Chapter 15 Come Play with Me
Alan had never fought this weasel before, but he was familiar with some of its skills.
Super Armor and Rage were common boss skills in Central City; almost every boss had these two abilities.
Super Armor made the boss immune to all control effects except for curses and suppression-type special skills.
Rage sacrificed some defense to greatly increase output.
Some powerful bosses could increase their output tenfold in Rage mode.
Illusion was a type of skill related to mental fortitude; the more resilient one's mind, the less one would be affected by the skill.
Soul Extraction and Soul Control were the weasel's signature skills.
Soul Extraction could forcibly strip a portion of the opponent's soul, putting the enemy unit into a weakened state and causing continuous health loss.
The most outrageous part was that this continuous health loss lasted for 24 hours!
As long as the weasel wasn't killed, the health loss would continue for twenty-four hours. To avoid death, one would have to stay at the resurrection altar.
They had to rely on the altar's recovery properties to stay alive.
As for Soul Control, it was even more formidable, with a chance to control the enemy unit's soul and make them fight for the skill user.
The duration of Soul Control was also 24 hours.
It was too outrageous.
However, since Alan had made his move, he was determined to kill the weasel.
The weasel was in mid-air, and without activating Super Armor, it couldn't come down.
Normally, bosses would activate Super Armor and Rage simultaneously when their health was low, making a desperate counterattack.
But this weasel was different; it was a humanoid monster, usually smarter than regular wild bosses.
Its intelligence was comparable to that of an average adult.
Early in the game, players commonly brushed off NPCs as mere AI programs, a misconception that often devoured them.
Ragnarok was not just a simple game.
"Super Armor!"
As Alan had predicted, when the weasel's health dropped to one million, it unhesitatingly activated Super Armor.
In the Super Armor state, the knockback effect of the arrows was nullified, and it landed on the ground.
Just as it landed, it raised its hand to cast a skill at Alan.
However, it lowered its hand again.
The reason was that the casting distance wasn't enough!
Most monsters, even bosses, had skill-casting distances similar to the range of an archer's normal attack.
However, because of Alan's skill, which increased his normal attack range, his attack range was ten percent farther than that of a regular archer.
It was precisely because of this distance that Alan could precisely control the casting range. The weasel's attack range was limited, so it raised its hand and then put it down.
In fact, this kind of maneuver was already present in the PC version of the game, where some expert players could also manipulate attack distances to deal more damage.
However, Alan's movement speed was his shortcoming; his speed was significantly lower than the weasel's.
So, in just two seconds, the weasel had already closed in on Alan.
Alan's eyes narrowed as the weasel had already raised its hand to cast a skill.
In the Super Armor state, Alan couldn't interrupt the weasel's casting.
The most crucial part was that Soul Extraction was a locking skill that couldn't be dodged by moving.
Not far away, Ernest had already started to smile. 'Is he finally going to fail?'
But in the next moment, Ernest's smile froze on his face because Alan quickly switched his main weapon to a shield, completing the entire Black Iron Treefolk Set.
After changing weapons, Alan's resistance and health both increased.
Moreover, the set attributes of the Black Iron Treefolk Set were even more outrageous than the Elite Treefolk Set.
It could restore 200 health points per second, and not only that, but it also reflected 20% of the damage.
In addition, there was a third set effect, which increased tenacity by 10%.
The weasel's Soul Extraction skill had a weakening effect, and higher tenacity could mitigate this weakening effect to some extent.
[-2254!]
A bright red number appeared above Alan's head.
[-102.]
[-102.]
Then came the forced health drain.
Alan switched back to his main weapon and continued attacking.
Without the main weapon of the Black Iron Set, the health regeneration per second was reduced from 200 to 100.
Combined with Alan's revival skill, he could restore a total of 150 health points per second.
Additionally, the Black Iron Treefolk Set itself had an equipment-based health regeneration effect.
So, the actual health regeneration per second was 180 points.
This was enough to counteract the Soul Extraction skill.
However, the weakening effect was still outrageous.
Alan's attack speed dropped from 3.63 to 2.41, a reduction of almost one-third.
This was even after Alan had switched weapons.
Seeing the continuous health regeneration numbers on Alan, Ernest was stunned again.
Over 100 health points were restored per second.
Moreover, the damage from the weasel's Soul Extraction hadn't even taken away one-tenth of Alan's health.
"I'll help you."
Ernest, thinking of something, stopped watching and actively appeared behind the weasel.
Then he kicked the weasel in the back, leaped up, and instantly slit its throat.
[-215.]
Bleeding...
[-25.]
[-25.]
Ernest's sudden move surprised Alan.
However, the weasel still had over 900,000 health points, so it didn't seem like he was trying to steal the boss.
"We'll talk later. I'll help you get it down to 10% and then back off. Don't worry about me stealing the boss," Ernest said.
Alan was slightly surprised. Had this assassin player been scared by him and decided to back down?
But Alan didn't think much of it. If this assassin player was willing to help him draw the monster's aggro, it was basically a sure win.
Super Armor had a limited duration, and although Alan had forgotten how long the weasel's Super Armor lasted, as one of the beginner village bosses, it shouldn't last too long.
After being ambushed by the assassin player, the weasel roared in anger and turned to swipe at him.
The assassin player seemed to have anticipated this, leaning back to narrowly avoid the fierce swipe.
He then even swung his dagger, slashing the weasel's wrist.
[-121.]
This time, the damage was lower, and there was no bleeding effect.
Alan seized the opportunity and unleashed a barrage of arrows.
Three arrows per second!
Each arrow dealt severe damage, as Alan was targeting the weak spot at the back of the head.
"Damn it!"
The weasel roared, and in the next moment, a dark light burst from its body.
Then...
The weasel in front of Alan disappeared.
In its place was a beautiful woman in a sheer long dress with a curvaceous figure and snow-white skin.
With every smile and gesture, she exuded an enchanting allure. She beckoned to Alan with a finger.
"Come play with me!"
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