In the next moment, the Golden Wall Blades rained down from the sky and enveloped an area with a 50-yard radius around the boss. Then, the Golden Wall Blades shattered and dealt a powerful blow to all targets within range. Fans of the book also loved to watch: Attack!
I had backed away from the boss and locked onto Moonlight Stone to avoid the boss's attack. He Yi and Gui Guzi's mounts were fast enough to avoid the boss's AoE attacks. Xu Yang, Li Chengfeng, and the others had backed away from the battle and watched from the sidelines.
However, there were still nearly 30 melee players who couldn't dodge the boss's attack in time. When the Golden Wall Blades attacked, they all collapsed to the ground. Not a single one of them was spared, and a damage number over 50k floated up above their heads. Even I would've been one-shot if I had been the one to take the hit. This was a Level 155 Earth Rank boss, and we couldn't afford to hurt it. We might be able to take a direct hit, but if we provoked the boss and it unleashed its ultimate skill, we would have no choice but to run for our lives.
… …
The Golden Wall Blade lasted for almost 30 seconds. Finally, the dazzling gold light faded away, but the golden dragon was still roaring with its head held high. It seemed to be venting its dissatisfaction and anger toward our group. The fact that a mighty Primordial Dragon was being ganged up on by a group of players was a disgrace to it.
"Little Gui, go!"
I gripped the Heaven-stealing Sword and flew toward the boss. Gui Guzi, He Yi, and I were the only players present who had the strength to fight the boss head-on. He Yi's mechanical skill was slightly inferior to Gui Guzi's, so she couldn't be the main force for now. Gui Guzi and I were the only ones left. That being said, the boss was truly powerful. Gui Guzi's face was ashen as he complained incessantly.
Swhoosh!
Gui Guzi dashed toward the boss like lightning, but a huge MISS appeared above his head. The moment he stepped forward, the boss slapped him in the face. It was truly a pain in the ass.
I followed behind him and activated Charge from afar. I failed to stun the boss, but my God Binding Art did work. It took us 15 seconds to finish off the boss, and it was a very precious amount of time. It allowed our priests and archers to get into position, and the threat Gui Guzi and I faced would be greatly reduced.
"Shua shua!"
As Holy Light descended, Gui Guzi's HP rapidly recovered back to full. Everyone went all out with their DPS. Li Chengfeng, He Yi, Xu Yang, Chaos Moon, and the others all charged forward. Every time they used a Barrier Break, they would retreat to a safe distance of 10 yards. Otherwise, they would be in a lot of trouble if they got tangled up with the boss. This was especially true for Li Chengfeng, Chaos Moon, and Xu Yang. Their max HP wasn't high enough to tank the boss head-on.
It was at this moment the boss recovered and swelled its lower jaw. It was the prelude to Dragon Breath again. This skill only lasted for 0.5 seconds, but I was able to react in time this time. The moment the dragon's lower jaw swelled, a bloody whirlpool appeared around my left fist. I leaped into the air and punched the boss in the neck. Everyone else looked at me with a normal expression: Whoosh!
"Bang!"
The Devil Piercing Fist worked this time. It dispersed the energy of the dragon's breath, causing it to die in its stomach …
"Haha, nice break!" Xu Yang, High Fighting Spirits, and the others couldn't help but cheer.
Gui Guzi and I continued to circle the boss and exchange aggro and Break skills. Once we understood the boss's temperament, attack power, and speed, killing it wasn't as difficult as we thought it would be. Moreover, we had an elite team of priests, so we didn't have to worry about running out of supplies. That was why we weren't afraid of the boss's attacks.
… …
Time passed bit by bit. With a "hong" sound, my Silver Dragon Ring exploded with a Silver Dragon Storm, engulfing the boss. After a dozen or so Silver Dragon Storms were triggered, the boss's health had dropped to around 10%. After a whole 40 minutes, this boss was a little too difficult to kill!
"Keep it up! The boss is about to die!" Gui Guzi said excitedly.
I nodded. "It's the final moment. Be careful!"
"Mn!"
A golden light pierced through the clouds before I could finish speaking. Fuck, it was another Golden Wall Blade! This was the second time the boss had used its ultimate!
Everyone hurriedly retreated, but I was shocked after only a few steps. I couldn't help but yell, "Fuck, we've been tricked! Everyone around Beiming Xue, get out of the way immediately! Retreat 50 yards away, quickly!"
"What?" Gui Guzi was shocked. He suddenly realized something. "Fuck!
This boss is too despicable. He actually locked his skill on Beiming Xue? "
Beiming Xue leaped away as fast as she could, but not all archers were as fast as she was. In the next instant, the Golden Wall Blades that covered a 100-yard radius abruptly exploded, and a large number of archers, mages, and priests who were standing there fell to the ground and died!
"It's over …"
I couldn't help but feel a bit dejected. This attack had seriously damaged our morale. Almost all of our elite archers were dead except for Beiming Xue. Even our number one mage, Moonlight Stone, was lying in a pool of blood. It was just a simple attack, but over 100 of our elite archers, mages, and priests had been wiped out in a single blow!
The only thing worth celebrating was that Murong Mingyue, Moon Dew, and the other priests were still alive!
"Attack!"
Gui Guzi and I turned around and counterattacked. The boss was releasing its Golden Wall Blade, and this was the perfect opportunity for us to attack without restraint. We happened to be at the edge of the Golden Wall Blade's range, so we wouldn't be affected by the radiation and could land a perfect hit on the boss.
Eighteen Steeds of You and Yun was a smart guy. He knew that his Attack hadn't reached an extraordinary level yet, so he stood at a distance and relied on his mount's 23 yard attack range to attack from afar. His damage to the boss was far less than mine, but he was very safe. At the very least, he wouldn't be hit by skills like Giant Dragon Breath or Golden Wall Blade.
… …
It wasn't hard to kill the last 10% of its HP. At this critical moment, I activated God's Fury without hesitation, stacking my attacks with 100% critical rate. Barrier Break, Pardon, and other attacks glowed with the light of a critical hit. The distant players were stunned and said, "Lu Chen has gone berserk …"
After a series of attacks, the boss finally dropped to a sliver of HP. Gui Guzi and I attacked with everything we had. We were going to fight for 50% of the boss's experience.
Unfortunately, life was unpredictable, and we often couldn't predict the final outcome. When the boss's HP dropped to a sliver that was barely visible to the naked eye, I used Universe Break and Gui Guzi used Barrier Break. It was at this exact moment that a ray of sword energy pierced through the air and struck the One-horned Golden Dragon's groin.
Thud!
“927！”
The boss only had a few hundred HP left, and it let out a scream of pain before collapsing to the ground. It died just like that!
… …
At the same time, a system announcement rang in the air — System Announcement: Player "Eighteen Steeds of You and Yun (City in the Sky)" has successfully killed the Earth Rank boss One-horned Golden Dragon and reached Level 125. He has also become a Famous General and become the 24th Famous General of China! He has gained Luck + 1, Tactics + 1, and an exclusive Famous General Skill — "Flying General"!
[Flying General]: Beseech the power of the general and increase the movement speed of all mounted party members by 100%. The increase is related to Tactics. Skill exclusive to player "Eighteen Steeds of You and Yun".
… …
Holy shit, Flying General?
A Famous General Skill that increased the movement speed of all mounted players by 100%? This … this was practically the same Famous General Skill as Gui Guzi's Knight God. Flying General could be used to perform a lightning fast ambush, and then Knight God could be used to attack. Knight God + Flying General was practically made for the king of cavalry in this era of cold weapons!
Eighteen Steeds of You and Yun was so happy that he couldn't stop laughing. "Wah, I finally learned a Famous General Skill as well! I'm a Famous General now! Hahahaha! What do you think, Little Gui?"
Gui Guzi patted him on the shoulder. "We'll be brothers forever!"
"Hahaha …" Li Chengfeng laughed as well. "Little Gui, Eighteen, you two will be the absolute elites of Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls from now on. Your strength will only grow more and more important in the Nation Wars and territory wars. That's the time for you to truly step onto the stage!"
It was true that Li Chengfeng was a Divine General, at least to Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls. It was rare to find someone like him who could provide such insightful insight in such a critical situation.
… …
I stepped onto the golden dragon's corpse and poked through the loot. It wasn't long before I found a golden dragon scale. It was none other than the Golden Dragon Scale, so I tossed it into my bag without hesitation. Who else in Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls was more suited to preserve this precious dragon scale than me?
"Guild leader, let's distribute the equipment!" I said as I moved to the side.
He Yi nodded and walked up to the One-horned Golden Dragon. After that, she stabbed Whirlwind into the ground and smiled at everyone. "Before we distribute the equipment, I want to say something first. You can ROLL for the equipment of other classes, but I suggest that Lu Chen and Gui Guzi get the metal armor equipment first. We still have the Ninth Floor of the Dragon Domain waiting for us to challenge, and whether we can kill the boss or not will depend on their equipment. Only by strengthening them will we be able to advance further!"
High Fighting Spirits waved his Invincible Battle Axe and laughed. "Guild leader, you're right. I support you unconditionally. That's how it should be!"
Eighteen Steeds of You and Yun said, "I've been slacking off for so long. It's already good enough that I got the experience from the boss …"
In reality, I didn't get any experience from the boss at all. Gui Guzi's Knight God party got it all. Eighteen Steeds of You and Yun was the one who dealt the final blow.
She started distributing the equipment. There was a golden spear, a dark golden shield, a green leather legguards, and a dark red battle armor that glowed with rainbow light. It looked pretty good, but the one that caught everyone's attention the most was a round pet egg!
… …
Everyone's heart skipped a beat. What is that?