Seeing Noah effortlessly instantly kill the two Elite Infected, the three girls had different expressions.
"As expected of the future Great Demon King." Rose whispered in a voice only she could hear, her mood greatly stirred.
Zara was dumbfounded. She had long known Noah was very strong, after all, he could solo carry four people to get several first clears, but she hadnât expected him to be this strong. After the shock came excitement.
With such a big leg to carry them, clearing the dungeon and Ascension wouldnât be easy?
Claire was the calmest. In her mind, Noah was an omnipotent War God. Killing two Elite Monsters was just a small scene.
As for Smith... he was still being beaten violently.
The greatsword suddenly swept in a circle, slicing the surrounding Infected in half, clearing a large area. Noah retracted his greatsword and returned to his relaxed demeanor.
"Letâs continue."
"Oh oh oh." The three girls quickly responded.
When Smith was rescued and heard, he also fell silent.
Next, the fourâs pushing speed increased again.
It wasnât just Noahâs presence that made them exceptionally excited and motivated, but also because they realized they were holding Noah back. If it werenât for helping them get a good rating, Noah would probably have cleared the dungeon by now.
Claire was one thing, but the other three were either S-grade or SS-grade Talent Awakeners. How could they accept such "shame"?
Seeing them putting in so much effort, Noah instead frowned.
This was only the first dungeon. If they overextended themselves, what would they do next? Thus, he also changed his previous slacking and intervened at the right time to lighten the pressure on the four.
Anyway, by now, he had gained a certain understanding of these four teammates.
None of them were difficult to get along with, and their Talent abilities had their merits. They could continue to team up in the subsequent dungeons until they couldnât keep up.
With Noah occasionally intervening, Rose and the othersâ pressure was greatly reduced. They also reacted and began to reduce the use of their Talents, instead focusing on unleashing firepower.
At this rate of ammunition consumption, it wouldnât last long. Fortunately, after this period of frantic pushing and killing, they also found their target.
A behemoth as tall as a three-story building appeared before the five people.
It was precisely the target they needed to kill, the Virus Source Entity.
"So big." Claireâs face turned a little pale.
"So ugly." Zaraâs focus was different, however.
If Ordinary Infected still had a semblance of human form, and Elite Infected were just burly giants, the Virus Source Entity, as the final Boss, had completely lost its human shape. It stood there like a mountain of flesh, bringing immense pressure.
Putting aside everything else, just its size made peopleâs scalps tingle.
"Letâs clear the small monsters first," Noah said indifferently, not intimidated by the Virus Source Entityâs exaggerated size.
As a Boss, how could it not have minions around it?
Near the Virus Source Entity, there were hundreds of Ordinary Infected and seven or eight Elite Infected.
Smith quietly swallowed. If these Elite Infected attacked together, even if he activated his Talent, he would most likely be pounded into meat paste.
It wasnât that he was too weak, but that this was originally a five-person team dungeon.
If he was the only one tanking, he really couldnât hold on. But with Roseâs intervention, strengthening his defense and slowing down the Elite Monstersâ speed, plus the output from the others, it wouldnât be a big deal even if all the Elite Monsters attacked.
The problem was, Claire was relatively weak in the team, and Noah was slacking off a lot of the time...
"I will intervene."
As if seeing his worry, Noah added.
Having reached the final stage of killing the Boss, there was naturally no need to hold back anymore. He figured their contributions along the way were enough for them to get a good rating.
With Noahâs full intervention, the efficiency of clearing monsters this time far surpassed before. Whether it was Ordinary Infected or Elite Infected, before Noah, it was just a matter of one sword strike. The key was that the monster killing speed was also extremely fast.
Smith found that he, the tank who should have borne the greatest pressure, didnât feel much pressure at all...
Soon, the surrounding small monsters were completely cleared, leaving only the Boss.
The Virus Source Entity had no reaction to their monster clearing behavior. Smithâs Talent also failed to attract its aggro.
"Bang~"
Zara opened fire. This shot, empowered by Roseâs Edict, significantly increased its attack power and was extraordinarily powerful, directly opening a large gash on the Virus Source Entityâs head.
If it were any other monster, even an Elite Infected, such a large penetrating wound on the head would result in instant death.
But the Virus Source Entity seemed unfazed. The wound healed at a speed visible to the naked eye, completely disappearing in less than a minute.
"What terrifying recovery power." Zara exclaimed.
"Its physique is very high, but all points are in recovery and vitality. Its defense isnât great," Claire analyzed.
Noah nodded slightly.
Physique affects attributes like defense, recovery, and vitality. Generally speaking, these attributes develop in a balanced way. Like Noah, his physical defense isnât weak, his recovery speed and vitality arenât bad either; he has no shortcomings.
However, some Talents and skills can affect them, making one or two aspects particularly outstanding.
For example, Smith, he has an SS-grade defense Talent. If their physique values were the same, his defense would definitely far surpass Noahâs.
Smithâs Talent bonus is beneficial because his defense increases without weakening recovery and vitality.
The Virus Source Entity is different, however.
Its physique is very high, but its defense is very low. At the cost of this, it gained astonishing recovery speed and vitality.
"Next is the attack." Noah moved and appeared in front of the Virus Source Entity.
Facing Noah who was close at hand, this mountain of flesh finally reacted. Its bloated, countless-flesh-piled arm lifted up and smashed down fiercely towards Noahâs position.
"Boom~"