136: 【Gear Incarnation - The Zeroer】

【Yesterday was the Winter Solstice, so I didn't write. I wrote two chapters last night and this morning, posting them now. I'll see about the last chapter later, it might be late.】

Xu Shian entered 'Stealth' mode and crouched in the corner of the BOSS room.

He was just waiting for the BOSS to approach so he could toss out a couple of 'Scouting Technique's to test the waters!

Unfortunately, the current BOSS was far too high-level for Xu Shian, so 'Scouting Technique' wasn't very effective, but he still had to fight this BOSS!

If he could win, he would just come by and farm the 'Dungeon' whenever he had time.

If he couldn't win, he would just leave and rethink his strategy.

After figuring out his follow-up plan, Xu Shian stepped out of the corner he had been hiding in.

"Alert, alert, intruder alert!"

The piercing alarm combined with the flashing red lights in the laboratory was certainly enough to put maximum psychological pressure on an intruder.

Xu Shian wasn't surprised by this at all; after all, he had already experienced it once!

If he hadn't accidentally found that unmonitored corner last time, he probably would have died and been kicked out before he was even ready.

"Big Bear, Little Bear, take the front line!"

Xu Shian summoned them directly under the BOSS's feet.

'Pigsy' and 'Frost Fang' were re-equipped by Xu Shian with gear that added attack power, and they began to moonlight as damage-dealing pets.

The reason he didn't choose 'Frog Emperor' was because that guy was only level 7 right now.

Comparing their overall stats, it was better to send 'Pigsy' out!

Mechanical monsters were all immune to poison attacks, so he wouldn't be using those newly caught poisonous creatures!

Besides, these mechanical BOSSes all had Cleave...

Not to mention the BOSS, even the mechanical mobs knew how to use Cleave!

So, he simply arranged five 'Boar-men Hunters' and one Boar-man Priest, and added 'Ben Boer Ba' for healing...

To be honest, if this were a Dungeon of the same level, Xu Shian would dare to sweep straight through it, leading his minions from the South Heaven Gate all the way to the East Road of Penglai!

This 'common grade' 'Dungeon' wouldn't even be worth a second glance from Xu Shian!

Alas, this was a level 30 'Dungeon'!

Level 30 mobs already had 1500+ total stats, and this 'Dungeon' also had a coefficient enhancement.

Ordinary wild mobs had a coefficient 2 enhancement, 'common grade' Dungeons had a coefficient 3, and elite Dungeons had a coefficient 4...

...

The abandoned Gnome capital, Gnomeregan, had a total of three Dungeons. In the 'Mechanical Graveyard', everything was an 'Engineering' product.

Of course, among some of the robots, there were even Gnome pilots!

This final BOSS was one such robot, 'Gearmaster Nemesis'!

Just as the BOSS heard the system alarm and turned its head to see Xu Shian, it wanted to attack.

But before it could move, the two giant bears dropped right onto its face.

'Pummel', 'Lacerate'

-786, -848...

The two bears, one on the left and one on the right, sandwiched the BOSS in a 180-degree pincer attack!

'Pigsy' and 'Frost Fang' were different; they needed to constantly adjust their positions, always staying on the opposite side of the bear that was tanking the BOSS, attacking from the BOSS's rear!

In the distance, the bows of the five 'Boar-men Hunters' never stopped, whistling as they shot at the BOSS!

-1958, -1849, -11071 ('Combined Strike'), -1998, -10976 ('Combined Strike')

Even with the BOSS's high health, this chunk of HP was visibly dropping.

'Gear Barrage'

The BOSS roared, and six gears fell from its body, hovering and rotating in the air before exploding outward, flying toward the ranged targets on the field.

Xu Shian was the furthest away.

After all, his attack range was 135 meters. Although he didn't need to push the limit of his range, finding a spot to break line-of-sight while attacking the BOSS was just basic procedure.

The gear aimed at Xu Shian missed its target, but the gears aimed at the Boar-men hit them solidly.

-5800...

The Boar-man, with 6500+ max HP, was instantly reduced to critical health by that hit!

Four gears hit their targets, and one unlucky Boar-man triggered a critical hit and died on the spot!

Xu Shian was about sixty or seventy meters away from the BOSS; at this moment, he stopped attacking, sent the dead one back to the 'Emerald Dream', and re-deployed a 'Boar-men Hunter' onto the battlefield!

He felt a sense of relief; he should be able to take this BOSS down.

Just as he thought about taking it down, blue arcs of electricity began to rise on Xu Shian's body...

Xu Shian, who had just fired a five-shot burst, immediately broke line-of-sight to check his own status.

'Logic Chain': Links two players who are the furthest apart, generating an energy chain between them that deals continuous damage. Both players need to move close together to break the chain.

Damage coefficient: Deals 100% spell damage per second!

Xu Shian breathed a sigh of relief. This BOSS's spell damage might already be approaching 3,000.

If he knew all the BOSS's skills, he could arrange tactics in advance.

But this blind fighting style was something Xu Shian wasn't very used to.

It was only because this 'Dungeon' determined that Xu Shian was the only player that he was safe; if there were another person, at least one would have died under this 'Logic Chain' skill!

By the time he entered the stable output phase, Xu Shian had generally figured out most of this BOSS's skills!

'All Into One': Channels powerful energy, attempting to pull all players toward the center of the BOSS, dealing increasingly higher damage.

Although Xu Shian was far away and wasn't pulled by this energy field, he also didn't have a way to interrupt the skill!

The skill lasted for five seconds, and Xu Shian was helpless.

He could only watch as the BOSS controlled and killed all his minions except for 'Big Bear', 'Little Bear', and 'Pigsy'!

Taking advantage of the time while the 'Boar-men Hunters' were dead, Xu Shian hurriedly summoned a few more healing pets to replenish health...

Another relatively powerful skill was 'Stasis Field'.

This skill formed a blue circular field with a diameter of about six meters under Xu Shian's feet.

It started with a 50% slow, then added 10% every second until it completely immobilized him.

The damage followed the usual rule: 2800 spell damage per second...

The field lasted for ten seconds in total; if you could escape at the beginning, you were fine.

If you couldn't escape, you died inside!

Xu Shian didn't need to; he just let his minions die...

It was fortunate that 'All Into One' and 'Stasis Field' weren't used at the same time.

Otherwise, Xu Shian would have been done for today!

At this stage, Xu Shian relaxed. After figuring out all the BOSS's skills, he entered a stable kill mode!

Unexpectedly, when the opponent's health dropped to around 30%, this guy started acting up again.

Different parts were dropped from various places in the laboratory, arming this mechanical BOSS with another wave of upgrades...

'Armored Form'...

Xu Shian had a headache!

Is this fair? It's one thing to modify your own flesh and blood into a mech, but why are you piloting a Gundam?

After transforming and piloting a Gundam, an extra step appeared!

The BOSS gained two more skills on its limbs!

The hands' skill was 'Madfire Barrage', continuously strafing enemies in front, with each bullet dealing 33% physical damage!

Although the numbers didn't look too scary, the output frequency was too high!

The feet's skill was 'War Stomp', and there wasn't much to say about this skill.

The hands and feet now had extra health bars that needed to be depleted...

Of course, if you felt your strength was sufficient, you could also ignore them and go all out on the BOSS's main body!

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Congratulations on defeating the 'Mechanical Graveyard' 'Dungeon' 'common grade' difficulty BOSS 'Gearmaster Nemesis' at 19 levels higher, gaining 200% rewards, receiving: Experience + 36000 points.

Congratulations on obtaining the clear reward: 'extra lifespan treasure chest' + 1