Days passed one by one.
For Fang Zheng and the others, however, the battle continued.
"Asuna! Prepare to switch! Black Cat, get ready to follow my command!"
Watching the Boss Lord before them, already at the end of its rope, Fang Zheng raised the cleaver in his hand and gave the order. Asuna and Black Cat nodded, then moved in from the left and right to surround the Boss.
"Aoba, handle rear defense. Lestia and Esther, prepare for the second phase of attack. Everyone else, fall back and recover HP!"
Though the Lord Boss's health was almost depleted, Fang Zheng did not let his guard down in the slightest. On the contrary, he stared grimly at the Boss before him, hardly even daring to breathe.
The enemy Fang Zheng and the others faced was the Lord Boss of the twenty-fifth floor. This Boss was far more troublesome than the previous ones, not only because it was much stronger than an ordinary Lord Boss, but also because, before Fang Zheng and the others had entered, an exploration party from another guild had already died at its hands.
In the game, AI could also gain experience through combat with players. That meant the Lord Boss of the twenty-fifth floor not only possessed stats beyond those of other Lord Bosses, but had also gained combat experience from players. As a result, Fang Zheng and the others had finally encountered their first truly difficult enemy.
"One-third left... The Boss is about to go berserk! Follow my orders, don't get greedy! Eriri, fall back behind Aoba!"
"—!!"
Watching the massive Boss rear up again, Fang Zheng broke out in a cold sweat. What gave him the biggest headache about this Boss was its ability to fire spikes from its back like a porcupine, launching unrestricted