Healing to Kill

"Why did these monsters suddenly go berserk?"

Several girls looked astonished, the sudden rampage of the monsters had truly given them a fright.

"Monsters incoming!"

Tao Xiaoyao quickly regained her composure. She looked at the approaching monsters in the distance and swiftly said, "There are 18 common monsters and 6 elite ones!"

However, upon seeing the information of the elite monsters, her pupils trembled slightly.

Because these elite monsters were of the gold level!

[Demon Lizard: LV19 (Gold Level Elite)]

[Sweep: Whip the target with its tail swiftly, causing 300% damage and a 0.5-second stun effect.]

"What do we do now?"

Moonlit Dance gripped the dagger in her hand tightly, her face tense.

Jiang Chen, on the other hand, looked at the BOSS, the Demonic Winged Wyvern.

Although the BOSS had roared at the beginning, it hadn't gone completely berserk. It seemed that the strange murmuring earlier hadn't driven it into a full frenzy!

However, around the BOSS, a lot of monsters had already gathered.

Whether it was the common Demon Lizard or the elite Demon Lizard, they were all extremely agitated and aggressive, seemingly desperate to find a target to attack.

It wouldn't be long before they would come after them.

Jiang Chen glanced at the glass bottle at the BOSS's feet. He knew that for now, it was impossible to retrieve it.

"At least the BOSS hasn't gone mad yet, a small blessing in disguise."

Jiang Chen muttered to himself and then quickly looked at the approaching monsters. He said in a deep voice, "Everyone, stay put and don't enter combat mode. I'll handle these first, then I'll give further instructions!"

Upon hearing this, Qing Ying and Tao Xiaoyao's tense expressions relaxed significantly.

A sense of inexplicable security welled up within them.

It felt as if, with Jiang Chen around, there was nothing to fear, even if the sky were to fall.

Moonlit Dance noticed the change in their expressions.

She knew Jiang Chen was strong, but seeing Qing Ying and Tao Xiaoyao trust him so wholeheartedly still shook her a bit.

A thought emerged in Moonlit Dance's mind:

This priest might be even stronger than she had imagined!

At this moment, the monsters attacked.

Jiang Chen walked forward to meet them.

Immediately, a hexagram magic array shining with white light appeared.

At the same time, a purple crystal ball manifested, orbiting around Jiang Chen.

The light from the hexagram magic array on the ground intensified!

In this dimly lit, sealed place, it seemed almost blinding.

All 24 monsters were enveloped by the array's light.

Electric arcs crackled over their bodies, slowing their movements abruptly.

A terrifying damage value appeared above their heads:

-2450! (Double Cast)

Among them, the common monsters lost about 33% of their health.

The gold-level elite monsters, however, only lost about 5.4% of their health.

But the array continued to deal damage.

In less than three seconds, all the common monsters fell.

The remaining six elite monsters crawled slowly toward Jiang Chen.

"The common monsters have around 7500 health, and the elite ones around 14000," Tao Xiaoyao quickly analyzed the health values on the field and couldn't help but exclaim, "These Demon Lizards are really tough!"

"After all, they are gold-level elite monsters, definitely not easy to deal with!" Qing Ying echoed beside her.

Unlike the two of them, Moonlit Dance's expression was particularly tense.

Previously, Jiang Chen could clear monsters with a single skill.

Now that one skill couldn't solve it, she couldn't imagine what would happen with so many monsters.

Ten seconds later, the hexagram magic array's duration ended.

In front of Jiang Chen, six elite monsters remained, all with less than half their health.

Three of them, under the effects of Healing Ray and Healing Spell, had only about one-third of their health left.

At this moment, the six elite monsters charged forward.

Jiang Chen retreated.

Suddenly, his expression tightened.

He sensed monsters attacking from behind.

At the same time, Tao Xiaoyao's voice rang out, "Brother Mortal World, watch out behind you!"

On the field, ten more monsters, wandering aimlessly, had just happened to encounter the retreating Jiang Chen.

Immediately, they charged at him.

Among these ten monsters, two were elite!

For a moment, Jiang Chen was caught in a dilemma.

The situation looked grim.

"It's over!"

Moonlit Dance was already pale with fright, staring at Jiang Chen in the field.

Qing Ying and Tao Xiaoyao also became serious.

Especially Qing Ying, who was already holding her shield and starting to move forward.

She wanted to go and help!

"Don't come over, it's too dangerous."

Jiang Chen noticed Qing Ying's actions and quickly stopped her.

Then, Jiang Chen simply stopped in his tracks, standing still, and even switched his Phantom Boots into his backpack.

At the same time, he cast a Healing Spell.

-1020!

The white light fell on a nearly dead Demon Lizard, momentarily slowing its advance.

Meanwhile, the other five Demon Lizards and the ten monsters behind him had already closed in.

The cooldown for the Small Holy Light Apocalypse Array was almost up.

Whoosh~!

A gust of wind sounded.

One of the fastest approaching Demon Lizards swiped at Jiang Chen with its claw, landing a hit!

A damage value floated above his head:

-255!

"The priest's defense is still too low, it really hurts to get hit!"

Jiang Chen couldn't help but purse his lips.

He only had 450 health points, and this hit had taken him down to half health!

But it was only half health!

A barely visible blue light covered his body.

"Brother Mortal World!"

Qing Ying's face changed drastically, shouting in alarm.

She was already prepared to rush forward.

Because it was clear that if Jiang Chen got hit again, his health would be depleted!

No matter what, she had to go and help.

"Wait, Sister Qing Ying!"

Although Tao Xiaoyao was also shocked by Jiang Chen being attacked, she quickly regained her composure and stopped Qing Ying.

"Brother Mortal World is fine!"

Tao Xiaoyao stared intently at Jiang Chen on the field and quickly said, "The elite monster dealt 255 damage, but Brother Mortal World only lost 225 health points."

"Another 30 points of damage seemed to affect his mana. Look, there's a faint blue light on him."

Tao Xiaoyao noticed that Jiang Chen's mana had decreased by 30 points.

Moreover, although the light was weak, she still saw a faint glow on Jiang Chen.

Upon hearing this, Qing Ying also stared intently at Jiang Chen: "It seems... there is indeed a faint glow."

Seeing this, she quickly calmed down.

Meanwhile, another Demon Lizard approached Jiang Chen and swiped at him.

-258!

A damage value appeared above Jiang Chen's head.

But his health remained at 225 points!

Only his mana had decreased by over 200 points.

Even the Demon Lizard that attacked him seemed to be momentarily stunned.

Why isn't this person losing health?

"Little beast, didn't expect this, did you? I have mana protection!"

Jiang Chen smiled.

This was the additional effect of the Devouring Magic Robe (Platinum Level): When health drops below 50%, damage is absorbed by an equivalent amount of mana!

He had 2850 mana points!

Plus, he had purchased Mana Crystal Bottles, which stored another 5000 mana points!

He wasn't afraid of being killed instantly!

The most crucial part was...

Jiang Chen cast another Healing Spell.

-1020!

The Demon Lizard took damage, and Jiang Chen's mana instantly recovered 102 points!

This was another additional effect of the Devouring Magic Robe (Platinum Level):

Each skill damage comes with a 10% mana absorption effect!

At the same time, Jiang Chen discovered something that made him very pleased: "When the mana protection is active, the pain sensation is gone too!"

In Gods, taking damage would cause pain.

Although it wasn't 100% pain, it was still quite noticeable.

The lower the constitution and defense, the higher the damage taken, and the stronger the pain.

One of the main reasons Jiang Chen didn't want to tank monsters was because, as a squishy character, it hurt a lot—really hurt!

But now, it seemed he didn't have to worry about that.

"Maybe I should consider staying at half health all the time."

Jiang Chen murmured softly, then looked at the monsters attacking him.

"Put some effort into it, haven't you eaten? With such weak attacks, you still want to be monsters!"

Perhaps because of this taunt, the Demon Lizard seemed humiliated and whipped its tail at Jiang Chen.

This was its skill, Sweep!

It dealt 300% damage to the target!

-760!

Jiang Chen's mana instantly decreased by 760 points.

At the same time, his body was stunned for 0.5 seconds, unable to move.

However, Jiang Chen didn't intend to move.

At this moment, sixteen monsters had gathered around him.

But less than half could actually reach him.

Because there was no more space around him.

...

When Jiang Chen's mana was below 10%, he smiled and said, "My turn."

Immediately, a hexagram magic array appeared at his feet.

-1225!

A terrifying damage value appeared above the heads of the 16 monsters.

At the same time, Jiang Chen's mana instantly recovered 1960 points.

Then, he cast Healing Ray and Healing Spell.

His mana surged again.

Moreover, Healing Ray and the Small Holy Light Apocalypse Array continued to restore his mana!

...

Looking at the calm and composed Jiang Chen on the field, even surrounded by monsters, not losing a drop of blood, Qing Ying and Tao Xiaoyao were surprised but relatively calm. They had seen Jiang Chen perform too many incredible feats.

Moonlit Dance, on the other hand, was stunned, standing there like a wooden statue.

Is this... still a human?

Moonlit Dance felt as if she was witnessing a god.