In this moment of crisis, a white shadow appeared, blocking the five skeleton soldiers pursuing the priest. This figure was like a savior. Although they had each pulled a few monsters, the Mage and Sharpshooter maintained distance from the monsters, kiting them. The Rogue only engaged one at a time, stunning them indefinitely, making him the safest.
However, the Shield Warrior was in a different situation. He angled his tower shield, directly blocking the entire bridge. Previously, he had only blocked three rows of skeletons. Now, he was blocking all of them. Even a slight increase in monster attacks could cause his health to drop rapidly. It wasn't as simple as 1+1=2. For a tanking class, if a monster broke through a certain point, the damage taken would increase significantly. This was why he had only held back three skeleton soldiers previously, and not blocked all the monsters’ path from the start. If he had done that, while he could still withstand it, the pressure would have skyrocketed, and the healing demand would have greatly increased. The Priest’s pressure would also increase, and her mana would be depleted quickly. A Priest was not a Mage; she did not have an "Awaken" skill.
Mages could recover mana during combat because high-level Mages learned the "Awaken" skill. This skill, when used, could rapidly restore a full mana bar during combat, allowing the Mage to continue casting. However, the cooldown for this skill was very long. If not out of combat, the cooldown after use was a full sixty minutes. In other words, it could only be used once per hour. However, after exiting combat, the cooldown would be reduced to fifteen minutes. Therefore, you shouldn’t think of the Mage class as easily bullied just because they ran out of mana. For a high-level Mage, you never knew if their "Awaken" skill was already on cooldown.
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The appearance of this white shadow stunned everyone. The one who acted was Chu Tian. The others hadn't even reacted yet. Chu Tian, using his massive bear form's charge, knocked down the five skeleton soldiers. This was a display of power suppression. If the charge skill's force surpassed the opponent's, it could knock them down. Warriors of the same level couldn't achieve this. Even if this Warrior had invested all their points into Strength.
But Chu Tian, this monster, despite having extremely trash gear. At level 124, he was wearing Silver and Gold gear from levels fifty to sixty. But he was arrogant enough to claim to be powerful. Due to his presence, the highest level monsters here were only level 90. He was more than 40 levels higher than these monsters. The level advantage completely overshadowed the gear.
Charge, swipe, sweep. Three skills executed in quick succession. A single sweep from him instantly removed a tenth of the health of those five skeleton soldiers.
“Damn… only that much damage!” Chu Tian cursed.
However, the few people who were supposed to be leading him instantly had their eyes reddened, feeling immense discomfort. Dealing a tenth of the health with one move, and it was an area-of-effect attack, yet you say it’s little damage. Is there any humanity left?
“Ah!” Suddenly, a scream pierced the air. Even Chu Tian’s ears rang from the high-pitched voice. This was the Priest, the only female in the party. Everyone’s gaze focused on her, as Chu Tian had eliminated his monsters in just over ten seconds. Although the situation was still somewhat chaotic, there was no longer any immediate danger.
They didn't know what she was shouting. However, they saw her pointing in Chu Tian’s direction. “Druid… in bear form… Greyhide transformation!?” The Priestess’s expression could only be described as indescribable. There was excitement, nervousness, and shock. As soon as she uttered those words, everyone, including Chu Tian, felt a jolt. Chu Tian felt a jolt because he knew his identity could no longer be hidden. The others were, of course, shocked. The Greyhide form! A transformation unique to Druids worldwide. This represented…
“You are… Dru… Dru… God?!” Almost everyone spoke at the same time.
Chu Tian’s figure flashed. He transformed into a cheetah, another unique transformation. The Soul of the Beast Mother! With a leap, he landed beside the Rogue and swiped a few times with his claws, instantly killing the monster the Rogue was controlling. He said, “Let’s deal with the current situation first!” He didn't deny it. Denying it would be useless. His two forms were the mark of Dru God.
Seeing Chu Tian’s actions and words, everyone present became spirited. The captain instantly broke into a smile, his eyes twinkling. He hadn't expected that his unintentional actions would lead them to encounter this legendary figure. A year and a half ago, he was someone the entire world looked up to. Rank one on the level leaderboard. Top gear. Highest attack. In short, his name was associated with everything. He created almost all the legends in the early stages of the world. It was just unknown why he suddenly disappeared. According to people within the Reverse God Alliance, their leader had been offline for over a year. The rumors of Dru God quitting Sweet World had also been circulating for over a year.
Suddenly, he appeared. And he was in their small party. It was highly likely he had returned after being offline for over a year. However, why was his level only 124? But then again, it didn’t matter. So many legends had happened to him. Everyone rumored that Dru God was a bug. Perhaps it was true. Regardless, the fact that he had a chance to meet Dru God made him feel that his future path would be much smoother. He would have something to brag about for half his life. The previous thought of wanting to get acquainted with Chu Tian, and then with the higher-ups behind him, had completely vanished. Who else could be higher than Dru God in the Reverse God Alliance? Instead, at this moment, he had no further thoughts. With Chu Tian’s joining, these skeleton soldiers were no longer a threat.
Within minutes, all the skeletons chasing the Sharpshooter and Mage outside were cleared. The Shield Warrior had been continuously shouting, “Heal, heal, heal!” The Priest’s healing spells continuously flashed on him, but his health was steadily decreasing. By the time the last monster was killed, the Shield Warrior’s health was only at ten percent. The Priest’s mana was almost depleted. Seeing this, everyone looked on with despair. No matter how strong Chu Tian was, or how high his level, even if his bear form could tank, Chu Tian himself had taken damage when he charged at five monsters simultaneously. Those five monsters’ attacks had caused his health to drop by a sixth. This was the problem of a tank having inferior gear, not reaching an equivalent gear level. Although his attack was very high, his defense was still lacking.
If the Shield Warrior fell, the endless tide of skeleton soldiers would surge in. They would all be unable to escape. Even with Dru God here, he couldn't turn the tide. Just then, a jade green light flashed. The light pulsed with an immeasurable life force, falling upon the Shield Warrior. His health instantly recovered to full.
“Holy crap, that feels good!” The Shield Warrior actually shuddered, as if experiencing something pleasurable, and let out a lewd sound.
“Damn…” Chu Tian cursed. This idiot, “One Curtain of Melancholy,” what was he shouting about? The others also turned their heads. When they looked at Chu Tian again, this Dru God had transformed into a ginseng baby, standing there like a towering ancient tree. However, the Druid’s treant form was incredibly cute, truly like a ginseng spirit.
“What are you looking at me for? Hurry up and restore the formation!” Chu Tian said speechlessly, breaking the awkwardness.
“Uh… oh…” The Sharpshooter captain was stunned for a moment. After reacting, he quickly gave orders. The Rogue took his position, and the Shield Warrior raised his shield. At that instant, the Rogue used blind again. The formation was re-established. The Priest received healing.
The Priest class had very high Spirit. Spirit could quickly recover mana during combat, achieving a sustained续航 effect. When they maintained this formation earlier, the Priest’s mana barely dropped because of the Spirit attribute. After Chu Tian received healing for a while, the Priest’s mana had recovered by about a tenth, so it was fine for him to take over now. The consumption and recovery were almost balanced. Even if his mana was depleted again, Chu Tian could handle sudden situations.
After the Priestess received healing, no one spoke. The title of Dru God was too intimidating. They didn’t want to remain silent, but didn’t know how to start. They were afraid that Dru God would not give them face and it would become awkward. Chu Tian also said nothing.
“Owlkin form, Starfall!” Whoosh… Chu Tian transformed into a fat bird, raising his arms high, his wings flapping erratically, like some cult worship ritual. In the dense, cave-like trial dungeon, the ceiling was originally a stone roof. The moment Chu Tian used his skill, the entire stone ceiling disappeared, revealing a starry ocean instead. The starry ocean presented had every star twinkling. Then, an endless stream of light points descended. The light points were like snowflakes, each precisely targeting a skeleton soldier on the bridge. The Owlkin form’s extremely powerful area-of-effect damage. Countless starlights, like fists, rained down furiously. Each starlight seemed to carry infinite gravity, smashing onto the skeleton soldiers. It also carried burning power. A blood-red damage-per-second effect appeared like falling snow.
-6437! -5763! -11243!
This large-scale damage output had a much greater visual impact than the area damage from the Mage and Sharpshooter. Their attack range was about fifteen by fifteen. But with this move from Chu Tian, it encompassed almost the entire bridge. Such a torrent of damage numbers. If this were an old computer game, it would likely cause the game to crash.
“So awesome… I feel awesome just watching!” The Shield Warrior, a man who spoke without restraint, actually uttered the word “I” (老子). Later that night, someone privately messaged him, telling him to shut up. “To call yourself ‘I’ in front of Dru God, you’re probably the first one not to get killed!” The one who sent the message to the Shield Warrior was the Rogue. The Shield Warrior didn’t care, giving him a glance, but still burst into laughter.
Chu Tian didn’t mind either, as he was also excited watching the numbers pop up. It had been a long time since he returned to the game. This kind of monster-slaying thrill was truly refreshing. As the skill continued, Chu Tian finally had time to chat with them. He chatted with these people casually. Initially, they were quite reserved when he asked questions. But by the time the eighteenth wave of monsters arrived, which was the last wave of this dungeon, they had become quite familiar with Chu Tian. Chu Tian felt it was about time and finally asked a question.