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

【Heart of the Rock (Wild Boss)】

[Level: LV15]

【Life: 10000】

Attack: 420

[Skills: Rock Throw, War Stomp, Energy Absorption and Conversion]

Looking at the stone figure that resembled a small mountain, Li Wu took a deep breath.

Especially its terrifying attack power!

jaw-dropping!

Fortunately, the health points were very low, so it must have been balanced.

"Shall we go straight for it?" Li Wu nocked an arrow, ready to fire at any moment.

"Wait." Hua Zitong suddenly stopped him, her gaze warily turning to the other side of the altar.

"There are people there," she said in a low voice.

Following her gaze, Li Wu saw several figures peeking furtively from the shadow of a large rock behind the altar.

Those people seemed to have noticed them too; their movements visibly froze, and then they quickly retreated.

"It seems we weren't the first to discover this BOSS." Li Wu frowned.

"That's normal." Hua Zitong's expression didn't seem surprised. "Although the spawns of wild bosses are hidden, some lucky players or specialized 'treasure hunter' teams will always find them. The problem is, judging from their appearance, they don't seem like good guys."

Just as the two were talking, a tall knight player emerged from the shadow of the rock, wearing a set of excellent plate armor and wielding a giant battle axe.

Above his head was a blood-red ID.

Blood Wolf Berserker

Behind him, eight more players emerged one after another, including mages, rogues, and priests, a fairly complete class lineup.

Their IDs all had the prefix "Blood Wolf," indicating they were from the same guild.

"People from the Blood Wolf Guild?" Hua Zitong's brows furrowed slightly.

"Is this guild very famous?" Li Wu asked.

"They're more than just famous." Hua Zitong's tone became somewhat serious. "The Blood Wolf Guild is one of the top five super guilds in 'Origin Realm.' They're known for their domineering and ruthless style of doing things. In order to grab BOSSes and resources, they've done plenty of things like clearing out entire areas and killing people."

"In short, they are a pack of mad dogs that are not to be trifled with."

Li Wu understood.

To put it bluntly, they are a group of bullies who run rampant in the game because they have a large number of people.

The knight called "Blood Wolf Mad Blade" showed a clear hint of contempt when he saw that Li Wu and Hua Zitong were alone.

But he did not react immediately.

He swaggered over with his team, stopped about twenty meters away from the two men, and spoke in a condescending tone:

"Hey, aren't these our famous figures from District 21, 'Seeing Flowers Through the Fog' and 'Searching for Fog Among Flowers'? What? You two great masters are also interested in this rock?"

His words were full of undisguised sarcasm and provocation.

Li Wu didn't speak, she just stared at him coldly.

Hua Zitong stepped forward and replied in the same icy tone, "Wild bosses belong to the capable. What, has your Blood Wolf Guild taken over the Blackrock Mountains?"

"Heh, it's not quite a private event," Blood Wolf Mad Blade said with a forced smile.

"However, there's always a first-come, first-served order. This BOSS was discovered first by our Blood Wolf Guild. If you two know what's good for you, you'd better go explore somewhere else to avoid a fight later. Swords have no eyes, and it'll only damage our harmony."

A naked threat.

Although he said "swords have no eyes," the meaning in his eyes was very clear: if you don't leave, I'll send you back to the city.

The Blood Wolf Guild members behind him were also eager to fight, looking at Li Wu and Hua Zitong with ill intent, as if they would rush up immediately at the first command of Blood Wolf Mad Blade.

"What if we don't leave?" Li Wu finally asked.

His voice wasn't loud, but it carried a chilling quality that was impossible to ignore.

Blood Wolf Mad Blade was stunned for a moment. He seemed not to have expected that this seemingly aloof archer would dare to contradict him to his face.

He looked Li Wu up and down, and when he saw the few pieces of fine equipment on Li Wu's body that were still emitting a faint light, a flash of greed crossed his eyes.

"Not leaving?" He sneered, slamming the giant axe in his hand heavily onto the ground with a dull thud.

"Then don't blame us, the Blood Wolf Guild, for not giving face to these two great masters!"

"Brothers, get ready! Take care of those two first, then deal with the boss!"

At his command, the two rogue players behind him instantly blurred and entered stealth mode, silently flanking Li Wu and Hua Zitong.

The other warriors and mages also raised their weapons, and a fierce battle was about to break out.

However, at that moment...

"roar--!!!"

A deafening roar suddenly came from the center of the altar.

It seemed that their argument had awakened the sleeping giant stone man.

[Heart of Rock] slowly rose from the ground!

Its enormous body, made of rock, makes a grating, grinding sound with every movement.

A pair of eyes made of lava suddenly lit up, radiating a violent and furious light, locking onto the Blood Wolf Guild members who were closest to it.

"Holy crap! The BOSS is awake!" Blood Wolf Mad Blade's expression changed drastically. Forgetting about causing trouble for Li Wu and Hua Zitong, he hurriedly shouted, "Everyone! Pay attention to your positioning! Tanks, get in front! Healers, prepare to heal!"

The members of the Blood Wolf Guild immediately abandoned their plan to attack Li Wu and Hua Zitong, and hurriedly began to deal with the suddenly awakened giant BOSS.

A warrior, also wielding a shield, charged forward defiantly, casting a [Taunt] that drew the Heart of the Rock's hatred to himself.

The Heart of Rock roared and raised its rock fist, which was larger than a millstone, and slammed it down hard on the shield warrior!

boom!

A loud bang.

The shield warrior from the Blood Wolf Guild was sent flying, shield and all, crashing heavily to the ground more than ten meters away. His health bar instantly emptied, and he was killed instantly!

"Holy crap! That attack power!"

Blood Wolf Mad Blade's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets when he saw this.

"All ranged units! Focus fire!" he hurriedly ordered.

The mage players in the back row immediately began chanting spells.

Fireball, ice arrow, wind blade...

A barrage of colorful magic rained down on the Heart of Rock.

-12!

-15!

-9! (resistance)

A series of pitifully low damage numbers appeared above the Heart of the Rock's head.

The attacks from these mages felt like scraping its skin.

One of the fire mages, seemingly defying superstition, chanted a large fireball spell.

boom!

A massive fireball slammed into the heart of the rock, exploding into a dazzling burst of flames.

+500!

A green healing number suddenly appeared above Rockheart's head.

Its health bar, which had just dropped by a sliver due to instantly killing the shield warrior, was instantly replenished.

"Who the hell told you to use Fireball?!" Blood Wolf Mad Blade was so angry he almost vomited blood. "Didn't I tell you? This boss has high fire resistance! You can't use fire spells!"

The fire mage player also looked aggrieved.

"Boss, I... I used Arcane Missiles..."

"Arcane Missiles, my foot! Didn't you specialize in Fire? Your Arcane Missiles deal Fire damage as well!"

The Blood Wolf Guild's team was instantly thrown into chaos.

Li Wu and Hua Zitong stood at a distance, watching them frantically being chased and beaten by the BOSS, as if watching a play.

"This Blood Wolf Guild doesn't seem like much," Li Wu remarked, pursing his lips.

"It's not that they're too weak, it's that this boss's mechanics are too effective against a typical team like theirs." Hua Zitong shook her head. "Without a strong main tank to withstand the damage, the DPS can't do any damage, and the ranged DPS can't use AOE. There's no way to win."

"So what do we do now?" Li Wu asked. "Should we wait until the BOSS wipes them out before we go in? Or... should we leave now?"

"Let's go?" Hua Zitong glanced at him, a playful smile playing on her lips.

"Why are you leaving?"

"The real show is just beginning."