Qualification for an Alliance (Third Update)
The three bosses gave the awakened ones no time to prepare, leading a group of undead creatures as they pounced directly at them.
It is worth mentioning that Ke Yifei and the other two students from Luzhou University received special attention from the three Boss Tier. Most of the Elite Tier monsters rushed towards the three of them, while some rushed towards Jiang Bo from Qingdao University.
Bai Xiaowen was temporarily ignored by the monsters—or rather, completely ignored. Some monsters that were relatively close to Bai Xiaowen instinctively rushed over and attacked Bai Xiaowen.
However, these monsters were just Standard Template Drowned Zombie, Ghost, and skeletons, which Bai Xiaowen dealt with with ease.
Bai Xiaowen's mind raced, and he quickly realized a possibility: the monsters of Yinwind Ridge were quite "vengeful"—since he hadn't attacked the monsters of Yinwind Ridge, the newly appeared horde of undead monsters didn't target him first, and their aggro level was relatively low.
Jiang Bo, who had just fought the monsters at Yinwind Ridge and stopped fighting later, had a higher aggro value. As for the three members of Lujiang University who had been dawdling and trying to earn more Kill Contribution, they became the monsters' primary targets.
The Bone Warrior Commander charged ahead, slashing down with a giant sword. Ji Jingyuan didn't even dare to take the hit, and he put away his shield and ran backward—although he was Elite Class 5 Awakened, he was facing a level 6 BOSS!
Only Hero Class have the ability to fight against bosses of the same or higher level, and even then, only exceptionally powerful Hero Class can do so.
Seeing the main tank flee in disarray, Teng Fan and Ke Yifei lost all courage to fight and fled as well, not even having time to open the silver treasure chests from the Elite Tier monsters and the two treasure chests from the ordinary monsters that had dropped on the ground.
As mentioned earlier, if an Awakened One doesn't have time to open a treasure chest, they can choose to store it in their Storage Space and open it when they have time.
However, this requires one prerequisite: all Awakened Ones who have Kill Contribution must agree before the treasure chest can be added to the Storage Space by one of the Awakened Ones. If even one Awakened One disagrees, it cannot be done.
Ke Yifei had just made a move to touch and put away the treasure chest, but his face quickly darkened. Clearly, Jiang Bo had refused his request to put away the treasure chest, leaving him unable to do so and forcing him to give up.
"Only Hero Class can stand up to the Boss Tier... Oh right, isn't there a Hero Class right there?"
Ji Jingyuan realized this and quickly shouted, "Bai Xiaowen! How about we team up and kill these Boss Tier? Don't worry, the spoils will be distributed according to our Kill Contribution, and you'll get the lion's share... Ouch!"
Alexei, the Bone Warrior Commander, strode after Ji Jingyuan Ji Jingyuan. His greatsword came crashing down, and although Ji Jingyuan managed to raise his shield in time, he was still struck hard by the sword and forced to retreat repeatedly. Even his shield had a shallow dent, which pained Ji Jingyuan greatly.
When Ji Jingyuan invited Bai Xiaowen, Teng Fan and Ke Yifei felt a little embarrassed. They still remembered refusing Jiang Bo's invitation for Bai Xiaowen to join the team. This slap in the face came too quickly, making the two awakened college students who had not yet stepped into society feel a little ashamed.
Bai Xiaowen smiled and shook her head.
Upon seeing Bai Xiaowen's refusal, Ke Yifei panicked and scrambled to dodge the attacks of the two Skeleton Champion, shouting, "Captain Bai, we were wrong before... but the current situation is that the monsters are too strong. If we don't unite, we'll only be defeated one by one! Once we're driven out of the Dead Spirit Lake Treasure Ground Space, you won't be able to escape either!"
The Vampire Kitz stood in front of Bai Xiaowen, tearing a Standard Template Skeleton Soldier in front of him to Bone Shatter with each claw, and cackled, "Wrong, wrong, wrong! You're not qualified to team up with the boss!"
After arriving on Earth, Kitz diligently studied Chinese. His conversations with Bai Xiaowen, conducted not only through language but also through mental communication, proceeded smoothly without any obstacles. He also frequently browsed the internet for rhymes and jokes, reciting them with considerable skill.
However, Chinese grammar differs from English and Latin, so when Kitz speaks with people other than Bai Xiaowen, his sentence structure inevitably becomes somewhat strange.
In the Spirit Realm, Bai Xiaowen only killed Advanced Boss. The three level 6 Boss Tier before him didn't possess any key skills that increased their Life Value or reduced their control effects, so they weren't a particularly difficult challenge for him. As for the combat strength of Ke Yifei and the others, they were merely icing on the cake, and there was little need for them to cooperate.
In fact, Bai Xiaowen himself was not opposed to teaming up, as having Ke Yifei and the others help hold off the Elite Tier monsters and minions would make it easier for him to deal with the three bosses. However, the character of Ke Yifei and the other two was questionable, and Bai Xiaowen did not want to cooperate with such short-sighted awakened individuals.
Jiang Bo, enduring the pressure from two Elite Tier monsters, managed to hold out for a while by only defending and not attacking, thanks to his tank-type awakened character. The trio from Lujiang University, however, fared much worse; under the BOSS's focused attention, their escape and hiding space dwindled.
"Your name is Jiang Bo, right? Come here, don't resist," Bai Xiaowen said.
Jiang Bo heard Bai Xiaowen's voice and was a little excited, but he was surrounded by Elite Tier monsters and couldn't rush to Bai Xiaowen's side. He was trying to figure out what Bai Xiaowen meant by "don't resist" when he suddenly heard a whooshing sound. A chubby Stitched Monster threw out the iron chain in its hand, which wrapped around Jiang Bo's body several times.
A pulling force surged forth.
Jiang Bo realized what was happening and quickly went with the pull, giving up the struggle. Instantly, his body felt light, and he flew to Bai Xiaowen as if riding on clouds, while the attacks from the two Elite Tier monsters behind him missed their target.
"Alright, rest here for a while and don't move around," Bai Xiaowen said. Jiang Bo's Undead Disguise was also incomplete, and his stamina recovery was very slow; he was already panting heavily.
After catching his breath, Jiang Bo said, "Bai... Boss, do you think we should team up with them? Although these guys are quite annoying, if we don't join forces, we'll end up outnumbered and might be driven out of this space."
Banshee Sivalles, the Lady Shivalis BOSS, did not participate in the attack, but more than a dozen Ghost appeared at several entrances and exits of Yinwind Ridge. Clearly, they did not intend to give the five Awakened Ones of Yinfeng Yinwind Ridge a chance to escape and wanted to wipe them out in one fell swoop. So there was no way to escape. They either had to kill these monsters or leave the Dead Spirit Lake.
Bai Xiaowen was starting to look at Jiang Bo with new respect. In the face of difficulties, Jiang Bo was able to put aside past grievances; in this respect alone, he was more mature than many other college student activists.
"No need for a joint effort." Bai Xiaowen shook his head, offering no further explanation, and directed his summoned creatures to focus on defense.
The trio from Lujiang University were cornered and had no choice but to abandon their exploration opportunity and leave the Dead Spirit Lake Treasure Ground Space. Before leaving, they looked at Bai Xiaowen with complicated expressions, but ultimately did not dare to express their dissatisfaction.
Seeing the three people disappear, Bai Xiaowen shook her head. "Alright, the troublemakers have been kicked out... Let's get to work."