Boom!
In the land of ultimate void.
A green portal vortex opened out of thin air.
Then, a yellow stone slab platform generated above the void, and two figures appeared on the platform.
Jack and Zhongli landed first, finding the landing spot a bit small. So, the two jointly used their Geo elemental power to create tens of thousands of square meters of ground.
The rest of the group appeared closely behind them.
"Huh? Why isn't there a portal behind us? I remember there used to be one when we went to the Nether?"
"Because this is a battle from which we cannot return without victory."
Jack replied to Keqing.
"Cannot return without victory?!"
Jack soothed Keqing's nervous antennae.
"Don't worry, I'm just kidding. Even if we don't fight the Ender Dragon, there shouldn't be any problem if we use its back door, probably."
For vanilla MC.
After the player defeats the Ender Dragon, the Ender Dragon Egg will spawn on the central altar.
The "pool" around the altar is the gate back to the Overworld.
"That seems to be the Ender Dragon's nest?"
Venti gazed into the distance. Not far from where they stood was a huge yellow landmass.
"Exactly. Now, everyone, get on the dragon's back, and we'll fly over directly."
Jack took out the Dragon's Roar Horn and released Savia.
The land beneath them instantly became crowded.
"Roar! (Boss, where are the people I need to fight?)"
"Not yet. First, take us over there."
"Roar! (Alright!)"
Everyone mounted Ice Dragon Savia's back and flew towards the nearest The End Stone island.
Soon.
At the speed of a 5-stage Ice Dragon, they covered the flying distance, and everyone witnessed a rather shocking scene.
On an incredibly vast plaza.
As far as the eye could see, at least several thousand black, elongated Endermen were blinking forward. Among them were no fewer than dozens of enormous, distorted mutated Endermen.
Above their heads, a black giant dragon, only one-third the size of Savia, was flying, circling eight tall altar pillars, seemingly waiting for someone.
Kamisato Ayaka looked at the Ender Dragon's size, then at Savia beneath her.
"Is that the Ender Dragon? Why does it feel less powerful than Savia?"
"It's not a product of the ice and fire legend mod, so it doesn't follow the usual rule of 'bigger means stronger.' Moreover, this is its territory, and it has several energy crystals to replenish its stamina. Under normal circumstances, it's very difficult to kill directly."
Energy crystals, this is a nickname, referring to the Ender Dragon recovering stamina based on the offerings on the altar, which players need to climb up and smash.
"Under normal circumstances" refers to the strategy for non-mod players to normally kill the Ender Dragon, which does not apply to special individuals like Jack.
Because Jack had even made Doom Steel for his final gear, and in the time he had free, he even enchanted a set of Doom Steel clothes for Keqing and the others, essentially arming them to the teeth.
A mere The End gatekeeper, not some otaku Void Lord, can just be rushed. No need to consider those extra solutions.
"Zhongli, you're in charge of shields. Ei, you and I will fly into the sky for the main attack. Nahida, provide buffs. Venti, provide support. The rest of you are responsible for dealing with the Enderman army on the ground."
Jack gave a concise order.
"Roar! (What about me, what do I do, Boss?!)"
"You?"
Jack smiled and said,
"Go wild in another direction for me. Kill one little black guy, and I'll give you a pound of Leviathan meat!"
"Awooo! (Yay! Leviathan meat!)"
This gluttonous, stupid dragon.
As soon as it heard it could eat the fragrant, high-quality meat of its arch-rival, the Leviathan, it hadn't even gotten close before its huge wings began to unleash a blizzard.
A terrifying cold front descended, instantly freezing several Endermen who had accidentally flown into the sky into ice popsicles.
"This dragon is starting to go wild. Everyone, go down and prepare for battle!"
"Okay!" × 7
...
"I didn't expect to come all this way, only to still be in the back. It seems we're holding Jack back."
Kamisato Ayaka sighed.
"That's not true at all. Before saying that, Sister Ayaka, why don't you open your system panel and check the data for the Ender Dragon and the Endermen present?"
"Hmm?"
Kamisato Ayaka was somewhat puzzled but still followed Keqing's suggestion.
She first targeted the Ender Dragon, which had already drawn Jack's aggro.
[Ender Dragon (☆☆☆☆ Evil God)]
A four-star Evil God rated monster, half a tier lower than the Infernal demon, and similar to the Netherite Colossus.
It didn't seem very strong.
So she turned her head to look at a mutated Enderman.
[Mutated Enderman (☆☆☆☆ Unspeakable)]
??
What's going on? Is a regular monster stronger than the Boss?
Kamisato Ayaka looked at Keqing, who explained,
"According to Jack, the difficulty of Bosses is basically fixed, but regular monsters in the wild can have a very small probability of appearing stronger than a Boss in the conventional sense due to increased numbers."
"Oh, no wonder. With so many Endermen here, there must be many dangerous creatures hidden among them that are comparable to the Ender Dragon!"
Kamisato Ayaka suddenly understood.
Jean also joined the conversation, adding, "With the equipment and weapons Qu gave us, we are actually already on the same tier as the Divine beings, but we are still lacking in mobility and physical endurance. That's the direction we should strive for in the future."
Both girls agreed with Jean's words.
Then, they simultaneously looked at Jack in battle.
If they wanted to improve their mobility and endurance faster, it would probably be more reliable to "eat" more of that stuff.
[Everyone, don't get distracted during battle~]
As the three were lost in thought on the battlefield, a sweet child's voice echoed in their minds.
Their suggestive thoughts had been discovered!!
"Ahem, Swift Shadow as a Sword!"
"By…By the Sword, I Swear!"
"Kamisato Art: Frost…Frostflake Heron!"
In less than a second, the three one-handed sword maidens blushed and launched their attacks on the surrounding Endermen.
Nahida watched with a helpless smile, like someone who had been there before, subconsciously stroking her already flat stomach again.
It's good to want to improve oneself, but one shouldn't be greedy, otherwise, one would have to abstain for a long time before being able to eat meat again.
"I've fully recovered today, so maybe I should find time to do it with Jack again these next two days."
...
Above the sky.
This was Jack and Ei's battlefield.
The couple, one wielding a Greatsword and the other a Naginata, cut down a large number of Endermen blocking their way and attacked the eight altar pillars.
In just two or three minutes, the Ender Dragon hadn't even gotten a taste of their dust before 7 altars were successively conquered.
With only one left, it stayed there motionless, its maw wide open, dark energy flowing within it.
"It's about to breathe dragon fire. Remember to prepare glass bottles to collect the dragon's breath."
"Alright!"
As soon as Jack finished speaking, the Ender Dragon exhaled a black-red dragon's breath.
The scorching heat made the surroundings shimmer.
Just as it was about to burn Jack and the others, he took something out from his embrace and waved it lightly in the air.
Then, the terrifying world-ending flames vanished without a trace.
Ender Dragon: "Meow meow meow?"
Jack: "Tsk! Not full yet? Is that all you've got today?!"
Although the Ender Dragon couldn't understand human speech, Jack's tone was extremely provocative.
So it spat out dragon's breath again.
Jack and Ei then collected a few more sets of dragon's breath.
"Alright, alright, alright! So you're the Ender Dragon, huh? Got the guts to do it a few more times?!"
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