I am the Arcane Archer, and all my skills are self-created.

The very center of the battlefield.

A terrifying behemoth, as large as a moving mountain, slowly crawled out completely from the crack in the ground.

Its body is made up of countless rotten, twisted, and still writhing flesh and bones, covered with a thick shell that constantly drips dark green mucus.

Its head has no eyes or mouth, only a huge, constantly opening and closing cavity filled with sharp teeth.

Countless thick, tentacle-like tendons extended from all parts of its body, waving wildly in the air. Each strike easily created deep craters in the ground.

【Rotting Behemoth - Grassos (Regional Boss)】

[Level: LV25]

Health Points: ???

【attack:???】

【Skill:???】

This is a regional leader.

Just by standing there, the sheer, primal fear of decay and death emanating from it is enough to make anyone who sees it feel suffocated.

"roar--!!!"

Grassos let out a deep, piercing roar that no other creature could produce.

A visible, grayish-green ripple suddenly spread outwards from its center!

Withering Plague!

Those players who rushed to the front and were hit by the plague ripples immediately had negative status icons appear above their heads.

-50!

-50!

-50!

Countless damage numbers floated up above their heads.

"Holy crap! This plague is draining my health so fast!"

"Not only am I losing health! My stats have also been weakened! My attack power has dropped by almost 20%!"

"Priest! Heal me! I can't take it anymore!"

The front row of the crowd instantly descended into chaos.

But many more people, with bloodshot eyes, charged forward fearlessly.

"Go for it! What's there to be afraid of! Dying only costs 10% experience, and the equipment doesn't drop! What's there to be afraid of!"

"Charge! Whoever lands the final blow will receive a 100-silver-coin reward from the guild!"

"For the Horde... no, for the Alliance!"

Tens of thousands of players, as if possessed, charged towards the colossal beast that exuded an aura of death.

Fireballs, ice arrows, flashes of blades, shadows of swords...

Countless skills lit up at the same time, like colorful fireworks, all crashing down on Grassos.

however……

-1!

-1!

-2! (Critical Hit)

-1!

-1!

……

When those densely packed damage numbers, almost all of them "1", floated up from Grassos's massive body.

The entire battlefield fell into an eerie silence that lasted for several seconds.

All the players who were casting spells, charging, or shouting were dumbfounded.

"I...I didn't see wrong, did I? The damage is 1?"

"My [Fireball] dealt only 1 point of damage? Are you kidding me!"

"My physical attack is over 200, and one [Heavy Slash] only took away 1 point of health? Is this boss's defense like a city wall?"

"How are we supposed to fight this? Even if ten thousand people each hit once, it'll only take ten thousand points of damage! Look at the boss's health bar, it hasn't even budgeed!"

The crowd erupted in chaos.

If their previous earth-shattering appearance only instilled fear in them...

Now, this despair-inducing defensive power completely extinguished all their greed and wishful thinking.

This is simply not something that players at this stage can challenge!

Just when the morale of the crowd was about to collapse.

Several well-equipped and well-organized teams, from different directions, forcefully pushed through the chaotic crowd and appeared at the forefront of the battlefield.

"Brothers of the Ironblood Alliance! Follow me! Shield Warrior, hold the line! Everyone else, unleash your full damage potential!"

"【The Storm Rises Again】Attend to my command! Ranged attackers, focus fire on the BOSS's joints! Deal damage to their weak points!"

"Sisters of 【Sword and Rose】, keep your distance and don't get hit by the BOSS's tentacles!"

Besides Blood Wolf Guild and Flower Language Guild, the other three super guilds—Iron Blood Alliance, Rising Storm, and Sword and Rose—have finally officially joined the battlefield!

Their appearance was like three anchors, instantly stabilizing the player lines that were on the verge of collapse.

Just because ordinary players can't beat them doesn't mean that the elites from top guilds can't beat them either!

At this moment, the five super guilds gathered together on this chaotic battlefield!

Everyone knew that the winner of today's regional boss would most likely be one of these five.

However, just when everyone's attention was focused on the BOSS.

The Blood Wolf Guild, however, did something that surprised everyone.

Blood Wolf War Soul did not immediately order his subordinates to attack the BOSS.

He simply stared intently at the two calmly standing figures on the distant hillside with his bloodshot eyes.

Then, he raised the longsword in his hand, the blade pointing not at the enormous beast, but at... Li Wu and Hua Zitong!

"Everyone in the Blood Wolf Guild, heed my command!"

His voice was hoarse from extreme anger and resentment.

"Abandon the boss! Kill those two bastards!"

The moment this order was given, not only the casual players around them, but also the members of several other super guilds were stunned.

Are you crazy?

Why not fight the regional leader instead of getting into a fight with two other players at a time like this?

Has this Blood Wolf Battle Spirit been knocked senseless?

"Guild Leader, this..." A vice-guild leader next to Blood Wolf War Soul hesitated, "Shouldn't we wait until after we defeat the BOSS to discuss this?"

"Wait?" Blood Wolf War Soul whirled around, his eyes bloodshot. "I can't wait! Today, I must kill them!"

"But……"

"No buts! Follow orders!" roared the Blood Wolf Warrior. "Anyone who dares disobey will be killed without mercy!"

The nearly two hundred Blood Wolf Guild members behind him, though they also felt the order was somewhat inappropriate, dared not raise any objections under the guild leader's insane pressure.

"kill!"

With a command from Blood Wolf War Soul, nearly two hundred players from the Blood Wolf Guild surged forward like a tide, leaving the main battlefield where they were besieging the BOSS. They turned around and charged aggressively toward the hillside where Li Wu and Hua Zitong were!

This scene left everyone dumbfounded.

"What is the Blood Wolf Guild trying to do? Have they really gone mad?"

"They're even willing to forgo the area boss for just two players? What kind of grudge do they hold against us?!"

"Who are those two people? How could they possibly push the Blood Wolf Guild to this point?"

And at the very moment the Blood Wolf Guild took action.

The Flower Language Guild, which had been holding back for a while, finally made a move.

"Vice President!"

"Prepare for battle." Hua Yu Chengfeng's tone remained as calm as ever, but his eyes had become sharp.

He drew his two-handed greatsword from his back, the tip pointing diagonally at the ground, and gave concise and clear instructions to the fifty elites behind him.

"The guild leader has ordered that allies be protected at all costs."

"If the Blood Wolf Guild dares to lay a finger on them, we'll... wipe them all out."

"yes!"

Fifty elites from the Flower Language Guild echoed in unison.

They quickly formed a standard battle formation, with shield warriors in front, healers in the middle, and ranged attackers in the rear, forming an impregnable dam that precisely blocked the Blood Wolf Guild's path of attack.

An unprecedented battle, sparked by two super guilds and two players, is about to erupt under the watchful eyes of everyone!

On the hillside.

Li Wu glanced at the Blood Wolf Guild members charging towards them like mad dogs, then looked at the Flower Language Guild members who were taking the initiative to meet them and form a battle formation, and raised an eyebrow slightly.

"It seems our 'ally' is trying to put on quite a show," he said calmly.

"Perhaps." Hua Zitong's gaze remained fixed on the giant beast rampaging wildly in the center of the battlefield. Without turning her head, she said, "I'll leave this place to you. I'll go test the waters of that thing."

Without waiting for Li Wu's reply, she leaped down the hillside like an arrow and rushed towards the BOSS.

Li Wu looked at her resolute back and shook his head helplessly.

He withdrew his gaze and looked back at the battlefield below the mountain.

The Blood Wolf Guild and the Flower Language Guild have clashed.

Without further hesitation, he raised the Arcane Bow in his hand.

Since someone has come to him of their own accord, he doesn't need to be polite.

call out!

A pure white beam of light flashed from his bowstring.

The Blood Wolf Guild thief at the forefront hadn't even realized what was happening when a small hole appeared in his head, and he fell straight down.

-1355! (Weakness Critical Hit)

A blood-red four-digit damage number slowly rose from his corpse.

Sold out instantly!

The battle has begun.

Li Wu's gaze turned cold and focused.

His fingers moved across the bowstring, leaving a trail of afterimages.

call out!call out!call out!call out!

Deadly white beams of light, like the scythe of death, relentlessly shot down from the hillside, precisely reaping the lives of Blood Wolf Guild members.

-1298!

-1401! (Weakness Critical Hit)

-1366!

……

Everyone hit by the beam of light, whether a tough warrior or a nimble thief, faces the same fate.

That means your health bar is instantly emptied, you turn into a white light, and disappear from the spot.

At this moment, Li Wu on the hillside transformed into a mobile death emplacement that could not be approached.

Each of his attacks represented the end of a life.

Those who were seeing Li Wu make a move for the first time were completely dumbfounded.

"Who...who is that archer? How come his damage is so high?"

"One-shotting someone with a basic attack? And it was an elite member of the Blood Wolf Guild? Am I dreaming?"

"This is supposed to be an archer? This is clearly the final boss disguised as an archer!"

A tremendous wave of emotion surged through everyone's hearts.

They finally understood why the Blood Wolf Guild was so insane.

I finally understand why the Flower Language Guild would go to any lengths to win over and protect these two people.

Because they deserve it!