Chapter 488: Chapter 487: Murky Waters Are Good for Fishing

Next, Su Sheng just watched from a corner of the valley as the Po Xiao Guild tackled this Golden Armor Goblin.

The Golden Armor Goblin was clad in dazzling golden armor; it was clearly a valuable foe.

It also wore a golden cape on its back and a golden crown on its head.

In its hand was a massive golden sword, and even its skin faintly glimmered with gold.

Compared with the ordinary green‑skinned goblins, its nobility was obvious.

Only unsure whether the golden hue of its skin reflected its golden gear or was innate…

Either way, the whole creature looked resplendent with golden light.

That great sword, even each tank, under the healing of numerous healers, could only endure a swing or two.

A single slip and the tank would go down.

But Po Xiao had nearly ten thousand members present.

Even if a mistake caused a tank to fall, they'd just replace it.

Meanwhile, the Golden Goblin's health was steadily decreasing.

With nothing to do, Su Sheng opened the game forum again and checked the situation in Baihu Main City and Goblin Valley.

The BOSS here… seemed to be a level‑45 red‑skinned goblin.

Elite Boss Frenzy Goblin.

Since the Main City stage, the number of Frenzy Goblins eliminated in Baihu Main City has already reached seven or eight.

This dazzling golden goblin was once again located by Po Xiao in a nook of Goblin Valley.

However… Goblin Valley, aside from that BOSS Frenzy Goblin, is rarely explored.

After all, monsters are organized in small squads; they're hard to handle and give little experience.

Without a BOSS, few venture here; it's normal that a Commander-level BOSS hidden in a corner remains undiscovered.

Boom!

At this moment the BOSS hit the Health Axis.

On Po Xiao's formation side, more chaos erupted.

Numerous white lights flashed…

Then it steadied again.

Tsk tsk…

Commander-level BOSSes are different; there are also Lord-level and Overlord-level ones…

Su Sheng surveyed the surroundings, trying to locate the assassin.

But found nothing.

Su Sheng simply gave up and kept browsing the forum.

As time passed, about an hour slipped by.

By then, the Golden Goblin's health was down to just over ten percent.

The whole raid went smoothly, except that when the Golden Goblin hit fifty percent health, Little Frenzy gave Po Xiao some trouble.

Legion arrives!

At fifty percent health, the Golden Goblin summoned roughly a dozen goblin squads!

In total seventy to eighty goblins, five or six per squad, and each squad included a fully armored elite monster—a goblin elite.

That instantly disrupted Po Xiao's rhythm, mainly because the goblin squads landed among the fragile back‑line players.

Po Xiao paid a heavy price before it got through the Golden Goblin's Little Frenzy phase.

Almost done…

Su Sheng quietly slipped out from that corner, but didn't get too close.

After all, there was still a ten‑percent frenzy stage left; getting too close would risk being hit by the boss's frenzy, which wasn't worth it.

Splash~

At that moment, another wave of chaos broke out within Po Xiao's formation.

Hm?

Su Sheng was puzzled.

What's going on? From this distance Su Sheng could see the boss's health; the Golden Goblin still had about fifteen percent left, not yet in the frenzy stage.

Could that creature be losing patience?

Su Sheng remembered that, besides himself, there was an infiltrating assassin in the valley.

It is…

Su Sheng looked around and saw nothing unusual.

No…

Then… Su Sheng snapped back to attention.

Sure enough, nearly a thousand Po Xiao members streamed toward the valley's entrance.

Originally, the Po Xiao players tasked with clearing the goblin squads had half of them pulled out.

Leading the charge was a familiar face, a Hidden Class who almost one‑shot Su Sheng in the Battle for the Cauldron.

One of Po Xiao's Vice Presidents, the Judgment Angel! A Hidden Class Judgment Priest!!

Sure enough… reinforcements arrived!

Su Sheng looked beyond the valley and saw a sizable crowd approaching.

Just didn't know who they were.

But no matter who it is, the arrival is fine.

Clear water has no fish; only murky water is good for fishing.

After thinking, Su Sheng still contacted Chen Guan to see who actually arrived, if it's Qiancheng Muxue…

He could then make a big move, since that Qiancheng Gongzi fellow was just earlier making people sick of his own arrival.

Then Su Sheng estimated the distance and moved a bit closer again.

He guessed that the other stealthy assassin who slipped in was also about to act.

He has to figure out a way to deal damage…

He and the people of Dawn aren't in a party; only by landing the final kill or contributing a certain amount (damage, healing, or effective damage absorption) can one obtain loot rights.

For example, damage contribution—it's not that you can just freeload to get loot rights; at minimum you must deal at least one percent of the damage to earn loot rights.

Su Sheng hid in the shadows, watching the boss's HP drop bit by bit, pondering how to freeload on contribution.

Or… fighting for the final blow?

If there weren't another stealthy assassin, Su Sheng might have snatched the final blow.

But now, there is another stealthy assassin present.

If it were just him alone, and he's an assassin player, there's only one way to grab the loot.

That is, using the assassin's super burst to directly claim the boss's kill, then snatch the loot and run!

Previously, Su Sheng snatched the boss in the same way.

So, if this time Su Sheng also chooses to go for the final blow, then Su Sheng will almost certainly… no! will definitely clash with that assassin.

After all, this is Dawn's home ground; if Su Sheng and that mysterious assassin clash, they might both end up empty‑handed.

Thus, to be the mantis catching the cicada while the oriole waits, he must be the one to enter last.

So how to obtain loot rights… is a dilemma.

By the time the loot protection expires, they've already taken everything.

Generally, items dropped by bosses or mobs have a period of loot protection; those without loot rights cannot pick them up during that time.

After the loot protection ends, others can loot.

Of course, in PvP between players, there is no such mechanism for player‑dropped gear or items.

"Brother Sheng… there's no activity. War to Stop War and Qiancheng Muxue are both peacefully leveling; the War to Stop War folks are pushing guild rank right now."

At this moment, Chen Guan's message arrived again.

Hm?

Su Sheng was puzzled.

Not War to Stop War and Qiancheng Muxue?