Fatal Shot

Chapter 26: Boss Battle (Part 1)

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

“More than 300 points! Jackpot!”

Feng Luo showed a smile. He couldn’t help it. The points he got on this shot were several times more than he had obtained in the last half an hour. He had not only met the requirements of the 100-point task but greatly exceeded them. But it was pleasing to score even higher medal points, as he could get equipment that was not available in the store.

The Tiger Mecha should only be equivalent to a monster at the Commander level, thought Feng Luo greedily, with 10 percent contribution worth 300 points. If it is a Boss, then maybe 10 percent of the contribution will be worth thousands of points!

But he immediately banished this idea because Bosses in War were too overwhelming. His first consideration when he met a Boss was definitely to run instead of killing to earn points.

“Hey? What’s going on underneath?”

Moving the M110, Feng Luo was preparing to find his next target. When he swept his view over the square below, he was shocked to witness a strange phenomenon.

There was a huge square with an area of thousands of square meters next to the building he occupied, bordered by huge buildings on three sides. Players and guards were standing along the innermost line. Under the bright light of 100 flares in the sky, Feng Luo noticed, to his surprise, that there were cracks appearing in the square.

The cracks on the ground violently spread, creating a huge spider web pattern that covered the center of the square. It had happened without Feng Luo even noticing it!

Now, the center of the square was shaking violently!

Although the players in the square had their full attention focused on the battle, it was impossible not to notice what was happening. Everyone began to panic as they realized what had happened.

“What’s happening?”

“Damn, is it an earthquake?”

“Oh my gosh! Look down!”

Boom!

The web-like cracks bloomed outward from the center of the square and suddenly slammed upward. Hundreds of boulder with a combined weight of thousands of kilograms rose from the ground and slammed down like cannonballs.

Boom!

More than 10 rays of white light were emitting simultaneously, making the square even brighter than the flares above. They were the lights emitted by players rushed to death by the boulders.

The personal terminal on Feng Luo’s wrist produced a mad alarm. There was even a series of bright red warning messages scrolling nonstop through the corners of his view.

Warning! High-energy life detected! Warning...

“Damn it!”

The situation was enough to make even Feng Luo curse.

In War, there was only one reason for such a situation: the emergence of a Boss lifeform, the ultimate creatures in War! His thoughts had become a reality!

Crack!

In the center of the broken square, a huge black figure shaped like a beetle slowly climbed up, breaking through the earth. The hard, thick concrete floor was cracked and broken by its huge body. The surrounding street lamps, flower beds, and sculptures in the square were collapsing one after another...

When the sniper scope was aimed at the black giant beetle, the scanner connected to Feng Luo’s personal information terminal library listed some simple information. It was enough to make Feng Luo sweat in fear.

“A Boss-class creatures at Level 45,” he muttered under his breath. “What the type is? And attributes?”

It was a Level-45 Boss!

Level 45 may not have seemed very high. It even did not reach the level of some of the players here. But it was a Level-45 Boss!

According to the official standard index, the strength of Boss-level enemies in War was equivalent to the average strength of 500 players of the same level! Which mean they would need 500 players with the equivalent level to kill a Boss!

Moreover, that did not mean that the Boss would definitely be killed. It only meant that if 500 players were willing to trade one level of experience in exchange for the life of the Boss, then there was a 50 percent chance for them to destroy themselves along with Boss. In fact, a team with at least 1,000 members—or more than 300 elite players—would be needed to definitely kill a Boss at this level. And it had to be done under the strict coordination of a commander.

Although there were almost 2,000 red-name players in the Town of Exiles, there were only 200 people around the square, and their strength was unevenly distributed. Plus, there was no unified command. For these players to kill a Level-45 Boss was totally impossible!

Should we leave? wondered Feng Luo. Seeing the Boss appear in front, he was ready to leave without hesitation, but he considered for a moment as he stood up with the M110.

Logically, the system would certainly not arrange a task without a possible solution. A Level-45 Boss had appeared in the town would definitely cause terrible damage.

The Town of Exiles would be unprotected if they decided to let it go. The only solution was to settle it.

It seemed he could not escape even if he began at that moment. And there was a long distance between them. The Boss probably would not realize his presence at first.

I’ll observe for a while, Feng Luo decided.

He was actually quite curious about the Boss.

He had never encountered a Boss in all his time since entering War. In the past, he had only watched videos of big companies or player corporations encircling Bosses. Based on those videos, he knew the strength of a Boss. While Feng Luo was immersed in his thoughts, players began to attack the Boss.

Bang!

A football-sized fireball, burning with red flames, slowly flew from the window on the second floor of a commercial building facing the street to the back of the Beetle Boss. It was the fastest skill a Fire Manipulator had in their arsenal: “Fireball.”

Bosses in War were extremely rare. Although players had heard of the terrible Boss, many did not believe that they could be so strong that players would be unable to deal with. The very word “Boss” was synonymous with horror, but it also represented top materials and rare equipment. The temptation of credit points was enough for many players to overcome their fear.

Woosh!

After the first Fireball appeared, countless other skills, bullets, and energy beams were fired off at the same time, launched at the Boss. The sky looked gorgeous under the shining light.

The black Beetle Boss was slowly moving its eight giant limbs, supporting its body to drill at the ground. It did not make any counterattack and showed no fear—a characteristic of legendary Boss-level creatures.

Is this the opportunity from the system? wondered Feng Luo. A period in which we can attack it first?

The countless skills and attacks fell as one against the shell of the Beetle Boss, and suddenly there was a dense cluster of damage values over its head.

−23

−8

−56

−77

−9

Looking at the white-colored damage indicators that couldn’t even reach three digits, Feng Luo took a cold breath, and slowly spat a single word from between his teeth.

“Incredible!”

It was such an incredible defense level! The total damage could not even reach 300 points—not even when the strongest single-target skill from a Level 45 Fire Manipulator hit its body. And the Machine Gunners’ bullets were only doing single-digit damage!

The players around the square were shouting obscenities. They were shocked and completely dumbfounded by the low damage their dealing.

“How the f*ck are we gonna kill this b*tch?”

At the same time, the Boss was finally supporting itself with its eight giant limbs. Its whole body had emerged from the ground, and it began to reveal its first attack!

Boom!

A vibrating, invisible sound wave came out from its wide, enormous mouth, sweeping around in overwhelming style!

Boom!

Everything around the Boss was shattered into powder by the sound waves, which were then driven by the power of the sound waves to form a translucent sphere that spread into the surroundings. The area it covered was in a state of pure destruction. It was a catastrophe straight out of science fiction.

Boom! Boom!

A few white lights flashed, and the stunned Scouts and Manipulators who were closest to it were killed by this horrible sound wave instantly. The rest of the players in the square were in the process of receiving damage values from injuries. Even Feng Luo, who was located the top of a 10-story building, realized that his HP had suddenly fallen greatly!

The players were collectively shocked! However, the full range of sound wave attacks against the group was only the first attack pattern of the Beetle Boss. The next moment, two white laser energy columns were shot from its eyes, and they suddenly blasted the wall of a two-story building located a few dozen meters away, completely evaporating a player hiding inside, turning them into white light. It was the Fire Manipulator who had used Fireball.

What a vengeful Boss!

The two white laser beams did not disappear after killing the player who caused the first damage to it. Instead, as the Boss’s head turned, the beams moved like two laser cannons, devastating all the objects in its rampant path. Its destruction was impartial!

What severe destruction and damage! Even as players rushed to hide behind the bunker, the white light of death in the square continued. Only a few high-level Heavy Armor Warriors could block the laser with their shields the moment they were hit. They then rushed to escape with only a little health remaining.

Observing the situation, the players finally realized that the Boss was not something they could defeat. Without a unified command, it was impossible to pose any threat to the Boss even if there had been more than 200 players around the square.

The players were in chaos!