Chapter 76: The Second Guild Rises
Three elite Shadow Minions, each capable of dealing over 300 points of magic damage, made Ryan’s 1,300-plus health feel dangerously flimsy.
He still hadn’t equipped any magic resistance gear. That meant he couldn’t absorb even a single point of incoming magic damage—not ideal when your enemies specialized in it.
"Guild leader, we cleared Boss 1 too!" Smoking Gun messaged, sounding jubilant. At the time, Ryan and his group had just cleared about half of the Shadow Minions in their path.
"Nice! Watch yourselves before Boss 2. Those elite Shadow Minions hit hard—each strike does at least 300 damage," Ryan replied with a grin. He was genuinely pleased that the second team had cleared the first boss. If every team in the guild could become self-sufficient, they’d see far better results when it came time for raid dungeons.
"Over 300? Holy crap, how many of those things are there?" AJ shot back, clearly panicking. With just over 800 HP to his name, he’d be down in two hits.
"Each group has three Shadow Elementals. Their damage output is consistent," Ryan explained, half chuckling at AJ’s reaction. "They deal magic damage—it ignores armor. Doesn’t matter if you’re a tank or a cloth-wearer; the numbers stay the same. You should pull two and let someone else handle the third."
"Don’t you guys have a Hunter?" Ryan added. "Have the pet tank one. Your healer can focus on keeping you and the pet up. Even if the pet dies, another class can pick up the slack. Just don’t try to tank all three at once. Trust me, it won’t end well."
"Ohhh, got it. Thanks, Boss! You’re a lifesaver!" AJ replied, then posted to the guild chat:
"Hey Boss, is this ring any good? It looks way better than my +1 stamina ring."
Ryan saw the message and immediately scowled. His jaw tightened.
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Flexible Slime Ring