Chapter 411: Wasted Effort

"Huan Jie, fire another Detection Arrow!"

Before starting the BOSS, we still have to reconfirm the environment of this tomb chamber; after all, the mechanisms of this Great Elf burial are something we must guard against, far scarier than monsters.

As Lin Huan's Detection Arrow cooled, the entire tomb chamber had only two anomalies.

One is a gray mechanism on the wall, and the other is a large red area in the exact center of the two statues.

"That gray mechanism should be the entrance to the next level, but it's clearly unusable right now."

"I guess you have to kill both BOSSes to activate it, and that red area should be the mechanism that activates the two BOSSes; barring any mishap, the two BOSSes should activate simultaneously," Su Sheng said, glancing around for other mechanisms and sighing in relief.

Otherwise, having to fight a BOSS while carefully defending against those mechanisms would truly make one feel like a muggle.

"I'll go activate the BOSS, you all get ready," Su Sheng said, raising his Shield and moving forward.

The others nodded slightly.

Then Su Sheng stepped into the red mechanism area.

Although it was highly likely this was the mechanism that activates the two BOSSes, there was no guarantee there wouldn't be other tricks, so Su Sheng stayed very cautious.

Fortunately, no other mishaps occurred.

After Su Sheng stepped into the mechanism area,

A light clacking sound—"cack cack cack"—echoed.

The two statues moved at the same time.

"Engage the monster!"

Su Sheng hurriedly spoke.

Then the others split into two teams as previously arranged.

Begin the formation!

Indeed, there are two BOSSes.

Earth Shield Guard Puppet (Elite Boss)

Level: 55

Attack:??

Defense:??

HP:??

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It was already seven levels above Su Sheng's highest level; beyond five levels the detailed stats are hidden, but just from the name you can tell its quality, especially with the big shield and one-handed hammer it wields.

Earth Shield Guard.

And the other red BOSS that Su Sheng is handling.

Crimson Lotus Warrior Puppet (Elite Boss)

Level: 55

Attack:??

Defense:??

HP:??

??

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The same 55-level Elite BOSS, its information is not visible.

Boom!

Over at Wu Zhaodi, facing Wu Zhaodi's Taunt skill, the Earth Shield Guard swung a hammer straight at her.

Raise Shield, Defensive Stance!

Boom~

Wu Zhaodi staggered outright.

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Fortunately, the knockback effect broke the Defensive Stance.

Swish~

Huang Mingxin's healing arrived just in time.

Boom~

Immediately, the Earth Shield Guard unleashed a Shield Strike that boomed toward them.

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Wu Zhaodi took a direct hit of damage and staggered again.

Indeed, this Earth Shield Guard, though massive and heavy with knockback, dealt relatively low damage.

Wu Zhaodi quickly drank a Blood Bottle to synergize with Huang Mingxin's skill, and for the moment it was fine.

Screech~

Li Wenwan's attack also landed.

Boom~

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Although luck triggered the Phoenix Flame, Li Wenwan's ultimate still didn't break ten thousand?

This guy's defense is indeed very high.

As for Su Sheng's side.

Swish~

The Red Lotus Warrior's great sword instantly flared with fire, slashing down at Su Sheng.

Su Sheng performed Shield Raise; Defensive Stance and Falling Demon Body were not activated, so he first tested its effectiveness.

Boom~

Accompanied by bursts of sparks, the Red Lotus Warrior's blade struck Su Sheng's Shield.

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Su Sheng did not activate Falling Demon Body, merely bearing the Priest Buff; his defense still reached over 4500, and the attack still hit the Shield, chopping more than eight thousand, nearly nine thousand, which is absurd.

Immediately, Su Sheng thrust a spear!

Fang!

Falling Demon Body activated!

Buffs stacked; just from the Falling Demon Body bonus, Su Sheng's attack and defense are now close to six thousand.

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-50

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One spear! Damage broke ten thousand and simultaneously triggered Rend, and it was only a normal hit without a critical!

Sure enough, the Red Lotus Warrior's defense here is much lower; of course, Su Sheng's attack is also strong enough, plus the piercing of his Divine Artifact!

So far, there are no major problems!

The two separate teams each held up against their respective BOSS.

However, Su Sheng was not overly relaxed.

These two BOSSes were activated together, and it's unclear whether the HP Axis Mechanism will link oddly like the two Yin‑Yang lizards in the previous dad quest.

Su Sheng knows the likelihood of a special linkage mechanism is high; otherwise they wouldn't place two simultaneously activated BOSSes here.

But for now, they can only fight them first.

Both sides are fervently tackling their respective BOSSes.

Boom!

Equal damage blast!

Murong Peipei's close‑range face blast!

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Damage over ten thousand popped out!

The Red Lotus Warrior in front of Su Sheng dropped its HP to below 90%.

HP Axis Mechanism activated!

"Careful!" Su Sheng warned.

But unexpectedly.

The Red Lotus Warrior immediately ceased all actions, then became stiff.

Puff puff~

At this moment, Lin Huan's two arrows, which he hadn't retracted in time, rushed over.

But...

Immune..

Immune...

The Red Lotus Warrior instantly turned back into a statue, then began to slowly recover HP.

Su Sheng raised an eyebrow, glanced at the nearby Earth Shield Guard, and indeed its HP was still at 93%.

Special linkage mechanism!

"Quick! Reduce the Earth Shield Guard's HP!" Su Sheng, seeing the Red Lotus Warrior statue regenerating, hurriedly said.

Li Wenwan also noticed the abnormal Red Lotus Warrior.

They quickly increased their output frequency, fearing that before OT they were still controlling the output.

Boom boom!

In an instant, skills bombarded wildly; before OT even arrived, the HP was already pressed down to 90%.

But after a while, the Red Lotus Warrior's HP returned to around 94%.

Clack~

The Red Lotus Warrior exited statue state.

But just as they watched... the Earth Shield Guard entered statue state again, regenerating.

Su Sheng, with a headache, patted his own head, blaming himself...

Clearly he had already guessed that these two BOSSes most likely have a weird linkage mechanism; he should have warned everyone immediately that the best way to control HP is to have both BOSSes enter the HP Axis Mechanism simultaneously.

Just like the previous Yin‑Yang lizards.

Now it's a muggle situation, wasted effort.

"We can't fight like this; the two BOSSes have a special linkage mechanism, let's exit the tomb first!" Su Sheng said.

"Dad's cage!" Su Sheng pointed at the Red Lotus Warrior ahead.

"Understood!"

Snap~

Prison Cage Talisman!

The Red Lotus Warrior was directly trapped, and because this isn't forced control, the BOSS panel's Control Resistance is useless.

As for the Earth Shield Guard, it's still in statue mode, ku ku regaining health.

Then everyone, seizing the chance, hurriedly retreated.

When everyone had left the tomb chamber...

The Red Lotus Warrior lost its aggro, returned to the original high platform, transformed back into a statue and began healing.

After the Earth Shield Guard reached full health, it also shed the statue state, returned to the platform, and then transformed into a statue again...