Great Battle

If they could inspect the boss, they would find that its stats were completely different from what they had imagined.

Zombie King

LV20 (originally level 35, maintained under world suppression)

Class: Zombie King

Constitution: 49 (world maximum)

Strength: 49 (world maximum)

Intelligence: 1

Agility: 10

Spirit: 1

Zombie King: A monster forged from corpses and steel. It would not stop attacking even in its final moment before death. It felt no pain. Defense +40, immune to 20% of physical damage, HP +1000.

Steel Heart: It had none of a living creature's weaknesses and ignored skills such as Genjutsu and Charm.

Strong Strike: Its unusual body structure allowed it to pound faster and harder, dealing Strength x1.5 damage and consuming a small amount of stamina.

Trait: Its body had broken through its limits. HP +1100. (Breaking through level 10: +100. Breaking through 50 attribute points: +1000.)

Under world suppression, the Zombie King had 2590 HP!

Zombie Doctor

LV: 13

Class: Zombie Modifier

Constitution: 6

Strength: 5

Intelligence: 15

Agility: 3

Spirit: 21

Controller: Could control Zombies modified by himself. They were absolutely loyal.

Zombie: Its dried skin was like metal, immune to 10% of physical damage.

Mutation: Influenced by the Abyss, its emotions were erratic.

Reinforced Shield: Made from special materials. HP 1000, Defense 20.

To stop this group of players from running away, Chen Yi joined the battle as well.

He opened with five fireballs. The fireballs shot one after another at the shield in front of the Zombie Doctor. With his Intelligence more than doubled, Chen Yi's damage far surpassed what it had once been.

The fireball dealt 74 damage to the shield.

The fireball dealt 80 damage to the shield.

The fireball dealt 46 damage to the Zombie King. (22 Impact Damage, 24 Burn Damage.)

Beneath the shield, the Zombie Doctor shrieked furiously. The Zombie King casually threw away the corpse in its hand.

Wu Shiyong, who had nearly fallen into despair, decisively revived. The corpse whose ribs had been broken by the Zombie King, with its arms and bones throughout its body crushed, suddenly returned to normal as if time were flowing backward.

If the Zombie King had not thrown away the corpse, once the one-minute countdown reached zero, Wu Shiyong would either revive or die on the spot.

But what difference was there between reviving in the Zombie King's hand and dying outright?

The revived Wu Shiyong immediately ran outside. "Game World, I'm giving up this mission!"

Under normal game rules, one could only carry a single Resurrection Coin. Now that he had used his, he had no safety net left. Wu Shiyong's face was bitter.

He had not even gone to claim his share of the Underground Base's rewards. He had wasted a Resurrection Coin, and giving up the mission came with a penalty, but all of that was still better than losing his life.

"Come on! Come on! Come on!"

Wu Shiyong stared fixedly at the countdown on his panel. Just as it reached one, the ground suddenly shook violently, and he was judged to be in combat.

"Damn it!"

Chen Yi ran swiftly, occasionally smashing fireballs into the shield to draw aggro. He never stopped drinking Mana Restoration Potions.

He Dasen roared, "Frontline, get up there!"

"Yeah!!!"

Even the tanks enhanced by buffs could not withstand the Zombie King's attacks. The difference in Strength was too great; the tanks were sent flying with every blow.

After one tank was knocked away, another stepped forward. With the buffs supporting him, he only lost around one-third of his HP.

"Roar!"

The taunt skill had no effect. With one swing of its fist, the Zombie King swept aside the warrior who was barely scratching it.

Mu Qingna felt utterly helpless. She had finally obtained a special class, yet this boss was basically immune to control.

She had used Charm on both the Zombie King and the Zombie Doctor, but her panel showed that they were immune. She could only use Mind Impact from the side, chipping away at them alongside the Gunners.

Unable to shift its aggro, and with the Zombie King's Agility higher than Chen Yi's, it soon arrived before him.

Chen Yi's expression changed slightly. Flames exploded between them, but the powerful impact failed to make the Zombie King take even a step back.

Repelling Fire Ring had no effect!

A fist as tall as a person slammed down fiercely. With no time to cast again, Chen Yi raised his staff in front of himself.

"Peng!"

With a tremendous bang, Chen Yi flew away like a bullet.

After flying dozens of meters backward, Chen Yi landed seated on the ground and spat out a mouthful of blood. A bottled Red Potion appeared out of thin air in his hand.

Fortunately, he had raised his Constitution by quite a bit. Otherwise, that punch alone would have basically rendered him unable to fight.

The Zombie King dealt 86 damage to you.

His response just now had been a mistake. He should not have used Repelling Fire Ring.

Not only had it failed to knock back the Zombie King, it had also wasted casting time. His staff had lost 13 durability in that instant just to barely withstand the blow.

Durability 4/19.

Repelling Fire Ring was very ineffective against large enemies with great Strength.

He etched that lesson into his heart, then glanced at Wu Shiyong, who had run even farther away, without paying him any mind.

Chen Yi did not choose to return directly to the battlefield. Instead, he hid on the other side of Dave's house and meditated.

The Zombie Doctor shifted its target to the other mages. Against mages who had not added Constitution, the Zombie King was practically one punch per Resurrection Coin.

"Draw its aggro!"

"How? The boss ignores taunts, ignores Charm, and increasing our firepower doesn't change its target."

"Where's Yi?"

"He got punched away just now. He probably used a Resurrection Coin."

Unable to attack effectively, Mu Qingna kept calculating the damage dealt to the Zombie King. Even if twenty-seven players only dealt ten damage each in one round, that would still be 270 damage. Judging from the number of attacks so far, they had dealt at least 1000+ damage, yet the boss still looked very healthy.

The frontline could not hold its aggro, while the backline could not outrun the Zombie King.

Watching the Zombie King approach her, Mu Qingna muttered, "Is this really a boss under level 20...?"

Like Mu Qingna, the Gunner beside her could not endure a second attack from the Zombie King.

As the battle continued, fewer and fewer players remained. By the time Chen Yi had recovered fully, only a tank who looked like he was about to cry was still fighting the Zombie King in place.

Once Chen Yi drew away its aggro, the tank immediately ran off without another word and gave up the mission.

It looked as though many players had died, but aside from two particularly unlucky ones who truly died,

the other players all chose to give up the mission and leave this world after using their Resurrection Coins.

Several cracks had appeared in the Zombie Doctor's shield, and the Zombie King's movements were no longer as agile as before. Even so, it was not an enemy Chen Yi could deal with easily.

"Gahaha... Your companions have all run away. Aren't you going to run too?" the Zombie Doctor mocked.

It would be nice to have a companion... The thought flashed through Chen Yi's mind.

He then shook his head and dismissed it. These players were all unreliable. Choosing them was worse than being alone.

Chen Yi raised his staff again. "There's one thing you got wrong."

The Zombie Doctor froze. "Hm?"

"They were never my companions from the start!"

Fireballs exploded against the shield one after another.