"Ding, other readers read as normal:!"
He was just about to attack when he received a message from He Yi: "Lu Chen, how are things on your end?"
"I'm about to kill the boss. What's up?" I replied.
A minute later, He Yi sent me a message: "A few hours ago, I received news from Dragonbone Mountain Range. One of the Purgatory Sovereigns, the Bard of Snow Domain?
Sophie led her troops down the peak of Dragonbone Mountain Range and made a beeline for Hero City. The Northern Alliance is in a complete mess right now. Sophie is the second super boss of the Purgatory Nine Sovereigns, and she brought at least ten million high-level undead with her. Also, there are a lot of flying undead in blood-colored robes dropping Corpse Eaters and Liches into Seven Star City. Hmm, the players of Seven Star City are going to have a life-and-death battle in the next few hours. I heard that Sophie suddenly launched an attack because a player in the US triggered a main quest. Anyway, this is going to be interesting … "
I smiled and replied, "We're also doing a main quest, and our target is one of the Nine Sovereigns of Purgatory, Bloody Finger. I doubt it's going to be any better. Eve, do your best. Once you clear out the Mingshe Forest, you'll be able to enter the Bloody Fortress. Once you pass through the fortress, you'll find a lot of burial grounds. There are Level 210 Ghost Chariot mobs in the burial grounds, and there's a chance that a Level 1 baby Ghost Chariot will drop. It's a dreadful boss, so don't waste your time.
He Yi seemed to be very excited as she sent me a smiley face emoji. "Understood. I'll send someone over right away. Hehe, this Bloody Shield Domain is just too rich. Once we're done with this map, the level, equipment, and skills of our main guild's players will all increase by a level, boss!"
"Okay, good luck, I'm busy."
"Alright!"
…
Turn off the communicator and prepare for battle!
Trembling with anger, Prince Cloudway looked around and declared, "Warriors of Vanished God City and Sky City, we must destroy this Eye of the Purgatory teleportation formation. Otherwise, the human race will lose yet another great city. I'll deal with Instructor Dios, and the rest of you deal with the four minions!"
"Yes, Your Highness!" The group of soldiers nodded.
I glanced at them and noticed that they were four high-level mages. They were probably Level 215 mages, but they were all Immortal Rank minibosses. Their Attack, HP, and Defense were much lower than Dios's, and they weren't nearly as good as Dios's.
Lowering my sword, I mounted my mount and said decisively, "Let the NPCs absorb most of the firepower while we attack the minibosses one by one. Let's take out one miniboss at a time and clear out Dios' minions one by one!"
"Mn!" The girls nodded.
I chose a target, a purple-robed mage closest to us, and immediately used a God Binding Art on him. It was a MISS. Next, Thunderous Charge!
"Whoosh!"
This time, it hit. The Mage was stunned for a short period of time, and he didn't have time to activate his magic shield.
"Beiming, other readers should read normally:!"
I shouted, but Beiming Xue hit the panicking mage with a Bone Eroding Arrow before I could finish my sentence. Lin Yixin followed up with an Extreme Break + Ice Flame Slash combo!
Bang! Bang!
The feeling of attacking cloth armor was amazing. Over 50k damage numbers popped up all over the mage's body, and his HP dropped by almost 700k in just a few seconds!
"Dammit, you lowly melee fighters! I'm going to kill you all!"
The purple-robed mage flew into a rage as he waved his scepter and cast a Flame Explosion right in between us. Scorching flames immediately engulfed my body, causing me so much pain that I wished I was dead. This mage's Magic Power was probably even higher than Lian Xin's. Two damage numbers flew above the Phantom Wolf King's head, and it was nearly blasted away.
“86284！”
“102923！”
After all, this was the Magic Attack of a Boss level monster.
"Come, accept the baptism of the God of Fire!"
The boss raised his scepter again and shouted, "Awaken, slumbering fire spirit! Devour everything before you, I beg of you — ahhhh …"
Before he could finish speaking, I had already punched him with a Magic Piercing Punch. Thanks to Great Earth Transformation, my domain power was boosted, and I was able to shatter the boss's large-scale summoning spell in one hit!
"Kill!"
Beiming Xue and Lian Xin attacked wildly, and we quickly whittled away the boss's HP. However, the boss's Flame Explosion and Fire Dragon Spell kept us below 50% HP, and we could die at any moment. Murong Mingyue was under a lot of pressure because she had to cast Greater Heal and Blink of Heal after Pond of Life. Everyone else was just watching calmly.
Swhoosh!
The Necklace of the War God's Broken Blade abruptly flashed. This was great! The boss was stunned for 7 seconds, and this was the best time for us to deal damage and heal. Seven seconds later, the mage's HP hit rock bottom!
Roar!
A cyan dragon soul wrapped around the blade, and the Cyan Netherworld Sword's effect appeared. It abruptly devoured the old mage's remaining health. Immediately, the purple-robed mage let out an angry roar and slowly fell to the ground. He shouted, "Accept me, God of Hell!"
A couple of pieces of equipment, magic stones and so on dropped to the ground. I packed everything into my bag in one go, but I didn't have time to check if there were any Heaven-grade items. I charged the second miniboss and whispered, "Let's keep going. Cloudway won't be able to last much longer!"
"Mn!"
I quickly took over the second miniboss mage from the NPC soldiers and continued to wreak havoc on the boss. Not far away from us, Cloudway was being sent flying by Magister Dios's spells, but he refused to give up. He activated Holy Shield with one hand and slashed at the magister's Magic Shield with the other. However, the Magic Shield was much tougher than the miniboss', and Cloudway's attacks weren't enough to penetrate it. In the blink of an eye, his HP dropped to 87%.
Swhoosh!
Murong Mingyue tossed a Heal to Cloudway, and it worked. It was a proportional recovery skill, and it was a huge boon to Cloudway!
"Heh, you're awesome, sis!" I praised.
Murong Mingyue puffed out her chest proudly and said, "Stop sucking up and kill him already, you brat!"
… …
The energy in the air was incredibly intense. Grand Magister Dios was incredibly powerful, and flames were gathering at the tip of his scepter. He shouted, "Cloudway, my beloved disciple, I have raised you into a great magic warrior, so allow me to bring you to hell with me. Fans of my books love to read: Fire Torrent!"
Dios raised his magic scepter and chanted loudly, "O great Arcane Flame Torrent, heed my call and come to this world. I, Dios, plead with the power of my life — Flame Torrent!"
Boom!
A powerful blast of fire erupted from the tip of his scepter and headed straight for Cloudway.
Cloudway raised his sword and raised his left hand. Then, he growled, "Block it, Energy Shield!"
Cloudway was knocked away by the Fire Torrent and deflected away from the attack's trajectory. The wristguard on his left arm was scorched red, and his arm must've been burned as well. However, he didn't cry out in pain at all as he fell to the ground.
A dozen or so NPC soldiers from Vanished God City raised their shields in unison to block the raging flames, but they didn't realize that the flames were shockingly hot. Their shields were completely melted by the explosion, and a dozen or so charred skeletons were left behind. The skeletons swayed on the ground as they fell to the ground.
Tears welled up in Cloudway's eyes as he cried, "Teacher, you … you really learned undead magic. You … you've fallen completely …"
Dios laughed loudly. "That's right. Even I couldn't control such a powerful attack in the past. Follow me and embark on a higher path of cultivation, child!"
"Dream on!"
Cloudway rose to his feet with anger in his eyes. "I will never sell the blood of the innocent to complete my cultivation. Come, let me show you my new martial technique!"
Cloudway's blade trembled and let out an ear-piercing screech. Gripping his sword, Cloudway growled and summoned a giant Xiezhi beast above his head. It looked exactly the same as High Fighting Spirits' Xiezhi Howl, but its power was on a completely different level. Whirlpools of energy swirled around the blade, and hexagrams appeared beneath Cloudway's feet. Then, he shouted, "Teacher, eat this — Divine Beast Slash! Everyone else, watch as normal!"
Cloudway had thrown everything he had into this attack. He had practically sacrificed his own life to stop his former teacher from doing what he wanted!
Boom boom boom!
A series of explosions rang out as Cloudway destroyed almost half of the palace. However, Holy Magus Dios was still standing there with admiration in his eyes. A trickle of blood trickled down the corner of his mouth.
"Alright, my dear disciple. You are so outstanding that I cannot allow you to live any longer …" Killing intent flashed across Dios's eyes. He had clearly decided not to hold back anymore.
… …
"Let's take out a few of their minions quickly. Cloudway needs our help!" I whispered.
Lin Yixin replied, "Yeah, but how can we do it so quickly …"
That's right. Everyone was doing everything they could, and a Level 215 miniboss like this was just too powerful. Two spells in a row was more than enough to drop Lin Yixin and I to low health. Thankfully, our priest was Murong Mingyue. If it was Moon Dew, we would've been wiped out a long time ago. Losing 30% of a healer was a completely different story altogether.
The intense battle raged outside the palace. Magic and martial skills flew all over the place, and everything was a blur. Our potions were running out at an alarming rate, and Prince Cloudway's HP had dropped to 40% or so. The good news was that Murong Mingyue's continuous Heal was barely enough to save the prince of Vanished God City.
… …
Finally, half an hour later, all three minibosses collapsed to the ground one after another. The best equipment they dropped was Earth-grade, so I tossed them all into my bag. Right now, we had to kill Dios and save the prince first. If Cloudway died, our quest would be ruined. Moreover, Cloudway was a good NPC noble, so it would be a shame if he died!