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Chapter 1767 Hero Mode

In the quiet, dilapidated hall, Centurion Dynastys members only snapped out of their daze after Shi Feng and his team had entered the first underground floor.

So strong! They actually managed to enter the ruin despite going up against the enraged Frost Ape Chieftain! Its no wonder why they can reach the third underground floor!

Why are they here again? Didnt they just head back to rest some time ago?

Thats Asuras commander leading the team! It seems that Asura plans to go all out in the raid.

This is going to be interesting. Ive heard that Hecate has also started raiding the Snow Ruin with everything theyve got and has reached the fourth floor already. I wonder how Asuras raid team will fare?

Although Asura is powerful, this is the Snow Ruin, where a teams overall strength matters more than the individual. Ive heard that Hecates main branch dispatched quite a few of its experts to ensure the Guilds success in the raid. In terms of overall strength, Hecates raid team should be far superior to Asuras. Asura will likely have a difficult time restoring its lost reputation.

Indeed. The Snow Ruins difficulty multiplies with each floor. Asuras team has been stuck on the third underground floor for several days now. Even if Asuras commander joins the raid, theyll probably still fail to beat the third floors Boss.

Centurion Dynastys members debated as they watched Asuras members depart. Although the Asura adventurer team had displayed frightening strength thus far, it was still only an adventurer team. Its foundations couldnt compare to Hecates.

Asura plans to compete with Hecate for First Clear? Sky Slicer revealed a smile as he watched Shi Fengs group disappear. It seems that well have to take advantage of this situation.

Sky Slicer shared the opinion that Asura was no match for Hecate in the struggle for the Snow Ruins First Clear. This was because he had already acquired some internal information regarding Hecate, so he knew just how powerful its current raid team was. The team had 19 Tier 2 players alone, and the Guild had gathered the majority of its top combatants for the raid.

Meanwhile, including Shi Feng, Asuras raid team had 13 Tier 2 players. Among them, three had only recently been promoted. Just in terms of Tier 2 combatants, Hecate had quite the lead over Asura.

It was safe to say that the Asura adventurer team had no hope of catching up to Hecate.

However, Asura wasnt entirely out of options if it wished to catch up. It could increase its count of Tier 2 experts, but that was impossible to do in a short time. The only other way to increase its Tier 2 player count was to seek external aid. Meanwhile, Centurion Dynasty had the second-highest Tier 2 expert count in Cold Wind City, with a total of three. The other Guilds and adventure teams didnt even have one.

Asura would definitely seek cooperation with Centurion Dynasty to increase the number of Tier 2 players in its team. Naturally, Hecate would do the same. After all, if Asura gained the help of three additional Tier 2 players, the adventurer team would pose a significant threat.

Once the Asura adventure team entered the Snow Ruin, Carnage, who currently fought on the fourth underground floor, received news of Asuras return.

Theyve convinced their commander to help to restore their reputation Carnage could not help but laugh when he read the report his subordinate had sent. Unfortunately, the Asura adventurer team no longer has a chance! Hecate will claim the Snow Ruins First Clear!

Raiding the Snow Ruin was not an easy task. Players would face different challenges on each floor and would have to find different ways of progressing. Moreover, as players descended into the ruin, not only would they face stronger Guardian Bosses, but the Bosses respawn rate would also grow longer.

The Bosses on the first and second underground floors would respawn in one and two hours respectively. On the third floor, however, the respawn time would increase to four hours. Since the fourth floor was one away from the last, its Guardian Boss would require 48 hours to respawn.

The system had set such long respawn times to prevent other teams from disturbing the raid. In addition, the Snow Ruins Final Boss was incredibly tough and required a lot of time to raid

Meanwhile, Hecates team had reduced the fourth-floor Bosss HP to 50% already. They basically had this raid in the bag and would almost certainly progress to the fifth floor.

Even if Asura reached the fourth floor, the adventurer teams efforts would be a waste. Not only would Asura fail to learn about the fourth-floor Boss, but it would also have to waste a full day for the Boss to respawn. During this time, Hecates team could research the Final Boss and find a way to defeat it.

In other words, Asuras raid progress would lag behind Hecates by at least two days. This was not an easy gap to bridge. Furthermore, some of Hecates experts, who had left to challenge their Tier 2 promotions, should finish their Promotion quests and return to the Guild before the team raided the Final Boss. Then, Hecate would have even more Tier 2 players on its team.

Meanwhile, Shi Feng and his companions stood on the only teleportation array in the teleportation hall on the Snow Ruins first underground floor.

Esteemed adventurers, some of you already have the third underground floors mark. You may teleport directly to the third underground floor. However, the Guardian Boss has yet to respawn. Do you still wish to head to the third underground floor? a translucent elders soul, who stood beside the teleportation array, asked Shi Fengs group.

It still hasnt respawned? Shi Feng frowned slightly. He then continued, Then, send us to the third underground floors Hero Mode!

Shi Fengs declaration stunned his team members.

Commander! Thats the Hero Mode! Lifeless Thorn could not help but panic when he heard Shi Feng choose the Hero Mode.

The Snow Ruin was a special Regional Dungeon that had two difficulty settings: Normal and Hero. The two modes were independent and players would be sent to different spaces depending on the mode they chose. However, players only needed to clear the Normal Mode to reach the next floor. Aside from the better drops, Hero Mode didnt offer any benefits. However, this mode was far more difficult than Normal Mode. Most importantly, players would be barred from challenging the difficulty for a full week after each attempt

But before Asuras members could dissuade their commander, Shi Feng confirmed the teleportation to the third underground floors Hero Mode.

In the blink of an eye, the team arrived on the Hero Modes third underground floor.

Looking around, the team didnt spot any monsters roaming around the floor. Instead, a single, eight-meter-tall, six-armed Frost Ape quietly stood in the center. The ape wielded a longsword in each of its hands. Meanwhile, a magic barrier had sealed off the gate to the fourth underground floor. This was nothing like Normal Mode.

[Frost Ape Warlord] (Humanoid Creature, Specialized Archaic Species, Grand Lord)

Level 63

HP 160,000,000/160,000,000

Gasps slipped from the players when they saw the Frost Ape Warlords Attributes.

The Hard Mode Frost Ape Warlord was much stronger than the Boss in Normal Mode. In Normal Mode, the Frost Ape Warlord was only a Level 62 Grand Lord ranked Archaic Species. It only had 120,000,000 HP and four arms, as well. However, not only was the Frost Ape Warlord before them a Specialized Archaic Species, but it also had six arms and 160,000,000 HP

Of the players present, only Shi Feng maintained his composure.

Other players might be intimidated by a Hero Mode Regional Dungeon, but Shi Feng, who had raided Otherworlds Hero Mode Regional Dungeons in the past, knew that there wasnt much of a difficulty difference between this mode and Normal Mode. The combat power of the monsters inside the Dungeon would increase by roughly 20% to 30% only. Their HPs as well would increase between 30% to 50% only.

Now that his teams Basic Attributes had increased by 15%, clearing the Snow Ruins Hero Mode wasnt exactly impossible. Furthermore, he had originally wanted to raid the Snow Ruins Hero Mode. He was accelerating his plans.

A Specialized Archaic Species? After glancing at the Frost Ape Warlord, Shi Feng took out a bunch of weapons and passed them to his team members. From now on, everyone is to use the weapon I give you and listen to my instructions. If you dont listen and use the weapons casually, Ill banish you from the adventurer team!

Hearing Shi Fengs determination, his companions couldnt help but shudder.

However, upon receiving the weapons, aside from Lifeless Thorn and the other members who had visited the continent of Gods Domain, these players gasped in astonishment. The Attributes on the weapons Shi Feng had just given them were simply amazing. These new weapons were much stronger than their current weapons.

As they watched Shi Feng hand out the weapons, Lifeless Thorn and the others, who had been quite anxious, beamed.

Others might not realize exactly how powerful these weapons were, but they knew. These Mana Weapons could dramatically boost their combat power and allow them to exert power that could transcend tiers. Now, theyd even be able to take on a Mythic monster without fear, much less a Grand Lord ranked Specialized Archaic Species.

Unfortunately, since Mana Weapons werent indefinite, they couldnt be used casually.

Alright, now that everyone has a Mana Weapon, lets get to work! Solitary, youll start the raid! Shi Feng commanded once everyone was properly equipped.

On it! Solitary Nine licked his lips as he excitedly charged at the Frost Ape Warlord.