"Tch. Book fans like to read:!"
“9092！”
Her blade sliced through the One-horned Golden Dragon's scales. The One-horned Golden Dragon's Defense was extremely high, and He Yi's Barrier Break could only deal a tiny amount of damage. It didn't even deal over -10,000 damage. That was a Rank 10 Barrier Break! It could ignore 70% of the boss's Defense, but it still couldn't pierce through its Defense!
Swhoosh!
The One-horned Golden Dragon shook its head violently, and the golden horn on its head transformed into a sharp blade. The next moment, the blade pierced through He Yi's shield and sent her flying. Mount Tenacity was instantly destroyed, and the Snow Domain Windchaser vanished. He Yi tumbled into the grass as a shocking damage number floated above her head — "20192!"
She had almost been one-shot. That skill was the boss's Dragon Blade, and it was truly OP. Even He Yi's Defense couldn't withstand it! It was way too powerful!
… …
Gui Guzi raised his spear and stood in front of the boss. His Rainbow Slash left a few marks on the boss's lower jaw. However, aside from Barrier Break, the rest of his attacks only dealt around 500 damage or so. As expected, the boss's Defense was just too high. This wasn't the case at all.
I raised my sword and shouted. God Binding Art whistled through the air, and four gigantic divine weapons appeared around the One-horned Golden Dragon. They stabbed into the ground and trapped the golden dragon in the center. Blood-colored electricity flashed between the four divine weapons as they trapped the boss firmly in place.
Very good, the God Binding Art had successfully trapped the boss for 15 seconds. During this time, the boss wouldn't be able to do anything.
"Here's my chance!"
Li Chengfeng also dashed toward the golden dragon and unleashed a Barrier Break + Dragonbone Thrust combo. A string of damage numbers floated above the golden dragon's head — 7011!
“372！”
"321, other readers read as normal:!"
“335！”
"Fuck …" Li Chengfeng's eyes widened. "My Attack isn't that low, is it?
Damn it! With this kind of damage output, it's going to take forever! "
It was obvious that the Famous General Skill, Blitz, only increased Attack Speed, not Attack Power. Against such a powerful boss, it was no threat at all. Therefore, Li Chengfeng cleverly activated Encourage VII. With nearly 180 Tactics, he could increase his Attack Power by 54%, which was much more practical than Blitz.
At the same time, I appeared behind the boss and swung the Heaven-stealing Sword. An Eight Trigrams formation appeared beneath my feet and a long column of indigo flames appeared at the tip of my sword. I thrust my sword forward and stabbed the One-horned Golden Dragon in the butt, causing it to howl in pain and raise its hind legs into the air. At the same time, I followed up with a three-hit Burning Blade Slash — 15782!
“1402！”
“2743！”
“5192！”
… …
As expected, my Attack had been greatly reduced. Universe Break was the only thing that kept me at full power. Burning Blade Slash couldn't penetrate the boss's Defense by much even though it had increased my Attack. The boss's basic Defense, rank, and level were all there. At the very least, the boss's Defense had to be close to 10k in front of me.
Xu Yang curled his lips. "Fuck, Lu Chen's Martial God is still the best …"
Chaos Moon said, "It's not Martial God, it's Lu Chen who's too strong. Look at Li, he only dealt a few hundred damage …"
Li Chengfeng said, "Fuck, you guys can praise Lu Chen all you want, but don't drag me into it …"
It was at this moment I swiftly swung my sword. My 6-second cooldown was over, so I used Universe Break and Pardon as well as a basic attack. Three characters immediately appeared above the boss's head — "16029. Fans of the book like to read:!"
“MISS！”
“15092！”
As expected, the Rank 10 Pardon was far more powerful than Burning Blade Slash in this situation. This was my ultimate defense penetration skill! If I used Pardon in tandem with Universe Break, there would probably be no defense in the world that could stop me. However, it would be a waste of my DPS, so it wasn't worth it at all.
Behind us, Beiming Xue, Moonlight Stone, and the rest of the archers and mages launched their attacks, but their Attack was just too low. Beiming Xue was the only one who could deal more than 1000 damage to the boss, and the rest of the archers had to use skills that ignored Defense like Devil Piercing Arrow to deal any real damage to the boss. The series of 1s, 3s, 7s and so on that didn't exceed double digits were a huge pain in the ass. Our DPS couldn't keep up with the boss's HP regeneration at all, and it was just too shameful.
That being said, the mages' magic attacks were pretty good against the Golden Dragon's heavy armor. Basically, every mage could deal 200 to 800 damage to the boss. One person's DPS wasn't great, but when everyone's DPS was combined, it was terrifying. It was gratifying to see that the boss's HP bar had decreased by a small chunk.
It was at this moment that the God Binding Art's time limit was up. The one-horned golden dragon roared, raised its head high, and spread its wings wide. Immediately, its golden scales stood on end, forming a natural barrier around its body. It was that defensive skill!
Beep!
Combat Log: One-horned Golden Dragon used "Scale Defense", making it immune to magic attacks for 30 minutes!
… …
Immune to magic?
Moonlight Stone and the rest of the mages almost burst into tears. This was a giant dragon that was immune to magic. Our mages were completely useless now.
And so, under He Yi's command, Moonlight Stone and the hundred or so mages retreated from the battlefield and watched the battle from afar. Since we couldn't participate in the battle, we might as well leave. Otherwise, our mages would be sacrificed for nothing if the boss went all out.
Perhaps to prove He Yi's wisdom, the One-horned Golden Dragon let out a roar less than ten seconds after Moonlight Stone and the rest of the mages retreated. The skin on its lower jaw bulged as if it was gathering a powerful dragon breath!
"Fuck, everyone watch out!" Li Chengfeng shouted in alarm.
The One-horned Golden Dragon suddenly opened its mouth toward the south and unleashed a huge wave of dragon breath in a fan shape. The players in its path immediately dropped dead, and the priests didn't even have a chance to heal them. A string of damage numbers rose above their heads — 30192!
“22998!”
“27162！”
“28371！”
… …
It was simply too powerful. Only I, who was facing the boss head-on, had a chance to survive. I had lost 22998 HP, but the mages, priests, archers, and warriors behind me had all fallen to the ground. The attack power of a giant dragon was out of this world!
Tenacity of the Dead!
“+7350！”
I used a large health potion and barely pulled my HP back to 11000 or so. Regeneration of the Undead allowed me to quickly recover my HP. Murong Mingyue, Moon Dew, and the other girls also locked their heals on me and healed me back to full HP in just a few hits.
I regretted that I hadn't reacted fast enough just now. If I had used my Magic Piercing Fist, I would have had the chance to destroy the boss's dragon breath. Almost 40 people had been sacrificed this time, so I couldn't shirk the responsibility.
He Yi said, "Lu Chen, your DPS is the highest, and it seems like the boss has been targeting you all this time. Be careful, the next dragon breath …"
I nodded. "I won't disappoint you again, leader …"
At the same time, I said to Gui Guzi, "Little Gui, the two of us will tank the boss's physical attacks. We'll tank the boss's basic attacks, and we'll use Guard to block the Dragon Blade. If one of us uses Guard, the other will immediately use Barrier Break to pull the aggro back. Don't let the boss OT. This is a very technical task. Are you sure you can do this?"
Gui Guzi nodded. "No problem. Please trust me, boss!"
"Mn!"
… …
I swung the Heaven-stealing Sword and attacked the boss with Gui Guzi. My attack power was higher than the others, so I was able to keep the boss's aggro almost all the time. However, the second time I used God Binding Art, the boss refused to budge. A beautiful and heartbreaking MISS appeared in front of me!
Swhoosh!
The dragon horn glowed with an intimidating light as the Dragon Blade flew toward me. I calmly took half a step back and raised the Heaven-stealing Sword horizontally in front of my chest. Guard!
Clang!
The Dragon Blade collided with my sword and shook my body. A damage number immediately popped up above my head — 11920! Very good.
In this case, I could endure the Dragon Blade's attacks without any problems. However, the downside of Guard was that it would remove all aggro. In the blink of an eye, the boss decided to abandon me and look for a new target. Suddenly, a fiery red awl pierced through the air and bit into the boss's groin. Gui Guzi's perfectly timed attack had grabbed the boss's aggro. Not far away, Murong Mingyue and Moon Dew patted their chests in relief and said, "That scared the hell out of me. I thought we were going to draw aggro …"
Gui Guzi and I were the core of the party's offense and defense, and almost all the priests in the party were healing us. As a result, our HP was always above 50%, and the boss's basic attacks were very powerful as well. Most of the time, it dealt over 10000 damage to me, and it was a critical hit as well. Murong Mingyue and the other priests were so nervous that their hearts were in their throats. If I were to get a critical hit in a row, even the gods wouldn't be able to stop me. Fans of the novel also loved to read: The God of War.
Thankfully, Gui Guzi's melee combat skills had undergone a qualitative change. Although he still wasn't at his peak, he had already surpassed the realm of super-tier players and was very close to the level of Purple Marquis and Li Chengfeng. It was only a matter of time before he broke through his limits and reached the level of Lin Yixin, Candlelight Shadow, and me.
Clang clang clang!
The Soul Suppressing Cloak and Ghost Deity Armor buzzed repeatedly as the boss's iron-like claws slammed into my shoulder armor. The battle was intense and difficult. If not for the fact that there were a lot of priests healing us from the back, it would've been very difficult to fight an Earth Rank boss like this.
Everyone's DPS was extremely low, and their attacks were constantly being dodged. My Universe Break and God Binding Art were also being dodged. There was nothing we could do about it. Even with a few hundred of us, we were only dealing 200k damage per minute. Almost 20 minutes later, the boss's HP finally dropped to 50% or so.
But it was at this moment that an ominous premonition hit me again. The One-horned Golden Dragon abruptly stopped attacking and raised its head high. It flapped its wings and summoned golden walls around it!
Magic Piercing Punch!
There was a loud bang, but it only managed to reduce the boss's casting time by half. My level was too low, so I couldn't nullify the boss's large-scale magic 100% of the time.
"Not good! Little Gui, retreat!"
I shouted. Gui Guzi and He Yi reacted quickly and retreated with me.