Chapter 98: Advancement! Demon Bow Warrior!

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When people catch sight of hope for survival in a desperate situation, they often unleash astonishing potential and fighting power.

The hundred first-tier newcomers trapped in Kodo Beast Valley were exactly like that.

Once they understood the Scavenger Qilin's plan, they did not even need orders. They immediately drew all the nearby Kodo beasts toward a relatively narrow stretch of the valley...

The dozens of players who had fled there also showed remarkable tacit understanding at this critical moment, helping the players inside the valley form a single line and block the adult Kodo beasts and stone Kodo beasts at the front, while the Kodo beasts pouring in from behind formed a raging tide.

The remaining gap was filled by the silver Kodo beasts lured away in a wide arc by the archers, and several first-tier players with better equipment took up defensive stances to hold the line against them.

A few water mages took the initiative to cast Water Heal, helping the players holding back the silver Kodo beasts recover hp and reducing the use of healing potions.

Under the players' close coordination, a wall of Kodo beasts more than ten meters long took shape.

By the time the demon wolf pack charged in, the Kodo beasts that kept spawning and rushing over had already thickened that so-called Kodo Beast Wall to more than twenty meters. Unable either to attack the Kodo beasts or reach the players beyond their range, the wolf pack could only circle around in place...

Once the demon wolf pack had been blocked outside, the hundred players inside the valley erupted into excited cheers.

But after the first rush of excitement, they quickly noticed that several threats still remained inside the valley, and none of them could be ignored.

First, the valley's spawn point continued to produce new silver Kodo beasts. Fortunately, there were still plenty of mages and archers in the valley, and together with several warriors, they quickly sealed off the spawn site.

Then there was the mutated silver Kodo beast.

Though it was only a level-seven boss, it had still killed more than a dozen first-tier players in a very short time. Fortunately, the remaining ranged attackers and warriors realized that if this threat was not eliminated, true safety would never be possible. So they all joined the fray, and in the end they managed to bring down the huge monster through sheer numbers.

The loot was collected by Little Love's group, who had contributed the most.

After the mutated silver Kodo beast was dealt with, only one final headache remained in the valley: the magic Kodo beast.

However, after seeing the magic Kodo beast's current condition, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, because it had already been completely suppressed by the Scavenger Qilin.

Yes.

Completely suppressed.

The magic Kodo beast's spells were certainly powerful, but without the help of the Kodo beast pack, without room to unleash its magic, it could only be restrained by me and forced into a passive position where it could only take blows.

In that situation, I was already so delighted I could hardly contain myself. I had never expected that the original two-day advancement plan would undergo such a dramatic change, and such a good one at that.

In my excitement, I carefully used the open ground everyone had created, running ahead of the magic Kodo beast and repeatedly gathering strength in advance for my strongest skill: Power Strike.

The instant the magic Kodo beast lumbered, with no more speed than a small Kodo beast, and "slowly" entered my range, I unleashed Power Strike without giving it a single chance.

Then, without even looking, I stepped back several meters, once again preparing my skill, refusing to let the magic Kodo beast build up its Flame Fireball.

Round after round, the magic Kodo beast never once got a chance to retaliate.

And I could deal more than 50 points of damage to the magic Kodo beast with a single hit. By the time my mp was exhausted, I had already knocked off nearly eight hundred points of its hp...

Based on what I had seen yesterday, the magic Kodo beast should have had two thousand hp. That meant it now had only about twelve hundred left.

Though the damage was not yet more than half, I was not the least bit anxious.

My normal attack now dealt 31 to 35 points, and each shot could inflict nearly thirty points of damage. I could finish off the magic Kodo beast in a very short time.

I stopped several archers who were preparing to "help," and then slowly led the magic Kodo beast around the safe rear area by myself... all the while firing arrows more and more rapidly!

A minute later, the magic Kodo beast finally grew impatient, repeatedly summoning the surrounding Kodo beasts in an attempt to use its minions to deal with the cunning enemy before it.

But unfortunately, even if its Kodo beast subordinates were fierce enough, they still could not take down a hundred first-tier players who were several levels above them...

At last, the magic Kodo beast let out an angry, unwilling howl.

Then it crashed down like a giant porcupine, spilling silver coins everywhere. The sight made the players around us burn with envy. If not for the system's protection period, they would probably have rushed in with a human sea tactic to snatch everything at once.

"Magic Kodo beast killed! Experience gained: 919 points!"

"Advancement quest completed! Level increased!"

"Congratulations! You have successfully advanced to the second-tier bow warrior class: Magic Bow Warrior. Please find Hoz to learn second-tier Magic Bow Warrior skills!"

The moment the pleasant system notification rang out, I nearly let out a wolf howl to summon the demon wolf pack in front of all the first-tier newcomers...

Amazing! Level 20 at last!

Ha ha!! I never thought the second-tier advancement quest would be completed ahead of schedule because of the demon wolf pack's appearance and the sudden spawning of the magic Kodo beast!

A blessing in disguise! A blessing in disguise indeed!!!

I forced down the surging joy in my heart and walked with great ease to the porcupine-like corpse of the magic Kodo beast. I bent down, picked up several mage pieces of equipment, then gathered more than a dozen gold coins and dozens of silver coins. Finally, under the eyes of the many first-tier newcomers, I straightened up and drew a deep breath.

"So refreshing!!"

That single word that suddenly burst from my mouth made Little Love, who had been quietly watching the Scavenger Qilin all this time, freeze for a moment. Then she seemed to understand and let a faint smile appear.

The hundred men in the valley seemed likewise stirred by that cry into a fierce, heroic resolve to defy countless demon wolves. Looking out at the endless wolves flooding the valley, they all let out wolf-like howls together!

In the next instant, Kodo Beast Valley was drowned in a wave of hearty laughter... and the threat from the demon wolf pack outside the valley vanished without a trace.