Please, Give Me a Real Challenge

Clearly, the Overmind had not given up. It wanted to capture Anse.

These Mind Flayers were merely cannon fodder meant to wear him down. The Overmind was surely hiding nearby, waiting for a chance to strike.

Let's see whether I fall first or the Mind Flayers run out of bodies.

Anse chuckled and charged into their ranks with the Dragon Lance. He swept the lance across them, smashing more than a dozen Mind Flayers in half at the waist. Blood mist rose.

He was low on magic, but his psionics, martial power, and Sands of Time were plentiful. He was in excellent shape and had no fear of a prolonged fight.

Under the Overmind's control, every Mind Flayer rushed him like a madman, converting psionics into the simplest Force Impacts for the sole purpose of draining his strength.

But Anse darted among them, white points of light blooming along his lance as he mowed them down.

Even Legendary Mind Flayers could not withstand a single thrust. Their resistance was feeble, good for nothing but making noise.

[Target killed. Gained 3,008 combat experience.]

[Target killed. Gained 5,650 combat experience.]

Experience notifications streamed through his mind like a battle anthem, firing him up more with every strike.

The Overmind wanted to use the Mind Flayers to wear him down, but he was using the Overmind to keep them from fleeing.

The Mind Flayer base lay deep underground, where wide-area destructive spells were ill-suited.

If the Overmind died, the Mind Flayers would surely flee. He could not kill them all by himself.

This works too. It's almost like the Endless Monster Trial.

The Spirit Network's Dream Training included a practical combat exercise called the Endless Monster Trial, with both solo and team modes.

In an open arena, monsters of random kinds