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Chapter 71 Knight Commander Gareth

The gates opened, revealing a vast battlefield filled with corpses and broken weapons.

The sky was pure black, and there seemed to be lightning and thunder at great heights, with occasional booming sounds coming down, but no flashes of lightning could be seen.

However, even under such a dark sky, light still exists on this battlefield.

The fallen knights' corpses and the broken weapons stuck in the ground, each and every one of them emitted a faint luster, reflecting each other and dispelling the darkness.

Amidst the corpses and shattered weapons scattered on the ground, a figure stood with his back to the gate.

It was a tall figure clad in tattered armor, leaning on his sword and gazing into the darkness of the distant horizon, his torn cloak fluttering gently from time to time.

The knight standing with his back to the fortress gate is the final boss of Watcher's Fortress.

Gareth, Commander of the Dawn Knights

[Level: 36]

[HP: 1000/1000]

All of You Che's teammates held their breath, and even Qing Ling sensed the unusual atmosphere and became much calmer.

Although the knight did not move or speak, the mere presence of him exuded an extremely oppressive aura, inspiring awe in those who stood there.

Of all the people present, You Che was the first to speak: "Hello, the legendary commander of the Dawn Knights."

"Oh.

Gareth chuckled softly: "Legendary, indeed. It's been a long time since anyone last came here."

As he spoke, he slowly turned around, allowing everyone to see his face clearly.

Beneath his heavy helmet adorned with animal horns was a face that resembled that of a demon.

His left side of his face was covered in scars, with skin and flesh turned outwards and blood flowing continuously, but at least he still looked like a human being; the right side of his face was dry and ashen, like the bark of an old tree without any moisture, with wrinkled skin layered together, forming one line after another.

Apart from You Che and Qing Ling, everyone else was startled by his appearance.

But as adventurers, they were mostly surprised.

"You...you're still conscious?"

This was the question Liz asked, clearly finding it quite incredible that Gareth seemed to be fully conscious.

Upon hearing her question, Gareth actually moved his face and forced a smile: "You could say that."

"How is this possible?!" Everyone was astonished.

It's not their fault, after all, the story of Gareth, the leader of the Knights of Dawn, is known to everyone in Watchtower.

According to the kingdom's historical records, at the very beginning of the last Dark Turmoil, the dark races launched a surprise attack on the Obsidian Line. The kingdom was completely unprepared, and several key defensive nodes were breached in an instant.

At this time, only the Watcher's Fortress, guarded by the Knights of Dawn, held off the Dark Race's offensive in the surrounding fallen territory, and held out until the kingdom launched a counterattack, repelling the Dark Race's army.

However, by the time the kingdom's reinforcements finally arrived, the Knights of Dawn had been completely annihilated, their commander had died on the battlefield, and the Watchers' Fortress they were stationed at had been almost completely razed to the ground.

That battle was extremely brutal. Not only were soldiers killed and civilians injured, but the surrounding terrain was also ravaged by the war and lost its original appearance.

Therefore, since then, the northward route of the Obsidian Line has been changed, and the current north-south connecting system has been built.

The lingering resentment of the remaining knights of the Dawn Knights gradually formed the labyrinth that stands here today.

The above is the official record of the Western Kingdom regarding Watcher's Fortress, and it is also the reason why the Kingdom allowed this special labyrinth to exist to this day—precisely to commemorate the heroes who defended Watcher's Fortress to the death.

Because they knew these stories, and because the guild had records of their exploration of the dungeon, Ries and the others did indeed know long ago that the final boss would be the Knight Commander Gareth.

But they never imagined that Gareth was not only conscious, but could even communicate like a normal person.

If that's the case, why does he still stay in the deepest part of this maze?

Gareth seemed to have guessed what they were thinking, and once again revealed a sinister smile: "It's normal for every team that comes here for the first time to be confused."

"I do have self-awareness, but I can only barely maintain it—for complicated reasons, my current body is in a state of semi-death, and it will collapse once I leave this labyrinth."

"Moreover, this maze has its own rules. I was never able to get out of here, so I can only wait here and see when someone will come to the deepest part."

You Che and Qing Ling remained silent, while the remaining four exchanged glances, unsure of what to say. After a long while, Lin Fan finally spoke, "Then may I ask, what should we do now—?"

"Now?"

Upon hearing this, Gareth slowly pulled out the lance that was stuck in the ground and swung it forcefully!

A fierce gust of wind swept in instantly, causing everyone to instinctively raise their hands to defend themselves. Commander Gareth pointed his spear at them and declared loudly, "Since you have come here, you are naturally the challengers. As the master of this labyrinth, I shall meet you head-on!"

"Come on—let me see how you, with such low ranks, managed to get before me!"

"Buzz".

"

With a clang, You Che drew a short sword in one hand and carried a round shield in the other, striding to the front and saying, "Do as I instructed!"

Without needing much explanation, the teammates all sprang into action, while Gareth looked at Yu Che: "You're the captain? Interesting!"

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You Che laughed and said, "Stop gossiping, call for help!"

Gareth's eyes flickered before he said, "Oh—? Then so be it!"

As he spoke, he swung his lance again, the tattered flag beneath the lance tip fluttering in mid-air. Gareth then shouted and slammed his lance to the ground. A golden circular magic circle then spread out from him, revealing three figures within it!

You Che was all too familiar with those three figures.

Scout Captain, Cavalry Captain, Shield Guard Captain!

These are the spirits of the three mini-bosses from before!

At the same time, the golden magic circle contracted inward, eventually forming a cylindrical light screen that enveloped Gareth. Three faintly visible golden chains extended from the light screen, connecting with the spirits of the three mini-bosses.

The Knight Commander is almost a purely process-oriented boss in the game, and the strategy for defeating him is very straightforward.

The first phase is similar to the previous Commander mini-boss. He will summon mini-bosses or squad leaders from three random areas in addition to the Commander to fight, while he himself is protected by a light barrier and cannot be damaged during this time.

The strategy for this phase is to damage the light barrier by attacking the summoned mini-bosses. Once the accumulated damage exceeds the light barrier's tolerance limit, it will shatter, and the raid leader Gareth will enter the second phase.

Alternatively, players can choose to withstand the attacks of the mini-bosses and try to scrape the light barrier head-on, although the light barrier has a built-in 70% damage reduction.

So normally, this first stage is to make players face the previous mini-bosses again (also known as filler stages). If the mini-bosses are defeated, Gareth will summon more. Usually, killing four mini-bosses will deplete the light barrier's durability.

However, Yu Che also understood one aspect of the rules that could be exploited at this stage.

Just then, Gareth was waiting to see Yuche's team fall into chaos, because the spirit he summoned, apart from having a shorter health bar, was no weaker than the mini-bosses in the original level.

Yu Che's team's average level is no more than 15. They must have spent a lot of effort to defeat these mini-bosses before. Now that they have to face three people, they probably won't be able to hold out for long. Hmm?

Gareth had thought that Youche's team would be defeated and forced to retreat in the blink of an eye, but to his surprise, the three mini-bosses he summoned did not even glance at the other adventurers, and all six of their eyes were fixed on Youche!

You Che just grinned, and then—turned and ran!

"Awooooo!!"

As soon as he ran, the three mini-bosses chased after him without hesitation, howling as they went!

Gareth: "??"

Why is this?

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