Healing to Kill

The King of Firestone was actually a type of Flame Stone Beast, but it was the ruler among them.

The "Heart of Firestone" needed for the limited quest could also drop from the King of Firestone.

And it could drop an even better "Heart of Flame Crystal"!

Moreover, when the King of Firestone evolved into a gold-level BOSS, it would definitely drop gold equipment.

Under the effect of Venus' Blessing, this would be platinum equipment!

Therefore, upon learning that the Heavenly Guild was coming to cause trouble, Jiang Chen started making his plans.

"Everything is going according to my script. Now, we just need to take down the BOSS, and we'll be done."

Jiang Chen, along with Qing Ying and Tao Xiaoyao, quickly reached the deepest part of the Ashen Land, the lair of the King of Firestone.

They saw a massive figure, over ten meters tall, with flames emanating from its body, walking into a stone forest.

From a distance, they could see its upper body emerging from the stone forest. It was the King of Firestone.

Meanwhile, in another direction.

A two-person team, a man and a woman, were also following the BOSS from afar.

Both of them were assassins.

"Brother Gang, this trip was so worth it. Good thing you argued with the supervisor," the female assassin said joyfully.

Her ID was "YouNet Feminine."

"The Heavenly Guild's big operation, getting first-hand news like this and capturing live footage is going to be a hit. How could we hesitate over a five-gold teleportation fee?"

The male assassin next to her, named "YouNet Masculine," asked with a smile, "By the way, Sister Rou, did you save the game recording?"

"Of course, I did. I didn't expect to see such a scene. Several big guilds were wiped out by the BOSS. It was so shocking!"

YouNet Feminine recalled the scene earlier, her face still showing a hint of excitement.

The two of them, named "YouNet Feminine" and "YouNet Masculine," were frontline employees of YouNet.

YouNet was the largest gaming news website in the country.

Their job was to gather the latest and fastest news from within the game.

They were essentially frontline reporters.

After learning about the Heavenly Guild's operation, the two specifically applied for funding to teleport to Giant Deer City to record some explosive news.

They even had a headline ready for the news—[Shocking! Veteran Heavenly Guild VS National Server's Number One Knight.]

Unexpectedly, they encountered something even more explosive: major guilds besieging the BOSS, then the BOSS evolving and wiping out everyone.

Earlier, the two had been hiding in the distance, recording the entire process.

"Sister Rou, let's record the BOSS returning to its lair as the ending, then we can upload the video. It's going to be a huge hit!"

YouNet Masculine couldn't hide his excitement. A viral video meant a hefty bonus and salary.

"Yeah, it's definitely going to be a hit!"

YouNet Feminine nodded excitedly.

The two followed the King of Firestone, recording its return to its lair for the video ending.

Suddenly!

A three-person team came into view.

"Huh? Someone's coming. Didn't the BOSS send everyone back to the respawn point?"

YouNet Feminine was puzzled. Most players in the deep Ashen Land had been wiped out by the King of Firestone.

Even those who survived had left to draw the BOSS's aggro away.

How could there still be people coming?

"It's not surprising. With hundreds of people, there are bound to be some like us, hiding and watching the show..."

YouNet Masculine didn't care, but as soon as he finished speaking, his face changed dramatically, and he exclaimed, "These people... they're the first kill team!"

Hearing this, YouNet Feminine was stunned.

She then noticed the IDs of the three: "Qing Ying," "Mortal World," and "Tao Xiaoyao"!

"They really are the first kill team!"

YouNet Feminine stared straight at Qing Ying in the distance. "Is that the national server's number one knight? She's so beautiful!"

"I didn't expect the people the Heavenly Guild was looking for to be here. But... what are they doing here?" YouNet Masculine wondered.

"It looks like... they're also following the BOSS?"

YouNet Feminine saw Jiang Chen and the others heading into the stone forest and was filled with curiosity.

"Let's follow and see!"

Due to his profession, YouNet Masculine felt something big was about to happen.

"Yeah!"

YouNet Feminine nodded.

The two immediately followed, but after only a few steps.

Jiang Chen, who was about to enter the stone forest, suddenly stopped and turned to look behind him.

"What's wrong?"

Seeing Jiang Chen stop, Qing Ying also stopped and asked in confusion.

"Is... someone there?"

Tao Xiaoyao saw Jiang Chen's cold expression and guessed something, quickly turning to look.

But behind them, it was empty, with no one in sight.

"Stealth skill..."

Jiang Chen muttered, then shouted, "Take one more step, and I won't hesitate to send you back to the respawn point!"

He had already noticed two people following them earlier, and when he turned back, they used the assassin's basic skill, Stealth.

However, as long as the stealth player was within a certain distance and moved in front of the field of vision, a transparent figure would appear.

So, if they dared to move, Jiang Chen would send them away without hesitation.

Hearing this, Qing Ying was also sure someone was behind them.

She trusted Jiang Chen's judgment 100%, so she shouted, "Who's sneaking around?"

With these words.

YouNet Feminine and YouNet Masculine didn't dare to make a sound.

They had just followed behind, and when Jiang Chen stopped and turned, they immediately activated Stealth.

Now, hearing Jiang Chen and Qing Ying's words, they didn't dare to move at all.

[YouNet Feminine: Is this the first kill team? They're too scary. They even noticed this... Brother Gang, should we reveal ourselves?]

[YouNet Masculine: No, let's just stay here. Who knows what their personalities are like? They might just kill us.]

[YouNet Feminine: Got it.]

[YouNet Masculine: Let's just wait here. I have a feeling they're up to something big.]

The two from YouNet didn't dare to speak and could only send text messages in their team chat.

Meanwhile.

Seeing no movement, Jiang Chen turned and walked into the stone forest.

Now, time was of the essence.

Soon, the three reached the center of the stone forest.

Surrounded by jagged rocks, there was a clearing in the middle.

In the clearing, the King of Firestone, with flames all over its body, stood tall.

The evolved gold-level BOSS, the King of Firestone, had significantly increased attack, defense, and health.

Moreover, its attack skills now included not only [Rock Spikes] and [Magma Fire Rain] but also a new one, [Magma Ground].

[Magma Ground: Every time health drops by 30%, the flames on the body will cover the surrounding ground, turning it into scorching magma within a 25-meter radius.

Within the magma, take 1000 fire damage per second and slow down by 20%. The magma lasts for 30 seconds.]

"Stay as far away as possible and be careful not to get hit by the skills," Jiang Chen reminded.

Qing Ying blinked her big eyes. "Brother Mortal World, are you soloing it?"

"This BOSS doesn't have any special skills. It's not very difficult. I can handle it alone."

To Jiang Chen, the King of Firestone's skills were quite common. They were just large in range and high in damage, without any strong control or locking skills, all of which could be avoided.

"Not very difficult..."

Qing Ying was speechless.

A gold-level BOSS that had slaughtered so many players, not very difficult?

Is that even human language?

Qing Ying felt numb.

Jiang Chen had already approached the BOSS.

"Foolish ants, the magma will consume you!"

The King of Firestone roared.

"Small Holy Light Apocalypse Array!"

...

At this moment, outside the stone forest.

YouNet Feminine and YouNet Masculine simultaneously saw the massive body of the King of Firestone suddenly move violently and launch an attack!

Although the stone forest blocked their view, they could see the upper body of the King of Firestone emerging from the forest.

They could clearly see it swinging its massive fists.

"Someone's fighting the BOSS?!"

YouNet Feminine's eyes widened, her pupils trembling in shock.

"Yes, it must be the first kill team!"

YouNet Masculine was also astonished. He suddenly thought of something and quickly asked, "Is the recording on?"

"It's been on the whole time!"

"An even more explosive news is coming!"