In the canyon outside the Fallen Ark, the Soul Eater Overlord, flapping its pitch-black wings, had already exited the Fallen Ark.
The Soul Eater's frightening Domain enveloped a small portion of the canyon.
"How can there be such a powerful monster?"
Fear and anxiety filled the Midnight Tea Party members' hearts when they saw the Soul Eater Lord's sudden appearance.
Although they had obeyed Shifeng's orders and stayed 1,000 yards away from the Fallen Ark, avoiding the Soul Eater Lord's Domain, they were all experts. Their instincts were far sharper than ordinary players'. Even if they didn't know a monster's level, they could estimate a monster's strength based on its aura.
The aura they felt from the Soul Eater Lord was definitely the strongest monster they had encountered since joining God's Domain.
"Hei Yan really didn't lie to us. Against such a powerful monster, even if we all become Level 60, Tier 2 players, we'll be nothing more than fodder," Netherworld Wave said, his breathing labored.
The Fallen Ark was a Level 67, Tier 4 Mythic monster. Moreover, it was a Mythic monster with a complete Domain. Even the Tier 4 NPCs of the same level in major NPC cities were no match for it.
"Commander, are we still going in?" Cloud Yarn asked worriedly as she turned to Breeze Wine.
With such a monster guarding the Fallen Ark, not even an army of 10,000 players of the same level would be a match for it, not to mention the massive level difference between them.
"Let's wait for a moment," Breeze Wine whispered. "Hei Yan mentioned a way to lure these monsters away. Let's observe the situation before making a decision."
When everyone heard Breeze Wine's words, they didn't say anything else.
They had gone to great lengths to open the Fallen Ark's entrance. It would be a waste to leave just like that.
While the Midnight Tea Party members waited quietly, monsters began to emerge from the Fallen Ark's interior, one after another. Among them, the weakest was a Grand Lord, while the rest were Mythic monsters. In total, there were more than 20 of these monsters.
Even the Midnight Tea Party's members, who had experienced hundreds of battles, shuddered when they saw this scene.
If not for the difference in levels, these monsters could easily annihilate several major NPC cities. Even if players were Level 60 or above, they would still die without a doubt.
If not for the quest's time limit and severe punishment, they would've fled long ago.
"Commander, do you think they've discovered something?" Dark War suddenly whispered.
Following Dark Shang's gaze, everyone noticed a Mythic monster sniffing at something a short distance away from the withered forest. Following which, they heard a loud roar. Immediately, all of the monsters gathered around it. This made the Midnight Tea Party's members nervous.
"Have we been discovered?" Yun Zhongsha asked nervously.
At this moment, she couldn't help but feel nervous. As long as they were discovered by these monsters, they would definitely die.
"That shouldn't be the case. That seems to be the direction Hei Yan came from. He should have set up a magic array there," Endless Scars calmly explained.
As Endless Scars spoke, the abyssal monsters that had emerged from the Fallen Ark flew into the distance. Very quickly, they vanished from the Midnight Tea Party's members' sight.
"He's gone?" Everyone heaved a sigh of relief.
At the same time, the members of the team that had harbored negative feelings toward the Shifeng now had a favorable impression of the Shifeng.
Although the Shifeng had demanded a map of the Fallen Ark's interior, if they did not hand it over, it would be a long time before they could enter the Ark.
"This is our chance! Let's hurry!" Breeze Wine shouted as he stood up hurriedly.
If these monsters only stood guard near the Ark, they wouldn't stand a chance. However, as long as they moved beyond the Ark's range of vision, these monsters wouldn't discover them. Once they entered the Ark, they would have a much easier time.
"It seems I'll need to get to know this Ling YI Society's Guild Leader better." Endless Scars revealed a faint smile as she watched the abyssal monsters fly away.
The Fallen Ark was a secret. Most likely, not even Super Guilds knew anything about it. Meanwhile, she had collected all sorts of information about the Ark. She had even mobilized the Blackwater Consortium's power. Yet, in the end, she had only learned so much about it. Yet, the Guild Leader of a newly established Guild seemed to know more about the Fallen Ark than she did. It was clear that the Ling YI Society was not as simple as she had imagined.
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While the abyssal monsters moved away from the Fallen Ark, the Shifeng led Ling Yi's group to the Ark's inner area.
They had gone to great lengths to reach the Fallen Ark. Naturally, they couldn't just leave after taking a few items from the Armory.
The Fallen Ark's true treasures were all in the inner area.
However, along the way, they encountered many traps. Even after deciphering a trap, another one would automatically spawn after some time. In addition, after the system update, the traps had become much more difficult to decipher. As a result, Shifeng and the others advanced at an extremely slow pace.
They had to be extremely careful when deciphering the traps. The slightest mistake would trigger the traps.
If the traps were weaker, they would still be fine. At the very least, they would be able to preserve their lives. However, if the traps were powerful, a team-wipe was only natural.
Fortunately, Shifeng had a map of the Fallen Ark's inner area. He had marked the areas with traps and safe zones. Not only could he choose the best route, but he could also tell whether he had entered a trap or not. He did not need to be on high alert at all times.
Finally, after traveling for over an hour, the team arrived at the Fallen Ark's inner area.
Following which, Shifeng had the team wait for further instructions. As the entire inner area was a trap zone, the only thing they could do was have Fire Dance explore.
Currently, Fire Dance was wearing the Icarus's Heart Shifeng had given her. She also had God's Blessing active. Only with her Master Dispelling Trap standards would she be slightly safer.
"Fortunately, we resolved the traps left behind in the Armory before the system update. Otherwise, we would've all died to the traps left behind on the stone platform," Flying Shadow said, fear lingering in his voice.
Previously, when he was trying to decipher an Advanced Trap Spell, a slight error had triggered the trap, nearly taking his life. Fortunately, Violet Cloud had reacted quickly, casting a Truth Shield on him immediately. Only then did she manage to keep his HP below 2,000 points.
"That's right. The Guild Leader is truly amazing. He thinks that the system update might have something to do with the traps. Otherwise, we wouldn't have obtained the Storm Sailboat," Ke Le said, smiling.
Now, because of the Storm Sailboat, Shifeng felt that Gentle Snow and Shiuse Qiangwei's suggestion was excellent.
Due to this, Shifeng made some changes to their original plan.
Before obtaining the Storm Sailboat, Shifeng had planned to slowly develop in Ocean Viewing Town. They had even allowed Immortal Light to develop in one of the Apocalypse Empire's coastal towns.
After all, unlike other coastal Guilds, Ling Yi had long since begun to develop its naval strength. Competing with these Guilds for a coastal city would be foolish. Although the Ling YI Society was far stronger than them, naval players were not the most important factor. Ships were the most important factor. Relying on the Swift Dragon Speedboat was not much of an advantage.
Coastal cities were very different from coastal towns. Coastal cities had large Shipyards. There were also plenty of advanced and rare quests that could allow players to obtain relatively good ships.
Otherwise, Feng Qianyu, the Pavilion Master of a super-first-rate Guild, would not have sought cooperation with the first-rate Guild, Firmament. Firmament had long since occupied a major coastal NPC city. Even some Super Guilds were no match for the Guild's naval strength.
Hence, Shifeng planned to occupy a major coastal NPC city.
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