The Purgatory Serpent's body radiated a dazzling light as its aura continued to rise. Even from over a thousand yards away, the Purgatory Serpent's aura felt suffocating. The Purgatory Serpent felt as if it were the ruler of this land.
Everyone gulped involuntarily as they looked at the Purgatory Serpent, a hint of fear flashing in their eyes. The confidence they had gained from leveling up was now gone, replaced by the Purgatory Serpent's frightening aura.
"An evolution?"
Shifeng's eyes twitched as he stared at the Purgatory Serpent, which was over a thousand meters long.
Although evolution was a common occurrence in God's Domain, especially in field maps, players would often treat evolution as a stroke of luck.
Normally, in God's Domain, the various large Guilds monopolized the Field Bosses. There was no chance for other players to raid them. Meanwhile, monsters' evolution was random. Once a monster evolved, its tier would increase. It was the equivalent of encountering a Field Boss. Moreover, in terms of loot, monsters that had recently evolved would generally drop better loot.
However, the evolution of a Grand Lord ranked Archaic Species wasn't going to be fun …
The Purgatory Serpent's combat power had already been high. It had been one of the Boneless Land's many Bosses. Even a team of Tier 2 experts of the same level would have trouble defeating it. Now that the Purgatory Serpent had evolved to Tier 4, it would definitely become the Boneless Land's strongest Boss. It might even be considered a taboo existence.
After all, the Purgatory Serpent was an Archaic Species. Once it reached Mythic rank, its combat power would be far greater than ordinary Mythic monsters'.
In the past, something similar had happened in God's Domain. When an Archaic Species had suddenly evolved, the map it had occupied had become a taboo land. Back then, the Boss had only been Level 80. However, the battle had dragged on until a Super Guild had led a 1,000-man team of Level 100 experts to defeat it. The team had even included over a dozen apex Tier 3 experts.
After the battle, the 1,000-man team had lost over 70% of its members. Nearly half of the dozen or so Tier 3 experts had died. Only then had they managed to defeat the Tier 4 Archaic Species …
Although the Purgatory Serpent was only Level 70, once it reached Tier 4, players below Level 100 would be helpless against it.
"Guild Leader, should we retreat? Once this monster completes its evolution, its perception range will definitely increase. When that happens, this place might not be safe anymore, "You Ziping suggested.
Although they had already witnessed Shi Feng's strength with five Level 65-plus Great Lords working together, they weren't noobs. Against a Mythic monster that was about to evolve to Tier 4, the most a Great Lord of the same level could do was buy them some time. They simply weren't a match for the Purgatory Serpent. The difference in strength between the two sides was simply too massive.
"Are we retreating?" The Shifeng stared at the Purgatory Serpent with a hint of unwillingness in his eyes.
The demon mine was right in front of them, and it was a medium-sized ancient bronze mine. Although it was not as valuable as the Manatite vein, it was still a valuable vein, especially since the Ling YI Society was in dire need of mana ores.
However, he was helpless against the Purgatory Serpent, which was about to evolve into a Mythic monster.
This time, it was different from dealing with the evolved Silvermoon Magic Rats in the Dark Canyon.
The Silvermoon Rat had originally been an ordinary Lord ranked monster, and it only had 18,000,000 HP. While the Silvermoon Rat completed its evolution, it was possible to kill it.
However, the Purgatory Serpent before them was a Level 70 Grand Lord. It was also an Archaic Species with 160,000,000 HP. The Purgatory Serpent was already extremely difficult to deal with, not to mention killing it while it was evolving.
"Guild Leader?" You Ziping asked curiously when he saw Shifeng's sudden silence.
"No, there's still a chance." Shifeng carefully inspected the distant Purgatory Serpent. He could tell that the Purgatory Serpent's evolution was very slow based on the magic patterns gradually forming on its body. He then commanded, "Everyone, get ready and follow me!"
Nothing ventured, nothing gained!
Since the demon mine had appeared in the Boneless Land, it definitely wouldn't be easy to obtain it. Previously, he had thought that obtaining the demon mine would be much easier than he had imagined.
However, now that he thought about it, the evolution of the Purgatory Serpent wasn't due to bad luck.
Perhaps, the system was giving players a chance. Otherwise, how could he explain the Purgatory Serpent's sudden evolution after he had killed all of the Demonic Creatures around it?
The only explanation was that the system wanted players to kill the Purgatory Serpent while it was evolving.
If they failed to kill the Purgatory Serpent and allowed it to evolve, they could forget about the demon mine until they reached Level 100.
"What? The Guild Leader wants us to deal with the Purgatory Serpent together?"
Everyone felt that Shifeng was insane when they saw him dashing toward the Purgatory Serpent. They were only slightly over Level 40, and they didn't even have Level 40 top-tier equipment. If they tried to fight the Purgatory Serpent, they'd be committing suicide.
However, since Shifeng had spoken, they had no choice but to obey. They had no choice but to follow the Guild Leader.
A short moment later, the team arrived within 1,000 yards of the Purgatory Serpent. The Purgatory Serpent's aura was far more intense than before, and everyone's movements became sluggish.
Shifeng then took out 30 Miniature Ballistas from his bag. Originally, he had intended to use these Miniature Ballistas to help his team deal with high-tiered Bosses. However, he hadn't expected the Bible of Darkness to be so effective. Hence, he had kept the Miniature Ballistas. Now, however, they could be put to good use.
"Split into groups of five and take turns using the Miniature Ballistas. Leave the rest to me. Healers, follow me," Shifeng instructed. He then led the five Great Lords towards the Purgatory Serpent.
In God's Domain, monsters needed a considerable amount of time to evolve. Moreover, the higher a monster's tier, the longer it would take to evolve. Take the Purgatory Serpent, a Grand Lord and Archaic Species, for example, it would take even longer to evolve. Based on Shi Feng's estimations, the Purgatory Serpent should take around half an hour to evolve.
In other words, the system only gave him half an hour. If he failed, he'd have to wait until they reached Level 100 before challenging the Purgatory Serpent again. However, by then, the various Super Guilds would've discovered this place.
When the Purgatory Serpent was less than 300 yards away from the Purgatory Serpent, it abruptly opened its amber eyes and glared at Shifeng's group. It then released a furious roar, and the killing intent it radiated made even Shifeng uncomfortable. However, the Purgatory Serpent didn't attack. Instead, it remained where it was, absorbing the ambient Mana to evolve.
"It seems the Purgatory Serpent is still focused on evolving." Shifeng smiled. He felt that his chances of success had increased.
Monsters in the process of evolution could not move. If they moved, it would greatly increase the time needed for the evolution process, and it might even cause the evolution to fail halfway. It was obvious that the Purgatory Serpent had chosen to evolve instead of killing them first.
This gave Shi Feng more than enough time to prepare.
"In a moment, all healers, focus on healing the Tomahawk Demon. Spread out, "Shifeng commanded his five Great Lords to charge at the Purgatory Serpent without hesitation.
Everyone's jaws dropped as they watched Shifeng charge at the Purgatory Serpent.
Not only had Shifeng sent his five Great Lords forward as meat shields, but he had actually taken the lead and charged at the Purgatory Serpent. This was insane.
The Purgatory Serpent was a Level 70 Grand Lord ranked Archaic Species they were talking about. Even the strongest MTs at this stage of the game wouldn't last more than two or three hits if they activated their Lifesaving Skills.
However, what everyone didn't know was that Demon Ruler's effect only had a range of 200 yards. If Shifeng couldn't get within 200 yards of the Purgatory Serpent, he wouldn't be able to weaken it.
However, Shifeng hadn't chosen to charge forward just to suppress the Purgatory Serpent with Demon Ruler. He had also chosen to activate Disintegration Field, which only had a measly range of 100 yards.
This was the main reason why Shifeng felt that he had a chance of defeating the Purgatory Serpent.
After he had finished recasting the Disintegration Armor, he hadn't truly witnessed the Disintegration Field's power. He didn't know how much the Disintegration Field could suppress the Purgatory Serpent.
In the blink of an eye, when Shifeng was within 100 yards of the Purgatory Serpent, the Purgatory Serpent opened its maw and began to gather Mana. It then aimed at the Shifeng and launched an attack.
"Let me see your true strength!"
Shifeng then retrieved the Disintegration Armor from his bag and activated Disintegration Field.
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