Chapter 25: The Boss’s Evolution, Illusory Body

Chapter 25 - 25: The Boss's Evolution, Illusory Body"Guru, can you handle it?" Cipher asked worriedly. This werewolf boss was first discovered by Cox, but Cox was instantly killed with one strike. Fortunately, Cipher had run fast enough to lead the boss here. "No problem!" Johnnie said confidently. Ordinarily, dealing with this guy would be a bit troublesome. But now, with his damage and attack speed increased sevenfold, he had no issue dealing with it at all. He made the first move. The cold light flashed as he activated Sword Shock, and four sword auras fell one after another. -211 -209 -211 -217 Four damage numbers flashed. With just one exchange, he directly depleted over eight hundred hit points of the boss. An elite boss at Stage 1, Level 10 had around three thousand hit points, and Johnnie felt no pressure. Owwooo! The werewolf boss howled in pain and angrily brought down its big knife, but Johnnie deftly dodged it. Hum! Another sword aura flashed as the long sword aimed straight for the werewolf's heart. -443 Critical hit! With just two attacks, nearly half of the boss's hit points were gone. "Roar!" The werewolf roared, and light surged around its body. It was using the skill Berserk! It increased damage by 100% and hit points by 50%. Bang! The werewolf's blade struck Johnnie. -201 The damage number flashed. Johnnie let out a sigh of relief. Such damage couldn't threaten him. Hum! At this moment, green light surged around his body. It was the Healing Spell, which increased his hit point recovery by an additional 10 points for ten seconds. "Finally, I can be useful!" Poleriver raised her staff, looking proud. However, this amount of hit point recovery didn't have much impact on Johnnie. "Don't just stand there. Lure another werewolf elite over." he said, looking at Cipher and Warlock, who were watching the battle. The two had also tried to attack, but they could only deal single - digit damage, which was negligible. "Guru, we still need to lure more monsters?" Warlock asked worriedly. This boss dealt high damage, and he was afraid something might go wrong. "It's fine. Hurry up." Johnnie urged them. He could handle this werewolf boss with ease, but since he had already killed an elite boss before, there wouldn't be any additional rewards. He wanted to enrage this werewolf and make it evolve into a rare boss. "Poleriver, use the Healing Spell on this guy." Johnnie said, looking at Poleriver. A player's Healing Spell was also effective on monsters. "Huh?" Poleriver was stunned and asked in confusion, "Guru, why heal this thing?" Just do it." Johnnie didn't explain further. He was afraid the werewolf would die too quickly. "All right." Without further ado, Poleriver cast another Healing Spell, but this time the target wasn't Johnnie, it was the werewolf boss. Green light flashed as the werewolf boss's hit points slowly recovered. Its scarlet eyes turned to Poleriver, looking bewildered. What a kind - hearted soul! It decided to kill this priest last and then turned back to attack Johnnie. The long knife whistled through the air with great force. Johnnie didn't dare to take the attack head - on. He dodged to the side and continuously circled around the werewolf boss, slashing with his long sword as damage numbers flashed one after another. -207 -204 ... He constantly calculated the werewolf's health, ensuring it wouldn't be instantly killed. "Guru, we're back." At this moment, Cipher and Warlock returned, with a werewolf elite trailing behind them. Johnnie stepped forward and blocked their way, saying, "I'll hold these two off. You guys attack the werewolf boss." By now, the werewolf boss's health had dropped below 500 points, unable to withstand three strikes from him. He was afraid that if he wasn't careful, he'd kill it in one go. "Got it!" Cipher and Warlock didn't ask any questions and distanced themselves to launch their attacks. An arrow and a fireball hit the werewolf boss. -6 -9 The pitiful damage numbers flashed, posing no real threat to the werewolf boss. Only then did Johnnie feel at ease. He stayed at the front, dodging the attacks from both the werewolf boss and the werewolf elite. And Poleriver wasn't idle either. She kept casting the Healing Spell, but her target was the werewolf boss. "Poleriver, are your eyesight that bad? You got the wrong target for the heal." Cipher frowned and said. He and Warlock had only managed to reduce the boss's health by a few dozen points, which was instantly restored by Poleriver's Healing Spell. "Guru told me to heal the boss." Poleriver said innocently. "Guru's idea?" Cipher looked at Johnnie in confusion. Warlock interjected, "He's probably waiting for Cox to come back." "I see. Guru is so loyal." Cipher said, looking at Johnnie with admiration. ... Soon, Cox was resurrected and finally arrived. Johnnie immediately added him to the team and continued to engage with the werewolf boss. Warlock said, "Guru, Cox is back. Finish this thing off." "Not in a hurry. Keep wearing it down." Johnnie said calmly, leisurely dodging the werewolf boss's attacks while constantly calculating its health. As soon as the boss's health recovered above 600 points, he'd land a strike. "Owwooo..." The werewolf boss realized that these human players were playing with it. It felt insulted. A great werewolf could die in battle, but it would never tolerate being humiliated! Boundless anger welled up inside it. With another enraged howl, its body was enveloped in a bloody glow, and the lost health recovered rapidly. Evolution! "Finally triggered!" Johnnie's eyes lit up. He no longer held back and launched his attacks. Puff! -110 -113 ... In the evolved state, the boss couldn't move, and its defense increased. Johnnie's damage was directly halved. Even so, the werewolf boss's health continued to drop, far exceeding its recovery rate. "What's going on? The boss can recover health?" Warlock and the others stopped their attacks when they saw this scene. They felt that the aura emanating from the werewolf boss had become even more powerful. Since no player had ever encountered a boss evolving before, they didn't know that bosses could evolve. "Poleriver, keep healing!" Johnnie reminded her when he saw that the werewolf boss's health was dropping rapidly. He had to wait until the boss completed its evolution before he could finish it off. "Oh." Poleriver responded, raised her staff, and cast the Healing Spell again. The werewolf boss stood still, unable to move. Its blood-red eyes stared intently at Johnnie and the others, wishing it could tear them to pieces. As a dignified werewolf leader, it had never been so humiliated before. "Owwooo!" A long, melodious wolf howl echoed through the entire forest. Finally, it completed its evolution and became a Stage 1, Level 10 rare boss. At this moment, its fur was blood-red all over, and its face became even more ferocious. It stared at Johnnie hungrily and pounced directly at him. "Hmph, I've been waiting for you to complete your evolution!" Johnnie was not afraid at all. His long sword flashed, and he cast Sword Shock again. -121 -115 ... The werewolf boss, whose health was already critically low, had its health bar emptied instantly. It widened its blood-red eyes, stared fixedly at Johnnie, full of unwillingness and anger, and then slowly fell to the ground. After finally evolving into a rare boss, it didn't even have a chance to show off before it was defeated. [Killed a Stage 1, Level 10 rare boss, gained 40 experience points] [Novice Village Announcement: Player Johnnie's team has killed a rare boss. Reputation +10. Completed the first kill of the boss, rewarded with 1 piece of blue equipment. Team members are rewarded with 1 piece of green equipment each] The novice village announcement set off another wave of excitement. "Guru Johnnie actually killed a rare boss!" "Luckily, it was a team kill this time." "A rare boss? Are there rare bosses in the novice village?" "@Johnnie, Guru, what does the blue equipment look like? Can you show it to us?" "Has anyone taken the first kill of an ordinary boss in our novice village yet?" "That's right. Looking for strong players above Stage 1, Level 4 for team hunting of ordinary bosses." ... The chat channel was abuzz, even triggering a wave of boss-hunting fever. In the half-orc territory. Wecheat was leading his team, struggling to kill a half-orc elite. Upon hearing the novice village announcement, his face darkened, and he gritted his teeth. "It's this Johnnie again!" Rage welled up in his heart, and he wished he could tear Johnnie to pieces. But he ultimately held back. In the novice village, no one was a match for Johnnie. He had to wait until he left the novice village to seek revenge. "Order guild members to keep an eye out for ordinary bosses." He instructed his subordinates, hoping to claim the first kill of an ordinary boss. ... At this moment, Johnnie fended off the attacks of the werewolf elites and checked the rewards for the first kill of the rare boss. It was a blue ring, with +10 physical damage, +4 strength, +1 physical critical strike, and +1 luck. With two hidden attributes, he was overjoyed and equipped it directly, boosting his physical damage significantly once again. "Guru, a skill book dropped." Poleriver picked up a skill book from the ground and excitedly handed it to Johnnie. [Illusory Body: Special passive skill, After cultivation, one can freely pass through any seal or barrier] Johnnie's eyes lit up. Pass through any seal or barrier. This was a god-tier skill. Perhaps this skill could allow him to enter other novice villages. His heart skipped a beat, and he directly learned the skill. [Ding, you have mastered Illusory Body] The prompt message flashed, but he didn't feel any change in his body. Since there were no seals or barriers here, he couldn't test it. He looked at Cox and the others and said, "Keep luring werewolf elites." "Okay." The three of them agreed and ran off happily to attract werewolf elite squads. Although they didn't contribute much to killing the werewolf boss, they still received a powerful green piece of equipment and couldn't wait to try it out.