Chapter 66: Zhanhar’s Roar

Chapter 66: Chapter 66: Zhanhar’s Roar

As the monster—resembling a dragon but not quite one—let out a roar, its stats materialized simultaneously before Yu Zhun and Ji Xiaoyu’s eyes.

[Dragon Burial City Lord (Lv 25)]

[Attributes:

Life: 150000

Mana: 10000

Physical Attack: 3500

Magic Attack: 0

Physical Defense: 1000

Magic Defense: 1000]

[Skill 1 (Cursed Body): Dark: Recovers 5% of maximum Life Value per second; Light: Loses 5% of maximum Life Value per second.]

[Skill 2 (Dark Language): Deals 200% Physical Attack damage once to all targets shrouded in darkness within range.]

[Skill 3 (Dragon Grudge): Enters Dragon Grudge state the first time Life drops below 50%, increasing Physical Attack by 100%, and Physical Defense and Magic Defense by 50%. The [Cursed Body] effect changes to: Ignores the environment, recovering 5% of maximum Life Value per second.]

"It really is a shortcut route." Yu Zhun revealed a somewhat strange smile.

Following the normal Dungeon-clearing process, after passing through the [Life and Death Corridor] where a large number of Dragon Slaves hid, players still needed to defeat waves of Dragon Slaves and Elite Dragon Slaves in the [Underground Palace] to reach the boss’s location. However, now they had directly skipped two waves of monsters and appeared right in front of the boss.

But... it wasn’t a big problem either.

"Rich Lady!"

"Got it!" Ji Xiaoyu nodded heavily. Pointing her Magic Staff fiercely into the air, a blinding cluster of light, like a miniature sun, abruptly appeared high above the grand hall. Endless radiance instantly illuminated the entire space!

Mage Skill, [Sun Radiance]!

Aside from Magic with high damage, there were also some Mage skills that dealt average or even no damage but possessed special effects. [Sun Radiance] was one of them, and its function was very simple: illumination.

The Dragon Burial City Lord’s most powerful skill was undoubtedly its Skill 2, [Dark Language]. Dealing 200% Physical Attack damage to all targets within range was simply an overpowered effect for a boss. After the [Dragon Grudge] state was activated, the effect of this skill could even directly deal 14,000 Physical Attack damage, instantly one-shotting squishy players. Among the bosses of Lv 20 Dungeons, the Dragon Burial City Lord was the only one with such high damage.

Fortunately, this skill wasn’t impossible to counter. As long as there was light shining down, [Dark Language] couldn’t deal damage to players. Besides that, before the [Dragon Grudge] state was activated, [Sun Radiance] also served the purpose of depleting the boss’s Life Value and suppressing its regeneration.

It could be said that this skill was absolutely crucial for [Under the Dragon Burial City]. This was precisely the skill Yu Zhun had prepared for Ji Xiaoyu earlier.

At this moment, under the illumination of the sunlight, the Dragon Burial City Lord let out a miserable, shrill roar as corrosive white smoke rapidly rose from its entire body. Its thick health bar began to deplete at a visible rate!

With the latent threat resolved, Yu Zhun breathed a sigh of relief, his gaze shifting to his own feet. The Rich Lady’s [Sun Radiance] was truly impeccable; the Dragon Burial City Lord’s shadow was cast directly at his feet. With the skill [Shadow Punishment], he didn’t even need to move. All he had to do was stab the ground...

BOOM BOOM!!!

Two consecutive, violent explosions interrupted Yu Zhun’s thoughts. He saw searing flames erupt on one side of the Dragon Burial City Lord’s body, while the other side was pierced by an incomparably sharp ice cone, the frost rapidly spreading.

Mage Skill, [Blast Flame]!

Mage Skill, [Frost Kill]!

[Life -34200]

[Life -42300]

"Yay, I hit it!" Ji Xiaoyu let out an excited cheer.

Just like that, right under Yu Zhun’s nose, the Dragon Burial City Lord fell below half health. [Dragon Grudge] had been triggered.

Yu Zhun was speechless. He thought, "Rich Lady, aren’t you acting a bit too fast?"

"Evil Dragon!

"Damned Evil Dragon!!!" The Dragon Burial City Lord let out a furiously enraged roar. The black scales on its massive body instantly turned blood-red, and its physical form expanded further at a visible rate as its aura became increasingly terrifying.

Its health bar began to rapidly recover at a rate of 5% per second, while its Physical Attack, Physical Defense, and Magic Defense all received massive boosts simultaneously.

Now... they really had to end this battle quickly.

"My name is Yu Zhun.

"At this moment, I will sound the Funeral Bell for you!" Yu Zhun raised [Nether’s Sigh] high and swiftly stabbed at the Dragon Burial City Lord’s shadow beneath his feet.

"I will never allow you to covet the power of the gods, never!

"Even if I turn into a monster that never sees the light of day, I am still a devout believer of the God of Light!!!" The words roared by the Dragon Burial City Lord caused Yu Zhun’s descending dagger to halt abruptly in mid-air.

Wait... Yu Zhun abruptly lifted his head, looking at the Dragon Burial City Lord. A devout believer of the God of Light? He couldn’t help but cast a glance at Ji Xiaoyu, who had also stopped her attacks.

It was a good thing the Rich Lady had acted fast, forcing the boss into its second phase before he could make a move. If he had struck and missed this special state, they might have lost out on absolutely crucial intelligence.

Looking at the seemingly maddened Dragon Burial City Lord as it constantly repeated those words, Yu Zhun took a deep breath. According to the old man, what the Dragon Burial City Lord craved was the God of Light’s relic. As long as it possessed that relic, it could lift its own Curse and truly wield the power of the God of Light. If players chose to believe the old man’s words, it would be impossible for them to hand the relic over to the Dragon Burial City Lord.

However, Yu Zhun didn’t believe it. So... should he take a gamble? Gamble that this was the Dungeon’s true answer.

A trace of determination flashed through Yu Zhun’s eyes. He tossed the [Dragon’s Emblem]—which could teleport the two of them out of the Dungeon—to Ji Xiaoyu. Tightly gripping [Nether’s Sigh] with one hand, he pressed it against the Dragon Burial City Lord’s shadow, while raising the relic high with the other, shouting at the top of his lungs.

"Zhanhar, the God of Light is not dead!"

The massive palace fell silent at this very moment. Zhanhar’s gigantic body suddenly stiffened, as if petrified.

"The God of Light... is not dead?" he muttered in a low voice, lowering his head to look at the Relic Gem in Yu Zhun’s hand. As if remembering something, a light of hope suddenly erupted in his eyes. "This is...

"This is!!!"

He slowly raised his massive, sharp claws, trembling as he approached the relic in Yu Zhun’s hand, attempting to touch the Golden gem.

Yu Zhun and Ji Xiaoyu’s hearts clenched at the same time. The former’s dagger was less than a centimeter away from the shadow on the ground, while the latter had already tightly gripped the emblem in her hand. Time seemed to slow to an absolute crawl in this moment.

Finally, Zhanhar’s sharp claw lightly touched the Relic Gem.

DING—

Accompanied by a soft chime, the Relic Gem erupted with a resplendent light. This light was far more pure and holy than [Sun Radiance], instantly filling the entire grand hall and enveloping Zhanhar’s massive body. The terrifying and hideous gigantic body disintegrated inch by inch, ultimately leaving only a young man dressed in white robes standing before the two of them.

The Curse had been lifted. However, Zhanhar did not possess the power of the God of Light as the old man had claimed. He had turned into an ordinary human.

Yu Zhun and Ji Xiaoyu breathed a sigh of relief at the same time. They had found the most crucial key.