Da Fei cautiously made his way towards the area where the small map's red frame was frantically flashing. In truth, there was no need to look around anymore. In front of the ebb tide beach, a large sea beast's skeleton that had sunk into the sand had already deeply given it away! After all, it was the only distinct scenery on the entire beach!
Taking every step as if on a chessboard, Da Fei came closer and closer. At this moment, he not only saw the giant whale's skeleton but also observed several barrels sunken into the sand near the bones. Were these barrels dropped from a ship?
If this gigantic whale's death had something to do with this BOSS, then just how formidable was the BOSS? It seemed very likely he couldn't win. But all he needed was to collect information about the BOSS. The less known a powerful creature is, even if the information collected is incomplete, just by letting the world know of its existence, that would be a magnificent gain of prestige!
Therefore, even if it meant certain death, the value was extraordinary! The time spent learning Reconnaissance Skill wasn't wasted, haha! But where was the key—the BOSS? Hiding inside the giant whale's skull? Or beneath the surface of the sand?
Da Fei, with his heart racing with tension and excitement, circled to the back of the giant whale's skull, prodding the sand in front of him with his gun as he advanced. The red frame on Da Fei's small map was blinking even more frequently and intensely now! The BOSS was right in front of him!
So close now! The huge skull, empty as a small hut. Then, was it in the sand?
Da Fei took a deep breath and made another nervous and solemn step forward.
——System Prompt: Warning! Reconnaissance Skill has detected a hidden enemy about to appear!
Damn it! Da Fei was shocked and instinctively turned and ran without a second thought! Hearing a 'thud' from behind, a thick and foul gust of wind whooshed over his head! Splashes of sand pattered everywhere! A large "Miss" floated above his head!
Only then did Da Fei come back to his senses! Why run? Wasn't he just here to die and collect information? So he immediately turned back and was suddenly astounded!
Tentacles! Dozens of long, thick anemone tentacles bursting out from the sand! It turned out to be an Anemone BOSS! It was because of the early warning from the Reconnaissance Skill that he instinctively reacted quickly and narrowly escaped the ambush! The predictionary function of the Intermediate Reconnaissance Skill and the player's running state both had a chance to dodge attacks.
Staring at the several giant tentacles dancing in the sand, Da Fei shook his head helplessly in shock.
As expected of a BOSS! Its tentacles were twice as long as his spear; there was no way to fight it! What a pity that he was born a gunner. How wonderful it would've been if he had been an archer! It seemed that his only option was to obediently catch a glimpse of the information before dying.
Wait a minute! An archer wouldn't have worked either! How could the system possibly send archer players to this deserted island where no bird poops? Who would you buy arrows from when they run out? Go scavenging in the ship's cabin? Even that Divine-level Hero couldn't make it into that cabin after leveling up several times! How many levels could a newbie archer gain from the arrows they brought?
That is to say, this BOSS was still prepared for melee players!
With that in mind, Da Fei shifted his gaze to the giant whale skull next to the tentacles—obviously, there was a play to be had!
As an expert, you must understand that BOSSes are meant to be taken down by players. If a BOSS seems impossible to defeat head-on, then there must be another way to do it! Taking advantage of terrain is an undying rule of engagement in any game!
Da Fei carefully observed the skull and the more he looked at it, the more it resembled a bunker. That eye socket was like a firing hole! That is, if he hid inside this skull and stabbed out through the eye socket... Exactly! That was the trick! If even that could not defeat it, there would be no chance in an open field! However, if he could stab out from the eye socket, its tentacles should be able to stab in from outside the eye socket! Therefore, he must dodge to the side immediately after a successful hit. If its tentacles could turn corners, then he had no play!
All in all, since he was here to die, there was no pressure! The longer he could resist under its hand, the greater the chance to collect detailed information!
However, there was still a big problem. Now, even if he wanted to get into the skull, it would be almost impossible. Its tentacles were so long; he would definitely be hit by it! Should he take a direct hit and rush in? Damn! Don't even think about it. He, a fragile gunner, dared not even touch the normal little anemones, how could he let a BOSS hit him? How did the whale die?
Then all he could do was wait! The BOSS must have a reason to burrow in the ground, after all, there's no puddle here, and it probably wasn't comfortable being exposed in the air?
Then Da Fei ran to a distance, killed over twenty little anemones for some experience, and then came back to check. Heh, it had burrowed into the ground again as he thought! This was the moment he was waiting for!
Da Fei sneaked up behind the skull, choosing the best angle. From this angle, the whale's upright ribs could block the sweep of the tentacles, there was almost no chance to dodge a sweep. But there might still be a chance to dodge a stabbing tentacle!
One step, two steps, he was approaching the opponent's attack range! Bending down, Da Fei took a deep breath, like a spring coiled and ready to burst!
——System Prompt: Warning! Reconnaissance Skill has detected a hidden enemy about to appear!
Charge!!! In that split second, Da Fei burst out with a gunner's maximum speed of 10 meters per second!
Boom!!! The earth burst open, and mud splashed all over his face, a dark shadow shot out from the ground! At that instant, Da Fei's heart leaped to his throat!
There are never unbeatable tactics in the world, luck is always the most unpredictable element in tactics! The stronger side tries to minimize the influence of luck, while the weaker side can only rely on luck!
Advance warning, early movement, using the terrain, Da Fei had done all he could in terms of objective conditions, and the rest was left to fate! What if he wasn't lucky? Hehe, that was simple—just try again; don't feel too much pressure in the game!
——Whoosh! Sand hit his face! A stinky gust of wind whooshed past his ear! Missed!!!
Oh yeah!!! Breakthrough successful!
——Thump! Da Fei dove into the giant whale's skull, his heart pounding with excitement as he waited for the second wave of attacks to come! If these tentacles could turn, then he had absolutely no play and just had to cut his losses!
After waiting a while, the second attack did not come. It seemed promising? Da Fei excitedly stood up slowly and carefully approached the skull's eye socket and peered out—Whoosh! A dark shadow flashed by!
Prepared for this, Da Fei hastily shrank back in fright.
——Bang!!! Missed! A thick and disgusting green tentacle, as big around as a thigh and covered with sucker-filled pimples, shot in from outside the skull's eye socket and slammed heavily into the inner wall of the skull! The whole whale skeleton shook violently!
Da Fei is utterly shocked by such might! This kind of attack could one-shot newbies, and might even be overkill for a Knight? This is definitely not a monster one can afford to clash with head-on!
Thwack! The tentacle smashes into the wall and falls to the ground like a dead snake. Then, it starts to wriggle slowly toward Da Fei's hiding spot.
Wow, damn it! It can actually turn corners! How the heck do I fight this?!
"Argh, stab!" Da Fei lunges with his spear at the moving tentacle—"−6"!!!
——System Prompt: You have obtained an incomplete information card of the Demonized Poisonous Anemone King!
Got the info card! If I die now, I'll die with no regrets!
But now is not the time to check the information card, nor to wonder why the damage was double the maximum output. Confronted with the disgusting tentacle inching towards him, Da Fei is like a hysterical woman swatting roaches, wildly stabbing the tentacle while yelling incoherently: "Stab, stab, stab, stab—"
——"−6!" "−6" "−6" "−6"!
With every stab, the tentacle jerks violently with each hit, twitching like an earthworm cut in half, losing all the might of that previous blow! Moreover, its limp struggles couldn't reach Da Fei, who was holding a long spear, proving that the advantage of a long weapon's special skill is still effective!
Finally, after leaving behind a trail of green fluid, the stabbed and tattered tentacle slithers out of the eye socket.
There's hope! There's a chance, hahaha! Having snapped back to his senses, Da Fei hurriedly checks the information card.
——Demonized Poisonous Anemone King:
Creature Type: Large Plant
Attack: ?
Defense: ?
Damage: ?
Health: ?
Attack Speed: 1, extremely, extremely slow.
Move Speed: 0
Special Skill: Bounce Attack, ?
Item Drops: ?
Experience: ?
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Its special skill is Bounce Attack!!! The elite Second-level Soldiers of the Hell Race, known to beta testers as Jumping Demons, this is their signature move!
——Screaming Horned Demon: Attack 3, Defense 2, Health 13, Damage 1−4, Attack Speed 8, Move Speed 5, Special Skill: Bounce Attack, Enrage.
Screaming Horned Demons live on the islands of the Hell Lava Sea. Although they move slowly, they can traverse the scorching lava islands with a leap ability rivaling that of Flying Soldiers, endowing them with a Bounce Attack so powerful that even the mightiest of Demons dare not underestimate it.
——Bounce Attack: Using their astonishing leaping ability, Screaming Horned Demons can launch themselves like cannonballs to the farthest corners of the battlefield, even into walls. The farther they bounce, the higher the damage upon landing. However, their high-speed movement also brings about a decrease in hit rates, and they become extremely vulnerable after landing, suffering from Armor-Piercing Weakness and receiving double damage. Continuous use of Bounce Attack will intensify the Armor-Piercing Weakness, increasing the damage taken multi-fold.
As Second-level Soldiers, Screaming Horned Demons are among the most feared low-level wild monsters by the players. Of course, any troop of the Hell Race brings a headache as wild monsters. Their Bounce Attack often inflicts damage two to three times their own, and many High-level Soldiers often fall victim to their deadly touch, making them the most valuable cannon fodder suicide troops!
Da Fei finally realizes! No wonder his damage of 1−3 could actually yield 6 points of damage!
This means that the Anemone King being a Plant Monster inherently has a low Attack Speed, relying entirely on the special skill of ejecting tentacles to attack with the speed of thunder. And its Attack Speed is not just low—it's infuriatingly slow, at only 1! That is to say, the player can strike 10 times before it strikes once! So Da Fei stabs it repeatedly, almost shredding it, and it can't fight back!
Of course, this Attack Speed of 1 must refer to one tentacle, and it has over a dozen tentacles, so the issue of low Attack Speed doesn't really exist. But now it's different, Da Fei is hiding inside a skull, and only one tentacle can reach in!
So that's it! Since the Bounce Attack has a low accuracy and he is also moving at full speed to dodge, Da Fei decides to target and break them one by one!
Taking a deep breath, Da Fei once again positions his head in front of the skull's eye socket—this is the most crucial and most dangerous point in the tactic!
Succeeding once might not be tough, but the challenge lies in consistently succeeding a dozen times! However, for Da Fei, a seasoned construction industry professional accustomed to high-altitude renovations with solid mental fortitude, ensuring safety once is easy, and doing so repeatedly over a dozen times is, too!