Chapter 83: Heart-Stopping
The boss’s health still stands at 30,772. The onslaught this round was ferocious, directly reducing the demon’s health by nearly 20,000!
“My God…” Mingxiao stared, mouth agape. What kind of devilish damage is this? Plus, it has a 10% lifesteal effect; one skill just recovered over 1,000 health!
Mingxiao, Qiu Yue Rainbow, and Lian Lian were also left speechless in shock.
The boss seemed stunned by this series of blows, only turning around after two seconds.
Its empty eyes were fixed on Starry.
It slowly extended its right arm forward, crackling lightning flickering around it.
“Zii—”
The sound of electricity crackled; this is bad, bad, bad!!! Zane instinctively sprang into action!
Thunder Cannon!
“Zii—Boom!!!!”
“Withered Bone Shield!!” In this crucial moment, a crisp, youthful voice shouted.
The surging electric light brazenly engulfed all space in front of the boss, the entire secret realm was almost ravaged by the remaining lightning.
Mingxiao’s trio had no power to resist and were struck, resulting in over 4,000 damage, disappearing into white light!
“Hu…” Looking at her health of 5,013/7,310, Zane breathed a sigh of relief.
Meanwhile, Starry was left with only 461/2,830 health.
Thanks to her quick reactions, she managed to shield Starry, absorbing most of the damage; otherwise, Starry would have already been downed.
Not only that, but she also displayed a ‘Paralyzed’ debuff.
Every move was extremely strenuous, as if her body did not belong to her.
In contrast, the Stone Statue fell into a brief daze after executing this move.
It seemed to have run out of energy.
Seize the opportunity to take it down! No more carelessness.
At will!
The paralysis effect vanished in an instant.
The Qiu Yue Sword swept through the air, unleashing an invisible sword aura from below.
Frenzy Sword Art!
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The boss was weakened!
“Clang!!”
Many stones on the demon fell away, revealing its core, which was currently dim but visibly absorbing energy from the air.
Then, a laser shot out from its arm, rising towards the sky.
Has 30 seconds passed?
Zane certainly knew what that meant, but she had observed that the speed of this laser was extremely fast, making it impossible for her to dodge. Perhaps Starry could, but…
Zane finally recovered from the paralysis.
“Wish—Fire of Fury!”
Red flames blazed, the Fire Curtain laid flat directly above Starry, then Zane took out a high-level HP Potion and a Blood Recovery Potion.
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6,000 health should be enough. Now, it all depends on whether the Fire Curtain can block the laser!
Meanwhile, Starry was also watching the brightest spot above.
Suddenly, two points of purple light appeared in the darkness. It’s here!
Starry instinctively wanted to move her feet but heard a strange sound from above. Still too slow?
“Shu—”
The Fire Curtain perfectly blocked the laser. Is this considered a flying attack?
Zane got hit by another laser, losing 3,000 health.
This boss, compared to the high-mobility Death Knight that could take on anyone one-on-one, the demon Stone Statue was more inclined towards a defensive AoE style.
These skills looked terrifying at first glance, but they were quite predictable.
First was the Aurora, triggered every 30 seconds. As long as you timed it right, you could run out of the attack range during the final 5 seconds, leaving a high-health knight behind.
Then came this Thunder Cannon, likely released automatically when health reached a certain threshold, but this move is not unbeatable.
It only causes a large-area bombardment effect in front of the boss.
There are two solutions: one is to hide to its sides or behind, but that’s not very realistic; the backline couldn’t run away in time.
The other option is to lure it into a corner to unleash its big move, which could set up a beating for the upcoming weakened boss.
Unfortunately, if you die in this secret realm, you can’t re-enter, making it impossible to trade your life for boss information. The margin for error is zero.
Even Zane almost messed up while operating two support classes.
The Silver Grade boss is undoubtedly a nightmare for players at this stage; there’s no doubt about it.
Having survived this round of lasers, they gained another 30 seconds of fighting time, and the boss still had one skill yet to reveal—no time to waste.
Thousand Flash Step!
Get closer first!
By the way, the previous Frenzy Sword Art also triggered the Light effect.
Chase the Wind!
With three boosts combined, Starry’s movement speed had reached a terrifying 144% bonus, almost catching up to Zane’s swift pace!
She easily made it to the boss’s front.
Normal Attack + Ice Moon Slash + Normal Attack!
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With a string of combos, the boss’s eyes glimmered, recovering from its weakened state!
“Get down!” “Wish—Vine!”
The Stone Statue’s body was tightly bound by vines, unable to move.
Sure enough, while it could immunize against most control states, binding was different from abnormal effects, so it worked.
Starry continued to output.
Dancing Chaos + Normal Attack!
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The boss’s health dropped to just under 7,000!
At this moment, it broke free from the vines’ restraint, being five levels lower meant the control time was significantly reduced! Only less than three seconds.
It swung its fists towards Starry, clearly unable to hit her.
But its normal attack was special, with a magical second hit follow-up.
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Unable to avoid it, Starry took the second hit, but luckily, she had recovered a lot of health earlier, and a hit of 1,000 wouldn’t kill her.
The Wishcaster’s only ranged attack was used to protect Starry, leaving only one move to use now.
“Wish—Mud!”
The terrain shifted, transforming the open ground into a muddy area, but the Stone Statue showed no reaction.
That makes sense; this guy doesn’t need to move… Trapping it in mud is meaningless.
It’s all up to Starry now; given the current situation, just four more sword strikes would take down the boss.
If an Autumn Moon Strike lands, just two strikes would do!
It’s a pity that the 15% trigger chance of the Autumn Moon Strike isn’t high; three consecutive strikes didn’t proc.
The demon had less than 1,000 health left!
At this moment, its core dimly lit up, then the light swelled further.
Seeing this, Zane’s heart sank. Please don’t let the last move be self-destructive! Who could withstand that?
Oh no, a normal attack isn’t going to make it in time!
In a pinch, Starry aimed for the core and threw out the Star Cat from the pet space!
Almost forgot about the little guy!
The Star Cat was quick-witted, immediately sensing the urgent situation. As it jumped, its tail lifted high, and the Ice Cone took shape!
At the same time, the frigid air swirled around its sharp tiger claws—Frost Claw!
No joke, who says no one can be skilled in both magic and martial arts?
The light in the core swelled rapidly, probably about to explode if it took another second!
Having witnessed the power of the earlier Thunder Cannon, this strike would be only stronger, never weaker; it must not be allowed to release it!
“Chi!”
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The core’s defenses were nowhere near as sturdy as the external Stone Statue. After the Ice Cone’s attack, it was left with just over 100 health!
“Creak”
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The Frost Claw had perfectly completed its task.
As the Stone Statue’s health was drained away, the light in the core deflated like a deflated balloon.
