After the Starfall Secret Realm had been strengthened, the number of Grand Lord-tier Lava Giants had exploded overnight. Even just the ones in the inner zone were enough to make the Zero Wing members feel like they'd never run out of things to kill.
Eight full days passed!
Shi Feng led the Zero Wing team in a nonstop grind against the Grand Lord-tier Lava Giants in the inner zone, and they had only managed to clear out a little more than half.
But there was no denying that the Starfall Secret Realm was truly a paradise for leveling up. Although the Zero Wing members had already been at level 66, they had each gained an average of four levels, putting everyone at level 70. A pace of two levels per day would have made the experts of every major superpower green with envy.
As for Shi Feng himself, his level—already a lofty 72—had been forced up another two full levels, reaching 74.
However, compared to the levels everyone had gained, the stat increases were even more significant. In the Divine Realm, every five levels marked a minor tier-up, and every ten levels a major one. The Epic-grade equipment and Legendary-grade item fragments worn by Fire Dance and the others would grow along with their levels, their attributes scaling upward in turn. Now that they had all reached level 70, every single one of them had experienced a noticeable leap in stats.
If they were sent to fight the experts who had clashed during the Battle for White River City right now, it would be far easier than before—especially for Fire Dance, Bai Qingxue, Zhao Yueru, and Ke Le.
Over the course of those eight days, the team had also collected eleven complete sets of cloth Forgotten Armor, nine sets of leather Erasure Armor, and eight sets of plate Earth Vein Armor. On top of that, they had obtained over nine hundred miscellaneous Mythril Rank and Iron Rank pieces of equipment—far more than what they would have earned from grinding Hell Difficulty team dungeons day after day.
At that moment, in a desolate and uninhabited canyon, the Zero Wing members could be seen surrounding and attacking a High Grand Lord-tier Lava Behemoth that stood a towering seven or eight meters tall. The Lava Behemoth roared madly, its health bar steadily dropping under the relentless assault. Fire Dance seized her chance, circling behind the beast and delivering a Shadow Kill that wiped out the last sliver of its HP. The entire sequence was as smooth and fluid as flowing water, breathtaking to behold.
As the level 74 Lava Behemoth crumbled into a pile of fragments, everyone's experience bars ticked up a small but satisfying notch.
"This Lava Behemoth is no joke."
Turtledove glanced at his HP bar—it had already dropped below one-third, and his defense had been shredded by 85%.
A defense reduction of 85% meant that even with his shield blocking the behemoth's blow, he would still lose over seventy thousand HP in a single hit. To make matters worse, the Lava Behemoth's massive size gave it an enormous attack radius; it didn't need any skill or finesse to leave players with nowhere to dodge, forcing them to tank every strike head-on.
If not for the three main tanks rotating aggro, a single tank would never have been able to hold the line.
"Truly annoying to deal with. Its lava shield cuts our magic damage in half," Waterdrop Rose said, nodding in agreement as she eyed the fallen behemoth. "Thank goodness our gear is so good. If we sent the guild's second-tier team in here instead, they probably wouldn't stand a chance."
The Lava Behemoth had a full hundred million HP, and its combat recovery was 2% every five seconds—double that of ordinary monsters. Any team lacking sufficient damage output would be completely helpless against it. Only a group kitted out in as much Epic-grade gear as theirs could take it down.
Though the Lava Behemoth had been a tough fight, the kill brought a pleasant surprise.
A single Lava Behemoth had dropped more than a dozen items—far more than the Lava Giants they had been farming before.
"Guild Leader, so? Did it drop a set piece?" Hei Zi asked, eyes bright with anticipation as he watched Shi Feng sort through the loot.
They had been killing nothing but Grand Lord-tier Lava Giants for days. Now that they had taken down a Lava Behemoth, it had to be something good.
"No set pieces, I'm afraid, but it did drop something rather nice. Take a look for yourselves," Shi Feng said with a smile, posting the identified item into the party chat.
Of the three equipment pieces the Lava Behemoth had dropped, all were level 70 Gold-grade items. They did come with the stamina-reduction stat, but compared to a full set bonus, they fell a bit short.
However, among the loot there was one Skill Book named Super Restoration.
Super Restoration — Super Magic. Instantly restores 40% of Stamina for all players within a 30-yard radius. For the following hour, Stamina recovery speed is increased by 200% and base attributes are boosted by 15%. Cooldown: 12 hours. (Restricted to the Priest class.)
"That skill is insane!" Hei Zi's eyes went wide the moment he read it.
Not only could it restore Stamina, but it also boosted player stats. It deserved to be called a god-tier party skill.