Heroes' Prison

Chapter 172: The Girl’s Prayer

Huang Yi looked towards the BOSS, and as expected, a status effect appeared on the Zombie King—Corpse Poison Leak: The Zombie King loses 0.01% of its Health Points every second, leaking its internal corpse poison and damaging surrounding enemies, lasting 1 minute, during which time the Zombie King is immune to 99% of damage.

"Health Points leaking? Could it be a negative status effect?" Huang Yi mused as he spotted the Corpse Poison Leak status on the BOSS. He then tentatively cast a "Special Pardon".

At that moment, Huang Yi was quite far away from the BOSS, but Special Pardon was a skill without range limitations; it could be used on any target within line of sight.

A milky-white light flew out from Huang Yi’s direction in an instant, threading through the pervasive poison fog, inconspicuous. It was but a small, negligible glow, far less eye-catching than Scorched Earth or Aeonic Plague Effect, quickly disappearing into the fortress-like body of the Zombie King, almost imperceptible.

But in the next moment, the poison fog that the Zombie King was spraying abruptly ceased to be, halted by force to the naked eye!

"Hmm? What’s happened?" The crowd exchanged confused looks, unsure what misfortune had befallen the Zombie King! The zombie king was originally meant to release its poison fog for a full minute, during which they had to rely on the Light Priests to dispel it forcibly, waiting it out, but now, the fog had suddenly stopped!

"Instakill, was it you?" At this moment, Dao Feng suddenly turned to look in the direction of Huang Yi. The only difference between the current Yanhuang Legion and before was the addition of Huang Yi. Now that such a bizarre event had occurred, he naturally thought of this possibility first.

"Yes," Huang Yi nodded. In truth, the Zombie King’s Corpse Poison Leak could barely be considered a negative status effect. After all, losing 0.01% Health Points per second in exchange for 99% immunity to damage was still quite worthwhile. However, his "Special Pardon" skill could dispel any negative status on a target! It instantly neutralized the Zombie King’s skill!

Everyone turned their heads to look at Huang Yi, witnessing this skill for the first time. The Yanhuang Legion also had Rare Class Holders, like Dao Feng, Lin Yiqin, Dong Huan, Little Zongzi, and other key members, all Rare Classes, but none had the skill to dispel a BOSS’s status like this.

"Good! Since Brother Instakill dispelled the zombie’s Corpse Poison, the Ranged Class should start attacking early! We’ve just shortened our fight by a minute!" At this time, Lin Yiqin swiftly adjusted the battle’s pace.

Thousands of Ranged Class professionals began their assault, sending waves of Skill Radiance over Huang Yi’s head and onto the Zombie King, engulfing it.

However, the Zombie King was a fortress impervious to swords and spears, blocking all the skills effectively, reducing the damage considerably.

"Dong Huan, command your Mages Group to go all out! All Fire-based Classes, unleash your burst damage; melee Classes, with Attack Power over fifteen thousand, get in there and fight!" Lin Yiqin issued another command!

No sooner had the command been given than a smattering of individuals from the inner circle of melee Classes rushed out. An Attack Power of fifteen thousand was a very high standard at the current player level, and even with more than a hundred BUFFs, many could not meet this criterion.

Huang Yi checked his own Attributes; his Attack Power was eighteen thousand, meeting the criterion. He could charge at the Zombie King!

The next moment, weapon in hand, he prepared to make his charge toward the Zombie King.

"Hold on!" At that instant, a girl from his group immediately called out to Huang Yi.

Huang Yi turned around to look at the girl around seventeen or eighteen years old and asked, "Hmm? What is it?"

This girl was the same one who had initially asked him for a hug. She was as delicate and gentle as water itself.

"You haven’t even been fully healed yet!" she said in her soft voice, waving her Priest’s Staff and casting a ray of Holy Light onto Huang Yi, instantly restoring his Health Points to full.

"Let me offer you a prayer too!" The girl stepped forward, coming closer to Huang Yi. She closed her eyes, held out her small hands in front of her chest in a prayer gesture, her face showing sincere devotion, and gently said—

"I pray that this hero standing before me can safely avoid all dangers; I pray that all swords and blades in the battle will have kind eyes, sparing his body; I pray that his wisdom and courage will lead us to victory..."

The girl’s prayer, like a ballad, echoed gently and softly amidst the heat of battle.

Right then, the battle sounds from the distant BOSS seemed to come from another world, vague and distant. All Huang Yi could hear clearly was the girl’s prayer. He quietly gazed at her, at the girl with her eyes closed, long eyelashes slightly raised, hands held in prayer before her chest.

"All right, off you go. I’ll be right behind you to heal you," the girl quickly finished her prayer, opened her eyes, and said gently.

"What’s your name?" Huang Yi asked.

"My name is Ruoshui," replied the girl with a slight smile.

Then, Huang Yi immediately turned around and headed toward the distant Zombie King.

He was surrounded by a faint holy light, the prayers of a young girl, which added strength to him.

...

Soon, Huang Yi charged to the feet of the Zombie King. Around forty or fifty people were fighting fiercely there, and Dao Feng was among them. He wore golden armor, and his golden war blade swung wide, creating gusts of wind as if he were a Golden War God. The armor on the Zombie King was cleaved with cracks by his blade, an unmatched display of valor!

Huang Yi also joined the battle, swinging his massive hammer against the Zombie King. Each blow dented the Zombie King’s armor.

However, the Zombie King’s movements were quite slow. He was clad in thick plate armor, wielding a massive chunk of iron, which made his movements cumbersome. Every time he attempted to counterattack, the dozens of melee players from the Yanhuang Legion were quick to dodge. Their strength was far superior to that of average players, and dodging a slow-moving BOSS like this one was a breeze.

Despite not getting hit, Huang Yi was still losing health due to the Zombie King’s thorns attribute. Behind him at a distance, no less than ten girls were dedicated to healing him, his health points nearly instantly replenished whenever it dipped.

"Everyone pay attention, the BOSS is about to resurrect upon dying, priests keep everyone’s health up!" Lin Yiqin also fought valiantly at the feet of the Zombie King. He swung his longsword with lethal precision, a swordsman focusing on killing efficiency. While fighting, he commanded the overall battle effortlessly.

"Three, two, one, melee classes retreat!" After Lin Yiqin spoke, he shot back like a shadow, the rest of the dozens of members attacking simultaneously scattered, quickly distancing themselves from the Zombie King.

Huang Yi also retreated immediately; his movement speed far exceeded that of ordinary people, beating Lin Yiqin back to the original position.

Originally, his orange weapon had a devouring attribute, which upon killing an enemy would prevent them from being revived, perfectly suited to deal with the Zombie King.

But now, as he was in a group, the BOSS’s death counted as a group kill, not as his personal kill, so the devouring attribute couldn’t be activated. They could only watch as the BOSS kept reviving again and again.

At that moment, the Zombie King had only 3% of its health points left, which was its first form and relatively weak. After dying and resurrecting, it became stronger! Each time it returned, it was more powerful than the last!

The ranged classes continued their output. Ten seconds later, with a thunderous crash, the Zombie King fell backwards, collapsing like a fallen mountain!

The entire ground trembled.

"Melee classes prepare to withstand the impact of the small zombies! Protect the ranged classes! Hold for sixty seconds!" Lin Yiqin reminded them.

As his voice fell, the body of the Zombie King started to writhe, and small zombies burst from within.

Each zombie was clad in heavy plate armor with an "Impervious" BUFF—they could reduce 99% of damage for 60 seconds!

They were almost invincible!

The scene unfolding before them closely resembled that of the first BOSS Fist summoning the undead army, still a tide of iron. However, whereas the previous Iron Soldiers could be killed, these small zombies were almost invincible and could only be held back, not slain.

"Melee classes prepare, three, two, one! Charge!" Lin Yiqin issued the charge command!

Thousands of melee classes rushed forward, using their bodies to staunchly block the onslaught of the thousands of zombies!

Huang Yi also charged, hammering down, but the little zombie didn’t budge, and with the 99% damage reduction, even his high attack felt like mere tickles.

"The small zombies’ attacks can instakill targets, everyone be careful to dodge, hold for sixty seconds!" Lin Yiqin said with a grave tone.

These zombies were not at all as cumbersome as the previous Zombie King; their movements were extraordinarily agile and nimble. Although the melee classes on the field were all exceptional fighters, many still fell to the swift attacks of the small zombies and were instakilled!

Seeing this, Huang Yi was slightly startled; these little zombies were even more formidable than the Zombie King, no wonder Lin Yiqin found the Zombie King’s resurrection so troubling. It seemed that the moment of the Zombie King’s revival was one of the most difficult phases of the entire battle!

If they could find a way to reduce casualties at this stage, it would undoubtedly be very helpful for the later battle. Huang Yi pondered, seeking a solution to this challenge.

"Dalang Longyin is dead, Redemption Priests quickly combat resurrect him!" Just then, Lin Yiqin, with a keen eye, noticed an important player had died and immediately arranged for a Redemption Priest to revive him. Among a hundred common classes, only Redemption Priests possessed the ability to revive during combat, while other priests required disengagement from fighting to use the resurrection skill.