Chapter 39: Diamond BOSS!
Of the 17 skill books dropped by the Black Rage Bear, most were duplicates, with only one being a skill Li Xiang could learn and didn't already possess.
【Jump Slash】
Effect: After crouching and charging for 0.3s, jump and slash with full force, dealing 130% Physical damage to the target.
Cooldown: 18s
Cost: 95
【Commentary: Jump Slash, heavy force and high damage, a must-have skill for Warriors!】
Learn!
【Ding! Skill "Jump Slash" learned successfully!】
"There are still 15 attribute points left to allocate."
Li Xiang raised his hand and put all the attribute points into Strength.
Putting all points into Strength to increase damage is the way to go.
"How did that saying go..."
"Offense is the best defense."
Afterward, Li Xiang waited in place for a while longer.
He didn't know what dangers lay ahead, so he needed to be prepared.
Only after all his skills were off cooldown did Li Xiang set off.
Moving forward, the jungle disappeared.
In its place was a hillside.
The hillside was over ten meters high.
【Brave adventurer, You cannot go any further...】
Looking at this narration, Li Xiang knew that crossing the hillside should lead to the third checkpoint BOSS!
Carrying the root staff, Li Xiang cast a Guardian Shield on himself and slowly walked up the hillside.
After more than ten seconds, Li Xiang stood at the top of the hillside.
"Holy crap!!!"
Li Xiang was shocked!
He saw that behind the hillside was a dense, uncountable horde of Black Bears.
【This is the main camp of the Black Bear horde, You shouldn't have come here...】
As the narration ended.
A large number of Black Bears noticed Li Xiang and charged over.
Just as Li Xiang was about to descend the hillside, he found that a large number of Black Bears had also rushed out from the direction he came from.
There were many of these Black Bears, and many types.
There were Great Black Bears, Black Rage Bears, and Black Mother Bear Followers that he had fought before.
Among them, there were also a considerable number of Black Bear Lieutenants, Black Bear Generals, and even Black Bear Chieftains, who were easily recognizable in the Black Bear horde due to their massive size.
A system prompt appeared.
【Ding! You have entered the domain of the 'Black Bear Overlord'. You cannot leave until You kill the Black Bear Overlord or die.】
The moment this system prompt appeared, a colossal figure, like a mountain, stood up within the Black Bear horde.
Its massive body, ten meters tall, exuded an extremely heavy sense of oppression even when viewed from afar.
A pair of fierce eyes stared at Li Xiang, and he instantly felt a chill run down his spine, his legs starting to tremble slightly.
"Damn it!... Is it necessary to make it this realistic?!"
Check Attributes!
【LV20. Black Bear Overlord】
Quality: Diamond BOSS
HP: 751430
Physical Attack: 7873~7912
Physical Defense: 5325
Magic Defense: 7257
Skill: Summon Black Bear Horde
【Commentary: The overlord among Black Bears, possessing a massive horde of Black Bears to Charge into battle for it.】
"Dia... Diamond BOSS?!"
The Black Bear Overlord's attributes shocked Li Xiang!!!
A Level 20 Diamond BOSS's attributes are actually this strong!!!
Its HP is as high as 750,000!!!
"Its Physical Attack upper limit is almost breaking 8000!"
"Its dual defenses aren't that terrifying..."
"But with this defense, it would probably take one or two hundred normal attacks to kill it!"
"The only somewhat good point is that it only has one skill..."
After quickly making a judgment, Li Xiang's gaze fell upon the Ending Swing skill on the root staff.
"Although the Black Bear Overlord's attributes are strong, its level is still 20, so Ending Swing can instantly kill it!!!"
"But... it's too far away..."
There was a distance of dozens of meters between them.
While he was contemplating, the Black Bear horde had already approached.
Without thinking, Li Xiang directly activated the Shining Radiance skill.
A huge square magical array disc, 15 meters across, rose up.
Large chunks of damage values popped up.
-4340
This is the Great Black Bear's HP, the effect of the Blessing of the God of Combat, triggering an instant kill!
-10610
This is the Black Rage Bear's HP, also triggering an instant kill!!
-9634
-6100
...
In just an instant, dozens of Black Bears fell.
【Ding! Killed Elite Monster 'Great Black Bear', gained Experience x16】
【Ding! Killed Elite Monster 'Black Rage Bear', gained Experience x1004】
...
The Great Black Bear and Black Rage Bear had already reached the kill count required to trigger the effect of the Blessing of the God of Combat; once they entered the range of Shining Radiance and took damage, an instant kill would be triggered.
The only normal Monsters that could still move within the range of Shining Radiance were the Black Mother Bear Followers.
However, the Black Mother Bear Follower only had 8340 HP, and its level was much lower than Li Xiang's. With the damage bonus, it was also instantly killed by Shining Radiance's double magic damage attack.
【Ding! Killed Elite Monster 'Black Mother Bear Follower', gained Experience x26】
Ultimately, the seemingly terrifyingly numerous Black Bear horde only had three types of BOSSes that could move within the range of Shining Radiance.
The Level 12 Black Iron BOSS Black Bear Lieutenant, the Level 15 Gold BOSS Black Bear Chieftain, and the Level 20 Bronze BOSS Black Bear General!!!
At this moment, Li Xiang completely understood how outrageous the effect of the god-level ability "Blessing of the God of Combat" was!!!
Of these three BOSSes, the Level 12 Black Iron BOSS Black Bear Lieutenant only had 68690 HP, and Shining Radiance could deal an average of 8538 damage to it per hit.
It would be killed in 8 hits.
This means it would die after being within the range of Shining Radiance for 8 seconds.
Li Xiang stood at the center of the Shining Radiance range, 15 meters from the edge. For the Black Bear Lieutenant to attack Li Xiang before dying, it needed to move 15 meters within 8 seconds.
Calculated based on the Black Bear Lieutenant's movement speed, this could be easily accomplished.
But...
There wasn't just one Black Bear here, but a terrifying number of Black Bears.
Their positions restricted each other, forcing them to walk obediently and slowly.
They couldn't reach Li Xiang before perishing under the radiant light of Shining Radiance.
【Ding! Killed Black Iron BOSS 'Black Bear Lieutenant', gained Experience x214, BOSS Points x1】
As for the remaining Level 15 Gold BOSS Black Bear Chieftain, it was much more resistant.
Its level was only 4 levels lower than Li Xiang's, and its HP reached 220,000. Shining Radiance could only deal 6570 damage to it per hit.
It would take 34 seconds to kill it.
And the Level 20 Bronze BOSS Black Bear General, because its level was 1 level higher than Li Xiang's, even though its magic defense was inferior to the Level 15 Gold BOSS Black Bear Chieftain, it only took 6100 damage from Shining Radiance per hit due to the lack of damage bonus, requiring approximately 88 seconds to kill it.
Therefore...
Seeing the large numbers of Black Bear Chieftains and Black Bear Generals charging towards him, Li Xiang knew there was nowhere to run.
They densely covered the entire 225 square meter attack range of Shining Radiance.
There was nowhere to hide.
And... he couldn't let them get close to him.
Otherwise... if they unleashed even a single round of skills, Li Xiang's HP, which was as high as 54504 after adding the shield value, would be wiped out!!!
Li Xiang's gaze instantly fell upon the last skill on the root staff!!!
Root Devastation!!!
This skill, with a cooldown of up to 24 hours, was saved precisely for this moment!!!
"Root Devastation's range is 10 meters!!!"
"Wait a little longer... let the Monsters get a bit more concentrated..."
The nearest Black Bear Generals and Black Bear Chieftains had already reached a position 3 meters in front of Li Xiang.
A large number of Violent Earth Cones were released, and Li Xiang was instantly struck more than ten times.
-1457
-1487
...
"Two meters!!!"
"One meter!!!"
Half a meter...
Still closing in, Li Xiang's face was almost touching the Monsters' heads, the Guardian Shield's shield value had been depleted, and his HP was rapidly decreasing.
Instantly, Li Xiang raised his staff!
Root Devastation!!!