Chapter 49: Strong Solo Kill to Pass the Floor!

Jiang Chen’s attacks surpassed even the number of arrows unleashed by [Triple Arrow Rain], firing five to six arrows per second—utterly terrifying. Each shot was essentially a five-hit combo of [Barrage Arrow].

Countless damage numbers popped up above the Dark Elf’s head, many of them critical hits, creating a visually satisfying spectacle.

-1047!

-1255!

-1171!

-2520!

-2470!

Six arrows per second—although the Dark Elf BOSS’s health drained away like flowing water, she still gritted her teeth and charged through the storm of arrows. With the high agility characteristic of the elf race, her figure flitted forward like a phantom.

By the time she reached Jiang Chen, her HP had already dropped by nearly half, and the [Bloodthirsty Wrath] buff on Jiang Chen still had nearly 25 seconds remaining.

The Dark Elf’s dagger surged forward, gleaming with a chilling light. The moment Jiang Chen was struck, he felt as though his body had been slashed by blades—thankfully, in Hope World, players didn’t experience physical ‘pain’.

The pain disappeared in an instant, and his longbow never stopped singing.

-1115!

+67!

+69!

+72!

+138!

…

After being attacked, a large damage number floated above Jiang Chen’s head, but there were also a series of healing effects—this was due to the 5% lifesteal effect from [Bloodthirsty Wrath], which offset nearly half the damage. A significant benefit.

Assassin skills only deal bonus damage when striking from behind, and not in frontal combat, so the damage wasn’t too devastating.

Even so, Jiang Chen had no desire for close-quarters combat. The moment he was attacked, he forcefully kicked back and retreated, firing off a [Concussive Arrow] mid-air.

Miss!

Seeing the skill miss its mark, Jiang Chen immediately executed dual control operations, sending his pet, ‘Xiao Rongyan’, to intercept and entangle the enemy.

Meanwhile, he continued kiting while shooting—he couldn’t waste the remaining damage buff time.

Jiang Chen retreated quickly while attacking to maintain distance. The Dark Elf’s speed and attack power were not inferior to his own. If he stood still and fought head-on, he’d be asking for death.

He had no choice but to temporarily avoid the edge of the blade.

Fortunately, Jiang Chen now had a gold-tier pet, ‘Xiao Rongyan’, and it was a tank-type. If it had been any other type of pet, it might have already fallen to the Dark Elf’s daggers.

At the same time, the benefits of his 338 agility points also became apparent—at the very least, he wasn’t significantly slower than his opponent.

With the added slow effect from [Frost Infusion], Jiang Chen could just barely maintain his kiting strategy.

…

What made the Dark Elf BOSS so terrifying wasn’t her high attack or HP, but her extraordinary agility. Even Jiang Chen—the only player in the entire server with over 300 agility—had no advantage over her.

Worse still, she was a dual-class boss, meaning there was no single weakness to exploit.

Initially, when she was using a bow, Jiang Chen could still leverage his range advantage.

But now that she had transformed into an assassin and was charging in close, just two skill hits would be enough to finish Jiang Chen off.

Some combo skills could even instantly kill him.

That was the horror of the Dark Elf BOSS.

If Jiang Chen didn’t have the gold-tier tank pet ‘Xiao Rongyan’, didn’t have the divine-tier class with exceptional growth potential, and didn’t have a full set of gold and silver gear, then even at level 20—or even 30—he wouldn’t stand a chance at soloing this BOSS.

Even a top-tier elite five-player squad would struggle to take her down before level 25.

But now, Jiang Chen—at only level 19—had managed to push the BOSS’s health below 60% on his own. His strength was indisputable.

“Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh…”

Arrows flew wildly. While the BOSS’s HP dropped rapidly, Jiang Chen’s MP was also draining fast—after all, each arrow cost 3 MP.

Just then, the damage buff expired. A blue glow enveloped Jiang Chen’s body—that was the effect of drinking a mana potion.

‘Xiao Rongyan’ also only had half its HP left—this was the first time it had lost so much health.

The hail of arrows left the Dark Elf BOSS in agony. Her delicate body was covered with wounds, and her noble elven blood had stained the ground.

Her scarlet eyes now gleamed with an icy killing intent as she stared at Jiang Chen.

“Riiip—!”

The Dark Elf suddenly accelerated, her blade cloaked in gray light as she struck. Jiang Chen immediately retracted his bow and retreated, but he was still a step too slow. The daggers pierced through his Wind Spirit Leather Armor.

-795!

-803!

-799!

…

+5000!

-834!

…

An eight-hit combo nearly emptied Jiang Chen’s HP bar. If he hadn’t instantly chugged a Level 3 healing potion, he’d be dead right now.

After all, the total damage from the Dark Elf’s combo exceeded 6000 points.

“Damn, so fierce! If I hadn’t reacted fast, I’d be toast.”

Still reeling, Jiang Chen hurriedly retreated and dodged her normal attacks.

He had gotten greedy just now, trying to squeeze out a bit more damage—and that’s when the BOSS suddenly burst forward with a deadly combo. Those eight hits had nearly ended him.

Off to the side, Hongsha Liusu, the ‘spectator’, was also on edge—this kind of thrilling battle was nerve-wracking to watch.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh…

In the fights that followed, Jiang Chen didn’t dare to get careless again. He carefully maintained his attack rhythm. With Xiao Rongyan’s help, his DPS remained strong.

The biggest challenge was that every minute, the BOSS would re-enter her attack range, and Jiang Chen had to stay on guard to dodge.

If he got lucky, he could evade without taking any damage. But if his timing was off, he’d suffer heavy blows—especially from her skill attacks.

Time ticked by, second by second.

The Dark Elf BOSS’s HP dropped lower and lower—soon, it was nearly empty.

Seeing that such a powerful BOSS was about to fall, Hongsha Liusu didn’t step in to steal the kill. She did care about it, but winning over a lone wolf like Jiang Chen was more important.

In the future, when virtual manifestation technology arrived, people like him would truly shine. From what she could tell now, he had the potential to be a hero, even to save the world.

…

A hero?

Jiang Chen had no such lofty aspirations. All he wanted was to live well, to live better than others. That’s all.

“Barrage Arrow!”

The Dark Elf BOSS had only a sliver of health left. Jiang Chen went all out, pulling his longbow taut. On the third arrow of Barrage Arrow, the Dark Elf let out a wail and collapsed to the ground.

“Ding! Congratulations, you have slain the BOSS: Dark Elf…”

“Ding! Congratulations…”

“Ding! Congratulations…”