The previous wild monsters were basically one-hit kills for Dou Youyou.
After exceeding level 20, the wild monsters' defense and health likely increased.
It now took about five seconds to kill a wild monster.
But the stone monster in front of her, although most of its attacks missed,
Occasionally, when it did hit, the damage was a mere 300-plus. This was not just a slight reduction in attack power.
“Master, this stone monster is 10 levels higher than me, and my damage has dropped this much. I can’t even damage it. The previous monsters took nearly 1000 damage per hit!”
Zhang Pingfan nodded. This was indeed a significant problem. He wondered if he could even break through the defense of a boss.
But Zhang Pingfan found it strange.
His own level was clearly level 0.
Yet, he was currently not bound by the rule of level suppression at all!
The stone monster in front of him, while not being killed with a single axe blow, only required one more axe hit.
The previous wild monsters were also dealt with in one axe hit, which indicated that this stone monster's defense was indeed excessively strong.
“It’s fine, I’ll handle the small monsters, and I’ll kill the boss. The final blow will be left to you, so you must seize the opportunity!”
Dou Youyou looked nervous.
Before them was the Golden Boss, the Stone Monster, its massive body towering three stories high.
Zhang Pingfan was as small as an ant in comparison.
The colossal stone monster boss leaned against the mountainside. If one didn’t look carefully, it was hard to tell where it was hiding.
If that were the case, it could easily lead to a team wipe.
However, from Zhang Pingfan’s perspective, it was quite obvious.
Perhaps this was the NPC’s perspective, which was different from other players’.
“Youyou, fall back. It’s time for your master to show you. You can add some output from the side!”
“Understood, Master, keep it up!”
Zhang Pingfan said, “You should be the one saying that. Don’t let yourself be unable to even break the boss’s defense, or this trip will be in vain!”
Dou Youyou had long forgotten Zhang Pingfan’s words.
Zhang Pingfan gripped his axe and slowly walked forward.
Although he had the SSS-grade divine talent ‘Befriend the Enemy,’ its cooldown was 24 hours. Without absolute certainty, he wouldn’t use it lightly.
A level 30 Golden Boss was indeed a formidable combatant, but there were other boss tiers above Golden Bosses.
Therefore, this was not the optimal choice. Moreover, his mission was to obtain its heart.
Zhang Pingfan’s axe swung directly at the Golden Boss, the Stone Block.
“Clang!”
With a clang, sparks flew.
The boss roared in pain, and its giant stone fist smashed towards Zhang Pingfan.
This attack only reduced the boss’s health by 1/10.
“Holy crap, this defense is too overpowered. If your level were high enough, I wouldn’t mind making you my servant, but not now!”
With a single attack dealing 10% of the boss’s health, Dou Youyou’s mouth hung open.
No wonder her master killed bosses like cutting vegetables; he wasn’t exaggerating at all.
As Zhang Pingfan was an NPC, he possessed no movement skills.
Seeing the colossal fist smashing towards him, he could only instinctively run away.
With a clumsy roll, he narrowly dodged the fist’s attack, appearing rather disheveled.
“Damn it, NPCs really are at a disadvantage. If this were any other class, they could probably dodge this easily!”
“When can I get a decent movement skill!”
Then, he swung his axe down again.
The boss’s health dropped by another 1/10.
Roaring in pain, the boss slammed its mighty hands onto the ground.
Before Zhang Pingfan could react, he was sent flying up from the ground.
“Holy crap, am I flying?”
He was sent two meters into the air.
This was the first time Zhang Pingfan had taken damage that reduced his health.
However, compared to his terrifying health pool, losing only a little over 100 health points had no substantial impact on him.
“What? Your fist looks impressive but is useless! Is that all?”
Zhang Pingfan simply stopped dodging the attacks and stood his ground, trading blows.
With this level of damage, there was no need to dodge; he could just tank it.
In fact, if this attack had hit an ordinary player, it would likely have wiped them out. But against Zhang Pingfan, it surprisingly only caused a minuscule amount of damage.
Seeing Zhang Pingfan no longer dodging its attacks, Dou Youyou shouted anxiously.
“Master, dodge quickly, you’re going to be beaten to death!”
Indeed, the stone monster’s massive palms were closing in on Zhang Pingfan.
If nothing unexpected happened, Zhang Pingfan would be flattened into a meat patty.
However, Zhang Pingfan didn’t care about this damage at all.
His axe continued to swing, as each strike dealt 10% of the boss’s health.
After Zhang Pingfan landed several more blows, the giant palms slammed together with a roar.
Dou Youyou, standing behind him, watched the scene in horror.
“It’s over, it’s over, my master is dead! Can NPCs revive after dying? I’ve never heard of it!”
“No way, Master, you’re so powerful, why didn’t you dodge?”
Dou Youyou’s eyes were red with tears.
Although she had only been with Zhang Pingfan for a few days, she had grown to genuinely like the master who often tapped her head.
But seeing her master about to be crushed into a meat patty was a sight she could not accept.
“Master~ you died so tragically!”
“Stop wailing, you’ll cry me to death even if I wasn’t dead!”
A voice echoed from within the giant palms.
With two cracking sounds, the stone monster’s massive palms snapped off at the wrists.
Zhang Pingfan stood there unharmed, and the boss’s health was now only 10% remaining.
Even more miraculously, Zhang Pingfan’s health only dropped by 1000 points from this attack, which was negligible to him; only his clothes were slightly dirty.
However, Zhang Pingfan was frowning because his next attack would directly kill the boss, and this would prevent Dou Youyou from completing her quest.
Dou Youyou saw Zhang Pingfan standing there unharmed and wiped her eyes, thinking she was mistaken.
“Master, you weren’t crushed into a meat patty!”
Zhang Pingfan said speechlessly, “Not yet. But there’s a very serious problem. I glanced at your attack damage earlier, and it only takes off a dozen points of the boss’s health. How am I supposed to give you the final blow?”
Dou Youyou wiped her tears, unaware of such matters.
“Then what should we do? The level difference is too great. Should I try again when I reach level 25?”
Zhang Pingfan shook his head.
“You can level up at most a little over one level per day, right?”
“Mm, approximately. After level 20, leveling up becomes very slow. Oh right, after teaming up, kills by teammates also count towards my progression. Should I team up with you, Master?”
“Team up???”