Chapter 33

After instantly reducing the health of Mufeng and his party by 50%, the originally erupting cauldron fell silent once again.

"Eh? Did it fail again..." The dark researcher, who had just been dancing around, now looked regretful. The battle returned to its previous pattern. Chuchun, who had just exerted all her strength, finally had a chance to catch her breath, slowly restoring everyone's health.

"Chuchun, you did an amazing job!" Successfully enduring the boss's burst, even Mufeng couldn't help but praise Chuchun's performance.

Chuchun, however, tightly pursed her lips, her eyes almost tearing up: "I did it, I really did it!" Growing up with Miss and Lily, Chuchun had always felt somewhat inferior. Whether in beauty or intelligence, she fell far short. As for her abilities, it was even worse...

This feeling became even more pronounced after Miss dragged her into "Skyrim" to play together. Miss and Lily both became class heroes in their respective professions, while Chuchun struggled with her difficult class change. After arriving in Lionheart City, she had been constantly leveled up by others. Now, she could finally hold her head high. Because she discovered that she was also a unique and indispensable member of the team!

"There's one more round of skill bursts, I must succeed!" Chuchun clenched her teeth, setting a goal for herself.

"We have to keep it up!" The boss's health was already halfway gone. Qinshuang and Lily exchanged glances, neither wanting Chuchun to hog all the glory. They both activated their skills. Qinshuang placed a blazing totem that automatically released a fireball every 0.5 seconds, while Lily activated Mana Coordination. Their damage output instantly skyrocketed, the numbers they dealt out were astonishing.

"Interesting!" Since leaving the guild, Mufeng's newly built Rogue Emperor Xingxie had always focused on PvP and solo runs, and it had been years since he had experienced the thrill of a team's first kill in a dungeon. At this moment, Mufeng felt the blood in his veins burning. Could he indulge himself this time and return to that long-lost life?

"Tricky humans, die!" As if to assert his presence, the dark researcher ran back to his workbench, picked up a vial, and threw it over. The same yellow smoke, the same plague reagent. Everyone was poisoned.

"It's starting!" Chuchun, who had experience from the last time, had been waiting for this moment. This time, she performed even better, successfully keeping everyone alive. Mufeng also survived by taking a health potion and receiving a natural blessing from Xiaoxi.

"Only 50,000 left, everyone, keep it up!" The first kill seemed to be within reach. Mufeng activated his Sacrifice, the boss was about to enter the final stage, and he needed to increase his output. With the mana regeneration from the natural blessing, Mufeng's Sacrifice lasted much longer than a typical Demon Hunter's.

"I'm fed up, this time I will definitely concoct the true plague reagent!" Finally, when his health dropped below 40,000, the dark researcher ran back to the lab bench. This time, he didn't throw the pre-prepared reagent but started to concoct it on the spot.

"System notification: The dark researcher is concocting the true plague reagent, expected to take 15 seconds. Once successful, it will instantly kill everyone!"

"How can this be?" Everyone had assumed the final stage would be a frenzy of attacks, but they were completely wrong. No one expected the boss's final stage to be like this, except for Mufeng, who was the only one not surprised.

"Attack quickly! Dash, Chuchun, use all your strength!" Mufeng's shout instantly woke everyone up. At the last moment, everyone used their full strength, attacking without hesitation.

"Soul Burn!" At the critical moment, Mufeng finally activated his ultimate move, Soul Burn!

Soul Burn: Level 1, rage surges, covered in flames of anger, attack and defense increase by 300%, and the probability of triggering skills and items increases by 100%. Duration: 30 seconds, cooldown: 1 hour. Upgrade conditions unknown!

-3389, -3380! Soul Sacrifice plus Demon Hunter burst, the powerful buffs made the damage from Blade Traversal soar. But even more devastating was the damage from the final strike... -9036! A nearly ten-thousand yellow damage number appeared on the dark researcher, and Qinshuang and the others couldn't believe their eyes!

-1008, the damage from Dark Slash still needed to be improved; double the damage was no match for the final strike. In just a brief moment, the damage Mufeng dealt was over 17,000!

"Damn, I'm almost done!" The massive damage made the dark researcher scream in pain, but his hands didn't stop.

Mufeng, transformed into a ghost god, continued to attack, each normal attack dealing 1,200 to 900 damage. After five seconds, a cruel smile appeared on Mufeng's lips. "Goodbye!"

-9038! -9038! The final strike also triggered the Shadowstep effect. Two huge numbers burst out, and the dark researcher's reagent research was cut short, sending him to meet his maker.

"System notification: The dark researcher has dropped a large amount of loot!" As Mufeng had said, the dark researcher dropped a lot of items! Qiu Qiu flew over and picked up everything. Each person received a Heroic mode completion certificate, which landed in their bags.

"Phew..." Mufeng stood in place for a few seconds until the Soul Burn skill duration ended, then he opened his eyes. Turning around, he saw four wide-open mouths and disbelieving eyes.

"What? Is there something on my face..." Mufeng touched his face.

"Do you know how amazing your damage was... If I had recorded it and posted it online, many people would go crazy!" Qinshuang was still unable to calm down. That was some insane damage and a devastating attack!

"I believe you won't!" Mufeng laughed.

"Of course! Now it's time to divide the loot! Hahaha..." Dash's teasing made everyone laugh.

The boss dropped five pieces of purple equipment, one of which immediately caught Mufeng's eye!

Fist of the Gods: Main-hand Moonblade! Level (Epic), +32 Agility, +27 Intelligence. Physical attack 92-143, spell power increased by 45 points! Required level 20, class restriction: Demon Hunter!

"An epic weapon!" Mufeng's heart raced. This must be the first Demon Hunter-specific weapon to drop in the entire "Skyrim"! The stats were incredibly high, and it increased both physical and spell damage!

"System notification: Congratulations, player, you have obtained the epic equipment, Fist of the Gods!" Seeing that it was a Demon Hunter-specific weapon, Qinshuang, as the team leader, immediately assigned the Fist of the Gods to Mufeng without hesitation! Regardless of anything else, just this weapon made Mufeng's trip to the Demon Lair worth it!

"Great! I actually have an epic shield!" On the other side, Dash was dancing comically with a beautiful shield. The three women, who were originally together, also harmoniously distributed the remaining equipment. In fact, this should have been a hidden first kill reward, with each person receiving a piece of equipment they could use. Unfortunately, no one's reward could surpass Mufeng's Fist of the Gods, not even all of them combined!

"Don't get too excited yet! The system sent me a message, asking if we want to reveal our names on the China region announcement!" Qinshuang said happily.

"Of course not!" Mufeng answered without hesitation. First kill! Only fools would hide their names!

"System notification: Light Alliance players Melancholy Wind, Snow Moon Qinshuang, Snow Moon Lily, Snow Moon Chuchun, and Arrogant Dash have successfully completed the Heroic Demon Lair, each rewarded with 1,000 gold coins and 100,000 experience points!"

"Wow!" The entire team leveled up, and Mufeng even reached level 20 directly!

In a secluded training ground outside Lionheart City, a Paladin in red and white knight armor suddenly swung his sword off-target, missing his target. He then frowned and killed the monster in front of him.

"Guardian, did you hear that? It's the boss again! He actually led a team to get the first kill in the Demon Lair! But why didn't he bring us back? Doesn't he care about us old brothers?" The voice of a Paladin beside Star Guardian changed from excitement to sadness.

"That's the question I want to ask too. Why did the boss... Four Claws of Holy Light, go tell my sister that we will clear the Heroic Demon Lair tonight! The boss has already succeeded in the first kill, we can't let him down!"

"Understood!" Four Claws of Holy Light accepted the order and began contacting Star Guardian's sister. Star Guardian, however, logged off.

"Um... Can we add each other as friends?" After the celebration, the team formed to clear the dungeon was about to part ways. Qinshuang had no reason or courage to express her thoughts, so she decided to add a friend first.

"Of course!" Mufeng added all four of them to his friend list!

"Goodbye! We will definitely meet again!" Everyone used their Hearthstones to return to the city, parting ways outside the inn in Lionheart City. Qinshuang, however, stood there, watching Mufeng's disappearing back for a long time.

Mufeng went directly to the Demon Hunter branch in Lionheart City and handed the completion certificate to President Makaron.

"Really you!" Makaron had already received the news that the Demon Lair had been destroyed, but he didn't expect the terrifying newbie in front of him to be part of it!

"Yes, I wonder what reward this certificate can get me?" Mufeng was most concerned about the reward now.

"This is a Heroic mode completion certificate, you can choose any piece of epic equipment except for a weapon!" Makaron said.

"I want a necklace!" Mufeng answered without hesitation. His necklace slot was still empty!

"No problem, it's yours now." Makaron handed Mufeng a dazzling necklace.

Ancient Dragon Chain: Level (Epic), +21 Agility, +19 Intelligence, +2% Critical Strike, +3% Hit! Once a proof of the bond between an ancient dragon and its master! Required level 20.

"Great stuff!" Mufeng happily took it and equipped it around his neck. The entire trip to the Demon Lair was over, and he had gained a lot.

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