However, as time went by, many players began to give up.
The loss of stamina and the gradual cooling down of items caused many players to show signs of fatigue when fighting against the skeleton army.
Xiao Jin and the others maintained a high level of output, but gradually, they were starting to feel the strain.
The number of palace guards was reduced by half, leaving everyone with no choice but to fight off the skeleton army while shrinking their area of operation.
They all retreated to the front of the palace gate.
Sui Feng wielded his double hammers, smashing the skeleton in front of him to pieces. He also kicked Yang Sheng halfway through, rescuing him from the skeleton soldier's sword.
"Thanks, brother." Yang Sheng said breathlessly, wiping the sweat from his face haphazardly.
He then looked at Xiao Jin and said, "This won't work either; everyone is tired."
Sui Feng also said, "Players are just mortals, but these skeletons are neither afraid of pain nor fatigue, and there are so many of them."
Over time, our disadvantages will only grow.
Xiao Jin remained silent, took out three popping candies, and handed them to Sui Feng and the other two.
"What time is it? Why are you eating candy?" Sui Feng was puzzled but thought it was a waste not to eat it. Taking advantage of a break in the fight, he picked up a piece of candy and threw it into his mouth.
To his surprise, as soon as he swallowed the candy, he found that his fatigue had instantly disappeared.
He was full of energy and seemed to have been fully revived.
"Huh!" Yang Sheng exclaimed in surprise, his eyes then lit up.
"Good stuff, is there any more?"
Xiao Jin swung her long sword with a series of swift movements, and the skeletons in front of her fell one after another.
"It's gone."
"That's it! Only three? So you didn't even keep one for yourself?" Yang Sheng's lips twitched slightly.
The Sui siblings were also surprised that Xiao Jin hadn't even thought about them and had only given them the candy. For a moment, they didn't know what to say.
Xiao Jin ignored the three people's thoughts; her stamina was excellent and she didn't need to use it for the time being.
She then rummaged through her backpack and her gaze fell on a prop.
Found it!
At that time, the players were fighting a fierce battle against the skeleton army.
The already small number of people began to suffer losses after withstanding the initial attack, and nearly a hundred people died in the blink of an eye.
And this number is still rising.
At that moment, all players within a 30-meter radius of Xiao Jin received a notification simultaneously.
[Ding—Player ID 833 has activated Healing Aura. Your recovery item speed is increased by 80%, all item cooldown time is reduced by 100%, and you will recover 1 HP per minute.]
All the players who heard the notification were stunned for a moment, then overjoyed.
Number 833?
Who is this person?
Whoever it is, bro, this buff came just in time!
Players were heartbroken, as many of their items were now usable again after the cooldown period ended due to the aura effect.
Although most players don't know it, some people still remember the number 833 vividly.
Chu Yuan paused for a second, then looked at Xiao Jin. He had just added the number not long ago, how could he have forgotten it!
Sui Feng and Sui Ying also looked at Xiao Jin with surprise.
Sui Feng: "My God, you have that kind of good stuff?"
"Huh?" Yang Sheng didn't react at first, thinking that Sui Feng was talking to him.
But he immediately realized what was happening, looked at Xiao Jin as if he had seen a ghost, and then gave a bitter laugh.
I'm so envious, I want a prop like that too!
With the addition of the healing aura, the players' stress was greatly reduced, and they could easily last for several more hours.
Unfortunately, this lousy game seems to be designed to make players uncomfortable.
Just as things calmed down here for a moment, commotion began to break out among the skeleton army in the distance.
"Aaaaaah!!!"
Suddenly, an extremely shrill scream shattered the silence of the square, vibrating the eardrums and heartstrings of every player.
Everyone involuntarily looked in the direction of the sound, and there stood an unusually large skeleton in the dimly lit corner.
Its skeleton was several times thicker than that of an ordinary skeleton, and its entire body emitted an ominous, eerie blue light.
Just then, it suddenly pulled a player out of the dense crowd. The innocent player was dragged to the skeleton without any resistance, like a leaf swept up by a gust of wind.
The skull's empty eye sockets seemed to gleam with a bloodthirsty light. It opened its huge hands, covered with sharp bone spikes, and mercilessly grabbed the player's legs.
Time seemed to freeze at that moment, and everyone's breath stopped. Then, accompanied by a chilling sound of bones dislocating, the skeleton tore the player's body in two with a powerful rip!
Blood cascaded down like a waterfall, drawing shocking arcs in the air before finally spilling and splattering onto the terrified players around them.
The air was thick with the pungent smell of blood, which, combined with the tense atmosphere, made it almost suffocating.
"Holy crap, this is definitely a mini-boss level monster!" Yang Sheng's voice trembled slightly with fear.
He unconsciously tightened his grip on the weapon, his knuckles turning white from the excessive force.
Sui Feng, standing to the side, cursed and swore, "Damn it, do you even need to tell me? Anyone with eyes can see that. But this thing is exceptionally troublesome!"
After killing one player, the mini-boss started targeting other players.
The surrounding players began to panic. Some tried to fight back, but were easily killed by the mini-boss. Most of the players chose to run away.
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