Reef Sea, a sea region famed for producing materials such as coral reefs and pearls, was a high-resource map for players between Levels 40 and 55.
On the waters not far from Reef Island, dozens of speedboats were currently besieging a gigantic Level 53 sea beast.
Unlike ordinary sea beasts, this one was a Boss among sea beasts, a Chieftain-ranked existence and one of Reef Sea's overlords. If an ordinary team encountered it, even if they avoided a complete wipe, they would still suffer devastating casualties.
Yet, this overlord of Reef Sea had little HP remaining.
"Its HP has dropped below 20%! Full damage output! All other advanced speedboats, retreat! Let the Bronze Speedboats tank it!" Bai Ye commanded through the team chat.
Because of the changes to Freedom Alliance's leveling zones, all members of the Eighth Fleet had now come to Reef Sea and Echo Canyon to level up. Therefore, killing map Bosses had become the first priority for every major fleet.
First, it ensured safe travel by boat, making it easier to move between towns and leveling locations.
Second, killing Bosses provided weapons and equipment.
The number of field Bosses on any given map was limited. Once one was killed, it would take as little as one day or as long as three days to respawn. If someone else snatched it first, the amount of top-tier weapons and equipment they earned each week would decrease. Thus, whenever a field Boss was discovered, every major power would rush to kill it immediately.
For this very reason, top-tier leveling maps frequently saw all kinds of conflicts and Boss-stealing incidents.
The independent players passing by in the distance were both envious and shocked by the sight.
"Freedom Alliance's Eighth Fleet is so strong. They went straight for Nine-Clawed Black Crow, which