Chapter 1 Kate's Power

Kate effortlessly blocked the Ice Lord’s attack, leaving Gu Jiuji and the others dumbstruck.

"That direct subordinate is too strong!"

Mu Xiaoxiao’s beautiful eyes widened, and it took her a long time to utter a word.

An attack from a level 90 World Boss, even a casual blow, possessed earth-shattering power. Even a level 100 Tier 3 NPC would have to exert considerable effort to block it.

After all, this was a Tier 4 Legendary monster, and a World Boss at that. Its attributes were incomparable to ordinary Legendary monsters.

Yet, Kate, a level 95 Tier 2 Swordsman, casually blocked it…

"A Tier 2 class capable of resisting a World Boss, and only five levels higher than the Boss… even the Fine-Gold ranked subordinates I've seen aren't this strong. Could this be a Dark-Gold ranked subordinate?" Gu Jiuji watched Kate repeatedly fend off the icy spear, a storm raging in his heart.

During his time in the Fire Dragon Empire, he had a clear understanding of the levels of direct subordinates possessed by the various major powers, and this was also a matter of utmost concern for ordinary players.

Ordinary players and experts knew they couldn't compare to the experts of those super forces, and the only chance to thrive in God’s Domain was to have a good direct subordinate. As long as they were properly nurtured, they would be no less than a top expert, or even stronger.

In the entire Fire Dragon Empire, more than thirty Fine-Gold ranked subordinates had appeared so far, but never a Dark-Gold ranked one.

Therefore, everyone considered the Dark-Gold rank to be an impossible level to achieve at present.

But now, Zero Wing actually had a Dark-Gold ranked subordinate.

If this news were to spread to the Fire Dragon Empire, it would definitely cause a sensation throughout the entire empire. After all, Mythril ranked subordinates already surpassed top experts at the same level. Although no one had obtained specific data on Fine-Gold ranked subordinates, it was certain that they possessed strength exceeding even peak experts, to the point where even two or three peak experts together might not be able to defeat them.

As for Dark-Gold ranked subordinates, everyone dared not even imagine it. They were definitely invincible at the same level. As long as they were nurtured, they could absolutely roam unhindered in God’s Domain in the future.

Now, it seemed that Dark-Gold ranked subordinates were much stronger than everyone had imagined. Being able to resist a level 90 World Boss at level 95 was simply heaven-defying.

Shi Feng naturally noticed Gu Jiuji and the others' astonishment, but he didn't offer any explanation, merely smiling wryly.

It was true that Kate was a Dark-Gold ranked subordinate, but Kate was also top-tier among Dark-Gold subordinates. Furthermore, after undergoing soul strengthening, her combat power had been further enhanced. The most important point was the two black iron greatswords in Kate's hands, the Blackmoon Twin Blades, which were fragments of a Legendary item, a treasure she had obtained after completing an epic quest in a secret realm.

Without the Blackmoon Twin Blades, Kate’s combined sword light attack definitely wouldn’t have been able to block the attack so easily, and she would definitely have suffered some impact damage.

Shi Feng was also extremely envious of these two swords, but they were NPC weapons, and players couldn't use them at all.

With Kate as the main tank, everyone easily reached the area within fifty yards of the Ice Lord, where they could begin attacking the Ice Lord.

However, as Kate approached the Ice Lord, the Ice Lord finally stopped throwing spears and instead began to swing the spear with both hands, sweeping it towards Kate.

The icy spear was like a giant tree, and the sweep covered more than twenty yards in front of the Ice Lord, causing everyone to feel a chill in their hearts. The wide range of the attack made it impossible to avoid, leaving no choice but to withstand it head-on.

Moreover, the power of this sweep was even greater than when the spear was thrown. The terrifying wind pressure made even those fifty yards away feel a little breathless, as if the sweep had turned this space into a vacuum.

Kate also suddenly swung her swords to meet the attack.

Boom!

With a loud bang, Kate stumbled back three steps, taking over 230,000 damage. The Ice Lord's power was clearly much stronger than before.

Everyone gasped when they saw the damage.

Cola also broke out in a cold sweat.

230,000 damage, and that was against a level 95 Kate. If it were him, he would have been instantly killed without using a life-saving skill.

Of course, players had some damage reduction against monsters, but even so, how could players' strength compare to Kate's?

"Good! She blocked it!" Shi Feng couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief as he looked at Kate, who had lost over 230,000 health. "Everyone, attack with all your might!"

The Ice Lord was a bloodline lord, and his use of bloodline power could greatly increase his attack power. Throwing the icy spear before was just a casual attack, but now that they were close, the Ice Lord was finally taking it seriously.

However, the situation was better than he expected. She only took three steps back and lost over 230,000 health, which was acceptable for Kate, who had over two million health.

With Shi Feng's order, everyone also recovered from the Ice Lord's shock and began to attack the Ice Lord frantically. Immediately, waves of magic arrows bombarded the huge Ice Lord, causing a flurry of damage numbers to appear.

-34174

-31647

-17548

…

After seeing these damage numbers, everyone felt like crying, especially the members of the Shura Adventure Team. The members of Zero Wing were at least dealing over 30,000 damage, but the members of their Shura Adventure Team weren't dealing more than 20,000. This was completely different from the 40,000 to 50,000 damage they could easily deal against level 80 monsters.

Such damage was simply a drop in the bucket for the Ice Lord, who had 960 million health…

However, among the damage numbers that appeared, there were also several eye-catching numbers, namely the damage dealt by Shi Feng, Huo Wu, Bai Qingxue, and Zhao Yueru. In particular, Zhao Yueru's fire-based magic damage had a certain bonus against the Ice Lord, and since they were all Tier 3 spells, each one dealt over 150,000 damage. Every now and then, a critical hit would deal over 300,000 damage, even higher than Shi Feng's, which stunned the members of the Shura Adventure Team.

It could be said that one Zhao Yueru was worth ten people…

But even so, the Ice Lord's health bar barely moved at all, like a mountain pressing down on everyone.

"Guild Leader! With our current damage, I'm afraid it will be difficult to kill it."

Jing Wuming glanced at the Ice Lord's health bar. After attacking for so long, it hadn't even dropped by 1%. He understood that if they continued to drag on like this, they would probably be exhausted to death by the Ice Lord before they could kill it.

Everyone's output wasn't low, but the Ice Lord's attack range was very wide, making it impossible for everyone to stand still and output. Moreover, there was no room for error. As long as a player was hit even slightly, they would be instantly killed. Avoiding the Ice Lord's large-scale attacks didn't leave much time to attack.

At this time, everyone also noticed. After all, they were all seasoned veterans, and there were many experts who had reached the Realm of Micro, so they all understood that the problem was insufficient output. If they continued to drag on like this, they would definitely be exhausted to death first.

"The aggro has been pulled almost enough." Shi Feng naturally understood the problem of insufficient output. After all, it was a level 90 World Boss. How could their half-baked team possibly have enough output? He then looked at Anna and said, "Let's begin!"