Decisive Battle at the Altar (2-in-1)
[Eliki (Level 7 Boss Tier)]
[Race: Human Species / Snakefolk]
[Occupation: Amotava Faith Priest]
[Attributes: Strength 23, Agility 26, Constitution 48, Spirit 70]
[Skill 1: Whirling Dance: Eliki unleashes a fierce attack with her six arms, doubling her attack speed but reducing her accuracy (the value is affected by the enemy's Melee Specialty).]
[Skill 2: Mud Armor: Eliki casts Mud Armor on an allied unit, reducing the damage they take by 30% and reducing the attacker's attack speed by 30%.]
[Skill 3: Amotava's Gift: Passive, Eliki's melee attacks deal (70) points of Frost damage, equal to her Spirit attribute.]
[Skill 4:???]
[Skill 5: Snakefolk Leader Lv. 2: Increases Life Value by 400 points, reduces the duration of control effects and abnormal statuses by 40%.]
This Snakefolk boss, Eliki, is probably the most powerful level 7 Boss Tier Bai Xiaowen has ever seen. Similar to the swamp Snakefolk priestess he encountered before, she follows a high-spirit-based strategy, adding significant magic damage to her basic attacks. However, unlike the snake-woman, Eliki possesses a terrifying [Whirling Dance] skill that doubles her attack speed! Those six arms are truly impressive.
Based on this calculation, Eliki's attack speed is much faster than Li Shuyi's, and her attacks deal an additional 70 points of frost damage, making her practically a humanoid (snake-like?) harvester!
This 70 points of frost damage isn't actual damage dealt, but rather theoretical damage, which can be reduced by magic resistance. That's a bit better; the Skeleton Sword-and-Shield Soldier should be able to withstand about three hits. However, given Eliki's attack speed, she could probably land three hits in just one second.
Bai Xiaowen then took a look at the skills of the male Snakefolk BOSS, Kasares.
[Kasares (Level 7 Boss Tier)]
[Race: Human Species / Snakefolk]
[Class: Amotava Faith Warrior]
[Attributes: Strength 70, Agility 25, Constitution 55, Spirit 18]
[Skill 1: Surging Water Strike: Kasares slams the ground around him, unleashing a torrent of underground water that knocks nearby enemies into the air. Enemies landing will suffer an additional stun effect.]
[Skill 2: Tidal Charge: Kasares charges towards a target, knocking back enemies in his path and severely slowing them for 10 seconds.]
[Skill 3: War-Spear Throw: After charging, Kasares throws his spear in a direction, hitting the first target in its path (whether friend or foe), dealing heavy damage and knocking them back.]
[Skill 4:???]
[Skill 5: Snakefolk Leader Lv. 1: Increases Life Value by 300 points, reduces the duration of control effects and abnormal statuses by 30%.]
Judging from its skills, this power-type boss is undoubtedly very difficult to deal with. It has a dash attack, a wide-area control skill, and a ranged targeted attack. Once controlled, Kasares ' terrifying 70 points of strength can definitely inflict devastating damage on the enemy.
"You are the intruders who destroyed the Crystal Formation! Prepare to die!"
Kasares swung a heavy trident, its thick snake tail slithering as it lunged at Bai Xiaowen at a considerable speed.
"Shu Yi, you hold off the female Snakefolk," Bai Xiaowen quickly devised a tactical plan, "I'll take care of the male Snakefolk as soon as possible!"
Although Li Shuyi was somewhat confused, she was certain that Bai Xiaowen was right. Without hesitation, she drew her twin swords, bypassed Kasares, and charged straight at Eliki.
"If you want to challenge the High Priest, you'll have to get past me first!" Kasares roared in Old Latin, as his heavy trident came crashing down on Li Shuyi in an attempt to intercept her.
"Then you'll have to get past me first." Bai Xiaowen replied in Old Latin, and Elite Tier Vengeful Spirit appeared, directly using the Venomous Resentment skill on Kasares!
Although Kasares possesses terrifying strength, his mental attribute is a weakness, with only 18 points! Bai Xiaowen had already detected his weakness when scanning the data. The Vengeful Spirit, with its mana-draining skill, is definitely the nemesis of a violent warrior like Kasares who lacks Divine Might!
The Vengeful Spirit spirit's mental strength was almost twice that of Kasares, and it also possessed the passive skill of fright, so the judgment of Venomous Resentment passed without any doubt! A thin, pale blue line extended from Kasares to the Vengeful Spirit spirit, draining Kasares's Divine Might every second.
Kasares roared; the feeling of having his Divine Might drained was extremely uncomfortable. He almost immediately targeted the Vengeful Spirit, unleashing his skill with a roar— Tidal Charge!
However, Kasares passed through the Vengeful Spirit's body like a phantom, and the expected knockback and severe slowing effect did not appear on the Vengeful Spirit; the mana drain effect continued.
As Fiend Species and Vengeful Spirit of the Ghost Clan, it possesses Phantasmal Form passive ability, granting it a 99% extra evasion rate against physical attacks and skills! Tidal Charge, a physical skill, is also within the evasion range.
Kasares possessed high combat intelligence; realizing he couldn't attack the Vengeful Spirit, he immediately turned his attention to the Vengeful Spirit's master, Bai Xiaowen.
Wolf King Raging Claw and Skeleton Champion both pounced forward, holding off Kasares.
On the other side, Li Shuyi and Eliki were also fighting.
Eliki's Whirling Dance of attacks is incredibly fast; her six arms and six weapons whistle Double Slash, like a windmill. However, the accuracy of her attacks is somewhat worrying.
After returning from the Jiajing Plane World, Li Shuyi's Battle Specialty in One-Handed Swordsmanship has reached level 6 after reading Yu Dayou's book, "The Sword Classic," which is quite close to Eliki's Swordsmanship Specialty! Moreover, Li Shuyi's Combat Specialty has also reached level 4, and she has considerable experience in dodging melee attacks.
Moreover, Li Shuyi's agility is a Suppression against Eliki. Although Eliki is a BOSS, she is only a BOSS with a Mental Specialty.
Eliki's Whirling Dance is usually very effective against enemies who are much weaker in Melee Specialty, but it's not so effective against Li Shuyi.
Of course, a low hit rate doesn't mean you can't hit. With six arms and six weapons, the number of attacks replaces precision. In a full attack, there are always two or three hits on Li Shuyi. Sometimes, it's even unavoidable because there are just too many blades coming at you.
This is where the loyal Skeleton Sword-and-Shield Soldier come in handy. Bai Xiaowen wouldn't let Li Shuyi face a level 7 Boss Tier alone under fair circumstances, so he had already sent the Skeleton Sword-and-Shield Soldier to follow up.
Bai Xiaowen's Melee Specialty are also quite impressive. With the boost from being the Ultimate Academic Ace, his fighting and One-Handed Swordsmanship are both at level 5. Under his control, the Skeleton Sword-and-Shield Soldier will never have any negative effects on Li Shuyi's performance. Instead, they will always be able to block the blow for Li Shuyi just when she is about to be attacked.
When luck is on your side, you can Block with your shield Skeleton Sword-and-Shield Soldier won't even lose health. But most of the time, you'll need the Skeleton Sword-and-Shield Soldier's skeletal frame to help you withstand the blows. Bai Xiaowen's Shield Equipment Specialty isn't that high after all.
Eliki's side has finally managed to maintain the stalemate, but on the other side, the siege of Kasares is already showing initial results.
After the Vengeful Spirit drained Kasares's mana for 8 seconds, Casares's Divine Might finally dropped below 2 points, causing him to fall into a 4.9-second Stunned Status! He should have been stunned for 7 seconds, but Kasares's Boss Tier skill "Snakefolk Leader Lv. 1" reduced the stun by 30%.
In fact, if Kasares hadn't recklessly used his skills and wasted his Divine Might, with his 18 points of mental energy, he wouldn't have had his mental energy drained to below 2 points— the Vengeful Spirit's Venomous Resentment skill could only drain a maximum of 15 points of Divine Might!
However, during the time Kasares was drained of mana, he used two powerful skills, Tidal Charge and Surging Water Strike, which consumed half of his Divine Might! This is why he was stunned by the follow-up effect of Venomous Resentment Spirit.
Of course, Kasares's Surging Water Strike was indeed ferocious, and 70 points of strength was indeed formidable. Those who withstood his Rageclaw and Skeleton Champion lost a significant amount of Life Value. However, this was exactly what Bai Xiaowen had planned. For one thing, the Rageclaw ' Blood Frenzy skill had been triggered, granting them an additional 35% critical Critical Hit chance! And because of the Life Sharing mechanism, Bai Xiaowen also took corresponding damage, resulting in a slight increase in his strength and a certain improvement in his damage output.
Bai Xiaowen first used the Whispering Grimoire, which flipped through the pages of a magic book with comical faces drawn on it, and three dice clattered down.
446, 14 points. Bai Xiaowen drew a three-star spell.
A surge of Blazing Heat energy erupted, and a fireball the size of a washbasin quickly condensed!
[Flame Burst: Launches a Blazing Heat fireball that deals heavy fire damage (spell) to the target and inflicts a burn effect.]
Boom!
A single Flame Burst drained 8 points of Bai Xiaowen's Divine Might, but the effect was astonishing. The flaming projectile whistled and struck Kasares's face. The fleshy beard on his jaw was scorched by the flames and even twisted and deformed, giving off a slight smell of burnt meat.
Above Kasares ' head, a massive "-89" damage bar appeared, accompanied by a "-85" true damage bar! During this fireball, Absolon's Blood Essence Stone "Killing Thirst" skill was also triggered.
After Bai Xiaowen landed a successful blow, he quickly put away the Whispering Grimoire, gripped the gun with both hands, and started firing in Rapid-Fire Mode, bullet after bullet aimed at Kasares's vital facial features.
Under the Blood Frenzy skill, Rageclaw was covered in blood-red light, and its output was equally impressive, quickly reaping Kasares's Life Value.
The Skeleton Champion raised his greatsword high, charging up for a full three seconds before unleashing a Heavy Cleave! A deep, bone-revealing gash appeared on Kasares's back, blood gushing out.
Charging for three seconds is already the limit for the Skeleton Champion's [Heavy Cleave] skill.
Other attacks included the Shadow Assassin's Assassination, the Bone Warlock's Lightning Strike, Kitz's attack... It could be said that, apart from the Skeleton Sword-and-Shield Soldier helping Li Shuyi delay Eliki, all the other attacks were poured onto the Stunned Status Kasares, causing his Life Value to plummet!
Eliki screamed, and two of her arms rose up, causing a layer of mud to rise as if it were alive, quickly covering Kasares's body. Mud Armor skill activated!
This skill reduces damage taken by 30%, and the attacker also suffers a 30% attack speed reduction, making it an amazing single-target defensive skill. However, this powerful effect only lasts for a very short time, only 10 seconds.
Bai Xiaowen waved his hand, and everyone moved out of Kasares ' melee range. At this moment, Kasares had recovered from the 4.9-second stun, letting out a deafening roar, and then...
Then he simply swung his trident and unleashed a series of ordinary thrusts.
His Divine Might has been reduced to below 2 points, which is insufficient to support him in using any skill!
While Divine Might can be restored, it can only be restored at a rate of 10% per minute. In other words, Kasares can restore 1.8 units of Divine Might per minute, and it will take two to three minutes to accumulate enough Divine Might to use a skill!
Of course, as a muscle-bound expert with 70 points of strength, Kasares ' normal attacks also deal astonishing damage. Bai Xiaowen respected his 70 points of strength and didn't want his summoned creatures to fight Kasares head-on while wearing "Mud Armor," so he ordered the summoned Life Value to retreat. Only Bai Xiaowen and the Bone Warlock, relying on their long attack range, one used a gun and the other used grenades to whittle down Kasares ' health.
Unable to charge, Kasares could only use his snake tail to attack Bai Xiaowen.
Bai Xiaowen fought and retreated, moving slower than Kasares, and was about to be caught by Kasares in less than a few seconds. However, the Fatty not far away threw out Meat Hook, which wrapped around Bai Xiaowen's waist and dragged him over.
Kasares ' eyes were practically blazing with fury, and he could only continue the pursuit. The precious duration of his "Mud Armor" was also ticking away second by second.
However, Bai Xiaowen didn't give him a chance. He Talisman Switching and cast a blue Spell Talisman, which immobilized Kasares in place, trapping him in a state of Imprisonment.
Due to the vast difference in their mental attributes, Kasares's immobilization state theoretically lasts for nearly 7 seconds, and even with the reduction from the Snakefolk leader's skill, it still lasts for 4 seconds.
The summoned creatures, including Rageclaw, slowly surrounded him. After the 4-second stun duration ended, the Mud Armor effect on Kasares also ended.
The Bone Warlock's lightning Lightning Strike seemed to sound the charge, and the summoned creatures swarmed forward. Since the enemy lacked the damage reduction from the Mud Armor, trading blows with summoned creatures and Kasares wouldn't be a loss.
Bai Xiaowen has created the most favorable situation, minimizing the destructive power of Kasares, this violent warrior. At this point, it's time to fight tooth and nail, and see who gives in first.
Clearly, the one who couldn't hold on was Kasares. No matter how strong he was, he could only attack one target at a time, and he was also limited by his agility. Almost every time he thrust out his spear, Kasares would take five or six attacks, and his Life Value would drop rapidly until he was almost dead.
"Let the children out! Eat these outsiders!"
Eliki let out a shriek, and a few seconds later, a hissing sound arose. From the feet of the giant Hydra statue, tiny, multicolored snakes, about the thickness of a finger, slithered out and flicked their tongues.