Online Game: Crazy Skeleton-Chapter 1222 - 1135: The Sorrow of the Three Tigers

"Whoosh."

While the group of players was dumbfounded, the coffin lit up again, its light weak and flickering as if it could go out at any moment.

Right after that, a fist-sized wisp of fog floated up, hovering in mid-air like a ghost, undulating unpredictably.

"Eh? What the hell is this thing?"

Red-faced Tiger was full of surprise in his voice, understanding that anomalies meant opportunities. Thinking this, he couldn’t stay put any longer and hurried forward, eager to see what treasure was hidden inside the coffin.

But the moment he approached the coffin, something even more bizarre happened. The diamond-shaped crystal behind him detached on its own and drifted towards the wisp of fog. A continuous stream of healing light was emitted, flooding into the mist.

"Ahahaha, I’m finally rid of that damn crystal, no more living in fear! What a relief!"

Red-faced Tiger was first taken aback, then his face lit up with ecstasy, and he burst into laughter, releasing the pent-up frustration in his chest.

"Damn, is there really such good luck?"

Without a doubt, the other players had also had enough of the crystal’s torment. They jostled each other as they ran over, sincerely hoping that the system would forcibly reclaim the crystal behind them, so they wouldn’t have to skirt around the Grim Reaper anymore!

"Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh."

The fog welcomed the diamond-shaped crystals without prejudice, gathering hundreds of them around itself. Countless rays of healing light surged into the light sphere, causing the fog’s mass to grow steadily.

"Haha, that persistent curse is finally gone, instantly feeling rejuvenated!"

"Yeah, no need to worry about the Grim Reaper anymore, this is truly great news!"

The players looked at the empty space behind them with surprise and joy, their hearts finally settling back into their stomachs. Even their taut nerves relaxed, each of them overwhelmed with excitement.

But the good times didn’t last.

Under the strong influence of the healing light, the fog grew larger and larger, and within a short time, it swelled to nearly three meters in height. Soon after, hundreds of crystals attached within the fog transformed into a burly diamond monster, appearing before them all.

"Come on, it can’t be like that?"

"There’s such a way to spawn monsters? That’s ridiculous, right?"

Though the players found it unbelievable, they did not forget the essence of the game—kill monsters, level up, loot—eternal gaming principles. For this evolving BOSS, it was an excellent opportunity, and they greeted it without hesitation.

However.

They despaired to find that the diamond BOSS had an ultra-strong defense, with few able to break into double-digit damage. After a round of attacks, the creature hardly showed signs of damage. That wasn’t all; every time the wretched BOSS lost some health, the crystals hidden in the mist released the healing light, restoring it to full health in no time.

With this, their efforts had been in vain, and their frustration was palpable!

"The system is too damn biased! Spawning such an invincible BOSS, who could possibly defeat it?"

"Big brother, there’s no need to drag this out. If we wait for this BOSS to fully evolve, we’ll grind ourselves to death!"

The hearts of everyone were beating the retreat drum, continuing would only be a waste of effort, and there might even be significant casualties, so they persuaded Red-faced Tiger to give up on this abnormal BOSS.

"Big brother."

The silent Black-faced Tiger stepped forward, came to Red-faced Tiger’s side, and said gravely, "I think we’ve been attacking from the wrong direction. Consider our experience with the maze map, and it’s clear that the plot this time isn’t playing by normal rules. I suspect this BOSS is the same; conventional attacks are useless against it. Think about the previous situation where focused crystal fire killed the healers. If we do the opposite and have the Healers heal it, there should be some effect."

"Makes sense! This tactic should work!"

Red-faced Tiger’s eyes lit up, having quickly devised a plan, he loudly commanded, "All Healers, fall in! Heal with all your might, heal it to death!"

"Haha, received!"

"Boss, just you wait and see!"

Once these players found the strategy to clear the level, even their voices became notably livelier. However, as the Healers all took to the stage, Red-faced Tiger’s face showed a flicker of embarrassment, realizing that the number of Healers remaining in their team was a mere handful—not nearly enough to take on the BOSS...

"Screw it, let’s try it out first!"

To take down this BOSS, Red-faced Tiger went all in. It would be a make-or-break moment, and if it didn’t work out, they could still give up!

As it turned out, the healing did have an effect. The BOSS began to lose health proportionally; in a short while, it had already dropped by one-tenth.

What disappointed everyone was the lack of an instant kill effect from the concentrated healing. Otherwise, killing this BOSS would have been insanely satisfying!

Sadly, before half of the BOSS’s health was ground down, it successfully completed its evolution and began its SHOW TIME. Countless healing lights burst forth from within, turning into waves swirling through the space. Focused healings frequently ensued, instantly killing the majority of the players, and even the handful of Healers were not spared and died on the spot.

"Damn it, too few Healers; the damage isn’t enough. In the end, the BOSS evolved successfully! Run! Everyone, run for it!"

Red-faced Tiger witnessed this brutal, yet not bloody scene with his own eyes, never expecting such a favorable situation to be reversed in an instant—it was like a wild fantasy! The lives of so many turned out to be so fragile under a wave of group healing, more than a hundred people died; wasn’t this absurd?!

Curse it, truly cursed!

With a dark expression on his face, Red-faced Tiger gritted his teeth, trying to lead everyone to escape toward the cave entrance above, but helplessly discovered that the exit had long been obscured by dense fog, snuffing out even their last hope in its cradle. The cursed system, it seems it wants to push them to a dead end!

As it turned out, Red-faced Tiger was right.

The system indeed intended to drive them into a corner, and it succeeded.

The now fully evolved BOSS, powerful and unrivaled, swept through the fleeing players like a hot knife through butter. With too many crystals on it, the healing light flared up, slaughtering the remaining players cleanly. Even the top three Tigers on the leaderboards couldn’t escape, becoming vengeful spirits lingering in the air, refusing to dissipate.

In this battle, the players’ faction was utterly annihilated, leaving only the crystal-armored BOSS. After losing its targets, it lay down expressionless into the coffin, and the entire cave fell into silence.

...

On the sea, a little boat was bobbing in the water, with a man and two women aboard, chatting and laughing merrily, creating a jovial atmosphere.