owlsbooks Chapter 223 The Alliance's Backup Plan
Chapter 223 The Alliance's Backup Plan
"We mages are even worse off! We've almost run out of mana, and our health bar isn't even touching!" A female mage was almost in tears.
"If I'd known the guild-building and defense battles were this difficult, I should have stockpiled more high-level potions!"
Looking at his brothers' tired and frustrated faces, Zhang Tianya felt anxious, but his mind remained clear.
He yelled, adjusting the tactics: "Don't charge in headfirst! Brothers of the guild, shield warriors and knights take turns taunting and drawing aggro! Don't let it charge recklessly!"
Everyone else, ignore this iron lump for now. Blood Romance and Iron Wall brothers, let's clear out those pesky stone men and earth worms next to us!
"Clear out the smaller monsters, then concentrate your firepower on this one!"
Everyone agreed that the order was reasonable.
Yes, fighting this boss head-on is a waste of mana and durability. Let's clear out its minions first to prevent them from causing trouble.
"Blood Romance, follow Chairman Zhang's command! Area-of-effect skill, cover the Rock Golem area!" Li Weiwei responded immediately.
"Ironclad! Follow me, cut down those burrowing bugs!" Wan Heng also wielded his warhammer, leading his men to charge towards the [Armored Earthworms].
That's good, the division of labor is clear.
The tanks of the alliance gritted their teeth and exerted all their strength, using various taunt skills and physical blocking to tenaciously entangle the Mountain Rhinoceros.
Although it was knocked around and its blood flowed like a rollercoaster, at least it didn't bother anyone else.
On the other hand, the members of the Crimson Romance and Ironwall Guilds found dealing with these small monsters much easier.
The mages unleashed their Blizzard and Flame Storm spells, the archers' arrows whizzed by, and the warriors' swords and axes sent stone fragments flying everywhere.
The rock golems were slow-moving, and the earthworms had low health. With the combined efforts of the three guild elites, their numbers began to decrease rapidly.
The process of clearing out the monsters was not easy either, after all, these monsters were of a high level and there were quite a few of them.
Players are frequently knocked away by a rock golem's punch or bitten by a ground bug that crawls out from under their feet.
But compared to facing that despairing giant rhinoceros, this was already considered an "easy life".
Everyone cooperates, you tank while I deal damage, you control while I heal, and the efficiency keeps increasing.
After nearly half an hour of struggle, the last rock golem was blasted into rubble by Li Weiwei's precise [Fireball] spell.
And with the last earthworm being crushed by Wan Heng's foot, all the small monsters near the valley entrance were finally cleared out!
Now, all that's left in the arena is that lone mountain rhinoceros, still struggling to smash through the shield wall.
"Brothers! The smaller ones are done! Now it's this big one's turn!" Zhang Tianya panted heavily, but his eyes shone with an alarming light.
"Everything that can move! No matter what your class is! Use every move you have on it! Don't save your mana! Don't save your items! Kill it!"
"Roar!! Let's get it!"
The players from the three guilds, who were holding back their anger, unleashed a torrent of attacks on the Mountain Rhinoceros in an instant!
Arrows, magic, sword energy, and blade light rained down like they were free, forming a colorful torrent that crashed fiercely against the massive rock body.
Ding ding ding! Snap!
-125! -118! -331! -Critical Hit! -189! ......
The damage numbers are still pitiful, but there are just too many people involved!
And this time it's an all-out effort without holding back!
The giant rhinoceros's despair-inducing health bar finally began to drop slowly, albeit at a rate visible to the naked eye!
"Holy crap! It moved! Its health bar moved!"
"It looks promising! Give it your all, guys!"
"Damn it, this is going to go on forever!"
Players were unleashing their fury while simultaneously complaining.
"Damn, this guild-building and defense battle is way too difficult! Is this really a place for us level 20+ players?"
"Nonsense! What did you think? I've heard that normally, you only dare to dream of starting a guild after reaching level 30 and having good equipment and high-level skills!"
"Then why can we fight now?"
"Are you stupid?! It's all because Lin Tian is awesome! He killed a high-level BOSS and got this guild creation token, which he then sold to our Boss Zhang! We're getting the 'high-level dungeon' treatment ahead of time!"
"Damn! So that's what happened! No wonder the game was so frustrating!"
"Stop complaining! The big boss is giving us a chance, we have to seize it! Take the drugs! Push hard!"
That hits the nail on the head. Normally, players need to reach level 30, with their equipment, skills, and stats all improved, before these guardian battles become any easier. This is a "challenge to a higher level," so of course they're struggling!
However difficult it may be, they have a lot of people, and... they're willing to invest!
During the previous Scourge event, everyone accumulated a lot of contribution points and exchanged them for many good things that they wouldn't normally buy.
At this point, there was no time to worry about anything else.
"I'm on drugs! I'm on drugs! High-level power potion! Drink!"
"Advanced intelligence potion! Serves you off!"
"I have a [Flame Amplification Scroll] here! Tear it up!"
"[Armor-Piercing Crossbow Bolts]! These are the only ones left, use them all!"
"Priest! Cast [Attack Blessing] on me!"
In an instant, various colored lights shone on the players, boosting their attack power, critical hit rate, and armor penetration!
The damage numbers that were dealt finally looked a little better.
Zhang Tianya also pulled out his most prized possession—a scroll radiating violent energy called "Thunder's Fury".
He ripped the reel open with a vengeance, roaring, "Get the hell out of my way!"
Boom!
A thick, purple lightning bolt, like Thor's spear, descended from the sky and struck the mountain rhinoceros hard on its back!
-55841!
An exhilarating five-figure damage figure suddenly appeared!
The giant rhinoceros let out a painful roar, its massive body staggering as a charred crack appeared in the thick rocky shell on its back!
"Awesome! The president is awesome!"
"It's breached! It's breached! Quickly, create a crack!"
This completely ignited everyone's hope!
The attacks became even more frenzied, pouring down on the crack and the rhinoceros's eyes, among other vulnerable points.
The giant rhinoceros's health bar is decreasing at a significantly faster rate!
The entire Crimson Flame Valley was filled only with the roars of the players, the booming of their skills, and the increasingly ferocious, yet clearly strained, howls of the giant rhinoceros.
Standing on the rock behind him, Lin Tian looked down at the bustling, all-out effort below and nodded slightly.
Zhang Tianya, unlike others, didn't try to find a powerful backer when faced with difficulties. Instead, he knew to try to find a solution on his own first and use all available means.