"Roar!"
As Solitary Nine approached within 150 yards of the Frost Ape Warlord, the Grand Lord's eyes abruptly snapped open. Suddenly, it bellowed, its voice echoing throughout the third-floor underground hall. Even the floor itself seemed to tremble.
Before Solitary Nine could get close, the Frost Ape Warlord took a step forward, vanishing from where it stood. It then transformed into a gust of wind that swept towards Solitary Nine.
In the blink of an eye, the Frost Ape Warlord appeared before Solitary Nine and swung its greatsword at him.
Solitary Nine reacted very quickly and slightly tilted his shield, deflecting the Frost Ape Warlord's sword and making it fall to the ground. Then, the one-handed axe in his hand shone with silver divine runes as he swung it at the Frost Ape Warlord.
Tier 2 Skill, Furious Blow!
In the next moment, the one-handed axe pierced through the Frost Ape Warlord's defensive net and struck the Grand Lord, causing the Grand Lord to scream in agony.
-51854！
Everyone was stupefied when they saw the damage. The damage was simply too high. When Solitary Nine had fought the Grand Lord, he had only dealt over -20,000 damage with his Skill. Now, however, he had doubled the damage.
Enraged, the Frost Ape Warlord swung both of its arms at Solitary Nine, who was still in the air. However, Solitary Nine spun around in the air, the shield in his hand releasing a dazzling light, forcing the Frost Ape Warlord's sword to strike the shield.
Tier 2 Defensive Skill, Attack Transfer!
Not only would it divert all of the target's attacks to the shield, but it would also increase the user's Defense by 100% and reduce damage received by half.
When the two greatswords struck the shield, only two damages of around -6,000 appeared above Solitary Nine's head. To Solitary Nine, who was Level 55 and had over 65,000 HP, this damage was negligible. The healers at the rear could easily heal him back to full.
Following which, Solitary Nine took the opportunity to swing his axe at the Frost Ape Warlord.
-49431！
With this attack, the Frost Ape Warlord's aggro was fully focused on Solitary Nine. The Grand Lord then launched a flurry of attacks at the Berserker.
"Good! Everyone else, attack! "the Shifeng commanded when he saw that the Frost Ape Warlord's aggro was close.
Following the Shifeng's command, everyone swarmed forward.
Taking the lead, Lifeless Thorn brandished his Tier 3 Mana Spear, releasing silver, divine runes. He then executed Forceful Stab at the Ape Warlord's joint, deflecting the Grand Lord's movements and inflicting over -90,000 damage to the Grand Lord.
Meanwhile, Cleansing Whistle, Yan Ya, and the other Tier 2 players could easily deal over -80,000 damage with their Mana Weapons' Berserk Skills. They dealt far more damage than MTs like Solitary Nine and Dark Madness. Even without using their Mana Weapons, they could still deal over -40,000 damage.
As for the other Tier 1 experts, when they wielded Tier 2 Mana Weapons, they could deal around -30,000 damage when they activated their weapons. Even when they were not using their weapons, they could still deal around -10,000 damage.
This made everyone feel much more relaxed than when they had faced the Frost Ape Warlord in Normal Mode.
In the next moment, the Frost Ape Warlord's HP rapidly fell to 90%. The Grand Lord then activated its two Passive Skills, greatly reducing the Attack Speed of the top 20 DPS players. At the same time, the Ape Warlord's Attack Power and Defense began to increase.
"Everyone, pay attention! Use only your weapon's Skills when you're certain that you can hit the Boss. If you're not 100% certain, use your normal attacks! Dark Madness, you and Solitary Nine, take turns attracting the Boss's attention! Prioritize killing the mobs that pop out!" Shifeng commanded through the team chat when he saw the Boss's two Passive Skills activate.
Although their Attack Speed had decreased, it did not mean that their Attack Power had decreased. As long as they could hit the Boss, they could still deal the same amount of damage.
Following which, Shifeng activated Abyssal Curse, reducing the Boss's Basic Attributes by 10%, making the fight much easier.
Although the Frost Ape Warlord's two Passive Skills had significantly reduced its HP, the other members of the team could still deal around -20,000 damage to it. Their attacks were not much weaker than ordinary Tier 2 players'. Hence, they could still deal a significant amount of damage to the Grand Lord.
80% … 60% … 30% …
No matter how much the Frost Ape Warlord went berserk, it could not stop Asura's team, which consisted of players with the strength of Tier 2 players.
When the Frost Ape Warlord's HP fell to 20%, it suddenly raised its six arms and began gathering a large amount of Mana. It was obvious that the Frost Ape Warlord was about to use a team-wipe Skill.
"Everyone, gather around me!" Shifeng did not panic. After all, he had always used team-wipe Skills against Hero Mode Bosses. It was only natural that the Frost Ape Warlord would use the same. He immediately shouted through the team chat.
Everyone in the team was an expert. Upon hearing Shifeng's command, they immediately gathered around Xiang Shifeng.
Unfortunately, the Frost Ape Warlord's Charge Time was extremely short, only three seconds. Some players were too far away, and before they could reach Shifeng, the Frost Ape Warlord swung its six swords in all directions simultaneously. The powerful destructive power of the six swords was so great that even the sturdy stone floor could not withstand the impact. Cracks spread out over 100 yards from the Frost Ape Warlord.
In the blink of an eye, three players who hadn't been affected by Shi Feng's Absolute Domain died …
The Frost Ape Warlord's frightening destructive power shocked everyone. However, after the Skill ended, the Frost Ape Warlord fell into a Slowed state, its Movement Speed greatly reduced. This made it easier for everyone to attack.
In less than two minutes, the Frost Ape Warlord died under Shifeng's Divine Providence. The Frost Ape Warlord then dropped a pile of items.
Everyone sighed ruefully as they looked at the Frost Ape Warlord's corpse. They had never thought that a Hero Mode Boss would be so easy to deal with. Even when they had cleared Hekati's Normal Mode Boss, they had only managed to clear the Boss after losing over half of their members. On the other hand, if their team hadn't used a team-wipe Skill, they would've been able to clear the Boss without losing any members.
"Revive the dead. Once we're done, we'll head to the B4 floor," Shifeng instructed. He then began to collect the loot.
Although they had used Divine Providence, the Frost Ape Warlord was still a Frost Ape Warlord. Practically all of the loot it had dropped were Epic materials. Only two pieces of equipment had dropped: a Level 50 Fine-Gold ranked mage robe and a Level 50 Fine-Gold ranked two-handed axe. Even so, many of the team's experts drooled when they saw the loot.
Among the 30-plus items, the only one that caught Shifeng's attention was the Level 50 Dark-Gold Weapon Forging Design, Sockham's Blade. To God's Domain, which currently lacked Level 50 equipment, a Level 50 Dark-Gold Weapon was simply out of reach.
After sorting through the loot, Shifeng saw that the team had recovered. He then led the team to the B4 floor.
The B4 floor was like a maze. Traps littered the floor, making the journey extremely slow.
Finally, after traveling for over an hour, the team arrived in a spacious hall.
"Sure enough, there aren't any monsters guarding this place." When Shifeng arrived on the B4 floor, he found that, just like the B3 floor, there were no monsters wandering about. Only two four-winged Gargoyles stood quietly at the entrance to the B4 floor.
[Gargoyle Guardian] (Archaic Species, Grand Lord) Level 64 HP 130,000,000/130,000,000
"We're going to have to deal with two Bosses on this floor at once?" Shifeng smiled as he glanced at the two Gargoyles. He then commanded, "Nine, you and Madness will each aggro one Gargoyle. We'll split into two 50-man teams and fight separately!"
Any other team would've had a headache trying to clear such a hurdle. They might've even returned to their headquarters to prepare for the next battle. However, to the current Asura adventurer team, such a hurdle was nothing. Solitary Nine and Dark Madness were both Refinement Realm experts, and both of them wielded Tier 3 Mana Weapons. Both of them could tank an Archaic Species by themselves. As for the team's DPS, although the team's DPS had been halved, it still wasn't something the Stone Guardians could handle.
As Shifeng had expected, even a 100-man team would struggle against a Grand Lord ranked Archaic Species, let alone a 50-man team. However, the Asura Adventurers had strengthened their equipment and wielded Mana Weapons. In less than 20 minutes, they whittled down the two Gargoyles. Both Gargoyles had dropped over 30 items, but none of them had surprised Shifeng. They had only dropped three pieces of Level 50 equipment, two of which were Fine-Gold rank, and one was a pair of Dark-Gold leather boots.
After resting for another ten minutes or so, Shifeng prepared to lead the team to the B5 floor, the final floor of the Snow Ruin.
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