Chapter 264 Nemesis
"Such high health!" Rosewater couldn't help but frown.
High health meant a long battle duration, which placed higher demands on DPS. In a level 10, twenty-person Infernal-tier Dungeon, the boss with the most health only had around 700,000, and no team had conquered it yet. The 880,000 health in front of them felt hopeless.
However, FlameDancer and the others didn't seem to mind; they were just waiting for Eric's command.
Seeing everyone's eager eyes, Eric smiled and said, "Cola, go first and try it. Greedy Gnawer, you handle the healing. Everyone else, pay close attention to the boss's movements and habits, and make sure to record the video. We'll come up with a strategy afterward."
Fred Justin, as the knight commander of the Demonic Citadel, was extremely violent in melee combat. Even though Cola's gear was quite good, he couldn't withstand more than three hits. For other MTs, it would probably be just two hits.
Besides his extremely high attack power, as a heavy armor knight, his defense was naturally formidable. Additionally, since he had transformed into a demon, his innate magic resistance was very high, making him an almost invulnerable boss.
Fred Justin had two major skills that could easily wipe out the team if not handled carefully.
The Infernal-level difficulty had enhanced these two skills, making them even harder to deal with.
The first skill was Demonic Summoning, which summoned three Demonic Sentinels at intervals. If these Sentinels were not killed within the specified time, they would return to Fred Justin's body, restoring his health. In Adversity-level, each Demonic Sentinel could restore 3% of Fred Justin's health, while in Infernal-level, it was 5%, so they had to be taken down.
The second skill was Fatal Strike, where Fred Justin would target a player and throw a spear, causing massive damage, reducing movement speed by 60%, and lowering defense by 100%. Fred Justin would then charge at the targeted player. No other player should be between Fred Justin and the targeted player, or they would die. The targeted player would also die if caught, so they had to run as far as possible and survive for 10 seconds.
With these two skills, it was almost hopeless. Additionally, Fred Justin had many other minor skills, but as long as they were dodged in time, they weren't a big problem.
After Cola and the others tried a few times, everyone realized how formidable Fred Justin was. If hit by his greatsword, even Cola would lose over 1,400 health in one strike. For other classes, it would only take two hits, and his attack speed wasn't slow, easily swinging twice per second. To succeed, they had to coordinate well; not only did the MT need to dodge, but other melee players also had to disrupt the boss's attack rhythm.
"Let's start the fight!"
After Eric finished explaining, everyone took their positions, almost surrounding Fred Justin. Cola charged directly at Fred Justin, while Evan Hotcher waited on the side for the three Demonic Sentinels.
Compared to attacking elite monsters, Cola's damage to Fred Justin was significantly reduced, only dealing a little over a hundred damage. The others also began their attacks.
However, everyone quickly noticed one thing: the defense was incredibly high. Previously, only Cola had been attacking, so they hadn't realized how high Fred Justin's defense was.
Ezio, a Berserker, only dealt a little over 200 damage with a single axe strike to Fred Justin's back. Even with the Armor Sunder effect stacked, it barely increased to 300.
As for the newcomers, their damage was even worse.
"This defense is too high," Rosewater said after using skills for a while, with the highest damage only reaching a little over 500.
"Shadowburst!"
Tonny didn't hold back either, using the skill learned from the Four-Color Trial. Five black beams shot towards Fred Justin's back.
-736, -741, -726, -732, -738. Five damage numbers appeared above Fred Justin's head.
Eric was also slashing away from behind, dealing significantly less damage than Tonny. His normal attacks only dealt a little over a hundred damage, but when Abyssal Blade's Dreaded Affliction and Thunderbolt's damage amplification effects triggered, he could deal more damage.
Since it was an Infernal-level boss, the effects of Abyssal Blade's Dreaded Affliction and Thunderbolt were greatly weakened. However, the combined effects still reduced Fred Justin's strength by about 15%.
Meanwhile, Eric turned off the "One-Man Army" title and activated the "Demonbane" title, which somewhat weakened Fred Justin.
This reduced Fred Justin's strength to 80% of what it was before, undoubtedly easing the pressure on everyone.
"President, your weapon's passive skills and your title are amazing. You've single-handedly lowered the difficulty of this boss by a whole level," Cola said with a smile, as he was undoubtedly the biggest beneficiary.
Rosewater's eyes lit up. The previously hopeless boss now seemed beatable thanks to Eric's skills and title.
"Looks like I need to get more titles like this in the future. It will make fighting bosses much easier," Rosewater said, looking enviously at Eric's title. However, she knew that such titles must be very hard to obtain. She planned to ask Eric how he got it later.
When Fred Justin's health dropped to nearly 10%, Eric saw that the timing was right and loudly said in the team channel, "Evan Hotcher, get ready to tank. Everyone else, switch targets and take down the adds immediately. FlameDancer and I will help Cola hold the boss."
Everyone was a seasoned player, handpicked by Eric, and wouldn't make such rookie mistakes.
"Damn intruders, guards, drive them away!" Fred Justin roared.
Immediately, three Demonic Sentinels ran in from outside the arena. Each Demonic Sentinel was an elite with 40,000 health, totaling 120,000 health for all three.
Compared to the boss, the Demonic Sentinels had much lower defense, making them much quicker to take down.
Especially with Tonny's powerful firepower, the three Demonic Sentinels were quickly eliminated.
They then switched back to attacking the boss.
Throughout the battle, Eric had little opportunity to deal damage because Fred Justin's attacks were too fierce. Perhaps due to the increased number of attackers, Fred Justin's attack patterns had changed. Each swing of his greatsword cornered Cola, leaving him with no room to dodge. The others couldn't find the right moment to disrupt Fred Justin's rhythm. Although FlameDancer could find the openings and react, her strength was too weak to be effective, so they had to rely on Eric. Otherwise, Cola would keep getting hit by the greatsword, and if he got caught by any minor skills, the healers wouldn't be able to keep up, leading to a team wipe.
When Fred Justin's health dropped to 78%, he finally couldn't hold back and used Fatal Strike.
The targeted player was Eric.
Eric immediately turned and ran. Once targeted, if Fred Justin got close, the player would die unless they were invincible—no exceptions.
Fred Justin drew a silver spear and swung it forcefully at Eric. A silver flash cut through the air with a loud bang, flying towards Eric.
This move couldn't be dodged, only blocked. So Eric turned his steps and used Parry.
The long spear struck the blade of the Abyssal Blade, creating a shower of sparks. Eric was pushed back over ten steps before he could steady himself. His hands were numb, almost dropping the sword. Looking at the Abyssal Blade, he saw a clear scratch on its blade.
"This move is too powerful. It can even damage a Demonic Weapon. If it were a Mithril Weapon, it would be destroyed. Even an Adamantite Weapon might not survive," Eric thought, relieved that he hadn't used Silverlake Gleam, or the sword would have been ruined.
After blocking Fred Justin's spear, Fred Justin became furious, abandoning Cola and charging towards Eric.
Eric immediately activated Zephyr Stride, increasing his speed by 30%, and started running circles around the arena.
Since he hadn't taken damage from the spear, Eric wasn't slowed down. Fred Justin couldn't catch up no matter how hard he tried, effectively being kited by Eric for ten seconds.
Fred Justin's two major skills were easily handled by the team. No matter how many times Fred Justin used them, the result was the same. Ten minutes later, even when Fred Justin activated Ferocious, it couldn't change the outcome. Cola could use Blessing of Protection, and there was also the Arcane Sentinel's skill Arc of Time, providing nine seconds of invincibility and skill resets, allowing them to withstand the 20 seconds of Ferocious.
Finally, with an unwilling scream, Fred Justin fell to the ground, dropping a pile of glittering items.
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