After Red-Eyed Sword Saint Elwozer finished speaking, the small square fell into complete silence.
"Is that even possible?" Ke Le stared at Clodia, whose aura of death had grown even more oppressive, and couldn't help but speak up.
A Level 120 Advanced Legendary monster was already strong enough to make one's blood run cold, and whether or not it could even be killed was an open question. Now that Clodia had obtained the blade from the fountain, his might had surged yet another level — his very stats had undergone a noticeable transformation.
Clodia (Lord of Poison Calamity City), Undead Creature, Advanced Legendary, Level 120, HP: 5,400,000,000.
A staggering 5.4 billion HP was nothing short of despair-inducing.
Combat recovery alone restored 54 million HP every five seconds — that was over ten million HP per second. And that was before accounting for anything else. With the dark grey longsword in hand, the death energy swirling around the boss had actually formed a domain, blanketing an area of twenty to thirty yards around him. The death energy was so dense that one could feel its terrifying power without even getting close.
Everything within the zone it covered was utterly barren. The solid stone floor was visibly decaying before their very eyes, crumbling into sand and dust without a trace of life energy — not even a hint of magical power remained. If a player were standing inside that area, the consequences were unthinkable.
Ke Le wasn't the only one stunned. Hades Howl and the others on the scene were equally dumbfounded — none of them had expected the boss to pull out a move like this.
Ordinary monsters didn't carry any weapons or equipment, which meant no equipment bonuses. They relied purely on their base stats, and even that was enough to give players a headache. Now that the boss was wielding actual weapons and armor, how were they supposed to fight him?
"He really doesn't give you any openings," Shi Feng muttered, looking at Clodia with a wry smile.
Originally, against a normal Clodia, the Ring of the Gospel gave him at least some degree of confidence. But facing Clodia in his current state, even he had no certainty at all.
Advanced Legendary bosses were a different breed from ordinary Legendary monsters. They weren't simply tanky with massive HP — humanoid bosses like this typically commanded domains that suppressed players' combat power, and their combat intelligence was extraordinarily high. In general, to challenge an Advanced Legendary boss without exploiting weaknesses or using special items, a Tier 3 team needed to be five to ten levels above the boss just to stand a fight.
Inside this secret realm, they couldn't summon their personal guards, and their levels were universally at least five below the boss. Forget killing it — they probably wouldn't even survive its first phase before being wiped out entirely.
Just as the group sat in heavy silence, uncertain how to deal with Clodia now that he wielded an actual weapon, Qing Hong and Jin Lao from their team suddenly turned pale.
"Something wrong?" Shi Feng noticed the odd expressions on Qing Hong and Jin Lao's faces and asked.
"Our guild just received word," Qing Hong said, her face grim as she looked at Shi Feng. "The allied team led by Devil's Heart has already defeated the Ancient God Tower's second boss. They only need to take down two more bosses to activate the first floor's magic array and become the rulers of the Ancient God Tower's first floor."
Currently, because their two guilds had partnered with Zero Wing, and Dark World players could only travel to the Divine Realm through the teleportation gate, their two guilds had been able to develop rapidly in the Dark World. The major factions and Dark World players hadn't dared to make any moves.
But if Devil's Heart's alliance activated the Ancient God Tower, it would all be over.
And it wouldn't simply be a matter of things ending. Zero Wing's control of the teleportation gate had made the Dark World's major factions and players seethe with resentment. If Devil's Heart's alliance seized control of the Ancient God Tower, then what awaited their two guilds was plain to see.
They didn't have Zero Wing's trump card — an NPC army that could sweep through everything. The moment the Dark World's major factions and top players targeted their guild members, their two guilds would face nothing but total annihilation.
"They've already started preparing to take on the third boss?" Shi Feng was mildly surprised.
Clearing the Ancient God Tower was no easier than tackling a level-100-plus super-large-scale team dungeon. Given the levels and strength of Dark World players, it should have taken at least another week or two. Yet in just three short days, they had already downed two bosses — their progress was far beyond expectations.
"Guild Master Black Flame, what do we do now?" Jin Lao asked, a note of urgency creeping into his voice. "At this rate, Devil Heart's alliance team could finish clearing the Ancient God Tower in two or three days..."
They hadn't expected Devil's Heart to be this formidable. In theory, even with Devil's Heart acting as a broker, there shouldn't have been enough depth of resources to pull this off. Clearing the Ancient God Tower didn't just require a large number of Tier 3 experts — it also demanded corresponding weapons and equipment.
And here they were, trapped in Poison Calamity City, unlikely to get out for a week or two. Even if they could leave right now, they probably wouldn't catch up to Devil's Heart's alliance team's pace.
"It looks like we have no choice but to give it a try," Shi Feng said, turning his gaze toward Clodia.