Chapter 673: The Old Man Who Lost His Horse

"Nian!"

A huge roar sounded in front of Su Sheng.

Then a massive black silhouette enlarged before Su Sheng.

Su Sheng only then realized how huge this BOSS was!

Compared to before, the Nian Beast BOSS that Su Sheng had seen, a Normal BOSS, was countless times larger.

A normal small Nian Beast was about the size of a calf.

The Nian Beast BOSS of Normal BOSS rank that he had seen earlier was only about the size of an elephant.

But the Nian Beast BOSS standing before him now, with one bare foot, was roughly the size of a small car.

Moreover, perhaps it was because it spawned right in his face.

Su Sheng couldn't see the BOSS's full form at all.

Danger!

As the Nian Beast BOSS's massive foot came down, a blood‑red giant character seemed to appear over Su Sheng's head.

But there was no time to dodge now.

Earlier, he had been distracted by the ambushing Mage's Fireball, but…

Now that this thing spawned right in his face, that Fireball probably also slammed into this BOSS.

Boom!

-999999999

One foot down.

Su Sheng was stunned.

Fatal Damage!

Nine nines!

Looking at the pain setting, the system instantly auto‑adjusted it to the minimum.

That means he was stepped on to death outright.

Pseudo Nirvana Trigger, Three-Second Invincibility.

He glanced at the combat tip.

Nian Beast BOSS (Overlord-level)

…

…

…

Fine.

Su Sheng resigned himself!

But death carries no penalty anyway.

Fire!

Puff~

-14

This is absurd; even an Overlord-level is only a 48‑level Overlord.

I don't believe it!

Armor-breaking Slash!

Thirsty Blood Hunt!

Falling Demon Body!

Puff~

-22165!

Su Sheng raised an eyebrow; that's more like it—what does being Overlord-level matter!

It directly leaves you without armor!

Fire again!

Spam spam spam spam~

Lines of damage burst out!

Three‑Second Invincibility passed!

Puff!

Another hoof, and Su Sheng re‑activated invincibility!

Lion King Stance!

Five seconds of deathlessness!

Lion's Fury activated!

…

…

Spam~

A flash of white light, and Su Sheng appeared in a completely unfamiliar setting—a stretch of Gobi desert.

The area where Su Sheng had been was a forest.

It seems this Nian Beast battlefield is truly huge.

As for earlier?

Su Sheng counts it as having handed over his first time in "Zhu Lu".

But before dying, Su Sheng also performed an extreme counterattack.

Of course, the Year Beast arena itself can be called an entertainment event; there is no penalty after death.

After reviving, Su Sheng checked his skills.

His class skills and Hidden Skills were all reset.

Armor-breaking Slash, these Hidden Skills were reset.

But… the equipment‑attached skills don't seem to have reset.

Pseudo Nirvana is still on cooldown.

Su Sheng raised an eyebrow; equipment‑attached skills don't reset cooldown after death.

But there's also Lion King Stance, which is fine.

However, that point made some of Su Sheng's thoughts go to waste.

If equipment‑attached skills also reset after death, Su Sheng would have unhesitatingly prepared… to exploit a bug.

Unfortunately, that loophole can't be taken.

Glancing at the Divine Thunder Magic Light in his hand, Su Sheng opened the map.

Hm?

Su Sheng raised an eyebrow; not bad luck.

Su Sheng hurried forward, hoping it wouldn't be something hard to handle.

At the nearest coordinate, there's a BOSS!

This randomly revived spot looks decent.

Hope this time it's not a hard‑to‑handle BOSS.

After about two minutes, Su Sheng saw that BOSS.

Good!

Its size isn't huge, roughly that of an adult elephant.

A bit larger than the Normal BOSS seen before, looks like an Elite Boss.

Su Sheng realized that by the size of a Year Beast BOSS, one can generally gauge its strength.

Previously, the Overlord-level Year Beast BOSS Su Sheng faced was about the size of a three‑story building.

Thinking that, being stepped on to death would be normal; its size absolutely overwhelms.

At this moment, there were about ten players in front of the boss.

Compared to before, when the first spawned BOSS Su Sheng saw was a Normal BOSS with thousands of players, this number is really low.

And…

The player count kept decreasing.

Because the BOSS kicked out a few fragile players.

Su Sheng no longer hesitated, charging straight ahead!

A loss may be a gain! If not for being kicked by the Overlord-level BOSS, Su Sheng wouldn't have encountered this Elite-level Year Beast BOSS.

After enough distance, Awakening Lion Charge!

Activate!

Boom!

A huge damage burst erupted from the Year Beast BOSS.

The percentage of Awakening Lion Charge wasn't low!

Immediately, Su Sheng, without pause, Fang!

Lion's Claw!

Deadly Lion Fang!

Thirsty Blood Hunt!

He flung each skill wildly!

Su Sheng knew he must, while few remain, seize the big share.

Because surely the surrounding players will rush here.

He, first, create an advantage.

No matter how many come later, he can at least guarantee he gets the biggest piece of the cake.

However, Su Sheng's violent output caused the Year Beast BOSS to switch targets immediately.

Bang~

Two hooves slammed down!

Shield Raise!

Clang~

Pitifully, only three to four thousand damage.

A level‑48 Elite Boss that can break defense already has pretty good stats.

Su Sheng was about to interlace Falling Demon Body for vampiric drain.

Swish~

Two Healing Techniques landed on himself.

Su Sheng raised an eyebrow, glanced at the two Foreign Server priests; clearly they saw him taking damage and wanted to use his healing to boost their contribution.

As for the other players, seeing that someone was tanking the BOSS, they rushed to output at full force.

Looking briefly, only two ranged outputters were Huaxia Players, presumably they formed a private party and stood together.

Moreover, from their fervent gazes, they clearly recognized Su Sheng's identity… Mo Wen, Qian Chen.

As for those two, the Foreign Server priests who wanted to farm points on me…

Su Sheng grinned, "Sorry about that!"

Falling Demon Body!

Farm!

His cloak suddenly turned black.

Healing prohibited in Falling Demon Body state!

When those two priests' Healing Technique landed, they found that no healing contribution had increased, leaving them utterly bewildered.

Healing Technique, ineffective?

Su Sheng then deftly switched to Falling Demon Body, pairing the Fireworks Blessing of the mythical lion with Thirsty Blood Hunt.

Su Sheng also easily held his ground against this level‑48 elite Year Beast Boss.

Moreover, the switch to Falling Demon Body made those two priests question their lives.

However, at this moment, one could see plumes of smoke rolling in the distance on the Gobi Beach.

Clearly, many players were still rushing over quickly.

Nevertheless, with Su Sheng's Rend effect and Magic Snake's potent venom, the Year Beast Boss's health was already close to ninety percent.

Su Sheng also prepared to watch the Boss's Health Axis.

"Mo Wen Great God! The Year Beast Boss has no Health Axis! Rest assured, keep output!!"

At that moment, those two Huaxia Players, clearly having noticed something, shouted loudly.

Su Sheng raised an eyebrow; this was his first time fighting a Year Beast Boss, and he truly didn't know there was no Health Axis.