74 Ism Not Running Because Ism Scared! (1/2)
Just as Mu Zi Xian finished speaking, a mass of bubbles suddenly floated up from the depths of the marsh. Amidst the bubbles, a large head with a putrid rotting smell emerged.
”The game designers really do have a very strong taste for horror… they could have just let the boss spawn normally…”
<Large Jack O Lantern (LV 25) (Boss) (Elite)>
HP: 30000
MP: 5000
Skills: [Fear], [Life Drain], [Soul Transfer], [Dark Entry]
This was an Independent Mode Magician boss. Wang Yu didn't want to take any chances and immediately swung his pole.
The Jack O Lantern was bashed by Wang Yu till it couldn't even float steadily. All of a sudden, it suddenly vanished and reappeared behind Wang Yu with its huge mouth open to bite him.
Wang Yu was instantly able to sense the Jack O Lantern's position. Without even turning around, Wang Yu jumped backwards and landed on its face. He instantly swapped to his gloves and used [Crushing Blow] on its face.
However, at this moment, the Jack O Lantern uttered an ear piercing laugh, causing Wang Yu's body to run backwards.
This was the fabled [Fear]! It didn't matter if the player was actually afraid, as long as the system decided that you were afraid, your character would naturally run away!
The Jack O Lantern seemingly realised how powerful Wang Yu was and immediately used [Fear] on him before charging towards Yang Nuo. Seeing it approach her, Yang Nuo immediately sidestepped as she raised her bow and shot the monster's only eye.
”Shaaaaakaaaaa!”
The Jack O Lantern let out a pained cry and immediately started chasing Yang Nuo around.
Yang Nuo unhurriedly shot an arrow as she retreated. Yang Nuo was currently less than three meters away from the boss as she continued to dodge its attacks and shoot arrow after arrow with pinpoint accuracy! Everytime the Jack O Lantern was about to bite get, Yang Nuo would twist get body slightly and avoid it!
Seeing this, Wang Yu could only coldly laugh.
Although Yang Nuo's actions weren't large, Wang Yu was still able to follow it with his incredible eyesight and could tell that it was the Yang Clan's evasion art, the Seven Star Steps!
Yang Nuo really was using Independent Mode!
If it wasn't for that, what kind of Archer would try to fight a boss in melee range like this?
Since Independent Mode didn't have the assistance of the system, arrows naturally wouldn't be as accurate. Only by fighting in close proximity like this could one ensure that the arrows would land!
What's more, doing something like dodging while shooting was something that even an Olympic medallist wouldn't have been able to accomplish.
The Jack O Lantern had originally thought that Yang Nuo was a weak little archer that would have been easy to deal with. However, it's poor judgment had led it to suffer serious losses. After [Soul Transfer] had ended its cooldown, the Jack O Lantern immediately used [Fear] and then teleported next to Mu Zi Xian.
Mu Zi Xian was a more strategic and theoretical player. When discussing the fight she was still ok, but when it came to an actual fight, she wasn't even comparable to Li Xue and the rest. Seeing that the Jack O Lantern had come to attack her, she immediately covered her face with her shield and squatted down to scream.
Before attacking, the Jack O Lantern shot a green beam from its body and linked itself to Mu Zi Xian.
As Mu Zi Xian's health steadily dropped, the damage that Yang Nuo had previously dealt quickly recovered.
”Boom!”
As Mu Zi Xian was about to be drained to death, a pole flew forward and struck the Jack O Lantern's face, forcibly shifting its body and disrupting the [Life Drain].
Without waiting for the Jack O Lantern to stabilise itself, Wang Yu dashed forward and grabbed the pole. Slamming it onto the ground, Wang Yu flew into the air and landed a vicious stomp on its face!
”Boom!” The Jack O Lantern was knocked into a stunned state by Wang Yu's attacks. Even the creator of [Thunder God's Stomp] wouldn't have thought that the skill could be used like this.
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Lighting damage had always had a suppressive effect on dark affiliated monsters. Wang Yu's high level of perfection had caused his attack to have a stunning effect. The attack caused a small cluster of revolving stars to appear above the Jack O Lantern's head.
After sending the Jack O Lantern flying, Wang Yu didn't let up at all and continued to strike it with the pole. As Wang Yu swung the pole, a flurry of pole afterimages sealed of the Jack O Lantern's escape path. With his high attack and true damage, Wang Yu had beaten the boss to the point where it couldn't resist at all!
When Yang Nuo's fear status had finally worn off, she stood behind Wang Yu and fired arrow after arrow. Within moments, the boss had only 30% of its health left!
”Shaaaa! Shaaaaaa! Shaaaaaaaaa!”
When the Large Jack O Lantern's health fell to 30%, it let out a pained cry and activated [Soul Transfer].
Seeing this, Wang Yu and Yang Nuo immediately jumped back and prepared to defend Mu Zi Xian.
”Gaaaaaaaragggghhhhhh!”