Chapter 23: Four-Star Lord Boss! First Clear Hidden Dungeon Achieved!

The blood-red status panel directly unfolded in the void.

[Target: Bloodbone Tree Mother]

[Rank: Four-Star (Lord Tier)]

[Level: Lv15]

[HP: 600,000/600,000]

[Attack: 1,850]

[Defense: 2,850]

[Skills: Blood Marrow Reproduction, Piercing Lash, Divine Blood Rain]

[Description: A divine servant from beyond the heavens. Divine punishment was brought upon Odin Town for its blasphemy against the gods. Those who lack faith are only worthy of becoming nourishment for new life.]

Blood-red liquid surged outward through the cracks between the stones.

Bubbles continuously rose from the surface.

More and more monsters crawled out.

Skin Rippers, Bone-Hanging Reapers, and enormous Flesh Aggregations piled up layer after layer across the main street.

The Undead Dark Knights tightened their reins.

The skeletal warhorses stepped into the viscous liquid, producing wet splashing sounds.

One hundred and fifty cavalry lances pointed outward simultaneously, surrounding John in the center.

John turned his head and looked at the person beside him.

Ophelia stood there.

The dark golden scales at her forehead shimmered faintly, while several light cyan veins appeared on her neck.

Her entire face was tense.

Her silver-white hair moved despite the absence of wind.

For some reason, Ophelia’s voice carried an intense killing intent.

"Leave this filth to me. Cavalry, protect the lord!"

The moment her voice fell.

A deep rumbling sound erupted from the air behind her.

Two enormous dragon wings spread open, covered in deep-purple flames.

The violent airflow directly swept away nearby rubble.

Ophelia stomped down.

Her entire body transformed into a streak of purple light and shot into the sky at incredible speed, leaving behind only an afterimage as she charged toward the hundred-meter tree trunk.

In midair, dozens of blood-red roots as thick as barrels burst from the ground.

Like giant serpents, they intertwined and blocked every approach route.

Ophelia’s expression did not change.

Her body twisted through impossible angles in midair.

Her dragon wings sliced through the air.

She avoided the incoming spikes and weaved through the dense wooden barriers.

Below, the monster tide had already crashed into the defensive line.

"ROAR!"

Several newly regenerated Flesh Aggregations rolled through the mud and charged toward the center.

John issued a command.

"Hold the line!"

Under the effects of Primordial Blessing, the Dark Knights’ basic attributes had been increased fourfold.

Their HP and defense had also risen dramatically.

Heavy armor collided with massive flesh bodies.

-242!

-365!

-238!

The Dark Knights no longer needed to hold back.

They immediately activated their skill.

[Trampling Charge!]

Puchi!

-949! (Critical Hit)

-590!

-611!

[Dungeon Notification: Remaining Aberrant Monsters Outside Odin Town: 1730/3000]

The number of monsters continued decreasing.

At this moment, the heartbeat deep inside the tree trunk suddenly accelerated.

The blood-colored veins on the giant tree’s bark violently pulsed.

[Blood Marrow Reproduction activated!]

Gurgle! Gurgle!

The empty cracks between the stone tiles suddenly erupted with muddy blood.

Broken limbs and fragments of corpses crawled and pieced themselves together within the blood.

[Dungeon Notification: Remaining Aberrant Monsters Outside Odin Town: 2000/3000]

"Pretty troublesome."

John coldly watched the monsters crawling out of the blood.

"If the boss isn’t killed, eliminating these things is meaningless."

"And the monsters appearing afterward no longer provide experience."

John raised his head and issued a command toward the sky.

"Dark Knights, handle the ones below."

"Ophelia, your only task is to uproot that tree."

"Yes!"

Above the battlefield, the giant distorted face on the tree trunk released a shrill howl.

[Skill Activated: Piercing Lash!]

The ground suddenly bulged.

Seven or eight blood-red spikes as thick as barrels shot straight into the sky, forcing Ophelia to stop her movement.

Dark clouds gathered above the tree crown.

Dark-red raindrops began falling.

[Skill Activated: Divine Blood Rain]

A continuous corrosive sizzling sound echoed.

Ophelia hovered in the air.

Her dark golden vertical pupils showed no fear.

Instead, there was a trace of mockery.

"Divine blessing?"

She reversed her grip on her sword.

The purple light surrounding her body suddenly compressed.

Then a thin layer of dark flame ignited along the edge of her bone sword.

Skill activated:

[Dragonblade Rampage!]

A ten-second countdown began.

Ophelia lowered her body.

Ignoring the falling blood rain, she instantly closed the distance and entered within ten meters of the main trunk.

Her bone sword left countless afterimages in the air.

Without any unnecessary preparation.

In just ten seconds, she swung her sword more than ten times.

More than a dozen dark-purple Dragonbane Sword Waves shot from the blade.

All of them struck the distorted face on the tree trunk with perfect accuracy.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The sword waves struck.

Wood fragments and dark viscous fluid flew everywhere.

The hundred-meter tree shook violently.

A scream like a crying woman echoed from within.

"AAAAHH—"

Blood-red damage numbers appeared one after another on the tree trunk.

They formed a dense chain.

-29,450! (True Damage)

-29,120! (True Damage)

-28,900! (True Damage)

...

Even though the Bloodbone Tree Mother possessed extremely high defense and HP.

It was still being destroyed at a visible speed under the bombardment of the true-damage sword waves.

The wooden face was almost completely destroyed.

Its facial features were shattered.

A twisted dark-red core was exposed inside.

The giant tree shook violently.

A huge crack appeared across the trunk.

It released a hoarse and resentful roar.

"Ophelia! If the master could kill you once, he can kill you a second time!"

"What an arrogant and god-defying dragon race... in the end, you still became someone else’s—"

Puchi!

Ophelia’s figure passed through the flying debris.

The bone sword pierced directly into the monster’s mouth.

She twisted the blade.

The entire wooden face shattered completely.

The unfinished curse abruptly stopped.

Crack—BOOM!

The enormous tree split apart.

The crown fell sideways, crushing every nearby building.

The blood water on the ground began flowing backward.

It crazily gathered toward the broken tree stump and was absorbed.

The densely packed monsters on the street released miserable cries.

Under the terrifying suction force, they were forcibly dragged toward the center of the stump.

Gulp. Gulp.

Not long after.

All the accumulated liquid throughout the town was drained.

Only dry, cracked, blackened cobblestone remained.

The monsters disappeared together with the blood.

Buzz—

When the sound faded.

At the center where the giant tree once stood, only a circular black stone platform remained.

The void trembled slightly.

Several lines of golden-red text appeared before John.

[Global Announcement: Congratulations to Lord "Tyrant" for successfully clearing the hidden independent dungeon "Odin Town (Hell Difficulty)"!]

[Achievement Unlocked: First Hidden Dungeon Clear in the Entire Server!]

[The system will now broadcast this achievement globally. Hide name?]

John remained expressionless.

"Do not hide."

The next second.

The global announcement rang three times across the entire Godfall Battlefield.

[Global Announcement: Lord "Tyrant" has achieved the first clear of the Hell Difficulty dungeon Odin Town!]

[Global Announcement: Lord "Tyrant" has achieved the first clear of the Hell Difficulty dungeon Odin Town!]

[Global Announcement: Lord "Tyrant" has achieved the first clear of the Hell Difficulty dungeon Odin Town!]