Scarlet Flame Mountain, northern side.
On the vast red earth, a four-person team strode towards the foot of Scarlet Flame Mountain.
The team consisted of three men and one woman: a warrior, an archer, a knight, and a female priest.
"Finally, we're here. The previous quest delayed us quite a bit. I wonder what the current situation of this server-wide quest is?"
"I got some intel. Three Silver Level Gates of Sealing have just been opened. I have a rough idea of their locations."
"Great, let's go find the BOSS!"
As they conversed, they walked swiftly up the mountain.
...
Inside the Eleventh Gate of Sealing.
Jiang Chen and his team reached the depths of the sealed land and saw the BOSS there.
[Three-Tailed Demon Fox (Silver Level BOSS): LV15]
[Ghostly Blue Foxfire: Each attack condenses three blue fireballs from its tail, shooting them at the target. Each fireball deals 150% spell damage and has a 20% spell vamp effect.]
[Foxfire Burst: For every 20% health lost, it condenses a giant foxfire and hurls it at the target, dealing 300% spell damage and creating a 10-meter flame area that deals 100% spell damage per second for 10 seconds.]
"A ranged magic BOSS. Maybe because of the server-wide quest, this BOSS is slightly stronger than the usual wild BOSS."
"Moreover, the further we go, the stronger the BOSS will be..."
As Jiang Chen analyzed the BOSS information, a few thoughts quickly flashed through his mind. Just as he was about to make a move, Moonlit Dance's voice suddenly rang out, "Mortal World, I just got a notification that the Demon Suppression Cauldron is being corrupted by monsters."
"Ever since the first monster leak, there's always been someone guarding near the Demon Suppression Cauldron. It seems they can't hold it this time."
Jiang Chen frowned and, after a brief moment of thought, said seriously, "Qing Ying, Xiaoyao, you two go to the foot of the mountain to help. Especially you, Xiaoyao. If things get really bad, you must step up and command the players!"
"Huh? Command?"
Tao Xiaoyao was stunned for a moment and stammered, "I... I don't know how to command."
"You can do it. You absolutely have the ability to grasp the situation on the battlefield and direct the players to where they need to be. Believe in yourself!"
Jiang Chen knew very well that Tao Xiaoyao's observational and analytical skills were top-notch.
Otherwise, she wouldn't have led the retreating players to defend their main city during the national war and even led the summoned beast army to burn down a main city of the Sakura Nation!
"But... will others listen to me?"
Tao Xiaoyao asked worriedly.
"They'll listen to Qing Ying. Just let Qing Ying relay your commands."
Jiang Chen quickly waved his hand and said, "Hurry up, I'll join you soon!"
"Listen to Brother Mortal World. He must have his reasons!"
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Qing Ying said.
She was the type who would support Jiang Chen no matter what he did.
"Okay, I understand."
Tao Xiaoyao nodded slightly seriously.
Then, the two quickly left.
Jiang Chen approached the BOSS and cast a Healing Spell.
-2944! (Dual Cast)
Just like the previous Minotaur BOSS, the Three-Tailed Demon Fox instantly lost about 1% of its health.
Immediately, the Small Holy Light Apocalypse Array and Healing Ray were cast.
-3580! (Dual Cast)
-1423!
The Three-Tailed Demon Fox let out a sharp cry as it took continuous damage.
Its tail rose high, quickly condensing three blue fireballs.
Then, its tail swung fiercely.
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
The three blue fireballs shot towards Jiang Chen in a perfect arc, at a bizarre angle.
The speed of the blue fireballs, coupled with their tricky angles, meant that no matter which direction he dodged, he would get hit by at least one fireball!
Jiang Chen didn't have time to think. If he stayed even half a second longer, he would get hit by all three fireballs!
He chose to sidestep to the right.
Boom!
The right blue fireball hit Jiang Chen.
-325
As Jiang Chen took damage, a "+65" health recovery appeared above the BOSS's head.
"Good, as long as I don't get hit by all three fireballs at once, it's manageable!"
Jiang Chen quickly assessed that the BOSS wasn't a significant threat to him.
He then cast another Healing Spell.
Meanwhile, the BOSS's tail once again condensed three blue fireballs and swiftly hurled them!
Jiang Chen chose to take one head-on.
Soon, the BOSS's health dropped to 80%.
This time, instead of three blue fireballs, its tail condensed one.
However, the condensation time was longer, and the blue fireball was larger.
Before long, a giant blue fireball, taller than a person, appeared in mid-air.
Then, the giant blue fireball flew towards Jiang Chen!
But its speed was relatively slow.
Jiang Chen quickly dodged.
The giant blue fireball missed and hit the ground.
Like a water balloon hitting the ground, a large area of blue flames spread out.
Jiang Chen was instantly affected!
-230
-225
...
Jiang Chen's health continued to decrease.
Although he could dodge the large fireball, there was no space to avoid the spreading flames.
Fortunately, the area was only 10 meters.
Jiang Chen endured the damage and quickly walked out of the flame zone.
At the same time, he didn't stop casting his skills.
...
A few minutes later.
The Three-Tailed Demon Fox's health was depleted, and it fell to the ground unwillingly.
It couldn't understand why this frail human could survive so many of its skills.
[You have killed the BOSS: Three-Tailed Demon Fox (Silver Level BOSS), completing the first kill!]
Jiang Chen quickly stepped forward and picked up the loot.
[You have obtained Crescent Robe (Gold Level)!]
[You have obtained Unyielding Longbow (Gold Level)!]
"That's three gold-level items already!"
Jiang Chen took a deep breath and quickly walked towards the exit of the Gate of Sealing, "Let's go to the last Gate of Sealing!"
"Okay."
Moonlit Dance nodded.
The two walked out of the Gate of Sealing together.
Just as they stepped outside.
Jiang Chen saw a team approaching from a distance.
"Why is the BOSS inside the Tenth Gate of Sealing already dead?"
"Don't know. Maybe someone specifically went in to kill the BOSS?"
"Which team is so powerful?"
"Could be organized by a big guild?"
It was a four-person team, three men and one woman, discussing among themselves.
"The Eleventh Gate of Sealing is here!"
The female priest suddenly shouted, then exclaimed, "Huh? Someone's here!"
The team looked towards the Gate of Sealing and saw Jiang Chen and Moonlit Dance.
They were all stunned.
Likewise, Jiang Chen's eyes flashed with surprise.
He recognized the IDs of these people!
The warrior was called "Jian Qi Heng Qiu";
The archer was called "Xian Duan You Shui Ting";
The knight was called "Xiao An Bu Dong Ru Shan";
And the female priest was called "Xiao Chun Qi Si Hui Sheng".
Jiang Chen remembered that these people were quite famous.
Especially "Jian Qi Heng Qiu" and "Xian Duan You Shui Ting", both were top players on their respective class leaderboards.
The knight and priest were also a well-known couple among players.
"Didn't expect these four to have been in a team together."
Jiang Chen thought to himself.
On the other side.
Jian Qi Heng Qiu walked over first, looking at Jiang Chen with some surprise, "Are you Mortal World, the priest from the First Kill team?"
"Anything you need?"
Jiang Chen replied.
"Nothing."
Jian Qi Heng Qiu shook his head, then looked at the Gate of Sealing and asked, "Just wanted to ask if the BOSS inside is still there?"
"It's not."
Jiang Chen replied succinctly.
"Did you kill it?"
Jian Qi Heng Qiu was stunned, then looked at Jiang Chen and Moonlit Dance beside him, "Just the two of you?"
"If there's nothing else, we'll be going."
Jiang Chen didn't want to say more and looked at Moonlit Dance, "Let's go to the next Gate of Sealing!"
"Okay."
Moonlit Dance nodded and was about to move.
Jiang Chen's expression suddenly changed, and he frowned, "Wait, we're going down the mountain."
He had just received a message.
[Tao Xiaoyao: Brother Mortal World, we arrived a bit late. There are too many monsters here. Even if I try, we can't hold out for more than 10 minutes.]
[Mortal World: Try to stabilize the situation. I'm coming down right now.]
After replying to the message, Jiang Chen headed straight down the mountain.
It would take at least seven or eight minutes to reach the Demon Suppression Cauldron from here, so there was no time to go to the next Gate of Sealing.
Jiang Chen and Moonlit Dance quickly left the area.
Leaving Jian Qi Heng Qiu and his team standing there, completely baffled.
Weren't they going to the next Gate of Sealing?
Why did they suddenly leave?
"Do you think the BOSS inside is really dead?"
The archer, Xian Duan You Shui Ting, asked.
The knight, Xiao An, shook his head, "Just the two of them, can they really kill the BOSS? I don't really believe it."
"Let's go in and check!"
The female priest, Xiao Chun, immediately walked towards the Gate of Sealing.
The other three quickly followed.
When they reached the depths of the sealed land, they saw the corpse of the Three-Tailed Demon Fox.
"This... it's really dead?"
"The longer a BOSS is dead, the more its body decays. This one is clearly freshly killed. They were the only ones around, so it must have been them!"
"How did they do it? A Silver Level BOSS, even with our coordination, would take a long time. How did a priest and an assassin manage?"
"Regardless of how they did it, the BOSS is indeed dead."
The four looked at each other, eyes full of shock.
"Maybe because of the quest, the BOSS here is relatively weaker. Let's go to the next Gate of Sealing and find out."