287: boss Kui Niu

Soon, Huang Chen also encountered enemies during his advance.

Two Trial Takers traveling together spotted him on the map, their eyes revealing greed and killing intent as they flanked him from the left and right.

Huang Chen did not stop his steps; before he even met the two, he used Stealth and vanished from the map.

"It's an Assassin! Be careful!" As soon as the Trial Taker on the left saw the red dot disappear, he immediately cast Karma Fire Burns the City on himself, then calmed his mind, sensing the fluctuations in the air.

Just as he finished speaking, Huang Chen's figure appeared behind him. A Three-Fold Sun Strike caught the opponent off guard, immediately followed by a Returning Wind Falling Goose that finished him off. The entire sequence was smooth and decisive. Meanwhile, the opponent's Karma Fire Burns the City only burned away one or two thousand of Huang Chen's HP.

After all, the defense of the Great Accomplishment Golden Bell Shield was no joke.

Without any pause, after killing the first person, Huang Chen immediately used Soul Severing Stab to rush toward the Trial Taker on the right.

The Trial Taker on the right saw his companion instantly killed, a trace of fear flashing across his face. Knowing he couldn't win, he immediately turned and ran.

Huang Chen merely used a Palm Thunder to stun him for three seconds, then executed Eight Desolations of Blood War, killing the enemy cleanly and instantly.

[Killed an enemy faction Trial Taker. Points and Contribution Value +100! Additionally gained 10% of the opponent's Points and Contribution Value, 88 points each.]

[Killed an enemy faction Trial Taker. Points and Contribution Value +100! Additionally gained 10% of the opponent's Points and Contribution Value, 95 points each.]

"As expected, killing people is much easier than killing monsters!" Huang Chen sighed inwardly. He glanced at the scoreboard and saw that Tie Shengnan was only three hundred points behind him.

If it weren't for the two who just offered themselves up, Tie Shengnan might have already surpassed his score.

"Truly a woman who strives to be strong her whole life!" Huang Chen shook his head and chuckled.

He then habitually glanced at the map again. There were temporarily no green dots near him, but there was a red dot moving rapidly directly eastward, seemingly heading toward him.

"An expert? Or a Boss?" Huang Chen narrowed his eyes. Instead of avoiding it, he adjusted his direction and headed straight toward the red dot.

At this moment, similar battles were breaking out all over the Asura Field. Screams, roars, and the sounds of skill collisions rose and fell.

The Huaxia, or rather, the Forbidden City core personnel, were thriving in the initial chaos, relying on their near-Minor Accomplishment skill mastery in three abilities.

The top 45 spots on the scoreboard were firmly occupied by Huang Chen and the Harem Legion. But everyone knew this was just the beginning. As time passed and experts from other races reacted and formed teams, the truly tough battles lay ahead.

Huang Chen hurried along, staring at the increasingly close, unusually bright red dot on the map. Soon, a massive monster appeared before him.

The monster looked very peculiar. It was about three meters tall, its body was cyan-colored, and it had no horns, only one thick hoof growing beneath its belly. Its appearance looked incredibly fierce, yet it also seemed slightly comical and endearing.

With the monster's appearance, the surrounding weather instantly turned into a storm of wind and rain, and countless lightning bolts continuously flashed across the monster's body.

Huang Chen immediately cast a probing skill.

[Kui Niu SS]

"Roar!"

As soon as the Kui Niu saw Huang Chen, it let out an earth-shattering roar, deafening like thunder.

A trace of solemnity flashed in Huang Chen's eyes. The basic attributes of monsters in the Asura Field far exceeded those of creatures of the same rank in the Star Abyss, especially bosses. In his previous life, he had heard that even a thousand-person team would suffer heavy losses trying to kite and defeat a single boss. Since his potential was suppressed at 6,000 points and his equipment was all common-grade, he wondered if he could withstand the boss's output.

Before Huang Chen could think further, the Kui Niu roared, kicked its single foot, and violently charged at Huang Chen.

"Golden Bell Shield!"

Huang Chen activated the Golden Bell Shield immediately, then quickly dodged to the left. Simultaneously, he executed Returning Wind Falling Goose, swinging his spear in a half-circle and fiercely smashing it onto the Kui Niu's head.

-255100!

A massive damage number of 250,000 immediately appeared above the Kui Niu's head. The Kui Niu's HP visibly dropped by a small segment.

Although the strike was effective, Huang Chen felt no joy. His Strength was increased by 2,500 points, meaning his base attack was 50,000 points. Since his skill mastery was at the Pinnacle of Perfection level, providing a 30x attack increase, Huang Chen's current attack power should be 1.5 million.

However, hitting the Kui Niu only dealt 250,000 damage, which was enough to show just how high the Kui Niu's defense was.

Huang Chen silently calculated in his mind: the Kui Niu's absolute defense should be around 500,000, and its total resistance damage reduction should be about 75%. Therefore, his 1.5 million attack hitting it would first subtract the 500,000 absolute damage reduction, and then deduct the 75% proportional damage reduction.

If the defense was this high, would the attack be low?

Huang Chen's current Great Accomplishment Golden Bell Shield provided roughly 300,000 absolute damage reduction and 80% proportional damage reduction. If the Kui Niu's attack power exceeded 800,000, it could instantly kill him with one strike.

"Ao..."

The Kui Niu, having missed its attack and instead being struck until it saw stars, immediately raised its head and let out a huge roar aimed in Huang Chen's direction.

The massive sound, mixed with countless bursts of wind, thunder, rain, and electricity, shot toward Huang Chen... This was an area attack. Huang Chen had nowhere to hide, so he instantly activated Black and Yellow Body. Instead of retreating, he advanced, using Soul Severing Stab to charge toward the Kui Niu.

The Kui Niu was enormous. The best way to deal with such a monster was to exploit its slow turning speed and attack up close.

"Crackle! Pop!"

-1201

-1321

-1251

...Countless bolts of lightning and raindrops struck Huang Chen, causing a string of damage numbers to appear.

Huang Chen quickly chugged a bottle of Wuhua, secretly breathing a sigh of relief. Fortunately, the magic attack power wasn't too strong. As long as he was careful to dodge the attacks from its single foot, it shouldn't be a big problem.

"Blood Battle in Eight Directions!"

Upon closing in, Huang Chen immediately used Blood Battle in Eight Directions, his strongest current attack.

Then, taking advantage of the Kui Niu recoiling from the injury, he flashed to the back of the Kui Niu.

"Yang Guan Three Stacks!"

The Kui Niu continuously kicked and stomped with its single leg, but it couldn't touch even a corner of Huang Chen's clothes. After all, the Movement Skill Huang Chen was using at this time was at the Returning to Innocence level, which virtually granted immunity to all non-locked physical skills.

"Ao... Ao... Ao..."

Seeing that nearly all its attacks were dodged by Huang Chen, the enraged Kui Niu almost fell into a frenzy, letting out roar after roar, summoning countless booming bolts of lightning.

However, Huang Chen's combat experience was extremely rich. The biggest threat from the lightning was simply stacking.

Therefore, he kept moving the Kui Niu while attacking it.

Finally, after maneuvering for ten minutes, the Kui Niu's HP bottomed out, leaving only a sliver of health.

"Two more hits, three at most, and I can finish it!!"

Huang Chen suppressed his excitement. After dodging the Kui Niu's kick, he immediately used Soul Severing Stab to ram into the Kui Niu's back.

Just as he raised his spear, preparing to use Blood Battle in Eight Directions, a green figure suddenly appeared on the side of the Kui Niu, brandishing a dagger and stabbing toward the Kui Niu simultaneously.