Lord Boss 3

"Is this the strategy from the guide?" Tian Qi and his team weren't novices, and they wouldn't be easily fooled. The strategies they had seen never included this method. If any guide did suggest it, its author would surely be ridiculed mercilessly. Why? Because this was merely a theoretical possibility. Four people keeping the Spider Lord in a state of continuous stun was feasible. But relying on one person alone, who could guarantee not a single mistake, taking out all the small spiders?

If even one small spider got out of control and bit any one of the four, their coordination would be interrupted. The Spider Lord could fly, burrow, pull players with webs, and spray poisonous fog, making it the strongest among the three hidden bosses. While the four were surrounding it, giving it such a chance to counterattack could potentially lead to an instant group wipe.

"How about it? Can you do it?" Ye Kai was still asking.

"Hey, hey, shouldn't you be asking yourself this question? Can you guarantee not a single small spider will slip through?" Yue Zhongmian said.

"Of course. So, the key is on you guys. Four people surrounding the highest-level Spider Lord, the pace of coordination needs to be faster. My prompts won't be of any use; by the time you hear me and react, it might already be too late. So, it all depends on the mutual understanding between you four. How about it? Any problems?" Ye Kai asked.

"Is there no other strategy?" Tian Qi asked, frankly speaking, they weren't very confident.

"With the combination of your professional skills, I'm afraid not," Ye Kai said.

"Did you come up with this strategy on the fly after seeing our professional skills?"

"Correct."

The four were shocked, once again. They had been wondering why Ye Kai said he looked at the guide, but the strategies used in the Spider Cave were never mentioned in any guide. Now they knew, Ye Kai didn't look up strategies; he was just understanding the characteristics of the Spider Cave bosses and then improvised a strategy that suited their team. Without any trial, without any coordination, he directed them straight through the dungeon.

What shocked the four this time wasn't the flashy operations, not the outstanding awareness, not the excellent leadership and command, but the deep understanding of the game. At this moment, Tian Qi and his friends deeply felt that the term "expert" was not enough to describe this person; a higher-level term was needed...

But the four hesitated. Because this time they couldn't rely entirely on him; they also had to stand on their own. They were not experts, just experienced players, only slightly better than newbies, ordinary players at best. Could they achieve what Ye Kai mentioned? They really weren't confident.

The four hesitated, and Ye Kai didn't rush them. The five of them just stood quietly outside the Spider Territory's lair. At this moment, a system message suddenly flashed, announcing that another hidden boss in the Spider Cave, the Spider Spirit, had been first killed.

Tian Qi gritted his teeth and thought, not to mention it was time to compete for the first kill, even in a regular dungeon encounter with a hidden boss, few would give up without trying. If they really couldn't do it, escaping quickly was also an option. The novice village dungeon had one advantage; if you forcefully exit the dungeon, although you'd be like a corpse needing revival, you wouldn't lose experience. After all, the novice village was a place that took good care of new players.

"Shall we try?" Tian Qi looked at the other three brothers. Seeing the system's first kill message, they were also inspired and agreed in unison.

"Let's go for it!" Tian Qi expressed their determination on behalf of the brothers to the team leader, Jun Mo Xiao.

"Four people are enough to execute this strategy. Just remember the rhythm from the previous times; now you just need to speed it up. Don't try to calculate the timing precisely; rely on your feelings," Ye Kai said.

"Understood."

"I'll pull the boss," Ye Kai said, directing Jun Mo Xiao to the entrance of the lair. He didn't go in but just raised his weapon hand slightly, then suddenly turned around and dashed back.

"Is it pulled?" the four asked in surprise.

"It's pulled," Ye Kai said.

The four were scratching their heads. How was the boss pulled? They didn't see it; they all thought Jun Mo Xiao was going in, but he just stood at the entrance for a moment. Such a pull would require a ranged class!

"He's got a gun, right?"

"Definitely."

As they were guessing, a sharp screech came from the lair. The Spider Lord, awakened from its sleep, made the entire cave seem to tremble as if it was about to emerge.

"Spread out to the left and right, be careful!" Ye Kai shouted. Tian Qi and the four split into two groups on each side. A dense fog appeared at the entrance, and the Spider Lord charged out, spewing poison and leaping directly at Jun Mo Xiao.

Jun Mo Xiao didn't retreat but advanced, charging forward to meet it. Just as it seemed he would be pounced on, he suddenly ducked low, sliding under the Spider Lord's belly with a swift slide tackle.

"See, I told you he's got a gun!" Qian Shengli shouted. The slide tackle was a basic attack move for gunmen.

Sliding past, Jun Mo Xiao leaped up, twisted in mid-air, and stabbed the Spider Lord's rear with his spear, using the Spider Lord's forward momentum to send it into the four's coordinated attack.

"Go!" Ye Kai shouted. The four were somewhat flustered; Ye Kai needed some time to lure the previous three bosses into traps, but who knew the strongest Lord would be so straightforwardly sent on a one-way trip with just one move.

"I'll go first!" Tian Qi shouted, stepping forward to strike.

"Then me." Mu Yunshen followed.

"Me." Qian Shengli went next.

"..." Yue Zhongmian had no choice but to join in.

After Yue Zhongmian went in, Tian Qi cried, "My skills are still on cooldown."

"It's too fast." Ye Kai's Jun Mo Xiao had already dashed over to add a Dragon Fang, keeping the Spider Lord in a state of stun.

"Take this time to get familiar with the rhythm," Ye Kai said, directing Jun Mo Xiao to spear a newly hatched small spider from an egg laid by the Lord.

"Okay!" Tian Qi noticed that the Lord's egg-laying started off slow, meaning they had time to adjust because this great expert was fully capable of handling a few small spiders while maintaining their continuous stun.

"It's fast again." After a round, Tian Qi's skills were still on cooldown.

"Don't be nervous, get the rhythm right," Ye Kai reminded.

"It's too fast, Qian Shengli acted too early."

"Still too fast, still Qian Shengli."

"It's too fast again, this time it's Yue Zhongmian. Qian Shengli got the rhythm right, you need to adjust," Ye Kai observed who wasn't keeping up while dealing with the small spiders and helping with the stun.

The Spider Lord's health kept dropping, and the number of eggs laid increased from one to two to three.

"Got it, this round's rhythm is perfect, keep it up!" Finally, they coordinated perfectly in one round.