"Big Brother Night Fang wouldn't really do something like that, would he?" Qing Huang stared at the livestream footage being relayed to them, disbelief evident in her voice.
Night Fang's side had only fifty people. Not only did they face a level 60 Specialized High-rank Grand Lord and two level 60 High-rank Grand Lords, they also had to contend with the nearly eighty remaining members of Nine Dragons Emperor's force.
After all, beastman settlements were nothing like captured ancient towers — there were no base attribute buffs here.
This was no longer something that could be accomplished through sheer effort.
"I'm not sure, but he wouldn't be foolish enough to act blindly. There might be another purpose behind this," Feng Qianyu said, unable to make sense of the situation herself.
Originally, Night Fang had a strong chance to head to the undead gathering area, yet now he was taking such a risk to seize the beastman settlement. Even if they could weather Nine Dragons Emperor's assault, there were still numerous experts converging from the surrounding areas — within ten minutes, over three hundred people could assemble…
And inside the beastman settlement, following a single word from Night Fang, everyone sprang into action.
Ke Le, Ban Jiu, and Ye Wumian — the three main tanks — charged forward one after another to face the Beastman Chieftain and the Beastman Warlords head-on. Ke Le and Ban Jiu activated the Tier 2 skill Revenge Judgment, while Ye Wumian unleashed the Tier 2 skill War Sanction, all three landing their strikes on the three bosses.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Three consecutive impacts rang out, causing all three bosses to stagger visibly, their advance halted. Damage numbers of seventeen to eighteen thousand points appeared above their heads. Ke Le's strike was the most devastating — a single hit dealt over twenty thousand points of damage, completely stopping the Specialized Beastman Chieftain's assault.
"Incredible!" Gu Jiuji and Night Rhapsody couldn't help but exclaim from the side.
Level 60 High-rank Grand Lords!
If they had to tank these bosses, it would likely take several rounds to hold them back. Yet Ke Le and the others achieved immediate results with a single skill, forcing all three bosses to switch targets right away. Moreover, all three fighters' attacks were remarkably precise — each strike targeted the bosses' joints, significantly amplifying the knockback effect of their skills.
The three beastman bosses retaliated with devastating force, their power causing the very ground beneath their feet to tremble. As their great axes and massive swords swept through the air, explosive booms echoed with every swing.
Yet the three tanks showed no sign of panic, thrusting their shields forward to meet the onslaught.
Boom!
The clash of weapons reverberated throughout the entire beastman settlement. Ke Le and the other two were forced back two or three steps, but their bodies didn't enter any staggering state — they were still able to continue blocking the bosses' follow-up combos.
Several consecutive strikes drove Ke Le and his companions steadily backward, damage numbers of over ten thousand popping up above their heads with each hit.
When the combo ended, all three had lost thirty to forty thousand hit points.
"These bosses really do pack a punch!" Ban Jiu shook her hand as she spoke, her tone casual despite the words, her expression utterly relaxed.
After advancing to Tier 2, their health pools all exceeded sixty-five thousand points. Thirty to forty thousand in damage was only about half their total HP — well within acceptable range.
Immediately after, Ziyan Liuyun in the back row swung her staff, having already completed her triple casting incantation.
Streams of healing light descended upon the three tanks. A single burst of healing restored over ten thousand hit points, while a Healing Ring appeared above each of their heads, continuously restoring over three thousand hit points every 0.65 seconds for ten seconds.
On top of that, a faint golden glow enveloped every member of the team, instantly boosting maximum hit points by twenty percent. Ban Jiu and the others each saw their health pools surpass seventy thousand, with Ke Le reaching the highest at eighty thousand hit points. He also gained an additional buff — healing received increased by thirty percent, lasting a full fifteen minutes.
This spell was none other than the Tier 2 magic Sacred Light Aegis, which Ziyan Liuyun had learned upon advancing to Tier 2 class.
With this spell cast, the team's overall survivability received a dramatic boost.
But it still wasn't over — Hei Zi then unleashed the Tier 2 magic Dark Resonance, boosting the entire team's damage by twenty percent while also increasing both movement speed and attack speed by thirty percent, lasting for a full ten minutes.