The Nineteenth Wave
Five figures emerged, the leading BOSS covered in jet-black bone armor, its crown ablaze with dark red flames. Its combat value was approaching 500,000, while the four BOSSes behind it all had values exceeding 300,000. It looked at Su Mu, its voice hoarse and ancient.
"A once-in-a-decade event."
Su Mu did not respond. He simply conveyed a simple thought to Little Drill Wind and White Bone Spirit through their Soul Link.
"Continue."
The seventeenth wave was even more difficult. The BOSS's coordination was almost perfect, and Little Drill Wind and White Bone Spirit were repeatedly forced into dangerous situations. But in the end, they still relied on the fighting instincts given to them by the Journey to the West Concept Bestowal to find the slight flaw in the BOSS's coordination and... defeat it.
[Current wave: 17]
[Total number of bosses defeated: 39]
[Integral coefficient: 4000]
[Core Card Status: In Good Condition]
The eighteenth wave.
When the five bosses walked out, even they stopped in their tracks. The leader of the bosses looked at Su Mu, remained silent for a few seconds, and then slowly spoke.
"A bright future awaits."
Su Mu still didn't respond. But he silently judged in his heart: the BOSS of the eighteenth wave was already very close to the strength of the five BOSSes of the twenty-fifth wave of the Hell Dungeon. In some aspects, it was even more complex than those five. Their combat values were all over 400,000, and the leader was even close to 600,000.
This battle was extremely difficult for Little Drill Wind and White Bone Spirit Demon. Little Drill Wind suffered multiple wounds for the first time, and White Bone Spirit's gray-white flames were suppressed to the point where they could barely spread. But they still did not retreat. At the critical moment Little Drill Wind severed the Soul Link between the BOSSes, and White Bone Spirit used her bone whip to entangle the enemy commander, forcibly tearing open the defense line.
The eighteenth wave was completely wiped out.
[Current wave: 18]
[Total number of bosses defeated: 44]
[Integral coefficient: 8000]
[Core Card Status: In Good Condition]
Then.
The nineteenth wave has arrived.
The nineteenth wave has arrived.
The crack did not expand as violently as before, nor did it explode with dark red light.
It simply opened quietly, and then five figures stepped out one after another, their steps unhurried, like a royal guard coming from the depths of the royal court.
This time, what emerged was...
Dragon Man.
The leading dragon-man was about two and a half meters tall, its entire body covered in dark golden dragon scales, the edges of which gleamed with a cold, eerie blue light, like an alloy that had been repeatedly tempered.
Its head is dragon-shaped, with a protruding snout, two horns that curve backward, and two dark golden vertical pupils burning quietly deep in its eye sockets.
Its hands hung at its sides, its ten fingers long and hooked, each knuckle wrapped with a fine golden chain of light, the ends of which connected to the scales of the four dragonmen behind it.
Behind it, four dragon-men stood in a row.
The first one was the largest, nearly four meters tall, and covered in dark black dragon scales, each scale as thick as a shield.
Its arms were extremely long, hanging down at its sides, each holding a giant shield made from dragon bone. The shields were covered with dense defensive runes, with dragon patterns coiling around them and a faint dark light flowing through them.
The second one was slender and grayish-white, like a bleached dragon skeleton, but the surface of the skeleton was covered with a very thin layer of dragon skin, which looked sickly pale.
Its skull was wrapped with layers upon layers of talismanic cloth strips, revealing only a single dark red vertical pupil.
Its hands held a fist-sized, blood-red dragon pearl, inside which churned a thick, dark red liquid, and every now and then tiny dragon shadows swam within the pearl.
The third skeleton is dark purple, with long limbs and six dragon limbs extending from its back to both sides, each limb ending in a crescent-shaped dragon claw blade.
Its form was the most concealed; standing there, its aura almost blended into the dark red mist, with only the claws on its six dragon limbs occasionally flashing a cold light.
The fourth one was the smallest, only about 1.8 meters tall, but its dragon flames were the most intense. Dark red flames continuously poured out from the gaps in its scales, forming a scorching field around it.
It held a short dagger in each hand, the blades wrapped in dark red dragon flame patterns, the flames licking the air and emitting faint popping sounds.
After the five dragonmen stood still, the leader, a dark gold dragonman, raised his head and looked at Su Mu high in the sky.
Its voice was not loud, yet it clearly resonated throughout the entire Dungeon Space, carrying an ancient and serene scrutiny.
"To have come this far, even among humans, you are already considered quite powerful."
It paused, its gaze sweeping over Little Drill Wind standing at the front of Lion Camel Ridge and White Bone Spirit in the direction of Flower-Fruit Mountain, before returning to Su Mu.
"Even among the many races in our lair, your talent is exceptionally strong."
Su Mu narrowed his eyes slightly.
This sentence carries more weight than any of the previous ones.
The previous BOSS described him as a "human elite," "once in ten years," and "once in a century," all within the scope of humankind.
This one refers to "the many races of the lair." It places him within the monster evaluation system and acknowledges his talent.
But the dragon-man's next words made the air in the entire Dungeon Space sink.
"But you will surely perish here."
Su Mu did not respond. He simply transmitted a simple thought to both Little Drill Wind and White Bone Spirit through their Soul Link.
"Go all out."
He simultaneously unleashed the Appraisal, and the panels of the five dragon-man bosses unfolded in his mind.
[Name: Dragon Court Imperial Guard - Golden Scale Commander]
[Rank: SSS]
[Level: 20]
[Life: 340,000]
[Attack: 19200]
[Defense: 12800]
[Agility: 2900]
[Combat Value: 852000]
[Name: Dragon Court Imperial Guard - Black Armor Iron Wall]
[Rank: SSS]
[Level: 20]
[Life: 520000]
[Attack: 11200]
[Defense: 19500]
[Agility: 950]
[Combat Power: 684000]
[Name: Dragon Court Imperial Guard - Blood Curse Dragon Priest]
[Rank: SSS]
[Level: 20]
[Life: 240000]
[Attack: 14800]
[Defense: 9200]
[Agility: 3700]
[Combat Value: 712000]
[Name: Dragon Court Imperial Guard - Six-Claw Hunter]
[Rank: SSS]
[Level: 20]
[Life: 280,000]
[Attack: 17200]
[Defense: 8000]
[Agility: 5400]
[Combat Value: 748000]
[Name: Dragon Court Imperial Guard - Bone-Burning Dragon Envoy]
[Rank: SSS]
[Level: 20]
[Life: 260,000]
[Attack: 20500]
[Defense: 8600]
[Agility: 3200]
[Combat Value: 806000]
The five dragon-man bosses all have a combat value of over 600,000, with the highest, Golden Scale Commander, reaching 850,000.
Su Mu took a deep breath.
This data has surpassed all the previous five Ten Thousand Bones Commander he encountered in the 25th wave of the Hell difficulty.