Chapter 5

Mufeng's goal was clear: to get as close to the base of the giant tree as possible and see if there was a chance to take down the level 5 Silver Hero boss. Relying on his extremely high damage, he quickly advanced alone to the middle of the leopard pack.

"Boss, that guy seems to be trying to take on the boss alone!" Mufeng's actions caught the attention of the Night Without Tears team, who had the best chance of successfully killing the boss.

"Leave him alone. Even if his skills are good, it's impossible for a leather armor class to solo the boss!" Night Without Tears didn't believe Mufeng could succeed.

In "Skyrim," armor is divided into four types: cloth, leather, chain, and plate. Plate armor specialization can only be learned at level 40 or higher, so the only classes that could tank the boss now were melee classes wearing chain armor. Mufeng only had a green cloak and couldn't withstand the boss's attacks. Moreover, the density of monsters inside the leopard pack was extremely high, making it very difficult to kill the boss without attracting other monsters.

What others couldn't do didn't mean that the legendary Mufeng couldn't do it! However, before that, he needed to level up, so he continued to clear monsters at his own pace.

Mufeng's speed in clearing monsters was incredibly fast, even surpassing those in groups. He quickly leveled up by one level and completed the task of killing ten Nightblade Leopards. However, he had no intention of turning in the task, as the outer monsters had already respawned, and it would be difficult to return here after turning in the task.

While continuously clearing monsters, Mufeng also kept observing his surroundings. Not only the seemingly random movements of the Nightblade Leopards but also the positions of the grouped players. His enemies were not just the monsters! Teams with any real strength were all eyeing the Nightblade Leopard King. After all, this boss was like a huge diamond, hard to ignore!

After leveling up, Mufeng thought for a moment and added two points to agility and three points to stamina. An extra 30 HP might help him withstand a critical attack, while adding points to agility might not necessarily increase his damage by much. After all, the attack damage in "Skyrim" has a fluctuation range.

Leveling up to level 2 was not Mufeng's goal; he needed at least 90% experience at level 2 to have an extra card in the upcoming boss fight.

As Mufeng gradually advanced deeper, the density of the leopard pack became increasingly insane. Every step required extreme caution, as he might attract two or even three waves of monsters. To avoid this, Mufeng not only circled around to attack but also risked taking a few hits to pull the monsters to a safer area.

Finally, the moment was ripe, and Mufeng, with full status, firmly took a step to the right!

"Roar!" Several Nightblade Leopards roared, and two groups of them viciously pounced on Mufeng!

"Haha, finally made a mistake, didn't he?" Night Without Tears, who had been secretly observing Mufeng, saw his positioning error and temporarily relaxed, swinging his blade at the nearby Nightblade Leopard and giving up on the risky advance.

"Hmph..." Although he had attracted a group of monsters, Mufeng had a mischievous smile on his face. In fact, this was part of his plan to deceive the enemy. As expected, Night Without Tears' team fell for it and completely let their guard down.

After clearing the two waves of Nightblade Leopards, Mufeng, who had intentionally held back, was left with only 50 HP. He looked at the situation on the other side and took out a piece of bread and a cup of water from his backpack.

Rough Bread: Restores 100 HP over 10 seconds. Must be in a sitting position. Cannot be used in combat.

Clear Water: Restores 50 mana over 10 seconds. Must be in a sitting position. Cannot be used in combat.

Although the recovery was not much, combined with Mufeng's 21 spirit and the Life Stone accessory, he barely managed to fully restore his HP and mana in 10 seconds. Standing up, Mufeng was now only three waves of Nightblade Leopards away from the Nightblade Leopard King!

"The opportunity has come!" Taking a deep breath, Mufeng seized the moment and immediately sprinted forward. During the time he spent clearing monsters, he had already memorized the movement patterns of the surrounding monsters!

Mufeng's position was blocked by three waves of monsters forming a triangle. According to his observations, the left wave of monsters would always move to the left, while the right wave would also move, maintaining a slight overlap in their field of vision. It was impossible to pass through the middle. However, at a certain moment, the right wave would suddenly stop and rest. This brief pause created a gap large enough for one person to pass through!

This gap was fleeting, and Mufeng increased his speed to the maximum, barely managing to slip through the gap at the right moment! The right wave of Nightblade Leopards immediately resealed the gap as they stood up. In a critical moment, Mufeng succeeded! Now, only one wave of Nightblade Leopards stood between him and the boss. With no chance to pass through, he charged straight ahead!

"Roar!" As soon as Mufeng entered the vision range of the last wave of monsters, he immediately attracted the attention of the three Nightblade Leopards. However, Mufeng's target was not them, at least not yet. As he passed by, he casually slashed with his short sword, dealing 86 points of damage. Then he stepped into the vision range of the Nightblade Leopard King!

"Growl!" The Nightblade Leopard King, who had been lazily dozing under the tree, immediately roared and stood up, its eyes fixed on the charging Mufeng! Its body was enveloped in a crimson blood mist, and it charged forward with a ferocious momentum!

"Swish!" Seeing the height of the Nightblade Leopard King's charge, Mufeng crouched down, knees on the ground, and slid forward using the friction of the grass, his right short sword pointing straight up!

"-70!" The boss's defense was indeed much higher than that of the smaller monsters. After leveling up, Mufeng had added 7 points to his attack, but the damage dealt was still less.

At the same time, Mufeng was knocked backward by the force of the charge. If he fell, he would be surrounded by the Nightblade Leopards, making it difficult to get back up. In a critical moment, Mufeng's left dagger was firmly planted in the grass, holding his body in place.

The Nightblade Leopard King's charge passed over his head, and Mufeng immediately sprang up. In mid-air, he raised his left dagger. But this small amount of damage was not enough. The skill's light flashed, and his right short sword automatically corrected to the top, both weapons piercing the Nightblade Leopard King's back.

-185! Another timely critical hit, making the Nightblade Leopard King roar in frustration. As a Demon Hunter, an agility-based class, Mufeng's critical hits were very significant.

"Boss! That guy is actually fighting the boss!" After a long fight, the Nightblade Leopard King's roar finally alerted the Night Without Tears team to the fact that Mufeng was fighting the boss. At this point, the Nightblade Leopard King's HP was only about half.

"Damn! How did he do that? Hurry! We can't let him kill the boss!" Realizing the situation, Night Without Tears immediately gave the order. A group of four people rushed toward Mufeng's position, attracting two waves of Nightblade Leopards in the process!

Mufeng saw all of this and checked his experience bar, feeling confident. He didn't continuously attack the Nightblade Leopard King but also reduced one of the regular Nightblade Leopards to a sliver of HP, leaving himself a backup plan.

-71, -52, -123, miss. Finally, luck couldn't always be on Mufeng's side. With a 15% miss penalty and the level difference, it was normal for his dagger attacks to miss. Fortunately, his main hand's accuracy was sufficient, dealing -73!

The Nightblade Leopard King had 7000 HP, and for Mufeng, who dealt less than 100 damage per normal attack without using skills, it was quite challenging. In five seconds, Mufeng could deliver two main hand attacks and three off-hand attacks. Subtracting the extra attacks as off-hand penalties, he could deal nearly 500 damage in five seconds. Therefore, Mufeng needed at least 70 seconds to defeat the Nightblade Leopard King.

This attack output was already extremely terrifying, but Mufeng also needed to reduce one Nightblade Leopard to a sliver of HP and dodge attacks from the boss and three other leopards, which would definitely cost him some time. Finishing the fight in one and a half minutes would be a miracle.

At this moment, the five-person team led by Night Without Tears was rapidly advancing. Could Mufeng really kill the Nightblade Leopard King before they arrived?

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