Before the swordsman captain could finish his words, the Bloodline Overlord flashed, dual guns blazing, charging at the Explosive Fire Dragon Elite.
With the Bloodline Fire Dragon boss at the forefront, the Bloodline Overlord's speed allowed him to unleash his attacks with impunity.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Silver bullets whizzed out, blasting the Explosive Fire Dragon Elite with devastating damage, brittle its tough scales.
Each shot ripped a bloody hole through the Explosive Fire Dragon Elite's body.
A single skill-activated bullet dealt as much damage as the entire concentrated firepower of the professional squad.
The Explosive Fire Dragon Elite's health bar plummeted, falling below half health in mere moments.
For the Bloodline Overlord, half health was practically the death line.
Because the skill [Crimson Feast] not only deals heavy damage, but also has a second stage of additional damage after the target's health drops below 50%.
This second stage of damage is equivalent to 30% of the Bloodline Overlord's maximum health. Given the Bloodline Overlord's current health of just over 200,000, this would add at least 60,000 additional damage.
Combined with the skill's original damage, it could easily knock off nearly 200,000 health.
A blood-red storm swept over the Explosive Fire Dragon Elite, causing its health, which had just reached halfway, to plummet rapidly.
"Roar!" the Explosive Fire Dragon Elite roared with despair.
Though only level 25, it was still an elite alien creature. After its health collapsed, it wasn't taken down immediately by this skill.
But it was almost there, with less than 50,000 health remaining.
A flicker of surprise flashed in the Bloodline Overlord's eyes, as if he hadn't anticipated the high health bonus from this elite alien creature.
Without further ado, it continued its attack.
Fifty thousand health wasn't much for the Blood Lord, but since the kill reset hadn't been triggered, all of its abilities were on cooldown.
It would take some time to kill this elite alien.
A barrage of basic attacks hammered the Explosive Fire Dragon Elite, and its health continued to decline, though at a noticeably slower rate.
After two or three minutes, the health bar was completely depleted, and the Explosive Fire Dragon Elite's corpse fell heavily to the ground.
The nearby professionals' eyes fluttered as
they gazed upon the corpse of the elite alien. Less than five minutes had passed, and the elite alien that had nearly wiped them out had been slain by a level 22 summoned beast?
A level 22 summoned beast meant the summoner was also level 22!
The thought fluttered in their eyes, their shock reaching a breaking point.
A level 22 summoner single-handedly killed a level 25 elite alien?
That was too horrifying!
[Killed the Explosive Fire Dragon Elite LV.25, gained +20,760 XP]
[Obtained the Starshattering Necklace LV.25 [Epic]]
[Obtained the Explosive Fire Source Crystal [Epic]]
[Obtained the Starshattering Necklace...]
Not only did it drop epic gear, but it also dropped epic materials!
Gu Chen's eyes lit up with surprise. Killing the Explosive Fire Dragon boss earlier didn't yield any epic materials, yet now, an elite alien had dropped one.
While precious, the material wasn't of much use to him yet.
He stored the Explosive Fire Source Crystal in his personal storage and looked at the epic equipment.
[Starshattering Necklace]
[Quality: Epic]
[Level: LV.25]
[Class Restriction: Ranged Attack]
[Attributes: Strength +350, Agility +450]
[Effect: Every three ranged attacks grants an additional attack, dealing the sum of the damage of the previous three ranged attacks]
This is truly a valuable item!
Despite the class restrictions, it's perfect for the Vampire Overlord.
The Blood Lord's basic attacks have always been a weakness, due to the sheer volume of damage dealt by his skill attacks.
This meant that if his skills didn't trigger a kill reset, he'd be stuck in combat, forced to rely on his basic attacks while waiting for their cooldowns.
While regenerating stamina could shorten the cooldown, it couldn't completely eliminate it.
Now
, with the Starshattering Necklace, this limited basic attack damage was largely offset. The item's effect allowed him to apply the combined damage of the previous three ranged attacks,
effectively doubling his basic attack damage.
This was a significant advantage for the Blood Lord.
"Level 25 equipment isn't usable yet. I need to upgrade it quickly."
The five Exploding Fire Dragons had already been dispatched by the Blood Lord's descendants before the Elite Alien was even slain.
Gu Chen collected the epic equipment and the ingredients and potions that had dropped from it.
The five-man team finally recovered from their shock, watching Gu Chen claim all the spoils for himself without a trace of emotion.
Although they had discovered the elite alien first and engaged in a fierce battle for a while, they had only managed to reduce it by 8% at most.
If Gu Chen hadn't intervened, they would have been wiped out by now.
If Gu Chen had waited until then, not only would the elite alien's dropped equipment have been his, but also the equipment dropped by these five people.
That would have been a truly bountiful harvest.
At this moment, the swordsman captain looked at Gu Chen and said, "Young man, oh no, great master, thank you for your help."
Although Gu Chen looked younger and lower level than him, in the world of professionals, combat power was king.
A level 22 summoner single-handedly killed a level 25 elite alien. With such combat power, no one dared to look down on him.
As Gu Chen was about to leave, he casually glanced at the emblem on the swordsman captain's clothes.
"Are you from the Eternal Life Guild?" Gu Chen asked curiously.
The Eternal Life Guild, the professional guild established by the Eternal Life Group, is ranked among the top ten major forces in Dongzhou.
As for the Eternal Life Group, yes, it was the Eternal Life Group controlled by the Xu family of Wancheng. One of its core members was a former teammate, Xu Xia.
The swordsman captain nodded, "Yes, I'm a full-fledged member of the Eternal Life Guild, Liu Mu."
Then, pointing to the four people behind him, "My teammates behind me are also members of the Eternal Life Guild. We've accepted a commission from a core member of the Eternal Life Group to collect Explosive Flame Source Crystals."
"A core member of the Eternal Life Group?" Gu Chen asked subconsciously. "Is it issued by Xu Xia?"
The swordsman showed surprise on his face and nodded. "Yes, did you also accept this task?"
Gu Chen shook his head, thought for a moment, took out the Explosive Flame Source Crystal
he had just obtained, and handed it to the swordsman. "Take this source crystal and help me give it to Xu Xia. It will also complete your commission."