Chapter 63: The Dragon Soul Strikes

Swish!

The exact instant Lu Ming drew his sword, a blade shadow pierced straight through the body of the Saber-toothed Tiger King.

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Roar!

Accompanied by a fierce roar, the Saber-toothed Tiger King's health bar plummeted by 10%. Enraged in a split second, it bared its bloody, gaping maw and charged straight toward Lu Ming!

On both the left and right flanks, the Undead Warriors summoned by Lu Ming surged forward, bolstered by the dual formations of War Stomp and Life Bastion.

Swish, swish, swish, swish!

Dozens of soul fragments simultaneously burst to life within the Saber-toothed Tiger King's body.

-2236!

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The Saber-toothed Tiger King possessed a staggering 2,800 points of armor.

Even with the 4,440 attack power bonus granted by Lu Ming's War Stomp, the damage dealt by the Undead Warriors was extremely limited.

Dozens of soul fragments detonating simultaneously only managed to strip away one-tenth of the Saber-toothed Tiger King's health.

At that very moment, the Saber-toothed Tiger King unleashed a skill—Grade D Frenzied Roar!

Roar——

Amidst a sustained and ferocious howl, powerful sonic waves rippled outward from the beast's jaws.

All around, the Undead Warriors caught in the sonic shockwave had astronomical damage numbers exceeding 6,000 pop up above their heads!

Even under the protection of the Grade E Life Bastion enhanced twentyfold by Lu Ming, and bearing Lu Ming's tenfold health cap shield of 14,880 points, the Undead Warriors simply could not withstand such continuous, relentless damage.

In the blink of an eye, dozens of surrounding Undead Warriors were completely slaughtered by the Saber-toothed Tiger King!

This formidable might left Lu Ming awestruck.

Simultaneously, the Acidic Rebound effect of the Cannibal Ant Hat was triggered. While dealing damage to the Undead Warriors, the Saber-toothed Tiger King itself suffered a 160% damage reflection.

The accumulated reflected damage exceeding 200,000 points directly obliterated the Saber-toothed Tiger King in an instant!

Boom!

As the colossal carcass of the Saber-toothed Tiger King crashed heavily to the ground, a pleasant system prompt chimed in Lu Ming's ear.

[Ding~ You have slain the Level 30 Silver Boss, Brutal Saber-toothed Tiger King. Experience points +420,000!]

Lu Ming was stunned.

"Is playing it like this even possible?"

He had felt a twinge of regret earlier over the sacrifice of those dozen or so Undead Warriors.

But looking at it now, they had truly died a worthy death!

It was utterly unexpected. Probably even the Silver-grade Boss itself never imagined it would die in such a sloppy and anticlimactic fashion!

On the other side, when Qin Churan turned around and discovered that, in what felt like the blink of an eye, the newly summoned Silver-grade Boss had simply evaporated, her eyes widened in disbelief.

"What the hell?"

"A Level 30 Silver Boss, instantly killed??"

"Is this even remotely exaggerated..."

Seeing that he had reaped 420,000 experience points from the Boss, Lu Ming watched his experience bar surge from 63% all the way to 84% in a single leap!

"It looks like killing the other Boss will firmly push me to Level 20!"

With that thought, Lu Ming swiftly looted the drops from the Saber-toothed Tiger King.

Without bothering to inspect the specific items dropped, he tossed everything indiscriminately into his inventory and immediately crushed another Silver Boss summoning scroll.

Swish!

As the barrier opened, the second Brutal Saber-toothed Tiger King emerged.

Meanwhile, outside the Venomous Snake Cave.

The Dragon Soul players stationed at the entrance seemed to sense something amiss.

"Did you guys hear that noise from inside just now?"

"Such an intense roar, and a slight tremor too. Could it be they got into a fight with the venomous snakes inside?"

"This is a Level 42 map, how could a tiny little Assassin in their thirties possibly kill Level 42 vipers?"

"In that case, we probably won't even need to lift a finger; the snakes inside will take care of them."

While everyone was chatting and laughing, Dragon Soul Guan Yu seemed to realize something, his expression instantly turning stern.

"No!"

"That wasn't a snake's roar. Something is happening inside!"

"Take a squad and go check it out!"

"Yes!"

Deep within the cavern.

With the second Silver-grade Boss, the Saber-toothed Tiger King, summoned, Lu Ming had initially intended to use the same tactic—sacrificing a dozen Undead Warriors to instantly counter-kill the Boss via the equipment's passive [Acidic Rebound].

To his surprise, however, each different Saber-toothed Tiger King seemed to share a collective consciousness.

This particular Tiger King appeared to recognize the Undead Warriors' damage-reflection trait, and it stubbornly refused to use its AOE skill, [Frenzied Roar]!

Instead, it shifted from offense to defense.

Ceasing its fierce attacks, it relied on various defensive skills to fend off the onslaught of the Undead Warriors!

Clearly, it was stalling for time.

Because as long as Lu Ming failed to kill it within ten minutes, it would manage to escape.

"Who would've thought this beast has some brains!"

Unfortunately, being merely smart was useless; it couldn't withstand the siege of the Undead Legion.

To take a step back, even without deploying the Undead Legion and relying solely on Lu Ming's once-per-minute [Sword Draw], he could unleash ten sword draws over ten minutes.

Calculated at 29,000 damage per sword draw, the accumulated damage from ten strikes would be precisely enough to slay a Saber-toothed Tiger King possessing over 280,000 health!

However, Lu Ming wanted a quick resolution, which was why he had summoned all the Undead Warriors to adopt a sea-of-bodies tactic.

The Saber-toothed Tiger King stubbornly refused to attack the Undead Warriors.

The damage dealt by the Undead Warriors' own attacks wasn't enough to pose a significant threat to the Tiger King.

Normally, time wouldn't be an issue as long as the Boss was eventually killed within ten minutes.

However, right in the middle of this protracted battle, Lu Ming suddenly used shared vision through an Undead Warrior stationed near the cave entrance and saw that Dragon Soul players had broken in!

The Undead Warrior didn't even have time to flee before it was instantly cut down by that pack of Dragon Soul players!

Lu Ming's brows instantly knitted together.

"They've come in!"

"Damn it..."

The battle was halfway through and could not be abandoned midway. Lu Ming had no choice but to accelerate his pace, attempting to finish off the Saber-toothed Tiger King before the Dragon Soul players arrived at the location.

Ultimately, though, he was a step too slow.

Hearing a commotion echo from behind, Lu Ming turned his head and saw a group of Level 50 Dragon Soul players easily breaking through the defensive line formed by the Undead Warriors and charging right in!

Witnessing the scene inside the cave where Lu Ming was manipulating the Undead Legion to besiege the Saber-toothed Tiger King, the Dragon Soul players could not help but look astonished.

"Talk about being leisurely! Even at a time like this, this guy still has the mood to hide here and kill a Boss? Is he thinking of slaughtering a Boss for kicks before he dies?"

"Wait! This is a Level 42 Venomous Snake Cave, where did a Level 30 Saber-toothed Tiger Boss come from?"

"It must be a Boss summoning scroll gathered from the Western Farmland!"

"That Boss has a market value of up to a hundred thousand! First kill that Array Trickster, Slayersoul, and Moon, then call a few Level 30 brothers over to harvest this Boss, and we'll make a tidy fortune on the side!"

"Brothers, charge! Kill them!"

Amidst these shouts, the Dragon Soul players excitedly rushed toward Lu Ming and Qin Churan.

At this critical juncture, Qin Churan looked at Lu Ming and asked, "Can you tell me what your plan actually is?"

"I don't mind dying, but I don't want to die cluelessly!"

While continuously executing Sword Draw and coordinating with the Undead Legion to drain the Boss's health, Lu Ming glanced at the anxious Qin Churan and replied, "Take down the Boss, reach Level 20, and I can handle Dragon Soul."

Upon hearing Lu Ming's words, Qin Churan did not harbor a single shred of doubt regarding their truthfulness!

"Alright, then I'll go hold them off!"

With that, Qin Churan sliced down the final, blood-drained venomous viper before her with a sharp swish.

As if suddenly making a resolute decision, she spun around, gripped her dagger tightly, and charged forward with unyielding, unwavering determination straight toward the group of Dragon Soul players who exceeded her level by a full seventeen tiers!