Gui Guzi tried to retreat, but he still couldn't get the boss's aggro back. Growing anxious, I unsheathed the Heaven-stealing Sword from my back, locked onto the boss's position and activated Thunderous Charge. Everyone else was stunned: Whoosh!
Swhoosh!
Streaks of lightning rained down from the sky as I slammed into the boss's thigh. The power of lightning wreaked havoc in my body and stunned it instantly!
"Bang!"
I stomped on the ground and activated War Crush. Then, I hit the ground three times in a row — 2475!
“2298！”
“2364！”
Then, I followed up with a Pardon + basic attack combo. This time, I purposely aimed for the boss's crotch. The Desert Giant King's crotch seemed to be covered in a layer of Stone Skin.
“MISS！”
“6984！”
Heh, not bad at all!
I immediately realized that this was the boss's weak spot, so I growled, "All archers, aim for the boss's crotch as much as you can, understand?"
Beiming Xue was blushing from afar. "I don't understand …"
That being said, it didn't matter. Archers weren't the main force of this boss. The Desert Giant King had Stone Skin armor, so arrows couldn't pierce it. Mages were the main force.
My five-hit combo had shaved away over 14000 HP from the boss, perfectly pulling its aggro. The boss had chosen to target the player who dealt the most damage and healed the most. At this moment, I was without a doubt the most hated existence of the boss.
Whoosh!
Raging flames swirled as the boss swung his arm down. It was a [Flame Double Strike]. I hurriedly raised my arm to block, trying to minimize the damage I received. In a holographic game, attack numbers were closely related to stats, position, distance, and other factors. Using my arm to block was much better than using my face to block.
Bang bang!
“4120！”
“4098！”
My face turned as white as a sheet as I hurriedly swung my sword and hit the boss twice. At the same time, I used Tenacity of the Dead to recover 2000 + HP. At the same time, Murong Mingyue and the other priests behind me did their best to heal me. My HP was back to full in an instant. Fans of the novel also loved to read:
However, the only flaw was that if the boss used a critical strike, then I would be in danger!
It was at this moment Pure Love picked up her flute and started playing a beautiful melody. The next moment, several buffs were applied to me — Combat Log: Player "Pure Love" used "Divine Valor" on you, increasing your Attack by 20% (59% Tactics)!
Combat Log: Player Pure Love used the skill [Death Match] on you, increasing Defense by 20% (Tactics increased by 59%).
Combat Log: Player "Pure Love" has used the skill "Nichang" on you, increasing critical rate by 25% (Tactics increased by 59%).
Combat Log: Player Pure Love has used the skill [Weapon Forging] on you, increasing your hit rate by 25% (Tactics increased by 59%).
…
After the update, Bards' buffs were now linked to their Tactics. Basically, it was on par with Tacticians' Tactics growth. This ensured the survival of the Bard class. After all, with Pure Love's current level and equipment, the buff basically added 30% Attack and Defense, 40% Hit Rate, and 40% Critical Rate. This was a terrifying stat!
My stats were high to begin with. Martial God's 75% Attack, War Holy Temple's 10% buff, and Divine Valor's 30% buff. My Attack was so high that it was maddeningly high. Even after I was buffed to the max, I could only deal 4000 + damage to the boss with a normal strike. High Fighting Spirits, Eighteen Steeds of You and Yun, and the others were speechless. They said with pale faces, "Fuck!
Vice leader, what kind of attack is that … "
Xu Yang smiled. "This is the level of a top-tier CGL Hall of Famer, hahaha!"
Everyone laughed. Now that I was tanking the boss, the situation was a lot safer. At the very least, my Attack was enough to keep the boss busy. Gui Guzi, on the other hand, didn't have enough Attack, so the boss looked like a hungry woman who had been hungry for hundreds of years and was running around the streets looking for someone. The rest of the readers looked at me normally.
It was at this moment Li Chengfeng found a bard and asked for a buff. Then, he charged at the boss and swung his sword three times in a row!
Clang clang clang!
Cyan Light Sword hit the boss's stone-skinned thigh and dealt three damage numbers — 2084!
“2174！”
“1937！”
… …
Not bad Attack. At the very least, it was much stronger than Gui Guzi's. No wonder he was able to solo Laughing At The Heavens and Farewell Song. This dragon warrior was much stronger than I had imagined!
The boss seemed to be enraged. It suddenly raised its arm and roared in a hoarse voice. Suddenly, a fiery red cloud condensed above the cave. Then, countless stone spikes wrapped in flames crashed to the ground. It was a large area of effect AoE skill!
Fuck, this is amazing!
The skill covered almost a quarter of the cave, and hundreds of Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls players were caught in the skill!
Boom!
A Flaming Rock Awl smashed into my shoulder, causing a tearing pain to spread through my shoulder. A huge damage number floated above my head — 3987!
Even with my high Magic Resist, I had lost so much HP. Would the rest of the players still be alive?
I looked up and saw a lot of Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls players collapsing to the ground. The archers and priests especially were one-shot by the flaming stone spikes. Mages had slightly higher HP, and their Magic Shield was enough to block the first spike, but the second one was more than enough to one-shot them. The rest of the readers looked at me normally.
The situation had become very chaotic. The boss was still waving its arms and casting a skill, and the UI said that the skill would last for 30 seconds!
How could this be?!
I hurriedly drank a health potion and shouted at Legendary Brave, "Chengfeng, interrupt the boss's skill!"
"Mn!"
Li Chengfeng quickly retreated 5 yards and activated Charge!
“MISS！”
Sad, my Charge skill actually missed!
Helpless, I raised my sword and slashed at the boss many times, but I still couldn't get the stun effect. High-rank bosses seemed to have a lot more resistance to stun!
I quickly retreated and Li Chengfeng tacitly blocked my path. This guy was a genius!
Swhoosh!
I activated my second Thunderous Charge, but to my surprise, it was also a MISS. Behind me, even a high-level warrior like Wolf Fang had died. Anxious, I quickly swung my Thousand Ice Slash. That low chance of getting frozen, come on!
This time, my luck wasn't as bad as before. Amidst the blinding light, the boss stopped casting its ultimate skill. A thick layer of ice formed around its legs, completely sealing it in ice. The skill had been interrupted. Yes, the Thousand Ice Slash had become even more powerful after it was upgraded!
However, the boss's flames kept cutting at our armor, and Li Chengfeng and I couldn't hold on for much longer. We retreated at the same time and shouted, "Run!"
The boss broke through the ice and chased after us. I didn't even have a third of my HP left, so I might not be able to withstand a single hit from the boss. Everyone else: "Run!"
Fortunately, Murong Mingyue, Moon Dew and the other priests weren't far away. They quickly closed in and healed me to full health before I turned around and charged the boss again. The boss's Blazing Rock Spike skill should have a cooldown, so all I had to do was kill it while it was still on cooldown.
Li Chengfeng no longer participated in the battle. He felt that his defense was a little weak, so he watched from a distance. Beside him, Xu Yang and Gui Guzi humbly asked Li Chengfeng about the positioning techniques he used in the PvP earlier. Li Chengfeng didn't hide anything. He drew his longsword and drew a few points on the ground. He smiled and said, "You can't just charge around in PvP. You need to predict your opponent's target and surroundings in advance. You need to know what his next step will be and where he will be. What you need to do is avoid his attacks and wait for him to exhaust himself before dealing a fatal blow!"
Chaos Moon nodded in agreement. "You're absolutely right. Lu Chen always managed to predict Farewell Song, Little Piglet, and Shangguan Wan 'er's moves. Hehe, he practically toyed with all three of them in the palm of his hand. Little Piglet's face is so cool to see …" Chaos Moon nodded in agreement.
Li Chengfeng laughed. "Yeah, I watched the recording of the vice leader's duel just now, and it's true that a Heavenly King ranked 12th in the CGL Hall of Fame is too strong!"
Xu Yang grinned. "Farewell Song is ranked 16th, and Laughing At The Heavens is ranked 18th, but you still defeated them easily!"
"Haha, that's because they were careless!"
… …
Ten minutes later, the boss's HP dropped to a third or so, and the mages behind me kept firing Ice Dragon Howls at it. It was only natural that the Desert Giant King was fast, but it was unfortunate that it ran into the core team of Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls. If it hadn't, it would've been able to beat it to a pulp. Now that it was aggroed by me, there was nothing it could do.
"Ahem …"
When I saw that the boss's HP was low, I coughed and said, "Brothers and sisters, quiet down. I have something to say, so listen carefully."
"Mn." Li Chengfeng smiled. "Go ahead!"
High Fighting Spirits, Chaos Moon, Xu Yang and the others also turned serious. It was as if I was about to announce the Code of Hammurabi to everyone.
… …
I cleared my throat and said, "Warsky Alliance's guild leader is about the same level as Farewell Song, Gods of Destruction's guild leader Dominating Heaven Blade's level is higher than everyone else, and Snowy Cathaya's guild leader Beauty Lin's level is way higher than everyone else's. Our guild leader, er, I mean Eve, is always busy flying around the world, so she doesn't have much time to grind. Therefore, I suggest that Eve be the one to kill this boss. She gets 50% of the experience, and we won't roll for the boss's loot. What do you all think?"
Li Chengfeng nodded. "I don't think there's a problem with that."
High Fighting Spirits said casually, "Yeah, there's nothing wrong with letting the guild leader get the experience. It wouldn't look good if we ended up fighting each other."
Chaos Moon smiled. "It's settled then!"
I nodded and said to He Yi, "When the boss's HP drops below 2%, come over and take over. Attack when I tell you to. Get it?"
"Mn!"
He Yi nodded, her eyes filled with gratitude. "Thank you, everyone!"
Before they could even be courteous, they were shocked by the reverberating system bell in the air — Ding ~!
System Announcement: Player "Wind Fantasy (City in the Sky)" has successfully killed the Purple Gold Rank Boss "Envoy of Darkness" and reached Level 100. She has also become a Famous General and become the third Famous General of China. She has gained Luck + 1, Tactics + 5, and the exclusive Famous General Skill "Bombshell"!