SWDnovel Chapter 71 The Players Arrive 2
Chapter 71 The Players Arrive 2
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Beginner Village #888
The art style here is different again.
"Hahaha! You big cat, you're quite strong, but you're a hundred years away from breaking through your brother Shan's defenses!"
A bold and rugged voice echoed through the mountains and forests.
A tall, muscular warrior was seen holding up a massive bone shield that was almost half a person's height, solidly withstanding every strike from the White Tiger BOSS.
Bang!Bang!Bang!
-345! -387! -331!
The heavy impacts echoed repeatedly, but the damage numbers floating above the warrior's head seemed insignificant compared to his substantial health bar. He even had time to turn around and shout to his teammates behind him.
This is Chen Shan, who possesses the SSS-level talent [Undying Barrier], a freak who has pushed defense to its extreme.
"Brothers, unleash your full power! I'll hold the line for you!" Chen Shan roared, his tone relaxed, as if he were facing not a fierce BOSS, but a kitten at home scratching its itch.
Behind them, fireballs from mages, arrows from archers, holy light from priests... all sorts of skills rained down on the White Tiger BOSS. Although the individual damage was far less than Li Yan's burst damage, the advantage was that there were many people and it was safe.
"Brother Shan is awesome!"
"Wow, Shan-ge, you're awesome! You managed to withstand that!"
The teammates exclaimed in praise and worked even harder to deal damage.
However, a BOSS is still a BOSS. The White Tiger seemed to be completely enraged by this unbreakable "iron lump" in front of it. A fierce glint flashed in its eyes, and the power of its next strike suddenly increased, with even a faint blood-red glow appearing on its tiger claws!
Bang! ! !
-1257!
A damage number far exceeding the previous one suddenly rose from Chen Shan's head! The immense force caused him to lose his balance, and he was sent flying backward with a scream, as if he had been hit by a catapult, crashing into the bushes in the distance.
"Brother Shan!" A young mage named Situ Zhen was shocked to see this and hurriedly shouted in Chen Shan's direction.
"Ptooey! Damn it, that tiger's got guts!" Chen Shan cursed as he crawled out of the bushes, spitting out the grass and dirt in his mouth. His health bar had dropped a little, but he was still healthy. He dusted himself off, "No problem! It's nothing!"
Seeing that Chen Shan was alright, Situ Zhen and the others breathed a sigh of relief.
"Priest team! Quickly heal Shan Ge to full health!" Situ Zhen immediately calmed down and commanded, "Everyone else, don't panic, keep the damage output going! Warrior team, get ready, in case... uh, no need to get ready." He saw Chen Shan already charging forward again with a roar.
"Little tiger! Look here, Grandpa Mountain!" Chen Shan roared, once again steadily raising his shield and accurately drawing the BOSS's aggro.
Protected by Chen Shan's insurmountable barrier, the team had an excellent environment for dealing damage. After a not-too-long but very steady battle, the White Tiger BOSS let out a helpless howl and fell before Chen Shan's shield.
"Haha, all done!" Chen Shan put away his shield, put his hands on his hips, looked at the loot on the ground, and grinned. "This BOSS is pretty tough, but compared to the first guy who took down the BOSS, I still admire him! I wonder who that amazing guy was."
He stepped forward, bent down to pick up the teleportation array core, weighed it in his hand, and then waved to his teammates behind him, his voice booming:
"Let's go, brothers! Let's quickly level up to 10, then we'll meet up in the main city! Then we'll drink from big bowls and eat big chunks of meat!"
Having said that, he shouldered the enormous bone shield and strode ahead towards the starting village. Behind him followed the cheering team; their losses were the smallest of the three villages.
Beginner Village #4523
Deep in the dense forest, holy light and shadow intertwine.
A blonde woman stood in the center of the battle, her robes as white as snow, and the holy book in her hand moved without wind.
—Emily, the holder of the SSS-level talent [Holy Flame Judgment], is a rare priest who focuses on combat and retribution.
"Karl! Shield Bash on the left flank, interrupt its bite! Helena, prepare Frost Trap on the right, it will trigger the next time it pounces!" Emily's voice was firm and unquestionable.
"Understood, sis!" The burly young man, Carl White, carrying a giant shield, roared, his muscles bulging. He activated his S-rank talent [Unwavering Barrier] and forcefully turned to the side to withstand the monstrous tiger's sharp teeth. Sparks flew from the shield, which made a teeth-grinding crunching sound.
-877!
A not-so-low damage number appeared above his head, but his health bar remained thick and unmoved.
Almost simultaneously, a ring of azure ice instantly solidified at the location Lauren indicated.
As expected, the demonic tiger pounced, but the moment it landed, its limbs were immediately locked in place by ice, drastically reducing its movement speed.
"Now! Focus fire!" Emily raised her staff high, and the power of holy light did not transform into healing, but condensed into a scorching and dazzling [Light of Punishment], which crashed down on the tiger's head!
-2041!
An astonishing damage number has been revealed!
With the help of arrows and fireballs from the other team members behind him, the Demon Tiger's health bar dropped sharply, and it let out a painful roar.
Beginner Village #9538
An even wilder battle is unfolding.
"Om!"
A battle roar containing a strange power reverberated in all directions.
The young man, Raj Kumar, with his bronze skin and simple cloth robe, had bloodshot eyes and a surging aura of blood around him. His SSS-level talent, [Berserker's Blood], was already activated; the lower his health, the more terrifying his attack power and speed became.
He was now at half health, his movements as swift as a ghost, wielding a massive bone knife with impenetrable speed, forcefully engaging the raging rhinoceros-like beast in a head-on clash, each strike landing squarely on the target!
-1344! -1287! -1411! …
Staggering damage numbers floated continuously above the behemoth's head.
"Raji! Watch out for the shockwave!" Arjun Mishra shouted anxiously from a short distance away. He possessed the S-rank talent [Tranquil Mantra], which could slightly increase the defense of teammates and restore a small amount of health.
Raji seemed oblivious, or rather, he disdained to dodge. Just as the giant beast slammed its forehooves down, and a visible, earthen-yellow shockwave was about to spread out, he let out a wild laugh, and the red light on his bone blade surged, shattering the shockwave in front of him with a single strike!
"Ha! Not enough! Again!" He endured the sporadic damage, his attacks becoming increasingly frenzied. Arjun could only helplessly continue casting pale golden magic spells, barely managing to keep Raj's health up.
Under Raji's almost self-destructive and ferocious fighting style, the behemoth's health dropped rapidly.
Finally, with a heart-wrenching roar from Raji and a devastating slash that tore through the air, the giant beast collapsed to the ground with a mournful howl, turning into a wealth of experience points and a field of radiant light.
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Meanwhile, across the entire 9527 Newbie Continent, good news kept pouring in from one newbie village after another.
Those villages with top-tier talent, formidable strength, or outstanding leaders all managed to defeat the BOSS guarding the teleportation array with great difficulty.
One after another, beams of white light began to illuminate the teleportation arrays in different starting villages, and the repair work was gradually completed.
Subsequently, more and more white light began to appear in the teleportation plazas of major level-three cities, such as Luoxia City.