Chapter 153 Berserk

In a berserk state, it should be alright, right? Ye Xiaowu felt inexplicably uneasy. But in such a rush, this was the only solution he could come up with. He originally wanted to modify the boss's drop rate the moment before the Mist Shadow Assassin's life was about to be exhausted, but he was worried that someone might be nearby at that exact moment.

Opportunities wait for no one. Ye Xiaowu had to seize the moment when no one was paying attention. But he didn't dare to keep the modifier open for too long, so he ultimately chose to modify the conditions for going berserk.

No one should notice. Ye Xiaowu was quite certain. The monitoring team only solved problems after receiving an alarm; they weren't familiar with the game's setting data. Right now, it was just a berserk state, which wasn't too exaggerated and shouldn't arouse anyone's suspicion.

As Ye Xiaowu thought this, he stole glances at the onlookers. The boss's berserk state not only didn't raise any suspicion, but it was like a shot of adrenaline for these guys, making them even more excited. Even people who weren't that interested in watching earlier couldn't resist taking a few peeks now. Ye Xiaowu felt like he was a director, successfully creating a climax in the drama.

The boss had already entered a berserk state. Those watching the monitoring screens knew, but Gu Fei and the others in the game were still unaware.

The Mist Shadow Assassin's berserk state was activated during the last wave of attacks, but going berserk didn't change its style. The Mist Shadow Assassin still disappeared swiftly into the mist after attacking. To let players know that the boss was about to go berserk and give them time to prepare, there was usually a process of change. At this moment, the Mist Shadow Assassin's body surface had already begun to change, with its skin turning red, eyes becoming bloodshot, and hair standing on end. But because of the environment of Xiayu City and the characteristics of the Mist Shadow Assassin, Gu Fei and the others outside were still in the dark.

When the Mist Shadow Assassin appeared again, it was still behind Gu Fei. This time, You Ge saw it first and immediately shouted a warning.

Gu Fei calmly turned around, only to find the boss right in front of him.

Not just him, everyone else was startled by the boss's sudden speed. But at least they weren't under any direct threat and still had a chance to adjust. But Gu Fei, who was in the middle of the boss's attack, turned around to see the boss right in front of him, with blood-red eyes that seemed to be spitting fire.

Alarmed, Gu Fei wanted to use his sword to block, but it was too late. In a rush, he could only use his left hand to take the hit. He was accurate enough to grab the Mist Shadow Assassin's wrist, but how could that stop the Mist Shadow Assassin's attack? The Mist Shadow Assassin still charged through, and Gu Fei was sent spinning into the air like a kite.

The Mist Shadow Assassin stylishly drifted on the spot, turning 180 degrees, with one hand on the ground and the other holding a dagger upside down, striking a pouncing pose like a leopard waiting to pounce on its prey.

Skin color, eyes, hairstyle... these changes were too obvious; anyone could see them at a glance. Add to that the boss's suddenly increased speed and impact, and these experienced experts exclaimed, "Berserk!!!"

The setting of going berserk was commonplace in online games and not worth making a fuss about. But the problem was that the Mist Shadow Assassin was already difficult to deal with, and now it had been triggered into a berserk state, making the situation even more dire.

At this time, Gu Fei spun around in the air and crashed heavily back to the ground. With his skills, he would always make some adjustments when losing his balance, even if he had to fall, he would adopt the best posture to get up as quickly as possible. But at this time, Gu Fei fell completely, without any appearance of being able to get up and fight back immediately. Obviously, this attack had seriously injured him, and the system forcibly restricted some actions.

The damage from this attack was truly astonishing; Gu Fei was on the verge of death. If it were an ordinary mage, they would have died already. It was only because Gu Fei had the Blessing of Wind Chasing, and that grab with his hand had also neutralized some of the attack, that he wasn't instantly killed, but serious injury was unavoidable. Now, lying on the ground, his mind was one hundred percent clear, but his body couldn't move at all.

"How is Qian Li?" someone shouted nearby.

Han Jia Gongzi disdainfully said, "You can tell just by looking at him, no need to ask." Then he raised his staff.

This time, it wasn't a healing spell. Healing spells only replenish life, but Gu Fei was seriously injured at this time. This was a status effect like "stun," "weaken," or "wound," which required special drugs or skills to remove. Otherwise, eating food or a priest's healing wouldn't restore health.

At this time, Han Jia Gongzi was using just such a skill, a skill from the Bright Priest class after a priest's level 40 class advancement: Heal.

This skill was a continuous effect skill. After chanting, Han Jia Gongzi's staff kept flashing with light, and Gu Fei was also shrouded in this light. Only when the light faded would Gu Fei be completely restored. But at this time, the boss obviously didn't intend to give him a chance to heal Gu Fei. After turning 180 degrees and striking a pose, it immediately used the same attack as before and charged up again.

"Ha!!!" Zhan Wushang shouted loudly and used a charge to directly collide with the Mist Shadow Assassin. Apart from not having the professional level of kung fu, these experts were top-notch in other aspects such as awareness and experience. Seeing Gu Fei knocked down, they knew they needed to provide cover and had already blocked in front of Gu Fei. Zhan Wushang saw that Gu Fei hadn't died after taking a hit from the boss, so he estimated that he wouldn't be instantly killed either, so he boldly went head-to-head with the boss. He didn't expect to take down the boss with one blow, but only hoped to buy some time for Han Jia Gongzi to heal Gu Fei. Everyone clearly knew who the key figure was in this boss hunt.

Although the Mist Shadow Assassin was a boss, it had a very weak body. Even in a berserk state, it wasn't the kind with bulging muscles. Compared to the heavily armed Zhan Wushang, it was at least two sizes smaller. Zhan Wushang was holding giant swords in each hand, crossed in front of him, while the Mist Shadow Assassin only had a slender dagger in its hand. When the two sides collided, the sound was deafening.

"Oh my god!!" Zhan Wushang didn't forget to curse at this time. His huge body was actually sent flying into the sky, but he didn't have such gorgeous rotations in the air as Gu Fei. He just rose up and then fell. The dust kicked up was more than Gu Fei's, but he didn't enter a seriously injured state.

First of all, warriors had high life growth and abundant life; secondly, they wore heavy armor, with much stronger defense than mages; and thirdly, Zhan Wushang used the skill Charge, which had a much stronger judgment than Gu Fei's hand grab. Combining these three reasons, although he was also knocked flying and fell to the ground, the damage he took was actually less than Gu Fei's, and he didn't become seriously injured. If it were Gu Fei in his place, he might not even be able to stand steady after landing.

Zhan Wushang's selfless charge truly became the key to rescuing Gu Fei. Having taken the frontal impact of the warrior's charge, although it didn't stop the Mist Shadow Assassin's forward momentum, it still slowed it down. This slowdown was enough for Bashi Jinglun to seize the opportunity to strike. He grabbed with both hands, and with a shake of his arms, he used a body slam to throw the Mist Shadow Assassin out.

When the Mist Shadow Assassin was thrown, it actually kicked Bashi Jinglun in the leg. Any other fighter would have been hit. Because according to the rules, a target thrown by a body slam was in a stiff state before landing and couldn't make any movements. Who would have thought that the Mist Shadow Assassin would be unaffected and counterattack?

It was only Bashi Jinglun, a professional kung fu practitioner, who was full of fighting awareness and wouldn't be so careless. When the Mist Shadow Assassin kicked back, Bashi Jinglun immediately blocked with his hand. He also knew that this kick from the boss might not be so simple, so he also cast a Qi Wave Shield on his hand.

The Qi Wave Shield was shattered by the Mist Shadow Assassin's kick, and Bashi Jinglun retreated several steps, with his life also decreasing. However, the Mist Shadow Assassin wasn't able to completely get rid of the force of the body slam, and it was still sent flying, but it freely adjusted in the air and finally landed steadily on the ground.

This charge and a body slam finally bought enough time. Han Jia Gongzi also touted himself as a Golden Ratio Priest, with much higher efficiency than those Constitution-type priests. Gu Fei had already healed and stood up.

The Mist Shadow Assassin moved again, and Gu Fei stared intently, preparing to receive the attack. But no one expected that the Mist Shadow Assassin would suddenly rush towards Yu Tian Shen Ming.

All the cover was laid out around Gu Fei, and the boss's behavior of staring at Gu Fei had already made everyone no longer have any other doubts. Who knew that at this extremely critical moment, the boss would make such an unexpected move?

No one had time to help, and no one had time to cover.

Archers were ranged attack classes with the greatest agility advantage, and their strength wasn't bad either. Their biggest weakness was their life, even worse than mages. Although their defense was stronger than mages, in front of a level 60 berserk boss, this bit of defense became almost useless.

In addition, they didn't have any close combat skills, so Yu Tian Shen Ming had only one way out: escape!

Escape, and buy time for his partners to rescue him.

Yu Tian Shen Ming thought so and turned to dodge. The rescue did come quickly. Gu Fei waved his sword and chanted, and a wall of electricity was already in front of Yu Tian Shen Ming.

But the Mist Shadow Assassin ignored it and crashed head-on into the wall of electricity.

With a "buzz," a human-shaped crack appeared on the wall of electricity. The Mist Shadow Assassin, flashing with electric sparks all over its body, continued to rush forward. In a few steps, it had already caught up and stabbed out with its knife...

Yu Tian Shen Ming's turning to escape had now become a fatal weakness.

The Mist Shadow Assassin was flashing with electricity, indicating that it had entered a paralyzed state caused by electric magic. The characteristic of paralysis was that you couldn't use skills. If Yu Tian Shen Ming had taken this ordinary attack head-on, he might not have died. However, turning to escape had left his back to the opponent.

Attacks from behind had a bonus; this was the characteristic of assassins. As an assassin boss, it had even more advantages, plus the increased attack power after going berserk. Yu Tian Shen Ming was instantly killed by this knife...

After roaring, the Mist Shadow Assassin shattered the lightning on its body again and disappeared into the mist. The remaining six people all had somewhat dazed expressions on their faces.

On the other side, Ye Xiaowu couldn't help but reveal an evil smile on his face at this time.

After going berserk, the Mist Shadow Assassin's aggro mode would be reshuffled.

"Going berserk and still maintaining the calmness of an assassin? Are you treating our designers like idiots?" Ye Xiaowu thought.

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I accidentally missed an update yesterday... Uh, does everyone have any premonitions for today? If so, please cast a few votes~~