There was no sign of the ambusher nearby.
Liu Xuan had no idea whether the other party had already found a way to escape or was simply standing motionless somewhere.
He could no longer hear footsteps crunching over the gravel.
He had more or less guessed the attacker’s identity. It was probably another one of the bosses.
However, as an invisible unit, it hadn’t stayed beside Shengxing like the other five bosses. Instead, it had been roaming around the area.
After all, one of the destroyers that had escaped earlier had gone back to report, so it was only natural that they had increased their vigilance.
Thinking about it carefully, Liu Xuan realized that he really had been careless.
Among Shengxing’s skills, [Guardian Link] could connect to a maximum of six allied units.
Any reasonably intelligent person would have Shengxing bring six bodyguards along.
Liu Xuan glanced at the damage he had just taken and was stunned to see that it exceeded forty thousand!
The other party must have used an ambush skill with a fairly high multiplier. It had probably also temporarily obtained Redwing’s terrifying attack power through Shengxing’s [Ability Transfer].
In other words, Liu Xuan’s plan to catch them off guard had been exposed from the very beginning.
The bosses had already discovered him.
“Boom! Boom! Boom!”
The sound of something enormous stomping across the ground came from ahead. One of the bosses, Carnivore Ironhide, charged toward Liu Xuan at the head of the group, taking huge strides.
Its back was covered by two massive black plates that resembled a turtle shell. Every time one of its feet came down, the gravel beneath it was crushed into powder.
As a defensive boss, Ironhide’s attack power was low—only 1,000 points.
However, both its physical and magical defenses were extremely high, as mentioned earlier: 1,500 points.
Its health was also immense, reaching a full 700,000.
Its resilience was equally impressive at 85%, meaning it was barely affected by crowd control.
Of its four skills, three were designed to improve its survivability.
One skill, [Harden], could double its physical and magical defenses for a short period of time.
Another was a second-life-type skill that automatically restored a large amount of health when it was on the verge of death.
The last was a damage-redirection skill that allowed it to take damage in place of an allied unit.
Combined with Shengxing’s [Ability Transfer], Ironhide’s role in this boss lineup was to increase everyone else’s survivability.
So naturally, Ironhide was the first to charge in.
Of the other bosses, Redwing and Dreadfang remained beside Shengxing to continue guarding it.
Spines and Extra Arm, meanwhile, moved in from the left and right to surround Liu Xuan.
“What a pity. The most important one, Redwing, didn’t come over.”
The bosses probably knew that Redwing was too fragile and unsuited for direct combat.
It was better off staying in the rear and boosting the others’ attack power.
After Spines and Extra Arm surrounded Liu Xuan, they stopped nearby instead of attacking right away, as if they were waiting for an opportunity.
Only Ironhide charged forward alone. A single horn protruded from the top of its head, and it lowered its head before charging straight at Liu Xuan.
[Thunder Aura] was still on cooldown, so Liu Xuan chose to take the attack head-on with his body.
When the two collided, Liu Xuan suffered only a few hundred points of damage. Relying on its extremely high resilience, Ironhide was stunned by [Fear] for only a brief moment and recovered in less than half a second.
[Burn] still couldn’t pierce the other party’s defenses, so it could only chip away at its health little by little.
[Poison] dealt over 25,000 damage per tick, which seemed fairly decent. But it only triggered once every three seconds, and compared to the other party’s 700,000 health, the damage was still too slow.
This was a battle between two walking mountains of flesh!
However, Ironhide’s damage was even lower. If the two of them fought one-on-one, Liu Xuan would definitely win if things continued this way.
What puzzled him was that Spines and Extra Arm were clearly nearby. Why weren’t they attacking together?
Were they afraid of his damage?
Then wasn’t having Ironhide tank alone just giving it away for free?
Even if they could revive it after it died, what difference would that make?
At that moment, [Thunder Aura] finished its five-second cooldown, and lightning descended from the heavens.
Ironhide took the full force of the strike, suffering 180,000 fixed damage and losing a huge chunk of its health.
Extra Arm, standing nearby, was also within the aura’s range and was struck by lightning as well.
Spines was standing farther away and emerged completely unscathed.
The next second, the two bosses charged forward.
Liu Xuan’s expression darkened.
Damn, these bosses were calculating around his skills!
By now, they had probably figured out all the effects of his passive abilities that could deal damage.
What the hell was going on with the world?
Were bosses starting to scheme against “players” now?
Sigh. In that case, there was nothing he could do.
He had originally planned to get along with them as an ordinary person. But forget it—he was done hiding his cards.
He was both a stat monster and a mechanics monster.
“Come on! Face me head-on!”
Liu Xuan charged straight toward Redwing in the distance, no longer caring whether he would reveal his intentions.
Spines and Extra Arm pursued him from behind and launched their attacks together.
Spines’s skill had an obvious wind-up. Judging from its movements, it was clearly some kind of assault skill. Most likely, it was using [Pierce], intending to pass directly through Liu Xuan and appear in front of him.
However, Liu Xuan had [Heavenly One] in his possession.
“Pull!”
He silently issued the command in his mind. Unfortunately, the skill he nullified wasn’t [Pierce].
Extra Arm was a destroyer with an additional deformed arm growing from its back. That extra arm suddenly stretched out and reached for Liu Xuan’s back, only to grab nothing but air.
Its [Pull] skill had been nullified by [Heavenly One]!
“Hmph. I knew you’d use crowd-control skills to stop me! Too bad. Beneath these [Eyes of Insight], nothing is a secret!”
As for Spines, the boss that had successfully activated [Pierce], it was completely irrelevant.
You weren’t like Ironhide, with its 85% resilience. With a mere 50% resilience, you can go play somewhere else!
Sure enough, the moment Spines passed through Liu Xuan, it was immediately sent staggering to the side by [Fear].
Shengxing’s [Protection] skill had a cooldown of thirty seconds. It had already been used earlier, so there was no way it could be ready again so soon.
Liu Xuan continued charging toward Redwing, determined to take it down first.
So what if the bosses had intelligence?
Even intelligent bosses still had to fight me with real weapons and real abilities, didn’t they?
Ironhide desperately pursued him from behind, its legs pounding against the ground with earth-shaking booms.
Redwing, not far away, seemed to realize that it had been singled out as the weak link and made Liu Xuan’s target.
To evade Liu Xuan’s pursuit, it suddenly fled to the left.
Liu Xuan adjusted his direction slightly to the left and took two steps. Then he abruptly leaped to the right.
A dagger viciously stabbed into the spot where he had been standing just moments before.
Liu Xuan turned around and looked at the figure whose expression had become somewhat startled. The corners of his mouth lifted into a faint smile as he spoke in the destroyer language he had only recently learned:
“You didn’t... think that by using... Ironhide’s... footsteps... as cover, and having... Redwing... cooperate with you, I wouldn’t be able... to hear... your footsteps... did you...?”
“Today, I’ll teach you exactly how the word ‘talent’ is written.”
I used to be the “God of Gaming,” you know!
or! A blessing for those who struggle with love, a guidebook for dating novices. Quickly match with your dream goddess! Complete walkthroughs earn rewards, and perfect walkthroughs unlock limited achievements!】 Shen Yi, an ordinary office worker, accidentally downloads a mini-game called Dating Simulator. The mini-game is simple: randomly search for dating targets, simulate dates, and receive rewards upon successful confession. Rewards include but are not limited to money, attributes, and skills. The higher the evaluation, the better the rewards, with perfect ratings unlocking mysterious achievements. Shen Yi plans to use this mysterious mini-game to continuously pursue targets and improve himself, making his life better and better. ...... However, after several successful walkthroughs, Shen Yi suddenly notices something strange - the targets he previously simulated dating seem to be searching for him in real life?
e vast world of cultivation, where he becomes the master of the Heavenly Ruins Sacred Hall, a dying old man with barely a tenth of his former cultivation remaining. He is immediately confronted with a deadly crisis: his subordinates have rebelled, and his protectors are forcing him to abdicate. At the critical moment, the system descends from the heavens: [Ding! The host has been detected facing a life-or-death crisis. The system is now officially activated!] [As a gift, you have received the Supreme Beginner’s Pack and awakened the ultimate cheat: ten thousand years of pure cultivation essence every second!] Yin Tianjue: “Wait… ten thousand years of cultivation every second? That’s six hundred thousand years a minute, and in one day… I can’t even calculate it. Either way, I’m already invincible!” You’re a peerless prodigy rarely seen in ten thousand years? Sorry, I gain ten thousand years of cultivation every second. You’re an undying ancestor who has guarded a sacred land for countless ages? Sorry, I gain ten thousand years of cultivation every second. You’re the strongest chosen one, blessed with heaven-defying destiny? Sorry, I gain ten thousand years of cultivation every second. From this day forth, I have only one thing to say: “I gain ten thousand years of cultivation every second. Now, how exactly are you supposed to deal with that?”
s the Eldest Princess, renowned for her cold and aloof detachment, became the most docile of lambs, obeying his every command without question. But when the final move was played on the chessboard, as Gu Chenghan seized everything and ascended on the verge of apotheosis, that very Princess suddenly embraced him from behind, her tone carrying a dependence never heard before: "Wait... you haven't yet... commanded me to love you forever." Gu Chenghan froze abruptly. She... hadn't been hypnotized?! ... [The Eldest Princess's Diary] [When my soul was extracted, becoming the sole spectator outside my own shell] [At first, there was overwhelming fury, until I saw] [How he used my sword to effortlessly shatter my inescapable doom] [How he wielded my authority to eradicate fatal conspiracies I had never even detected] [Like a deity, he rescued me from the deep mire I was trapped in] [If not for those annoying vixens, he and I would be a match made in heaven] [I think I am ill, gravely ill] [My deity should belong to me alone] ... "Hypnosis? Oh, it succeeded, my dear Master." "Only this time, it's my turn to hypnotize you."
ive and Ruthless] Before his transmigration, Ye Xuan was playing a game called "Severing Emotions to Attain the Dao." The game's core wasn't about leveling up by fighting monsters, but about conquering various "bad women" with wicked personalities and cold, fickle natures. There was only one method to conquer them: stay unwaveringly by their side, then die at a critical moment, driving them to madness after losing the protagonist. The higher their level of regret, the higher the player's score. To dominate the server, Ye Xuan conquered all the bad women. In the early stages, he showered them with boundless tenderness, only to choose to sacrifice himself for them later, making them weep bitterly and drown in regret. Among them were: Xia Lengyue, the unfaithful immortal wife who chased after powerful men and discarded her husband like trash. Ye Qingcheng, the Demonic Venerable of the Joyous Union Sect, who appeared pure and innocent but was, in reality, promiscuous. Wu Lingxiao, the Empress of the Great Xia Dynasty, who lusted after men and loved maintaining a harem. Bai Qiangu of the Endless Demonic Sect: a bloodthirsty mass murderer. However, when the protagonist transmigrated into the game world, he made a horrifying discovery. Eight hundred years had already passed. The bad women he had conquered had now each become deities and revered ancestors. Faced with the endless stream of toxic women coming for him, Ye Xuan could only rely on his god-tier acting skills to carve a path of survival through this world of treacherous women.
