I am the Arcane Archer, and all my skills are self-created.

The moment the polluted lake spirit appeared, an invisible force field spread out from it.

Li Wu immediately sensed that there was an invisible barrier between him and it, carrying an uncomfortable sense of rejection.

This is the remote rebound halo that Hua Zitong mentioned.

"I'm going!"

Hua Zitong let out a low roar and, without the slightest hesitation, raised her shield and launched a direct charge.

She took each step with great steadiness, her heavy combat boots stomping on the mud, splashing black mud spots.

As she charged forward, the enormous lake spirit finally made a move.

Its liquid body churned violently, and one of its faces, filled with pain, suddenly became clear, its mouth snapping open.

puff!

A clump of dark brown sludge, the size of a washbasin and emitting a foul odor, shot out like a cannonball, heading straight for Hua Zitong!

[Sludge Spraying]!

Hua Zitong's eyes narrowed, and she immediately moved to the left, trying to dodge the attack.

But the clump of mud seemed to have eyes, tracing a strange arc in mid-air, accurately tracking her location.

There's no way to avoid it!

Hua Zitong made a quick decision, stopped in her tracks, and held her shield firmly in front of her.

boom!

The mud slammed into the shield with a dull thud.

-102!

An astonishing damage number appeared above Hua Zitong's head.

Even more deadly, the instant the damage numbers appeared, a purple skull icon and a brown shattered shield icon simultaneously appeared on her status bar.

Slow down! Armor penetration!

Hua Zitong's movement speed visibly slowed down, as if she were stuck in a swamp, making every step extremely difficult.

"Damn it!"

She cursed under her breath; the debuff was more powerful than she had imagined.

Lake Spirit wouldn't give her a chance to catch her breath.

One of its swirling mud tentacles suddenly stretched out, lashing out at the immobile Hua Zitong with a whistling sound!

If that blow had landed, the consequences would have been unimaginable.

At this critical moment.

A completely different arrow pierced the air and arrived.

The arrow emitted neither burning flames nor explosive energy; instead, it radiated a soft and pure white light, its fletching trailing a path of light composed of countless tiny runes.

[Insight into the Purification Arrow]!

The arrow did not strike the lake spirit, but instead hit Hua Zitong precisely in the back.

No harm was caused.

A flash of white light disappeared from her body.

The next second, the deadly purple skull and brown shattered shield icon on her status bar vanished without a trace!

The slow and armor-piercing effects have been removed!

Hua Zitong felt a lightness in her body, and the sluggish feeling of being stuck in the mud disappeared completely, and her body regained its freedom.

Before she could even be surprised, her body reacted on its fighting instincts.

With an extreme side roll, he narrowly avoided the tentacle that was about to strike.

The tentacle, carrying a strong gust of wind, almost grazed the tip of her nose before slamming heavily into the spot where she had just been standing. The ground was instantly churned into a deep crater, and black mud splattered everywhere.

Hua Zitong got up from the ground and glanced at Li Wu in the distance, still shaken.

Li Wu simply nodded to her, and the longbow in his hand was already drawn back.

A tremendous wave of emotion surged within Hua Zitong's heart.

Purification skill!

He actually mastered a purification skill in such a short time!

This can no longer be described as "genius".

This is a monster!

Before she could think it through, the BOSS's attacks came one after another.

Having regained her mobility, Hua Zitong finally displayed the demeanor befitting a top-tier warrior.

She stopped passively taking the hits and instead took the initiative to meet them head-on, brandishing her longsword and delivering a powerful [Heavy Chop] that slammed into the lake spirit.

-98!

A damage number that wasn't too high appeared.

This boss has frighteningly high defense.

But this attack also successfully drew the lake spirit's hatred firmly to himself.

"Now!"

Li Wu's voice came through.

opportunity!

The moment Hua Zitong draws the enemy's attention is the moment Li Wu unleashes his full power!

Om-!

The bowstring vibrated.

Two [Explosive Burning Arrows] wreathed in dark red, destructive flames tore through the air, striking the Lake Spirit's massive body precisely from the left and right!

Boom! Boom!

Two deafening explosions rang out almost simultaneously!

-589!

-612!

Two ridiculously high damage numbers suddenly popped up above Lake Spirit's head!

"roar--!!!"

The lake spirit let out a silent roar, a mental shock composed of the screams of countless vengeful spirits. Its massive body trembled violently, clearly in pain.

The boss took damage, but the legendary damage reflection did not occur. It seems that spell damage cannot be reflected after all!

"As expected, there was no backlash."

A look of joy appeared on Li Wu's face.

"Watch out for its tentacles!" Hua Zitong shouted a warning.

Before the words were even finished, the enraged lake spirit unleashed all its mud tentacles as if it had gone mad, lashing wildly in all directions!

[Resentment Tentacle]!

call out!call out!call out!

More than a dozen tentacles covered most of the altar area, leaving no safe blind spots.

Li Wu's pupils suddenly contracted.

Without the slightest hesitation, he immediately abandoned his attack, pushed off with his feet, and retreated rapidly backward, constantly changing direction, trying to find a glimmer of hope amidst the lashing tentacles.

A tentacle brushed past his shoulder, the resulting gust of wind stinging his cheek.

Another tentacle swept over his head, and he could even smell the strong, fishy stench emanating from it.

It’s too thrilling!

This is what Hua Zitong meant when she said it has extremely high requirements for the output environment.

If you get greedy for output and stand still, you'll end up being whipped into mincemeat by these tentacles.

After a frenzied lashing, the altar was covered with crisscrossing furrows.

Li Wu and Hua Zitong both looked somewhat disheveled, but fortunately they both managed to escape unscathed.

"Its health bar is showing!" Hua Zitong shouted.

Li Wu looked up and, sure enough, a long health bar appeared below Hu Ling's name.

[Contaminated Lake Spirit (Elite Leader)]: 97%

That burst of damage just now directly took away 3% of its health!

"There's hope!"

Li Wu's spirits lifted.

The rhythm of the battle began to become clearer.

Hua Zitong is responsible for tanking the BOSS at the front, attracting the main aggro, and dodging the [Sludge Spray].

Once hit, Li Wu immediately used [Insightful Purification Arrow] to dispel the debuff.

While Hua Zitong was drawing aggro, Li Wu used [Explosive Burning Arrow] to unleash burst damage.

When Hua Zitong's health dropped to less than half, Li Wu took the opportunity to shoot an arrow, the "Healing Arrow," to help her recover health.

When the BOSS uses the [Grievous Tentacles], the two of them stop attacking together and try their best to dodge.

Although the process was extremely dangerous, the two became more and more in sync.

Hua Zitong's shield blocking and positioning were so precise it was like a textbook example.

Li Wu's purification, output, and healing were all timed perfectly.

Lake Spirit's health is gradually and steadily decreasing.

85%...

80%...

75%...

When the BOSS's health drops to 70%, a sudden change occurs!

The writhing body of the lake spirit suddenly stopped attacking, and abruptly contracted inward, condensing into a huge black ball of flesh.

Countless pained faces appeared on the surface of the fleshy ball, all opening their mouths wide.

An energy more terrifying than ever before began to gather at its core.

"Oh no! It's about to zoom in!"

Hua Zitong's expression changed drastically.

"Quick! Interrupt it!"

Without a second thought, Li Wu fired two [Explosive Burning Arrows].

boom!

The arrow exploded on the fleshy ball, but only two -83 damage numbers floated up.

When the BOSS is charging up, its defense becomes incredibly high!

Moreover, the skill's guidance was not interrupted!

"It's no use!" Hua Zitong exclaimed anxiously, "This skill of its cannot be interrupted!"

As the light on the surface of the black fleshy ball grew brighter and brighter, a destructive aura enveloped the entire altar.