Chapter 101 A New Boss

Another Boss, level 70, had been discovered, and this made Zhan Lou Lan very excited. The frustration of having three crafting materials stolen by Ruin Upon Thrice Schemed was also reduced a lot. Being able to take advantage of the fact that the major guilds didn't have time to intervene in the wild Bosses and kill a few more was definitely something to be happy about.

You had to know that opportunities like this didn't come often. Killing wild Bosses was the main job of the major club guilds, and it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that it was one of the reasons for their existence.

After quickly contacting the great god, and the great god saying that he would arrive soon, Zhan Lou Lan felt even more at ease. The battle in the Dark Shrine had already proved that having a great god-level commander in a team battle could turn something rotten into something magical. At first, Zhan Lou Lan was worried that in such a large-scale battle, individual influence would be minimal!

However, while being happy about this, Zhan Lou Lan couldn't help but worry about his own team's future in the pro scene. If the pro god's team battle organizing ability was so strong, what about them? How were they supposed to compete?

Zhan Lou Lan was both lucky and unlucky. The first pro player he came into contact with was Ye Xiu, who was at the very top. Unfortunately, having such a reference point from the beginning shattered Zhan Lou Lan's confidence miserably, and there were often some new discoveries that added insult to injury. Zhan Lou Lan already had a feeling of gritting his teeth and pushing through with his Team Yizhan's pro career, but giving up was absolutely impossible. He had already abandoned those exaggerated ambitions from the beginning and was becoming more and more pragmatic.

This time, Ye Xiu and the others weren't just coming with three people, but four. For this kind of event, Chen Guo could of course participate. Hunting level 70 wild Bosses wasn't something that Chen Guo hadn't experienced before. But her situation was more like discovering one while passing by and saying, "Oh, there's a Boss here, let's team up and kill it." The result was that she would be trampled to death by the Boss while it showed off its power.

Was a wild Boss something that you could just pull together a random group and kill? Even the elite teams of the major guilds would die countless times when they weren't skilled!

So, to be accurate, Chen Guo had only been killed by wild Bosses, not killed wild Bosses. Now that she had the opportunity, she naturally wanted to join in on the fun.

The newly spawned Boss was Forest Guardian Vicki in the World Tree area.

Vicki was a very complex Boss who knew skills from across different classes. His weapon was a rifle, so he knew some shooting skills from the gun class. In addition, he was proficient in thief-class trap skills, which were easy to hide in the forest, making them very annoying. In addition to these two attack methods, Vicki was also a... holy-class priest.

A Boss that could heal! This was undoubtedly the most annoying type for players, so interrupting Vicki's healing skills was crucial when hunting him.

In fact, if it were the club guilds, then contesting the Boss was the main thing. Killing the Boss was something they could already do with proficiency. But now it was Yizhan's people who had come. Where would they have any experience killing wild Bosses? Zhan Lou Lan was a little worried when faced with Vicki, who was more difficult and complex.

That was because the PVP with the other competitors was being handled by the great god, while he was responsible for killing the wild Boss. How should Vicki be killed? He had been searching for guides and introductions online, researching and exploring! If the great god defeated the other guilds, but he was being wiped out by the Boss here, where would he put his face? If he had to rely on the great god to kill the Boss, Zhan Lou Lan would have to shamelessly split the materials in half with him.

He was apprehensive, really super apprehensive. Zhan Lou Lan thought about it and decided that he should ask the great god for guidance!

"Oh, so you guys haven't killed it before either?" Ye Xiu said.

"That's right!" Zhan Lou Lan replied shamefully.

"Let me take a look!" Ye Xiu said.

"Mm?"

"There are a few key points to pay attention to when killing this Boss," Ye Xiu said.

"Oh?" Zhan Lou Lan quickly took a pen, ready to write down the key points.

"Pay attention to the positioning of the personnel. They can't be in a straight line. Vicki uses a rifle, and with the Boss's ability enhancement, the shooting penetration is 100%."

"Mm," Zhan Lou Lan responded, but his pen didn't move.

"This Boss also has trap skills, especially the large-scale exploding poison and ice damage is very high. If someone is hit, the healer must pay attention to healing. The ice is mainly control, and the damage can be sustained. But the large-scale ice explosion, if one person steps on it, the affected area may be large. So, when there is a large ice explosion, you must control the Boss's movement. If the Boss does something unexpected at this time, it is likely to cause problems because the ice explosion controls the actions of many people. So, there is a solution, which is to intentionally step on the ice explosion trap when the situation is relatively stable, and then everyone can stand and attack." Ye Xiu said.

"Mm-hmm, anything else?" Zhan Lou Lan continued to ask.

"Anything else? There's also the fact that the Boss will recover, so you need to arrange for people to be responsible for interrupting." Ye Xiu said.

"Anything else?" Zhan Lou Lan was still asking. The pen in his hand hadn't moved until now. After listening to the three points, he realized that they were all things he had seen in the guide.

"Anything else?" Ye Xiu was puzzled for a moment, and then said after a while, "That's it, right?"

"These are all written in the guide!" Zhan Lou Lan said.

"You've read the guide? Then why are you still asking me?" Ye Xiu said.

Zhan Lou Lan spat blood. Wasn't he just asking you because he had read the guide and didn't feel at ease?

"Besides the guide, are there any other details that need attention, or are there any skills?" Zhan Lou Lan was being humble to the extreme.

But the feedback from the great god was devastating: "How would I know? I haven't killed it either."

Zhan Lou Lan was in tears. This was a real exploration with no experienced players at all.

However, after listening to Zhan Lou Lan's questions, Ye Xiu figured out what he was worried about: "You're afraid that you won't be able to kill the Boss, right?"

"That's right!" Zhan Lou Lan replied. The Dark Night Flowing Light Sol of the Dark Shrine had scared them witless. Otherwise, why would Zhan Lou Lan have been so bloodied that Ruin Upon Thrice Schemed could easily sneak attack him? It was because the battle was so difficult that everyone was overjoyed and lost themselves after successfully killing it, which gave Ruin Upon Thrice Schemed a chance.

The difficulty rating of Forest Guardian Vicki was even higher than that of Dark Night Flowing Light Sol, which made Zhan Lou Lan even more unsure.

"Um, have any other guilds discovered it yet?" Ye Xiu asked.

"Yes! The news over there said that they've already seen people from the Yueyun Guild go over," Zhan Lou Lan said.

"Yueyun again."

Obviously, it wasn't just Ye Xiu and Zhan Lou Lan who wanted to take this opportunity to earn something from the wild Boss. These small club guilds were also seizing this opportunity to seize resources that they usually had a hard time snatching.

"Yeah, we haven't even leveled back up yet, and they're here again..." Zhan Lou Lan said. The Yueyun Guild had suffered a great defeat before, and they had been relentlessly pursued to eliminate hidden dangers, resulting in considerable losses. The amount of time that had passed wasn't enough to make up for the 20% of experience lost from death. Zhan Lou Lan himself had red stats right now! He was at level 70, but his stats were actually at the level of 69. So, although the level hadn't changed, everyone was used to calling these cases of losing experience "dropping levels."

"It's a good thing that the opponents are weak! Do you mind that too?" Ye Xiu said.

"I'm worried that the Boss is a bit strong," Zhan Lou Lan said.

"My idea is, since the opponents are relatively weak, why don't you go deal with them, and I'll take some people to kill the Boss?" Ye Xiu said.

"Uh... what if other guilds come again?" Zhan Lou Lan said. He was confident that he could fight Yueyun alone, but he didn't have the skill to guide the team to wipe out their opponents with such small casualties. If their own strength was also damaged, and then another guild came in full spirits, wouldn't they be unable to stop them?

"It seems we have no choice but to strike later," Ye Xiu said.

"Let them kill first?"

"Yes, and then we'll wipe out both the people and the Boss," Ye Xiu said.

This method was quite ruthless. This was because, when they were killed to a certain extent, the party that made the first move usually had a firm grip on the Boss's aggro. At this time, it was almost impossible to snatch the aggro back through conventional means. The only way was to wipe out or drive away the party that made the first move, and then transfer the Boss's aggro over.

This method not only prevented the other party from snatching the Boss, but also thoroughly disgusted them. Usually, only opponents with grudges would do something so ruthless. After all, they were all in this circle. Competition was one thing, but sometimes they would have to come out and cooperate and exchange with people when they didn't have enough materials. Offending everyone would be very detrimental to their own development. So, the struggles between these club guilds weren't like the player games where they were just shouting to kill and rob. They still paid attention to some discretion when making any move.

This way of doing things wasn't limited to the stage of the game, but was something that people were more likely to consider. Zhan Lou Lan obviously had this kind of deep consideration. After hesitating a bit about the great god's suggestion, he said, "This... isn't that very good?"

"Oh? You want to leave room for maneuver?" Ye Xiu said.

When Zhan Lou Lan heard this, he realized that the great god wasn't unaware of the key points here. How could he come up with such a ruthless idea? Just as this thought flashed through his mind, he immediately woke up: He was really an idiot! No matter how ruthless it was, Team Yizhan was the one paying the bill. He was just working, taking the materials and leaving. He didn't have to bear any hatred or anger, so of course he would do whatever was convenient.

Thinking about the great god's possible starting point, Zhan Lou Lan refused even more decisively, and he simply said it clearly: "Yeah, wouldn't it be bad to do this in the future?"

"That depends on how you do it. If you really do what you're thinking, wouldn't you have to line up in order of arrival? When has there ever been such a rule for snatching Bosses in games?" Ye Xiu said.

"Then what should we do?"

"You just need to make it look like you're doing something. It just needs to be passable," Ye Xiu said.

"Passable?"

"For example, right now, we're going over immediately. When we see people killing, we deliberately don't make a move first, watching them kill. When they're about to finish killing, we suddenly attack them. That would be very bad. But, we can delay a bit outside the range, pretending to have arrived late. Then, if we snatch it, no one can say anything," Ye Xiu said.

"Is... is there a difference?" Chen Guo, who was also listening, asked in confusion.