Translator: Atlas Studios
Editor: Atlas Studios
“My pitiful Garix doggy, I will definitely take revenge for you!” Xiao Yu murmured to himself, but his eyes were still fixed on the screen.
Naturally, he was not counting on Fielda to be able to stop them at the Obsidian Bridge. What he wanted was to analyze the specific strength of the opponent from their battle.
Magma Giant Fielda said, “No one can pass. Insects, be prepared to be crushed into pieces.”
The Boss battle started.
The battle only lasted a mere 20 minutes.
Magma Giant Fielda cried, “Ah… How is this possible… Fielda has actually lost to mortals!”
World announcement: Firmament Age 1375, Human Hero Dragon Epitome has killed Magma Giant Fielda in the Blaze Canyon. This event has been recorded in the Firmament Archive.
The result of the battle was expected by Xiao Yu, but the process was a little too fast. Just from that battle, Xiao Yu had noticed a few things. Firstly, the opponents’ DPS was extremely high. As one should know, Fielda was a typical wooden-stake Boss, although its Attack Power was average and it did not have any powerful skills. Its HP was as high as 10,000,000, which was 2,000,000 HP higher than even Xiao Yu, but such a Boss had been killed in just 20 minutes.
The reason why their DPS was so high was because in their team, there was no pure healer or tank amongst the Adventurer Mode players, but a mixture of various jobs. Although it was so, there was a Hero Tank and a Hero Healer, so there was no need to be afraid of OT(Out of Taunt). This allowed the other players to focus purely on dealing damage without the need to worry about healing or tanking monsters at all, so it was very easy for them.
As for the Magma Giant without AOE skills, such a team was like its nemesis.
“However, with such a distribution of roles, if they face Flame Controller Alex, it will probably not be this easy, right?” Xiao Yu thought in his heart.
Magma Giant Fielda had similarly dropped a huge pile of Epic items, and at the same time, its corpse was also an important source of materials. After dismembering the corpse of Magma Giant Fielda and obtaining a large amount of rare materials and rare gems, the Light of Dawn team gradually headed deeper into the shrine. In the hall of the shrine, they met the third Boss of the dungeon, a huge Flame Lizardman Warlock—Flame Controller Alex.
“This Boss seems to have AOE skills. Everyone, use Buffs.”
Tens of High-grade Fire Protection Scrolls, each of which cost $100 plus per scroll in the Auction House, were just used without even batting an eye.
High-grade Fire Resistance was $50 plus per bottle, and each of them drank a bottle. They seemed to have already drunk three to four bottles since entering the dungeon.
Xiao Yu could feel his wallet bleeding just by looking at them. Just how rich were those guys?
Dragon Epitome did not drink a Fire Resistance Potion, probably because his Fire Resistance was already extremely high.
Flame Controller Alex said, “Foolish mortals, you’ve entered a place you shouldn’t have. Prepare to face the might of my flames!”
The battle started instantly.
This battle was even shorter than previously because although the Flame Controller’s damage was astonishingly high, his HP was only a pitiful 5,000,000 plus, far lower than that of the Magma Giant. After ten minutes, he let out a tragic wail and fell to the ground.
World Announcement: Firmament Age 1375, Human Hero Dragon Epitome has killed Flame Controller Alex in the Blaze Canyon. This event has been recorded in the Firmament Archive.
However, it was still alright as the damage was high enough to at least kill two Adventurers. As death was immediate in this game, there was no such thing as reviving through running to one’s corpse. If one died, then one was really dead. Unless all of them left the dungeon and then regrouped and re-entered, those two would not be able to join the battle anymore.
“However, there are still 40 people in the opposing team. F*ck, you just killed two, what f*cking use is that? I used as much as $3,000 to revive you, how could you be so useless!?” Xiao Yu roared in his heart, but he knew that it was not Alex being too useless, it was that the Adventurer team was too powerful.
Seeing that the Adventurer team was about to enter and attack the Blaze Altar, Xiao Yu knew that he could not hide anymore—it was time for a fight to the death.
Through his observations beforehand, he already understood that the enemies he was facing this time were unprecedentedly powerful. It was no wonder Dragon Epitome was so confident. Xiao Yu’s skills were mostly Fire damage, so, with the resistance of the opponents now, their advantage was huge.
Although Xiao Yu had a bad feeling, he could not escape, as he was the last Boss of the dungeon. Once Adventurer teams entered this dungeon, he could not retreat. Even if he left the game now, the system would take over the body of the Demonic Blaze Overlord and use AI to battle the Adventurer team. Thus, it would be better for him to battle them himself, as there would at least be a small chance of victory.
Standing in front of the Blaze Altar, Dragon Epitome did not immediately start attacking but instead jumped onto a high platform and started an impromptu speech. “We’ve arrived. Here it is, the Blaze Altar. This is where the army of Fire Elements has entered the main material world, turning the originally peaceful verdant plain into a barren land abused by Elemental Creatures. But today, we will take back this land which belongs to us. Come, brave warriors, let us make history which will be written into legends. For the glory of our Alliance, attack!”
Of course, his speech for the players under him were not due to him being too engrossed in role playing brought about by the awakening of his chuunibyou. It was an AOE encouragement skill that only Hero players had and could increase the players’ morale and attributes greatly for a short period of time. The specific effects would be related to the contents of the speech.
The Hero Mode was just way more powerful than normal Adventurer players as not only were their HP and stats many times higher than those of normal Adventurers, their skill effects were also extremely exaggerated. This AOE encouragement made the whole team shine with a golden light, and the effects were simply astonishing.
Of course, although Hero Mode was powerful, it had its corresponding limitations. While they were strong, the number of slots a Hero Mode player occupied was as many as five. That is to say, if a group wanted to clear a 40 person dungeon, if the team consisted of purely Hero players, then only eight of them would be able to enter.
Currently, there were two Hero players in the team, so the number of positions left for Adventurer players was only 30. Since two had died, the number of members in the team now was 30—28 Adventurers and two Heroes.
“Brave warriors, advance! The Blaze Altar is right there. Once we destroy that altar, our mission will be completed!”
Dragon Epitome (Dark Avenger) waved his sword and immediately led the team to charge towards the altar.
In front of the altar, a Fire Elemental Elder popped out from thin air. “Intruders, you’ve barged into a place you shouldn’t have.” After speaking, it went to deal with them.
“So this is the final Boss, the Demonic Blaze Overlord? It doesn’t look like it,” Dragon Epitome thought. He knew what the Demonic Blaze Overlord looked like.
“Everyone, take note. I don’t think this is the final Boss, so don’t let your guard down even after it is killed.” As he spoke, he released a Multi-Cleave and, with a swoosh, a few Blade Auras slashed towards the Fire Elemental Elder and its HP instantly dropped by half. However, this Fire Elemental Elder was not the real Boss, but merey an Elite monster, thus it was killed in just a few attacks by Dragon Epitome and Phoenix. However, it did not immediately die, but instead struggled its way to the magma lake while bleeding. “Hmph, mortals, you don’t know what you are doing at all. There are some things even more ancient than the world itself. Awaken, great Demonic Blaze Overlord Lagrios.”
As Xiao Yu looked at the Fire Elemental Elder fulfilling its role, how he hoped for it to directly cough out blood until it died, but what a pity that it would definitely not die before summoning Xiao Yu.
Thinking till here, his gaze landed on Dragon Epitome again. “Alright, since you want to fight, I’ll give you a fight.”
The magma lake bubbled vigorously, as if something was about to be awakened from within. A pillar of fire soared into the sky, right through the roof of the shrine. It was a magnificent scene, like that of a volcano erupting. The Adventurers looked at the scene in front of them anxiously, but they were completely calm.
“Everyone, stay calm!” shouted Dragon Epitome loudly as if he was trying to encourage himself. However, his heart could not help but beat vigorously. He was a little envious as he thought that the way the Boss appeared was quite cool. “How about I buy a Boss account and have a go?”
At that moment, a voice could suddenly be heard. It sounded like it was coming from deep within the ground or from the sky. The voice resounded within the hall of the Blaze Altar.
Demonic Blaze Overlord Lagrios said, “Who… has summoned me? Who… has awakened me!?”
Those were the Boss lines Xiao Yu had designed. As the final Boss of a dungeon, regardless of whether it was his appearance, changing of stage, or dying, Xiao Yu could design his specific lines, special sounds, and light effects. Such a powerful way of appearing was the product of Xiao Yu unleashing his chuunibyou attribute to the maximum. It was mainly to prevent players from also realizing that he was a player too, and at the same time, it was to satisfy his wicked humor.
The voice resounded throughout and a huge body made of flames and boiling lava appeared within the magma lake. It gradually rose into the sky and a Demonic Blaze Overlord that was as tall as 30 meters appeared in front of everyone, intimidating them all just as he appeared.
The lower half of his body was like a flame vortex spiraling upwards, and his body was enveloped in blazing fire throughout. His body was made of half-solidified lava and one of his hands was holding a huge Demonic Blaze Hammer, while the other was burning with scorching-hot flames. He was looking down on everyone disdainfully with the corner of his eye.