There were only four magic units with high damage output, which was extremely limited and unstable. Under the relentless pursuit of the Thunder Dragon, they couldn’t maintain consistent damage.
Although the Thunder Dragon’s health had dropped to only 5%, that remaining 5% still amounted to nearly two million hit points. It wouldn’t be easy to kill it by simply wearing it down.
The situation was critical. In the team chat, Nie Yan said solemnly, “Sister Hua Sha, you escape first, as far away as possible. Get out of combat quickly!”
Upon receiving Nie Yan’s message, Li Li Hua Sha thought for a moment and immediately understood Nie Yan’s plan. Without hesitation, she ran toward the temple’s entrance.
Detecting the escape attempt, the Fallen Angel Brosht sneered, “Pathetic insect, you think you can run away that easily?” He waved his greatsword, and a burning fireball descended from the sky, heading straight toward Li Li Hua Sha.
The fireball roared toward her, seemingly about to hit its target, when suddenly Li Li Hua Sha used an escape skill, teleporting fifty to sixty yards away. Without looking back, she ran out of the temple.
With a loud boom, the fireball exploded on the ground, engulfing the area in flames, but it no longer concerned Li Li Hua Sha.
System: Li Li Hua Sha has left combat.
Receiving this message, Nie Yan smiled slightly. Everything was going according to plan. He turned his gaze back to the Thunder Dragon. Their next objective was to kill it, and then they could proceed with the next phase.
Roaring furiously, the Thunder Dragon chased after Hei Se Di Yu. It swung its massive claw downward, seemingly about to crush him. Suddenly, Hei Se Di Yu let out a deep growl. His robe expanded like a balloon, and with a tremendous explosion, he detonated himself!
The explosion’s powerful shockwave sent the Thunder Dragon flying.
Staggering, the Thunder Dragon barely got back on its feet, and an 800,000 damage number floated above its head.
This skill was also a single-target forbidden spell, even more powerful and unpredictable than the average one, but it came at the cost of Hei Se Di Yu’s life.
After taking this hit, the Thunder Dragon had only about 2% health remaining.
“Only 2% left! Come on, just a little more!” Tang Yao shouted, swinging his staff even more furiously.
The Thunder Dragon, enraged, lunged toward Tang Yao.
Feeling the overwhelming dragon aura, Tang Yao’s body stiffened. This time, the aura was even stronger than before—it felt like tangible ropes binding him.
“Cover Boss Yao!”
Kuai Le Yin Shi and Luo Nan De Qing Wa rushed forward to block the Thunder Dragon like moths to a flame. With two loud thuds, both were swatted away. As thieves, they had no chance of stopping the Thunder Dragon.
The Thunder Dragon opened its mouth and unleashed a torrent of dragonfire, instantly engulfing Tang Yao.
One by one, the three were instantly killed.
“Nie Yan, Brother, our damage output isn’t enough. We’re only slightly faster than its healing. Even if we had hours, we couldn’t kill the Thunder Dragon!” Yu Wang Ran Zhi Qing Chun shouted in the team chat.
“Qi Qi, Leng Ao Ying, you two hold off Brosht for as long as possible!” Nie Yan ordered.
“Got it!” Leng Ao Ying replied.
“Understood!” Daotou Da Ge Qi Zi nodded.
Without Nie Yan’s assistance, the two of them wouldn’t last long against the Fallen Angel Brosht’s relentless assault, but they would do their best!
Shadow Dance!
Nie Yan entered stealth mode and accelerated toward the Thunder Dragon.
The Thunder Dragon was covered in thick black scales, gleaming metallically, a terrifying sight. Its physical defense was extremely high. Players like Cui Can Dao Guang could only deal one or two thousand damage. Nie Yan couldn’t be sure how much damage he could inflict either.
Like a fleeting shadow, he dashed behind the Thunder Dragon.
It probably wasn’t using damage reflection right now!
Spinebreaker!
The razor-sharp Bloodthirsty Dagger plunged viciously into the Thunder Dragon’s spine. With a resounding crash, the Thunder Dragon reeled from the devastating strike.
Given its massive size, the Thunder Dragon couldn’t possibly dodge Nie Yan’s attack.
The Bloodthirsty Dagger pierced through the Thunder Dragon’s scales—a testament to its status as a level 180 legendary item. A damage number of over 20,000 floated above the Thunder Dragon’s head.
The Thunder Dragon was stunned.
It still had over 50,000 hit points left. If they could keep it controlled, there was still a chance to kill it.
Right after finishing Spinebreaker, Nie Yan slightly shifted his body and executed a Reverse Backstab into the Thunder Dragon’s back.
Elbow Strike! Backstab! One skill after another, Nie Yan kept attacking. Checking the system prompt, Combo 1, Combo 2, Combo 3…
As the combo count increased, his damage output began to multiply.
Xie Yao and Yu Wang Ran Zhi Qing Chun waved their staves, launching several magical attacks that chipped away at the Thunder Dragon’s health.
Suddenly, system notifications rang out.
System: Player Leng Ao Ying has died.
System: Player Daotou Da Ge Qi Zi has died.
Nie Yan’s heart sank. Leng Ao Ying and Daotou Da Ge Qi Zi had managed to hold off the Fallen Angel Brosht for over ten seconds—that was already the limit. Now Nie Yan would have to face Brosht’s attacks alone.
“Yu, Yao, be careful!” Nie Yan shouted anxiously.
The Fallen Angel Brosht rapidly approached them. Suddenly, numerous black tentacles emerged from the ground, ensnaring Yu Wang Ran Zhi Qing Chun and Xie Yao before instantly killing them.
Nie Yan couldn’t help but curse. Glancing at the Thunder Dragon’s health, it still had 200,000 hit points left. If he didn’t kill it now, there would be no chance!
The Thunder Dragon recovered from its stunned state and swung its massive claw toward Nie Yan. Nie Yan quickly dodged, but his combo was interrupted.
Too bad! No matter what, he had to kill the Thunder Dragon!
Just as Nie Yan prepared to fight the Thunder Dragon to the death, Guardian Angel Karenna waved her staff and cast a shield on Nie Yan.
Seeing the shield, Nie Yan’s heart leapt with joy. It was Karenna’s Shield, a powerful protective ability that Karenna had finally unleashed!
Karenna’s Shield: 99% damage reduction, holy-type defense, durability 132000/132000.
Nie Yan still remembered how he had used this shield to escape the Bone Dragon’s pursuit.
With Karenna’s Shield, Nie Yan no longer feared the Thunder Dragon’s attacks. He stood his ground, continuing to strike despite the Thunder Dragon’s relentless assaults.
With a loud thud, the Thunder Dragon’s attack only caused Karenna’s Shield to flicker slightly, reducing its durability by over 10,000.
The Thunder Dragon had only over 30,000 hit points left. Nie Yan unleashed a Desperate Strike, sacrificing 30% of his own health. With a loud thud, a damage number of over 30,000 floated above the Thunder Dragon’s head. It staggered and fell to the ground.
The Thunder Dragon dropped three items. Nie Yan quickly grabbed them with his right hand, placing them into his backpack.
Seeing the Thunder Dragon’s defeat, the Fallen Angel Brosht roared in fury. He swung his greatsword toward Nie Yan, unleashing a massive sword beam over ten yards long.
Nie Yan couldn’t possibly dodge. He took the full hit. With a loud thud, Karenna’s Shield durability dropped by over 30,000.
It was impossible to defeat the Fallen Angel Brosht like this. He needed to regroup with his team first and use their combined strength to fight Brosht.
The Fallen Angel Brosht couldn’t summon the Thunder Dragon again for now. Without this powerful ally, he would be much easier to handle.
Nie Yan activated Windstep and dashed away.
The Fallen Angel Brosht chased after him, but his speed was slightly inferior to Nie Yan’s. The gap between them gradually widened.
Before long, Nie Yan disappeared at the temple’s entrance.
The Fallen Angel Brosht turned in frustration, walking past the fallen bodies toward his throne.
After a while, Hei Se Di Yu resurrected at the graveyard. After his self-destruction, his body had been completely destroyed. He couldn’t resurrect by returning to his corpse or be resurrected by a priest. He had no choice but to resurrect directly at the graveyard, losing an experience level painfully.
Only Nie Yan, Li Li Hua Sha, and Hei Se Di Yu remained from the entire team.
“Nie Yan, what do we do next?” Hei Se Di Yu asked in the team chat.
“Let’s try to resurrect the entire team!” Nie Yan replied. The three of them regrouped at a corner of the instance. Both Hei Se Di Yu and Li Li Hua Sha were priests with resurrection skills, though Hei Se Di Yu’s skill had a longer cooldown than Li Li Hua Sha’s. “I’ll go in first. You two wait here for my message.”
Soon, Nie Yan stealthily infiltrated the temple’s interior. The bodies of the fallen teammates still lay in the temple’s center, with only a few near the entrance. The throne was relatively far from the temple’s center, so they could resurrect some teammates without being detected by the Fallen Angel Brosht. However, the others would have to resurrect at their corpses.
“Xiao Rong, Bad Guy… you resurrect by returning to your corpses. The rest wait here for Hua Sha and Hei Se Di Yu to resurrect you!” Nie Yan called out a long list of names, totaling eleven people.
Soon, Li Li Hua Sha and Hei Se Di Yu stealthily entered the temple. They first cast resurrection on Qi Zi and Hei Se Tian Tang, then together they resurrected their fallen teammates on the ground. Those whose corpses were near the throne had to resurrect at their corpses, trying to avoid detection by the Fallen Angel Brosht as much as possible.
Xiao Rong, Bad Guy, and others’ souls appeared at the graveyard. The eleven souls flew toward the temple.
An Shadow Priest from Angel Empire, concealed near the graveyard under an Invisibility Cloak, spotted these souls and frowned. Why were there only eleven? The angelic leader had explicitly stated that thirty individuals had entered. Watching the souls drift toward the temple, he swiftly dispatched a message to Angel Wing.
System: The Fallen Angel Brosht has detected the resurrection attempt. He is preparing to intervene!
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