The boss unleashed a powerful, wide-area damage-over-time skill that would drain 10 million HP from players within 10 seconds. Even under the effects of a Group Blessing Scroll, everyone could barely withstand it. Even a "fragile" assassin like Ban Ye Shu, who had his ultimate skill and Taiji Great Dao active, was struggling. If even a top expert like him could barely endure it, ordinary Hidden Profession players stood even less of a chance.
Fortunately, the skill could not interrupt Orange Spirit Pills. These pills could instantly restore everyone to full health, and with Zuo Shang Qin Xin and the others frantically casting group healing spells, they managed to save quite a few players. Even so, nearly 20% of the players were killed. The number of people still able to fight the boss was now less than half of what it had been, which showed just how powerful the boss was.
Of course, Zuo Shang Qin Xin also cast Melody Turns to Rain and Life Array, greatly increasing everyone's recovery speed. That was precisely why over 30% of the players survived. Otherwise, only players like Ye Luo, who had their ultimate skills and Combination Equipment effects active, would likely have remained alive.
After using that skill, the boss also entered a slight weakened state. Calling it weakened was perhaps inaccurate; it simply no longer had any buff bonuses. Still, this reduced everyone's pressure. At the very least, Ye Luo, Breaking Waves Riding Wind, and the others found it much easier to deal with. More importantly, the boss did not use another Area of Effect Skill for the next minute, giving everyone a chance to catch their breath.
After Misty Leaf cast Necromancy Profound Meaning: Curse once more, the time-element players in the team could no longer use Time Zero on