As the howling grew closer, everyone's focus sharpened, their eyes locked on the countless stone pillars towering before the narrow path.
As for the items dropped by over a thousand werewolf warriors on the ground, not a single person spared them a glance, let alone stooped to pick them up.
It wasn't that
They had experienced firsthand just how powerful and cunning Lord-rank monsters could be in White Mist Canyon.
Even Elite-rank monsters could pull off sneak attacks, let alone Lord-rank ones. A simple ambush was nothing — what was truly terrifying was their ability to strike at a player's blind spot with a lethal blow, making them impossible to guard against. Their main tank Ke Le had nearly been one-shot by a Lord-rank monster's sneak attack several times already. If not for the overpowered skill Time Arc from his Arc Guardian, he would have died at least five or six times.
Shi Feng and the others didn't have any overpowered skills. Going to pick up loot right now would be straight-up suicide.
Before long, the howling abruptly ceased, and a deadly aura of death rushed toward them. The air around the narrow path seemed to freeze solid.
"Where's the monster?" Hei Zi stared ahead but couldn't see any monsters, and couldn't help but ask in confusion.
"It must be hiding. Those stone pillars up ahead are perfect cover — it's very likely waiting for an opportunity to land a lethal blow on us." Feiying, who had entered stealth mode, spoke up. "Guild Master, shall I go scout ahead?"
"No, it's already coming toward us." Shi Feng shook his head, drawing Abyssal and Shadow of Purgatory from his waist, his expression grave. "Everyone, prepare for battle. Huowu and Feiying, provide support from the flanks. Ziyan, you handle healing. Water Rouge and Hei Zi, focus on crowd control. Don't draw too much of the monster's attention — it's stronger than any of you imagine."
"Coming toward us? But I don't see it anywhere." Water Rouge peered carefully ahead but couldn't find any trace of a monster.
"It's normal that you can't see it — it's in stealth. Even I can barely make out a blurry outline." It was only because Shi Feng had equipped the Dragon God's Holy Breath, which granted massive boosts across all his stats, that he could barely detect it.
"Stealth?! No way!"
Hearing Shi Feng say this, and seeing how grave his expression was, everyone began looking around, their tension mounting.
A Lord-rank monster capable of stealth — the slightest lapse in attention could result in a lethal blow. It was every player's worst nightmare…
Shi Feng didn't dare let his guard down either. He immediately activated Eye of Omniscience.
With a single sweep of his gaze, he immediately spotted a small red-furred werewolf, standing about as tall as a person. In its hands were two pitch-black daggers with serrated blades. The red-furred werewolf had already entered the narrow path and was approaching them step by step, less than thirty yards away.
Crimson Shadow Ferocious Wolf. Rare Lord-rank. Level 28. HP: 1,000,000.
Although a Rare Lord wasn't as powerful as a High Lord — its stats were the same as an ordinary Lord's — a Rare Lord possessed one additional talent skill compared to ordinary Lords.
Much like a player who advanced to a Hidden Class and gained that class's unique inheritance skills.
This made Rare Lords considerably stronger than ordinary Lords, and especially lethal against certain players.
If Shi Feng had a five-hundred-man team with him right now, he wouldn't hesitate to take on the Crimson Shadow Ferocious Wolf. But right now, they only had six people — and no main tank. Taking down a Rare Lord was genuinely no easy feat.
After seeing the red-furred werewolf's data, Shi Feng's heart churned. If he hadn't equipped the legendary fragment, the Dragon God's Holy Breath, which kept his mind unnaturally calm while also sending his stats soaring —
Strength increased by 40%. Agility increased by 40%. Intelligence increased by 30%. Endurance increased by 50%. Movement Speed increased by 20%. Attack Speed increased by 30%.