Chen Xiaoyan was furious.
You wretched dog servant, how dare you covet my Liu Fei? I will—
She was about to look up, but Mu Qingxue immediately interrupted.
“Not good! Xiaoyan’s been hit again!”
Seeing Chen Xiaoyan standing there motionless, Mu Qingxue thought she had fallen victim to the Demon Flower’s illusion skill once more.
She called out to San Xue to hurry over and help her leave the basin to dispel the effect.
“Wait, I’m fine,” Chen Xiaoyan broke free and shouted loudly.
Mu Qingxue relaxed her grip, looking at her speechlessly.
“If you’re not hallucinating, then why were you standing still? You scared me.”
Of course, Chen Xiaoyan couldn’t tell her the truth and quickly came up with an excuse to brush it off, smiling awkwardly.
“I was distracted, sorry Qingxue.”
Seeing she was fine, Mu Qingxue and San Xue returned to their positions to continue their assault.
Chen Xiaoyan took a deep breath and joined the battlefield as well.
The Demon Flower hadn’t managed to control Chen Xiaoyan, and it immediately became anxious.
In the tens of minutes of fighting these humans, it realized this person was the biggest threat to it.
After finally reducing these humans in front of it to near death, one more attack would send them to hell.
But this medic’s skill restored their health to full in an instant.
How was it supposed to fight like this?
Originally, its strongest ability wasn’t damage but control, yet how unlucky was it to face this team dominated by females?
What made it worse was that the only male had no effect, but one of the female humans had been charmed.
The Demon Flower really wanted to grab her by the collar and ask: why would a female fall for a charm?
After several tries, that female seemed to have figured out the charm worked through the eyes as a medium.
Its flower poison was also useless.
It was doomed.
The Demon Flower was utterly desperate.
Soon, the boss’s HP dropped to 10%.
Everyone was on high alert, watching it warily.
“Be careful, the boss is about to enter Frenzy. Hong Chen, Liu Dao, retreat—don’t engage recklessly before understanding the situation.”
“Understood, Captain.”
Hong Chen and Liu Dao put away their spears and retreated a short distance.
The Demon Flower was confused.
Why were they running away so suddenly?
Could it be these humans wanted to let it go?
Thinking this, the Demon Flower was overjoyed, but it quickly regained its composure.
No, humans were cunning and deceitful creatures.
They must be intentionally letting it escape only to attack from behind.
Their vigilance confirmed the Demon Flower’s suspicion.
“Aaah!” the Demon Flower screamed angrily, wanting to tell these humans their scheme was already exposed.
However, in Chen Xiaoyan and the others’ eyes, the Demon Flower’s furious expression was a clear sign it was about to enter Frenzy.
The group cautiously stepped back a few more paces.
The Demon Flower looked utterly bewildered.
Why were these humans retreating again?
Were they deliberately signaling they wouldn’t attack?
No way, it couldn’t be tricked.
It shook its head slightly, its confused gaze becoming resolute.
These hateful humans wanted to lower its guard with retreat, then launch a sudden attack to catch it off guard.
Hmph, humans really were shameless.
“Captain, this Demon Flower is acting strange,” Hong Chen said anxiously.
If this were a normal boss, it would have already Frenzied and charged at them, not just stand still like this.
“It’s been so long, why hasn’t it Frenzied yet? Could it be it doesn’t have Frenzy?”
“Don’t let your guard down. A level 20 dungeon boss can’t be this simple.”
Thinking about it, that made sense.
No matter how weak, a level 20 dungeon boss wouldn’t lose face like this.
The Demon Flower slowly retreated.
It dared not turn its back to these humans.
As the boss retreated, they immediately followed but kept a safe distance.
Seeing they dared not advance, the Demon Flower’s stalk twisted and twitched, speeding up its retreat several times over.
You run, I chase.
You think you can fly away?
With its flower poison and charm both ineffective, the Demon Flower admitted it couldn’t defeat these humans.
If it couldn’t win, then when else to run?
Charge in blindly and get killed?
Not this Demon Flower.
So it was a chase—running and pursuit—until they reached the edge of the basin.
Only then did the group realize this boss wasn’t about to Frenzy; it was trying to escape.
“Damn, this boss is something else,” Hong Chen stared wide-eyed at the panicked Demon Flower retreating ahead.
“So why isn’t it Frenzying?”
“I said earlier, maybe it just can’t Frenzy.”
Hearing Chong Chong’s words, everyone else groaned internally.
Frenzy wasn’t a skill; it was a game mechanic.
How could it be something the boss might or might not have?
Chen Xiaoyan was also curious about this Demon Flower.
It was the first boss she’d seen that was afraid, that fled when losing.
Truly a fresh breeze in the boss world.
But even if it was a breath of fresh air, it was useless—they still had to kill it, or there’d be no first-clear reward.
“Isn’t it better if it doesn’t Frenzy? Let’s speed this up and finish it off.”
“Got it! Take this!” Hong Chen charged forward with a move called Azure Dragon Pierce.
“Boom!”
The spear struck the ground, soil flying.
But there was still no sign of the Demon Flower…
Hong Chen was stunned.
Where was the boss?
Such a huge boss suddenly disappeared before their eyes, leaving them all standing there in stunned silence.
Chen Xiaoyan sucked in a sharp breath, feeling something was seriously wrong.
Could it be a boss trap?
“Boss can teleport?”
“Xiaoyan, the boss must have lured us here on purpose.”
“Stick together, back to back.”
“Xiao Meng, come back quickly.”
Still dazed, Hong Chen quickly pulled out her spear and ran back.
The ten of them stood back to back, watching their surroundings.
“The boss is behind us,” Xian Yun pointed.
Everyone turned to look.
The Demon Flower was back in its original position, motionless, like a sculpture.
Chen Xiaoyan and the others were confused, but the Demon Flower was even more baffled.
Looking at the familiar environment, it nearly broke down.
It clearly wanted to escape the basin and lose these humans, but why was it back here in an instant?
Could that direction be impassable?
The Demon Flower glanced at the path leading to the valley.
Gritting its teeth, it ran forward.
If it couldn’t go back, it would go forward—just as long as it could shake these humans off.
“Captain, the boss ran off, should we chase?”
Chen Xiaoyan remained silent.
She didn’t dare pursue now—what if there were traps?
The dungeon could be restarted, but losing a level from dying would be miserable.
“Hong Chen, you and Liu Dao scout ahead. Use your spears to strike the ground and check for traps.”
“Xiaoyan, I think the chances of traps on the ground are slim. Otherwise, we would have triggered one while chasing earlier,” Liu Yue said.
Chen Xiaoyan nodded in agreement.
“It’s better to be cautious. No need to rush after the boss—no matter how fast it runs, it can’t leave the dungeon.”
No sooner had she spoken than a light flashed ahead.
The boss had returned.
Back in its original spot, the familiar stance.
“Aaah!!!”
The Demon Flower stared blankly around, then let out a heart-wrenching scream.
In an instant, the void trembled as blood mist surged forth, enveloping the Demon Flower.
In the end, the boss finally Frenzied.