Chapter 162: Fierce Battle

After another fierce battle, the boss's health had been depleted by 100,000 points by our group. If it weren't for Ling'er constantly healing us, we would have been completely wiped out.

At this moment, the Soul Eater roared fiercely, its entire skin turning scorched black and its facial features becoming even more hideous and ferocious. Everyone knew that its subsequent offensive would definitely be even more violent.

Our side immediately took the initiative to launch the attack. First, Xiatian threw out a medicine bottle, instantly inflicting the boss with negative statuses such as armor break, deceleration, weakness, and fear. Then, a massive array of colorful projectiles and attacks swept overwhelmingly toward the boss. Xiatian's weapon didn't deal very high damage; it was neither fierce nor sharp, so there was no question of instantly devastating the boss with it.

However, the supplementary effects it carried were quite formidable. Suddenly, the boss began to lose blood at a rate of 300 points per second, and it was even knocked crashing down from mid-air, which was exactly what everyone had hoped for.

As soon as the boss dropped to the ground, Feng Xiaoyue's Thunder Slash struck. Her weapon was imbued with the power of lightning, and every sword slash released lightning elements. In truth, aside from the initial fixed-damage number, each strike only dealt around 1,000 damage.

However, lightning itself had a major advantage, which was its excellent electrocution effect. After being bombarded with a flurry of attacks, the boss predictably entered the electrocution state. Following that, Feng Xiaoyue hurled bolts of lightning spheres—a move I recalled would deal triple damage when hitting an electrocuted target.

"Total release, Power of the Wind King! In the name of my pact, grant me invincibility!" Following Huanyue's stern shout, a storm descended from the sky, striking the boss on the ground vertically. Within the storm, debris, lightning, and wind blades swirled like a vortex, spinning faster and larger. They formed a swirling torrent of energy tearing at the boss. Aside from the initial fixed-damage number, damage values continuously popped up: -1780, -1734, -1753...

The boss's physique seemed distorted by the violent storm, letting out painful screeches.

I seized the momentum to unleash Shattering Blow, Energy Explosion, and Assault all at once. Then came another Lightning Storm, followed by enlarging and thickening my Ruyi Jingu Bang to fiercely smash the boss...

Rows of damage numbers floated up. The boss waved its sharp claws, desperately trying to lunge and scratch me. At that moment, I immediately switched to the Cold Light Sword, donned the Ice Armor, rushed directly in front of the boss, and unleashed Ice Core Blast!

A damage number of -2833 flashed across the screen, and the boss was instantly frozen. I followed up with a frantic flurry of strikes. My attack power wasn't much higher than anyone present, but for a Summoner to perform like this was already quite impressive. The boss let out an angry roar, its giant claw violently slashing toward me, resulting in -2689 damage.

Good grief! Even after using Ice Armor to absorb some damage, I still lost that much health. If it hadn't absorbed the blow, wouldn't half my life bar have vanished instantly? Luckily, my current defense was much higher than before, so taking the boss's attack head-on wasn't a huge problem! Most importantly, Ling'er was backing me up from behind. At that thought, I felt a surge of warmth as Ling'er cast a healing spell, instantly filling up my health bar!

Fortunately, the boss was firmly pinned to the ground by us and couldn't fly. All our attacks landed squarely on it. We would basically rush in, use our skills, and immediately retreat. Those with ranged skills attacked from a distance, while those without could only fret anxiously. However, Ling'er's healing was simply too overpowered; it constantly drew the boss's aggro, making it impossible for even us to hold threat. We had no choice but to scatter our attacks to divert its attention anyway, and since it always targeted Ling'er for revenge, we used this to our advantage. Through the collective efforts of the group, the boss's health plummeted rapidly, and tens of thousands of points were wiped out in no time!

At this moment, the boss's left hand began to materialize a large stone; it was about to use a skill. I immediately shouted at the top of my lungs, "Huofeng, stun it!"

Without a second thought, Huofeng fired a Stunning Arrow, instantly stunning the boss on the spot. As a result, the stone that had just appeared in the boss's hand vanished. Everyone once again launched a desperate onslaught. The moment the 2-second stun duration ended, the boss's wings beat frantically, and razor-sharp wind blades slashed toward everyone. At that critical moment, Ling'er deployed a protective barrier to shield us inside; without it, there was no doubt we would have all perished under this single move.

Seeing the boss swing its massive claw once more, the blow landed squarely on Huanyue, instantly draining over 8,000 of her health points and sending her flying backward. However, Ling'er quickly refilled her health bar.

"Ding~! Your summoned beast, Gatling Tyrant, has awakened and is permitted for summoning."

Haha, this awakening came at the absolute right time! I immediately summoned the Gatling Tyrant. As soon as it appeared, the massive Gatling machine gun in its hands was aimed right at the boss. "Open fire, hit it hard!"

Click! Click! Click!

Following my command, the formidable firepower of the six-barreled Gatling heavy machine gun in the Gatling Tyrant's hands formed a dense barrage of bullets to engage the boss. In an instant, numerous wounds were ripped open across the boss's body by the large-caliber machine gun rounds.

-2588
-2255
-2498
......

Damage numbers blanketed the boss's head. With such powerful DPS joining the fray, everyone's confidence surged, and they frantically unleashed attacks on the boss. With a loud bang, the boss was stunned by my strike—the stun proc chance on the Ruyi Jingu Bang had finally triggered! After smashing nearly a hundred rods, the 20% chance finally kicked in, and the stun duration was remarkably long, lasting a full 10 seconds. During those 10 seconds, the boss lost at least several hundred thousand health points. As soon as the boss recovered from the dizziness, it immediately charged toward the Gatling Tyrant's location. However, the Gatling Tyrant opened its mouth, extending a gray muzzle from which a bright orange beam of light struck the boss. As the boss rushed right up to it, it was forcefully pushed back by this sheer energy. Just as the boss was about to succeed, it was shoved back, letting out roars of sheer frustration, and was finally struck dead-center by four energy missiles fired from the photonic missile launcher.

The boss attempted to fly into the air, but Xiatian tossed out a blue flask, and the boss was instantly enveloped in a layer of water mist. I noticed that it struggled immensely just to lift its wings, let alone fly. Following that, pillars of light descended straight from the sky, slamming directly into the boss's body. The boss let out an angry roar, suddenly thrusting both hands forward directly toward Ling'er. The Gatling Tyrant shifted its body in a flash, stepping in front of Ling'er to block the blow as two consecutive "-10" damage numbers floated above its head. The Gatling Tyrant's shield was truly a bug-tiered existence; no matter how powerful the attack was, it only ever took 10 points of damage. Using it to tank the boss's one-hit-kill ultimate moves was definitely a brilliant choice.

The boss grew furious once more. Green energy spheres began gathering around its body until there were hundreds of them surrounding it, and then it hurled them all at us in one go. I hurriedly ordered the Gatling Tyrant to step up and tank the damage. Continuous "-10" damage numbers popped up over its head while cracks simultaneously appeared on its shield. Once the boss exhausted all its energy spheres, the shield shattered along with them. Immediately afterward, the boss charged forward again, driving its sharp claws straight into the Gatling Tyrant's body. However, the Gatling Tyrant countered with a backhand grab, clamping the boss tightly against its chest.

"Xiatian, hurry up and present it! Give us your best product!" Huofeng shouted.

Xiatian nodded in agreement, and then she actually pulled out a syringe used for hospital injections. However, the syringe was magnified several times over, easily as tall as a person. Xiatian then pointed the massive syringe directly at me.

"What are you doing?!" I yelled in panic.

Xiatian grinned craftily, "Giving you an injection!"

Before I could even react, that gigantic needle tip jabbed straight into my backside. "Ouch!" I screamed, jumping up from the pain before crashing flat onto the ground. At the same time, a system prompt flashed across my vision.

"Ding~! You have consumed the Extreme Stimulant. Health and mana recovery speed increased by 800 points per second, attack speed increased by 100%, casting speed increased by 100%, physical damage increased by 150%, magical damage increased by 150%, weapon or skill effect trigger chance increased by 60%, all skill cooldowns reduced by 45%, and stamina consumption reduced to zero. Lasts for one minute."

Immediately after, everyone else was injected with the stimulant as well, and each of their spirits instantly surged. Their stamina bars were instantly locked in place. This potion was truly magical.

"Hurry up and attack, don't let down my divine potion!" Xiatian shouted.