggro 2, and I would deal with the rest.
"Pa pa!"
Everyone retreated together. The two girls and I leaned our backs against each other. For now, the boss didn't have any AoE skills, so we could still put up a fight.
"Whoosh!"
The Pond of Life appeared beneath our feet and slowly recovered our rapidly losing HP. At the same time, I shouted, "Lian Xing, Mingyue, use your Ancient Divine Skills, Heroine's Sigh and Beauty Trap to lower the boss's Attack. This way, we can last longer!"
The two girls nodded. Murong Mingyue immediately activated her transformation and Beauty Trap. The system notified me that the boss's physical Attack had been reduced by 37% for 120 seconds. This Ancient Divine Skill was just too amazing!
The Nine-headed Flame Lizard Dragon's damage was greatly reduced after its Attack was reduced. It could only deal around 100k damage per hit, which meant that I could tank four or five of its heads at once. He Yi and Lin Yixin's pressure was greatly reduced, and they could counterattack whenever they wanted. Fans of the book loved to read "Coldness of the Nine States".
Cold of the Nine States abruptly glowed with a purple, crystalline light before burrowing into the lizard dragon's lower jaw. Purple Frost Infusion instantly reduced the boss's Defense by 29%. Combined with Beiming Xue's Bone Eroding Arrow, the boss's Defense was reduced by 39%.
Lin Yixin pulled out the dagger at her waist and used Extreme Break. The boss's Defense was instantly reduced to almost nothing.
I took advantage of the situation and moved horizontally. When the Nine-headed Flame Lizard Dragon was in a straight line, I activated Milky Way Transformation and used Burning Blade Slash + Universe Break. The Nine-headed Flame Lizard Dragon's HP plummeted and all nine heads trembled. Attacking from multiple directions meant that I had to take damage from multiple directions — 358767!
“401882！”
“480927！”
“512724！”
… …
Beiming Xue couldn't help but giggle when she saw the high damage numbers. "You're awesome, big bro! At this rate, we'll be able to kill the boss in 20 minutes at most!"
I activated Milky Way Transformation and sensed that the boss's movement speed and attack speed had been greatly reduced. There was a lot of room for me to maneuver, and I could predict the boss's every move. Inside my Domain, the Nine-headed Flame Lizard Dragon's attacks were greatly restricted. Therefore, I shouted, "I'll keep using Milky Way Transformation to attack. Eve and Yiyi, just use Great Earth Transformation. I'll hold the boss's aggro!"
"Mn!"
The Nine-headed Flame Lizard Dragon swallowed me whole in an instant. I moved backward and zigzagged around the two heavy-armor beauties. Then, I activated Coldness of the Nine States and unleashed Thousand Ice Slash, Ten Thousand Absolute Swords and other skills on the Nine-headed Flame Lizard Dragon. I didn't forget to use Soaring Dragon to hit all nine of them at once. It felt so good.
The boss's HP dropped rapidly. Murong Mingyue's Beauty Trap wore off, and Lian Xin immediately used Heroine's Sigh to reduce the boss's Attack by about 17%. It was better than nothing. 17% might not seem like a lot, but it was a huge difference for our tanks. Before the boss's Attack was reduced, we were already in a lot of pain.
… …
"Roar roar!"
The Nine-headed Flame Lizard Dragon's HP dropped too quickly. Enraged, it raised its nine heads in unison, and Great Earth Seal appeared beneath our feet. Fuck, it really came!
"Shua shua shua!"
We were all immobilized for 12 seconds. The dragon heads raged and all nine types of magic rained down on us, and our HP kept dropping. Murong Mingyue couldn't heal us no matter how hard she tried. In the end, Lin Yixin let out a cry and died!
"Yiyi, hurry up and run to the corpse!" I said in the party channel.
"Yes, I'm coming. Everyone, hold on!
Wow, you're here too, Sister He Yi … "
"Hmm, let's run together …"
After the two girls were tortured by the boss, they quickly rushed back to my side. Murong Mingyue had been healing me for 12 seconds. I retreated and used Tenacity of the Dead to heal myself while shouting, "Little Xin!"
Lian Xin raised her staff and dashed toward them. Then, she abruptly stopped in her tracks and slammed her staff into the ground. Ice Domain appeared and froze all nine of them for 7 seconds. Damn, this skill is a lifesaver! It has a 100% chance to freeze all nine of them!
… …
It wasn't long before He Yi and Lin Yixin ran back to their corpses and resurrected. Then, we resumed our fight against the boss. Sword energy and magic danced chaotically in the air, and the ground was covered in sword scars. Our party of seven was either using Great Earth Transformation or Milky Way Transformation. Our combat domains were so strong that they caused great damage to the environment.
About ten minutes later, the boss's HP dropped to 50% or so as expected. It had gone completely berserk and was casting Earth Seal at a much higher frequency than before. Lian Xin and I were there to keep it in check. Either Lian Xin would interrupt it with Absolute Freeze or I would interrupt it with Ice of the Nine States. If I failed to interrupt it, I would immediately use the Xuanyuan Art to heal everyone back to full HP. After Murong Mingyue lowered the boss's Defense, we were basically able to tank the boss's destructive power.
In reality, the Nine-headed Flame Lizard Dragon was far stronger than we had imagined, but our tactics were right. We lowered the boss's Defense and Attack, and our skills countered the boss's Earth Seal. Our tactics and teamwork were more than enough to overwhelm this powerful boss.
We whittled away the boss's HP bit by bit, and after almost 17 minutes of intense fighting, the Nine-headed Fire Lizard Dragon's HP dropped to less than 5%.
"Is an ancient Immortal Rank boss going to drop a divine weapon?" Lin Yixin said with a smile. "I want to change my weapon, it's that simple …"
I used Burning Blade Slash and retreated as fast as I could while blocking the boss's Devour with my Battle Energy Astral. Then, I turned around and said with a smile, "No problem. If the boss drops a melee weapon, you and Eve can roll for it. I won't participate in the bidding!"
"Mn, okay!"
… …
My Divine Energy Points were draining fast, and I was almost out of 200 Divine Energy Points after killing the boss for a dozen or so minutes. I retreated a few steps and said, "Yiyi, Eve, you two hold off the boss for a couple of seconds. I'll finish it off with Purple Dragon Howl. Beiming Xue, use Eye of Fire and scout our surroundings. Don't let any assassins steal our boss!"
Beiming Xue giggled. "Don't worry, big bro!"
"Got it!"
I abruptly stood still and healed myself to full HP. Then, I activated Heavenly River Transformation and used Purple Dragon Howl. My Coldness of the Nine States pierced the ground and awakened the power of the divine dragon deep in the earth. The image of a dragon spiraled out of the ground and wrapped around the blade. I pulled out the sword and swung the hilt, unleashing the power of a giant dragon. Everyone else looked at it normally: Bang!
Boom boom boom!
A series of concentrated attacks hit the boss and dealt over 800k damage. Purple Dragon Howl's Attack was the highest of all my skills except for Xuanyuan Slash. Moreover, it dealt continuous damage, so its overall DPS was definitely higher than Xuanyuan Slash's. It was an explosive skill that sealed the boss's death.
… …
"Roar roar …"
The Nine-headed Fire Lizard Dragon let out an ear-piercing scream as its nine heads collapsed to the ground. Its scales peeled off, and blood gushed out of its body. This evil beast that had guarded Fire Dragon Canyon for so long had finally been conquered by our traveling players. Moreover, we had conquered it head-on. With several top-tier female players protecting us, healing us and buffing us, the process of killing the boss was simply delightful.
Swhoosh swhoosh!
Almost everyone leveled up after the boss died, and the experience we had lost earlier naturally returned to us.
However, what broke my heart the most was the fact that it didn't drop any equipment!
… …
Beiming Xue blinked and asked, "Where's the equipment?"
Lian Xin also said, "Yeah, where's the equipment?"
He Yi pointed at the dragon nest and said, "The equipment should be near the boss's body. If I'm not mistaken, it should be inside that dragon cave. Should we go and get it?"
"Let's go!"
I gripped Coldness of the Nine States and walked toward the dragon nest without hesitation. For the sake of the equipment, I had to go even if it was a dragon's pool or a tiger's den!