Healing to Kill

Central Stone Forest.

A hexagram spell array lit up under Jiang Chen's feet, and in front of him, the massive King of Firestone swung its fist towards him.

The fist alone was larger than Jiang Chen's entire body!

As the fist came crashing down, Jiang Chen was enveloped in its shadow.

However, due to the King of Firestone's immense size, its powerful fist took more time to descend.

Jiang Chen easily dodged by maneuvering skillfully.

At the same time, a holy white light from a Healing Spell fell on the King of Firestone.

A white Healing Ray also coalesced in front of Jiang Chen, shooting towards the boss.

A purple crystal ball appeared at this moment.

The Healing Ray triggered double casting, making the white light even more intense.

-660!

-700!

-1320! (Double Cast)

The boss took three consecutive hits.

The Healing Ray and the Small Holy Light Apocalypse Array continued to deal damage.

After 20 seconds, all skills were off cooldown.

Jiang Chen had already dealt over 20,000 points of damage to the boss!

Of course, this wasn't much compared to its total health of 600,000.

Moreover, bosses of a certain grade have the ability to regenerate health automatically.

However, the regeneration rate is quite low.

Typically, bosses of Platinum level and above, without special abilities, regenerate 0.1% of their health per second.

Although this percentage is low, for the King of Firestone with 600,000 health, it still regenerates 600 health points per second.

Even so, with Jiang Chen's high damage output, he managed to reduce the King of Firestone's health by about 2% in just 20 seconds.

"At most 20 minutes, and I can take down the boss!"

Jiang Chen quickly estimated the time needed to kill the King of Firestone.

A minute and a half later.

The King of Firestone's health dropped by 10%.

"Die!"

It suddenly raised its fist, but this time it wasn't aimed at Jiang Chen.

Instead, it smashed towards the ground!

"The boss is using a skill!"

"Yes, it's Rock Spikes!"

Qing Ying and Tao Xiaoyao, watching from the edge, looked serious and couldn't help but feel a bit nervous.

Boom——!

A loud noise erupted from the center of the battlefield, and countless needle-like rocks shot up from the ground.

Jiang Chen remained calm.

It was as if he knew in advance where the Rock Spikes would appear.

With a quick sidestep, he moved into the gap between two spikes, easily avoiding the attack.

"How did Brother Mortal World know where the Rock Spikes would appear?"

Qing Ying looked astonished.

The Rock Spikes were fast and emerged from the ground, leaving little time to react.

She knew Jiang Chen's dodge wasn't just luck, but she couldn't figure out how he did it.

Tao Xiaoyao said matter-of-factly, "He saw it."

Qing Ying was puzzled, "Saw it?"

"Yes, when the Rock Spikes emerge, the ground shows small cracks. Those cracks indicate where the spikes will come out."

After patiently explaining, Tao Xiaoyao couldn't help but sigh, "But the reaction speed of a master is really fast. Even if I saw the cracks, I might not be able to dodge in time."

"Uh..."

Qing Ying was momentarily speechless. She hadn't noticed any cracks on the ground.

Am I really the weakest in the team...

Qing Ying felt deeply discouraged.

At this moment.

In the center of the battlefield, Jiang Chen launched a counterattack.

The King of Firestone's health steadily declined.

Another minute and a half passed, and its health dropped to 80%!

It used its skill, Rock Spikes, again!

Jiang Chen dodged with his maneuvering and quickly approached the boss.

The King of Firestone raised both hands high and then swung them down in a cross.

Countless blobs of magma rained down.

It used its second skill—Magma Fire Rain!

This was a fan-shaped area skill.

It covered the entire fan-shaped area in front of it, leaving no safe ground.

Jiang Chen had anticipated this and moved close to the King of Firestone, circling around to its back.

Soon, the King of Firestone's health dropped to 70%.

As usual, it used Rock Spikes again.

This time, Jiang Chen didn't approach but retreated.

He knew that when the boss's health dropped by 30%, it would use the skill, Magma Ground.

Sure enough.

The King of Firestone roared, and flames spread from its body to the surroundings.

The ground covered by the flames instantly turned into scorching magma.

The magma spread quickly, but Jiang Chen had already retreated in advance. By the time the magma reached his feet, he was out of the skill's range.

Then, the King of Firestone stepped on the magma and charged towards Jiang Chen.

...

Outside the Stone Forest.

YouNet Feminine and YouNet Masculine were staring intently into the Stone Forest.

They could see the King of Firestone running and attacking.

Although they couldn't see its health or the figures of others, they knew the King of Firestone was in a fierce battle!

YouNet Feminine: "Brother Gang, I really want to know what's going on inside. Should we go in?"

YouNet Masculine shook his head: "No, the visibility inside the Stone Forest is worse. Unless we can get to the very center."

"They're fighting the boss, they won't have time to notice us. If we're careful, we should be able to sneak in, right?"

"Better safe than sorry. If we die, it won't be worth it. Let's wait and see."

"Alright."

YouNet Feminine reluctantly nodded, keeping his eyes fixed ahead.

Inside the Stone Forest.

The King of Firestone's health continued to drop.

Every skill it used was countered by Jiang Chen's maneuvers.

Fifteen minutes later.

"The boss is about to die!"

Seeing the boss with only a sliver of health left, Qing Ying shouted excitedly.

Soon, the King of Firestone's health hit zero, and it fell to the ground in despair.

【You have killed the wild boss: King of Firestone (Platinum Level), achieving the first kill!】

【Your level has increased to: Level 15!】

【Your four attributes +3 points, and you have gained 12 free attribute points.】

"Leveled up three times!"

Jiang Chen was overjoyed.

As usual, he allocated all his free attribute points to Intelligence.

Constitution: 24 (↑3)

Strength: 24 (↑3)

Agility: 24 (↑3)

Intelligence: 155 (↑15)

Spell Power: 360 (↑30)

Meanwhile, Tao Xiaoyao and Qing Ying also leveled up to 14, and were close to the next level.

"Brother Mortal World, we're on the level leaderboard!"

Qing Ying shouted excitedly, "You're in first place, and Xiaoyao and I are fifth and sixth!"

First place?

Hearing this, Jiang Chen wasn't surprised.

After all, normally, a Platinum-level boss isn't something they could tackle now, and the massive experience it provided far exceeded their current level.

"Platinum-level equipment..."

Looking at the boss's corpse on the ground, Jiang Chen's eyes lit up as he walked forward to pick up the loot.

...

Outside the Stone Forest.

YouNet Feminine and YouNet Masculine were stunned for nearly half a minute after seeing the King of Firestone fall.

They knew there was a boss fight inside, but they never expected the boss to actually die!

"This... the boss is down?"

YouNet Feminine's voice trembled.

"It's down!"

YouNet Masculine nodded woodenly, his expression incredulous, "Three people... how did they do it?"

"Do you think anyone will believe this?"

YouNet Feminine felt a chill down his spine.

"This is outrageous!"

YouNet Masculine took a deep breath, unable to hold back any longer, "Let's go in and take a look!"

No matter how outrageous, the fact was right in front of them. The boss was indeed down, leaving no room for doubt.

No matter what, he had to go in and record the corpse!

He couldn't imagine the waves this video would create once it was released.

Even if he died, it would be worth it!