Ogre Cliff

Xia Yuwei glanced at Zhang Zibo. Zhang Zibo said, "I definitely can't withstand him."

The team members' morale sank when they heard that. Though they had not initially believed they could defeat an epic-tier boss, they had still held onto some hope after making it this far. Now, that hope was shattered.

"If we can't tank the boss, what are we even fighting for? I said from the beginning that an epic dungeon was impossible to clear. Looks like someone's big talk has come back to bite him." Zheng Yuan started jeering again, staring at Lu Yang with a mocking expression.

If they could not clear the dungeon, Zheng Yuan believed Xia Yuwei and the others would never bother with Lu Yang again. Since they would not meet after today, Zheng Yuan intended to use this chance to thoroughly humiliate Lu Yang and regain some face.

Fierce Wine Clear Wind glared at Zheng Yuan and said, "Let's try it once first. I'll give it everything I have."

Fighting a boss depended not only on equipment, but also on player skill. Besides, Twilight had entrusted this matter to him, and Fierce Wine Clear Wind did not want Lu Yang to be humiliated here.

Xia Yuwei also shot Zheng Yuan a displeased look. She was speechless at his shortsightedness. In her view, even if they could not clear the epic dungeon, there were still expert and hard difficulties. As long as Fierce Wine Clear Wind and the Black Armored Warrior remained, they could still get equipment by lowering the difficulty.

But if they wanted those two to stay, they could not offend Lu Yang first. Xia Yuwei said, "I also agree that we should try once. We can treat it as gaining experience."

Zhang Zibo understood what Xia Yuwei meant. "I believe in Brother Lu Yang's command ability. Let's try it once first."

Lu Yang looked at the group and smiled. "Why do you all look like you've already decided we can't beat it?"

Everyone thought, just look at the muscles on that boss's arms and that oversized club. Of course they could not beat it.

Lu Yang patted Fierce Wine Clear Wind on the shoulder and asked, "If I could increase your defense by another 30 points, could you tank it?"

Fierce Wine Clear Wind said, "Then I should be able to. With another 30 defense points, tanking him shouldn't be a problem."

Zhang Zibo said, "With another 30 defense points, I think I could take two or three hits too."

Lu Yang said, "Good."

He beckoned to Lan Yu and said, "Little girl, come here."

"Huh? What is it?" Lan Yu walked over blankly.

"Learn this." Lu Yang took out the Goblin Guardian that had dropped from the Orc Warrior.

"What kind of book is this?" Lan Yu asked.

Lu Yang said, "This book is called Goblin Guardian. It's an early-game god-tier skill for priests. It gives a player a 30-point defense buff that lasts for 30 minutes."

Fierce Wine Clear Wind was dumbfounded. He stared blankly at the book and said, "How can there be a skill book like this? This... this is way too broken."

Xia Yuwei and the others were stunned as well. Any player could understand the value of this book. Thirty defense points were simply too precious for early-game players.

Lan Yu hurriedly said, "I can't take this book."

If it were put up in the auction house, this skill book would cost at least 2 gold.

Lu Yang said, "Hurry up and take it. Otherwise, we won't be able to clear this dungeon. I don't have that much time to waste here with you all. I still have a lot of things to do."

"Huh? Oh." Lan Yu felt like her brain was not working fast enough. She accepted the skill book blankly and said, "Then I'll learn it first. If you need me for a dungeon later, just call, and I'll be there."

Lu Yang said, "That's more like it."

Fierce Wine Clear Wind gave Xiao Liang a look and messaged him, "Your boss is pretty skilled at picking up girls."

"As expected of my boss." Xiao Liang replied with a knowing look.

After Lan Yu learned the skill, an earthy yellow hexagonal icon appeared in her skill bar. She selected the icon and targeted Fierce Wine Clear Wind.

A dense cloud of dark brown earth elemental energy suddenly appeared around Fierce Wine Clear Wind. It condensed into a hexagon, then burst across his armor.

System Prompt: Lan Yu used the skill Goblin Guardian on Fierce Wine Clear Wind.

System Prompt: Fierce Wine Clear Wind was affected by Goblin Guardian. Defense increased by 30 points.

Fierce Wine Clear Wind opened his status panel and found that he had truly gained 30 defense points. He said excitedly, "My defense is now 133 points. It really increased by 30 points."

"That's great! We really have a chance to kill the epic dungeon boss."

"Silver-grade equipment!" Zhang Zibo was excited as well.

The team members were all fired up. Equipment dropped by epic dungeon bosses was at least Bronze-grade and could go as high as Silver-grade. They were the first in the entire game to challenge an epic dungeon, so the chance of getting Silver-grade equipment was high.

Lu Yang knew from their expressions that their spirits had been roused. He commanded, "This boss isn't difficult. As long as everyone listens to my command, we can clear it easily. Now, take your positions as I instruct."

"Commander Lu Yang, tell us what to do. We'll listen to you."

"Just tell us how to fight, and we'll do it."

The players had thought they had no chance of defeating the boss, but now that they saw hope, every one of them became serious.

Lu Yang said, "Other than the melee fighters, the mages stand to my left, the priests stand in front of me, and the hunters and warlocks stand to my right. Each group should keep a distance of 10 yards from me."

Although he had not played this dungeon for fifteen years, a dungeon one cleared for the first time always left a deep impression. Lu Yang still remembered how he had cleared it back then.

Unlike ordinary dungeons, this epic boss had two phases. During the first phase, when its health was from 100% to 50%, it used only pure physical attacks. During the second phase, when its health dropped from 50% to 0%, it would randomly cast Frost Flower and Flame Flower on the ground. Frost slowed players, while flame dealt damage. This phase was the hardest because the boss would first cast Flame Flower on players hit by Frost Flower. Once hit by Flame Flower, they would die within two seconds.

New players did not know to avoid Frost Flower. By the time Flame Flower appeared, it was already too late to dodge.

After marking out everyone's positions on the ground, Lu Yang said, "Everyone, try to clear it in one go. Those who have cleared the ordinary dungeon know that this boss has no other skills. It just deals high physical damage. But this is an epic dungeon, so if anything goes wrong, everyone must listen to my commands immediately."

He did not want to spell out the boss's skills, lest anyone grow suspicious. Though claiming to be a closed beta player could explain everything, lies would eventually be exposed if repeated too often. It was better not to say anything. Besides, as long as everyone followed his command, dodging would not be too difficult.

"Oh." Fierce Wine Clear Wind, Xia Yuwei, and the others blinked. Some understood, while others remained blindly optimistic.

"Since there are no objections, Lan Yu, cast Goblin Guardian on Black Armor. Clear Wind, pull the boss first. Everyone, move according to my position. After Clear Wind has used Armor Break three times, start attacking. Let's kill the boss and celebrate together." Lu Yang said loudly.