A Seasoned Adventuring Party

First, the adventurers' back row was overwhelmed. Under the attacks of nine melee Undead and a ghost assassin, the remaining three adventurers were completely outmatched. As the ranger Druid's pets were killed one after another, they lost all ability to resist. The ghost assassin played a crucial role in this. Although the Ghostly Strike skill had a long cooldown of 30 seconds, each use dealt significant damage to the enemy. The first time, it instantly killed the mage; the second time, it severely wounded the Druid; and the third time, it finished off a rogue who was trying to escape with low health. Without Priest or Paladin, the ghost assassin was an unstoppable force for ordinary adventurers. Ultimately, the back row adventurers were wiped out without any doubt.

The barbarian captain also met his end. Although he was able to withstand the BOSS after receiving three buffs, the problem was that these buffs had a time limit. In particular, once the Enrage state ended, the barbarian would fall into a weakened state. In addition, several ghosts around him cast various Curse on him. Finally, he was knocked to the ground by the flesh giant's club and died, which also marked the victory of the battle.

"Haha, that's great! Let them be arrogant no matter what. So what if they're adventurers? They still fell before our Undead army."

"Big Water Cunt shouted excitedly."

"Well done, guys!" Xiao Yu said to the group while enjoying the healing Touch of Negative Energy from the ghosts.

"Captain, you're amazing! You took on three opponents all by yourself."

Indeed, if we were to pinpoint the weakest link in this battle, it would undoubtedly be the back row. The front row was 10 against 4, the middle row started as 5 against 5 with a boss in between, but later it became 5 against 1, a complete gang fight, while the back row was 5 against 4.

Keep in mind, those were four adventurers.

In fact, Xiao Yu's initial plan was to use the strategy of Tian Ji's horse racing, which meant that his own group could be sacrificed. It would be acceptable if the back row was wiped out, as long as the front row and the middle BOSS battle were won, they would still win in the end. However, he did not expect to kill the opponent in a 5 vs 4 battle without any casualties. On the contrary, the front row group, which had a huge advantage, lost two members when they tried to cut the opponent's back row.

And the Darkness Domain undoubtedly played a huge role in all of this. Now it seems that magic really is powerful. Of course, it's also because I'm too good at playing games. After all, I used to be the number one player in the game. Sigh, it seems I'm still as sharp as ever.

Although he felt a little smug inside, he said aloud, "Not at all, it was all thanks to everyone's great cooperation."

"Captain, don't be modest. Although I'm a beta tester, I still don't understand what happened just now. Being able to use magic, you're amazing." The Sword of the Fallen Angel said sincerely. If he was slightly unconvinced before, he was now completely convinced.

Xiao Yu didn't try to be modest anymore; to do so would be hypocritical.

"Alright, let's stop talking about that and summarize our experience first."

"Overall, everyone played quite well just now, but I still want to give special praise to a few people. First of all, Guiying Wuzong was able to kill the opponent's mage in one fell swoop, which was very crucial. Continue that in the next match, but I guess since the next match is against an experienced adventurer team, they will definitely be more prepared, so be careful."

Those ghosts you just encountered, you did alright, but there's one thing you need to improve: why didn't those two evil spirits use their possession skill on the adventurers?

Chenghong Moli and the other demon both looked completely innocent. "Possession skills are ineffective against enemies with high willpower. The opponent's level is higher than ours, and they're adventurers, so possession definitely won't work, hence it's useless."

Xiao Yu nodded. "That's true. Possession skills are basically useless against high-level adventurers. But you need to understand that you're assisting the BOSS in battle. Your job is simply to create opportunities for the BOSS to kill the adventurers. While possession is ineffective against targets with high willpower, their bodies will stop when they perform a willpower check. If the BOSS strikes at that moment, even if they manage to break free from your possession, they will still be killed. So next time, be careful. You must use possession skills to control the opponent when they are dodging the BOSS's attack. Even if it only causes them to pause for a second, it's still creating an opportunity for the BOSS."

The two evil spirits nodded sheepishly, something they hadn't expected.

"Alright, next, it's time to distribute the equipment." Xiao Yu said, and began to use his captain privileges to check the loot.

This time it's a 20-player dungeon, so the loot drops are much higher.

The opposing team consisted of ten adventurers, and a total of eight items were lost.

It's called "items" because besides equipment, there are other things included.

A horned helmet, an infantry short sword, an adventurer's cloak, tattered chainmail, a piece of ore, a jug of ale—basically all sorts of random things, quite fitting for an adventurer's style.

The equipment was all common adventurer gear. Since adventurers don't drop Soul Fire Fragment, Xiao Yu's interest in the loot decreased considerably this time. He arranged them according to their drop value, figuring that even if they were unusable, they could still be put in the drop list, so there was no worry about finding anyone to want them. Then he took turns rolling the drops to distribute them.

Undead players can wear adventurer equipment, but once they put it on, it becomes bound and adds a negative status effect to the equipment. For example, if Xiao Yu puts on a bull horn helmet, the bull horn helmet will become a rusty bull horn helmet, and the equipment's attributes will be reduced across the board. This is why Xiao Yu doesn't care about these equipment; he still has his old plan to wait for the final boss to drop it.

He guessed that the loot in this dungeon was related to the number of players, with about twenty items dropping per run. The one who rolled the last item was definitely the most promising, but of course, the risk was also higher. If the last boss couldn't be defeated, then there would be no points.

After the equipment was distributed, everyone put on what they could wear. Sweet and Sour Ribs was lucky enough to roll for the bull horn helmet, which made him look much more imposing after wearing it.

The Big Water Cunt rolled a damaged chainmail. After putting it on, the chainmail became a tattered piece of chainmail, but it did increase its defense to some extent.

After distributing the equipment, everyone rested and their health was fully restored. Xiao Yu's spell slots were also restored through meditation.

Let's prepare for the second boss battle.

This Den of Evil has three adventurer bosses. The first one is the one that wiped out the new adventurer party.

The second is a seasoned adventure team, whose strength has likely improved. Their tactics will remain the same, but some details need to be arranged.

As for the third one, skilled players who prefer solo play, that's harder to assess.

Soon, the second adventure team also entered the BOSS room. This adventure team seemed to have significantly improved in strength. Not only were all of them level four or above, but there were also several level five members. Moreover, about half of them were from the same guild.

Their formation during the march was already very orderly, completely unlike the previous adventuring group which was so disorganized.

Upon seeing the opponent's lineup, Xiao Yu couldn't help but feel nervous.

"Alright, let's begin outlining the battle plan."

You Can't See Me, so you don't need to follow me anymore. My Indomitable Will can only be triggered once a day, and I can't afford to hold out this time. Go heal the BOSS later. Also, who has the Loyal Hound Owner talent?

Several people raised their hands. Xiao Yu counted them; including himself, there were five people in total.

"Very good, this battle will likely be more difficult. We must maximize our strength and summon all the dogs."

Two ghouls (hunting dogs of the Undead), one ghost dog (pet of the ghost-type Undead), and two skeleton dogs (pets of the skeleton type) were summoned.

"The tactics remain the same: one group of melee fighters cuts through the back row, a second group of ghosts assists the BOSS, and a third group provides ranged firepower."

This time, we've added five more dogs to the first group. You guys must cut off the opponent's backline as soon as possible, then return to the midfield to support the BOSS. If both of your groups can win, we've already won this round. I'll protect the backline again."

Xiao Yu knew that his survival last time was somewhat lucky, relying on his Indomitable Will. This time, however, he wouldn't be so fortunate.

He was prepared to die.

Just as he finished setting up, the adventurers on the other side started their boss battle.

As the flesh giant finished reciting his lines, the battle resumed.