As Shifeng's group entered the Snow Ruin's first underground floor, Centurion Dynasty's members snapped out of their daze.
"So strong! They even managed to get through the Berserk Frost Ape Chieftain so easily! It's no wonder they reached the third underground floor! "
"Why are they here again? Didn't they just return to rest? "
"That leader seems to be the Asura Adventurers' commander! It seems the Asura Adventurers plan to raid the Snow Ruin with everything they have. "
"This is going to be interesting. I heard that Hekati has also started raiding the Snow Ruin. They've already reached the fourth underground floor. I wonder how strong the Asura Adventurers will be."
"Although the Asura Adventurers are powerful, this is the Snow Ruin. Team strength is important here. I heard that Hekati has dispatched many experts from its headquarters to secure the Snow Ruin. In terms of overall strength, the Asura Adventurers are no match for the Asura Adventurers, yet they've already surpassed the Asura Adventurers. The Asura Adventurers will have a hard time regaining their dignity this time."
"Indeed. The Snow Ruin's difficulty increases with each subsequent floor. The Asura Adventurers have been stuck on the third underground floor for so long. Even with their commander leading the battle, they won't be able to defeat the third underground floor's Guardian Boss."
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Centurion Dynasty's members discussed among themselves as they watched Shifeng's group leave. Although the Asura Adventurers had displayed frightening strength, at the end of the day, an adventurer team was still an adventurer team. It could not compare to Hekati's foundation.
"Are they planning to compete with Hekati for first place?" Sky Slicer could not help but grin as he watched Shi Feng's group disappear. "It seems that Centurion Dynasty will be able to reap the benefits this time."
Sky Slicer also doubted that the Asura Adventurers could defeat Hekati in the competition for the Snow Ruin's First Clear. After all, he had received internal reports and knew just how powerful Hekati was. The Asura Adventurers already had 19 Tier 2 players. It was no exaggeration to say that the Asura Adventurers had gathered most of Hekati's strength.
The Asura Adventurers, on the other hand, only had 13 Tier 2 players. Among them, three had just been promoted. In terms of Tier 2 players, Hekati had a significant lead, not to mention the rest of the team's members.
The Asura Adventurers had no chance of catching up to Hekati's team.
However, the Asura Adventurers had a way to catch up to Hekati. They needed to increase the number of Tier 2 players they had. Unfortunately, the Asura Adventurers couldn't do that within a short time. Their only option was to seek outside help. Meanwhile, the Guild with the most Tier 2 players in Cold Wind City was the Centurion Dynasty, which had a total of three Tier 2 players. The other adventurer teams and Guilds didn't even have a single Tier 2 player.
When the time came, the Asura Adventurers would definitely seek out Sky Slicer to make up for the difference in the number of Tier 2 players they had. At the same time, Hekati would also seek out Sky Slicer. After all, the Asura Adventurers would have three additional Tier 2 players and some powerful experts.
Elsewhere, after the Asura Adventurers entered the Snow Ruin's first underground floor, Carnage, one of Hekati's Vice Guild Leaders, received a report from the Asura Adventurers.
"The commander is going to lead an all-out raid to regain face?" Carnage smiled faintly when he read the report his subordinate had sent him. "Unfortunately, the Asura Adventurers no longer have that chance. Hekati is definitely going to claim the Snow Ruin's First Clear!"
The Snow Ruin's raid wasn't easy. The situation on each floor was different, and players had to take different countermeasures. Moreover, the closer they got to the bottom floor, the stronger the Bosses would become. Moreover, the Bosses' respawn time would also increase.
The respawn time on the first and second underground floors was only around one hour and two hours, respectively. However, the respawn time on the third floor was four hours. Meanwhile, the fourth floor was only one floor away from the final fifth floor. Once players cleared the fourth floor, they would be able to face the Final Boss directly. Hence, the respawn time on the fourth floor was as long as 48 hours.
The main reason for this was to prevent other teams from interrupting the raid. In addition, the Final Boss was simply too difficult to raid and required sufficient time.
Meanwhile, they had already taken out half of the fourth floor's Guardian Boss's HP. Defeating the fourth floor's Guardian Boss would be a cinch for them to reach the fifth floor.
Even if the Asura Adventurers managed to reach the fourth floor, they would only make a wasted trip. Not only would they fail to obtain any information on the fourth floor's Boss, but they would also waste an entire day's worth of time. Meanwhile, they could use this time to research how to deal with the Final Boss and make ample preparations.
In other words, the Asura adventurer team's raid progress was two days behind Hecate's. This gap wasn't something Hecate could easily catch up to. This was especially true for Hecate. During these two days, the several experts that had gone to challenge their Tier 2 Promotion Quests should be more or less done. At that time, Hecate would have more Tier 2 combatants.
Meanwhile, in the Snow Ruin's first underground floor's Teleportation Hall, Shifeng and the others stood inside the teleportation array.
"Esteemed adventurers, some of you already possess the third underground floor's mark. You can teleport directly to the third underground floor. However, the third underground floor's guardian has yet to appear. Do you still wish to head to the third underground floor?" a translucent old man standing beside the teleportation array asked as he looked at Shi Feng's group.
"It hasn't respawned yet?" After giving the matter some thought, Shifeng said, "In that case, let's teleport to the third underground floor's Hero Mode!"
Upon hearing Shifeng's words, the Asura Adventurers were stunned.
"Commander, that's Hero Mode we're talking about!" Lifeless Thorn exclaimed in horror when he saw Shifeng choosing Hero Mode.
The Snow Ruin was a special Regional Dungeon. It was divided into Normal and Hero Modes, and neither mode would affect the other. Just like Team Dungeons, players would enter a separate space. However, as long as they cleared Normal Mode, they would be able to travel to other areas. Aside from the better loot, Hero Mode was no different from Normal Mode. However, the difficulty of Hero Mode was significantly higher, and players couldn't change their mode during a long Cooldown. Moreover, Regional Dungeons only refreshed once a week …
Before the Asura Adventurers could dissuade them, Shifeng confirmed that they would be teleported to the third underground floor's Hero Mode.
In the blink of an eye, everyone arrived at the third underground floor's Hero Mode.
However, there were no wandering monsters on the third underground floor. Instead, an eight-meter-tall, six-armed giant ape stood quietly in the center of the hall, wielding a longsword in each hand. Meanwhile, a magic barrier had sealed off the entrance to the fourth underground floor. The situation here was completely different from Normal Mode.
[Frost Ape Warlord] (Humanoid Creature, Specialized Archaic Species, Grand Lord) Level 63 HP 160,000,000/160,000,000
When everyone saw the Frost Ape Warlord's Attributes, they could not help but gasp.
The Frost Ape Warlord's Attributes were significantly higher than in Normal Mode. Previously, the Frost Ape Warlord had only been a Level 62 Archaic Species with only 120,000,000 HP and four arms. Now, however, it was a Specialized Archaic Species with six arms and 160,000,000 HP …
Only Shifeng remained calm.
Others might find the Hero Mode of a Regional Dungeon very difficult, but Shifeng, who had experienced Otherworld's Hero Mode Regional Dungeons, knew that Hero Mode wasn't much more difficult than Normal Mode. Players' combat power would only increase by 20% to 30%, and their HP would increase by 30% to 50%.
To Shi Feng's team, which had increased their Basic Attributes by at least 15%, this wasn't an insurmountable feat. Moreover, Shi Feng's goal had always been Hero Mode.
"A Specialized Archaic Species?" Shifeng glanced at the Frost Ape Warlord. He then took out weapons from his bag and handed them to everyone in the team. "From now on, everyone will use the weapons I give you and listen to my commands. If anyone disobeys my commands and uses weapons, I will kick you out of the adventurer team!"
Everyone's hearts skipped a beat when they heard Shi Feng's words.
However, when they received their weapons, aside from Lifeless Thorn and the others, their jaws dropped. The Attributes of the weapons they received were simply too powerful. Compared to the weapons they had used before, the difference was like the difference between heaven and earth.
However, when Lifeless Thorn and the others saw the weapons Shi Feng had given them, they couldn't help but smile.
Others might not know how powerful Shifeng's weapons were, but they knew full well that these Mana Weapons could significantly increase their combat power, allowing them to exhibit power that could rival opponents of a higher tier. Let alone a Specialized Archaic Species, they would even dare to challenge a Mythic monster.
Only, Mana Weapons weren't long-lasting weapons. Every time they were used, they consumed a certain amount of Mana.
"Alright, everyone has received their weapons," Shifeng said when he saw the weapons. Seeing that everyone had a Mana Weapon, Shi Feng commanded, "Let's get to work, then! Nine, pull the monsters! "
"Okay!"
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