Chapter 287
"My God, no wonder they said the fifth level is the final level, its strength is astonishing!"
"Yes, and this is just the beginning. The monsters will get stronger and stronger, and no one can last even an hour."
"There's no reward for killing these Water Elemental, so why am I bothering to defend against them? You guys play, I'm outta here."
With that, the player jumped off the stone bridge on the spot, his action swift and decisive.
The other players stared blankly at this scene.
They didn't jump; instead, they wanted to persevere.
Although there are no loot from killing these Water Elemental, it is still an opportunity to hone your skills and build your units.
Anyway, you won't die here, so you can use your skills without worry.
However, the monsters were simply too strong.
In less than three minutes, two players' formations were broken up, all their troops were overwhelmed, and they were eliminated.
There are 24 players left on the field.
Five minutes later, the monster army's offensive suddenly intensified, with many Boss Three-Star Water Elemental appearing among them.
Many players' formations were breached again, resulting in the elimination of 7 players in this wave.
There are 17 players left on the field.
Shen Xing and his team almost had their formation breached in this attack.
At the critical moment, the old knight Fordring suddenly erupted, appearing like a god descending to earth, using a giant shield of light to forcefully push back the army of Water Elemental in front of him.
Hellscream behind also unleashed his full power, activating Flame Tornado that wiped out all the Water Elemental on the bridge.
Thanks to the outbursts of these two individuals, the crisis was weathered without major incident.
Time ticked by during the arduous defense, and ten minutes passed quickly.
Half an hour has passed since the fifth floor officially opened.
"Thump... Thump..."
Several more players couldn't hold on and were pushed into the water one after another.
Now, there are only 10 people left in the Lotus Pond where Shen Xing is.
Their team alone makes up half the population.
The remaining five lords are all top experts from their respective countries, and they even have several Overlord Rank troops and heroes under their command, which is why they have been able to persist until now.
They also noticed Shen Xing's team.
"These newcomers from Heavenly Star Nation are quite strong; they haven't been eliminated yet."
"However... he doesn't have a single Overlord Rank unit under his command, so he can't be considered top-tier."
"Indeed, they were just lucky to run into some decent teammates on the fifth floor."
"That's right, we simply don't bother with teaming up; otherwise, we could easily last until the time runs out."
Time passed quickly, and another ten minutes went by.
The Water Elemental army's offensive grew increasingly fierce, and even the top lords who possessed Overlord Rank troops were on the verge of collapse.
But out of pride, no one wants to be the first to be eliminated.
More importantly, after playing for so long without getting any loot, there's simply no motivation to keep going.
Just then, huge whirlpools suddenly appeared on the dark lake surface.
Immediately afterwards, several enormous dragon heads emerged from the center of the vortex.
They are formed entirely from deep blue water, with their heads alone reaching over ten meters in height. Water cascades down their lower jaws, crashing into the lake like a waterfall.
As the water dragons fully emerged from the whirlpool, their hundred-meter-long hydrofoils unfurled, casting shadows over the stone bridges.
[Water Spirit - Raging Water Dragon]
[Level: 29]
[Potential: Overlord ★]
[Attributes: Strength 5421, Spirit 6128, Agility 4876, Constitution 5932]
[Synergy: Water Elemental (Activated by 1000 people)]
"!!!"
It has appeared! Overlord Rank water dragon, a being comparable to, or even more terrifying than, Golden Stone Giant.
Because it activated the bond between thousands!
Before they could react, the seven water dragons rushed towards the five stone bridges, with three of them heading directly at Shen Xing and his companions.
An immense sense of oppression came as if it were tangible.
"Gentlemen, I'm leaving. You may continue."
A top lord from the Middle East stood on the stone bridge and declared loudly, "It's not that we can't handle one or two Overlord, it's just that we don't want to waste time here."
"Absolutely, absolutely." Another top lord of the Heavenly Star Nation echoed, "With our strength, a mere Overlord Rank water dragon poses little threat."
"If you're leaving, then I'll leave too." Another Tier Two lord nodded and said, "Anyway, the fifth level is the limit; no one has made it to the end so far."
As the five lords spoke, they gracefully leaped off the stone bridge.
At this moment, only Shen Xing and his group remained on the fifth level of the entire Lotus Pond.
"Holy crap, a three-headed Overlord Rank water dragon? That's outrageous!"
Qin Lang, his face pale as he stared at the approaching shadow, said, "Shen Xing, let's jump too. There's no reward for continuing anyway, so we'll save ourselves the pain of dying."
Shen Xing looked around and then glanced at the remaining time above his head.
After a moment, he made up his mind and said in a deep voice, "Let's not retreat yet. There are only 20 minutes left. Let's hold on and see what happens. Consider it practice for teamwork."
"After all, we'll be going to other dungeons to team up later, and these kinds of opportunities don't come around often."
Upon hearing this, everyone realized the point and nodded in agreement with his decision.
At this moment, a surge of fighting spirit rekindled in Shen Xing's eyes.
"Now that everyone's gone, I can finally unleash my full power."
Onyxia, activate your second form!
"Leina, Hellscream, no need to hold back."
"Each of you take one of them and deal with these three water dragons."
At the lord's command, the three heroes responded in unison, "Yes!"
The next moment, Onyxia revealed herself for the first time from the darkness.
A vast amount of shadow power surged from her body, quickly enveloping the entire bridge surface.
"Sing!"
A resounding dragon roar echoed throughout the entire secret realm, and a colossal creature soared into the sky.
The black, hundred-meter-long wings fully unfurled, casting a massive shadow on the lake's surface.
To everyone's astonishment, a Shadow Dragon covered in obsidian scales charged toward one of the Raging Water Dragon!
Meanwhile, on the other side, Leina and Hellscream also unleashed their full power.
"Boom!!!"
Dark red flames shot into the sky from the red-haired mage, and a vast amount of fire element gathered above his head.
In the blink of an eye, it transformed into a giant firebird burning with crimson flames and with a wingspan of over fifty meters.
With a Screech cry, the fiery bird, carrying an aura of incineration, swooped down towards the second water dragon.
Hellscream flapped his wings and vanished from his spot in an instant.
When it reappeared, it was already hundreds of meters away in the air.
With a flash, six Hellscream materialized on the spot, surrounding the third water dragon from different directions, and they swung their axes to strike.
At this moment, the three heroes are battling three Overlord Rank water dragons, and the aftershocks of the battle are causing the entire Lotus Pond to churn and surge.
Although these three heroes are a level below the Water Dragon in potential, with the support of various buff skills, they are in no way inferior to their opponent.
"Whoa!!!"
Onyxia gripped the water dragon's head with her claws and unleashed a burst of Shadow Long Yan directly at its face.
With the combined buffs of [Flame Aura] and [Dark Curtain Echo], her Dragon Breath damage is increased by more than 90%.
The pillar-like shadow Long Yan bombarded the water dragon, causing it to struggle violently and its body to rapidly melt away.
Under the continuous barrage of attacks, the water dragon let out a miserable cry as Onyxia burned a large hole through its body, then exploded into a cloud of water mist.
On the other side.
Leina's fiery bird exploded upon colliding with the water dragon, creating a mushroom cloud hundreds of meters high!
The violent impact even caused the water dragon's body to shrink by a size, and its center of gravity to momentarily lose balance.
Before it could adjust, the sky instantly lit up, and countless fiery meteors rained down!
At the same time, a series of enormous fireballs rained down, accompanied by a meteorite with a diameter of over ten meters.
A series of Flame Aura exploded, bombarding the water dragon layer upon layer.
This is Leina's current combat strength.
After activating [Blazing Flame Domain], all skills can be cast almost continuously, making her a true human bombing princess.
No matter how strong the water dragon's vitality is or how fast it recovers, it cannot withstand this level of bombardment.
It was eventually engulfed by the continuous flames, turning into a sky full of water vapor.
Shen Xing even noticed that the last one on her hero skill list, [Cataclysm], had lit up again.
In the final battle, Hellscream also unleashed a crushing attack on the water dragon.
The six clones were as if they were real, each displaying terrifying combat talent and instinct!
They brandished battle axes engulfed in black flames, attacking from different directions, their blows causing ripples to appear on the water dragon's body.
It tried to retaliate with its claws or unleash a skill, but these clones were too agile and gave it no chance at all.
After a Heavy Strike knocked the water dragon down, causing it to lose its balance briefly, the six clones simultaneously raised their battle axes, their beastly eyes gleaming.
In an instant, an invisible aura emanated from their bodies, connecting in the air to form a special domain.
--Mirror Image Killing Formation, activated!
At this moment, the water dragon seemed to be locked in mid-air by some force, its body momentarily frozen.