Chapter 187: How to Steal the Chicken?

The entire massive wooden rack began to twist, and seven or eight huge red cedar trunks extended outward.

Su Sheng noticed that the Hate Value emptied instantly, and his pupils narrowed slightly: "Careful! Spread out! Hate is cleared!"

Fortunately, everyone reacted quickly and scattered at once.

At this moment, the BOSS's "preparations" seemed already complete.

Swish~

The massive wooden rack began to spin like a top, but the whistling sound of the extending red spruce was far from pleasant.

Everyone scattered, so it seemed the BOSS's target could only be Su Sheng.

Su Sheng gritted his teeth, raised his shield, and assumed a Defensive Stance!

If I move away, the BOSS will probably chase the others; although I can easily tank the BOSS, the other four are fragile.

But Su Sheng silently reduced his pain perception to five percent; he's no fool—having gone through that before, he'll just let it go now, and pull back later anyway.

Bang~

With just one contact, Su Sheng lost his balance, and the Defensive Stance was broken.

Clang~

Immediately after, Su Sheng was like a sandbag, repeatedly struck by the massive branches of the red cedar, leaving him completely soft‑controlled and immobile.

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The damage was low, but the humiliation was intense.

Su Sheng inwardly complained: this Forceful Heavy Pressure‑induced imbalance was speechless, and it was only because he lowered his pain perception; otherwise, even his iron will being battered like this would be enough to drink a pot.

Swish~

Huang Mingxin, standing at maximum range, cast two Healing Techniques on Su Sheng.

And the BOSS seemed to realize it couldn't kill Su Sheng, so it switched target and moved toward the now‑in‑range Huang Mingxin.

Huang Mingxin was startled, then tossed a continuous heal onto Su Sheng and turned to run away.

Fortunately, the BOSS's transformation into a giant top was time‑limited; most of that time was spent on Su Sheng, and before it could catch up to Huang Mingxin, the BOSS's spinning state dissolved.

Shield Rush!

Su Sheng immediately followed up, delivering another damage combo with a Taunt to finish, and reclaimed the Hate Value.

The others also timed their damage output promptly.

Coordination was quite seamless, including Su Ba and Su Wenhao, who were also on point; after all, Su Ba usually spends his days immersed in game forums watching various video guides and data.

I've never eaten pork nor seen a pig run; as long as one is willing to learn, these things are quickly mastered.

The BOSS strategy is still ongoing...

The BOSS's HP was slowly decreasing; Su Sheng looked up at the health bar atop the wooden rack, already near eighty percent.

The time was actually ample: a four‑hour limit, with the first wave of mobs cleared in half an hour; now less than forty minutes have passed, yet Su Sheng still feels it's too slow.

Going a bit faster could also prevent a repeat of the earlier training ground Dungeon situation.

But after fighting this long, not a single Weak Spot Attack had triggered.

Su Sheng sequentially looked up at the Demon Craftsmen controlling the wooden rack above, counting five in total.

"Huan Jie, can we directly attack those Demon Craftsmen manipulating the wooden puppets?" Su Sheng asked.

"Should be possible, I'll give it a try!"

Lin Huan nocked an arrow, and although the BOSS kept moving, the five Demon Craftsmen controlling the wooden puppets occupied large, clearly visible positions.

Armor Break Arrow!

-3107!

Weak Point Damage! Unfortunately, no Critical Hit.

As expected! Those Demon Craftsmen are the weak points!

Boom!

At the same time, Burning was triggered again.

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The Burning Arrow Projectile Lin Huan used came from his off‑hand weapon, the Phoenix Feather Quiver, which was loot from the Fengluo Wutong Dungeon.

Although it's a level‑25 blue item, Lin Huan has nothing better at the moment, and the Phoenix Feather Quiver is decent; since the wooden rack BOSS isn't restrained by fire, these flame arrows fit perfectly.

It doesn't do much against other BOSSes, but against this fire‑vulnerable wooden rack, the Quiver's Burning Arrow Projectiles can suppress its regeneration, which is a pleasant surprise.

"Well done, Huan Jie, keep going!"

Su Sheng smiled at the sight.

"Alright!" Lin Huan nodded, continuing to draw his bow.

Weak Point Damage bursts appeared, occasionally mixed with Weak Point Critical Hits.

For a moment, Lin Huan's damage contribution surged, overtaking Su Sheng and Su Ba, ranking second only to Li Wenwan.

Li Wenwan and Su Ba both gazed at the five‑meter‑tall Demon Craftsmen manipulating the wooden rack in the center, eager to try.

Unfortunately, although the wooden rack had gaps everywhere, Li Wenwan's magic always detonated upon hitting the wood; the gaps let arrows pass easily, but the spells still couldn't get through.

And Su Ba's talismans could only balance flight, unable to fling them upward.

Watching Li Wenwan's Phoenix Flame state end, and within a short span her attack hadn't triggered a second Phoenix Flame, Lin Huan drew another Burning Arrow.

Puff—

This arrow directly hit the head of the outermost Demon Craftsman; that Demon Craftsman had already taken many attacks from Li Wenwan.

-999999999

Black Fatal Damage!!

Lin Huan was startled by his own arrow, but it didn't jump from the wooden Boss's head—it jumped from that Demon Craftsman's head.

Then the Demon Craftsman's body swayed and fell.

-200000!!!

With the Demon Craftsman's death, a massive 200,000 damage leapt from the wooden rack Boss's head, directly reducing HP by twenty percent.

Lin Huan's damage contribution rose to first place, and at the same time the Boss's Hate Value instantly locked onto Lin Huan.

OT!

But it did not trigger the HP Axis Mechanism!

hahaha—

The Boss immediately abandoned Su Sheng and stepped straight toward Lin Huan.

"Huan Jie, retreat!"

Su Sheng hurriedly followed.

At that moment, a yellow talisman exploded.

Prison Cage Talisman!

The massive Wooden Rack Boss was instantly trapped in place.

Su Sheng silently gave his dad a thumbs‑up, while Lin Huan retreated at high speed.

Su Sheng looked inside the Wooden Rack Boss and, seeing four Demon Craftsmen remaining, wore a thoughtful expression.

It seems this Boss can be tricked; unlike grinding a million HP, this Boss is essentially just a puppet—if you kill the controllers, the half‑finished puppet becomes useless.

Thinking that, Su Sheng gritted his teeth, realizing this could save a lot of time!

"Everyone stop dealing damage; Huan Jie continue to focus‑kill the Demon Craftsmen. If nothing goes wrong, killing five Demon Craftsmen will clear this Boss!" Su Sheng said immediately.

"Dad, it's your turn to perform; try to limit the Boss's actions as much as possible. The hard‑control Boss template has resistance; watch its use, and try to use the slowing talisman as much as possible." Su Sheng looked at his dad.

He hopes this time his dad will be more reliable.

If Su Sheng's guess is correct, the Boss battle turns into Lin Huan soloing five Demon Craftsmen.