Chapter 977 - 556: Waiting for the Right Moment, Zong’s New Idea

The number of ranged warriors under his command is substantial, and their consumption during battle is greater than that of other Lords.

Why else do they say war is a money-burning affair?

And this is just arrows and crossbow arrows.

In a large-scale war.

The wear and tear on various equipment add up to an enormous figure.

Not something Lords can bear at present.

Only by establishing a comprehensive industrial system, or workshop.

With self-sufficiency in capability, can one handle large-scale battles.

This Flame Demon expedition.

Serves as an early high-intensity battle experience!

In addition to preparing arrows and crossbow arrows, Wenresa also has to extract some Moon God Spring and Magic Spring.

During this interval, other warriors start to rest and recover.

Taking out food and water to eat and drink.

Replenishing consumed physical strength through feeding.

The equipment wear and tear for archers and crossbowmen is considerable.

The main damage to crossbow weapons is on the strings.

As for the main bodies like bow arms and crossbow arms, they’re not easily damaged.

It’s improbable for continuous fire of one or two hours to cause damage.

Based on the overall durability consumption.

The crossbow weapons should sustain for dozens of hours of use time.

Fighting for one hour today, one hour tomorrow, it can last for several dozen days.

The mages sit in a collective cross-legged meditation.

Restoring their mana through meditation.

While simultaneously recovering their energy.

About ten or so minutes after they retreated to the back.

The Flame Demon Boss’s blood volume officially dropped below 70%.

The Flame Demon Boss, which had previously seemed like a stationary dummy, started to move.

Its massive black rock arm swung abruptly, trying to hammer the ground below.

"Boom!"

The ground quaked and trembled.

Its fist, like a heavy iron hammer, struck the anvil below.

The earth immediately cracked, revealing a collapsed pit.

From it erupted copious amounts of lava.

This lava poured down like rain.

Scattering randomly within a 300-meter range around the Flame Demon Boss.

The Lords within this range all hurriedly evacuated.

Even the assaults of the surrounding Lords momentarily halted.

The Flame Demon Boss’s counterattack began.

However, with its life value below the 70% mark, its attack intent still wasn’t overly aggressive.

Only when it drops further to 40% and 10% will the Flame Demon Boss have a strong attack intent.

But Zong Shen wouldn’t allow it to have the chance to decrease its life value below 40%.

Whether in the last round or this one.

Zong Shen has the confidence and assurance to instant kill its 40% life value.

Therefore, for him, the Flame Demon Boss in this area doesn’t even have the chance for a strong attack intent with its life value.

As long as the effect of the Cruel Blood-Burning Arrow (Purple) can be smoothly executed.

Zong Shen even has a bolder plan in mind next.

This thought will have to wait until after he deals with the Flame Demon Boss in the area to decide whether to act on it.

As long as the Blood Burning tactics succeed.

Zong Shen would have already made a huge profit this round.

The shameless temporary adjustment from the Lord System would then lose all meaning.

However, Zong Shen isn’t yet sure about the feasibility of that bold plan.

He’s planning to inquire about the strategy after taking down the Flame Demon Boss in the area.

With the guide module, in some aspects, he has the capital to walk an unusual path.

The current attack intent of the Flame Demon Boss is not too intense.

Zong Shen stood and observed briefly.

On average, the Flame Demon Boss initiated a counterattack roughly every three minutes.

Every counterattack involved swinging its rock-like giant arm to hammer the ground.

Causing the ground to crack, triggering eruptions of lava.

The maximum attack range of this lava offensive is about 300 meters.

The coverage width is approximately 80 meters.

When it launches a counterattack, there are noticeable preliminary actions.

From the Flame Demon Boss’s swing to the lava spewing.

The nearby Lords have about ten to fifteen seconds to escape.

This time frame isn’t overly tight.

As long as they’re attentive and timely in noticing the signs, they can escape the attack range before the lava hits the ground.

Hence, Zong Shen always believed this challenge to be less difficult than the previous two rounds.

The gains were similar.

The Flame Demon Boss actually isn’t very dominant.

Most of the Lords have basically figured out this pattern.

However, there are still a few Lords who get hit by the lava due to negligence or accidental situations.

Causing a certain extent of casualties on the ground.

In terms of damage alone, these lavas possess significant power.

Zong Shen, while watching from the sidelines, witnessed a Lord.

One of his Tier Two Crossbowmen, being hit by lava due to not escaping in time.

This lava cannot cause an instant kill, but the crossbowman won’t survive for long.

Each lava drop is about the size of an adult fist.

Such lava for the Flame Demon Boss is merely drizzle.

But for ordinary humans, it’s akin to a small meteor landing.

The lava striking the armor can swiftly soften the metal.

Touching flesh can burn through it.

The damage caused by lava is domineering, and the duration isn’t short.

This is the real reason behind that crossbowman’s death.

Truly being struck by lava, flesh and blood can’t withstand it.

Immediate cooling with clear water is necessary.

However, being struck by lava indicates they haven’t escaped the lava’s attack range.

Taking out clear water for rescue in such a scenario is highly dangerous.

If hit on the limbs, there’s still hope.

But it requires a warrior’s resolve to cut off one’s arm to survive.

This is also the price Lords must pay during expeditions.

Zong Shen currently has no intention to act.

This round, he plans to rest a bit more.

Allowing the warriors to properly adjust their state.

While waiting for more Lords to rush in from various places.

Currently, there are less than two thousand Lords gathered.

But in Zong Shen’s plan, this number is still insufficient!