The Skeleton Gnoll brandished its greatsword, charging into the Shadow Wolf pack and instantly killing a Shadow Wolf with 2210 health and 55 defense without even using any skills. The surrounding Shadow Wolves, drawn to the Skeleton Gnoll's attention, swarmed towards it. The Skeleton Gnoll leaped, landing and stunning over a dozen Shadow Wolves. With a swift left-to-right slash, it instantly killed another dozen Shadow Wolves.
Gained 38 experience points.
"Player detected defeating a monster 5 levels higher than their own. Talent effect enhanced, stun duration increased by 0.01 seconds. Current stun duration 1.78 seconds, true damage 205 points."
Gained 38 experience points.
Gained 38 experience points.
Obtain the equipment [Shadow Wolf Claw]
Gained 38 experience points.
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"Player detected defeating a monster 5 levels higher than their own. Talent effect enhanced, stun duration increased by 0.01 seconds. Current stun duration 1.79 seconds, true damage 205 points."
"Player detected defeating a monster 5 levels higher than their own. Talent effect enhanced, stun duration increased by 0.01 seconds. Current stun duration 1.80 seconds, true damage 205 points."
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My experience points are increasing rapidly, and the system notification sound for talent advancement keeps ringing.
So cool!
Jiang Hao watched the skeleton gnoll's swift and efficient movements and couldn't help but admire it.
"There are plenty of Shadow Wolves in the valley, leveling up will be a piece of cake."
As soon as he finished speaking, a flash of white light appeared on Jiang Hao's body, and he leveled up.
"Congratulations on leveling up! You have gained 5 free attribute points and 1 skill point. Please allocate them wisely."
"Player level 5 detected. Map and dungeon system will be opened automatically."
"Player has been detected to have reached level 5 and achieved two server-wide first kills. The class system will be automatically activated."
A series of system notifications rang in his ears, and Jiang Hao grinned from ear to ear as he saw another large group of Shadow Wolves swarming towards the Skeleton Gnoll.
Just as Jiang Hao was about to check out the newly added features of the system, a long, drawn-out wolf howl suddenly echoed from the mountain valley. Jiang Hao looked in the direction of the sound and saw a giant Shadow Wolf, three times the size of a normal Shadow Wolf, emerge from the depths of the valley. While ordinary Shadow Wolves have gray fur, this one was entirely jet black, making it easily identifiable to Jiang Hao.
"Awoo~"
Another loud wolf howl echoed throughout the valley, striking the Shadow Wolves that were attacking the Skeleton Gnolls. Jiang Hao quickly ordered the Skeleton Gnolls to stop attacking and retreat a few steps to stand in front of the giant Shadow Wolf.
Jiang Hao tilted his head and looked through the gaps in the skeleton of the gnoll. He saw that the giant shadow wolf had only taken a few leaps before it was in front of the gnoll, confronting it from a distance. Behind it were hundreds of shadow wolves.
There was no way to retreat now, and Jiang Hao had no intention of doing so anyway. He quickly cast a detection spell.
Shadow Wolf King
Iron-level elite
Faction: Shadow Wolf
Level: 13
life:
Physical attack: 1073
Physical defense: 198
Speed: 98
Shadow Clone: The Shadow Wolf King can release two shadow clones, which will mimic the Shadow Wolf King's attacks.
Shadow Tear: Wields claws, dealing 80% of attack damage to all targets within melee range and inflicting 1% of attack damage per second of bleed damage for 20 seconds. The bleed has a shadow effect, during which the target cannot regenerate health.
Shadow Suppression: The Shadow Wolf King's basic attacks have a chance to inflict a shadow effect, preventing the target from healing and reducing the healing received by 30%.
Berserk: When the Shadow Wolf King's health drops below 30%, it will automatically enter a berserk state, increasing its attack power and defense by 80% and its attack speed by 50%.
Bloodlust, the Shadow Wolf King's melee skill and attack, restores 30% of the damage dealt as health. Duration: 20 seconds, cooldown: 1 minute.
With its incredibly high attribute values and powerful skills, this boss is a formidable opponent. Even a large team of twenty players with an average level of 15 might struggle to defeat it, let alone a regular squad. After all, elite bosses are immune to player crowd control abilities. Moreover, it's accompanied by hundreds of Shadow Wolf minions.
Jiang Hao could easily pull the Shadow Wolf King over, but what about the wolf pack behind it?
Wolves are known for their strong sense of teamwork. If they see their leader being attacked, will the entire pack rush over?
There's no other way now but to attack as a form of defense.
After a moment's thought, Jiang Hao had already devised a strategy.
The skeleton gnoll brandished his greatsword and charged towards the Shadow Wolf King.
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The Shadow Wolf King took damage from the Skeleton Gnoll's charge skill, plus the true damage from Jiang Hao's stun talent; white damage numbers floated above the Shadow Wolf King's head. Taking advantage of its forced stun, the Skeleton Gnoll raised its blade with one hand and mercilessly slashed at the Shadow Wolf King's head. Jiang Hao believed that if the Skeleton Gnoll dealt enough damage and drew enough aggro, the wolf pack would definitely swarm and attack it, giving it an opening. Seeing the Skeleton Gnoll's blade about to fall on the Shadow Wolf King's head, Jiang Hao guessed that with the Skeleton Gnoll's attack power of 1852, this strike would deal at least 1000 damage.
Miss
A white "miss" floated up from the Shadow Wolf King's head, as if mocking Jiang Hao mercilessly.
This was the first time Jiang Hao had ever seen something like this.
"Holy crap, this is just too unlucky!"
When low-level players fight monsters that are 7 levels higher than them, the chance of missing increases as the monster's level increases. Even though the Skeleton Gnoll has incredibly powerful stats, it can't escape the level advantage in the game. Previously, this hadn't happened when fighting regular monsters, but now, facing an elite monster 7 levels higher, missing is perfectly reasonable.
Jiang Hao steadied himself and immediately commanded the Skeleton Gnoll to attack with its skill. The Skeleton Gnoll raised its greatsword high with both hands, its muscular arms trembling slightly as it began to charge up. Half a second later, the charge was complete, and the Skeleton Gnoll's greatsword slashed down fiercely towards the Shadow Wolf King's head. The Skeleton Gnoll's signature skill: Heavy Strike, dealt 250% of its attack power as damage to a single enemy. Given the Skeleton Gnoll's attack power, Jiang Hao estimated that this strike would at least take away 3500 points of the Shadow Wolf King's health.
Miss
A white "miss" floated up again from the Shadow Wolf King's head, as if mocking Jiang Hao mercilessly.
"Holy crap, this is so fake!"
Even skills can miss!
Is this game still playable?
Now was not the time to complain. The Shadow Wolf King's stun duration was running out, and hundreds of Shadow Wolves had already surrounded the Skeleton Gnoll. Although their attack power was only 390, after deducting the Skeleton Gnoll's defense, each Shadow Wolf could still take away 120 points of its health. If it were only a few Shadow Wolves, Jiang Hao wouldn't be afraid, but if hundreds of them attacked, the consequences were obvious.
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