Chapter 64

"Nothing much to say, go!"

The warlock's command style was clearly of the free-spirited type; after a brief tactical layout, he immediately started the fight. At this moment, Heishan Xiaoyao sent over a message, "Fight well!"

Fang Yi turned back and exchanged a glance with the two, thinking to himself that their team leader had a rather bold style. Unexpectedly, Caisangren's cheeks turned red, as if she was shy, and she turned her face away, leaving Fang Yi scratching his head in confusion. Deciding not to think about it, he tilted his head back and drank the "Holy Oil" potion, drew his dual blades, and entered stealth mode.

With his right hand holding a short sword and his left a dagger, this was Fang Yi's most familiar right-hand dominant combat style. The sharpness of the Elven Fallen Dagger was self-evident, and even with a 25% off-hand penalty, the damage output was still formidable.

With Heishan Xiaoyao drawing the naga's attention, Fang Yi smoothly circled around to the back of one of the nagas. The dagger flashed and accurately pierced the gap in the naga's left gill, a large red number -131 suddenly popping up from the naga's head. Fire Kirin, who had been closely watching Fang Yi, was taken aback.

The naga, waking from its daze, immediately raised the iron anchor in its hand to smash the warrior in front of it. However, Fang Yi's short sword, glowing with a blood-red light, struck the naga's scaly wrist, turning the powerful strike into a weak one that was easily dodged by Heishan Xiaoyao.

In two minutes, the two door guardians were smoothly dispatched. In fact, it only took Fang Yi about forty seconds, and the rest of the time he was helping the other paladin with the mob. There were no slouches in the current team, but in the team's combat log, the top damage dealer, accounting for 47% of the team's total damage, was the newly joined rogue.

Since joining the team, Fang Yi had felt that these people were always subtly observing him. This was normal, after all, he was the new member. However, this feeling became even more pronounced in the dungeon, as if the attention of the other nine people was focused on him, making fighting the mobs a secondary task. Was he that good-looking?

Originally planning to keep a low profile, Fang Yi changed his mind. Could it be that Caisangren and Heishan Xiaoyao had been boasting to these people? Caisangren probably wouldn't, but Heishan Xiaoyao, with his big mouth, was unpredictable. Sigh... He couldn't let the beauty lose face. With this in mind, Fang Yi stepped up his game, and his damage output soared, surpassing the second-place ranger and monk by more than double.

Fang Yi signaled to the warlock, "Team leader, do you have a dedicated gatherer?" Seeing Fire Kirin nod, Fang Yi bent down to loot the naga's corpse, unaware that Heishan Xiaoyao and the others had already started chatting.

"How about it, how about it, this damage, much higher than your original rogue, right!" This was Heishan Xiaoyao's message to the team leader.

"At least top-tier!" This was the ranger's message to the team leader.

"..." This was Caisangren's "I didn't lie to you" look to her father.

An hour and a half later, the group stood before the final boss of the Naga Abyss, "Red Shell" Shar, a massive 18-level lobster nearly two stories tall.

"The strategy is as follows," Fire Kirin thought carefully, feeling there were no flaws, "Rangers and rogues, full damage output, healers, make sure to heal after the big moves! Go!"

Shar was not some ancient monster; in terms of challenge level, it was not even as tough as a similarly leveled armored beast. The main difficulties were its high physical attacks and thick health, and its nasty ultimate move, "Surging Tide," which was an area-of-effect attack that damaged all players in the dungeon.

Therefore, for a team of 15-level players to achieve a first kill was extremely difficult, mainly due to the level gap. Often, the healers' mana would run out, and the tank would be forced to lie on the ground, while the boss's health would still be a long way from zero. This was why the team was so concerned about Fang Yi's strength.

This boss had no phases, and Fang Yi just needed to stab the lobster from behind. Three minutes in, just as Fire Kirin reminded everyone to be cautious, the boss's tail suddenly swung, and a bright blue magic sphere gathered above the giant lobster, then exploded, sending a tidal wave of magic ripples outward. The health of all ten team members dropped sharply, with everyone except the two tanks dropping below half.

"Heal, heal!" After a frantic scramble, the health was finally stabilized, and the stabbing resumed.

"Two more ten thousand! Keep it up!" "One and a half more ten thousand!"

As time passed, the intervals between the boss's ultimate moves became shorter, and the team's health became increasingly precarious.

Just as the boss was down to a sliver of health, after the last Surging Tide, everyone was busy healing themselves. The treacherous lobster suddenly struck the paladin with a double attack, one of which was a critical hit to the chest. Without a priest's Shield of Faith, the knight was instantly killed. The boss, losing its primary target, immediately struck the unprepared Heishan Xiaoyao, and the female warrior, with only half her health, was predictably killed.

Just as the scene was about to collapse, a voice suddenly came from behind the boss: "Heal me!"

This shout immediately stunned the scene. The next moment, everyone realized that the third-highest threat on the boss was the rogue, Fang Yi, who had been diligently stabbing the lobster's rear.

Actually, Fang Yi had been itching to do something. The strange smell from the lobster's rear reminded him of his unpleasant experience in the Silver White Sanctuary. For the last ultimate move, Fang Yi activated the Cold Protection of the Elven Dagger in advance. After the two tanks were down, he immediately activated the Thirst for Magic and the Fury skills on the Snake Lizard Toe. A few critical hits later, his damage output skyrocketed, pulling the boss's aggro.

Was he destined to be a tank? Fang Yi mocked himself as he narrowly dodged the lobster's sweeping claw, his dagger and short sword slicing off the boss's trailing tentacles.

With the priest's Haste spell, Fang Yi's 23 agility made his speed indescribable, not just to the boss, but even the priest and bard's spells had trouble locking onto the rogue. After Fire Kirin decisively ordered a full attack, including the healers, "Red Shell" collapsed in twelve seconds.

Amidst the wild cheers, Fire Kirin was astonished to find that this boss fight had taken over two minutes less than usual, and the rogue named Fang Yi had a 47% damage output throughout the dungeon, and an astonishing 63% in the final boss fight!

Two hours later, on the road from Pross to Farview Town, Fang Yi's figure was sprinting across the plain at an incredible speed.

After defeating the lobster, the boss indeed dropped two fine-quality weapons, slightly inferior to Bloodflow but still quite rare for dungeon drops. Caisangren and Heishan Xiaoyao were particularly happy after the run, lavishing praise on Fang Yi, greatly satisfying his vanity while leaving him a bit puzzled.

Clearing the dungeon earned him a lot of experience. To check the details of the "Dwarf's Companion" quest, Fang Yi headed straight to Farview Town to catch up with his old acquaintance, Harold—hoping the quest content would be as impressive as the gem that triggered it.