Building a sect from scratch.

Chapter 17 Nine out of ten regimental commanders are blind

"Three teams, three teams, go! Which team's tank has healed their blue buff? Team 1! Holy crap, how come there's only one survivor left?!"

"Those who know lightning magic! Those who know lightning magic, cast your skills slowly! Don't waste mana! Don't randomly target enemies! If you run out of mana, run outside to recover!"

"Don't stop igniting! You guys keep up the rhythm and ignite! It's too dark, we can't see anything if we don't ignite!"

"Those who are too low-level, don't come near and get the debuff! Go and tie up torches!"

"Holy crap, you there! That Cumin! That Cumin from Team Three! Are you even capable?! Why are you making such a fuss?! Use your strength! Use your strength!!"

In the team chat, raid leader Wang Ergou was shouting himself hoarse as a dozen players frantically circled the boss, throwing out skills. But because everyone was communicating in the team channel, the surroundings were eerily silent, save for the sounds of footsteps and weapons whistling through the air.

Many people speculated that the players' levels were too low and they didn't have any strong aggro skills, which made the BOSS's aggro unstable. It would often inexplicably start to change its attack target. So, the clever short-legged players would hit a few times and then run away to "clear aggro." For a while, the number of dead players was surprisingly only two or three.

but……

"Commander, those two characters are '孑然' (jiārán), not '孜然' (zīrán)..."

Someone typed in the team chat.

"Nine out of ten regimental commanders are blind, and the other one can only pronounce the radicals. It's normal."

"Hilarious! The aloof and sophisticated artistic ID suddenly turned into a lamb kebab vibe, hahaha..."

"Wait a minute, aren't tanks supposed to be tanks?! What kind of good tank has to be fast?! What's wrong with this game?!"

Wang Ergou, who was giving tense commands, didn't even look at the extremely silly team chat channel. He was still shouting passionately: "Those who have respawned, come over here quickly! Lao Han, I saw your avatar is lit up, come quickly! We don't have enough tanks! Ziran can't hold on much longer!"

"And the Emperor! Run faster! Even though you're low level and don't have much attack power, you can at least be cannon fodder and take some damage!"

Among the dozen or so players, only a few had drawn the [Swiftness] skill. Including Han Tiaotiao, there were only three players online who also joined the group for fun. Adding the [Wind Control] skill, which was barely enough to kite the BOSS, only five players could kite the BOSS. The BOSS's damage was ridiculously high, and the players also had a continuous health loss debuff. After being scratched three or four times, their health would be almost gone.

Of these five players, aside from Zhao Qing (who was meditating to recover her mana after running out), Han Tiaotiao who had just resurrected, and the two players with the [Swiftness] skill who had already died, only Jie Ran and another player whose level was too low to be anything but a backup were left in the group, struggling to keep going.

"Keep up the good work, Cumin! Strive to become the fastest man in the entire server!"

Some players, always eager for drama, shouted out the name of the boss. Unexpectedly, the boss, which had been chasing the lone creature, suddenly turned around and charged towards the player who had shouted.

"Holy crap! This plot isn't right!"

Upon seeing this, many players immediately started typing gleefully in the team chat.

"Serves you right for being so foul-mouthed, hahaha!"

"Quickly! Move aside and let him deliver it!"

"No! I think I can still be saved!"

Fortunately, Jie Ran had just refreshed the cooldown of his skill [Swiftness], so he suddenly ran a long distance and stabbed the BOSS several times with the cheap iron sword he had taken from the sect camp.

The iron sword seemed to pierce a stone, producing two muffled thuds. The BOSS's health bar seemed to remain completely still, but it finally turned its attention back to Jie Ran.

"Wow, thank you so much, Cumin, for saving my life! You're like my dad!!"

"Is there really no need for that?"

"You male gamers are really good at this!"

"Cumin: I don't have such a stupid son!"

"Wait, isn't it called 'Jieran'?" A chaotic commotion erupted in the team chat channel. Wang Ergou glanced at it and then instructed in the team microphone, "Don't talk in the game! To avoid causing trouble! If you want to say something, type it in the team chat!"

He then nervously stared at Ziran, who had been scratched by the BOSS and was now only a sliver of health left, and started offering terrible advice: "Ziran, why don't you try climbing a tree! Your health is too low! If you die, we're done for!"

"Hiss... What kind of terrible idea is this? Climbing a tree is a bit difficult, isn't it?"

"Will climbing a tree settle old scores?"

"That's not the point! Shouldn't the point be, what decent person would climb a tree!?"

"Holy crap, look at him! He's really good at it!"

All the players were stunned to see that after listening to Wang Ergou's terrible idea, Ziran turned around and leaped up a not-so-short tree in a few quick movements, barely managing to save his almost depleted health bar.

However, while the impotent and enraged BOSS can't climb trees, it can change targets. Seeing that it couldn't scratch the enemy, the BOSS suddenly spun 180 degrees and charged towards the nearest player with the [Swiftness] skill, who was ready to take over the aggro amidst everyone's terrified screams.

This lone survivor, who was barely alive and the only member of the team, was originally a casual player who spent very little time online each day, mostly chopping trees and collecting trash. His level was almost the lowest among the beta testers, and he hadn't even had time to cultivate his inner energy. So he was stunned the moment the BOSS charged at him.

Wang Ergou yelled into the group mic: "What are you standing there for! Kit the BOSS!"

However, the next second, the BOSS slapped the player away.

"Damn it!"

Just as Wang Ergou was about to go up and try carrying it for a while, he noticed that Jieran, who had originally climbed the tree, had slipped down again, broken off a branch, and thrown it over the BOSS's head, successfully drawing back its aggro.

The next second, as the BOSS charged forward, Ziran dodged behind a tree and successfully caused the BOSS to crash into it. With a loud bang, the tree's canopy shook off a bunch of leaves, slowing down the BOSS's pursuit and allowing Ziran to dash several meters away.

Holy crap, you can do that?!

Players in the team chat were amazed by Ziran's skillful maneuvers and went back to their previous routine of "scratching the boss."

"You're a real talent, Ziran!"

Wang Ergou screamed in fear.

Han Tiaotiao didn't know the specifics, but he could tell the situation was urgent. As he hurried along, he typed, "Hold on for two more minutes! I'll be right there!"

Zhao Qing also volunteered, saying, "I've recovered a little bit of mana, so I can come and take over."

Wang Ergou quickly interrupted, saying, "No, no, save your mana for a burst attack. We've been chipping away at the BOSS's health for over ten minutes and it's only barely broken. It would be such a waste for you to waste your mana kiting the BOSS!"

Then he encouraged Ziran, who was currently fighting off a boss with only a sliver of health left, saying, "Keep it up, Ziran! I'll treat you to a big meal offline later!"

Seeing that the game had returned to a balanced state, the players started spouting non-stop witty remarks in the team chat.

"So you've started making backroom deals, huh?"

"How do you do PY in detail!"

"Hey Dog Bro, you're just jealous of other people's skills! Go down with your sword!"

"To be honest, Ziran's move was really amazing. He timed it perfectly. My friend said he only got hit by several claws because his skill cooldowns couldn't keep up!"

Besides the witty remarks, there was also an indignant comment from a perfectionist player: "Do you guys even know how to read? His name is '孑然'! '孑然'!!"

(End of this chapter)