Chapter 112: The Ferocious Mountain Lord

Zhang Shan commanded the Panda Baby to step forward. Upon seeing the cub, the Mountain Overlord brandished his two cleavers and charged.

The cleavers hacked away furiously, and damage numbers erupted over the Panda Baby’s head as its health plummeted rapidly.

"Damn, the Mountain Overlord is fierce! You guys need to make sure you're keeping the Panda Baby healed."

"Holy cow, those aren't cleavers in his hands—they're buzzsaws! He’s swinging so fast you can barely make out the shape of the blades."

"That attack speed is absolutely insane."

Zhang Shan watched the Mountain Overlord’s attack speed with envy; if he possessed such speed, he would be unstoppable. He had never seen a monster attack with such velocity. Moreover, the boss’s damage was not trivial, dealing seven or eight thousand per hit. Combined with that blinding speed, it was terrifying.

It was uncertain whether the Panda Baby could hold out, but fortunately, there were enough support players present. A dozen supports kept casting heals, barely managing to keep the Panda Baby’s health within a safe range.

"The Mountain Overlord’s damage output is explosive. This is the most frightening boss I’ve ever seen in terms of DPS."

"He’s just too savage."

Zhang Shan fired his gun continuously at the Mountain Overlord while checking its attributes.

Demonized Mountain Overlord (Red): Level 30, HP 10 million, Attack 5000. Skill 1: Fierce Cleaver, Skill 2: Frenzy, Skill 3: Desperate Triple Strike, Skill 4: Earth-Shattering Slash.

Fierce Cleaver: When the Demonized Mountain Overlord attacks with his cleavers, damage is increased by 100%.

Frenzy (Passive): Devoid of humanity, the demonized Mountain Overlord has become even more crazed, significantly increasing his attack speed.

Desperate Triple Strike: The Mountain Overlord wields his cleavers with master-level proficiency, landing three consecutive strikes. The first strike deals 100% damage, the second 200%, and the third 400%.

Earth-Shattering Slash: Strikes the ground to send shockwaves in all directions, dealing 500% damage to enemy units within a 5-yard radius.

The first three skills were identical to those of the bandit leader, though the first skill had been buffed to double the damage. The Frenzy passive lacked specific data, but it had clearly received a massive upgrade to allow for such blistering speed. The real concern was the Earth-Shattering Slash—a god-tier skill that was the bane of melee fighters. With this ability alone, the melee units would be effectively useless once the boss’s health dropped below half, forced to stand by as spectators.

After Zhang Shan and the supports pinned the Mountain Overlord down, the rest of the group quickly cleared out the nearby ordinary bandits and joined the assault on the boss.

"The Mountain Overlord isn't that tough, just fast," someone remarked.

"Are you blind? You call that 'not tough'? Aside from the Panda Baby, nobody in the entire game could withstand this kind of damage right now!"

"Exactly, no one can tank this."

"The Mountain Overlord hits for seven or eight thousand per normal strike, and his Desperate Triple Strike hits for twenty or thirty thousand. The key is that he’s hitting so damn fast—who can survive that?"

"Good thing the boss brought extra supports; otherwise, we wouldn't be able to keep up with the healing. The Mountain Overlord is too fierce."

"Enough talk. While his health is still above half, I need to get some damage in before I'm sidelined," Fengyun Yidao said with a sigh.

"Haha, the boss has an Earth-Shattering Slash. Fighting him really relies on us ranged attackers."

"Are we melee players only meant to fight magic-type bosses? Why does every boss have a skill like this?"

"You're overthinking it. If we were fighting a magic-type boss, you’d probably be lying on the floor even faster."

The Mountain Overlord's ten million HP was not excessive for their fifty-man team. Under normal circumstances, they would down him in seven or eight minutes. However, the loss of melee DPS once his health dropped below fifty percent would certainly add some time to the fight.

Fengyun Qingqing cast her curse skill every minute, and Zhang Shan didn't hold back his "Berserk" and "Fanaticism" skills either. He had popped them as soon as the first curse landed. His Fanaticism skill was now maxed at level ten; it increased attack speed by 100% for six seconds. While active, his attack speed actually surpassed the Mountain Overlord’s. His legendary hand cannon sprayed bullets like a machine gun, but the duration was far too short. Six seconds of glory, and then he was back to normal, left waiting for a five-minute cooldown.

Under the group’s relentless onslaught, the Mountain Overlord’s health gradually dipped toward fifty percent.

"Boss, let's back off, or we’ll get one-shotted."

"Right, all melee units, move away. Stand at least ten yards out."

The Earth-Shattering Slash had a relatively small range of five yards, but its damage was massive. At 500% damage, considering the boss's attack power, no one but a Guardian Warrior could survive it.

Any boss with an Earth-Shattering Slash turned the area within five yards into a dead zone once their health dropped below fifty percent. True to form, as soon as the threshold was crossed, the Mountain Overlord triggered the skill, and nearly twenty thousand damage erupted over the Panda Baby. Immediately following the slash, he unleashed his Desperate Triple Strike, nearly emptying the cub's health bar. Fortunately, the support group was on the ball, pulling the Panda Baby’s health back up just in time.

"Damn, that was close. Even the Panda Baby with 120,000 HP almost went down. The Mountain Overlord is truly vicious."

"It’s going to be tough. Once he enters his enraged state, he’ll be even more brutal. The Panda Baby might not be able to hold him then."

"It’s fine. We have plenty of people. If the Panda Baby falls, Little Secretary will step in. If he falls, the other warriors will rotate in to tank while Six-Pipe Bodhisattva re-summons his pet."

Fengyun Tianxia weighed the situation and made arrangements for potential accidents.

"Sigh, the guild's top tank reduced to cannon fodder."

"What’s wrong with being cannon fodder? You don’t even have the qualifications to be cannon fodder," Little Secretary retorted angrily. He was already very strong, even if he was a step below Zhang Shan’s Panda Baby. Compared to other Guardian Warriors, he was leagues ahead.

The Mountain Overlord cycled through his skills, and the Panda Baby’s 120,000 HP fluctuated wildly. If there hadn't been so many supports on the field, the tank would have collapsed long ago. It was still a precarious situation, but fortunately, the boss's critical hit rate didn't seem too high. They should be able to hold out until the Mountain Overlord reached his enrage phase.

After a few more minutes of fighting, the Mountain Overlord’s health dropped to near twenty percent.

"Heads up! The Mountain Overlord is about to go into a frenzy. Little Secretary, be ready."

No one expected the Panda Baby to last until the very end; the Mountain Overlord was simply too savage—120,000 HP wasn't enough to withstand more than a few seconds of his fury.