The Fascinating Mushroom’s charm effect truly depended on the allure radiated by the golden plants.
That was why, although Dandelion and Cleavers were both decent, they were gradually phased out as their level increased.
If not for Trait 5, Plant Person, and Poison Person, which could mutate plants into toxins, those two plants would hardly ever have had a chance to enter battle.
However, the [A Little Too Much Poison] staff was a growth weapon, so its skill scaling was extremely high. Its power depended on Chu Fu’s own mental strength and spell attack.
By this point, Chu Fu’s base attributes had reached an astonishing 326 points, not to mention her full set of dark-gold equipment and the bonuses stacked from various badges.
As long as her overall attributes were high enough, there was no reason for her skills to miss.
The moment [Charm] was cast, the Goblin Divine Emissary subconsciously took a step forward. One of the magical conduits connected to him instantly went dark.
The four crystal balls dimmed.
In places Chu Fu could not see, the four spatial rifts leading to Fengdu Town began to shrink.
The Goblin Divine Emissary regained consciousness after being controlled for only three seconds, but by then Chu Fu and the others had already entered a range of less than a hundred meters.
“Hey, green-skinned freak! Look this way! Do you understand human speech?”
Jiaojiao Bu Jiao activated taunt mode.
The Goblin Divine Emissary flew into a rage and raised his staff.
“Angering me will be the decision you regret most.”
A burst of green light the size of a basketball exploded forth and slammed toward Jiaojiao Bu Jiao.
She blocked it, but the shields supplied by the other support players shattered one after another across her body.
The green radiance struck Jiaojiao Bu Jiao, then exploded into fist-sized beams of light that shot outward in all directions like scattering flowers.
In gaming terms, this was splash damage.
After hitting one target, the attack spread out and struck other players at random.
When the scattered green orbs hit the assassins, they blew away half their health. Some of the more fragile players were nearly killed outright.
The Goblin Divine Emissary gave another cold snort. “Chain Lightning!”
With a crack, a bolt of lightning appeared and struck Jiaojiao Bu Jiao before leaping from her to the surrounding players.
Fifty people were killed instantly.
The ground was covered in corpses.
Then the corpses in the guild began talking.
“Damn, what kind of damage is that? I’m a warrior!”
“What’s so special about being a warrior? I’m the team’s main tank!”
“This boss hits way too hard. Is this level suppression? How are we supposed to fight it?”
“Don’t be afraid. Plant Boss and the others are still here.”
Feng Huimin, however, remained perfectly calm.
“As long as the tanks aren’t killed instantly, we can keep fighting. Supports, don’t stop refreshing the shields. Melee attackers, spread out. Don’t get hit by the skills. Dodge as much as possible and avoid putting pressure on the healers!”
“The aggro is stable. Damage dealers, attack. Try to control it.”
Chu Fu advanced at the same time.
She transformed her body into a three-meter-tall form, giving the other players more room to attack. Cleavers wrapped tightly around the Goblin Divine Emissary, but he tore himself free.
Chu Fu refused to give up. The green Plant Person form granted by Trait 5 actually increased her health, preventing her from being killed instantly.
She began applying poison.
Plague Spread and Venomous Miasma were not very effective under the circumstances.
Instead, she directly applied Poison Spell, Slow Spell, and Soul Devouring: Return to the Void.
The last skill in particular made the Goblin Divine Emissary let out a scream. He then glared furiously at Chu Fu.
She had pulled aggro!
“Look at me, you green-skinned monster! You ugly freak!”
Lu An was in position!
His taunt was fully powered up, having undergone considerable enhancement.
The Goblin Divine Emissary immediately turned toward him and fired a blast of white light.
“Holy Light Domain!”
The Holy Healing Angel immediately cast a shield. She and Lu An had fought together too many times, so she naturally knew exactly when to act.
The Holy Light Domain exploded a moment later, reducing most of the damage. On top of that, Lu An’s own talent allowed him to—
Shen Chi also transformed into a three-meter-tall mech, pounding the enemy with tremendous force.
Xie Lin, meanwhile, summoned flying swords from above. They stabbed at the Goblin Divine Emissary with a constant clinking sound.
The ranged attackers had become melee fighters, while the melee fighters had become ranged attackers.
Aside from those three, the player whose attack power ranked immediately below theirs was unexpectedly the Bitter Melon King.
The Bitter Melon King’s Agony skill was extremely powerful against single targets and intelligent races. In the past, the bosses had simply been too weak to give him a chance to deal damage.
This time, however, the Goblin Divine Emissary was truly getting a taste of suffering.
The Goblin Divine Emissary suddenly took out a horn and began to blow.
He was summoning goblins.
Feng Huimin immediately issued orders.
“Everyone else, deal with the small monsters. Leave the central area to the top fifty damage dealers. Dodge the boss’s attacks. Anyone who can’t dodge should lie down. After being revived, leave immediately.”
Put simply, anyone who couldn’t dodge was simply bad at the game. Their agility and reaction speed were insufficient, causing them to be hit by the boss’s skills.
Only the skilled players with good technique could stay.
As for fighting from the air, that was even less practical. The flying wings were not as nimble as the players themselves. When the instant-kill white light appeared, Jiaojiao Bu Jiao and Lu An could not intercept it in time.
The only person in the air was Xie Lin, and so far, he had not been hit by a single skill.
This was the Thorn Guild’s first time fighting a battle of attrition like this.
But Feng Huimin had fought plenty of battles like it back when she was with the Universe Guild.
That was why she had not shown the slightest trace of panic.
The moment they reduced the enemy’s health bar by one percent, she already knew that this battle was winnable.
Of course, it was still far too early to say that with certainty.
The Divine Emissary still had abilities he had not revealed.
Sure enough, only a short while later, the Divine Emissary summoned another attack. Dark clouds covered the sky, and thunderbolts rained down, striking every player.
There was no way to dodge it.
The battlefield was cleared in an instant.
Even among the core members of Chu Fu’s team, only Chu Fu, Xie Lin, Shen Chi, Jiaojiao Bu Jiao, and Lu An survived.
A three-hundred-person team was wiped out in the blink of an eye.
All the healers were dead.
They had nearly been completely annihilated!
Fortunately, everyone present had revival scrolls. In addition, the remaining angels possessed a self-revival skill called Light Reassembly.
Before the Holy Healing Angel could revive Suture Saint, Suture Saint and Little Sister Wu immediately used their revival scrolls.
They were healers and had to get back up quickly. Otherwise, Jiaojiao Bu Jiao and Lu An would not be able to hold the line.
“Corpse Stitching!”
Suture Saint crawled back to his feet and released Corpse Stitching. From the beginning of the battle until now, he had barely done any healing, but Corpse Stitching had never stopped.
Feng Huimin also rose and quickly used Horn, Formation, and other buff skills. The Holy Healing Angel rapidly restored everyone’s health.
“We’ve identified another skill. Everyone, stay calm and keep fighting. Our damage output is improving quickly. Forty minutes! As long as we last forty minutes, this boss will definitely die!”
The moment she finished speaking, the Goblin Divine Emissary cast a healing spell on himself and began recovering his health.
Fortunately, Chu Fu and the Bitter Melon King immediately used soul attacks, greatly reducing the effectiveness of his healing.
Feng Huimin swallowed her anxiety and tried to keep her voice steady.
“Fifty-six minutes. We just need to hold on for fifty-six minutes.”
Every player’s nerves were stretched taut. The players who were not participating in the boss fight were also facing goblins numbering three times their own force.
Fortunately, these goblins were low-level. Some of them were even goblin children.
The players increased their damage output and swept through them.
Fifteen minutes later, Feng Huimin’s expression changed again.
“The goblins attacking from outside are coming back!”
This time, they were truly caught between a rock and a hard place.
More importantly, there was no way they could hold off more than ten thousand goblins.
