46: First kill of the world boss!

Damn!

The moment he saw the black mist, Lin Yue immediately distanced himself from the two stone statue guards. It was truly a case of things happening just as he had feared; he hadn't even entered the ruins yet, and the Demon Race had already appeared.

This posture suggested they didn't want him entering the ruins.

"Open the door... kill the Adventurer... open... kill."

Despite being two stone statues, they now displayed human expressions, alternating between peaceful and ferocious, seemingly struggling against the power of the black mist.

But the result was clear. The energy of the black mist far exceeded the stone statues' expectations. After a brief struggle, their hollow eyes turned pitch black, and black mist began to billow from their bodies.

The over two-meter-tall stone statues actually began to move, slowly closing in on Lin Yue with weapons in hand.

Eye of Insight!

sword wielder (Demonized): Level 20 Boss.

health: 4.5 million / 4.5 million.

Attack Power: 8000

Skills: Leaping Slash, Super Armor, Sword Qi, Magic Shield.

Hiss!

A staggering 4.5 million health, 8000 attack power, and four skills. The key ones were Super Armor and Magic Shield—one granted crowd control immunity, and the other reduced damage.

These attributes were likely much stronger than the Black-Robed Apostle he had encountered before.

Lin Yue couldn't see the attributes of the other one holding an axe, but he estimated they wouldn't be much different.

Sword Qi!

The two-meter-long stone sword suddenly slashed toward Lin Yue, carving a ten-centimeter-deep gash into the ground, while three one-meter-high waves of Sword Qi rapidly rushed toward him.

With a side jump and roll, Lin Yue narrowly avoided the range of the Sword Qi. Before he could catch his breath, the other guard with the giant axe had already initiated a charge!

Rumble!

Violent footsteps cracked the ground, and the indomitable Aura made Lin Yue's scalp tingle.

Whirlwind Axe!

When it was less than a meter from Lin Yue, the axe-wielding stone statue gripped its long axe handle and launched a torrential offensive.

Its entire body spun like a top, the axe tracing a circle in mid-air as it violently hacked toward Lin Yue.

Holy crap!

Lin Yue quickly performed a backflip, narrowly avoiding being grazed by the whirlwind.

These two stone statue guards felt stronger to Lin Yue than two Black-Robed Men combined.

Those capable of guarding the main entrance certainly wouldn't be weak, and now that they were Demonized, they were even more troublesome.

Chain Fireball!

Lightning Spell!

Explosive Flame!

Skillfully unleashing a series of Spell attacks, Lin Yue launched a counteroffensive during the gap between the two guards' attacks.

Boom!

Crash!

-15,000

-21,888

-10,080

Massive damage numbers appeared above the giant axe guard's head, and the impact of the fireballs forced it back repeatedly.

Super Armor!

Magic Shield!

Seeing the attacks were effective, Lin Yue didn't even have time to celebrate before the opponent immediately activated Super Armor and Magic Shield.

Not only could Lin Yue's fireballs no longer knock the opponent back, but even the damage was reduced to a minimum.

Activating a shield at the drop of a hat, can't we play nicely?

Lin Yue was speechless. With the giant axe guard's double buffs stacked, his current damage output was like a tickle; he could only rely on that 10% True Damage to do the work.

Since the opponent couldn't be knocked back and dealt massive damage, Lin Yue tried to kite while positioning himself, but he still inadvertently entered the attack range.

-8,888

-8,888

bleeding

-5,888

The Whirlwind Axe had an attack range of a four-meter diameter circle. As long as he was grazed once, Lin Yue would enter a brief state of stiffness and bleeding.

Not to mention the high damage, there was no way to interrupt it with Spells, let alone the sword wielder watching like a hawk nearby.

Sword Qi!

Seeing Lin Yue hit by the Whirlwind Axe skill, the sword wielder swung three waves of Sword Qi in his direction.

- Critical Hit!

-18,000!

Although only one of the three waves hit, the massive damage value made Lin Yue's eyelids twitch.

Under the attack of the massive Sword Qi, Lin Yue's entire body was blown back by the force, retreating over a dozen steps.

The shockwave accompanying the Sword Qi had a knockback effect, but fortunately, the knocked-back Lin Yue also temporarily escaped the giant axe guard's attack range.

"Forcing my hand, are you?"

Gale Technique!

Seeing his health plummet by 50,000 points, Lin Yue activated his Sprint state without a second thought.

With feet as swift as the wind, the two stone statue guards couldn't keep up with Lin Yue's speed at all.

Boom!

-1,555

-1,655!

Although there was only the True Damage effect, it added up because Lin Yue's Casting Speed was fast. With his current 4.0 attack speed, he could fire four Chain Fireballs per second, plus twelve Explosive Flames and the occasional Lightning Spell.

Against such a large target as the stone statue guard, the damage hit fully. In just one second, he dealt over 30,000 points of damage.

Even with Magic Shield and Super Armor, it couldn't hold up.

The duration of the Gale Technique was 120 seconds. Accounting for the gaps in positioning and kiting, Lin Yue could maintain a steady damage output for at least 90 seconds.

30,000 per second meant 2.7 million in 90 seconds.

For a full two minutes, Lin Yue was in his element under the enhancement of the Gale Technique. Although he couldn't kill the giant axe guard, he could at least shave off half of its health.

Although the sword wielder's attacks were powerful, its movement speed was much slower. The Sword Qi attacks were linear; as long as he was careful, they could be completely dodged.

It was good that the attacks were working, but as the fight went on, Lin Yue's frown deepened.

The reason was simple: according to his plan, he would kill one of the two stone statue guards first, making the remaining one easy to handle.

Therefore, all of Lin Yue's output was focused on the giant axe guard. But the problem arose: despite shaving off over 2.7 million health, the opponent's Magic Shield remained firm, with no sign of breaking.

This was terrifying. The Gale effect had now ended, and with Lin Yue's movement speed, it was difficult to avoid the giant axe guard's attacks. His plan to quickly kill one and then deal with the other had failed.

Leaping Slash!

Since the sword wielder's Sword Qi couldn't hit Lin Yue, it changed its attack pattern. Even though it was still over ten meters away, it activated the Leaping Slash skill, instantly crossing the distance and hacking straight down at Lin Yue's head.

The two-meter-long greatsword emitted a black glow. If this blow landed, it would definitely deal massive damage.

Quick-witted, Lin Yue immediately abandoned his attack on the giant axe guard and performed two consecutive backflips to create distance.

Boom!

A massive explosion occurred where Lin Yue had been standing. Smoke filled the air, and a large crater three meters in diameter appeared in the ground!

Lin Yue's eyes narrowed, thankful he had dodged the blow in time, or things would have been disastrous.

Before Lin Yue could reorganize his offense, a prompt from the System left him slightly stunned.

"System: Congratulations to Overlord Divine Bow for obtaining the first kill of the Level 11 World Boss, Treant King. Rewards: 100 Gold Coins, 100 free attribute points, 1 Fame, 15 Purple Rare Equipment. This is a server-wide announcement; may all players continue their hard work!"

"System: Congratulations to Overlord Divine Bow for obtaining the first kill of the Level 11 World Boss, Treant King. Rewards: 100 Gold Coins, 100 free attribute points, 1 Fame, 15 Purple Rare Equipment. This is a server-wide announcement; may all players continue their hard work!"

"System: Congratulations to Overlord Divine Bow for obtaining the first kill of the Level 11 World Boss, Treant King. Rewards: 100 Gold Coins, 100 free attribute points, 1 Fame, 15 Purple Rare Equipment. This is a server-wide announcement; may all players continue their hard work!"

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