[Po Zhan] was stunned upon hearing the report.
He commanded, "Everyone, flank it from both sides. Don't send anyone to the rear."
"Shield warriors, cast Shield Bash at the rhythm from our previous training."
"We must pin him down! Don't let him roll back and forth!"
The Earth Dragon had crushed a line of melee fighters with its rolling body several times already.
These melee fighters, though dealing no damage, were auxiliary to the shield warriors and were used to control the Earth Dragon.
If too many were lost, leaving the shield warriors without support, these three thousand-plus players alone would not be able to hold the Earth Dragon.
The members of the Skyward Guild quickly repositioned, a scene Chu Tian observed entirely.
At the front of the Earth Dragon was [Po Zhan], his massive shield constantly blocking the [Rhino Horn Earth Dragon]'s bites.
The shield and the dragon's teeth collided, emitting muffled thuds.
He had three shield warriors to his left and right, cooperating to parry the dragon's sweeping front claws.
Following this, came the `boom… boom…`
The rhythmic sounds of Shield Bash echoed.
Chu Tian, who had been observing, heard the synchronized strikes and was astonished, his mouth agape.
He finally understood why, during faction wars, the Survivor faction had lost so miserably against the Slayer faction.
The Slayer faction, at lower levels, frequently engaged in battles requiring the coordination of large numbers of players.
The Survivor faction, however, only began to experience massive dungeons with tens of thousands of players after the national war.
Just looking at the coordination of these thousands of shield warriors, their Shield Bashes all landing in unison.
The Earth Dragon, with its seventeen to eighteen-meter height and over forty-meter length, trembled from the impacts.
Every time it attempted to roll, it was struck back by the coordinated Shield Bashes.
He activated recording mode, preparing to capture the Skyward Guild's battle to later give to Jian Zhi Cang Tian.
He hoped Jian Zhi Cang Tian could learn something from it.
In his previous life, [Po Zhan], while not categorized as a god-tier player, was still a top-tier expert.
His combat videos would be of great help to the novice Jian Zhi Cang Tian.
The Skyward Guild must have already scouted the [Rhino Horn Earth Dragon]'s conditions.
They had positioned all their ranged output classes to its left.
Aiming as much as possible at the massive wound beneath its ribs.
Chu Tian was curious what could have injured such a king to this extent.
Originally, the Hunters with their Aimed Shot should have been the primary damage dealers, as the large wound had no external skin covering it.
While not zero defense, attacks there could penetrate its armor.
If the Hunter group were still alive, the kill speed could have been greatly accelerated.
However, even so, the Skyward Guild still had over eighteen thousand ranged players remaining.
One wave of attacks, even if not hitting the wound, would result in eighteen thousand guaranteed damage reduction.
Spellcasting classes had the shortest casting skills ranging from one second to one-and-a-half seconds for small spells.
At this rate, fifty waves of concentrated attacks could take down the [Rhino Horn Earth Dragon].
The estimated time was around one hour to eighty minutes.
Chu Tian checked the time; it should still be feasible.
Of course, this was assuming no unexpected situations arose.
As things stood, if the [Rhino Horn Earth Dragon] remained prone and immobile, there shouldn't be any issues.
The fear was that it might enrage and rise, with the shield warriors and melee fighters unable to maintain their positions.
The ranged team would be slaughtered, and time would run out.
Chu Tian patiently crouched between the melee and ranged positions of the Skyward Guild.
There was a stone pillar, behind which he hid.
He waited patiently…
The [Rhino Horn Earth Dragon] let out continuous screams, and the Skyward Guild's assault became smoother.
However, Chu Tian did not let down his guard.
During this time, he had twice felt as if he was being targeted.
The subtle sense of observation was very strong.
Each time, he could not find anyone paying attention to him.
Just as he moved again to find a new concealed spot, many people began to enter from the entrance.
It was the Skyward Guild's Hunter team, returning from the graveyard after their deaths.
At this moment, the [Rhino Horn Earth Dragon]'s remaining health was: 545215/6000000 (11%).
With eleven percent of its total health remaining, and the addition of the Hunter team, the first volley was a concentrated burst of Aimed Shots.
Over four thousand bowstrings were drawn simultaneously.
*Boom…*
The arrows were aimed at the massive wound.
*Roar…*
The [Rhino Horn Earth Dragon]'s wound was filled with arrows.
A series of damage numbers floated up!
-15… -16… -18…
-85… -85…
The low damage numbers were the armor-piercing values from Aimed Shot hitting the wound.
The high attribute damage numbers were the true damage from their arrowheads.
Chu Tian was surprised that the Skyward Guild had invested so heavily to equip these Hunters with special attribute arrowheads.
Although not top-tier, over four thousand simultaneous shots from this volley alone.
Likely cost several hundred gold.
Despite the hefty expense, the effect was considerable.
One volley of attacks dealt over four hundred thousand damage.
Chu Tian was awestruck; if they hadn't died earlier, perhaps two or three volleys would have been enough to finish this Earth Dragon.
This brought the [Rhino Horn Earth Dragon]'s health down to: 54785/6000000 (1%).
However, for the Hunters' special arrowheads to take effect, they had to be able to penetrate the target's defenses.
Just like before, when the arrowheads were deflected and resulted in all Misses, the special arrowheads could not activate their attributes.
In Heavenly Dao, physical classes would get a Miss if they could not penetrate armor.
Only magic classes would deal at least 1 damage, regardless of the situation, even if armor penetration was impossible.
Of course, curses and debuff skills would also result in Misses against monsters far exceeding the player's level.
Also, these special effect arrowheads, along with some special effect skills, could only be used in the wilderness.
Within Heavenly Dao, most dungeons restricted the use of such true damage items.
Otherwise, wouldn't money alone be enough to instantly kill a Boss?
What would be the point of team coordination?
The Hunter's volley had startled Chu Tian.
He hadn't even prepared to rush forward and grab loot.
Fortunately, over fifty thousand health remained.
Just as he was about to charge, [Po Zhan] suddenly shouted, "Damn it… stop, all of you, stop!"
As [Po Zhan] uttered these words, sweat broke out on his forehead.
He hadn't expected the Hunter's volley to almost instantly kill the Earth Dragon before them.
Chu Tian was taken aback by the command to stop, thinking, "What the heck?"
However, he still cloaked and approached the [Rhino Horn Earth Dragon].
After taking only a few steps, that sense of being targeted reappeared.
Chu Tian's body froze, and he instantly dropped into a prone position.