Chapter 33: Take Action!

“Screech!”

“Hiss!”

The Jade Horn Serpent King let out two strange cries. The bone spines on its back suddenly flared open like a ghostly green folding fan.

In the next moment, it spewed a foul-smelling poisonous mist from its mouth, while its tail swept fiercely at Liu Lizhan’s shield.

-1031!

-50!

-50!

…

A string of high-damage numbers floated up above Liu Lizhan’s head.

His HP instantly dropped by 30%, and the continuous poison damage floating above his head severely suppressed the healing from the priests. His health became difficult to recover.

Not only that, the other players behind him were also simultaneously affected by the poison damage—50 HP per second for 30 seconds, totaling 1500 HP loss.

The cloth-armor players quickly drank potions, but their healing effects were also suppressed, scaring them into a hasty retreat.

Taking advantage of the players’ chaotic formation, the Jade Horn Serpent King launched a swift offensive, taking down two priests who misstepped and a tank player.

This made the next phase of the Chaoge Guild’s battle extremely dangerous.

With the loss of two priests, Liu Lizhan’s healing support was cut in half. Facing the boss again was no longer as easy.

The next time the boss unleashed a skill would be the Chaoge Guild’s moment of tribulation. If they survived that burst, they could get another five to six minutes of breathing room.

-67!

-69!

-75!

-59!

After the boss used its skill, the advantage shifted back to the players. Since it was a physical-magical hybrid monster with poor self-healing, the Jade Horn Serpent King’s health rapidly dropped, and in the blink of an eye, it had lost half its HP.

“Everyone hang in there, the boss is already at half health!”

Chaoge Zhou Wang laughed excitedly from the rear, “When the monster’s HP is low, everyone watch your DPS—don’t kill it! Let it complete its evolution.”

“Finish off this Jade Serpent King, and let’s hope for a gold-tier drop!”

“We haven’t even seen a gold-tier weapon drop, and you’re already dreaming of one… We haven’t even gotten a silver-tier item yet,” muttered one of the underlings nearby.

“Haha, no matter what drops, everyone here today gets a bonus—10,000 yuan each, and anyone who lost a level gets an extra 10,000. Whoever lands the kill gets 100,000 yuan!”

Meanwhile, the Jade Horn Serpent King’s HP continued to drop. The Chaoge Guild also lost a few more members. The boss was now down to 20% HP.

But then—another mutation occurred.

Liu Lizhan’s HP was critically low. While the two priest players were frantically trying to heal him, they accidentally got hit by the boss’s attack.

With both priests down, the pressure on Liu Lizhan mounted. Relying on potions alone wasn’t enough to bring his health back.

The Jade Horn Serpent King’s damage was too high. Every time Liu Lizhan took a hit, he lost at least 15% HP. After a skill attack, he was left with barely half.

He could not fall in this battle—if he did, the Chaoge Guild’s fight would collapse instantly. Chaoge Zhou Wang knew this well and roared,

“Tanks, take over from Liu Lizhan and hold off the boss! Warriors, rotate in! Even if you die, cover for Liu Lizhan’s downtime!”

At that moment, the Jade Horn Serpent King coiled up its body. Its eyes, as large as lanterns, suddenly gleamed with fierce light. The scales on its body began to rattle—sounding like a gale blowing through a forest.

“Everyone fall back! The boss’s ultimate is coming!”

Liu Lizhan shouted. As the main tank, he was too close to retreat in time and had no choice but to defend passively.

He activated his class talent skill [Immovable as a Mountain], and his shield was instantly covered by a layer of transparent energy, forming what looked like a massive energy shield.

The Jade Horn Serpent King was about to unleash its innate skill [Ten Thousand Scale Tempest], a move Chaoge Guild had never encountered before. No one knew what it would do, but Liu Lizhan could sense it was extraordinary.

The next moment, the serpent’s scales began to shoot out in reverse!

“Clang clang clang…”

The massive force of the flying scales struck his shield with a metallic clanging sound. Liu Lizhan’s feet gouged two trenches into the ground as he was forced backward.

-1315!

-1199!

-1273!

Other players, though they had retreated, were still struck by the attack—each hit dealing over 1000 damage.

A large group of cloth-armor players turned into puffs of white light—unable to withstand even one hit.

[Ten Thousand Scale Tempest] was a sustained AoE skill with three waves of attacks. The first wave flattened the cloth-armored classes. The shield warriors didn’t fare much better and dropped during the second wave.

When the third wave hit, only Liu Lizhan remained standing on the battlefield—plus a few of Chaoge Zhou Wang’s men hiding behind rocks who narrowly escaped.

Chaoge Zhou Wang’s brows were twisted in frustration. The boss had less than 200,000 HP left, but their side was in even worse shape. Including Liu Lizhan, only seven players remained.

No priests. No assassins. No mages. Only seven half-dead warriors. The chances of victory were now slim to none.

Gritting his teeth with unwillingness, Chaoge Zhou Wang slashed his blade into the ground and roared,

“Chaoge will prevail! Kill it!”

Liu Lizhan glanced back at him—it seemed this guy still had some backbone.

“Kill! Avenge our brothers!”

Seeing the spirits of their fallen comrades everywhere, the surviving members charged with red eyes and furious shouts.

Just then—a white arrow, wrapped in howling wind and thunder, flew through the crowd, aiming straight at Liu Lizhan.

Liu Lizhan’s body tensed. He reacted quickly and pulled back his shield just in time.

Clang!

But in his weakened state, the arrow shattered his ‘Defensive Stance’ in one hit!

What the hell?!

Who the heck was that?!

Someone actually broke through my defense…

Liu Lizhan was utterly shaken.

Once a knight enters a Defensive Stance with their shield, unless the opponent’s strength far exceeds the knight’s, it’s impossible to break the defense.

Of course, it was partly because he had hurried his block and didn’t fully form the defense—but still, this archer’s strength was insane, way above that of a normal max-strength player!

Chaoge Zhou Wang’s eye twitched violently. At first glance, he recognized the attacker.

Damn it, why’s that guy here?!

He didn’t show up earlier or later—just now, at this critical moment. That clearly meant he’d been hiding nearby for a long time, tailing them deliberately.

Some players recognized Jiang Chen right away. Those who didn’t began cursing.

“You mother—! Damn bastard, I’ll…”

-675!

-713!

-709!

-655!

Before the player could finish, a [Barrage Arrow] of four consecutive arrows hit him squarely, instantly killing him.