Nie Yan glanced around. A place nearby with plenty of shrubs was the best location to deal with the Scorpio Lion King. He had the team members set up their formations there.

"Are you guys ready? I'm going to pull it," Nie Yan said, looking back at the others.

"Ready."

Nie Yan raised the Bloodthirsty Crossbow, aimed at the Scorpio Lion King, and *whoosh, whoosh, whoosh,* three arrows shot out, *thud, thud, thud,* hitting the Scorpio Lion King.

The Scorpio Lion King spotted Nie Yan, leaped up, and pounced at Nie Yan, running extremely fast.

Nie Yan quickly sprinted towards the team's location, shooting a few arrows back as he ran.

The Scorpio Lion King's speed increased, closing in on Nie Yan.

Seeing the Scorpio Lion King's ferocious momentum as it chased him, he understood that anyone who took the brunt of its charging attack would surely die. Even Kuang Tao Man Juan wouldn't be able to withstand a single blow. After accelerating to full speed, the Scorpio Lion King could instantly kill a warrior with 500 health and 150 defense.

Kuang Tao Man Juan had no idea how dangerous the Scorpio Lion King was at this moment. He charged forward with his shield, attempting to block the Scorpio Lion King.

Thirty yards away, Nie Yan shook out a Polymorph scroll, bit his finger, dripped blood onto the Polymorph scroll, and began to chant.

A strange magical power emanated from the scroll, leaking outwards.

The Scorpio Lion King was getting closer and closer, only twenty yards away.

After chanting for two seconds, the Polymorph scroll suddenly emitted a dazzling, brilliant light. Countless magical runes flowed in the sky. With a *bang*, everything, including the scroll, disappeared without a trace.

A ray of light fell on the Scorpio Lion King's head.

The Scorpio Lion King's size suddenly shrank countless times, turning into a white lamb. It still ran forward for a short distance uncontrollably. Two seconds passed in the blink of an eye, like a fleeting moment. The Scorpio Lion King immediately returned to its original form.

The Polymorph spell cast from the Polymorph scroll could turn ordinary monsters into lambs for ten seconds. During this time, the morphed monster couldn't be attacked, as the Polymorph spell would be nullified upon attack. The Scorpio Lion King had a high resistance to transformation magic, so the Polymorph spell only lasted for two seconds.

But those two seconds of Polymorph caused the Scorpio Lion King's charging speed to plummet drastically.

The Scorpio Lion King had just recovered from the Polymorph and hadn't started accelerating when Nie Yan shook out another scroll.

Web!

A massive spider web descended from the sky, covering the Scorpio Lion King and trapping it.

The Scorpio Lion King roared and struggled, tearing the spider web to shreds in a moment.

The Scorpio Lion King stood in place, pausing for a moment. Although it wasn't significantly harmed, its previous speed had vanished without a trace.

Nie Yan's two scrolls neutralized the fiercest and most powerful attack that needed to be endured when encountering the Scorpio Lion King, invisibly resolving the team's crisis.

Kuang Tao Man Juan, shielded up, delivered a heavy Shield Bash, slamming it against the Scorpio Lion King. The Holy Knight immediately cast Protection from Evil on Kuang Tao Man Juan, and the Priest also buffed Kuang Tao Man Juan with a Holy Light Shield.

Taunt!

Kuang Tao Man Juan quickly attracted the Scorpio Lion King's attention and grabbed its aggro.

The Scorpio Lion King roared, attacking Kuang Tao Man Juan, constantly striking him.

-150, -152...

The team members suddenly realized that the Scorpio Lion King wasn't as terrifying as they had imagined. Back then, when they encountered the Scorpio Lion King in the Easy difficulty dungeon, the Scorpio Lion King's first attack had sent Kuang Tao Man Juan back to his respawn point. There were many reasons for this. First, the Scorpio Lion King was in a charging state with an attack bonus, and it was also prone to critical hits. Second, they didn't have Protection from Evil, which could greatly suppress the Scorpio Lion King's attack damage. Third, Kuang Tao Man Juan's equipment wasn't as good as it was now. His level was only three, and he didn't have a shield to absorb damage.

But now, Kuang Tao Man Juan could barely withstand this Lord-class Scorpio Lion King, remaining relatively safe under the Priests' healing protection.

Ban Xing de Huli finally understood why Nie Yan had cast Polymorph and Web earlier. These seemingly meaningless actions actually had a deep meaning, resolving a crisis for the team. It was just that Nie Yan hadn't said it.

"Perhaps the Lord-class Scorpio Lion King really isn't as terrifying as we imagined," Ban Xing de Huli thought, looking at Nie Yan's back. If there was a Thief like Nie Yan in the team, any dungeon would become easy.

Streams of magic drew arcs in the air, exploding on the Scorpio Lion King, like brilliant fireworks.

Nie Yan circled behind the Scorpio Lion King and unleashed his attacks, dealing seventy to eighty points of damage each time. Almost no one among the melee classes could compare. Those Warriors and Holy Knights were only dealing fifty to sixty points of damage.

Apart from having better weapons and equipment, most of his stats were boosted by the Chapter of Courage. Thieves themselves had extremely high attack speed, and when attacking from behind the Scorpio Lion King, they had an additional 30% attack bonus. His attack output quickly jumped to the front, even higher than some Holy Word Priests who specialized in countering scorpions.

Under the team members' fierce attacks, the Scorpio Lion King's health dropped bit by bit, 80%, 70%, 60%...

There were signs that the Scorpio Lion King's aggro was shifting again. Nie Yan quickly stopped attacking and retreated.

Demoralizing Roar!

Miss!

The Scorpio Lion King had a certain degree of immunity to the Warrior's Demoralizing Roar. At this critical moment, it was immune to Kuang Tao Man Juan's Demoralizing Roar.

Kuang Tao Man Juan was shocked. If he couldn't hold the aggro, the consequences would be severe.

Before Kuang Tao Man Juan could launch a further attack, the Scorpio Lion King suddenly turned and crashed into the Warriors and Thieves beside it. With a swipe of its claws, it brought up two white lights. A Thief and a Berserker were killed instantly and sent back to their respawn points. A Shield Warrior was also attacked, left with only a sliver of health, and quickly retreated.

Kuang Tao Man Juan charged forward and delivered a Heroic Strike, attacking the Scorpio Lion King.

The Heroic Strike skill was the most common attack skill for Warriors. Its attack power was average, but it was a good skill for attracting aggro.

The Scorpio Lion King took a Heroic Strike, but seemed unwilling to bother with Kuang Tao Man Juan, this tough bone that was hard to chew on, and chased after Nie Yan instead.

Nie Yan's attacks hurt the most and dealt the highest damage to it. Seeing Nie Yan not far away, it immediately pounced on Nie Yan.

Seeing the Scorpio Lion King coming towards him, Nie Yan moved his hand and took out a Flash Bomb. With a *bang*, the Flash Bomb exploded in the air. The blinding light almost burned the Scorpio Lion King's eyes, and the Scorpio Lion King rolled around uncontrollably.

Nie Yan took the opportunity to retreat a few steps, shook out a Web scroll, and trapped the Scorpio Lion King in place. Kuang Tao Man Juan charged up, delivering several Shield Bashes, along with Taunt.

The Mages in the team adjusted their positions, but their output never stopped. Streams of magic flew out.

The Scorpio Lion King's blindness only lasted for a very short time. It recovered again, and its attention was once again drawn to Kuang Tao Man Juan, who was closest to it.

Nie Yan's response to this temporary change was undeniably quick.