No Honor Among Fighters

An archer was hit by a palm-sized piece of falling rubble. -25!

"Haha, these falling rocks don't do much damage, everyone, no need to pan—" Boom! A massive boulder weighing at least half a ton smashed him directly into a mosaic on the ground.

Holy shit! Now everyone was finally scared. The damage from the falling rocks depended entirely on their size, making it highly random. Small ones barely hurt, large ones could break bones and tear tendons, and an enormous one would smash someone to pieces on impact.

If a level 50 player did not invest in Constitution, their base health was only 550. Only tanks would stack their health above a thousand. Considering that the adventurers present were either archers or spellcasters, not a single one had more than a thousand health.

Faced with the falling rocks raining down from above, everyone hurriedly dodged.

"Don't leave the barrier, don't leave the barrier," Midnight Arcane God urgently reminded them.

Of course, the adventurers understood. Getting hit by a rock might not kill them, but if they stepped outside the circle and got blasted by dragon breath, most of them would be finished. So they could only dodge within the barrier. At that moment, Hildesanks unleashed another blast of Shadowflame.

This was truly a leaking roof hit by a night storm. The falling rocks were physical attacks and likewise could not be blocked by the Flame Protection Barrier. Under the double assault, the adventurers were immediately thrown into peril.

Kumquat Lemon: "Heal me, quickly!"

Nine Heavens Cloud: "Ahhh, I'm dying, I'm dying!"

Mountain Shifter: "Give me a heal! Heal me!"

Midnight Arcane God was panicking now. The falling rocks and Shadowflame were not a problem on their own, but together, the damage was a bit excessive. The healers were desperately restoring health, yet they could barely keep up. At this rate, they would probably be wiped out within minutes.

He looked up. Murphys slammed into the dome once more, seemingly determined to smash it open.

And judging from the unceasing rain of rocks, the outcome truly was hard to predict. Perhaps a few more impacts would really break it open—

In reality, however, it was all just for show. Aside from the first impact, the later collisions had no effect whatsoever. A Battle Strategy could only be triggered once, and the rockfall caused by the mountain collapse could only last thirty seconds.

Mo Fei kept ramming the dome only to put psychological pressure on them.

If they were truly that steady and endured those thirty seconds, then he could only admit defeat. Murphys was gambling that they would never dare drag things out.

The higher the rank of the commander, the stronger the player, the faster they would react to an unexpected situation like this.

The facts proved that he had won the gamble.

Midnight Arcane God had no ability to foresee the future. Watching the Black Dragon continuously ram the dome, he truly thought the rocks would keep falling forever. If that happened, he had to make a decision quickly. Otherwise, they would simply be waiting to die.

"Brother Divine Sword, go take out that little Black Dragon. Don't let it breathe fire again! Archers, focus your fire! Kill the boss before it breaks open the dome!"

Dawn Divine Sword looked up at Murphys. The Black Dragon was still ramming the dome, seemingly having abandoned the battle entirely and focusing only on escaping. He hesitated briefly, but ultimately nodded and charged toward Hildesanks. Seeing Dawn Divine Sword leave the main group, Murphys, who had been secretly observing while ramming the wall, finally breathed a sigh of relief. It had worked.

He had sacrificed seventy percent of his health and put on an act for so long, all to successfully lure away Dawn Divine Sword.

Without the slightest hesitation, just as Dawn Divine Sword reached Hildesanks and launched a leaping slash at him, Murphys directly activated his third Battle Strategy—

Battle Strategy 3: Death Frenzy—activated! He folded his wings and plunged headfirst toward the ground. He did not slow down in the slightest. While diving vertically, he spewed a blast of scorching dragonfire straight at Midnight Arcane God, who was maintaining the Flame Protection Barrier.

What? Midnight Arcane God was horrified as he watched the enormous Black Dragon descend from above. His previous research on Murphys had given him the false impression that this Black Dragon was poor at melee combat and could only breathe dragonfire. The earlier battle had only reinforced that misconception.

It made him overlook the fact that their team did not have a single tank, while their opponent was a level 80 colossal boss.

Seeing that the Black Dragon had no intention of slowing down, Midnight Arcane God hurriedly Blinked away. But by leaving, he had sold out everyone else.

Because they had to remain inside the barrier, more than twenty people were crammed together. As dragonfire descended from above, they were hit head-on in an instant. The flames surged outward in every direction. Before they could recover from the burning agony, an enormous beast crashed directly into the crowd.

The Black Dragon's several-hundred-ton weight instantly crushed seven or eight adventurers to death, while the rest were thrown sprawling by the impact.

Mo Fei had truly entered a flock of sheep like a tiger. Moreover, because he had activated Death Berserk, all of his damage had increased by fifty percent, while the cooldowns of his regular skills had been reduced by fifty percent. That meant his melee skills could practically be chained together without cooldowns.

Dragon Claw Swipe!

With a wet smack, an archer was slapped into a pile of flesh.

Dragon Wing Swipe!

The adventurers who had just risen on both sides were all sent flying.

Dragon Tail Sweep! An adventurer who turned to flee was swept straight into the wall.

Dragon Devour! He bit down on an adventurer and swallowed him with a gulp.

Without Dawn Divine Sword, the hero with execution abilities, these adventurers were nothing but vegetables before the frenzied Black Dragon.

Murphys (Black Dragon Lord): "Hahahaha! Die! All of you, die! You lowly ants, tremble before the power of the Black Dragon Lord!"

This time, those words were no longer empty boasting. In truth, every one of the few remaining adventurers was fleeing in terror.

Flame Dragon Breath!

With a roar, two more adventurers were burned into charcoal.

Midnight Arcane God could only watch helplessly. The Black Dragon Lord, having activated Death Berserk, was unstoppable. In moments, he had wiped out most of the adventurers. He did not even know whether anyone was still alive. Then he looked up at the dome and saw that the falling rocks had stopped.

Only then did he understand what had happened—fuck, he had been played.

At that moment, the Black Dragon also turned its gaze toward Midnight Arcane God. That prehistoric beast-like stare made his liver tremble.

He raised his staff, his fingers trembling faintly. "Brother Divine Sword!" he called weakly, his voice carrying a hint of desperation.

Dawn Divine Sword did not turn around. He was currently locked in battle with Hildesanks.

Although he had no trouble dealing with this young Black Dragon, ending the battle would not happen anytime soon.

If he grew too careless, he might even be killed.

Thus, when Dawn Divine Sword learned of the drastic change behind him, he instead made up his mind to kill the young Black Dragon before him as quickly as possible, then face the final boss.

Midnight Arcane God understood at once that no one could help him now. He was, after all, a Gold Hero-ranked player. Gritting his teeth, he decided that since that was the case, he could only fight.

Midnight Arcane God violently drove his staff into the ground. The hard obsidian floor instantly shattered in all directions.

Hero Skill—Summon Rock Colossus!

He raised his staff high and began chanting, "Life of the earth, spirits of the elements, in the name of the Earth Mother Goddess, I summon you. Awaken..."

The enormous shattered rocks rose into the air under the control of his will. They first formed a huge humanoid torso, then pieced themselves together section by section, forming limbs...

However—

Dragon Assault!

Boom! How could Mo Fei let him complete the cast? This was obviously a Hero Skill. If he actually summoned that thing, it would definitely be troublesome. Fortunately, the skill had a long casting time. He charged straight in like a dragon-shaped battering ram, smashing the unfinished Rock Colossus apart.

Midnight Arcane God spat out a mouthful of blood. The failed casting had inflicted severe magical backlash upon him.

Looking at the giant rocks scattered across the ground, he felt an inexplicable grief and fury. "Fuck, you damned Black Dragon, where's your honor? Can't you see I'm casting?"

Mo Fei thought, What, is this some Japanese anime? Do I have to wait until you finish your ultimate before attacking? He could not be bothered to waste words and pounced directly at Midnight Arcane God.

Midnight Arcane God hurriedly dodged—

Blink!

Flame Dragon Breath!

Flame Protection Barrier!

Dragon Assault!

Bang! Midnight Arcane God was sent flying by the impact. Struggling, he reached out and pulled out a bottle of health potion. Before he could drink it, a massive dragon claw came crashing down upon him.

Smack!

[World Announcement: In the year 1437 of the Sky Era, the human hero Midnight Arcane God fell in battle against Black Dragon Lord Mephisto and died in the Dark Dragon Nest. This event has been recorded in the Sky Annals.]

Almost at the same time—

With a wet thrust, Dawn Divine Sword drove the Dragon-Slaying Sword deep into Hildesanks's heart.

-47691! Critical Strike!

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

Hearing the announcement, man and dragon turned their heads at the same time and looked at each other.

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