Chapter 96: Eliminating John the Baptizer, Battle Ends
Chapter 96: Eliminating John the Baptizer, Battle Ends
The nearby players, in their spectral forms, witnessed every move Su Yu made.
At this point, they all realized what was going on:
"I finally understand what the Overlord is planning to do!"
"I get it too! Our respawn point must be within 20 meters of the Overlord. As long as the Overlord manages to get near the BOSS, we can respawn right next to it!"
"Exactly! This way, we can drop in like divine soldiers and focus our attacks to take down the BOSS in seconds!"
"What a brilliant idea! No wonder he's the top player in the game."
"From now on, I only follow the Overlord in the game!"
Praises and compliments from the players continued unabated.
...
Back to Su Yu's side.
After assigning the task, Su Yu gave a few reminders in the chat room about the key points to watch out for during the operation. Then, he sprinted toward John the Baptizer's location at his fastest speed.
With a few quick movements, he reached the edge of the Shadow Canopy.
Exiting the canopy, Su Yu cast the [Invisibility] spell and moved toward the top of the canyon.
The players witnessed for the first time Su Yu's incredible speed, exclaiming in awe:
"Damn! How can the Overlord run so fast!"
"This speed is scary! I can't even drive this fast!"
"As an assassin, I'm ashamed of my own speed."
"I get it now! The 'flying man' incident from the other day was actually the Overlord!"
"Let's stop discussing and catch up quickly."
"Alright."
"Let's go."
Over eighty players in spectral form quickly followed Su Yu, moving toward the canyon's summit.
After running for a while outside the canopy, Su Yu suddenly realized that getting close to the BOSS wasn't as easy as he thought.
High-level bandits have a wide aggro range, and even with the [Invisibility] spell, he would be detected if he got too close.
Moreover, Su Yu's epic [Invisibility] spell lasted only 30 seconds with a 3-minute cooldown.
This 30 seconds wasn't enough for him to get close to John the Baptizer.
Reluctantly, Su Yu had to circle around the bandit army, taking a long detour through the forest behind the bandits.
After a ten-minute detour, Su Yu finally reached a large tree 65 meters behind John the Baptizer.
As a level 70 BOSS, John the Baptizer's alert range could exceed 100 meters.
However, the current battlefield was extremely noisy, and the BOSS was entirely focused on the battle below, not noticing Su Yu's approach.
Now, Su Yu was just one step away from the success of his plan.
...
Standing behind the tree, Su Yu pressed his back against the trunk, trying to slow his breathing as much as possible.
In the chat room, he sent a message: "Snow Leopard, is everyone ready?"
Snow Leopard (Spectral): "Of course, we're ready."
Snow Leopard looked at the group of players in front of him, feeling a bit helpless.
Unlike Su Yu, who had to take a long detour, the spectral players could walk directly over, making them much faster.
However, some melee players, either out of boredom or excessive excitement, kept using skills like "Slap," "Spit," and "Critical Rooster" on John, which made the usually calm and composed Snow Leopard feel a bit helpless.
Su Yu: "Great, you tell everyone to focus on the 'Respawn' button. As soon as it lights up, respawn immediately."
"Got it!"
Snow Leopard immediately announced this to everyone in the channel.
Su Yu waited another ten seconds behind the tree.
Feeling the moment was right, he casually stepped out from behind the tree and equipped the Village Elder’s Staff.
"Huh?"
John the Baptizer sensed something amiss and turned to look behind him.
But it was already too late.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Three white flashes zipped past as Su Yu used the Flash Step technique to bridge the 45-meter gap and close in on the boss.
He was now just 20 meters away from the boss!
At the same time, a flurry of resurrection lights appeared around Su Yu, and over 80 players were instantly revived!
Su Yu quickly crushed the Equalizer Badge in his hand.
Hum—
A golden wave of light spread out from his hand, covering a 40-meter radius.
John the Baptizer was flanked by four 50-level guards.
Upon being hit by the light wave, their levels plummeted instantly to 13!
Meanwhile, the players, buffed by the light wave, also rose to level 13, matching the boss's level.
The players grew excited, unleashing their most powerful attacks on the boss.
For a moment, arrows and spells flew, daggers and swords clashed, and a barrage of damage numbers appeared over John the Baptizer. His health bar dropped by 2% every second.
John the Baptizer realized he had been ambushed.
But faced with this dire situation, he had no means of breaking free.
As a fifth-tier powerhouse, he could have flown and avoided being surrounded.
However, with his level reduced, he could no longer use his high-powered skills.
He resorted to using low-level skills like Cross Slash, Mountain Smash, Rage Burst, and Soul Devouring Hand.
While each of his skills was powerful enough to one-shot players, the sheer number of attackers overwhelmed him. A barrage of spells and attacks kept him pinned down.
The boss's minions fared even worse.
Their attacks couldn't one-shot the tank players of the same level, and they had much less health than the boss.
The battle had barely begun when they were brought to low health by the area-of-effect attacks and finished off by high-damage players like Snow Leopard and Thousand Cups.
The bandits fighting below in the valley also noticed the commotion and turned to find their base had been raided.
They hurried to reinforce their position, but the distance from the canyon top to the bottom was too great, and the Royal Guard would not let them pass.
Before the higher-level bandits could return, John the Baptizer was brought down by the players' relentless assault. His longsword flew out of his hand as he collapsed to the ground.
" Ding! Congratulations on completing the side quest Eliminate the Bandit Leader. Reward: 1000 experience points, 10 Psychic Coins. Please collect your reward from player 'Counter.'"
" Ding! The bandit leader John the Baptizer has been defeated. The bandits are losing morale and beginning to flee."
" Ding! Congratulations on completing the scenario battle Giant Tree Canyon Encounter. Task evaluation in progress."
"Task evaluation complete. This scenario battle is rated 'S.'"
"S-Rank Reward: All experience points and Psychic Coins earned during the battle are increased by 20%, and you receive one random green-quality excellent equipment item suitable for your level and class."
"Thank you for your enthusiastic participation. The scenario battle Giant Tree Canyon Encounter has officially ended!"
(End of Chapter)
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