Snowball howled at the sky, producing a deafening roar that made the Ogre Knight's ears hurt and caused him to frown.
"White Moon Wolf Clan? I didn't expect you beasts to still be around."
Even so, what did it matter?
It was just a single White Moon Wolf, and its level was much lower than his.
If there were a whole pack of white moon wolves, he might think about retreating, but a single one?
He had nothing to fear.
The players were also surprised when Snowball appeared.
At first, they were hopeful, thinking that maybe Snowball could help them defeat the Ogre Knight.
However, Snowball only howled and didn't make any move, which made the players start to worry that Snowball was asking them to leave while he held off the enemy.
Did this mean that even Snowball couldn't defeat the Ogre Knight?
It was well known that players could respawn infinitely, so dying here wasn't a big deal.
But NPCs couldn't just die like that.
Snowball had been so kind to them, taking care of them along the way and being a holy beast of the Church of Light.
If Snowball died, the players would be very sad.
Snowball bared his teeth at the Ogre Knight, making a threatening noise.
Actually, a familiar voice spoke to the players.
"I didn't expect you to provoke such a powerful demon. Are you not afraid for your lives?"
When Master PungPong heard this voice, his eyes were shining immediately, "Hanjun?"
Hearing Master PungPong call out Hanjun's name, Spicy Flavor Fairy asked, "Hanjun, are you coming here to save us?"
Hanjun shattered their hopes directly, "Don't think about it. Right now, I'm just connected with Snowball's thoughts. I can't really do anything."
Actually, Hanjun could still help.
By using the power of the God of Light, he could temporarily boost Snowball's level to crush the Ogre Knight with sheer strength.
Looking up at the volcanic rocks about to fall with an intense sense of pressure, Spicy Flavor Fairy realized.
Wasn't this just like the danger zones in other games when fighting bosses?
If they could avoid this area, they might be able to dodge the boss's attacks.
Usually, they relied on observing the boss's initial moves to avoid attacks, but this method suited online games rather than holographic games.
In online games, they could afford to die and test the boss's attack patterns.
However, in <<God's Games Online>>, dying during a fight with the enemy was very risky.
Not only was there no saving feature, but failure might also have severe, irreversible impacts on the storyline.
For example, in rescuing the townspeople from bandit quests, if they had failed, it would have alerted the bandits and made Butch more cautious.
Now that Hanjun had introduced this function, it made things a lot easier for them.
Seeing the red danger zones everywhere with only a few safe areas, the players felt a bit of a headache.
The magic's attack range was too wide!
Even after avoiding the danger zones as instructed, they still lost a bit of health and took some damage.
Luckily, the damage wasn't fatal.
They could quickly heal each other with a few Serene Restoration spells.
Spicy Flavor Fairy adjusted his glasses and said, "It seems this magic affects the entire map around here. The so-called safe areas just have lower damage, but it's good enough to barely survive."
Master PungPong shouted at him, "Stop analyzing and focus! The next wave of attacks is coming, so watch where you're going!"
Spicy Flavor Fairy replied, "...Okay."
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A few kilometers away, the red Demon General emerged from his tent, squinting as he sensed the magical aura coming from afar, mixed with a faint trace of Light-type Magic.
The Demon General frowned slightly, "I sent the Ogre out to check what was happening. Why is there such a big commotion?"
The Demon General thought for a moment.
If the people confronting the Ogre were from the Church of Light, it would make sense.
Light-type Magic was naturally a nemesis to demons.