The Chill of the Nine Provinces flashed once before piercing Strella’s sides, injecting a stream of purple energy that reduced the Divine Rank boss's Defense by a whopping 26.7%. Behind me, Beiming Xue Far Shot her Bone Eroding Arrow into the boss's body and lowered it by another 14%. Now, Strella was much more fragile than before.

Both Beiming Xue and Lian Xin had listened to my orders and Far Shot their skills from the farthest range possible. Not even Strella’s breath could hit them from 150 yards away. Although the Far Shot mode reduced the power of their skills by at least 50%, not dying was far more important than doing more DPS.

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Impact noises resounded from all around the Dragon God Strella. Cavalrymen were Charging from all sides and landing their Barrier Break + Triple Slash combos. After the boss's Defense had been lowered by Beiming Xue and me, even a normal player could now deal over a thousand damage. Strella’s HP began decreasing at a slow but visible rate.

"You are courting death, foolish humans[1]!"

A low growl rumbled from Strella’s throat as it shook its humongous head left and right before climbing to its feet. Then,...