"Boom!"
With a solid, intentional punch, Deconis, shield in hand, was sent flying into the sky, her face flushed.
The moment she landed, as her health decreased, Deconis let out a cheer.
"Awesome!"
Her image as a cool and aloof lich elder sister was completely shattered.
Veronika and the others exchanged glances, drew their Dragonsteel Swords, and charged at the Ender Golem.
Deconis's masochistic constitution seemed to attract a lot of aggro; the Ender Golem was currently chasing her, pummeling her.
All three of its skills, without exception, were used on Deconis.
This, in turn, provided Veronika and the others with an excellent environment for dealing damage.
All sorts of brutal moves were unleashed upon the Ender Golem.
Strangely, even with Li Qiaoqiao wielding her Dragonflame Steel Axe, performing a 'Falling Axe' technique directly on the Ender Golem's head—
The explosive damage she dealt would make Su Lin's heart ache just watching it.
Yet, the Ender Golem acted as if it had a mental illness, completely ignoring Li Qiaoqiao and continuously pursuing Deconis.
The attacks Veronika and the others suffered were mostly just collateral damage from the Ender Golem's powerful Heavy Strike and Void Strike, both area-of-effect attacks.
Is there something abnormal about this Ender Golem?
Lop, who was beside Su Lin, answered his question.
"It's because of Ms. Deconis's Battle Roar."
"Who? Deconis?"
Su Lin was momentarily stunned, pointing at Deconis who was constantly being hammered into the sky.
"So, 'Come, hit me' is the incantation for the Battle Roar spell?"
Lop nodded, a little embarrassed.
"Battle Roar is a mental control skill used by warrior classes to attract aggro. There are many ways to cast it, and Ms. Deconis's… is indeed quite unique."
Su Lin was half-understanding.
This kind of skill that draws monster aggro was indeed a masochistic divine skill that Deconis would like.
But he understood the principle; why could Deconis, a priest, learn a warrior's taunt skill?
"Perhaps Ms. Deconis is quite studious."
Lop smiled politely.
"Although the professions in Aetheram Continent cannot coexist, professional skills still have a chance to be interchangeable, but it often takes a lot of time to convert them into the casting method of one's own profession."
"For example, Princess Ailita spent five years learning the warrior's Wind Spirit Dance."
Saying this, Lop pointed at Aelita, who was surrounded by a gentle breeze, stealthily dealing damage from the sidelines.
Su Lin suddenly understood.
Deconis was truly diligent, studious, and would go to any lengths just to get hit.
But if the Ender Golem could be affected by taunts, what about other Bosses?
If they could also be taunted, the difficulty of the strategy would seem much lower; the only thing to watch out for would be to equip Deconis with a few more Totems of Undying.
Purple particles filled the small room.
As Deconis was continuously hammered into the air, many of the scattered blocks were destroyed.
Purple ground spikes occasionally burst out of the ground—if the surrounding space were a bit larger, Lulu and the others wouldn't be so easily affected.
After all, the Ender Golem's eyes seemed to be fixated on Deconis.
However, the Ender Golem ultimately did not possess the damage limiting abilities of a Great Boss.
With everyone's powerful equipment ganging up and dealing damage, its health bar was cleared in the blink of an eye.
When Hilulele snatched the axe and delivered the final blow to the Ender Golem.
The Ender Golem knelt to the ground, leaving behind a negligible amount of experience and a Void Core before disappearing.
Surprisingly easy, wasn't it?
Even Veronika, who didn't want to underestimate her opponent, couldn't help but have this thought.
She picked up the Void Core and handed it to Su Lin.
"Mr. Su Lin, I have not failed my mission."
"Your coordination is getting better and better."
Su Lin praised them, then put away the Void Core.
He had no intention of demonstrating the Void Core; this item dealt indiscriminate area damage, and if he used it here, Veronika and the others would surely take the full brunt of it.
"A mere Ender Golem! It was no match!"
Tashiniya proudly raised her head.
"Too weak! This angel didn't even get a chance to properly unleash her power, and this guy couldn't withstand the damage and died."
"Su Lin, are there any more? I want to fight ten!"
Su Lin tapped Tashiniya on the head.
"You only swung your sword once from start to finish before hiding far away, and now you're bragging."
"That's because I couldn't squeeze in, everyone's movements were too fast! Give me another chance, and I guarantee I'll take down the Ender Golem all by myself!"
Tashiniya wasn't actually boasting.
After realizing the Ender Golem was only targeting Deconis, everyone started dealing damage even more enthusiastically.
Each of them was incredibly quick, afraid that if they were too slow, their damage output contribution would be affected.
All things considered, the Ender Golem didn't even last a minute before dying.
"Mr. Su Lin, we've obtained the Void Core. Should we go back and prepare to conquer the Netherite Alloy Behemoth?"
Veronika was still thinking about the main objective.
Su Lin pondered for a moment, then shook his head.
"Let's first go back and transmit the Battou Sword crafting process to the army, so they can start mass-producing Battou Swords."
"Once that's mostly done, we'll take the army to the Soul Forging Factory."
Aelita was stunned for a moment, then asked curiously:
"Aren't we conquering the Boss ourselves?"
"The environment of the Soul Forging Factory is very dangerous; it's safer to bring the army."
It wasn't that there were many monsters in the Soul Forging Factory; it was actually quite monotonous.
It's just that being in the Nether, the Soul Forging Factory was covered in lava everywhere.
The Netherite Alloy Behemoth could also absorb lava to recover health, which was quite disgusting.
When fighting it, the army would need to pay attention to getting rid of the lava in time.
Taking this opportunity, Su Lin also briefly spoke with Hilulele.
The auction they had discussed earlier in the Overworld could now be prepared.
Taking out some excellent enchanted diamond equipment, along with Hippogryph eggs from the fourth layer of the ice and fire legend, and some special resources and weapons—
Adding some Battou Swords to that.
This would essentially make the first World's First Auction quite lively and successful.
It would surely attract many excellent adventurers, and Su Lin could also take the opportunity to select talents.
Setting up an Adventurers' Guild for the MC Dungeon version—it seemed very necessary at the moment.
While the army's development offered many benefits, it wasn't as free and spontaneous as adventurers' exploration.
The most direct point was that, even now, the Ancient City and Trial Chamber on the first layer hadn't been found.
Although this situation was indeed related to Su Lin's requirement for them to focus on resource development, they couldn't just ignore the Trial Chamber, could they?
Letting adventurers explore might have a miraculous effect, as they couldn't sit still.
Most importantly—
Adventurers could be completely self-sufficient; they didn't need Su Lin to provide strategies for them to arm themselves, unlike the soldiers of the Elven Kingdom.
They knew how to explore a strange Dungeon on their own.
As for cooperating with the Adventurers' Guild, Su Lin hadn't considered it.
An organization that had existed for too long, with solidified internal hierarchies and even some corruption, would bring no benefit to the development of the MC Dungeon.
What's more, why should adventurers' gains still be subject to a cut by the Adventurers' Guild?
That Adventurers' Guild, relying on a mere name, dared to enjoy the fruits of others' labor?
Furthermore, did the Adventurers' Guild even understand how to handle the commission business?
It had to be Su Lin!
That was only right and proper!
Su Lin led Hilulele and the others out of the Abandoned Bastion; the auction still needed careful planning.
Tashiniya was getting a little sleepy listening to this; she didn't understand it, so she simply pulled Deconis and, after greeting Su Lin, continued exploring the Abandoned Bastion.
Su Lin was enthusiastically discussing the preparations for the World's First Auction with Hilulele, so he didn't think much of it and casually agreed.
Tashiniya was not an angel who could sit still.
The fight with the Ender Golem just now wasn't satisfying; all the damage was stolen by others, making her seem like a freeloader.
Tashiniya felt she couldn't be underestimated by her own Pope.
She had a feeling that such a large Abandoned Bastion couldn't possibly have only one Ender Golem; that thing was just a small Boss, not worth much.
Tashiniya wanted to find a second one to get her fill.
From the previous battle, she felt that it wouldn't be a big problem—Deconis would draw aggro, and she could then eliminate the Ender Golem.
Unfortunately, the Abandoned Bastion disappointed Tashiniya.
Deconis had almost triggered all the traps, but Tashiniya still hadn't found a second Ender Golem.
Wandering around this maze-like Abandoned Bastion, she was almost lost, but eventually, she found herself back at the entrance.
Su Lin and the others were there, discussing the auction, and it seemed Veronika also wanted to participate.
Tashiniya was too far away to hear clearly, only catching mentions of something about
North Wind
and
Gardener
—
She guessed that Veronika wanted to use the highly popular Battou Sword mod to arm up and smoothly deal with the troubles in the Lucania Kingdom.
Tashiniya still thought Veronika was a bit too cautious.
They had been in the MC Dungeon for so long, and Veronika and Meluti even knew how to make some Redstone Cannons.
Now they even had a dragon capable of exceeding limits, yet Veronika insisted on being fixated on "knight's spirit" and making "thorough preparations."
If it were her, she would just cling to Su Lin's thigh and beg him to mature the dragon.
Then, riding the dragon, she would fly around the entire Lucania Kingdom, then place Redstone Cannons at everyone's doorstep, and use magic to broadcast a message throughout the country—"If you don't obey, I'll let the fire dragon visit your home! Who agrees, who objects?"
Look!
Problem solved, wasn't it?
How efficient!
Tashiniya listened for a while, but still couldn't help but feel drowsy.
It seemed they would be chatting outside for a long time, and waiting for the soldiers to finish scavenging The End City.
To perk herself up, she called Deconis again to continue wandering around.
Like bandits entering a village, she would tap a brick here and dig a pillar there.
These things looked quite nice; they could be taken back as decorations.
Deconis also followed suit, digging up trapped floor tiles—
She wanted to take the trapped blocks back to see if she could make a trap bed.
Even while sleeping, she could enjoy ultimate bliss.
As they dug, the two of them wandered back to the Ender Golem's Boss room, but unfortunately, the Ender Golem hadn't respawned.
However, she did notice an iron trapdoor next to where the Ender Golem had spawned.
Lying on the ground and observing, Tashiniya saw a huge space below, with what looked like an altar in the middle.
Tashiniya had a bold idea.
"Deconis, should we go down and take a look?"
Deconis hesitated.
Although she sought pain, she didn't want to seek death.
That area below clearly looked like where Su Lin said the Ender Guardian was located—
—
A Boss that Su Lin had repeatedly warned them not to fight right now.
With their squishy bodies, they would most likely go and never return.
"It's fine!"
Tashiniya actively enticed Deconis.
"We'll just go take a look, a glance won't hurt. Besides, the Pope said before that the Ender Golem and the Ender Guardian have similar fighting styles."
"The Ender Golem was so weak, so this Ender Guardian shouldn't be much stronger, right? Anyway, the Pope and the others are right above us, so if we can't beat it, we can always run."
"You'll attract aggro, and I'll seize the opportunity to deal damage; there shouldn't be any problem."
Deconis was somewhat swayed.
The Ender Golem had died too quickly; she hadn't felt enough pleasure.
Seeing this, Tashiniya intensified her persuasion.
Ultimately, Deconis still couldn't resist the temptation. She really wanted to try the Ender Guardian's iron fist, and more importantly—
Tashiniya was staring at her with such pitiful puppy eyes that Deconis really couldn't bring herself to refuse.
After a long silence, Deconis still nodded heavily.
Ender Guardian?
We'll take on the Ender Guardian!