Chapter 220 Small Actions
Chapter 220 Small Actions
Everyone craned their necks, staring nervously at the entrance to the valley.
In the distance, dust billowed, and through the smoke, an enormous, outrageously large black shadow was approaching the valley entrance with earth-shaking strides.
When the thing got closer and its full appearance was revealed, many people gasped in shock, and their legs trembled slightly.
It was an enormous rhinoceros! But it was nothing like an ordinary rhinoceros!
Its skin isn't flesh at all, but rather a thick, granite-like carapace covered in moss and cracks, looking ridiculously hard.
Its horn is not made of bone, but a giant pillar that shimmers with an earthy yellow light, as if it were made of pure rock!
Its size is frighteningly large; it feels like if it stood at the entrance of the valley, it could block more than half of the entrance!
【Mountain Giant Rhinoceros - Level 35 (BOSS)】
The information relayed back from the reconnaissance mission made everyone's hearts sink.
A level 35 boss!
Just by looking at its appearance, you can tell it's definitely a tough nut to crack!
Following behind it was a large group of Rock Golems and Armored Ground Bugs.
Rock golems are just a bunch of moving big rocks. They move slowly, but a punch from one of them would probably be quite a blow.
Ground-walking insects burrow around on the ground, popping up every now and then to scare you; they're really disgusting.
"Damn it! It's the big guys! Everyone! Prepare for battle!" Zhang Tianya felt a bitter taste in his mouth, but he still shouted at the top of his lungs, trying to boost morale.
"Shield Warriors! Get to the front! Your time to shine has come!"
The tanks in the front row looked at the giant rhinoceros, which resembled a moving mountain, and their Adam's apples bobbed involuntarily. But they gritted their teeth, braced themselves, and raised their shields again, holding them firmly behind the barricades.
The shields in their hands were like children's toys compared to that giant rhinoceros.
"Long range! Don't hold back your mana! Use every trick in the book on it! Hit its eyes! Hit its joints!" Zhang Tianya roared, his eyes red.
In an instant, arrows, fireballs, ice spears, arcane missiles... all sorts of colorful skills rained down on the slowly approaching mountain rhinoceros like a storm.
However, what happened next chilled everyone's hearts.
Ding! Ding! Clang! Clang!
-1! -Block! -Miss! -355! -Critical Hit! -342!
Large swaths of single-digit or hundreds of points of damage, and even more "block" and "miss" damage, floated up from above the giant rhinoceros's head.
Occasionally, a mage might get lucky and land a critical hit, but even then, it would only deal a few hundred points of damage!
What's the difference between this and scratching an itch?
The giant rhinoceros's health bar was so long that it seemed endless. After being targeted by such concentrated fire, it barely moved!
The giant rhinoceros seemed to be enraged by the harassment of these "flies." It let out a deep, thunderous roar, its huge horn suddenly plunging forward, its hind hooves pawing the ground, and then—it launched a charge!
"Boom—!"
That look was no different from a runaway heavy tank!
The ground trembled violently, and smoke and dust billowed into the sky!
It completely ignored the sharpened wooden barricades and crashed into them like a tumbleweed!
Bang! Crack! Crash!
The meticulously constructed barricades were as fragile as paper in front of it, instantly shattering into pieces, sending splinters flying everywhere!
"Hold on! Hold on for me!" Zhang Tianya's eyes were bloodshot as he and all the front-line tanks pressed their bodies tightly against the shields, preparing to meet the earth-shattering impact.
boom--!!!
A deafening roar, like two mountains colliding, exploded!
The giant rhinoceros's rocky horn slammed violently into the shield wall composed of dozens of heavily armored tanks!
"Ugh!!"
"Holy shit!!"
"I can't hold on any longer!!!"
The shield warriors at the very front were thrown off the ground by the irresistible force, their shields and bodies flying backward. Their health bars were depleted by more than half in mid-air before they crashed heavily to the ground, seemingly incapacitated for the time being.
Even a powerful figure like Zhang Tianya was shaken so badly that his arms went numb, his blood surged, and he staggered back several steps before barely managing to regain his footing. A four-digit damage number floated above his head!
The entire shield wall was dented backward by this impact, almost collapsing completely!
"Healer! Healer! Quickly heal! The front line can't hold on!" Zhang Tianya roared hoarsely, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth.
The priests frantically cast healing spells, the white light raining down on the front row like it was free, barely managing to bring their health back up.
But everyone could see that this giant rhinoceros had abnormally high defense and terrifying attack power. If it charged a few more times, the defense line would definitely collapse!
"Output! Don't stop! Find its weakness! Hit its eyes! Hit its legs!" Li Weiwei commanded the ranged units of Crimson Romance to unleash their full power, but the effect was still minimal.
The giant rhinoceros's eyes seemed to be protected by a layer of transparent crystals, making them very difficult to hit. Even if a hit was made, the damage was greatly reduced.
The battle had reached an extremely difficult stalemate. The players of the War Alliance and Crimson Romance had to expend tremendous effort and resources to barely hold back the giant rhinoceros and the rock monsters it brought. The defensive line was crumbling, and casualties were beginning to mount.
......
While everyone in the War Alliance and Blood Romance was preoccupied with this "iron lump" and had no time to spare, on the outskirts of Crimson Flame Valley, the other guild players and solo players who had been observing were starting to get restless.
"Wow...this boss is too powerful! The guild looks like they're having a hard time holding on!!"
"Tsk tsk, look at that shield wall, it was almost blown away by a single wave."
"The title of the first guild to be established... and this ready-made headquarters..."
Many people whispered among themselves, their eyes darting around, their minds racing with their own calculations.
They all knew the system rules: during a monster siege, if other players could capture the "Guild Cornerstone" in the center of the stronghold, they could seize ownership of the guild!
This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!!
Most guilds and solo players weighed their own strengths and weaknesses, and after looking at the ferocious mountain rhinoceros and the desperate resistance of the War Alliance and Blood Romance, they finally suppressed their greed.
The risk is too great; we might end up losing more than we gain.
However, there are always a few particularly audacious individuals, or those who are blinded by greed.
Several small guilds, led by the "Mad Wolf Gang," along with some independent players who were confident in their abilities, exchanged glances and quietly began to sneak into the Crimson Flame Valley.
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