Chapter 541: Chapter 541: Final Stage
The body of the Ancient Tree almost reached the top of the hall, occupying a large part of the space with its enormous size alone.
Unlike ordinary ancient trees, its body sprouted many vines that moved like arms.
It appeared like a monster with countless tentacles, swiping a single vine.
A red light was caught in its grasp.
“Damn it, I didn’t expect there would be residual Bloodline Power even after total obliteration, watch me absorb and imprison your bloodline.” The Ancient Tree leader’s body was too massive, and too densely covered with tentacles. They couldn’t dodge it, and their attacks did minimal damage to the Ancient Tree’s body.
Shadow Dance shook his head in shock, “This can’t be true. There must be some mistake with the data. How can it be a level sixty boss?”
At this moment, the gaming members also froze. A level sixty leader, no wonder their damage was so low, they initially thought it was protected by the Divine Armor.
“How are we going to defeat him?” Dumbfounded, Dytan looked at Li Yao.
Li Yao shook his head, “Stop attacking, this is just part of the story. At this stage, we aren’t supposed to face such a powerful monster. The time when I tamed the Hydra should be about right.”
Hearing that Li Yao had encountered such a situation before, everyone was relieved and began to sit on the ground, incessantly recovering their health and mana.
“No, what is this? Even with your feeble strength, you could curse me.” Later, the crowd saw the whole Ancient Tree enveloped in the red light it had grasped.
A red flash, and an ethereal shadow appeared.
“Child, thank you for letting me find my peace. My son indeed didn’t choose wrong.” The apparition was precisely like that of the old Khagan of the Centaurs. “I used my Bloodline Power to invoke the statue’s power to weaken him. The rest is up to you. Kill him and my Bloodline Power will appear again. At that time, I will guide you on how to fully activate the statue and destroy the projection of the God of Nightmare.”
“No, damn it, you actually planned this using your life.” The Ancient Tree boss roared in rage.
The soul of the old Centaur Khagan sneered, “Of course I don’t believe the God of Nightmare will be fooled by such a simple trick. He thinks he still has control over his projection on the Altar of Nightmare here, thinking he can perfectly control me and my tribe,”
“How did you do it?” The Ancient Tree boss stubbornly asked.
“Hahaha, of course you wouldn’t know, every time a Khan of the Split Hoof Tribe inherits the mantle, the God of Nature can infuse a seed of Divine Power through the statue. This is a secret known only to the Khans. Even if I lost my way, the God of Nightmare can’t take full control over me because I have the seed of Divine Power.” The old Khagan laughed heartily.
“So, you pretended to be completely controlled, even sacrificing yourself to lure me in?” The vigor of the Ancient Tree boss began to dwindle, and the number of Nightmare vines wrapping around it also lessened.
“Indeed, you’ve always wanted to seize control of the Nightmare Altar. Don’t pretend I didn’t know. You aren’t loyal to the God of Nightmare, you just want to transform into a Nightmare and break free from the form of an Ancient Tree. If I hadn’t pretended to be under control, how could a cunning fox-like creature like you fall for the bait?” The old Khagan laughed loudly, “Such a small Nightmare projection planning to control me, too naive.”
“Impossible, you were completely controlled.” The Ancient Tree boss still found it hard to believe.
“I told you, we all have seeds of Divine Power. If I want him to take control, my soul can retreat into it, in fact…” The old Khagan’s eyes flashed a red light, “You tried to overthrow my tribe and continuously harmed my people, we will surely make you pay the price.”
“With these ants?” The Ancient Tree boss scoffed.
The old Khagan ignored him and turned to Li Yao, “Child, they betrayed the demi-god of Nature, but without the power of the demi-god their Divine Power is worthless. It’s up to you now. Kill him, and my Bloodline Power will reappear. But I must warn you, your fight can’t exceed two hours, or my Bloodline Power will rapidly dissolve.”
“I understand.” Li Yao saluted and ordered, “Attack!”
Subsequently, everyone’s attacks rained down on the body of the Ancient Tree boss.
At this point, everyone noticed their damage had returned to normal.
“Even at level two, I’m not a foe that ants like you can handle.” The remaining Nightmare vines around the Ancient Tree boss continued their frantic dance.
Wild Dance of Madness!
The vines danced wildly like whips, filling the entire hall with resonating whip-lash sounds.
The members of Starfire were continuously flipping and dodging, avoiding these annoying vines.
Though the number of vines had significantly reduced, they were still dense. It was quite challenging to dodge; it was very chaotic. Starfire members were losing people continually.
Ultimately, another team wipe…
“This guy is too extreme, we can’t dodge these.” The members of Starfire felt a bit discouraged. They had tried twice and reached the third phase both times, but they just couldn’t get past these vines.
“It’s too late today, let’s call it a day. I will think of a solution.” Li Yao logged off after he finished speaking; he was exhausted.
As for the others, let alone them, especially Dyton, he could hardly keep his eyes open, but he forced himself to stay.
After all, the final phases of the last boss were exceptionally energy-draining, even if they managed to get past, they would be exhausted.
The next day, everyone gathered again. As soon as Li Yao logged in, Angel asked, “How is it? Have you thought of a solution?”
Li Yao said, “First, I want to hear your ideas.”
Everyone began to voice their thoughts, after which Li Yao finally said,”Very good, many of you have grasped the essence. Now I will make a plan, one melee guardian will protect a ranged profession, the vines can be cut and blocked. Therefore, the responsibility of melee characters will be to slowly cut the vines while blocking their attack.”
Following that, the gaming members made their way successfully to the third phase with caution as this was their last Invincible Scroll. If they failed again, all their previous efforts would be wasted.
The Ancient Tree of War would not give them another Invincible Scroll; hence they would be stuck at the second stage, and the first kill would be far out of reach.
With the battle’s start, the melee fighters kept parrying the attacks of the vines. As the number of slashes increased, the vines were cut down.
This phase tested their coordination too, but on a smaller scale.
As the battle went on, the Ancient Tree boss had been stripped bare.
Drained of any foliage, the body of the Ancient Tree was now devoid of vines. It resembled nothing more than a barren tree…