24: Chapter 24 The Wonderful Uses of the Regret Potion

At the critical moment, a figure lunged toward Ye Liuli, knocking her out of the way.

The black energy beam grazed past them, blasting a huge crater into the ground.

"Guild Master! Are you alright?"

The one who saved her was a Warrior player with the ID "Iron Wall," an old member of the [Dawn] Guild and a loyal fan of Ye Liuli.

Ye Liuli scrambled up from the ground; her face was a bit pale, but she remained composed.

"I'm fine, thank you."

She raised her staff again, her gaze fixed firmly on the Demonized Wolf King.

"Everyone, listen up! Spread out! Don't give the Wolf King a chance to lock onto targets!"

The players quickly scattered, surrounding the Demonized Wolf King from all sides.

Arrows from Archers, magic from Mages, and sword qi from Warriors rained down on the Demonized Wolf King like raindrops.

But the effect... was minimal.

The Demonized Wolf King's scales were too tough; regular attacks couldn't break through its defense at all.

"Damn it! This boss's defense is way too broken!"

"Our attacks can't even scratch it!"

"What do we do?"

The players began to panic.

The Demonized Wolf King seemed irritated by these "mosquito" attacks; it let out a long howl toward the sky, and the black scales on its body began to glow.

"Oh no! It's going to use a skill!"

"Spread out quickly!"

"Boom——"

A circle of black shockwaves erupted from the Demonized Wolf King, instantly blasting the surrounding players away.

"Pfft——"

"Ah——"

Screams rang out one after another, and the players fell to the ground like kites with broken strings.

Some were instantly killed, while others were left severely injured and incapacitated.

The front line collapsed in an instant.

"It's over..."

"We can't beat it..."

"This boss is too strong..."

A sense of despair spread among the players.

Ye Liuli gritted her teeth. She knew that if they didn't find a solution soon, the Novice Village would be finished.

"We can't give up!"

"There must be a way!"

She looked around and suddenly spotted Chen Ergou standing in the back, running his stall.

"Ergou!"

Chen Ergou was startled when called upon.

"Gu... Guild Master?"

"What other merchandise do you have? Anything that can deal with this boss?"

Chen Ergou scratched his head. "I have some... but the effects are limited..."

"I don't care what it is, bring it all out!"

"Alright!"

Chen Ergou hurriedly dumped all the items from his backpack.

regret potion, substitute scarecrow, shrinking cookie, rebound wristguard, clairaudience potion, truth cookie, elastic shoes...

Ye Liuli scanned them, her brows furrowed.

These items might work against regular monsters, but against a world-class boss like the Demonized Wolf King, they were indeed a bit lacking.

But it was better than nothing.

"Everyone, listen up! Use the items from Ergous Stall!"

"Drink the regret potion to rewind time!"

"Throw the substitute scarecrow to draw aggro!"

"Eat the shrinking cookie to shrink down!"

"Quick!"

The players hurriedly took out the items they had previously purchased and began using them.

A Warrior player rushed to the front, raised his greatsword, and prepared to unleash a powerful skill.

"Berserker Slash!"

But his hand shook, the skill went off-target, and he slashed at empty air.

"Oh no!"

The Demonized Wolf King seized the opportunity and swiped at him with a claw.

"It's over!"

The Warrior closed his eyes in despair.

But at this critical moment, he suddenly remembered he still had a bottle of regret potion in his backpack, so he quickly pulled it out and chugged it.

[System Notification: You have used the regret potion. Time has been rewound by 5 seconds.]

Time reversed.

The Warrior returned to his position from 5 seconds ago, and his skill had not yet been released.

This time, he took a deep breath, steadied his mind, and accurately locked onto the Demonized Wolf King's eyes—its only weak point.

"Berserker Slash!"

"Roar——"

The greatsword, carrying a dazzling light, slashed fiercely toward the Demonized Wolf King's left eye.

"Pfft——"

Blood splattered.

The Demonized Wolf King's left eye was hit, and it let out a painful howl.

"Awoo——"

"It hit!"

"Well done!"

The players cheered in excitement.

But in the next second, the Warrior player's expression suddenly changed.

The side effect of the regret potion had arrived.

[System Notification: regret potion side effect triggered. You will speak your inner thoughts on the server-wide channel for 30 seconds.]

The Warrior player opened his mouth, wanting to stop himself from speaking, but he couldn't control it at all.

"Guild Master Ye Liuli is really so cool!"

Server-wide broadcast.

Every player heard this sentence.

The scene went silent instantly.

The Warrior player's face turned green, but he kept talking: "I've had a crush on her for three years! From the moment I first saw her, I fell in love with her!"

"Her white hair, her eyes, her staff, everything about her, I love it all!"

"I only joined the [Dawn] Guild because of her!"

"For her, I grind levels desperately every day, just so I can stand by her side!"

"Guild Master! I love you!"

The entire server went quiet.

Everyone was stunned.

What... what is going on?

There's a battle on the front lines, and someone is confessing to the Iceberg Empress?

Ye Liuli was also dumbfounded by this sudden confession. She stared wide-eyed at the Warrior player, at a loss for words.

"This..."

"Hahaha! Brother Iron Wall confessed!"

"Holy crap! This is so explosive!"

"Confessing on the battlefield, how romantic!"

"The Iceberg Empress has been confessed to! This is the biggest news on the server!"

The players exploded with excitement; some were laughing, some were jeering, and some were taking screenshots.

Ye Liuli's face turned red to the tips of her ears in an instant.

"You... you shut up!"

She glared in embarrassment and anger at the Warrior named Iron Wall.

But Iron Wall kept talking: "Guild Master, I know I'm not worthy of you, but I just can't control my feelings!"

"Every time I see you, my heart beats so fast!"

"I am willing to die for you!"

"Holy crap!"

Chen Ergou watched from the back, dumbfounded.

"The side effect of this regret potion is too intense..."

"However... this drama is delicious!"

He hurriedly took out some sunflower seeds and started munching on them while watching the show.

Ye Liuli was flustered by Iron Wall's confession. Although she was the Guild Master of the number one guild on the server and known as the "Iceberg Empress," at the end of the day, she was still a girl. She had never experienced being confessed to in public, let alone via a server-wide broadcast.

"You... you..."

She stammered "you" for a long time but couldn't get a complete sentence out.

Just then, the Demonized Wolf King flew into a rage.

It had been blinded in one eye by a human and was already furious, but now these humans were actually flirting in front of it—it was an absolute insult!

"Awoo——"

The Demonized Wolf King let out a long howl toward the sky, the black scales on its body began to glow, and its aura surged instantly.

[System Announcement: The Demonized Wolf King has entered Berserk mode! Attack power increased by 100%! Defense increased by 50%!]

"Oh no!"

"The Wolf King has gone berserk!"

"Retreat quickly!"

The players retreated in terror.

But it was too late.

In its Berserk state, the Demonized Wolf King was shockingly fast.

It swiped a claw down and instantly killed over a dozen players.

It bit down and instantly devoured several Mages.

It swept its tail and instantly sent a group of Warriors flying.

The front line completely collapsed.

"Damn it!"

Ye Liuli gritted her teeth. She knew she had to do something, or everyone would die.

"Everyone, listen up! Retreat to the village entrance! Reorganize the defensive line!"

The players retreated, but the Demonized Wolf King pursued them relentlessly.

"Roar——"

It opened its bloody maw, and a black energy beam shot out again, aiming straight at the retreating players.

"It's over!"

"We can't dodge it!"

Just at this critical moment—

Chen Ergou suddenly rushed out from behind.

"Guild Master! Catch!"

He threw something, and Ye Liuli caught it instinctively.

It was a substitute scarecrow.

"Use it quickly!"

Ye Liuli didn't hesitate and immediately threw the scarecrow onto the ground.

The scarecrow hit the ground and instantly transformed into a giant version of Ye Liuli, which even batted its eyes at the Demonized Wolf King.

"Big Brother Wolf King, come and chase me~"

The Demonized Wolf King paused, and the black energy beam veered off course, blasting into the scarecrow.

"Boom——"

The scarecrow was blasted to smithereens, but the players were safe.

"That was close..."

"The scarecrow from Ergous Stall saved our lives!"

The players let out a long sigh of relief.

But the Demonized Wolf King was even more enraged.

It realized it had been played, and crazy killing intent flashed in its eyes.

"Awoo——"

It rushed toward the players again, faster and stronger than before.

"Damn it! It's catching up!"

"Run!"

"We can't escape!"

The players fled in terror, but the Demonized Wolf King was too fast and was about to catch up to them.

Ye Liuli gritted her teeth. She knew someone had to step up to block the Demonized Wolf King to buy time for the others.

"I'll do it!"

She raised her staff, preparing to cast a forbidden-level spell.

But just then, Chen Ergou rushed out again.

"Guild Master! Use this!"

He threw another item over.

Ye Liuli caught it and looked; it was a pitch-black die.

chaos dice.

"This..."

"Throw it! Quick!"

Chen Ergou shouted.

Ye Liuli didn't hesitate and threw the chaos dice at the Demonized Wolf King.

The die tumbled through the air and landed on the ground.

Everyone held their breath, staring intently at the die.

What number would it roll?