Chapter 192: Shining Battle Axe (2/2)
3473!
I praised her prowess in my head: Whew, what incredible burst damage!
When I noticed that the boss was chasing after Lin Yixin, I hurriedly ran up to him and executed my own signature combo, Pardon + Desperate Gambit!
MISS!
4208!
Extreme Break already reduced the boss's Defense by a lot, and Pardon only added to his misery. It was only natural that I would be able to deal this much damage.
But Scattered Rain and Clear Perfume weren’t used to this seeing this kind of damage, so their mouths fell open as they gasped. “These two are so amazing…”
Even Shadow Chanel looked astonished before she caught herself and snorted. “Hmph, that show-off!”
……
After Lin Yixin fell to half health, and the Dark Wasp and I did a considerable number to the boss, I was finally able to pull aggro back to myself. In all seriousness, Lin Yixin really needed to upgrade her Defense considering that the boss was able to delete almost 2000 HP with just two basic attacks.
Of course, this was only because Lin Yixin’s opponent was a Level 72 boss. The fact was that not even a top-tier player like Dominating Heaven Blade or Gui Guzi would’ve fared much better than her in this case. During the early game, a boss was usually defeated by bodythrowing a shitton of players at it. For example, Mad Dragon, Gods of Destruction and Flower Room all used the renowned “human wave” tactic to throw their melee fighters at the boss to keep its attention while the long-range attackers shot at it until it was dead. The loot was then distributed to a certain melee fighter to create an ace tank. Finally, the ace tank would replace the cannon fodders and participate in future boss fights. In general, every guild used the same tactic during the beginning of the game.
As for me, my trip to Myriad Poison Cave gave me just enough loot to “graduate”the Main Tank Academy so to speak. From now on, I could face any boss below Level 80 without fear as long as I was supported by a couple of priests!
……
The battle went smoothly besides a couple of hitches here and there. The boss's deadliest skill was no trouble to me, and I suffered no stat penalty due to level suppression because I was only two levels below the boss. Besides that, my stats were high enough that I could facetank Golden Fang without any problem, not to mention that it simply lacked the power to delete 3300 HP in one go.
While Scattered Rain was healing me, she said, “I never thought you can fight a boss like this. In the past, every boss fight was like a scene from the Great Escape where meatshields are used and discarded like toilet papers. I guess the legendary Unkillable War God’s the real deal after all!”
Lin Yixin deleted a huge chunk of the boss's HP before replying, “Little Rain, you wanna try not healing our Unkillable War God and witness his immortality in action?”
“That sounds like a great idea!”
I yelled at them, “Fuck, quit playing around! The boss is about to die!”
I doubled the ferocity of my attack. I might have forfeited the loot, but I never said I would forfeit the kill experience. If I could get the last hit on the boss, the experience I would get would be several times higher than otherwise.
I let out a laugh as the Ghost Ice Soul glowed brightly. “Yiyi, you ready for the final blow? Let’s see who gets the last hit of the boss!”
Lin Yixin nodded and stared at the boss's health bar, calculating. “Hmm, how much is 15% of 70000 HP? 20k? If I use Moon Gaze and Extreme Break, I could probably hit for 6000 HP. That should be enough, right? Right!”
My eyes turned as wide as saucers. “Your math is amazing…”
“You’re welcome~~”
Lin Yixin executed her combo as promised, but unfortunately for her, the boss still had a small shred of HP left!
I followed through and executed my own Pardon + Desperate Gambit!
“Roar roar…”
Wild Roar Golden Fang let out a cry and perished. At the same time, it exploded into a shower of items and increased my experience by a lot; around 25% or so. Amazing!
“Eh? It actually dropped an axe?” Lin Yixin exclaimed in surprise before lifting one with her arms. “Wow, it’s so heavy…”
I gave the weapon a look. The long axe was almost longer than Lin Yixin herself, so of course she wasn’t going to use this in battle. It was more suitable for a barbarian, which Floating Ice City had no shortage of. Every day, these barbarian warriors hogged a corner of the gates and bounced their pecs in an attempt to seduce female passersby.
In fact, I was planning to pick a barbarian race myself, but not because I wanted to flex my powerful pecs, but because I wanted their sexy chest hair!
“Lu Chen, do you want it? It’s a Gold-grade axe…” Lin Yixin asked with a smile and shared the stat screen with me.
Shining Battle Axe (Gold-grade)
Attack: 125~170
Strength: +25
Stamina: +20
Passive: Increases user’s Strength by 40
Level Requirement: 65
……
Damn, another weapon with a higher Attack than the Ghost Ice Soul, one that adds 40 points of Strength no less! It was an excellent item for sure!
I stared at the Shining Battle Axe pressing up against Lin Yixin’s chest and gulped visibly. What or who exactly was I gulping to? Who cares? It wasn’t like I could have either of them. I gave my word earlier that I wouldn’t take any loot for myself, and I wasn’t a man who broke a promise, especially in front of six beautiful girls. I had no need for a lifetime of scorn.
“Thanks, but I don’t need it… axes are too heavy and unwieldy for me. This is best left to those brawny players who only know how to swing at the general direction of the enemy…” I said.
Lin Yixin nodded with a smile. “Very well, I’ll sell this cheap to Zi Chuanyu. His skill is breathtakingly bad, and this is the perfect weapon for him!”
“Mn!”
I nodded. A leader who took good care of their subordinates was a good leader. I wasn’t surprised that Lin Yixin would give the axe to Zi Chuanyu.