World Boss

The group chatted and laughed as they headed for their destination, the atmosphere "harmonious" in every way.

Whether they were really getting along was anyone's guess, but at least they looked harmonious...

"Are there really this many people?"

They flew and walked in turns, and soon arrived at their destination.

The reason they walked was that flying consumed MP. It wasn't much, but their Mana Bars were already low, and that was with their Propulsion Devices being low-level and not consuming much mana.

The only one of the eight who could fly for extended periods was Wang Qianduo, because his MP recovery perfectly offset the amount flying consumed.

Even Lin Qimeng, who was only level 10, couldn't do that—nor could many Level 30 Mechs.

Wang Qianduo finally got to experience the joy of being a pay-to-win player.

But it didn't help. He still had to wait for the others.

When the group arrived, their first thought was: There are way too many damn people!

Mark Bokuai spawned on a hill. When the time came, he would appear on the slope.

Now, the slope where he would spawn was packed with people. Wang Qianduo's group had arrived early enough, but they still couldn't get up the hill.

"What do we do?"

Wang Qianduo was starting to panic. From this far away, he couldn't throw a Blast Bomb that far!

"Don't worry. Everyone on those slopes is a newbie, and the kind of player who doesn't even visit the forums. They're no threat.

"The moment Mark Bokuai spawns, they'll all be cleared out. We can just wait here!" Sister Cat said, completely unconcerned.

Wang Qianduo: "..."

He felt like she'd just taken a jab at him. Ever since the guides had stopped being useful to him, he hadn't visited the forums in the past couple of days either.

"Ahem... Well, let's go claim our spots first!" Wang Qianduo said weakly. Being teamed up with professional players really did affect him at every turn!

"Zero, you heard what they just said, right? Look into why that happens."

After the group claimed their spots, Wang Qianduo muted the group chat and spoke to Zero.

"Of course, sir!"

Zero immediately projected the information she had compiled in front of Wang Qianduo.

Only then did Wang Qianduo learn that when a World Boss spawned in an occupied spot, it would unleash a powerful attack that cleared the whole area.

Wang Qianduo realized that Zero really was incredibly useful, even if she could be a little sharp-tongued sometimes.

"It's almost time. Everyone, get ready!"

Professionals were professionals. Sister Cat kept chatting with everyone, but she had been watching the clock the whole time.

With one minute left, she gave everyone a timely warning.

At her words, the group stopped joking around and stared intently at the hillside.

"5"

"4"

"1"

The moment the time was up, a beam of laser light fell from the sky and vaporized all the players on the hillside.

Then a Mecha appeared on the slope, red light flashing beneath its feet and a long axe in its hands!

The Mecha was entirely yellow and radiated power. It was the hidden Evolution of the Strength-type Mecha, "Mountain-Breaking"—a Level 20 Mecha that had undergone its second Evolution.

"Fire!"

At the various teams' commands, countless ranged attacks poured down on Mountain-Breaking, piloted by Mark Bokuai, like a sudden downpour.

"-1"

"-1"

"-10"

"-1300"

"-240"

The area around Mountain-Breaking was instantly devastated by the attacks. Most dealt only 1 point of forced damage, but one hit of over a thousand stood out among them.

Thousand King's name appeared at the top of the damage rankings, but only for a moment before someone quickly knocked him down.

The high-level Mechs were dealing hundreds of damage with every hit, while Wang Qianduo's burst damage had only come from that first attack.

Even so, he hadn't fallen very far. Thousand King's name was still near the top.

Not many of the players present noticed, but everyone in his party looked at him as if he were some kind of freak.

Old Wang felt very uncomfortable. Blushing, he said, "What's with you guys? If you've got something to say, just say it. Don't stare at me like that—I'm not used to it!"

"Why the hell are you blushing? Explain that damage, you bastard!"

As a Level 20 World Boss, Mark Bokuai's Mountain-Breaking Mech had over 100 defense, and its damage reduction was so high it was almost unbelievable.

That was why even Level 30 Mechs could only deal a few hundred damage. But Old Wang had a skill called Armor Break.

Armor Break's ability to Ignore defense was absurdly overpowered. Famous Blade plus Armor Break let Wang Qianduo Ignore 55% of the enemy's defense, so there was practically nothing he couldn't penetrate.

Wang Qianduo didn't answer their questions. Armor Break was one of his trump cards, and he wouldn't tell anyone about it.

While they were talking, the situation on the field changed. Mountain-Breaking's health had been dropping rapidly, but suddenly Red Steam billowed from its entire body, and it raised its giant axe high.

"Hold your fire. Get ready to move!"

Sister Cat glanced at the damage rankings and warned the others.

Because of Wang Qianduo's opening burst, Mountain-Breaking was most likely targeting him now.

They needed to dodge the boss's first Rage Skill, though that wasn't certain yet. The newbies who kept attacking might draw its aggro instead.

The Red Steam billowing from its body was a special ability of World Bosses: their Rage Skill.

When a boss used this skill, its damage reduction increased dramatically, and it could no longer be controlled.

The result appeared soon enough: a red zone, over a thousand meters long and eight lanes wide, appeared to the west of the boss.

It wasn't where Wang Qianduo's group was standing. Sure enough, those players had drawn the boss's aggro away.

Most of the veterans left the red zone immediately, while some of the newbie Mechs were still at a loss.

The boss gave them no time to react. Three seconds later, Mountain-Breaking's giant axe came down, unleashing a slash that covered the entire red zone. Countless Mechs were smashed to pieces.

The ground split apart beneath the blow, and rocks thrust up on either side, forming a path with no one left on it.

The boss finished its skill, and everyone resumed attacking as usual.

Mark Bokuai was probably the most miserable World Boss in the game. Since he was in the Safe Zone, all the players really had to do was rely on luck and damage output.

On top of that, he was a melee boss. When he wasn't using a skill, Mark Bokuai could barely move at all. He was pinned in place and beaten nonstop.

Some melee Mechs even used the cover provided by the ranged Mechs to get right up in his face and attack, and Mark Bokuai still couldn't fight back.

He only got to act arrogant for a moment when using his Rage Skill. Wasn't that a miserable boss?

Thanks to everyone's sustained damage, Mark Bokuai's health soon dropped to half. He used his Rage Skill twice during that time, but once the players were prepared, hardly anyone got hit aside from a few unlucky ones.

After all, his Rage Skill was easy to dodge. But once the first half of his health was gone, things changed.

At half health, Mark Bokuai's health started falling noticeably more slowly, while his resistance increased exponentially.

He had been controlled so thoroughly that he could barely move, but now he occasionally managed to swing his giant axe and attack.

Each swing sent out a fierce gale, tearing through whole groups of player Mechs.

Against a boss like this, no matter what level or how much defense you had, you were basically killed in one hit.

After he wiped out groups of players, it became harder to keep him suppressed. But the players had an absolute advantage: after being killed, they could revive and quickly return, so their advantage remained clear.

"Old Wang, when he gets down to the last 5%, you have to be careful. Everyone else can make a mistake, but you can't!

"Then listen for my cue. When I say 'ignite,' start channeling immediately. We'll try to get it right on the first attempt!"

As the situation on the field grew more and more difficult, Sister Cat gave Wang Qianduo her instructions. At a time like this, she no longer cared about her tone.

Wang Qianduo's damage really was impressive. Even in this situation, he was still ranked in the top 30.

There were seven experts in the party of eight, including Lin Qimeng, but no matter how they calculated it, Wang Qianduo's damage didn't add up.

Some other experts had also noticed Thousand King, who had suddenly appeared on the scene. They were baffled about the identity of this newcomer.

But no one had time to focus on that now, because the boss's health was down to its final 10%.

The boss was growing increasingly frenzied, using its Rage Skill every few seconds.

With so many people present, moving around had already been difficult. Now it was even harder.

Players pushed each other around, and the boss could easily wipe out entire groups at once. The scene was total chaos.

The few players with the Sword of Miracles weren't attacking the boss anymore. They had only one goal: do everything they could to help Wang Qianduo move around.

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