Who Was the Boss Here?

Despite the spectral guidance from the heavens that led them away from the most monster-dense areas, the Western Plaguelands remained a high-risk region. The group inevitably encountered numerous Undead creatures along the way. Fortunately, most of these monsters were just ordinary mobs; they only encountered a few minor bosses and rare elites. With Azathoth tanking the monsters, they were mostly safe and sound. Therefore, by the time the group reached their destination valley, no one had been killed.

"Alright, this is it!" After checking the map again, Xiao Yu said to those behind him.

The game map is too large. Even taking shortcuts, it took a full six hours to traverse half the map. It was already past 3 PM. Logically, it should still be quite early before sunset, but the valley in front of us was rather gloomy. The sun was just a blurry shadow in the sky. The hazy mist obscured the sunlight and also blurred the appearance of the Tower of Amalarui. This was a valley shrouded in ominous mist. Looking into the valley, we could vaguely see the outline of the Tower of Amalarui, as well as hordes of skeletons and zombies wandering outside the tower.

Seemingly sensing the presence of the living, or as if receiving some kind of signal, the Undead suddenly raised their heads to look at the group at the entrance of the valley, and then surged over in droves.

"Wow—so many monsters!" Ganguowa (Esmehalda's younger brother) said with some fear. He was still a relative newcomer and hadn't seen such a scene many times.

However, in Xiao Yu's eyes, these monsters were nothing more than a pile of experience points. In the eyes of a truly powerful BOSS, no matter how many monsters there were, they were just cannon fodder. It was a good opportunity to test out his newly learned skills.

Azathoth (Water Elemental Prince): "You all stay here, let me deal with these filthy Undead!" He said as he walked forward, and when he was surrounded by Undead, he suddenly released his elemental power.

Azathoth: "Let the flames purify everything!" Flame Hurricane! (Flamestrike after upgrading the BOSS skill).

Flame Hurricane: Releases a continuous burst of flames centered on the caster. Unlike Flamestrike Storm, which burns for several seconds, Flame Hurricane, supported by elemental power, can continue indefinitely until the caster interrupts the spell or runs out of mana/elemental power.

The raging flames surged outwards from Azathoth's center, initially appearing as a rotating Fire Blast. However, as it was released, it gradually expanded and swirled, resembling a massive hurricane of fire. As Xiao Yu advanced, the Flame Hurricane also spun and slowly advanced, burning all the Undead in its path to Ashes. The scorching heat also Dispel the fog in front of Xiao Yu, leaving behind a path paved with black Ashes.

It has to be said that the Flame Hurricane is incredibly effective at clearing out mobs. It can deal 800-1000 points of fire damage per second. For ordinary Undead, who generally only have a few hundred, at most two or three thousand, health points and virtually zero fire resistance, it is an absolute killing machine. Basically, no monster can get close to Xiao Yu.

"Holy crap, that's awesome!?" The adventurers behind were all dumbfounded, thinking, "With a boss this powerful, do we even need to lift a finger?"

Ganguowa was dumbfounded, thinking to himself that this special effect was indeed amazing.

Xiao Yu burned all the way to the gates of the Tower of Amalarui before stopping the Flame Hurricane. This single attack killed several hundred Undead and increased his experience bar by almost a third, but the consumption was also enormous, almost depleting his elemental power. Fortunately, after resting for a few minutes, his elemental power was restored. Looking back, Xiao Yu was quite satisfied with the damage he had caused.

Azathoth (Water Elemental Prince): "If we're ready, let's go in. Remember to stick close to me."

After saying that, Xiao Yu directly blasted open the gate of the Tower of Amalarui with a Frostfire Bolt. In the dark doorway, a blue light screen was clearly visible. Without hesitation, Xiao Yu walked straight in, and the adventurers behind him hurriedly followed. Esmehalda glanced at the light screen, took a deep breath, and followed him in as well.

As soon as she entered the instance, she heard a voice.

System notification: You have entered the Tower of Amalarui, a 25-player elite difficulty dungeon. Heroic template detected. This dungeon run has been classified as a story event. Warning: Players with Heroic, Boss, or Elite templates who die during this story event will be permanently killed. Your actions during this story event will be recorded in the Firmament Chronicle. Killing Heroic, Boss, or Elite template enemies during the story event will grant you the entire legacy of that character.

I've heard of Esmehalda many times before, but I've only ever done small five-player dungeons. This is my first time doing a raid like this, so I'm a little nervous. But as soon as I see that huge figure in front of me, I feel much safer.

She concealed her unease and quickly followed, standing side by side with Xiao Yu. Before them was a dark and empty hall. In front of the hall was a pitch-black corridor, with two staircases spiraling upwards on either side, leading to higher floors.

Esmehalda (Mystic of Dalaran): "So, Azathoth, where should we go next?"

Azathoth (Water Elemental Prince): "You'll find out soon enough."

He said, before Esmehalda could ask what it meant, a voice suddenly rang out—

Leisarit (Death Knight): "I smell the scent of the living."

From the darkness, a Death Knight riding a death steed, his entire body shrouded in bone armor, slowly emerged from the darkness ahead.

The adventurers on this side immediately tensed up and went on high alert.

Xiao Yu casually glanced at the Death Knight's portrait in front of him. It had a silver dragon-shaped border and 225,000 HP, meaning it was just a mid-level BOSS. Although it was level 35, five levels higher than him, he still didn't take it seriously.

This Death Knight is clearly just a gatekeeper boss. In most dungeons, a weak boss is assigned as the first boss, mainly to serve as an alarm. It seems that this Death Knight is just that.

I have at least 120,000 health points, and elemental creatures are relatively effective against Undead, so I might not necessarily lose in a one-on-one fight.

Thinking of this, Xiao Yu went straight to meet him.

Azathoth (Water Elemental Prince): "You defiled Undead, your soul will be purified!"

Frostfire Bolt! Snap, it instantly dealt a damage of -2137 in red.

Leisarit (Death Knight): "Intruders, you have trespassed into a place you should not have come to. Now, return to the embrace of death."

While reciting his entrance lines, the Death Knight suddenly swung his runeblade, unleashing a ball of death energy-filled Death Coil. Then, before everyone's eyes, a large red number popped up: -567.

Because elemental creatures have extremely high resistance to holy and Undead spells, this negative energy spell caused negligible damage to Xiao Yu.

The Death Knight clearly realized this too; after all, it was a melee monster, and it charged towards Xiao Yu, brandishing its rune sword.

The sword struck Xiao Yu, dealing -685 damage! The physical attack damage was actually higher.

Xiao Yu retaliated in kind, sending back Frostfire Bolt, -1329.

The two exchanged blows for a few moments, with Xiao Yu dealing significantly more damage, while the Death Knight had a health advantage. For a time, the two were evenly matched, with Xiao Yu even gaining a slight edge.

The adventurers were speechless for a moment; who exactly was the boss?

PS: Thank you to reader Fantasy Eternal Song for the 10,000 Qidian coins. There will be another chapter later.