Agony Potential
In fact, the reason why a healing spell like [Divine Prism] can cause such high damage is due to Kaerhan's "undead" body.
Holy energy and the undead are sworn enemies. The skill description for [Divine Prism] already states that it uses "holy energy," so there's no mistake. For living beings, the Divine Prism skill can restore Life Value, but for the undead, it's probably just a damaging skill.
It's like the diluted holy water sold by the quartermaster at Blackrock Fortress; ordinary people can drink it to improve their health, but undead...
If Kaerhan's undead transformation level has reached 100%, then [Divine Prism] will deal damage equal to 30% of his maximum Life Value. Even with Kaerhan's damage reduction resistance, the damage will still be very high, because holy damage has a bonus effect on Undead Species and Fiend Species targets.
However, Kaerhan's current undead status is 78%, with 22% still being a living being. The part of him that is a living being will receive positive healing from [Divine Prism]. With this addition and subtraction, the final damage value is fixed at 107 points, which is still quite high.
[Divine Prism] is a four-star skill, after all. What does that mean? Most Leader Tier bosses don't have four-star skills. Only Rare Boss, such as Prince Nicholas and Kyo Kusanagi, possess them.
Bai Xiaowen's luck in rolling a four-star skill was truly exceptional. When he obtained the [Whispering Grimoire] equipment, he had already researched the relationship between skill points and star ratings. A four-star skill requires at least 15 points to cast, while the legendary five-star skill requires an even higher 18 points!
Three six-sided dice, the highest possible score is 18, which is the legendary three sixes... a triple.
Kaerhan, after all, a clan Boss Tier, much stronger than ordinary Boss Tier. He endured the excruciating pain, roared fiercely, and raised his hand, projecting a chilling energy onto Bai Xiaowen.
Spirit Realm Rules Message:
"Bloodspear Warlord Kaerhan's skill: Death Mark activated, all damage you take is increased by 30% for 60 seconds!"
This is a skill that wasn't detected before. It increases damage by 30% and has a duration of up to 1 minute. It's ridiculously strong.
Immediately afterwards, Kaerhan leaped off the Raptor's back with a powerful push of his thigh, and his blood-red spear pierced through the air toward Bai Xiaowen's chest.
This spear can only be described with one word: speed!
Kaerhan's agility was as high as 70 points, which was not only Overwhelming Crush for Bai Xiaowen, but the difference was ridiculously large! Although Bai Xiaowen predicted the angle of the spear Thrust, he just couldn't dodge it.
Intimidation!
At the critical moment, this powerful mutated skill, which can be cast instantly without any casting action, came into play. Not only Kaerhan, but also his troll warriors were all thrown into Fear Status. Trolls with lower mental attributes were even stunned!
Kaerhan has the LV2 [Bloodspear War Banner] passive skill, which grants him 40% immunity to control effects! Bai Xiaowen's Intimidation, which was supposed to maintain fear on him for four or five seconds, actually only lasted for a little over two seconds.
However, those two seconds were enough for the Skeleton Sword-and-Shield Soldier to rush forward and surround Kaerhan.
Bai Xiaowen drew his Desert Eagle and fired a powerful shot directly at the forehead of the swooping Kaerhan, hitting a vital spot with a critical hit and a 250% Critical Hit increase!
Blood spurted from Kaerhan's eyebrows, and he lost nearly 100 more Life Value. His dark blue skin was covered in blood, making him look eerie and terrifying.
"I will crush you!" Kaerhan roared, thrusting out spears with lightning speed, leaving Afterimage in his wake!
If the previous Giant Hammer Berserker Kelman's 70 points of Strength represented the pinnacle of "strength," then the Death Hunter Kaelhan before him, with his agility of 70 points, represented the pinnacle of "speed"! This was the fastest person Bai Xiaowen had ever seen—of course, the three experts above the level of Evolver he encountered in the JH City defense battle were not included, as their ranks were different and incomparable.
The Skeleton Sword-and-Shield Soldier didn't even have time to Block; they took full damage with almost every spear thrust. Kaerhan's 42 points of strength were no joke; combined with his high agility and Critical Hit, two spear thrusts were enough to kill a Skeleton Sword-and-Shield Soldier, and a hit to a vital point would be an instant kill.
Of the three Skeleton Sword-and-Shield Soldier Bai Xiaowen summoned first, two were immediately killed. Then, a Lightning Throw shot from not far away finally interrupted Kaerhan's actions.
A graceful figure charged forward at high speed. Li Shuyi activated her Savage Charge skill, slamming into Kaerhan. Surrounded by Fatty, Skeleton Sword-and-Shield Soldier, Shadow Assassin, and other creatures, Kaerhan, no matter how agile, could not dodge this Savage Charge.
Repelled, briefly stunned! Li Shuyi slashed with both swords, then followed up with Double Slash and the Sanction Dagger, rapidly stacking her passive abilities. Amidst the rising flames, she had activated the Demonfire Jade Pendant's Demonfire Dance skill.
The sound of heavy footsteps rang out, and the troll warrior controlled by Bai Xiaowen rushed over, his sharp spear flashing with blood. He pierced through Kaerhan with a single thrust, Bloodburst Assassination!
The troll warrior's original Life Value of around 200 points plummeted by half, but Kaerhan also took more than 50 points of damage from this hit (theoretically, the damage is an equal amount of Life Value loss, but armor and resistance damage reduction need to be taken into account).
"Traitor!"
Kaerhan snorted, and with a backhand thrust of his spear, pierced the troll warrior like a skewer of candied hawthorns, killing him instantly! Then, with a flick of the spear shaft, blood spurted out. To be able to kill one's own people without batting an eye, Kaerhan truly deserved his reputation as a ruthless leader of the Remnant Allied Army.
However, the sacrifice of the controlled troll warrior was part of Bai Xiaowen's plan, allowing him to continue using the important skill [Talisman Switching].
Although Bai Xiaowen manipulated summoned creatures to besiege Kaerhan, he himself did not participate in the attack. Apart from the first shot that dealt 250% Critical Hit damage to Kelman, all of Bai Xiaowen's bullets hit the troll warriors who were fighting against the human cavalry.
To be precise, it's about finishing off opponents. When a troll warrior is down to half Life Value and about to die, Bai Xiaowen will shoot and kill them.
Li Shuyi felt something was off; Bai Xiaowen's actions were very unusual. Logically, the story soldiers should be left to fight the enemy's minions, while the awakened ones should focus their fire on the BOSS to quickly kill him and get the treasure chest.
Bai Xiaowen's ranged damage output isn't low, so why waste it on those troll warriors?
Strange as it was, Li Shuyi didn't ask. She had an almost blind trust in Bai Xiaowen, or perhaps it could be called worship—from the Three Kingdoms Plane World to now, Bai Xiaowen's judgment had almost never been wrong.
Xiao Wen must have his reasons for doing this. I just need to focus on my own work, and that will be enough.
With this thought in mind, Li Shuyi continuously thrust out her twin swords, which were burning with fire, reducing Kaerhan's Life Value.
Although Kaerhan has high damage output, his 31 points in Constitution is a weakness, and his armor and resistance are not outstanding. His 700+ Life Value points are mainly supported by the passive effect of "Bloodspear War Banner", which is rather weak.
[Divine Prism], [Headshot], [Bloodburst Assassination]... Multiple high-damage single-hit skills stacked together, coupled with Li Shuyi's terrifying sustained output, quickly reduced Kaerhan's Life Value to 300 points, less than half health.
"Souls of the dead, come to me!"
Kaerhan roared, and the Bloodspear plunged violently into the ground.
A powerful suction force surged forth, enveloping the entire battlefield! Every fallen troll warrior had a faint, ethereal thread connecting them to Kaerhan, like a conduit.
"Hahaha! Despair! Suffer! I am Undying Body! Soon my wounds will be fully healed. This is the power bestowed upon Overlord!" Kaerhan roared in the Common Tongue.
Spirit Realm Rules Message:
"Bloodspear Warlord Kaerhan's skill: Death Siphon activated! He will absorb the souls of nearby Plague Undead to heal himself. Each Plague Undead soul will restore 20% of Kaerhan's maximum Life Value!"
Li Shuyi was instinctively startled, but Bai Xiaowen's voice rang out at the same time. "Ignore him, the Kingly Way is to take advantage of his posing and slash him a few more times..."
After Kaerhan the pose for two seconds, nothing Transformation except that Kai'erhan's Life Value dropped by several dozen points.
"What's going on? Why didn't I absorb any souls?!" Kaerhan exclaimed in shock and anger.
Bai Xiaowen happily watched the Black Soul Stone's growth rate and Soul Essence increase. After thinking for a moment, he decided not to reveal the truth and let Kaerhan die in ignorance. After all, villains die from talking too much.
Li Shuyi also realized that Bai Xiaowen had attacked those dying troll warriors just now in order to steal Kill Contribution and use the Black Soul Stone to absorb their souls!
Li Shuyi already knew that the Black Soul Stone had the function of absorbing the souls of the dead, but Bai Xiaowen needed to contribute a certain amount of Kill Contribution to achieve this.
[Xiao Wen is really... amazing. This originally overpowered boss with such a strong healing ability has had its healing skill completely rendered useless!]
This thought crossed Li Shuyi's mind, but her hands continued to output power without stopping.
Kaerhan quickly realized that the inability to absorb souls to restore his Life Value meant he was very likely to die on the spot!
Thinking of this, Kaerhan's eyes quickly turned red. He let out a sharp screech, his spear swirling and forcing back the summoned creatures, including Li Shuyi. Then, he shot out a spear like lightning, piercing towards Li Shuyi!
Kaerhan's judgment was spot on; Li Shuyi was indeed Bai Xiaowen's side, the highest damage dealer! This spear strike carried terrifying shadow energy, and was Kaerhan's main combat skill, [Shadow Strike]!
Although Li Shuyi was agile, she was no match for Kaerhan and only managed to turn half a body length away. However, thanks to Bai Xiaowen's anticipation, Fatty Charge forward and launched his attack in advance, forcefully pushing Li Shuyi back half a body length!
Pfft!
The crimson spear Piercing the body of the Stitched Monster Fatty, dealing a terrifying 120 points of mixed damage (physical damage + magical damage)! Fortunately, the damage was shared between Bai Xiaowen and the Fatty, and it did not hit any vital organs.
After stabbing the Stitched Monster Fatty, Kaerhan did not immediately pull out the Bloodspear. Instead, he grinned and activated another undetected skill, [Blood Boiling]!
Bang bang bang!
Three consecutive, rapid explosions resounded inside the Stitched Monster Fatty's body. Blood spurted from his Fatty pale skin, and a huge, transparent hole appeared where the Bloodspear had pierced him!
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The final blow was clearly a Critical Hit. This [Blood Boiling] skill exploded three times in a row, dealing a terrifying 369 points of damage!
Moreover, when Kaerhan his Blood Boiling technique, the violently fluctuating energy pushed Li Shuyi and the others back two or three meters.
"Still not dead?" Seeing that the Fatty was still alive, his hands gripping his Bloodspear tightly, Kaerhan was surprised. The Toughness of this corpse demon seemed rather bizarre.
If it weren't for the existence of "Life Sharing," Fatty would definitely have been killed.
However, every advantage has its disadvantages. While Fatty was taking massive damage, Bai Xiaowen also had to share the burden! When [Shadow Strike] dealt 120 mixed damage, blood was already trickling from Bai Xiaowen's nose. After the [Blood Boiling] damage burst, Bai Xiaowen spat out a mouthful of blood, and his Life Value plummeted by 208 points!
Fortunately, the 60-second damage buff from [Death Mark] had already expired, otherwise Bai Xiaowen would have been in grave danger.
Kaerhan laughed loudly, "So you've mistaken this corpse demon for your summoned beast? How utterly foolish! Then let's all die together!"
Kaerhan tried to pull out the Bloodspear. Although Fatty tried his best to grip it tightly, his 21 points of strength were still half of Kaerhan's 42 points of strength, and the Bloodspear was pulled out piece by piece.
However, Bai Xiaowen took a step forward and reached out to grab the spear shaft.
"Are you kidding me! You're just a wizard, do you really think you're stronger than this corpse demon? Foolish!" With a hearty laugh, Kaerhan and pulled.
But this pull caused Kaerhan's expression to change drastically! He felt as if the Bloodspear was welded to the body of Stitched Monster, and he couldn't pull it out at all!
"Impossible... Even if the two of you combine your strength, you couldn't possibly surpass me!" Kaerhan said.
Bai Xiaowen's strength is 20 points, Fatty's is 21 points, but even combined, they are still less than Kaerhan's. Moreover, when multiple weak individuals fight against a strong one, their strength values are not simply added together.
For example, if Skeleton Sword-and-Shield Soldier has a strength value of 15, can 10 Skeleton Sword-and-Shield Soldier combined win a tug-of-war against a boss with a strength value of 100? Obviously not. No matter how hard a group of ants tries, they can only lift a worm at most; they can never move an elephant.
In reality... Bai Xiaowen's current strength is already close to that of Kaerhan!
Gold Equipment - [Ring of Torment], with the additional skill [Agony Potential]: Passive skill, for every 10 points of damage you take, you gain 1 point of Strength (this effect only applies to damage taken within 30 seconds)!
Bai Xiaowen just suffered 208 points of damage, increasing his strength by a full 20 points, reaching a high of 40 points! This is only slightly different from Kaerhan's 42 points of strength. Add to that a Fatty with considerable strength, Kaerhan definitely won't win the tug-of-war.