What does it take to snatch a kill?
Naturally, quick eyes and swift hands.
But most importantly, it requires vision.
Choosing a suitable target is far more crucial than mindlessly slashing at a demon that appears to be on its last legs.
And in this regard, Fang Yu has an unparalleled advantage over others.
Because he can see the demonâs health bar.
[Giant Demon Crocodile: 1551/1754.]
[Lizard Plate Demon: 1784/1833.]
[Wolf Demon: 1977/2377.]
[...]
[Toad Demon: 754/1527.]
Target locked!
"Excellent, youâve chosen a sure path to death!"
Fang Yu strides quickly, heading straight for the Toad Demon.
As he runs towards it, the Toad Demonâs health steadily decreases.
Compared to the newly transformed demons at the shore, almost at full health,
Or those on the ship rampaging, inconvenient to rush into battle,
That cumbersome Toad Demon, hopping around in the crowd and spewing poison fog, has become the primary target for attacks.
A flurry of distant arrows strike it like scraping, continuously hitting its body.
Whenever the Toad Demon leaps towards somewhere, everyone swiftly retreats.
In such a scenario, only a few martial artists, covering their mouths and noses and utilizing the Turtle Breathing Technique to withstand the poison, dare to engage it in melee combat.
Consequently, not many are around the Toad Demon, and the damage from melee combat is more substantial than the rain of arrows, making it easier to snatch the kill.
Gate number 6, not too far away.
Additionally, at this moment, most of the ordinary people who could flee have fled, and the remaining wouldnât crowd towards the demonâs direction, so Fang Yu gets there quickly.
When he joins the combat team, the Toad Demonâs health has already dropped below 500.
Bang!!
At that moment, a large shadow suddenly falls from the Giant Treasure Ship, smashing the ice and plunging into the water.
Upon closer inspection, itâs the Lizard Plate Demon that was knocked down, and it has lost a lot of health.
Fang Yu is somewhat puzzled.
The Lizard Plate Demon, always crawling around on the surface of the ship, is in an awkward position, only accessible by long-range attacks.
Normally, people canât hit it, making this demon relatively the healthiest among them.
Fang Yu even planned to deal with it last.
Unexpectedly, it was suddenly knocked down.
"Is there an expert?"
Fang Yuâs heart tightens as he looks upward.
Seeing a figure who appears to have just leaped back onto the shipâs railing by stepping on the Lizard Plate Demon, with their back facing the crowd below.
Under Fang Yuâs gaze,
The figure turns around and reveals herself to be a woman with a cold expression, her hands clasped behind her back, overlooking the chaos below.
And above her head, her health remarkably reads...
[Lin Bie Sheng: 500/500.]
A martial expert of the Li Bai level!
Fang Yuâs heart tightens.
With such a high-leveled warrior intervening, wouldnât the demonâs health drop rapidly?
"Itâs Lin Bie Sheng! From the Lin Family Martial Arts Hall!"
"The Lin Family has finally taken action!"
"Kill!! With the Lin Familyâs support, what is a mere demon!"
With Lin Bie Sheng spearheading, morale is boosted.
The crowd around the Toad Demon starts attacking more ferociously.
The remaining 400 health also begins to rapidly drop.
The poison fog weakens intermittently.
"Lighter! Lighter!"
"Ouch, my Toad Demon! Hang in there!"
"Donât eat it! Donât eat it!"
"Stop it!! Thatâs my kill!!"
Fang Yu gets anxious!
Really anxious!
He isnât even in position yet!
"Finish it! Brothers, finish it!!"
"BOSS is low on health now! Itâs not spewing poison anymore!"
Listening to players still speaking among the crowd, and some fighting valiantly, shouting as they lead a group of ten to twenty people towards the Toad Demon.
Fang Yuâs eyes turn bloodshot.
Damn!
You all call it finishing when you canât see the health bar?
Just because itâs not spitting poison anymore, itâs weak?
"Is it just closed like that?"
Diao Deyi was the first to disagree!
A bunch of fools!
Most importantly, he hasnât even arrived yet!!
He hasnât even touched the Toad Demon yetânot even leeching Experience Points.
Immediately, Fang Yu put a cloth over his face and hollered in the crowd.
"Quick retreat! The BOSS is going berserk and wiping out everyone!!"
What the hell?!!
The players who had just rushed towards the Toad Demon, scared, started retreating.
This damn game has no red circle warnings; a BOSSâ skill can instantly kill.
Now that Iâm about to snag the BOSS kill, I definitely canât die here.
The high penalty for character death shows its advantage at this moment.
Only those who could still appear here to fight for the BOSS kill have developed their characters for a few days and have some progress.
The BOSS is great, but losing a character nurtured for days over a misstep, thatâs too heavy a cost.
This mentality results in one external behavior: most people are afraid to die!
At least, the majority are scared.
Only a small circle of people are truly fearless.
For the BOSS kill, they care about nothing else; dying is inconsequential.
People die for riches as birds die for food!
Besides the group of players hidden in the crowd attacking suddenly, other NPCs were not affected at all.
Their attack rhythm remained unchanged.
After all, risking their lives to fight demons is normal, lives are precious.
But the sudden charge of those reckless ones caused some disarray amongst them, slowing their assault.
Just the moment the players retreated and the NPCs slowed their attacks provided Fang Yu with the opportunity.
His legs, covered in Bone Armor, burst with speed, and with a swoosh, he charged into the melee team attacking the Toad Demon.
As others retreated, he fearlessly headed straight for the Toad Demon.
"Damn! Weâve been tricked!"
"Shoot! The BOSS isnât berserk! Someone else will steal the kill!"
"Charge, charge, charge!! Letâs snatch the BOSS!!"
"Damn, I almost ran to the edge! Who the heck falsely shouted that the BOSS was berserking! I didnât get the BOSS kill; Iâm gonna kill you!"
As the players realized this, they began to sprint back, but it was already too late.
Swoosh swoosh swooshâ
Arrows flew past Fang Yu, piercing the Toad Demon like a hedgehog.
-11!
-12!
-10!
The Toad Demonâs health kept dropping rapidly, plunging below 300 HP.
[Toad Demon: 215/1527.]
"Itâs at its last gasp! Ignore those oddballs, people of the Foolish Underworld, continue the attack!"
The close combat Foolish Underworld people, with spears, longswords, and staffs, struck the Toad Demon and burst out massive damage.
-22!
-16!
-19!
[Toad Demon: 135/1527.]
Fang Yu panicked.
Wait for me!
Wait for me!
Wait for me!!
"Let me do it!!"
As Fang Yu roared in his heart and rushed to the Toad Demon, its health was nearly depleted.
[Toad Demon: 75/1527.]
He raised his fist, covered in Bone Armor.
Swoosh swooshâ
-15!
-13!
Two arrows just inserted into the Toad Demon.
Falling Fist!
Boom!!
Bone Powder exploded outwards, dispersing into the air.
The body of the Toad Demon sank, its health bottomed out.
-47!
[Toad Demon: 0/1527.]
[System Notification: Congratulations to the player for killing [Toad Demon], earned 700 Experience!]
[System Notification: Experience Points exceeded 100, converting to 7 attribute points.]
Snagged it!!