Three major bosses

Yang Jian brought a standard elite squad.

Their talents were at least Purple-level.

Outside, they would be considered key talents to nurture anywhere.

Coupled with Yang Jian, a Hunter with explosive offense and defense, picking off any stragglers, the overall situation was quite relaxed.

Of course, Yang Jian didn't believe that Hai Chao Village, which clearly seemed off, would only have small monsters for him to peacefully farm experience, especially after a Kobold mine had a Bronze-level Boss appear.

'Enemy invasion, Guards! Assemble!'

A roaring voice echoed from not far away.

The squad members knew that the real test had arrived.

[Murloc Guard Captain Storr, LV10]

[Murloc Race, Bronze-level]

[Health: 1,000,000]

[Murloc Smash, Damage Amplification, Steel Armor, Evasion Protection, Sea Anchor Heavy Strike, Aquatic Creature, Summon Guard Squad...]

This Boss doesn't seem that strong!

Yang Jian, while picking off fleeing Murlocs, opened his Tian Mu to check the opponent's situation.

[Name: Murloc Guard Captain Storr]

[Description: One of Hai Chao Village's three major Bosses, ranking after the High Priest and the Village Chief...]

[Note: Although the High Priest trusts Storr's strength, if he cannot deal with you for a long time, he might send the Village Chief to check on the situation!]

Got it, not only do I need to kill him, but I need to do it quickly!

Seeing the Boss, Xia Mingwei, already accustomed to tanking, threw out a Flying Shield.

She attracted all the aggro of the Boss and his guard squad members onto herself.

She activated Consecration, burning nearby units.

Yang Jian saw that the monsters were mostly gathered around the Paladin, so he cast Misdirection on Xia Mingwei.

He began his furious output.

Hunter's Mark was cast on the Boss's head, followed by a damage rotation... Aimed Shot, Arcane Shot, Viper Sting, Multi-Shot... Steady Shot had no cooldown and could be fired continuously.

Of course, Splitting Arrow was always active.

The squad members, who hadn't reacted yet, only realized that their boss had been slacking on the way when they saw the squad's damage statistics... Yang Jian going all out resulted in... before Misdirection ended, and before those Murlocs even had a chance to trigger their escape mechanism, they fell one by one!

Storr: Who am I? Where am I? What was I here to do?

Oh, right, I led the team to punish the executioners invading the village... But where are my subordinates? My huge group of guards just disappeared?

A Hunter's attack mechanism separates skill damage and auto-attack damage.

Behind every skill, there will be an auto-attack arrow following like a shadow!

And Splitting Arrow is a passive skill effect inherent to auto-attacks.

Storr felt a bad premonition and tried to struggle... Damage Amplification, Murloc Smash!

The Damage Amplification skill looked unremarkable, but it instantly reduced Xia Mingwei's armor by 800 points!

The Paladin, just Level 7, had a total armor of just over 1000, including her shield.

With that, her armor was completely stripped, though thankfully her clothes remained... And Murloc Smash was a direct area-of-effect stun skill!

Yang Jian and the others were far away due to their ranged attacks, but Xia Mingwei was solidly rooted in place!

Sea Anchor Heavy Strike!

With that, a full-health Xia Mingwei was left with only a sliver of health.

A three-hit combo directly dealt 2000 damage to the tank, which was completely against the norm.

At the critical moment, Little Sea Turtle used a Taunt to pull the Boss's aggro away.

This saved Xia Mingwei from death... Although she was rescued.

She was still quite shaken.

Was the combo intended to instantly kill the tank, the Boss's last struggle?

It was not!

'High Priest, save me!'

Storr's cry echoed through the night sky, momentarily stunning the six-person monster-slaying group!

"Speed it up, kill him quickly!"

Yang Jian gave the order, while inwardly cursing the Boss for not fighting honorably.

Bai Xiaobai, however, was very excited.

"This monster actually calls for help..."

Everyone spontaneously sped up.

Only the little saint, Xia Minglan, became more conflicted.

It even calls for help... The others didn't care what she thought; could she even heal the Boss?

Now, the MT tanking on the field was her own elder sister, so whether she healed her or not was up to her... After Misdirection's cooldown was ready, Yang Jian quickly applied more pressure to the Boss.

Finally, before reinforcements arrived, Storr fell unwillingly.

"Quickly pick up the loot, and let's retreat to regroup."

Yang Jian rushed forward, joining the others in clearing the battlefield.

As for what dropped?

It wouldn't be too late to check when they regrouped outside.

'Storr... you hateful invaders, I will tear you to shreds!'

Yang Jian, having run out of the village, curled his lips in disdain; who couldn't make threats?

Tonight, we'll not only determine who's superior but also decide life and death!

Since they were already out, they decided to recover on the spot.

And tally the spoils of war.

They ignored the gray items, and Yang Jian first collected all the green gear.

After careful selection, the remaining items would go into the guild's warehouse.

What remained were the current mainstream blue and purple pieces of equipment.

Since they were drops from a Level 10 Boss, the equipment's level requirement was also Level 10.

But that didn't stop everyone from dividing the loot first.

There were also two pieces of equipment that a Hunter could use.

[Murloc Boots (Purple)]

[Equipment Level: 10]

[Leather Armor, Feet]

[Armor +80]

[Agility +15]

[Strength +10]

[Movement Speed +5]

[Durability: 50/50]

[Storr's Coat (Purple)]

[Equipment Level: 10]

[Leather Armor, Chest]

[Armor +150]

[Stamina +10]

[Agility +10]

[Strength +10]

[Durability: 50/50]

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Looking at the stats... it certainly lived up to being Purple-level gear.

The extra attributes he gained from devouring dozens of green pieces of equipment were only comparable to these two!

While he was comparing, Zhou Yue sent him a message.

Yueyin Qingya: Are you fighting a Boss in the Murloc Village?

Tianmu Zhenjun: It wasn't on TV, so how did you know?

Yueyin Qingya: You guys are really dedicated; it wasn't on TV, it was live-streamed... Check the World Channel, it's going crazy!

Huh?

The others, likely having received the news from guild friends, exchanged glances and then opened the World Channel.

Tonight's chat already spanned hundreds of pages.

He quickly scrolled to the beginning.

"Quick, quick, someone is live-streaming a big shot fighting a Boss on Douyin..."

"What's so good about watching someone level up by fighting monsters?"

"It must be Tianmu Zhenjun, no doubt..."

"Holy cow, it's even a sneak peek? How exciting..."

He quickly browsed the general content.

The initial topics focused on Yang Jian bringing five female players to level up.

"It's great to be a big shot; you can take five girls out at once, and each one is prettier than the last..."

"Stop the forced praise, okay? With this distant, blurry camera quality, how can you tell if they're pretty?"

"Holy cow, this Paladin is so strong..."

"Why can she tank so many monsters? I can't even tank three?"

"I'm also an Elemental Summoner; I want to ask, I can only bring one pet, she can bring three, is that right?"

"Heh heh, seeing Tian Mu, the great one, running around with two dogs, do you think I'm envious? I'm practically going crazy with jealousy! Where's the GM? Ban his account!"

"Where is this village? How did they just enter the village? Is there no route?"

The atmosphere in the entire World Channel reached its peak when Yang Jian went all out, clearing the field in ten seconds, leaving only one Boss.

King Arthur: "Are there any big shots who can upload the video to foreign networks? What exactly did 'Tian Mu' do to get you all so worked up?"

Freedom of America: "Xiao Chai, your intelligence system is also no good... it's falling behind!"

Freedom of America: "@Tianmu Zhenjun, great one, I beg for cheats, I'll pay for them, I'll pay a lot, please..."

He roughly scanned the chat, dragging to the last page, and the World Channel was still frantically spamming.

The comment price of one silver coin per message did not affect the boisterous mood of the crowd.

Yang Jian quickly opened his Tian Mu and scanned the surroundings.

[Name: Zuo Zhi Yue (Rogue)]

[Description: Is currently adding bricks and tiles to the promotion of your glorious deeds. Are you sure you won't give him a publicity fee?]

[Note: A Rogue with a Blue-level Stealth talent...]

When Yang Jian's gaze swept over with the speed of lightning, Zuo Cong's heart skipped a beat.

Although he was confident in his talent, his intuition told him that he had probably been exposed.

Sure enough, the next second, a Hunter's Mark landed on him.

Although he was still in stealth, he was visible to them.

Arcane Shot!

-4460, -1270

Zuo Cong, who was just about to use Vanish to clear the debuff, instantly collapsed, unable to make any extra moves.

As the character died, the live stream was immediately interrupted.

Yang Jian finished his business, and only then did the girls react.

"Are we... being live-streamed?"

"I just specifically connected to the external network to check their live stream, but it's a black screen now!"

"Damn it, I wonder if I looked cool just now..."

Xia Mingwei slapped her sister, Xia Mingruo, on the head for swearing.

Xia Mingruo knew why she was hit.

She turned her head away, no longer speaking!

The few of them were still chattering excitedly.

Meanwhile, Zuo Cong watched his live stream's popularity rapidly plummet from over 1 million, and his heart bled!

In just one short hour, from when the group entered the village to fight monsters until they finished fighting the Murloc Guard Boss.

In just one hour, he felt he had earned more than in his entire previous life... What a pity!

Zuo Cong was a smart man; after seeing his death record, he knew there was no hope for revenge in this lifetime.

It was impossible to kill this Tianmu Zhenjun, but chasing after him to live stream was still something he could plan... Although he didn't know what skill Tianmu Zhenjun used to see through his stealth, it didn't matter; it was clear from the look of it that the other party couldn't keep that skill active indefinitely!

Lord Zhenjun, from today onwards, I will be your dedicated photographer... But there's still one problem: Tianmu Zhenjun's level is almost 10.

At Level 10, one can leave the Newbie Village, and if he wanted to chase after him to live stream, his own level couldn't fall too far behind!

He couldn't level up now!

Dying required reviving at the Immortal Sister in the Newbie Village square, and there was a half-hour debuff after reviving.

Zuo Cong simply logged off to edit his footage!

He wasn't just following them outside Hai Chao Village; he had followed this team all the way from outside the Newbie Village to outside Hai Chao Village.

Speaking of which, if it weren't for Yang Jian's excessively high attack power, clearing wild monsters along the way as he went, even with his Blue-level Stealth talent, Zuo Cong wouldn't have been able to reach such a distant group of high-level monsters.

Looking at the footage from along the way, Zuo Cong edited while dreaming of becoming a millionaire-follower internet celebrity!

Whether this dream was beautiful or not remained to be seen.

But Yang Jian's group was clearly a bit silent; the excitement of having just killed a Boss had completely vanished.

They still had to keep fighting monsters!

They somewhat collected their feelings, aiming to break through Level 10 before dawn.

The six turned and once again headed towards the heart of Hai Chao Village.

An hour later, in the central plaza of Hai Chao Village, the group, having cleared the small monsters around the village, arrived at the territory of the final Boss.

[Hai Chao Village Chief Skye, LV10]

[Murloc Race, Bronze-level]

[Health: 1,000,000]

[Skills: Summon Murloc Guard, Summon Murloc Hunter, Summon Shadow Walker, Summon Murloc Priest...]

[Description: Don't move, you've been surrounded by me alone...]

Yang Jian was about to laugh, thinking, 'Isn't this Boss a freebie? How many subordinates do you have that I can't defeat?'

Then he saw another figure emerge from behind Skye... [Hai Chao Village High Priest, Tide Listener Sputum, LV10]

[Murloc Race, Silver-level]

[Health: 5,000,000]

[Skills: Summon Murloc Spirit, Chain Lightning, Earthbind Totem, Storm Totem, Healing Chain...]

[Description: A Silver-level Boss hidden in the Newbie Village. Finding him isn't the skill; defeating him is!]

"Xiaobai, stop dealing damage, switch to Water Element healing!"

Bai Xiaobai was very compliant; she immediately dismissed her three Fire Elementals and summoned three Water Elementals.

Water Elementals could indeed heal, and their healing output was decent, but... the operation was very awkward; it required Xiaobai to first give the Water Elemental the command of who to heal, and then it would cast the skill to heal... Unlike when Fire Elementals attacked, all skills were active, 'whoever I hit, you hit!'

Done!

So, although Elemental Summoners could heal, few people truly considered this profession a healer... And now, Yang Jian only needed a few Water Elementals to overheal, and that was it.

As usual, Xia Mingwei started, using Flying Shield to attract aggro.

Then, neither Boss moved; one kept summoning various Murlocs.

Soon, more than a dozen Murlocs of various professions appeared in the plaza.

The other kept planting totems on the ground... If the mountain won't come to me, I will go to the mountain!

Xia Mingwei quickly ran a few steps to the two Bosses, activated Consecration, staining a large area of the ground yellow.

Then she started swinging her great hammer wildly!

'Misdirection!'

And then she was met with Yang Jian's storm of arrows.

The mysterious veil of a Silver-level Boss was revealed to Yang Jian for the first time.

He raised his hand and struck with a normal attack!

A striking number, -1200, appeared above Xia Mingwei's head.

Everyone collectively gasped.

"Run!"

Yang Jian shouted loudly.

Xia Mingwei no longer lingered and turned to run.

Bai Xiaobai also ran with her.

Yang Jian grabbed Bai Xiaobai, who was running along, "Why are you running? Heal!"

He looked closely and realized, oh, that's what he meant!

The High Priest chased Xia Mingwei, leaving the Village Chief behind to continue summoning.

Yang Jian frowned; in that case, he would kill one first.

He turned and began to furiously shoot at the Murloc Village Chief.

The five-person squad chased and hacked at the big Boss, while Yang Jian went one-on-one with the Village Chief!

In less than ten minutes, the Village Chief collapsed with a crash.

'High Priest, I... did my best...'

Yang Jian frowned; he made it sound quite tragic!

He quickly picked up the dropped loot and chased after the High Priest's battlefield.