The moment Shi Feng finished speaking, Huo Wu and Bai Qingxue sprang into action.
Huo Wu used Shadow Step to appear behind the Petrified Troll, which had just gotten back to its feet over twenty yards away. She spun a full 360 degrees, and the Thousand Changes in her hand pierced straight through the troll's armor, sinking deep into its back.
Backstab!
A damage value of 9,216 popped up above the Petrified Troll's head. The troll let out a wretched scream, blood gushing from its mouth. Huo Wu then drew the blade in a light arc and ripped sideways—the razor-sharp Thousand Changes tore cleanly through half the troll's body, its steel-hard skin offering no more resistance than a sheet of thin paper.
That one Rend not only inflicted a Bleeding status on the Petrified Troll for thirty seconds, but also put it into a Paralyzed state, rendering it unable to fight for a short duration.
Then came Shadow Kill. Huo Wu's entire body transformed into a streak of black light that passed straight through the Petrified Troll. The instant she reappeared, she spun in midair and used the centrifugal force to drive the Thousand Changes through the troll's heart once more.
Five-Star Bone Carve!
The Petrified Troll collapsed to the ground again. Two consecutive damage values exceeding ten thousand points rose above its head, and it had not the slightest ability to fight back.
Everyone in the party was momentarily stunned.
This was a Level 62 Leader monster!
It couldn't even put up the slightest resistance, and the damage numbers were absolutely staggering.
Originally, the group had thought Shi Feng was pushing it by having Huo Wu and Bai Qingxue handle the Petrified Troll on their own. But now it looked like one person could manage just fine.
"ROAR!"
The Petrified Troll, already severely weakened from its injuries, flew into a rage. It yanked its silver-gray spear and swept it in a massive arc—the entire ten-yard area in front of it became its zone of devastation. The sheer force of the swing sent a sonic boom rippling through the air.
At that moment, Bai Qingxue used Charge to appear directly in front of the Petrified Troll, positioning herself between it and Huo Wu. Although the troll was immune to the stun effect of Charge, the skill still provided a boost to her attack speed and movement speed. She immediately unleashed her first-tier skill, Cross Slash, slamming it head-on against the spear.
BOOM!
With a thunderous impact, Bai Qingxue was forced back three steps. A damage value of over two thousand points appeared above her head, and the Petrified Troll's spear was knocked aside by the recoil.
"She blocked it?!"
Everyone was stunned by that single strike.
"How is that possible? That monster has to be close to a same-level High-Grade Leader in terms of raw power. And she's a Berserker—how did she only take that much damage?" A muscular Berserker from the Midnight Tea Party stared in utter disbelief.
He was one of the party's top Berserkers. He didn't think even he could tank a hit from the Petrified Troll as easily as Bai Qingxue had. After all, he wore a full set of Level 45 Berserker Dark Gold equipment—the Wrathful Will set—and wielded a newly acquired Epic-grade greatsword. He had dumped every attribute point into pure Strength. In terms of raw strength, he considered himself among the very peak of players in the entire Divine Realm.
"What's so surprising? You clearly didn't see how terrifying that Assassin is. She looks ordinary, but the completion rate on every single skill is above 90%. Especially Rend and Bone Carve—those two were at least 95%." Huang Quan Lang Zi might have been shocked that Bai Qingxue could tank the Petrified Troll's blow, but as an Assassin himself, he had a far better appreciation of how formidable Huo Wu truly was.
"Wei Yang Jie, who exactly are these people? Every single one of them is a monster in terms of strength." The female Priest Yun Zhong Sha gazed curiously at Wei Yang Qian Hen.
When it came to intelligence within the team, no one surpassed Wei Yang Qian Hen.
"They're wearing black cloaks that completely conceal their information. Even I can't identify them. But experts of this caliber are extremely rare across the entire Divine Realm. I know a few names, but their movement patterns don't match any of them." Wei Yang Qian Hen shook her head.
The members of the Midnight Tea Party had no idea—while a Level 62 Leader monster might be nearly impossible for most experts to handle, Huo Wu and Bai Qingxue were in a completely different league.
One wielded a fragment of a Legendary item, the Thousand Changes. The other wore a fragment of a Legendary item, the Seven Luminaries Battle Garment. These two pieces of equipment were divine artifacts even among expert players. There was no way they couldn't deal with a heavily wounded Leader monster.
While the Midnight Tea Party members quietly chatted among themselves, Shi Feng launched his assault as well. Facing two more Petrified Trolls drawn over by the Ice Reincarnation attacks, he activated Dragon's Might. Every enemy within a thirty-yard radius fell into a Fear state, their attack power reduced by 20%, attack speed reduced by 20%, and movement speed reduced by 20%, lasting for one full minute.
Though movement speed couldn't be reduced on these trolls, their attack power and attack speed both dropped. And every troll in the vicinity was affected, giving the rest of the team some much-needed breathing room.