Full health is the kill threshold, no matter if you're a god or a demon!

The BOSS's health has recovered to 80%! Its movement and attack speeds have also visibly increased dramatically! Its giant resonant claws have become even longer and thinner! And a scorpion-like tail has appeared behind it!

"Phase Two! Everyone be careful! Its attack pattern will definitely change!" Wu Zhan snapped out of his shock, shouted a warning, and charged forward again.

After molting, Krakenis became even more ferocious, and the battle instantly intensified!

Before, Wu Zhan could withstand one or two hits thanks to his shield, but now he can't withstand even one!

The shield was lashed out by the opponent's tail, and its durability instantly dropped to 0!

Startled, he immediately rolled away to escape the attack range.

As he retreated, Zhao Xinchun was struck in the chest by the long sonic gun, sending him flying into the air. Upon landing, he coughed up blood, leaving him with less than a third of his health.

This time, the sound waves became linear. Although the range was smaller, the damage was more concentrated and farther-reaching!

"No! We can't hold on! Retreat! Get out of the nest first!" Seeing the stamina about to run out and the team's health on the verge of collapse, Wu Zhan decisively issued the retreat order.

Zhao Xinchun immediately started running backwards, while Sun Yao began using skills to attract the BOSS's aggro.

However, Liu Nian frowned and stood still, his gaze fixed on the dark red figure that was rampaging wildly on the field.

Should we back out now?

The BOSS has changed; its attacks and agility have increased, and he judged that the opponent's defense must have decreased significantly! This is a rare opportunity!

"You guys retreat first! I'll give it a try!" Liu Nian roared, and instead of retreating, he charged towards the BOSS!

"Liu Nian! Are you crazy!" Wu Zhan thought to himself, "Don't try to be a hero, kid. Anyone can die here, but you can't!"

But Liu Nian has absolute confidence!

Although Unstoppable Force and Deliberate Punch are on cooldown, it's okay, he still has Continuation, Junkrat, and Endless Fury!

We're not afraid to take risks at all!

Moreover, after the second phase, this BOSS's attack power and attack speed are enhanced, but its defense will definitely be greatly reduced!

When Wu Zhan and the others heard Liu Nian's low growl and saw that he not only did not retreat but instead went against the current, they were all shocked.

Wu Zhan gritted his teeth: "Trust him this once! Everyone, provide cover fire! Chen Suan, keep an eye on his condition!"

Upon hearing this, everyone immediately stopped their retreat and turned around to unleash all their remaining burst and control skills on the dark red molting BOSS, regardless of the cost!

Chen Suan then condensed his remaining mana into a continuous [Life Link Totem], connecting Liu Nian to himself, sharing a percentage of the damage while doing his best to heal.

Liu Nian has already clashed head-on with the molted Krakenis!

Just as he expected, without the protection of its heavy outer armor, the BOSS's defense was greatly reduced!

"Bang!"

Liu Nian's ordinary straight punch landed on the BOSS's dark red carapace, dealing a whopping -978 damage! Compared to the 465 damage from the Shadow Assault in the first phase, this normal attack dealt at least 80% of the damage displayed on the character sheet.

"Roar!" Krakenis angrily swung his long, sonic gun, the giant claw, at incredible speed, accompanied by a piercing shriek that tore through the air.

Liu Nian neither dodged nor evaded, but simply turned slightly to the side and took the thrust head-on with his shoulder armor!

-541!

A huge damage number popped up, and his health bar dropped drastically.

But this actually made Liu Nian's eyes light up - the damage was high, but still within a tolerable range! The stacks of "Power of the Rat Swarm" from clearing the mobs hadn't dissipated yet, and with his high armor, damage reduction, and Chen Suan's damage sharing, he could definitely withstand it!

"Come on! Keep going!" Liu Nian roared, his fists pounding at the BOSS like a storm.

-1021! -1055! -3410! (Soul-Draining Strike)!

Each time his fist landed, it left clear dents and cracks on the BOSS's dark red armor.

The BOSS's attacks were equally fierce, with sonic spear thrusts, scorpion tail sweeps, and occasional bursts of short sonic cannons constantly reducing Liu Nian's health.

But Liu Nian didn't care at all!

His 14870 health points are his greatest asset!

Wu Zhan and the others were dumbfounded.

What was a terrifying force that required meticulous coordination and extreme caution to navigate turned into a head-on, blood-swapping battle in Liu Nian's hands!

"This...this is the numerical monster..." Zhao Xinchun murmured, his dagger slowing down a bit.

Chen Suan swallowed hard: "I thought that just because we were high-level players meant we were experts... Compared to him, it's like we're playing completely different games..."

He was operating the [Life Link Totem] with all his might, feeling that his healing power was like a drop in the ocean compared to Liu Nian's massive blood pool, but at least it could help a little.

The battle entered its most brutal phase.

Under the BOSS's relentless attacks, Liu Nian's health was finally reduced to below 30%!

[Continue Battle] Special Effects Triggered!

A flash of green light appeared, and Liu Nian's health points instantly recovered to 4461! His health points surged dramatically!

But this is not over yet!

The BOSS seemed to be enraged. Its scorpion tail, leaving afterimages, suddenly stabbed towards Liu Nian's heart like a venomous snake emerging from its hole!

The health that had just been raised was plunged back to rock bottom!

At this critical moment, the second effect of the Mythical Armguard [Howl] equipped by Liu Nian was triggered!

Junkrat!

A thick shield based on 50% of his maximum health (7435 points) instantly appeared around Liu Nian, and at the same time his movement speed exploded by 300%!

"Whoosh!"

Liu Nian's figure almost turned into a blur as he easily circled around to the BOSS's side, his fists raining down like raindrops!

-1134! -1167! -1198!

Duang ~

[Heart of Steel activated, HP +980!]

The BOSS's health was dropping rapidly due to Liu Nian's unreasonable health exchange and terrifying output!

50%... 40%... 30%... 20%...

Victory seemed within reach, but another unexpected event occurred!

Krakenis seemed to sense a deadly threat. It let out a sharp screech, stopped attacking, and frantically paddled with its eight limbs, turning around as if trying to escape back into the huge, pale snail shell that served as its nest!

"Trying to run?!" Liu Nian's gaze turned slightly cold.

The time he'd been waiting for had finally arrived!

[Intense Fist] - Cooldown complete!

And the BOSS's health was exactly what he had calculated in his mind, just enough to bring it into the kill zone!

Liu Nian roared, ceasing his pursuit. Instead, he planted his feet firmly on the ground, lowered his waist, and pulled his right fist back! All his fighting spirit was poured into this one punch!

The enormous conch shell entrance was right before their eyes, and half of Krakenis's dark red body was already inside...

But it was too late!

boom---!!!

Liu Nian unleashed a punch—a fan-shaped area of ​​true damage erupted!

-11604!

A huge damage number popped up!

The dark red figure, struggling to crawl inward, suddenly froze, and then all its movements came to an abrupt halt.

Before the stunned eyes of Wu Zhan, Zhao Xinchun, Chen Suan, Sun Yao, and Mekatok, its mountain-like body collapsed with a crash, smashing to the ground and stirring up clouds of dust.

[System Notification: Your squad has successfully defeated "Echo Weaver Krakenis"! Gained 64218 experience points... Toothpick reputation +1000, Mekkatorque favorability +600, and the title: Champion of the Dark!]