Chapter 792: The Only Gamble

The Guardian Angel Karuna rekindled everyone’s hope, and the rate at which Dilacrue lost health became more than triple what it had been previously.

Approximately two hours later, Dilacrue’s health dropped to around 15%, and he entered a furious state, receiving a significant boost to his attack power. However, the damage he dealt to CuiLanDaoGuang (Radiant Blade) remained under a thousand points.

After taking seven or eight hits, CuiLanDaoGuang’s health had only dropped slightly. Behind him, DaTouGeQiZai (BigBro7) and ShiLiHuaSha (TenMilePainter) only needed a small heal to bring CuiLanDaoGuang’s health back to full.

This situation enraged Dilacrue greatly. Red flames ignited around his body, and his attack power suddenly increased several times over as he threw a punch.

CuiLanDaoGuang felt a wave of red flames rushing toward him and quickly raised his large shield to block. With a loud crash, a damage number over 3,000 floated above his head.

Has this guy’s attack power increased threefold?

“Everyone be careful; Dilacrue’s strength might continue to increase!” Nie Yan said in the team chat. Normally, 20% health is a warning threshold, where bosses usually gain enhanced power. Some even stronger bosses would become even mightier when their health dropped to 15%, 10%, and 5%.

Dilacrue resembled a roaring fire giant, his attacks accompanied by scorching flames. He opened his mouth and suddenly released a massive stream of fire, aiming at Tang Yao and others behind.

“Quick, dodge!”

Caught off guard by this sudden situation, Tang Yao and others hurriedly activated their teleportation skills to escape.

The area where the flames had targeted was now an empty space.

With a thunderous boom, the fire struck the empty ground, sending sparks flying everywhere.

Dilacrue had begun using ranged magic attacks. The situation was getting worrisome.

Tang Yao and others continuously blinked around to dodge Dilacrue’s attacks while launching spells at him.

Dilacrue kept spewing flames like a harbinger of destruction, coming dangerously close to wiping out Tang Yao, Xie Yao, and others several times.

“Nie Yan, cover me!” Xie Yao said in the team chat. She found a relatively secluded spot and began chanting her spell—first a set of syllables, then another…

Seeing Xie Yao chanting her spell, Nie Yan rushed behind Dilacrue, performing a Spine Shatter followed by a Reverse Stab, dealing a critical hit of 30,000 damage.

Suddenly hit with such high damage, Dilacrue’s attention immediately shifted to Nie Yan. With a deep growl, the area within a ten-yard radius around him burst into raging flames.

Nie Yan was now engulfed in the firestorm. He quickly activated his Divine Arbiter skill. Though he remained unharmed in the flames, CuiLanDaoGuang, ShuiSeYanTou (AquaCigarette), and others were in trouble as their health rapidly dropped. DaTouGeQiZai and ShiLiHuaSha struggled to keep up with the healing.

ShuiSeYanTou retreated first, escaping the firestorm. CuiLanDaoGuang also began to fall back.

Just as Dilacrue was forcing CuiLanDaoGuang and others into retreat, Xie Yao completed her fifth set of syllables. A dazzling white glow emitted from her staff, shining as brightly as the sun. At that moment, she appeared like a holy goddess.

Angel’s Judgment!

Above Dilacrue, a white portal slowly opened. From it emerged two tall angels clad in silver-white armor. With strong white wings on their backs and golden greatswords in hand, they slowly descended.

As the angels approached, Dilacrue tried to struggle but found his body completely immobile.

Nie Yan and the others could not move either, forced to silently watch the angels descend.

Time seemed to freeze.

The two angels spiraled down next to Dilacrue, raising their greatswords and striking him. With two thuds, the swords landed on Dilacrue, who let out a pained roar while struggling violently.

The white light faded, and the portal along with the angels vanished into thin air.

Xie Yao felt as if all her strength had been drained. Gasping for breath, she had also completely exhausted her mana.

Everyone could move again. A damage number over two million floated above Dilacrue’s head. Looking at his health, it was now only around 5%.

“What incredible damage!”

“Big sis’s single-target forbidden spell is so powerful!”

Everyone praised her. Other magi, including Tang Yao, had already used their single-target forbidden spells and were in cooldown. In terms of power, their spells were only about half as strong as Xie Yao’s.

After casting the forbidden spell, Xie Yao quickly retreated a few hundred yards and found a completely safe spot to recover her mana.

After Dilacrue’s health dropped to around 5%, his body suddenly expanded in size. Sharp claws grew from his hands, and a pair of sharp fangs protruded from his mouth as he transformed into a giant beast. With a deafening roar, the entire space trembled violently, and the chains binding him developed a small crack.

Xie Yao’s forbidden spell had succeeded, leaving Dilacrue with only a sliver of health. Everyone thought victory was assured, but suddenly the situation took a sharp turn for the worse.

Before everyone could even adapt to Dilacrue’s sudden transformation, he roared and struck ShuiSeYanTou with a palm attack. As usual, ShuiSeYanTou raised his greatsword to block.

With a dull thud, ShuiSeYanTou felt an incomparable force slam into him. His sword handle nearly flew from his grasp as the blade slammed into his chest, sending him flying backward.

“ShuiSe, watch out!”

Before anyone could catch him, ShuiSeYanTou fell off the stone bridge and plummeted toward the river of molten lava below.

Another team member was lost.

Before they could even react, Dilacrue suddenly accelerated and charged at CuiLanDaoGuang.

“DaoGuang, dodge!” Nie Yan shouted urgently.

No one understood why Nie Yan was telling CuiLanDaoGuang to run. Seeing Dilacrue charging toward him, CuiLanDaoGuang instinctively switched to a defensive stance, assuming a defensive posture. By the time he heard Nie Yan’s warning, it was too late. Dilacrue’s massive body was already upon him.

Shield Bash!

CuiLanDaoGuang swung his heavy shield, slamming it into Dilacrue’s charging body.

With a loud crash, CuiLanDaoGuang did not manage to withstand Dilacrue’s attack as he had done before. His body flew like a broken kite, soaring off the stone bridge.

Nie Yan quickly rushed forward, using a strand of spider silk to save CuiLanDaoGuang. Extending his left hand, a thread of silk shot out, latching onto the flying CuiLanDaoGuang. Dilacrue swung his palm, releasing three crescent-shaped energy waves.

Nie Yan quickly dodged, but he could not retract the silk thread. One of the energy waves severed the silk thread directly.

CuiLanDaoGuang fell into the rolling lava.

System: Player CuiLanDaoGuang has died.

“I should have cast my forbidden spell later,” Xie Yao said in the team chat, somewhat regretfully, while simultaneously launching spell after spell.

“There wouldn’t have been a chance to cast it later. I tried to cast a single-target forbidden spell just now, but I was silenced,” HeiAnBeiGe (DarkElegy) replied.

At this point, Dilacrue had become completely frenzied. XiaoRong (Smiling) and YiChuiDingQing (LoveAtFirstStrike) were too slow to evade and were instantly killed.

In an instant, the group of twenty-one was reduced to fifteen.

The magi unleashed their strongest spells one after another. Tang Yao cast a Calm Mind spell on himself and launched a barrage of spells like a machine gun, rapidly depleting the last half of his mana bar.

Fireball!

Blade of the End Times!

Holy Light Judgment!

A dense barrage of magic struck Dilacrue, dealing considerable damage. However, it would still take two or three hours to deplete Dilacrue’s remaining 5% health.

A frenzied Dilacrue was terrifying—they simply couldn’t last that long!

With a wave of his hand, Dilacrue summoned a massive meteor from the sky, aiming to crash down on Tang Yao and the others.

“Everyone, quickly dodge!”

Tang Yao and others quickly scattered.

With a thunderous boom, the meteor exploded, scattering fragments everywhere, igniting the area with flames.

“Does anyone else still have a single-target forbidden spell?” Nie Yan anxiously asked in the team chat.

“I still have one,” HeiSeDiYu (BlackHell) replied.

“Is it a dark magic one?” Nie Yan asked. They absolutely could not use dark magic on Dilacrue. This was the same for shadow priests, who were proficient in both dark and light magic.

“No, it’s holy light magic.”

“Cover him. We’ll use the single-target forbidden spell on Dilacrue,” Nie Yan urged. At this point, they had no choice but to take a gamble.

“Watch out for his silence!” HeiAnBeiGe warned.

“BeiGe, cast a shield on him!” Nie Yan turned to HeiAnBeiGe.

“Got it,” HeiAnBeiGe nodded.

HeiSeDiYu found a spot about seventy yards from Dilacrue, at the edge of the stone bridge, and began chanting his spell with his staff. Beside him, HeiAnBeiGe swung his warhammer, chanting a spell. After a moment, a large white shield appeared, protecting HeiSeDiYu inside.

Nie Yan activated his Dash Step, swiftly closing the distance to Dilacrue. With his right-hand sword Zennarde, he unleashed a devastating Hell Slicer.

MISS!

Hell Slicer again!

MISS!

Even without dealing damage, Hell Slicer was far superior at drawing aggro compared to other skills.

Dilacrue’s attention was drawn to Nie Yan. He raised his right foot high and stomped the ground, unleashing a powerful War Stomp that sent a violent shockwave outward.

With a loud crash, Nie Yan was knocked flying, a damage number over 10,000 floating above his head.

As he flew into the air, Nie Yan quickly shot out a strand of silk to pull himself back and drank an instant recovery potion.

Dilacrue turned his gaze toward HeiSeDiYu in the distance, letting out a furious growl. With a swing of his right hand, three energy waves swept toward HeiSeDiYu’s location.

LeiSu (ThunderFast) suddenly dashed from the side, positioning himself in front of HeiSeDiYu. With a loud thud, LeiSu was struck and sent flying.