What Exactly Happened in These Three Days?
Wave 25.
Five bosses emerged from the rift once more. Dark red Soul Flames intertwined and surged, causing the entire cemetery to tremble under their oppressive power.
Iron Crown Bone General spoke first, his voice still deep and thunderous. "It's those two behind-the-scenes figures again, with two cards."
The Golden Bone Guardian chimed in, "And that Snow Queen. She seems a bit stronger this time."
The Poison Bone Priest's voice was shrill and chilling. "It's been somewhat useful. But that's all."
The Shadow Bone Hunter let out a hollow laugh, "Last time we said we'd kill the weak ones first, but we failed. Want to try again this time?"
Ten Thousand Bones Commander paused for a moment, then spoke, "Don't waste time. Prioritize dealing with White Bone Spirit. Iron Crown and Golden Bone, you two distract her. Poison Bone, support Golden Bone. Shadow Bone, find an opportunity to ambush her. Ignore the Snow Queen, but if there's a chance, take her out."
Ye Qingxue listened, her face slightly flushed.
This time, however, she wasn't so enraged as to lose her judgment as before. She simply pursed her lips, moved the Snow Queen to a safe position, and waited for the best opportunity to unleash her power.
Su Mu noticed something else.
These bosses are intelligent; they can communicate and analyze situations. However, they don't seem to inherit their previous memories after death. Otherwise, they should remember how they lost last time and adjust their tactics accordingly.
Of course, it's also unknown whether monsters with inherited memories will appear in higher-level nests in the future. That would be truly terrifying.
The battle begins.
Iron Crown Bone General's bone spear flew towards the White Bone Spirit, while Golden Bone Guardians charged forward. Poison Bone Priest's poisonous mist spread out, and Shadow Bone Hunters vanished into the shadows.
The White Bone Spirit went to meet her.
She lashed out with her bone whip, and a curtain of fire exploded in front of her, burning the bone spear off its trajectory.
The Golden Bone Guardian rushed in front of her, but she dodged to the side and lashed out with her bone whip at the Golden Bone Guardian's knee, forcing it to stagger.
As the poisonous mist surged in, dark green corrosion marks appeared on the surface of her bones, but she did not retreat. Instead, under the cover of the flames, she swung her bone whip toward the Iron Crown Bone General, blocking its second wave of throwing routes.
They played much more calmly than last time.
But what truly shocked Ye Qingxue was Little Drill Wind.
The Little Drill Wind rushed directly towards Ten Thousand Bones Commander.
The Ten Thousand Bones Commander is the strongest of the five bosses, with a combat index of 600,000, level 28, and a series of terrifying skills such as Soul Link, Commander's Domain, and Death Declaration.
Three days ago, Little Drill Wind didn't dare to confront it head-on.
But now, Little Drill Wind slashed at the ribs of the Ten Thousand Bones Commander, the blade cutting three inches deep, and dark red Soul Flames erupted from the crack. The Ten Thousand Bones Commander swung its claw back, Little Drill Wind dodged to the side, its short sword sweeping upwards and striking the Bone Commander's shoulder blade.
Ten Thousand Bones Commander took a step back.
Seeing this scene, Su Mu felt at ease.
Little Drill Wind currently has a combat index of 540,000. Although it is still far behind the 600,000 of the Ten Thousand Bones Commander, with the boosts from Lion Camel Ridge Glory and Mountain of Corpses and Sea of Blood, its actual combat index is close to that of the Ten Thousand Bones Commander. In addition, with its combat instincts far exceeding those of the BOSS, it is not impossible for it to suppress the Ten Thousand Bones Commander head-on.
The Soul Link of the Ten Thousand Bones Commander requires the damage to be shared among the other four bosses.
Forty percent of the damage Little Drill Wind deals to it is distributed among Iron Crown Bone General, Golden Bone Guardian, Poison Bone Priest, and Shadow Bone Hunter. This means that Little Drill Wind alone is simultaneously reducing the health of five bosses.
Ye Qingxue felt a complex mix of emotions as she watched Little Drill Wind suppress the Ten Thousand Bones Commander alone.
Three days ago, Little Drill Wind needed to cooperate with White Bone Spirit to barely hold its own against these bosses. But now, it did it all by itself.
What exactly happened in those three days?
She suddenly remembered that Su Mu would close his eyes for a period of time after meditating every day, as if he was doing something. She had always thought that Su Mu was adjusting the positions of the cards or consolidating the Dungeon Space. But now it seemed that Su Mu must have done something she didn't know about, causing Little Drill Wind to undergo a qualitative change.
The battle lasted for nearly ten minutes.
Little Drill Wind single-handedly killed the Ten Thousand Bones Commander, then turned and joined the battle against White Bone Spirit. The four bosses— Iron Crown Bone General, Golden Bone Guardian, Poison Bone Priest, and Shadow Bone Hunter —quickly collapsed under the combined attack of Little Drill Wind and White Bone Spirit.
All five bosses were wiped out.
Su Mu stood there, catching his breath. This time it was much easier than the last, but it was still quite taxing.
In the center of the battlefield, five cards lay quietly. Su Mu walked over and picked them up one by one.
[Name: Iron Crown Bone General - Class Card (Ranged)]
[Grade: C]
[Level: 1]
[Class: Ranged DPS]
[Blood: 28000/28000]
[Attack: 2600/2600]
[Defense: 1500]
[Agility: 180]
[Combat Index: 26400]
[Skills: Bone Spear Throw, Iron Crown Command, Barrier of the Dead, Soul Chains ]
[Name: Golden Bone Guardian - Skill Card]
[Grade: C]
[Level: 1]
[Applicable to: Skeletal Biological Cards]
[Effect: Passive Skill - Steel Skeleton. When equipped, physical damage taken is reduced by 30%, and defense is increased by 20%.]
[Note: This skill card is formed from the remnant soul of a Hell-level gatekeeper lord.]
[Name: Poison Bone Priest - Class Card (Support)]
[Grade: C]
[Level: 1]
[Profession: Support Nerf]
[Blood: 22000/22000]
[Attack: 1600]
[Defense: 1100]
[Agility: 210]
[Combat Index: 18200]
[Skills: Pervasive Poison Mist, Touch of Corrosion, Undead Blessing, Poison Explosion]
[Name: Shadow Bone Hunter - Skill Card]
[Grade: C]
[Level: 1]
[Applicable to: Skeleton or Shadow-type creature cards]
[Effect: Active Skill - Shadow Assault. Enter stealth mode, then unleash a strike upon breaking stealth that deals 2.5x damage. Cooldown: 60 seconds.]
[Note: This skill card is formed from the remnant soul of a Hell-level gatekeeper lord.]
[Name: Ten Thousand Bones Commander - Class Card (Commander)]
[Grade: C]
[Level: 1]
[Class: Ranged Commander]
[Blood: 42000/42000]
[Attack: 2800/2800]
[Defense: 1800]
[Agility: 260]
[Combat Index: 33200]
[Skills: Ten Thousand Bones Command, Soul Link, Commander's Domain, Death Declaration, Bone Rebirth, Absolute Domination]
Three monster cards and two skill cards.
Su Mu looked at Ye Qingxue.
Ye Qingxue shook her head. "I don't want any this time."
Her tone was calm. "I didn't contribute much; you can allocate the rest yourself."
Su Mu did not refute.
This time, Little Drill Wind indeed single-handedly resolved most of the battle. Ye Qingxue's Snow Queen only provided control support in the early and mid-game, and its role was limited.
But Ye Qingxue spoke up again, "However, I'll buy two tickets."
She took an electronic card from the card holder, swiped it a few times, and then handed it to Su Mu. The screen displayed a number... 1.37 million.
"Adding to the three cards I took before, and the materials you gave me these past few days, I've calculated it, and I owe you about a million," she said. "I'll transfer the money to you now."