Slaying the Diamond Behemoth

"Run!" Xiao Fan hurriedly shouted a warning.

"Oh, oh." Garfield Without Fat finally snapped back to reality.

Fortunately, he was already far from the Diamond Behemoth, and with the two points of Agility he had added earlier, he wasn't slow at all.

"I think Garfield's aggro is pretty stable; can I go in and sneak some damage?" Swift as Wind had appeared beside Xiao Fan at some point.

Perhaps it was the confidence Xiao Fan's skills had given them, but the despair in their eyes was gone, replaced only by a desire to defeat the Diamond Behemoth.

Xiao Fan looked at him in disbelief.

This Swift as Wind was improving fast! He had actually started to understand how to sneak in damage.

"Go ahead, but stay safe."

Swift as Wind was naturally fast, and with the added Agility, he was perfectly capable of moving in to sneak some hits.

"Got it. Brother Chen, use your skill as soon as it's off cooldown!"

Swift as Wind gave a quick instruction before sprinting toward the Diamond Behemoth.

It was clear the Diamond Behemoth was truly enraged; Swift as Wind slashed it three times, but it didn't even shift its aggro, remaining fixated solely on Garfield Without Fat.

Seeing this, Han the Person grew eager to try as well.

"If Swift as Wind can do it, I should be able to as well."

Thinking this, Han the Person grabbed his greatsword and turned to run toward the Diamond Behemoth.

"Han the Person, don't go!" Seeing this, Xiao Fan's vision went dark, and he hurriedly shouted to stop him.

Unfortunately, it was too late! Han the Person's greatsword had already struck the Diamond Behemoth.

"Run!" Xiao Fan was so angry he felt like vomiting blood.

Han the Person had put all his points into Strength, making him the highest damage dealer among them. The Diamond Behemoth ignoring Swift as Wind didn't mean it would ignore him.

Sure enough, the next second, the Diamond Behemoth stopped in its tracks and turned its head toward Han the Person on the right.

Han the Person already regretted his impulsiveness the moment he heard Xiao Fan's voice.

Seeing the Diamond Behemoth look at him, he looked like he was about to cry.

He wasn't as tanky as Zai Zai, nor was he as fast as Swift as Wind or Garfield Without Fat.

At such close range, there was no way he could escape!

"Brother Chen, what do we do?" Zai Zai was anxious on the sidelines.

Xiao Fan checked his skill; there were still 30 seconds left.

Han the Person won't last 30 seconds! What do I do? Xiao Fan was sweating profusely from anxiety.

Just as everyone was at their wit's end, an arrow flew in from the distance and struck the Diamond Behemoth once more.

The Diamond Behemoth turned back, and upon discovering it was the same person who had shot its rear, it couldn't be bothered with Han the Person anymore and turned to chase Garfield Without Fat again.

"It's still me who saves the day!" Garfield Without Fat held his head high with pride, but upon seeing the Diamond Behemoth charging at him again, he took off running.

Han the Person slumped to the ground, gasping for air in terror.

That was close, so close...

In that moment, he suddenly understood what Xiao Fan had said about the importance of team synergy.

Swift as Wind didn't dare to go in and sneak damage anymore; he helped Han the Person up from the ground.

"Pull yourself together, there's still a tough fight ahead. Next time, remember to follow orders and don't act recklessly."

"Yeah. I know." Han the Person nodded solemnly.

Xiao Fan also let out a sigh of relief; he had to admit that Garfield Without Fat was actually quite reliable at critical moments.

The cooldown for Gift of the Saint was down to ten seconds, and Xiao Fan began to move.

"The skill cooldown is almost over, get ready." Xiao Fan said, then looked at Zai Zai beside him.

"Once the skill is ready, you go and take the Diamond Behemoth's aggro."

Seeing Zai Zai nod, everything was set.

Except for Garfield Without Fat.

Having kited the Diamond Behemoth for nearly a minute, he had reached his limit.

However, hearing that Xiao Fan's skill cooldown was about to end, he gritted his teeth and held on.

Just a little longer, just a little!

"Watch out! Get out of the way!"

Garfield Without Fat was still running with all his might when he suddenly heard his teammates shouting from behind.

"What's going on?"

He turned his head, his eyes nearly popping out of his sockets.

The Diamond Behemoth had stopped at some point, holding a rock of unknown origin in its hand, and was winding up to smash it right at him!

"Holy crap! This damn Fierce Beast has no sense of sportsmanship!"

Garfield Without Fat was so scared he instantly pulled off an S-shaped maneuver, terrified of being crushed by the rocks.

He had tried his best, but his luck was just a bit off.

The rock still slammed into him.

-120HP

Two massive numbers floated above his head.

The damage from a Diamond Behemoth wielding a weapon was truly terrifying!

Garfield Without Fat stared at his still-intact body, stunned for a moment.

+10HP

+10HP

"What are you standing there for? Run!" Brother Chen reminded him.

Garfield Without Fat finally snapped out of it; Brother Chen's skill had come off cooldown, and the white shield had absorbed 70 of the 120 damage dealt by the Diamond Behemoth, which was why he hadn't been severely injured.

The exhausted state had been cleared by the skill, so Garfield Without Fat took advantage of the speed boost to scramble away.

"Zai Zai, go up and take the aggro, the other two focus on damage."

With the support of Brother Chen's skills, the group regained their confidence.

Zai Zai looked at the long spear in his hand, gritted his teeth, and thrust it toward the Diamond Behemoth's chrysanthemum.

This was the most effective skill for stealing aggro: the Chrysanthemum Spear.

In the ensuing battle, whenever Brother Chen's skills were ready, the group would step up to attack, and when the skills ended, they would run; their coordination grew increasingly seamless.

Twenty minutes later, as the last sliver of the Diamond Behemoth's health was depleted, it let out a roar of unwillingness, its massive body collapsing to the ground and kicking up clouds of dust.

"We won?"

"We actually beat the Diamond Behemoth?"

"Level two players like us killed a level four Fierce Beast."

"Awesome!"

Han the Person and the other three were ecstatic, hugging each other in excitement.

The group, who had been somewhat unfamiliar with one another, suddenly felt much closer.

That was the bond of experiencing life and death together, fighting side by side!

Brother Chen finally let out a sigh of relief.

Damn it! That was too dangerous!

Next time, he definitely had to create a powerful damage-dealing skill.

"It's all thanks to Brother Chen; if it weren't for him, we would have been killed by the Diamond Behemoth long ago."

"Brother Chen is the best!"

"Brother Chen, you really are our brother!"

Han the Person and the others surrounded Brother Chen, looking as if they wanted to worship him.

"Alright, it's getting dark, let's head back quickly. If we're any later, the village will lock its gates." Brother Chen looked up at Heaven.

"Right! Back to the village! And those four bastards! We five came to save them, but at the critical moment, those four actually ran away! When I see them, I'm going to beat them up!" Han the Person raised his fist, his tone filled with uncontrollable anger.

Hearing this, Brother Chen and the others also recalled how those four new Players had abandoned them to flee, and their expressions darkened.

This matter couldn't just be let go!

"Village Chief, we encountered that Diamond Behemoth right around here."

A voice suddenly came from not far away, and immediately after, Brother Chen and his group heard several people walking in their direction.

The five of them exchanged glances.

"It's one of those bastards who ran away earlier." Han the Person said with a gloomy face.

Clearly, those people had fled back to the village and brought Wind Snow Traveler back to help.

They had a bit of a conscience, but not much.