73: Chapter Seventy-Three: Zuma's Fifth Level

"Looks like it's my turn to step up again," Ye Weiyang said, stepping forward as he prepared for battle.

"Just use your Full-screen Taunt talent. Pull all the monsters in one go—pull as many as you can," Lin Feng said.

"I don't know if I can hold them off."

Ye Weiyang looked at the Zuma Archers wandering around them. He roughly estimated there were thirty or forty of them. He wasn't very confident about facing that much concentrated ranged fire.

"Don't panic, I'm with you."

Lin Feng patted his shoulder, then led Zhang Qinhong and Liu Qingqing toward an empty space to the side.

"Brother Feng, what happened to 'I'm with you'! Why are you guys so far away from me?" Ye Weiyang said indignantly.

"Oh! This is just in case some blind one shoots randomly. It's fine if they hit me, but it wouldn't be good if they hit the two ladies. So, we're just avoiding the brunt of the attack for now."

"Brother Feng, how about we change tactics? I'm getting a bit spooked," Ye Weiyang asked weakly, looking at the dense crowd of monsters holding bows and arrows.

"Stop the crap. If you don't go now, I'm going to kick you."

His unreasonable request was naturally rebuffed by Lin Feng.

Death is inevitable; it can be heavier than Mount Tai or lighter than a feather.

Damn it! If I die, I die! I'll be a hero again after I respawn.

The moment his health was full, Ye Weiyang gritted his teeth, stepped forward, and immediately used his Full-screen Taunt talent.

In an instant, the Zuma Archers wandering on the fourth level turned their heads and swarmed in from all directions.

Their aggressive appearance made Lin Feng, who was watching from afar, gasp.

Liu Qingqing and Zhang Qinhong even covered their eyes, unable to bear watching what was about to happen.

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh."

The few Zuma Archers in the front row that had entered attack range were the first to draw their bows and fire, sending explosive arrows soaring through the air.

-208! -206! -211! ...

Struck by over a dozen arrows, Ye Weiyang was covered in arrowheads, and his health plummeted by one-fifth.

"Run toward the entrance!" Lin Feng shouted.

Ye Weiyang nodded in acknowledgment. He ran back while maintaining distance from the monsters, ensuring that he wouldn't be hit by all of them at once.

The dozens of Zuma Archers in the back were furious, but since they hadn't entered attack range, they could only trot along and give chase.

A few seconds later, just as he had lured them all to the entrance, Ye Weiyang had no way out. At this moment, only a quarter of his health remained.

Facing the dense crowd of Zuma Archers, he definitely wouldn't survive the next volley.

Just as the monsters raised their longbows, preparing to finish off Ye Weiyang, Lin Feng made his move.

His figure turned into a bolt of lightning, instantly charging into the crowd of monsters.

The group paralysis effect from Ten-Step Kill left most of the Zuma Archers frozen in place.

Only seven or eight monsters outside the skill's range escaped control. They continued to draw their bows and aim, their attacks directed straight at Ye Weiyang.

"Run!" Lin Feng shouted, taking the lead in escaping the center of the battlefield.

Ye Weiyang didn't dare to delay and ran toward the group.

Liu Qingqing wasn't idle either; she fired a few Ice Arrows, accurately hitting the few Zuma Archers chasing behind.

With the help of the slow effect, Ye Weiyang created distance in the blink of an eye.

As the distance grew, the aggro range was successfully cleared, and the group of Zuma Archers stopped not far from the entrance, looking confused.

Driven by instinct, they could only remain there, waiting for the next adventurer to intrude upon their territory.

Zhang Qinhong let out a sigh of relief. "That was almost another wipe... Do we have to play it so close to the edge every time?"

"Uh... come on, do you think I want to?" Ye Weiyang was left speechless, looking at the remaining 500-plus health points with lingering fear.

Liu Qingqing chuckled. "Hehe! The Captain's trick is really devious! But... I like it."

"Ahem!" Lin Feng coughed awkwardly and said calmly, "Everything that needs to be done is done. Now we just wait for the Baqi Family to walk into the trap."

"Let's go, keep pushing forward."

"Yeah!"

After Ye Weiyang's health was fully restored, the group marched deep into the fourth level of Zuma.

Facing these monsters that had extremely high attack but low defense and health, having Ye Weiyang tank in front meant there was zero pressure.

The group killed quickly; almost every half minute, a Zuma Archer would fall.

They didn't deliberately choose to kill every single mob, moving toward the fifth level as fast as possible.

An hour later, after killing nearly a hundred monsters, the group arrived at their destination.

At the end of the path appeared a glowing teleportation array; this was the entrance to the fifth level of Zuma.

"Strange, how come we didn't find the boss of this level?" Zhang Qinhong asked, puzzled.

Ye Weiyang replied, "Yeah... could it have been taken out by someone else already?"

"That's impossible, right? In the entire Luofeng City, who else has the strength besides the Baqi Family?" Liu Qingqing said, surprised.

Lin Feng pondered for a moment. "That possibility can't be ruled out, but perhaps there isn't a boss guarding the fourth level."

"Damn! That was a waste of excitement," Ye Weiyang said, speechless.

"So what do we do now? Go straight into the fifth level?"

"Of course. Our ultimate goal is the seventh level of Zuma; the first six are nothing but small skirmishes."

Lin Feng looked at her and continued, "Sister Xiao Hong, how much experience do you need to reach level 21?"

Zhang Qinhong looked down at her experience panel. "Currently level 20, 34% progress."

"That's still a bit low. We're about to reach the seventh level, and the boss's strength will definitely exceed what we've faced before. Relying on me alone for damage output won't work; you need to step up."

Zhang Qinhong smiled bitterly upon hearing this. "My level has already increased very quickly; I've leveled up five times in just half a day!"

"It's fine, let's enter the fifth level," Lin Feng said, walking toward the teleportation array.

"I'll leave the last hit on the monsters to you. All the experience from over-leveling will be yours. Get to level 22 as soon as possible. Once you equip the Mage God Set, our chances of killing the boss will increase a bit more."

"Okay..."

"Let's go..."

"Alright..."

The group nodded one after another and stepped into the teleportation array. With a flash of white light, their figures instantly landed on the map of the fifth level of Zuma.

Just as they stepped into the fifth level, a gust of eerie wind blew from all around. The space wasn't very large, resembling a giant stone chamber.

Not far away, a monster over ten meters tall was circling in place.

Its entire body was made of countless pieces of steel; just looking at its exterior, it looked incredibly badass.

As they stepped closer, when Lin Feng got within range, the monster's name and attributes appeared before his eyes—

[Great Steel Snake] (Silver-rank Quasi-BOSS)

Level: ??? Health: ??? Attack: ??? Defense: ???

Skills: [Steel Crash] [Underground Raid] [Destructive Light Beam]

Description: A giant monster occupying the fifth level of Zuma. It can burrow to attack in close quarters and release large-scale, long-range bombardment. It is a terrifying hybrid of physical and magical combat. If you encounter it, do not hesitate—run immediately.