Do you know what kiting and outputting is?

Amidst the soaring flames, a series of damage numbers erupted above the head of the Abomination Pato.

Mages truly deserve their reputation as the kings of ranged damage.

Unfortunately, after unleashing this round, Favid did not have much mana left.

At this moment, Zong Shen's crossbow bolts and the short spears of the three Wolf Cavalrymen also struck the Abomination one after another.

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Three damage values floated up.

Compared to the two mages, it was pitifully weak.

Especially the three Wolf Cavalrymen; after their throwing damage was reduced by the armor value, only a pathetic 12 points remained.

Better than nothing, I suppose.

After finishing this wave.

Without Zong Shen needing to give any further instructions, everyone scrambled back into the tunnel.

Including Zong Shen himself.

In a flash, they all retreated into the corridor, then began frantically tossing rubble, discarded iron bars, broken bed frames, and all sorts of debris toward the upward-leading staircase.

Through the combined efforts of the seven people.

They quickly blocked off the stairs leading upward.

Next, they rapidly withdrew to the middle section of the corridor, stopping at a position more than twenty meters away from the staircase entrance.

They waited quietly for the right moment to launch their second wave of attacks.

At this time, the Abomination's obese body also came stumbling down.

Facing the obstacles blocking its path, it appeared quite confused.

After attempting to shove them aside with the brute force of its body a few times to no avail.

It raised its massive butcher knives with both arms.

And began to hack savagely at the obstacles.

It was practically like chopping melons and vegetables.

It only took half a minute to hack all the obstacles into fragments.

It stumbled down the stairs.

Zong Shen could tell now that this thing had no emotions, no will, only a pure instinct for slaughter.

The moment it stepped onto the walkway.

A second round of ranged attacks came crashing down upon its head.

Tasia had plenty of mana, so she still unleashed the powerful and high-cost Double Necrotic Arrow.

Favid did not have much mana left, so he could only use the low-cost Small Fireball.

Unfortunately, the cooldown for the Wolf Cavalry's crowd control skill, Capture Net, had not yet expired.

Otherwise, they could have pinned it in place to strike it with the more sustained Fire Rain skill.

A long string of damage numbers popped up above its head.

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As soon as the second wave of attacks ended, the group retreated once more, this time heading straight back into the Prayer Room.

Zong Shen turned back to close the Runic Iron Door.

Zong Shen had the key to this Runic Iron Door, but this guy certainly didn't!

Once the Runic Iron Door was closed, it shimmered with runic light, looking indestructible.

Zong Shen held the key in his hand.

A smile appeared on his face.

He slowly retreated.

Just these two rounds of hit-and-run attacks had directly wiped out two-thirds of the Abomination's health.

Now, the Abomination had 274 health points remaining.

As long as the two precious mages were ready, one more wave would be enough to send the Abomination to its grave.

He had now tasted the sweetness of having mages.

With a good position and sufficient mana, mages were absolute mobile artillery.

At this moment, the Abomination also stumbled to the outside of the Runic Iron Door.

It raised the Butcher's Blade with both hands and hacked frantically at the Runic Iron Door.

The runes on the iron door flickered incessantly under the assault.

Zong Shen, however, remained very calm.

He brought over a few chairs from the Prayer Room that weren't too broken.

He sat down nonchalantly right where he was and crossed his legs.

At the same time, he had Tasia, Favid, and Tie Zhu sit down to watch the show.

Especially the two mage babies.

They sat on the chairs, closed their eyes, and began to enter a meditative state to rapidly recover their mana.

Zong Shen was just short of getting up to serve these two himself.

Both Favid and Tasia possessed the Magic Effect Amplification skill.

After entering the meditative state, they could recover 33 points of mana per minute.

As long as this Runic Iron Door could hold out for a minute or so, Favid would be able to accumulate enough mana to cast an Explosive Fireball.

By then, another volley of magic would be enough to bring the Abomination to the brink of death.

Then, he would use the Hunting Crossbow to finish it off.

Perfect!

Although Zong Shen didn't have any special talents.

But his mind was agile.

Furthermore, he possessed a wealth of gaming experience.

Tie Zhu, standing to the side, could only run along for the duration of the fight since he lacked any ranged attack methods.

At this moment, he felt immense admiration for Zong Shen.

The blue Captain-level Abomination had actually lost over two-thirds of its health so easily.

His lord was truly too powerful!

If stars could pop out of Tie Zhu's eyes as he looked at Zong Shen, they surely would have.

"Lord, I truly cannot believe that we are now capable of dealing with such powerful Captain-level monsters!"

Tie Zhu said, unable to contain himself.

He saw Zong Shen curl his lip in indifference.

"Do you know what kiting is?"

"Basic operations, just basic operations."

Using the terrain to kite and deal damage—wasn't that just a basic operation?

Zong Shen thought nothing of it.

What's more, skill was only one aspect.

Having sufficient troops was another.

Three Wolf Cavalry, one assassin, plus himself—who could barely count as a substandard shield-and-sword warrior.

Five melee units and two mages with powerful damage output.

They had basically formed a well-rounded combat squad.

And it was a rather luxurious combat squad at that.

As long as they didn't stubbornly charge head-on, they would be perfectly safe.

A minute or so later.

The runes on the Runic Iron Door began to gradually dim.

It started to emit a creaking sound, as if it could no longer bear the strain.

Judging by the looks of it, it wouldn't be able to hold on for much longer.

"Lord, I have restored my mana to 50 points."

Favid opened his eyes.

He reported to Zong Shen.

"Very good. Tie Zhu, take the key, open the door, and release the hounds!"

"Arvid, you throw a short spear as well."

"Coordinate with the mage to deal damage."

"Everyone else, stay put and remain on high alert."

Zong Shen tossed the key to the Runic Iron Door into Tie Zhu's hands.

At the same time, he began to reload his [Hunting Crossbow].

"Get ready, let's give it one final blast!"

Tie Zhu took the key and trotted over to the door.

By now, the Runic Iron Door was on the verge of being broken through.

Tie Zhu nimbly used the key to unlock the door, then immediately melted into the shadows the next moment.

The gate was suddenly shoved open.

The Abomination stepped inside quickly.

Without needing further instruction from Zong Shen, the attacks from his side rained down upon the creature like a downpour.

"Boom!"

"Rumble!"

"Whoosh!"

Accompanied by the magical attacks from Tasia and Favid, Arvid also hurled his short spear.

After a barrage of damage, the Abomination Pato was left with only a sliver of health.

Yet, it still marched toward Zong Shen, fearless and undeterred.

"Time for the finishing blow."

"Go to hell!"

"Twang!"

With a sharp twang.

The string of the Hunting Crossbow propelled the bolt forward.

It struck the massive body of the Abomination directly.

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The final damage figure flashed.

The Abomination Pato dissolved into a ball of white light and landed on the ground.

It gradually decomposed into five or six different glows, lying quietly on the floor!

Zong Shen put away the Hunting Crossbow, the corners of his mouth curling into a satisfied smile.