Phantom Seed

Chapter 7

[ BOSS ] Merman King, level 15.

This is just the second day of the apocalypse. No one can beat this boss unless beta players choose to keep their combat level as a reward. Although in the end game, this boss could only be counted as a small boss, but right now the boss’ level is too high for them.

He is only level 2, with only one basic skill and one orange level skill. The best decision is to run away. But looking at the people lying on the ground, he couldn't just run and let them die. Just as he was still thinking about what to do, a calm voice came from behind him.

"Do you want to form a team to kill the boss?"

Feng Yue was taken aback, and when he looked back, he saw a man in an ancient robe. He stood there looking thoughtfully at the boss. Feng Yue sent him a party invitation, which was accepted instantly.

Seeing the level displayed on the party information, Feng Yue almost dropped his jaw in shock. This person is a level 12 player!

Those people saw other players coming to kill the boss. Since they can't kill it, they decide to run away. So those who could still move fled the lake area without looking back.

The Merman King shouted loudly when it saw the prey fleeing in all directions.

“MAN!!!!”

The next moment, several people were rooted in place by the soundwave attack of the Merman King. After the soundwave attack, the Merman King disappeared from its spot and appeared behind those people. It slaps those people with its tail and sends them flying. 

“MAN! MAN! MAN!”

Slap!! Slap!! Slap!! 

Boom! Boom!

They flew more than twenty meters, and when their bodies hit the ground, cracks appeared under their bodies, while their HP dropped by more than 50%. 

Looking at those people, that man didn’t say a word. He turned away from them and looked at the Boss coldly. He drew his long sword from the scabbard, pointed to the sky and said, “Yin Yang Formation, Blade Pentagram.”

The next moment, five crystal blades descended from the sky, stabbed the ground, and surrounded the merman king. A five-point star array appeared on the ground. At the same time, a huge Yin-Yang Array appeared on the ground, emitting blue light.

The moment the Yin-Yang Array emitted blue light, the Mermaid King made another shout of ‘Man!’, when its HP dropped by 1% every second. After the formation was completed, he rushed to the merman king and said, "Phantom Blade."

Looking at him rushing towards the boss alone, Feng Yue was startled. He quickly raised his staff, and cast his skill, “Conjure Incarnate!”

His mana suddenly dropped by 90 points, ripples appeared in the lake water, and the figure of a young girl appeared the next second. Its body is made of water. He can feel the connection between him and the incarnation he summons.

The skills of the water element incarnation are mainly healing and auxiliary skills. He ordered it to heal and buff that man. He took out Five-grains vegetable soup from his inventory and drank it quickly.

In the formation, that man was summoning more and more Phantom Blades. His MP drops rapidly. When he saw the Merman King summoned several water balls to attack him, a trace of icy killing intent flashed in his deep eyes. The boss' attack was fast, and he couldn't dodge one of the water balls.

Boom!!

“Ugh!” He was hit directly in the chest and hit the ground hard, blood running down the corner of his lips.

After being hit by the boss, his HP dropped by 100 points. As soon as he looked up, several water balloons flew towards him at a very fast speed. He rolled aside, narrowly dodging the attack.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Looking up, the boss still has 70% HP while his stamina was only 50 points left. He needs to finish the boss before his stamina runs out, otherwise he won't be able to move. Wave after wave of water balls aimed at him.

When his stamina dropped below 20 points, he suffers a debuff that reduces his movement speed by 10%. With this debuff, he couldn’t dodge the water balls and it hit him directly.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

“Cough! Cough!” His body slammed to the ground as he coughed blood.

His Hp dropped by another 400 points from that attack. Looking at his HP left with 100 points, his mind was spinning at a fast speed but he couldn’t find a way to kill this boss.

Just when he thought he would die here, blue light enveloped his whole body, and a burst of energy kept restoring his health by 50 points every second. The next second, he heard Feng Yue’s voice shouting, "Drink this five-grains vegetable soup!"

The next moment, a bowl of soup flew towards him. He grabbed it and finished it in one go. His stamina instantly recovered by 75%. The debuff disappeared, and he dodged the incoming water balls attack.

Boom!!

Wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth with the back of his hand, he held the sword tightly and charged towards the Merman King. This time, with the help of Feng Yue's incarnation’s buffs, he depleted the boss's HP faster. When the boss's HP was lower than 20%, he moved his sword, and blue light was emitted from his sword. When he finished his action, a formation appeared in the air.

He waved his sword with slashing motion as he shouted, “Break!”

In an instant, the Yin-Yang Array shined brightly, and there was a loud ice-breaking sound reverberating in the area, followed by the howl of the Merman King.

Prank!! 

“Man~~!!”

The Yin-Yang Array disappeared together with the Merman King. There were piles of loot on the ground while several cards floating above the loot. He picked up the loot and kept it in his backpack before he sat on the ground.

Feng Yue ran towards him and quickly checked his condition. Seeing that his incarnation kept healing him, he breathed a sigh of relief.

He took another recovery food, handed it to him, and said with a thumbs up, "Brother, what an epic fighting style! What's your name? My name is Feng Yue, let's be friends."

The man raised his head and said expressionlessly, "Feng ‘idiot’ Yue, you don't even recognize your roommate?"

Feng Yue was taken aback by his words. He observed him for a while, and asked, "You are Xiao Feng?"

"Who else? I recognized you right away, but you didn't know me even when I kept appearing in front of you. It's no use sharing a dormitory room with you for three years in high school." Xiao Feng said disdainfully.

"No, you used to be a nerd, why did you become like this now?" Feng Yue asked in disbelief.

"It can be said that I have grown up well." Xiao Feng stood up and patted his clothes.

Xiao Feng put away the food given by Feng Yue. He was really too reckless just now. If Feng Yue's reaction was delayed by a few seconds, he might have died long ago. The thought of this possibility sent a chill down his spine.

Although he looks calm, in fact he is not calm at all. He was also a little scared and uncertain about the sudden situation. He just forced himself to remain calm.

After seeing his old friend, Feng Yue is in a good mood. So they continued to explore the area while learning about each other's current situation. They were back at camp by ten o'clock at night.

When night fell, the same situation happened as yesterday. Many people were sent out of the camp by the system, leaving only a handful of people who paid the temporary residence fee. After today's battle, Feng Yue noticed the urgency to find more skills.