The BOSS summoned adds

But as far as I Am an Angel was concerned, wasn't that only natural? Wasn't memorizing attack patterns a basic skill for every player?

If you couldn't even memorize attack patterns, how could you call yourself a veteran player?

Ever since their first encounter during the Death's Hand incident, the players had been observing these story characters from Shrek Academy.

The players had long since memorized their attack patterns. Unless they pulled out some hidden ultimate move they had never used before, moves the players had already seen would have a very hard time hitting them.

Ma Xiaotao really did have a sixth soul skill she had yet to use.

In the original storyline, Ma Xiaotao had revealed her sixth soul skill early because her teammates hadn't been up to the task.

This time, everyone fighting alongside him was his proper teammate, so he naturally hadn't needed to reveal his sixth soul skill early.

"Looks like it's time. Sixth soul skill: Phoenix Meteor Shower! Let's see how you dodge this!"

This was a wide-area bombardment. Although it wasn't entirely impossible to dodge, this was I Am an Angel's first time seeing Ma Xiaotao use this move, and she simply couldn't find every perfect opening to evade it in such a short time.

I Am an Angel: "Sun Crown, Protection of Light!"

I Am an Angel raised an orange-red shield of light and moved as fast as she could through the meteoric rain of fire filling the sky, using her shield to tank whatever she couldn't dodge.

By the time Ma Xiaotao's Phoenix Meteor Shower ended, I Am an Angel's shield had shattered, and her health bar had fallen to just one-third.

She hurriedly used a health potion to bring her health bar back up.

"What?! You still managed to dodge it!"

I Am an Angel: "I'll admit I didn't dodge all of it, but this alone isn't enough to eliminate me. Besides, you definitely can't beat me in a battle of attrition."

"Damn it!"

"Captain, we're here to help!"

Gongyang Mo flew over then. His martial soul, the Rainbow Dragon, had powerful support abilities.

Whether a main DPS had a good support made the difference between heaven and earth.

Originally, Ma Xiaotao hadn't wanted Gongyang Mo to support her. After all, she was a Soul Emperor. If she couldn't even defeat I Am an Angel, a Soul Ancestor, in a head-on fight, it would be embarrassing if word got out.

But in the current situation, she could only set her pride aside and win the match first.

Meanwhile, Yao Haoxuan had gone to help Dai Yueheng.

Dai Yueheng had run into the same problem as Ma Xiaotao: Ten-Year Veteran knew his attack patterns inside out.

Dai Yueheng couldn't hit him, while Ten-Year Veteran could occasionally slip a spear thrust into the gaps between his attacks.

Ten-Year Veteran found fighting like this quite entertaining. It felt like soloing a BOSS.

Anyone who played games regularly knew that once you figured out a BOSS's attack patterns, it was a sitting duck as long as there were no adds interfering.

Beating a BOSS without taking damage wasn't difficult for players at all.

Right now, Dai Yueheng was that BOSS being tormented to the brink of madness by a player.

"Damn it! Let's see if you're really that good at dodging! White Tiger Vajra Transformation! White Tiger Demon God Transformation!"

Ten-Year Veteran: "Enraging before your health bar's even down to half? But I still remember your attack patterns after you enrage, too."

"Heaven-Shaking Roar!"

Yao Haoxuan opened with Heaven-Shaking Roar, a soul skill that delivered a mental shock.

Ten-Year Veteran's rhythm faltered noticeably, and Dai Yueheng seized the opportunity to swipe at him with a claw.

Ten-Year Veteran blocked with the Formation-Breaking Overlord Spear in his hands. Both he and his horse were driven back more than a dozen steps, and his health bar dropped to just one-quarter.

Ten-Year Veteran: "The BOSS summoned adds. This is going to be tricky."

"Who told you to come over?"

Dai Yueheng was even somewhat displeased with Yao Haoxuan for coming over to help. Needing help to deal with a mere four-ring Soul Ancestor really did make him lose face.

What's more, this was the Soul Master Tournament's grand final, and his father and the Star Luo Emperor were watching from above.

At this point, Wang Zhongwang, Primordial One, and Agile Dog in the Mountains seemed to have been forgotten.

It had to be said that the scene was rather bizarre: two higher-level fighters from Shrek Academy were fighting one lower-level opponent each, yet neither had managed to win after all this time.

Spirit Hall Eternal was already sitting below the stage as though nothing had happened, while Xixi sat beside him, looking at him with a face full of curiosity.

"How exactly did you do it? I clearly injured you so badly. Why did you recover so quickly? Even the best healing-type soul master couldn't manage that, could they?"

Spirit Hall Eternal was getting fed up with his pestering.

Spirit Hall Eternal: "Isn't your NPC intelligence a little too high? Why are you like a hundred thousand years of whys? All right, settle down and stop asking. I'm not telling you, and even if I did, you wouldn't understand."

"Why are you getting impatient? I was only asking! Hmph! Just you wait. I'll definitely dig out your secrets someday."

Spirit Hall Eternal: "Sure. I'll be waiting for you to dig."

Just then, inspiration struck Spirit Hall Eternal, and he spoke in the players' team voice chat.

Spirit Hall Eternal: "Brothers and sisters, I've thought of a great idea."

Wang Zhongwang: "What great idea? Tell us, tell us!"

Primordial One: "Exactly. We're standing on the stage like bystanders right now, not daring to interfere for fear of throwing off their rhythm."

Agile Dog in the Mountains: "Yeah, this situation looks pretty bizarre. Even the audience has gone quiet."

Spirit Hall Eternal: "@Qian Xixi, doesn't your Twin Martial Soul Fusion Skill devour the surrounding soul power? Then if we lure everyone from Shrek Academy over to you, couldn't you cripple them all in one go?"

Qian Xixi: "In theory, yes. Do you have a way to gather them all together?"

Spirit Hall Eternal: "That's easy. Just trick them."

Ten-Year Veteran: "Stop beating around the bush and spit it out. The BOSS is spawning adds now. The difficulty's gone up by more than a little, and I can't hold out much longer."

I Am an Angel: "Agreed. With a support, Ma Xiaotao's even faster now. My speed advantage is gone."

Spirit Hall Eternal: "Everyone on the stage, gather around Qian Xixi as fast as you can. Then, Qian Xixi, put up your turtle shell."

Qian Xixi: "What do you mean, turtle shell?! It's called Black Tortoise Cage!"

Spirit Hall Eternal: "Fine, fine, Black Tortoise Cage it is."

Spirit Hall Eternal: "Once you're all gathered inside the Black Tortoise Cage, they'll definitely think you're charging up an ultimate move and concentrate their attacks on you. That'll be our chance."

Wang Zhongwang: "What if they don't gather around us?"

Spirit Hall Eternal: "Then wait to lose! Are you a hundred thousand whys, too? If you don't have a better idea, do what I say."

Wang Zhongwang: "Roger!"

Qian Xixi: "All right, let's do it!"

Wang Zhongwang, Primordial One, and Agile Dog in the Mountains suddenly moved, running toward Qian Duoduo.

Ten-Year Veteran wheeled his horse around, while I Am an Angel flapped her wings and accelerated instantly.