Suihou Blood Axe knocked the shield out of Wanhuatong's hands with a blow from his club. The next second, his second strike was already coming down on Wanhuatong's head.
At the critical moment, Full Han Chinese Banquet hurried over and raised his shield to block the blow for Wanhuatong.
He had, at least, saved Wanhuatong's life at the crucial moment.
But his Constitution was even lower than Wanhuatong's. He took Suihou Blood Axe's furious blow and was sent flying along with his shield.
His body shot three or four meters through the air, then hit the ground with a heavy thud.
After knocking Full Han Chinese Banquet away, Suihou Blood Axe didn't pause. His Wolf Tooth Club swung again at Wanhuatong, who had just gotten back to his feet.
Without his shield, Wanhuatong didn't dare take the blow head-on and hurriedly dodged.
But his Agility was lower than Suihou Blood Axe's. He was a fraction too slow and took a strike to the shoulder, spraying blood and flesh.
Suihou Blood Axe followed with another blow to his chest, sending him flying several meters.
He was still alive, but his injuries were so severe that he could no longer fight.
With the two Constitution Class players no longer in his way, Suihou Blood Axe charged at the others and began slaughtering them.
Jing Gege faced Suihou Blood Axe with his bare hands, but failed to dodge in time and took a blow to the chest.
He didn't have the powerful defenses of a Constitution Class player, and was killed instantly.
Tyrannosaurus Warrior swung his Wolf Tooth Club to block three strikes, but Suihou Blood Axe's final blow crushed his head and killed him on the spot.
Da Qing was level 5 and had 17 Strength, but even he paled in comparison to Suihou Blood Axe and was driven back under his attacks.
Seeing Da Qing in danger, Ranger and Shooting A Bit Like Kobe hurried forward to help, attacking Suihou Blood Axe from both sides.
Su Ziye and Nuomifan cast Magic Missile, firing at Suihou Blood Axe.
Liubai Dianmo drew his bow, took aim at Suihou Blood Axe, and loosed an arrow.
Just then, Suihou suddenly opened his mouth wide and roared at Da Qing.
An invisible sound wave spread out. The two Magic Missiles flying toward Suihou and the arrow Liubai Dianmo had fired were shattered by the sound wave!
Da Qing and the two others closest to Suihou Blood Axe felt their eardrums burst. Dazed and dizzy, they froze in place.
Seizing his chance, Suihou Blood Axe smashed his club into Da Qing's head, killing him instantly with a thud.
Next came Shooting A Bit Like Kobe and Ranger.
Shooting A Bit Like Kobe also had his head crushed by a club.
Ranger had just recovered from the stun when he saw an enormous Wolf Tooth Club swinging toward him. It was already too late to dodge.
The next moment, he joined Da Qing and Shooting A Bit Like Kobe in death.
In the blink of an eye, five of the ten players were dead and one was badly injured. Only the three ranged players—Liubai Dianmo, Su Ziye, and Nuomifan—and Full Han Chinese Banquet, who had just gotten back up, were still able to fight.
"Holy crap! This BOSS has an area-of-effect stun skill too? How are we supposed to fight that? It makes no sense, absolutely no sense!"
Ranger stared helplessly at the rampaging BOSS, complaining that it was unfair.
The rest of the fight was already a foregone conclusion. The five survivors were killed one after another by Suihou Blood Axe, and the team was wiped out.
At the Gate of Trial.
The five members of the After Three Rounds of Drinks team joined up with the five members of the I Shoot You Innocent team to form a ten-player squad.
They were all dedicated combat players, and their team's overall strength was even greater than Da Qing's team.
"Everyone's here. Hurry up and enter the instance. Da Qing and the others went in more than ten minutes ago!"
I Shoot You Innocent urged them on.
He wanted to get the first clear of the instance. He couldn't let Da Qing's team claim it first.
"Okay, okay! We're going in right now!"
The team leader, After Three Rounds of Drinks, reached for the glowing orb. Just as he was about to enter the instance, figures began appearing one after another on the stone platform.
They were Da Qing and the others, who had just been wiped out.
"How come you're back so soon? Did you clear it?"
I Shoot You Innocent asked in surprise.
I haven't even gone in yet!
"Clear it? No way! We got wiped out by the first BOSS!"
Shooting A Bit Like Kobe said glumly.
"Haha, what kind of BOSS is so strong?"
I Shoot You Innocent laughed, then asked for information about the BOSS, hoping to get some intel from his competitors.
"Go in and find out for yourself."
Shooting A Bit Like Kobe wasn't stupid. He naturally wasn't about to reveal anything.
He hoped I Shoot You Innocent's team would stumble too and come back wiped out.
"Young man, you're pretty stingy!"
I Shoot You Innocent grumbled.
"Anyway, we won't keep you from challenging the instance. The BOSS in there really is pretty strong, so be ready for it."
Da Qing said.
With that, he led his teammates away.
"Da Qing and Wanhuatong—one the strongest Strength Class player on the server, the other the strongest Constitution Class player—couldn't clear the instance even as a team. Looks like it's pretty difficult."
Watching Da Qing and the others leave, I Shoot You Innocent stroked his chin and said.
"I don't like the sound of that! Wanhuatong is the only level 5 Constitution Class player on the server, so I'll agree he's the strongest in his class. But Da Qing and I are both level 5 Strength Class players. What makes him the strongest?"
After Three Rounds of Drinks looked thoroughly unconvinced.
"I just said it offhand. Fine, you're the server's number one Strength Class player!"
I Shoot You Innocent replied helplessly.
It didn't matter who was the server's number one Strength Class player.
I'm the server's number one Agility Class player, anyway!
"I don't care! Let's go in!"
After Three Rounds of Drinks said that and activated the instance.
The ten figures disappeared from the stone platform.
As Shooting A Bit Like Kobe walked away from the platform, he glanced back.
"Do you think they might clear the instance right away?"
He asked worriedly.
Even though they usually got along well, when it came to competing for the first clear, he naturally didn't want the other team to beat them to it.
"Relax, no way. With a first BOSS this strong, you'd need a team of level 6 players at the very least."
Ranger said casually.
At this difficulty, they'd need to get wiped out eight or ten times before they could even think of clearing it.
"Exactly, and that's only the first BOSS. If nothing unexpected happens, there'll definitely be another BOSS at the outpost on the right, and the tribe in the middle will have a final BOSS. I think this instance won't be clearable until the whole team reaches level 7 or 8."
Da Qing said.
If the first BOSS already needed a team of level 6 players, wouldn't the final BOSS need players a level or two higher?
"Go level up. We'll try again tomorrow and see if we can take down the first BOSS!"
Da Qing continued.
Though they hadn't killed a single BOSS this time and hadn't gotten any equipment drops, they had at least killed twenty minor monsters and earned a decent amount of experience.
If they worked hard to level up today and gave it another shot tomorrow, maybe they could reach level 6!
A little over ten minutes later, I Shoot You Innocent's team of ten also returned after being wiped out.
"Damn, this BOSS is way too strong! One roar stuns four people—how are we supposed to fight that?"
I Shoot You Innocent complained loudly, looking thoroughly dejected.
They had chosen the outpost on the left too. After killing all the minor monsters, the BOSS had also gone berserk: Suihou Blood Axe.
Just like Da Qing's team, they had been wiped out by Suihou Blood Axe's roar.
"The BOSS hits way too hard once it goes berserk. The Constitution Class players on the front line can't take it! As soon as they go down, the BOSS charges in and tears everyone apart."
A Fish said helplessly.
"I noticed the BOSS goes berserk after all the minor monsters are dead. Next time, we could try leaving one alive. Have one person keep it busy while the rest of us attack the BOSS. Maybe that way, it won't go berserk."
Immovable King suggested.
"Good idea!"
I Shoot You Innocent's eyes lit up.
"We also need to watch out for the BOSS's roar. When the front line gets stunned, the others should try to hold the BOSS back and give them a chance to recover."
Immovable King added.
The ten of them gathered together, reviewed what they'd learned from the fight, and agreed to team up again tomorrow to challenge the instance.