Chapter 180: Strategy
When in a controlled state, some displacement skills cannot be used.
Blink is one of them.
Therefore, in a battle between experts, the timing of Blink’s release is crucial; if used well, it can deceive the opponent’s control and create an advantage for the subsequent combat.
The boss’s attack is getting closer and closer, ready to close in!
Starry extends one hand forward, and slender frost particles gather to form a long flowing shield, encircling the Wishcaster.
Boom!
The giant iron fist strikes the Ice Flow Shield, causing countless shards of ice to fly off.
Juchan feels a force like a chasm pressing down, and the massive shockwave sends him flying backward, causing the ice layer beneath to shatter in a chain reaction.
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Again, he gets knocked back!!
Fortunately, the Ice Flow Shield reduces damage; this bit of damage isn’t too painful.
Meanwhile, Starry stands unharmed at her position, with a big miss floating above her head.
Hmm, lucky. She actually dodged.
From the previous damage, it can be inferred that this boss’s attributes have been enhanced significantly, likely by at least 20%.
Moreover, upon closer inspection, it is clearly visible that the giant is covered with a faint blue-white glow.
The color is the same as that massive Cold Crystal mine in the center.
Could it be that stone is a buff machine?
Regardless, let’s test its hardness first!
Taking advantage of the boss’s brief moment of stillness after attacking, she aims her sword at its arm!
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Not bad, it can still break through.
Continuing, she unleashes Frenzied Blade!
Oh no!
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The invisible sword energy strikes the giant’s arm, causing it to roar in pain and, instead of retracting its fist, it brings it down towards Starry!
So fast!?
Although Frenzied Blade is strong, there is a simple end to the move.
There’s no choice but to use a normal attack to counter!
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Two damage numbers pop up simultaneously from both health bars.
Starry’s health immediately drops to 30%, while the giant’s health stands at 46%. Don’t misunderstand; it started at half-health, having already recovered a significant amount on its own.
Although the damage output is better for Starry, her strength is far inferior to the boss’s.
As a result, Starry is slapped against the wall, causing a slight dent in the surface.
This also reflects the hidden manifestation of the strength attribute; when the disparity is vast, every strike carries a significant knockback or even knock-up effect.
“Wow!” Brother Shiu watches this scene, his mouth twitching uncontrollably.
The difficulty is not on the same level at all.
Is this boss superhuman? I haven’t heard that it was this fierce before!
“What are you dawdling for? Hurry and run!” Zane rubbed his forehead, realizing ahead that Brother Shiu hadn’t made it back yet.
“Don’t worry!” Brother Shiu confidently claimed he would hold on for a moment, thinking everything would be fine!
“Explosive Flame!”
The fiery magic sphere burns and rushes toward the boss; with such a huge size, it’s hard to miss.
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In a defensive situation, the damage output is still noticeable. However, the cost is that it enrages the giant.
The threat level spikes rapidly, and the enormous shadow casts over the tiny mage.
“Let’s talk this out… don’t be rough.”
The boss ignores him completely and swings down its iron fist!
“Dang!” At the critical moment, Brother Shiu predicts and blinks behind the giant.
Fire waves and magical shocks rush out all at once.
Countless numbers float into the air.
Not only that, the area effect from the fire breaks the ice layer beneath the boss’s feet!
This works!?
Without the slipping effect of the ice, the giant’s movement speed suddenly drops.
Brother Shiu remembers a well-known saying, “Swing it a bit, and the motorcycle becomes a bicycle?”
“Zane, just asking, are you good?” Brother Shiu can’t help but laugh.
“Awesome!” Brother Shiu gives a thumbs up. “If only you could take a look below.”
“What…”
Smack!
The ground covered by flames suddenly opened up with cracks, rapidly heading towards him!
Over on the giant’s side, cracks appear!
Both fists slam the ground, creating a linear ground-shattering shockwave.
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The poor little mage cannot withstand such high damage; upon the first strike, she is already dead, and her body, upon falling, is hit again by the second strike and thrown again,
and then comes the third strike.
“……”
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One minute later, everyone appears at the entrance of the dungeon.
“Done already?” Brother Shiu asks, puzzled.
“No, we were wiped out.” Lan Chen says somewhat helplessly. “The boss’s strength is horrifying; every time it got close, we barely had time to output a few hits before being knocked back. We lack long-range damage. Plus, we ran low on mana, and when Ice Breath came, we didn’t react in time and got instant-killed.”
“How about we go level up a bit before tackling this again? The attribute gap is too large, and besides, the equipment isn’t complete…”
“I think I saw something on that giant earlier…” Youyoufen pointed out.
“You noticed?” Chen Chen nodded. “I suspect the huge cold crystal in the middle is causing it. Let’s try again, starting with that stone. By the way, is your experience at zero?”
“Long gone. It doesn’t matter how I die now.”
“I’m out too.” Jiangxia shook his head.
“I still have 17%…” Cute Orange said.
“You’re so fussy, Brother Shiu, let’s go again.”
“My experience isn’t experience! That was hard-earned… hey, wait for me!”
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Repeating the previous process, the difference is that after gaining proficiency, clearing the monsters became quite easy, taking only a few minutes, and there was still half of the mana bar and special skill points left; it should be enough.
“Brother Shiu, are you ready?” Chen Chen raised an eyebrow.
“Ready… for what?”
“To draw aggro!”
“Look at my health, then look at yours, and repeat that?”
“No need to panic, you go first, and you’ll know later.”
“Mysterious… don’t let me down!”
“Never!” Zane waved his hand.
Twenty seconds later, Brother Shiu cautiously approached the destination, aiming for that massive cold crystal—*Magic Impact!*
As the spell strikes, the resilience bar reappears, and the ground begins to tremble; the giant is coming!
He hurriedly turned to run off, showing no signs of stopping!
“Achen, what’s your backup plan? Release it!” Brother Shiu’s face turned pale.
“Hmph, watch closely!” Looking at the current situation, this space… should work.
As the boss crashes out from behind the column, Achen charges forward without hesitation.
As the petite girl is about to be knocked away, she casually swings the Magic Sword.
Blink!
She bypasses the boss and arrives before the cold crystal, feeling the immense energy within.
It’s time, Mo Se!
A giant gray-black beetle, larger than the giant, crash-lands, hitting the heart!
The deep resilience bar of the cold crystal mine instantly drops by 35%.
Just kidding, demolishing is my specialty!
Moreover, even the Cold Crystal Giant’s speed comes to a sudden halt as though it has lost something.
Of course, right in front of Starry, as the boss suddenly slams on the brakes, it turns and charges back at Achen!
Want to leave? No way!
A shadowy figure darts out, slamming into the giant.
A swirl of small stars spins slowly, and success is achieved!
