Legend of the Pinnacle of Online Games

Chapter 145 Rampaging Rhino BOSS

Chapter 145 Rampaging Rhino BOSS
Watching the Heavenly Path team walk through the crowd and head straight for the Berserk Rhino Monster BOSS without any hindrance, the players who had been stuck on the outermost edge were still quite envious.

Coming soon.

Strength is the highest level of qualification.

When the people behind have been trying to squeeze for more than half an hour and still can't get to the front, the Heavenly Path Team only needs to rely on their strength to make everyone willingly make way for them.

Meanwhile, news of Lin Hanchuan's arrival began to spread rapidly among the tens of thousands of players.

"Arakawa Hakuo has arrived with the Heavenly Path Squad!"

"It is true?"

"Do you see that gap to the south? Arakawa White Owl will appear from there in a bit."

"Let me see!!"

Tens of thousands of players formed a huge encirclement around the berserk rhinoceros monster BOSS. With so many people, layer upon layer, it was normal that Lin Hanchuan could not be seen.

However, as these voices spread...

Soon everyone looked toward the gap on the south side of the crowd. When Lin Hanchuan walked out, pairs of eyes, like searchlights, locked onto him.

"He really came?! Although he's a bit far, his silhouette looks incredibly cool! But can he handle the berserk rhino monster boss?"

"If even Arakawa Shiro and the Heavenly Path Squad can't handle it, then no one in the entire Moon Gazing City can."

"That's true. After all, the four members of the Heavenly Dao Squad are currently among the top four players on the Moon Gazing City's combat power ranking, practically representing the pinnacle of strength in Moon Gazing City!"

"Arakawa White Owl currently has four first-clears of dungeons, so taking down the Berserk Rhino BOSS shouldn't be a problem. The key is that someone will probably be unable to resist making a move later."

"Are you going to grab it or not later!"

"I'm a tank, why would I bother with this? But those thieves, assassins, mages and the like will probably be tempted to take it. After all, it's a wild BOSS, and they can definitely make a fortune if they take it. It's only been a few days since the server opened. If they're worried about Arakawa Shiro's retaliation later, they can just sell it and delete the account, then go to another city to develop. There's plenty of time."

"If that's the case, then we're in for a good show."

Given Lin Hanchuan's previous performance in Wangyue City, everyone basically believes that Lin Hanchuan has the strength to kill the berserk rhinoceros monster BOSS.

But the key is.

Tens of thousands of people were watching.

The Rampaging Rhino Monster BOSS is currently the first wild BOSS in the Ninth District. The rewards for killing it are so great that even if you sell it and delete the account, you'll still make a profit.

Therefore, there will definitely be monster-stealing incidents going forward.

Stealing monsters from Arakawa White Owl.

Just imagining that scene immediately filled many people's eyes with anticipation.

"Boss, are we going to get our monsters stolen this time?" Cao Renjie looked at the huge group of players around him and couldn't help but ask Lin Hanchuan, "Most of the top players in Wangyue City are gathered here right now. Someone will definitely make a move."

Long Xiaochen added, "And there's more than one!"

Monster stealing often happens during the game.

It's a very normal thing.

But nobody wants this to happen to them.

"Whoever tries to steal it, we'll kill them!" Lin Hanchuan replied calmly. After the gem boost from the [Dawn of the Day] dungeon, their current strength was far ahead of all the players present.

"Alright!" Long Xiaochen nodded in reply, his voice sounding somewhat helpless, but his excited expression betrayed his true feelings.

He hasn't killed a single player in all the time he's been in Wangyue City.

I haven't experienced the kind of attention and star treatment that comes with being a VIP with a red name wherever I go in a long time.

Cao Renjie did not reply, but he gripped his shield tightly and looked up at the players around him.

Long Xiaoyue silently took out her erhu. The song "Horse Racing" has a group dizzying effect, so it can easily deal with anyone who attacks her.

Xingchen then proactively granted each member of the Heavenly Dao Squad three wishes: Soul Perception, Hands-on Proficiency, and Enhanced Defense.

"Xingchen, well done!" Lin Hanchuan smiled and patted Xingchen's head. After several dungeons, Xingchen had developed a sense of teamwork, which was a huge improvement.

Lin Hanchuan then looked at Cao Renjie.

Cao Renjie nodded, understanding that Lin Hanchuan was putting him in charge of Xingchen's safety.

If there are too many players vying for monsters, then there is a high chance that attacks will land on Xingchen.

Cao Renjie's role was to shield Xingchen from these attacks.

Roar! !

The berserk rhinoceros boss roared and launched a fearless charge at the players blocking its path.

Its nearly five-meter-tall, muscular body was like a bulldozer when it ran and charged, causing the ground to shake violently. Players who were close by were killed by the berserk rhino monster BOSS before they could even react.

Bang bang bang! !

After the berserk rhino monster BOSS launched a fearless charge, a large number of corpses lay on the ground, with thirty or forty people dead.

At this moment, everyone looked at Lin Hanchuan.

Lin Hanchuan looked up at the sky.

The sky was still in a state between light and darkness, with a pale white hue appearing on the horizon.

"It's almost dawn!"

Lin Hanchuan then summoned the Holy Sword, stepped on it, and soared into the air, carrying two magic staffs as he charged towards the berserk rhinoceros monster BOSS.

With his mastery of dual magic, Lin Hanchuan swung both staffs simultaneously, unleashing a barrage of explosive arrows that connected in mid-air to form two continuous dashes, hurtling straight towards the berserk rhinoceros monster BOSS.

Boom boom boom! !
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425!
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435!
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455!

……

The Rampaging Rhino Monster BOSS was so large that there was no need to aim; the Explosive Arrow simply hit him.

However, the Berserk Rhino Monster BOSS has such high defense that the damage is not high.

The damage value is generally over 400.

Since Lin Hanchuan couldn't see the specific information about the Berserk Rhino Monster BOSS through the system, he could only judge its status by the red bar displayed above its head.

More than a dozen explosive arrows were fired.

The red bar above the head of the berserk rhinoceros monster BOSS finally began to sag slightly, and it finally stopped moving forward, turning its body to look at Lin Hanchuan in the sky.

"Roar!!"

The berserk rhinoceros monster BOSS roared and charged directly at Lin Hanchuan. As it ran, purple light condensed at the tip of its rhinoceros horn, and amidst the intertwining of lightning, a purple magic ball quickly formed.

Seeing that the berserk rhino monster BOSS was about to retaliate, Lin Hanchuan cast an infinite barrier on himself and continued to swing his staff.

The exploding arrows continued to rain down.

Each time the Explosive Arrow hits the Berserk Rhino Monster BOSS, it will deal an additional 20% damage and reduce its spell defense by 20%.

Attack effectiveness is increased, target defense is decreased.

After this shift, the damage taken by the Berserk Rhino Monster BOSS increased.

Boom boom boom! !
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625!
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656!
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702!

……

The damage numbers appearing on the Berserk Rhino Monster BOSS started to be mostly in the six or seven hundred range, and the red health bar above its head was falling at a noticeably faster rate.

This scene left the surrounding players in a state of shock.

They discovered many problems!
"A mage flying on a sword, combined with the ranged attacks of Explosive Arrows, isn't that just a human bomber?"

"Over six hundred with one arrow! How much is Arakawa White Owl's basic spell attack? At least a thousand!"

"Not that much. Explosive Arrow deals additional damage after hitting the target repeatedly, but his spell damage is guaranteed to be at least eight hundred!"

"Mastery of dual magic! Many mages don't even have this skill by the fifth job advancement, yet Arakawa White Owl mastered it so quickly? He's completely invincible!"

"Have you guys noticed that Arakawa White Owl's attack speed is a bit too fast? He can shoot about four explosive arrows per second with one hand, and with dual magic proficiency, he can shoot eight explosive arrows in a row. Even players who specialize in magic arrows can't match his attack speed with archery skills, right?"

"It's not that they can't compare, it's that they're simply incomparable! Not just mage-type archers, but across the entire Ninth District, which archer's attack speed can match that of Arakawa Shirokage at this stage?"

"That's not right! I remember that each time you release a Bursting Arrow, it consumes a lot of mana. Arakawa White Owl has released almost twenty so far. Even if he has a lot of mana, it should be almost empty by now! Why doesn't Arakawa White Owl seem to want to use mana potions?"

"Now that you mention it, it does seem to make sense. At that rate of skill casting speed, he really should be out of mana!"

"Does he have unlimited mana?"

"Is Infinite Mana a talent, a class, or an item?"

"Who knows! Arakawa Hakukatsu wouldn't openly discuss something like this with outsiders."

Some people began to speculate that Lin Hanchuan possessed infinite blue energy.

The mages and priests present, who all needed to use mana, were filled with envy as they listened.

For them, the biggest bottleneck in their career is not skills, basic attributes, or hidden attributes.

It's mana!

High-level skills consume an alarming amount of mana.

Often, after losing a few, you'll run out of mana.

Even with skills that have no cooldown, you can use a dozen or so and then run out of mana.

Therefore, they often keep blue potions on hand.

Without special items or a class that significantly increases mana cap, most mana-intensive classes are either drinking mana potions or preparing to drink them during combat, which is quite frustrating!

As for the infinite mana profession and infinite mana items.

In the coming, it exists only in theory.

Those who claim to have unlimited mana either have items that greatly increase their mana cap or mana regeneration speed, or they significantly reduce the mana cost of using skills.

Anyone who can maintain a very long duration in battle, continuously unleash skills, and doesn't drink mana potions will be universally recognized by players as having the ability to have unlimited mana.

Compared to Lin Hanchuan possessing absolutely infinite blue energy, people are more inclined to believe that he possesses relatively infinite energy.

But that alone is enough to make the players present envious and jealous.

Cao Renjie and his group had already approached Lin Hanchuan.

Long Xiaochen summoned four lord-level spirits to guard the area. Instead of attacking the berserk rhinoceros monster BOSS, he prepared to deal with any potential monster-stealing incidents that might occur.

Cao Renjie did not step forward to help. Holding his shield, he guarded Long Xiaoyue and the others, but his gaze would occasionally fall on Lin Hanchuan.

As for the Berserk Rhino Monster BOSS, Lin Hanchuan can handle it alone. With his current strength, killing a Berserk Rhino Monster BOSS that focuses on defense is quite easy for him.

For them, the biggest problem at this moment is not how to kill the berserk rhino monster BOSS, but when the lurking guys among these players will suddenly appear.

With so many people watching, if someone else manages to steal the kill of the Berserk Rhino Monster BOSS at the last moment, it will be a disgrace to the Heavenly Path Team.

This time!

The purple magic orb at the end of the rhinoceros horn of the berserk rhinoceros monster BOSS has finally formed; it is a lightning magic orb the size of a washbasin.

Roar! !

The berserk rhinoceros monster BOSS looked up at Lin Hanchuan, roared, and then slammed its head upwards, causing the purple magic orb to detach from its horn.

boom! !

It sped straight toward Lin Hanchuan at an almost explosive speed.

Lightning Orb.

One of the skills of the Rampaging Rhino Monster.

The higher the rank, the larger the lightning orb released.

It's about the size of a washbasin, roughly the size of a powerful Berserk Rhino Monster BOSS.

This aligns with Long Xiaoyue's previous guess about the rank of this berserk rhinoceros monster BOSS.

Seeing the incoming lightning orb, Lin Hanchuan immediately controlled his holy sword and flew to the right, just as he was about to dodge.

boom! !

The lightning sphere exploded mid-air, its internal electric arcs, like earthworms, instantly filling a 5-meter radius area in the sky, forming a spherical electric arc space. Lin Hanchuan was immediately enveloped within it.

Many people were dumbfounded when they saw Lin Hanchuan shrouded in a sky filled with countless arcs of electricity!

"Holy crap, the Berserk Rhino Monster BOSS is too cunning. He didn't launch the lightning orb to accurately hit Arakawa White Owl, but instead let it explode in mid-air, using the subsequent damage from the lightning orb to kill Arakawa White Owl. This guy, apart from not being able to speak, has about the same IQ as Lao Liu."

Lightning Orb deals damage in two stages.

The first segment is the explosive damage released when it hits the target, and it deals the highest damage.

The second part is the area damage that lasts for half a minute to a minute after the explosion, while also putting the target into a continuous paralyzed state.

Although the damage was a bit low, the level and rank of this berserk rhinoceros monster BOSS were such that even a slight scratch would be something that the current players in the Ninth District couldn't withstand.

Lin Hanchuan, who was currently within the blast radius of the lightning sphere, was considered dead by everyone.

Even the most powerful mage can defy the heavens.

Health and defense are what they are.

They will remain in a state of paralysis, unable to move.

This is really unbearable!

"Master Arakawa White Owl has really messed up! Who would have thought the Berserk Rhino Monster BOSS would be so cunning!"

"Sigh, it's all gone!! It's destined that the first wild BOSS kill in the Ninth District will not be from our Wangyue City."

"What the hell is this plot twist?! It was going so well just now, and then it just ended like that."

"Brothers who were stealing monsters, let's scatter! It's pointless!"

"To be honest, it's quite impressive that Arakawa Shirakage was able to defeat the Rampaging Rhino Monster BOSS to this extent. If it were any other player, they would probably have been turned into mincemeat by now."

……

Among the crowd, a player with a dagger in hand and scars on his face looked up at Lin Hanchuan, who was in the lightning field, and shook his head, muttering to himself.

"It's boring!"

"You didn't even manage to dodge that, so it seems you're not him either."

Just as he was about to turn and leave, a startled cry suddenly rang in his ears.

"My God! What's going on! They actually withstood it! A mage withstood the wild boss's attack!"

"Holy crap, the barrier isn't even broken! Was the berserk rhinoceros monster BOSS just casting an illusion?! It fooled all of us."

"It's fake! The lightning orb of the berserk rhinoceros monster BOSS is definitely fake, otherwise how could Arakawa White Owl have survived it?"

"It must be a bug! What kind of mage has such terrifying damage output and yet is so tanky?"

"Is this the true strength of Arakawa Haku? Invincible, invincible, truly invincible!!"

"My worldview has truly been shattered this time! Is Arakawa Shirakage trying to forge a different path for all mage players?"

"I even suspect he has two jobs."

He looked up again, his pupils narrowing slightly.

in view.

As the electric arc dissipated, Arakawa White Owl calmly stood on the holy sword, holding a staff, surrounded by a transparent barrier, showing no signs of losing any blood.

This scene caused him to unconsciously tighten his grip on the dagger.

"Is it you?"

"team leader!"

His expression showed both excitement and fear.

The exciting thing is that it's almost certain that Arakawa White Owl is Night Owl, and becoming like this is very likely the main reason he left District One in the first place.

What they fear is that it's too strong! If it's allowed to continue like this, after the regions merge, these few people could very well be killed and sent to their doom.

"We must do everything in our power to nip it in the bud!!"

He took a deep breath and muttered to himself, his eyes fixed on Lin Hanchuan.

His eyes were filled with a desire to kill Lin Hanchuan.

But he didn't move.

His gaze swept over the three people not far from Lin Hanchuan.

"If he is the captain, then the three of you are Long Xiaochen, Long Xiaoyue, and Cao Renjie. You are truly inseparable!"

His grip on the dagger tightened even more at that moment.

His gaze swept over the three of them, then landed on Xingchen, lingered for a moment, and finally settled on the berserk rhinoceros monster BOSS.

With my current strength, I can't kill a few of them, but it's still possible to steal the Berserk Rhino Monster BOSS.

After all, this is where the assassin's professional advantage lies.

Roar! !

The berserk rhino monster boss is roaring.

However, there was some doubt in that roar.

He didn't know why this human was still alive and well.

"Good IQ, definitely handsome!"

As Lin Hanchuan gazed at the berserk rhinoceros monster BOSS, he commented while continuing to wave his two staffs.

This time, however, the silver staff in the left hand released explosive arrows, mainly to ensure the continuous 20% defense reduction effect on the berserk rhino monster BOSS, while the Desperate Staff in the right hand released earth spikes, a skill purely for the sake of damage.

Boom boom boom! !
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621!
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628!

……

It still maintains an attack effect of seven or eight hundred each time.

Lin Hanchuan had simply withstood the lightning orb from the berserk rhino monster boss by relying on his infinite barrier.

Thanks to the Infinite Barrier's damage absorption cap of 1000 + 100% of the caster's total mana, Lin Hanchuan's total mana is now boosted by various items, and further enhanced by the Berserker Archmage's class trait of doubling mana.

Lin Hanchuan's current maximum mana is over ten thousand!
Let alone enduring the follow-up damage of the second phase of the Lightning Orb, even directly tanking the Lightning Orb wouldn't be a problem.

This is also the reason why Lin Hanchuan dared to solo the Berserk Rhino Monster BOSS!
After hitting its target multiple times, the earth spikes finally triggered a dust explosion.

boom! !
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3184!

The effect of a dust explosion is to deal 2 to 5 times the damage to the target, but here the damage was directly increased to five times, draining more than 3,000 HP from the berserk rhino monster BOSS.

now.

The Berserk Rhino Monster BOSS's health bar has already dropped by a quarter.

At the edge of the sky, the sun, symbolizing the dawn, peeked out with a yellow tip. As the sun slowly rose, the first rays of sunlight fell on Lin Hanchuan.

A system notification suddenly sounded.

"Ding! Please note that we are now entering the Dawn hour. Because you have equipped the [Dawn Gem], all your attributes will be doubled for three minutes."

In the system prompt tone.

The basic attributes on Lin Hanchuan's personal panel that automatically popped up in front of him were instantly refreshed, and all of them received double the boost.

It's worth mentioning that this double boost does not include hidden attributes or additional attributes gained through wearing equipment; it's purely the player's base stats—permanent attributes obtained through leveling up, consuming herbs and plants, allocating stat points, etc.

But this alone was enough to greatly enhance Lin Hanchuan's combat strength.

Boom boom boom! !

The explosive arrows, mixed with earth spikes, hit the berserk rhinoceros monster BOSS one after another.
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1021!
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1023!

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Cao Renjie, who was on guard, noticed the damage values appearing on the Berserk Rhino Monster BOSS and turned to Long Xiaochen, saying, "Boss's damage is ridiculously high right now! The Berserk Rhino Monster BOSS has started losing health in the four-digit range."

"Look to the east!" Long Xiaochen reminded him.

Cao Renjie looked back and, upon seeing the sun, instantly understood.

Lin Hanchuan has entered his three-minute "real man" moment.

Long Xiaochen said to Cao Renjie, "Be careful! At this rate, this berserk rhinoceros monster BOSS's health will be almost gone soon!"

"Yes!" Cao Renjie nodded heavily.

Long Xiaoyue couldn't help but rest the erhu on her hip.

Roar! !

Faced with Lin Hanchuan's attack, the berserk rhinoceros monster BOSS did put up a fight, roaring to the sky and spitting out hundreds of wooden spikes at Lin Hanchuan.

Bang bang bang! !

Lin Hanchuan didn't even try to dodge this time.

Let these wooden spikes smash against the infinite barrier.

The increase in mana cap not only significantly increases the damage tolerance of the Infinite Barrier, but also allows Lin Hanchuan to maintain the Infinite Barrier more often.

They are completely unafraid of the sustained damage output from this berserk rhino monster BOSS, which is primarily a tank.

The splinter was spat out.

A powerful whirlwind spun beneath the feet of the berserk rhino monster boss, providing it with upward momentum.

The next moment, the berserk rhinoceros monster BOSS's massive body shot into the sky like a cannonball, crashing into Lin Hanchuan.

This is the ultimate skill of the Berserk Rhino Monster BOSS – [Skyward Warhammer], which uses itself as a weapon to directly charge into enemy targets in the sky.

Lin Hanchuan had already been controlling the Holy Sword, and the moment the berserk rhinoceros monster BOSS's body soared into the sky, he dodged to the side.

After confirming that the wild BOSS was the Berserk Rhino Monster BOSS, while Long Xiaoyue was gathering specific information in the public chat channel of Wangyue City, Lin Hanchuan was not idle either. He directly opened the Descent Forum, searched for posts about it, and consolidated his understanding of its related skills in advance.

After all, knowing yourself and your enemy is the key to victory in every battle.

boom! !

After the berserk rhinoceros monster BOSS flew twenty meters into the air, its massive body crashed directly to the ground like a boulder falling, creating a huge crater amidst the trembling earth.

Inside the crater were the corpses of about a dozen players.

At this moment, Lin Hanchuan's Holy Sword's duration was also nearing its end.

In order not to waste the Holy Sword's skill effect, Lin Hanchuan landed and controlled the Holy Sword to charge directly at the Berserk Rhino Monster BOSS.

boom! !
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3154!

The moment the Holy Sword exploded, it took away more than 3,000 HP from the Berserk Rhino Monster BOSS.

Even so.

Lin Hanchuan sighed as he watched the berserk rhinoceros monster BOSS slowly crawl out of the crater, "Its HP is terrifyingly high!"

It took more than a minute to kill him.

The berserk rhino monster boss still has half its health bar remaining.

Too hard.

It's really hard to chew!
"Boss, do you need my help?" Cao Renjie looked at Lin Hanchuan standing on the ground and asked immediately.

"No need, I can handle it!" Lin Hanchuan shook his head and said.

Roar! !

Upon seeing Lin Hanchuan finally land, the berserk rhinoceros monster BOSS roared and launched a fearless charge.

Lin Hanchuan stood opposite it, staff in hand, and unleashed ice spikes.