The moment the magic scroll activated, it felt as if the entire space had been frozen solid.
The Fallen's patrol captain's slashing motion ground to a halt. In the next instant, the entire space began to change, and the scenery on all sides turned a bloody crimson.
"What's going on? Why does my body feel so light?"
"No—our base attributes seem to have increased!"
"They have! My base attributes went up by at least 100%!"
"Look, the boss's movements have slowed down a lot."
…
Once everyone regained the ability to move, they could clearly see the slash the Fallen's patrol captain brought down—nothing like before, when all they could see was a blur of the blade with no way to track the actual sword.
As the blade struck, the earth shattered, splitting open several gashes over thirty yards long.
The Fallen's patrol captain had only cut through an afterimage left behind by
"How fast! When did he get there?" Weiyang Qianhen watched in astonishment.
She had been keeping her eyes on Shi Feng the entire time, yet after a single glance at the Fallen's patrol captain whose slashing speed had slowed, Shi Feng himself had already appeared ten yards away. It was simply unbelievable.
"Look—the patrol units' movements have slowed down too! Even the golden airflow surging out of them has decelerated!"
"At this speed, I can dodge everything easily."
At that moment, everyone not only felt that the Fallen's patrol captain's speed had dropped, but the four Fallen patrol units stationed in the corners had also seen their movement speed and skill activation speed slow dramatically. What had been a desperate struggle to dodge the golden airflow suddenly became relaxed and manageable.
"Who exactly is he?"
The members of Midnight Tea Party couldn't help but shift their gaze to Shi Feng. They prided themselves on their deep understanding of the Divine Realm, but this was something they had never encountered before. Thinking back to the blood-red magic scroll Shi Feng had produced earlier, the only explanation was that he was behind it—anything else would be impossible to account for.
With everyone's base attributes skyrocketing and the five bosses' reaction and attack speeds drastically reduced, a battle that had offered zero chance of victory was suddenly filled with hope.
The bosses' attacks now only connected with the MT roughly once every three or four strikes. And because the MT's attributes had surged, the damage dealt was significantly lower as well. Take the Fallen's patrol captain for instance—his normal attacks used to deal twenty thousand damage to Ke Le, but now that figure had dropped to around thirteen or fourteen thousand. Meanwhile, Ke Le's HP, thanks to having activated Dark Power, had ballooned to over fifty-six thousand. The magic scroll then pushed that number past one hundred and twelve thousand. He was practically a walking monster, tanking the Fallen's patrol captain without any pressure whatsoever.
Forget tanking a single Fallen patrol captain—even three wouldn't be a problem. As for the damage Ke Le dealt back, since the Righteous Roar's bonus duration hadn't expired yet, his basic attacks alone were hitting close to ten thousand, and a single skill could deal twenty to thirty thousand.
Meanwhile, Ziyan Liuyun in the back row was providing incredibly powerful healing, restoring over ten thousand HP with a single cast. With dual incantation, that jumped to twenty thousand, and with a double crit, it hit forty thousand HP. With Ziyan Liuyun alone, not only could she keep Ke Le alive—she could handle Spotted Pigeon and
"Guild Leader, whatever magic scroll you just used is insane! At this rate, we could even take down a Legendary monster!" Ke Le said ecstatically in the party chat.
The rest of the team couldn't help but nod in agreement.
The hardest part about bosses, aside from their terrifying damage, was their attack speed and reaction speed. Both had been massively suppressed, bringing the difficulty of dealing with them down to roughly that of an advanced leader at most. Their damage output was still considerable, but the team's attribute boost compensated for that perfectly, driving the difficulty down once again—now it was barely harder than dealing with a normal leader.
"Alright, everyone—unleash your full power! This space won't last long. We only have fifteen minutes!" Shi Feng felt a pang of heartache at the cost.