My Dream After Having a Do Over Is To Become The Best Player - Chapter 8.1: Killing Xiluos

The slumbering rock giant Xiluos was suddenly struck, and although the damage Shi Feng caused was insignificant, it still jolted Xiluos awake.

Being abruptly awakened from sleep would make anyone furious.

“You puny human, I’ll crush you!” Xiluos roared angrily, causing the entire cave to tremble. Then, he stood up and strode towards Shi Feng.

Shi Feng naturally wouldn’t give Xiluos any chance. He immediately took out a exploding fruit and threw it on the path Xiluos was advancing on.

The speed of rock giants had always been their weakness, and even the rock giant special elites were no exception. While Xiluos was larger, stronger, and had more attacks than ordinary rock giants, he was still as slow as a tortoise after being slowed down by the exploding fruit.

With 16 points of agility, Shi Feng’s movement and attack speed were very fast. He swiftly moved behind Xiluos and launched a fierce attack.

A series of damage numbers appeared on top of Xiluos’s head.

-2, -2, -2, -2—

Then Shi Feng used [Slash], dealing 6 points of damage.

It had to be said that Xiluos’s defense was astonishing. Even after the increased damage from Tempestuous Thunderstrike and the fact that Slash had reached level 2, it only caused 6 points of damage. If it had been a level 1 slash, it would probably have only dealt 4 points of damage.

After a series of attacks, Xiluos finally turned around, lifted his massive foot like a small mountain, and stomped heavily towards Shi Feng.

As a once professional player who had experienced countless battles in the future [God’s Domain], Shi Feng didn’t panic in the face of Xiluos attack. With a swift step, he dodged the slow attack of Xiluos, then continued to unleash a flurry of sword strikes.

After 5 seconds passed, Xiluos’s health recovered by 18 points, leaving him with 886 points of health, nullifying Shi Feng’s efforts.

Compared to ordinary monsters, elites and above had a healing rate of 2% every 5 seconds. With 900 health points, this meant a recovery of 18 points every 5 seconds, completely offsetting the damage caused by Shi Feng in one round.

Even so, Shi Feng remained calm and continued to wield his sword, steadily chipping away at Xiluos’s health.

If an ordinary player saw such health and recovery abilities, they would probably give up. However, Shi Feng wouldn’t. With 16 points of agility, he could easily dodge Xiluos attacks, and moreover, his attack speed was fast enough to counteract the health regeneration, so Xiluos defeat was a forgone conclusion.

However, defeating Xiluos would take a long time.

Not only did he need to constantly dodge attacks and launch relentless attacks, but it also felt monotonous and mentally exhausting.

As time passed, Xiluos’s health continued to decline.

Until 15 seconds of attacks had passed.

The damage enhancement effect of Tempestuous Thunderstrike disappeared, causing Shi Feng’s damage to plummet. Each sword strike only caused 1 point of damage, and the skill [Slash] could only take away 4 points of health. Shi Feng was now locked in a bitter struggle.

After another 5 seconds, Xiluos once again recovered 18 points of health.

In those 5 seconds, Shi Feng only dealt 17 points of damage, which was lower than Xiluos’s recovery.

Shi Feng furrowed his brows slightly. Xiluos was indeed difficult to kill. Even if he can hit the monster hundreds of times, as long as the damage he did is lower than the recovery ability of the rock giant, it was all in vain.

Should he give up?

Just as Shi Feng was pondering this, Xiluos shouted angrily, “I’ll crush you!” and stomped his foot forcefully.

Suddenly, the cave shook violently as sharp stalactites fell from the sky, covering the entire cave.

Seeing the situation turning dire, Shi Feng withdrew from Xiluos and dodged the falling stalactites.

The sheer number and speed of the falling stalactites were overwhelming. If it were a team coming in, within this cramped space, there would be no chance to dodge, and they would surely be wiped out. If it weren’t for Shi Feng’s agility and the relatively spacious area, it would have been difficult to avoid these falling rocks.

‘An AOE Team wiping skill? Then, this mean—’

After Xiluos’s skills were used, just as Shi Feng expected, the Special Elite monster appeared somewhat fatigued. Shi Feng took the opportunity and charged forward.

Tempestuous Thunderstrike!

Slash!

Instantly, terrifying damage of -4, -5, -6, -10 points was inflicted.

During the fatigue state, which was a period of weakness after a boss used a AOE skill, not only did their attack power weaken, but their defense also decreased significantly.

With Xiluos in a state of fatigue, Shi Feng saw hope of killing him.

Seizing this opportunity, Shi Feng’s attacks became even more frenzied.

-4, -4, -4—

Taking advantage of the weakened state and increased damage, each sword strike could now take away 4 points of health.

While Xiluos was in a state of fatigue, his health recovery speed also dropped to 1%.

In this back-and-forth, after one round of fatigue ended, Shi Feng had taken away 15% of Xiluos’s health.

The next battle was all about perseverance, continuously attacking to offset Xiluos’s recovery. Every 30 seconds, Tempestuous Thunderstrike erupted once again, followed by waiting for Xiluos’s AOE skill, which was terrifying for a team but an opportunity for Shi Feng.

Sure enough, every so often, Xiluos would unleash his AOE skill, and Shi Feng would seize the opportunity to take away another 16% of his health.

Time passed slowly.

Five exploding fruits were used, yet Xiluos’s health was still at 32%.

After Xiluos unleashed his AOE skill again, Shi Feng had once again taken away 16% of his health, leaving Xiluos with only 16% remaining.

Just as Xiluos’s health dropped to 15%, he underwent a transformation.

His massive body began to shrink, his attack power and defense decreased, but his attack speed and movement speed increased. This change was detrimental to Shi Feng.

Although the effect of the exploding fruit persisted, Xiluos’s attacks became faster, almost hitting Shi Feng.

Even though Xiluos’s attack power decreased, Shi Feng, being only at level 2 definitely couldn’t withstand a direct hit.

If he was struck, it would be all over, accompanied by him dropping to level 1 and having a significant decrease in one of his skill proficiency.

This was definitely not what Shi Feng wanted to see.

‘Then I just gotta risk it!’