"Heh, then we'll just wait here. I'd like to see how you ten or so people are going to take down a King-level demon slave. When the time comes, if you're willing to sincerely beg us for help, perhaps we might consider lending a hand!"
Dou Youyou sneered, having never had a good impression of these prominent families. Moreover, with her master's teachings, she had no qualms about disregarding them.
"Then get lost! Scram before I'm forced to act and kill you all first!"
Dou Youyou raised her staff, and Ouyang Tiantian and the others immediately retreated several paces. After all, Dou Youyou was a boss-level figure in their eyes.
"Fine, we'll see about that!"
Ouyang Tiantian led their group of over ten people away from Dou Youyou's sight, stopping in a building.
At the same time, they all shut down their live broadcast rooms.
"Shut them all down!"
"The Guild Leader has shut his down!"
"We'll just wait there to reap the benefits! Dou Youyou is so powerful, and with her master being the village chief, she must have some life-saving skills. Before entering, the village chief wouldn't have left her without instructions. So, when the King-level demon slave is on the verge of death, we'll snatch the kill!"
Chen Hai said hesitantly, "Won't others think we're just taking advantage if they see this?"
Ouyang Tiantian patted Chen Hai, "Are you stupid? Of course, we can't openly take advantage. When the boss is struggling, or when they can't hold on, we'll step in to help. You all know what to do, right!"
The others nodded. While they said that, no matter what they did, their reputation couldn't be salvaged. But did people from prominent families care about such a small matter of reputation? 138 Reading Network
With half their members gone, Dou Youyou's side had their chances of victory reduced to almost zero.
"Youyou, did your master give you any powerful magical artifacts or items?"
Dou Youyou shook her head.
Perhaps in the past, he would have, but ever since she became virtually invincible, he hadn't given her anything.
"No, I don't even know what mission this is. It seems like my master added it in at the last minute!"
"Is that so? Then how are we supposed to fight this boss? This King-level demon slave is clearly stronger than those advanced demon slaves!"
Dou Youyou also wore a helpless expression.
Tian Qi Huang said, "Then let's take it one step at a time. The King-level demon slave is bound to be more terrifying. I'll lead the charge, as my profession is quite tanky!"
Dou Youyou said, "Alright, I'll focus on output, and the healers remember to heal me!"
"No problem. All others need to do is to lure away the surrounding demon slave shadows first, and I'll initiate the engagement. Youyou will follow closely behind, and everyone else will rush to our side once they disengage. However, our combat power has been halved. I hope everyone is prepared for the worst, and I also hope everyone can give their all! Let's go!"
"Talk is cheap, let's do this!"
"We face life and death with indifference; if you're not convinced, come and fight. It's the last hour anyway, so if we die, we die. At least let this King-level demon slave shed some skin!"
According to the plan, others were responsible for luring away the other demon slaves, while Tian Qi Huang directly drew the King-level demon slave's aggro.
The plan proceeded quite smoothly.
The only hiccup was when Tian Qi Huang directly tanked an attack from the King-level demon slave, and his health dropped to just 1/3.
Fortunately, there were still two healers in the party, and they replenished his health in just two seconds.
What followed was a thrilling display of health bar depletion.
Tian Qi Huang roared, "His attack is too high, I can't withstand it! Youyou, attack!"
Dou Youyou rapidly swung her staff, and her attacks struck the King-level demon slave.
It was clearly visible that the King-level demon slave's health bar was decreasing, which was the only good news!
The King-level demon slave, in pain, looked at Dou Youyou, clearly not expecting anyone to be able to wound him.
"Roar!!!"
The King-level demon slave flew directly towards Dou Youyou, abandoning Tian Qi Huang in front of him.
The King-level demon slave swiped with its palm. As expected, Dou Youyou was about to be sent flying.
"Dark Magic Shield, activate!"
"Boom!"
The magic shield shattered, but it also managed to block the King-level demon slave's attack.
However, it only managed to block this one attack.
Dou Youyou had no time to react to the next attack and was directly sent flying again.
When Zhang Pingfan saw this, he immediately couldn't sit still and shot up from his seat.
【Ding! Please do not interfere with the normal mission. Sit here and watch obediently. Reality is this cruel. She is not yet strong enough to defeat a King-level demon slave. Death awaits them!】
Zhang Pingfan, with a dark expression, asked, "Then what do you mean by this? If they can't win, why let them fight?"
【Ding! Nothing can be predicted. I am merely giving them an opportunity to practice. I know that Dou Youyou's growth will allow her to kill a King-level demon slave alone in the future, but not yet!】
Zhang Pingfan sat back down.
The system was right. This was just a practice session. He hoped they would remember the feeling of today.
The battle continued.
The King-level demon slave's health was also decreasing, but the rate of decrease felt like an eternity to Dou Youyou and the others.
One by one, members fell before their eyes.
They were merely there to ensure Dou Youyou had the maximum output environment.
However, the boss's health had only decreased by a fifth, and only two people were still standing in front of the boss.
Tian Qi Huang and Dou Youyou were still standing, as they were hidden classes and their stats were stronger than others.
Dou Youyou was in better condition, while Tian Qi Huang was certain to die on his next attack.
"Holy Healing!"
This was the only healing skill Dou Youyou had retained after her job change. She had obtained this skill from Zhang Pingfan when she became his disciple.
After using this skill, there was a cooldown period, and this cooldown period was not enough to last until the next cast.
"I didn't expect you to even have healing skills, and such a powerful one that it made me full health. However, I imagine the cooldown must be quite long!"
Dou Youyou nodded.
"There's no other choice, it's only good for one last attack. It seems we have no way to kill him. If those prominent families were here, there might have been a sliver of hope, but now there's none!"
Tian Qi Huang also nodded helplessly. In their current situation, even if they were both at full strength, they couldn't face the world, because without healer support, every subsequent injury would have no recovery.
"Damn it, those prominent families! I will never cooperate with them again! They turned the impossible into the impossible!"