Unstoppable!

After equipping the Blood-Draining Blade, Qin Chuan's Attack Power rose to 339, more than several times what it had been before.

This improvement differed from upgrading Shadow Stealth. It not only increased the damage of Cloakbreaking Strike, but also greatly boosted the damage of Shadow Flying Dagger and Rend.

It was no exaggeration to say that if Qin Chuan cleared the Vampire Bats again, it would take far less time.

"I didn't expect the first BOSS to drop the weapon I needed most. I hope the next two BOSSes give me something good too."

Qin Chuan could not help looking forward to it.

Without activating Special Mode, Scarlet Tomb had three BOSSes.

Even if each BOSS dropped only one piece of equipment, Qin Chuan would still gain two Silver Tier items.

Having equipped his new weapon, Qin Chuan was eager to test it out.

A Vampire Servant happened to come over to die, so he raised his hand and threw a dagger.

-18535! (Weakness Attack)

Before Rend could take effect, the Vampire Servant became a corpse again. Its body rolled across the ground before coming to rest motionlessly in a corner.

Damage nearing twenty thousand was something these minor monsters simply could not withstand.

After more than ten minutes of instant kills, Qin Chuan arrived before the second BOSS.

Two tall, grotesque stone statues stood in the spacious room.

It looked safe enough, but Qin Chuan knew that any player foolish enough to walk up would be ambushed by the Gargoyles.

Two Silver Tier Gargoyles attacking at once were enough to give any player a serious headache.

Qin Chuan had the strategy in mind, so naturally, he would not make such a rookie mistake. He aimed at the statues and threw a flying dagger.

-9268! (Weakness Attack)

-9268! (Weakness Attack)

Two damage numbers floated up from the heads of the statues at the same time.

At the same time, the statues' eyes suddenly opened, and the wings on their backs flapped rapidly as they attacked Qin Chuan from either side.

A familiar scene unfolded. Apart from smashing up the floor, the two Gargoyle statues failed to inflict any damage on Qin Chuan.

[Gargoyle Twins (Silver Tier)]

Level: 10

Health: 250000/250000

Attack: 1000 (+200)

Defense: 2000

Skills: Gale Surge, Charged Counterattack, Physical Damage Reduction, Shared Life and Death

Description: The Vampire Baron's gatekeepers. Linked in mind, they will execute all intruders.

Their health did not seem especially high, but the problem was that these two Gargoyles shared their health.

Any damage dealt to one of them would have half of it transferred to the other.

In other words, this BOSS actually had a total of five hundred thousand health!

Not only that, the Gargoyle Twins were the bane of physical classes.

With their naturally formidable defense, they also possessed an additional seventy percent physical damage reduction, enough to make any Assassin or Archer player despair.

But if players formed a magic-based party to challenge them, they would fall into another trap.

That was because the third BOSS had a Magic Immunity Shield and required physical classes to deal damage.

Level ten players already had low attributes, and the latter two BOSSes were highly specialized against them, making independent players suffer terribly.

As for swapping people out and taking turns fighting.

Sorry, Apocalypse did not allow players to exploit loopholes.

Players could fight however they wanted in the wilderness, but during a dungeon run, the party could not replace its members.

However, before Qin Chuan, the Gargoyle Twins, which drove Normal Tier physical classes to despair, were no different from ordinary BOSSes.

Their physical damage reduction was utterly insignificant before True Damage.

As Qin Chuan dodged their attacks, Rend also began to show its power.

-220!

-220!

Damage numbers appeared above the Gargoyle Twins at the same time. They ticked three times in a row, adding up to over a thousand damage.

With the boost from Sniper God Talent, Rend's damage also ignored the BOSSes' defense and dealt full damage.

It was not much, but it was better than nothing.

The Gargoyle Twins were linked in mind, and both sensed their companion's shock.

Their prized defense seemed nonexistent before this enemy.

One round of attacks stripped nearly twenty thousand health from them. In just over twenty rounds, their health would be emptied.

The Gargoyle Twins flew into the air, flapping their wings to form whirlwinds that ravaged the room along curved paths.

This was the BOSS skill Gale Surge, which created tornadoes that dealt continuous damage.

And because they were twins, there would be two tornadoes each time, greatly testing the players' movement.

Qin Chuan had no such concerns.

His speed was extremely fast. Let alone two tornadoes, even ten or twenty would be insignificant.

As for the twins' Charged Counterattack skill, that was meant for melee classes. What did it have to do with a ranged Assassin like him?

In the end, after taking dozens of flying daggers, the Gargoyle Twins turned back into statues and shattered into countless large and small pieces.

" Ding, you have killed the level 10 Silver Tier BOSS Gargoyle Twins and gained 20000 experience. Your experience limit has been locked. Excess experience will automatically be transferred to the Experience Pool."

"Hunting Hour activated. You gained 1 Evolution Point! Current points: 3."

"Hunting Hour activated. You gained 1 Evolution Point! Current points: 4."

Although the Gargoyle Twins were difficult to kill, their nature as two BOSSes meant the Evolution Point rewards were exceptionally generous.

One counted as two.

Qin Chuan stepped forward and picked up the equipment.

[Gargoyle Bracer: Silver Tier, Defense +100, Health +800, Strength +20, Equipment Requirement: Level 10, Strength >60]

Damn!

Qin Chuan felt somewhat helpless.

He had previously used a Might Stone and gained twenty Strength, but he was still just short of being able to equip this bracer. Unless he put the attribute points from his next level-up into Strength, or obtained a Strength-boosting piece of equipment without a Strength requirement.

"Forget it. I'll keep it for now."

Qin Chuan thought to himself.

He did not intend to sell this equipment to Dragon Soaring World, but to keep it himself.

Not to wear it, but to lay the groundwork for his future plans.

After putting away the equipment, Qin Chuan continued forward.

As long as he defeated the third BOSS, he would get to meet the hidden BOSS, the Vampire Baron.

However, the Baron was clearly even more anxious than he was. He let out another shriek, urging the Vampire Servants to come and die.

At the same time, the Baron's voice echoed throughout the entire tomb.

"Very good, intruder. Your strength has given me something to look forward to."

"Come to my side, and I shall grant you eternal life!"

Qin Chuan knew this was about to trigger a side quest.

Under normal circumstances, the Vampire Baron held absolute hostility toward players who disturbed his slumber.

But there were exceptions, such as Qin Chuan, whose combat power was off the charts.

The Baron would offer him a choice, using eternal life as bait to lure players into joining the Blood Clan Faction.

They could not only obtain a hidden Bloodline Class, but also gain an extraordinarily long lifespan.

In terms of conditions, it was far better than what the village chief offered.

Qin Chuan seriously suspected that the village chief had taken a cut somewhere along the line and become a middleman.

Otherwise, why would the village chief offer only attribute points, while the Baron could offer a hidden class change and a longer lifespan?

"I will never coexist with a black-hearted middleman!"

Filled with righteous indignation, Qin Chuan decided to completely expose the village chief's true face.

After clearing out the minor monsters along the way and obtaining several Normal Tier pieces of equipment, Qin Chuan reached the deepest part of Scarlet Tomb: a burial chamber adorned with exquisite murals.

This burial chamber was enormous, more than a hundred meters in both length and width, and so empty that it felt terrifying.

Treasure piled in the corners was covered in cobwebs, clearly untouched for a long time.

At the center of the burial chamber, dozens of chains extended down from the corners of the ceiling, suspending a massive bronze coffin in midair.

Rumble!

The instant Qin Chuan stepped into the burial chamber, a heavy stone door crashed down over the passage behind him, blocking his retreat.

At the same time, the bronze coffin began to tremble. Scratching sounds came from within, making the atmosphere especially eerie.