Nie Yan went on a rampage, but deliberately kept his distance from the two Ironclad Catapults. He would deal with them in due course. The Ironclad Catapults were too slow to keep up with the Lord of the Cavern, so despite having them, Zhanda Xue couldn’t put them to any use.
On this battlefield, Zhanda Xue had been utterly overwhelmed by Nie Yan. All their elites were absent. Ordinary players couldn’t even withstand attacks from the minor beetles, let alone the formidable Lord of the Cavern.
Ang Wingd’s expression turned grim as he began urgently mobilizing their elites, especially the shield warriors. The main tank of Angel Empire was already on the way. Only shield warriors could possibly hold off the Lord of the Cavern, though even that would be extremely difficult. The Lord of the Cavern was simply too high a level. Even if they could hold it off briefly and keep it occupied, the Ironclad Catapults could then come into play. This was their only hope of victory, though it seemed extremely slim.
Ang Wingd held the Parent Firebird Longbow, weaving through Zhanda Xue’s players. He raised the bow, drew three arrows from his quiver, and with a single motion loosed them. The three arrows streaked through the air in three brilliant crimson arcs, heading straight for Nie Yan.
Nie Yan quickly spotted Ang Wingd among the crowd. He maneuvered the Lord of the Cavern to suddenly turn aside. The three arrows whizzed past Nie Yan’s side. Unfortunately, these arrows lacked tracking ability.
It was him! Faced with the overwhelming power of the Lord of the Cavern, Ang Wingd could do little more than harass Nie Yan with long-range attacks.
Under Nie Yan’s command, the Lord of the Cavern suddenly accelerated, giving chase toward Ang Wingd.
Previously, the Lord of the Cavern had moved slowly, but that didn’t mean its speed was limited to that. After all, it was a level 100 boss. When it accelerated, its speed was terrifyingly fast, quickly closing the distance to Ang Wingd.
Seeing the massive creature bearing down like a mountain, Ang Wingd’s heart leapt. How could this colossal creature be so fast?
Ang Wingd activated a skill that increased his movement speed and darted swiftly among the players. The Elven Demon Hunter’s movement speed was naturally fast, and with Ang Wingd’s top-tier equipment, his running speed was quite decent. He occasionally turned to fire off arrows at Nie Yan.
So this guy was trying to kite him to death, just like fighting a boss!
Naturally, Nie Yan wouldn’t let him succeed so easily.
The Lord of the Cavern kept swerving left and right, helping Nie Yan dodge the incoming arrows. It charged forward, knocking countless Zhanda Xue players flying. No one could stop the Lord of the Cavern’s advance. Waves of shield warriors rushed forward, attempting to intercept it. But when the powerful body of the Lord of the Cavern crashed into them, they realized how insignificant they were.
Ang Wingd seized the opportunity to escape a considerable distance, a chance bought with the lives of over a hundred players.
Ang Wingd had absolute confidence in his skills. If it were a one-on-one duel with Nie Yan, he wouldn’t be afraid. But facing such a colossal creature as the Lord of the Cavern, he couldn’t help feeling deeply helpless.
Although Angel Empire had many elites, it lacked some decisive force.
This guy’s running speed was actually pretty fast, Nie Yan mused.
Anyway, Ang Wingd’s arrows posed no threat to Nie Yan, who happily continued slaughtering Zhanda Xue’s forces. Zhanda Xue was suffering tremendous losses. If this continued, they would eventually be whittled down by Nie Yan.
Nearby mages began chanting spells, preparing to blast Nie Yan.
Nie Yan glanced at the Lord of the Cavern’s skill list. The piercing skill had cooled down again. The Lord of the Cavern unleashed the piercing skill, instantly killing all mages within a fifty-yard radius.
Though aware he was now approaching the range of the Ironclad Catapults, Nie Yan didn’t stop advancing. He intended to test how much damage the Ironclad Catapults could inflict on the Lord of the Cavern. If the damage wasn’t significant, he could recklessly charge forward and destroy the catapults.
Only by luring the Lord of the Cavern into the range of the Ironclad Catapults could they hope to kill it.
While running, Ang Wingd commanded the players controlling the Ironclad Catapults to adjust their range and prepare at all times.
Ang Wingd led the Lord of the Cavern toward the direction of the Ironclad Catapults. Gradually, the Lord of the Cavern approached within about five hundred yards of one of the catapults.
Suddenly, that Ironclad Catapult launched five glowing red-hot iron balls into the sky, which arced toward the Lord of the Cavern.
Seeing the five iron balls flying toward him, Nie Yan immediately jumped off the Lord of the Cavern, directing it to dodge the incoming projectiles while quickly moving away from the area.
The five burning iron balls struck the Lord of the Cavern, BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! The iron balls slammed against the Lord of the Cavern’s hard carapace, producing metallic clanging sounds. Waves of scorching flames swept across the creature.
The powerful impact from the iron balls forced the Lord of the Cavern back a few steps, with five damage numbers each over 80,000 floating above its head.
What high damage!
The attack power of the Ironclad Catapult was formidable indeed.
Though the Ironclad Catapult’s range was only five hundred yards, not as powerful as goblin arcane cannons, its greatest strength lay in the fire-based area-of-effect magical damage carried by its iron balls.
Each projectile from the Ironclad Catapult was specially crafted, inscribed with trigger-type magical runes. Upon being fired and making contact with an object, the iron balls could trigger an area-of-effect magic attack, causing widespread damage that was difficult to evade.
It was precisely under such magical bombardment that the players of Niuren Tribe suffered heavy losses.
The impact of the iron balls combined with the fire-based area-of-effect magic caused secondary damage.
Just as the Ironclad Catapult struck the Lord of the Cavern, a group of over a hundred shield warriors from Zhanda Xue charged toward it. Among them were three players who had undergone advanced class transformations, possessing high defensive capabilities.
They aimed to hold the Lord of the Cavern in place and kill it with the Ironclad Catapult.
Naturally, Nie Yan wouldn’t let them succeed so easily. There was no need to confront the Ironclad Catapult head-on at this moment. The area around the catapult was filled with Thunderstorm Totems. If these densely packed totems fully unleashed their power, they could also cause significant damage. It would be a poor trade-off to have the Lord of the Cavern step on these totems.
Nie Yan commanded the Lord of the Cavern to quickly retreat, leaving the group of shield warriors empty-handed.
The Lord of the Cavern continued to summon more minor beetles. The number of surrounding beetles kept increasing. With corpses littering the ground, there was an abundant supply of summoning material, seemingly inexhaustible. Nie Yan noticed an issue: the more corpses there were on the ground, the stronger the Lord of the Cavern’s attack became, and the faster its health recovered. It continuously absorbed the aura of death from these corpses, converting it into its own health.
Under Nie Yan’s control, waves of minor beetles charged toward the approaching shield warriors, blocking their path.
From afar, Ang Wingd saw this situation and couldn’t help but curse. The Lord of the Cavern was truly a tough opponent to handle. He was at a loss.
Since the Lord of the Cavern was under Nie Yan’s control, it was as if it possessed intelligence. A level 100 boss with intelligence was far more terrifying than a level 100 boss with low intelligence.
Zhanda Xue’s mage forces launched concentrated magical attacks on the Lord of the Cavern, but the damage inflicted was extremely limited, not even keeping up with its recovery speed.
Zhanda Xue was completely at a loss. Nie Yan seemed to be toying with them, deliberately staying outside the range of the Ironclad Catapults and continuously eliminating Zhanda Xue’s forces in the surrounding areas.
As time passed, Zhanda Xue’s losses grew increasingly severe. Out of more than fifty thousand players, most had been wiped out.
Outside the 500-yard range of the Ironclad Catapults, not a single player from Zhanda Xue remained alive, all swept away by Niuren Tribe. The players of Niuren Tribe seemed to have found their rhythm, performing with strong combat effectiveness amid high morale. After clearing out Zhanda Xue’s outer forces, some players began charging toward the distant locations to reinforce Jiulan Temple and the Holy Roman Empire.
After nearly an hour, the number of minor beetles surrounding the Lord of the Cavern had reached around six hundred. This was a massive and formidable force. Each minor beetle had a health pool of twelve thousand, making them quite durable, with considerable attack power as well.
This force continued to grow. Under the leadership of the Lord of the Cavern, there were practically no living creatures left in their wake.
Nie Yan redirected his attention to the two Ironclad Catapults in the distance. It was time to deal with them!
The six hundred minor beetles spread out and surrounded the two Ironclad Catapults from various directions.
They were like fearless suicide squads. One by one, the beetles charged forward, triggering nearby Thunderstorm Totems. BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! Powerful thunderstorms swept across, blowing the beetles into pieces of broken limbs and carapaces. However, the following beetles continued charging forward without fear, setting off the Thunderstorm Totems ahead. Within moments, half of the Thunderstorm Totems that Ang Wingd had painstakingly arranged with sixteen shamans were triggered and destroyed.
By detonating the Thunderstorm Totems in front, the Lord of the Cavern and the players of Niuren Tribe could charge in behind.
As they saw their defenses being largely cleared, Zhanda Xue could only put up a desperate struggle. Everyone understood that the battle was already lost.
The players of Niuren Tribe had already cut off their retreat.
One Ironclad Catapult launched five burning iron balls, which fell into the densest cluster of minor beetles, sweeping through and flipping them over, killing twenty or thirty beetles.
At that moment, the Lord of the Cavern let out a deafening roar.
Ang Wingd’s face changed. The thing he feared most was finally coming!
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