Chapter 53: Reckless Tactics

As soon as Wu Shaochen arrived, his first glance fell upon a giant python surrounded by hundreds of people. He witnessed the damage inflicted by the formidable warriors and the constant flashing of white light. Shaking his head, he said to the leader of the group, "Is this what you call being on the brink of defeat? Sacrificing lives like this, even if you manage to kill it in the end, it's not worth the cost."

"Hmph, it's none of your business. We don't need your interference. This boss will eventually be killed by us," arrogantly replied the leader.

"Give it up, it's not necessary. It's just a Silver-level boss," advised Wu Shaochen kindly.

"It's impossible. Today, no one can stop us from killing this boss," replied the leader of the group coldly.

"Well, go ahead and fight at your own pace. I'm just here to watch," suddenly said Wu Shaochen, spreading his hands and walking away to the side.

This move left both the members of the group and the people who followed them from behind utterly confused.

Wait, Boss, didn't we risk our lives to charge in? Weren't we here to steal the boss? Did you really come just to watch?

Wu Shaochen paid no attention to what others might think and found a bamboo tree to lean on, folding his arms as if he really was just there to observe. As soon as he arrived, he checked the attributes of the giant python:

[Green Scaled Python] Silver-tier boss

Level: 16

Health: 550,000

Physical Attack: 1,100

Physical Defense: 680

Magic Defense: 620

Movement Speed: 110

Skill 1: Poison Mist - The Green Scaled Python scatters poison mist within a five-meter range, afflicting targets with poison. It inflicts 200 toxin damage per second for 20 seconds. Cooldown: 1 minute.

Skill 2: Sweeping Tail - The Green Scaled Python sweeps its tail forward, dealing 160% of its physical attack and knocking back targets within a five-meter range. Cooldown: 30 seconds.

Skill 3: Entanglement - The Green Scaled Python uses its massive body to tightly entangle a target, rendering them unable to move. The entangled target suffers true damage equal to 50% of the Green Scaled Python's physical attack per second for 10 seconds. Cooldown: 5 minutes.

Except for its attack power and speed, this boss is not inferior to the leader of the Black Wind Bandits. However, its burst damage is not as high, and it doesn't have health regeneration. If there are many people, they could slowly grind it down, but the losses would be significant. Based on the current strength of players, assuming they are equipped with decent gear, apart from Shield Warriors who distribute all their attribute points into vitality, other classes generally have less than a thousand health. The python's sweeping tail can deal over 1,700 damage, which would wipe out most of the people who get too close. Only Shield Warriors with multiple pieces of Black Iron or Bronze-tier defensive gear could barely withstand it.

One of the reasons Wu Shaochen didn't directly engage was not only to avoid revealing his true strength but also because of the python's third skill. He didn't know if Void could dispel the entanglement. If it couldn't, it would be troublesome. Although 10 seconds wouldn't kill him, it would be close. Being immobilized for a full ten seconds would provide an excellent opportunity for the members of the arrogant group to take advantage of the situation. So, for now, he decided to let them fight and see if there was an opportunity later.

The members of the arrogant group, the three major guilds, and a group of solo players were at a loss, unsure of what to do. The arrogant group feared that Wu Shaochen might backstab them, and the solo players didn't dare to directly confront the arrogant group without Wu Shaochen's leadership. The situation became awkward.

"What is he trying to do? We finally got inside, and he's just watching like this?" asked the Lord of Chaos, looking at Cold Moon and Starry Sky.

Both of them shook their heads, not understanding what was going on. Cold Moon secretly sent a private message to Wu Shaochen.

Cold Moon: "What are you trying to do?"

Wu Shaochen looked around but couldn't spot Cold Moon amidst the crowd. He replied in the private chat window, "Nothing much, just spectating."

After seeing Wu Shaochen's reply, Cold Moon thought for a moment and said to the others, "Let's just stand aside and watch them fight!"

Then the members of the three major guilds quietly moved away, and the remaining solo players exchanged glances before also stepping back, observing the members of the arrogant group fighting the boss from a distance.

Now it was the arrogant group's turn to feel awkward. With so many people watching, they were torn between fighting or not. The cost of fighting would definitely be high, which wasn't a big deal, but the worst outcome would be paying such a high price and then having someone else reap the benefits. They weren't afraid of the other solo players, but Dustfall was dangerous.

"What should we do, boss?" Arrogant Heart asked Arrogant World.

Frowning, Arrogant World asked, "How much longer until our people arrive?"

"At most ten minutes. The entire guild will be here," replied Arrogant Fangyu.

Arrogant World gritted his teeth and said, "Continue fighting. When everyone arrives, have them surround the boss and prevent others from getting close."

It was impossible for them to convince him to give up on this boss. His confidence came from the fact that, within just over three days since the server opened, he had already gathered over 30,000 members. If it weren't for the terrain limitations that prevented a simultaneous attack by thousands of players, this boss wouldn't have been so difficult to defeat.

The members of the arrogant group continued to fight the boss in front of countless onlookers. Flashes of white light appeared one after another, followed by another group of players joining the battle. The damage inflicted on the python by the players was mostly reduced to just 1 HP, leaving a deep impression on the spectators. It even made some solo players consider quitting, as they wondered if this was a boss that players at their current stage could actually defeat.

After more than ten minutes, the bulk of the arrogant group arrived. With a staggering 30,000 people, they completely surrounded the boss, making it impossible for outside players to see what was happening inside the fight.

At this point, some solo players finally started to leave, feeling that it was meaningless to stay. Not to mention the terrifying strength of the boss that they couldn't even scratch, even if the boss was killed, the chances of obtaining equipment among the tens of thousands of members of the arrogant group were close to zero. It wasn't worth wasting time here.

As one started to leave, others followed suit. Soon, almost all of the solo players evacuated, leaving only a few small guilds hesitating, along with the three major guilds, who were also caught in a dilemma.

"What should we do?" Starry Sky asked.

Chaos Lord shook his head, unsure of what to do at this point. They had come all this way just to watch a show?

Cold Moon glanced at Wu Shaochen, who stood there with his arms folded, seemingly uninterested. She coldly uttered a single word.

"Wait!"

On the side of the arrogant group, although all their members had arrived, the bamboo forest was filled with bamboo trees, greatly hindering their ability to utilize their numbers. At most, only a hundred or so people could attack simultaneously. As a result, the boss's health was not dropping quickly, but their casualties were mounting rapidly. One sweep from the boss would almost wipe out the melee classes, forcing them to replenish their ranks. Otherwise, the ranged classes wouldn't be able to output damage steadily. Due to the limited positions available, in pursuit of high damage output, Arrogant World sent the priests to the outer perimeter. This also meant that the melee classes caught in the poison mist were almost guaranteed to die. Arrogant World's requirement was simple: if you have potions, use them; if not, take a few more hits before dying.

With this reckless approach, the boss's health was slowly being whittled away.