What Exactly Was Going On?

"Jiu Chen, shall we continue fighting?"

Everyone looked at Xiao Fan with Fa Chou expressions.

The resurrected monsters in the secret realm are already difficult to deal with, let alone the addition of two bosses.

How do I play?

Keep in mind that once a monster is resurrected, its damage increases several times over; this boss is so powerful that anyone who touches it is doomed.

Xiao Fan remained silent, mentally recalling every scene from when the team entered the secret realm until now, trying to glean some information from it.

Aside from the difference in monster-killing speed, the only difference between them and the team outside the secret realm was that they killed a single Demonized Minion.

"Could killing a single Demonized Minion at the start of the game stop the Black Fog from spreading?"

Xiao Fan shook his head, thinking it unlikely.

What is that?

Along the way, Xiao Fan did not find any other clues.

Is the spread of the Black Fog random, or will it stop Black Fog once a certain stage of the secret realm is reached within a specified time?

No matter what, they have to finish this secret realm.

"Continue."

The group walked forward for a while longer and finally saw the third boss of the secret realm.

With her back to everyone, she stood quietly deep within the flowers. Her white gauze dress shimmered in the night, like moonlight solidified; her black hair cascaded down to her waist, making her waist appear even more slender, as if it could be grasped in one hand. Her legs were long and graceful, her figure ethereal and elegant, silently becoming a painting amidst the wafting fragrance.

That back view is absolutely stunning!

Several players' eyes flashed with surprise.

The BOSS's information appeared above his head.

Name: Demonized Ana (BOSS)

Level: 50

HP: 25000/25000

"This boss is kind of good-looking."

The fat man licked his lips, his eyes shining.

Who knew game creatures could be so beautiful?

Xiao Fan nodded in agreement. "It looks good."

"I can't bear to hit him anymore."

"Then stop hitting me," Xiao Fan said seriously.

"Don't take it seriously, Brother Chen, I was just kidding!" the fat man quickly explained.

"My stance, Fatty's stance, will always be firm!"

Xiao Fan didn't speak, but summoned the Big Iron Pot to urge everyone to recover, while he himself did not recover.

"Is everything ready?" Xiao Fan asked.

"Ready to strike at any time!"

The fat man raised his shield, still waiting for Xiao Fan's command, while Xiao Fan had already used his skill.

-1010

That's incredibly cruel and harmful.

Everyone was astonished; this was a BOSS, not a mob, yet Xiao Fan was able to deal such high damage.

As the skill <Sun and Moon Rotation> landed on the BOSS, that aloof and beautiful figure turned her head...

His blue skin was covered with dense, crisscrossing red runes; his lips were sewn shut with thick white thread; and his black pupils filled his entire eye sockets, staring straight at the crowd.

"Holy crap!" came a series of exclamations from the team.

This isn't a beautiful woman at all... This is...

They had never seen anything so terrifying!

A monster is a monster, no matter how beautiful its back view is.

I will never be moved by love again!

The BOSS held a strangely shaped black flower in both hands; the petals were not ordinary petals, but rather resembled a gaping maw.

As the BOSS turned around, a tongue-like tentacle extended from the center of the flower and flew towards Xiao Fan.

"Don't be afraid, Brother Chen! I'll draw the hatred away!"

Seeing this, the fat man was about to activate his skill and jump up to draw aggro when Xiao Fan stopped him. "Don't move!"

The tentacles moved very fast, striking Xiao Fan almost in the blink of an eye.

-8000

A huge number floated up above Xiao Fan's head, and the fat man's legs went weak at the sight!

What the heck?

8000 HP in one hit! How the hell are you supposed to play this?!

This data is based on Xiao Fan's level 25 advantage; if it were someone like him at level 42, wouldn't he instantly deal 10,000 damage?

Fuck you!

His base stats only give him 4500 HP, meaning one hit from the boss would leave him 5500 HP short?

He was worried that he wouldn't be able to defeat the monsters and bosses that respawned, but now he doesn't need to worry anymore, because they still can't be defeated even if they don't respawn!

This is not a game for humans.

The fat man felt a wave of fear; if Xiao Fan hadn't stopped him, he would have jumped up.

"Brother Chen, run! Let's pull the monster out of the game!"

"The fat man shouted urgently."

Although he didn't know how much health Xiao Fan had, his level was a given.

Even if his stats are high, it's only around 10,000. If he takes another hit, he'll definitely die! Even kiting won't work; there aren't many people here who can withstand a single hit from the boss.

Let's run away!

Sure enough, there's a reason why no one has managed to clear an ordinary dungeon for the first time in three days.

"Xiao Fan!"

The Xiao Yi couple were also taken aback by the number 8,000.

Although neither of them had ever played any dungeons, they knew this number was wrong.

They only have 2500 HP between them; the boss can kill them at least four times in one hit!

Others who saw the damage had similar thoughts: 8000 HP, no one here could withstand a second hit.

Xiao Fan himself was also startled by the injury.

Upon seeing the word "demonic," Xiao Fan realized that this BOSS was no ordinary opponent.

The monsters that were resurrected earlier were now demonized; they had much less health, but their damage was terrifyingly high.

He guessed that the demonized BOSS in the third level would also deal significant damage, so he activated his Half-Blood War God mode and didn't let the fat guy pull the monsters. However, the BOSS's damage still startled him.

Even with the mana cost of the <Stealing Heaven and Changing Day> skill, he only had a little over 120,000 HP left, and this attack took away one-fifteenth of his health.

"Stop running! Attack quickly! Be fast!"

Xiao Fan's health and mana reserves won't last long; they must finish the fight quickly.

This character is a main DPS, main healer, and main tank; even a small mistake could lead to a team wipe, so caution is necessary.

"Has the pro player gone mad? How are we supposed to beat this?"

When Ye Bugu saw Xiao Fan rush forward, his mind almost went blank.

How can you withstand this damage? Even with equipment, the damage you can resist is limited!

But when he turned his head, he found that the others had already rushed over with Xiao Fan.

"They're insane! Insane! They're all insane!"

Ye Bugu felt that everyone had lost their minds.

In the end, he still followed along...

Everyone else is fighting, it would be strange if we didn't!

The highest damage is often achieved using the simplest attack methods.

Whether the BOSS has skills or not is no longer important for dealing this much damage.

When the injury struck Xiao Fan again, everyone was terrified, fearing that he would collapse at any moment.

Fortunately, Xiao Fan withstood it again!

"Hey sir, are you alright? I can hold on if you can't handle it."

Ye Bugu spoke up, explaining that it wasn't that he didn't want to withstand more damage, but rather that his health only allowed him to withstand one more attack.

"No need, don't worry, I'm fine," Xiao Fan said to everyone.

The next second, the BOSS dealt its third hit.

As expected, Xiao Fan withstood it once again.

Suddenly, everyone realized they seemed to have forgotten something!

When blood volume drops below 50%, the body will be slightly affected; if blood volume is too low, the body will enter a state of weakness.

But Xiao Fan just lost 8,000 HP, and his body doesn't seem to be affected at all.

That means his health is at least three times that of 8000!

Wrong!

He withstood three more hits and was still unaffected. Even with his healing skills, Xiao Fan's health is at least over 60,000!

60,000 blood?

Impossible! Absolutely impossible!

With normal stat allocation, a player needs to reach level 575 to have 60,000 HP.

Xiao Fan is only level 75. Even if he allocates all his stat points to all slots, he still wouldn't have 60,000 HP.

But the BOSS's damage doesn't lie, and neither does Xiao Fan's status!

What exactly happened? How did he do that? Why did this happen?

I can't figure it out.

Can the performance difference really be this huge when everyone is playing the same game?

Just then, Xiao Fan's voice rang out again.

"Unleash your full potential!"

When everyone came to their senses, Xiao Fan had already taken another hit, but his condition remained unchanged.

How much blood did he have? He's numb...

The situation left no time for hesitation; the BOSS's damage was too high, and they had to finish the fight quickly.

Xiao Fan fought while simultaneously healing himself. He dared not use God King Rank Skill; mana was his lifeline right now.

"There's still not enough blue!"

In no time, his mana had dropped to half, while the BOSS's health had only dropped by two-fifths.

Xiao Fan roughly calculated that with his current mana, he could withstand the BOSS until it died, but he needed to defeat it very quickly.

The others were already numb; Xiao Fan's health was even more unbelievable than the BOSS's damage.

Fortunately, the BOSS's resistance was not high, and with everyone's attacks, its health quickly dropped to only 10%.

Xiao Fan's mana can only withstand two hits at most, Ye Bugu can withstand one. All things considered, it's just enough.

Before Xiao Fan could even breathe a sigh of relief, he suddenly felt his body become very heavy.

What happened?

"Jiu Chen, a flower just like the one in the BOSS's hand has appeared above your head!" Qin Muyu's voice rang out, tinged with anxiety and fear.

Xiao Fan was taken aback, then realized that he might have been marked by the BOSS.

That means the BOSS might use a special skill!

"Grass!"

Xiao Fan originally thought that with such high damage output, the BOSS might not use any skills.

But now, not only has it appeared, but judging from the markings, it's also a targeted skill.

In other words, he has to endure this injury!

Just after Xiao Fan was marked, the BOSS stopped attacking. It closed its eyes, and the black flower in its hand emitted a dense black light. If nothing unexpected happened, it was about to unleash a skill!

Xiao Fan checked his mana. He could withstand two basic attacks, but whether he could withstand skills was hard to say!

He can't gamble with his life!

Now, he only has one option!

I glanced at the Golden Skull on the right; it was now terrifyingly bright. With the boss's current health, as long as he released the Skeleton Bomb, I could definitely kill him before he could use any other skills—his only skill.

Just then, a Wind Snow Traveler voice came from the side.

"Those mobs, the BOSS has resurrected!"

Upon hearing the sound, everyone looked behind them.

Sure enough, I saw a dense swarm of small monsters, including the Mad Daoist from the first level and the Masked Knight from the second level!

As expected, they were all demonized versions; they were extremely fast and quickly approached the group's location.

"Jiu Chen! What do we do?!" Wind Snow Traveler cried out anxiously.

Xiao Fan stopped in his tracks, preparing to unleash the Skeleton Bomb.

No! He can't use it! Killing monsters with Skeleton Bomb allows him to collect energy again and bombard them continuously.

But if these mutated creatures aren't killed when used to kill the BOSS, the system won't register them as having cleared the level, and they're done for!

In his current state, it's impossible for him to kill the boss and then fight so many mutated creatures.

Why is this happening? When is the Black Fog spreading?

"Xiao Fan, disengage and leave!" Qin Muyu shouted.

Before the mutated creatures arrive, they can disengage from the battle and escape; there's still a chance.

"Okay." Xiao Fan nodded without hesitation.

Once everyone runs out of the BOSS's combat range, the aggro will disappear, and they can leave the secret realm.

But then, Xiao Fan felt as if his hands and feet were chained with a thousand-pound weight.

He was marked by the BOSS and could barely move! He wanted to use a Heart-Clearing Mantra to see if he could remove the negative status, but then he realized that all his skills were grayed out and unusable!

He can't escape!

"Xiao Fan, what's wrong?" At this moment, Xiao Yi noticed something was wrong and quickly ran over to him.

"Uncle, don't come any closer! Run! I'll be alright!"

Upon seeing this, Xiao Fan immediately shouted at Xiao Yi, knowing that if Xiao Yi were hit, he would surely die!

"No! We'll go together!" How could Xiao Yi possibly watch his nephew be left behind alone?

"Quickly pull him away!"

Seeing that the flower in the BOSS's hand was getting darker and darker, Xiao Fan had everyone pull Xiao Yi away.

At this moment, the others realized that Xiao Fan couldn't move, and they stopped in their tracks.

"Brother Chen, what's wrong?" the fat man asked, turning his head.

"I'm marked by the BOSS and can't run anymore, don't worry about me, go first!" Xiao Fan shouted anxiously.

"Xiao Fan can't run?"

Everyone was taken aback and stopped in their tracks.

If Xiao Fan can't move, then what's the point of them running?

The group ran back, wanting to take Xiao Fan with them, but found that his body was heavier than the corpses.

Oh no! I've been marked by the BOSS and can't run!

Qin Muyu glanced at the BOSS's health, then at Xiao Fan.

Can you withstand this skill?

"Not necessarily," Xiao Fan replied truthfully.

Qin Muyu's heart tightened. Based on her understanding of Xiao Fan, she knew he was unlikely to withstand such a skill.

"Don't worry, I'll be fine. You guys go first!"

"Beat!"

For the first time, Qin Muyu disregarded Xiao Fan's words. She looked firmly at the BOSS and said, "The BOSS's dual resistances aren't high; we have a chance to kill it!"

"What are you fighting for? Run! I told you, I'll be fine!"

"Brother Chen, we'll die together!" the fat man said solemnly before turning and running off to fight monsters.

Xiao Fan:... I don't intend to die.

Before the group could even launch two attacks, the flower in the BOSS's hand separated into a ball of dense black light.

You can stay in this world.

A faint voice rang out, followed by a black ball of light hurtling towards Xiao Fan.

During its flight, the ball of light grew larger and larger, eventually reaching a diameter of two meters.

"Jiu Chen!"

"Xiao Fan!"

Heart-wrenching sounds came from behind the ball of light.

Xiao Fan watched helplessly as the black ball of light drew closer and closer to him until it crashed into him.