Chapter 54: Boss Rush

The battle had been going on for over an hour, and the boss's health had been whittled down to 15%. However, the prideful group of heroes found themselves in an awkward situation as all melee classes had perished...

In that hour, the prideful group of heroes had lost over ten thousand warriors and defenders. The casualties consisted solely of warriors and shield bearers, while the mages and archers hadn't died much, although they had run out of mana and had to be replaced repeatedly. Surprisingly, the entire prideful group of heroes, consisting of over ten thousand warriors and defenders, had been completely wiped out.

"Where are they? Don't they know how to come back after dying?" angrily exclaimed the leader of the prideful group.

"Boss, it's not easy for our comrades to level up. Dying once means losing a level, and their current levels are already lower than the average. Let the ones who respawned go level up on their own," advised the prideful group's member, Fang Yu.

"Then let the assassins and priests take over. We're about to bring it down; we can't afford to fail now," said the leader of the prideful group.

"Alright," reluctantly ordered Fang Yu.

Soon, the unwilling priests and assassins rushed forward to take their positions.

Facing these squishy classes, the Azure Scale Python showed no mercy. It basically took down one with each basic attack, sweeping through and killing a group with each AoE attack. The speed of death was even faster than before, but the boss's health was slowly decreasing.

At this moment, members of the three major guilds also began to stir. Apart from the three major guilds, only a few members from smaller guilds remained, hoping to take advantage of the situation.

"Have you made up your mind? This is the best time to act," said the leader of the All-Stars Guild.

"Let's do it. After this battle, the prideful group of heroes will have suffered significant losses. We don't have much to fear from them anymore. We'll eventually face them, and once they kill the boss and increase their strength, they will definitely come after us. So, it's better to strike them heavily now. However, let's make it clear that our three guilds must stand united. Regardless of which guild the prideful group targets, the other two guilds must assist. We can't give them a chance to defeat us one by one," said the leader of the Chaotic World Guild.

"Agreed," nodded Cold Moon and Starlight, and they gave their respective orders.

At this tense moment for the prideful group of heroes, suddenly, the onlookers rushed forward towards the boss, knocking down any members of the prideful group they encountered without hesitation.

"How dare you...! How dare you...!" The leader of the prideful group, Prideful World, was filled with shock and anger. He had thought that with the prestige of the top ten guilds, no one in Jinling City would dare to oppose them. The fact that a guild he had always looked down upon would dare to attack them left him feeling unable to accept it. Prideful World was furious.

"Leave a hundred people to hold back the boss and prevent it from regenerating health. The rest of you, counterattack! How dare anyone lay a hand on the prideful group of heroes!" angrily roared Prideful World.

However, he underestimated his opponents and overestimated himself. At this moment, they still had over ten thousand members, while the three major guilds also had over ten thousand members. The numbers were similar, but the three major guilds had a diverse range of classes, while the prideful group of heroes lacked a crucial frontline. The two sides quickly engaged in battle, and the prideful group of heroes without a frontline found themselves at a clear disadvantage.

The battle between thousands of people was incredibly intense, with both sides continuously losing members. As they watched their comrades fall one by one, both sides grew increasingly bloodthirsty. At this moment, a key figure in the field was being overlooked.

Wu Shaochen touched his nose and thought, "They look down on me, huh? Should I steal this boss or steal it?" He then activated stealth and quietly approached the boss. Meanwhile, the one hundred members of the prideful group were still finding creative ways to hold back the boss, trying to minimize their losses and stall the boss as much as possible. Each member took turns luring the boss, shooting an arrow, and then running away with the boss chasing them. Eventually, the boss would catch up and kill them, but another member would take their place. Surprisingly, this method worked quite well, prolonging the fight as long as possible. Otherwise, the group wouldn't have been able to withstand the Azure Scale Python's sweeping attacks.

However, with Wu Shaochen's arrival, the situation naturally changed. At this point, the boss's health was only slightly above sixty thousand. Watching an archer lead the boss in another direction, Wu Shaochen quietly followed.

The intense group battle was still ongoing, and Fang Yu, among the members, felt like something was amiss but couldn't recall it for a moment. He looked around, and suddenly, he noticed that Dust Seal, who had been leaning against a bamboo, had disappeared. His heart raced, and he looked around, but there was no sign of Dust Seal. He quickly informed Prideful World, "Boss, something's not right. Dust Seal is gone!"

"Isn't it better if he's gone?" Prideful World hadn't realized the problem yet.

"No, Boss... the boss!" Fang Yu urgently interrupted.

Prideful World was shocked and disregarded the ongoing battle. He quickly ran towards the boss's location with Fang Yu and a few others.

Upon arrival, they saw that most of the two hundred members they had stationed were still there, but the boss was nowhere to be found. Prideful World grabbed a member and shouted, "Where's the boss?"

Trembling, the member pointed in a direction and said, "Xiao Feng led it over there..."

Prideful World threw him to the ground and led his group in pursuit of that direction. It didn't take long for them to come across the corpse of a huge python lying on the ground, completely clean with not even a single copper coin left.

"Ah!!! Dust Seal!! I won't let you off the hook!" Prideful World roared in anger. The roar contained so much frustration and bitterness. Prideful World had always had an easy life, never experiencing such anger before.

Standing behind him, Fang Yu and the others dared not make a sound. This situation was beyond their expectations. They never anticipated that Dust Seal could kill the boss in such a short amount of time.

"Ah, autumn!"

Wu Shaochen, who had already left the Purple Bamboo Forest, suddenly sneezed and touched his nose. He thought to himself, "Did I go a bit too far...? I should have left them at least two copper coins. After all, they sacrificed so much to defeat this boss. Well, maybe next time, I'll definitely leave a few copper coins."

Then he looked at the pile of things in his backpack, and his eyes were smiling. This time, the harvest was definitely the easiest ever.

Killing the giant python gave him 42,000 experience points. Since he didn't summon the Silver Wolf, he got all 42,000 experience points himself, directly raising his level to lv17: 32,406/90,000. He obtained a total of 3 gold and 68 silver, two pieces of silver equipment, two pieces of bronze equipment, five pieces of black iron equipment, a bottle of something called "Bloodline Potion," and a "Mist Scroll." The drop rate was average, but it was an easy fight.

"Green Scale Armor" - Silver grade: +600 HP, +50 physical defense, +30 magic defense, reflects 10% of damage taken. Additional attributes: +18 constitution, +17 roots, +17 strength. Requirements: Warrior, Shieldbearer.

"Green Scale Leggings" - Silver grade: +500 HP, +40 physical defense, +30 magic defense, +5% HP recovery. Additional attributes: +17 constitution, +18 roots, +16 agility. Requirements: All professions.

Regarding the equipment, besides the two pieces of silver equipment, Wu Shaochen wasn't very interested in the other equipment. However, he could equip these leggings, as he was currently wearing the Black Iron Bear King leggings, the only piece of black iron equipment. After equipping these leggings, he had five pieces of silver equipment and the rest were bronze. His equipment was much stronger than other players.

After equipping the equipment, his HP reached 6,530, physical defense reached 642, magic defense reached 631, speed reached 449, and attack speed was 107%. He decided to save the 10 attribute points he gained from leveling up for now. He was tanky enough, so he would decide later what he needed to add.

The remaining "Bloodline Potion" turned out to be something used to improve pet aptitude. However, it depended on compatibility, the higher the compatibility, the higher the success rate. Obviously, the Silver Wolf wasn't suitable for this thing. Moreover, the limit of this bloodline potion was S-grade, which meant that pets of S-grade or higher couldn't use it. Wu Shaochen reluctantly put it back in his backpack.

The last item was the "Mist Scroll," which, when used, would create mist in a specific area, making it impossible to see clearly. Wu Shaochen seemed to have thought of something, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and then he put the scroll back in his backpack.

After checking everything, all that was left was to auction off the equipment. Another wave of income was coming, and just thinking about it made Wu Shaochen happy.