Chapter 101: The Demon Vanguard Officer

Zhang Shan decided not to banter idly with Feng Yunqing for now; this woman was somewhat overwhelming for him. At that moment, Feng Yun Tianxia spoke up, "Our team is all here. If you're already in a party, leave it—I’ll form a new one."

Zhang Shan disbanded his group with Wu Qinglin, glanced around, and didn’t see Feng Yun's secretary. So he turned to Feng Yun Yidao beside him and asked, "Where’s the secretary? I don’t see him."

"With your panda pet tanking the boss, what do we need him for? He’s gone off to help other teams tank monsters," came the reply.

So heartless—hardworking, tireless secretary, cast aside just like that.

Once the party was formed, Feng Yun Tianxia registered the team for the event.

Someone asked in the party channel, "Are we still going for the orange boss this time? Should we try a red boss?"

"Isn’t the red boss tough? In the Monster Siege event, the bosses have ten times the health. A level 30 red boss must have a hundred million health—how can we possibly kill it?"

"Yeah, the event only lasts an hour. Seems pretty risky."

Zhang Shan calculated: with his current output plus the panda pet, he could deal at most four hundred thousand damage per minute. Over the course of the hour-long event, even if he did nothing but focus on the boss, he’d only manage just over twenty million damage. It was hard to say how much the others could do. In theory, their gear was pretty good now.

They should be able to deal substantial damage. If there were no major mishaps, killing the red boss was possible, though not guaranteed.

"I have a new skill—Curse. The cursed target takes fifty percent more damage for five seconds, cooldown is one minute," Feng Yunqing announced proudly, showcasing her new skill.

"This skill is amazing—a godsend for boss fights. With it, we can definitely burst down the red boss within the event time."

Five seconds of fifty percent increased damage, and a short cooldown—a true god-tier support skill for boss fights.

"So, the only question left: In the Monster Siege event, are there any red bosses near our guild base? What kind of bosses are they? Can we handle them?"

"There were last time. Near our guild base, several red bosses appeared, but who knows if there’ll be any changes this time?"

"If there were red bosses before, there should be again. And if there are several, we can pick one that’s easier to fight."

"Right. Let’s go for a boss like the Wolf King—a dummy boss, straightforward."

Everyone was caught up in lively discussion, and Feng Yun Tianxia waved his hand and declared,

"Let’s hunt red bosses. Have anyone in the guild report coordinates when they spot one, and we’ll go for physical-type bosses."

The guild leader set the tone—they were going for red bosses, and no one objected. Red bosses were rare in normal times. If the event offered them, they’d definitely try for one.

Red bosses dropped good loot and offered more contribution points for defending the city. If they managed to kill one, the rewards would be substantial.

Everyone stayed at the guild base, quietly waiting for the event to begin.

Why not scatter around in advance and attack monsters as soon as they spawned? The reason was simple: if one spawned right next to you by accident, you’d all get wiped out.

With last event's experience, everyone now knew how to play the Monster Siege event.

First, stay inside the buildings. When the event starts, everyone heads out together, finds the monsters, clears the mobs, and then gangs up on the boss. It sounded simple enough, but it all depended on their gear.

The war drums pounded, the horns sounded—the second Monster Siege event officially began.

Just like last time, the city lord went out to block the main boss while other mini-bosses spawned inside the city.

"Let’s go—find a red boss and go all out!"

Nearly ten thousand online members of Feng Yun Guild charged out from the guild base in mighty numbers, fifty to a team.

Each team spread out to hunt bosses.

Zhang Shan and his group quickly rushed out as well, searching for a red boss. If they saw any other boss, they’d post the coordinates in the guild channel and move on.

Soon enough, someone messaged in the guild channel:

"Red boss spotted—Demon Vanguard, level 30 red boss," and sent the coordinates.

"Let’s go! Another red boss, ha ha."

"The event boss last time was only level 25—how come all the bosses this time are level 30?"

"That’s normal. As player levels increase, the siege bosses’ levels rise too. Otherwise, the event wouldn’t be challenging."

Following the coordinates provided by guild members, Zhang Shan’s group soon found the red boss, Demon Vanguard.

"Whoa, at least three hundred elite mobs here—how long will it take to clear them?"

"Nothing to be done. It’s only natural for red bosses to have bigger entourages. Get ready to fight."

"There are too many mobs around. The boss is hard to pull out," Zhang Shan said, summoning his panda pet. Seeing the Demon Vanguard surrounded by so many mobs, he wasn’t sure how to proceed.

"Six-Bar Buddha tanks the mobs first, and the rest intercept the elites in stages," came the instructions.

Now was the time to test their strength. Three hundred elite mobs, each with a hundred thousand health, was no joke.

Who knew if they could handle it?

Zhang Shan controlled his panda pet to approach the boss, but before he could get close, the Demon Vanguard charged at them with his minions.

Without hesitation, Zhang Shan withdrew the panda pet and retreated quickly.

The others moved forward as well, intercepting the slower elite mobs in waves.

Seeing the boss getting closer, Zhang Shan summoned the panda pet again, pulled the boss, and started the fight.

The support classes, already prepared, rushed forward and began healing the panda pet.

Now Zhang Shan finally had time to check the boss’s stats.

Demon Vanguard: Level 30, health one hundred million, attack eight thousand, Skill 1: Enhanced Charge, Skill 2: Three-Blade Style, Skill 3: Demon God’s Will, Skill 4: Earthsplit Slash, special state: Demon God’s Rally.

Enhanced Charge: Charges at the target at high speed and attacks, dealing double damage; stuns for one second, then slows for three seconds.

Three-Blade Style: Executes three consecutive attacks; the second deals double damage, the third deals triple.

Demon God’s Will: Summons a phantom demon god to assist in battle.

Earthsplit Slash: Strikes the ground, spreading damage in all directions, dealing five times normal damage to nearby enemy units within five yards.

Event bosses are truly formidable—not to mention the health, the attack is three thousand higher than the Wolf King.

Fortunately, the boss’s skills are normal and pose little threat to ranged classes. For melee, though, it’s much harder to deal damage—if the boss uses a big move, melee players nearby will be wiped out.

With eight thousand attack and Earthsplit Slash’s fivefold damage, anyone standing next to the boss who gets caught in the big move won’t survive.

This ultimate skill is a dream for any warrior class.

If a player could obtain such a skill, they would absolutely dominate.