"Archaic Species?"
Everyone's confidence dimmed when they saw Volenka, the Naga General, wielding a purple-blue trident.
Players were suppressed to Tier 0 in the Thunder God's Secret Land. Normally, they could only take on Great Lords at most. A Level 89 Grand Lord wasn't an existence that Tier 0 players could take on.
They were confident that they could take on a Grand Lord if they relied on the Thunderbolt Stone and Thunder God's Pearl. They also had plenty of Epic Weapons and Equipment. Hence, they were confident that they could take on the side temple's first Boss.
Yet, the first Boss was an Archaic Species?
Normally, Grand Lord ranked Archaic Species would be extremely difficult to deal with outside of the Thunder God's Secret Land. Now that they were inside the Thunder God's Secret Land, trying to deal with a Grand Lord ranked Archaic Species was a joke.
"Could it be that the first Bosses are different?" Shifeng frowned as he looked at Volenka.
This Boss was completely different from the Volenka he had encountered in the past. Volenka had only been a Grand Lord, and it wielded a greataxe instead of a trident.
In God's Domain, monsters used different weapons, and their attack patterns differed. For example, although the greataxe's attacks were monotonous, they contained immense destructive power. In Volenka's case, each of its attacks was as powerful as an AOE Spell. MTs wouldn't even dare to use their shields to block its attacks.
At this moment, Volenka was wielding a trident. Unlike the bulky and powerful giant axes, the trident was more like a spear. Not only did it have a larger attack range, but its attacks were also more flexible. It wasn't afraid of group battles.
Moreover, an Archaic Species was a Boss among Bosses. Its Basic Attributes were far superior to an ordinary Grand Lord's. Volenka's trident was most likely just as powerful as its greataxe.
A Boss with powerful attacks and flexible attacks would be twice as difficult to deal with.
Most importantly, Volenka had a natural advantage. Normally, Volenka only had 180,000,000 HP, but now it had 320,000,000 HP. Its battle recovery alone allowed it to recover 3,200,000 HP every five seconds. If players dealt less than 640,000 damage per second, they wouldn't be able to take down the Boss.
"This Boss is too strong. Even if he doesn't retaliate and just lets us attack him, I'm afraid we won't be able to do anything to him." Happy Art revealed a bitter smile as she looked at Volenka. "Even if we can deal more damage than the Boss can recover, with its 320,000,000 HP, it can whittle us down."
Their team had very few members to begin with. Normally, they would barely be able to kill a Grand Lord, let alone a Grand Lord ranked Archaic Species.
"Are you really confident?" Endless Scars couldn't help but whisper to Xiang Shifeng.
They were all apex experts in God's Domain. They had killed many Bosses in the past, so they were very familiar with the limits of a team's combat power. The Archaic Species had already exceeded their team's limit.
She really couldn't think of any way to kill the BOSS in front of her.
Although the Shifeng had already displayed frightening combat power, the Dungeon Bosses were not something that could be dealt with individually.
"Around 20% to 30%. We'll have to see how effective the six Thunder God's Pearls are," Shifeng said after giving the matter some thought.
The Boss's transformation had indeed exceeded his expectations. However, they had already collected the crucial items needed to raid the Dungeon. Moreover, Volenka was the easiest Boss to deal with in the side temple. It had the simplest Skills, and its only requirement was a certain amount of Evasion and Basic Attributes.
"Twenty to 30%?" Endless Scars could not help her surprise as she stared at Shifeng.
In her opinion, having a 5% chance of defeating this Boss was already heaven-defying, yet Shifeng had claimed that they had a 30% chance. No matter how she thought about it, it sounded like a joke.
Volenka was talking about an Archaic Species. This was no longer a matter of techniques. He could even grind them to death!
When everyone heard this, they could not help but look at Shi Feng in surprise.
If they had a 30% to 30% chance of defeating Volenka, they would've gone all out to kill it.
"Let's give it a try. Gem, go to the hall's entrance. If it doesn't work, retreat immediately. The Boss shouldn't chase us out of the hall," Shifeng said.
"Alright." Gem nodded. She then walked to the hall's entrance.
This way, even if Shifeng and the others died, she could resurrect Shifeng and the others. The death penalty in a Dungeon was very low. With her Resurrection Skill, the death penalty would be even lower.
Following which, Shifeng had Happy Art tank the Boss, while Samsara kited the two Great Lord ranked Naga Guard Captains. Shifeng himself stood a short distance away from Happy Art. Everyone was confused. Samsara was clearly stronger than Happy Art, yet he had been tasked with tanking the Boss's mobs.
However, since the Guard Captains were Shifeng, no one could say anything about it.
"Let's start!" Shifeng commanded once everyone was in position.
Nie Yan activated all six Lightning God's Pearls simultaneously and activated the Demonic Lightning Barrier. Compared to when he used only one Lightning God's Pearl, the Demonic Lightning Barrier now covered a 400-meter radius, enveloping the entire hall.
The Demonic Thunder Barrier's frightening aura caused the Boss and Naga Guard Captains' Basic Attributes to plummet. In the blink of an eye, the Boss lost 30% of its Basic Attributes, while the two Guard Captains lost 45% of their Basic Attributes.
"So strong!" Shifeng could not help but exclaim when he saw the Demonic Thunder Barrier's effects.
He had expected the barrier to reduce the Boss's Basic Attributes by 20%, but the 30% reduction exceeded his expectations. The barrier could practically rival Advanced Magic Arrays.
Following which, Shifeng had Frozen Gem join the team as soon as the battle began, while Happy Art and Samsara separated the Boss from the mobs.
The Boss, Volenka, didn't seem to mind that the Guard Captains had been lured away. It brandished its trident at Happy Art, and with a simple horizontal sweep, space trembled. The attack covered a 25-yard radius.
The Boss's four consecutive stabs were impossible to dodge.
Even a peak expert like Happy Art barely managed to dodge the four stabs with her shield, but when the attacks grazed her shield, she stumbled back a step, a damage of over -40,000 appearing above her head. The Boss's Might was simply frightening.
Moreover, the Demonic Thunder Barrier had suppressed the Boss's attacks. Without the barrier's suppression, the consequences would've been unimaginable.
Fortunately, Happy Art wasn't weak. Even though she was only Tier 0, with the three Demonic Thunder Stones, she had over 170,000 HP. Receiving over -40,000 damage was still within her acceptable range.
However, Volenka's attacks weren't over yet. Suddenly, an iron tail emerged from the ground and stabbed at Happy Art's back. Although Happy Art had sensed the attack, she couldn't react in time due to the four consecutive stabs.
Just as Happy Art was about to get hit, Shifeng grabbed her and pulled her to the side, dodging the attack in the nick of time. He then swung Killing Ray at the iron tail, increasing the tail's speed and Strength once more. The tail then slammed into Volenka's body.
-2213796！
A damage of over -1,000,000 appeared above Volenka's head, the eye-catching number stunning everyone.
Even they had only dealt around -20,000 to -30,000 damage to an Archaic Species like Volenka. It was hard not to notice a damage of over -2,200,000.
"Is that even possible?" Burning Sea's jaw dropped when he saw his attack land on Volenka.
They had never thought that a Boss would actually damage itself. After all, Volenka's combat standards were quite high. It was like fighting an expert player. Was it even possible for an expert player to injure themselves?
Yet, Shifeng had done just that …
"Over -2,200,000 damage? That should be enough to kill it in 20 minutes! "Shifeng breathed out a sigh of relief when he estimated the team's total damage.
Volenka was the only one in the side temple who could inflict damage on itself. This was all thanks to the Boss's Iron Tail Piercing Skill.
Volenka's Iron Tail Piercing Skill had claimed countless MTs' lives in the past, but it had allowed everyone to figure out a way to deal with it. Only, the Iron Tail Piercing Skill required a high level of Strength, Attributes, and timing. Moreover, MTs couldn't dodge too early or too late. Otherwise, Volenka would end the Iron Tail Piercing Skill prematurely.
This was why they had assigned Happy Art as the MT. If Samsara had been the MT, he would've definitely been able to dodge the Iron Tail Piercing Skill. However, he wouldn't have been able to time the Iron Tail Piercing Skill properly.
Happy Art could block Volenka's attacks head-on, but she couldn't dodge Volenka's Iron Tail Piercing Skill.
With Shifeng's help, everyone's confidence soared. Volenka used Iron Tail Piercing Skill almost every two seconds. In other words, the Iron Tail Piercing Skill dealt over -2,000,000 damage to Volenka every two seconds. This far exceeded Volenka's battle recovery.
Now that this troublesome problem had been dealt with, the rest of the battle became much easier.
In the next moment, Volenka's HP rapidly decreased. However, every time Volenka's HP fell by 20%, it would summon two Level 88 Guard Captains. Fortunately, with Samsara's standards, pinning down a group of Level 88 Guard Captains wouldn't be a problem.
As time passed, Volenka's HP continued to fall.
When the Iron Tail Piercing Skill's HP fell below 20%, its speed and Strength skyrocketed. Happy Art immediately activated Shield Wall. Shifeng didn't dare to be careless, either. He activated Chilling Field from a distance, using one Chilling Field to push Happy Art away, two Chilling Fields to attack Volenka's Iron Tail Piercing Skill, and three Chilling Fields to bombard Volenka.
However, Volenka's attacks were simply too fast. Despite Happy Art's desperate defense, her tier was too low, and her reaction speed couldn't keep up with the Iron Tail Piercing Skill's attacks.
Volenka still had 8% of its HP remaining.
Maple Locust and Burning Sea were the first to engage Volenka. Endless Scars continued to cast her ultimate Skills.
In less than ten seconds, Maple Locust and Burning Sea died, one after another. Afterward, Heartless Sword activated his Lifesaving Skill to tank the Iron Tail Piercing Skill, but even so, he lasted less than seven seconds before he was killed.
"Quick! Attack faster! "
When Volenka only had 4% of its HP remaining, everyone's eyes turned bloodshot.
Samsara activated his Lifesaving Skills and tried to tank the Iron Tail Piercing Skill. However, the Guard Captains were already troublesome to deal with, and the berserk Volenka only lasted six seconds before he was killed.
1% …
"Die!"
Shifeng watched as one player died after another. With no more melee players left to tank the Iron Tail Piercing Skill, Shifeng activated Instant Strike and appeared before Volenka.
Sword's Transmigration!
Although Instant Strike had been forcefully reduced to Tier 0, it increased Shifeng's Attack Speed by 300% and damage by 240% for three seconds. This allowed Shifeng's Attack Speed to surpass Volenka's. One after another, damages of over -100,000 appeared above the Iron Tail Piercing Skill.
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