Chapter 18: A Way Out!

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Bianshan Mountains.

Su Chen raised his hand and continued conjuring Fireballs. He was in sync with the Archers, who were unleashing torrents of arrows unto their enemies!

Things were starting to look bright for Su Chen and his troops!

The number of casualties on Su Chen’s side were beginning to decrease, and at some point, they had stopped completely.

On the other hand, the Mountain Bandits’ numbers were reducing rapidly, and even after combining with the guards who were stationed outside, they did not even number to a 100 people.

Su Chen continuously cast Fireballs and Lifesteal attacks, causing the already panicking group of bandits to scatter in all directions!

“Alright!”

“Brothers, kill them all!”

Wu Lie’s health bar, which had nearly bottomed out earlier, was now back at peak condition after being healed by Su Chen and after consuming HP potions.

Whenever Su Chen’s skills were on cooldown, the Archers would follow up with their Arrow Rain!

As the heads of the bandits were vaporized by Su Chen’s [ Fireball ] one after another, the bandits finally started showing signs of dispersing.

The bandits sunk even further into chaos once Wu Lie ordered his men to break their formation and give chase to the bandits. This had completely shattered the bandits’ will to fight.

However, just as Wu Lie’s sword was about to slash at the fleeing bandits…

Suddenly, a figure appeared. A long spear extended forward and knocked away the level 15 Wu Lie!

What monstrous strength!

Upon witnessing this scene, an expression of joy appeared on the fleeing bandits’ faces.

“Boss, you’re finally here!”

“There’s no need to flee anymore, the boss is here!”

“We’re saved!”

“Come, let’s kill these soldiers!”

The bandits who were running rampantly earlier started to fall back in line. Despite running around like stray dogs earlier, they seemed to have suddenly gained a boost in confidence!

Su Chen, whose MP had been thoroughly depleted, pulled up the market again. He spent dozens of Gold Coins to restock his potion supply. Upon obtaining said potions, he started chugging them down like no tomorrow.

At the same time, he also used the system to appraise the Mountain Bandit Leader’s stats.

[ Leader of the Bianshan Mountain Bandits: Xiao Feng ]

Level: 20

HP: 10,000

Attack: 200-250

Defense: 150

Strength: 30

Agility: 15

Skills: [ Retractable spear ] [ Burst Strike ]

Introduction: Xiao Feng is the son of the former Bandit Leader of the Bianshan Mountains. He is cruel and brutal by nature, and he has been honing his martial arts since he was young. He loves to plunder neighboring towns and abduct young women.

Su Chen frowned slightly.

This boss was on a completely different level compared to the Wolf Lord.

The Wolf Lord was only a mutated beast after all. However, the level 20 boss before him was balanced in all aspects. Be it in terms of his Defense, Attack, or even his intelligence, he was truly a difficult opponent to deal with.

“Just a couple dozen soldiers are enough to make all of you p*ss your pants? All of you are truly useless!”

Once the level 20 Boss, Xiao Feng had finished reprimanding his subordinates, he immediately rushed towards the Heavy Shield Warriors who were guarding Su Chen and swung his spear, ignoring Wu Lie and the others completely!

Although the HP of the two Heavy Shield Warriors who had taken the brunt of the attack was only halved, as a result of Xiao Feng’s herculean strength, those Warriors had been swept aside, exposing the second line of defense as a result.

Xiao Feng had his sights set on Su Chen!

Upon recovering his MP, Su Chen immediately blasted Xiao Feng with a [ Fireball ] !

Xiao Feng, who was originally looking down on Su Chen, suddenly turned serious upon sensing the intense heat contained within Su Chen’s [ Fireball ]. Nevertheless, it was already too late for him to dodge.

688!

Xiao Feng recoiled slightly from the impact of the attack. Seizing this chance, several Heavy Shield Warriors closed in on him. Meanwhile, the Archers have also shifted their target from the other bandits to Xiao Feng instead!

Xiao Feng, who was pushed back by Fireball, was also slightly surprised by the damage that Su Chen had dealt. However, while Su Chen’s Fireballs were certainly a threat, the same could not be said about the Archer’s arrow rain, as Xiao Feng utilized his high agility stats to nimbly weave about, avoiding most, if not all of the arrows.

32!

21!

37!

Furthermore, even if the Archers had managed to land a hit, his high Defense had also helped him to negate a huge chunk of the arrows’ damage.

Xiao Feng’s gaze turned cold. In a shocking move, Xiao Feng thrust his spear forward into a Double Shield Warrior, turning him into a ball of white light instantly.

Seizing this opening, Xiao Feng then took a step back and thrust his spear forward once more.

A cold glint of metal could be seen, followed by a powerful thrust that contained the strength of a raging dragon!

[ Burst Strike ] !

Xiao Feng’s spear was extremely powerful, and it had directly pierced through the shield of the Warrior before Su Chen, turning him into an orb of white light.

Xiao Feng now stood directly before Su Chen. With his intelligence, he had immediately determined who was the biggest threat to him out of all the soldiers present.

Back when Xiao Feng was using [ Burst Strike ] earlier, Su Chen had purposely chosen not to retreat despite his [ Fireball ] being on cooldown. After all, he knew that none of the soldiers present would be able to hold him back.

As such, he bade his time, and once he was ready, he started casting [ Fireball ] again, followed up by [ Lifesteal ].

703!

100!

Upon firing his attacks, Su Chen took advantage of his [ Light Spirit Boots ] agility to put some distance between them.

As a Mage, facing a melee Boss like Xiao Feng was Su Chen’s greatest nightmare. after all.

The Archers followed up with yet another rain of arrows.

23!

31!

18!

After taking Su Chen’s Fireball, Xiao Feng noticed that the Archers were left undefended.

A sinister grin appeared on Xiao Feng’s face as he swung his spear at the Archers, turning them into orbs of white light!

100!

While Su Chen waited for the cooldown of his skill to be over, he tried using Lifesteal to chip away at Xiao Feng’s HP.

However, Xiao Feng was highly dexterous. With a few lightning-fast steps, Xiao Feng had already arrived in front of Su Chen and had thrust his spear forward!

Su Chen was still casting Fireball while it happened. However, upon realizing what was going to happen, and in order not to interrupt his casting, he decided to use his Light Spirit Boot’s skill to pull away from the Boss.

Xiao Feng’s spear brought with it the sound of rushing wind.

Su Chen’s Fireball once again smashed into Xiao Feng’s face. Since the Fireball had innate tracking abilities, it was impossible for Xiao Feng to dodge the blow!

However, it seemed as if Xiao Feng had intended to take on the attack. After taking the 600+ instance of damage, his body paused slightly for a moment before he continued charging towards Su Chen again!

This time, Su Chen did not even have the chance to activate his boots’ skill. He was struck by a sweeping spear attack!

328!

Su Chen’s HP was reduced by half!

100!

Fortunately, the 100 HP that he had stolen via Lifesteal had managed to help Su Chen cling to life.

Xiao Feng, who was standing in front of Su Chen, did not let up on his offense. He thrust his spear out fiercely, but Su Chen’s rich kiting experience had kicked in, allowing him to dodge the strikes by a hair’s breadth!

Miss!

At this moment, as Su Chen’s Fireball and Lifesteal skills were still on cooldown, the only choice Su Chen had was to dodge the Boss’ bloodthirsty strikes!

Su Chen used his agility to retreat again. At the same time, he started to look for a way out of his predicament.

The Warriors were incapable of blocking the Boss’ attacks, and as a result, their shield formation was completely useless.

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration appeared in Su Chen’s mind.

He immediately pulled out his stats panel and took a look.

A smile immediately appeared on his face.

He then activated his boots’ skill again. This time, however, it was not to put distance between himself and the boss, but rather, he was using it to approach the group of Mountain Bandits before him.

The fireball spell that he had just finished casting appeared in Su Chen’s hand.

The level 10 Mountain Bandits instantly turned into orbs of white light!

Xiao Feng rushed over towards Su Chen again and used [ Burst Strike ] once again!

340!

Su Chen was hit by the spear and his HP plummeted!

However, at the same time, a system notification could be heard.

“Congratulations to player [ Su Chen ] for reaching level 12.”

“HP increased by 50 points, MP increased by 50 points, Elemental Power increased by 50 points.”

“3 skill points rewarded…”

“Detected that host’s [ Fireball ] has reached level 20, reward distribution in process.”

“Host’s [ Fireball ] skill casting time has been reduced by half, cooldown time has been reduced by half, and it has now gained the Melt enhancement!”

Amidst the chaotic battlefield between the bandits and the guards…

Su Chen slowly picked himself back up from the ground, his eyes shining bright as he glared in the direction of Xiao Feng..