Slaying Cliff

In less than three minutes, Cliff's total health had dropped to around 50%, and everyone relaxed somewhat.

"This boss is actually pretty easy."

"Yeah, it's not as hard as we imagined."

Lu Yang, however, did not let his guard down. As the boss's health fell below 50%, he began watching Cliff's left hand.

"Pathetic humans, taste Cliff's wrath!" A ball of icy energy suddenly gathered in Cliff's unarmed left hand, which he hurled toward Lan Yu.

"Lan Yu, stop casting and dodge Cliff's skill!" Lu Yang shouted.

Lan Yu was already halfway through casting. He had been hesitating, but upon hearing Lu Yang's words, he immediately ran a few steps to the right and dodged the attack.

The icy energy landed in a parabola where Lan Yu had just been. With a pop, it turned into a puddle of water.

"What kind of skill was that? It didn't seem to do any damage," Lan Yu asked.

"Is it a slowing skill?"

"He doesn't even have a second aggro target. What's the point?"

Everyone was puzzled.

Lu Yang shouted, "No one let their guard down. None of the boss's skills are useless; there must be a reason for it. Remember, everyone has to dodge any skill the moment they see it."

"What about us melee fighters?" Xia Yuwei shouted.

"Melee dodges too," Lu Yang said.

Xia Yuwei gave an affirmative sound and became more cautious. Half-Life Morningstar and the other mages also began treading carefully.

Ten seconds later.

A ball of icy energy formed in Cliff's right hand again. This time, he hurled it at Lu Yang. Lu Yang took two steps to the left and dodged it.

However, another puddle appeared on the ground.

Seeing Lu Yang's reaction, Zheng Yuan wore a disdainful expression as he thought, It's just a slowing skill. What's there to worry about?

As it happened, ten seconds later, another ball of icy energy gathered in Cliff's hand and flew toward Zheng Yuan.

"Dodge!" Lu Yang shouted.

Zheng Yuan was in the middle of casting and ignored Lu Yang. He stood where he was until he had launched his Fireball before trying to move, but by then it was too late. The icy energy ball hit him squarely.

With a pop, Zheng Yuan gained a buff.

System Notification: You have been hit by Icy Energy. Movement speed reduced by 70%

"Oh, my food. Your body has already been washed clean, so let me roast you and eat you." A ball of scorching flame energy suddenly gathered in Cliff's left hand, and he hurled it at Zheng Yuan.

Terror filled Zheng Yuan's face. He hurriedly ran to the side, but with his movement speed reduced by 70%, he moved as slowly as a snail and was struck directly by the flame energy.

A blazing flame erupted beneath Zheng Yuan's feet.

"100"

Zheng Yuan's total health was less than 90. He was burned to death on the spot.

"The damage is that high?" Zhang Zibo exclaimed.

Lu Yang shouted, "Everyone, be careful. Don't let anyone else get hit by the water ball."

He was worried that too many deaths would leave them without enough damage output.

Xia Yuwei and the others all nodded. Having witnessed the boss's skill, no one dared take the water balls lightly anymore.

They continued attacking. Soon, the boss's health dropped below 10%. Seeing that it had less than 5,000 health left, everyone's faces filled with excitement.

"Great, we're going to make it."

"We're really going to kill it."

Excitement also appeared on Xia Yuwei's face, but at that moment, Half-Life Morningstar suddenly shouted, "Leader, I'm out of mana."

"Me too. I can't use Fireball anymore."

"I'm out too."

"So am I."

The four mages ran out of mana one after another. In truth, they should have been out long ago, but Cliff had repeatedly thrown water balls at them during the fight, forcing them to stop attacking and dodge. That was the only reason they had lasted this long.

Lan Yu said, "I'm almost out of mana too."

The boss's health fell to 9%, then 8%, then 7%. If the priest ran out of mana too, the defense warrior would have no one to heal him, and they would be finished.

Seeing this, Xia Yuwei gritted her teeth and shouted, "All melee fighters, step up your attacks. We have to kill the boss."

Epic bosses had a high chance of dropping silver equipment. Even if all twenty people in the party died, it would still be worth it as long as they got equipment.

"Come on!" Zhang Zibo and the others understood this as well and shouted together.

But just as their voices fell, Cliff threw the blue ice ball in his hand at the ground.

Fierce Wine Clear Wind, Xia Yuwei, and the others hurriedly jumped backward in fright.

With a bang, a blue circle formed around Cliff.

By then, Lan Yu was out of mana, and Fierce Wine Clear Wind had less than 300 health remaining. If he continued tanking the boss, he would certainly die. Yet no one else had his technique. Faced with this situation, Fierce Wine Clear Wind gritted his teeth and prepared to use Taunt again.

Just then, Lu Yang suddenly shouted, "Fierce Wine Clear Wind, fall back! Black Armor, use Taunt and activate Shield Wall!"

"Finally, it's my turn." Xiao Liang roared at Cliff. Cliff was about to run toward Fierce Wine Clear Wind, but halfway there, he turned and charged after Xiao Liang instead. As soon as he reached him, he swung his club at Xiao Liang.

"Shield Wall." Xiao Liang planted his shield diagonally into the ground and hid his entire body behind it.

With a bang, the club smashed into the shield. Just when everyone thought Xiao Liang would take over 170 damage, a red 102 floated above his head.

"Why was it so low?" Fierce Wine Clear Wind asked.

"That's Shield Wall, a defensive skill for shield warriors. I'll explain it to you in detail later." Lu Yang shouted, "Xiao Liang, don't move. There's water all around you."

Seeing Xiao Liang hold the boss, Xia Yuwei and the others wanted to move in and attack. But Cliff threw three water balls in a row, sealing off the path. Xia Yuwei and the other melee classes could only stand outside, unable to attack.

"It's over. We can't get in. What do we do now?" Zhang Zibo shouted.

The ranged attackers had no mana, the melee fighters could not get close, and even with Shield Wall activated, Xiao Liang could take at most ten hits with potions. Yet the boss still had 4% health remaining.

Despair appeared on Xia Yuwei, Zhang Zibo, and the others' faces. But at that moment, a Fireball struck Cliff squarely in the head.

"400" (Critical Hit)

Xia Yuwei and the others turned to look, only to see Lu Yang putting the potion bottle in his hand back into his backpack as a second Fireball formed in his hand.

Whoosh.

Another Fireball struck the boss in the face.

"400" (Critical Hit)

The boss's health dropped to 3%, or 1,200 points.

"Lu Yang still has mana! Come on!" Lan Yu shouted excitedly.

"Come on!" Half-Life Morningstar shouted.

"Come on!" Zhang Zibo shouted.

"Come on!" Xia Yuwei shouted.

As long as Lu Yang had three more Fireballs, the boss would certainly die. The boss finally noticed Lu Yang's position, and when it had 2% health left, it threw a water ball at him.

Watching the water ball arc toward Lu Yang, Xia Yuwei and the others all shouted, "Dodge!"

Lu Yang knew he should dodge, but he could not. Xiao Liang had less than 200 health remaining. Two more hits from the boss would kill him.

To keep Xiao Liang from losing experience, Lu Yang decided to show them what a fire mage could do.

"Hang in there, brother. I won't let you die," Lu Yang shouted.

Xiao Liang had absolute faith in Lu Yang. Even as his health kept dropping, his heart did not waver in the slightest. He continued standing firmly before the boss.

One second later, the water ball burst against Lu Yang with a bang. If Lu Yang had dodged it, the boss would have struck Xiao Liang with its club.

At that point, even if Lu Yang killed the boss, Xiao Liang would still die. Now that Lu Yang had been hit by the water ball, the boss's next attack became a fireball.

"Oh, my food. I've washed your body clean. Let me roast you and eat you." With only 1% health remaining, Cliff threw a Fireball at Lu Yang.

The red-glowing Little Fireball also flew toward Lu Yang in an arc. Lu Yang had already been slowed, so it was too late to run. Just as everyone thought Lu Yang would be burned to death by the Fireball, white light flashed around him.

"Blink."

As he launched his Fireball, Lu Yang blinked onto another puddle and entered the slowed state again.

Cliff had just over 100 health left. After throwing the Fireball, Cliff struck Xiao Liang again. Now, one more swing would kill Xiao Liang. But when Lu Yang stepped onto the puddle again, Cliff targeted Lu Yang once more.

However, just as he gathered fire elemental energy, Lu Yang's Fireball drew a beautiful crimson line through the air.

With a bang, it struck Cliff precisely in the head.

"400" (Critical Hit)

Cliff's eyes instantly went blank. His left arm, raised halfway, dropped straight down. His body tilted backward, and he collapsed to the ground.

System Notification: Cliff has died

System Notification: You have gained 4,128 experience points

System Notification: Lu Yang's party has successfully slain the epic dungeon boss Cliff, entering the official history of "Second World." Congratulations to all players in the party.

The three consecutive system notifications left everyone so excited that they nearly cheered, even before they could recover from the shock of Cliff's death.