SWDnovel The strategy for defeating the boss in Chapter 17
The strategy for defeating the boss in Chapter 17
The Chaos Fireball, capable of instantly killing a level 15 mid-boss, is undeniably powerful; even this war behemoth cannot ignore its damage.
After the flames and lava dissipated, large patches of the beast's fur and skin were burned away, leaving it tattered and revealing the almost black flesh beneath.
In addition to the damage from the fireball itself, the flowing lava also caused him a brief burning status effect. Unfortunately, this lava was magically generated and would disappear after a while.
But this was still a very significant injury. The wounded behemoth roared in pain, and its massive body trembled uncontrollably.
The knight seized the opportunity and unleashed another holy light sword strike!
"roar……!"
Enraged by the repeated blows, the behemoth abandoned all thought of finding out who had thrown the firecrackers at it and immediately swung its hammer at the knight.
"Thump!!"
Meanwhile, You Che wasn't idle either. The moment the fireball hit, he gave the order to the thief: "Now!"
So the thief grabbed his poisoned dagger and rushed out at top speed!
For high-level bosses with high HP, the most common way for low-level characters to deal effective damage, besides relying on the unique mechanics of certain special enemies, is to exploit abnormal statuses.
Burning, freezing, poison, blood explosion... the damage caused by these abnormalities ignores level differences.
However, in Dark Fantasy, there are conditions for low-level characters to inflict abnormal statuses on enemies with weapons, namely, the attack must at least break through their defense.
If you use a poisoned dagger to stab a BOSS, and each stab only inflicts a forced damage of "-1", then you won't be able to apply any abnormal effects.
So you either have to deal enough damage to break through their defenses, or you can only rely on consumable items or spells.
This is also why You Che didn't let the thieves make a move earlier. With that behemoth's defensive capabilities, before the chaotic fireball hit, a single slash from the thief wouldn't even scratch a hair on its head.
In fact, even now, we need to target weaknesses.
Youche observed the movements of both the knight and the thief, and clearly saw that the thief had approached the side and rear of the war beast, while the knight only defended and did not attack, thus firmly attracting the war beast's aggro.
So he immediately raised his hand, and a reverse claw dagger flew out in a spinning motion, accurately piercing the lower half of the beast's back!
right here!
The thief understood immediately. Using the beast's hind legs for leverage, he nimbly climbed onto its back, pulled out the hound's claws that You Che had used to mark it with one hand, and gripped his poisoned dagger with the other. He plunged both daggers into the beast's flesh at the same time!
"Pfft—"
The flesh around the war beast's wound was immediately stained with a dark green, and the green color spread rapidly.
That wasn't all. When the thief pulled out two daggers, the small wound that was originally just like a mosquito bite to the war beast suddenly turned a strange red color, and then... the surrounding flesh burst open!
"Bang!!"
Deadly poison, blood explosion!
"roar……!!"
The two forces combined caused the war beast to let out a painful roar!
He began to shake his body wildly, his humanoid upper body swinging his spear at his back, but the thief had already nimbly flipped off and fled. The knight, however, struck again with his sword, reducing the behemoth's health slightly and pulling the pace of the battle back.
Yu Che, observing from a distance, was very satisfied with the results of this attack.
【Erosion-Induced War Beast】
[Level: 40]
[HP: 1095/1560]
According to publicly available information, the behemoth's health has been reduced by nearly a third, and it is still losing health due to the effects of the poison... although not very quickly.
The highest damage output comes from the mage's Chaos Fireball, followed by the knight's Holy Light Slash, and then the Blood Explosion just now.
The knight unleashed several Holy Light Slashes, causing considerable total damage. However, in terms of individual damage, it paled in comparison to the Blood Explosion.
After all, abnormal effects cause fixed percentage damage, while the knight's Holy Light Sword is affected by attribute bonuses.
In fact, that blood explosion was actually caused by the combined efforts of Youche and the thief.
Throwing skills can deal limited direct damage, but they have the advantage of accumulating status gauges, and the efficiency of status gauge accumulation depends on luck.
Youche's luck was as high as 9 points. After the throw hit, the thief, whose efficiency was second only to his, finished him off. It was their relay that allowed them to deal such high damage so smoothly.
Faint footsteps approached, and the thief had returned to You Che's side.
Although he is not as lucky as You Che, the thief's agility is far superior to You Che's, so the task of applying abnormal statuses at close range can only be assigned to him.
"What's next? Should we stick to the same tactics?"
The thief who returned to You Che's side asked, his voice low and hoarse, but it was clear that he was doing it on purpose, and he must be very young.
"Mostly yes," Yu Che replied. "Although there are many details to pay attention to, that's my job."
The priest wanted to say something, but immediately noticed that the militia boy next to him was sweating profusely, obviously running out of magic.
"Open your mouth," the priest said to him, then took out two Moon Eating Grasses and stuffed them into his mouth.
"...Ugh!" The boy almost choked, but he forced himself to chew and swallow the herbs, and then continued to maintain his ability.
Then the priest said, "These special attacks alone probably won't be enough to defeat that guy. The physical resistance of a level 40 dark race is beyond imagination."
You Che glanced at him, admiring his extensive knowledge and unpretentious manner.
He nodded and said, "That's right. Every time we successfully inflict an abnormal status on him, it increases his corresponding resistance, so the same tactic can only be used two or three times at most."
"But it's not a big problem. Remember, our goal was never to defeat him."
The mage waiting for his staff to cool down interjected, "The goal is to weaken it, I remember that. But I also want to know, how exactly do you plan to defeat that guy? Now that it's done, can't you tell us?"
You Che smiled and said, "Of course, we'll leave it to our dear Baron. Only he can kill that guy in one fell swoop."
Upon hearing his answer, the magician, the priest, and the thief exchanged glances, seemingly understanding something.
Only the young militiaman's eyes revealed a clear-eyed naiveté, but feeling he should say something, he gritted his teeth and said, "I also... I also think that Your Excellency can definitely take down that guy!"
The group couldn't help but exchange a knowing smile.
"roar--!!"
Suddenly, the roar of the giant beast came, and while You Che was resting and exchanging a few words, the battle situation changed again.
He seemed to have grown tired of the Knights' defensive tactics and constant harassment, and because he had suffered considerable injuries, he was finally on the verge of exploding.
In a fit of rage, he suddenly opened his abdomen and forcefully exhaled a large cloud of highly corrosive black smoke!
The plume of smoke hissed as soon as it touched the ground, like water droplets being thrown into a frying pan, while rising black smoke enveloped the war beast.
This thing was clearly not to be touched, and the knight quickly retreated to avoid it.
The war beast then raised its two heavy weapons high, causing them to be enveloped in black smoke. After gathering its strength, it swung the hammer and spear forward with a mighty swing!
The two fierce weapons made a muffled sound as they slashed through the air, and the black smoke that was wrapped around them was stirred up and transformed into two terrifying black blades that flew close to the ground, leaving a black trail as they rushed straight toward the knight!
The knight was taken aback and hurriedly tried his best to dodge at top speed, barely managing to avoid the flying slash, but he was still grazed by the scattered smoke.
The knight didn't pay much attention at first, but then he realized that the black smoke was actually eroding the holy light on his body!
Along the path of the black energy blade, the soldiers who were originally hiding on the rooftops and behind the houses to provide support began to fall one by one after accidentally inhaling a small amount of black smoke.
knight:"……!?"
His eyes immediately turned red, but there was nothing he could do.
Because the war beast had already charged towards him with a thunderous roar, launching a series of attacks like a madman, not caring that the wounds on his body would be torn open again!
The black smoke from his two weapons had not completely dissipated, putting far more pressure on the knight than before.
Furthermore, the knights, now without the soldiers' support, faced even greater difficulties.
The battle situation quickly became precarious!
Just then.
Just as the war beast raised its weapon, ready to deliver a finishing blow to the knight, a plain-looking short spear suddenly flew from behind, easily piercing his skin and embedding itself in his back with a soft thud!
Upon striking the target, the short spear exploded instantly, transforming into a flurry of golden specks that covered most of the giant beast's body in the blink of an eye!
"Roar—!!"
The war beast's arms, which were about to swing the hammer down, froze in mid-air, and the movement came to an abrupt halt.
The holy light scattering behind him not only caused him excruciating pain, but also made his movements incredibly slow after he was enveloped in the light, as if he had been put on slow motion!
A figure seized the opportunity and leaped out, his two short swords piercing the beast's back once more, leaving behind two unusual colors: deep green and blood red!
"Pfft—"
Black blood sprayed out!
The knight, who had thought he was about to fall, was slightly taken aback and subconsciously looked in the direction from which the short spear had come. Then he saw Yu Che standing on the roof, cursing and swearing at them:
"If you want to die, then just stay standing there and don't move!"
Why are you running? Just stand there!
The knight snapped out of his daze and immediately retreated in the direction indicated by You Che to receive treatment from the priest.
You Che then looked at the war beast that was rapidly breaking free of its restraints and clicked his tongue:
"I've only rested for a minute! And you're the one rushing to stir things up, huh?"