Chapter 971: 971
"Stand firm; don't run around randomly . Cast your damage reduction skills if you have them and take your potions . Healers, use your area of effect heals and pay extra attention on the tank . "
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Lu Li wasn't afraid of the Boss' skills, but the players themselves running around like headless chickens .
Not only would that lead to more players dying, but the party could also be wiped because of
their incompetence .
Fortunately, most of them were elite players, and they had fantastic mental fortitude .
These players weren't afraid of the Boss' skills either, but rather a commander's silence . They didn't really know what to do either, so when they were given instructions, they would just instinctively follow them .
Several boulders smashed into the ground, colliding and knocking down a number of players .
Other than the sudden deaths at the beginning, there were fewer casualties now because everyone had either cast their damage reductions skills or taken their potions .
Once the players were in disarray, there was a high chance that they would die .
"The mobs have finally been cleared," Water Fairy announced . Her team had finally killed the tens of thousands of mobs, at the cost of over twenty casualties, but all of them were eventually revived .
The Revive Skill required most professions to out of combat before it could be used, so Lu Li had to separate a few Healers from the fight .
Of course, there was a still a distance requirement that needed to be met .
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When they got close enough, they would invariably be forced into battle . This meant that only Druids had enough range to use their Resurrect skill .
"Have a break before joining the relief team," Lu Li said without breaking his concentration on the battlefield . He watched carefully as Haggle's Berserk ended, but he seemed to have taken some kind of medicine because he was still fighting in the same way .
"It's okay; I don't need it . I'll go fight the Boss," Water Fairy said, rejecting Lu Li's kindness .
Lu Li shrugged and said nothing about it .
There were too many players here, so he couldn't help but adopt a care-free attitude . He knew that every move he made could be blown out of proportion when it was gossiped about .
Player X: Our Boss and Ruling Sword's Boss seemed to have gotten closer over the years…
Lu Li: I've only been playing video games for four months .
Player X: This pretty boy has risen up so quickly' no one can defeat him…
Lu Li: This is the first time I've ever been called a pretty boy .
Player X: That couple is obviously working together and doing things they shouldn't be…
Lu Li: I have no idea what you're talking about .
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"The third Boss is at 20% HP and the second Boss is at 18% HP . You guys, slow down . I said slow down! Why are those ranged players still attacking? What's wrong with them?"
Lu Li had to deduct a few points from those players before they started paying attention again .
Although he was commanding both guilds, the authority of Lu Li was almost entirely supported by Water Fairy's command .
Magus was a Magic Profession . Although he could occasionally heal himself, the sheer number of interrupting skills prevented that from happening .
As a result, his HP dropped the fastest . However, Lu Li was worried that the death of Magus would cause the other two Bosses to go berserk, so he has been meticulously controlling his HP .
"10% - we're almost there . We will have succeeded soon enough . "
The battle had already lasted for too long, and many were starting to show signs of fatigue . However, Lu Li's words caused a wave of excitement that revitalized the players' spirits .
Some commanders only liked giving their players bad news, for fear that the players would start to slack off .
However, Lu Li was different . He always believed that people would put the most energy into something when they were in a good mood .
When he said that they were going to be successful, everyone believed him .
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"Main Tanks, cast your damage reduction skills . Everyone else, do as much damage as you can . Be wary of the potential for a Boss to go berserk . If we can get through the Berserk, then we would have already won," Lu Li encouraged, but the players didn't even have the time to question it . They were all preparing themselves to survive the Berserk .
It was difficult to imagine that not one of the three Bosses would go into Berserk, especially since they were Wild Bosses .
Wild Bosses were notoriously difficult, and always resulted in plenty of player deaths . Most of the deaths also occurred in the final stages when the Boss went Berserk .
As the HP bars steadily declined, the Bosses appeared as though they were about to go Berserk at 5% .
"Stop dealing damage to Boss one and three; just attack Boss two . Don't worry about it and just let them go Berserk . "
No one had ever heard of this way of dealing with Berserk before .
Although the players didn't really understand it in the moment, they still obeyed his orders .
As the second Boss dropped to critical HP, it went Berserk as they expected it to .
"Be careful! Healers, support the players fighting Boss two . Everyone else, don't attack and just stand firm . Try to stay alive . "
The smarter players quickly understood what he was doing; he was preparing for the worst case scenario . Lu Li had assumed that all three Bosses were going to go Berserk .
If that happened at the same time, they might not get wiped, but they would lose at least half of their players .
Berserk not only increased the damage of the regular attacks but also the damage of the ultimate skills . If all the Bosses cast their ultimate skills together, the result would be unimaginable .
This was the worst-case scenario . It was probably not going to happen, but Lu Li didn't want to take a chance with the EXP of over a thousand players and their time on the line .
Following his assumptions, he planned to let the three Bosses go Berserk in succession .
The first Boss to go Berserk was High Priest Rockjaw Elfin . He caused a number of casualties, but it was because those players were within his crowd-control range .
After 30 seconds, the Berserk ended and he went into a sluggish state at 2% HP . However, he didn't want to kill it in case the other two Bosses went Berserk .
Next was Boss one – Protector Rockjaw O'Brien, who also went into the sluggish state after going Berserk .
Boss three, Rockjaw Khaz'Goroth, was even more aggressive than the previous two . His attacks fell upon almost the entire area, and players continually died . However, many others struggled and stayed alive with the help of the healers .
This level of strength was to be expected; the only difference between Khaz'Goroth and the others was the coverage on his skills .
Lu Li used his observation and experience here, potentially saving the group from getting completely wiped . He had overestimated the players, and thought that he could get away with successive Berserks . However, that single Berserk was almost as strong as the other two together .
"Breezy, stand firm . Don't you want the EXP?" Lu Li reminded calmly .
Azure Sea Breeze, who was on the verge of dying, forcibly pulled himself together as he continued to persist in facing the Boss' Berserk .
"Attack with everything you've got, and finish the three Boss as quickly as possible!"
The command to attack at will had been given . The three level 55 Bosses were now on the chopping block .