Chapter 35 - Advancing to the second boss! (1/2)

While the big four were still picking up their asses from the floor, Jiang Fei was powering on -- the girls of the Rosette Knighthood tailing him closely!

"Roar!"

Along with the furious roars were seven to eight bear pan-fry palms smacking Jiang Fei across the face. Each hit had dealt more than 200 damage -- even when it was Jiang Fei! Fortunately, these Bearmen were significantly slower. If not, the two Priests behind him would have trouble keeping his Health Points up!

"Ah! This one's coming my way!" cried Rosette Dragoness. It was hard to pick out a particular target from the mass of bodies before her. She had mistakenly prodded a target that had not yet been marked by Jiang Fei. It barely took anything to surpass the aggro Jiang Fei had on it -- for he had only given it a normal hit!

-475!

As the bear palm collided with the beautiful Warrior, almost 500 points of damage popped up. Although Rosette Dragoness was decently decked out in a full set of Green tier equipment that Jiang Fei had crafted himself, she had not built her character to take hits. Her choice of Equipment and distribution of Ability Points were all offense-focused. She barely had over Health Points. It was only a matter of time before that ruthless Bear mauls her to death!

Based on Rosette Dragoness's case, one could only surmise that Jiang Fei was not just tough -- he was ridiculously so! Crafting classes would already start off with higher Defense attribute as compared to Combat classes. Moreover, Jiang Fei had pumped all his Ability Points into Vitality. His equipment had been customized to give him even more Vitality. Jiang Fei was the toughest nail of all tough nails!

Let us not downplay Jiang Fei's craftsmanship. The main tanks of those premium guilds had yet to obtain full sets of Green tier equipment. Try as they might, even the most dedicated Ability Point distribution would just match that of Rosette Dragoness' Defense, at best. One monster would still smack them around for 500 damage. If seven to eight monsters attacked at once, even 4,000 Health Points won't take that, let alone 2,000 Health Points!

"Don't hit him anymore, take some potions!" Jiang Fei quickly turned to the female Warrior's rescue!

Blazing Hammer!

-668! (Critical hit!)

The critical hit at the crucial moment had turned the monster's attention back to Jiang Fei!

"Everyone, be careful. I'm not a Warrior. I can't grab aggro like those specialized tanks. Just... Look out for my marks!"

Jiang Fei sighed in relief. He had been extremely fortunate to have landed a critical hit. Otherwise, he might have been too late!

Ironically, Jiang Fei was not a true tank, but he was far tougher than most. But there was a flaw in his tactics that could not be rectified. He had no skills that could generate aggro. Warriors had Taunt. Druids in Bear Form had the skill Provoke. Jiang Fei had nothing. He could only stand on equal footing and wrestle for the aggro with the Offense Classes. At least, Jiang Fei had solid equipment and high Luck. His constant critical hits enabled him to maintain his footing with the girls within the party. Also, he was often the first person to initiate an attack. That was why he would be able to keep the monsters' aggro to himself!

If such a delicate balance was ever offset, Jiang Fei would be helpless. He had no way of salvaging the situation!

"Okay!"

Rosette Dragoness stuck her tongue out, half sheepish, half cheeky. She knew full well how her carelessness had almost brought disaster upon the party.

The battle continued. The monsters were slain, wave after wave. Bearmen even started coming in groups of 10. As tough as Jiang Fei was, the stifling volume of attacks were starting to get to him. The two Priests were stretched to the limit, acting as extensions to his Health Bar. On Jiang Fei's end, he had been spamming his Health Potions to no end. There was just no other way to get through this!

"Time out, time out!" After a long, hard battle with the Bearmen, Jiang Fei decided that it was time for much-needed rest and reorganization. If their subsequent battles were anything of this level, people would start slipping up, and fatal mistakes could occur!

After seeing to it that everyone was breathing easy and had fully restored their Health Points and Mana Points, Jiang Fei resumed the advance!

At that moment, the four big Guilds Masters once again held their reunion at the entrance of the dungeon!

"So... Which of you got the First Clear?" asked Southern Azuresword, uncertain of himself.

"Clear my *ss. That Advanced Elite miniboss thing was just too much. When it entered the Frenzy Mode, our main tank was wiped out in a three-combo attack!" Daemon's Grimace groaned. This time, he could not hide the distress in his face!

"Well! I gotta agree with you on that. That thing should not be allowed in the dungeon!" said Happy Drunk, nodding earnestly.