Chapter 26: The Closed-Off Loli Knight

With such a big attitude, could it be the inheritance of the main god? he asked in surprise.

Li Li and Zhang Fan began to show off, speaking mysteriously: "Buddha said, it cannot be spoken!"

"Damn..."

The two didn't speak, and he didn't rush to ask.

Anyway, after we beat the boss we'll naturally find out.

After the party left the city, they quickly headed toward the distant high-level monster area.

The teammates were still quite interested in Xiao Feng's hidden profession, asking several related questions.

But Xiao Feng didn't explain much, only telling them his spell range was a bit larger.

Then he returned to the main topic, discussing the condition of the boss they would soon face.

Zhang Fan's quest started from the novice village.

This is a chain quest; initially, in the novice village, they defeated a level 15 minor monster.

Then they went to the main city and defeated a level 25 elite monster.

Next was a level 35 rare boss.

Then came a level 45 epic boss.

Finally, it's now the level 55 legendary boss!

Xiao Feng was very surprised that they could defeat a level 45 epic boss.

After all, they're only around level 26; attempting to take on a boss 20 levels higher, the difficulty is easy to imagine.

Upon asking, they learned it was due to terrain: a group hid where the boss couldn't reach, slowly whittling it down with ranged skills.

"After the level 55 legendary boss, there probably aren't a level 65 mythic boss and a level 75 super god boss, right?" Xiao Feng voiced his opinion.

The person involved, Zhang Fan, said no: "This is already the final step of the quest; upon completion I'll receive a token, then go to the Dragon Blood Divine Temple to see the archpriest for a class change."

The Dragon Blood Archpriest, like the Storm Archpriest, is a very powerful mythic-level NPC!

"Looks like there really is something……" Xiao Feng's interest grew stronger.

"Let's level up on the way; the road is a bit far." Li Li said.

Then he cast "Punishing Strike" on a level 25 wild monster, the Raging Lemur, by the roadside.

Whoosh~

Mang Mei reacted quickly; as soon as the priest made a move, she, as an archer, immediately fired an arrow.

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Two damage numbers popped up from the Raging Lemur's head, shaving off one-tenth of its HP.

"Squeak!"

The lemur let out a loud cry, summoning four or five nearby minor monsters that charged at the party together.

"Taunt!"

The loli tank Dun Dun hoisted her huge shield, released an area taunt skill, drawing all the little monsters' aggro, then did nothing but pull out melon seeds bought from the system shop, preparing to munch seeds while taking hits.

Zhang Fan also drew his weapon, preparing to move forward and deal damage.

Unexpectedly, in the next moment, under everyone's gaze, the five Raging Lemurs let out harsh cries and……

They actually went around Dun Dun!

Ignoring her taunt, they charged straight at Xiao Feng to kill him!

"Xiao Feng senior, be careful!" Dun Dun, realizing her taunt had failed, panicked, tossed away the melon seeds, rushed over and slammed a shield bash, trying to pull the aggro back.

The Raging Lemur took a shield bash, turned its head to glare at Dun Dun, then kept charging at Xiao Feng.

Dun Dun: ……

Xiao Feng: ……

Whoosh whoosh whoosh

Multi-shot!

Mang Mei's area-of-effect skill went off, firing seven or eight arrows in one volley into the monster pile, dealing a string of damage ranging from 200 to 400.

Zhang Fan roared "Whirlwind Slash!", swinging out a ring of sword energy, also dealing over 300 damage.

"Lao Xiao, what are you spacing out for, attack!" Li Li shouted from the side.

Although he saw that Xiao Feng's HP was huge, thicker than a knight's, but as a mage just standing there doing nothing, it looked a bit like slacking off!

"Oh."

Xiao Feng responded with a sound and lifted his staff.

Thud!

He smashed it into the charging lemur.

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A single-digit damage number popped up.

"What are you doing?"

Everyone's faces turned green; they almost rushed over to beat him together with the monsters.

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The lemurs had all closed in, frantically tearing at Xiao Feng, like a shrewish brawl, the scene intensely fierce.

But Xiao Feng had no intention of fighting back, still smiling as he said: "I'm not giving you a chance to perform; otherwise, if I acted, it'd be boring."

"Damn, the habit of showing off is acting up again!" Li Li said speechlessly.

"Courage Blessing!" He threw a skill to Mang Mei.

Mang Mei, who received the blessing, had her attack power increased by 15%, her body faintly emanating holy light, both hands moving continuously, shooting arrows like raindrops.

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Damage numbers kept popping up one after another; the archer and assassin classes both invested in agility, giving them a naturally higher crit rate, so from time to time you could see enlarged damage numbers.

Zhang Fan also kept using skills nonstop, consecutively casting five different skills, dealing considerable damage.

Xiao Feng let the lemurs beat him up, observing his teammates' skill combos.

The battle ended quickly; a group of level 25 minor monsters couldn't withstand the two damage dealers' relentless bombardment.

"Old Xiao, you're not supposed to slack off like that; although mana potions are a bit pricey, you don't have to be this stingy!" After finishing off the minor monsters, Li Li said speechlessly.

Without waiting for Xiao Feng's reply, Dun Dun walked over with a sullen face and asked, "Why did my taunt fail? Senior Xiao Feng, you wouldn't happen to be a knight wearing a magic robe, would you?"

As a proper knight, she couldn't even hold the aggro of minor monsters, which dealt her a heavy blow.

What's worse, Xiao Feng didn't even lift a finger—why was the aggro pulled away?

Looking at the cute little loli tank, Xiao Feng gave an encouraging glance and said, "Don't be discouraged, keep trying—you'll definitely be able to hold the aggro!"

Dun Dun: ……

Saying that was worse than not saying it; it's too discouraging!

"Hmph……"

Dun Dun, feeling resentful, continued forward while bearing her large shield.

Another lemur spawned by the roadside.

With a resentful mood, she unleashed a "Charge" skill, her huge shield slamming like a door onto the lemur's face.

Shield Bash!

Taunt!

After three consecutive skills, although the damage wasn't high, they still generated tons of aggro!

Then, after 3 seconds passed, once the lemur recovered from its daze.

It directly ignored the fierce Dun Dun, hopping and jumping while crying out, charging toward Xiao Feng.

Dun Dun: ……

Everyone: ……

"Sigh, being handsome is unavoidable—even monsters want to get close to me." Xiao Feng sighed shamelessly.

He knew this was the "Otto's Curse" taking effect—his aggro always stayed at the team's highest, no matter what skill the knight used, even forced aggro couldn't match his.

"I don't believe it!"

Dun Dun was extremely angry.

This is a disgrace for a knight!

"Don't attack it, everyone—I want to see what's wrong with these little monsters!"

The angry little loli tank hauled her huge shield back and positioned herself between Xiao Feng and the lemur.

She stood very close, leaving no gap between the two of them and the monster for the lemur to slip through, so the lemur couldn't reach Xiao Feng.

But under everyone's bewildered gaze, it jumped to the side, went around Dun Dun's flank, and still tried to attack Xiao Feng.

"Ah!! I'm so angry I could die!"

Dun Dun was about to explode with anger, no trace of her earlier leisurely melon-seed snacking; she swung her shield and smashed it wildly.

The lemur had less than 4000 HP total, about to be smashed to death by her knight strike, yet it was determined to beat Xiao Feng, completely ignoring her attacks and anger.

"Ga~"

Soon, the lemur died beneath the shield, dropping eight copper coins and a white equipment.

"Wu wu……"

Dun Dun's anger turned into grievance, almost making her cry.

After glancing at Xiao Feng's rock-solid aggro and his HP over 5600, she silently put away her shield and drew a greatsword.

Since she couldn't hold aggro, she might as well switch midway to become a damage dealer.

Knights can also wield greatswords and polearms, giving them more options.

In other words… going full tank build, the damage will probably be a bit lacking!