Chapter 240 - 234: Tackling the BOSS
The battle began in an instant!
First Form: Shadow Lurker.
The Light-Devouring Shadow let out a roar, its shadowy body moving at high speed across the platform.
At the same time, the boss split off countless smaller "Shadow Gazers" that swarmed toward the vanguard.
The players in the vanguard relied on their skill and coordination to battle the monster tide.
However, they soon discovered a problem.
"Guild Leader! It’s no good! The boss’s main body is in an intangible state. It’s immune to all our attacks!"
"Even if we kill these adds, they just crawl back out of the boss’s shadow! They’re endless!"
Just as the vanguard was about to be overwhelmed by the monster tide, a player noticed that as the boss moved at high speed, glowing seeds would occasionally fall from the divine tree above.
He subconsciously picked one up.
[System Prompt: You have obtained a "Seed of Dawnlight" and gained the temporary "Illusion-Shattering" effect!]
In that player’s vision, a core emanating black energy suddenly appeared on the boss’s previously intangible, shadowy body!
"I see its weak point! It’s in the middle of its shadow! You have to grab a glowing seed to see it!"
That cry became the key to turning the tide of battle!
Lin Qingfeng immediately seized upon this information.
"All units, listen to my command!" His voice rang out in everyone’s minds.
"Great Perfection of Core Formation members, watch your Spiritual Power consumption! You’re with me! We’ll form the main assault team, responsible for grabbing seeds and focusing fire on the boss’s core!"
"Mid- and Late-stage Core Formation members, form the protection squad! Protect the assault team members, watch your consumption, and don’t let the adds distract us!"
"Early-stage Core Formation members, form the cleanup squad! Patrol the perimeter, clear as many adds as you can, and relieve the pressure on the front line!"
"As for those in the Fake Core Realm and Foundation Establishment Stage..."
"You’re too weak. Your mission is to plug the gaps with your lives!"
"Charge into the monster packs, self-detonate to blow open a path, and create an opportunity for the other teams!"
"If you die, you die! Don’t hesitate! Do you understand?!"
"Understood!!!"
The players roared in unison, their voices shaking the heavens.
Hearing this tactical arrangement, Su Ling’er and Wang Xiedi were completely thunderstruck.
Self... self-detonation?!
Su Ling’er’s mind went blank.
She was completely incapable of understanding such a tactic.
’Sacrificing one group of people just to give another group a chance to attack the enemy?’
’What kind of devil would come up with a strategy like this?!’
’Making them self-detonate?’
’How is that any different from just telling them to get the hell out of the secret realm?!’
’It’s not a real death, but they worked so hard to get into this secret realm. Is it really okay to just make them leave like this?’
’Don’t tell me... we also have to...’
Wang Xiedi was so scared her legs went weak:
"Wait... what’s going on here?
I mean, I knew I was just going to die, but I was hoping my death could be a little more meaningful!"
She still found it a little hard to accept being treated as a disposable consumable.
Just as the two of them were panicking and frantically complaining in their minds, Lin Qingfeng seemed to notice the three NPCs who couldn’t keep up with the pace.
He turned his head, glanced at them, and said:
"Oh, you three. Sigh. You’re too weak. Just improvise."
"Of course, if you want to contribute to the sect and go up there to self-detonate, I’d fully support that too."
Su Ling’er: ...
Wang Xiedi: ...
A tiny version of Su Ling’er was already screaming in her mind, frantically shaking Lin Qingfeng by the collar:
’What kind of thing is that to say?! What is that supposed to mean?!’
’Do you have to be so obvious about looking down on our low Cultivation?!’
’That really hurts, you know!’
’What do you mean, we can go self-detonate *if we want to*?!’
’Do you think this is like getting a meal at the Dining Pavilion and you’re asking if I want an extra egg?!’
’I’d like to actually experience things a little before I check out!’
Meanwhile, Wang Xiedi snarked from the side, "So... we have a choice now?"
"The choice between dying with dignity, or without?"
Su Ling’er nodded. It seemed that was the case.
Li Chunfeng said nothing, simply drawing his sword!
The battle officially began!
In the next second, she witnessed a scene she would never forget for the rest of her life.
Hundreds of Guixi Sect disciples with lower Cultivation levels charged toward the monster tide without a hint of hesitation.
"For the sect!"
"For the loot!"
"The Nine Schools, ptooey! Guixi Sect banzai!!!"
They abandoned all defense, gathered all their Spiritual Power in their Dantians, and the moment they made contact with the monsters, they detonated themselves!
And for some players who had drawn a Self-detonation Skill, the power of their explosions was exponentially greater!
"BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOOOM—! BOOM! BOOM!"
The ceaseless explosions were like countless sticks of dynamite being ignited within the black tide!
The terrifying shockwaves of energy brutally blasted open a path of flesh and blood through the monster tide, leading straight to the boss’s main body!
Su Ling’er was completely stunned.
She couldn’t understand what kind of conviction could allow someone to walk so calmly toward death, even choosing to take the enemy down with them in their final moments.
’Has the demonic sect’s brainwashing really reached such a terrifying level?!’
Using the precious time bought by the lives of the cannon fodder squad, the main assault team charged into the passage carved from flesh and blood!
Lin Qingfeng wielded his ancient sword, his movements graceful and fluid. He unleashed "Azure Lotus Sword Song," causing one azure sword-lotus after another to bloom on the boss’s core, kicking up a string of high damage numbers.
He switched back and forth between drawing aggro and dealing maximum damage, keeping the boss’s attention locked on him.
"ROAR!"
The boss roared in pain, its massive shadow claw slamming down toward Lin Qingfeng!
"CLANG!!!"
With a tremendous crash, Shi Gandang blocked the blow in front of Lin Qingfeng.
Runes flashed on the giant hammer in his hands as he forcibly withstood the attack.
The shockwave cracked the tree branches beneath his feet and sent his inner qi and blood into turmoil, but he managed to open up a brief window for his teammates behind him to deal damage.
Just as the boss was briefly tied down by Shi Gandang, on the other side of the battlefield, Wang Xian was lazing about in his Grievance Beast sleeping bag and let out a yawn.
"Lil’ Grievance, time to go to work."
The massive Grievance Beast lazily rolled over, and an invisible aura of sloth spread across the entire battlefield.
Feelings of "I don’t want to try anymore" and "I just want to lie flat" instantly slowed the movements of all the adds, drastically reducing their attack frequency.
A few of the weaker ones even froze on the spot and started spacing out.
The boss’s attack animations also slowed by a visible beat.
"Now’s our chance! Focus fire!"
Lin Qingfeng seized the opportunity and roared.
Meanwhile, Shen Nong’s figure weaved through the edges of the battlefield.
He continuously pulled all sorts of bizarre seeds from his storage pouch, casually scattering them on the ground.
The moment the seeds hit the ground, they took root, sprouted, and grew wildly.
Some grew into Venus flytraps that swallowed any adds that got too close in one gulp;
Others formed a wall of vines, blocking the advance of the monster tide;
And still others bloomed into strange flowers that released hallucinogenic pollen, causing the monsters in a small area to fall into disarray and attack each other.
As for Lu Wu, he led a group of Alchemy Masters, acting as battlefield medics.