The assassins had already crept into position.
Chu Fu's hatred was fixated on Lu An, and for the moment, she couldn't break free from him.
But the growing hatred inside her would not cause her to panic.
These people were focusing fire on her like she was a raid boss. She absolutely couldn't let any assassin-type class get close to her.
The moment this thought crossed her mind, Chu Fu immediately switched out her plants.
15 Charm Shrooms continued their charm effects, 20 Clinging Vines were arranged around her, and 20 Dandelions were placed on the outer perimeter, spinning and attacking.
55 plants summoned three wood-element sprites to help her fight.
Not only that, Chu Fu hid herself within the thick grass and immediately activated the fourth trait of her Plant Human form.
All damage dealt to her would be absorbed by her plants instead.
On top of that, Chu Fu was also restoring her health and mana.
Just like that, she had truly become as hard to beat as a boss!
Lu An raised his shield, trying to taunt Chu Fu, only to find himself restrained by the Clinging Vines. He could only keep chugging control-removal potions or use his own skills to endure.
He wanted to stay glued to Chu Fu and fight her up close. As a tank class, melee pressure could suppress an opponent.
If he could slam his shield into Chu Fu's face, it would cause her at least some pain.
And if she felt pain, her gameplay would suffer.
Everything sounded good in theory, but in practice he found it incredibly difficult to pull off.
The Clinging Vines were locking him down, and the Charm Shrooms were tempting him.
Even worse, Chu Fu was kiting him, and the terrifying part was, as she moved, her cloak was spreading poison. The longer Lu An chased, the deeper the poison sank in.
And Chu Fu was stacking the poison slowly.
"Taunting me, are we? Fine, then I'll focus you. Let's see how long you can hold out!"
Chu Fu snarled.
【Lethal Venom】, 【Slow Curse】, 【Plague Spread】, 【Poison Dust】.
Lu An felt even worse!
He was a top-tier S-rank tank class, but in this moment, he realized that not dying was itself a form of torture.
The poison was racking his internal organs with pain, the slow curse made him move like a tortoise, the plague made his whole body burn with fever and his lymph nodes swell and ache.
The poisonous scales from the Poison Dust made his eyes sting unbearably.
He looked at all the debuffs stacked on him.
【Poisoned】, 【Inflamed】, 【Slowed】, 【Blinded】, 【Burning】...
"Damn you, you shameless snake, all you do is poison! If you've got guts, fight me without it!"
Lu An cursed, layering in a taunt as he spoke.
Chu Fu knew in her heart that Lu An was deliberately trying to provoke her, combining it with a taunt skill—a high-level trick.
That meant she couldn't go after Wan Huanyu.
But she still knew exactly how to deal damage.
Once all the poisons were stacked on him,
Chu Fu activated 【Venom Vein Awakening】.
Her attack power skyrocketed.
Then, she detonated every toxin at once!
【Virulent Burst】
"BOOM!"
All the accumulated poison exploded into a single massive blast of damage, forming a huge venom pool beneath her.
A number appeared above Lu An's head that made even him tremble in fear.
-120,000!
He owed Chu Fu six more lives than he had.
Lu An collapsed.
Feng Huimin, watching everything through a telescope from a kilometer away, observed it all with ice-cold composure.
"Off-tank, engage!"
A second tank taunted Chu Fu.
Chu Fu turned her attack on him.
This tank wasn't as tough, and Chu Fu dispatched him quickly. Then she accelerated the growth of her Dandelions, activating the Hot Air Balloon Dandelions.
Twenty of those Dandelions intertwined and formed a true hot air balloon basket.
The reason for this setup was that her flying wings could easily be shot down, but the Hot Air Balloon Dandelions were plants. With twenty of them surrounding her, she activated her talent, guaranteeing she couldn't be killed.
Then, she leaped into the Dandelion basket and shot straight up.
Above fifty meters, she was safe—most tank classes couldn't attack at that range!
By now, Wan Huanyu had fled two hundred meters away.
Chu Fu chased him at full speed in her hot air balloon.
Wan Huanyu had planned to run a bit farther and use a Recall Scroll.
But Shen Chi, who had managed to break free, had such long attack range that even a single opening was enough for him to fire off a shot and interrupt Wan Huanyu's recall.
All Wan Huanyu could do was run.
Then, from above, Chu Fu hurled down a giant watermelon.
【Blink】
Wan Huanyu dodged.
Chu Fu threw another one.
Wan Huanyu transferred the damage, used his skills, and pulled out every trick he had.
"BOOM!"
In the end, he couldn't escape—he was blown to pieces. Of course, his head survived.
That was a rule of the 【Primordial Gate】: heads are forcibly preserved to make resurrection easier for priests.
So Wan Huanyu's head remained intact, even Shen Chi and his mech couldn't stomp it out.
This also proved just how powerful the Holy Healing Angel was. She could resurrect him from just a head. But the Suture Saint's stitching art still needed a skeleton or half a body to use.
The moment Wan Huanyu died, an assassin sprinted in like a goalkeeper, leaped up, and caught Wan Huanyu's head.
Run!
The goalkeeper instantly turned into a running back, and this assassin sprinted off with Wan Huanyu's head.
Not only that, he activated Invisibility.
"Sword Saint Brother! Come on, stop fighting! Find them!"
Chu Fu shouted.
Xie Lin's abilities were perfect for combat—the tanks couldn't lock him down. If they tried to counter him, he'd chain a combo that would kill them outright.
After killing one, he used Sword Shadow Phantom to shake off the new shields chasing him, then carved his way into the priest and mage ranks. With one 【Holy Judgment】, he obliterated an entire swath of them.
Truly, the best defense is a good offense.
Xie Lin's micro-control was unrivaled—he never got touched.
On top of that, his Heart's Eye skill could pierce invisibility.
Chu Fu could only send out Charm Shrooms to make that assassin turn back and attack the mushrooms, but before doing so, he'd throw Wan Huanyu's head away.
A second assassin caught it.
Chu Fu had to admit—she was almost impressed by their coordination and planning.
Thanks to this desperate relay, Wan Huanyu managed to drag himself all the way from the Goblin Wolf Rider camp to the Goblin Nest dungeon entrance.
Feng Huimin once again deployed her main force to tie up Chu Fu and her team.
"Holy Light Domain."
The Holy Healing Angel, who had been revived by Feng Huimin after Chu Fu had left, cast her domain once more, blocking incoming attacks while simultaneously resurrecting Wan Huanyu.
As soon as he was revived, their figures flickered and vanished on the spot.
Wan Huanyu had entered the dungeon!
In theory, as long as he didn't want to leave, he could stay inside until the end of time.
The moment Wan Huanyu disappeared, the other players began to retreat as well, but the ground was littered with corpses.
From the Goblin Wolf Rider camp to the dungeon entrance, Chu Fu had slaughtered six thousand players.
Xie Lin had killed three thousand, and Shen Chi had taken down one thousand.
Chu Fu stared at the dungeon in front of her and let out a surprised "eh?"
"The dungeon's cooldown is actually ready. Well, since we're already here, let's run it once!"
It was a gold-tier equipment drop, after all!
Chu Fu also clicked on the dungeon and entered the Goblin Nest on Hell mode.
Ten minutes after they entered, the dungeon's light flashed, and the Holy Healing Angel came out.
She looked utterly pitiful and tearfully complained to Feng Huimin: "Manager Feng, all my gear got dropped."
