Chapter 283: Chapter 182: Arrow of Slaying the Dragon_1
Among the three options presented, only the third one aligned with Lin Xun’s plan for a sneak attack.
As for the aerial combat, the second option, Lin Xun speculated that the ’Black Thorn Demon’ also possesses the ability to fly.
If he were to choose aerial combat, the Valkyrie would not be able to attack while riding, which would essentially reduce the DPS and hamper his attack.
With this in mind, he issued an order to the Valkyrie to attack, subsequently pressing the third option.
[You lifted your staff, murmuring an incantation...]
[The ’Combat Angel - Valkyrie’ drew her longbow, gently humming a melody, characters flowing over the arrow’s surface, shimmering with white light...]
[She released the bowstring, a streak of white light piercing the darkness, the arrow swiftly aiming at the warm light.]
[With a flash of white light, a dreadful howl echoed from the Abyss Underground to your ear]
[You pronounce the final syllable of the spell.]
[Bright starlight gathered in front of you, golden thunder meandering around the starlight...]
[In the blink of an eye, endless starlight burst forth!]
[The entire Abyss Underground was as bright as day, you clearly saw the true face of the ’Black Thorn Demon’...]
[It resembled a giant snake, enlarged a thousand times, with long black thorns growing on its back, its great black wings obscuring most of the serpentine body, and two gigantic heads connected to the snake-like body.]
[One head had a grotesque human face with a lantern-like warm light hanging from the top. The other head was a ferocious, ghastly snake.]
[In the midst of the starlight explosion, the ’Black Thorn Demon’ appeared to be slightly injured, its eerie human face showing a painful expression.]
[But the other snake head, opening its wide mouth to reveal its venomous fangs, rushed at you...]
Lin Xun issued commands to the Valkyrie according to the tactics he had anticipated beforehand.
As long as the Valkyrie stays up front to hold off the boss, he could safely deal damage from behind.
[The ’Combat Angel - Valkyrie’ fluttered her wings and took to the sky. She shot arrows rapidly, attempting to draw the ’Black Thorn Demon’s’ attention.]
[Blood blossomed on the ’Black Thorn Demon’, its gigantic snake head completely ignored the arrows and charged right at you!]
"... This boss isn’t playing by the rules!"
He never expected his usually flawless tactics to fail.
The ’Black Thorn Demon’ entirely ignored the Valkyrie’s attack and seemed determined to kill him hiding in the back.
Lin Xun took a deep breath without panic.
Because the ’naturally cautious’ him also had a plan B ready.
[You lift your hand, the ’Pre-stored Magic Ring’ shines...]
[The ’Knowledge Grating’ sprung up, firmly protecting you in its center!]
[In the oncoming stench of blood, you calmly open one pink eye...]
[Special skill ’Pleasure Smoke Vision’ activated!]
[The gigantic snake head suddenly froze...]
[You take the opportunity to quickly retreat to a safe distance, raising another ’Knowledge Grating’ to defend yourself.]
[You feel a bit exhausted!]
Lin Xun smiled slightly.
The Demon Boss was indeed powerful. Even a Legendary Grade skill like ’Starfall’ could only inflict ’slight injury’ to him.
But the Mage Shell could control and deal damage simultaneously, although it consumes a lot of mental power, it was enough to reduce the Boss to a half-disabled state.
As expected, when his fatigue was about to run out, he would switch out the overworked chairman’s shell and have the Earth Giant step forward to finish the job.
His tactics were perfect!
[The giant snake head remained motionless, you lift your staff and start murmuring the incantation again...]
[...]
[While chanting the spell, you suddenly detect something amiss. The rigid snake head in the distance didn’t move, but its forked tongue continued to slip in and out of its mouth.]
[You seem to see a mocking look in the vertical pupils of the snake head...]
[A grotesque face emerged from the darkness behind you, it shattered the ’Knowledge Grating’ with one bite, swallowing you whole!]
[The surroundings went black...]
[...]
[You have died!]
???
What the heck? Have I been sent back to town for free?"
Lin Xun’s eyes widened in disbelief.
[Ordinary Wandering Soul respawned in Multivision Association...]
The bad news was that he had died. The good news was the Valkyrie had not fallen.
He reviewed the text before his death to find clues.
The ’Black Thorn Demon’s’ defense did not seem to be very strong, as the Valkyrie’s attack managed to break it easily.
The Legendary Grade skill ’Starfall’ landed on the enemy, inflicted considerable damage.
According to the usual rhythm, even if the restraining plan failed, he was still able to use the alternative plan to control and deal damage at the same time, inflicting massive damage.
’Pleasure Smoke Vision’ did indeed control the BOSS, but the control duration was not satisfactory and could not sustain the release of Starfall.
Most importantly, when one head of the BOSS was controlled, the other head was still able to move freely.
This was far beyond his expectations.
"How to take down the Black Thorn Demon?"
Lin Xun fell into deep thought.
He opened the item bar to look for items.
After a long search, he couldn’t find any items that could counter the BOSS.
"Could it be the ’Overlord’s Calling Eye’ that needs to be used here?"
Lin Xun was reluctant to use such a powerful item reserved as his trump card just like that.
If there was any other way to topple the BOSS, he would definitely save the trump card item.
Suddenly, an eyeball item that hadn’t been transplanted yet caught his eye in the item column.
[The ’King of Shadow Demon’s Eyeball’ (Epic Grade)... This item can only be used with an empty eye socket. After use, there is a chance to acquire the special effect ’Obscured Shadows’.]
A light bulb went off in his head and he immediately rushed towards the second floor’s ’Eyeball Laboratory’.
