Miss, -100. Miss again. Black Bear Chiala's accuracy isn't great. Dudu Rabbit's mask added agility, and with my high luck stat working its magic, during those three seconds I was stunned, Black Bear Chiala's misses saved my life.
Thank heavens. I drank a medium red potion and ran for my life.
After that, I barely scraped by through a series of dangerous and bumpy encounters.
Black Bear Chiala's bear pounce exceeded my expectations. The pounce strikes twice in a row: the first hit deals twice the damage of the second. If both hits land, it can take away over 300 HP in one go.
As for the 'Earth's Fury' skill, if the stun lands, the combination of Earth's Fury's attack plus three consecutive strikes deals up to 400 damage, instantly draining my health. Black Bear Chiala's true power finally erupted.
If it were anyone else, whether a soldier who only adds Constitution or a soldier who only adds Agility, they definitely couldn't withstand Black Bear Charala's attacks. Even if they could hold off its assault, an attacker without Strength stats probably couldn't break through its defense. A single person simply couldn't defeat Black Bear Charala.
Black Bear Charala's strength is absolutely ferocious—no wonder it dominates the newbie village. But unluckily for it, Black Bear Charala ran into me, ran into this big freak, and was destined to fail.
My stats are freakish. As a knight build, my defense and HP far exceed others. Plus, with my high Agility, Black Bear makes a lot of mistakes, so I managed to withstand its attacks.
My damage output isn't low either. During Black Bear Charala's skill cooldown, I stepped up the attack. At the cost of wasting 5 medium red potions and 13 small red potions, Black Bear Charala's HP dropped to 500.
I grin smugly, grin smugly. I still have half my red potions left, while Black Bear Charala only has one-tenth of its HP. Victory is right within sight!
"Roar！" Black Bear Charala suddenly let out a loud cry, its eyes glowing. It stood upright on its hind legs, and its black fur shimmered with a yellow light, gradually turning yellow.
Damn, Black Bear Charala evolved—from a Silver Boss to a Gold Boss.
Am I unlucky or lucky? I actually ran into that one-in-a-thousand boss evolution chance.
When a boss's HP drops to one-tenth, there's a one percent chance of triggering increased attack, increased defense, weakness, or fleeing, and a 0.1 percent chance of evolution, full HP recovery, or self-destruct.
It must be my sneaky tactics that enraged Black Bear Charala, hurt its pride, and triggered its enraged evolution.
No way, I absolutely can't let it successfully evolve. I don't know exactly how strong a Gold Boss is, but it's definitely ferocious. And with my pitiful 500-something HP, holding off a boss won't be easy.
I immediately charged at the evolving black bear Chachala with all my might, the soldier's steel blade in my hand swishing swiftly and repeatedly as I slashed at its body.
-120, -130, -100. So strong, consecutive crits. Could it be that I've also evolved and enraged, performing beyond my limits? Since that's the case, I'll put in extra effort and try to end the fight before Chachala finishes evolving.
What a pity, what a pity. Wishes are beautiful, but reality is cruel.
Just when the black bear Chachala was down to less than 200 HP, a yellow light enveloped its entire body. When my fourth strike touched that yellow light, I was instantly sent flying to the ground. A red -250 appeared above my head, and my HP dropped by half.
Holy moly, so powerful！ Quick, a medium red potion.
The yellow light on the black bear Chachala gradually faded. Its black fur turned into dazzling yellow, its size grew much larger. Those sharp teeth, solid build, and broad bear paws made my heart go numb.
Grandpa Village Chief, this joke went too far! He only said it was a black bear, but what I see before me is a golden BOSS, a golden bear. The level difference is too great, the power gap too vast. There's simply no chance of victory.
I used Inspect. Golden War Bear Chachala, Level 30 Golden BOSS. Loves blood and slaughter. HP： ？？？, Skills： ？？？, Weakened.
Misfortunes never come alone. Golden War Bear Chachala's level exceeds the range of Inspect. I can't see its HP or skills at all. Wait, Weakened... Weakened... What does that mean?
Could it be... Could it be...
A flash of insight struck me—my earlier flurry of attacks must have left Gold War Bear Chálàlà in a weakened state. Since it's weakened, its HP can't be more than one-tenth, meaning Black Bear Chálàlà might have evolved into Gold War Bear Chálàlà, but its HP didn't recover. It should still be under 200 HP and is in a weakened condition.
I'll go for it. Nothing ventured, nothing gained. You can't catch the wolf without risking the cub. Gold War Bear Chálàlà, today it's either you or me. I swung my steel knife and charged at Gold War Bear Chálàlà.
−20, −30. Watching those pitiful damage numbers rise from Gold War Bear Chálàlà's head was really frustrating. And this is with it in a weakened state. If it were healthy, my attacks probably wouldn't even break its defense.
Anyway, courage, strength, and brains are indispensable in battle. I landed two hits, even if they were pathetically small. No panic, no impatience, no fear. Seeing Gold War Bear Chálàlà charging at me, I quickly ran toward a big tree nearby, continuing to use my speed advantage.
Wisdom evolves through a long and steady process. That's exactly why, even though Black Bear Chálàlà evolved into the mighty Gold War Bear Chálàlà with overwhelming power, its smarts remained the same. My old tactic of circling the tree and stabbing its butt was still pretty effective!
−50, −60. Nice! Critical hit! Gold War Bear Chálàlà's life should be under 50 now. Just like that, completely ignoring its turn and attack, I took the hit head-on and swung my steel knife with all my might.
−400, −80. Gold War Bear Chálàlà's attack and mine landed on each other almost simultaneously.
Although the attack of Golden War Bear Chalala brought my health close to zero, my critical hit‘s 80 damage saved me. Golden War Bear Chalala let out a howl and fell dead.
With a “pop,” a big drop of 16 items in a 4x4 grid scattered all over the ground.
“Ding-dong, congratulations to player Stone City for killing Golden War Bear Chalala above level, with experience bonus.”
“Ding-dong, congratulations to Stone City for reaching level 10. You can choose a city and change jobs.”
“Ding-dong, congratulations! Stone City’s level has increased. You are now level 10. Health increased by 10, mana increased by 10, luck increased by 1, with 5 attribute points to allocate.”
“Ding-dong, congratulations! Stone City’s level has increased. You are now level 11. Health increased by 10, mana increased by 10, with 5 attribute points to allocate.”
“Ding-dong, congratulations! Stone City’s level has increased. You are now level 12. Health increased by 10, mana increased by 10, with 5 attribute points to allocate.”
“Congratulations to Stone City for killing Golden War Bear Chalala. Reputation increased by 50. Since player Stone City killed Golden War Bear Chalala above level, an additional 300 reputation is awarded.”
Haha, after bitterness comes sweetness. So much experience made me level up 3 times. Watching the experience bar stop at 90% at level 12, what a pity—almost level 13.
Amid the nonstop ding-dong sounds, looking at all the equipment and items scattered on the ground is really exciting.
I quickly picked up the items dropped by Golden War Bear Chalala. Killing a boss beyond your level not only grants experience bonuses but also makes it easier to get high-level gear. Looks like I really hit the jackpot this time.