Chapter 1 The Lanxi Pavilion's Troubles

Lan He naturally thought of Ye Xiu and the others. However, even knowing they were skilled, there was no way to disrupt their dungeon runs. Lan He simply didn't mention it, so as not to affect the others' morale. The Lanxi Pavilion's elite squad continued forward. The next two waves of monsters were all less than three in number, and the seven of them faced them without too much pressure. But immediately after, in the fourth wave, Bi Yanfei was careless and was knocked away by an Yingshan bandit's attack, immediately entering the aggro range of another wave of Yingshan bandits.

One, two, three, four, five...

This new wave numbered five. Bi Yanfei was knocked away and didn't return. The six others didn't have time to rescue him before they saw Bi Yanfei die and leave the team.

Five, plus the four they were already dealing with, making a total of nine Yingshan bandits, two more than the first wave. And what about the Lanxi Pavilion? They were only six left. After a desperate, life-and-death struggle, the six were unable to withstand the nine Yingshan bandits. In a chaotic mess of aggro, three Yingshan bandits fell, but all six Lanxi Pavilion experts were wiped out.

The elite of the elite in Lanxi Pavilion spent a total of twelve minutes in the newly opened dungeon. This result was still better than those teams that were directly swept out as soon as they entered. The next time, they would know that they would face seven Yingshan bandits in the first wave, and they would naturally prepare accordingly. Dungeon exploration was built up by one wipe after another. However, the conditions in Glory were more demanding. First, characters died and were kicked out of the dungeon, unable to experience and overcome the situation on the spot. Second, the number of entries for all dungeons each day was limited. Each character could only enter the ten-player Yingshan Bandit Stronghold once a day, and these few from Lanxi Pavilion had obviously used up their opportunities for the day.

Just as the Lanxi Pavilion was completely wiped out, Ye Xiu led the Happy team to the end of the sixth wave of combat, far exceeding the Lanxi Pavilion's progress. Moreover, the team members were intact, which was inseparable from Ye Xiu's command.

For example, in the place where Lanxi Pavilion accidentally lured out nine Yingshan bandits, Ye Xiu had noticed this possible hidden danger beforehand and reminded everyone to pay attention. Such mistakes were naturally avoided.

Ye Xiu was also constantly observing the special characteristics of the Yingshan bandits, and would inform everyone of any discoveries. The battle became more and more targeted, and naturally became easier and easier.

After a while, they finally reached the first checkpoint of the Yingshan Bandit Stronghold, where a Boss would naturally guard: Yingshan Vanguard Ji Lang. It was unknown whether the name was his real name, or just a nickname. Of course, no one cared about that. The name would not affect the npC's combat power.

Facing such a Boss without any intelligence, of course, one had to be more cautious when facing him. The ten did not rush forward, but tried their best to investigate the surroundings from various angles, first confirming whether there were any disruptive elements in the surrounding environment. Then, they studied the terrain to see if there were any places they could use. They also had to take a good look at the Boss. Although they couldn't check his equipment like they could with players, they could at least judge the Boss's combat profession from his attire and weapons.

Upon observation, this Yingshan Vanguard Ji Lang seemed a bit majestic. He had a sword slung diagonally on his left waist, a pistol inserted vertically on his right waist, and a two-meter-long battle spear in his right hand... In terms of weapons alone, this guy spanned three professional lines, and indeed upheld the Boss's inherent shameless tradition.

"He shouldn't have magic..." Wei Chen said at this moment. Ji Lang's appearance seemed to be that of a melee type talent. Holding a battle spear and chanting spells was something only players would do. npCs were particularly loyal to their professions and only used their designated weapons.

"Well, everyone keep your distance first. I'll test the waters first, and ranged attacks can provide appropriate support," Ye Xiu arranged.

Over here, Wu Chen had already selected a good attack point after observing the terrain. For a Launcher, a super-long-range attacker, there weren't many situations where they needed to move around during pve. Most of the time, they would just choose an attack point where they could advance or retreat, ensuring that the Launcher could always guarantee fire coverage under the guidance of other melee players' movements.

Chen Guo naturally understood this principle, but where did she have Wu Chen's confidence? She was afraid of causing trouble even when clearing small monsters, and now she was even more apprehensive when fighting the Boss. Seeing that Wu Chen's Xiaochang had already found a good position, Chen Guo was even more at a loss. Fortunately, Ye Xiu's voice floated over, pointing out a coordinate for her to stand, and Chen Guo calmed down.

People like Wei Chen naturally didn't need Ye Xiu to worry about them. Seeing that everyone had listened to the arrangement and stood in their positions, Ye Xiu immediately controlled Lord Grim and rushed forward.

Ji Lang's aggro range was quite large, and he seemed particularly sensitive. As soon as Lord Grim stepped into the circle, Ji Lang had already turned halfway, and the battle spear he was leaning on with his right hand was immediately raised. Even at this distance, he just flicked it.

Ye Xiu saw clearly and immediately rolled on the spot. Turning his perspective again, he didn't see any energy or anything like that. Ji Lang had already leveled his battle spear and was charging towards him.

It turned out that the earlier move was just a flourish of the spear, not a killing move. Ye Xiu made a small blunder, but it didn't affect his mood. It was a dungeon exploration, and it was better to make such a blunder than to be killed by the Boss.

Ji Lang's battle spear was two meters long. At this time, he strode forward, holding the spear tail in one hand. After approaching, he directly swung it around. This swing was not any skill of the Battle Mage, and should be considered within the scope of ordinary attacks. But one dared not neglect an attack coming from the Boss. Ye Xiu controlled Lord Grim, and instead of making the subtle operation of dodging sideways and counterattacking that was common in pk, he directly rolled on the spot, rolling three somersaults in a row, rolling away several body positions at once.

At first glance, this dodge seemed too exaggerated, as if he had been frightened. But as soon as this spear landed, everyone immediately saw how wise Ye Xiu's decision was. After the Boss swung his spear to the ground, it made a muffled sound, and then a very powerful shock wave expanded around the ground that was struck. The ground was instantly covered with cracks. If Lord Grim had really just dodged slightly, who knew what he would have been like if he had been hit by the shock wave.

But being beaten all the time was definitely not Ye Xiu's style. After this split, Lord Grim had already raised the Myriad Manifestations Umbrella in his hand, and with a bang, an Anti-Tank Missile skill was unleashed, and three shells flew straight out.

The Boss's intelligence was much higher than that of small monsters. Most of the time, he would also adopt methods such as dodging to avoid attacks. At this time, three shells flew over, but Ji Lang did not dodge. He just waved the battle spear in his hand, and was immediately swallowed by a piece of exploding light and fire. He actually swept away the flying shells directly.

But at this time, Lord Grim had already slid forward. Ji Lang's spear hit the sky, and below was all empty. This slide finally kicked the target.

Depending on the timing, a slide could knock down the target, but at this time, Ji Lang remained majestic after taking this kick. Ye Xiu was not surprised by this. Lord Grim stood up after the slide, and split the Myriad Manifestations Umbrella into two, placing it across his arms, and took a back throw towards Ji Lang.

Under level suppression, even grappling skills could be resisted. At this time, Lord Grim was very unlucky to encounter this resistance. But Ye Xiu's reaction was also rapid. The skill was activated, touched the body, and the other party did not move. He immediately realized that he had been resisted. Without saying a word, he abandoned this attack and flashed away.

Ji Lang's reaction was indeed worthy of his reputation as a Boss. He pushed out a palm flatly, and also with a sliding step under his feet. It was a Falling Flower Palm from a Battle Mage. This Ji Lang, holding a battle spear, really knew some Battle Mage techniques.

Ji Lang's Falling Flower Palm had a larger range of palm wind control, and Lord Grim seemed to be unable to avoid it. At this moment, a white light fell, and it was An Wenyi's Little Cold Hands putting on a pre-calculated healing skill.

Everyone secretly praised An Wenyi for grasping the timing beautifully. Who would have thought that Ji Lang's Falling Flower Palm would not hit Lord Grim after all. As soon as he touched him, he realized that something was wrong and immediately retreated. Ye Xiu's super-fast reaction allowed him to completely avoid Ji Lang's counterattack. An Wenyi's seemingly well-timed healing, if judged accurately, could be said to be a misjudgment...

Obviously, An Wenyi's judgment was not as good as Ye Xiu's.

Dodging the attack, Lord Grim changed direction and went around to attack Ji Lang's side again. The level 70 character and the level 75 dungeon Boss were fighting one-on-one. If any ordinary player came, they would be surprised enough to eat a mouse, but the people on Happy's side were not surprised. Even Chen Guo was very calm.

You came and went, and after several encounters, everyone could see that even Ye Xiu was a little struggling. Little Cold Hands' healing also had several opportunities to be used.

However, during the battle, Ji Lang's specialty was gradually understood by Ye Xiu. After observing for a while, Wei Chen and Wu Chen also began to provide fire support. Qiao Yifan's One Inch Ash was no longer in the initial position, but went forward to take the ghost array to assist in the battle.

Baozi's Steamed Bun Invasion also pulled to the middle distance that a rogue could attack, holding a brick, constantly circling, looking specifically for the back of Ji Lang's head. He finally succeeded once, but before he could cheer, Ji Lang had already cleared up from the dizziness. The Boss itself had system-assisted resistance, and now there was level suppression. Although this control skill could also produce effects, it was too short, unable to produce any attacking effect, at most it could interrupt the opponent's attack.

"Okay, that's about it. Everyone prepare to go up. Listen to my instructions. When I say scatter, each of you retreat in your own direction, at least four body positions away. Be quick," Ye Xiu instructed.

"Understood." Everyone responded. Tang Rou, who couldn't wait, immediately commanded Soft Mist to charge up, but even faster than her was Mo Fan's Deception, who flew up like an arrow, and in an instant, several consecutive attacks had already landed on Ji Lang.