Chapter 176: BossBattle


    Just five. Cheng Yang said grimly. Lets take a break. Well need to be in peak condition.


    Cheng Yang sat down on the ground and closed his eyes. With the Meditation skills help, Cheng Yang did his best to erase the fatigue of fighting for hours on end.


    The uing fight would be thest one before conquering the dungeon. It would also be the most dangerous battle Cheng Yang would fight up to this point.


    The first obstacle was a quartet of Elite Arshi Tengri. Alone, fighting those four would be enough to push the group to the brink of death. However, they were far from the real threat.


    The fifth monster that would spawn was Yagni, the Primordial me, a Low-Grade Mature Boss monster. Within the unconquered Magma Wastes, it was a level higher. Yagni was the ruler of all fire elementals and thoroughly outssed the Boss in the Nightmare Difficulty Blood-Soaked Cathedral.


    Moreover, there wasnt a way to use the terrain to their advantage. Worse still, Yagni could use the environment against them. Its size was big enough to throw waves ofva onto the ind, and it was smart enough to hide under the surface if it noticed a strong attack iing.


    Finally, everyone needed to stay within five meters of each other. Otherwise, theyd take constant damage from the heat.


    If Cheng Yang had his Elite Imperial Gaurd members with him, there would be nothing to worry about. Unfortunately, he was stuck with five inexperienced soldiers while in a weakened state thanks to his Sacrificial Blood Cloud skill.


    It was a thoroughly disadvantageous situation, but Cheng Yang had already made preparations for this battle. Otherwise, he wouldnt have dared to enter the Magma Wastes.


    Once everyone had recuperated, the group walked out to the ind in the middle of theke. Once they arrived, Cheng Yang rushed them into the inds center, the only location safe from environmental hazards.


    At the same time, four oversized Arshi Tengri burst out from underneath thekes surface. Further out, a wake formed as something massive moved through the water. Momentster, an enormous cross between a whale and a tiger burst from theva, sttering the hot liquid everywhere.


    Focus the Arshi Tengri on the left! Wang Yuan, focus on the Arshi Tengri to the right! Everyone else, the one on the left. Cheng Yang roared while firing at the same monster as Wang Yuan. Once theyre dead, focus on the big one!


    The barrage of attacks instantly killed the Arshi Tengri to the left. The one on the right survived, but was quickly killed by Ei who had braved the heat to finish it off.


    While charging another spell, Cheng Yang retrieved the Bone Gnawing Bead from his ring. The newly summoned ants swarmed towards an Arshi Tengri Ei had dragged into the safe zone created by Undines tear.


    The monster desperately smashed the oing ants, but it couldnt prevent its impending death.


    By the time Yagni pulled itself onto the ind, three of its subordinates were dead. Even so, the pressure Yagni exerted on the group was enormous. It was easily ten meters tall and thirty meters long. Not to mention, the intense heat it gave off could be felt even through Undines Tear.


    Before it could make a move, Cheng Yang finished casting Hibernation Chill. It didnt fully freeze the Boss, but its movements had slowed down considerably.


    At the same time, Ei and the remaining ants killed thest minion.


    Until now, only seven seconds had passed.


    Heal Ei! Cheng Yang shouted while preparing to cast Icicle st.


    Attacks peppered Yagni one after the other whittling away at the monsters Health.


    Once the Freeze effect wore off, Yagni charged towards the group at an unprecedented speed. Its enormous body allowed the monster to reach them near instantly. If Ei werent there to block Yagnis charge, there was no doubt in Cheng Yangs mind that at least two of the soldiers would have died.


    However, that allowed the Bone Gnawing Ants to climb onto Yagnis body without the threat of either its or the environments heat.


    Although Yagni had nearly ten thousand Health and thirty points of Physical Defense, it was helpless in front of the Bone Gnawing Ants.


    Ironically, Yagnis greatest strength, its size, would be its downfall. No matter what it did, it couldnt seem to hurt the ants. Even so, it did its best to kill them.


    Ei took this opportunity to jump onto the monster and tear at its neck. Fang and w tore through Yagnis flesh, causing boiling blood to flow freely.


    Yagni had enough intelligence to feel fear, and right now, it was terrified. It was losing hundreds of Health every second, so even though it was receiving attacks from all sides, it was entirely focused on killing the ants covering its body.


    Once its Health passed the halfway mark, Yagni roared with anger and then kicked off the ground in a mighty leap. Its body gracefully arced into the sky, before it dove directly into thevake.


    The ants were cooked to death in an instant, and, although Ei had jumped off before Yagninded in theva, he was smashed by a tidal wave of molten rock.


    The white tigers fur turned to ash, and his flesh was burned down to the bone in some areas. If the Priest hadnt kept Ei at full Health throughout the fight, he would have been killed by that haphazard attack.


    Thankfully, the wave didnt reach the middle of the ind, so Cheng Yang and the soldiers were safe. In his past life, dozens of people were melted into a burnt paste by that attack, so even though it didnt hit him, Cheng Yang was covered in a cold sweat.


    Even without the Bone Gnawing Ants, it was still possible to win this fight.


    While the Priest healed Ei, Cheng Yang rushed to the front to act as a makeshift tank. His Health and Physical Defense were just high enough to prevent him from getting killed in one hit, which would allow him to survive using potions for a few seconds.


    By then, Ei would be able to return to the front lines.