Killing the Panda Boss

A magical beast with 20,000 HP?

Wouldn't this be a total slaughter?

Kurumi opened its detailed skill descriptions.

Bear's Roar: Enemies within a 100-meter radius entered a state of fear, losing control of their bodies for 3 seconds.

Damage Reduction: Due to the effects of prolonged experimentation, the Shadow Panda had developed resistance to all damage, reducing all damage taken by 90%.

Kurumi: ...

Fuck, it might as well have been a magical beast with 200,000 HP. What was the point of giving it such absurd damage reduction?

Kurumi's attack power was currently 738. The Shadow Panda had no defense, but after the skill's reduction, each of Kurumi's shots could only deal 73 damage...

And its other two skills were powerful as well. Mountain Shaking Earth Tremor was a wide-area attack that couldn't be dodged, while Rage could render it invincible for one minute and increase all its attributes by 50%.

This skill set was utterly insane.

But since she was already here, Kurumi couldn't possibly turn back.

She could only grit her teeth and fight.

Of course, Kurumi wasn't being reckless. With Fourth Bullet, she could make the Shadow Panda's Rage fail to activate. As long as it couldn't use that invincibility, she was confident she could kill it!

The moment Kurumi approached—

The Shadow Panda immediately opened its two eyes, filled with murderous intent.

"Roar!"

The Shadow Panda let out a deep roar. Its massive body rose upright, and the two chains locking its shoulder bones rattled before snapping apart.

"System notification: The Shadow Panda has been awakened."

"Detestable humans..." The Shadow Panda's gaze brimmed with hatred. Then it raised its head and howled toward the sky!

Bear's Roar!

"Ahh, what a dishonorable little fellow." Kurumi narrowed her eyes and instantly unleashed City of Eating Time, then summoned three shadows and teleported to four separate corners.

Once the skill was cast, Kurumi and her three shadows instantly fell into a stunned state.

After finishing its roar, the Shadow Panda saw the three humans who had suddenly appeared, and a flicker of confusion passed through its murky eyes.

It then chose one of the clones and charged fiercely!

-3800!

"Tch, it really is a monster with 2,000 attack power. It nearly one-shot the clone."

Seeing the enormous number that appeared above the clone's head, Kurumi couldn't help frowning.

In less than a second, the clone was dealt with by the Shadow Panda.

Just as it lunged toward another clone, the stun effect wore off.

Second Bullet!

The Shadow Panda instantly slowed down, giving the other two clones enough time to evade.

With City of Eating Time and the active effect of Second Bullet, all of the Shadow Panda's speeds could be reduced by up to 70%.

After six seconds, the active effects of City of Eating Time and Second Bullet vanished simultaneously, leaving only Second Bullet's passive effect.

Only then did the Shadow Panda's speed begin to rise.

However, by then Kurumi had already controlled the other two clones to form a triangular formation. While the boss was slowed, they drew its aggro and made it run back and forth between the three targets.

-73!

-31!

-35!

The damage dealt to the Shadow Panda by Kurumi and her clones was barely more than a tickle.

"Roar! (Mountain Shaking Earth Tremor!)"

The Shadow Panda leaped up from where it stood, and its massive body crashed down from above. The ground shook violently as a damage number of -1508 appeared over Kurumi's head. The other two clones suffered even greater damage, each losing 3,000 HP directly.

Kurumi currently only had 6,380 HP. Against this unavoidable full-screen attack, she could only take four hits!

Nearly thirty seconds had passed since the kiting battle began. In other words, if the Shadow Panda couldn't touch an enemy for thirty seconds, it would activate this skill!

-146!

-36!

-72!

Estimating the timing, Kurumi controlled one clone to step forward and take a hit.

Another damage number of -3206 appeared above the clone's head. It immediately exploded into a pile of black fragments, then vanished.

Now only one clone remained.

Kurumi attacked as she thought. The next attack could only be taken by her real body.

If all her clones disappeared, she would lose her switching ability. With only one enemy left, the City of Eating Time could absorb only a very limited amount of Time Value, so she could only rely on the Time Gun's active charging.

-70!

-30!

Another thirty seconds were nearly up.

The Shadow Panda's health had fallen to 40%.

Kurumi immediately stepped forward and took a hit.

-1859!

She had 3013 HP left!

She immediately used the Second Bullet to slow it down. Taking advantage of the opportunity, Kurumi ran to the other side and resumed attacking.

Another thirty seconds passed.

The Shadow Panda had only 18% health remaining when it suddenly let out a roar.

Enrage!

Its enormous body swelled even further, its fur turning red as what seemed to be a bloody aura spilled out around it.

A scarlet, malevolent presence spread in an instant.

Now!

Kurumi focused and fired the Fourth Bullet.

The Shadow Panda immediately became sluggish again, its body returning to normal, but its health recovered to 25%.

It did not understand what had happened.

It could only roar furiously, "Damned human! I'll kill every last one of you!"

Fairy Bottle, Blessing of the Fire Fairy!

Holy Tree Rejuvenation!

Kurumi immediately used both items.

Bang, bang, bang...

-150!

-40!

Ugh, the Fire Fairy's bonus damage was practically negligible against a monster with such high damage reduction...

Kurumi had wanted to roll for a Wind Fairy, but she had gotten the Fire Fairy instead.

Still, it was not a major problem.

She kept attacking!

However, the Shadow Panda, unable to trigger Enrage, went mad and unleashed Mountain Shaking Earth Tremor.

Two consecutive Mountain Shaking Earth Tremors killed both Kurumi and her clone.

Holy Tree Rejuvenation activated!

Kurumi immediately revived on the spot.

Then she took another Mountain Shaking Earth Tremor.

"City of Eating Time! Second Bullet!"

The double slow even reduced the Shadow Panda's falling speed in midair.

Kurumi seized the chance to keep firing.

Trading damage for damage, Kurumi rapidly whittled down the Shadow Panda's health.

Remaining HP: 20%!

Remaining HP: 18%!

Remaining HP: 15%!

Without a clone to restrain it, Kurumi's attack frequency dropped considerably. Without the Second Bullet's slow, she did not even dare attack at full force.

Another thirty seconds passed.

The Shadow Panda tried to use Mountain Shaking Earth Tremor again.

Kurumi could only grit her teeth and step forward, letting it touch her once.

The Second Bullet was on cooldown. Fortunately, the City of Eating Time was still active. The moment she took the hit, she teleported away.

Finally, before the next thirty seconds arrived, Kurumi emerged as the victor of this battle with only a sliver of health left!

"This damage reduction is absolute bullshit..."

After the battle, Kurumi complained. A level 35 elite magical beast could not possibly have only health going for it. This damage reduction was probably meant to compensate for its low HP.

Against this monster, Kurumi did not dare spend Time Value on the First Bullet or Third Bullet. Otherwise, she would not have enough Time Value left to use the Second Bullet.

Without the slowing effect, she simply could not beat it.