When Gentle Snow and the other Guild upper echelons heard Shifeng's command, they were momentarily confused.
Ke Le was supposed to tank the Rock King. Normally, Ke Le should've received the best equipment, yet they had replaced the Dragonscale Shield. With this, the Rock King would most likely have a much harder time.
Most importantly, Shifeng had assigned Ke Le to assist him.
MTs had special advantages against Bosses, which were their damage reduction and stun duration. However, Swordsmen didn't have these advantages. If a Swordsman's body's stun duration was too long, especially now that Bosses were becoming more powerful, it was very easy for a Swordsman to break the connection with the MT's Defense, resulting in a team-wipe.
Hence, the number of teams using plate armor classes as temporary support was dwindling. Instead, they relied on Shield Warriors and Guardian Knights to tank the Rock King.
Elsewhere, after Ke Le received the Titan Guard and inspected its Attributes, his jaw dropped. He couldn't believe his eyes.
"What amazing attributes!"
Ke Le stared at the Titan Guard. Originally, he had been somewhat reluctant to part with the Dragonscale Shield, but now, he loved the item to death.
Fragmented Legendary items were legends in God's Domain. Although the Titan Guard was only Epic rank right now, it could be upgraded to Fragmented Legendary rank if he collected 100,000 Magic Crystals. At that time, he would even dare to challenge a Mythic monster, much less a Grand Lord ranked Archaic Species.
Moreover, even though the Titan Guard was only Epic rank, its Attributes and Skills were even more powerful than the Dragonscale Shield.
After a short moment, everyone took up their positions against the Rock King and Rock Guards. However, even from over 100 yards away, they could clearly feel the Rock King's frightening aura.
At this moment, everyone's breathing quickened.
This was especially true for melee players.
The Rock King's 30-meter-tall body was like a skyscraper. They didn't doubt that if they didn't react properly or dodge in time, they'd die instantly. Even a healer wouldn't be able to save them.
"MTs, start the fight!" Shifeng shouted when he saw that everyone was ready.
At Shifeng's command, Ke Le, Turtledove, and Ye Wumian sprang into action, charging at the Level 60 Rock Kings and Rock Guards.
Meanwhile, the instant Ke Le's group stepped within 100 yards of the Rock King and Rock Guardian, the Rock King and Rock Guardian standing on the altar in the center of the encampment opened their eyes, releasing a dazzling red glow.
The instant they opened their eyes, the Shifeng activated Thunder Domain, suppressing the Rock King and Rock Guardian. However, the Thunder Domain's effects weren't ideal. It only reduced the Rock King and Rock Guardian's Basic Attributes by 20%.
The Rock King's HP had fallen from 200,000,000 to 180,000,000.
The Rock King was infuriated by the suppression of the Domain. With a roar, its huge arms began to expand as it slammed the ground.
Boom!
The ground exploded, and a wave of energy began to spread in all directions.
At this moment, the ground was like a wave that rose more than ten meters high. It surged directly towards Ke Le and the other two. There was no way to avoid it.
Tier 3 Spell, Earth Pulse!
Ke Le and the others did not dare to be careless. They immediately activated their Lifesaving Skills.
Protection Blessing!
Shield Wall!
Meanwhile, the healers at the rear hurriedly cast shields and continuous healing effects on Ke Le and the others.
The instant the Rock King and the others collided, not only did their shields shatter, but the impact also threw them over a dozen yards away. Their HPs also began to decrease rapidly, only stabilizing after they had lost more than half of their HP.
This scene made Gentle Snow and the others, who had yet to charge into the encampment, gasp.
With just one attack, the Rock King had taken over half of their HP from the MTs that had activated their Lifesaving Skills. If they hadn't activated their Lifesaving Skills, they would've died instantly.
Fortunately, Shifeng had ordered the three MTs to take action first instead of everyone else. Otherwise, the consequences would've been unimaginable.
"MTs, pull the monster! Healers, focus on healing the MTs! Once the Rock King's aggro is stabilized, everyone, attack!" Shifeng wasn't particularly surprised by this situation. After all, this was only the appetizer.
Although he had never raided the Rock King personally, he had watched plenty of battles on Thunder Island. He was very familiar with all of the island's Guardian Bosses, as well as their Skills and weaknesses.
For example, the Rock King had two aspects that were extremely troublesome to deal with. The first was its team-wipe Skill, Meteor Blast, and the second was its Life Division. If these two aspects were not dealt with properly, they would've died without even a chance to escape. The Tier 3 Spell, Earth Pulse, was child's play to the Rock King. Otherwise, it wouldn't have been known as one of Thunder Island's Three Great Bosses.
After everyone heard Shifeng's command, they quickly took action. Ke Le aggroed the Rock King, while Turtledove and Ye Wumian lured the Rock Guards to a safe distance. Solitary Nine and Dark Madness then took turns kiting the two Rock Guards.
However, at the end of the day, a Grand Lord was still a Grand Lord. Even with Thunder Domain's suppression, its Movement Speed and Attack Speed were still far superior to the Great Lord ranked Rock Giants.
In the next moment, the massive palms descended on Cola and the others as if they were swatting flies. Every one of these palms covered an eight-yard radius. Even Cola and the others, who were Tier 2 players, had a hard time dodging these attacks.
The two Rock Guards fared relatively well. Turtledove and Ye Wumian used their shields to block a portion of the attacks, and due to their Lifesaving Skills, they only received around -8,000 damage. However, Ke Le wasn't so lucky.
Although Ke Le had only blocked a portion of the Rock King's attack, he still received over -12,000 damage from one of the Rock King's palms. Fortunately, after switching to Titan Guard, Ke Le's HP had increased to over 73,000. Now, he could block one of the Rock King's attacks every 20 seconds.
Fortunately, I switched to Titan Guard. Otherwise, I really wouldn't be able to tank this Rock King. The more Ke Le looked at the Titan Guard in his hand, the more delighted he became.
The increase to his HP and damage reduction were secondary. The most important thing was the stun effect he received after receiving a large amount of damage.
The 30% debuff allowed him to block and dodge the Rock King's attacks more easily. Otherwise, even if he managed to dodge a portion of the Rock King's first attack, he would've most likely taken the full brunt of the Rock King's second attack. If that had happened, he would've lost over -20,000 HP.
However, the Rock King was no pushover, either. Its Archaic Bloodline allowed it to have much faster Attack Speed and reaction speed than other Rock Giants. As a result, Ke Le was forced into a stun state again and again. This also made it increasingly difficult for Ke Le to dodge the Rock King's attacks.
Just as the Rock King's third attack was about to land, Ke Le realized that it was impossible for him to dodge the Rock King's attacks.
Suddenly, a streak of blue light struck the Rock King's wrist.
Boom!
The Rock King's arm deviated from its original trajectory, landing half a yard away from Ke Le. Upon seeing this, Ke Le breathed a sigh of relief.
"Guild Leader!" Shiuse Qiangwei and the others were shocked when they saw this scene.
This was because the Rock King's wrist had been attacked by none other than Shifeng. Moreover, Shifeng had clearly come into contact with the Rock King. Not only had he caused the Rock King's attack to deviate, but he had also only received a little over -10,000 damage. This was even less than what Ke Le had received.
Most frightening of all, Shifeng hadn't been forced into a stun state. Only his sword had trembled slightly.
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