Fang Xiu had been observing and calculating the time.
The duration of the stun on these Demon Beasts was related to the time they spent absorbing the floral scent, as well as Tao Miao’s own strength.
"Th-this... What’s the use of calculating that?"
Tao Miao was a little curious.
She felt that this Passive Skill of hers was the most useless one.
A passive that took such a long time just to activate.
Unless she was dealing with Demon Beasts of the same Level, or those of a lower Level than her.
Otherwise, it was practically useless.
"As long as you’re strong enough and your teammates are strong enough to protect you, stunning a Demon Beast gives you enough time to kill it."
Fang Xiu said simply.
Then, he shouted to Luo Xing, who was standing nearby, "Fatty, kill that Level 16 Demon Beast!"
"You got it!"
Luo Xing didn’t hesitate.
He drew his bow, nocked an arrow, and instantly shot down the immobilized Level 16 Demon Beast.
"It’s that simple, isn’t it?"
Fang Xiu said, watching as Luo Xing took down the Level 16 Demon Beast.
"But what’s the use of that? It’s just stunning one Demon Beast."
Tao Miao wasn’t very fond of this Skill of hers.
Stun a Demon Beast, then let a teammate finish it.
It seemed like good teamwork on the surface.
But if a team was strong enough, wouldn’t they just hunt the Demon Beast directly? Why would they need to protect her and wait for the beast to be stunned?
"What if the one you stun is a BOSS?"
Fang Xiu retorted.
"This..."
Tao Miao had never considered that.
’What would happen if I could stun a BOSS?’
"Stunning a BOSS will definitely take time, so you need reasonably strong teammates to protect you. And once you succeed, you can naturally hunt the BOSS."
Fang Xiu explained seriously.
Hunting a Demon Beast BOSS wasn’t as simple as Fang Xiu made it look.
Besides, when Fang Xiu had hunted a BOSS before, he had Kajimi helping him.
When ordinary Awakened encountered a BOSS, forget killing it; sometimes, they’d be the ones getting killed.
But if they had a companion who could stun the BOSS...
...then it would be completely different.
Perhaps there would be a real chance of hunting a BOSS successfully.
"That’s right, Tao Miao! Why didn’t we think of that before?"
The Fire Mage said, pleasantly surprised.
If they had thought of it earlier, they might have been able to use this to hunt powerful Demon Beasts.
"But the stun duration has its limits!"
Tao Miao said.
Naturally, she understood her own Skill far better than anyone else.
"Mm, with ordinary plants, the effect on a higher-level Demon Beast would only last ten seconds. But yours is different. Even against a Level 18 Demon Beast, it should last for two minutes!"
Fang Xiu had already calculated it carefully.
The floral scent from Tao Miao was much stronger than any real-world equivalent.
It could even grow stronger as Tao Miao’s Level increased.
For Fang Xiu, this was good news.
"ROAR!"
Just then, the Level 18 Demon Beast that had been the last to be stunned let out a furious roar.
Clearly, it had recovered from its stunned state.
"Qingxue!"
Fang Xiu shouted.
Without the slightest hesitation, Chu Qingxue charged straight toward the Demon Beast.
"One minute and fifty-five seconds. Your floral scent is enough to stun an ordinary Level 18 Demon Beast for one minute and fifty-five seconds. That’s more than enough time to kill it!"
Fang Xiu said, having finished his calculation.
At that moment, a Level 17 Demon Beast also recovered from its stun.
"Two minutes and fifteen seconds!"
Fang Xiu looked at the Demon Beast before him.
Though it was only one Level lower, the stun lasted twenty seconds longer.
"Two minutes and forty-five seconds!"
This time, it was a Level 16 Demon Beast that started moving again.
This time, the stun had lasted a full thirty seconds longer than on the Level 17 beast, and fifty seconds longer than on the Level 18 one.
"If we extrapolate from this, a Level 20 Demon Beast should be stunned for about one minute and forty seconds. If it’s a BOSS, it should be about twenty-five seconds!"
Fang Xiu calculated.
However, this calculation was probably not exact.
But that was the minimum stun duration.
"What? Tao Miao’s scent can actually stun a Level 20 BOSS for twenty-five seconds?"
The girl beside her looked at Tao Miao in astonishment.
They had never realized Tao Miao’s Skill was so powerful!
"It should be about that, yes. But to get those twenty-five seconds, you’ll need to hold out for five minutes. During those five minutes, you must guarantee Tao Miao’s safety!"
Fang Xiu said with a smile.
A twenty-five-second stun on a Level 20 BOSS.
If they encountered a Level 30 BOSS, it probably wouldn’t even last five seconds.
But this was already enough. If Tao Miao’s own Level reached 30, she could probably stun a Level 30 BOSS for at least twenty seconds.
And as long as Tao Miao continued to grow, the stun effect would only become stronger and stronger.
Perhaps, by Level 40, she could even stun a Level 40 BOSS for twenty seconds.
"Kill the remaining Demon Beasts!"
Fang Xiu didn’t make a move.
Although some of the Demon Beasts were no longer stunned,
Chu Qingxue was still a Level 22 Awakened, after all.
Facing a Level 18 Demon Beast, as long as she went all out, it would be over quickly.
Furthermore, Luo Xing’s Attack was also decent; at Level 16, he could kill a Level 17.
Dealing with a Demon Beast of the same Level was even simpler.
"I had no idea it was this strong!"
Luo Xing looked at Tao Miao, also surprised.
He had always thought that Tao Miao’s Passive Skill was pretty much useless.
But he never imagined that the Skill could even control a BOSS.
After they took care of the Demon Beasts,
everyone gathered around Fang Xiu again.
By now, they practically saw Fang Xiu as their backbone.
"So what are we doing next?"
Luo Xing asked curiously.
He knew that Fang Xiu wasn’t doing all this just to calculate some data.
There had to be something else he wanted to do.
They just weren’t sure what it was exactly.
"It’s simple. I want you all to hunt the Level 20 BOSS."
Fang Xiu said with a smile.
"A Level 20 BOSS? But don’t we have you for that, Brother Fang? What does that have to do with this floral scent?"
Luo Xing asked curiously.
Fang Xiu chuckled. "Because I’m not going to help!"
"Huh? Brother Fang, you’re not helping? You’re relying on us?"
Luo Xing was stunned.
If Fang Xiu didn’t step in,
the only one among them with any real power was Chu Qingxue, and she was only Level 22!
Against an Ordinary Demon Beast, a Level 22 Chu Qingxue was more than enough, of course.
But they were supposed to fight a Level 20 BOSS.
"Just us? Not counting Chu Qingxue, I’m only Level 16, and these guys are even weaker. How are we supposed to hunt a Level 20 BOSS?"
Luo Xing said dejectedly.
Tao Miao and her two companions were also stunned.
They never would have imagined that Fang Xiu actually wanted them to hunt a Level 20 BOSS.
’Is this reasonable?’
’This seems a little unreasonable, doesn’t it?’
"Don’t you have Tao Miao? I just told you, her ability is more than enough!"
Fang Xiu said with a smile.
Hearing this, Tao Miao’s expression turned a little sour.
’Can I... really do it?’
"I... I don’t think I can, can I?"
Tao Miao was embarrassed.
She really didn’t think she was capable.
Although Fang Xiu’s analysis seemed logical and well-founded,
they knew their own limits all too well.
There was simply no way they could handle a Level 20 BOSS.
"Yeah, Brother Fang, us...? Are you overestimating us a little?"
Luo Xing, standing to the side, also looked hesitant.
’Is this really going to be okay?’
"I’m here, what are you afraid of?"
Fang Xiu looked at the unconfident group and said with a sigh of resignation.
He was right there, wasn’t he? What danger could there possibly be?
"You just need to fight. If it really looks like you can’t handle it, I’ll step in. That should be fine, right?"
Fang Xiu said.
Hearing this, the expressions on Luo Xing’s and Tao Miao’s group’s faces finally relaxed a little.
With Fang Xiu there, there wouldn’t be any problem.
"What do you think?"
Fang Xiu smiled and looked at Chu Qingxue beside him.
"I’ll follow your lead!"
Chu Qingxue said nothing more.
That was right; she would do as he said.
At least in her eyes, Fang Xiu was completely worthy of her trust!

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