"Holy crap! Twenty-eight thousand damage!" Lin Yuan exclaimed.
"How is that possible? Isn't the Nightmare Overlord the summoned beast Gu Cheng just contracted? How can it be even more powerful than the Blood Lord?"
Looking at the Red Priest's half-empty health bar, he couldn't contain himself.
"With that kind of damage, anyone he hits will be instantly killed, as long as they're not targeting the boss." Lin Qingqing was also surprised.
"The Red Priest has 72,000 health points, and it seems even that's not enough for the Nightmare Overlord..." Wu Ziyi also found it incredible.
The four people in the dream all looked incredulous, as if they had seen a ghost.
A newly-promoted summoner used a summoned beast to deal twenty-eight thousand damage!
If they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, they wouldn't have believed such an outrageous thing.
"Roar!"
The Red Priest was severely wounded, and a terrifying aura erupted from his body.
Around it lingered a dozen wraith skeletons, howling like ghosts and wolves as they flew towards the Nightmare Lord.
At that moment, the Blood Lord suddenly attacked, a barrage of bullets whizzing down, accurately striking the Red Priest's head.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
A massive burst of damage erupted between his brows, instantly stunning the Red Priest.
The wraith skeletons charging towards the Nightmare Lord suddenly froze, losing control. They flew around like headless flies, crashing into the surrounding walls and sculptures.
For elite monsters like the Red Priest, the stun lasted only one second.
But for the current battle, it was more than enough.
[Deep Dream]
Without hesitation, the Nightmare Lord activated his most powerful ability, transforming an area centered around the Red Priest into a Deep Dream.
The Red Priest, trapped in the Deep Dream, roared in agony. Its form was like plasticine, stretched, squashed, twisted, and disintegrated.
Every second, it endured the immense damage inflicted by the Deep Dream.
Its health began to drop. While not as sudden as the previous 40% drop, it was steadily and continuously decreasing at a rate visible to the naked eye.
"Roar!"
The Red Priest awoke from his dizziness and fled frantically, attempting to escape the Deep Dream.
But how could the Blood Lord miss this opportunity?
Although they were both in the Deep Dream, the Blood Lord remained unaffected.
Its figure flashed, appearing in a perfect firing position.
[Fatal Shot], activate!
A barrage of silver bullets whizzed like lightning, plunging the Red Priest's health to a rapid 24,000 points in an instant.
"..."
Lin Yuan and the others' eyelids jumped, and they were completely silenced.
Not only were they silenced, their entire worldview was completely overturned.
The Nightmare Overlord dealt 28,000 damage, and the Blood Lord dealt 24,000 damage. What was going on?
Is summoned beast damage measured in "10,000" now?
Isn't it said that choosing a summoner as a civilian is a dead end?
Why is Gu Chen so perverted?
Could it be that choosing a summoner as a civilian is the strongest profession?
Has this world deceived us?
The four of them looked at each other, their expressions complicated.
"Is this a level 8 pro? Which level 8 pro can deal 20,000 damage?"
"Not 20,000, but 24,000. That tiny fraction you've overlooked can kill you ten times."
"..."
"If this guy were to take the academy exam, Shangjing Academy wouldn't mean a thing!"
"Not necessarily."
Wu Ziyi suddenly spoke up, not quite agreeing with this statement.
"Monsters in dungeons all have aggro mechanisms, so they'll keep targeting summons and attacking them. But under normal circumstances, how should you fight a summoner?"
"Kill the summoner first!" Lin Qingqing said.
"That's right. When fighting a summoner, kill the summoner first. If it were a real test, just target Gu Chen and the battle would be easily resolved."
"After all, he's just a level 8 rookie."
Lin Yuan snorted and sneered. "So, what makes you think you can escape the two summons, the Blood Lord and the Nightmare Overlord, and appear beside Gu Chen and kill him?"
"Just find a tank teammate to distract the summons."
"Then the question is, what kind of tank can withstand 24,000 damage per second? Even if you were given epic tank armor, could you handle it?"
Wu Ziyi turned away and fell silent.
Lin Yuan gave a sly smile and said nothing more.
There are always some people who think he can do it. This is a problem and needs treatment.
In the center of the sanctuary, the Blood Lord's twin guns spewed flames, dealing wave after wave of damage. The red-robed priest fell into a deep dream, his health rapidly decreasing.
The battle soon drew to a close, and the Red Priest's health was reduced to around 10%.
Just as the Blood Lord was about to order his guards to self-destruct, a terrifying wave of energy swept outward, forcing the Blood Lord to retreat repeatedly.
"Roar!"
A strong evil aura emanated from the Red Priest's body. His red robe suddenly fluttered without a breeze, its color becoming as vivid as blood.
In an instant, his aura surged, and he actually broke through the constraints of the deep dream.
The Red Priest soared into the air, extending his five fingers toward the Blood Lord, grasping them in mid-air.
Instantly, countless dark purple vengeful spirits surrounded the Blood Lord, frantically consuming his body.
"Ah—"
The Blood Lord's face was filled with pain. His entire body was corroded by an intense light, and his body melted at a visible speed.
Its health bar plummeted instantly, losing over 3,000 hit points.
Gu Chen's gaze sharpened as he immediately ordered the Vampire Lord to retreat from the center of the battle, while the Vampire guards charged forward to attract his attention.
You have to remember that the Vampire Lord currently had just over 10,000 hit points. With a single wave of the Red Priest's hand, the Vampire Lord instantly sapped over 3,000 hit points.
If the Red Priest had raised his hand twice more, wouldn't he have taken the Vampire Lord with him?
More than a dozen Vampire guards rushed forward, but before they could even reach the Red Priest, they were held in place by an invisible force.
Then, the Red Priest let out a shrill roar, his red robes fluttering and blazing like flames.
The surrounding Vampire guards, held captive, also caught fire, turning to dust in a blinding flash of light.
And as if summoned, the light flew towards the Red Priest and was absorbed into his body.
Swish—
Bathed in the dazzling light, the Red Priest was like a god, reborn from the ashes.
His once hunched, thin frame grew taller and taller, his bony limbs becoming stronger and more powerful. His health, which had been at only 10% a moment ago, instantly soared to 60%.
It was reborn, and even stronger!
"This is the Red Priest's skill: Life Sacrifice!"
Gu Chen's expression changed slightly, and he ordered the remaining vampire guards to retreat immediately.
When the Red Priest's health drops below 10%, it sacrifices itself and everything around it, restoring its status and multiplying its damage.
While in this state, the Red Priest can continuously activate [Death Echo], a skill similar to a domain.
Anyone within the Death Echo's range will suffer extremely high critical damage, causing the enemy's health to plummet.
The red-robed priest let out a deafening roar and, with a flash of his hand, charged directly into the retreating vampire guards.
Immediately afterwards, countless vengeful spirits, centered around him, attacked the surrounding vampire guards.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The vampire guards struck by the vengeful spirits barely uttered a scream as they were instantly corroded into a pile of dry bones.
In a flash, the remaining twenty-odd vampire guards were all slain.
The descendants of the vampire clan, utterly annihilated!