Silver Radiance?
Ziyu was a 140 Spirit Rank boss. He was 40 levels higher than me, and his level advantage meant that he could deal around 100% more damage to me. This kind of boss couldn't be fought head-on. It would be an ugly death, and even a skill like Thunderous Charge would have a much lower chance of success.
… …
I held my breath and stared coldly at Ziyu. Sucking in a deep breath, I asked, "How are we going to fight this, Yiyi?"
Lin Yixin looked a bit confused as well. She shook her head and said, "I don't know …"
"Forget it. I'll use Dragon Slaying Slash to aggro the boss and then use Charge. If my Charge fails, you use Charge as well. Then, I'll use Dragon Slaying Slash to attract the boss' aggro while you move in a zigzag pattern to slow it down. Run around these twelve pillars and see if you can kill the boss with long-range attacks!"
"Mn!" Lin Yixin smiled approvingly. "This strategy is reliable. Let's do it this way!"
I nodded and pointed at two frozen totem pillars that were less than three meters away from each other. "Cut in from the one on the left and the one on the right. With my movement speed, it'll take about 0.5 seconds. You need to use Charge at the right time …"
"Don't worry. Go!"
"Mn!"
His gaze fell in Ziyu's direction. This loyal and devoted commander was still abiding by the late Queen Fei Ya's orders. However, his soul had already been extracted and he had long since become a dead creature filled with a violent and murderous aura.
He raised the Purgatory Sword slightly, and energy surged. Streaks of green light revolved around his arm. In the next moment, energy collided in the air, and a huge green blade tore through the air, smashing into Ziyu's head!
“954！”
Fuck!
I was dumbfounded. This is too ridiculous, isn't it?
My Dragon Slaying Slash didn't even deal over a thousand damage?
Just how high is Ziyu's Magic Resistance?
After the boss took the attack, it abruptly raised its head, its brown eyes filled with killing intent. It raised its flaming sword and charged at me with incredible speed!
I hurriedly raised my hand again and used Dragon Slaying Slash to deal less than a thousand damage. At the same time, I took a few steps back and activated Thunderous Charge!
"Whoosh!"
I charged the boss, but a beautiful MISS appeared in front of me. The next moment, the boss raised his sword and slammed it into my Obsidian Dragonscale Armor. I felt a tearing pain in my chest, and I was sent flying by the impact!
"Di!"
Combat Log: Silver Radiance?
Ziyu used [Armor Piercing Stab], dealing 6984 damage to you!
…
Dammit, this is bad. The boss's attack could've one-shot me. If Lin Yixin was hit by it, she'd be in big trouble!
At that moment, Lin Yixin's Charge missed with a whoosh. She didn't even gain a trace of aggro. She dashed behind the boss, her dagger glowing brightly. A huge damage number floated up above Ziyu's head — 3985!
Very good, I've broken through his defense! Extreme Shattering is as sharp as ever!
As the aggro shifted, I gulped down a health potion and charged forward again. I swung my sword and used Pardon + Desperate Gambit + basic attack combo!
“MISS！”
“4109！”
“2574！”
Even with Extreme Shattering's Defense piercing effect, I could only deal so much damage. Tsk tsk, this 140 Spirit Rank boss really is strong!
Fortunately, the third hit triggered the Paralysis Ring's effect and saved my life. The 3 seconds of paralysis was mostly offset by the boss's resistances, so I estimated that it would only last 1.5 seconds!
I hurriedly retreated, but I only managed to take a few steps back before I raised my arm and fired another Dragon Slaying Slash!
“3109！”
Not bad, not bad. Extreme Shattering's 15 seconds of Defense reduction was very precious!
I circled around the Frozen Totem Pole and threw out Dragon Slaying Slash after Dragon Slaying Slash. Then, I locked onto the coordinates in my field of vision and left multiple red coordinates on the map. My skill was immeasurably precise. My powerful combat skills exploded into action in an instant.
Lin Yixin carefully walked in front of the boss with the Moonlight Sword in her hand. She repeatedly walked in a zigzag line, determined the boss's movement trajectory, and firmly blocked the boss's path. Her powerful reaction speed and judgment were truly impressive. The pretty little pepper who dominated the world of Spirit of Grief all those years ago really lived up to her reputation.
Seven or eight Dragon Slaying Slashes later, we dealt over 20k damage to the boss. However, the boss's HP bar seemed to be full, and it hadn't moved at all. At most, it had lost 1% of its HP. If that was the case, then this Level 140 Spirit Rank boss probably had more than 2 million HP. It was so powerful that it was despairingly powerful. How long would it take for me to kill this Level 140 Spirit Rank boss with a 1000 attack potion?
Moreover, the boss's HP regeneration was incredible. Every time I took out a chunk of my Dragon Slaying Slash, he would regenerate a chunk of his HP!
… …
Lin Yixin's eyebrows furrowed slightly. She had also noticed that the situation was bad. At this rate, our chances of victory were infinitely close to 0%.
Before we could change our tactics, General Ziyu took the initiative and raised his sword. He shouted, "Earth spirit sleeping in the rock stratum, awaken and heed my call. I offer you a contract, and I am willing to burn my life as the price — Earthen Howl!"
"Crack!"
Countless cracks suddenly appeared beneath my feet. I cursed inwardly, but it was too late. The next moment, the ground split open and countless sharp rock spikes burst out of it. The range wasn't large, only about 10 to 10 yards, but there was no way for me to dodge. I was flung into the air by the rock spikes!
“3904！”
“3874！”
“3762！”
… …
I drank a health potion in between, but it still wasn't enough. My body suddenly turned cold. It was the omen of death, but I wasn't dead yet. Bloody light shone brightly, and I resurrected on the spot!
Immortal?
With a 10% effect and 15 points of Luck, a 20% chance of resurrection was pretty awesome!
I couldn't help but be overjoyed. At the distance, Lin Yixin saw that I had died, so she forgot to block me and lost the aggro. The boss had already activated its strongest skill and tore through Lin Yixin's Profound Ice Armor with Armor Piercing Thrust!
“8984！”
Shit, not good!
I cursed inside my head, but it was already too late. Her Defense was far inferior to mine, so there was no way she could withstand such a powerful attack. She was one-shot and fell limply to the ground. She stared at me with unwillingness in her eyes, but she also dropped a couple of items from her bag. Fans of the novel loved to read: Kill Me!
I ran quickly. No one was there to block me. My heart was filled with despair. What should I do this time?
"Shua shua!"
Two Dragon Slaying Slashes in a row drew the boss's aggro back to me again. At the same time, I released the Sky Obsidian Greedy Wolf and used the little wolf to block the boss's position!
However, the little wolf's specialty was its high movement speed. My mechanical skills weren't as refined as Lin Yixin's due to the mental pressure. The little wolf's speed just so happened to make up for this shortcoming.
I walked half a circle around Lin Yixin and threw the Frozen Earth equipment sets she had dropped into my bag. At the same time, I quickly circled around the ice totem pillars and attacked them.
But good times did not last long. Battle General Ziyu's destructive power was astonishing. With a sweep of the sword in his hand, a totem pole was sliced in half. With a loud crashing sound, the 40-meter-long totem pole fell to the ground!
The hall was a mess, but I continued to roam around. Ten minutes later, General Ziyu's HP dropped to 97% at a visible rate. Finally, I felt a little more confident. The boss's HP regeneration couldn't keep up with my attack speed. If this was the case, there was a chance that I could kill the boss, even if it wasn't a big one.
The ice totem poles fell one after another, and in the blink of an eye, only the one at the edge was left. This totem pole was particularly thick, and in the middle was a bronze totem pole about half a meter in diameter. It was probably this thing that supported the entire ice cave underground and prevented it from collapsing due to the tectonic shift.
"Are you still struggling, lowly bastard?!"
Ziyu's disdainful voice entered my ears. He swung his broadsword horizontally and fired sword energy at the totem pillar. As long as I destroyed this totem pillar, my last obstacle would be gone. That way, I would be exposed to Ziyu's vision, and I wouldn't last more than a few rounds.
Clang clang clang!
The Level 140 Spirit Rank boss shook the totem pillar, and the deafening sound was unbearable. Finally, after a dozen or so hits, the totem pillar started to tilt. The ice around it had shattered, and all that was left was the copper pillar. It fell to the ground and smashed into the southwest corner of the hall. The other readers stared at it in shock.
Boom!
The 70-meter-long pillar smashed into the ice wall and shattered it like rotten wood. Then, my eyes lit up, and I saw a ten-meter-long hole in the ice wall. The totem pillar, which was almost 50 meters long, was now lying horizontally outside the ice cave.
Ziyu's lips curled into a sinister smile as he pounced toward me!
I had no intention of fighting this Level 140 boss at all. Fighting it head-on would be suicide, so I ran toward the southwest corner without looking back. I jumped out of the hole created by the totem pillar, stood firmly on top of the totem pillar, and ran away from this damned ice cave!
My body went cold, and when I arrived outside the ice cave, I looked to my left and right and was immediately scared out of my wits. Goddammit, there was a bottomless abyss outside the ice cave of the Extreme Ice Temple, and a huge chunk of the totem pillar was protruding out of the cave. Wind and snow were blowing on both sides of the wall, and I was standing outside the totem pillar like a withered leaf. This dangerous situation was absolutely terrifying!
I stood there like an acrobat, not daring to move. If I slipped, I would definitely fall. I might not have a chance to survive this time.
The snowstorm caused my cloak to flutter violently. I lifted my head to look in front of me and felt a sense of despair. Finally, at the opening of the ice cave, Ziyu raised his sharp blade and looked at me coldly. If he made a single move, I would fall down and turn into a pile of ice. Otherwise, I would be instantly killed by his sharp blade!
However, Ziyu didn't move at all!
My heart sank. Is … is this a map-specific boss?
I was overjoyed in an instant. That's right!
Silver Radiance?
Ziyu was a map-specific boss, and he could only stay in his own territory because of the system's restrictions. He wouldn't step out of his zone, not to mention that I was outside of the Extreme Ice Temple's map right now. That was why Ziyu could only stare at me without doing anything!