Chapter 160: Snatching the Kill of the Netherworld Guardian, Invaders Arrive!
Thunderous Might! Lightning Storm!
Deadly Shadow Strike! Chain Backstab!
Lightning Mage Lin Tian and Thief Ouyang Ling'er unleashed a flurry of S-rank skills, dealing damage between seven to eight thousand points per hit, causing the Netherworld Guardian's health bar to plummet rapidly.
As a level-42 lord monster, especially with the Netherworld King's [Lieutenant's Aura] skill boosting it, the Netherworld Guardian was incredibly powerful. Yet even with its total HP exceeding 200,000, it couldn't withstand the fierce bombardment from Lin Tian and his team.
The Netherworld Guardian roared in fury, brandishing its massive blade as it charged toward Lin Tian, the highest damage dealer, only to be intercepted by Wu Haotian.
CLANG!
Wu Haotian blocked the Netherworld Guardian's slash with his shield.
Enraged, the Netherworld Guardian launched a flurry of rapid strikes, forcing Wu Haotian to retreat under the immense power of its slashes.
The blades clashed against the shield, emitting bursts of sparks.
The ferocious assault struck fear into the surrounding scattered players. If it were them, they would have already fallen under the Netherworld Guardian's blade.
Yet, despite tanking the Guardian's attacks, Wu Haotian only lost a third of his HP.
At this moment, Ning Tiantian waved her staff from the rear, casting an S-rank Holy Light Cure and Great Healing Spell on Wu Haotian, restoring his HP with two massive 7,000+ recovery values, instantly bringing him back to full health.
[Effect Triggered: S-rank Rare Skill [This Healing is Deadly]: Converts 50% of the healing amount into damage against enemies.]
While healing Wu Haotian, Ning Tiantian's skill also dealt two 3,000+ damage hits to the Netherworld Guardian.
The surrounding players exclaimed in amazement:
"No wonder they're from our Zhening Province's top guild under the legendary player [Zero]. Their strength is incredible. Even their priest—a girl—is dealing more damage than us."
"If Zero were here himself, wouldn't he just flick his fingers and instantly kill this Netherworld Guardian?"
"I wish I could join Heavens Hall. I'd even work without pay."
On the battlefield.
Wu Haotian tanked damage, Lin Tian and Ouyang Ling'er unleashed attacks, and Ning Tiantian handled healing and support.
With their coordinated efforts, the Netherworld Guardian was soon left critically injured.
Just as Lin Tian prepared a spell to finish off the Netherworld Guardian—
Suddenly.
WHOOSH! WHOOSH! WHOOSH! WHOOSH!
Several sharp arrows descended from the sky, piercing the Netherworld Guardian.
-11352!
-10973!
-11970!
The five-digit damage numbers appeared, killing the Netherworld Guardian just before Lin Tian could land the final blow.
The shocking damage left the onlookers stunned.
"Such high damage. Even higher than Hevans Hall's team?"
When Lin Tian and his team turned to look, they saw dozens of middle-aged professional players, seemingly in their thirties, approaching with weapons drawn.
Judging by their age, they were clearly not newly promoted professionals this year but rather veteran players who had been in the Sixth World for over a decade.
Every one of them was level 45, the highest level in the Sixth World.
The ones who had just killed the Netherworld Guardian were a few archers from their group.
Their IDs were a random assortment with no discernible pattern, making them appear like a band of scattered players.
The only noticeable traits were their muscular builds and fierce, intimidating appearances, suggesting they were not easy to deal with.
Even knowing they were veteran professionals from previous years, Wu Haotian showed no courtesy. He pointed his Blazing Spear at the group of burly men, shouting, "Don't you know the rule of first-come, first-served? How dare you steal Hevans Hall's prey?"
Before his voice faded, the leader of the group—a middle-aged warrior clad in black armor, towering like a savage from the wilderness, with the ID [Overlord]—sneered and said, "Who do you think you are? Do I need your permission to kill a monster?"
"Are all veteran professionals this hot-headed?" Wu Haotian chuckled, unfazed.
As the former guild leader of War God Guild, Lin Tian, being more thoughtful, decided to avoid unnecessary conflict and advised, "Ignore them."
Wu Haotian shrugged, "Fine, I won't stoop to your level."
Just as he turned to pick up the loot dropped by the Netherworld Guardian—
WHOOSH!
He felt a cold wind behind him.
Reacting swiftly, Wu Haotian raised his shield just in time to block several incoming magic blasts.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
Despite activating all his defensive skills and wearing a rare-grade full dark gold flame knight set, Wu Haotian still suffered several 5,000+ damage hits, losing half of his HP instantly.
At the same time, several mages in the burly group, their staffs crackling with energy, were clearly the ones attacking Wu Haotian.
At this moment, Wu Haotian could no longer suppress his anger. "You've gone too far."
"Wu Haotian, don't act rashly." Lin Tian warned.
Ignoring the advice, Wu Haotian charged toward the group of burly men, spear blazing, shield up, relying on Ning Tiantian's high-efficiency healing.
Seeing this, the armored warrior [Overlord] smirked and commanded, "Get him!"
Immediately, over a dozen warriors and knights rushed at Wu Haotian.
Seeing Wu Haotian charge forward, Lin Tian and Ouyang Ling'er had no choice but to join the battle.
Although the opposing group had more people and higher levels, Lin Tian's team members were fully equipped with dark gold sets and possessed all S-rank skills. They were confident they could hold their own.
However—
They underestimated their opponents' strength.
Not only were the veteran professionals higher-leveled, but their skills were also S-rank, and their gear was even better than Lin Tian's team.
Their damage was unusually high, and their defenses were surprisingly strong.
Even after Lin Tian unleashed a full set of S-rank high-burst skills, he couldn't kill a single enemy assassin.
Meanwhile, under concentrated fire from the mages and archers, Ning Tiantian couldn't keep up with Wu Haotian's rapidly depleting HP, leaving him severely wounded.
Before Ouyang Ling'er could even get close while in stealth mode, an enemy archer used the [Detection] skill, exposing her and killing her with concentrated fire.
WHOOSH!
A white light flashed—Ouyang Ling'er was down.
The surrounding scattered players were stunned.
"Damn! How are these veteran professionals so strong? I've seen level 45 veterans before, but they weren't nearly this powerful."
"Look closely—they've hidden their equipment effects. Judging by their damage, they're likely fully equipped with five-star metallic gear."
"Five-star gear at level 45 isn't common for most people. These guys must have a serious background."
"Still, daring to kill Hevans Hall's people... They've got guts."
———
On the battlefield.
After Ouyang Ling'er was killed, Lin Tian, now under heavy fire from enemy mages and archers, had no chance to cast spells and was forced to dodge with precise movements.
Suddenly, he realized something, his expression darkening:
"Their target isn't the boss."
"They're after us."
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