Healing to Kill

In this wave, the King of Firestone's remaining health increased from 30% to 40% before it stopped growing.

"The BOSS actually broke free from its weakened state, that was close!"

Blade-Raising Slayer of Yama narrowly dodged a rock spike that emerged from the ground, cold sweat dripping from his forehead.

More than half of the players besieging the King of Firestone were instantly killed.

As a result, members of the major guilds were able to enter the fray.

Especially the Heavenly Guild, with three hundred members, initially only the ranged and a few melee fighters could reach the BOSS.

Now that the front had cleared, melee classes could quickly move forward into attack range.

"Guild Leader, our people have taken almost half of the positions!" All Laws Return to One said within the team.

"The BOSS using its skill actually helped us!"

Blade-Raising Slayer of Yama's face lit up with joy, and he quickly ordered, "Everyone, watch your positioning. If your skills aren't up to par, move back early. Do not die!"

Similarly, other guilds also took the opportunity to secure some positions.

The newly replenished players continued to attack the King of Firestone.

At this time, most of the players surrounding the BOSS were from the major guilds.

Compared to the relatively scattered common teams, the guild teams were clearly of higher quality.

The King of Firestone's health was dropping faster than before!

Before long, the King of Firestone's health was nearing 30% again.

"The BOSS is about to use a skill, if you're not confident in your positioning, back off now, don't be greedy for damage!" a player quickly shouted.

Nearly half of the players all retreated!

At 30% health, the BOSS quickly raised its hardened fist.

Boom——!

The fist smashed into the ground with a loud crash, and rock spikes rapidly emerged from the ground!

This time, the players' dodging was noticeably better than before.

Although many still died, wisps of white energy flowed into the King of Firestone.

But its health only recovered to 34%!

"We have a chance to kill it!"

A player shouted excitedly, as if seeing hope.

Not far away.

Jiang Chen glanced at the players' positions on the field and slowly shook his head, softly saying, "It's useless..."

Just as Qing Ying and Tao Xiaoyao were puzzled by what he meant by "useless," a sudden change occurred on the field!

The King of Firestone raised both hands high, and on its majestic arms forged of stone, veins of lava began to flow rapidly!

Then, it swung its crossed arms!

Countless streams of lava erupted from its arms, as if a torrential downpour was falling from the sky.

But this rain was lava rain!

Anyone hit by the lava rain was almost instantly killed!

Even knights who used Shield Block couldn't withstand it.

Because the Shield Block skill could only immunize one attack.

And in one spot, sometimes two or three blobs of lava rain would fall in succession, and subsequent hits would still cause damage.

Even players with decent defensive gear who survived the initial impact were left with critically low health.

Adding the continuous burn damage from the lava rain, almost no one standing in front of the King of Firestone survived!

Even the ranged classes fell to the ground, as the area covered by the lava rain far exceeded twenty meters!

However, the area where the lava rain fell was fan-shaped.

Players behind the King of Firestone were spared.

But even so, more than a third of the players were sent back to the respawn point.

A vast amount of white energy surged into the King of Firestone.

Its health recovered to 42%!

"Damn it!"

Blade-Raising Slayer of Yama cursed loudly. He had been standing right in front of the BOSS and was also hit by the lava.

If it weren't for the Silver Level defensive gear he was wearing, he would have been killed instantly.

At this moment, beams of white light from Healing Spells fell on him.

Thanks to the guild's priests, his critically low health from the burn status was healed.

Common players hit by the lava didn't have such good treatment and could only be taken down by the continuous burn damage.

Other guilds didn't fare much better, all suffering varying degrees of casualties.

The King Guild lost seven or eight out of nearly twenty members!

Fortunately, a few priests were still alive, and Domineering Madman's health was brought back up by healing spells.

"Now that we know the skill's range and damage, it's manageable!"

Domineering Madman quickly said, "As long as the BOSS's health recovery is less than 10% each time, we can kill it!"

"Everyone, make sure you don't die!"

Over at Xiongtu Club, Xiongtu Cold Wind also shouted loudly, "We've figured out the BOSS's skill. Don't be greedy when you need to dodge, let's take it down in one go!"

After some encouragement, everyone on the field continued to attack the BOSS with all their might.

The spots left by dead players were quickly filled by members of the Heavenly Guild and some late-arriving players.

The King of Firestone's health began to drop rapidly once again.

Watching the scene, Jiang Chen remained unusually calm.

He wasn't worried at all that the BOSS would be killed.

"Huh?"

Tao Xiaoyao looked at the King of Firestone and suddenly exclaimed, "The BOSS's attack speed seems to have increased!"

Hearing this, a glint of surprise flashed in Jiang Chen's eyes. "You noticed?"

The BOSS's attack speed had indeed increased, but it was hard to observe with the naked eye because the increase was less than 5%.

Jiang Chen was slightly surprised by Tao Xiaoyao's observational skills, but it was also within his expectations.

After all, he knew very well how brilliant this young girl would become once she grew up!

"Yes, I saw it get a bit faster, and its attack range seems to have increased slightly too. It should be... the BOSS's body has grown a bit!"

Tao Xiaoyao's clear eyes stared straight at the BOSS, speaking with certainty.

"Really?"

Qing Ying looked at Tao Xiaoyao in confusion. She hadn't noticed any difference in the BOSS.

But she quickly saw a rare look of approval on Jiang Chen's face.

She instantly understood that Tao Xiaoyao was right!

No.

Does this mean I'm the only ordinary person in the team?

Qing Ying suddenly felt a bit frustrated.

"The BOSS's Life Furnace isn't just for healing, or rather, healing is just an additional effect. The real effect of this skill is to strengthen!"

Jiang Chen said with a smile, knowing that the BOSS's skill enhancement effect hadn't fully manifested yet.

However, once it killed enough players, the quantitative change would lead to a qualitative change!

"I wonder how strong the BOSS can get?" Tao Xiaoyao asked curiously.

"From Silver Level, it will evolve to Gold Level!"

Jiang Chen replied slowly, a light seeming to shine in his eyes.

"Gold Level!?"

Qing Ying and Tao Xiaoyao exclaimed in unison, their faces full of shock.

At the same time, a flash of insight struck both their minds.

A thought that filled them with awe and disbelief emerged from their hearts.

Everything he had done from the beginning until now was to let the BOSS evolve into Gold Level?