The scroll's surface was painted with a twisted, evil magic circle in dark red liquid that seemed like blood not yet dried.
A dense Abyssal aura emanated from the scroll.
[World BOSS Random Summoning Scroll]
This was the Trump Card his elder brother Tan Lang had obtained only after narrowly surviving an exploration of ancient ruins.
A scroll capable of randomly summoning a Level 20 World BOSS!
A legendary World BOSS—even if it was only Level 20—would probably not be easy to contend with!
He had originally planned to use this scroll to deal with Leng Yuan and Yang Yu.
And have them lower the BOSS's health for him.
Then the entire War Band would surround and attack the BOSS together.
But now, Wang Jie could no longer care about any of that.
His life was already ruined.
All his hopes, all his future, had been crushed to pieces by the man before him.
He wanted revenge!
He wanted this genius to be buried with him!
Even if he spent the rest of his life rotting in the mud, he would splatter the other man with blood!
A final glimmer of madness flashed in Wang Jie's eyes.
Without hesitation, he tore open the scroll in his hand!
Rip!
The instant the scroll shattered, it did not produce an earth-shaking sound.
Instead, an invisible, evil ripple spread outward in an instant like a stone cast into a lake!
The next second.
Beep! Beep! Beep! Beep! Beep!
A piercing alarm suddenly rang frantically from the Personal Terminal on Leng Yuan's wrist!
The sound was incredibly shrill, carrying the highest level of danger warning!
Everyone nearby instantly turned their attention toward Leng Yuan.
Leng Yuan was also stunned. She abruptly lowered her head and looked at her terminal.
On its screen, a massive blood-red flashing skull symbol had appeared on the map.
And the location of that red dot...
Was right beneath their feet!
[Warning! High-intensity Abyssal energy reaction detected!] [Warning! World BOSS is about to descend!] [BOSS Level: Level 20] [Estimated HP: 500,000]
Five hundred thousand health!
Leng Yuan's pupils instantly shrank to pinpoints!
"Run!!!"
Before she even had time to consider how this BOSS had appeared, she screamed with all her strength!
Rumble!!!
Before her words had faded, the entire ground began to shake violently!
A thick dark-red pillar of light carrying Abyssal magic capable of destroying everything descended from the sky, precisely engulfing Wang Jie where he stood!
That sick, crazed smile was still on Wang Jie's face.
He did not even have time to scream before his entire body was instantly vaporized within the dark-red pillar of light, leaving behind not even a trace of ash.
Immediately afterward, the pillar of light shot into the sky and tore through the night.
An enormous shadow, so immense it inspired despair, slowly condensed within the pillar.
It was a gigantic Demon over ten meters tall!
It had a dragon-like head, with two enormous horns stretching into the sky from its crown. Purple-black flames burned atop those horns.
Its body was covered in obsidian-like Scale Armor, its limbs thick and powerful, ending in razor-sharp claws.
A long tail covered in bone spikes lashed restlessly behind it.
Just standing there, the absolute suppression of its life level made every Professional present tremble from the depths of their souls.
"Roar!!!"
The Abyss Demon Dragon let out an earth-shaking roar. The violent sound waves transformed into tangible Shockwaves and spread wildly in every direction!
Some Tan Lang War Band members standing nearby were shaken until blood poured from all seven orifices!
The situation instantly spiraled out of control!
Yet Yang Yu, thanks to his high defense, was unharmed.
[Abyssal Demon Dragon Projection (World BOSS)] [Level: 20] [HP: 500000/500000]
Yang Yu's expression became incomparably grave at that moment.
He immediately retreated several steps, leaving his original position.
A World BOSS!
It was actually a legendary World BOSS.
It had 500,000 health.
His current self was probably no match for it at all!
Even if he stacked his Buffs to the maximum, he probably would not be able to withstand this monster's attacks.
It might take only one hit for him to die!
But Yang Yu was unwilling to simply leave like this.
Because World BOSSES could drop the highest-quality equipment he knew of.
Equipment of Legendary quality.
Just an Epic grade ring had already given him such a massive boost.
If he could obtain a piece of Legendary grade equipment, he could close the equipment gap between himself and the students from those great families.
He could also fulfill his promise with Yang Yan more quickly.
His gaze shifted to the Wild Boar King Bracer he had just torn from Wang Jie's arm!
He hoped that completing the four-piece Wild Boar King Set would be of some use. Otherwise, he could only leave.
His life was what mattered most.
[Wild Boar King Bracer] [Quality: Rare] [Required Level: 5] [Defense: +30] [Physical Attack: +45]
Yang Yu looked at the bracers and nodded. Though they had no special effect, the attack power they provided was nearly equal to the longsword in his hand.
They were still quite good equipment.
So he equipped them.
[You have detected that you are simultaneously equipped with Wild Boar King's Mask, Wild Boar King's Protection, Wild Boar King Ring, and Wild Boar King Bracer!] [Wild Boar King Set (4/4) effect activated!] [Effect 1: Boar King's Strength (Activated). Your Strength increases by 50, and your Constitution increases by 50.] [Effect 2: Wild Heart (Activated). Whenever you are under a negative status, your Strength and Constitution increase by 100%.] [Effect 3: King's Descent (Activated). You may actively activate this effect to enter the King's Descent state. After it ends, you will enter a weakened state for a duration equal to the activation time. Cooldown: one day.] [King's Descent: In this state, all your Strength and Constitution attributes receive a 500% increase! No matter how much damage you suffer, your final sliver of life force will be locked, keeping you from dying. At the same time, your injuries will heal at an extremely rapid rate! However, please note that in this state, your body will mutate, and your sanity will gradually be eroded according to your Spirit Attribute! Be sure to end this state before your sanity is completely lost!]
Yang Yu's gaze abruptly sharpened.
Immortality! Rapid healing! A fivefold surge in Strength and Constitution!
This effect was simply absurdly powerful!
But...
Could he really rely on this to defeat the terrifying monster before him, which had as much as 500,000 health?
"Student! Run!"
Leng Yuan's voice came from nearby. Suppressing her fear, she shouted at Yang Yu, "I'll hold it back! Lu Fei, hurry and call for reinforcements! Use the highest-level distress signal!"
"Yes, Sister Leng Yuan!" Lu Fei nodded gravely, turning to sprint toward the city district.
Leng Yuan took a deep breath, intense killing intent erupting from her body.
She quickly used an item.
Then charged fearlessly toward the Abyss Demon Dragon!
However...
The Abyss Demon Dragon merely glanced at her impatiently and casually swatted at her.
Bang!
The item's effect around Leng Yuan was as fragile as paper before that enormous Dragon Claw and shattered instantly.
Her entire body was sent flying over a hundred meters like a kite with its string cut. She slammed heavily into the ground, blood gushing from her mouth, and instantly lost all combat ability.
Seeing this, the surrounding Professionals were utterly terrified and fled wildly in every direction, crying for their parents.
The entire scene was chaos.
Yang Yu looked at Leng Yuan lying in the distance, her fate unknown.
He suddenly felt an intense chill envelop his entire body.
He abruptly raised his head and discovered that the Abyss Demon Dragon's gaze had already locked onto him.
Yang Yu's pupils contracted sharply.
In that instant, he made his decision.
Run?
Where could he run?
This BOSS was definitely faster than him!
Since that was the case... then fight!
"King's Descent!"
He let out a furious roar in his heart!
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