They just sighed a few times, and the little incident quickly passed.
Since the decision to launch an attack had been made, everyone began preparations for battle.
The shield guards stepped out from the crowd and took the lead in engaging the enemy.
Standing high allows for a wider view, so the Abyssal Multi-Headed Lizard has a wide field of vision and reacts immediately when the Shield Guard enters its perception range.
The six heads stared intently at the shield guard, then strode toward him.
It is slow, but its size makes up for it; one step is equivalent to ten or more steps for an ordinary person.
The tiles on the square cracked under its feet, and Liu Nian, who was more than ten meters away, could feel the earth trembling.
Everyone couldn't help but feel a chill for the Shield Guardian; he was far too insignificant in front of the multi-headed lizard, so insignificant that he could be crushed with a single step.
But to everyone's surprise, although the shield guard was small, he was very agile.
Just a second before the multi-headed lizard was about to step on him, he successfully dodged its kick and maneuvered behind it.
The multi-headed lizard was furious that this ant had managed to dodge its attack, and it angrily turned around to chase after the shield guard.
Despite its enormous size, it was surprisingly agile and quickly caught up with the shield guard to begin its attack.
This time it used both its head and feet, determined to kill the shield guard.
The shield guard parried with his shield, retreating while luring the multi-headed lizard away from the crowd.
The first rule of shield guards is to keep the target unit facing away from the crowd.
If a boss of this magnitude were to launch a breath attack directly at the crowd, it would be an absolute disaster!
If you don't know how, are you willing to gamble with your life?
The shield guard seemed to be an expert, and Liu Nian subconsciously touched his waist.
There were two newly replenished bottles of antidote there, which was also the source of his confidence.
The moment he saw the lizard, he thought of petrification and extreme venom.
If it's petrification, there's no solution; if it's highly poisonous, I should have a fighting chance.
The commander and the leaders of the various guilds around him praised the Shield Guards sincerely upon seeing this.
The strength of a guild can be judged by the strength of its Shield Guards.
The two off-tanks, seeing that the main tank was already in position, approached the lizard from both sides, ready to take over immediately should the main tank be in danger. (Here, "tank" refers to a shieldbearer.)
With the Shield Guard's tactics in place, all everyone could do now was wait for the Shield Guard and the Multi-Headed Lizard to establish aggro, allowing the Shield Guard to attack the Shield Guard reliably without causing aggro chaos.
This is a very abstract concept, after all, this is a brand new boss, and everyone is in the early stages of exploration.
Unable to break through the shield guard's defenses, the multi-headed lizard grew somewhat enraged. It raised its six heads and roared to the sky, as if it were about to unleash a powerful attack.
To everyone's surprise, the ultimate move was not used.
It began its headbutt attack, with six enormous heads simultaneously drooping down towards the shieldbearer.
The six heads blocked all of the shield guard's escape routes, and he could only grit his teeth and endure the attacks of these heads.
He had already taken the Titan potion, and beforehand he ate a dish called grilled wolf ribs, which would increase his physique and strength by a little. He also chose rum as his beverage, which would increase his physique by three points in a short period of time.
His base stats are primarily Constitution, and wearing heavy armor that boosts Constitution makes his HP over 500, so the armor feels weightless on him.
Six heads slammed into his shield one after another, the thick, rectangular iron shield making a terrifying sound, and the shield guard was thrown backward as if hit by a train.
He staggered back about ten steps before managing to regain his balance, the force causing him to stiffen briefly.
These attacks during the information gathering phase depleted over 120 of his health points, and that was even after the damage was blocked. Without the shield's protection, this attack could have directly killed another class.
Fortunately, not everyone has the skill of information gathering, so the information was not leaked.
He was then assigned to the healing profession to care for him and began casting a healing spell.
Experienced healers would begin casting spells as soon as the hydra attacked, so once the shieldbearer was in place, the soft golden light representing the priest's healing spell surrounded him, making for a beautiful sight.
The shield guard swung his numb arm slightly, thinking to himself that the multi-headed lizard was very strong, but still within an acceptable range.
My mind was preoccupied with many things, yet my feet never stopped moving.
He darted forward and continued to block the multi-headed lizard's path.
Zhou Jin's face was ashen as he looked at the battle situation before him.
I glanced at my watch; three minutes had passed.
Seemingly sensing that the time was right, the Shield Guard had stabilized his aggro level and then nodded to his subordinates.
The subordinates understood and walked up to their leader, giving instructions for the melee units to engage the enemy.
"The first, second, and third regiments will attack the boss from the left, center, and right sides, while the rest of the regiments will remain in place and the ranged units will stand by."
The instructions were delivered methodically to the team leader, and at the same time, three teams of fifty people each began to slowly approach the multi-headed lizard from three different directions.
The rest of the team remained in place, ready to be deployed at any time.
Thus, the boss battle officially began.
Due to its height, the only parts that can be hit by the group members are its tail and limbs. Its relatively vulnerable belly is more than three meters away from them, making it helpless in close combat.
The limbs and tail were covered in scales, and some parts even had barbs, making them really difficult to handle.
This is destined to be a long battle.
After a series of clanging sounds, except for a few people whose weapons were of high enough quality to damage the multi-headed lizard, everyone else was forced to lose one health point.
The people standing next to Zhou Jin began to calculate the approximate defensive capabilities of the multi-headed lizard, and everyone whispered among themselves.
After discussion, everyone agreed that the multi-headed lizard's defense should be in the range of 15-30.
After learning the approximate defensive capabilities, Zhou Jin instructed his subordinates to relay the message to the mage troops.
The subordinates found the leader of the mage unit and began whispering to him.
After learning of the intention, the handsome leader asked the people behind him, "Who can cast debuff spells? Prioritize those who can reduce defense, followed by those who can reduce attack power and attack speed."
You think you can just hire people like that? Do you think the title of "lawyer" is just for show?
It is obvious that none of the mages he knew had the above abilities.
The group of mages behind him were arrogant and none of them spoke up.
Clearly, his prestige was not enough to convince the public.
He knew this himself, and stood there awkwardly for a moment.
He felt that the monk behind him was mocking him, making his face turn blue and purple, which was quite a sight to behold.
The matter should have ended there, but then a member of the mage line stepped forward and walked straight to the leader.
Seeing the embarrassed mage leader, he rolled his eyes and said, "I know someone will weaken magic."
The regimental commander's eyes lit up, as if he had encountered a savior, and he leaned closer to ask, "Who?"
"That one-eyed mage over there, he's a necromancer. I've seen him do it myself, but I don't know why he didn't step forward," the newcomer said in a sinister tone.
The regimental commander was just worried about who would take action, and someone just happened to walk right into his line of fire. He pointed at Liu Nian and shouted sternly, "You, come out here!"
It's like being caught in a trap.
Why am I suddenly being targeted?
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