"Boss is the boss, why? Boss has 6250 health, three times yours! And Boss's operation, truly impeccable!" Heng Dao said, smiling at Jian Zhi Cang Tian.
Heng Dao saw Chu Tian, almost in place, evading the fireball spells cast by the Fiery Dragon Man. He only took a hit when he absolutely couldn't dodge. This gave Heng Dao ample time to refill his health.
"What? Are you kidding me?" Jian Zhi asked.
"Stop babbling, hurry up and retrieve your corpse. Come help me interrupt skills. One Fireball will probably take half my health. I'm afraid Heng Dao's healing won't be enough to bring me back," Chu Tian said in the team chat.
In the few minutes he had been tanking, although he had used his body's agility to dodge most of the fireball attacks, he still sustained over 1800 damage. The monster was five levels higher, and it was a pure magic attack, so the damage was explosive.
Chu Tian hadn't had time to get skill books. He didn't even have the Druid's interrupt skill, 'Savage Blow'.
"Yi Yi, simulate the highest true damage arrow you have," Chu Tian said. When outsiders were present, he directly called Luo Luo by her in-game name.
"Mhm!" Luo Luo replied.
"Right, where's your Nine Consecutive Shots?" Chu Tian asked. He remembered that he had dropped a high-level skill book for a Sharpshooter, 'Nine Consecutive Shots', for Luo Luo.
"Oh dear, I just reached level fifteen and forgot to learn it. I'll learn it now!"
Just as Luo Luo was speaking, the Fiery Dragon Man finally began casting Fireball. The ten-second cast time was almost complete.
"Bash!" Chu Tian unleashed his control skill. The Fiery Dragon Man was stunned for three seconds. However, after three seconds passed, it immediately began recasting Fireball.
"Typhoon!" The Fiery Dragon Man was blown back eight meters, interrupting the cast again.
For the third cast of Fireball, a hammer descended from the sky, directly smashing onto the Fiery Dragon Man's head.
"Hammer of Justice!" Holy Light Blesses You unleashed his control skill. The Fiery Dragon Man was stunned for five seconds. As soon as the stun ended, the Dragon Man started casting Fireball again.
Chu Tian knew that no one else had any skills left. Moreover, he would likely be unable to dodge the Fireball. The magic projectile was too fast, and its area of effect was too large. Still, Chu Tian remained ready to dodge.
*Boom...* A fireball the size of a washbasin flew directly towards Chu Tian the moment the Fiery Dragon Man finished casting. To dodge this skill, Chu Tian had already run ten meters away, hoping to create a gap for evasion by increasing the distance. However, he still underestimated the speed of the Fireball. The magic had reached him the instant he reacted.
*Bang...* It hit Chu Tian directly.
-5756! It even crit. If Chu Tian's health hadn't been high enough, and if Heng Dao hadn't been keeping his health at full, he would have suffered the same fate as Jian Zhi Cang Tian.
Chu Tian gritted his teeth and drank a Mid-grade Instant Health Potion.
+4250! The wave was stabilized.
Heng Dao's mana had already dropped by a third, and the battle had only lasted for a minute. Although he had done his best to dodge skills, because the damage was too high, Heng Dao's healing spell could only restore 400+ health. Thus, for every instance of damage he took, Heng Dao had to cast at least four times to heal him back.
"Jian Zhi Cang Tian, how long until you can run back?" Chu Tian asked.
"It's too far. I estimate it will take at least five minutes to run back!" Jian Zhi Cang Tian replied. He was starting to get anxious. The Fiery Dragon Man's health had only been depleted by a fifth. At the current speed, it would take at least five minutes to defeat this monster. If Heng Dao's mana ran out, Chu Tian would be the first to die, and then everyone would wipe. If it didn't work out, he would have to let the others retreat first.
"Boss, don't worry. I haven't used any mana recovery potions yet. I still have one Mid-grade Slow Mana Recovery Potion. It should be enough to deal with it," Heng Dao said in the team chat, knowing Chu Tian's concern.
"Using a Mid-grade Slow Mana Recovery Potion for just this one monster, that's a huge loss!" Chu Tian exclaimed. Mana recovery potions were five times more expensive than health potions. A Mid-grade Slow Health Potion cost two gold coins, while a mana potion cost a full ten gold coins. His Mid-grade Instant Health Potion earlier cost fifteen gold coins, equivalent to spending sixty thousand yuan in real life in one go. No matter how rich he was, he wouldn't spend money like this. Moreover, this monster was just a normal elite monster. Who knew how much more money it would cost to keep fighting.
"Brother, you tank for one more minute, and I'll finish it!" Luo Luo said at this moment.
"Can you do it? If not, you guys retreat first. I can't afford to die again and use more potions. It's a losing business!" Chu Tian said.
"Mhm, I can do it. I've learned Nine Consecutive Shots. It's nine consecutive attacks, each dealing 200% damage, with a cooldown of only 10 seconds. Charging it up is essentially firing the attack. A five-second charge means only a five-second cooldown as long as I can stand," Luo Luo explained. As she spoke, she directly cast a 'Dual Shot' buff skill on herself. Then, she began charging her aim shot.
*Swish swish...* Two aimed shots were fired consecutively.
-3698, -89!
-5547, -89!
-150!
The second aimed shot crit, and the weapon's attribute of hitting ten consecutive times, with an additional true damage effect, was triggered. The Fiery Dragon Man's health dropped significantly. Then, Luo Luo's arms rapidly drew the bowstring, firing nine arrows in five seconds.
-1290, -1290, -1935...
Continuous numbers popped up above the monster's head. The Fiery Dragon Man's health instantly dropped to half. Chu Tian saw that it wouldn't even take a minute. If Luo Luo could fire two more rounds, she would likely defeat the monster.
At this moment, Holy Light Blesses You and Yi Zhi Rou Rou both stopped attacking. Looking at their damage of only 1 point, they felt ashamed. She was only level 15, and any of her skills dealt over a thousand damage. What was the point of them attacking? It was too embarrassing. No wonder the boss said that 'Yi Yi' was bringing them to level up this time! Being led by a girl was something that would be laughed at if spoken of.
But honestly, how could Yi Yi's damage be so high? Their gazes were focused on the weapon in Luo Luo's hands. The bow looked extraordinary in appearance and emitted a golden light. Could it be strengthened to +30?
"Sister-in-law, is your weapon perhaps strengthened to +30?" Yi Zhi Rou Rou couldn't help but ask curiously.
"Mhm, your boss gave it to me!"
"What? Boss, can you get me one too?" Yi Zhi Rou Rou immediately said to Chu Tian after hearing that.
"No problem, as long as you bring your own reinforcement stones. My fee for reinforcing to +30 won't be cheap!" Yi Zhi Rou Rou, who had initially been ready to say "no problem" upon hearing the first part, hesitated and then asked, "Can it really reach +30?" He had originally planned to have Chu Tian help him reinforce it to around level ten or so, never expecting to reinforce it to such a high level as +30.