Chapter 1112

Falling Demon Body!

Fang's opening move!

Although Huang Mingxin's buff support is not as good as Feng Wu Jiu Tian, but under Huang Mingxin's buff, combined with Falling Demon Body, Su Sheng's attack power also broke through 20,000.

However, there was a demonic qi suppression effect, but Su Sheng drank a bottle of green anti-demon potion, and together with the Demon-Suppressing Army soldier's insignia, his anti-demon value reached 10%.

The remaining 10% suppression exactly canceled out the leadership effect of Su Sheng's shield.

Pff~

-29099!

One strike dealt close to 30,000 damage.

However, Su Sheng frowned slightly; despite an attack over 20,000, plus a 2.4 multiplier, and the armor-piercing effect of his divine artifact, this strike actually dealt less than 30,000 damage.

This thing's monster defense is estimated to have exceeded 20,000, comparable to some bosses.

I wonder what its magic defense is like!

Immediately, Su Sheng activated the Red Flame Lion again!

Boom~

Crimson flames engulfed Su Sheng.

Heroic Strike!

Oath Blade!

Lion's Claw!

Swish swish~

After a series of attacks, hatred was stabilized, but Su Sheng saw the damage numbers; compared to pure physical output, it increased by about 10%……the 30% magic damage conversion from the Red Flame Lion is still quite good.

Indeed, one still needs a magic wielder; this thing's magic defense is lower than its physical defense.

Boom!

On Li Wenwan's side, seeing Su Sheng stabilize hatred here, she directly unleashed a big move over.

This is like the horn of attack!

Swish swish swish~

Everyone began attacking!

Shen Wang came to the flank, while other positions were filled by Xingchen's pets.

Although it wasn't the first time cooperating, Su Sheng still felt like he had come to a zoo.

Swish~

The Abyssal Demon Soldier in front likewise swung its weapon, smashing down at Su Sheng.

Su Sheng raised his shield!

Pff!

Boom!

Damage appeared, reaching over 10,000.

Can hold it!

Su Sheng's shield pushed forward directly, Shield Strike!

Although this monster's stats are high and it's an elite monster, the Vanguard Squad can be said to represent the highest standard of the current main path game.

In a few quick moves, this Abyssal Demon Soldier was taken care of by everyone.

Although it went smoothly, it still took a little time.

"Ordinary small monsters are elite units; I don't know how hard the later bosses will be."

Shen Wang complained.

"However, this experience is really high." Su Sheng said with a smile.

Su Sheng compared the experience given by this monster, and it was roughly on par with the experience from the dungeon he and the Dream Building Squad had run on the Eagle Sauce Server before.

It was a little short, but not by much!

"Indeed, the experience is quite considerable!"

Li Wenwan also nodded in agreement.

"Let's go, keep pushing forward! Though I have to say, thanks a lot to Chairman Mo Wen's Divine Artifact Shield in your hand—the commander's 10% boost just happens to cancel out the 10% suppression from the Demon Energy." Xingchen glanced at the shield in Su Sheng's hand.

They all drank the green anti-demon potion, and moreover, as long as they stayed within 50 yards of Su Sheng, they could enjoy the leadership effect bonus from the Victory Hymn Shield in his hand.

"Heh~ this kid is a pervert, all the good stuff on him, I don't know how many people are envious." Shen Wang complained as he walked.

"How exaggerated is that? The helmet I'm wearing is still a level 70 purple helmet." Su Sheng said with a smile.

Shen Wang rolled his eyes, saying, "Who doesn't have purple gear? He even has a bit of purple on him, and he doesn't even have a Divine Artifact."

As for Su Sheng, as far as he knows, Su Sheng has two Divine Artifacts in his hand: Demon God Lightning and the Shield.

The Shield was originally obtained from a lottery, used to tie himself up, but as for its attributes, aside from this leadership effect, the rest are still unknown.

This leadership effect was only known after forming the Vanguard Squad.

However, combined with this kid's perverted nature.

Shen Wang strongly suspects that Su Sheng still has other good stuff on him, just without evidence.

As for the Skeleton Dragon Head, although Shen Wang was present, Su Sheng didn't reveal its attributes, so Shen Wang also didn't know it was a red helmet.

However, soon everyone encountered the second monster, and then they stopped chatting.

The second monster was still exactly the same Abyssal Demon Soldier.

After spending a little time, the second Abyssal Demon Soldier was also defeated.

From now on, all the monsters we encounter are the same level of Abyssal Demon Soldiers.

With two hours of game time left, everyone cleared their way in, killing many Abyssal Demon Soldiers, but aside from those, they saw no other monsters.

It was clear that the game time was about to run out.

Shen Wang said somewhat gloomily: "Are we clearing too slowly? Two hours have passed and we still haven't seen the boss."

I also feel that way, Xingchen added, "this dungeon has a 12‑hour limit; the boss fight will surely take many hours. If we waste too much time on the minions, we'll likely struggle to finish this dungeon."

I don't know either, Su Sheng said helplessly. "It's not that I don't want to go faster; these monsters simply have high stats, and there's also the suppression effect."

Alright, Su Sheng said, "tomorrow you all drink the blue anti‑demon potion, and with my shield's attribute boost, we should be able to completely nullify the demonic qi suppression effect. Though it only raises output by 5%, it should also improve efficiency."

Although it only raises total stats by 5%, with five people present the combined increase is more than 5%.

Even as a support class, Huang Mingxin's stats will rise by 5%, and the buff she provides will also increase a bit.

Afterwards, everyone simply logged out where they stood.

…

A day passed uneventfully.

Online!

They reappeared in the Magic Cave Dungeon.

After logging back in, they continued forward; upon encountering the first monster, they immediately drank the blue anti‑demon potion.

However, Su Sheng still drank the green one as usual.

Sure enough, the speed of clearing monsters increased a bit.

However, along the way Huang Mingxin worriedly said: "If we keep going like this, we'll consume a lot of the blue‑quality anti‑demon potion; if we use it the whole way, we might not have enough."

Don't worry, Su Sheng said, "let's speed up first and save the purple ones for later."

About another two hours passed!

At this point, four hours of the dungeon's 12‑hour limit have elapsed, leaving eight hours remaining.

At this moment, everyone finally stepped into an open area.

At the same time, a system notification arrived immediately.

Ding~

System Notification:

Ambient demonic qi concentration increased, and the demonic qi suppression effect rose to 25%!

Everyone's spirit jolted!

Everyone understood that they had passed the first stage.

"It should be the first boss now."

Shen Wang spoke up excitedly to remind them.

"Be careful!" Su Sheng warned.

Everyone nodded; they also realized that this dungeon's difficulty is so high that the boss's difficulty is likely even higher—common sense.

Just…

Soon they encountered the first monster—or rather, a group of monsters.

Instead of the boss they expected, they saw a group of three monsters.

They looked similar to the previous Abyssal Demon Soldiers in form, but were slightly larger and appeared in a trio.

"What do you mean?"

Shen Wang looked at Su Sheng.

"I'll go up and test the waters!"

Su Sheng didn't hesitate; he activated his charge skill!

The three monsters were stuck together, so they couldn't be pulled apart individually—only all three could attack at once.

Su Sheng slammed straight into the monster in the middle.

Its stats were the same as the earlier monsters', impossible to see.

But its name had changed!

It was still an elite monster, and its name became Abyssal War Soldier!

The demonic qi suppression effect was at 25%, and when Su Sheng's attack hit these Abyssal War Soldiers, he found the damage had dropped again significantly.

Really, it's disgusting!

The most disgusting thing about demon race units is this. It's not that their stats are universally high; they are high, and their rewards are likewise high. What's disgusting is that demon race units always appear where demonic qi suppression is present.

However, Su Sheng had a feeling that if his Demon‑Suppressing Army soldier's insignia leveled up, its anti‑demon effect could still increase.

As Su Sheng attacked, the three Abyssal War Soldiers instantly locked onto him.

Pfft‑pfft!

Three attacks came crashing in.

Shield raise, block!

Pfft‑pfft!!

Instantly, each attack dealt about 30,000 damage!

This directly took nearly 100,000 HP from Su Sheng!

Seeing this, everyone was startled.

Swish‑swish~

Two healing techniques landed at once—one from Huang Mingxin, the other from Xingchen's butterfly pet.

His HP crept back up a little, but Su Sheng's face remained grim.

Fall back a bit!

But these Abyssal War Soldiers are larger in size, wielding a polearm-type weapon with a longer reach; Su Sheng had just retreated when three weapons slammed toward him again.

Su Sheng's expression shifted slightly; he had already lost half his health from the previous hit, and another blow would put him in dire straits.

Although dodging is difficult while mounted, Su Sheng didn't panic; the more critical the moment, the calmer he became.

That's his habit!

Left side, raise shield, Shield Strike!!

Right side, spear horizontal block, Parry!

Block Exemption!

Parry! Judgment!

Parry judgment failed!

Ding~

Mighty Bracer, mighty effect triggered!

Mighty effect parry judgment succeeded!

Pfft!

The central polearm slammed directly into Su Sheng, dealing over 40,000 damage.

The left shield's block was exempt; normally, under this attribute suppression, a shield block couldn't be exempt. But Su Sheng had previously mastered a trick: using Shield Strike as a defensive effect, even allowing him to block some boss skills.

As for the right weapon, the judgment had originally failed, but luckily, the Mighty Bracer from Pear Blossom's 'gift' proved useful again.

As for the central attack, this time there was no shield block, so the damage was slightly higher.

But at least, the crisis was temporarily resolved.

"No, not even Chairman Mo Wen could hold off three at once; these monsters' damage is too high!"

Xingchen spoke up at this time.

"With the priest's healing, I can hold off two without problem!"

Su Sheng said while retreating.

"I'll command my pet to fight alone; I can pin one down but can't kill it, so focus fire and kill one quickly, then I'll rejoin."

Xingchen spoke directly.

Shen Wang, who was about to say something, fell silent after hearing Xingchen's words.

He had originally said he would go up to pin one down, and with his operational skill and positioning, he should be able to hold it.

But after thinking, Xingchen's pet is nearly omnipotent, so temporarily holding one should be fine, and after his pet sacrifices, he can resummon it after a while.

But if he makes a mistake, he loses a chance for error tolerance.

So Shen Wang remained silent.

Everyone present was elite, so they quickly adjusted their battle formation.

Roar!!

Xingchen's ferocious bear let out a roar and slammed a paw at one of the Abyssal War Soldiers!

This is one of Xingchen's pet tank positions, and it also has a Taunt skill.

That Abyssal War Soldier immediately drew aggro, and Su Sheng hadn't attacked it himself.

Pfft!!

The Abyssal War Soldier swung its polearm, dealing damage of nearly 50,000 to 60,000 that popped up from the bear pet's head!

Terrifying!

After all, though the bear is a tank, its stats are definitely far inferior to Su Sheng's.

This hit almost drained the bear's health completely!

Xingchen's bear pet has over 80,000 HP, nearing 90,000—quite substantial—but this hit almost one-shot it.

However, Xingchen didn't panic; his bear pet retreated, and a rhino pet charged forward, brutally slamming the Abyssal War Soldier and causing it to stagger, then promptly regained aggro.

But just that hit left the rhino pet low on health.

Another pet then stepped up.

Xingchen has over ten front-line pets; each can take a hit, allowing them to rotate in.

It's been tough; the butterfly pet beside Xingchen keeps flapping its wings, emitting green light to heal those pets.

Seeing Xingchen's side temporarily stable, Su Sheng didn't hesitate, drank a Dragon Blood Secret Elixir, swung his spear, and grabbed aggro on the remaining two monsters.

The two Abyssal War Soldiers' attacks deal about 60,000-plus damage per round; although Huang Mingxin's healing as the top Yanhuang healer is slightly lacking, Su Sheng occasionally drinking a healing potion is more than enough.

Whether it's Dragon Blood Secret Elixir or healing potion, now is not the time to spare.

Su Sheng immediately stood firm with his shield, and the lion-like beast beneath him also continually slashed with its claws.

Although the lion-like beast's attacks are very limited, they almost always crit, and combined with various abnormal states, they can occasionally bring unexpected surprises!

Shen Wang Li Wenwan was also focusing fire on the monster that Su Sheng was mainly attacking!

But it also took considerable time to push down one.

"These Abyssal War Soldiers are tough; their HP is about half again higher than the previous Abyssal Demon Soldiers."

Shen Wang complained!

"We've taken ours down; Xingchen, send yours over to help focus fire!"