There was a theory in the early days that the players and the game company were natural enemies .
One group would spend their time trying to take advantage of loopholes while the other was desperately trying to block them . If there were too many loopholes, their relationship would collapse and the business would fall apart .
In this regard, Dawn had done a decent job . A lot of time was spent in early development to test all the different ways the game could be exploited . In addition, the smart repair technology was used very effectively, which allowed the last three months to run quite smoothly .
If they wanted to use the skill-blocking exploit, they would be going up against the game company .
However, in the moment, they were about to get wiped, so there was no time to discuss it .
When the Boss mutated from level 45 to level 55, there was no hope left .
From the perspective of Lu Li's five-man team, they hadn't violated any rules of the game . At this point, the Boss only had 5% HP remaining, but Princess Theradras was furious .
It wasn't clear if she had gone wild because of the skill blocking, but that was irrelevant . Princess Theradras' brown skin turned bright red as she began to go crazy .
"You shameless invaders! Don't even think about taking away my husband!"
Her first attack resulted in a two second stun, with the following two attacks completely draining Deep Watersong's HP . After killing Deep Watersong, she rushed towards her next target .
Frankly speaking, even Lu Li was a little dumbfounded .
He had been to Maraudon in his previous life, but that was only at Hero Difficulty . The dungeon had been severely nerfed by the game company . While the Princess had gone berserk them, she wasn't this strong .
She had managed to kill the tankiest Druid Main Tank with three hits . There was no way anyone else could survive that barrage .
However, Lu Li wasn't easily scared and looked at the direction that the Boss was travelling . It was heading right at the silly little Druid .
"Hachi, Shadowmeld!" he shouted .
The healer needed to be kept alive, but at this point of the fight, her role was minimal anyway .
"Oh!" Hachi Chan cried out in response .
Using Shadowmeld was quite easy – all you had to do was cast it and stand still .
Normally, Shadowmeld couldn't be used to escape a Boss' detection . Otherwise, everyone would use this trick to escape death when fighting a Boss . However, in this case, the Boss was in berserk, which meant it had lower detection . Hachi Chan's jumble of equipment would also help in concealing her and there was still some distance between her and the Boss . If she managed to vanish before the Boss, it would try to find another target .
This new target was Lu Li .
However, Lu Li couldn't run away . If he ran away, then who would be left to fight the Boss? All the melee players needed to be close to hit it .
"Hachi, Ressurect Watersong . Everyone else, damage the Boss . Don't hold back; fight with everything you've got," Lu Li said, his instructions unusually descriptive .
Cain's Left Hand smiled as he casted a movement speed skill before appearing behind the Boss and unleashing his abilities .
Water Fairy spat on the ground before buffing herself and attacking as well . Following Lu Li's lead, the three damage players attacked with all they had . It didn't matter whether they lived or not, as long as the Boss died before they got wiped .
There were two things that could happen that made fighting a Boss more difficult . The first was whether the Boss had gone Berserk and the second was whether the Boss would cast an ultimate skill just before it died .
This was the perfect situation to showcase the survivability of Thieves .
Although none of them were Warriors, they all had ways to keep themselves alive . Lu Li managed to stall for seven seconds while Cain's Left Hand lasted for five . By the time only Water Fairy left, Hachi Chan had already Resurrected Deep Watersong and fully healed him .
As long as he wasn't hit with a skill, he could take two to three hits, even if the Boss was in Berserk .
Hachi Chan, Deep Watersong, and Water Fairy were all stubbornly fighting the Boss while Lu Li and Cain's Left Hand lay dead on the ground .
Lu Li didn't revive himself; the opportunity was not right .
After going berserk, the Boss would use an ultimate skill which he remembered very clearly .
Repulsive Gaze!
In a last ditch attempt, Princess Theradras casted her area of effect fear skill and went into a petrified state, absorbing the Earth Elements around her to form a shield .
However, when Repulsive Gaze was casted, Lu Li decisively used his Darkmoon Card
Darkmoon Card: Void (Special): Instant Use . Has a 50% chance of Revive . Upon a successful Revive, HP and Mana regen increased by 20%, EXP gain increased by -5% - 10% . Number of uses remaining: 4/5 . Effective when item is placed in backpack . Equipment requirement: Level 10 .
He had used it once before in the Stranglethorn Vale Warm, so currently had four more uses .
If he didn't Revive, the remaining three players would have no chance of killing Princess Theradras . After all, the Boss was now steadily regenerating its HP and Water Fairy was the only damage player left .
After using the card, Lu Li stood up .
The Revive was a success!
However, Lu Li didn't have time to celebrate . He rushed towards the Boss while glancing at his EXP bar . It had dropped by 3% .
This was an Instance Dungeon and you weren't supposed to lose EXP if you died . Moreover, the 3% that he lost was quite hard to come by . He would need another an hour to gain it back .
When Lu Li rushed back, he immediately destroyed the Boss' shield .
The shield needed to be destroyed first, otherwise, her high Defense and Attack would make her unbeatable .
Lu Li stopped attacking the Boss after he destroyed the shield and started channeling Cain's Left Hand's Revival .
The team that had originally lost half of its members had now been restored .
If Princess Theradras was more intelligent, she wouldn't want to fight them anyway . She had worked so hard to kill a few of them, but they just kept coming back .
They had about three seconds left to damage Princess Theradras, but she didn't have much HP left .
Even so, for as long as she kept regenerating, the crisis was not over yet . As long as the Boss was still breathing, there was still a good chance that they could get wiped .
In the face of Princess Theradras' onslaught, Lu Li didn't hesitate to use Gale Steps, which managed to buy two more seconds for his team .
Deep Watersong managed to take the aggro again and died once more .
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