Although the STR, or Strength, stat helped players to carry their weapons more easily, even so, tirelessly swinging a heavy weapon without even a second's rest for over an hour was enough for a normal person to have fallen helplessly to the ground in search of rest; not to mention doing so while constantly scanning the battlefield. Precisely for that reason, many weapons had an attribute requirement before they could be equipped.
For example, if a magic staff had a high Intelligence requirement before it could be equipped, this was because the power of that staff was quite high, so the player had to have a powerful mind or spirit to resist that power and the player's spirit was increased by raising the Intelligence stat.
The same was true for weapons such as swords or shields with high strength requirements to be wielded or lifted; if the player did not even have the necessary strength to equip them, then much less could he walk, run, or fight with them.
Xie Feng rushed tirelessly across the battlefield. He slaughtered the nearby monsters and all those who tried to block his path and stop his steps, at the same time as he caused a massacre and the loud screams and roars of monsters shook the sky, Xie Feng also tried to help the players who were in danger.
A group of five archers and five mages were constantly attacking a group of amphibious monsters. Right in front of the archers and mages were three warriors fighting with swords and spears against the monsters in front keeping the monsters at bay. They all knew that if the monsters got too close to ranged class players it would be the end for them.
Suddenly, one of the warriors at the front made a mistake by missing the opportunity to take the life of one of the monsters, and that mistake caused the carefully formed formation to collapse completely.
The warrior who attacked the wrong monster, attracting the agro of another group of monsters, was surrounded and easily killed after being attacked at the same time by three level ten monsters. The two remaining warriors did their best to prevent the monsters from reaching the group of mages and archers behind them, however, although they managed to stop several monsters thanks to a bronze-grade shield with a special skill of one of the warriors, the remaining monsters came through the voids left by the previously killed warrior.
The archers in conjunction with the mages attacked and killed several monsters as they slowly retreated, unfortunately, they were soon overtaken and surrounded.
Just as they smiled bitterly and waited for the inevitable death, two shadows jumped out of the crowd of monsters and like a whirlwind began to attack the monsters around them.
Boom
Boom
Boom
Every time the strikes of one of the shadows impacted against the sturdy body of the level ten monsters, deep sounds were created and dozens of monsters were sent flying.
Swoosh
Swoosh
Swoosh
On the other hand, the other shadow moved at terrifying speeds and appeared behind the monsters as if it was teleporting. Every swing of that small silhouette caused a monster to fall regardless of size or level.
After slaying over 400 monsters in the vicinity, the black and red silhouettes turned into a flash moving swiftly across the battlefield and disappeared from the sight of the group of players.
"That... Wasn't that Shiva and his little smiling dragon?"
One of the mages muttered as he rubbed his eyes at the sight of hundreds of monster corpses.
"R-Retreat!" shouted one of the archers.
The archer's shout woke up the group of players and taking advantage of the precious opportunity granted to them, they quickly returned to the defense line and joined the rest of the players to resist the monsters' attack.
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After about twenty more minutes, the number of lives Xie Feng and his group had saved was several thousand. Every time they appeared in one part of the map causing chaos among the monsters and unleashing an indiscriminate massacre, the morale of the players who had fallen a little would boil wildly again and they would start fighting with new vigor.
"A-A boss!!!"
At that moment when the monsters of the second wave had been almost completely annihilated, the cry of several players startled everyone.
"Shit, it's not a 3 SUN boss like the previous one. It's a Lord grade boss!"
Shouts of surprise and a bit of fear could be heard everywhere.
Xie Feng stopped his steps abruptly and looked behind him.
Gu Qianxue together with Hu Chen and the rest had managed to somehow keep up with Xie Feng's footsteps even though they were always several meters behind.
"Qianxue, I'm sorry..." Xie Feng couldn't help but apologize when he saw Gu Qianxue's shiny black hair wet. The mage robes held onto her body tightly due to sweat after forcing herself to run and fight for so long without rest; however, due to the turbulent war between humans and monsters, no player had time to appreciate the beautiful and seductive view.
Following in Xie Feng's footsteps was not an easy task, and Gu Qianxue knew this perfectly well.
"You don't have to apologize for anything, you dummy." Gu Qianxue shook her head without hesitation. "If I can't even do that much, then Xie Yao will laugh at me later.... Besides, this was my idea to begin with."
Xie Feng ignored the sound of battle nearby and couldn't help but move closer to her to plant a soft kiss on her lips. After they separated, he looked at her lovingly and assured:
"Just a little while longer. A little more and then you can rest as long as you want."
"Don't worry, I can go on." Gu Qianxue smiled sweetly and nodded.
"Okay, let's finish this."
Xie Feng didn't delay any more and quickly ran towards the sound of battle cries and metal clanging against each other.
Soon enough, Xie Feng and his group finally saw the boss that the players were fighting against and finally, in addition to being surprised, understood why the commotion was so great.
Standing surrounded by a large number of players was a monster with blue scales, emerald green eyes. Like the monsters encountered so far, this monster was also standing on its two hind legs, but the most noticeable difference was that in its hands, there was a spear four or five meters long.
Every time the monster balanced its spear, a large group of players were sent flying just like when Xie Feng used his own Calamity Spear to fight the monsters.
No matter how many times the players approached, they were always hit by the spear-wielding monster and fell to the ground. Xie Feng could even see the body of more than twenty players with their health bars completely empty.
[Imperial Triton Soldier -
Grade: LORD
Level: 15
HP: 14560 / 16700
Description: A soldier in charge of the external defense of one of the fortresses of the Imperial Family of the Sea. Extremely skilled with physical attacks, but also possesses some skill in magical attacks.
Innate: Water Resistance +30% / Fire Resistance -50%.
Skills:
Spear Mastery (Passive): As a soldier of the marine army, it possesses great skills with its spear, allowing it to battle even against more powerful opponents. Effect: Making use of its incredible skills with the spear, it repels all enemies that enter a range of 4 meters away.
Water Jet: Discharges part of the water accumulated inside its body to launch a long distance attack and attack the enemy. Effect: Causes 450 points of fixed magic damage and has 100% chance of knocking down the enemy. Use Rate: Normal.
Intimidating Eyes: Uses part of its scarce magic power to intimidate the enemy through its eyes. Effect: Paralyzes the enemy for 2 seconds with a 50% chance. Use Rate: Normal.]
Although it was only one grade, the difference between a 3 SUN monster and a LORD grade monster was too much to compare. While a group of about twenty players could defeat a SUN grade boss, a group of even a hundred players of the same level was not guaranteed victory against a LORD grade boss; the proof was right in front of the eyes of Xie Feng and the rest of the players.
Even after more than twenty players sacrificed themselves, the amount of health the Imperial Triton Soldier had lost was a little over 2000.
"Qianxue." Xie Feng resisted the urge to end the monster's life and looked at Gu Qianxue standing next to him. Although it was impossible to prevent some players from being killed, if Gu Qianxue's plan worked, the gain they would get would be much greater.
Gu Qianxue nodded silently and slowly advanced towards the boss. Each step she took was full of firmness and there was no trace of hesitation in her gaze. Gu Qianxue was like a beautiful magical female warrior; brimming with charm and power.
The Imperial Triton Soldier continued to cause chaos among the group of players, which caused many of them could not help but take a step back when the thought of retreating appeared in their minds.
"Grrr..." The Imperial Triton Soldier suddenly felt someone slowly approaching from behind and with a grunt turned its body to look at the daring enemy.
Seeing that the enemy was actually a single person who looked small in comparison to itself, the Imperial Triton Soldier advanced towards her.
When they were only a few meters away, the Imperial Triton Soldier's emerald green eyes glowed with a mysterious radiance.
[Intimidating Eyes!]
While using its skill to freeze the enemy, the Imperial Triton Soldier raised its spear and stabbed towards the enemy in front of it.
However, just as the Imperial Triton Soldier's spear was an inch away from Gu Qianxue, it suddenly stopped as if an invisible barrier had stopped its movements.