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The battle had been ongoing for over an hour, and the boss’s health was down to 15%. However, the Ao Xiong guild was facing an awkward situation—every melee class had been wiped out.
Over the course of the battle, more than 10,000 members of Ao Xiong had died, mostly warriors and shield guards. The mages and archers had survived but were running out of mana, replaced in waves. At this point, Ao Xiong had no more warriors or shield guards left to fight.
“Where are the others? Don’t they know to come back?” Ao Tianxia, the guild leader, shouted in anger.
“Boss, our brothers’ levels are hard-earned. Dying once means losing a level. Right now, their levels are below the average, so it’s better if they just go level up. Let them handle it themselves,” Fang Yu explained.
“Then let the assassins and priests go up to hold the line. The boss is almost dead; we can’t afford to lose now,” Ao Tianxia replied.
“Fine,” Fang Yu sighed and gave the orders.
Soon, priests and assassins reluctantly charged in to take the frontline.
Facing these fragile classes, the Blue-scaled Giant Serpent showed no mercy, easily killing one after another with a basic attack or a sweeping attack, followed by a poison mist that wiped out another group. Its health continued to drop gradually.
At this time, members from the three major guilds began to make their move. Aside from the three main guilds, only a few smaller guilds were still hanging around, hoping to take advantage of the situation.
“Have you made up your minds? This is the best time to act,” Mantian Xingguang, one of the leaders, asked.
“Let’s do it. Ao Xiong has suffered huge losses, and we don’t have much to fear from them anymore. Sooner or later, we’ll have to deal with them. Once they kill the boss and get stronger, they’ll definitely target us. We might as well strike now and hit them while they’re down. But we need to agree on one thing—our three guilds must stand united. If Ao Xiong targets one guild, the others must help out. We can’t let them pick us off one by one,” Luan Xiong said.
“Agreed,” Leng Yue and Mantian Xingguang nodded, before issuing their own orders.
At this point, Ao Xiong was in the heat of battle, and suddenly, a group of players who had been watching the fight rushed in and headed straight for the boss, cutting down any Ao Xiong members in their path.
“You… how dare you?!” Ao Tianxia’s face twisted in rage. He had assumed that with the prestige of the top ten guilds, no one in Jinling City would dare oppose Ao Xiong. After all, a new guild had appeared recently, which he found hard to accept. Now, one of the guilds he had always looked down on dared to attack them. His rage was uncontrollable.
“Leave two people to hold the boss and stop it from recovering health. The rest, fight back! How dare anyone challenge Ao Xiong!” Ao Tianxia roared.
But he had underestimated his opponents. The three major guilds had over 10,000 people, while Ao Xiong still had around 10,000 left. However, their opponents were well-balanced in terms of classes, whereas Ao Xiong lacked a key part of their front line. The battle quickly escalated.
The massive battle was intense, and both sides continued to lose players. As Ao Xiong saw their numbers dwindle, a key figure in the crowd was overlooked.
Wu Shaocheng scratched his nose. “Should I go for the boss, or should I just wait?” He decided to use stealth and sneak over to the boss’s location. At that moment, Ao Xiong’s two players were still trying to drag the boss around, keeping it engaged while minimizing their losses. One would draw the boss by firing an arrow, then run while the boss chased and killed them. This method was actually quite effective, buying as much time as possible.
However, Wu Shaocheng couldn’t let them enjoy it too easily. With the boss’s health at just over 60,000, he followed one of the archers who was leading the boss away.
Back in the heat of the battle, Fang Yu had a nagging feeling that something was wrong. Looking around, he suddenly noticed that Chen Feng, who had been resting against a bamboo tree, was now missing. His heart skipped a beat, and he frantically looked around but couldn’t find him. He quickly ran to Ao Tianxia and said, “Boss, something’s wrong! Chen Feng is gone!”
“Isn’t it better that he’s gone?” Ao Tianxia didn’t realize the gravity of the situation.
“No, Boss… it’s the boss!” Fang Yu urged.
Ao Tianxia was immediately alarmed. Without hesitation, he grabbed Fang Yu and a few others, rushing to the boss’s location.
When they arrived, most of the players who had been holding the boss in place were still there, but the boss was nowhere to be seen. Ao Tianxia grabbed one of them and shouted, “Where’s the boss?”
The player trembled and pointed in a direction. “Xiao Feng led it that way…”
Ao Tianxia tossed him aside and immediately ran in the direction the player had indicated. After a short while, they came across the massive corpse of the giant serpent, its body lying on the ground, stripped clean with not even a single copper coin remaining.
“Ah!!! Chen Feng!! I’ll never forgive you!” Ao Tianxia screamed in rage, his voice thick with both fury and sorrow. He had never been this angry in his life. Standing behind him, Fang Yu and the others dared not make a sound.
“Achoo!”
Wu Shaocheng, who had just left the bamboo forest, sneezed suddenly. He rubbed his nose and thought to himself, “Did I go a bit too far? I should have at least left a couple of copper coins for them. After all, they sacrificed so much to kill the boss. Well… I’ll make sure to leave something next time.”
Looking at the items in his bag, Wu Shaocheng couldn’t help but smile. This was definitely the easiest boss kill he had ever experienced.
After killing the giant serpent, he gained 40,000 experience points. Since he hadn’t summoned his Silver Wolf, all 42,000 experience points went to him, pushing him to level 17 with 32,406/90,000 experience. He also received 3 gold, 68 silver, two silver-grade items, two bronze items, five black iron items, a bottle of “Bloodline Potion,” and a “Mist Scroll.” The loot drop was average, but the effort was light.
He checked the equipment:
Aside from the two silver items, the other equipment didn’t interest him. The leggings, however, were a perfect upgrade. He was currently wearing Black Iron Bear King Leggings, his only black iron equipment. After swapping them, he was now wearing five silver-grade pieces, and his gear was noticeably stronger than most players.
With his new equipment, his health increased to 6,530, physical defense to 642, magical defense to 631, speed to 449, and attack speed to 107%. He decided to leave his 10 attribute points for later. With the new gear, he was much tougher now.
The Bloodline Potion was for improving pet quality but wasn’t suitable for his Silver Wolf. It had an S-grade pet cap, meaning only pets of S rank or higher could use it. Wu Shaocheng reluctantly stored it away.
The last item, the Mist Scroll, created a mist in a specified area, making it impossible to see the enemy clearly. Wu Shaocheng smirked as he thought of something, then placed the scroll in his bag.
After reviewing everything, he decided to auction the equipment. Another wave of profits was on the way, and Wu Shaocheng couldn’t help but feel excited.