Chapter 537: 537
In fact, as soon as the news about Starfire conquering the third boss leaked yesterday, actions to undermine the guild had begun.
Many members of Starfire’s core team received messages from other guilds, all with attractive offers.
Regardless of how smart the players in the Starfire core team are, they wouldn’t be easily swayed.
Even if they were tempted, they knew very well that it would be impossible for them to help other guilds clear instances.
Although they know the process of how Li Yao cleared the instance, the process is practically irreproducible.
Not to mention the fact that Li Yao alone can match the output of several players, every other setting and command is arranged according to the team.
There’s no room for promotion. Even with the same configuration as Starfire, it would be nearly impossible to replicate Starfire’s clearing process.
Under this circumstance, regardless of Starfire’s contract restrictions, even without restrictions, they might be able to establish themselves in other guilds but could only provide some boss skill information.
What will their value be after this instance?
Most importantly, they would rather see Starfire become a super guild and aim to get more first-kill rewards.
As long as Li Yao is around, there’s nothing to worry about.
It’s not that they are particularly loyal. After all, they haven’t been with the guild for long.
The most important thing is that staying with Starfire can give them more rewards, not just tangible benefits, but more importantly, dignity and dreams.
Therefore, the attempts by other guilds to win them over were very unsuccessful. After logging on, these members all privately messaged Li Yao and his sister to explain the situation.
This is a test that Starfire must go through. They are not sure if Starfire can withstand it. Even if they say they have been persuaded, who knows if they are trying to win their trust and deliberately stay behind to relay messages to these guilds.
This could be just what other guilds want to see, planting seeds of suspicion among them.
Li Yao and his sister could not be sure of all this. This was not only a test for the members but also a test for the two of them. Li Yao could not say for sure how it would turn out, and could only wait for time to tell.
“Our skills and techniques have been honed. Starting today, we will strive to attain the first kill.” Li Yao looked at his fellow members and said, “Although we’ve only rested for a few hours, these hours were a test for us all. I’m glad that we are still the same group of people. All gathered here. As long as we stick together, we are still good brothers, and our goal is to get the first kill. Let’s work hard!”
Li Yao didn’t care whether there were spies in the team. Even if there were, what could they do after the initial clearing? He could shut off all private chats as a guild leader. What difference would it make if the strategy was leaked after he got the first kill?
All he wanted was the first kill. Therefore, he was not burdened at all.
Li’s sister added, “Now that the president has spoken, let me say something, too. Our Starfire Guild benefits might not be the best, but they’re definitely at the top. Furthermore, if you have any problems, we can assist through the guild’s welfare fund. As you know, we’ve been selling news lately, and we have more money than we can spend. The president hasn’t touched any of it; it’s all gone straight into the guild’s account. Everyone can check it.”
Li’s sister glanced at everyone and said, “The guild provides such good benefits for one purpose only- to make you do your best for the guild. However, if there are still traitors among you who are selling out the guild even after we have taken care of your worries, then I have to ask why. If anyone is discovered selling out the guild and betraying their friends for personal gain, one can only imagine the consequences.”
Seeing the gravity of the atmosphere, Li’s sister lightened the tone, “Of course, I believe in all of you. After all, who plays games just for the money? As long as we get the first kill and continue to grow, we will have everything.”
Li Yao waved his hand and said, “Enough of that, we start the raid now. Let’s get our names imprinted on the legendary deeds of the Ancient Gods.”
Li Yao shook his head. The Guild of Starfire had been affected to some degree, but this was unavoidable.
Then, Starfire once again entered the battle. The boss’s first phase skills were pretty standard. However, his random movement patterns did increase the difficulty of landing hits.
After a few days of practice, this level was no longer a challenge for Starfire.
Soon, they managed to break the seven crystals after losing a ranged player.
The player was then resurrected, officially initiating the second phase.
In the second stage, Starfire’s strategy was to control two bosses at opposite ends of the hall to minimize overlap of their skill coverage.
This stage was still not challenging, but when the bosses lost 50% of their health,
The bosses were uncontrollable, ignoring aggro mechanisms and they merged into two residual images.
“How could you mortals ever understand the power of the Nightmare?” The overlapped images separated, and the bosses’ health quickly dropped to around 95%.
“What the hell is going on?” Guardian Angel’s face turned green.
In fact, this boss’ health was not that high, just a million.
The two skills couldn’t overlap. The Starfire team easily dodged them. Even if they hit, healers had a chance to heal. So the bosses’ health dropped very quickly.
Plus, they also believed Li Yao’s strategy was correct because it seemed pointless to attack a projection.
Li Yao said, “This mechanism is not hard to deal with. Squads three, four, and five switch targets. You guys focus on the shadow. Squad one, two and I will focus on the Khan’s original body. The goal is to keep the health of the two bosses balanced.”
Everyone understood Li Yao’s intentions right away. If the health of the two bosses varies greatly, they can regenerate health. But if their health is similar, any regeneration wouldn’t be significant.
Following Li Yao’s command, the team immediately split into two sides.
“This boss is not simple. We thought this was it, but it pulled this trick.” Unparalleled enchantress sighed.
Everyone else strongly agreed, this separation greatly reduced their damage output.
“Nightmare Cage!”
The two Khans collided again. Some players were randomly transported to the hazy Nightmare Ball in the middle.
“Big brother, I’ve been teleported to a hazy space now. What should I do?” Dumbstruck Dumdum asked.
Li Yao commanded, “Anyone who got teleported in there, press 1 in the team channel.”
A string of 1s appeared, at least six or seven in total.
“Dumdum, tell me what it’s like in there.” Li Yao asked…