"Guild Leader… we're not going to fight this boss, are we…"
"Is this really a legendary monster?"
Everyone stared at the Flame Lord standing amid the sea of flames, trident in hand. His colossal body towered forty or fifty meters high, like a mountain blocking their path. Every movement he made carried an overwhelming force of majesty, stirring the sea of flames into a raging storm.
Just looking at him was enough to grasp how terrifying the Flame Lord truly was.
Ke Le, who had been brimming with confidence moments ago, felt his scalp go numb the instant he laid eyes on the Flame Lord.
Even a thousand-man elite team of level 80 players would likely be wiped out by a boss like this. The Flame Lord before them and the legendary monsters they had encountered before were practically two different species — they weren't even on the same tier.
"Could it be that I triggered new content in the Valley of Flame Lords, which made the Flame Lord stronger?"
After all, the Valley of Flame Lords was only a level seventy-something map, not a hundred-plus-level one. It shouldn't have been possible for an Ancient Demon of this caliber to appear.
A legendary Primordial Beast at the same level was already a nightmare for players — not something a team of equal-level players could handle. Dealing with one required powerful external means.
As for Elemental Beings that had surpassed the Primordial Beast tier entirely, fully awakening their bloodlines and undergoing atavistic regression — they became Ancient Demons.
Though Ancient Demons still couldn't compare to the life tier of the Dragon Race, they were on par with ancient ferocious beasts, and remained terrifying existences. Forget a same-level elite team; even a team twenty levels above them wouldn't stand a chance.
Add to that the unique abilities of a world-class boss, and whether even a level 100, third-tier team could defeat him was anyone's guess.
"There's no choice — we'll have to adjust the plan." Shi Feng turned to the group and said, "Against this boss, I need you to buy as much time as possible. The original plan was to pull everyone out safely, but that's clearly impossible now. The only option is to stall for as long as we can and lure the Flame Lord away from the sea of flames. But all of you will have to die. Ziyan, don't bother healing — find a spot far from the boss. Once the fight is over, you'll be the one to resurrect everyone."
The best they could do was draw the Flame Lord away. The players buying time would inevitably die, but with Ziyan Liuyun there — having learned the resurrection skill he had given her — the death penalty upon resurrection would be drastically reduced.
"Understood." Ziyan Liuyun nodded.
No one objected. They were all core members of the guild's main raid team. Their weapons, equipment, and current levels had all been provided by the guild. Dying for a guild mission was perfectly normal, let alone the fact that Ziyan Liuyun could resurrect them afterward.
Soon, everyone moved into position under Shi Feng's arrangement.
Ke Le would draw the Flame Lord's attention and lure him to the designated location. After Ke Le was taken out, Ban Jiu and
"Move out!" Shi Feng had positioned himself near the mountain pass entrance and gave the order.
Upon receiving the signal, Ke Le charged straight for the mountain pass, closing in on the sea of flames. When he reached its edge, a deafening roar erupted from within.
"Insolent mortal! You dare set foot in the domain of me, the Flame Lord Monakolan?! I shall show you how terrifying the wrath of flame can be!"
As the voice faded, the Flame Lord suddenly burst forth from the sea of flames, instantly conjuring a whirlwind of fire.
The searing flames surged toward Ke Le like ocean waves — utterly impossible to dodge.
Ke Le didn't dare hesitate. He immediately activated Dark Power to explosively boost his stats and raised the Titan Guard in front of him.
BOOM!
A wave of flame swept over him, forcing Ke Le back two or three steps. A damage number of over twenty thousand floated above his head.
"That's insane! Just the shockwave from his movement alone has that kind of destructive power!" Shuise Qiangwei, watching from a distance, watched Ke Le — who had activated his burst skill yet still lost an eighth of his health in one hit — and felt a jolt of shock run through her.
Ke Le with his burst active could go toe-to-toe with a level 70 legendary monster, yet the Flame Lord's mere shockwave had torn away that much of his HP. In other words, the shockwave alone was no weaker than a level seventy-something legendary creature.
The rest of the group's faces had all gone pale.
If Ke Le with his burst active could lose that much health in a single hit, they would probably be dead in one or two.
Standing before the Flame Lord, they truly understood what it meant to feel like ants.
Just as everyone was reeling from the Flame Lord's terrifying power, the Flame Lord had already arrived before Ke Le. The trident in his hand slammed downward with a thunderous crash, shattering the very space it passed through. Its speed was far too great for the eye to follow.