The boss's "firepower" was not limitless. The Archers at the checkpoint only needed to attract the boss' continuous attacks, and they would eventually exhaust its energy. Yang Rui had this goal in mind, which was why he kept harassing the boss in front of the checkpoint. Once the boss' energy was exhausted, it would no longer be able to use "Wind Blade" attacks.
The "Wind Blade" attack was equivalent to a Beginner General's special skill. It relied completely on one's mental strength, or "energy" for short. Energy, Inner Strength, Mana, Battle Aura, and True Qi were the same type of attributes. It was the foundation of the corresponding special skill, and it was also an important indicator of one's strength in the game. It was a derived attribute of strength.
In the Three Kingdoms Civilization Area, almost all of the wild monster NPCs used the "energy" system. Players and NPCs mostly had "Inner Strength" as an extension of their strength. Yang Rui had always wanted to find a related "Inner Strength" skill book, but until now, he had not found any clues. Inner Strength as an extension of one's strength was one of the necessary conditions to become a Beginner General.
"Roar …"
Although the arrows were unable to deal any damage to the soldiers on the checkpoint, the tiger boss was still roaring non-stop under the harassment of the arrows. The wind blades scraped against the parapet of the checkpoint, splashing stones and dust into the air. The Archers on the checkpoint were hit by the stones and dust, more or less suffering some superficial wounds, but they were not much of a threat.
Seeing that the tiger boss at the checkpoint was unable to restrain its anger, Yang Rui tried to stop the Archers from attacking, and obediently hid under the parapet of the checkpoint. Just as he expected, the boss did not stop attacking just because the checkpoint was one-sided. It continued to throw Wind Blades at the checkpoint, one after another.
As a result, the chance of the soldiers on the checkpoint being injured was greatly reduced. Once the tiger boss was done venting its "firepower", it would no longer be a threat. Then, they could rely on the number of Archers to slowly whittle it down.
Sure enough, after the tiger boss continuously attacked for about an hour, its "firepower" slowly began to weaken, and the frequency of its Wind Blades had obviously decreased by a lot. Yang Rui immediately ordered all the Archers at the checkpoint to start attacking again, attracting the boss's "firepower". The boss's attack frequency suddenly increased in anger, but after a few rounds, it slowed down again, and the frequency was even lower than before.
The boss should be running low on energy! Yang Rui became even more certain!
"Whoosh …"
At this time, Molin had almost fully recovered. He walked up to the parapet and started to attack. An arrow actually hit the tiger boss's left ear, and a two-digit damage value appeared! This was also the only arrow that managed to break through the tiger boss's defense.
After receiving damage from Molin, the tiger boss was instantly infuriated. It attacked Molin's position with Wind Blades one after another, suppressing Molin so much that he could only crouch down behind the wall, not daring to raise his head.
Although this wave of Wind Blades came at them fiercely, it was almost the tiger boss's last resort. After five to six Wind Blades, the boss was already exhausted. It could not use any more Wind Blades and was immediately silenced! They could only jump up and down in front of the checkpoint, whistling incessantly, without any effective methods.
"Attack!"
Seeing this situation, Yang Rui immediately ordered all the archers, including Molin, to no longer need to dodge. They opened fire and started to rain down wave after wave of arrows on the tiger boss. Although they were still unable to break through the boss's defense and only dealt single-digit damage, the cumulative damage was still not a small amount. The tiger boss's fate was almost certain.
The only problem was that the boss's attack power was too strong. Although it had exhausted all its energy and could no longer use Wind Blades, it still could not be engaged in close combat to avoid causing too much damage. In close combat, let alone these Second Grade soldiers, even Third Grade, Fourth Grade, and even Intermediate Grade soldiers might not be its match. The tiger boss had the power of a beginner General. Its attack power could deal with ten to twenty Fourth Grade soldiers without a problem.
"Roar …"
The tiger boss frantically ran about in the face of the rain of arrows, but it helplessly realized that it could not pose any threat to its opponents. After a few roars, it actually dashed into the distance, and in the blink of an eye, it was already out of the archers' shooting range. Moreover, after leaving the shooting range, it continued to run forward without looking back. It had no intention of continuing the fight.
This boss actually ran away with its tail between its legs!
The boss ran away! This was something that Yang Rui did not expect. Now, the only thing they could rely on to deal with the boss was this beginner level checkpoint. However, after the boss had 'vented' its energy, it chose to run away when it could not gain any advantage. This caused Yang Rui and his party to waste a lot of effort, with nothing to show for it. They had lost a Xiliang horse for no reason, and many of them had also been injured.
The boss's intelligence was so high that it exceeded everyone's expectations, including Yang Rui. Although Yang Rui did not want to, there was nothing he could do. Now, even if they spent the effort to lure the boss over, they would still not be able to stop it from running away. Due to the boss's high attack power, no one in Yang Rui's party could engage it in close combat.
Yang Rui thought about it and could not come up with a good idea. He could only put the matter of the boss aside for the time being. He brought people to clean up the checkpoint. The walls that needed to be repaired were repaired, the arrows that needed to be recovered were recovered, and the horse's carcass was also cleaned up. They could focus on dealing with the bandits for the next day.
The Xiliang horse's neck was cut by the tiger boss's wind blade. Half of its neck was cut off. It was obvious that the boss's wind blade attack was very powerful.
The boss was so fierce and had high intelligence. It seemed that they would not be able to deal with it in the near future. Leveling up, killing bandits, and completing the quest was the most important thing. As for fighting the boss, it would not be too difficult once their strength increased.
Bandits?! Yang Rui thought about it and suddenly had a flash of inspiration. They could still use the bandits! How could he forget about that?!
Yang Rui slapped his forehead in realization. His people were temporarily unable to deal with the tiger boss, but the bandits' strength was not necessarily impossible.
Currently, to Yang Rui, he was unable to deal with the boss and the bandits. So, he could lure the boss to the bandit's camp and transfer the aggro to the bandits. Then, the two sides would fight it. Even if they could not kill the boss, they might be able to complete the bandit's quest earlier.
Theoretically speaking, according to the "War of the Worlds" system, the bandits could be classified as the rebel faction, and the tiger boss could be classified as the neutral faction. The two sides were competing for survival space. Even if Yang Rui did not lure the boss, if the two sides met, they would definitely fight. In "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", when Zhuge Liang was conquering Menghuo in the south, the barbarians had once used fire to drive the beasts to attack the Shu army. There was some similarity in this point!
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