Hong Chen Ru Meng dragged her spear, the tip scraping a line across the ground as she charged full force toward the four demon minions.
“Cang Long Po.”
She leapt up, like a fierce dragon diving into the sea.
“Boom!”
The immense force from her descent sent the four demons flying into the air.
Si Xue took the opportunity to draw her sword and unleash their highest damage skill so far.
“Jian Ying Han Guang.”
With sixteen sword-wielding afterimages descending, countless sword shadows tore apart the airborne demons.
Their health bars instantly… uh… only chipped away slightly.
Mu Qing Xue’s heart jolted.
“How is this possible?”
The damage from the four of them barely scratched the enemies’ health?
Were these level-10 demons’ defenses really that ridiculous?
Keep in mind, Jian Ying Han Guang is the strongest damage skill the Shushan players have right now, bar none, yet it was only good enough to give these monsters a mere massage?
“As expected from a boss, it’s really tanky,” Chen Xiao Yan said, surprised but quickly coming to terms with it.
Bosses are supposed to be a bit tougher.
The demons landed heavily and opened their blood-red, ferocious eyes, roaring furiously at Hong Chen Ru Meng.
They raised their greatswords and swung down at her.
Hong Chen Ru Meng swiftly stepped back, dodging the reckless blow.
“Take my Horizontal Sweep Across Eight Directions!” she shouted, swinging her spear in a wide arc.
“Clang!”
The sound of metal striking metal rang out, sparks flying.
Hong Chen Ru Meng felt her hands nearly go numb from the shock.
What shocked her even more was that her Horizontal Sweep was actually blocked by the demon’s greatsword.
“What the hell?”
Her eyes widened, stunned to see this.
It was the first time her skill had been blocked by a monster.
She froze for a moment, then quickly called back, shouting.
“Watch out, this monster can block with weapons!”
Weapon block?
Mu Qing Xue’s brow furrowed so tightly it looked like she could crush a mosquito.
If the boss has weapon block, melee classes are at a serious disadvantage; their damage relies heavily on skills, so output would be cut in half.
Suddenly, “Bang~” a figure flew toward Mu Qing Xue and landed right in front of her.
“Ouch!”
Hong Chen Ru Meng clutched her waist, wincing in pain.
She stood up, spear in hand, looking dejected as she turned back to Chen Xiao Yan.
“Captain, this demon’s strength is insane. I can handle one, but four? No way.”
Chen Xiao Yan glanced at the health bar above her head, which was missing a third, and her expression darkened.
Not only were the demons heavily armored, their damage was also outrageous—this was going to be tough.
“Liu Yue, you temporarily tank and help out.”
“Okay.”
“Chong Chong, focus all healing on Hong Chen.”
“Got it, Sister Xiao Yan.”
Although Zhen Wu was also a body-cultivation sect, they were more fragile compared to Shen Ce Fu.
The former was seventy percent sword-cultivation, thirty percent body-cultivation.
The latter was eighty percent body-cultivation, twenty percent spear-cultivation.
So Zhen Wu’s physical resilience couldn’t compare to Shen Ce Fu’s.
Conversely, Shen Ce Fu’s damage output couldn’t match Zhen Wu’s.
If those two took damage together, Liu Yue needed priority healing, or the front line would definitely collapse.
Moreover, Zhen Wu’s Li Yuan Jian Zhen was a specialized kiting skill; enemies caught inside the sword formation were like they’d lost a leg, completely unable to move.
This time, the positioning didn’t require the same tactic as when fighting Yi Shu—where all four bosses were held by Hong Chen’s aggro, leaving the backline safe.
“Si Xue, don’t output too much damage, be careful not to pull aggro.”
Mu Qing Xue nodded and led the other three to slowly deal damage.
These four demons were strong!
Not just strong, ridiculously so.
When we hit them, it’s like giving a massage; when they hit us, it’s like bleeding out.
Liu Yue took a single slash and lost nearly half her health.
Thankfully, these demons’ attack speed was not high, or we wouldn’t stand a chance.
Ten minutes passed—80%.
Fifteen minutes—60%.
Twenty minutes—40%.
Twenty-five minutes—20%.
Watching the bosses’ health gradually drop, Chen Xiao Yan finally smiled with relief.
“I’m out of energy, I can barely lift my spear.”
Hong Chen Ru Meng gripped her spear, pale-faced, drenched in sweat, hands trembling nonstop, eyes filled with exhaustion.
The four of them gripping swords had already developed soreness.
Liu Yue, using Yu Jian attacks, was faring slightly better than the others.
The easiest in the team were Chen Xiao Yan and Chong Chong.
They didn’t need to move at all—just focus on healing and casting skills, the quintessential support players.
“Keep it up, we’re close to the first clear!”
Chen Xiao Yan quickly encouraged.
Hearing her words, everyone looked at the bosses’ health bars and was overjoyed, their tired bodies suddenly surging with energy.
Their attack speed instantly multiplied several times.
At twenty-eight minutes, 10%.
The demons were now on their last legs.
Yet Chen Xiao Yan felt a sudden unease, as if something bad was about to happen.
What exactly was making her so uneasy?
She sharpened her senses and carefully scanned the surroundings.
At that moment, Chen Xiao Yan noticed a strange phenomenon—the demons were surrounded by a barely perceptible blood mist.
Their blood-red eyes gradually shifted from dim to bright.
Red eyes?
This scene felt oddly familiar.
Red eyes… rabbit… pink-haired rabbit?
Kuang Hua?
Realizing this, Chen Xiao Yan finally understood where the uneasiness came from.
“Damn it, how did I forget that monsters can go Kuang Hua!!!”
“Watch out, the boss is going Kuang Hua!”
Before she finished speaking, the demons began to mutate.
Visible blood-colored mist poured wildly into their eyes.
“Roar!!!”
In an instant, all four demons let out a wild roar that shook the ears and caused the void itself to tremble slightly.
Then, a tremendous burst of power exploded from their bodies, instantly knocking back Liu Yue and Hong Chen Ru Meng—the closest ones.
Chen Xiao Yan’s face paled in alarm, hurriedly activating Moon Shadow Step and pulling Chong Chong back.
“Everyone, fall back immediately!”
“What the hell are these damn things?”
Hong Chen Ru Meng struggled to her feet, expression blank.
“This is Kuang Hua. Scatter and run, stall until the boss’s Kuang Hua ends.”
During Kuang Hua, their attributes drastically increase for a short time; even a full-health meat shield sect member couldn’t survive more than two hits.
“Damn it, the game designers are idiots, designing this low-health Kuang Hua mechanic. It’s hard enough already,” Hong Chen Ru Meng cursed angrily.
“Enough talk, run!”
When players are at low health, their attributes drop drastically; when monsters are at low health, theirs rise sharply.
Chen Xiao Yan was convinced the game design was just stupid.
At this moment, the four demons wrapped in blood mist, their attributes greatly enhanced, quickly pursued their targets.
Aggro was completely chaotic.
“So fast?”
Chen Xiao Yan, now at the village center, glanced back and nearly jumped out of her skin.
Two demons were relentlessly chasing her, closing in.
“Moon Shadow Step can’t even outrun them? Ridiculous.”
“Sister Xiao Yan, what do we do?”
Faced with Chong Chong’s question, Chen Xiao Yan remained silent.
Because she didn’t have a solution.
Neither she nor Chong Chong could deal damage; turning to fight back was suicidal.
Damn! Why were half the demons chasing the two of us, who had no combat strength whatsoever?
Are you kidding me?
Wait, half?
Chen Xiao Yan paused, then burst with joy.
She had a plan.
【Dao Ji Shi Kong: Xiao Yan, two bosses are chasing you?】
【Chen Xiao Yan: What a coincidence, I was just about to find you. How are things over there?】
【Dao Ji Shi Kong: Hong Chen and I have one boss each. Our stamina is almost gone, we can hold on for about two more minutes at most.】
【Chen Xiao Yan: Okay, I have a plan. You guys regroup with Mu Qing Xue and the others. Have one person lure away one boss, focus fire the second, then pick them off one by one. I’ll have Chong Chong come help you.】
【Dao Ji Shi Kong: Huh? What about the two bosses over there?】
【Chen Xiao Yan: Hong Chen will help me tank damage. We’ll stall these two, then you come over and help.】
If I can’t even handle single-target healing in a group, forget it—I’m quitting this game.