Chapter 224 Provoking the BOSS
Lin Moyu felt somewhat puzzled when he saw the Soul Devouring Insect suddenly turning away. Then, he saw a huge Soul Devouring Insect flying towards him like lightning.
"So big!"
Accustomed to seeing smaller ones, Lin Moyu was quite surprised to suddenly encounter such a large one.
He instinctively used Detection.
[Soul Devouring Insect King (Lord-level BOSS)]
[Level: 55]
[Strength: 80,000]
[Agility: 80,000]
[Spirit: 40,000]
[Constitution: 100,000]
[Skills: Soul Devour, Second Form, Terrifying Scream]
[Traits: Ignores Defense, Ignores Physical Immunity, Devours All]
Looking at its attributes, Lin Moyu was speechless for a moment.
Soul Devouring Insect King, at level 55, with a total of 300,000 attributes combined.
A Lord-level BOSS, just one level below a World-level BOSS. He had indeed stirred up a big trouble for himself!
"Now, it’s serious!"
Lin Moyu thought for a moment, he could only wait for it to come down, then strike.
Now, the ground was littered with Soul Devouring Insect corpses, as well as a few Abyssal Demons and Dragon Clan professionals’ corpses.
With the damage curse bonus, there might be a chance.
The Soul Devouring Insect King remained hovering in mid-air, its huge eyes staring fixedly at Lin Moyu.
There was no killing intent, just a sense of indifference.
Countless Soul Devouring Insects gathered around it, emitting sharp chirps, as if informing it of what had just happened.
The area was filled with the piercing noise of Soul Devouring Insects.
Lin Moyu furrowed his brow; the sound was too unpleasant.
Suddenly, all the noise stopped.
Lin Moyu quickly became tense.
The next moment, the Soul Devouring Insect King let out a deafening scream.
The light on the ancient battlefield was dispersed by the scream, creating a roar that echoed far, far away.
Lin Moyu’s skeletal armor shimmered, blocking the shockwave.
The skeletons were injured one after another.
At the same time, the Lich General cast a mass healing spell to treat the skeletons’ injuries.
In the higher planes, although level 55 wasn’t considered top-tier, a Lord-level BOSS at level 55 with a total of 300,000 attributes could definitely surpass ordinary level 65 monsters.
Just one scream was enough to be fatal.
The skeletal armor crackled, and the light quickly dimmed.
Lin Moyu quickly replenished his skeletal armor.
The Soul Devouring Insect King opened its mouth wide, and all the Soul Devouring Insects voluntarily flew into it.
The Soul Devouring Insect King’s body grew larger again, starting to swell.
On the ground, the corpses of Soul Devouring Insects turned into soul fragments and merged into the Soul Devouring Insect King.
The corpses disappeared in the blink of an eye.
The Soul Devouring Insect King continued to scream, its body constantly changing.
The scream echoed far, far away.
In a distant place, someone heard the scream.
"The sound of the Soul Devouring Insect King. Not good, the Soul Devouring Insect King is out, run!"
"Every time the Soul Devouring Insect King appears, it brings chaos and bloodshed. We must leave quickly, or it will be troublesome."
"It’s not just us who need to escape, even the monsters need to escape. Soul Devouring Insects eat whatever they see; there’s nothing they can’t eat."
"I remember the Soul Devouring Insect King came just half a year ago. Why did it come out so quickly again? It’s strange."
"It’s strange. The Soul Devouring Insect King is so powerful, there should be a lot of good loot, why isn’t anyone killing it?"
"Once, the Dragon Clan organized a team of over a hundred professionals, but they couldn’t kill it, they only managed to drive it away."
Human professionals, Dragon Clan professionals, including Abyssal Demons, all had their faces changed after hearing the sound.
They quickly fled to even more distant places.
Not only them, but nearby monsters also began to riot in confusion.
They were also afraid of the Soul Devouring Insect King and fled frantically towards the distance.
Lin Moyu’s gaze became serious.
The Soul Devouring Insect corpses on the ground had disappeared.
Only a few Abyssal Demons and Dragon Clan professionals’ corpses remained.
In just a minute, the Soul Devouring Insect King’s body had expanded by a large margin.
Its original 18 giant insect legs had now become 36.
Each insect leg was five to six meters long and covered with sharp thorns.
Its body was the same, covered with thorns and shining with hard scales.
Lin Moyu watched this scene, pondering.
These thorns could be utilized.
If the skeletal warriors climbed up, they could form stable handrails.
The Soul Devouring Insect King finally completed its evolution, and dozens of eyes suddenly appeared all over its body, covering it completely.
There was no blind spot, making it impossible to sneak attack.
"The eyes can also be used; the skeletal warriors can target its eyes for attack."
"I wonder if the skeletal fangs can pierce through its defense."
At this point, panicking was useless.
Lin Moyu was considering how to fight.
How to kill the opponent.
A level 55 Lord-level BOSS, 25 levels higher than himself.
Lin Moyu wasn’t afraid at all; he had been killing monsters above his level all the way.
Just this time, he had to push a little harder.
The Soul Devouring Insect King devoured all the Soul Devouring Insects and absorbed all the soul fragments from the Soul Devouring Insect corpses.
Amidst the screams, it rushed over.
"So fast!"
In the blink of an eye, it was already in front of Lin Moyu.
Its huge insect legs were its weapons, slashing towards Lin Moyu with a crackling sound.
With a burst of immense strength, nearby skeletons were sent flying and suffered some injuries.
The giant insect landed on Lin Moyu, and his skeletal armor emitted a brilliant white light, blocking its attack.
After level 30, the skeletal armor provided defense equivalent to 120,000 Constitution.
It was impossible for it to be broken with just one blow.
Lin Moyu didn’t dodge, evade, or flee, enduring its attack.
"It’s finally down."
He had been waiting for it to come down.
A red light flashed, skills: Damage Curse!
Skills: Corpse Explosion!
The corpses of Abyssal Demons and Dragon Clan professionals exploded one after another.
After a while, most of the life force within the corpses had been drained.
Better than nothing, even after the curse, its power was still considerable.
The Soul Devouring Insect King clearly felt the pain from the explosion, screaming continuously.
Its whole body glowed, and all its eyes looked towards Lin Moyu.
Skills: Soul Devour!
Lin Moyu felt a force acting on him, as if pulling him forward.
The skeletal armor emitted light
, cutting off this force.
However, the skeletal armor was once again severely damaged, and Lin Moyu quickly replenished it.
The skeletal armor acted like a cheat, firmly protecting Lin Moyu.
Soul Devour was an AoE skill, and the skeletons were affected too.
Their soul flames flickered violently, and their movements momentarily stagnated.
But that was all, and everything returned to normal in the next moment.
Their souls couldn’t be devoured.
Soul Devour had no effect.
The Soul Devouring Insect King was extremely angry, launching a frenzy of attacks.
After the corpses exploded, the Soul Devouring Insects were only injured, not dead.
It was of high level, and it was a BOSS, with extremely powerful vitality.
Many Soul Devouring Insects crawled out of the injuries and quickly healed.
The Soul Devouring Insects it swallowed could actually heal its injuries, which was unexpected.
The skeletal warriors and skeletal mages had already started attacking.
The skeletal warriors jumped onto it one after another to attack.
Originally, its thorns could serve as climbing points.
But when the skeletal warriors climbed up, they found that it wasn’t the case at all.
These thorns opened up like flowers, releasing countless small thorns at the same time, causing the skeletal warriors to fall back down.
Tricky, very tricky.
The skeletal warriors couldn’t climb up, greatly reducing their combat effectiveness.
Decisively, if frontal assault didn’t work, then he would wear it down with skeletal mages.
The Soul Devouring Insect King’s most powerful move was Soul Devour.
It caused great damage to souls, and it was impossible to defend against, like one’s own soul flame.
That was its most terrifying aspect.
Unfortunately, this move was ineffective against himself.
Besides this, the Soul Devouring Insect King wasn’t as powerful as imagined.
Especially when facing his undead army.
With a thought, all eight Lich Generals appeared.
Ten legions of undead, named skeletal mages, surrounded the Soul Devouring Insect King.
Skills poured down.
The skeletal mages’ spells completely submerged the Soul Devouring Insect King.
The Lich Generals followed Lin Moyu’s command.
The skeletal warriors took turns surrounding the Soul Devouring Insect King and using their skills.
One batch after another.
A crimson light filled the sky.
Skills: Slow Curse!
The Soul Devouring Insect King’s movements suddenly slowed down.
Lin Moyu wouldn’t give it a chance to escape.
The soul flames burned fiercely.
The Soul Devouring Insect King was adept at soul attacks, and Lin Moyu was equally skilled.
An eye for an eye.
As the flames fell, the Soul Devouring Insect King let out a piercing scream.
The sharp sound once again created a wave that seemed to pierce the eardrums.
The skeletal armor was activated directly, blocking the shockwave.
The skeletal warriors were forced back by the sound.
The Lich Generals waved their skills.
Skills: Dispel!
In an instant, the abnormal status of the skeletons was dispelled, and they would not be affected by abnormal status for several minutes.
Thirty-six long legs danced wildly, continuously attacking the skeletal warriors.
But the skeletal warriors had decent attributes, and it couldn’t one-shot them.
The Lich Generals’ legion healing was very effective, allowing the skeletal warriors to attack recklessly.
Soul attacks were ineffective, and physical attacks couldn’t threaten the skeletons.
Meanwhile, he had to continuously endure the attacks of a thousand skeletal mages and the skills of the skeletal warriors, which was very painful.
The Soul Devouring Insect King fell into a disadvantage, suffering heavier and heavier damage.
It suddenly spread its wings and flew up forcefully.
Trying to escape?
Lin Moyu felt that it wasn’t desperate enough to escape yet.
In mid-air, its body glowed, forming a protective barrier, blocking the skeletal mages’ skills.
The life force it had lost earlier was quickly recovering, and its body was undergoing changes.
Thirty-six long legs retracted collectively, turning into hands and feet.
Its body stood upright, transforming into a humanoid form.
All the thorns on its body retracted, like armor.
Lin Moyu frowned; the Soul Devouring Insect King’s momentum had changed.
It seemed to have turned into a completely new monster.
Detection flew out.
[Soul Devouring Insect King Second Form (Lord-level BOSS)]
[Level: 55]
[Strength: 120,000]
[Agility: 50,000]
[Spirit: 10,000]
[Constitution: 120,000]
[Skills: Soul Devour, Second Form, Terrifying Scream]
[Traits: Ignores Defense, Ignores Physical Immunity, Devours All].