Chapter 26

When Shifeng returned to the team, the Elite Night Rabbit's health was down to only one-third.

The team's coordination was excellent. Kekel alone faced the enemy head-on, while the others provided fierce attacks. Heizi, to control the aggro, did not unleash a full assault but used Evil Lash to restrain the enemy, giving Kekel a chance to catch his breath. Kekel performed well, handling the aggro steadily, showing a level of skill far beyond that of a beginner, though he still had a long way to go to become an expert.

"Kekel, don't always think about blocking with your shield. This isn't some other virtual game; you need to hold your ground. You can also dodge attacks to reduce the pressure on the healer. When others attack, they should focus on the target, not just attack randomly. Aim for the Night Rabbit's sharp claws or weak points, which will also reduce the pressure on the MT." Shifeng didn't directly help Kekel but taught the team how to fight.

If everyone treated the Divine Realm as a traditional game, the results would often be tragic, as the healing could never keep up with the damage. Some teams would bring an extra healer, but this would result in insufficient damage output, leading to a wipe. It took several months after the Divine Realm opened for everyone to gradually adapt to its combat style, which was not as simple as it seemed.

Since he wanted to train the team and lay the foundation for the future studio, he naturally wanted these people to learn the combat style of the Divine Realm as soon as possible.

The team thought Shifeng was a novice and felt somewhat dissatisfied. The experts didn't say anything, but why was a novice giving orders? However, Shifeng's advice made sense, and they all consciously followed his instructions.

Kekel also began to gradually change his fighting style, no longer rigidly using his shield to block but stepping back when the Night Rabbit attacked to dodge. Although he still had to use his shield most of the time, this reduced the pressure on the healer.

This change made it easier to kill the Night Rabbit.

The few level 1 novices were slightly surprised and had a better opinion of Shifeng. He wasn't as incompetent as they had imagined.

Shifeng smiled slightly, not caring, and just watched Kekel's performance, thinking he was doing well.

Although Kekel would be a top expert in ten years, he was still far from that level now. If he were an expert MT, he wouldn't step back but would stay in place to dodge, as the MT's movement would cause the monster to move, creating trouble for the ranged attackers and reducing their damage output. However, this technique required rich combat experience and agile body reactions, and Kekel needed more practice.

Soon, the Elite Night Rabbit fell, dropping a skill book for a Berserker, Whirlwind Slash, and 3 copper coins.

Everyone was amazed at the Hell difficulty drop rate. Just one Elite monster dropped a skill book, and if they killed ten Elite monsters, they could get ten skill books. Skill books were extremely rare outside, and even a common skill cost one silver coin.

Shifeng naturally understood everyone's thoughts, but the Hell difficulty didn't have such a high drop rate; it was only three to four times that of the Hard difficulty. Shifeng then handed the Whirlwind Slash to Jimo Ruxue, who was still in a daze, and gave a level 1 bronze defensive plate armor dropped by the Dark Night Ranger to Kekel, slightly enhancing the team's strength.

Kekel's mouth couldn't close when he received the defensive plate armor. He quickly thanked Shifeng. With this bronze plate armor, his defense increased by 14 points, and his health was now 350 points.

Everyone except Shifeng and Heizi was envious. Bronze equipment was a sign of expertise, and it was hard to obtain outside. Shifeng had single-handedly obtained this equipment and gave it to Kekel without hesitation. This changed everyone's opinion of Shifeng, thinking he was a good captain. Unlike other captains, who would prioritize themselves, Shifeng didn't keep the bronze equipment for himself.

The team then followed Shifeng forward.

The dark forest was terrifying, but after a series of intense battles, they were not as tense as before.

Occasionally, one or two patrolling Elite Night Rabbits would appear, but they could quickly respond. Kekel would tank one, Shifeng and Jimo Ruxue would rush to kill another, and the ranged attackers would prioritize the Night Rabbit in front of Shifeng.

With 700 health points, the Night Rabbit was quickly defeated.

They then helped Kekel deal with the other Night Rabbit. Soon, both Night Rabbits were dead, and a healing skill book, Recovery, dropped. It had a 2-second cast time and could restore 37 health points when learned by a Prophet, which was much better than Life Prayer and did not share a cooldown with Life Prayer. Together, they could completely withstand the damage from Elite Night Rabbits.

Ke Shu Shu continuously thanked Shifeng and the team for letting him learn this skill book, which was crucial for dungeon runs and could sell for at least two to three silver coins.

"Don't worry about it. Skill books are meant to be used. Let's keep going," Shifeng smiled and replied.

Healing skill books were the most valuable and rare, except for area-of-effect skill books. However, the Silent Forest was designed to help players build a foundation in the Divine Realm, and the drop rate for basic healing skill books was high in Hell difficulty. In the previous life, a single run of the Hell difficulty Silent Forest dropped four healing skill books, which were not particularly precious.

After more than an hour, Shifeng's team finally saw the first boss on a flat grassy area.

Wermi, a Leader-level Night Rabbit, Level 3, with 6000 health points.

Wermi was a fierce Night Rabbit, standing as tall as two people, with sharp steel claws on its paws. It loved to give a blood feast, and if caught, it would rip out hearts and spew blood. Many players had died under its claws.

Not far from Wermi, seven Elite Night Rabbits were guarding. The seven Night Rabbits were close together, and attacking one would cause the others to swarm, with a high chance of aggroing the boss.

Even Shifeng couldn't handle seven Night Rabbits, let alone with a boss.

But without dealing with the seven Elite Night Rabbits, they couldn't fight the boss.

"Brother Feng, what do we do now? There are too many Night Rabbits here; it's impossible to survive," Heizi was very anxious. The boss was right in front of them, but the system made it so difficult. It was truly a Hell difficulty dungeon, and without absolute strength, they couldn't pass.

Everyone was also frustrated with the system's design. Who could handle seven Elite Night Rabbits? Even a Level 5 Guardian Knight couldn't do it.

"Go hide behind that rock. Kekel, get ready to tank. No one else should attack without my command," Shifeng naturally knew there were seven Elite Night Rabbits and pointed to a large rock not far away.

The team followed Shifeng's orders without question. They had relied on his leadership to kill many Night Rabbits, and each had received one or two bronze pieces of equipment. Heizi had five bronze pieces of equipment, and the team's strength was now definitely superior to other elite teams, all thanks to Shifeng's leadership.

Shifeng ran to a spot 40 yards from the seven Night Rabbits and quietly hid in the grass, observing their movements.

Everyone understood that Shifeng wanted to lure the monsters, but the seven Night Rabbits were too close together, and as a swordsman, Shifeng had no ranged attack capabilities. How could he lure them?

Time passed, and everyone was anxious. If Shifeng made a mistake, it would be a wipe. However, Shifeng remained calm, motionless, and focused on the distant Night Rabbits.

At that moment, a gentle breeze blew, and leaves from the treetops were carried over.

As the leaves slowly fell toward the Night Rabbits, Shifeng picked up a small stone and gently threw it.

The small stone flew toward the Night Rabbit closest to the boss.

"This is it," everyone thought. They knew the result: the boss and seven Night Rabbits would charge, and they would be wiped.

As the small stone was about to hit the Night Rabbit, a leaf happened to land between the stone and the Night Rabbit.

The small stone hit the leaf and then the Night Rabbit.

The Night Rabbit suddenly turned and looked around, finding a leaf. But why did this leaf hurt so much? It then left the group and began to look around, moving more than 20 yards away and getting farther and farther.

"Amazing!" Jimo Ruxue's eyes nearly popped out, and she couldn't help but exclaim.

The others nodded silently.

To hit a leaf and then a Night Rabbit with such precision and accuracy, causing the Night Rabbit to lose aggro and blindly search for a target, was a remarkable skill.

Was Shifeng really a novice? Could he be a game expert playing with them?

"Summoner, it's your turn now," Shifeng walked to the rock, looked at the summoner, patted his shoulder, and smiled.