Chapter 1299 Aura

In the dim and quiet cave, the giant demon stood silently in the center. Facing this demon, everyone felt a sense of suffocation, their faces gloomy and uncomfortable.

Demon King Aura, Legendary rank, Lord of the Layer, Level 68, 600 million HP.

"What kind of monster is this? How can it exude such a powerful pressure?"

"Is this really a Tier 4 monster? Just looking at it, I feel death approaching. And this monster is clearly motionless, but it gives me a feeling of invulnerability."

"Huh, why does this Boss have a Lord of the Layer title?"

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Everyone looked at Aura in the cave. Although they didn't understand what Lord of the Layer meant, their wild instincts had long been awakened through long-term battles in God's Domain. None of them dared to enter the cave even half a step, staring intently as if the cave led to a hell of no return.

Shi Feng wasn't surprised by this.

Because their instincts were correct. If they rashly entered Aura's cave, it would be a dead end!

The current players of God's Domain were unfamiliar with the concept of Lord of the Layer, because they were like kings among their peers. This power didn't come from stats but from the strength of their combat skills, completely different from ancient species or dragons.

Compared to the powerful stats of ancient species, Lords of the Layer were much harder to deal with for players, because it tested their own combat skills. If a player's combat skills were lacking, they would be instantly killed, unlike facing ancient species with powerful stats, where they could at least put up some resistance.

Moreover, when dealing with monsters like Lords of the Layer, the number of players didn't provide any advantage. On the contrary, the more players there were, the harder it would be to deal with, because Lords of the Layer could summon monster armies, with the number of monsters proportional to the number of players fighting.

Perhaps these summoned monsters weren't strong in terms of stats, but their combat skills were at least at the third level of the Trial Tower, which was what made Lords of the Layer so terrifying.

Lords of the Layer generally appeared after level 100. Shi Feng hadn't expected that the guardian Boss of the Origin Iron Mine would actually be a Lord of the Layer...

"Guild Leader, this Boss feels too dangerous. We have a lot of people here, why don't we send some people to test it out first?" Aqua Rose suggested to Shi Feng, looking at Aura.

For unknown Bosses, especially wild Bosses, it was common to send a group of people to challenge the Boss and test its strength in order to avoid excessive losses. Then they would look for solutions, because dying once in the wild resulted in losing a level. Even with a healer to resurrect, they would still lose half a level, so they had to be cautious.

"Forget it. Organize the data of all the current team members and give it to me. I'll rebuild a hundred-man team," Shi Feng shook his head.

For a Boss like Lord of the Layer, testing it out was meaningless, because this Boss was very direct and didn't have many strange magic skills like other Bosses. It only had straightforward melee combat and a group wipe ultimate move. There was nothing else. When facing this Boss, if you could withstand it, you could withstand it. No amount of scouting would help if you couldn't.

Moreover, the 500 people present were all Tier 2 classes, the true experts of the guild. Losing half a level, no matter who it was, would be a great loss. It would be better to go all out from the start and give it a try.

Aqua Rose then sent Shi Feng the detailed data of the 500-man team, including all the players' basic attributes, equipment, and the current level reached in the Trial Tower. After spending more than half an hour, Shi Feng selected the top 100 members in the Trial Tower from the 500 people.

Among these 100 people, the lowest level in the Trial Tower was at the late sixth level. It wouldn't be a problem for them to deal with the monsters summoned by the Lord of the Layer on their own.

"Alright! Cola, go pull the Boss!" Shi Feng said to Cola after seeing that everyone was in position.

Cola nodded. Although he was a little nervous, he stepped into the cave.

As Cola walked into the cave, the entire cave instantly became bright. This cave was more like an ancient palace than a cave. The surroundings were full of broken murals and standing stone pillars. Although the ground was severely damaged, the engraved magic arrays could still be vaguely seen.

Before Cola could take a few steps, Demon King Aura suddenly opened its eyes. The moment those blood-red eyes opened, Cola felt as if his entire being was in an icy hell. A chill seeped from the soles of his feet into his internal organs, then to his cerebral cortex. It wasn't like other monsters, filled with frenzy and death. On the contrary, it was tranquil and cold.

Before Cola could recover from this coldness, Aura moved. Aura's movement wasn't as fast as lightning like other monsters. On the contrary, everyone could see it clearly, giving a feeling of indescribable naturalness. Although they were hundreds of yards apart, each of Aura's steps rapidly shortened the distance.

"Not good! This monster is an expert!" Cola thought, a bad feeling rising in his heart. He quickly raised the Titan Guard in his hand to block in front of him.

Clang!

Immediately after, everyone heard a crisp metallic collision sound. The Titan Guard held by Cola splashed out dazzling sparks. Cola couldn't help but retreat several steps to stabilize his body. But then another sword light fell from above Cola's head, causing Cola to instinctively raise his shield to defend again.

A series of attacks forced Cola to retreat repeatedly. Although his HP didn't drop much each time, only 13,000 to 14,000, everyone couldn't help but gasp as they watched Cola retreat continuously.

Because Cola and Aura's battle had completely fallen into a disadvantage. Cola didn't have the slightest chance to counterattack Aura. All he could do was defend, or rather, just defending was already his best effort. A slight distraction could result in him being hit by a sword.

When the Zero Wing members approached within a hundred yards of Aura, Aura suddenly roared, and one demon after another emerged from the ground of the cave. Their levels ranged from 64 to 66, with a total of two hundred or so. The weakest were Elite ranked, and the stronger ones were also Lord ranked.

The Zero Wing members had originally looked down on monsters of this level, but they were completely shocked after the battle.

Because these demons had very high combat skills, with the worst having the level of the third floor of the Trial Tower. The few Lord-ranked demons even reached the level of the fifth floor of the Trial Tower, which was currently recognized as the level of experts in God's Domain.

Demons were originally stronger than players in terms of stats. A Lord-ranked demon with the combat skills of the fifth floor of the Trial Tower directly caused several Tier 2 Zero Wing players to be killed on the spot. Fortunately, Violet Cloud's timely rescue prevented even more deaths.

"Fortunately, it seems that this Demon King's level is only around the late fifth floor of the Trial Tower. It shouldn't be a problem," Shi Feng said, relieved after watching Aura fight Cola for a while and roughly gauging Aura's combat level.

There were also differences in strength among Lords of the Layer.

The weakest were close to the sixth level, which was the late fifth level. They were still considered quite good experts even in large guilds. The strongest could even reach the Void Realm, making them impossible to contend with.

Fortunately, Aura was the weakest type of Lord of the Layer. If it were a powerful Lord of the Layer, it could probably instantly kill Cola even if Cola's stats met the standard...

The reason Aura could completely suppress Cola now was entirely due to the advantage of Legendary attributes. It seemed like Cola was in a precarious situation now, but Aura couldn't improve any further. On the contrary, Cola could use burst skills.

Then, under Shi Feng's orders, Cola activated his burst skills, making the battle situation easier at once. In addition, with Fire Dance and Ye Wumian blocking a group of monsters, everyone could unleash their attacks on Aura, causing Aura's HP to drop continuously.

90%... 70%... 50%...

When it finally reached less than 1%, Shi Feng activated Divine Grace and used Sword Shadow and Thunder Flame Explosion on Aura, directly killing Aura. Immediately after, a pleasant system notification sounded in his ears.