Crouching Dragon and Phoenix Fledgling

Closing the page, Xiao Fan took a deep breath; he intended to use the Gift of the Saint immediately.

First, to eliminate the negative status effects on the group and prepare for the upcoming battle.

Second, to utilize the speed boost to position Han the Person and the other three.

"Once I use the skill, Garfield Without Fat, you run behind the Fierce Beast. Han the Person, you go to the right, and Swift as Wind, you go to the left. Zai Zai, you attack the Fierce Beast directly to draw its aggro first, while the other four attack it directly," Xiao Fan commanded.

"Skill? What skill?" Just as Han the Person was looking bewildered, he suddenly felt a magical power descend upon him.

The fatigue in his body was swept away in an instant, and he felt his body become much lighter. At the same time, a white barrier enveloped him.

"What is going on? This is amazing!"

"Don't space out, get into position!" Xiao Fan's voice rang out, and only then did he snap back to reality, hurriedly running to the right. It was only then that he realized he was terrifyingly fast!

"Holy crap! I can run this fast!"

Ignoring the others, Xiao Fan kept his eyes locked firmly on the Diamond Behemoth in front of him.

Closer! Even closer!

"Zai Zai! Attack."

Zai Zai looked up at the Diamond Behemoth, which stood over two meters tall, his legs trembling.

As a novice Player, how could he have ever seen something so terrifying?

But when Xiao Fan's voice reached him, Zai Zai, already accustomed to following orders, instinctively raised his spear and thrust forward!

The difference in height caused his spear to accurately pierce the Diamond Behemoth's...

Between its legs.

-3HP

"This... I'm sorry... I didn't mean to." Zai Zai was stunned.

Even Xiao Fan couldn't help but clench his own backside watching this scene.

However, now was not the time to feel pain for someone else.

"Now is the time, you four, step forward and attack it."

Only after Xiao Fan finished speaking did he realize there was no one around him.

"Where are the people?"

Xiao Fan turned his head, only to discover that those Players had actually used the speed boost from his Gift of the Saint skill to run far away!

"Damn it, are they brain-dead?" Xiao Fan couldn't help but curse.

Originally, the nine of them had a very good chance of killing the Diamond Behemoth together, but at the critical moment, these four had actually abandoned them and run off on their own.

"Roar!"

Zai Zai's attack, which dealt little damage but was highly insulting, completely enraged the Diamond Behemoth.

Its massive fist smashed toward Zai Zai.

"Dodge it! Everyone else, attack!"

With the speed boost, Zai Zai barely managed to dodge the Diamond Behemoth's punch.

At the same time, the attacks from Han the Person and the others landed on the Diamond Behemoth.

-5HP

-6HP

-10HP

Dealing 24 points of damage to the Diamond Behemoth in one round, Xiao Fan's expression grew quite grave; this damage was a bit low.

"Keep attacking."

After Zai Zai's highly insulting spear thrust, the Diamond Behemoth's aggro was locked firmly onto him. This gave the others an opportunity to deal damage.

Han the Person, who had added 5 points to Strength, dealt the highest damage, and he was also the one attacking the most desperately.

"Brother Chen, I can't hold on anymore."

By this time, he had used the speed boost to dodge three of the Diamond Behemoth's attacks, which was already his limit.

As soon as he finished speaking, the Diamond Behemoth's fist smashed toward him again.

"I can't dodge it!" Realizing this, Zai Zai looked desperate.

The next second, the Behemoth's fist struck him.

-90HP

"Holy crap! The damage is this high!"

After leveling up to level two, Zai Zai had 200 HP, and he had previously added two points to Constitution, totaling 210 HP.

90 points of damage had taken away nearly half of his health. Fortunately, Xiao Fan's shield was still active, absorbing 70 points of the damage for him.

Immediately after...

+10HP

+10HP

It was the Gift of the Saint from Xiao Fan, restoring ten health points every second.

Almost in the blink of an eye, Zai Zai's health bar was full again.

Therefore, when the Behemoth smashed its fist down, Zai Zai barely felt a thing.

In Cloud Sea, the Player's body is digitized. As long as the health bar is full, physical damage will be healed.

"Holy crap! This shield is insane, I feel like I can take another punch!"

Xiao Fan: "Take another one then."

Zai Zai: ...

After dodging twice more, the Diamond Behemoth's fist struck Zai Zai again.

-90HP

Without the shield this time, Zai Zai felt as if his entire body was about to be crushed.

+10HP

+10HP

Fortunately, the Gift of the Saint skill hadn't expired yet, healing him a few times at the critical moment, which made Zai Zai feel a bit better.

The skill had two seconds remaining.

"Alright, stop fighting, split up and run." Xiao Fan commanded while pulling Zai Zai toward the distance.

By this time, Zai Zai's health had been healed up to 180, and his body had returned to a healthy state.

Just 20 meters after running away, the effect of the Gift of the Saint faded, and the sudden drop in their running speed made them feel a bit unaccustomed to it.

"The skill cooldown is 100 seconds, everyone hold on."

Actually, the others were fine; the main issue was Zai Zai, as the Diamond Behemoth had been chasing him alone the entire time.

Xiao Fan's original plan had been for the four of them, including Zai Zai, to each take a hit.

With shields and healing, no one would have been in danger.

He hadn't expected that shot from Zai Zai to be so provocative, but fortunately, nothing bad happened.

When the others heard it would only take 100 seconds to return to their previous state, their hope, which had flown away, came back.

Zai Zai: "Brother Chen, this Fierce Beast is only chasing the two of us; we won't be able to hold out for 100 seconds like this."

Xiao Fan: "It's not chasing the two of us, it's only chasing you."

Zai Zai: ...

Xiao Fan looked at the Diamond Behemoth in hot pursuit behind them.

"If this keeps up, we'll be caught sooner or later."

Xiao Fan checked the skill CD, did some mental calculations, and immediately issued a command.

"Garfield Without Fat, attack the Fierce Beast. Slow it down."

Garfield Without Fat had originally been running in front of the Diamond Behemoth, but ever since it started chasing Zai Zai, he had been trailing behind the beast.

Upon hearing Xiao Fan's order, Garfield Without Fat stopped in his tracks and, without hesitation, nocked an arrow and fired at the Diamond Behemoth.

"Whoosh~"

Following the sound of the arrow piercing the air, Garfield Without Fat's long arrow struck the Diamond Behemoth precisely in the...

Chrysanthemum.

"Roar~"

The roar was even more furious than before.

Zai Zai couldn't help but look back out of curiosity.

At this moment, the Diamond Behemoth had already given up on chasing him and was turning around to run toward Garfield Without Fat behind them.

The arrow in its rear was so striking and dazzling, wobbling with every movement of the Diamond Behemoth's body.

"Holy crap! His ruthlessness is on par with mine."

"Ah! Help me!"

Seeing this scene, Garfield Without Fat's face turned pale.

He had only wanted to help Xiao Fan and the other guy stall the Diamond Behemoth for a moment, but he hadn't expected that shot to actually land.

When he needed to hit, he couldn't, but when he shouldn't have hit, he was dead accurate!

Damn arrow! Damn cheap shot!

Hearing the cry for help from Garfield Without Fat, Xiao Fan hurriedly turned his head.

Looking at the long arrow trembling on the chrysanthemum of the Diamond Behemoth, he immediately understood what had happened.

Xiao Fan slapped his forehead.

Wherever there is a Crouching Dragon, there must be a Phoenix Fledgling.

The ancients truly did not deceive me.