Cannon Fodder, Charge!

After fighting two waves of adventurers, he had almost enough experience points to level up. He was only a few dozen points away from leveling up, and he estimated that he could level up after defeating the next boss. However, he had not yet decided whether to level up to a level four Skeleton Swordsman or upgrade his Blasphemers level.

While Blasphemers rank is important, granting a spell slot with each level up, reaching level four as a Skeleton Swordsman grants an extra bit of Undead Power and unlocks a new Memory Fragments, which is a decent boost.

Furthermore, the Skeleton Swordsman can later advance to become a Skeleton Knight, which is a proper high-level Undead.

However, we'll have to wait until after the upgrade to resolve this issue.

As they pondered this, the group began to rest and prepare to welcome the third wave of adventurers.

Xiao Yu had already mentally rehearsed the third battle; this time, the tactics would be closely related to the type of adventurer.

Since the BOSS's name is "High-Level Player Who Likes Solo Playing," it means that this adventurer must have very strong equipment.

If the enemy is a combat-oriented adventurer, then needless to say, everyone should just rush in and attack. There's no room for trickery with such an enemy; everyone should just use whatever moves they have.

However, it's hard to say for spellcasting adventurers.

Physically speaking, spellcasting adventurers are usually very fragile, and can be killed in just a few hits if they are not prepared.

On the other hand, spellcasting adventurers' magic is completely unbeatable. A single "Let the Dead Return to Death" spell can instantly kill an Undead. If you encounter a Priest who knows Mass Exorcism, it's practically a death sentence. Even if you're an undead Priest, you're likely to be slaughtered one-sidedly until you figure out what spells the opponent knows.

Therefore, what Xiao Yu hoped for most at this moment was a combat-type adventurer.

Just as they were hesitating, the third wave of adventurers arrived at the BOSS room.

However, what you fear most is exactly what happened; the one who arrived was indeed a spellcasting adventurer.

Fortunately, although it's obvious he's a spellcaster, he seems to resemble a mage.

Not only a mage—but a female mage, and not only a female mage, but a beautiful female mage.

"Damn, this girl's charm level is at least 20!" Someone exclaimed as they watched a beautiful woman with fiery red hair and a gorgeous robe stroll leisurely into the Hall of Blood, hiding behind the hidden door.

Xiao Yu glanced at the female mage; she was indeed very beautiful. Her captivating charm was unparalleled in reality. Her long red hair cascaded down her back like a flame, contrasting sharply with her snow-white skin. She held a staff in her hand, its design resembling a Dragon Claw grasping a red crystal ball. Most importantly, her leisurely demeanor made her seem as if she had simply walked into a coffee shop.

With every gesture exuding absolute confidence, she is likely to be an unprecedentedly formidable opponent.

"Wow, wow, wow, let's see what kind of weird stuff Andrew has stuffed into this cave. Hmm, a flesh giant, another wooden stake boss? Hmph, what a lack of creativity."

The woman looked at the flesh-and-blood giant before her with disdain, as if it were an ant; her upward gaze held a condescending air.

Xiao Yu sensed something was wrong; it seemed the newcomers were up to no good. "Alright everyone, prepare for battle. Remember, this adventurer is likely very strong. Anyone who's played games knows that a high-level player is far more powerful than a group of low-level players. However, we have four resurrections, so we don't need to defeat her in one go. We just need to try to unlock her full potential. Therefore, I've decided to use cannon fodder tactics. Don't hesitate to follow my commands."

Everyone agreed, even the one who had previously erected the FALG flag realized something was wrong.

The female mage didn't engage the monster directly; instead, she cast a spell to summon it.

"Powerful beings from another world, heed the call of Salina Filjeraco and descend upon this world!" -- Level 5 Otherworldly Summoning.

Space seemed to be distorted and torn apart, and a crack appeared. Then, a huge beast appeared before everyone.

"Holy crap, what the hell is this?"

"Damn, it's even bigger than the boss!"

Everyone gasped in surprise.

Indeed, the summoned level 5 creature was a three-meter-tall Fiendish Deinonychus, about the same height as a flesh giant, and even longer.

Xiao Yu, however, was rapidly analyzing the data he had obtained.

Level 5 Otherworldly Summoning, a level 5 spell in the summoning system, means the opponent is at least a level 9 mage.

As soon as the Fiendish Deinonychus appeared, it charged at the Flesh Giant as ordered by the mage, opened its blood-red maw, and bit down. The Flesh Giant was not to be outdone, and swung its giant club at it. The two behemoths immediately began to fight.

Then, the female mage named Salina conjured a chair out of thin air and leisurely sat down to watch the show, showing no intention of helping at all. Moreover, it seemed that the BOSS really might not be able to defeat the summoned creature; it was a complete stalemate. It was estimated that even if he agreed, he would be half-crippled, and then the female mage could easily finish him off with a single spell.

Xiao Yu didn't dare let everyone attack together, as there was a chance the enemy could wipe them all out with a single high-level spell.

He decided to use a piecemeal approach.

"First wave of cannon fodder, move in!"

The five Undead hounds charged out together.

Huh? Salina didn't seem to have expected there to be any minor monsters; she casually raised her hand.

Magic Missile!

Six blue orbs of magical energy coalesced around her.

Magic Missile is a level 1 spell, and its power is relatively weak among all level 1 spells in the early game. However, it has an interesting feature: the power of Magic Missile does not increase with the caster's level, but rather the number of Magic Missiles increases with the caster's level. For every two levels the caster gains, or one caster level, they will gain one additional Magic Missile.

At this moment, six spell missiles appeared around Salina, meaning she must be a level thirteen or fourteen mage.

Without any equipment or talent support, the opponent can at least cast level 6 or 7 spells, with thirteen or fourteen spell slots. If equipment and talents are taken into account, Xiao Yu thinks that the opponent's spell slots are likely to be between 20 and 30, which should be a reasonable estimate.

At that moment, six Magic Missile were launched simultaneously, and none of the five Undead hounds escaped. They were all hit by one missile, some even by two, and all of them died.

"Second wave, move out!" Xiao Yu commanded.

Five zombies and ghouls, acting as cannon fodder, charged out once more.

"Oh dear, there are still some monsters?" Salina was taken aback. She was about to use a Burning Hands to kill the monsters in one hit when she suddenly realized that the five Undead were quite scattered, and it seemed that one Burning Hands wouldn't be enough to kill them all.

"You're good at positioning, aren't you? Hmm, then let's use this move!"

Level 4 magic - Chain Lightning!

With a wave of his staff, a huge arc of electricity struck the first zombie, Big Water Cunt Shuibi, before leaping to the second zombie, Black Impermanence, the third zombie, and then the fourth and fifth.

With a loud crackling sound, all five zombies fell to the ground.

With a single move, he instantly killed five zombies, demonstrating to Xiao Yu just how powerful advanced magic could be.

However, this does not mean Xiao Yu will despair, as the opponent's spell slots are not unlimited.

"Third wave, continue!" Xiao Yu said.

This time, the attack consisted of three skeleton Warrior and two skeleton archers, who were also spread out and attacked from all sides.

Without a second thought, Salina resorted to the same old tricks.

Level 4 magic - Chain Lightning!

Another bolt of lightning struck, and the five skeletons fell as well.

"Fourth wave, continue!"