Lei Xue, Lei Ya, Luo Shaya, Sen Sha, and Chen Tian were currently learning about each other's professions, as they needed to understand each other to fight the boss.
"Alright, since we've all introduced ourselves, let's assign our battle tactics. My sister and I will be on the front lines, Luo Shaya will be behind us, and the rear safety will be handled by De En, Ai Liya, and Sen Sha. Does anyone have any objections?"
Lei Ya decided on the strategy, and no one spoke up. This formation was the most reasonable for their team.
Chen Tian naturally had no objections either. This lineup was the standard allocation for different professions in games.
"Okay, let's talk about the boss. The boss is the Dark Blood Skeleton, a level thirty boss. The dungeon scroll is in my hand; activating it will take us to the location. As for the boss's information, it's not written on the scroll."
Lei Ya waved her hand helplessly. The more detailed the information about the boss, the better, but since the scroll didn't show it, they had no idea about the boss's abilities or tactics.
"Does anyone have any objections? If not, we'll enter the dungeon."
"No!"
"No!"
The group responded in unison. Then, Lei Ya took out a scroll and slowly unfurled it. Instantly, the figures of the five vanished from the room.
In a dark cave, five beams of light appeared, and Chen Tian and the other four materialized.
"Challenge boss Dark Blood Skeleton?"
An electronic screen appeared before Lei Ya, and without hesitation, she clicked "Yes."
"Roar!"
"Creak, creak!"
Strange sounds echoed through the dark cave. "Whoosh!" Flames instantly ignited the cave, illuminating it. At the same time, in the center of the cave, a giant claw emerged from the ground.
"Boom!"
A colossus appeared before the five. It was a skeleton, a blood-red skeleton. Its entire body seemed to be just bone, devoid of flesh, with blood-red patterns flowing through its bones. It held two bone-made double guns in its claws.
Its emerald eyes looked at them, and then the double guns slowly aimed. "Bang, bang!"
Two bone spurs shot out from the double guns, heading straight for the five. Seeing this, Lei Ya exclaimed excitedly, "Let's fight!"
"Boom!"
His left hand brought out a shield from his back and positioned it in front of the other four. His profession was a Heavy Shield, a defensive type.
The two bone spurs struck the shield without any effect. Lei Xue and Luo Shaya flickered, and instantly Lei Xue appeared before the Dark Blood Skeleton, her fists clenched, releasing her martial arts.
A numerical value of -100 continuously appeared above the boss's head. Lei Xue, like an exquisite fighter, moved and attacked incessantly. Luo Shaya had changed into a new outfit: a sky-blue mage's cloak and an ancient yellow staff topped with a sky-blue gem.
"Wildfire!"
Luo Shaya gripped her staff, opened her mouth, and spoke. Above the Dark Blood Skeleton, a fiery red octagonal magic circle appeared, and countless flames rained down from the magic circle.
"Roar, roar, roar!"
The Dark Blood Skeleton's health steadily decreased, with continuous damage increasing at a rate of -200.
Chen Tian observed the situation and then clicked on the Dark Blood Skeleton's information. Others couldn't see the boss's information, but he could. He was a Cold Observer, acting as he pleased.
"Woohoo, it actually has seven thousand health, and this skill. It's quite interesting. I guess it would have been difficult to fight without me joining."
Chen Tian looked at the information; this boss was quite amusing.
"Roar, roar, roar!"
"Bang, bang, bang!"
The flames and Lei Xue's punches continuously struck the Dark Blood Skeleton, and soon its health bar showed a numerical value.
"Damn, it's seven thousand health! This isn't a small boss; this stat is almost comparable to a medium boss. We're only level thirty!"
Lei Ya looked at the Dark Blood Skeleton's health bar above its head in astonishment. A small boss shouldn't have this much health, absolutely not.
"Bang, bang, bang!"
Lei Xue's punches hit the Dark Blood Skeleton, but her attack missed. The Dark Blood Skeleton had cleverly dodged it. Not good.
"Charge Guard!"
"Whoosh!"
Lei Ya's figure turned into an afterimage, instantly appearing in front of Lei Xue, shield raised.
"Bang, bang, bang!"
The Dark Blood Skeleton unleashed a triple attack of bone spurs. "Clang, clang, clang!"
Lei Ya and Lei Xue were pushed back. The blood-red patterns on the Dark Blood Skeleton's body glowed even brighter, as if the patterns were forming flesh.
"Roar, roar, roar!"
The Dark Blood Skeleton roared up at the sky, and the ground began to shake violently.
"What's happening?"
Lei Ya and the others said, swaying.
"Swoosh!"
"Swoosh!"
Countless claws emerged from the ground, and hundreds, even thousands, of skeletons appeared in the cave. Simultaneously, the Dark Blood Skeleton's health instantly dropped to fifteen hundred.
Chen Tian spoke calmly, "The Dark Blood Skeleton is set as a small boss, but its health and stats are designed for this one skill. When it summons these minions, its health and stats will decrease to those of a small boss. We win if we kill these minions.
"But there are too many of them. There are only five of us. How can we kill them? Even Luo Shaya's area-of-effect magic wouldn't be able to clear them all at once, not to mention us being here."
Lei Ya said grimly. There were too many. How long would it take to kill them all?
"Leave the minions to me. You guys go kill the boss."
Chen Tian said with confidence, his blood seemingly ignited. Looking at the dense skeletons surrounding him, his hands slowly produced dual blades, dark-colored dual blades appearing before everyone. Chen Tian's clothes shimmered, and armor appeared. With a step, he instantly transformed into a gust of wind.
In the game "Chronicle of Time," characters' weapons, equipment, and appearances could be customized. Weapons and armor could only be revealed with the player's consent, which was why Chen Tian had worn simple clothes at first. Armor was too cumbersome, and it was better not to wear it when not needed.
"Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh!"
Countless cutting sounds echoed, only the sound was heard, not the person.
Chen Tian's speed was displayed amidst the countless skeleton army, his sword light flashing wherever he went, and countless bones were dismantled.
The other four looked at Chen Tian's battlefield with their mouths agape.
"I've never seen such a monstrous dual-wielding assassin."
"Brother, what's this guy's background? His learned skills seem even more advanced than yours."
Lei Ya watched Chen Tian's battlefield. Although she couldn't see Chen Tian, she could sense his immense power, which stirred her fighting spirit.
"His speed must be at least four hundred. With my speed of over three hundred, I can't even track his movements! How is that possible? Also, a dual-wielding assassin's attack power can't be this high. If he piled all his stat points into speed, his strength and weapon mastery couldn't be this high. Who is this guy? Why does he feel so familiar?"
Sen Sha watched the falling skeletons from behind. As a Magic Warrior, his advantages were strength and speed. With his speed of over three hundred, he couldn't even perceive Chen Tian's movements; it was terrifying. This speed must exceed four hundred.
And Chen Tian? He had activated his skill: Gale Shadow.
A huge cross-shaped blade shot out from Chen Tian's dual blades, and countless skeletons were cut in half by this attack.
Skill: Cross Slash.
Then, his movements became faster and more agile, his dual blades constantly reaping the lives of the skeletons, like Yama himself.
Dozens of blades shot out from his dual blades, instantly reducing countless skeletons to bone fragments.
Skill: Blade Shadow.
"Ding! Congratulations to player for killing a minion, gain one experience point!"
"Ding! Congratulations to player for killing a minion, gain one experience point!"
"Ding! Congratulations to player for killing a minion, gain one experience point!"
"Ding! Congratulations to player for killing a minion, gain one experience point!"
"Ding! Congratulations to player for killing a minion, gain one experience point!"
Chen Tian listened to the electronic voice in his mind, the more he killed, the more energized he became. As a Cold Observer, killing small summoned creatures granted experience, which other players could not obtain. This was the second benefit of being a Cold Observer.
With hundreds, even thousands, of skeleton minions now, if Chen Tian killed them all, his experience would increase by at least a thousand.
On the other side, Lei Ya, Lei Xue, and the other two were continuously attacking the Dark Blood Skeleton. Although it had only a thousand health left, the attribute gap between them still existed and required a tough grind.
Chen Tian's figure continuously roamed among the skeleton minions, his movements like a phantom wind, only trails of dust forming long lines on the ground, but the person himself was unseen.
Chen Tian leaped into the air, his dual blades forming a cross, his body spinning.
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!"
Countless blades shot out from Chen Tian's body, raining down on the skeleton minions below.
Skill: Dual-Wield Cloud Slash!
But this was only the first mode of Dual-Wield Cloud Slash; the true Dual-Wield Cloud Slash was the second mode, the first mode was just a transition.
As Chen Tian spun, the Asura Dual Blades in his hands slowly converged and merged. When the rotation stopped, Chen Tian gripped the hilt of one blade and slashed down.
The true form of Dual-Wield Cloud Slash was revealed.
"Boom!"
"Rumble!"
Instantly, countless skeleton minions were blown to pieces by the shockwave, and those closer were even reduced to bone dust.
Chen Tian wearily landed on the ground. Dual-Wield Cloud Slash dealt significant damage, but it consumed his entire physique attribute. Now, his physique attribute had dropped to 10 points, only allowing him to move with difficulty.
"Roar, roar!"
The Dark Blood Skeleton roared up at the sky, its bone guns continuously shooting bone spurs. Shields blocked the five, and the countless skeleton minions transformed into blood-red light, returning to the Dark Blood Skeleton's body. The Dark Blood Skeleton's health instantly recovered to three thousand.
However, the skeleton minions on the field disappeared. "Heal! Expel!"
Luo Shaya gripped her staff, and green light descended from the sky into everyone's bodies. The health of the four quickly recovered. At the same time, a sky-blue light shone on Chen Tian, and his physique value surged, instantly returning to normal.
Chen Tian said gratefully, "Thank you!"
"You're welcome, big brother. Anyway, the Expel spell was learned, and it consumes very little."
Luo Shaya said happily. Perhaps due to her loli physique, her apology looked so cute.
"Damn it, this boss has recovered to three thousand health. How are we supposed to fight? My defensive skills are on cooldown, and my shield's durability is almost gone."
Lei Ya said in distress. She thought this would be a small boss dungeon, but who knew the boss was so monstrous.
Lei Xue, as a Fighter, had skills exclusive to martial arts, and her weapon was her fists, but her attack range was limited.
The Magic Warrior's advantage was strength and speed, and his weapon was a greatsword. However, Sen Sha had poor weapon mastery, so he always fought with his fists and feet, engaging in hit-and-run tactics.
As for Luo Shaya, the Mage, her magic spells couldn't be too numerous. At level thirty, one could only have at most seven magic skills. How could they possibly counter this now?
"I'll do it."
Chen Tian said calmly. He had originally intended to conceal some of his abilities, but it seemed he had to act now.