Chapter 32

Ten minutes later, Mu Feng and the other four members of the team returned to the boss. While eating bread and drinking milk, they began to discuss how to tackle the boss. Through their previous suicidal attack, they all died once, and Mu Feng finally understood the skills of the Dark Researcher before the final stage. This boss... was even more troublesome than he had imagined.

As a magic boss, the Dark Researcher's regular attacks were not very high, and Big Dumb, with his good equipment, could handle them without any pressure. However, its skills... were a potential party-wipe at any moment.

Every so often, the Dark Researcher would throw out a vial of the plague he had developed. This was a full-screen skill, and no matter where you hid, you would immediately be infected with the plague, and your health would drop to 0 in five seconds. Then the large pot would erupt, and if your health was not above 50% at that moment, you would be instantly killed.

In the same situation of being infected with the plague, Big Dumb also had to endure the boss's damage, so his health had to be prioritized to be fully restored. The remaining four people, Chuchun could only manage to take care of three at most, and this was under the condition that Qin Shuang and Baihe each took a bottle of intermediate healing potion that increased their health by 300 points. The remaining one person was certain to die.

"Come out, Xiao Xi, I want to introduce some friends to you." Reluctantly, Mu Feng released Xiao Xi from the pet space.

A green light ball suddenly appeared in the space, and a beautiful little fairy flew out of it. As soon as she appeared, she quickly circled Mu Feng, scattering a trail of beautiful light. Then she pounced on Mu Feng's face, kissing him fiercely. The little one had been cooped up in the pet space for too long.

"Wow!~ So cute! How do you have two pets?" Everyone was surprised that Mu Feng had another hidden secret, and it was such a cute humanoid pet. Xiao Xi was not only adorable but also had rich emotions like a real person, making everyone want to come over and pet her. Girls always lacked resistance to cute things and gathered around her.

"She's called Xiao Xi. Actually, she's the pet that got me on the world announcement. As for this robot, Ball, it's an engineering creation I made using blueprints, not a real pet." Mu Feng extended his hand to let Xiao Xi land on his palm, making it easier for the girls to pet her. Xiao Xi obediently stood there, lifting the hem of her dress and performing a ladylike curtsy.

"Then Xiao Xi must be very powerful, right? What skills does she have?" Qin Shuang asked enviously.

"Right now, Xiao Xi only has one skill, Nature's Blessing, which restores 1% of health and mana per second for 10 seconds, with a 30-second cooldown." Mu Feng had nothing to hide anymore.

"Such a great skill!" Hearing Mu Feng's words, the three girls became even more envious.

"Hmph, to have such a good pet and not show it until you can't beat the boss is really too much!" Baihe said sourly, her eyes filled with envy and jealousy. How could Mu Feng get all the good things when they were all chosen as career heroes out of millions?

"Everyone has a process of getting to know each other. It would be foolish to reveal all my cards when we just met. Now that I've summoned Xiao Xi, it shows that I consider you all friends, doesn't it?"

"Melancholy Wind is right. Baihe, you were also initially unfriendly to him to protect us, right?" Qin Shuang added.

"Hmph, fine! When can I have my own pet..." Looking at the cute Xiao Xi, Baihe fell into a daydream.

"Everyone can have only one pet, and a good pet is hard to come by. I'd rather wait to find one that suits me!" Qin Shuang was more open-minded. There was only one chance, and it had to be the right one. As an elemental shaman, Qin Shuang could heal herself and had a mana consumption of only one-third of a regular elemental shaman due to her skills. Xiao Xi's Nature's Blessing was not very useful to her. She needed a pet that could increase her output or provide control to complement her class.

"But even with Xiao Xi out, her healing is far from enough." Chuchun said worriedly. To ensure they weren't instantly killed, Mu Feng needed to restore at least 50% of his health.

"Actually, I have a passive skill, Dragon's Blessing, which doubles the effectiveness of healing! Combined with Xiao Xi's Nature's Blessing and my own potions, and if you hang a Rejuvenation on me, it will be enough!" Since he had released Xiao Xi, Mu Feng had already calculated it in his mind.

"If all else fails, I can also heal. Anyway, this boss doesn't heavily test output; the main thing is to ensure no one dies during the skill phase, and victory will be ours!" Qin Shuang's observation and learning abilities were remarkable. After seeing the boss's skills, the smart girl had a plan.

"Following this method, all the pressure will be on Chuchun, but I believe you can do it!" Indeed, Chuchun had to heal four people within five seconds, which was very challenging.

"Um! I can do it!" After the previous battles, everyone had successfully built Chuchun's confidence. Clenching her fist made of branches, Chuchun's cute face was full of determination.

"Go!" At Mu Feng's command, Big Dumb charged forward. The boss fight officially began!

"Another group of overconfident humans! Once I complete my plague research, you will be eradicated from this planet!" The Dark Researcher shouted at the group for interrupting his experiments, putting down the vial and punching Big Dumb.

"Clang!" Big Dumb raised his massive tower shield, successfully blocking the attack and only losing a quarter of his health. Chuchun didn't need to heal immediately, just hanging dual restoration. She then slowly and rhythmically controlled her mana to heal, and when the boss used his skills, her pressure was immense, a challenge to her mana.

This time, it was a formal attack. Mu Feng directly activated his Demon Value Burst. With black smoke surrounding him, all his skills were enhanced.

-989, -993! Two consecutive Blade Thrusts, -2765! A guaranteed critical hit with a powerful strike. -721! A doubled damage Dark Slash. The Dark Researcher's armor was much lower than that of the flesh puppet, and Mu Feng had leveled up and equipped undead leather pants. His skill combo dealt impressive damage. The duration of Soul Burn was only 30 seconds, so he had to save it for the most dangerous moment!

Qin Shuang and Baihe's attacks followed, and the addition of two powerful spellcasters quickly reduced the boss's health.

"Taste the power of my plague reagent!" After a few dozen seconds, the Dark Researcher suddenly turned and ran back to the lab table, picking up a vial and throwing it.

"Boom!~" The vial exploded in the air, and a terrifying yellow gas immediately filled the entire space. The five people infected with the plague reagent saw their health rapidly drop.

"Quick, heal!" Mu Feng shouted. Chuchun's Rejuvenation and Xiao Xi's Nature's Blessing were immediately cast on him. Mu Feng's current total stamina was 98 points, with a total health of 1960. Xiao Xi's Nature's Blessing healed 40 points per second, and Chuchun's Rejuvenation healed 95 points per second. Mu Feng also took an intermediate healing potion, restoring 1275 health points in five seconds, successfully exceeding 50%.

Under such a severe test, Chuchun also burst with powerful combat ability, almost instantly hanging Rejuvenation and Wild Growth on everyone, followed by individual Nourish. She successfully raised everyone's health to 50%.

After five seconds, the large pot behind the Dark Researcher indeed erupted, spewing out countless dark green liquids. "Ha ha ha... My experiment has succeeded! Erupt! Destroy!" The Dark Researcher danced around.

"Boom!" The five people all lost 50% of their health, and Chuchun immediately topped up Big Dumb, who was in critical condition. Since the boss temporarily had no area attacks, the others could wait a moment. They managed to survive the first round of the Dark Researcher's skills without much trouble.

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