Walking through the deep tunnel, the surroundings were utterly silent.
Since the first wave of monsters, the "Bloodthirsty Bats," had appeared, no more elite monsters had shown up, leaving Jiang Yuan slightly puzzled.
"That's not right. By all logic, this path should be swarming with monsters."
As he walked, Jiang Yuan turned back to look at Wen Ding Cang Sheng and voiced his doubts.
"Now that you mention it, I find it strange too. Why did the waves stop after that last one?"
Wen Ding Cang Sheng nodded, a similarly confused expression on his face as he looked at Jiang Yuan.
"Why overthink it? Just charge ahead with your eyes closed!"
Ding Ye's remark dispelled their doubts. Since they'd made it this far, they'd just deal with whatever came next—fight fire with fire!
About a minute later, the silent tunnel came to an end, and a vast platform appeared before them.
There were no hordes of monsters as imagined, nor any sign of the final boss among the Four Mo Brothers. The platform stood empty, completely bare!
"What the hell? Wasn't there supposed to be a final boss here?"
Ding Ye walked onto the platform alone, stomping the ground with his foot. Finding it solid, he turned back to Jiang Yuan and asked.
"I don't know. Something seems off here. Everyone, be careful!"
Seeing Ding Ye unharmed, the others in the team stepped onto the platform one by one, gathering beside him. Wen Ding Cang Sheng scanned the surroundings and spoke to the group.
"Little ones, welcome to my sword world!"
Suddenly, an ethereal voice echoed above Jiang Yuan and the others, low and heavy.
"Who's playing tricks? Come out and face me, old man!"
Ding Ye looked up at the empty cave ceiling and shouted, though a hint of unease was clear in his voice.
*Clang!*
A dragon's roar resounded through the cave. A massive sword, glowing with a cyan light, slowly descended from above. Everyone looked up to see the eldest of the Four Mo Brothers standing in a golden rooster pose, one foot on the sword's hilt.
What an entrance—absolutely epic!
The giant sword descended slowly, plunging halfway into the platform's ground.
Mo Li Qing lightly tapped his foot and landed on the ground, allowing Jiang Yuan to finally see him clearly.
He stood seven meters tall, with a face like a live crab and a beard like copper wire. In his hand, he held an iron spear, and his armor matched the style of his three brothers, but in a striking bright red.
"Enter my sword, and I am the sovereign!"
Mo Li Qing's face was as cold as frost, his indifferent gaze sweeping over Jiang Yuan and the others. Everyone in the team who met his eyes felt an overwhelming urge—a powerful desire to submit!
It was as if the figure before them wasn't Mo Li Qing, but a lofty deity!
Mo Li Qing thrust his spear forward, the tip aimed at Ding Ye. Ding Ye stood frozen, staring at Mo Li Qing, not even daring to resist, letting the spear strike him straight on.
*Pfft!*
A damage number exceeding one million appeared above Ding Ye's head. As the tankiest member of the team—no, of the entire server—Ding Ye was instantly killed by Mo Li Qing's single blow!
*Hiss!*
Jiang Yuan, Wen Ding Cang Sheng, Hamster Pudding, and Genesis Xiao Yun all gasped in unison, their eyes filled with even greater terror.
But strangely, without Hamster Pudding's resurrection spell, Ding Ye suddenly revived and stood back up!
"Damn! Playing tricks, you scared the hell out of me!"
After reviving, Ding Ye snapped out of it, cursed, immediately activated his skills, and charged at Mo Li Qing!
"Don't just stand there—attack!"
Wen Ding Cang Sheng snapped back to reality and shouted at Jiang Yuan and Genesis Xiao Yun, charging in behind Ding Ye.
In an instant, a rainbow of skill lights exploded on Mo Li Qing, with damage numbers constantly popping up above his head.
Once the battle began, the team unleashed their strongest burst damage within three minutes!
"What the hell is going on?"
Just as Jiang Yuan commanded the Sacred Beast Xuanwu and the Sacred Beast Vermilion Bird to unleash two ultimate skills, dealing nearly fifty million damage, he glanced at Mo Li Qing's health bar and was stunned!
He had clearly dealt over fifty million damage, yet Mo Li Qing's health bar hadn't budged, still showing 100%!
At that moment, Wen Ding Cang Sheng also noticed the oddity. He had dealt over thirty million damage, and combined with Jiang Yuan's output, Mo Li Qing should have lost at least a fifth of his health!
"What the hell? Why isn't the boss losing health?"
Wen Ding Cang Sheng pointed at Mo Li Qing's still-full health bar and spoke to the group, his face a mix of confusion and shock.
"No way! It's true! We've dealt tens of millions of damage, and he hasn't lost a single HP?"
Ding Ye followed Wen Ding Cang Sheng's finger and exclaimed in surprise.
Something was off—definitely off!
Since entering the dungeon, this was the first time they'd encountered such a bizarre situation!
Dealing damage to a boss without it losing health—where the hell was the logic in that?
"Demon Slayer!"
Jiang Yuan's weapon emitted a golden light, instantly striking Mo Li Qing and dealing damage!
This was Jiang Yuan's first time using the weapon's active skill, yet Mo Li Qing's health bar remained completely unmoved!
But then, an even more terrifying scene unfolded before Jiang Yuan and the others.
"Wind, arise!"
Mo Li Qing held his spear with one hand and formed an incomprehensible hand seal with the other, shouting softly. In the empty cave, several black winds suddenly materialized!
*Woo... Woo...*
The black winds howled, carrying countless spears and halberds within. Ding Ye, the first to be hit, had his limbs instantly turned to dust!
"Ahhh!"
As flesh and blood scattered, Ding Ye, now limbless, floated in the air like a stick, letting out a pig-like scream!
"Eek!"
The two female players in the team, horrified by the gruesome sight, screamed and bent over, dry heaving on the spot!
The terrifying scene continued. Ding Ye's "stick-like" body had its muscles flying everywhere, like a roast duck being sliced into a bare skeleton by countless wind blades!
"Old Ding!"
Seeing his best friend Ding Ye "killed," Jiang Yuan's eyes burned with rage as he roared in grief!
"Wait!"
Just as Jiang Yuan was about to charge forward recklessly to avenge Ding Ye, Wen Ding Cang Sheng grabbed him!
"I get it! This is an illusion—a kind of illusion created by the boss himself!"
Wen Ding Cang Sheng shouted, his words striking like a thunderbolt, waking everyone from their daze!