Chapter 87: The Final Beheading
The battle started again.
Everything went smoothly as all the teammates paid more attention to their movements and
positioning. Even if Little Snow had not been around to act as a homing beacon, most of them
hardly repeated their mistakes in dying pointlessly due to ice ring, lava and spikes.
The crucial fourth stage loomed before them in no time!
When Zhang Yang saw Marzerway starting his scripted dialogue, he immediately selected
[Magic Scroll: Rising Morale (Level 1)]ÍŸ and a golden light surged through all of the party
members buffing everyone with an effect.
[Rising Morale]: Increases damage and healing effect by 5%, lasts for 5 minutes.
Marzerway cast three <Summoned Cloud> and the ranged attackers changed their target. The
three Hunters followed exactly what Zhang Yang told them just now, which to keep the skills
out of cooldown and to Focus point. Abruptly, they nuked a great deal of damage and quickly
destroyed the first and second <Summoned Cloud>!
The most dangerous was the third <Summoned Cloud>. When it nearly hit one of the
teammates with the distance of 1 meter away, âPa!â the <Summoned Cloud> was successfully
âMade it just in time!â
They cheered repeatedly as this was the first time they destroyed all three <Summoned Cloud>
without any loss, and certainly it boosted their morale!
âWell done team, maintain the momentum! Come on melees, show us some strength now as the
ranged positions already settled <Summoned Cloud> for us. We depend on you guys now to
defeat Marzerway!â Zhang Yang smiled and said.
38%, 36%, 34%, Marzerway cast the second wave of <Summoned Cloud> again. The three
Hunters already prepared and kept the Focus point and skill cooldown for it. As long as the
<Summoned Cloud> was cast, then they would destroy them directly!
Hundred Shots and Fatty Hanâs equipment was definitely considered as top level among the
current players, thus, they had absolutely amazing nuking power. As long as both of them did
no mistakes, it would be unlikely for unexpected incidents to occur when destroying
Marzerwayâs HP kept dropping after it cast the fourth wave of <Summoned Cloud>, all the way
But at that moment, the unexpected did happen. Both Fatty Han and Hundred Shots, actually
missed with their skills at the same time. It delayed their <Summoned Cloud> extermination
duties by a whole 3 seconds!
The third <Summoned Cloud> was not destroyed on time. With about 1000HP remaining, it
went on and struck Angel Descend!
âHurry, kill the Spellcaster!â
Spellcasters with low HP stood no chance against assaults from entire parties and it was no
different for this one, who was brought to the ground, dead even before he fell.
âLetâs keep the damage output up. When Marzerwayâs HP drops by another 2%, weâll enter the
âFilthy mortals, to actually force me to this point, now I will let you guys experience my real
strength!â Marzerway raised its wand and a huge black hole appeared on its back!
Marzerway transformed into its fifth stage and all of <Air Bomb>s suddenly disappeared!
Zhang Yang immediately shouted loudly: âEveryone, drink the medicine!â
[Beginner Anti-Shadow Potion] (Consumable)
Use: Adds 100 Dark Resistance points, lasts for 2 minutes. Cooldown time: 2 minutes.
A casting progress bar appeared on top of Marzerway head, 2 seconds later and it cast the skill.
âWhooshâ, twenty-two <Shadow Arrows> shot out from the void of that black hole and hit every
living player, including the three Hunterâs pets.
â-200â number appeared on all of the teammates head. Except for Zhang Yang and Ironhill,
their damages were 160 and 170 respectively.
âTwo Priests, please cast <Regeneration> on everyone and heal the Warriors as well. Also, try
your best to keep everyoneâs remaining HP at similar levels! Little Snow, keep the <Holy Shield>
for those who unable to recover on time! Everyone, gather near Marzerway and when
everyoneâs overall HP is getting too low, I will guard everyone using <Vanguard's Aggression>!â
Zhang Yangâs tone was shrill with excitement, Marzerwayâs defeat was getting close!
âWow, Leader Zhan Yu, this medicine is very powerful, it directly reduces 100 Damage Point
from that ridiculous attack!â
âHa Ha, we can defeat Marzerway for sure!â
âFirst Clear Achievement, here we come!â
âStrike, strike with all your might!â
Zhang Yang was feeling a little relieved from his otherwise tensed up nervousness, but this was
not the time to celebrate yet. He quickly said: âDo not be conceited, we must defeat Marzerway
within 150 seconds. Otherwise, the damage of those attacks will be doubled and itâll be all over
200 damage per hit sounded somewhat minuscule in the case of this Gray-Silver Boss but it
became another matter entirely with the volume of <Shadow Arrows> this thing was releasing!
Marzerway would produce <Shadow Arrows> to itâs capacity as long as it was not the only being
in the area that drew breath, thus, the total damage far exceeded any healing efforts the team
Hence, everyoneâs collective HP was dropping, slowly, but very surely!
When Marzerway HP dropped to 10%, everyone HP remained at around 300 except for Zhang
Yang. He calmly used <Vanguard's Aggression> and contained everyone within its protective
Although his damage taken increased by a 100%, it was a measly addition of 320, going up from
160. A guardian like him could shrug those blows off like nothing!
Those who stood within the protection barrier, were taking as little as 20 points per <Shadow
Arrow>! Little Snow and another three healers hurriedly recovered everyoneâs HP. In the span
of 10 seconds, they were able to get everyoneâs HP above 50%!
<Vanguard's Aggression> skill was an unexpected, but pleasant surprise as Zhang Yang had
previously planned a strategy that would result in most of the party save for a few key DPS
members dead by the end of the fight. It was a necessary sacrifice, and it wouldnât have been
too difficult to take off the remaining 20000 HP within 150 seconds!
However due to the existence of <Vanguard's Aggression>, all that planning and strategy was
for naught (and a good thing too it was)! The final stage of Mazerwayâs boss subjugation
became a walk in the park!
10 seconds later, all of the teammates HP had recovered up to at least 700!
Victory was already in sight!
âNo, No, I will not be defeated, I will not be defeated!â Marzerway roared angrily but it could
only helplessly fall to the ground as its body gave way!
Bosses only existed in the game to be killed by the players no matter the grade, be it Celestial or
Black-Steel, they were fated to be destroyed!
âDing! The party you are in has killed Marzerway! Obtained 52682 EXP (50 points Party Bonus)!â
âDing! The party you are in obtained the Marzerwayâs Lair: First Clearance of Main Wing
(Hardcore Mode)! This result will be recorded in the First Clearance Hardcore Mode
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Achievement Board! As the party leader, please key in your team name!â
Zhang Yang calmly key in the words âLone Desert Smokeâ, suddenly, the server rapidly made
the announcements on the screen with red words!
âServer Announcement: Party Lone Desert Smoke has successfully obtained First Clearance of
Marzerwayâs Lair Main Wing (Hardcore Mode)! This result will be recorded in the First
Clearance Hardcore Mode Achievement Board (China Server)! Please express our respect to
âServer Announcement: Player Zhan Yu (Party Leader) has successfully obtained First Clearance
of Marzerwayâs Lair Main Wing (Hardcore Mode! Obtained 10 Gold Coins, 1 Skill Point, 500
Reputation Points across all races in the league and âHero of White Jade Castleâ title!â
âServer Announcement: Player Ironhill (Party Member) obtained âŠâ
Since after Zhang Yang and his people got the First Clear Achievement of Front and Middle
Wings Hardcore mode and the China server global channel was cheerless. But in this moment,
the server kept on announced the First Clear Achievement of Main Wing (Hardcore Mode) and
suddenly surprised all the players!
âIt is the Lone Desert Smoke gang again!â
âSo strong, that is a 20-man dungeon which is much tougher compared to the the previous
âWow, brother Zhan Yu, be my lover!â
âIs Lone Desert Smoke still recruiting?â
âDamn it, these are the people from the guild in White Jade Castle. Why are you shouting in
Tranquil Wind City, they canât even hear you!â
The chat channel of Lone Desert Smoke was full of cheers and laughter. The members were
ecstatic with joy, as the already great reputation and track record of the guild, attained even
Everyone in the dungeon was extremely happy, especially after so many failures in the mission,
it only made the taste of victory all the more sweeter!
Zhang Yang sent a private message to Frost Night and said, âBabe, come to our guild!â
âUh, not many tanks can keep up with your aggro other than myself! It will be agonizing to hold
back on your damage output when attacking monsters every single time!â Zhang Yang had to
reel her in with another method as she was too rational to fall for the âhey we make a great
team, we should keep working togetherâ trick.
âOn the other hand, it is impossible for you to defeat me with your current equipment! Your
equipment level will never get up to mine if you do not join a regular, strong team for dungeon
runs!â Zhang Yang tried to trick her in terms numbers, of statistics based on equipment, âDo
you still want to defeat me?â
âHumph! Of course I will!â Frost Night coldly replied.
âThen what are you hesitating about?â
âHmph, do not think I donât see what youâre up to! I will join your guild but only until I finally
Zhang Yang was elated beyond words. Guardians naturally held an advantage over thieves â if
you knew how to use them. When it comes to both equipment and capabilities weâre almost at
the same level! It will be impossible for you to defeat me, you will obediently stay in the guild
and join my crusade for Team League!
He sent a guild invitation to Frost Night. Without a blink, she âAcceptâed immediately.
âHello, pretty Frost Night!â
Many people in the guild channel started to greet Frost Night.
âNoob tank, ask them to get out of the way, I want to touch the corpse for the loot!â A group of
people had surrounded Marzerwayâs corpse and Drizzler could hardly find her way to squeeze
Zhang Yang laughed and said, âAll right, everyone steps backwards first and let our âGreat
Lucky Handsâ get our loot!â
Drizzler triumphantly accepted the âGreat Lucky Handsâ title, unabashed. She started to
distribute loots after everyone had stepped backwards. Zhang Yang used Leaderâs Distribution
for this time so she had to send the equipment one by one to the team channel first. Thus, the
equipment would not appear on the teammatesâ Control interface and the Dice Roll window
Unlike the other bosses out in the field, bosses in the dungeon do not drop a jumbo loot at first
kills. That was why Marzerway only dropped seven equipment and six of them were Setequipment,
which were the Warriorâs boots, knightâs helmet, Thiefâs breastplate and glove,
Hunterâs breastplate and Spellcasterâs boots.
The other equipment was a shield.
Six equipment were distributed according to the guildâs contribution points. Zhang Yang did
not compete for the boots with Drizzler but he took the shield.
[Combined Elemental Shield] (Gray-Silver, Shield)
Equipment: <Block> skill level +1.