188: Chapter 188 Astonishing Damage

When he resurrected just now, Hu Gualing vaguely remembered that it seemed to have cost two fantasy points to buy two revival coins to succeed, whereas before when he was killed by Miao Cuihua, every Resurrection only cost one revival coin. Why did the price suddenly double? Was it because the killer was different?

Hu Gualing couldn't quite figure it out, but it wasn't impossible that he had confirmed too quickly and misread it. Besides, now wasn't the time to think about such things. From his death to Resurrection was only a few blinks of an eye. The Mutated White Wild Boar in front of him had only been dazed for a moment and hadn't moved away, still standing in place. It looked down and saw the human suddenly resurrect, and after a brief pause, it immediately raised its pig foot and stomped down hard towards Hu Gualing.

Hu Gualing dodged easily with a roll. After standing firm, he landed two punches on the Mutated White Wild Boar. However, this time he was wary of the 'venom' on its body, so he intentionally avoided the teal-green areas and hit non-weak spots. Two -6 damage numbers popped up one after another. Having grown accustomed to dealing twenty damage with a single punch to its weak spot, Hu Gualing felt this damage was like scratching an itch. But he had no choice; if the 'venom' inside the weak spot got on his hands, he didn't know how to cure the poisoned state, and the continuous Bleeding would quickly kill him. Having just resurrected, he naturally didn't want to waste another life.

He looked at his two fists and found that the parts corroded by the 'venom' were as good as new. The swelling and inflammation caused by the high-intensity combat earlier had also completely disappeared. After Resurrection, not only was his health full, but his stamina, energy, and every part of his body had returned to Peak condition. He had never felt so healthy!

These revival coins were truly worth it!

Hu Gualing easily dodged the Mutated White Wild Boar's attack again, his fists rhythmically striking its body. Without even breaking a sweat, he shouted to Tang Yao, "Alright, come and do some damage!"

"Okay!" Tang Yao was like a damage-dealing machine; upon hearing Hu Gualing's instruction, she immediately rushed over with her sword to slash at the BOSS.

Although Hu Gualing stopped attacking the weak spots out of fear of the 'venom', the longsword in Tang Yao's hand was unaffected by it. She could still target the Mutated White Wild Boar's weak spots. While the output efficiency was lower than before, it was still quite fast.

Swish, swish, swish. After a few strikes, the Mutated White Wild Boar's health plummeted.

"350 HP, 50% left, be careful!" Xiao Niao reported the numbers.

A hint of tension appeared on Hu Gualing's relaxed face. 'When the Mutated White Wild Boar's first life dropped below half health, it unlocked the "Using Hands and Feet Simultaneously" form. But in this second life, it could already use its hands and feet simultaneously at full health. So now that it's below half health, will it stay in this form or unlock a new one? It can't possibly go straight to the third form, right?' Hu Gualing speculated with some worry, keeping his eyes fixed on the Mutated White Wild Boar to prevent it from pulling any new tricks.

Under Hu Gualing's intense focus, the Mutated White Wild Boar didn't use any other Moves, still sticking to simple pig-hand swings and pig-foot sweeps or stomps. However, he noticed that the recovery time between its actions—the window for him to dodge and counter—was getting shorter and shorter. Noticing this, Hu Gualing's expression darkened, for this was the precursor to the BOSS entering its third stage: the "No Recovery" form!

During its first life, the Mutated White Wild Boar only unlocked this form when its health dropped below 10%. Once unlocked, almost every movement became seamlessly connected without any pause. Combined with its massive size, it was like a rampaging excavator with a 360-degree rotating bucket! Even though it only had 10% health left back then, it still left Hu Gualing covered in wounds. He only managed to kill it by a stroke of luck with five health points remaining after activating his 'Fearless' state.

And now, this Mutated White Wild Boar still had a full 50% of its health—exactly five times the amount it had before—and it was already about to enter the "No Recovery" form. How were they supposed to deal with the remaining 350 HP?

"Increase the damage output!" Hu Gualing had no other choice but to urge Tang Yao while dodging the Mutated White Wild Boar's attacks. But as soon as he said it, he felt like he was talking nonsense. Since this was a game, damage and attack speed were determined by character attributes. They didn't have any burst damage skills right now, so saying "increase output" wouldn't actually have any effect.

Hu Gualing sighed helplessly, but then he heard Tang Yao reply, "Okay." Immediately, her Aura shifted. It seemed as if nothing existed in her eyes except the longsword in her hand and the BOSS in front of her. The speed at which she swung the sword didn't increase, but even to a layman like Hu Gualing who knew nothing of swordplay, it looked incredibly fluid. Stabbing and slashing at the Mutated White Wild Boar's weak spots, the damage she dealt suddenly spiked.

-67!

-61!

With two consecutive strikes, two bright red damage numbers popped up, and the health bar above the Mutated White Wild Boar's head suddenly shortened significantly.

"Two... two... two hundred and twenty-two!" Xiao Niao stammered excitedly as he reported the numbers upon seeing this.

Not just him, even Hu Gualing, who was in the middle of the fight, was stunned by those two numbers.

In other games, damage numbers were often as long as phone numbers, but since playing Fantasy Jianghu, he hadn't even seen a three-digit damage number yet. Even thirty or forty damage was considered quite high, usually only dealt by elite monsters or bosses.

So now, seeing Tang Yao deal sixty or seventy damage with two consecutive strikes and instantly shave off a third of the Mutated White Wild Boar's remaining health, Hu Gualing was so shocked that he briefly forgot he was still in combat. He didn't even notice the pig hand swinging at him until it hit, causing him to lose a chunk of health and knocking him off balance with the immense force behind the strike.