Chapter 967 - 553: Veteran Trump Card, A New Opportunity in the Crusade

The rate of health reduction of the Flame Demon Boss has increased somewhat.

However, the current number of people is still not enough.

More lords are needed to join the crusade.

Currently, there are less than seven thousand lords left in the area.

Somewhere between 6500 and 6800.

He hasn’t paid attention to it for several days now.

The number of surviving lords in the area doesn’t really aid his development.

The overall trend of future development is still in the hands of the Lord System.

He just needs to fathom the motives of the Lord System.

To develop his territory as quickly as possible and increase his own strength is fundamental.

And the unity and conquest within the area and being the regional overlord are essentially just in line with the Lord System’s intent, merely integrating resources.

Zong Shen rested for a while.

Decided to go forward and attack again.

Since the Flame Demon Boss has no intention of attacking yet, it’s much easier to attack.

The terrifying gap where he slashed the Flame Demon Boss earlier still exists.

Zong Shen prepared to cut it a few more times.

He just took a glance at his points.

At the end of the last round, it was more than 420,000 points.

Now it has nearly reached 530,000 points.

The warriors under his command also contributed tens of thousands of points through their attacks during this time.

Zong Shen himself gained fifty to sixty thousand points by personally taking action.

Even though frost and water magic gemstones were restricted.

His output capability and strength still ranked among the best.

Dealing with the Flame Demon Boss wasn’t too strenuous.

This time Zong Shen put away the [Dragon-Slaying Heavy Sword].

And equipped both his fists with Finger Tigers.

He still cared a lot about the durability of the [Dragon-Slaying Heavy Sword].

Previously, with [Strength Demon Possession] and [Strength Amplification] boosting him.

The attack was more effective using the [Dragon-Slaying Heavy Sword].

But now, without any boosting state, switching to Finger Tigers or other weapons for attack is more appropriate.

This way, the durability of the [Dragon-Slaying Heavy Sword] can be conserved.

This time, he plans to summon the [Pandragon Loyal Guard] and [Strength Demon Guard] as soon as he gets close.

These are all Tier Four and Tier Five warrior strengths, not much.

Furthermore, since they are summoned warriors, they are not afraid of sacrifice.

Zong Shen is also willing to let them engage the Flame Demon in close combat.

Just as he immersed his mind in searching through the storage grid seriously.

Suddenly! He found a long-forgotten item!

The appearance of this item brought a new turn to this round of the Flame Demon Boss crusade!

He flipped his hand and took out a black arrow.

The arrowhead on it was as transparent as obsidian.

It even had black flickering flames internally.

This was Zong Shen’s classic trump card.

[Cruel Blood-Burning Arrow]!

Looking at this arrow, memories surged in Zong Shen’s mind like a tide.

This was the arrow he found on the elf’s skeleton under the twisted neck tree right after he landed.

A very special Rare Level item, from a very powerful Blood-Burning Demon.

It not only has a penetrating damage of up to 999 points.

But also carries the [Blood Burning] effect.

It can ignite the blood on the target, inflicting blood burn damage of 5% of the target’s life value limit per second.

It can sustain for as long as eight seconds.

The origin of this Blood-Burning Arrow was very special; it should belong to a High-tier Great Demon.

Although its grade is only Rare Level.

Its actual utility is powerful, far surpassing the general Rare Level items.

However, the remaining durability of this Blood-Burning Arrow is not much.

Insufficient to support high-intensity usage.

If used in shooting mode, it can be used at most three more times.

If used in stabbing mode, it can be used at most two more times before being scrapped.

Now Zong Shen is still unsure whether the [Blood Burning] effect it carries can work on the Boss.

After all, the Flame Demon Boss before him is, fundamentally, an Elemental Body.

Its surface is composed of pitch-black volcanic rock, while internally it coagulates into a physical fire element.

These fire elements gather together and become magma-like existence.

Zong Shen did not know whether this could actually count as blood.

And what, after all, is the definition of this [Blood Burning]?

Thinking of this, he took the initiative to consult the guide module.

"Can the Blood-Burning Arrow inflict blood burn damage on the Flame Demon Boss?"

Several seconds after he posed the question, a golden text appeared.

To clear his doubts.

(The power contained in the Blood-Burning Arrow is a special ability of the Blood-Burning Demon

In a broad sense, it burns not only the blood within life forms

The reason Blood-Burning Demons can become demon invaders

Is deeply intertwined with their formidable traits

Among which the fearsome ability is blood burning.

They can use this power to ignite the blood within any life form

Be it Elemental Bodies or Stone Spirits, Tree Spirits, or even Ghosts)

According to the strategy, the blood burning effect should be able to inflict effective damage to the Flame Demon Boss.

5% per second, lasting 8 seconds.

This means it could cause blood burn damage equal to 40% of the Flame Demon Boss’s life value limit.

Can this arrow in hand really possess such power?

Looking at it, Zong Shen still had some disbelief.

However, the [Cruel Blood-Burning Arrow] is indeed very special.

From landing until now, Zong Shen has seen many Rare Level items.

Never has he seen one with an added piercing damage of up to 999 points.

The mere fact alone is enough to show that the actual power of the Blood-Burning Arrow surpasses its grade.