Losing 10% of their maximum HP every second meant that they would be eliminated in 10 seconds! Even with resistance reduction, the duration would only be extended to a dozen or so seconds. Meanwhile, with Shadow's Shelter, Bai Xiaowen's HP rapidly decreased. This meant that he could hold on for much longer.
Qi Ruifeng and the other four's expressions changed once again.
"Alright, I admit defeat." Bao Yiming's figure flashed and disappeared from the Dead Soul Lake.
Duanmu Cheng shook his head and chose to return with a trace of unwillingness.
Qi Ruifeng forced out a smile. "Bai Xiaowen, you shouldn't be able to last much longer, right? I'll be leaving first. "
The three Heroes wisely chose to leave.
There was no other way. The two Aura skills were too overbearing.
Despair Aura lived up to its name. First, it froze the entire battlefield. Then, it prevented the recovery of HP and MP.
The prohibition here not only prohibited the natural recovery of HP, but also blocked the vast majority of HP recovery methods. Food and potions aside, there were two types of recovery methods. The first was through the effects of Lifesteal skills, such as Keats' Bloodthirst attack skill, or Li Shuyi's Gold Longsword's "Blood Drain" skill. The second was through healing skills, such as Heal, Holy Light, and so on. None of the above two skills could recover HP.
As for Shadow Aura, it was an AOE skill that reduced HP by 10% every second. In a situation where HP couldn't be recovered, no one could last.
Bai Xiaowen canceled Life Sharing with the Wrath Claw and held his gun with both hands. The Desert Eagle's Rapid Fire mode stably activated, and he fired shot after shot at Alicia.
After God's Descent took effect, Alicia still maintained her prayer state with her six arms raised high. However, the immunity effect on her body had dissipated. Instead, there was a layer of black shield that could absorb 1,000 damage!
This was also the reason why Qi Ruifeng and the others chose to leave. If it wasn't for this thick shield, they could still try to use ranged attacks, skills, or items to kill Alicia. If they could kill the Boss, then the two Aura skills should be ineffective.
However, Qi Ruifeng and the others knew that it would be difficult for them to break through the shield that absorbed 1,000 damage. Especially when the Shadow Aura's effect would reduce their HP to zero within ten seconds.
Li Shuyi showed a regretful expression and said, "I didn't expect the boss's God's Descent to be so powerful. I can't accompany you anymore. "
Bai Xiaowen nodded. He was still holding the gun with both hands and shooting steadily like a rock. "You go back first. Don't worry about me. "
Li Shuyi said with a smile, "Don't try to be brave. If you can't do it, go back."
With a flash of white light, Li Shuyi left the Dead Souls Lake.
Alicia, who was praying for God's Descent, stared at Bai Xiaowen with red eyes and said, "Run! If you don't run, only death awaits you! "
Bai Xiaowen smirked. "I won't die."
The Shadow Aura, which was supposed to deal 29 Shadow damage per second, was only able to deal 10 damage to Bai Xiaowen after being weakened by both her resistance and Shadow Shelter.
Of course, 10 damage per second didn't seem like much, but it was enough to kill Bai Xiaowen in half a minute. After all, his maximum HP was 290, and his HP wasn't full after the previous battle.
However, Bai Xiaowen still had a trump card, and that was the Dark Gold accessory, Absolon's Blood Essence Stone!
Blood Thirst was "about" the same as a 10% Lifesteal skill, but it wasn't exactly the same. This was because Blood Thirst didn't directly heal Bai Xiaowen. Instead, it stored 10% of the damage Bai Xiaowen dealt as extra HP in the Blood Essence Stone!
Despair Aura's suppression of HP recovery didn't affect the Blood Essence Stone's extra HP storage.
After that, Bai Xiaowen could use the extra HP stored in the Blood Essence Stone to recover the same amount of HP he lost.
Bai Xiaowen wasn't sure if using the extra HP stored in the Blood Essence Stone would conflict with Despair Aura, but the Blood Essence Stone itself had a powerful description. Blood Thirst wouldn't be affected by any effects that reduced HP recovery.
Bai Xiaowen tried to use the extra HP stored in the Blood Essence Stone to recover his HP, and found that his HP was slowly recovering. This was the reason why he had the confidence to stay and take on the Boss' 1,000 Defense Shield with the two auras of Alicia's God's Descent!
If Alicia was still immune to attacks, Bai Xiaowen wouldn't be able to do anything. If he couldn't find a target to attack, the Blood Essence Stone wouldn't be able to store HP. However, this situation wasn't realistic. If that happened, Alicia would be invincible, and even a Level 10 Boss wouldn't be able to do anything. It would completely destroy the balance.
After confirming that he could use the Blood Essence Stone to recover his HP, Bai Xiaowen calmed down and slapped a Talisman.
The Talisman of Killing Intent could increase critical strike rate by 35% for 120 seconds!
Bullets flew towards Alicia. As she was in a praying position and couldn't dodge, Alicia could only take Bai Xiaowen's attacks head-on. Every bullet took away dozens of Defense Shield points, and the frequent critical strikes could even take away 100 Defense Shield points!
The + 4 effect of the Desert Eagle increased critical strike damage to 250% (up from 200%). Once a critical strike hit, the benefits would be terrifying. Needless to say, every three shots would have a bullet penetration effect, which ignored Defense Shield and could deal the full amount of damage that was equal to the theoretical damage!
The Blood Essence Stone stored 10% of the damage dealt as extra HP, which could completely keep up with Bai Xiaowen's HP depletion rate, or even exceed it.
Just like that, under the effect of Shadow Aura, Bai Xiaowen's HP didn't decrease. Instead, it slowly recovered.
As for the depletion of Mental Strength, the Desert Eagle consumed 1 Mental Strength every three seconds. Bai Xiaowen's current maximum Mental Strength was 50. Although the Wrath Claw had taken 10 Mental Strength, the remaining 40 Mental Strength was enough to maintain the 120 seconds of continuous shooting.
What's more, the Blood Essence Stone also had the Mana Craving skill, which gave Bai Xiaowen an additional 17 points of Mental Strength. This way, there was also the 50-second burst mode. Lastly, the Mana Craving skill would store a portion of Mental Strength that Bai Xiaowen expended …
Therefore, Bai Xiaowen was very sure that if he and Alicia fought it out, he would be the one who had the last laugh.
The only thing that Bai Xiaowen regretted was that his summoned creatures couldn't recover their HP. Under the effect of Shadow Aura, their HP would drop to zero in a few seconds, and they would die one after another. This couldn't be helped. After all, summoned creatures couldn't be recalled while in combat. They could only be recalled after 10 seconds of being out of combat.
In fact, the 1,000 Defense Shield on Alicia's body only lasted for a minute or so before it dissipated.
"Squeak … Ah!"
Alicia screamed and finally ended the prayer state of God's Descent. Dragging her body with only a sliver of HP, she brandished her six weapons and charged toward Bai Xiaowen!
When the prayer ended, the black light of the giant Hydra statue behind Alicia also dissipated. The effects of the two aura skills, Despair Aura and Shadow Aura, had ended.
Bai Xiaowen suddenly realized that Alicia's movement speed and attack speed had decreased by a lot. Her overall strength had decreased by about half. He used Insight again and found that there was an additional negative status behind Alicia's name.
Life Sacrifice: Alicia has sacrificed her life force to Amotava. All attributes halved. This status is permanent unless the Hydra Demon Amotava re-injects its life force into Alicia's body.
Bai Xiaowen suddenly understood. No wonder Alicia didn't use this ultimate skill of God's Descent at the beginning. It turned out that there was such a scary negative status, and it was permanent.
"Looks like the god you worship is really an evil god," Bai Xiaowen said with emotion.
Alicia shrieked, "Shut up! Don't blaspheme the great Hydra God! Now that all your minions have been killed, even if my strength is greatly reduced, I can still kill you! "
As she spoke, Alicia had already charged in front of Bai Xiaowen. Her six weapons danced and slashed at Bai Xiaowen. Even if all her attributes were halved, her six arms were still six arms. Alicia's attack speed was still terrifying.
Bai Xiaowen shook his head slightly and put away the Desert Eagle. He rushed forward and punched Aliqi in the chest and abdomen, causing her body to curl up.
His fists, burning with flames, landed one after another. Every punch sent Alicia into a stunned state. She didn't even have the ability to fight back! This was because Bai Xiaowen had completely suppressed Alicia's Strength and Dexterity attributes.
Alicia's Strength and Dexterity were now only in the teens. Bai Xiaowen's Dexterity was still at 22 points. What was his Strength?
In the past 39 seconds, Bai Xiaowen had received a total of 360 Shadow Damage.
Under the effect of the Gold Equipment Ring of Agony's passive skill, Pain Potential, Bai Xiaowen's Strength had soared to a terrifying 58 points. It was even higher than his Spirit!
Even if a normal punch landed on Alicia's body, it would be as terrifying as a train crashing into her body. Moreover, Bai Xiaowen had used the Ancient Martial Arts of the Grassland Sect and added fire damage. The calculation of fire damage was based on Bai Xiaowen's 50 points of Spirit. When added to the physical damage of the punch, it was even more shocking.
Alicia kept coughing up blood. After a series of attacks, her HP had fallen to the bottom.
"You … Damn …"
Alicia lay on the ground weakly. Her arms were barely supporting her body. She raised her head and stared at Bai Xiaowen with a venomous gaze. It was as if she wanted to swallow him whole.
Bai Xiaowen shook his head and grabbed Alicia's throat. Using his strength, he lifted her up.
"Majik sends his greetings."
Alicia's snake-like eyes suddenly narrowed. She opened her mouth to say something, but she could no longer speak. Bai Xiaowen's right hand that was choking her neck suddenly burst into a ball of bright flames, completely emptying her last bit of HP.
Alicia died. A luxurious golden treasure chest with dark golden patterns appeared in front of Bai Xiaowen.
Bai Xiaowen put away Alicia's treasure chest and sighed. He took out the beast skin scroll that he had obtained from the Dark Prophet Majik's crystal ball and said in a low voice, "Perhaps I'm not in a position to say this, but I still have to say … Your wish has been fulfilled."
In fact, the lobsterman leader, Old Prophet Majik's wish for the latter half of his life was to free the lobsterman tribe from being enslaved by the Naga tribe.
The beast skin scroll that Bai Xiaowen had obtained from Majik's crystal ball recorded the method to enter the internal isolation circle. This was normal. However, the beast skin scroll actually recorded the method to destroy the internal isolation circle, the snake formation on the altar, and Alicia's God's Descent ability. This was not normal.
When Bai Xiaowen saw the scroll, he had a guess. Did the old lobsterman Majik purposely leave behind this crucial information so that outsiders with enough power could break the internal isolation circle and eliminate the two Bosses of the Naga tribe?
However, using his own life as the key to pass on this information seemed to be a bit too high of a price. Bai Xiaowen was cautious and did not blindly follow orders. After entering the Naga tribe, he first captured some of the Naga tribe's commoners and read some of their memories. After confirming that the information in the snake formation matched, he finally believed Majik.
Thinking back, the battle with Majik also seemed a bit strange. Thinking about it, Majik could even silently cast a large area spell like Shadow Ripple. Why did he need to use such exaggerated movements to chant a single target skill like "Prophecy of Suffering"? Luckily, Bai Xiaowen had prevented him from silently casting Prophecy of Suffering and told everyone to get out of the way.
As for why Majik did not immediately betray them and instead took the initiative to give up his life, Bai Xiaowen guessed that it was because Majik had been implanted with the "Mark of a Slave".
The Naga leader should be able to monitor Majik through the Mark of a Slave, just like the shared vision of a summoned creature. Moreover, Bai Xiaowen also deduced that the Naga tribe should have the power to kill the lobsterman tribe. It might even be the type that could wipe out the entire lobsterman tribe with a single word. This was why Majik was afraid of attacking the rat for fear of breaking the vases and could only take the initiative to give up his life.
With Majik's death, the shared vision of the Mark of a Slave would naturally disappear. The scene of Bai Xiaowen obtaining the beast skin scroll from the crystal ball would not be known by the Naga tribe. Moreover, because Majik "loyally died in battle", the Naga tribe would not wipe out the lobsterman tribe.
Thinking about it again, it was probably not a coincidence that Majik would drop such a powerful item like the "Shadow Protection Scroll". He should have had thoughts of rebelling against the Naga tribe for a long time.
Majik should not be the only Boss in the lobsterman tribe. Perhaps there were other younger Bosses, such as Majik's disciples and students, who had already gone into hiding. Once this group of outsiders left, the lobstermen would be freed from their slavery under the leadership of a new prophet. They might even take over the internal isolation spell formation and change the entrance ceremony. It was possible that they could repair it again.
"I hope Majik's successor is up to the task. If the lobsterman tribe can hide in the internal isolation spell formation and live a peaceful life, it would not be a bad ending. "
Bai Xiaowen's thoughts were a little far off. It was only until the sound of fighting that his thoughts were pulled back to reality.
A group of Naga warriors rushed over.
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