In the dungeon [Land of the Lost], Jiang Yuan was commanding his third wave of summoned beasts, steadily chipping away at the second boss's health.
This was already the third wave of summons Jiang Yuan had called forth. Before this, no boss had ever withstood the relentless assault of three waves of his creatures.
To Jiang Yuan's relief, by the time the third wave appeared, the boss, "Altar Guardian," had stopped using that light shield skill, giving him the chance to unleash a heavy barrage and push the boss's health below 8 million.
"Ancient gods, I am your most devout follower. Grant me the power of darkness!"
The magic book in the Altar Guardian's hands lit up again. Jiang Yuan felt the entire altar darken, and then the boss's figure gradually faded, vanishing from his sight.
"Not good! It's about to use that instant-kill skill!"
Among the boss's four skills, only "Shadow Strike" was lethal enough to kill in one hit, and the Altar Guardian was now casting exactly that!
"What do I do? What do I do?"
Seeing the boss disappear, Jiang Yuan's heart raced with panic. In the game *Myriad Worlds*, every other class had an invincibility skill, but the Summoner was the exception—a key reason it was called the worst class!
"Got it!"
A flash of inspiration struck. Jiang Yuan quickly opened his inventory and focused on the consumable potion dropped by the first boss, "The Mute": "Blessing of the Divine."
[Consumable: Blessing of the Divine] Upon consumption, the player instantly enters stealth, ignoring all skill-based attacks for 30 seconds.
"Gulp, gulp, gulp!"
Jiang Yuan downed the potion in one go, and his body turned translucent from head to toe, entering stealth!
"Haha! You've got stealth, and so do I!"
Now invisible himself, Jiang Yuan found a corner to hide in, playing a game of hide-and-seek with the boss!
Ten seconds later, unable to locate Jiang Yuan, the stealthed boss used "Shadow Strike" on a Thunder Marsh Ox. The ox let out a mournful cry as its form dissipated instantly!
"Phew! That was close!"
Jiang Yuan breathed a sigh of relief. If he hadn't thought on his feet and used "Blessing of the Divine" to go stealth, that strike hitting him would have been the end!
He tossed a "Mystic Mark" at the boss, making it the primary target for his summons, while staying hidden and watching the show from the sidelines.
A minute later, the third wave of summons faded, and Jiang Yuan's figure was exposed again. The boss's health had been ground down to under 5 million.
"Ah! Keep grinding!"
Jiang Yuan summoned a fourth wave—another ten thousand creatures—feeling a bit frustrated. For the first time, a boss was this tough to take down!
Gray Wolf, Mang Mountain Bear, Sand River Turtle, and Thunder Marsh Ox filled the altar once more, densely packed and blocking every inch!
"Go!"
He threw a "Mystic Mark" at the boss, and the summons charged with loud roars, eyes red, toward their target.
-100,000, -130,000, -150,000...
The boss's health plummeted again. By Jiang Yuan's estimate, this wave should finish off this thick-skinned brute!
"Ancient gods, I am your most devout follower. Grant me the power of frost!"
When the boss's health dropped to 3.5 million, it raised its magic book again, praying to its so-called "gods"!
"Whoosh!"
A cold north wind howled, and the temperature around the altar dropped sharply. Snowflakes began to fall from the sky, and in the blink of an eye, they turned into heavy snow, mixed with hail the size of goose eggs, crashing down on Jiang Yuan and his thousands of summons!
-3000 -3000
The hail pelted Jiang Yuan relentlessly, damage numbers popping up above his head. He finally understood why the boss had saved this first active skill for last.
"This is 3000 damage per second!"
The egg-sized hail kept hitting him, making him cry out in pain. Even the tankiest warrior class would be dead in ten seconds, let alone a fragile Summoner!
Jiang Yuan quickly used "Soul Sacrifice," offering up the nearest Thunder Marsh Ox. Its boosted stats were added to his own, pushing his health to over 60,000!
Then, he opened his inventory and grabbed every health-restoring potion he had!
"Glug, glug!" "Gulp, gulp!" "Chug, chug!"
Jiang Yuan chugged them down frantically while curling up, enduring the "Freeze Spell's" terrifying 3000 damage per second, struggling to keep his health between 15,000 and 20,000 to avoid sudden death!
His summons, unable to heal, couldn't withstand the "Freeze Spell's" damage. In less than ten seconds, they fell one by one with cries of agony.
The fourth wave was wiped out. The boss exited combat, and its health began to regenerate rapidly, recovering nearly a million in an instant!
Seeing this, Jiang Yuan downed a "High-Grade Health Potion," recovering a chunk of health, then summoned a fifth wave to attack the boss again. Otherwise, all his previous efforts would be wasted!
After a dozen seconds, the fifth wave was annihilated. Jiang Yuan summoned a sixth. By then, the raging blizzard was weakening, and the hail's density and frequency were slowing.
Soon, the sky cleared, and the storm vanished. Jiang Yuan looked down at his hands—his health potions were nearly gone!
"Phew! Glad I held on!"
He let out a huge sigh of relief, roughly calculating that the boss's final "Freeze Spell" had lasted nearly 30 seconds!
Thirty seconds of "Freeze Spell" had dealt 90,000 damage to Jiang Yuan!
"Even a full party taking that skill would probably wipe several times, right?"
Thinking this, Jiang Yuan felt even more certain that his buddy Ding Ye, even with the Genesis Guild, would struggle to clear this dungeon.
He checked the boss's health. After the back-and-forth, it was stable at around 3.8 million. The sixth wave was about to fade, so Jiang Yuan timed it perfectly and began a silent countdown.
10, 9, 8, 7...
When he reached "1," the sixth wave's duration ended. Just as they dissipated, Jiang Yuan seamlessly summoned the seventh wave.
Now that the Altar Guardian had used all four skills and they were on cooldown, Jiang Yuan had nothing to fear. He commanded his summons to launch the final assault!
Two thousand Gray Wolves, two thousand Mang Mountain Bears, three thousand Sand River Turtles, and three thousand Thunder Marsh Oxen charged forward at their master's command. Soon, the second boss of the Land of the Lost had less than 100,000 health left!
"Come on! Kill it! Kill it!"
Seeing victory within reach, Jiang Yuan grew excited, jumping and clapping to cheer on his summons.
"Ignorant ant, you will face the gods' judgment!"
With over a million health now trivial against Jiang Yuan's ten thousand summons, the Altar Guardian let out a final warning before crashing heavily to the ground!
"Ding! Congratulations on defeating the boss Altar Guardian. You've earned 200 million experience points!"
"Ding! Congratulations on clearing the dungeon [Land of the Lost]. You've earned 200 million experience points!"
"Ding! System detects you cleared the dungeon solo. You've earned 200 million experience points!"
"Ding! Server announcement: Congratulations to player Jiang Yuan for achieving the first clear of the dungeon [Land of the Lost]. Rewards: 200 million experience points, 85-level Mythic Equipment Random Box*1, Gold Bars*20, 85-level Epic Equipment Random Box*5!"
A series of prompts rang out. Players across the server, hearing that Jiang Yuan had soloed a large-scale raid, were all stunned with disbelief!
"No way? Did I hear that right? Soloed a raid?"
"Jiang Yuan? I remember him! That top-ranked player on the leaderboard. He soloed a 40-player raid? Damn! That's insane!"
Outside the dungeon, players on the Dragon Kingdom server marveled at Jiang Yuan's feat. Inside, two flashes of white light enveloped him, and his level shot up to 90!
"Phew! This boss was insane—it took me seven summons!"
Jiang Yuan looked at the pillar of light where the boss had fallen, letting out a long breath. He'd finally ground it to death!
After the toughest fight since starting the game, he hurried over to the colorful light pillar and began the pleasant task of looting!
"Ding! Congratulations on obtaining Gold Bars*30!"
"Ding! Congratulations on obtaining Consumable: High-Grade Health Potion!"
"Ding! Congratulations on obtaining Consumable: Blessing of the Divine!"
"Ding! Congratulations on obtaining Consumable: Shining World Compass!"
"Ding! Congratulations on obtaining Item: All-Channel Megaphone!"
"Ding! Congratulations on obtaining Epic Equipment: Cloud-Splitting Blade!"
"Ding! Congratulations on obtaining Epic Equipment: Harnik's Heart!"
"Ding! Congratulations on obtaining Epic Equipment: Demon Soul Gloves!"
"Ding! Congratulations on obtaining Mythic Equipment: Shadow Severance Belt!"
"Ding! Congratulations on obtaining Mythic Equipment: Sky-Rending Howl!"
"Ding! Congratulations on obtaining Summoner Class Epic Skill Book!"
"Ding! Congratulations on obtaining Warrior Class Epic Skill Book!"
A dozen prompts sounded. This time, Jiang Yuan's luck had turned. The second boss dropped three epic items, two mythic items, and two epic skill books!
"Wait! Did I hear that right? Shadow Severance Belt?"
After the prompts ended, Jiang Yuan froze. A familiar name caught his ear!
"Haha! It's really that!"
He quickly opened his inventory to check the two mythic items. When he saw the "Heavenly Punishment" label on the [Shadow Severance Belt], he burst into excited laughter!
Yes, the [Shadow Severance Belt] dropped by the boss was part of the [Heavenly Punishment Set], just like the [Wind Frost Snow Shadow Robe] he already had equipped!