Chapter 98: Mvp Settlement
The Meteor Hammer Mutant’s health bar is really thick. It took poison rain, several bullets, and was shot in the chest by the crossbow bolt snatched by Yu Jiang, yet it still didn’t die.
“What should we do? His health points are stuck at the last bit and aren’t dropping much! Can we really kill this monster?”
Big Sister No. 2 anxiously looked at the cracks on the cement ground smashed out by the meteor hammer.
It could even smash open the ground, let alone a person. They had nowhere left to retreat.
The terrifying attack power and the health points that couldn’t be depleted no matter what brought a tremendous sense of oppression to their hearts.
Big Sister No. 2 was already considering escape routes. If it really didn’t work, they could stall and wait for the healing potions and skill cooldowns.
“No need.”
Yu Jiang calmly observed for a moment, quickly assessing the situation. Her Popeye’s Spinach buff had over twenty seconds left. “We can do it. Cover me!”
“With your build, how are you going to fight…”
Uncle No. 10 hadn’t finished speaking when he met Yu Jiang’s determined gaze. He sighed and raised his gun again.
“I’ve brought out my last-resort bullets! Hopefully we get a critical hit.”
Gunshots rang out. Under the cover of the two, Yu Jiang quickly advanced, dodging the swinging meteor hammer with prediction.
Not exaggerating, if this thing touched her once, she would be smashed through. That makeshift defense she pieced together wasn’t nearly enough.
Her dodging posture was very wretched, but she at least evaded the attack and got close to the mutant.
Yu Jiang didn’t care about vital points or not. She picked up the bayonet and stabbed, with only one goal: trigger poisoned bleeding buff.
Bullets had hit the Meteor Hammer Mutant’s skull and still didn’t kill him.
This was very abnormal. As the mutant boss, when his health reached the last bit and wouldn’t go down, it was a characteristic of certain monsters.
The meteor hammer probably meant that when health fell below a certain amount, defense and attack would surge, equivalent to a second phase.
For this type, you had to burst output and instantly kill him right when his health was about to drop below the critical point.
This was the most efficient way to fight.
But they didn’t know this before and had already used all their strength and skills to bring his health to this point.
Now it was impossible to instantly kill the Meteor Hammer Mutant again.
Give up, survive the night and come back tomorrow. If the monster recovered, it would be full health, and they’d have to start over.
Yu Jiang’s bayonet, Uncle No. 10’s hunting rifle both critical hit, plus Big Sister No. 2’s sickle skill and poison rain were needed to instantly kill it.
If one person slipped up, they’d be back to square one.
They didn’t have a third chance. The instance had only 2 days.
More importantly: Uncle No. 10 really didn’t have many bullets left.
Yu Jiang was really unwilling and still wanted to try.
Her poisoned buff was true bleeding damage. If the monster could even remove that, it wouldn’t be too late to run.
Yu Jiang stabbed several times into the mutant that towered much higher than her.
Luck was such a mystical thing. Critical hit effect triggered, but no poisoned buff.
Popeye’s Spinach had only 10 seconds left. Without this buff, her agility and stamina would revert to original.
No matter how accurate the prediction, it wasn’t 100%. To tangle with the mutant with her head nearly at her waistband still required her own combat stats.
Straight ahead, Uncle No. 10 heartbroken over his bullets but focused on the battle, never hesitating to fire covering shots when needed.
Yu Jiang anxiously shouted in her heart: Poisoned buff! Give me poisoned buff! After fighting so long, it should trigger!
In the final seconds, she could only stab once more. Yu Jiang nervously watched the attack info.
Poisoned buff appeared!
She joyfully widened her eyes, while retreating out of the meteor hammer’s attack range.
“It’s good!”
Yu Jiang let out a long breath, nervously staring at the Meteor Hammer Mutant’s status.
Seeing it couldn’t clear the debuff, she finally relaxed.
“He has 8 health points left. We just need to survive another 8 minutes without letting him catch us, and he’ll croak before us!”
The other two players relaxed upon hearing her.
No wonder an alchemist dared charge with a bayonet—her blade had bleeding effect.
They at their age weren’t great at reading monster status under health bars. Yu Jiang took the chance to guide them while dodging the mutant’s swung meteor hammer, explaining what the status icons meant.
“Green is poisoned. Gray color going clockwise one circle is bleeding. The number below is the bleeding status duration.
This skull head is frenzy mode. Red means his aggro value on us is very high.”
The three deliberately dodged opposite the generator, afraid the mutant’s meteor hammer would smash it directly.
They panted all the way, dodging everywhere. The meteor hammer smashed countless things.
Metal panels on the sheet metal house, along with the frame, were smashed into a large hole. Fierce and frenzied impact sounds echoed throughout the farm.
Several players hiding in the corner were trembling in fear.
They only saw info of the previous mutants killed, but the last one never appeared. Instead, such a huge commotion arose in the farm. From the sound, it was some heavy object—meteor hammer or fire axe.
They didn’t dare go out to look, only speaking in the instance channel to ask.
The three busy kiting the monster had no time to check messages.
Luckily the mutant wasn’t a speed-type monster. As long as they kept distance and prevented his aggro table from making him throw the meteor hammer to hit them, kiting him wasn’t hard.
It was just a bit exhausting. Without Popeye’s Spinach buff, Yu Jiang really couldn’t run much, downing another qi replenishing drink.
Until the mutant had 2 health left, victory’s dawn was ahead.
1 health!
Croaked!
Yu Jiang sat straight on the ground. “My god, what a legendary tanky king.”
“Little sister, that drink you had just now was the hard-to-buy qi replenishing drink, right?” Big Sister No. 2 asked with great interest.
“Yeah, I have connections.” Yu Jiang said while panting.
“After we get out, I can give you the purchase channels. Maybe bullets too. We have internal discounts. Sometimes need protection over parallel road or instances, all with reward.”
“Great!” Uncle No. 10 perked up. “It’s settled then. After we get out, let’s add friends.”
Yu Jiang nodded. Through the earlier cooperation, and their willingness to help, they were reliable players rarely encountered. Could add to friend channel.
More normal and reliable players developing was only beneficial. Otherwise, future instances would all be scams.
The instance announcement popped up at this time.
[All mutants in the instance have been killed. Congratulations, players. You completed this arduous hidden quest in 24 hours.
In ten minutes, Happy Farm will restart. All facilities inside (grain sheller, grinding mill, etc.) can be used by you.
Breeding area and planting area also open! Quickly harvest crops and poultry and livestock here for the ultimate farm joy experience!
(Note the time. You’ll be teleported out when instance time ends!)
Isn’t it a surprise?! In ten minutes, this will be the true Happy Farm.]
“!!! I knew it, this shabby place with body-and-mind pervert mutants has nothing to do with happy!” Big Sister No. 2 excitedly stood up immediately.
Yu Jiang and Uncle No. 10 were the same. Now their backs didn’t hurt, arms and legs had strength again. Everyone’s expressions full of anticipation, eager to try.
