**Chapter 171: Curtain Call**
The moment Yuliya saw the BOSS touch down, her eyes locked onto the health bar, and preparations kicked off.
Holy Light Justice stretched out, growing both bigger and longer.
With a fall from that height, she was toast for sure.
Since she was dead either way, why not…
“I have a sword that can shatter the heavens and obliterate the stars!”
“Essence of—Nuclear Explosion Slash!!!”
As the words left her mouth, a brilliant white light enveloped her hammer, as terrifying energy gathered at its head.
To Yuliya, everything could be a sword, and Justice was no exception.
The Nuclear Explosion Slash was birthed from her Golden Law; though she didn’t create it, using it was only natural.
The moment those three words escaped her lips, the two commentators and the guest all leaped to their feet.
Countless viewers in the livestream widened their eyes, those lying down sat up, those seated stood up, and the ones already standing jumped.
Some who were previously jumping straight-up dropped to their knees to watch.
“What?! It’s the Nuclear Explosion Slash! The one we all know and love!”
“That familiar wave, that blinding white light! This is definitely the Nuclear Explosion Slash! I will never forget that day!”
“Why wasn’t this such a big move hinted at earlier by the Wind God… wait, isn’t that move kind of not supposed to be used casually? So does this mean…”
“Everyone, look at the Wind God’s hand! She’s carrying a doll! It’s her guaranteed strong tool from the start!”
“She equipped the legendary blade, d*ath’s Call!”
After two seconds of charging, Yuliya landed in front of the Three-Tailed Demon Fox.
In that moment of eye contact, her smile turned wild.
“Slash—!”
With a mighty swing, she brought her hammer down with the force of a thousand tons, smashing right onto the Three-Tailed Demon Fox’s head.
The instant after impact, a fierce white light exploded, engulfing everything in a hundred meters radius.
Witnessing the intense white light that filled the entire screen, players who had experienced it live or later caught the video were left aghast.
Finally, they remembered that day—the fear they had felt under the nuclear blast.
They fell silent.
In the next moment, the silence erupted into a tidal wave of wild cheers and shouts.
Inside and outside the game, throngs gathered to watch the stream, and the noise was so intense it nearly blew the roof off, sending flowers and trees flying!
Everyone knew that the Nuclear Explosion Slash dealt a real damage multiplier of 1000 times the player’s level.
With players in the dungeon around level 30, that meant a whopping 30,000 damage.
The BOSS had just over 20,000 health left, so this nuclear strike would absolutely spell d*ath.
This was a calculation anyone could make—it was a definite d*ath sentence.
Unless…
Suddenly, the commentator piped up after the cheers subsided.
“I remember the last time the Nuclear Explosion Slash hit a BOSS, the BOSS didn’t actually d*e.”
“Right, it was left with one bl**d!”
“Wait? So it couldn’t be…”
“It shouldn’t be…”
Upon hearing this, everyone felt a shiver run down their spines.
These two commentators were truly unprofessional; they might as well be fired!
If you can’t say anything useful, just stay quiet! Isn’t it better to be a mute and collect a paycheck?
Now, the commentators, guests, and audience were all silent, their eyes glued to the screen, hoping that when the white light faded, only the BOSS’s corpse would remain.
However, whether it was a prophetic utterance or things just liked to spiral into chaos, the white light vanished, revealing a barren landscape for miles around, with even the mountainsides gouged out.
Amidst the desolation, two figures stood out: one tall, one small—one a beast and the other a person.
And above them? Just the last sliver of health.
“Oh no! The BOSS really did lock its health! BOSSes like this often have special mechanics. The Wind God overlooked this vital point!”
“Right now, the Wind God is seriously injured and barely able to move. She’s using consumables. Her health and mana bars are both empty!”
“And what’s the BOSS doing? Look! It’s trying to sneak-attack while the Wind God is chugging potions!”
“No honor! This BOSS has no honor!”
“The Wind God still has her back turned to the BOSS! She has to realize the crisis! No, even if she does realize it, she can’t do anything! She’s out of health and mana, completely defenseless.”
“The BOSS’s tail is set to sweep across! Looks like this ultimate showdown will end with the Three-Tailed Demon Fox taking the victory.”
“Indeed, even for the Wind God, fighting a level 40 purple BOSS one-on-one is a grueling challenge.”
Everyone’s eyes were wide; they were fixated on this scene.
Even if the ending was disappointing, they still wanted to witness the brave warrior’s final act.
“To dare take on a level 40 purple BOSS solo, even pushing it to the brink, she’s commendable! She’s a hero in my book.”
“Let’s witness the hero’s final bow.”
Just as everyone sighed, nearly ready to close their eyes as the attack came crashing down, a crisp voice, laced with mischief, rang out.
“Perfect timing, here it comes.”
In the next instant, a wave of invisible energy surged down from above, raining down countless magical projectiles.
They pierced through the fox’s tail, drilled into the demon fox’s body, and obliterated the Three-Tailed Demon Fox’s dark, deep, infinite rage.
Yuliya gulped down a mana-replenishing potion, used a health gem, and got back to a state where she could move freely again.
She stood up, stretched lazily, and turned to face the Three-Tailed Demon Fox.
Her gaze met the BOSS’s last remaining glance.
“Demon, you should just d*e.”
With that, the Three-Tailed Demon Fox finally closed its eyes, its massive frame starting to dissolve into glittering light.
At that moment, the commentators and all the viewers finally let loose their pent-up emotions, cheering and laughing wildly.
This was a true, no-surprises victory!
It was the Wind God’s victory! The players’ victory! The Huaxia Server’s victory!
“I remember back in the Beginner’s Village, the BOSS also locked its health, and many speculated it was the Wind God who dealt the final blow! True pros never forget the finishing coup!”
“Incredible! Beyond words! Just when it looked grim, the Wind God outsmarted the situation—this finishing strike was her original plan!”
“She calculated everything! She accounted for everything!”
“She knew the BOSS would chase after the treasure chest as bait. She knew the BOSS couldn’t d*e from the fall, so she prepared the Nuclear Explosion Slash. She knew the BOSS would lock health at the end, so she prepped a finishing move early!”
“Is this really a plan someone could conceive? I’m at a loss for words. All I can do is shout, Wind God, you’re amazing!”
“Quick question, is it too late to learn physics now?”
“Probably not too late to learn from the Wind God!”
“Bwahahaha…”
In reality, Yuliya didn’t have everything figured out; she just chose the safest, most reliable way to approach it.
In the end, she couldn’t truly gauge how much health the BOSS had left—there was much variance based on drops and actions.
Her finishing blow wasn’t purely for the sake of finishing; it was also a backup plan if the BOSS still had too much health after the Nuclear Explosion Slash, she’d just smite it with raw damage.
That’s why the last wave had so many delayed magical arrows.
The target points for the arrows were also set before the Nuclear Explosion Slash.
