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

"Steel Shield, as immovable as a mountain, you two are the shield of this team. All the monsters' aggro must be firmly controlled in your hands." Li Wu's gaze turned to the two tanks.

"Yes, Chairman!" the two replied in unison.

"Seven-Stringed Glass, Starry Sky, you are the heart of the team. No one's health bar can be empty. I don't care what methods you use, whether it's predictive healing or over-healing, I only want one result—no one dies."

"Understood!" The two pastors nodded vigorously.

"Mohen, your control is our insurance. Zhuifeng, Kuangdao, and Manniu, your damage output is our spearhead. Hua Zitong, you are the deputy commander, be ready to fill in at any time."

Li Wu's gaze swept across everyone's faces before he finally said, "This dungeon requires all ten of us to fight as a single unit. I don't want to see any mistakes. Do you understand?"

"I understand!"

"Okay." Li Wu nodded. "Then, let's begin."

The group began to move forward along the passageway.

Steel Shield and Immovable Mountain walked side by side at the front, one on the left and one on the right, their shields slightly raised, ready to engage in battle at any moment.

Three melee DPS followed behind them.

Li Wu, Hua Zitong, and the three ranged attackers walked at the back of the group.

They had walked less than fifty meters when they heard a rustling sound coming from the darkness ahead.

"Something's up!" Steel Shield growled, raising his shield in front of him.

From the darkness, three enormous scorpion warriors emerged from the shadows. Their upper bodies were humanoid, while their lower bodies were those of ferocious scorpions. They wielded rough stone axes, and their scarlet eyes gleamed menacingly in the dim light.

【Sand Fury Executor (Elite)】

[Level: 35]

"Three elites, I'll pull the two on the left, and you pull the one on the right while I remain still!" Steel Shield made a quick decision and threw a "Taunt" skill at them.

"Roger!" Without wasting any words, the unmoving figure immediately used a "Shield Throw" to smash the scorpion-man on the right.

The battle erupted instantly!

Steel Shield remained completely calm in the face of the two elite monsters. Relying on the powerful attributes of the Soulforger set and his superb movement, he steadily withstood the attacks of the two scorpionmen, keeping their aggro firmly in place.

The one on the other side, Immovable Mountain, remained as steady as an old dog. No matter how the scorpion-man chopped at him with his stone axe, his health bar barely budged.

"Focus fire on the first one on the left!" Hua Zitong calmly commanded.

Inkmark's frost arrows, Wind Chaser's piercing arrows, Bull's heavy hammer, and Mad Blade's twin blades—all their firepower was instantly unleashed on the scorpion-man held back by the steel shield.

Li Wu stood at the back of the group and did not make a move.

He was observing.

Observe each person's performance and observe the team's coordination.

After five days of practice, this team has developed a basic understanding of each other. The tanks hold their positions well, the DPS attacks are accurate, and the healers keep up. Although it's countless times slower than him clearing mobs on his own, this is how a normal team should perform in a dungeon.

In less than thirty seconds, the first scorpion-man fell to the ground.

The team immediately switched their focus to the second one, and then the third.

The entire process proceeded smoothly without any errors.

"Not bad." Li Wu nodded to himself.

"keep going."

The team continued forward, encountering several more waves of similar monsters along the way. Under Hua Zitong's command and with the team's excellent teamwork, they were easily defeated.

About ten minutes later, they walked through the long passageway and the view suddenly opened up before them.

They arrived at a huge underground cave. In the center of the cave was an altar made of huge stones, with eerie green flames burning on it.

A scorpion-man dressed in a priest's robe stood before the altar, holding aloft a snake-headed staff and chanting incantations.

Around him stood four scorpion-men guards wielding spears.

High Priestess Sethus (Leader)

[Level: 35]

Scorpion Temple Guardian (Elite)

[Level: 35]

"This is the first boss." Hua Zitong's tone turned serious. "This priest is a pure mage-type boss who can unleash large-area shadow magic. The most troublesome skill is called 'Shadow Nova,' which has a three-second cast time. Once it's cast, we'll all be instantly killed."

"Must we interrupt?" Steel Shield asked.

"We must interrupt him." Hua Zitong nodded. "Besides, he has four guards who will protect him immediately after the battle begins. Our tactic is for two tanks to each pull two guards to the edge of the arena. All DPS should focus their fire on the BOSS immediately."

"Who's responsible for the interruption?" Mohen pushed up his glasses.

"You come here." Hua Zitong looked at him. "Your 'Deep Freeze' is an instant hard crowd control, the most reliable one. I'll remind you when the BOSS starts casting."

"it is good."

"Any more questions?" Hua Zitong looked around.

Everyone shook their heads.

"Then prepare to engage!" Hua Zitong took a deep breath. "Steel Shield, Immovable Mountain, you guys go first!"

"Watch us!"

Steel Shield and Immovable Mountain exchanged a glance and charged forward simultaneously.

Steel Shield roared and charged into the two guards on the left.

Although he remained silent, he moved even faster, throwing a shield that accurately struck the faces of the two guards on the right.

The two men instantly diverted the hatred of the four guards.

"Now! Focus fire on the BOSS!" Hua Zitong shouted.

The already prepared Mad Blade and Wild Bull, like two sharp arrows, pierced through the gaps in the tank and rushed straight towards the high priest on the altar.

The attack from the remote group also arrived at the same time.

The battle has begun in full force!

High Priest Sethus, his ritual interrupted, let out an angry roar. He brandished his staff, unleashing a barrage of shadow arrows at the vanguard of Berserker and Bull.

"Keep healing up!" Qixian Liuli and Xingchen immediately began healing the two melee fighters.

The priest's health began to drop under the combined fire of the group.

90%...80%...77%...

Just then, the priest suddenly stopped what he was doing and raised his staff high. A dense mass of shadow energy began to gather above his head.

"It's coming! Loading!" Hua Zitong's voice instantly turned shrill. "Mohen, get ready!"

"I saw it." Mohen's eyes were fixed on the BOSS's spell bar.

The loading bar is only three seconds long, which is very short.

He must interrupt at the last minute to maximize his output time.

The shadow energy sphere grew larger and larger, and the oppressive aura it emitted made everyone feel a chill.

Two seconds...

one second...

"Now!" Hua Zitong shouted.

Almost at the same time, Inkmark's staff moved forward slightly.

"freeze!"

A beam of icy blue light shot out instantly, accurately striking the high priest who was casting a spell.

Deep Freeze!

The priest's body was instantly covered by a thick layer of solid ice, and the dark energy ball gathered above his head dissipated.

"Well done!" Steel Shield shouted from afar. "Brothers, give them a good beating!"

All the attackers seemed to be on steroids, unleashing all their burst damage skills.

The priest's health dropped significantly, but the crisis was not over.

The freezing effect lasted only a few seconds. When the ice shattered, the enraged priest let out an even sharper screech.

He raised his staff once more.

"Here we go again! Mohen, is your skill on cooldown?" Hua Zitong asked hurriedly.

"Ten seconds left!" Mohen's expression changed.

"Ten seconds? That's too late!"

As the destructive shadow energy began to gather again, everyone's hearts sank.

Are we going to be wiped out here on our first attempt?

At this critical moment, an extremely fast arrow, accompanied by a piercing whistle that tore through the air, shot out from the rear of the formation.

The arrow struck the priest's wrist, which was gripping the staff, with pinpoint accuracy.

"Ding!"

A crisp sound.

The priest's spellcasting was interrupted.

Everyone was stunned and instinctively turned around to look.

Li Wu slowly lowered the arcane bow in his hand and said in a calm tone:

"Continue outputting."