Chapter 45: Do You Know What It Means to Roam and Deal Damage? [Requesting recommendations and follows]

Amidst the soaring flames, a series of damage numbers popped up above the head of the Stitch Monster, Pato.

The Mage truly lived up to the title of the King of Ranged DPS.

Unfortunately, after this round of attacks, Favide was left with very little mana.

At that moment, Zong Shen's crossbow bolt and the short spears of the three Wolf Cavalry also struck the Stitch Monster in succession.

【-12】

【-12】

【-12】

【-34】

Three damage numbers appeared.

Compared to the two mages, they were pitifully weak.

Especially the three Wolf Cavalry; after their throwing damage was mitigated by armor values, only a meager 12 points remained.

Better than nothing, I suppose.

Once this wave was finished, without needing any further instructions from Zong Shen, everyone scrambled back into the tunnel.

Zong Shen included.

In a flash, they all retreated into the corridor, where they began frantically throwing rubble, discarded iron bars, broken bed frames, and all sorts of debris toward the upward staircase.

Through the collective effort of the seven people, the stairs leading upward were quickly blocked.

Next, they rapidly retreated to the middle section of the corridor, stopping about twenty meters away from the staircase.

They waited quietly for the opportunity to launch the second wave of attacks.

By this time, the Stitch Monster's bloated body had lumbered down.

Faced with the obstacles blocking its path, it appeared bewildered.

After attempting to shove them aside with brute force to no avail, its two arms raised massive butcher knives.

It began to hack savagely at the obstacles.

It was like cutting through melons and vegetables.

In just half a minute, it had chopped all the obstacles into fragments.

It lumbered down the steps.

Zong Shen could see now that this creature had no emotion, no will, only pure killing instinct.

The moment it stepped onto the corridor, the second round of ranged attacks rained down upon it.

Tasia had plenty of mana, so she continued to cast the high-power, high-consumption Dual Necrotic Arrows.

Favide, having little mana left, could only use the low-cost Small Fireballs.

Unfortunately, the cooldown for the Wolf Cavalry's control skill, the Net, had not yet expired.

Otherwise, they could have pinned it in place and used the more sustained Rain of Fire skill to strike it.

A long string of damage numbers popped up above its head.

【-55】

【-55】

【-35】

【-4】

【-4】

【-4】

【-12】

【-12】

【-12】

【-34】

As soon as the second wave ended, the group retreated again, this time directly back into the prayer room.

Zong Shen turned around and closed the runic iron door.

Zong Shen had the key to this runic door, but this creature certainly did not!

Once the runic door was closed, it shimmered with runic light, looking indestructible.

Holding the key in his hand, a smile appeared on Zong Shen's face.

He slowly backed away.

These two waves of kiting attacks had directly wiped out two-thirds of the Stitch Monster's health.

Now, the Stitch Monster had only 274 health remaining.

As long as he could get the two "precious mage babies" into a ready state, one more wave would send the Stitch Monster to its grave.

He had already tasted the sweetness of having mages.

A mage with a positioning advantage and sufficient mana was absolutely a mobile artillery battery.

At this time, the Stitch Monster lumbered to the outside of the runic iron door.

It raised its hands, wielding its butcher knives, and hacked wildly at the door.

The runes on the iron door flickered incessantly from the impact.

Zong Shen, however, remained calm.

He pulled over a few chairs from the prayer room that weren't too broken, sat down nonchalantly, and crossed his legs.

At the same time, he told Tasia, Favide, and Tie Zhu to sit down and enjoy the show.

Especially the two mage babies.

Sitting in their chairs, they closed their eyes and entered a state of meditation to rapidly recover mana.

Zong Shen was almost tempted to get up and personally serve them.

Both Favide and Tasia possessed the Magic Efficiency Boost skill.

Once in a meditative state, they could recover 33 mana points per minute.

As long as this runic iron door could hold out for a little over a minute, Favide would accumulate enough mana to fire one Explosive Fireball.

When that time came, another volley of magic would bring the Stitch Monster to the brink of death.

Then, he would use the [Hunting Crossbow] to deliver the finishing blow.

Perfect!

Although Zong Shen didn't have many specialized talents, he was quick-witted.

Moreover, he possessed extensive gaming experience.

Beside him, Tie Zhu, having no means of ranged attack, could only watch from the sidelines.

At this moment, his admiration for Zong Shen was boundless.

A blue Captain-level Stitch Monster had actually had over two-thirds of its health wiped out so easily.

His Lord was simply too powerful!

The look in Tie Zhu's eyes as he gazed at Zong Shen was practically sparkling with stars.

"Lord, I truly cannot believe that we are now able to deal with such powerful Captain-level monsters!" Tie Zhu said uncontrollably.

Zong Shen merely curled his lip with indifference.

"Do you even know what kiting is?"

"Basic operations, just basic operations."

Using terrain to kite and deal damage—wasn't that just basic?

Zong Shen didn't think much of it.

Furthermore, skill was only one part of it; having sufficient troops was another.

Three Wolf Cavalry, one Assassin, plus himself—who barely counted as an unqualified shield-sword warrior.

Five melee fighters and two powerful damage-dealing mages.

They had essentially formed a complete combat squad.

And a quite luxurious one at that.

As long as they didn't act recklessly and try to face it head-on, they would be foolproof.

A little over a minute later.

The runes on the iron door began to dim.

It started to emit a strained "creak."

It looked like it wouldn't hold much longer.

"Lord, I have recovered my mana to 50 points," Favide reported, opening his eyes.

"Very good. Tie Zhu, take the key, open the door, and let the dogs out!"

"Avide, you throw a short spear as well."

"Coordinate with the mages for output."

"Everyone else, stay put and be ready."

Zong Shen tossed the key to the runic iron door to Tie Zhu.

At the same time, he began to cock the [Hunting Crossbow].

"Get ready, everyone! Let's fire the final shot!"

Tie Zhu took the key and jogged to the door.

The runic iron door was already on the verge of being broken through.

Tie Zhu skillfully used the key to open the door, and in the next moment, he merged directly into the shadows.

The door was suddenly pushed open.

The Stitch Monster stepped inside quickly.

Without Zong Shen needing to give further orders, the attacks from his side rained down like raindrops in the next instant.

"Boom!"

"Rumble!"

"Swish!"

Along with the magical attacks from Tasia and Favide, Avide also threw his short spear.

After a series of damage numbers, the Stitch Monster, Pato, was left with only a sliver of health.

Yet, it still continued to charge toward Zong Shen with suicidal ferocity.

"Time for the finishing blow."

"Die!"

"Bang!"

With a sharp crack, the string of the crossbow propelled the bolt.

It struck directly into the Stitch Monster's massive body.

【-33】

As the final damage flashed, the Stitch Monster, Pato, turned into a burst of white light and fell to the ground.

It gradually decomposed into five or six different clusters of light, lying quietly on the floor!

Zong Shen put away the [Hunting Crossbow], a smug smile curling at the corners of his mouth.

(End of Chapter)