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

Faced with the Destroyer's powerful drill attack, Li Wu did not try to withstand it head-on. He lightly touched the ground with his toes and floated back more than ten meters to dodge it.

boom!

The drill bit struck the spot where Li Wu had just been standing, creating a large crater in the ground and sending debris flying everywhere.

"The attack power is really high."

Li Wu was somewhat surprised when he saw the huge pit. If that drill bit had hit him, it probably would have killed him instantly.

Command: Protect.

Li Wu calmly issued commands to the eight mining puppets around him.

"Command confirmed..."

The eight puppets immediately sprang into action, forming a defensive line in front of Li Wu.

Roar!

The Destroyer was even more enraged by its missed attack, and it raised its drill again and swept it across the puppet defense line.

clang clang clang!

A series of metallic clanging sounds rang out, and the four puppets at the front were swept back, their bodies scratched by the drill bits.

Their health bars dropped instantly, but they didn't collapse; they stubbornly held on in front.

Li Wu seized the opportunity to immediately counterattack, drawing his bowstring to its fullest extent.

Two arrows crackling with lightning shot toward the Destroyer's single eye.

Lightning Bolt!

-1550! (Weakness Critical Hit)

-1520! (Weakness Critical Hit)

Two damage numbers appeared above the Destroyer's head. Its black iron armor had high physical defense, but it was no match for Li Wu's magical attacks.

Roar!

The Destroyer, now under attack, roared and abandoned the puppet in front of it, refocusing its attention on Li Wu.

Its chest armor suddenly opened, revealing dozens of cannon barrels inside.

Li Wu's eyes narrowed; he knew the other side was about to launch a fire attack.

Command: Scatter and attack freely.

Li Wu immediately issued new orders, and the eight puppets abandoned their defensive formation and scattered in all directions to attack the Destroyer from different angles.

Li Wu himself also used his speed advantage to move quickly through the mine.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh—

The cannon on the Destroyer's chest fired beams of energy, forming a net of fire that enveloped the entire mine.

Li Wu's figure moved nimbly through the net, each of his dodges was extremely dangerous, and several times the energy beams grazed the hem of his clothes.

But no matter how dense the barrage of fire was, it couldn't hit him. While dodging, his attacks never stopped.

A series of lightning arrows shot out from his bowstring, accurately hitting the Destroyer's single eye.

The Destroyer's health bar was slowly decreasing, while Li Wu's eight puppets also played a significant role in this battle.

Although they don't cause much damage, their large numbers make them a force to be reckoned with, and they are tireless and unafraid of death.

They constantly harassed the Destroyer to draw its attention, creating space for Li Wu to deal damage.

The battle lasted for nearly five minutes, and the Destroyer's health bar finally dropped below 20%.

Roar--

The Destroyer, now in a berserk state, let out a roar, ceased its artillery fire, and began to tremble violently.

A dangerous aura emanated from it.

"It needs to be enlarged."

Li Wu immediately realized something was wrong. He saw the Destroyer's single eye begin to gather a blinding red light, and an energy was condensing in its single eye.

Li Wu knew this was the BOSS's ultimate move. The range of this move must be enormous, and its power was something he couldn't dodge by simply moving around.

Trying to withstand it head-on will only lead to certain death; the only way is to interrupt it before it releases its power.

However, the Destroyer is immune to all control skills, so ordinary interruption methods are completely ineffective against it.

"What should we do?"

Li Wu's brain was racing; less than three seconds remained.

At this critical moment, Li Wu's gaze swept over the mining golems that were besieging the Destroyer, and a bold idea formed in his mind.

Command: All, self-destruct!

Li Wu issued one last, insane command to all the mining puppets.

"Command confirmed... Self-destruct program... Activated..."

The eight mining golems stopped all their attacks the moment they received the command, and their blue electronic eyes instantly turned red.

The energy cores inside their bodies began to operate beyond their capacity, and a destructive energy emanated from them.

They took a step forward and charged towards the Destroyer, which was charging up its ultimate attack.

"No!!"

The Destroyer seemed to sense the danger and roared.

It wanted to stop charging up and retreat, but it was too late.

Eight mining golems rushed to its feet and then detonated themselves.

boom--

A loud bang exploded in the mine, and the shockwave instantly swept through the entire space.

Li Wu was also thrown back by the shockwave and crashed into the rock wall, with more than 300 points of damage appearing above his head.

Ignoring the pain, he immediately looked up at the center of the explosion.

The Destroyer's body was engulfed by the flames and smoke of the explosion, and its powerful attack, which it was charging up, was also interrupted by the explosion.

Its health bar was also destroyed by this attack, with the last bit of it blown away.

[Server-wide announcement for Area 21: Congratulations to player "Seeing Through the Fog" for successfully achieving the first server-wide kill of the LV30 Elite Boss, Mine Guardian - Destroyer!]

As a first-kill reward, player "Seeing Through the Fog" receives +10000 experience points and +200 reputation points!

[System Notification: Your talent, Soul Devouring Fortune, has been triggered, granting +0.64 Luck and +0.64 Intelligence.]

[System notification: Congratulations on leveling up! Your current level is LV27.]

Your Strength +5, Agility +5, Intelligence +5, Constitution +5, Spirit +5!

You have gained 5 free attribute points!

A series of system notifications rang in Li Wu's ears. Seeing that he had successfully upgraded, he breathed a long sigh of relief.

"You made the right bet."

The idea of ​​interrupting the BOSS's ultimate move by having a puppet self-destruct is very bold.

Fortunately, it worked, otherwise he would be the one lying on the ground now.

He got up from the ground, dusted himself off, and walked toward the center of the explosion.

As the thick smoke dissipated, the wreckage of the Destroyer lay on the ground, surrounded by gleaming loot.

Li Wu walked to the wreckage of the Destroyer and began to take stock of the spoils of war.

As a level 30 elite boss, the Destroyer drops very generous loot.

First, there's a piece of equipment that glows green.

【Name: Destroyer Heavy Armor (Rare)】

Type: Armor (Plate Armor)

[Level Requirement: LV30]

[Required Classes: Warrior, Knight]

[Attributes: Constitution +80, Strength +60, Physical Defense +200]

[Special Effect 1: Resilience. Reduces all physical damage taken by 10%.]

【Special Effect 2: Devastating Impact (Active). Consumes stamina to charge forward, dealing physical damage equal to 200% of Strength to all enemies in its path, and has a 50% chance to stun them for 1 second. Cooldown: 3 minutes.】

"A level 30 rare plate armor, the stats are really good."

Li Wu looked at the heavy armor's attributes and nodded in approval.

This piece of equipment, in terms of both its stats and effects, is perfectly suited for shield warriors or knights. Especially the active skill, Devastating Impact, which is practically a god-tier initiation skill.

"If this piece of equipment were put on the auction house, it would probably fetch an astronomical price."

Li Wu unceremoniously put it into his backpack.

In addition to this rare armor, the Destroyer also dropped a fine two-handed warhammer, as well as a large amount of silver coins and materials.

Li Wu carefully put all these items away. Finally, his gaze fell on three fist-sized crystals on the ground, emitting a pure blue light.

He bent down and picked one up.

【Name: Magic Crystal (Rare)】

[Type: Forging Material]

[Description: A pure magical energy condensation, containing immense power, and is one of the core materials for crafting high-level magical equipment.]

"Magic Crystal!"

Li Wu's eyes suddenly lit up.

This is the second material he needs to forge the Starseeker Longbow!

The target was sixty, but three came out at once.

"What a pleasant surprise!"

Li Wu carefully put the three magic crystals into his backpack.

Target progress: 3/60.

He thought that this material could only be obtained by killing elemental creatures, but he didn't expect that this mechanical puppet BOSS would also drop it.

It seemed that the remaining fifty-seven might also be found in this mine, and Li Wu's mood immediately improved.

After cleaning up his spoils, he didn't rush to leave. He walked to the pitted and uneven Star Iron Mine, looked at the puppet remains scattered on the ground, and fell into deep thought.

It's a real shame that the eight puppet miners are gone just like that.

Do we really have to mine the remaining Star Iron ourselves?