Easily Defeating the Boss

Hearing Guan Canghai's warning, Chen Yun and the others came to their senses. Following Guan Canghai's lead, they attacked Sykes's unprotected head.

Watching Sykes, who was being suppressed by the group and slowly losing health, Guan Canghai felt anxious. Their attacks were still doing too little damage, and he didn't know whether they could finish off the boss before the buff expired.

While Guan Canghai was still thinking about how to finish off the boss quickly, he happened to notice the greatsword embedded in the center of the arena.

The boss's armor was already so outrageous, so his weapon probably wasn't ordinary either!

With that thought, Guan Canghai immediately ordered Chen Yun and the others, "Help me hold him off for a while. I'll be right back."

Without waiting for a response, Guan Canghai rushed toward the greatsword embedded in the ground.

In less than a second, Guan Canghai crossed dozens of meters and reached the greatsword. Looking at the blade embedded in the ground, he reached out and gripped its hilt.

With a pull, Guan Canghai wrenched the greatsword free with one hand.

Feeling the weight of the greatsword in his hand, Guan Canghai quickly charged toward the restrained boss.

Seeing Guan Canghai charge at him with the greatsword, Sykes unleashed all the Qi in his body to strengthen his flesh, trying to break free of the people holding him down.

But Sykes's attempt was completely useless. With the boost from Lin Yu's ritual, even the person with the lowest physical attack stat among Guan Canghai's group was more than a hundred points above him, while those with higher stats were ahead by three or four hundred points. With a gap like that, all of Sykes's struggles were meaningless.

Guan Canghai reached Sykes's side in an instant, greatsword in hand, and swung at his neck with all his strength.

Backed by Guan Canghai's strength stat of more than eight hundred points, the strike was too fast for Sykes to react. The greatsword swept through his neck in an instant.

The moment the blade passed through his neck, Sykes felt his body grow light, and the world before his eyes began to spin. He saw his own body being held down and decapitated.

Oh, I'm dead.

That was Sykes's final thought. Seeing that a small portion of the health bar above his head had yet to empty, Guan Canghai immediately closed in and slashed several times at Sykes's head as it flew through the air. The head exploded in midair like a firework, scattering countless pieces in every direction.

Seeing the pieces flying toward them, Guan Canghai and the others twisted their bodies to dodge.

[Assisted in killing boss · Warrior · Sykes lv10. Gained 0 experience points (experience full; unable to gain experience)]

Hearing the notification, Lin Yu, who had watched the entire fight from the air, flew toward Guan Canghai and the others.

"Passing Brother, this boss wasn't as hard to beat as you said!" Chen Yun was the first to speak when he saw Lin Yu approach.

"Could it be because I buffed you that you had such an easy time?" Lin Yu was at a loss for words.

"Passing Brother, couldn't you buff yourself? Couldn't you beat him even with the buff?"

"My stamina's too low. I'd be exhausted after just a few moves in melee."

"Hey, everyone, this boss was so weak. Looks like the five of us will soon have enough King's Souls to advance." While Lin Yu and Chen Yun were chatting, the other three had also gathered around, and Guan Canghai spoke up.

"This boss wasn't much! His armor was just a little tough. As long as we hold him down and keep him from moving, we can kill him easily."

"Where's the King's Soul? Did any of you see it?" Xia Lin asked the teammates around her.

Hearing Xia Lin's question, Guan Canghai said, "I have the King's Soul. Only the person who kills the boss can get it."

The others looked enlightened at Guan Canghai's words.

Seeing them start discussing the boss, Lin Yu, who was standing nearby, asked his own question. "By the way, do you know how long it takes the boss to respawn?" As he asked, Lin Yu didn't expect an answer. After all, this was their first time, so they probably didn't know the boss's respawn time either.

Hearing Lin Yu's question, Guan Canghai answered immediately, "Half an hour. After the boss dies, it takes half an hour to respawn."

"How do you know?" Lin Yu looked puzzled by Guan Canghai's answer. This should have been Guan Canghai's first time fighting the boss, so how did he know its respawn time?

Faced with Lin Yu's question, Guan Canghai replied evasively, "I have my own sources. Just trust me."

"I see. Got it." Hearing Lin Yu's answer, a casual response followed.

After hearing Guan Canghai say he had his own sources, Lin Yu began thinking rapidly about what those sources could be.

What exactly were his sources? Could they be official channels? Did that mean Guan Canghai was with the government? Or was he the owner of an ultimate limited-edition game pod?

My deluxe edition didn't have any information on monster respawn times. Since he knew them, his access was very likely above mine. In that case, owners of the ultimate limited edition would have more information about Era. Following that possibility, the Hua Nation authorities likely had an ultimate limited-edition owner too. That would explain why the authorities seemed to know something about what made Era special.

Looking at Guan Canghai, Lin Yu thought of many possibilities. The main thing was that Guan Canghai didn't look like someone from the authorities, so, in that case, Lin Yu guessed he was very likely an owner of the ultimate limited edition.

And taking that possibility further, could he have formed a guild in advance because he knew Era was bound to introduce a guild system later?

While Lin Yu was still thinking about the information concerning Era, Guan Canghai began to act.

Looking at the greatsword, armor, and potions left on the ground after Sykes's body dissipated, Guan Canghai called for everyone's attention. Once they had gathered around, he said, "Everyone, let's split the loot before the boss comes back to life."

With that, Guan Canghai was the first to start sorting the items the boss had left behind.

After the boss's corpse disappeared, his armor, spatial bag, weapon, and other possessions remained where he had fallen.

The group sorted through the items the boss had left behind, and soon the drops were in order.

After retrieving the helmet that had been kicked away and placing it with the armor, they turned their attention to the items the boss had carried with him.

The boss hadn't left much. Apart from the Rune Armor he had worn and the Rune Greatsword he had used, there was only a small bag.

Lin Yu recognized the little bag at a glance.

It was a Dimensional Bag. As its name suggested, it contained a small, independent space that could be used to store various items.

While they were sorting the drops just now, Lin Yu had seen Guan Canghai empty everything out of the bag.