Chapter 458: Neither Snake Nor Fish
On the Qinghai Grassland, almost all the monsters have the ability to change color.
It’s extremely difficult to find them with the naked eye.
But the one in front of him was an exception.
Lin Moyu saw it from a distance, with a bright lamp hanging on its head.
Its entire body had already changed color to hide, but the lamp couldn’t change and continued to emit a faint yellow light.
Jialan Lieyang said, "Brother Lin, step back a bit. When we start fighting, I’m afraid you might get hurt."
"This guy’s area attack skills are quite strong."
Lin Moyu didn’t say anything and directly retreated several hundred meters.
Jialan Lieyang’s ten-person team included two healers, two supports, and five mages. This configuration was somewhat different from the usual.
It was clear that this team setup was specifically prepared for the monster with the lamp in front of them.
The supports quickly buffed the team, and the healers were ready.
"Let’s begin!"
"Everyone, be careful!"
Jialan Lieyang gave a light shout and directly charged forward.
He seemed to have seen the monster’s location and, like a meteor, fell from the sky, crashing down heavily.
Lin Moyu was slightly surprised. Jialan Lieyang was an 82-level Holy Knight.
His combat power was self-evident.
Such a full-force collision would likely trigger the sword grass’s counterattack.
From Jialan Lieyang’s introduction earlier, Lin Moyu knew that the grass on the Qinghai Grassland was called sword grass.
It looked like grass but flew like a sword.
As for why the Qinghai Grassland had the damage reflection characteristic, Jialan Lieyang wasn’t sure either.
With a loud bang, Jialan Lieyang heavily collided with the monster.
His strike was very precise, and the shield in his hand glowed, concentrating the skill’s power on a very small point.
There wasn’t even a shockwave, and the surrounding sword grass didn’t react at all.
Lin Moyu watched and couldn’t help but admire Jialan Lieyang’s skill control.
After level 80, all the skills that should be learned were already learned.
The rest depended on who could control their skills better.
Clearly, Jialan Lieyang did an excellent job.
With the collision, the monster let out a scream, and the lamp on its head became extremely bright, shining like a small sun. The monster’s form also became visible.
It was over twenty meters long, with a body diameter of over five meters, slightly round and plump.
It had several pairs of tentacles underneath, like claws.
It also had a fish tail full of barbs, and a lamp on its head.
Neither snake nor fish, it looked very strange.
The monster began to counterattack the moment it was attacked, and the lamp on its head shone brightly.
At this moment, the two supports acted simultaneously.
Two control skills were cast simultaneously.
Skill: Bind.
Skill: Sleep.
The lamp on the monster’s head dimmed for a moment but quickly brightened again.
"Invalid."
"Skill failed."
The two supports shouted.
They couldn’t interrupt the monster’s skill.
Jialan Lieyang shouted loudly, "Mages, defend! Healers, prepare! Brother Lin, step back."
As he spoke, he swung his shield and smashed it down.
Skill: Shield Impact!
Shield Impact had a certain stun effect, but it was still ineffective.
The mages had already activated their magic shields.
The healers and supports had moved behind the mages, ready to cast their healing skills.
Lin Moyu cast Skeletal Armor on himself and retreated another hundred meters.
At the same time, he cast a detection spell, curious about the monster.
[Lantern Firefish (Lord-level BOSS)]
[Level: 83]
[Strength: 1,000,000]
[Agility: 500,000]
[Mental: 1,000,000]
[Constitution: 1,200,000]
[Skills: Light Fire Scatter, Light Fire Meteor, Light Fire Shine]
[Traits: 70% Fire Element Damage Reduction, 70% Water Element Damage Reduction, Enhanced Status Resistance, Enhanced Vitality]
With 3.7 million attributes, it was still manageable. Compared to the [Great Leaf Mother Tree] and the [Toxic Python], it was on a completely different level.
Lin Moyu looked at the three skills and the traits of the monster, feeling it would be difficult to deal with.
Of course, this difficulty was only for Jialan Lieyang and his team.
The dual-element immunity was one thing, but the key was the Enhanced Status Resistance trait, which greatly reduced the effectiveness of the support’s control skills.
The lamp on the Lantern Firefish’s head shone to the extreme and then exploded.
Skill: Light Fire Scatter!
In an instant, thousands of beams of light shot out from the lamp.
The light was filled with fire elements.
"Defend!"
Jialan Lieyang shouted loudly, raising his shield to block nearly a third of the attacks.
He was shaken back, and the healers quickly healed him.
The fire-element-filled light hit the mages’ shields, causing them to deform wildly.
The shields quickly caught fire.
A beam of light also hit Lin Moyu.
The Skeletal Armor flashed white, blocking the attack.
Lin Moyu found that this skill not only carried fire elements but also had strong impact force.
Moreover, its attacks on the Qinghai Grassland didn’t trigger the sword grass’s counterattack.
It seemed that the damage reflection characteristic of the Qinghai Grassland was also targeted.
The Lantern Firefish was a native monster of the Qinghai Grassland, so it didn’t trigger the reflection.
The skills came in waves, preventing Jialan Lieyang from counterattacking.
The supports continued to use other control skills.
After several skills, the Lantern Firefish finally paused.
The control took effect, and the skill was interrupted.
"Attack!"
Jialan Lieyang seized the opportunity and roared, launching a fierce attack.
The five mages also cast their skills simultaneously, attacking the monster.
They used wind element skills, as the Lantern Firefish had 70% immunity to both fire and water elements, so they naturally couldn’t use fire or water skills.
Wind element skills hit the Lantern Firefish.
Just two seconds later, the control skill ended.
The Lantern Firefish let out a scream and counterattacked again, with the lamp on its head shining brightly.
Its skills were all concentrated on the lamp on its head.
This time, the lamp was even brighter than before, and flames began to emerge.
The lamp turned into a fireball, shooting into the sky.
It burned fiercely in the sky and then shot out numerous beams of light, like arrows, covering the ground within a few hundred meters.
Skill: Light Fire Meteor.
Like light, like fire, like meteors, this attack skill was fast, fierce, and accurate.
Jialan Lieyang quickly retreated to the team, raising a group defense shield.
He didn’t forget to shout to Lin Moyu, "Brother Lin, step back further."
Lin Moyu continued to retreat, now over 800 meters away, completely out of the Lantern Firefish’s attack range.
The Light Fire Meteor hit Jialan Lieyang’s shield, turning it into a fireball.
But the shield was very stable, showing no signs of breaking.
The supports continued to use control skills, hoping to interrupt the Lantern Firefish’s skills.
Lin Moyu originally wanted to help them but decided to wait and see, thinking Jialan Lieyang seemed confident in dealing with it.
Finally, the Lantern Firefish was hit by a control skill again.
The skill was interrupted, and the lamp in the sky quickly flew back.
At this moment, Jialan Lieyang shot forward, his knight’s sword glowing brightly.
He shouted, "Certain Hit! Certain Victory Slash!"
Holy Knights have the ability to speak words of power, making their words come true.
This ability is not used lightly, as it consumes a lot of mental energy.
But when used well, it is very effective.
Like now, the lamp was flying back quickly.
Normally, Jialan Lieyang wouldn’t be able to catch up.
But with the words of power, he turned into light, not only catching up but also hitting accurately.
The moment the lamp was hit, the Lantern Firefish let out a scream.
It broke free from the control skill, and flames erupted from its body.
Skill: Fire Shine!
Flames spread in all directions, engulfing Jialan Lieyang.
Jialan Lieyang ignored the flames and shouted, "Extreme Defense!"
His body glowed as he continued to attack the lamp.
The lamp was the Lantern Firefish’s weak point. Attacking it while it was detached could deal multiplied damage to the Lantern Firefish.
The Lantern Firefish was clearly anxious, charging at Jialan Lieyang with its massive body, trying to stop him and retrieve its lamp.
At this moment, several strong wind blades flew over, hitting the lamp accurately.
The mages cooperated with Jialan Lieyang, not letting the lamp return.
The battle rhythm was now controlled by Jialan Lieyang. He used the words of power repeatedly, firmly controlling the lamp.
Lin Moyu knew that Jialan Lieyang was sure to win this battle. Defeating the Lantern Firefish was just a matter of time.
As time passed, the Lantern Firefish couldn’t retrieve its lamp and was severely injured, its aura weakening.
Just as victory seemed certain, an arrow suddenly shot from the side.
"Watch out!"
Lin Moyu shouted, and Jialan Lieyang reacted, but it was too late.
The arrow hit Jialan Lieyang’s shoulder and exploded.