What a Fire Mage Is

"Alright!" everyone shouted excitedly.

Lu Yang waved his hand and led the team toward the boss.

Xia Yuwei gave Lu Yang a deep look. He had turned the impossible into the possible. As if he possessed some kind of magic, Lu Yang had united everyone around him and brought out their greatest enthusiasm.

"This man will definitely accomplish great things someday," Xia Yuwei said.

Zhang Zibo and several other classmates nodded as well. Only Zheng Yuan said with an indignant look, "Isn't it just a skill book? Once currency exchange opens up later, I'll just give him money."

Xia Yuwei could no longer be bothered with Zheng Yuan. She led the team after Lu Yang. At that moment, Fierce Wine Clear Wind had reached a point thirty yards away from Ogre Cliff, ready to charge at any time.

Ogre Cliff had not noticed Lu Yang and the others arriving and continued roaring to himself.

"Damn it, why hasn't my food been delivered yet? Do you want me to eat you instead?"

Lu Yang directed everyone into position, then said to Fierce Wine Clear Wind, "Pull the boss."

"Got it."

Fierce Wine Clear Wind raised the Wyrm Battle Shield before him and charged Ogre Cliff. With a bang, Fierce Wine Clear Wind slammed into Cliff.

"Damn it! Someone actually dared to trespass into my territory! I'll kill all of you!" Cliff roared as he swung his massive wooden club down at Fierce Wine Clear Wind's head.

Fierce Wine Clear Wind hurriedly raised his shield.

Bang!

"-142"

Fierce Wine Clear Wind lost one-third of his health.

"Healers, heal me fast!" Fierce Wine Clear Wind shouted. At the same time, he used Armor Break to reduce Cliff's defense.

Lan Yu and the other two healers raised their staffs at the same time and healed Fierce Wine Clear Wind.

"55"

"47"

"47"

The three Healing Spells restored most of Fierce Wine Clear Wind's health.

"Clear Wind, don't rush. Slowly turn the boss around. Damage dealers, get ready. Everyone attacks after three Armor Breaks," Lu Yang called.

In a dungeon raid, the most important thing for a team leader was to keep calling out instructions so the members knew what they needed to do. Though some of the words were repetitive, many people became nervous when facing a boss and could make mistakes. At times like that, the leader's repeated reminders gave the players confidence.

Five seconds later, Fierce Wine Clear Wind had stacked three layers of Armor Break on Cliff.

"Melee, attack!" Lu Yang called.

Xia Yuwei and the others immediately attacked the boss. The two rogues stood behind the boss, gaining 30% more damage, and instantly became the team's top damage dealers.

Lu Yang raised his staff and chanted continuously. A five-stack Scorch buff appeared on Cliff.

"Fire mages, don't save mana. Go all out," Lu Yang said.

"Alright!" Half-Life Morningstar and the others shouted together.

Accustomed to dealing just over fifty points of spell damage, Half-Life Morningstar and the others suddenly found themselves capable of dealing around 125 damage. Their attacks became exceptionally fierce.

Lu Yang also entered full fire mage mode. At level 8, with all his points invested in magic, equipment such as the Arsonist Staff, the Demon God's Heart, and the attribute bonuses from Golden Electric Eel cooking, Lu Yang had 127 magic damage and a 27% critical hit chance.

After applying five stacks of Scorch, he gained another 75 spell damage. Every one of Lu Yang's attacks dealt around 201 fire damage.

Furthermore, according to the rules of Second World, when players attacked humanoid creatures in free mode and struck the target's head, their critical hit chance increased by an additional 50%.

However, doing so was extremely difficult. Whenever a monster attacked, its body moved.

But who was Lu Yang? He was a reborn player with ten years of fire mage experience. In the final five years of his previous life, he had even been an assassin who used guns. Aiming at an ogre's enormous head was practically effortless for him.

"400" (Critical Hit)

"400" (Critical Hit)

"400" (Critical Hit)

Three consecutive 400-damage critical hits instantly pushed his damage past everyone else in the team.

Xia Yuwei, Lan Yu, and the others had seen Lu Yang pull up the damage display earlier and thought it was extremely helpful for fighting monsters, so they had opened it too. When they saw Lu Yang's damage output, they could not help looking in his direction.

"What kind of equipment does he have? Why is his critical hit chance so high?" Zhang Zibo asked.

"I don't know, but a critical hit rate this high at his level isn't normal. He must have some special method," Xia Yuwei said.

"This guy has a lot of secrets. Still, I feel like killing this boss has become much easier," Zhang Zibo said.

Just as they were discussing it, Fierce Wine Clear Wind, standing at the very front, could no longer hold back. "Don't hit so hard! I can't hold its aggro!"

"Damn it! I'll kill all of you!" Cliff shouted.

Lu Yang kept attacking as he called out, "Don't worry. You can hold it. It won't charge over."

Although Lu Yang's damage generated enormous aggro, Cliff was a special boss. The ogre's single-minded nature was displayed perfectly in him. This guy simply would not switch targets.

"400" (Critical Hit)

"400" (Critical Hit)

"400" (Critical Hit)

Another three consecutive critical hits. In just twenty seconds, Lu Yang had dealt 2,400 damage, nearly equal to the combined damage of everyone else.

Fierce Wine Clear Wind had thought he would lose aggro, but when he saw Lu Yang attacking so recklessly without anything happening, he relaxed. "So this boss only targets whoever has first aggro. Great!"

Zhang Zibo and the others also relaxed. They had been worried that the boss would switch targets as well. Now everyone let loose, and fireballs, Arcane Arrows, Shadow Arrows, and every other type of attack rained down on the boss.

While dealing damage, everyone wanted to claim the top spot. Yet when they went all out and saw the damage Lu Yang was dealing, every one of them was stunned.

One dazzling 400-damage number after another rose from above the boss's head. In just one minute, Lu Yang's damage had exceeded 8,000, equal to the combined output of the other eleven team members.

At that point, Xia Yuwei understood. Every single one of Lu Yang's fireballs had accurately struck the boss's head, producing critical hits.

Half-Life Morningstar and the others had originally thought Lu Yang only held first place in damage because of his high spell damage and numerous skills. Once they understood, every one of them admired Lu Yang immensely.

"How did he do it? Every shot hits the boss's head. Why can we only hit the boss's body?"

"That's free mode. He's aiming manually."

"What? How is that possible? How can he be so accurate?"

"I don't know, but he must have some method. This guy really is an expert."

Hearing their conversation, Xiao Liang wore a proud expression. You haven't even seen Boss's simplified chants yet. Once you do, you'll know what a true expert is.