Clear

After the tenth wave was cleared, the eleventh, twelfth, thirteenth, and fourteenth waves emerged one after another.

Ye Qingxue's Snow Queen was struggling more and more, the control time was getting shorter and shorter, and the ice wall shattered as soon as the BOSS hit it.

However, Little Drill Wind and White Bone Spirit continued to deliver consistent damage, one focusing on melee attacks and the other on ranged area-of-effect attacks, their teamwork was seamless.

The fifteenth wave.

The BOSS's attributes are now higher.

Ye Qingxue unleashed her Appraisal, and upon seeing the string of numbers, she was certain... even with the full power boost from her Ice and Snow World theme, she couldn't possibly defeat this BOSS. The gap in skill was simply too vast.

But Su Mu's Little Drill Wind and White Bone Spirit were clearly capable of defeating them.

Their attributes were enough to overwhelm this BOSS, and their teamwork became increasingly seamless. Little Drill Wind entangled the BOSS, White Bone Spirit cleared out the minions, and then the two of them worked together to surround and kill the BOSS. The whole process was smooth and efficient.

Su Mu added, "Without your Snow Queen, I wouldn't have been able to defeat this place."

Ye Qingxue glanced at him, feeling puzzled.

But when she looked at the Snow Queen, the ice wall was indeed still blocking the flanks, and the ice shards were indeed slowing down the BOSS.

Although the effect was not as good as the previous waves, it did have an effect.

She thought about it and realized that was indeed the case.

The twentieth wave.

The final boss emerged from the crack.

It was a gigantic Burial Corpse King, over ten meters tall, its entire body burning with dark red Soul Flames. Behind it spread a pair of bone wings that blotted out the sky, and in its hand it carried a giant scythe carved from an entire spine.

Its skull was adorned with a dark gold crown, inlaid with nine soul gems, each radiating a chilling aura.

Ye Qingxue unleashed her Appraisal.

[Name: Burial Corpse King (Nightmare - Lord of the End)]

[Rank: SS]

[Level: 25]

[Blood: 1,200,000/1,200,000]

[Attack: 18500]

[Defense: 9800]

[Agility: 1200]

[Combat Index: 442000]

[Skills: Bone Claw Rend, Domain of the Dead, Bone Storm, Corpse King's Command, Soul Drain, Death Gaze, Soul Burning (Consumes 5% of own HP, deals 3.0x damage to all enemies within range and inflicts burn), Skeleton Monarch (When HP is below 30%, summons all undead on the field to launch a suicidal charge towards the core card, increasing own attack power by 50%)]

Combat index of 442,000.

Ye Qingxue's heart sank.

Her Snow Queen skills were almost ineffective against this boss.

The boss's level advantage was too strong. The ice wall was shattered by a single scythe as soon as it was raised, and the ice shards couldn't even slow it down. What's even more terrifying is that the boss could easily reduce the Snow Queen's health by a single hit.

With a single Bone Claw Rend, the Snow Queen's health dropped by 30%.

Ye Qingxue had to frequently retreat the Snow Queen to keep her away from the BOSS's attack range.

As for Little Drill Wind and White Bone Spirit, the BOSS had a very hard time attacking them. Little Drill Wind's agility was too high; every attack from the BOSS could only hit an afterimage.

The White Bone Spirit stood at a distance, her bone whip unleashing a curtain of fire. The BOSS's attention was drawn to the Little Drill Wind, and it paid no attention to her. Even when the area-of-effect attacks occasionally hit them, their health only dropped slightly.

Ye Qingxue clenched her fists as she watched this scene.

She realized something.

Even without her Snow Queen, Su Mu could easily handle this dungeon.

Her role Snow Queen here is solely to clear out the smaller monsters, allowing the White Bone Spirit to unleash her full damage potential. But even without her, Su Mu's Little Drill Wind and the White Bone Spirit can handle them on their own.

She felt her face getting hot.

A faint sense of humiliation welled up inside her. She, Ye Qingxue, the SSS-level Snow Queen, was merely a dispensable support character here.

Just then, Su Mu turned to look at her.

"This has been a huge help."

Ye Qingxue was taken aback.

Su Mu looked at Ye Qingxue to the side.

He could roughly guess what was troubling her. During their three years of high school, he had some understanding of Ye Qingxue's personality... She was competitive, proud, and never wanted to be second to anyone in anything. People with this kind of personality are not most afraid of failure, but of realizing that they are "useless." Once she felt that her existence was dispensable, her self-esteem would feel as if it had been pricked by needles.

So we can't let her feel like she's useless.

Su Mu quickly drafted a compliment in his mind, then showered her with praise.

"And to be honest, your Snow Queen's crowd control is much stronger than I expected. Ice walls block the flanks, ice shards slow down the front—these are wide-range crowd control techniques that my Little Drill Wind and White Bone Spirit don't have. One is a melee single-target attacker, and the other is a ranged area-of-effect attacker, but neither of them has the ability to slow down or intercept. Without the Snow Queen, it would have taken me at least five more minutes to chase those skeletons that flanked us."

Ye Qingxue listened, her gaze fell upon the Snow Queen.

The ice wall was still blocking the flanks, and the ice shards were still slowing down the BOSS. Although the effect was not as good as in the previous waves, it did have an effect. Taking advantage of the BOSS's slowed-down state, Little Drill Wind and White Bone Spirit had already reduced its health by nearly 30%.

She thought about it and agreed.

Without the Snow Queen's crowd control, Su Mu's Little Drill Wind and White Bone Spirit could still fight, but it would take much more effort. His Snow Queen wasn't the main force here, but she wasn't just for show either.

This thought eased some of the inner turmoil she was experiencing.

And.

She recalled Su Mu's personality. Throughout high school, he was a loner and never teamed up with anyone.

If he could solo Nightmare difficulty, he definitely wouldn't have invited me.

So, if he invited me, it must be because he felt I could help him.

It couldn't possibly be because he likes himself, could it?

Thinking about this, her heart calmed down a bit.

And in either case, it doesn't seem bad.

The twentieth wave of bosses has finally fallen.

Su Mu walked over and picked up the fallen items from the pile of broken bones.

A card emitting a ghostly green glow, and a whole bunch of materials.

[Name: Burial Corpse King Card]

[Rank: E]

[Level: 1]

[Blood: 2500/2500]

[Attack: 150]

[Defense: 90]

[Agility: 35]

[Skills: Bone Claw Rend (Deals 1.8x damage to a single target, 10-second cooldown), Command of the Dead (Increases the attack power of nearby skeletal creatures by 10%, range 20 meters), Bone Reassembly (When health is below 30%, absorbs surrounding skeletons to restore 15% health, 60-second cooldown)]

[Note: An juvenile form formed from the remnant soul of the Burial Corpse King in a Hard difficulty instance. It appears as a five-meter-tall skeletal giant, with eerie green flames burning between its bones. It can grow according to the dungeon theme and has extremely high potential.]