After the Kobold King fell, the fear gripping everyone dissipated, and they could move freely once more.
But at this point, only six members of the team remained alive.
When everyone saw the Kobold King lying on the ground, they all froze in disbelief.
Even Bai Qingxue found it strange. Logically, they shouldn't have been able to survive while under that fear state, so how had the Kobold King died?
Upon spotting Shi Feng beside the Kobold King, barely clinging to life, Bai Qingxue understood.
Without a doubt, Shi Feng had been the one to kill the Kobold King.
The others were so stunned they couldn't utter a single word. To have killed the critically low-health Kobold King while in that state — how was that even possible?
"Brother Feng, you're amazing! You actually took down the boss even like that — you're basically my idol!" Hei Zi gazed at Shi Feng with worshipful eyes, his voice brimming with excitement.
Achieving a First Clear of the Hell Difficulty Dark Moon Cemetery — this was an absolutely thrilling moment. It meant their names would be permanently etched on the Glory Board. From now on, every player who entered the Dark Moon Cemetery would see their names and look upon them with awe. It would be impossible not to become famous.
"All right, hurry and resurrect everyone." Shi Feng, sitting on the ground, wasn't particularly worked up. He simply pointed at the fallen members — having them just lie there wasn't great.
Bai Qingxue finally snapped out of her shock and turned to the sole surviving healer, Xiaoyue'er. "Yue'er, revive them quickly."
"Mm." Xiaoyue'er nodded and began casting her resurrection spell.
After several minutes, she had brought everyone back one by one.
When Zhao Yueru was revived, she asked in a daze, "Yue'er, did we wipe?"
"No — we passed," Xiaoyue'er said with a gentle smile.
"Oh… so we did wipe after all." Zhao Yueru shook her head, secretly lamenting. If only everyone had skills to break crowd control, they wouldn't have wiped. She had watched helplessly as the critically low-health Kobold King seemed destined to claim victory in the end.
Xiaoyue'er couldn't help but laugh out loud. If she hadn't seen the Kobold King's corpse with her own eyes, she wouldn't have believed it either. So she called out, "Sister Yueru, the boss is already dead."
"That's impossible. None of us have a skill that removes fear," Zhao Yueru said firmly. "Even after the fear wore off, there's no way the remaining people could have killed the boss."
"Believe it. Look over there — the Kobold King was ultimately slain by Brother Ye Feng. You have no idea how dire his situation was at the time. In the end, he went for a final desperate strike, willing to trade his life to take the Kobold King down with him. His HP dropped to just sixteen — he was one hit away from death." Xiaoyue'er pointed toward the distant corpse of the Kobold King, a hint of admiration in her voice when she spoke of Shi Feng.
Zhao Yueru turned to look.
It really was the Kobold King's corpse.
Zhao Yueru tilted her head, her beautiful eyes studying Shi Feng's silhouette nearby. She realized this man was truly mysterious. His earlier commands had been like those of a general with years of battlefield experience — every order was precise, down to specifying exactly where each person should stand. He was nothing like a typical solo player. Even the raid leaders in major guilds who ran dungeons regularly couldn't compare. It was almost unbelievable.
And now he had defeated the Kobold King in the final moment. His skill was beyond question.
His observation ability, his command presence, his combat technique — practically everything was at the pinnacle. It completely shattered her previous understanding of Shi Feng.
"What an infuriating man." Zhao Yueru lightly bit her red lip, staring at Shi Feng, feeling a surge of displeasure. She was convinced he had been toying with her this entire time, and she wished she could march over and bite him a few times to vent.
But of course, that was only a thought. She would never actually do it.
Once everyone had gathered together, Shi Feng finally began sorting through the Kobold King's drops.