Chapter 11: The Black Iron-Class Boss, Blood Demon Clus!

【Ding~ Defeated Level 7 Moon Demon, Experience +25!】
【Ding~ Defeated Level 8 Moon Demon, Experience +32!】
【Ding~ Defeated Level 8 Moon Demon, Experience +32!】
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【Ding~ Congratulations! Your team has defeated a total of 50 Moon Demons, completing the third tier of the Demon Extermination main quest. Rewards have been upgraded!】
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The assault of the necromancer warriors was like a tornado ravaging a parking lot.

The Moon Demons in the Moon Demon Sanctuary could not resist at all and were swept aside one after another.

When Tian Xuan·Zongheng and three female players stepped into the sanctuary alongside Lu Ming, their eyes were met with Moon Demon corpses strewn chaotically across the ground.

Lu Ming began refining these corpses one by one.

He kept a close watch on the summoning panel; whenever a necromancer warrior perished, he would immediately summon a new one to fill the ranks.

At this moment, Lu Ming had only learned one skill: War Stomp.

This meant that aside from a tremendous boost in attack power, his necromancer warriors had no other enhancements.

Unless they achieved an instant kill, the Moon Demons, with their 70 to 80 attack power, could deal significant damage to necromancer warriors who had only a few points of armor!

Therefore, casualties among the necromancer warriors were inevitable.

However, with ample soul energy, Lu Ming suffered no real loss.

Before long, in less than two hours, the quest progress had advanced to the ninth tier!

At this time, Lu Ming had reached level 7.

The three girls who had been following him all along were ecstatic.

“I just checked online. Those 4+1 teams—with four level 8 pros carrying one level 6 newbie—still need at least 4 hours and 12 minutes to clear the tenth tier of the Moon Demon Sanctuary!”

“But we’ve only been at it for 1 hour and 48 minutes...”

“Oh my god, we’re about to clear the tenth tier on our very first run!”

“Don’t celebrate too soon. I heard that to complete the tenth tier, you still have to defeat a dungeon boss!”

“That boss is supposedly Black Iron rank and really tough! Many players have died to it before, not even getting a chance to escape!”

Just as they were talking,

Rumble—

With the total Moon Demons killed reaching 300, the ground suddenly trembled violently.

Ahead, deep within the sanctuary, a massive blood-red barrier tore through space, materializing!

Out of the barrier stepped a towering three-meter-tall super Moon Demon, crowned with a blood-red diadem, draped in a crimson cape, wielding the king’s greatsword!

A scarlet aura radiated in all directions.

The overwhelming presence and nearly world-devouring intimidation forced the three girls, apart from Lu Ming and Tian Xuan·Zongheng, to instinctively step back several paces.

At that moment, Tian Xuan·Zongheng shared the data panel of the giant Moon Demon in the team channel.

【Blood Demon·Kruz】 (Physical Type · Black Iron Rank BOSS)
【Level: 8】
【Physical Attack: 144】
【Armor: 55】
【Magic Resistance: 46】
【Speed: 42】
【Health: 4980】
【Skills: Blood Slash (E Rank), Blood Demon’s Shield (E Rank), Blood Demon’s Roar (E Rank)...】
【Description: A demon resurrected from hell. The mission of Blood Demon Kruz is to obey the darkness and kill all humans who trespass into the Abyss World...】

“That’s a high attack and a huge health pool!”

“I bet none of us could survive even one hit from this boss...”

“The boss has two elite guards beside it! How are we supposed to fight them?”

The girls were all stunned by the boss's formidable stats, mouths agape.

Flanking Blood Demon Kruz were two elite Blood Demon guards—stronger than regular monsters but weaker than the boss—level 8 elites.

Each elite guard had 110 attack, 45 armor, and 1800 health.

For an ordinary strategy team, two elites plus a Black Iron rank boss was truly a tough challenge.

This is why over 90% of teams who barely reached the tenth tier end up failing at this final hurdle!

At that moment, Blood Demon Kruz let out a chilling, sinister laugh.

“Giggling...”

“Insignificant humans, how dare you trespass into the sacred land of the Moon Demon tribe!”

“You shall rest here forever in this forbidden ground!”

With the boss brandishing its greatsword and accompanied by the two guards, it charged forward.

In the team, the middle-aged knight Tian Xuan·Zongheng, who had seemed very composed from the start, grew more cautious.

His burning gaze fixed on the boss as he began analyzing the fight. “This boss has high defense, and its passive skill Blood Demon’s Shield will make it stronger as the battle continues. We must finish this quickly.”

“Additionally, its AoE skill Blood Demon’s Roar is very powerful but has a 2.7-second cast time. Once you see the cast animation, immediately retreat out of range, or you won’t survive it.”

“Also...”

Just as Tian Xuan·Zongheng was concentrating on his analysis.

“Kill.”

At Lu Ming’s mental command,

Seventy necromancer warriors surged forward like a tidal wave, instantly engulfing the boss and its guards.

Slash, slash, slash!

-266!
-266!
-266!
-256!
-256!
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Under the necromancer onslaught, the two elite guards barely had time to react before being cut down in an instant!

Blood Demon Kruz managed to strike down three necromancer warriors with fierce swings but was ultimately overwhelmed and slain by their combined damage.

“Curse it! How could I... fall to mere mortals...”

Filled with endless resentment and fury, the massive body of Blood Demon Kruz crashed to the ground.

【Ding~ Your teammate Netherworld has slain a level 8 elite monster Blood Demon Guard. You receive 30% participation rewards, experience +150!】
【Ding~ Your teammate Netherworld has slain a level 8 elite monster Blood Demon Guard. You receive 30% participation rewards, experience +150!】
【Ding~ Your teammate Netherworld has slain a level 8 Black Iron rank BOSS Blood Demon Kruz. You receive 30% participation rewards, experience +600!】

At that moment, the air fell into silence.

The three girls behind widened their eyes in disbelief.

Even Tian Xuan·Zongheng, usually so composed, stood frozen, a flash of shock in his eyes!

A level 8 Black Iron rank boss... killed instantly!

And accompanied by two level 8 elite monsters!

Is this something a normal level 7 player could accomplish?

Lu Ming remained calm, as if this outcome had been expected all along.

With his level 7 War Stomp, the total boost effect was 100% of his own attack power plus 250.

With War Stomp’s bonus, the necromancer warriors’ attack power reached 311 points!

Faced with elite guards’ 45 armor and the boss’s 55 armor, they were as easy to cut through as slicing vegetables.

Lu Ming quickly let the necromancer warriors handle the loot.

As expected from a boss and elites, the drop rate was impressive!

From Blood Demon Kruz and the two guards, they obtained 7 silver coins and 45 copper coins.

Along with an F-rank warrior skill scroll: Execute.

Three pieces of equipment: two ordinary level 8 white items, and one level 8 Black Iron weapon—though not part of the Moon Demon set.

Since this boss had been farmed heavily by players, getting a Black Iron item was already a blessing.

By the rules, all dungeon loot should be shared equally.

But in the entire dungeon run, Lu Ming contributed 99.9% of the effort.

The other freeloaders naturally felt awkward about claiming any share.

For them, just following Lu Ming to clear the dungeon and get the tenth tier rewards was already a huge satisfaction.

After dealing with the loot, Lu Ming opened the dungeon exit portal and left.

Back at the Moon Demon Sanctuary entrance, he submitted the quest to the NPC guard.

【Ding~ Congratulations on clearing the Moon Demon Sanctuary dungeon. Your highest quest completion tier is the tenth. Rewards: Experience +3000, Silver Coins +2!】
【Ding~ As this is your first time clearing the tenth tier as team leader, you have a 100% chance to receive a piece of Moon Demon set equipment. Congratulations on receiving Moon Demon Legguards +1!】

A golden light showered down over Lu Ming’s head.

The system’s pleasant voice sounded again.

【Ding~ Congratulations on reaching level 8... Next level requires 5000 experience points!】

Finally level 8!

“I can now farm the level 8–10 dungeon [Blood-Red Forbidden Zone] to get that infinite upgrade skill scroll worth a billion dollars!”

Thinking of the billion-dollar prize made Lu Ming excited.

But there was no rush.

It was already 3 AM.

At 8 AM, he had an important matter to settle: revenge against Ye Chen!

So Lu Ming planned to log off and get some sleep, then log back in at 8 to handle Ye Chen before tackling the dungeon.

After all, no one had cleared the Hell difficulty of the Blood-Red Forbidden Zone dungeon in a hundred years.

What’s meant to be his will still be his; no one could steal it.

Lu Ming was confident no one would beat him to it.

Just then, Tian Xuan·Zongheng and the three girls exited the dungeon.

Instead of submitting their quests right away, the girls hurried over to Lu Ming.

“Big brother, can we add you on WeChat? I want to transfer you the money for carrying us through the dungeon!”

“Brother Netherworld, do you... have a girlfriend?”

Lu Ming saw through their little schemes at once.

They simply admired his strength and hoped he would carry them through Abyss World in the future.

Such was the world.

In the Abyss World, strength commands respect.

The stronger you are, the more admiration and favor you attract.

Even if you look like a toad, as long as you’re powerful enough in Abyss World, you’ll never lack money or young, beautiful women by your side.

Having lived through a past life, Lu Ming understood the truth fully.

Women would always be a stumbling block on his road to success!

So Lu Ming opened his WeChat payment code and smiled gently at the three girls: “I’ve accepted your money, but I won’t be adding you as friends.”

He didn’t charge much either.

Even though the market fee for a tenth-tier Moon Demon Sanctuary team ride was already 1,000 coins, Lu Ming only charged each of them 100 as agreed before entering the dungeon.

Tian Xuan·Zongheng, seeing this, also scanned over 100 coins for Lu Ming.

Watching Lu Ming walk away, the girls felt bitter and unwilling.

They wondered: Was it because they weren’t young or pretty enough?

Why wouldn’t Lu Ming even spare them a glance?

Meanwhile, Tian Xuan·Zongheng silently observed Lu Ming’s departing figure, a spark of excitement shining in his eyes.

Opening his WeChat, he messaged a friend saved as [Tian Xuan·Eternity]: “Captain, you were right. That ID ‘Netherworld,’ the necromancer, is no ordinary player!”

“He solo-cleared the tenth tier of the Moon Demon Sanctuary dungeon! We estimate his account strength at least at five stars!”

After a moment, Tian Xuan·Eternity replied: “Whatever it takes, make sure to recruit him into our Tian Xuan battle team.”

Tian Xuan·Zongheng: “Understood!”