The timing of the throw was also critical. If thrown too early, the giant eagle wouldn't die, and they would then face the onslaught of two bosses.
Moreover, the giant eagle wouldn't lose HP when attacked, making a wipe inevitable. The Hardened Shell could only be used once, so to clear the dungeon, they would have to wait until the next day for it to reset.
When the giant turtle respawned and was defeated, another [Hardened Shell] could be obtained.
If thrown too late, the giant eagle would fly too high, beyond the shell's range, leading to another wipe and restart.
After listening, everyone exchanged glances. When they looked back at Chu Tian, their eyes were filled with admiration.
How did their leader know these things? Had he done it before?
Furthermore, he grasped every detail of the dungeon with perfect clarity. Under his command, they hadn't wiped even once from start to finish.
"Ding... Global Announcement: Congratulations to 'I Am Not a Druid' for leading the 'Against God Alliance' guild team to successfully clear Howling Caves (Expert Difficulty), achieving a five-star rating and the world's first kill.
Rewards: Guild Points: 30,000.
Raid Leader Gold: 2,000.
Other Team Members Gold: 20.
All Team Members Level +3.
Thank you for leading your team to unlock: Howling Caves (Hell Difficulty). All are welcome to challenge."
"Ding... National Announcement..."
"Ding... Server Announcement..."
"We did it! World first kill!"
"So awesome! I can brag about this for my entire life."
"Boss is too OP! Getting three first kills at once, and there are thirty gold coins as a reward! I'll donate one gold coin to the guild!"
"Damn, you think one gold coin is something? I'm donating five!"
"Same here, don't get cocky with just five gold. I'm donating ten!"
...
Chu Tian smiled as he watched his lively team, then picked up the items dropped by the boss.
Three Bronze equipment, three Silver equipment, and one Gold equipment, totaling seven items.
Chu Tian directly posted them to the team. Items dropped by the team would be prioritized for distribution to members, who could bid for them using guild contributions.
The contributions from auctions would be divided equally among other team members, which was a great system.
If you redeemed items directly from the guild warehouse, your points would be deducted by the system, and others wouldn't benefit.
Soon, the Bronze and Silver equipment were all distributed.
Chu Tian looked at the Gold equipment, feeling a bit troubled.
He really wanted this piece of equipment, but taking it directly felt awkward.
If he auctioned it, no one could possibly outbid him with their contribution points, as his contribution in the guild was virtually unlimited.
He decided to share it with everyone first to see their reactions.
He shared the equipment to the team.
[Scorching Ring]
Quality: Gold (Upgradeable)
Equipment Level: 20
Attack: 54-77
Agility: 20
Strength: 20
Intelligence: 20
Attribute: Increases wielder's physical and magical attack power by 10%.
Set Bonus 1/3 (Inactive): Players wearing the Prayer Bracelet, Prayer Ring, and Prayer Necklace will gain the skill [Scorching Defense].
Description:
Death Immunity: Upon use, lasts for 8 seconds. During this duration, reduces damage taken by 20%, grants immunity to one death, and restores 100% HP. (Cooldown: 3 days)
"These stats are amazing, and it's a set piece too."
"Yeah, how many contribution points will this cost?"
"I really want it, but I don't have many points."
"Without the set bonus activated, these stats are just okay, I guess."
Within the team, players chimed in. Everyone wanted it, but no one made the first bid.
Chu Tian looked at everyone and said, "I already have a bracelet from this set. I'd like to keep this ring for myself. Does anyone have any objections?
I can exchange it for guild contribution points at twice the market price, and distribute it equally among you.
Of course, if you prefer gold instead of points, that's fine too."
As Chu Tian spoke, he shared the [Scorching Bracelet].
Seeing that he indeed possessed a piece from the same set, everyone expressed that even if they spent all their contribution points, it might not be enough to acquire this item.
They also considered that if it went unsold, it would eventually go into the guild bank, and whoever had enough points could redeem it. Since the guild leader had offered compensation, there was nothing more to say.
"Without you, leader, we wouldn't have been able to clear this dungeon. Just take it!"
"Yeah, just take it!"
"Right, in my previous guild, the leader and raid leaders would always pick their gear first, and then distribute the rest to us."
"Mhm, my old guild was the same. They never gave us any compensation."
Chu Tian thanked them with a smile and then distributed the contribution points to each person.
"It's getting late. See you all tomorrow!"
Chu Tian said this with less than two minutes left before Tian Dao closed.
While they were enthusiastically distributing loot and celebrating, the opposite was happening with the Slaughter guild.
Tian Ya Kuang Dao stood before four people.
These four were the representatives of the Ye Zi Studio.
"Are you f***ing useless? Calling yourselves a professional team? What did you say before? That you'd definitely get the first kill, or at least the server first kill! That's what you said, right?
Now the first kill has been taken by those no-names from Against God Alliance. What do you have to say for yourselves?
You can't even compare to a group of ordinary players, and you call yourselves a professional team? Professional my a**!
Give me a refund, and hurry up! Not only a refund, but you also owe me compensation.
Otherwise, don't even think about operating in Shengjing City."
Tian Ya Kuang Dao, in a fit of rage, pointed at the four and berated them.
The leader, one of them, wore a wry smile.
The three behind him were filled with anger, but seeing that their leader hadn't spoken, they could only endure it.
The leader of the Ye Zi team was named Ye Zi.
His team had followed him and struggled together for many years.
Every single member was an elite among elites.
After entering Tian Dao, he had invested almost all his fortune to build this team with top-tier equipment.
He had initially believed that with their team's quality and equipment, securing the first kill for this dungeon would be a sure thing.
In the Northern Server, their team was absolutely top-tier, at least capable of securing the server's first kill.
Who would have thought that the "newcomer king" of the Northern Server would once again set a record, snatching the world, national, and server first kills simultaneously?
In the beginner village, the first kill for that dungeon wasn't obtained by Chu Tian's group, even though he was the one who released the strategy.
However, Ye Zi was confident that while Chu Tian's individual strength might be great, the quality of his subordinates could not possibly match his team members.
But who could have imagined that with his guild members, who had varying levels of skill, he could snatch the first kill from him?
It seemed Chu Tian wasn't just powerful as an individual.
The final boss of this dungeon, upon reaching 5% HP, would fly into the sky and enter an invincible phase.