Xin Qin's attack patterns weren't very varied.This thrust was largely similar to the previous few sword strikes. I easily swung my sword to parry her red light sword, forcing Xin Qin back a few steps. If Xin Hui hadn't said we should focus on defense initially, I would have definitely seized the chance to counterattack.
A blue flash suddenly came from the right. Xin Qin retreated to avoid it, and Zi Qian swiftly charged forward with a rapid sword assault. Shortly after, Xin Hui also advanced several steps, attacking Xin Qin with her sword. After a few exchanges, Xin Hui unleashed a Cyclone Sword Skill against Xin Qin, followed by Zi Qian executing a Great Spin Slash on her.
Zi Qian and Xin Hui coordinated flawlessly, driving Xin Qin back into a corner.
But didn't they just say we should focus on defense? Why are they both ganging up on Xin Qin now?
They walked towards me. I was about to ask them, but Xin Hui's expression was very serious.
"Defeating Xin Qin should be much easier than Wei Syuen. Her movements are slow, and her attack power is super weak," Zi Qian said, about to go continue attacking Xin Qin, but Xin Hui stopped him.
Xin Hui shook her head, pointing at Xin Qin, and said, "We've attacked so many times, but only a tiny bit of her HP has been depleted."
I looked at the HP value above Xin Qin's head. Indeed, the health bar had only decreased by a small segment.
"Why does she still have so much HP left?" Zi Qian asked, completely baffled. "We clearly hit her many times."
"She's more difficult to deal with than Wei Syuen. Normal attacks are completely ineffective against her; we can only use sword techniques and special skills." I didn't expect Xin Hui to notice so many details about the Boss in just one round of attacks.
Since Xin Qin's attack power and speed were below ours, and using sword techniques doesn't require completing a ten-hit combo, the three of us took turns using the sword technique—Spinning Slash—on her.
After finally waiting for Xin Qin's health bar to turn orange, sword techniques stopped working on her. Her defense suddenly skyrocketed. After being hit a few times by us, she quickly retreated and dodged our light swords, making it very difficult for us to complete ten-hit combos to activate special skills.
After a prolonged stalemate with Xin Qin, I suggested, "How about I take charge of frontal attacks? You two circle to her back. While she's being pushed back by my attacks, quickly complete your ten-hit combos and activate special skills."
Xin Hui and Zi Qian accepted my proposal. They circled behind Xin Qin to find opportunities to complete ten-hit combos.
During the offensive and defensive exchange, Xin Hui noticed that fire inflicted relatively greater damage on her, so she kept urging Zi Qian to find a chance to unleash fire. Xin Hui and Zi Qian successively used many fire attacks, but her health bar was still in the orange range.
Taking advantage of Xin Qin being caught in a pincer attack by Zi Qian and Xin Hui, I swiftly stepped forward to confront Xin Qin head-on.
After successfully evading several of her straight thrusts,I began my counterattack. I gripped the sword hilt tightly, increasing my swing speed to deny her any chance to counter. After the tenth consecutive hit, I quickly assumed the stance to unleash Fire, and the light sword in my hand began to change with my movement. The blue glow grew brighter and brighter, and the sword grew heavier.
A faint vibration suddenly transmitted through my hand, and then the weight of the light sword stopped increasing.
Now! I aimed at Xin Qin and slashed forcefully. A brilliant blue flame shot towards her!
Xin Qin, unable to react in time, was hit by the flame, stumbled back a few steps, and fell to the ground.
I thought Zi Qian would say a few words of gratitude to me, but he, standing behind, said with indignation, "Unfair! We launched so many fire attacks and only chipped away a tiny bit of her HP. You, with one big flame, directly brought her HP down to red?!"
Before I could think of what to say, Xin Qin in front stood up, raised her left hand high, and sang a song in some unknown language. Then her HP automatically recovered back to orange.
"If she sings every time her health bar turns red, won't this be endless?" Zi Qian grew impatient.
"Unless we unleash consecutive fire attacks, depleting all her HP in one go..." Xin Hui proposed a strategy that would severely test the synergy between the three of us.