Chapter 477: It’s Impossible to Get Through
The skeletons were knocked away, and were struck by countless lightning bolts midway.
Facing the ferocious lightning beast, the skeleton berserkers were not afraid at all, and met it head-on while enduring the lightning.
The mages and archers remained motionless, casting their skills from their original positions.
As long as they didn’t move, they wouldn’t be attacked by the lightning.
Lin Moyu’s finger pointed out.
Skill: Aging Curse.
Skill: Poison Star Explosion.
The two skills were almost activated simultaneously.
Then, the skeletons’ feet were covered by a poisonous aura, and the Poison Lich appeared beside him.
Although the saying goes "even a lion uses all its strength to catch a rabbit," there was no need for Lin Moyu to go all out against a mere level 80 ordinary BOSS.
Under the effect of the Aging Curse, the lightning beast’s speed immediately slowed down.
Lin Moyu finally got a clear look at its appearance.
It resembled a lion, with thick fur all over its body.
However, its paws were more like those of a bear, thick and wide.
A single swipe of its huge paw could knock away many skeleton berserkers.
It was very strong and fast, but its constitution was not impressive.
Facing the dense elemental explosions and sharp arrows from the archers, it was on the verge of death in no time.
Lin Moyu also observed that during its movements, the lightning explosions seemed to have a healing effect on it.
Its passive skill was to absorb lightning, and the lightning element was like a tonic for it.
"Absorbing lightning to heal itself, and even evolve, truly peculiar."
Lin Moyu thought to himself, but he was not too surprised, as there were many strange things in this vast world.
Under the relentless assault of the undead army, the lightning beast was clearly unable to hold on any longer.
Before its death, it suddenly erupted with dazzling lightning.
Skill: Lightning Massacre!
Its only skill, and also its last skill.
The massacre was not just for its enemies, but also for itself.
Lin Moyu felt a blinding light, and the dazzling lightning made it impossible for him to see anything.
In the spiritual world, he saw many skeletons being blown away.
The explosion covered an area of about 200 meters, which was not too large.
The skeletons that were blown away were then struck by the lightning in the Burial Thunder Valley.
Fortunately, the Lich General’s healing was fast enough to prevent any damage to the skeletons.
Lin Moyu looked at the empty space in front of him, where the ground was charred black, scorched by the lightning.
"It actually self-destructed! This skill is actually a self-destruction skill."
Lin Moyu muttered, as he had never expected the lightning beast’s skill to be a mutually destructive one.
At this moment, he looked up at the star in the sky.
He had witnessed the star falling from the sky and transforming into the lightning beast.
Now that the lightning beast had self-destructed and died, the fallen star reappeared in the sky.
However, its light was much dimmer than before.
Lin Moyu observed it for a while and found that it was gradually recovering, and it wouldn’t take long for it to regain its peak state and transform into a lightning beast again.
"Judging from the power of its self-destruction, even an 80-level knight would have been instantly killed if they hadn’t activated their ultimate defense."
"As for other level 80 professionals, they would have been dead for sure."
"This is the first time I’ve encountered a self-destructing BOSS."
Lin Moyu carefully recalled the entire process.
BOSSes of this level would usually flee when they couldn’t win, as they had a survival instinct.
But this one self-destructed so decisively.
Moreover, since it was a self-destruction, there was no experience or any material rewards, making it a complete waste.
It was understandable why no one came to this place.
Lin Moyu waited for the undead army to fully recover before moving forward again.
This passage was about 10,000 meters long, and with his previous experience, Lin Moyu rested every 2,000 meters.
Lin Moyu had gradually grasped the rhythm of the valley and was moving faster and faster.
In just 10 minutes, Lin Moyu reached the second fork in the road, where there were four paths to choose from.
Since Antares had already told him which path to take, Lin Moyu went straight into the second path without any hesitation.
As soon as he entered the passage, another lightning bolt exploded.
The lightning looked the same as before, with no difference.
But its power had increased again.
Compared to when he first entered the valley, the increase was about 30%.
Such an increase in power was not significant for Lin Moyu.
Lin Moyu looked up at the sky.
This time, two stars appeared in the sky, twinkling brightly.
"The number has increased, and they’re brighter too."
"Could their level have increased as well?"
Lin Moyu wondered, as he continued forward.
After walking less than a thousand meters, he witnessed the two stars falling from the sky simultaneously.
The starlight exploded on the ground, and two lightning beasts emerged.
This change was within Lin Moyu’s expectations.
Facing the lightning beasts charging at him like lightning, Lin Moyu remained calm and summoned the undead army.
Then, he cast the Aging Curse and Poison Star Explosion, while the Poison Lich appeared beside him.
It was only then that Lin Moyu calmly cast the detection spell.
[Lightning Beast (Elite Monster)]
[Level: 81]
[Strength: 400,000]
[Agility: 500,000]
[Spirit: 300,000]
[Constitution: 550,000]
[Skills: Lightning Absorption (Passive), Lightning Massacre]
[Traits: Lightning Element Immunity, Can Absorb Lightning to Enhance Itself, Vitality Enhancement, Strength Enhancement, Speed Enhancement]
Their level had increased by one, and their number had doubled.
Their attributes had slightly improved, but their skills and traits remained unchanged.
In terms of difficulty alone, the challenge had more than doubled.
For ordinary professional teams, facing one BOSS or two BOSSes was a completely different concept, and it was easy to be overwhelmed.
But for Lin Moyu, there was no difference.
Under the siege of the undead army, the two level 81 ordinary BOSSes were quickly eliminated.
Before their deaths, they self-destructed simultaneously.
Lin Moyu tried to interrupt their self-destruction with the Soul Flames and Bone Prison, but failed.
The two BOSSes self-destructed at the same time, with a much greater power than before.
Many skeletons were blown away and then struck by dense lightning in the air.
The Lich General was prepared and healed them in time.
During the self-destruction, Lin Moyu looked slightly serious.
The power of the self-destruction had increased, and the damage to the skeletons was greater.
If the power increased by another fold, the skeletons might be instantly killed.
The Comprehensive Connection talent might fail again.
But this was only the second passage.
There were still seven more passages ahead, and the power would definitely increase further.
Even if he used the Undying Aura from the Undying Lich, since the BOSS self-destructions were not simultaneous, with a slight time difference in between, many skeletons would still suffer two fatal strikes in a row.
As a result, the Undying Aura would become ineffective.
Lin Moyu looked at the two stars that had reappeared in the sky and muttered, "It seems I need to find a way."
While thinking, his steps did not stop, and he quickly reached the third fork in the road.
This time, there were six choices, with six passages appearing in front of Lin Moyu.
If it weren’t for Antares telling him the correct choice, he would have chosen the wrong path nine out of ten times.
Choosing the wrong path even once would prevent him from reaching the location of the crystal.
"This time it’s the fourth one."
Lin Moyu decisively entered the fourth passage.
The lightning exploded again.
This was normal, and since entering the Burial Thunder Valley, Lin Moyu had been struck countless times and was already used to it.
He watched as the skeletal armor shattered, and the remaining lightning struck his body.
A slight numbing sensation spread through his body, and Lin Moyu sensed that something was amiss.
He tried walking two more steps to experience the lightning in this passage.
Lin Moyu’s expression had become extremely grim.
"The power has increased by 60%."
"The first time was 10%, the second time was 30%, and the third time was 60%..."
"Each time, the increase was 10% more than the previous one."
"If this rate of increase continues, the fourth time will be 100%, a direct doubling."
"The fifth time will be 150%... and the ninth time will be 450%."
"That’s a 5.5-fold increase, and at least level 88 professionals would be needed to withstand it."
"But Antares said it’s better not to exceed level 80, which contradicts itself."
"Even a level 79 earth knight might not be able to withstand the lightning after a 5.5-fold increase, let alone facing the BOSSes."
"The Burial Thunder Valley was never meant for anyone to enter, it’s a dead end."
Lin Moyu’s expression was not good as he looked up at the sky.
Three stars were twinkling in the sky.
As he had expected, there were now three lightning beasts here.