Absolute Death Game

This was a general BOSS; it looked like it should have a charging skill. In an open area, it's very difficult for the tank to protect the people behind them. Zhang Yaoyang briefly referred to past BOSS fights and quickly came up with a tactic.

"Everyone gather in the corner, tanks on the outside, ranged inside." Xiao Buli had some impression of this corner hugging tactic— it was more commonly used in "Legend", and this tactic was only possible when the concept of collision volume existed. It had virtually vanished since the popularity of 3D games, but unexpectedly, it seemed to see the light of day again.

Soon, the party regrouped in a corner with tanks, melee players, and pets forming a human wall outside, and all the fragile professions stuffed inside. This was the best formation to counter a charging BOSS.

"Li Chuang, pull the mob!"

Li Chuang nodded, raised the silver longbow he had just received, drew the bow, and let loose an arrow. It struck Wang Borang squarely in the chest, displaying a beautiful red '-34'.

Trampler Wang Borang: "Invaders, you must be exterminated! Under my iron hooves, none shall live!"

After speaking, he spurred his horse forward, lance in hand, charging at them. With the formidable power of horse and rider united, there was a loud crash as Zhang Qiang, who was at the very front, was sent flying, but Wu Tao immediately took his place.

The tactic proved to be extremely effective. Since everyone was crowded together, the BOSS had no chance to charge back and forth and could only engage in close combat. As he was on horseback and couldn't exert force effectively, his attacks weren't very strong. In short order, he had lost half his health.

Suddenly, the warhorse beneath him neighed and collapsed, turning into a wisp of black smoke and disappearing.

We're entering phase 2, everyone be careful.

Trampler Wang Borang: "Damn you, you'll pay for this!" Without his warhorse, Wang Borang went into an unstoppable stampede, his lance whirling wildly. Its extra-long reach casted heavy spear shadows over everyone, and almost half of the party was affected.

"Spread out, move quickly!" Seeing the impending disaster, Zhang Yaoyang urgently issued the command. In fact, without his prompting, everyone else had already seen the danger, and almost as if by agreement, they all scattered in different directions, leaving only a few melee fighters and hounds and boars to stall the BOSS.

The ranged professions formed a circle and began stationary shooting, throwing all kinds of slowing spells. Wang Borang, deprived of his horse, could barely move and was quickly kited to death. With a thump, he fell to the ground.

Trampler Wang Borang: "Is this the end of my conquest—ah!!!"

Green Dragon Group: "Yeah!"

"Haha, we've taken down two BOSSes so quickly; it seems this dungeon isn't much of a challenge," Wu Tao said excitedly.

It seemed to be as Wu Tao said, the dungeon run was going smoothly. But success or failure often hung by a thread, and if they had chosen the wrong tactic earlier, allowing the BOSS to display his true power, it would only take minutes to result in deaths, so Zhang Yaoyang didn't let his guard down because of their victories.

"Don't be too optimistic, everyone. There are still BOSSes ahead. Let's quickly distribute the loot," Zhang Yaoyang said as he announced the first piece of equipment.

The first piece.

Refined Iron Chainmail (deep blue chestplate): Armor +24, reduces damage from piercing attacks by 30%. Strength +3, Stamina +4.

Description: Crafted from top-notch refined iron, this armor provides excellent defense. The added armor pieces offer better protection against piercing damage.

"Low bid of 30 points, anyone interested?"

This time, the bidding war was between Zhang Qiang and Zhao Yunlong, who escalated to 50 points. Zhao Yunlong hesitated for a moment, "Has the boss's spear dropped?"

Seeing Zhang Yaoyang's shake of the head, Zhao Yunlong bit the bullet and put down a full 100 points. Zhang Qiang couldn't compete since he had already obtained the ring and reluctantly gave up.

The second item was a skill book.

"Spirit Snake Spear Skills": Legend has it that this spear technique was created by the famed Spear King Zhou Tong, inspired by the movements of a venomous snake hunting for prey, known for its agility and ferocity.

"Damn it, why didn't you say so earlier?" Zhao Yunlong was dumbfounded; he really wanted that item too.

"You didn't ask me, but don't worry, no one is going to compete with you for it. However, as usual, the lowest bid for a skill book is 100 DKP," Zhang Yaoyang explained.

And thus, another heavy debtor was born.

The third item, however, was a mount.

Devil's Realm Warhorse's Reins: Use to summon a Fierce Flame Warhorse from the Devil's Realm for riding or combat, increasing movement speed by 310%, with a 24-hour cooldown for summoning.

"Damn, it's a summonable mount!" Zhao Yunlong was shocked, "Mine, mine, it's definitely mine."

"Hey, why should it be yours? Anyone can ride this thing," everyone erupted in uproar.

The excitement wasn't unreasonable because both the traveling horse bought from the mount merchant with a speed of 150 and the warhorse bought from the Golden Dragon Legion's quartermaster with a speed of 280, just like pets tamed with Taming Skills, could be killed. Once killed, a new mount would need to be purchased, and it wasn't convenient to ride them around.

But the Fierce Flame Warhorse summoned by this 'Devil's Realm Warhorse's Reins' was different. Not only was its speed a whopping 310, but it could also be summoned daily, essentially an immortal mount, not to mention its impressive looks.

Almost everyone began to prepare to bid, but Zhang Yaoyang didn't start with a low price; instead, he directly placed it into his own bag.

This stunned everyone.

"Damn, leader, that's not cool, how can you ninja-loot?

"Yeah, yeah! Even if you're the loot dictator, this isn't the way to do it."

Facing everyone's strong reaction, Zhang Yaoyang wore a mocking expression and didn't react until everyone fell silent. He then said, "Are you done? If you are, then shut up. Do you really think we could use this thing? It must be handed over, we still have three out of five quota items for this month's offerings that haven't been sorted."

His words poured cold water over everyone. Right, we are working for someone else, after all. Ordinary equipment and Skill Books were one thing, but such a premium item was surely meant for those higher up. Once everyone realized this, they fell silent, each sighing heavily.

"Don't lose heart; turning in such great loot will surely bring us a hefty reward, at least a couple thousand bucks each in bonuses. Where else could we get such a deal in other games? Getting a Point Card as a bonus would be considered good."

Xiao Buli didn't pay much attention; no matter how good the item was, it wasn't like a skill that he could bring into reality. It wasn't some amazing piece of equipment, so its allure wasn't that great for him. However, this incident did serve as a wakeup call. After all, working for someone else wasn't a long-term plan.

If one day they accidentally got an incredibly powerful Skill Book from a boss but had to hand it over, it'd be extremely frustrating.

"Alright, let's continue with the next boss," Zhang Yaoyang said after the loot was distributed.

Bai Yunfei suddenly spoke up, "Wait a moment, leader. Shouldn't we take care of that rare elite first?"

"Where is it?"

Bai Yunfei pointed towards a side passage leading to the entrance of a dungeon.

The party filed in, only to find two jailers and a rare elite—The Interrogator, Duan Yimao inside.

Duan Yimao was only a normal elite, incomparable to the previous two bosses and was taken down quickly, dropping only one piece of equipment.

Cruel Hook (light blue One-handed Sword): Attack 7–23. When attacking, there is a chance to cause the target to bleed, dealing 14 points of bleeding damage over 7 seconds and generating additional threat.

Clearly an item suitable for a tank, it was claimed by Zhang Qiang for 30 DKP.

Besides that, a key dropped as well.

Dungeon Key: Can be used to unlock a cell door (consumable).

Looking around, they found four cell doors that could be opened, but since the key was a consumable, it seemed they could only choose one to unlock.

The first cell held an old Taoist leaning on a banner inscribed with 'Iron Ruler Diviner.'

The second cell imprisoned a strong man named Niu Dazhuang.

The third held a fat fellow, looking like a wealthy landowner from the countryside.

The fourth cell contained a tortured corpse beyond recognition.

"Which one should we save?" Zhang Yaoyang asked hesitantly.n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om