The second BOSS, Fort Commander Sand Leopard, wasn't like Brother Wolf, who had three weapons on him. Sand Leopard held a sword in one hand and a shield in the other. In Glory, this was a typical Knight's equipment.
This class was one of the NPCs that players particularly hated.
For one, Knights had high defense and high health. Their Spirit wasn't weak either, so they had very comprehensive defense. Furthermore, Knight skills such as Provoke and Roar that could force aggro were very disruptive to the situation. Uncontrolled movements or attacks could cause the situation to go out of control during teamwork. Then there was the common trait of BOSSes: having multiple classes. Priests and Paladins, who were both Knights, were healers. If BOSSes also had healing skills, then it would be even more devastating to the players.
Especially in this kind of setting, in a dungeon that had just been opened, challenging a higher-level dungeon was a huge test of DPS. This kind of BOSS naturally had a higher requirement for DPS.
Ye Xiu's Lord Grim tested the waters and discovered that Sand Leopard was indeed a Knight. Especially when he was using his shield, it was as if Lord Grim's attack didn't even exist. This undoubtedly increased the difficulty of his attacks. He had to find a way to avoid the shield's protection in order to guarantee his DPS. In addition, this situation was even more difficult for Lord Grim, who was pulling the monster from the front without any aggro.
"We'll need to take this slowly." Even though it was difficult to deal with, Ye Xiu was able to quickly find a solution. "Compared to last time, we need to pay more attention to the quality and efficiency of our DPS. We can't relax."
"One Inch Ash's responsibility is very heavy this time. The strengthening has to be just right. Do your best to get the most out of it. Don't waste it," Ye Xiu instructed.
"Understood," Qiao Yifan replied.
"Han Yanrou and Baozi also need to pay more attention to their coordination with the Ghost Boundaries."
"Chasing Haze needs to be bolder this time. Also, Concealed Light, try to summon as strong as possible. At the same time, you have to consider mana consumption and attack efficiency. Limit the number of summons to five. Any more than that might be a waste."
"Don't worry if it's a bit slow. Efficiency, it has to be efficient," Ye Xiu emphasized.
"What if he has healing skills? If the tempo is too slow, I'm afraid we won't be able to hold on, "Wei Chen said.
"Let's see if we can interrupt it first! If not, we'll talk about it later. "Ye Xiu had obviously considered this, but he had only guessed one possibility. If there was such a possibility, then the priority of the healing spell would be to interrupt it.
"Interrupt you?" Wei Chen asked.
"I'll do it." Ye Xiu took over the heavy responsibility.
Then, the battle entered the official stage. Previously, when Ye Xiu controlled Lord Grim to test the waters, Sand Leopard had only revealed his powerful defensive abilities. Perhaps because it was a one-on-one battle and he had not taken too much damage, he had not used any of his aggro or healing skills. Now that everyone was swarming forward, the situation was very likely to be different.
However, aggro type skills could only be defended against by Spirit or the corresponding skills. Other than that, there was no other way to defend against them. Currently, Team Happy's class composition did not have such skills, so there was no need to say more. If they really used their skills, they would have to wait and see who would be the one to deal with it!
In the end, the development of the situation was better than Ye Xiu had expected. Aggro type skills did not appear, but healing spells were used, but they could be interrupted. Under Ye Xiu's control, Sand Leopard's healing spells were basically non-existent. Ye Xiu's biggest problem was how to maintain the aggro while facing Sand Leopard's shield head-on.
His method of controlling aggro would be very stressful if an OT happened. Because there were no aggro type skills, if he wanted to pull back the aggro, he would have to create a new OT. However, there was a certain standard for an OT situation. It did not mean that an OT would occur if one character's aggro was greater than another's. If that was the case, then everyone could use similar damage to control the aggro of the Boss to a certain level. Then, with two ranged classes exchanging attacks in such a rhythmic manner, wouldn't they be able to easily toy with the Boss and make it run back and forth?
Therefore, under normal circumstances, if they wanted to create an OT, they would have to exceed the aggro of the target by a certain percentage. Therefore, if they wanted to use an OT to pull the OT back, even if the OT target stopped attacking, it would still take some time. Ye Xiu was very careful because he did not want such a situation to occur. Otherwise, who knew what would happen in the process of saving the situation?
Everyone performed their roles and attacked according to Ye Xiu's instructions. Ye Xiu's control was also very good, firmly holding onto the Boss's aggro. Seeing Sand Leopard's health drop and everyone's mana drain, Ye Xiu was sweating profusely. It looked like they were barely holding on.
"Pay attention to the rhythm of your potions as well," Ye Xiu said. Compared to the Arena, the biggest advantage of dungeons was that potions were only limited by their cooldowns. With a good rhythm, potions could extend the battle duration by a lot. Ye Xiu and the others were well aware of the difficulty of exploring dungeons. Of course, they had prepared for this. Every character had plenty of potions on them. At this moment, they were not stingy with their potions. They also had to be efficient in using them.
Time passed by slowly. Sand Leopard's health was also slowly decreasing. A battle of attrition was a test of the players' stability and concentration. No one dared to relax. After about forty minutes of calm and efficient attacks, Sand Leopard's health finally approached 10%.
"Same as before. When it gets close, everyone will retreat. Dawn Rifle will deal the final blow." Since it was an unknown Berserk, they naturally used the same strategy.
At the last moment, everyone retreated. When Wu Chen's Dawn Rifle's final blow landed, Ye Xiu's Lord Grim nimbly dodged.
It was the same Satellite Beam, and it struck down. Sand Leopard raised his shield to meet it. However, this defensive measure was within expectations. Even with the shield's protection, this Satellite Beam was enough to reduce Sand Leopard's health to 10%.
Pa!
There was a shattering sound.
When the satellite beam hit Sand Leopard's shield, it actually shattered it into pieces. Everyone was dumbfounded. They remembered that when the first Boss, Vanguard Silang, was at red health, his spear had also broken. This dungeon was probably using this kind of signal to warn the players that the Boss was about to go Berserk.
What would Sand Leopard's Berserk mean?
Everyone's eyes widened. They saw Sand Leopard roar. Without his shield, his left hand and right hand gripped the hilt of his sword. Then, his eyes turned red. His body turned crimson, and even his hair seemed to faintly emit a red glow.
"A Berserker?" Wei Chen's experience wasn't fake. With one look, he could already guess. This state was especially similar to a Berserker's passive skill, Blood Awakening. When the Berserker's health hit rock bottom, he would enter a Berserk state.
"I'll give it a try first." Ye Xiu wasn't an empiricist. He still had the same idea as before. After Lord Grim rushed forward, he was greeted by Sand Leopard, whose speed and attack had been greatly enhanced. He hurriedly slashed a few times. Even Ye Xiu had to struggle a little as he controlled Lord Grim to roll on the ground. He was especially passive.
Ye Xiu didn't bat an eyelid. He persisted like this for a while. When he saw that Sand Leopard really didn't have any more big moves, he immediately called out, "It's a Berserker. Everyone, don't hold back. Give it your all!"
When a Berserker was in this state, their combat power would be greatly increased, but their defense would be greatly reduced. The second Boss had taken the extreme path. Previously, it had extremely high defense, but after reaching red health, it had an explosive attack power.
Although it didn't seem as dangerous as Silang's final Downwind Slash, the second Boss was far more difficult than Silang. However, because most of the difficulty was given to Lord Grim, the others seemed to have it easy. If it was someone else who was the MT, Sand Leopard's difficulty would have suffocated everyone.
With his defense greatly reduced, Sand Leopard's surging combat power couldn't last very long. Under everyone's frenzied attacks, his health quickly dropped to the lowest.
"Don't hold back!" Ye Xiu hurriedly called out. Everyone stopped attacking at the same time. However, Mo Fan's Deception didn't stop in time. The moment Ye Xiu called out, two skills landed on Sand Leopard, completing the final blow.
However, when they saw Sand Leopard's health drop to zero, everyone let out a sigh of relief. It seemed like this Boss didn't have any tricks up his sleeve before dying. Even so, Mo Fan's recklessness made everyone roll their eyes at him. No one had a good impression of this guy to begin with. Now that he was in such a predicament, there were naturally few who sympathized with him and many who looked down on him.
Mo Fan himself knew this. When everyone looked at him with disdain, he didn't turn around, but he clearly sensed it. He couldn't help but lower his head slightly, and a hint of awkwardness flashed across his face.
The system announcement went out as usual. The second Boss, Fortress Commander Sand Leopard, had been taken down. The world chat was naturally in an uproar. The leaders of the Club guilds once again gnashed their teeth and cursed, but there was nothing they could do.
This time, Chen Guo called out and ran off to loot the equipment. The equipment was also a Purple and a Blue, but this time, they were both usable by the team's classes. However, after looking at the stats, everyone felt that compared to the Orange equipment their characters were using, they were still somewhat useless.
"Sigh, why didn't they drop any Orange equipment!" Chen Guo sighed. She clearly knew that these equipment wouldn't be of much help to their strength.
"There will be Orange equipment," Ye Xiu smiled.
"How could it be that easy?" Chen Guo rolled her eyes.
"Two First Clears! With this kind of reward, there's a high chance of getting Orange equipment or rare materials, "Ye Xiu smiled.
Chen Guo immediately reacted. The drops from a Wild Boss were of a higher level than those from a Dungeon Boss, or even a Hidden Boss. However, the rewards from a Dungeon Record were on the same level as those from a Wild Boss. Now that there was a First Clear record for a single Boss, the truly beautiful rewards would come after they left the Dungeon!
Chen Guo was excited, but Ye Xiu didn't accompany her. After another DPS report, he calmly said, "Let's take a look at the DPS report for the second phase."
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