[You have been marked. Kill it immediately!]
The cold system notification thundered through his mind without a moment's warning.
The instant the heavy doors burst open, a dull rumble shook the entire Dungeon hall.
Thick, gray-black fumes poured out through the doorway, and an oppressive weight instantly settled over the entire area.
Before Xiao Fan could order the Shield Puppet forward to scout, a targeting mark had already fixed itself firmly above his head.
Combat began immediately.
There was no grace period. The Boss's aggro was already locked firmly onto him.
Xiao Fan's pupils contracted, and he immediately commanded the Shield Puppet. Its heavy shield gleamed cold white as it planted itself in front of him with a clang-the only barrier he had right now.
The enormous Boss slowly emerged from the doorway, its body shrouded in murky black fog. Its scarlet eyes stood out starkly in the darkness.
With just one step, a dense web of cracks spread across the floor, and an invisible force ground the loose stones to dust.
"What the hell is that?"
Terror filled Xiao Fan's face as he watched those scarlet eyes draw closer through the black fog.
At last, a grotesque monster appeared before him.
It stood nearly eight meters tall, its body a constantly shifting mass of murky black fog. Mottled, dark-purple flesh churned within it, while countless slender shadow tendrils covered in barbs stretched wildly from every side, swaying and writhing.
It had no properly formed head. At the top of its body floated a pair of hollow eyes burning with dark-red light. Beneath them, a fissure that constantly opened and closed served as its enormous mouth, with countless tiny, deathly white teeth barely visible inside.
As the monstrous mass moved, it made no ordinary footfalls, only a rustling