Diablo 4 players manage to slay a World Boss in only 3 seconds

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It took a group of Diablo 4 players only a few seconds to destroy one of the game's World Bosses.

Players of Blizzard's action-RPG have managed to annihilate Wandering Death, a World Tier 4 boss, in just three seconds. The battle, initially shared on the Diablo 4 subreddit, shows the group of proficient fighters immediately begin wailing on the baddie as soon as he spawns. He's no match for their forceful physical attacks and powerful spells, and his health bar, which is full at eight seconds into the video, is completely empty by the time we get to 11 seconds.

There's so much going on at once, and it's all over so fast that it's hard to tell exactly what happened or who struck the killing blow. You can check out this chaotic and abrupt encounter for yourself below.

Be careful, don't blink or you will miss it. This is a certified Diablo 4 moment. from r/diablo4

It's not been a good week for Wandering Death, as on Wednesday, another group of high-level Diablo 4 players took him down in only 15 seconds. Moreover, other players on the Diablo 4 subreddit have regularly been witnessing this and other World Bosses getting felled extremely fast. "The last four kills I've been a part of have ended in under five seconds, no joke," said one user. "So far, it seems like if there's at least one person over level 90, the poor things don't stand a chance."

This has led to some Diablo 4 players calling for Blizzard to buff World Bosses and have them drop better loot when defeated. "World bosses are an absolute joke", one wrote on Twitter. "Buff 'em," commented another. A third said, "Quickest run for me is 35 seconds. The loot is bad anyway. Not even worth doing them."

We'll have to wait and see whether Blizzard acts on this and turns them into absolute powerhouses in the future.

Meanwhile, our own Ali Jones is 30 hours into Diablo 4 and has only just realized you can upgrade potions

Anne-Marie Ostler
Freelance Writer

Originally from Ireland, I moved to the UK in 2014 to pursue a Games Journalism and PR degree at Staffordshire University. Following that, I've freelanced for GamesMaster, Games TM, Official PlayStation Magazine and, more recently, Play and 12DOVE. My love of gaming sprang from successfully defeating that first Goomba in Super Mario Bros on the NES. These days, PlayStation is my jam. When not gaming or writing, I can usually be found scouring the internet for anything Tomb Raider related to add to my out of control memorabilia collection.

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