178: Chapter 178 Health Points Low

As for Xiao Niao, who was hiding in the back, he wasn't idle either. Not only did he take advantage of the moment when the Mutated White Wild Boar, being pulled away by Hu Gualing and with its back turned, didn't notice him, but he also snuck forward to retrieve the few wooden shaft steel arrows he had previously shot at the Mutated White Wild Boar that had bounced off and fallen to the ground. Furthermore, he shot all the arrows in his hand at the Mutated White Wild Boar in one go.

With Hu Gualing and Tang Yao restraining the Mutated White Wild Boar in front, Xiao Niao could shoot however he wanted from behind. Moreover, because his damage was unremarkable, the Mutated White Wild Boar didn't even glance in his direction once. Xiao Niao had no worries and shot to his heart's content.

-4. -4. -5. -10! -3. -4. -4. -4.

Eight wooden shaft steel arrows, one hundred percent accuracy!

Of course, the reason for such high accuracy had little to do with Xiao Niao's own marksmanship; it was entirely because the environment here was too suitable for shooting. The terrain was wide with no obstacles, and there was no wind, so there was no need to consider wind direction or speed.

Moreover, the Mutated White Wild Boar's body was simply too large, and it stood upright. Even if it was sometimes partially blocked by Hu Gualing and Tang Yao during the fight, the Mutated White Wild Boar had an upper body that was nearly two meters taller than Hu Gualing and Tang Yao, which was completely exposed to Xiao Niao's line of sight. Xiao Niao only needed to aim roughly at the Mutated White Wild Boar's upper body to shoot, without having to worry about hitting his teammates at all.

Under the influence of a series of factors, this shooting session was even easier for Xiao Niao than when he practiced Archery on the scarecrows in the fields back in the village, making him, a person who loved peace and didn't like to resort to physical violence, deeply appreciate the joy of shooting.

"This is the treatment a ranged ADC should have!"

After firing, Xiao Niao couldn't help but feel secretly excited. Holding his empty longbow, his hands felt incredibly itchy, as if he were addicted and wanted to fire a few more arrows.

Unfortunately, these arrows had all landed around the Mutated White Wild Boar, and as a ranged damage dealer, it was naturally impossible for him to go up and retrieve them.

But it didn't matter. After all, seeing that Gualing and Tang Yao had already adapted to this combat rhythm and were steadily whittling down the Mutated White Wild Boar's HP, which was now down to only twenty or thirty percent, they should be able to successfully kill this Mutated White Wild Boar as long as nothing unexpected happened.

Of course, anyone who has played games knows that BOSSes become more powerful as their HP decreases. Just like this Mutated White Wild Boar, when its HP previously dropped below fifty percent, it unlocked the "Using Hands and Feet Simultaneously" form, kicked away Hu Gualing, who had been fighting it in close quarters, and then turned to attack Tang Yao, forcing Tang Yao to use a revival coin to resurrect.

So now that the Mutated White Wild Boar's HP was down to the last twenty or thirty percent, it was estimated that it might unlock other forms, though it was unclear what the effect would be.

While observing, Xiao Niao warned, "The BOSS's HP is low, be careful of it entering the third phase."

"Got it!" Hu Gualing said, panting.

He had also played online games, so he was naturally no stranger to raiding BOSSes. Plus, having been caught off guard and swept away by the Mutated White Wild Boar's sudden sweep kick when it dropped to half health, Hu Gualing was even more on guard. He focused a large part of his attention on the Mutated White Wild Boar's body, guarding against any unusual movements. Combined with having to dodge the Mutated White Wild Boar's attacks, his own attack frequency had decreased somewhat. Fortunately, after the main damage dealer, Tang Yao, resurrected at full status, her shoulders had recovered, and she continued to deal damage to the Mutated White Wild Boar with her longsword, causing the Mutated White Wild Boar's already low HP to drop at a rate visible to the naked eye.

"It's at twenty percent, be careful!" Xiao Niao was watching closely. Even though the HP bar above the Mutated White Wild Boar did not indicate a percentage, with his superior eyesight and meticulous observation, he could tell that the Mutated White Wild Boar's HP bar had dropped to a critical point, and he hurriedly shouted.

"Tang Yao, you retreat first!" Hu Gualing had also been constantly observing the Mutated White Wild Boar. Although he didn't see any signs of abnormal movements from the Mutated White Wild Boar's body, for the sake of safety, he still timely asked Tang Yao to temporarily stop attacking and hide a bit further away.

Tang Yao knew that neither her combat experience nor her gaming experience was as good as Gualing's, so she immediately listened to what Gualing said and retreated, leaving the battle circle.

Hu Gualing stood in a stalemate with the Mutated White Wild Boar alone for a while, but he discovered that the Mutated White Wild Boar still only knew those two moves: either waving its pair of large pig hands to slam down heavily toward his crown, or exaggeratedly lifting a pig leg to sweep over with sand and wind. No other moves appeared.

"Nineteen percent!" "Eighteen percent!"

"It should be fine for now. It's estimated that it will only explode at the last ten percent of its health. You guys be careful."

Xiao Niao stared at the changes in the HP bar above the Mutated White Wild Boar's head without blinking. He stared for a full two minutes before seeing the Mutated White Wild Boar's HP ground down to eighteen percent by Hu Gualing, and the Mutated White Wild Boar still hadn't used any different attack methods, which made him breathe a sigh of relief for the time being.

Hu Gualing was quite nervous at first, afraid that Xiao Niao, this unreliable guy, had seen it wrong. What if the Mutated White Wild Boar's HP hadn't actually dropped to twenty percent, but Xiao Niao had falsely reported the intelligence, making them mistakenly believe it was safe... However, after continuing to fight for two minutes, Hu Gualing, relying on the attacks he managed to launch at the Mutated White Wild Boar with his fists in the spare moments, finally ground the Mutated White Wild Boar's HP bar down a bit further. At this point, even in his view, the Mutated White Wild Boar's HP bar was definitely below twenty percent, and the Mutated White Wild Boar still hadn't shown any other forms, so it seemed to be fine for now.

"Come and deal damage, but still be a little careful."

Hu Gualing called Tang Yao to rejoin the battle and start dealing damage, while he, while dodging the Mutated White Wild Boar's attacks, found the right timing to use Farmers Three Punches to attack the Mutated White Wild Boar.

From the start of the battle until now, his two fists had visibly swollen by a size. It wasn't because of anything else, but simply because the Mutated White Wild Boar's body was too hard. When Hu Gualing punched the front of the Mutated White Wild Boar's stomach, it was like hitting a piece of hard wood. When he punched the side, hitting the hard, short, prickly pig bristles and pig skin on its waist or ribs, it was like hitting a stack of thick sandpaper. At this moment, both fists were red, swollen, and a size larger, looking just like a guy from Jianghu legends who practiced Iron Sand Palm.

With both fists in this state, Hu Gualing was naturally in pain. Logically, he could focus on dodging the Mutated White Wild Boar's attacks, and leaving the remaining HP to Tang Yao would be no problem at all. But he was afraid that if he stopped attacking, the Mutated White Wild Boar's aggro would be stolen by Tang Yao, so he could only endure the pain and continue to land a punch or two on the Mutated White Wild Boar from time to time while dodging.

Fortunately, the Mutated White Wild Boar's HP had bottomed out. The thrill of raiding a BOSS and having it drop equipment filled Hu Gualing's heart, making him feel happy despite the pain...