[Black Rock Snake (Lv15)]
[Attributes:
Health: 39,000
Mana: 10,000
Physical Attack: 500
Magic Attack: 500
Physical Defense: 100
Magic Defense: 100]
[Skill 1 (Tail Whip): Sweeps the field with a Tail Whip, dealing physical damage to any targets it touches.]
[Skill 2 (Meteorite): Summons a boulder to bombard a specified location, dealing area-of-effect Magic damage.]
[Skill 3 (Rock Cannon): Fires an energy blast from its mouth, dealing 120% Magic damage to all targets in its path.]
Seeing the Boss's data appear before them after the entrance animation, Yu Zhun and Su Yue—both facing their first Boss battle—wore grim expressions.
Only Su Hong remained calm, speaking rapidly, "Yu Yu, stand behind me and keep a distance of at least five meters."
As for Yu Zhun, he didn't need Su Hong to tell him what to do. The moment the Black Rock Snake appeared, he had already found a corner to hide in.
Drawing his Long Sword, Su Hong dashed forward a few meters and shouted, "Come on, you stupid snake!"
A grimace mark appeared above the Black Rock Snake's head.
Warrior Skills: Taunt!
"HISS!"
The Black Rock Snake let out a Roar. A giant boulder instantly formed and hurtled toward Su Hong's position.
"Swift!" Holding the Priest's Book in one hand, Su Yue raised her other hand and pointed at Su Hong. A radiant green Light swiftly enveloped him.
Priest Skills: Gale!
The Meteorite was fast, but Su Hong's footwork was incredibly light. Looking nothing like a Warrior clad in Heavy Armor, he effortlessly dodged the terrifying strike with a quick flash.
Hiding in the Dark, Yu Zhun nodded slightly. This wasn't just the speed boost provided by the [Gale] skill, but also Su Hong's own inherent speed. He could already tell that Su Hong had the [Swift Step] skill, just like him.
"My turn!" Instead of retreating after dodging the Meteorite, Su Hong advanced. His Long Sword erupted with a startling Light. With a stomp of his foot, he leaped high into the air, lunging straight for the Black Rock Snake's face.
"Slash!"
Warrior Skills: Slashing!
The Long Sword, raised high above his head, instantly struck down. Countless pieces of rubble shattered under the blow, leaving a shocking gash.
[Health -1,760]
A single strike had actually sheared off a four-digit chunk of the Black Rock Snake's health!
Yu Zhun clicked his tongue in silent amazement. He figured that a mere Slashing skill couldn't possibly deal such damage. If he wasn't mistaken, it had to be related to the Master Level weapon in Su Hong's hands.
Injured, the Black Rock Snake opened its mouth and blasted a Rock Breath at Su Hong in mid-air. Unable to dodge while airborne, Su Hong didn't panic in the slightest. He swiftly raised his Long Sword in a defensive posture as his Heavy Armor gleamed.
At the same time, Su Yue raised her hand from below, summoning a bright yellow Light around Su Hong.
Warrior Skills: Block!
Priest Skills: Guardian!
"BOOM!"
Swallowed by the Rock Breath, Su Hong landed as if nothing had happened. Under that terrifying strike, the health bar above his head had only dropped by a tenth.
A streak of white Light appeared, completely restoring his health bar.
Priest Skills: Healing!
Upon landing, Su Hong didn't unleash that fearsome strike again. He simply used his Long Sword to casually counterattack while dodging the Black Rock Snake's strikes. Even so, each hit still dealt hundreds of points of damage.
Ten seconds after his last major attack, Su Hong leaped up again, executing his ultimate move once more to shave off another 1,760 Health points.
Right at that moment, however, two scorching fireballs and an arrow flashing with a Golden Light shot out simultaneously from another direction, slamming heavily into the Black Rock Snake's body.
[Health -660]
[Health -740]
[Health -500]
Three lines of red text appeared above the Black Rock Snake's head, and Su Hong's expression instantly changed.
These three attacks, combined with his own strike, totaled 3,660 points of damage. Adding the damage from his casual attacks over the past ten seconds, it had already exceeded ten percent of the Black Rock Snake's total health!
He thought, "Crap!"
He abruptly looked at the Black Rock Snake's eyes. The originally earthy-yellow eyes had already turned blood-red.
He realized this was... a berserk state!
"Bastards!"
Su Hong glared in the direction the fireballs and arrow had come from, only to hear the mocking voices of Zhang Bo's lackeys.
"Su Hong, we're helping you fight! Aren't you going to thank us?"
"Yeah, exactly! Brothers, retreat!"
Now that the Black Rock Snake had entered its berserk state, if they didn't leave immediately, they would either be killed by the Boss or by a furious Su Hong. Zhang Bo's lackeys fled as fast as their legs could carry them.
Su Hong no longer had the energy to deal with those guys.
The Black Rock Snake swung its Tail Whip, generating a sonic boom in the air as it swept rapidly toward his face. Su Hong let out a low shout, swiftly using [Block] to fend off the strike. Before he could even steady himself, a Meteorite plummeted straight toward his head.
"CRASH!"
The strike landed, instantly halving Su Hong's health.
A drop of cold sweat slid down his forehead. Fortunately, he had learned [Taunt].
The berserk Black Rock Snake ignored normal aggro rules, but [Taunt] was a debuff and thus unaffected by this mechanic. Even while berserk, the Black Rock Snake could only attack him.
If the Meteorite had landed on Su Yue, the consequences would have been unimaginable.
White Light flashed as Su Yue used [Healing] once again. However, against a Black Rock Snake with drastically reduced skill cooling, the speed of her [Healing] could no longer keep up with the rate Su Hong was losing health.
Su Hong cast a glance in Yu Zhun's direction.
An Assassin's burst damage needed to be accumulated through [Lurking]. Having Yu Zhun intervene now would only add another target that needed healing.
In truth, the moment the Black Rock Snake went berserk, he knew this battle was lost.
Su Hong's expression filled with rage. He hadn't bothered dealing with those lackeys before, but after this, they were dead meat!
"Yu Zhun, Yu Yu, catch!" Su Hong roared, taking out two white stones and tossing them to the pair. "Crush them and retreat!"
Su Yue caught hers and did so without hesitation. With a flash of white Light, she vanished from the spot.
Seeing his sister leave safely, Su Hong sighed in relief, pulled out a third stone, crushed it, and also disappeared.
Yu Zhun, who was the furthest away, received his stone last. A line of text appeared before his eyes.
[Avoid Battle Stone: When fighting a field Boss, crush this item to instantly disengage from combat and be teleported outside the battle area.]
He marveled inwardly, realizing it was actually an [Avoid Battle Stone].
Yu Zhun clicked his tongue in astonishment. A single one of these was worth fifty thousand bucks! After all, keeping this on hand could save a life if a Boss fight failed and they couldn't escape a dire situation!
Given how precious these items were, Yu Zhun would have completely understood if Su Hong only used them for himself and his sister. Yet, Su Hong had actually prepared one for him too...
"Su Hong, are you really this genuine?"
Yu Zhun sighed softly and stepped out of his hiding spot, looking at the berserk Black Rock Snake that still had four-fifths of its health remaining.
"Now it's just you and me." Yu Zhun raised his Demonic Dog Dagger and pointed it at the Black Rock Snake. "My name is Yu Zhun.
"Although my companions have already left, I still want to give it a try.
"To kill you!"