BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
From within the black clouds, endless streams of dark-red light shot down, locking onto the professionals on the ground, launching an indiscriminate bombardment.
On the battlefield, everyone struck by the beams was instantly blasted into white light. Without even the chance to react.
Amid the endless screams, white lights burst out one after another.
In the blink of an eye, the ultimate gladiator arena had turned into a slaughterhouse belonging solely to the Hell Familiar Golia.
Slaying heaven and earth in seconds, its unrivaled strength left all the spectators around the world watching through the livestreams in utter silence.
["This guy… is he really that strong?"]
["Fuck! He can even one-shot Legendary-class professionals! What the hell is this monster?"]
["King-tier BOSS… terrifying beyond reason!"]
["They have to kill this BOSS to clear the Hell Arena, but at this rate, the thing is invincible. Nobody can kill it!"]
["If only Dragon Nation's Zero were here, he would definitely have the strength to face this BOSS!"]
["If we can't kill it, we're doomed… brothers, sisters, you have to kill this BOSS no matter what!"]
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[On the Battlefield]
As the Hell Familiar Golia unleashed the cloud's power, slaughtering the professionals below. Suddenly, a shard of ice descended from the sky, slamming straight at the Familiar.
But just before it struck, the Familiar vanished, reappearing nearby in an instant. Perfectly dodging Frost King Kwon Ji-hyun's ambush.
Barely after completing the dodge, an icy sword-light suddenly cut in from the front.
The Familiar raised a hand, conjuring a vortex shield before him.
Clang!
The sharp blade struck against the vortex, blocked.
Even as Elfa poured his full strength into the strike, he couldn't break through the Familiar's guard.
"Humans… is this truly the extent of your power?"
With a casual wave, the Familiar blasted forth from within the vortex, a torrent of force hurling Elfa back.
"Damn it…", Elfa clenched his teeth.
"If not for the suppression of the Hell Arena, my strength forced down by four tiers, all my 5S skills weakened to 3S, this mere King-tier BOSS wouldn't even be worth my notice!"
And he wasn't just bragging.
History recorded Elfa once slaying three King-tier BOSSES in the otherworld.
But that had been only after reaching max level, Tier 9.
Tier 9 professionals could push their skills to 5S-tier.
And any skill at 5S meant a qualitative leap.
Though this opponent, the Hell Familiar, was only level 175, not too high, its skills were all at 5S. Unlike the professionals, its abilities hadn't been suppressed by the arena.
Because in the otherworld, monster stats were defined differently from professionals.
Professionals were divided into first-turn through Tier 9. Monsters had no such divisions.
The higher the monster's grade, the higher the level of skills it wielded.
3S skills facing 5S skills. Naturally, like eggs striking stone.
Even as the Familiar swelled with pride—
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
Dark beams crashed down from the sky.
The Familiar shifted into intangibility, letting the magic pass harmlessly through its body.
Looking toward Witch Ancestor Xuanlan, who was chanting below, the Familiar sneered, "Just you weaklings, you think you're worthy to face me?"
But the instant it dropped back from intangibility into solid form. Those beams of black light suddenly reversed, whipping upward like ropes, striking it unprepared.
The Familiar was caught off guard, instantly bound tight by the snaring beams.
"What, someone actually managed to control even a King-tier BOSS?"
Dark Priest Lelovs, watching the scene, couldn't help but look at Xuanlan with new respect.
"This Witch Ancestor… has some real stuff!"
At his side, Morgan Kibbada roared, "Stop praising the enemy and crushing our morale! Whose side are you even on?"
Seizing the moment, Wolong raised his Zen staff and cast.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
Three golden blasts rained down from the heavens.
Though bound in place, the Familiar's will wasn't hindered.
With a thought, it summoned another vortex shield.
But Wolong's three strikes shattered the shield apart.
In the next instant, Arrow Emperor Yinlong's mechanical disk swept overhead.
"Hehe, here we go," Yinlong chuckled darkly.
From the disk, countless mechanical blades rained down, piercing through the Familiar's defenses, striking its body again and again.
After the assault, the health bar above the Familiar's head visibly dropped, by two percent.
For the spectators outside, their hearts finally eased a little.
["No doubt about it, Dragon Nation's three greats, their teamwork is insane!"]
["They can actually damage a King-tier BOSS, unbelievable!"]
Hearing the praise for Dragon Nation, Elfa's fury boiled.
"HAAAH!"
With a furious roar, he unleashed his greatest battle will, soaring into the sky.
SWISH! SWISH! SWISH! SWISH!
Sword strikes infused with his very life-force slashed down one after another at the Familiar.
Meanwhile, Frost King Kwon Ji-hyun cast his icy magic, summoning a frozen formation around the Familiar to hinder its movements.
The Ghostsword burned his life to massively amplify his power in a short span.
Under the flurry, he finally broke through the Familiar's guard.
With Kwon Ji-hyun's icy control, the swordstorm ripped into the Familiar, one furious combo bursting three percent of its HP at once.
This was no longer just a battle between individuals.
This was a war tied to the fate of the entire world, the survival of all humankind.
No one else stood idle.
Dark Curse!
Earthshatter!
Annihilation Aurora Slash!
Sky-rending Polar Sandstorm!
Thunder Crescent Slash…
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
Professionals of all nations erupted with their strongest battle skills, hammering the Familiar.
The higher the damage, the more its weak defenses showed through.
Every strike landed, leaving wounds.
Each one's damage might have been small, but stacked together, the combined damage was terrifying.
Under the storm of united fire, the Familiar's health bar suddenly plummeted, by ninety percent.
"Foolish humans! Do you think this is enough to defeat me?"
"Behold the Judgment of Hell!"
The Familiar spread its wings wide and soared into the air, evading the combined barrage.
Whoosh!
With a sudden flare, its wings unfurled, conjuring a massive dark vortex before it.
From within the vortex erupted an overwhelming tide of shadow power.
"Tremble, humans!"
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