It had been nearly twenty minutes.
This was definitely the toughest boss they had ever encountered. The warriors in the front had suffered heavy losses, and many of the mages behind had also been killed. Occasionally, Blackbear would cast a sound wave magic, which wasn’t particularly strong, but still managed to wipe out several spellcasters.
A few priests were stationed at the back of the team. Their job wasn’t healing, but specifically to clean up the corpses on the ground.
They had to do this cleanup work to prevent Blackbear from activating his Enrage ability.
Even if it meant sacrificing some members’ experience levels, there was no alternative.
Gradually, Blackbear’s health dropped to only 12%.
All the team members felt exhausted. Fighting Blackbear under such high intensity and tension was testing every player’s nerves.
Blackbear was still full of energy. Suddenly, he charged forward, sending Cui Can Dao Guang (CuiCandaoGuang) and others flying, breaking through the warriors’ encirclement.
The mages behind scattered in panic. A few couldn’t dodge in time and were chased down by Blackbear. With terrified expressions, they watched as Blackbear smashed his paw down, instantly killing them.
Blackbear rampaged freely, slaughtering the mages, leaving a trail of bodies.
Nie Yan quickly ordered the mages to retreat and sent the reserve warriors to block Blackbear.
There were already sixty to seventy mage corpses on the ground. If this continued, the mages might be completely wiped out!
One warrior after another rushed forward to block Blackbear. His charge slowed, but he continued to knock warriors flying.
At this point, there was nothing Nie Yan could do; it was beyond his control. The key now was whether the shield warriors could save the entire team.
Cui Can Dao Guang was the most severely injured, being the main target of Blackbear’s attacks. After being thrown back, he remained in a stunned state.
Blackbear was unstoppable, no one could withstand a single blow!
Just then, Leng Ao Ying (LengAoYing) suddenly rushed out from the side, swinging his heavy shield and slamming it down on Blackbear—Heavy Shield Bash!
Heroic Strike!
Demoralizing Shout!
With a low growl from Leng Ao Ying’s throat, he kept attacking Blackbear relentlessly. Finally, Blackbear focused his attention on Leng Ao Ying. He delivered a heavy strike, forcing Leng Ao Ying to retreat, attempting to continue slaughtering the other spellcasters.
Leng Ao Ying charged again, accelerating forward—Taunt!
Finally, Blackbear’s aggro was fully focused on Leng Ao Ying. He lowered his head and charged at Leng Ao Ying, attacking continuously.
Leng Ao Ying bought some time for the others. Yi Yan quickly moved forward from behind. After Cui Can Dao Guang regained consciousness, he rushed forward immediately. The three of them began rebuilding aggro. Although Blackbear’s health was slowly regenerating, they weren’t in a hurry. As the saying goes, haste makes waste. They needed to establish aggro first before the mages could continue dealing damage.
The warriors surrounded Blackbear once again.
The mages finally exhaled in relief, feeling safe, and quickly adjusted their positions.
Nie Yan couldn’t help but feel that having two or more top-tier shield warriors was indeed a stroke of luck. For ordinary guilds or large teams, having one main tank warrior was already very good. Other shield warriors were usually significantly inferior, both in equipment and skill. Thus, if the main tank encountered unexpected situations, his understudies often couldn’t help, leading to wipes.
The Niuren Tribe (Niuren Tribe) gathering so many top players was unimaginable for ordinary guilds or teams.
Leng Ao Ying’s outstanding performance resolved a crisis for the team.
Everything returned to normal, and the mages resumed dealing damage.
Dark Bloom!
Without any warning, Blackbear released streams of black light from his body, like a blooming dark lotus, covering the surrounding warriors. Floating damage numbers of over 500 appeared above their heads.
The warriors were startled, their attacks faltering. But at that moment, Blackbear charged fiercely, unleashing a shock strike that sent over twenty nearby warriors flying. Those without healing support perished instantly.
Main warriors like Cui Can Dao Guang and Leng Ao Ying each had dedicated priests responsible for their health—top-tier priests assigned specifically to them, plus at least three auxiliary priests, enjoying the most VIP treatment. Although Dark Bloom added some pressure to the priests’ healing, it wasn’t enough to kill them directly. However, other warriors weren’t so fortunate. In such an intense battle, the priests simply couldn’t attend to everyone.
The priests behind waved their staves, casting healing spells.
“Paladins, cast Protection from Evil!” Nie Yan urgently reminded.
Upon hearing Nie Yan’s words, nearby paladins waved their greatswords, casting Protection from Evil on Cui Can Dao Guang, Leng Ao Ying, and others.
As twenty or more warriors fell, another batch immediately replaced them, continuously surrounding Blackbear.
Blackbear’s health kept decreasing. Nie Yan understood that boss creatures became more dangerous as their health dropped.
Nie Yan looked at Yaoyao beside him and said, “Yaoyao, prepare Dark Bind!”
“Okay.” Yaoyao responded, waving her staff and chanting the spell.
Blackbear roared furiously, charging at Cui Can Dao Guang and others. He sent them flying, a black flame igniting on his body as he entered a berserk state, ruthlessly slaughtering nearby warriors.
Yaoyao completed a set of syllables, uttering the final one. A massive beam of light descended from the sky, firmly binding Blackbear in place.
Blackbear struggled continuously, roaring, but remained immobilized.
Ordinary binding spells couldn’t control Blackbear, after all, he was a level 70 lord. However, Yaoyao’s binding spell was a second-tier holy temple magic, which was an exception.
Streams of magical attacks bombarded Blackbear. Finally, his health dropped below 3%.
“He’s below 3% health!”
The warriors became excited, roaring loudly as they swung their greatswords.
Execute!
Execute!
Blow after blow landed, but only MISS messages floated up, yet they didn’t stop.
At this moment, Cui Can Dao Guang let out a deep roar and executed an Execute.
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Blackbear emitted a pitiful low growl, staggered, and crashed heavily onto the ground.
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