Chapter 164
After the Jiao Long emerged, it unleashed a small burst of power, only to be blasted back into the trap that had been meticulously set for it.
This time, the Special Affairs Bureau was clearly well-prepared. Although Yu Xunge had fought alongside these 94 players a few times, she noticed that each time they faced the Jiao Long, their teamwork became increasingly seamless.
She suspected they had been secretly clearing other beast bosses on the side.
Once the second half of the boss battle began, things went much smoother. The players had rested, but Hei Fei had not, and its skills were still on cooldown.
Yu Xunge felt that the Jiao Long looked considerably worn out, giving off the impression of a middle-aged man who had stayed up too late.
The battle continued until 2 AM on the 15th. When the Jiao Long's health dropped to 30%, it erupted once more, sealing off the air within a kilometer radius—a skill no one had anticipated.
However, this time, when the male and female commanders issued the retreat order, they instructed everyone to fall back to the entrance of the dungeon and not to exit just yet.
As Yu Xunge and the others retreated to the dungeon entrance, they could breathe freely again, but all their healing methods had been exhausted, and even Yu Xunge's Fountain of Light was on cooldown.
The female commander said, "Team A, go out." Then she patted Yu Xunge, "You go too."
Confused, Yu Xunge followed the so-called Team A outside, and was immediately taken aback.
There were hundreds of players waiting outside. As soon as she and Team A stepped out, healing light enveloped them, along with various buff effects.
In less than a minute, their status was fully restored. Then, she and Team A returned to the dungeon to swap out other players for healing.
As the battle resumed, Yu Xunge asked Zhao Shuying, "This is a tactic you all prepared in advance, right?"
Zhao Shuying nodded. "Yes, we didn't plan to use it this early, but today might just be the day we take it down."
This strategy wasn't just designed for the Jiao Long; it had been used to conquer all the 11-12 level dungeons that had been unlocked so far.
Yu Xunge didn’t ask why they didn’t lure the Jiao Long out to fight from the start. A glance at the players outside revealed that most were below level 7, and many weren’t even fully equipped. If the Jiao Long unleashed its ultimate attack, anyone who didn’t dodge would be instantly killed.
This tactic, with high-end combat power at the front and others providing support from behind, minimized casualties.
Under this almost "cheating" strategy, the Jiao Long's health quickly dropped to 10%.
—"Health at 10%, Mana at 17%, Weakness status ended, Paralysis status ended, Health lock status ended, Doom Curse remaining 27 seconds, Bleeding status remaining 12 seconds."
The player monitoring the battle loudly announced the Jiao Long's status.
During this time, several players were gravely injured and were quickly moved to the dungeon entrance by Zhao Shuying, who pushed them outside where others were ready to assist. However, the dungeon was locked, and players who hadn’t entered before the battle couldn’t come in; otherwise, they wouldn’t be lacking in combat power.
—"Su Yitong, prepare!"
【Chapter 212: 【Turning Point】 (SSS Rank)！】
It was about to begin!
From the moment the battle with the Jiao Long started, Yu Xunge had secretly used the skill 【You’re Happy Again】 to modify Yu Xunhuan's luck value.
She even brought along the skill crystal for 【You’re Happy Again】 that she had made this month but hadn’t submitted yet—she could always find a way to get a blank crystal to make up for it later.
At this moment, although it had been less than 5 hours since she modified Yu Xunhuan's luck, she once again changed it to 1.
At the same time, Su Yitong took out the skill crystal Yu Xunge had given her and crushed it—changing her own luck to 10.
The difference between a pet contract and an equal contract is that the latter requires both parties to sign their names, while the former requires the owner to write their name and then let the beast's blood stain the contract.
Of course, if the beast still had enough strength, it could refuse. That’s why they aimed to reduce the beast's health to 20% or even 10% before attempting the contract, as this would decrease the chances of the beast breaking free.
When Su Yitong threw the contract toward the Jiao Long's wound, the Jiao Long was just hit by a melee shield strike and entered a stunned state.
It felt a tightening in its heart, quickly calculating how to approach that dragon after contracting with this human...
But at the moment the contract touched it, an invisible wave repelled it!
Yu Xunhuan let out a sigh of relief; he had almost made a grab for it, but for some reason, a moment of panic had caused him to miss the best opportunity!
Hei Fei let out a breath, though its expression remained unchanged. It pointed its tail at Yu Xunhuan and declared, "If a contract is to be made, I will only accept him!"
It looked as if it could decide whether the contract would take effect.
Su Yitong shot a cold glare at Yu Xunhuan, suspecting he had done something behind her back. She sneered, "Who do you think you are to choose your own master?" Then she turned to Zhao Shuying, "According to our agreement, aren’t you supposed to help me subdue it?"
Hearing this, Zhao Shuying immediately shouted, "Gao Li, restrain it!"
The male commander Gao Li quickly named several melee players, and they simultaneously threw out chain items, binding the Jiao Long tightly from all four directions.
Throughout the entire process, Yu Xunhuan remained silent. Even when the Jiao Long was restrained, he showed no sign of unusual behavior, remaining relaxed and even flashing Su Yitong a harmless smile.
Su Yitong secretly let out a sigh of relief as she approached the contract that had been blown away—she had been rushing toward it when it was knocked away, but unexpectedly, a gust of wind had diverted it mid-air.
There were no players near the contract, so she had to personally go pick it up.
Just as she bent down, Yu Xunhuan made his move...
No one expected Yu Xunhuan to act.
No one expected that besides his quick-moving skill, he also had a teleportation skill!
And he had hidden it until now!!!
During the previous retreats from the Jiao Long, he had never used it; even when his health had dropped below 10% several times during the fight, he hadn’t used it.
Until this moment, for the sake of the Jiao Long, he finally revealed his trump card.
Not just skills, but also people.
At the moment Yu Xunhuan teleported next to the Jiao Long, Lin Chengze and Lan Cheng simultaneously made their moves! The former blocked the furious Su Yitong from the ranged group, while the latter moved behind Su Wu, pressing a dagger against his throat.
In a flash, Yu Xunhuan had already slapped the contract, which had his name written on it, against the Jiao Long's tail wound!
The Jiao Long's tail even moved slightly, instinctively meeting the contract.
The members of the Special Affairs Bureau were taken aback; this son-in-law had actually turned against them at such a critical moment! How dare he?
Even the top players present, known for their quick reflexes, couldn’t react in time. Even if they wanted to stop him, it was too late!
And all the while, Yu Xunge had been watching Yu Xunhuan. The moment he raised the contract toward the Jiao Long Hei Fei, she unhesitatingly used 【You’re Happy Again】 on him once more. No matter what his luck was at that moment, she changed it back to 1.
The altered luck, the Jiao Long's choice, Yu Xunhuan's amplified desires...
The repression of lacking talent, the anxiety from losing attributes, the extreme thirst for power, the invisible pressure brought by Yu Xunge, the complex hatred toward Su Yitong...
Countless threads of fate converged at this moment.
—Contract established!!!
In the previous second, the Jiao Long Hei Fei, which had been angrily cursing and struggling, suddenly widened its serpent eyes, its dark green gaze fixed on the contract in the air, red magical threads swirling in its eyes, tracing magical symbols.
【Turning Point】 (SSS Rank)!
This was the skill it had comprehended when it first encountered a true dragon.
At that time, it had just been born in the City of Eternal Day, with all its attributes—strength, agility, intelligence, constitution—at 1.
Its divine talent was called 【Lucky Little Snake】, with only one foolish skill named 【The Hungrier, The Luckier】.
Hei Fei had been brought to the island by a rookie alchemist who needed fish dragon eggs. Who would have thought that a regular snake egg had been mixed in with that batch?
It had been carelessly tossed into a garbage heap by the alchemist, and no one wanted to eat it because it was neither tasty nor nutritious.
The snake egg, along with other trash, was transported out of the city. The shell was covered in cracks, and the malnourished little snake hatched early, escaping just before the garbage was destroyed by a magic array.
The City of Eternal Day was an aerial island. That day, the tiny, newly born creature crawled and crawled, reaching the edge of the island without finding any food. Just as it was about to faint from hunger, a massive black dragon appeared in the sky, gliding through the clouds, its long whiskers blowing in the wind, stirring its lengthy tail.
A dragon so distant and enormous that the gust from its tail nearly sent the little snake tumbling off the island.
The dragon and the snake were less than a hundred meters apart at their closest.
Just a single whisker of the dragon was more than a hundred times thicker than the little snake.
—"In my next life, I want to be like that!"
The last thought before it was blown away by the magical storm was this.
When it woke up, it found it had gained an SSS rank skill, the only one besides its innate skill—【Turning Point】.
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