"Run!" Xiao Fan hurriedly shouted a warning.
"Oh, right." Garfield Without Fat finally reacted.
Fortunately, he had already been far from the Diamond Behemoth, and with the two points he'd added to Agility earlier, he wasn't slow on his feet.
"I'd say Garfield's holding its aggro pretty well. Maybe I can sneak in and deal some damage." Swift as Wind appeared beside Xiao Fan at some point.
Perhaps Xiao Fan's skill had given them confidence. The despair in their eyes was gone, replaced by a burning desire to defeat the Diamond Behemoth.
Xiao Fan stared at him in disbelief.
Swift as Wind had improved so quickly! He already knew to sneak in and deal damage.
"Sure. Just be careful."
Swift as Wind was already fast, and he'd added points to Agility earlier, so he could easily dart in and deal some damage.
"Got it, Brother Chen. Use your skill as soon as it's ready!"
After reminding Xiao Fan, Swift as Wind ran toward the Diamond Behemoth.
The Diamond Behemoth was clearly furious. Swift as Wind had slashed it three times in a row, but still hadn't drawn its aggro away from Garfield Without Fat.
Seeing that, Han the Person was itching to try as well.
"If Swift as Wind can do it, I should be able to, too."
With that thought, Han the Person gripped his broadsword and ran toward the Diamond Behemoth.
"Han the Person, don't go!" Xiao Fan saw what was happening, nearly blacked out again, and hurriedly tried to stop him.
But it was too late! Han the Person's broadsword had already struck the Diamond Behemoth.
"Run!" Xiao Fan was so angry he nearly spat blood.
Han the Person had put all five of his stat points into Strength, making him the hardest hitter among them. The Diamond Behemoth might ignore Swift as Wind, but that didn't mean it would ignore him.
Sure enough, the Diamond Behemoth stopped in the next moment and turned to look at Han the Person on its right.
By the time Han the Person heard Xiao Fan's shout, he already regretted his impulsive charge.
When the Diamond Behemoth looked his way, he nearly burst into tears.
He wasn't as tanky as Zai Zai, nor as fast as Swift as Wind or Garfield Without Fat.
At this close range, he had no chance of getting away!
"Brother Chen, what do we do?" Zai Zai fretted helplessly beside him.
Xiao Fan checked his skill. Thirty seconds left.
"Han the Person won't last another thirty seconds! What do we do?" Xiao Fan was sweating profusely with worry.
Just as everyone was at a loss, an arrow shot in from afar and struck the Diamond Behemoth once again.
The Diamond Behemoth turned around. When it saw that the archer was the person who'd shot it in the Chrysanthemum, it forgot all about Han the Person and charged after Garfield Without Fat again.
"That's more like it!" Garfield Without Fat raised his head proudly. But when he saw the Diamond Behemoth charging toward him again, he took off running.
Han the Person collapsed to the ground, gasping for breath.
That was close. So close...
In that moment, he finally understood what Xiao Fan had meant earlier about the team members complementing one another.
Swift as Wind no longer dared to sneak in and deal damage. He helped Han the Person to his feet.
"Pull yourself together. We've still got a tough fight ahead. Remember to follow orders next time. Don't act on your own."
"Yeah. I understand." Han the Person nodded solemnly.
Xiao Fan let out a breath of relief, and had to admit that Garfield Without Fat could be pretty dependable when it mattered.
Gift of the Saint still had ten seconds left on its cooldown, so Xiao Fan got moving.
"The skill will be ready soon. Get ready." After speaking, Xiao Fan turned to Zai Zai.
"When it's ready, you take over the Diamond Behemoth's aggro."
Zai Zai nodded. Everything was set.
Except for Garfield Without Fat.
He'd been kiting the Diamond Behemoth for nearly a minute and was at his limit.
But when he heard Xiao Fan's skill was almost ready, he forced himself to keep going.
Just a little longer. Just a little!
"Watch out! Dodge!"
Garfield Without Fat was still running as hard as he could when he suddenly heard his teammates shout behind him.
"What's going on?"
He looked back, his eyes nearly popping out of his head.
At some point, the Diamond Behemoth had stopped. It was holding a rock in its hand—who knew where it had gotten it—and was winding up to hurl it at him!
"Holy crap! This damn Fierce Beast fights dirty!"
Garfield Without Fat was so scared that he instantly broke into an S-shaped run, desperate to avoid being hit by the rock.
He'd tried his best, but luck wasn't on his side.
The rock still hit him.
-120HP
Two enormous numbers floated above his head.
The Diamond Behemoth did terrifying damage with a weapon in hand!
Garfield Without Fat glanced at his body, which was still intact, and froze for a moment.
+10HP
+10HP
"Why are you standing there? Run!" Xiao Fan urged.
Only then did Garfield Without Fat come to his senses. Xiao Fan's skill was ready; the white shield had absorbed seventy points of the Diamond Behemoth's 120 damage, which was why he hadn't been badly hurt.
The skill had also removed his exhaustion, so Garfield Without Fat took advantage of the speed boost and hurriedly ran farther away.
"Zai Zai, go take its aggro. You two, keep attacking."
With Xiao Fan's skill supporting them, the others found their confidence again.
Zai Zai looked at the spear in his hands, gritted his teeth, and thrust it toward the Diamond Behemoth's Chrysanthemum.
This was the best skill for stealing aggro: Chrysanthemum Spear.
For the rest of the battle, whenever Xiao Fan's skill was ready, they went in to attack. When it wore off, they ran. Their teamwork grew smoother and smoother.
Twenty minutes later, the Diamond Behemoth's last bit of health was depleted. It let out an unwilling roar, then its huge body crashed to the ground, kicking up clouds of dust.
"We won?"
"We actually beat the Diamond Behemoth?"
"We were level two, and we killed a level-four Fierce Beast!"
"Awesome!"
The four men were overjoyed and hugged one another in excitement.
Though they'd barely known one another before, they suddenly felt much closer.
It was the bond forged by facing death and fighting side by side!
Xiao Fan finally let out a breath of relief, too.
Damn, that was too dangerous!
Next time, he'd definitely create a powerful damage-dealing skill.
"We owe it all to Brother Chen. Without him, the Diamond Behemoth would've killed us already."
"Brother Chen is awesome!"
"Brother Chen, you're truly one of us!"
The four men crowded around Xiao Fan, looking like they wanted to put him on a pedestal.
"Enough. It's getting dark. We'd better head back. The village gates will be closed if we're too late." Xiao Fan glanced up at the sky.
"Right! Back to the village! And those four bastards! The five of us came out to save them, and when it mattered, all four of them ran off! When we see them, I'm going to beat the crap out of them!" Han the Person raised his fist, unable to hide his anger.
At that, Xiao Fan and the others remembered how those four new players had abandoned them and run away. Their expressions darkened, too.
They couldn't let this go!
"Village Chief, we ran into that Diamond Behemoth around here."
A voice suddenly came from nearby. Xiao Fan and the others then heard several people walking in their direction.
The five exchanged glances.
"One of those bastards who ran off earlier," Han the Person said with a grim expression.
Apparently, the group had run back to the village and found Wind Snow Traveler for help.
They had a little conscience, but not much.
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