"Though a day isn't short, dealing with second-order giant NPCs of the same level really raises the difficulty by quite a bit." Shi Feng studied the ten giant gladiators in the Arena. "I'm afraid even experts at the half-step Subtle Realm won't be able to pass without a full set of Dark Gold Equipment of the same level."
NPCs were nothing like monsters. Not only did they possess numerous magical skills, but their combat standards also surpassed monsters of the same level by a considerable margin.
Moreover, even NPCs of the same rank varied in strength.
That was because their weapons and equipment differed. After all, a full set of Bronze Equipment and a full set of Dark Gold Grade Equipment had an enormous difference in attributes.
Of the ten giant NPCs before him, the weakest wore a full set of Bronze Equipment, while the strongest wore a full set of Fine-Gold Equipment. Coupled with the giants' innate gifts, even players clad in Dark Gold Grade Equipment would likely be inferior in attributes. The only thing they could rely on was technique.
Within the Tower of the Four Gods, no external items could be used. Even burst skills were unusable. Players could only rely on their own strength, placing enormous restrictions on them.
It felt as if the first two trials had merely trained the players, while this third trial was the true test.
Shi Feng did not dwell on it and walked straight into the Arena.
The previous six days of training had already brought him to a bottleneck. His secret technique, Thunderflash, remained stuck at fourteen strikes. Although its mental energy consumption had dropped to a quarter of what it once was, further improvement was not something he could achieve in a short time. There was naturally no