Chapter 29 – Phantom Messenger (1/2)
The two groups of people ran into each other without any prior signal.
The Fierce Dragon Gang players were stunned, while Fatty and TheFugitive immediately activated Stealth.
“Mages, fire at will!” Fierce Dragon TheTalent shouted, then let out a string of fireballs that bombarded the entire area.
Hearing that, all the Fierce Dragon Gang mages spread out and started launching spells in a different direction each. Their swift response made it so that the players watching them couldn’t help but praise them for it.
However, the bombardment of spells did not reveal any trace of their two targets at all.
“Advance to the fifth floor,” Cloud Dragon Sailing couldn’t wait to see Fatty get killed, so he immediately wanted to lead his subordinates forward.
“No, I have a feeling that they’re still here,” Fierce Dragon TheTalent stopped Cloud Dragon Sailing and closed his eyes to sense carefully.
Bang.
Fierce Dragon TheTalent opened his eyes and launched a fireball, but nobody was revealed.
He changed directions and launched another, but there was still nobody there.
A look of disdain surfaced on Cloud Dragon Sailing’s face. Just as he was about to speak, Fierce Dragon TheTalent fired a spell at Cloud Dragon Sailing.
Boom.
A fireball shot out and exploded, causing Cloud Dragon Sailing’s health to drop. The latter frowned and wanted to curse, but he noticed someone come out from behind him,
“Wow, as expected of the guild master of the Fierce Dragon Gang,” Fatty praised. Then he pushed off against the ground and leaped into the air like a flying swallow. For some reason, his obese figure seemed to give other people the feeling of lightness. With a few jumps, he leaped over several Fierce Drago Gang members, and disappeared into the entrance to the fifth floor.
“He went down the fifth floor. Everyone, follow me and get him!” Cloud Dragon Sailing was overjoyed. Now that he was able to track Fatty, he knew that he and his subordinates could definitely kill Fatty.
“So ignorant,” Fierce Dragon TheTalent cursed softly. Those two rogues came out in such a flustered manner, so there’s no way the fifth floor is a piece of cake. However, he ignored Cloud Dragon Sailing’s actions. His target was TheFugitive.
“Mages, seal off the entrance to the fourth floor. Everyone else, attack at will,” Fierce Dragon TheTalent ordered.
When Fatty entered the fifth floor once more, he heard the sinister laugh by his ear, which sent a chill down his spine. An advanced boss like that one was not one which he could face right now.
“Money Grubber, let’s see where you can run now,” Cloud Dragon Sailing lead his subordinates into the fifth floor proudly.
“When did I run? I seem to recall you being the first to run,” Fatty took a few steps back, while staying on guard for any possible appearances of Skeletal Assassins.
“Damn fatty, stop trying to act tough. I’m going to make it so that you can’t even cry!” Now that Cloud Dragon Sailing felt that he was in control, he was no longer so hasty.
However, Fatty merely snorted in response.
The Cloud Dragon Gang slowly pressed towards Fatty with the knights and warriors in front and the mages and archers behind them. Cloud Dragon Sailing guarded the way back to the fourth floor in person and smiled as he watched Fatty retreat.
Yet, all of a sudden, Fatty disappeared.
Whoosh.
A few fireballs flew over where Fatty was, but there was no reaction.
“Don’t panic. Change directions and keep attacking,” Cloud Dragon Sailing was treating the whole situation like a cat playing with a rat.
As the Cloud Dragon Gang players continued their attack, their spells did land on something. However, it was four short figures with sharp blades in their hands. Those figures immediately stealthed once more and disappeared.
“What was that!?” Cloud Dragon Sailing was shocked. Could someone else be here? No, rogues with only their first class enhancement can’t stealth in combat.
“Ahh!”
Several terrible screams echoed in the cavern. Two mages suddenly had their throats slit open and were insta-killed. Two other mages were wounded in the shoulders, causing them to panic when they saw their health bar reach rock bottom.
“It’s Skeletal Assassins! They can stealth and attack! Be careful!” One of the damaged players chugged down a red potion and called out at the same time.
Bang.
On the other side, Fatty was also knocked out of stealth by a Skeletal Assassin. He quickly rolled over, then kept his back to the wall and ventured forth.
“Mages, archers, attack Money grubber. Knights and Warriors, spread out to protect them,” Cloud Dragon Sailing immediately changed his tactics.
“Jajaja, hahaha. So many humans. I haven’t tasted such fresh human flesh for a long time. I can finally have my fill today,” a sinister crackle sounded out.
The Cloud Dragon Gang players all felt a chill down their spines.
”It’s a boss, it’s definitely a boss monster! It’s definitely an advanced boss!” Cloud Dragon Sailing was overjoyed. A high-leveled boss like this one was not easy to find. He never expected to encounter one on the fifth floor of the Mass Graves.
These advanced bosses had the same base stats as other same bosses of their level, but they had really high intelligence was that comparable to players. This made these bosses much harder to kill compared to normal ones. At the same time, they also had really good drops, putting the truth in the saying of risk and reward come hand in hand.
“Everyone, focus on getting rid of Money Grubber first, then prepare to kill the boss,” At that moment, Cloud Dragon already forgot about his hatred of Fatty. He just wanted to kill Fatty quickly, then get onto the boss fight.
Uhmph.
With a flash of white light, a crimson shadow appeared momentarily in front of a knight, then disappeared. The knight opened his mouth, but could not make any sound as his body split into two halves.
“Be careful. The boss has a really high attack and can enter stealth. Get closer together. Knights and warriors make a round ring of defense. Mages and archers stay inside the circle and attack at will. Focus on unstealthing the boss first.”