The Tree Demon King's skin was too thick, so this damage value was already pretty good.

The Tree Demon King roared angrily, swinging its arm with a *peng*, striking Bai Kaishui. Bai Kaishui stabilized his center of gravity, the force from the shield face pushing him back a few steps, but he charged forward again, thinking that the method Nie Yan mentioned earlier for stabilizing his center of gravity was indeed useful. If it were normal, it wouldn't be as simple as being pushed back; he would probably have been sent flying.

The Tree Demon King's attacks were terrifying. One strike could take away eighty or ninety points of Bai Kaishui's health. Only Bai Kaishui could withstand it for a while; other melee fighters would be killed after taking two hits in a row.

Streaks of white light fell on the melee players. Judging from the healing effect, Nie Yan estimated that the main priest's healing was around sixty points, and the other two priests' healing was less than fifty. It wasn't very high, and there might be danger later, so he had to pay close attention.

Thanks to the efforts of Bai Kaishui and the others, the front line was stabilized. The mages in the back began to cast spells in an orderly manner.

"Try to use fire-type magic as much as possible. Don't use ice-type magic; it's not very effective. The Tree Demon King's ice resistance is too high," Nie Yan said in the team chat. He circled around to the back of the Tree Demon King. When a thief attacked from behind a monster, there was a 30% attack bonus. Plus, his equipment was good, so every attack hit home.

Sparks flew from the Tree Demon King's body, and its health dropped bit by bit, approaching the 70% mark.

"Does anyone have a dispel?"

"I have one!"

"Pay attention to Bai Kaishui. If the Tree Demon King casts Fear on him, dispel it immediately. Don't be slow. A second too late, and there will be problems!" Nie Yan said.

The priest who had the dispel was a novice. Hearing what Nie Yan said, he became a little nervous.

Because that priest was quite tall and thin, Bai Kaishui and the others called him Zhugan (Bamboo Pole). Nie Yan saw Zhugan nervously gripping his staff, the muscles on his hands tense. He said, "Relax. I'll remind you later. When it's time to use Dispel, just use it."

Zhugan looked at Nie Yan gratefully.

The Tree Demon King's health dropped to 70%, and it let out a low, sharp roar that made people's hearts tremble.

Bai Kaishui's body paused, and he involuntarily retreated, his movements becoming extremely stiff.

"Dispel!" Nie Yan shouted in the team chat. Zhugan quickly cast the dispel skill, and a white light shone on Bai Kaishui.

Bai Kaishui's movements only stopped for a moment before he charged again, rushing to the side of the Tree Demon King and slamming a shield strike into its body.

"Well done," Nie Yan praised.

Seeing the dispel succeed, Zhugan immediately felt much more relaxed.

Under Nie Yan's coordinated command, the entire team's offense was very rhythmic. Plus, he always knew the Tree Demon King's moves in advance, so the Tree Demon King's health dropped bit by bit.

Whip!

The Tree Demon King swung a vine and whipped it towards Bai Kaishui.

"All priests, prepare to heal Bai Kaishui, 3, 2, 1, cast!"

Streaks of dazzling white light landed on Bai Kaishui, his health fluctuating up and down. He was only one step away from dying, barely managing to hold on.

Nie Yan was behind the Tree Demon King, launching one attack after another. After about three minutes, with the entire team's steady output, the Tree Demon King's health dropped to only about 25%.

"Priests, report your mana."

"67."

"56."

"23."

"The one with 23, drink a mana potion!"

The priest heard Nie Yan's words and chugged a bottle of Junior Instant Mana Potion.

The Tree Demon King's entire skin turned bright red.

"It's finally here. Everyone, prepare! Bai Kaishui, switch to defensive stance! All mages, increase your output! All priests, get ready!" Nie Yan shouted. As soon as he finished speaking, Bai Kaishui raised his shield in front of his chest, assuming a defensive posture.

Just as Bai Kaishui switched to defensive stance, the Tree Demon King let out a violent roar and swung its giant arm down at Bai Kaishui.

*Peng!*

The Tree Demon King's giant arm slammed into Bai Kaishui's shield, knocking Bai Kaishui back a few steps and taking away more than two hundred points of his health. The Tree Demon King didn't stop there, and its giant arm continued to slam down.

*Peng, peng!*

There were two more muffled sounds, and two streaks of white light landed on Bai Kaishui.

-221, +60, -256, +52. Four numbers floated above Bai Kaishui's head, and he was knocked back.

"That's a lot of damage!"

If it weren't for the Ian Pat's Flute, the Tree Demon King's strike would have been enough to kill a powerful shield warrior in one hit.

Bai Kaishui glanced at his own health, feeling lingering fear. If the priests hadn't healed him in time, he would have been dead.

After launching the three-hit combo, the Tree Demon King paused slightly before swinging its arm to attack Bai Kaishui again.

"Fall back, others block for a while!" Nie Yan ran towards Bai Kaishui.

Bai Kaishui rolled and dodged, avoiding the Tree Demon King's attack, and chugged a bottle of Junior Instant Recovery Potion, but the health gained from a Junior Instant Recovery Potion was insignificant compared to his current health.

The other melee fighters rushed up, forming a human wall to block the Tree Demon King. Their defense and health were limited, so they could only temporarily block the Tree Demon King.

Nie Yan reached Bai Kaishui's side and applied a Medium Combat Bandage to Bai Kaishui.

+20, +20...

"Drink a Slow Recovery!"

"Already drank it."

"Wait for the priests' next round of healing!"

The two priests cast two heals on Bai Kaishui. After ten seconds, Bai Kaishui's health had recovered more than half.

At this time, the warriors in front could no longer hold on. They could each block at most one attack. Taking two hits would mean death. If the Tree Demon King landed a critical hit, even at full health, they would die instantly. Two team members had already been killed and sent back to the graveyard.

"Bai Kaishui, go!" Seeing that Bai Kaishui's health was already over four hundred, Nie Yan said.

Bai Kaishui swung his shield and charged forward. Having just experienced a crisis, the team members didn't dare to be careless. Tang Yao, Huanghun, and the others showed off their signature moves, and one spell after another flew out.

"I'm almost out of mana," Tang Yao said anxiously.

"Use the lowest mana-consuming Arcane Fireball! Warriors and Paladins, put in more effort, use Flame Slash!" Nie Yan said. One more push, and they would see the light of victory. They must not give up now. He circled around to the back of the Tree Demon King, using Vital Strike and Assassinate.

The Tree Demon King's health was getting lower and lower, 9%, 8%, 6%...

The team members became more and more nervous, not daring to slow down at all.

*Peng, peng, peng,* fireballs bombarded the Tree Demon King, leaving scorched wounds on its body.

3%!

"All melee fighters retreat, mages increase your output!" Nie Yan issued instructions to the team members.

Although the warriors and paladins didn't understand why Nie Yan was telling them to retreat at such a critical moment, they still followed Nie Yan's instructions without hesitation, quickly retreating. Along the way, Nie Yan had brought them here. Unconsciously, they deeply trusted Nie Yan's orders.