Hellish Terror

The defensive elites were all dead. In the empty clearing, only the boss Wilmi remained, lying on the ground and sleeping. From time to time, it would scratch its back, completely indifferent to the fact that its subordinates had vanished.

"Everyone, take a moment to recover. I'll explain the strategy for Wilmi in a bit." Shi Feng wanted to let everyone relax first; dealing with Wilmi later wouldn't be easy and would require high concentration. If anyone made a mistake, everyone would pay the price.

Hearing Shi Feng's command, everyone sat down to eat and drink, recovering their status.

Shi Feng flicked his finger and pulled up his attribute panel.

Having just reached Level 2, and thanks to the Abyssal Walker, he had two more free attribute points than others. He had more options for his build than an average player.

For an early-game Swordsman, 20 points in Agility was sufficient, but he planned to raise it to 30 first. Reaching 30 Agility would provide a certain boost to his body's flexibility. He then added the remaining points to Strength to better contend with the boss.

With three pieces of Bronze Equipment, one Mystic Iron Grade ring, and a magic weapon, his stats basically met Shi Feng's requirements.

Character: Ye Feng (Human)

Affiliated Kingdom: Star-Moon

Title: One Against A Thousand

Class: Swordsman

Level: 2

HP: 520/520

Attack Power: 88

Defense: 39

Attack Speed: 15

Movement Speed: 13

Attributes: Strength 32, Agility 30, Endurance 24, Intelligence 13, Spirit 13.

With these stats, he felt more confident about taking on Wilmi.

Seeing that everyone had recovered, Shi Feng began to explain: "Wilmi has two major skills. One is Killing Feast, which ignores aggro and randomly attacks multiple nearby players. Heizi and Lonely As Snow, you need to watch your positioning. The other is Death Claw. Kele, you must move away from the boss in advance for this skill, and Lonely As Snow, be ready to interrupt it. I'll give you a heads-up when the time comes. Also, Wilmi is quite smart, so don't stick to one attack pattern. That's about it. Once you're ready, Kele, go pull the boss."

"Brother Feng, isn't there anything else we should watch out for?" Heizi walked up to Shi Feng and asked in a low voice.

This was the Hell-mode Dead Silence Forest, and they weren't experts. Yet, Shi Feng's explanation was so simple that he even felt like clearing this boss would be easy. But so many elite squads had died even in Normal mode; how could Hell mode be simple?

"Captain, aren't there any details we should be careful about?"

The others were also worried, looking at Shi Feng with expectant eyes, hoping he would say a few more words and explain the finer details. They were rookies and didn't understand many things. What Shi Feng, an expert, considered common knowledge was certainly not obvious to them.

Elites were not the same as bosses. Other elite squads had definitely been wiped out by the boss. Although their gear was better than those elite squads, they were still Level 1 rookies, and they knew their own limitations well.

"You're overthinking it. Don't worry, I'll tell you exactly what to do and when. You don't need to worry. Kele, go pull the boss. Remember to dodge as much as possible; one healer won't be able to keep up with the boss's damage." Shi Feng smiled faintly, finding these teammates quite interesting—even more earnest and meticulous than he had imagined. In his past life, as the guild leader of Shadow Studio, he had run countless Hell-mode dungeons, including many 100-man raids. How could he not know how to guide rookies through a small boss fight?

Kele had no choice but to bite the bullet.

The moment Kele stepped into Wilmi's detection range, the boss suddenly leaped up, staring at Kele with drool dripping from its mouth. Its two steel claws crossed, sparking. Kele had clearly triggered Wilmi's "Killing Heart." The boss raised its steel claws high and charged toward Kele, unable to wait a second longer.

"Healers, start casting! All DPS, prepare to attack Wilmi's arms!" Seeing the menacing Wilmi, Shi Feng shouted.

No sooner had Shi Feng finished speaking than Wilmi reached Kele. Before Kele could even react, the claws descended from the sky, slashing toward his head.

Bang! Kele instinctively raised his shield to block the steel claws, sending three brilliant sparks flying and leaving three claw marks on the iron shield. Due to the massive impact, Kele was forced back five or six steps before he could steady himself, a large "103" damage number popping up over his head.

Before Kele could even counterattack, Wilmi swung its claws again, knocking both the shield and Kele flying, dealing another 105 damage. Only then did the heal land, restoring 43 HP—a negligible amount compared to the damage taken.

Everyone was shocked. The boss's speed and damage were terrifying. If not for Kele having two pieces of Bronze Equipment and using his shield to block, he likely would have died in those two hits.

"Lonely As Snow, Charge Wilmi! Heizi, use Evil Lash!" Shi Feng had anticipated this and ordered Heizi to use his crowd-control skill.

Lonely As Snow reacted, using Charge to block Wilmi's next attack and saving Kele's life.

However, Lonely As Snow's attack only dealt 11 damage to Wilmi. Even Lonely As Snow was stunned; he had two pieces of Bronze Equipment and had put most of his points into Strength, yet he only dealt that much damage. The boss in front of them had 6,000 HP.

Heizi finished his cast from the side and used Evil Lash.

Five black thorns instantly bound Wilmi's legs, significantly slowing the boss down.

Shi Feng took the opportunity to move behind Wilmi. With the Abyssal Walker in hand, he landed a Double Strike on the boss's neck, dealing 66 and 67 damage, and triggering a Bleed effect that dealt 8 damage per second for ten seconds.

The high damage immediately caused Wilmi to shift its aggro toward Shi Feng. However, Shi Feng wouldn't give it the chance; his 30 Agility allowed him to easily dodge the steel claws and flash five yards away.

"Awoo!" Wilmi roared in anger and charged at Shi Feng.

"Ranged, start attacking! Kele, come back and pull Wilmi once you've recovered." Shi Feng retreated in an orderly fashion while dodging Wilmi's claws, remaining calm and composed.

But the others were watching with bated breath, as every one of Wilmi's claws grazed the top of Shi Feng's head, blowing his hair back.

Although everyone was shocked, they didn't stop their attacks. Various magic spells hit the boss, and Lonely As Snow used Whirlwind from behind, though none of the hits exceeded 20 damage.

Wilmi's HP slowly ticked down, and whenever Shi Feng seized an opportunity to land a few hits, its HP would drop by a significant chunk.

Before long, its HP dropped to 90%. Wilmi flew into a rage, its claws flailing wildly as it used Death Claw, its attack speed skyrocketing.

Shi Feng was nearly hit, but thanks to his quick reflexes, he used the Abyssal Walker to block, taking only 130 damage.

At this moment, Kele, now at full HP, charged up and slammed a Holy Strike onto Wilmi's head, followed by Retribution. After a series of attacks, he finally managed to shift the boss's aggro back to himself.

The shift in aggro simultaneously interrupted the Death Claw, causing Wilmi to return to its normal state.

Seeing the target shift, Shi Feng unleashed Wind Thunder Flash. Three bolts of electricity pierced Wilmi's body, dealing -92, -116, and -137 damage. At the same time, it applied a damage-amplification effect, increasing everyone else's damage by 20%, making the fight against Wilmi much easier.

Heizi didn't even interrupt his Shadow Arrows, blasting out over 50 damage per hit, while the others managed to chip in for over 20 damage each.

Stung by the pain, Wilmi turned to attack Shi Feng, but Kele immediately used Holy Strike and Retribution to pull Wilmi's aggro back.

As Wilmi turned again, Shi Feng struck with another Slash.

In this way, Shi Feng and Kele took turns baiting Wilmi, preventing it from ever landing an attack on the other players.

As its HP steadily dropped to 30%, Wilmi went berserk, its body growing slightly larger.

"Melee, get away from the boss! Heizi, use Evil Lash! Healers, keep me topped off!" Shi Feng shouted. In this state, Wilmi was certain to use its ultimate skill, Killing Feast.

Upon hearing Shi Feng's command, Lonely As Snow and Kele immediately retreated, leaving Shi Feng to hold the line alone.

Just as the two stepped outside the 10-yard radius, Wilmi vanished.

The group was baffled by what was happening.

When Wilmi reappeared, it was already behind Shi Feng, its steel claws descending violently. Shi Feng had been prepared; he blocked the claw with his sword, but no sooner had he parried the blow than Wilmi vanished again, reappearing behind him once more.

In a mere two seconds, Wilmi attacked Shi Feng's back seven times. Fortunately, Shi Feng's Agility had reached 30 points, allowing him to barely keep up with Wilmi's speed, though every strike still drained a significant amount of HP, which the healers struggled to recover.

-96, -97, +46, -96, -97, +48, +32, -96, -97, +46...

If Shi Feng hadn't possessed 520 HP and managed to block the steel claws every single time, he would have 100% died under Wilmi's Killing Feast.

At this moment, Shi Feng had less than 100 HP remaining.

"Finish it off!" Shi Feng yelled.

After using its ultimate, Wilmi would become weakened, making this the perfect opportunity to kill it.

The group rained attacks down on Wilmi, finally depleting its remaining 30% HP, causing it to drop four items.

Just as everyone was about to breathe a sigh of relief, Shi Feng checked the group's status. The healer Sleepy Sloth had less than 20% mana left, and the other magic users were below 10%. He hurriedly said, "Everyone, sit down and recover immediately!"

The group didn't understand; the boss was dead, so why the rush? Still, they followed Shi Feng's orders and sat down to recover.

They hadn't even been sitting and eating for five seconds when they heard a wild roar that shook the entire Dead Silence Forest, followed by a black shadow leaping out from the woods.

The shadow was a massive werewolf. It looked at the dead Wilmi, then turned its gaze toward Shi Feng and the others. Its pitch-black eyes instantly turned blood-red. Just as it was about to let out a roar, Shi Feng charged forward with Wind Chasing Sword and immediately used Abyssal Bind, nine chains shackling the werewolf and its mouth, preventing it from making a sound.

Only then did the group see the werewolf's data, its health bar consisting of two full rows.

Werewolf Ferrot, Level 3 Lord, HP 12,000/12,000.

"Damn it, why is there another Lord boss?" Heizi couldn't help but curse.

They had just finished off one boss without any time to rest, and now another Lord had appeared. A Lord was a whole tier stronger than a leader-class monster; this was simply not giving them a way to live.

"Everyone remember, you absolutely cannot let Werewolf Ferrot roar again," Shi Feng warned the group urgently.

However, the group was clearly gripped by fear—not because of Werewolf Ferrot's size or HP, but because those terrifying blood-red eyes made it difficult for them to even move.