Chapter 858: Void-Cracking Dragon
That centaur team, already notorious in Ether City for their poor reputation, finally provoked the wrong person and kicked a real iron wall.
So they could only pay for their actions with their lives.
As for this, the spectators on site only cheered.
There wasn't a shred of sorrow.
It was evident how arrogant and overbearing this centaur team usually was, to the point that everyone wished they would die quickly.
And with this incident—
Everyone's gaze toward Ling Zhan's group completely changed.
From initial contempt to now solemnity.
Everyone knew the strength of this group was unfathomable.
In this situation—
Ling Zhan and the others encountered no obstacles when entering the dungeon.
Moreover, after they entered the dungeon, the crowd remained in the hall, waiting to see their results.
The dungeons Ling Zhan applied for today weren't high-level.
As expected—
Half an hour later—
Nearly ten dungeons had been cleared by Ling Zhan with record-breaking times.
And the completion times only differed by about ten seconds from previous records.
This once again shocked everyone.
After finishing the dungeons, Ling Zhan took his divine beasts to stroll the busiest and most lively streets of Ether City.
When the sun finally began to set and night fell—
Ling Zhan began his journey to the Forest of Death.
Of course, there was no real sun here.
The Ten Thousand Demons Continent had already sunk into an underground space.
In this underground space, how could there be real sunlight?
The sun was artificially created using magic, not just to provide light for the land, but also to help people keep time.
With seasonal changes—
Life could be normal.
If the sky was perpetually dark, the Professionals living here would surely be in poor spirits.
Arriving at the Forest of Death—
Ling Zhan floated in mid-air and looked down.
What entered his view was devastation.
Mountains had collapsed, and the land was fractured.
These wild monsters were now over level 100, and the Demon-Slaying Legion members were also strong.
Battles between them didn't just ruin one area of terrain.
Looking far and wide, the endless forest terrain had already been destroyed.
Explosions from magic attacks could still be heard in the far distance.
Without hesitation, under the effect of the "Space Domination" talent, Ling Zhan instantly teleported to the battle site.
A Void-Cracking Dragon, tens of thousands of meters tall, was ferociously roaring at the tiny human Professionals before it.
Void-Cracking Dragon—
It was the final boss of the Forest of Death field map.
Level 180.
This dragon's body was covered in magic patterns, emitting monstrous demonic aura. Spatial vortices continually appeared around it, and magical elements and energy surged into its body.
As the boss of this map, it benefited from terrain buffs.
Its armor, magic resistance, and damage reduction were enhanced dozens of times, along with its attack power.
This was practically a large-scale event.
For many Professionals, this boss, like a destructive beast, was no different from a world boss.
Molders and the Demon-Slaying Legion members were furiously attacking the Void-Cracking Dragon.
The dragon's earth-shaking roars pierced the clouds.
Ling Zhan simply watched from afar.
He already knew about this boss through intel from the various national legions of the Ten Thousand Demons Continent.
In terms of strength and difficulty, it was stronger than the Demon King in Tower Zero.
Not because the Demon King was weak—
But because this boss in the Forest of Death was special.
As mentioned before, this world was a fusion of game and reality.
In some games, there were "World Boss" monsters.
Any monster designated as a World Boss, even if low-level, required players to be many levels higher to defeat it.
This level 180 World Boss was, in some sense, the upper limit of outdoor bosses in the lower realm.
It was also a powerful boss in a certain game.
Without a team of hundreds or thousands, it was very difficult to take down.
Now that it had been transplanted into reality, and had guarded the Forest of Death for so long, its strength had naturally grown terrifying.
The biggest difference between field bosses and dungeon bosses was—
Field bosses could grow. Dungeon bosses could respawn, but their level and strength were fixed.
This Void-Cracking Dragon had existed for a long time.
With terrain buffs added—
It being stronger than the Demon King in Tower Zero was expected.
Of course—
This only referred to the Demon King in Tower Zero.
The Abyss of Ten Thousand Demons contained many Demon Kings, some of which were undoubtedly stronger.
As for the Ten Thousand Demon Lord, it was certainly stronger than this Void-Cracking Dragon.
"Master, it looks like they're having some trouble dealing with it…"
Meng Shuang blinked and said softly, watching the towering beast-like boss and the sweaty members of the Demon-Slaying Legion.
"Of course it's going to get harder and harder…"
"Mainly because this boss's terrain buffs will increase over time."
"In another hour, the buff will stack to 10 layers. Then its damage reduction will reach at least 95%."
"Most importantly, once the buff reaches full stacks, its armor, magic resistance, and damage reduction can't be ignored."
Chang Yue added softly.
Right now, the Void-Cracking Dragon's damage reduction was only 60%—
And it was already making Molders and the others struggle.
Hard to imagine what it'd be like at 95%.
It would definitely become tickle damage.
Probably even weaker than the boss's own health regeneration per second.
No wonder World Bosses were so hard to kill.
Once the buff maxed out, you could only give up on the raid.
Being unignorable meant your armor penetration and magic penetration became useless.
At this moment—
Molders and his team probably couldn't defeat this World Boss within an hour.
Even though armor penetration and magic penetration skills were being thrown at it like crazy—
They clearly weren't doing much.
Even SS-grade skills had a cap on penetration.
For example, Ling Zhan's SS-grade skill "Armor-Piercing Arrow"
Could ignore 50% of the enemy's armor.
But there was a limit.
[Can ignore up to 50 billion points of armor.]
In other words, if the enemy had 1 trillion armor—
In theory, Ling Zhan's arrow could ignore half, i.e., 500 billion.
But due to the skill's cap—
That 50% armor penetration only ignored 50 billion.