Half an hour later.
The black armor on Yang Yu's body had been dyed a dark red.
The discovery gave him a slight shock.
Nightmare-grade monsters were more realistic.
They could actually bleed.
By then, he had also arrived before a massive stone gate.
Along the way, he had casually dealt with three Minor BOSSES guarding the passage checkpoints.
Each had as much as 15,000 HP, but against his current damage, none could last more than three seconds.
He had also obtained some seemingly decent materials, though he had no idea how much they were worth.
Next came the true Boss Room of the Nightmare Dungeon BOSS.
He glanced at his status panel.
[Level: 14] [Strength: 90+70] [Agility: 50+10] [Constitution: 100+110] [Blade Draw Slash: LV13] [War Cry: LV12] [Iron Will: LV8]
Half an hour!
His level had shot up from the end of Level 11 to nearly Level 14! His experience bar was already over halfway full!
If word of this leveling speed got out, it would drive all the Professionals in Dragon Country insane!
His core skill, Blade Draw Slash, had directly reached Level 13, and its base damage had surged again!
This was also the first time his level had actually surpassed the level of his skill.
Thinking about it, it made sense. One skill could kill several enemies.
Each monster gave over 400 experience points, and the deeper he went into the Dungeon, the higher the monsters' levels became.
Meanwhile, the proficiency required for skills matched their level.
Pushing those thoughts aside.
He stood before the door to the Boss Room.
His heart was filled with anticipation.
A Nightmare Dungeon BOSS had a chance of dropping Epic-grade equipment.
Not to mention, the upcoming BOSS might also drop pieces of the Wild Boar King's Set.
He looked at the mural carved into the enormous stone door before him, took a deep breath, and without the slightest hesitation, kicked the door open!
Boom!
The massive stone door collapsed inward under Yang Yu's tremendous strength, sending dust flying everywhere.
An incomparably dense aura of brutality surged out from behind the door like a tangible tide, instantly washing over Yang Yu's entire body.
The dust slowly settled, revealing the scene within.
It was a massive karst cave that looked unbelievably bloody.
The ground was covered in a thick layer of unknown beast bones, which creaked beneath his feet.
Crystals emitting a ghostly green glow were embedded in the cave walls, illuminating the entire space like a haunted realm.
At the center of the cavern was no longer a bone throne.
Instead, there was an altar formed from a boiling Blood Pool!
Bubbles rose from the Blood Pool with a gurgle, and the thick blood gave off a nauseating stench.
A giant figure over seven meters tall, with a terrifyingly burly build, stood in the middle of the Blood Pool.
He had completely transcended the bounds of a Boar Man.
His body was an eerie dark purple, his muscles knotted as though forged from steel.
A tattered flesh wing grew from his back, and above his savage boar head, two spiral tusks each a meter long gleamed with chilling light.
This was no BOSS at all. It was a demon king from the Abyss!
[Abyss-Corrupted Boarman King (Nightmare-grade BOSS)] [Level: 18] [HP: 50000/50000]
"Fifty thousand HP..."
Yang Yu's pupils contracted slightly.
At Level 18, his HP was more than twice that of an Elite-level BOSS!
Just standing there, the nearly tangible pressure he exuded was enough to make any weak-willed Professional suffer a mental breakdown.
"Human... you... disturbed my slumber..."
A hoarse yet imposing voice echoed throughout the entire cavern.
He could actually speak!
The Abyss-Corrupted Boarman King's tiny scarlet eyes locked tightly onto Yang Yu at the entrance.
He slowly lifted one foot from the Blood Pool. With every step he took, the entire cavern seemed to tremble faintly.
"You... carry the scent of my kind... You killed them... many of them..."
"You... deserve to die!"
Before his words had even faded, he abruptly raised his head and opened his bloody maw. A visible dark-red sound wave erupted like a Shockwave!
This was Fear Roar!
Yet it seemed somewhat different.
However, Yang Yu simply watched him quietly.
[Iron Will's control immunity effect has activated!] [You are immune to this instance of Deep Fear!]
He did not pause in the slightest.
A clear look of astonishment flashed through the Boarman King's scarlet pupils.
He clearly could not understand why this tiny human before him could ignore the mental control he was so proud of.
But Yang Yu had no interest in wasting time with him.
What he needed to do was maximize his damage in the shortest possible time, then...
One-shot him!
"War Cry!"
"Bloodthirsty Battle Intent!"
"Iron Will!"
Boom!
Eight percent of the blood in his body instantly burned away. A searing power flooded his limbs, and the seventy percent increase in attack power sent his aura soaring.
At that moment, Yang Yu felt every cell in his body cheering and roaring!
This was his strongest state!
"Die!"
The Boarman King was completely enraged by his series of actions. Roaring, he dragged that massive Bone-Cleaving Blade behind him and charged madly at Yang Yu like an out-of-control heavy truck.
The ground constantly cracked beneath his trampling!
Faced with that mountain-crushing momentum, Yang Yu advanced instead of retreating!
His body sank slightly, then his right foot stomped fiercely against the ground, launching him into the air like a cannonball!
His target: point-blank range!
At the instant they were about to collide, the Blood-Stained Iron Sword in Yang Yu's hand lit up with dazzling radiance!
Blade Draw Slash!
It was still not Sword Qi, but a close-range slash!
With Wild Charge's boost, with every Buff fully stacked, and with the terrifying multiplier of his Level 13 Blade Draw Slash!
This sword strike contained all of his current strength!
Screech!
A piercing sound of slashing rang out!
The Sword Light flashed and vanished.
Time seemed to freeze at that moment.
"Urgh..."
The Boarman King lowered his savage head and stared at his chest in disbelief.
A thin line of blood stretched from his left shoulder all the way to the right side of his waist.
Then, the bloodline suddenly burst open, spraying purple blood like a waterfall!
A damage number that would suffocate even beginner Professionals slowly floated above his head.
-16754 (Critical Hit!)(Wild Charge!)
The Boarman King was dumbfounded.
He had even forgotten to scream. Or perhaps, after being corrupted by the Abyss, he could no longer feel pain.
He stared in disbelief at the blood splashing from his body.
In an instant, he felt overwhelming humiliation.
Then he grew furious!
"Roar!"
A thunderous roar rang out.
Then the wound on his body began to heal. The muscles on his back tore apart, and a flesh wing was about to grow out from within.
His aura began to rise.
The HP above his head was also rapidly recovering.
Yang Yu's gaze sharpened.
This was the second phase!
He had not expected one slash to trigger the BOSS's transformation.
But he was not going to stand there stupidly and wait for the BOSS to finish changing!
He leaped up again and landed on the BOSS's shoulder.
Blade Draw Slash!
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