Who Was the Real Boss?

Dragonkin were naturally highly resistant to fire, yet they were still rapidly ignited by the Firestorm and burned to charcoal. More than ten seconds later, when the flames finally dispersed, fewer than ten dragonkin were still standing, and every one of them was critically wounded.

Mo Fei stared in stunned disbelief. Holy shit, what kind of damage was that? Even the minor mobs in a raid dungeon had boosted stats and over a thousand health each. One skill wiped them all out? Are you kidding me? This guy only took up five population slots? Fifteen would be more like it.

Mo Fei noticed that Midnight Arcane God's weapon was a staff, topped with an enormous red crystal sphere. That staff is definitely a story weapon! It might even be an artifact!

With just one ultimate move, he had wiped out most of the Dragonkin Warlord's underlings. How were they supposed to fight this?

Only Borlax and seven or eight elite monsters remained on the field, but what awaited them was the concentrated fire of two squads of sharpshooters. After several volleys of arrows, seven or eight corpses riddled with shafts lay on the ground.

Seeing that things were going badly, Borlax hurriedly retreated while attempting to summon more dragonkin soldiers into the battle. However, Dawn Divine Sword gave him no chance. He fiercely ran his hand across the edge of his greatsword, and scarlet flames ignited along the blade.

Slayer's Scarlet Flame!

He suddenly accelerated into a charge. When he was still seven or eight meters from the boss, he abruptly leaped into the air and brought his sword down in an overhead chop.

Combat Skill—Fearless Slash!

The Dragon-Slaying Sword in his hand came down with all his strength.

Borlax hastily raised his banner spear to block. With a crack, the sword actually severed the spear. Its momentum undiminished, it sank deeply into Borlax's shoulder, sending blood spraying everywhere.

-1789.

Borlax screamed and thrust the broken spearhead in his hand at his opponent. Dawn Divine Sword withdrew his sword and stepped back, causing Borlax to stagger and stab at empty air. Then Borlax suddenly roared and spewed flames straight ahead. Some dragonkin could breathe fire like dragons, though with considerably less power. Borlax possessed that ability.

Yet Dawn Divine Sword advanced instead of retreating. He leaped again, spinning through the air, and the Dragon-Slaying Sword accelerated violently with the rotation of his body.

Lion Slash!

The blade split apart the flames and smashed straight into Borlax's skull with a dull thud.

-3286!

The damage was one thing, but the most fatal part was that the full-force blow had actually knocked Borlax to the ground.

That was right—knocked him down. The Dragon-Slaying Sword was a greatsword-class weapon, with a blade over two meters long and nearly half a meter wide. It required fifty points of Strength just to lift, and was commonly known as a door-plank sword. Its attack speed was slow, but it came with a knockdown effect.

As Borlax struggled to get back up, Dawn Divine Sword aimed the blade at Borlax's chest. He charged power—then charged it again. Air currents swirled around the sword like a storm. The instant Borlax rose to his feet, Dawn Divine Sword violently thrust forward.

Three-Stage Charge: Storm Assault!

With a wet stab, the massive blade pierced straight through the Dragonkin Warlord's heart, impaling Borlax clean through.

-120,586

(Critical Strike)!

The enormous red number made Mo Fei wonder if he had seen it wrong. Only when Borlax's huge corpse crashed to the ground did he suddenly realize the damage number was real. Damn, did it have to be this ridiculous? He killed him in three hits?

Although Borlax had taken the Command Aura route, greatly weakening his personal combat strength, he was still the gatekeeper boss of a forty-man raid dungeon. You killed him with just a few swings? Who the hell was the boss here?

[World Announcement: In the year 1437 of the Sky Era, Dawn Divine Sword slew Dragonkin Warlord Boraxus of the Dark Dragon Nest. This event has been recorded in the Sky Annals.]

Meanwhile, in the livestream chat.

[Holy shit, badass! He one-shot the boss!]

[That has to be fake, right? You can one-shot a raid boss?]

[What kind of garbage game is this? So Khorium players are just Invincible?]

[What the hell do you guys know? That was a Critical Strike. It takes a lot of skill to pull off. Bunch of ignorant idiots.]

[You're the idiot! Your whole family is idiots! You even mistyped a word and still have the nerve to criticize others? Are you in elementary school?]

[My husband Midnight is so handsome!]

[Handsome my ass. A beefy man like Dawn Divine Sword who leap-slashes bosses is what handsome means, okay? Look at those muscles, look at that door-plank greatsword. That's what a real man is!]

[It's over. Dragon Bro is in trouble this round. How the hell is he supposed to fight this? They're cheating! One sword hit did 120,000 damage. How much health does Dragon Bro have? Only eighty thousand or so, right? He can't even survive one hit!]

[That was in the wilderness. Raid dungeons have stat scaling. The final boss should have at least two hundred thousand health.]

[Dragon Bro, why not just admit defeat? Sign the Dragon Knight Contract. We're all just trying to make a living. Nothing embarrassing about it.]

[Don't chicken out! Just fight! This is only the first boss, isn't it? Dragon Bro, don't listen to that idiot above. Just go for it. We'll support you spiritually.]

Mo Fei ignored the chaotic comments scrolling through the chat. Right now, he was rapidly revising his plan.

It seemed his previous Monster Tide strategy was completely unworkable. With Midnight Arcane God's terrifying AoE capabilities, no matter how many minor monsters he summoned, they would probably all be wiped out in a single wave.

Then he would be left as a lone commander with no way to fight.

He hesitated for a moment, then quickly came up with a second tactical combination.

Transformation: Flame Dragon + Summon Black Whelp + Terrain Modification: Lava Eruption.

This tactical combination pursued maximum AoE damage.

In Flame Dragon form, the power of dragon breath increased by 50% and gained a splash effect.

Four black whelps could fire Explosive Fireballs from the air, producing massive explosion damage.

Combined with the erupting lava on the ground, it amounted to triple-layered fire AoE damage.

Heroes might be able to withstand such high damage, but adventurers certainly could not.

The two heroes on the other side were powerful, but as long as he used fire to wipe out those adventurers, the remaining two lone heroes would be unable to accomplish much alone. Besides, he could fly. When the time came, he would fly into the sky and breathe fire on them. No matter how high the Dragon-Slaying Swordsman's damage was, Mo Fei refused to believe he could fly up into the air to attack him.

He would wear them down until they died.

With that thought, Mo Fei's mindset steadied somewhat.

After killing the Dragonkin Warlord, the adventurers quickly collected all his loot. There was actually nothing especially good. Mo Fei had grown accustomed to hardship, so how could he bear to give good equipment to his subordinates? They were all ordinary system-generated drops. The best item was the weapon Borlax had been holding.

[Dragon Commander War Banner (Polearm Weapon/Excellent)

Equipment Requirement: Strength 30, Intelligence 15.

Attack: 47-54.

Durability: 0/60.

Weapon Skill: Command Aura—Grants nearby friendly units a 10% health bonus.

Item Description: The standard weapon of the Black Dragon Legion's Dragonkin Warlords. It could inspire the morale of nearby friendly units and issue commands, while also serving as a symbol of a Dragonkin Warlord's authority within the Black Dragon Legion.]

Dawn Divine Sword nodded. This thing would be quite useful for a lord player and might come in handy in future nation wars. He casually tossed it to a war priest in the party, and the group began moving forward again.

Soon, the party arrived at the second boss's room—the Obsidian Hall.

The adventurers were pleasantly surprised. After entering the dungeon, they had spent a full hour clearing minor monsters and navigating the maze before reaching the first boss's room. They had not expected that once the boss fights began, there would be barely any minor monsters between the two bosses.