220: Chapter 220 The Strange Red Light

Therefore, aside from the initial period where she was somewhat unaccustomed and still took critical damage of over seventy points, Tang Yao only received about thirty points of normal damage each time she was hit by the Millennium Tree Demon BOSS's combo skills afterward.

Do not underestimate this reduction of half the damage; this difference of about thirty points allowed Xiao Niao to save one or two 'Recovery Spell' casts each time. Especially when Hu Gualing was the target of the BOSS's attack and took damage, Xiao Niao simply chose to ignore him, letting him rely on the self-healing property of his 'pants of the vibrant white boar' to recover slowly. This saved quite a bit of mana, making his mana, originally expected to last at most five to eight minutes, much more durable. Furthermore, during the extra time gained, Xiao Niao's mana continued to recover slowly. With this back-and-forth, the rate at which his mana bar was dropping gradually slowed, and it seemed that lasting until the BOSS's HP was depleted was no longer a problem.

As the battle proceeded in an orderly fashion, the HP bar above the Millennium Tree Demon's head also steadily decreased.

Although it was indeed dropping somewhat slowly, fortunately, there were no further sudden incidents.

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"120 HP!"

"111!"

"Be careful! The BOSS only has 10% HP left!"

Sitting on the ground, Xiao Niao was recovering his magic value while watching the BOSS's HP, and at the same time, he had to pay attention to the battle situation, observing Hu Gualing and Tang Yao's HP, ready to cast 'Recovery Spell' on them at any moment. So, even though he wasn't directly participating in the fight, he was already extremely busy. Fortunately, this Millennium Tree Demon BOSS did not pull any more tricks, and its HP steadily dropped to the final 10%. As long as they could withstand this last wave, they would be victorious.

Although Hu Gualing and Tang Yao could not see the Millennium Tree Demon's HP, with Xiao Niao's constant updates, it didn't make much difference to them compared to having the HP bar right in front of them. Therefore, they had mentally prepared themselves before the BOSS's HP approached 10%. At this moment, hearing Xiao Niao's warning, Tang Yao preparedly withdrew from the combat zone, and Hu Gualing also temporarily slowed his attacks, saving his strength to respond after the BOSS changed.

Although they did not know what form this Millennium Tree Demon BOSS would take when it reached its last bit of HP, Hu Gualing, Tang Yao, and Xiao Niao were not overly worried. The reason was that although this BOSS fight seemed to take longer than the time spent killing the Mutated White Wild Boar earlier, the actual combat process was not as perilous. In fact, even now, with the BOSS having only 10% HP left, the three of them and the pig had not died a single time! Therefore, even if this Millennium Tree Demon unleashed two ultimate moves at the final moment, the worst-case scenario for them would be dying once or twice, which was completely acceptable.

Amidst this somewhat nervous yet highly expectant mood, the Millennium Tree Demon BOSS finally showed a different change after its HP dropped to 10%!

This thick, large, and leafy giant tree demon had been standing in the corner against the wall of this Dungeon from the very beginning, never moving once. Whether it was casting 'Earth Spike Technique' or the combo skill of 'Vine Entanglement' plus 'Earth Spike Technique', the main body of this Millennium Tree Demon never made any movements. Sometimes, this made Hu Gualing and Tang Yao, who were in the middle of the fight, not even realize that what was in front of them was a monster, a BOSS...

But now, it was finally different!

Suddenly, the Millennium Tree Demon's countless branches and leaves rustled and shook, and it controlled its branches and leaves as if they were arms, stretching them out.

Hu Gualing's heart tightened: 'Could it be that this tree demon is finally going to take action itself...'

Previously, while standing completely still, it could easily cast the two unavoidable skills, 'Vine Entanglement' and 'Earth Spike Technique'. Now that this tree demon was taking action itself, what kind of terrifyingly powerful skill would it unleash?

Hu Gualing thought to himself, immediately looking like he was facing a formidable enemy. He looked toward the Millennium Tree Demon but discovered that after the BOSS stretched out its branches and leaves, it made no other movements. 'Is it still brewing something?'

While Hu Gualing was confused, Xiao Niao suddenly shuddered.

He was further away from the Millennium Tree Demon and could see the high part of the trunk that Hu Gualing and Tang Yao could not. He discovered that when the Millennium Tree Demon's HP dropped below 10% and it shook its trunk to stretch its branches and leaves, the branches and leaves on the trunk near the canopy parted, revealing a pair of eerie, dark red eyes, which made Xiao Niao's back go cold.

Clearly, among the three people and one pig, he was the farthest from this Millennium Tree Demon. Having fought for so long, he hadn't dealt a single point of damage to the Millennium Tree Demon, so although Xiao Niao was nervous, he had no doubts about his own safety.

However, when his gaze made contact with the dark red eyes hidden by the Millennium Tree Demon's lush branches and leaves, the sense of security in his heart seemed less reliable, and an eerie feeling surged into his mind.

'It couldn't be that even from this far away, this BOSS can attack me, right?'

Xiao Niao muttered not very confidently in his heart, wondering whether he should retreat further away from this BOSS or take out his bow and arrow to quickly shoot and kill the last bit of the BOSS's remaining HP.

It was at this very moment that a sudden change occurred.

Xiao Niao only felt the Millennium Tree Demon's dark red eyes flash, and two eerie rays of red light shot towards him and entered his eyes. The next second, he felt his vision blur, and he rubbed his eyes hard before feeling a little better.

'What was that just now?'

The thought of confusion flashed through Xiao Niao's mind. Having recovered, he raised his hand and waved it, and a green light was thrown out; he raised his hand and waved it again, and another green light appeared.

The 'Recovery Spell' skill had no cooldown time, only a short casting time. As long as the casting process was not interrupted, it didn't look much slower than an instant-cast skill.

Therefore, Xiao Niao waved his hand repeatedly, and green lights flew from his hand one after another. In the blink of an eye, there were six green lights, which meant six 'Recovery Spell' casts had been thrown out. When he raised his hand again, he felt a sharp pain in his mind, and nothing happened with his hand. Only then did Xiao Niao realize that his magic value had been depleted.