Boom!
Flames exploded, and Tao Wu paid a heavy price for underestimating its opponent. This attack caused critical damage that ignored defense, and Tao Wu's left eye temporarily lost its vision. Fortunately, its body was strong enough to not be completely blinded, or it would have become a one-eyed crocodile.
The enraged Bi An suddenly leaped forward, its thick tail sweeping over.
"Tao Wu's skill: Soul Shattering Strike activated."
This tail attack was fast and fierce. Bai Xiaowen had already retreated to avoid Tao Wu's furious attack, but he only dodged most of it, and his chest was scratched by the crocodile's tail.
Suddenly, a soul-deep trembling feeling emerged, and Bai Xiaowen groaned and fell back. He hurriedly checked the notification from the Spiritual Realm.
"Tao Wu's Soul Shattering Strike caused you 45 points of Blunt Damage (Physical)."
"Tao Wu's Soul Shattering Strike caused you 77 points of Shadow Damage (Magic)."
This "Soul Shattering Strike" skill caused mixed damage, and the proportion of magic damage was higher than the proportion of physical damage. Bai Xiaowen's magic resistance was higher than his armor, and this was due to the additional magic resistance from his Enchanter's Robe and other equipment.
The total damage of this attack was as high as 122 points, and although Bai Xiaowen had the Wrath Claw's Health Points, their Health Points were still rapidly decreasing.
After killing the three Bosses, Bai Xiaowen and the Wrath Claw only had a little more than 40% of their Health Points left. After clearing out Ill Wind Mound, their Health Points had recovered a little, reaching around 60%. Fortunately, they had Undead Camouflage (Low), or else Bai Xiaowen's Health Points would have stagnated, and his Health Points would not have recovered at all.
There was one more thing to add: in the Ghost Fog area, as long as the summoner had the Undead Camouflage effect, the summoned creature would also have the same effect. This was also why the Wrath Claw, a wild beast, could fight for a long time in the Ghost Fog area. It had Bai Xiaowen's Undead Camouflage effect, and was isolated from the Ghost Fog.
"I dodged one step ahead, so the full power of this skill was not displayed! If I were to be hit by it, I'm afraid the damage would be doubled. That would be very dangerous. "
Bai Xiaowen was shocked when he saw his and the Wrath Claw's HP fall to 30%. However, although he was shocked, he did not panic. Although Suanni was very powerful, he already had a considerable chance of victory.
The reason was that the two skills that hadn't been detected had already been used. To Bai Xiaowen, Bi 'an's attack methods and skills were no longer a secret.
Bai Xiaowen took half a step back and gestured with his finger. The Desert Eagle spat out flames and began his counterattack.
Bai Xiaowen took advantage of Tao Wu's large size, low agility, and lack of agility. The bullets he fired concentrated on Tao Wu's undamaged right eye area, disrupting its concentration. The Wrath Claw circled to the flank of the Tao Wu and gnawed at it.
At this time, the Wrath Claw already had an 80% critical hit rate. Almost every bite was a critical hit!
Tao Wu was in pain. It tilted its head and aimed at the Wrath Claw to bite. However, Bai Xiaowen had already predicted this move and sent a Skeleton Swordsman ahead of time.
With a cracking sound, the bone fragments scattered everywhere.
Tao Wu did not hit the Wrath Claw. Its undamaged right eye was hit by Bai Xiaowen's bullets consecutively. It was seeing stars and had no choice but to close its eyelids. Bai Xiaowen sneered and continued to shoot. After three shots, the fourth bullet that ignored armor shot out and pierced through Tao Wu's eyelids. Tao Wu roared in pain again.
Damage to an important functional part like the eye would cause a 'blindness' test, just like how damage to the leg would cause a speed reduction test.
Within a certain period of time, the higher the damage to the eye, the higher the chance of the blindness test taking effect. Of course, this was also related to the opponent's physique. A person with a strong physique had a strong resistance against blindness.
There were two types of blindness: temporary loss of vision and permanent blindness.
(Everyone can recall if they were hit by the 'Eye Sealing Hammer' when they were fighting when they were young. After being hit, they would not be able to open their eyes temporarily. However, they would gradually regain their vision after a while.)
Bai Xiaowen's previous punch had caused Tao Wu to temporarily lose its vision in its left eye. The accumulated damage from the consecutive bullets had also caused Tao Wu to temporarily lose its vision in its right eye.
This was the disadvantage of a large Beast Demon monster. If it were a humanoid BOSS, it would not be so easily beaten to the point of losing its vision.
Most beast-type BOSSES or Beast Demon BOSSES were very large in size. Generally, they were blessed with special effects such as knockback, knockback, capture, and suppression. Their basic attributes were also stronger than humanoid BOSSES of the same level. However, their weakness was also very obvious. That was, their ability to protect their vitals was very weak.
For example, this Tao Wu could only protect its eyes by closing its eyelids and shaking its head wildly … Expecting it to use its stubby forelimbs to cover its eyes? It didn't exist.
Of course, some special beast-type BOSSES, such as Hook Horrors and Velociraptors, were not included in this list. There was no need to go into details.
After losing its vision, Tao Wu was enraged. It crazily twisted its body. Its huge body scattered the piles of bones on Ill Wind Mound. Broken bones were scattered all over the place.
Bai Xiaowen commanded a group of summoned creatures to find the right opportunity to attack. He paid special attention to the Wrath Claw's safety. Now that the Wrath Claw's critical strike rate was over 80%, it was fully deserving of being the number one damage dealer. However, the price was that it only had 60 to 70 HP left.
Bai Xiaowen and the Wrath Claw shared the same HP ratio. Bai Xiaowen's HP was not much better. With the same HP ratio, Bai Xiaowen's remaining HP was about 100 HP.
Bai Xiaowen somewhat missed Li Shuyi. If the beautiful Wrath Claw was here, with her dual swords, her high attack speed passive, and the DPS from Bewitching Fire Dance, it would be much easier to deal with this BOSS.
Li Shuyi's two + 7 Gold-grade equipment were not just for show.
In comparison, the long-range DPS Undead Demon Arcane Master was much more relaxed. It did not have to worry about being hit by the BOSS at all. Lightning strikes fell one after another, leaving wisps of smoke on Tao Wu's thick skin.
Tao Wu was a Beast-Type BOSS. Lightning Strike also had the ability to break evil, so the Undead Demon Arcane Master's DPS was not low.
The Shadow Assassin's DPS was more average. She was a melee BOSS, so she had to constantly adjust her position to deal damage.
Kitts' DPS was about the same as the Shadow Assassin. Fortunately, Kitts could transform into a bat and had the Lifesteal ability.
As for the Skeleton Sword Shieldbearers … their DPS was like that of a chicken. Basically, each attack only dealt less than 10 points of damage, and their attack speed was shockingly slow. The good news was that there were three Skeleton Sword Shieldbearers (one was bitten off), so their combined DPS was quite impressive.
As the BOSS 'HP slowly dropped to half, Tao Wu's vision recovered. It opened its mouth again and cast Death Illusion, targeting Bai Xiaowen again.
This time, Bai Xiaowen did not hesitate. He directly used the Eclipse Ruler's Badge's additional skill, Eclipse, to remove the Intimidate effect. He quickly retreated, dodging the bite of the Boss and the second Soul Shattering Strike.
"The same move won't work on me," Bai Xiaowen said with a smile, "but it should work on you."
Bai Xiaowen repeated the same move and attacked Tao Wu's eyes again. He carefully controlled the position of the Skeleton Sword Shieldbearers. With Tao Wu's vision, each attack had a strong sense of purpose, which was very dangerous.
Crack. Another Skeleton Sword Shieldbearer blocked the Wrath Claw's attack, but it was smashed into pieces by Tao Wu's claw.
Crack! The third skeleton was bitten by Suanni, and then it was swallowed whole by the furious Suanni.
"How many years has it been since it last ate? Even old bones are being eaten …" Bai Xiaowen complained. During this period of time, he activated Rapid Fire mode and once again damaged the Boss's eyes, entering a new cycle of damage output.
Tao Wu's HP dropped bit by bit.
When Tao Wu's Health Points dropped to 200 points, it suddenly let out a roar. Its blood-stained vertical pupils opened and stared at Bai Xiaowen!
Then, the Beast Demon opened its mouth.
A buzzing sound was heard, and a black fog rushed toward Bai Xiaowen.
"Tao Wu's skill: Rain of Corpse Worms activated!"
The black fog was actually formed by small, densely packed Corpse Worms. Under Tao Wu's control, the Corpse Worms rushed toward Bai Xiaowen.
"So many!"
Bai Xiaowen was shocked. Rain of Corpse Worms was a skill he had probed before. He originally thought that 1 to 3 points of physical damage was nothing, but after seeing the terrifying number of Corpse Worms, Bai Xiaowen finally understood how terrifying this skill was.
So what if it was 1 or 2 points of damage? Hundreds and thousands of Corpse Worms rushed toward the same target. Even a high-level Leader would not be able to withstand it!
Most importantly, the Rain of Corpse Bugs skill could not be interrupted, nor could it be canceled.
Bai Xiaowen saw the swarm of Corpse Worms, but he did not panic. Instead, he smiled.
"This is probably your final counterattack. But I'm sorry, since I've probed this skill in advance and did not run away, I naturally have a way to deal with it! "
Bai Xiaowen gently took off the blue ring on his left hand that added 2 points of Spirit, and put on the Gold equipment in his inventory that he had never used before: Petrifying Lizard Tail Bone.
The Petrifying Lizard Tail Bone's additional skill: Stone Armor activated!
Against physical attacks, it had a fixed damage reduction of 10 points. The price was a 40% reduction in attack speed and movement speed for the duration.
This Stone Armor skill did not have a duration. As long as it was activated, it would remain in effect unless the caster wanted to cancel it.
Bai Xiaowen's body suddenly felt much heavier. A grey texture appeared on the surface of his body, as if he was a human-shaped stone statue.
Popping sounds were heard as the Corpse Worms hit Bai Xiaowen's body and fell to the ground. The damage that they should have caused was all reduced by the Stone Armor skill.
Tao Wu also noticed this situation. However, it could not stop this skill. The accumulated Corpse Worms in its body were like a high-pressure water gun. Either it died or the Corpse Worms were exhausted. Otherwise, it would not stop.
A group of summoned creatures swarmed forward.
At this moment, Tao Wu maintained the posture of opening its mouth, like a stationary target. Damage values appeared on top of its head one by one.
Bai Xiaowen also tried to shoot. Sure enough, during the duration of the Stone Armor skill, his attack speed was greatly reduced and his movement speed was shockingly slow. The negative effect of the Stone Armor skill was indeed a bit heavy. Although it could be activated continuously, no one would be willing to do so.
The fixed damage reduction of 10 points was very weak in a battle between Intermediate and Advanced Hunters. Under normal circumstances, it was not worth the 40% reduction in attack speed and movement speed.
However, there was no such thing as the worst skill, only the weakest Hunters. Under special circumstances, the Stone Armor skill had a miraculous effect, such as the Corpse Worm Rain skill used by the Tao Wu Boss.
After a full five seconds, the Tao Wu Boss spat out all the Corpse Worms, and the skill ended.
During this time, it had been ravaged by Bai Xiaowen's summoned creatures, and its HP had been reduced to less than 100 points.
Generally speaking, a Boss with low HP was the most dangerous. This kind of Boss had already felt that it was about to die and would often fight with all its might.
Bai Xiaowen thought for a moment and did not use the Talisman to switch skills to end the battle. He felt more at ease with this skill in his hand. He turned off the Stone Armor skill's effect and opened fire.
After paying the price of the Skeleton Sword Shieldbearer and the Shadow Assassin's lives, Bai Xiaowen finally succeeded in eliminating the Level 7 Boss.
Seeing the large golden treasure chest slowly condensing above the Tao Wu's corpse, Bai Xiaowen breathed a sigh of relief.
In this battle, he had lost Fatty Suture, all of the Skeleton Sword Shieldbearers, and the Shadow Assassin. Fortunately, they were all summoned creatures of the Black Soul Stone's Return of the Dead skill. After the 12-hour cooldown, he could summon them again. They did not affect Bai Xiaowen's strength too much.
Previously, when facing the three Level 6 Bosses, as well as so many Elite and Normal monsters, there had not been such heavy casualties. It was enough to show the strength of the Tao Wu Boss.
Of course, there was another important reason. When the Tao Wu appeared, Bai Xiaowen had just finished a fierce battle. The summoned creatures' HP was not high, and their important skills, such as the Wrath Claw's burst, as well as some of Bai Xiaowen's precious equipment's additional skills, had already been used.
This did not mean that the Tao Wu was stronger than the previous three Bosses and the undead army combined. It was just that the timing of its appearance was too bad.
No matter what, killing the Tao Wu was a victory. Bai Xiaowen breathed a sigh of relief and sat cross-legged on the ground. He ordered Kitts and the Skeletal Fiend Arcane Master to collect Evilwind Flowers and Nether Grass. As for himself, he had a pleasant trip to open the treasure chests to soothe his mood and eliminate his exhaustion.
In terms of combat rating, the three Level 6 undead Bosses were all given a Rank B combat rating by the Spirit Realm.
This rating was a little high, but there was a reason for it. It was mainly because of the difficulty of Bai Xiaowen's battle. He had to face three Bosses and a group of undead minions alone. Naturally, the rating given by the Spirit Realm would be higher. As for Jiang Bo and the other Awakened ones, they were only responsible for cheering him on. Their role was basically negligible.
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
