Boss Unlocked Early?

The group crossed the desert toward the ancient city ruins. They proceeded cautiously, using items to keep themselves floating about a meter above the ground and drifting slowly forward. Combined with Mu Ning's advance warnings, they triggered almost no monsters and made their way all the way to the ancient city.

"So smoothly?" Mu Lanshi was secretly a little surprised.

"Because of the Floating Technique..." Shi Lei noticed Mu Lanshi's surprise and raised his hand, using the Vital Energy—or rather, magic power—at his fingertips to write his answer in the air. "Most of the monsters here lurk beneath the sand and are highly sensitive to vibrations and sounds. If you step on the sand, even lightly, you'll disturb the monsters underground. But with the Floating Technique, we can keep the disturbance to a minimum."

"Then couldn't we use the Floating Technique to bypass most of the monsters on this floor and go straight to the lord's palace?"

"In theory, yes." Shi Lei raised his hand and replied, "But that still needs to be confirmed. I heard that the Official Conquest Army sent out a squad to try infiltrating the palace this way. But we haven't seen any sign of them so far."

The Floating Technique was silent, but it was also slow. After drifting along at a leisurely pace, they finally reached the ancient city. Yet there was no sign of anyone fighting here—only twisted, collapsed building ruins and a bottomless pit in the sand.

"This is..." Everyone looked shocked. The pit was outrageously large. If it had been made by some monster burrowing out of the ground, just how enormous would that monster have to be? On the Fiftieth Floor, there was no way a monster could be huge but weak. Its attributes had to be terrifying.

"Careful, avoid