External Soul Bone

The moment that line rang out over the team voice chat, it immediately drew everyone else's attention.

Some players were so distracted that one of them was sent straight back to the Respawn Point.

Ten-Year Veteran: "Don't get distracted. Keep your eyes on the BOSS. Those on the perimeter, watch out. We absolutely can't let those three story characters steal the BOSS."

Zhou Xingxing: "I remember this part of the story. Do you think that Xuan Zi will step in and help Huo Yuhao steal the BOSS?"

Primordial One: "There's something you don't know. It's still up in the air whether Xuan Zi can even stand up right now."

Then Invincible Tyrannosaurus Warrior, Spirit Hall Eternal, and several other veteran players vividly recounted how they had tricked Xuan Zi.

Qian Xunji: "So you can buy a weapon of mass destruction like that? Then why go to all this trouble fighting the BOSS? Just use a weapon."

Qian Xixi: "You play games and don't think about improving your skills. You just want to pile on the stats?"

Qian Xunji: "Exactly! Stats are everything. I just like using sheer force. No need for all that fancy stuff."

Zhou Xingxing: "I'd like to use sheer force too, but unfortunately, I'm strapped for cash. In this game, only rich players can stack their stats like crazy."

Agile Dog in the Mountains: "Cut it out. Soul Guidance Bombs aren't toys you can use whenever you feel like it. They attack indiscriminately. Even if we blow up the BOSS, we'll all be sent back to the Respawn Point."

Spirit Hall Eternal: "You can play like that on quests. But if you do it against a World Boss, there's a nine-in-ten chance you'll get nothing out of it. The game designers aren't idiots. They wouldn't leave such an obvious loophole."

Transforming Autobot: "Huo Yuhao and the other two are trying to come this way. What should we do?"

Love Thor: "Attack the ground in front of them and make them stop."

Mouse Loves Rice: "Even if Xuan Zi isn't with them, they must have a guardian following them. Are you sure we won't get wiped out?"

Wang Zhongwang: "If Shrek Academy's guardian really attacks us, I suggest we try blowing up both the male and female leads and see if the game crashes or rolls back."

Qian Xunji: "Come on, don't do that. We've only just started playing this game. Don't make it so we can't play at all. I'll take some people to meet Huo Yuhao, the protagonist. You hurry up and finish this BOSS fight."

Ten-Year Veteran: "All right. At this rate, this BOSS won't last much longer."

The reason Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong'er, and Xiao Xiao were still edging forward was that they had recognized I Am an Angel flying in the air.

So they knew the group in front of them belonged to the New Tang Sect.

They wanted to come over and ask about Tang Ya.

Tang Ya had left behind only a letter before leaving Shrek Academy. As a result, their eldest senior brother, Bei Bei, had been in a bad mood ever since.

Huo Yuhao and the others thought that if they could bring back the latest news about Tang Ya, perhaps Bei Bei would feel a little better.

Qian Xunji: "Don't come any closer. Other people are in a party hunting Soul Beasts, and you're still edging over. Do you have no common sense, or are you trying to steal the Soul Beast?"

"You're all from the New Tang Sect, right? I..."

I Am Xiao Jian: "No need to introduce yourself. We all know you, Huo Yuhao. You're not actually trying to steal the BOSS, are you?"

"What's that supposed to mean? It's just a Soul Beast. Who do you think you're looking down on? Do we have to steal it from you?"

Wang Dong'er was a little annoyed, and her tone grew sharp, but the players didn't mind.

Zhou Xingxing: "It's best if you don't try to steal it. So, for the safety of you three kids, just stay here and stop edging forward."

Xiao Xiao nodded. She also felt that it wouldn't be good for them to keep edging forward.

Huo Yuhao then asked the question he had wanted to ask.

"Since you all know who we are, may I ask whether you know where Senior Sister Tang Ya is?"

Qian Xunji: "Sect Master Tang Ya? Of course she's at the Sect Base. What's there to ask?"

"So Sister Tang Ya really did go back to their base. Good. We can go back and tell eldest senior brother Bei Bei. He should feel a little better."

"Yeah. Then eldest senior brother shouldn't have to worry anymore."

I Am Xiao Jian: "You know, Shrek Academy shouldn't be that far from Heaven Dou City. If you really want to know where Tang Ya is, why doesn't Bei Bei just go to Heaven Dou City? Does he not even want to walk that far?"

"Of course that's not it. Senior Sister Tang Ya left on her own, so it wouldn't be appropriate for eldest senior brother to follow her. Besides, eldest senior brother needs to cultivate and improve his strength."

Qian Xunji: "If he doesn't want to go, then he doesn't want to go. Why make excuses? A bunch of kids are always talking about love, but they hardly ever do anything."

Zhou Xingxing: "Isn't that the author's fault? Maybe that's what love looks like in the author's eyes. As long as it stays in words, that's enough."

Meanwhile, over by the BOSS, the Darkgolden Terrorclaw Bear, Qian Xixi was having a hard time holding on. Her health had already fallen below the danger threshold.

Qian Xixi: "@I Am an Angel, draw its aggro over to you. I need to recover."

I Am an Angel: "Okay. The BOSS's health is almost at the execute threshold too. @Ten-Year Veteran, let's get ready to use our ultimate moves and execute the BOSS."

Ten-Year Veteran: "Mm. Control types, keep the BOSS under control as much as possible. Don't let it disengage and recover its health. Support types, give the damage dealers buffs with all you've got."

Primordial One: "This BOSS isn't going to have a second phase, is it?"

Ten-Year Veteran: "It's just a simple World Boss. It shouldn't."

Wang Zhongwang: "This BOSS should be an enhanced version of the Darkgolden Terrorclaw Bear from the story. It's not that hard to deal with. I don't think it has a second phase either."

I Am an Angel: "I've pulled the BOSS's aggro over. Its health bar is pretty much at the execute threshold too. Let's do it!"

Ten-Year Veteran: "All right! Go!"

I Am an Angel immediately used the Twin Martial Soul Fusion Skill.

I Am an Angel: "Solar Judgment!"

A scorching fireball fell straight onto the Darkgolden Terrorclaw Bear, the BOSS. It exploded with a boom, and the BOSS's health bar dropped another notch, leaving only a sliver.

Ten-Year Veteran: "Overlord's Might!"

Ten-Year Veteran also used the Twin Martial Soul Fusion Skill. A golden Overlord Phantom appeared, and one thrust of his spear finished off the BOSS for good.

At that moment, all the players received a game announcement.

[Congratulations to player Ten-Year Veteran for landing the final hit on the World Boss, the Three-Thousand-Year Darkgolden Terrorclaw Bear.]

Then the experience from killing the BOSS began to be distributed among the players. Several veteran players who had dealt the most damage immediately gained a level.

Several lower-level new players also gained a level. Even the other players, though they didn't level up right away, had nearly filled their experience bars.

Wang Zhongwang: "BOSSES give so much experience. It'd be great if one showed up every day."

Spirit Hall Eternal: "Keep dreaming. It's not that easy to run into a World Boss."

Qian Xunji: "Stop bickering. What good stuff did the BOSS drop?"

Qian Xixi: "It really did drop two good things: a Three-Thousand-Year Soul Ring Upgrade Card and an External Soul Bone."

Qian Xunji: "The same one from the story, the Darkgolden Terrorclaw Bear's hand bone? Now that really is a good item!"