Eric's boss fight (part 2)

"Oh no!" The Warrior thought to himself, realizing the situation was dire. He hadn't expected the BOSS's ultimate attack to be ready again so quickly. Despite his experience, he had already devised a countermeasure after taking that initial hit. The Flame Bomb Storm's Flame Missiles were single-target attacks, meaning the damage could be spread out. So, seeing Xiao Yu about to unleash Flame Bomb Storm, he immediately turned and ran back, shouting as he went, "Come stand next to me and share the damage!"

The mage and priest rushed over, and the three of them stood together, along with a water elemental to make up the numbers, making a row of four units.

A barrage of fireballs flew towards the three players, exploding with a crackling sound on them and the water elemental. Normally, dozens of fireballs would have been enough to kill a player instantly, but the fireballs in the Flame Bomb Storm randomly attacked nearby targets, so the damage was spread out and became less effective. The fire elemental was blasted away, and the three players lost about a third of their health, but none of them died.

"Hmm, quite clever indeed, finding the weakness of this move so quickly." Xiao Yu thought to himself. However, he wasn't nervous. Although the opponent had withstood another wave, the priest's mana was clearly running out as his health was depleted. He had to heal several people, and in just a few minutes, the priest had used up nearly half of his mana, while he himself had only lost one-fifth of his health.

(Let's see how you fight me when you run out of mana.)

As expected, the ensuing battle unfolded exactly as Xiao Yu had anticipated. Every time he used Flame Bomb Storm, the three of them stood together to share the damage. The mage even summoned water elementals to help share the damage, but this put immense pressure on the priest's healing. Just as Xiao Yu's health was dropping to half, the priest finally ran out of mana.

Hehe, now that you're out of mana, let's see if you don't die! Xiao Yu thought to himself, and as soon as he saw that the Flame Bomb Storm cooldown was over, he immediately raised his staff.

Eric (Goblin Pyromancer): "Wandering Spirit of Flame, heed my call and gather around me— Flame Bomb Storm!"

The Big Brother looked helpless. What he feared most now was the BOSS shouting that sentence, but he could only run back. There was no other way; if he didn't run, he would be instantly killed.

"Can you hold on?" he asked the pastor.

"Don't worry, I can hold on for a while longer," the priest said, pulling out a mana potion and gulping it down. +175! A huge blue number appeared, and the priest instantly restored half of his mana.

"Let's drink from the blood vial too, to save the priest some mana." The Big Brother knew this wasn't the time to save money, so he also took out a blood vial and prepared to drink it.

"Damn, that's shameless!" Xiao Yu thought to himself, speechless. He had to admit that the blue potion and health potion system was the most illogical design in the game. He hadn't noticed anything wrong with it when he played regular online games, but after entering the Sky World and playing as a monster, he realized how ridiculously overpowered it was. Every time he saw an adventurer he had painstakingly killed about to be defeated immediately come back to life after drinking a large potion, the feeling was indescribably exhilarating. It seemed that this was the only way to survive.

"You asked for this," he thought to himself.

Eric (Goblin Pyromancer): "Fire Elemental! Your master needs your help!"

Xiao Yu suddenly gave a command to the fire elemental, and the fire elemental immediately moved towards this side.

"Hey, what's going on here? Hurry up and pull the fire elemental away!"

Both hunters looked helpless. "There's nothing we can do; our baby's dead, we can't revive it."

It turned out that the fire elemental's Flame Protection finally worked. The two pets bit the fire elemental for a long time, but instead of killing it, they were burned to death by the Fire Flame Body Protection. Without the two pet beasts Taunt them, the hunter could only rely on damage to draw aggro. This trick works against uncommanded monsters, but it's useless against fire elementals that are under orders.

Damn it! The Big Brother suddenly realized he had made a mistake. Generally, when fighting a boss, if there are troublesome monsters, the hunter is responsible for luring them away. But for elemental creatures like fire elementals, the mage is the best choice. The mage's Frostbolt deals double damage to fire elementals and has a slowing effect. Water elementals can also limit the speed of fire elementals. How could he not have thought of that?

But it was too late for regrets now. The fire elementals were already rushing towards them, and the goblin pyromancer's Flame Bomb Storm was ready.

Now he faces a choice: whether to group up to share the damage from the Flame Bomb Storm or to spread out and avoid the fire elemental attacks. That is the question.

In the end, the Big Brother chose the former. After all, although the fire elemental damage was very high, it could still be healed as long as the healer was good. However, the Flame Bomb Storm could kill people instantly if no one shared the damage.

"Gather together!" he shouted, and the group immediately assembled.

Flame Bomb Storm! Just as the Flame Missiles hurtled towards the five people, the fire elemental also approached. To the Big Brother's surprise, the fire elemental didn't fire Fire Bolt or charge in for a melee attack; instead, it stood still and began casting a spell—wait, this fire elemental can cast spells?

Flame Nova! In an instant, flames spread outwards in all directions from the center, fueled by fire elemental energy. None of the five people huddled together escaped unscathed; they were all hit. At the same time, Flame Missiles also struck them. The combined effect of these two attacks was truly extraordinary.

Their health plummeted, and instantly all five of them were left with very low health.

Hunter: "Holy crap, how am I supposed to fight this?!"

Pastor: "Take him away quickly, take him away quickly!"

Mage: "Priest, please add me! Please add me!"

At this point, the lack of experience among the new players became apparent. If they had remained calm, the group might have been able to withstand the attack. However, seeing that they were all low on health, they panicked and scattered in all directions. Xiao Yu, on the other hand, was secretly pleased. "Let you huddle together again! Let you spread the damage! Let you try to destroy my staff again! Now you know how many eyes Grandpa Horse has on his head!"

Okay, I don't even know who Grandpa Horse is or how many eyes he has, but that's not important. What's important is that I'm going to collect your heads now.

Lesser Fireball! Fire Bolt!

Xiao Yu and the Fire Elemental God unleashed a synchronized volley, instantly killing the priest on the spot.

Without healing, the rest of the battle was a foregone conclusion. The fire elemental chased the two hunters all over the place, and Xiao Yu's fireballs took them down one by one. In no time, all five of them were lying on the ground, exploding into a pile of trash.

Xiao Yu glanced at them and thought to himself that these guys were quite experienced. They stuffed their bags full of junk to reduce the chance of equipment dropping. They only got two green items after wiping out five people. Although they were wiped out in this dungeon battle, they should still have made a profit.

After retrieving the equipment using system commands, Xiao Yu surveyed the entire area.

Eric (Goblin Pyromancer): "Hahaha, this is so easy! I knew it, no one can resist the power of my flames."

After reciting his last line, Xiao Yu turned and left the arena.

"Well done!"

"Well done!"

"Well done, little goblin! I'm rooting for you!"

As Xiao Yu to him. It has to be said that compared to the scheming and infighting among the players, the monsters are quite simple. They respect the strong and as long as you are strong enough, you can earn the respect of everyone.

Xiao Yu waved his hand casually, indicating it was no big deal, and quickly returned to the audience seats, where Black Rod was sitting.

"So, how's my skill level?"

"Very good, excellent. To be able to wipe out this adventurer team with half health, your strength should rank in the top 20 among the bosses in our Westfall. With that kind of strength, you are qualified to guard the dungeon. I checked before, and we currently have two vacancies in our dungeon. You can choose one of the two vacancies."