42. The Fearsomely Powerful Wolf King—and How to Slay It

Deepest depths of Wolf King Valley.

Su Yu stood behind a large tree, observing the [Moon-Howling Wolf King] in the distance.

[Moon-Howling Wolf King lv10 (Rare)]
HP: 140,000

The [Moon-Howling Wolf King] was a giant wolf resembling a tundra wolf, standing 3 meters at the shoulder and measuring 4.6 meters in length, with snow-white fur and a majestic bearing.

What stood out the most, of course, was its health pool, boasting a full 140,000 HP! That was 1,000 times the health of ordinary mobs of the same level!

In "Evolution," the HP of a regular boss was generally about 10 times that of same-level mobs, while fine-quality bosses had around 12 to 30 times, and rare bosses 33 to 100 times.

However, the [Moon-Howling Wolf King] was special. It was an "event boss" tied to a monster siege mechanic, and its health had been boosted to 1,000 times, placing it in the realm of top-tier epic bosses.

Furthermore, the [Moon-Howling Wolf King] was not a solitary beast. It was surrounded by 12 [Elite Wolf King Guards] (lv10, 1,400 HP), which also used the standard boss template.

......

Looking at this group of imposing wolf bosses, Su Yu's expression grew solemn.

The [Moon-Howling Wolf King] was not something he could handle.

The Wolf King was massive in size, and in the game, a large size generally meant faster movement speed.

Even if Su Yu used an ice-element spell to slow the [Moon-Howling Wolf King] by 40%, the Wolf King would still easily catch up to him. The "kiting" strategy simply would not work.

The moment the Wolf King caught up to him, a single claw swipe would send him back to the respawn screen to reflect on his life.

Su Yu might rely on his past experience to dodge a few claw strikes, but let's not forget the Wolf King had 140,000 HP! Over the course of a prolonged battle, Su Yu could not guarantee he wouldn't be grazed by the Wolf King even once.

And a single graze meant instant death.

"Sigh! I suppose I'll have to leave it to the village players to resolve... But can the village players really resolve this?"

Su Yu had zero confidence.

In his past life, monster siege events had occurred quite a few times in novice villages and major cities, and the players' success and failure rates were roughly fifty-fifty.

But this time was different. The timing of this Wolf King siege was far too early!

Had it not been for Su Yu, this monster siege probably wouldn't have been triggered until tomorrow evening, when the main force of players had generally reached levels 7 or 8, and the first batch of players were leveling up in Wolf King Valley.

By that time, the players might have been able to hold their ground.

But right now......

Su Yu shook his head: "Currently, only a few hardcore players have reached level 7, and even they have logged off."

"Most players are around level 4, and the Wolf King holds a brutal 6-level suppression advantage over them... The failure rate for this monster siege is at least 95%."

......

"Forget it, I might as well inform the relevant authorities, Imperial Blood, and Slashing Heaven. I just hope they can use their influence to get the players to evacuate to other novice villages as much as possible."

Su Yu sighed, turned around, and walked toward the entrance of Wolf King Valley, while opening his private chat interface.

Just as he turned around, however, he caught sight of the steep cliff inside the entrance of Wolf King Valley.

His gaze narrowed slightly.

He knew this cliff.

Back when he was doing the [Annie's Vengeance] quest, Falling Snow had recommended this cliff to him, telling him to jump off it and use the high speed of the descent to dodge a fatal blow from the [Star-Forging Dragon King].

Yet, because it was Falling Snow's suggestion, Su Yu had dismissed it without a second thought.

Seeing the cliff again now, a bold idea sparked in his mind. It seemed he had found a way to deal with the Wolf King!

"The game has just launched, so the monster aggro range shouldn't have been adjusted yet. Maybe I can rely on this cliff to wear the Wolf King boss down to death!"

Su Yu's eyes lit up brightly!

The four hours of tedious leveling earlier had left him yawning repeatedly, but now, finally finding a challenging goal, a long-lost rush of adrenaline suddenly surged within him!

However, before dealing with the Wolf King boss, he had to make thorough preparations.

For instance, he needed to acquire a higher-level set of gear that boosted movement speed—preferably double movement speed gear—along with an [Ice Arrow] skill scroll.

Otherwise, he wouldn't even make it to the edge of the cliff before being run down and slaughtered by the Wolf King.

With that thought, Su Yu hesitated no longer. He put on his full set of movement speed leather armor and sprinted toward Nolan Village at top speed.

......

Nolan Village was now a sea of people.

Hearing that a monster siege event had broken out in Novice Village No. 6, players from other villages had flocked over out of a desire not to miss out on the action, packing the narrow village so tightly that not even water could pass through.

Su Yu pushed through the surging crowd in the village, barely managing to squeeze into the general store.

Only after entering the store did he let out a breath of relief.

Fortunately, the interior of the store was an independent instance; otherwise, with so many people packed together, he wouldn't even have been able to buy anything if he wanted to.

He opened the store's item search interface and skillfully selected the keywords [Armor], [Movement Speed], and [Chestplate].

A long list of equipment quickly appeared, ranging from levels 3 to 5, with 90% of them being leather armor.

For example, [Traveler's Leather Jacket lv3 (Fine)] (Defense +8, Movement Speed +0.3)

Tier-zero chestplates provided very little movement speed bonus, generally around 0.2 to 0.4.

However, these chestplates were extremely cheap, usually costing between 10 and 30 Aether Coins.

Because at the current stage, movement speed gear was completely useless for leveling up. Although it appeared to be a fine-quality item, to players, it was no different from a basic white-tier piece of junk.

Su Yu was wealthy and generous, directly selecting the 5 chestplates with the highest movement speed bonuses.

Buy, buy, buy, buy, buy!

The 5 chestplates were quickly retrieved from the store's warehouse.

After obtaining the 5 pieces of equipment, Su Yu applied [Star-Dot Touch] to them one by one.

"Ding, do you wish to spend 300 Aether Coins to reinforce [Wind-Whisper Breastplate lv3 (Fine)]?"

"Confirm!"

"Ding, the quality of [Wind-Whisper Breastplate lv3 (Fine)] has been upgraded to [Wind-Whisper Breastplate lv3 (Rare)], granting Defense +5, Extra Attribute: Agility +3."

This one won't do, next!

"Ding, do you wish to spend 500 Aether Coins to reinforce [Red Wolf Leather Jacket lv5 (Fine)]?"

"Confirm!"

"Ding, the quality of [Red Wolf Leather Jacket lv5 (Fine)] has been upgraded to [Red Wolf Leather Jacket lv5 (Rare)], granting Defense +5, Extra Attribute: Attack Speed +10%."

"Ding, the quality of [Uncle Anuo's Leather Armor lv3 (Fine)] has been upgraded..."

The affix obtained after each reinforcement was random, so Su Yu could only keep reinforcing continuously, gambling on the equipment rolling double movement speed.

......

All five pieces of equipment had been reinforced, but none of them yielded the "double movement speed" gear he desired.

Su Yu's expression remained unchanged as he purchased another 5 pieces of equipment with the highest movement speed bonuses.

Finally, when he used his [Star-Dot Touch] on the 8th piece:

"Ding, the quality of [Wind-Like Leather Armor lv4 (Fine)] has been upgraded to [Wind-Like Leather Armor lv4 (Rare)], granting Defense +5, Extra Attribute: Movement Speed +0.3."

"It finally dropped!" Su Yu let out a long breath.

[Wind-Like Leather Armor lv4 (Rare)]
Defense +9
Movement Speed +0.4
Movement Speed +0.3