Lords of the Heavens

Chapter 292: The Wise Man Thinks a Lot

Just as Li Yue had predicted, the snow-white giant python launched its attack, spewing out large swaths of frost that caused the temperature within a radius of several hundred meters to plummet.

But actually, this isn't a big problem.

Because frost is unlikely to detonate the surrounding chaotic magical particles, it does not cause large-scale group damage.

So Li Yue and Li Wei took on the strongest aggro and ran in other directions.

Zhao Guozhu, Old John, and Annie bypassed the giant frost python and, while it was frantically attacking Li Yue, Li Wei, and Zhao Xuanxuan, they circled around and, in less than ten seconds, cleaved the giant frost python into several pieces!
They joined forces and successfully destroyed its life core.

It went quite smoothly.

For a moment, everyone truly felt as if they had returned to a game instance, where there was a raid leader to command, the BOSS would attack according to the sequence, and as long as they remembered the order, they could clear it with their eyes closed.

"Ahhh-"

This time, blood flowed from the marble statue-like man's ears, and he was in even more pain. Strangely, his originally snow-white scalp skin melted as if ice and snow had melted, revealing the skin of a normal person. It was just that his eyes and ears, which were constantly flowing with blood and tears, looked extremely bizarre.

Li Wei was a little worried, and Li Yue also frowned slightly, but she and Liang Yuzhi had never fought a special BOSS in this exploration dungeon in their lives.
Not to mention them,
This special BOSS is so special that even the bigwigs in the Ministry of Commerce misjudged it. Otherwise, they wouldn't have been so eager to send Li Guishan to his death. Even if that guy's territory is about to go bankrupt, it shouldn't be ruined like this.

Will there be any more unexpected trouble later?
With this thought in mind, Li Yue did not hesitate at all. Taking advantage of the fact that the ice and snow python was killed, she rushed over and unleashed another cross slash attack on the python knight!

As expected, the attack hit a dream bubble. This thing seemed to have some special talent: as long as it didn't attack, it could never be hit. The only way to destroy its life core was to quickly and accurately find its life core when it attacked.

"Annie, you bitch, why don't you just die!"

The blue python targeted Annie again, and at the same time, the blue python charged forward and launched a surprise attack on Annie. This was all part of their routine, and everyone was naturally prepared to deal with it.

Zhao Guozhu blocked with his shield, Old John attacked, and with Li Yue and Li Wei cooperating, it should have been a sure thing, at least in Li Wei's opinion. But when the moment came, Old John trembled.

Because he was also cooperating, meaning he wanted Li Yue and Li Wei to destroy the life core, but Li Wei and Li Yue wanted him to do it.

This ironically resulted in the blue python retreating unharmed.

A loophole has finally appeared in this special BOSS battle.

At that moment, Li Yue's angry gaze looked as if she wanted to devour Old John!
This is no longer the routine for new players running dungeons, where the raid leader has to shout throughout. In a boss battle of this level, especially when the boss is quite intelligent, you can't just yell or make any obvious eye contact. Unless you can keep the situation under control like Li Wei did before, you can't speak to Zhao Xuanxuan.

This is also because Zhao Xuanxuan's level is too low, so she has to be reminded.

But damn it, you're a veteran player with 4+4+3+3 four-star rating, how could you not see the situation clearly?
Li Yue has already destroyed one life core, and Zhao Xuanxuan has destroyed one, but because Li Wei is carrying Zhao Xuanxuan on his back, Li Wei definitely cannot continue to destroy at this time, otherwise the hatred value will accumulate and overflow, which may lead to an out-of-control situation.

Zhao Guozhu was responsible for blocking damage for Annie, so he definitely wouldn't have had a chance to destroy the life core.

So at this moment, with Li Wei using a bow and arrow and Li Yue assisting with a greatsword, you've almost achieved the best possible teamwork. Why not destroy the life core? Isn't this common sense in team battles?

What are you thinking?
This is utterly baffling. What kind of attitude is this? Do they think this is a game of make-believe?

Old John blushed and realized he had made a foolish mistake, but he had his reasons. He was only there to farm rare class cards for this side quest, not to risk his life. This boss was too weird, especially at this stage, it was very predictable, it seemed to be forcing everyone present to apply an aggro buff!

Five giant pythons are like five hate buffs!

So once the five giant pythons are defeated, the BOSS will definitely go berserk in the second phase. Whoever has the aggro buff will take the most damage; that's a foregone conclusion.

Just now, he, Zhao Guozhu, and Annie shared the Frost Serpent's aggro. If he were to destroy the Blue Serpent's life core now, wouldn't that mean his aggro buff would have become 1.3333?

So when it comes to the second phase of the boss battle, he's definitely going to suffer. He might even kick the bucket and have to go home.

So, honestly, is he innocent? Who will compensate him for this loss? Will they just mail him a few hundred gold coins and call it a day?
So was his choice wrong?
However, no one cared whether Old John's choice was right or wrong at this time, because as the blue python's name-calling cooldown began to enter its cooldown period, the dark green python also joined the battle.

As expected, the dark green venom shot out like rain. Upon landing, the venom formed an unknown poisonous mist that continued to spread, obscuring the light and forcing everyone to retreat. However, the giant venomous python seemed to have an inexhaustible supply of venom, which was extremely troublesome.

If this highly venomous python cannot be killed within 90 seconds, will new developments occur next?

"I'll handle this one. This snake is rather foolish. As long as we can withstand the venom, killing it won't be difficult!"

"Zhao Guozhu said in a deep voice. Old John and Anne, who had just woken up, remained silent."

This poisonous fog looks strange and troublesome, but it is indeed very simple to deal with; all you need to do is perish together. But the problem is, it's not worth it.

"I'll go, Xiaoyue, you take Xuanxuan with you!"

Li Wei suddenly spoke up at this moment, and he had no choice but to step forward. He even wanted to laugh a little, especially when he saw Li Yue's murderous face.

Li Yue had planned for so long, yet she couldn't escape the adage that even the wisest can make a mistake.

We must kill the giant green python within 90 seconds, or things might change.

As for Old John and Anne, they were not to be relied upon anyway, so it doesn't matter. In Li Wei's view, there is still enough room for them to perform in this battle, and the situation is not out of control.

Even Li Yue might have had a trump card up her sleeve, but there was no need for it anymore.

Because Li Wei still needs Li Yue to oversee the level 5 scavenging camp for him for the next month. After all, this battle will continue, and the absence of special BOSSes does not mean the crisis is over.

He could still distinguish between what was important and what was not.

Li Yue smiled, her previous anger vanished, and without saying anything to Li Wei, she quickly stepped forward to take the still unconscious Zhao Xuanxuan from her arms, casually tying her to her back with a strap. Meanwhile, Li Wei had already quickly taken a dose of a two-star blood resistance potion and a dose of a two-star life-saving potion, cut several strips of cloth from Zhao Xuanxuan's clothes, and used them to cover her eyes, mouth, and nose, as well as her hands—alas, he really needed a pair of deerskin gloves!

Unfortunately, even someone as capable as Li Yue couldn't provide it at this moment, because it had to be appropriate.

The next moment, Li Wei rushed into the pitch-black poisonous fog without hesitation.

The moment he entered the poisonous fog, he felt an unbearable itch all over his body. His exposed skin began to fester within seconds. His title as a rat exterminator was not working?
No, it's still working, because this highly toxic fog contains radioactive toxins that can cause level four blood plague infection, so it's bound to be effective.

Therefore, Li Wei dared not change his title of Rat Exterminator. He could only watch helplessly as his skin ulcerated, feeling the strange itching all over his body, and even the air he breathed seemed to corrode his throat.

Fortunately, the two-star life-saving medicine was working its magic, and it was also fortunate that he had covered his eyes; otherwise, his eyeballs would probably have rotted away by now.

As for whether he could see the environment clearly or find the venomous python, he wasn't too worried.

Since it started spraying venom, the giant python rider had not moved quickly, and its weight was so great that even its slow movements were accompanied by heavy footsteps.

This was enough for Li Wei.

At this moment, the giant python rider was indeed moving, and it was chasing Li Yue, because Zhao Xuanxuan was on her back. It was like the hatred was combined with hers, so who else would it chase if not her?

As Li Wei rapidly approached, the venomous python indeed remained completely unaware, just as Zhao Guozhu had said. This was a stupid snake, a very dull first stage, but also a deadly one. Killing it was easy, but it would cost one's life.

At this moment, Li Wei felt like his voice was about to be ruined. The health points restored by the two-star life-saving medicine were almost useless, and his health points were dropping at a rate of 10 points per second.

With a few quick maneuvers, he successfully rushed to the giant python rider's side, but Li Wei's exposed skin had already begun to ulcerate severely. If he delayed any longer, he felt that he would ulcerate until he was just a skeleton.

Despite the excruciating pain, he wielded the heavy swords with both hands, without even needing to sense where the venomous python's life core was, and swung it in a wide arc, severing it from the stone statue's back at the root.

Instantly, the venomous python hissed, its massive body collapsed to the ground, spraying venom all over Li Wei's head, face, and body, leaving him no chance to dodge.

Yes, killing this giant green python is that simple, but it's also just as dangerous.

However, the dark green python was still writhing and even trying to run away, because the life core was still inside its body. If it escaped, it really wouldn't die!
Li Wei could only grit his teeth, listen to the wind to determine the location, and sprint after it, stabbing the venomous python's rear half with his sword and pinning it to the ground.

Just as he was about to draw his enchanted dagger to destroy the giant python's life core, the python unexpectedly severed its tail like a gecko, abandoning its hind half of its body and transforming into a python over twenty meters long, which then fled at lightning speed.

This direction was directly opposite Li Yue and her group, making it impossible to intercept them.

But it doesn't matter. As long as it escapes the poisonous fog, Li Yue's strength makes it impossible for her to let it go.

But unexpectedly, the venomous python turned its head and plunged back into the depths of the poisonous fog.

Grass!
(End of this chapter)