192: Single player to defeat the boss

Chapter 192: Soloing the BOSS

After everyone had deployed, the round officially began.

Leo’s side faced five River Crocodile.

His three damage-absorbing chess pieces formed a defensive line along the river with their alert range.

Three damage-dealing chess pieces hid behind the damage-absorbing ones to deal damage.

Two Healing support chess pieces were at the back, enhancing their side's combat power and restoring health.

As a well-coordinated team, all operations and deployments were orderly.

Shi Li’s performance was also quite good.

Fox Ear Meng Mei used her two Movement mechanisms to avoid the danger of being attacked by the opponent.

Then the Goblin Great Archer maintained a safe distance to deal damage from afar.

The Fluorescent Vine remained in place, preparing for the upcoming Charge.

With three cards against one, he handled it even more easily than the main team.

However, after less than two rounds, before the Small River Crocodile could be dealt with, new enemies appeared.

"Roar…"

Accompanied by a low growl, new enemies appeared in the river.

River Great Crocodile

Chasing Wind, Attack 30, 160/160, 0/30

Movement Range 3, Attack Range 1

【Colossus - Passive】: The River Great Crocodile occupies 2 chess squares, Health Limit +100

【Aquatic - Passive】: The River Great Crocodile’s Movement cost in 【Water】 terrain is halved.

【Hunter - Passive】: The River Great Crocodile’s attack power +10 when attacking targets in 【Water】 terrain.

【Death Roll - 30 Energy】: The River Great Crocodile forces the target to move to its other side and deals 30 damage.

“Be careful of this enemy.”

Kairala reminded Shi Li: “Next, the River Great Crocodile and River Crocodile will appear together.

They can form a certain synergy.

The River Great Crocodile uses Death Roll to flip a target into the river, and then the River Crocodile use their Water special attack to deal additional damage.”

“What you need to do is eliminate the enemies as quickly as possible to prevent their numbers from accumulating.

Otherwise, one Death Roll from the River Great Crocodile will cause your chess piece to fall into the water and be surrounded by other crocodiles.”

“Also, stay away from the shore and don’t let them drag you into the water.”

Leo then explained the strategy to Shi Li.

“Understood.”

Shi Li felt he could handle it for now.

There was some distance between the river and the shore, so even if new enemies were deployed on the other side, they couldn’t attack him immediately.

Under Fox Ear Meng Mei’s alert range, they would need to spend an extra round to reach the shore.

Using this round difference, he could let the Goblin Great Archer successfully eliminate the targets that reached the shore first.

So, the chess game proceeded in an orderly fashion.

Facing more than one enemy, Fox Ear Meng Mei’s two Movements could no longer completely evade damage.

But Shi Li could create a perfect round difference.

That is, the Goblin Great Archer activates Double Strike to speed up damage output, instantly killing the Small River Crocodile before it officially reaches the shore.

Then Fox Ear Meng Mei takes the opportunity to Charge in place, and when the enemy approaches next round, she deals 20 Weakness, reducing the damage they inflict.

When some health was lost, the Fluorescent Vine quickly replenished it.

Basically, under the enemy’s wave attacks, he could keep all his chess pieces at full health.

As for Leo’s side, it was even easier to handle.

A stable Defense line, strong Healing support, and rapid and fierce damage output.

Many enemies were instantly killed by concentrated fire before they even touched the Defense line.

“The enemy spawns in this dungeon are actually very regular; it’s not difficult to deal with as long as you find the right combination.”

Watching the crocodiles being annihilated in waves, Kairala reminded everyone: “However, I entered the dungeon with a quest chain this time, so there might be variables. Everyone needs to be careful.”

“Roar!!!”

No sooner had she spoken than giant waves suddenly surged in the river.

As the new round arrived, an enormous figure slowly emerged, almost occupying the entire river channel.

“Splash, splash, splash—”

The overflowing river water suddenly rushed onto the banks, spreading across the land.

“Not good, the terrain has changed!”

Leo, being experienced, immediately saw what was about to happen.

At this moment, the river water covered the entire map, turning it into a vast ocean.

All terrain became 【Blue】 + 【Water】.

Immediately after, the colossal creature fully revealed itself.

It had the head, limbs, and tail of a crocodile.

But its body was covered by a giant turtle shell.

River Croc Turtle

Persistence, Attack 80, 10000/10000, 0/200

Movement Range 0, Attack Range 10

【Super Colossus - Passive】: The River Croc Turtle occupies 500 chess squares and has the 【Unstoppable】 effect.

【Aquatic Mother - Passive】: When the River Croc Turtle stays in 【Water】 terrain, it summons 4 【River Mid Crocodiles】 each round.

【Viscous Liquid - Passive】: The River Croc Turtle causes targets that attack it to gain the 【Croc Aura】 effect and prioritizes attacking that target.

【Spiked Croc Shell - Passive】: The River Croc Turtle automatically consumes 10 Energy to perform 1 【Counter Bite】 on the source of attack damage.

【Greedy Bite - Passive】: The River Croc Turtle gains 6% of its maximum health in 【Healing】 with each attack.

【Tidal Wave Impact - 100 Energy】: The River Great Crocodile releases a shockwave, applying 30 【Knockback】.

(【Counter Bite】: Attacks the target once. If the target deals more than 1000 damage, it attacks an additional time.)

As soon as this card appeared, Leo and the others’ expressions immediately turned very grim.

Leaving aside everything else, just the 【Spiked Croc Shell】 entry was enough to give them a huge headache.

Attack once, and get 50 damage reflected?

Who could withstand that?

Even if they had a five-star super healer chess piece, it wouldn’t be able to keep up.

What’s more, this guy also brought minions.

River Mid Crocodile

Chasing Wind, Attack 20, 60/60, 0/30

Movement Range 6, Attack Range 1

【Aquatic - Passive】: The River Mid Crocodile’s Movement cost in 【Water】 terrain is halved.

【Yield Food - Passive】: The River Mid Crocodile prioritizes attacking targets without the 【Croc Aura】 effect.

【Hunter - Passive】: The River Mid Crocodile’s attack power +10 when attacking targets in 【Water】 terrain.

【Greedy Bite - 30 Energy】: The River Mid Crocodile attacks 1 target, applying 200% 【Lifesteal】.

This guy has extremely high Movement in 【Water】, equivalent to a maximum Movement range of 12 squares.

Attacking the BOSS would result in the BOSS counterattacking.

Not attacking the BOSS would lead to being surrounded by its minions.

Moreover, these minions have incredibly strong Recovery abilities; one bite deals 30 damage, and they recover 60 health.

If not dealt with quickly, their numbers would only grow.

“Kaine, what kind of quest did you take on—?”

Kaine’s expression was very ugly.

“Sorry, I didn’t know the BOSS would be this strong.”

Kairala forced a bitter smile.

“Actually, the strategy for this BOSS is quite clear,” Leo said, appearing calmer, and began to analyze: “First, to deal damage to the BOSS, we must have percentage-based damage skills, and they must be greater than 18%.

Otherwise, one Counter Bite from the BOSS will recover 6% + 6%, and its own attack will recover another 6%, totaling 18%.

Attacks below 18% are ineffective against it.”

“Additionally, the chess pieces attacking the BOSS need to have sufficiently high health to withstand the BOSS’s counterattack.”

“Or, use map-wide attack skills, which won’t trigger Counter Bite.”

“The remaining chess pieces need to deal with the River Mid Crocodiles and clear them quickly.”

After his analysis, everyone felt even more hopeless.

Damage greater than 18%, and also able to withstand the BOSS’s Counterattack—is there any chess piece that can do that?

As for map-wide attack skills, they hadn’t heard of any that could deal 10% of a target’s maximum damage.

Kairala naturally thought of Shi Li’s Red Blade Maiden first.

This card has 200 health and can deal 40 + 20% damage with one slash.

For the BOSS, that would be 2040 damage, far exceeding 1000.

But the problem was that due to the existence of Counter Bite and Croc Aura, she would be attacked by the BOSS three times in one round.

3x80 = 240, which she simply couldn’t withstand.

“Let’s Retreat.”

After a moment of silence, Leo stated his decision: “Our preparations are insufficient this time; it’s better to challenge it again next time.”

Saying this, he glanced at Kairala.

He seemed somewhat helpless and also blamed her for not gathering enough intelligence beforehand.

“This BOSS, I’m afraid no more than two people in our guild have a solution for it,” Lan Shu, who had been silent, said quietly.

Their guild had more than two vice-captains, but perhaps only two could solve this.

This showed how difficult it was.

“I should be able to solve it.”

However, just as everyone was preparing to Retreat, Shi Li suddenly spoke.

“Wang Defa, this is no laughing matter.”

Leo’s expression was serious.

Retreating now should still be possible; if they failed the challenge, they would face danger.

“As long as you can help me deal with those small monsters, it’ll be fine.”

Shi Li’s tone was firm.

“I believe he can do it!”

Kairala, hearing Shi Li say this, immediately regained her spirits.

Did Red Blade Maiden have another Characteristic that could deal with this BOSS?

“This—”

However, Kaine frowned.

Leaving aside whether he believed Shi Li, the problem was that the two sides were currently about 30-40 squares apart.

If those small monsters went after Shi Li, they wouldn’t be able to help even if they wanted to.

“Alright, then let’s watch for one round first.”

Leo considered for a few seconds, then finally nodded: “But I declare beforehand, if it doesn’t succeed, we must Retreat immediately.”

Saying that, he pulled out a tactical card.

This was a ☆☆ tactical card he had just recently acquired.

【Redeploy - Blue】: If the number of 【Blue】 squares on the field exceeds 90%, you can perform 1 full redeployment.

As this tactical card was played, all their chess pieces were instantly recalled.

They regained an opportunity to redeploy their positions.

This way, the chess pieces of all five people could be placed together.

“What do you say now?”

Leo turned to look at Shi Li.

“You go first, I’ll go last.”

“Okay.”

So Leo exercised his captain’s authority and began to have everyone deploy their chess pieces in order.

In fact, their positions and chess pieces basically remained unchanged.

The difference was that space was left for Shi Li’s chess pieces to land, and at Shi Li’s suggestion, one damage-dealing slot was reduced, and one Healing slot was added.

What was relatively different was that even the first damage-absorbing chess piece, upon landing and activating Defense, was still instantly killed by the concentrated fire of the opponents.

Subsequently, Shi Li also began to place his chess pieces.

Fox Ear Meng Mei, this chess piece can provide alert and debuffs.

It can reduce the defensive pressure on one’s own side.

The second one, however, changed.

Lotus Succubus

Berserk, 30 points, Three-star Attack 30, 100/100

Movement Range 6, Attack Range 1

【Whip of Pleasure - Characteristic】: Lotus Succubus’s attacks convert to 【Healing】, consuming an equal amount (-10) of health.

【Narcissism - Passive】: Lotus Succubus gains 10 【Healing】 each round.

【Kiss of Betrayal - 30 Health】: Lotus Succubus causes 1 target to gain 1 round of 【Defection】 effect.

【Pure Baptism - 30 Health】: Lotus Succubus causes 1 target to gain 【Purification】.

“Good card.”

Leo saw this card and immediately expressed his approval.

The presence of Lotus Succubus could both heal and cause minions to Defection, preventing them from using 200% Lifesteal and simultaneously reducing pressure on the Defense line.

Moreover, Purification could also remove Croc Aura when necessary.

However, Shi Li’s third chess piece was the real key.

It was not the Red Blade Maiden Kairala had imagined, but—

“Break for me!”

A refreshing figure landed on the chessboard.

Breaker

Momentum, 20 points, Two-star Attack 20, 100/100, 0/60

Movement Range 6, Attack Range 2

【Break - Characteristic】: Breaker converts every 10 points of attack damage dealt into 5% of the target’s maximum health.

【Shatter Strike - 10 Energy】: If Breaker’s target is a Persistence card, it applies 【Fragile Mind】.

【Giant Shatter Strike - 20 Energy】: If Breaker’s target is a Colossus card, its attack power +20.

(【Fragile Mind】: Causes Persistence card targets to be unable to gain Energy from being attacked.)

“This—!”

Leo understood instantly.

This chess piece was simply the absolute bane of the River Croc Turtle!

Applying Fragile Mind would directly extinguish the BOSS’s Charge.

Without Energy, it couldn’t counterattack.

It could be said to halt its counterattacks from the source.

Then, 20 points of attack, converted to 10% of maximum health damage.

This happened to be 1000 points, which would not trigger the second damage of Counter Bite.

Since the BOSS couldn’t counterattack, its maximum Recovery would only be 8%.

Moreover, if the BOSS activated Counter Bite, it wouldn’t need to exceed 16%; it would only need to exceed 6% to deal effective damage.

Breaker could consistently deal 4%, or 400 points, of damage to the BOSS each round.

It would only take 25 rounds to defeat it.

And all others had to do was protect Breaker.

As for Kaine and Lan Shu, their gazes at Shi Li changed even more.

They had just said that perhaps only two people in their Blazing Red Guild could solve this BOSS.

Now, Shi Li not only solved it, but he did so with only one chess piece.

And it was a two-star chess piece!

This two-star chess piece was simply too exceptional!

Overall, the entire process was still quite difficult.

Shi Li’s side had no problems; on the contrary, the others struggled more with the River Mid Crocodiles.

Their damage output was insufficient, causing the River Mid Crocodiles to accumulate more and more.

Fortunately, the BOSS remained at 0 Energy under Shi Li’s control; otherwise, with a few more AOE attacks, the group simply couldn’t withstand it.

If they really had to sustain for 25 rounds, they probably wouldn’t be able to win in the end.

Fortunately, after 20 rounds, Shi Li made a desperate move and used Giant Shatter Strike, instantly killing the BOSS, which had only 2000 health left.

“!!!”

With the BOSS’s defeat, this dungeon battle finally ended.

It gradually dissipated as a ball of light.

“Loot dropped!”

“So much!”

Everyone cheered in surprise.