Chapter 188 A Near Miss

In the previous wave, Invincible Most Handsome had taunted and led away one of the stone statues to allow the melee classes who couldn't squeeze in to output damage. At the time, many healers were surrounding Invincible Most Handsome, and they had a good idea of what kind of damage Invincible Most Handsome would take from the stone statue's attacks. That was why Happy Sheep was so worried.

Hearing Invincible Most Handsome's statement, many people had already begun to roll their eyes. But at this moment, the knights were already engaged with the stone statues, and a few rounds had passed in the blink of an eye. Several knights, led by Seven Leaves One Flower, had their healers busy casting heals on them. However, on Invincible Most Handsome's side, Happy Sheep had assigned all the healers he could spare to stand ready, but they were all holding their staffs and looking at each other.

Why? Because they had nothing to do! The other knights were tanking the stone statues' attacks and brawling with them, their health dropping rapidly. But on Invincible Most Handsome's side, he hadn't been hit by the stone statue after so long!

This scene shocked everyone. The damage dealers hadn't even started attacking yet, waiting for the knights to establish aggro. As a result, they clearly saw the stark contrast. The knights led by Seven Leaves One Flower were bathed in white light, with the healers working busily. Invincible Most Handsome was untouched, and the healers around him were so idle they could start a mahjong game.

"This... this..."

Everyone was speechless, unable to find the words to describe the situation. What was going on? If he kept playing like this, what was there for the others to do? Wouldn't he just solo it?

Just as everyone was wondering, there was a "poof" sound. Invincible Most Handsome was finally hit by the stone statue's stone spear. Seeing this hit land, everyone felt a sense of relief. If he had really dodged all the attacks and not been hit by the stone statue, then he would be too powerful to be playing in an online game, right?

The healers around Invincible Most Handsome immediately went to work. Although it was only one hit, Invincible Most Handsome's gear was indeed subpar, and being hit by a monster in this medium-difficulty hundred-player dungeon was quite painful. However, with three healers working together, they easily kept Invincible Most Handsome's health above the safe line.

And Invincible Most Handsome wasn't continuously attacked. He dodged the stone statue's next attack. He dodged left and right, never standing still. Everyone now understood that Invincible Most Handsome wasn't using the normal knight tanking method of standing still and taking hits. He was treating it like a PK, trying to invalidate the opponent's attacks with dodges.

This style of play naturally reduced the pressure on the healers. The three healers taking care of Invincible Most Handsome were obviously redundant. They had already experienced healing overflow several times. Healing overflow meant that the amount of health restored exceeded the target's health loss. This wasted mana and generated unnecessary aggro, which was very inefficient.

The damage dealers on Invincible Most Handsome's side were also annoyed. Because Invincible Most Handsome was constantly moving, the stone statue also wasn't staying in one place. The melee damage dealers had to keep moving with it, and the ranged damage dealers had to constantly judge the lead.

But no matter what, Invincible Most Handsome was single-handedly tanking the stone statue. The events that everyone feared hadn't happened, thanks to his more complicated operations.

However, since it was an effect achieved through skill, it meant there were risks. If there was a mistake in the operation, and the healers frantically healed, it was possible to instantly pull aggro. So, although the three healers following Invincible Most Handsome were somewhat relaxed, they were still very focused.

And everyone's current state of mind was something they themselves couldn't quite figure out.

Of course, they were afraid that Invincible Most Handsome would make a mistake. If he did, it was likely to kill several healers. If a few healers died, then today's dungeon run would basically be limited to clearing trash mobs. It would be difficult to withstand the boss without enough healers.

But if he didn't make a mistake, then it meant that his skills were truly impressive, and most people probably didn't have that level of skill. So, when a person who had always been looked down upon suddenly realized that this person was much stronger than them, that feeling was also very upsetting.

To put it bluntly, it was still a matter of birds of a feather flocking together.

The weak would be despised; the strong would be ostracized. Only those with similar skill levels could truly live in harmony.

And a weak person who was looked down upon could at least be seen as a source of amusement; but when facing a high-end expert, ostracizing them left a sour taste in their mouths.

From this perspective, when it came to the depths of their hearts, it was clear that most people hoped that others were weaker than them, not stronger.

So, most people in Happy Sheep's team were secretly hoping that Invincible Most Handsome wouldn't be able to hold on. But the reality was that things weren't going as they wished. Invincible Most Handsome was still doing fine! One of the other three knights single-handedly tanking a stone statue, 4T, was in trouble.

"I can't heal him! I can't heal him anymore!" The healer taking care of 4T suddenly shouted.

To say that these knights' strength was insufficient to withstand the attacks was unlikely, especially to the point of being in danger of dying so quickly. But 4T was also distracted by paying too much attention to Invincible Most Handsome and lost focus. He didn't block one of the attacks properly with his shield, and the stone statue stabbed him with its spear. The damage exceeded the healer's expectations, and seeing the stone statue's attacks become even more fierce, the healer immediately felt the pressure increase and shouted anxiously.

5T heard the shout and immediately paid attention to that side. Including Invincible Most Handsome's group, there were a total of five knights. The knight in the 5T position naturally didn't have a monster to pull at this time. Ready to go to the front line, he originally thought he would need to help Invincible Most Handsome with a tank switch, but he didn't expect 4T to have a problem first.

"Keep an eye on that side! What are you all staring at me for?" Ye Xiu said at this time. He was followed by three healers, but the three weren't very busy. To prevent healing overflow, the three even discussed setting up a rotation system. As a result, when 4T was in danger, these three were still stunned. Ye Xiu was the one who reminded them first.

The three healers woke up as if from a dream and quickly supported 4T's side. This was just a matter of raising their hands. The positioning of these healers was originally meant to cover the entire field with their skills, especially all the tanks.

With this support, 4T's situation quickly improved. What about Invincible Most Handsome? He didn't have any accidents happen because of the sudden loss of support.

In Glory's various data statistics, there were also lists for healing amount and amount of healing received. At this time, someone with a vested interest looked at the list of healing received. The amount of healing received by Invincible Most Handsome was surprisingly similar to the other three knights who were tanking the monsters, or even slightly lower.

You had to know that Invincible Most Handsome's equipment was far worse than the other three. The damage caused by the stone statue's attack was not the same as when it attacked those people. And now, the amount of healing he received was slightly lower, which meant that Invincible Most Handsome was attacked far less often. His constant dodging was very effective, and he managed to compensate for the lack of defense in his equipment.

But this situation wasn't enough to continue until the stone statue was killed. Overall, the health of the knights was still constantly declining. Otherwise, would the team players be so alarmed by opening four stone statues at once?

And the purpose of holding on until now was to wait for Invincible Most Handsome's Knight's Spirit to cool down, and then use the Brave Assault effect to gather the monsters. By using powerful control, he could also achieve the goal of killing multiple monsters at once.

However, Invincible Most Handsome was using an arc Brave Assault, which was quite suspenseful. The problem was the one that Invincible Most Handsome had analyzed for Seven Leaves One Flower before. And now, the success or failure of this dungeon run was actually going to be gambled on such a suspenseful operation. Those who understood this were extremely nervous.

How long did it take for Knight's Spirit to cool down? This data was public, and players who cared would remember it. At this time, it wasn't just Ye Xiu who was silently calculating the time in his heart.

"It seems like it's almost ready..." Just as many people were thinking this in their hearts, they suddenly heard someone shout, "Pay attention to your positioning, pay attention to your positioning! My Knight's Spirit is about to end its cooldown."

Seven Leaves One Flower heard this and looked at Invincible Most Handsome's position. He immediately led the knight he was controlling with aggro over to prepare. The other knights originally didn't pay much attention to Invincible Most Handsome, but now that Invincible Most Lonely was wearing much worse equipment than them, yet doing the same thing as them, or even doing it better, this fact allowed them to hate Invincible Most Handsome, but also prevented them from looking down on him anymore.

Especially seeing how the Seven Leaves One Flower, whom they greatly admired, was sincerely convinced by Invincible Most Handsome, they had nothing to say. After all, Seven Leaves One Flower had always been the person they trusted the most among the knights. The guy that the person they trusted was very impressed by, what else could they say? Seven Leaves One Flower was a nice guy, but he wasn't so nice that he would bow down to an ignorant newbie, right?

So, at this time, 3T and 4T saw that Seven Leaves One Flower had already gone to coordinate with Invincible Most Handsome's instructions. Although there was still a trace of unwillingness in their hearts, they still pulled the stone statues and began to move.

"Good, good, good! Just right, stand still and don't move." Looking at the three people's positioning, Invincible Most Handsome suddenly shouted.

Seven Leaves One Flower had been working hard to improve his skills. Hearing Invincible Most Handsome's shout, he immediately looked around, and then asked doubtfully, "Is it still a bit off?"

"The three of you are already good, I'll move!" Invincible Most Handsome shouted, and then he took the initiative to meet the three people's current positions.

In the end, the positions of the four knights were different, but the stone statues that the four were tanking were all standing on a straight line. A holy white light of Knight's Spirit finally appeared on Invincible Most Handsome's body. He shouted, "Here it comes!" and used Brave Assault!

With positions deliberately coordinated in advance, there was no need for an arc Brave Assault at all. He directly stood in a straight line and charged forward. With four consecutive "bang" sounds, the four stone statues were immediately pushed together by the Brave Assault, just like the four swordsman stone statues before.

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I was busy all day yesterday, and I wrote a few thousand words in the evening but couldn't write anymore. Splashing cold water on my face didn't make me feel better. Plus, I wasn't satisfied with what I wrote. So, I didn't post the little bit I wrote at the internet cafe, and I had no choice but to stop updating.