After Maxing out all Classes - Chapter 979:

Apart from Robb, everyone was disheartened!

In their eyes, despite years of preparation and a massive army, all they faced was a shameful defeat.

But Robb wasn’t bothered in the slightest. Who ever heard of fighting a BOSS without a few group wipes?

Only through continuous trial and error can everyone gain experience in battling the BOSS. Experience is invaluable, making the next fight easier. He shouted to the downtrodden crowd, “Stop sulking! So we lost once, big deal? With my resurrection spells, we can afford to lose. I was prepared to lose a few rounds anyway. That’s why I instructed the Thor’s Roar and the Tank teams to save ammo. Do you understand now?”

The crowd suddenly grasped why Godfather had been conserving ammunition.

It seemed Godfather knew from the beginning that defeating the dragon wouldn’t happen in one try. Therefore, all expendable magical items had to be used sparingly so they wouldn’t run out after resurrecting the dead. Their spirits lifted!

The first order of business was to resurrect the dead. Those whose bodies were moved by the logistics troops were easily handled. With Robb’s mass resurrection spell, they were all revived instantly. Each had died at different times—some smashed by the dragon’s fiery meteor, some swept away by its wings, some trapped in its fiery circle, some hit by its thorny armor.

Because they each had different times of death, they were completely in the dark about the subsequent battle events. As soon as they were resurrected, people immediately briefed them on what had transpired.

Next, Robb had to resurrect several hundred people who were burned to death by the dragon’s breath, whose bodies were less than 100 yards from the dragon. They would immediately be in danger of being attacked upon resurrection.

Robb turned to the knights of the Kingdom of Norma and said, “You knights live in the Northern Plains; you should be skilled in using lassos, right?”

“Skilled!” replied the knights, “We can lasso a horse’s neck with unerring accuracy.”

“Good,” Robb smiled. “Prepare yourselves. For every person I resurrect, you’ll lasso one back.”

The knights hurriedly prepared their lassos, although they looked a bit awkward…

Robb cast a resurrection spell on an elven archer. The archer instantly sat up: “Ah, I’m dead! Is the Dragon War over? Did we win?”

Just as he asked this, he found the dragon still before him, staring at him with its massive eyes. He looked around; corpses were everywhere. His allies were safely standing beyond the 200-yard range of the dragon, leaving only him—freshly resurrected and unfortunate—within the dragon’s attack range.

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The elven archer was so scared he almost wet himself on the spot. He turned to look at the black dragon, which suddenly rose to its feet.

“Oh my God!” The elven archer screamed, “Help meeeee!”

Just as he yelled, a lasso flew in from a distance, quickly tightening around his neck. Instinctively, the elven archer grabbed it to keep it from choking him.

Immediately after, he felt a tremendous force yanking him backward.

It turned out that a group of knights, not just one, were pulling the lasso. The force was immense, and the elven archer felt himself being lifted off the ground.

The black dragon charged at him, but he was pulled horizontally across the sky.

As the black dragon’s massive jaws descended towards him, the elven archer screamed in terror. The knights pulled him so swiftly that the dragon’s jaws missed by mere inches, snapping shut in empty air. Then the unlucky elf was pulled over a hundred yards and landed with a thud, well outside the aggro range.

The black dragon didn’t pursue him further and swung its tail back around. Afterwards, the elven archer, slapping his chest, jokingly said to the crowd, “I’ve already died once; dying again wouldn’t be a big deal.”

“Ah, true that,” the crowd concurred.

Robb cast a mass resurrection spell, reviving several people. More ropes were thrown, pulling these newly resurrected individuals back into the fray.

After repeating this process for a long time, all of the fallen—hundreds of them—were finally saved. Everyone sat in the safety zone, drinking water and eating bread to recover their stamina.

Robb also took a sip of water and restored some MP. After the recent heavy losses, the warriors had gleaned valuable lessons. “Next time we fight the black dragon, we can’t die to this attack again,” they said. “The moment we see the dragon sweep its head, we need to anticipate whether it will rotate clockwise or counter-clockwise and prepare accordingly.”

“Let’s agree on a chant, so we can rotate in unison as we shout it out,” someone suggested.

Chants are magical; their rhythm and tone can synchronize people’s actions—a trick that humanity has been utilizing since ancient times.

As the warriors debated, Robb beckoned to the knights coming from the east. “Ahem… ahem… Gentlemen, come here. I need to explain to you what ‘clockwise’ and ‘counter-clockwise’ mean.”

The knights were rather embarrassed; their earlier defeat was due to this confusion.

“Please, enlighten us about what is clockwise and counter-clockwise,” they said, all ears.

Robb had someone bring over a pocket watch and patiently explained not only the concepts of “clockwise” and “counter-clockwise,” but also the concept of “telling time.” He made sure to go into detail so that everyone could understand fully. After all, they had plenty of time; there was no need to rush.

After a full hour of reorganization, clarifying key points, taking breaks, replenishing food and water—oh, and some people even took the opportunity to visit the restroom—the team was ready once more.

Robb stood up again: “Prepare to engage!”

Everyone’s spirits were lifted. From the inner circle to the outer ring, from the mountain’s peak to its slopes, everyone’s fighting spirit reignited.

“Let’s do this again!”

“We can win this time.”

“We will not fall to the black dragon’s breath again.”

“Go, Go, Go! Let’s go!”

“Singing the song of ‘Forever and Beyond,’ together proclaiming ‘As Far as the Eye Can See,’ justice shall not fall! Today, I will use this three-foot-long blade to slay the black dragon and restore peace and order to this chaotic world.”

And so, filled with renewed resolve and understanding, the team prepared to face their fearsome foe once more.

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