129: Abyss Underground Palace

When he opened his eyes again, he was already inside a dim underground palace.

Some short gnomes holding clubs were constantly patrolling the outer perimeter of the underground palace in the distance.

[Name: Underground Palace Gnome]

[Rank: 40]

[Skills: Club Strike, Inspire Charge]

Even these ordinary gnomes had already reached Rank 40 in strength.

As soon as Li Changkong got a little closer, he was spotted first by the Underground Palace Gnomes.

In order to level up faster, Li Changkong naturally summoned two pets immediately.

The moment the Underground Palace Gnomes charged over, Black Rock and Little Purple blocked them in front of him.

These gnomes' attack methods were relatively simple; they all wielded their large clubs to attack forward.

Since their Rank had already reached 40, their damage was quite a bit higher than that of lower-Rank monsters.

“Congratulations, you have killed an Underground Palace Gnome and gained 8000 experience points.”

“Congratulations, you have killed an Underground Palace Gnome and obtained an Advanced Water-Attribute Crystal Core.”

… …

As Li Changkong fought, information about drops kept coming from his ears.

These Underground Palace Gnomes fell one by one until all the surrounding gnomes were cleared out.

Only then did Li Changkong try to push open the outer gate of the underground palace, and the outer gate was also easily opened.

After the outer gate of the underground palace was opened, a cold gust of wind blew out from inside, making Li Changkong's body shiver slightly.

However, he quickly adjusted his mindset and entered through the outer gate.

If the outside of the underground palace was still relatively cold, then deeper inside the underground palace, it was already somewhat hot.

Li Changkong felt waves of heat beating outwards from within.

All around were walls, and these walls crisscrossed like a maze.

In the corners of these mazes, monsters would occasionally emerge.

These monsters were stronger than the Underground Palace Gnomes outside, and their weapons had been replaced with swords and spears.

Although this was just a dungeon, it seemed to have clear Rank divisions.

There was no shortage of elite Underground Palace Gnomes, with Ranks reaching 43 and 44.

Li Changkong finally understood why no one had ever cleared this place.

Although the strength of these gnomes was not too strong, their intelligence was much higher than that of ordinary monsters.

Because of this, they would often ambush and raid from various places.

If one was not careful, they might really be killed by these gnomes.

Those who entered here were teams that required cooperation, and once two people were killed, the team's combat power would basically be halved.

At that point, let alone clearing it, it would be considered good luck if they just didn't die.

Moreover, the biggest problem inside this underground palace should be the inability to use return scrolls.

This meant that if people inside wanted to return to the city, they could only walk out of this underground palace.

Along the way, they would encounter all sorts of attacks, leaving them unable to advance or retreat.

Therefore, in just a few days, this place had already become the Rank 40 dungeon with the highest death rate.

However, Li Changkong, relying on his own solid strength, was not worried about monsters attacking from the corners.

After a search, he finally figured out the path of this maze.

Following the index in his mind, he quickly walked out of the maze.

At the end of this maze was a huge palace, where a burly and stout figure was sitting cross-legged on the ground.

Its body was entirely green, no different from the gnomes outside.

Upon sensing someone approaching, it slowly stood up.

The monster's body was obese, as if every step it took required all its strength.

Its weapon was a long-handled axe, its blade gleaming with cold light, and there was a lot of fresh blood on it.

“I didn't expect someone else to come and bring me food again. Today's food seems even sweeter and more delicious.”

“Humans are our best food.”

A low growl came from the monster's mouth, and a trace of saliva even drooled from its lips.

It seemed as if it was not seeing a human at all, but a plate of sweet and delicious meat.

From its arrogant tone, it was clear that it had probably killed many professional players who entered the dungeon.

[Name: Underground Palace Gnome King (Silver)]

[Rank: 45]

[Skills: Slaughter All Sides, Axe Cleaves Heaven… …]

The Underground Palace Gnome King was a Silver Boss, positioned between a Blue Boss and a Golden Boss.

However, its Aura was not weak at all.

After finishing those introductory lines, it raised the axe in its hand and smashed it towards Li Changkong's direction.

Seeing the axe flying, Li Changkong quickly flew to dodge.

Just as he thought he had dodged the axe attack, the axe that had flown out actually spun around and attacked him from behind.

Fortunately, Black Rock was still behind him. Upon sensing the axe flying back, Black Rock bit the axe in one go.

Although it didn't bite the axe this time, it significantly deviated the axe's accuracy, ultimately preventing it from hitting Li Changkong's body.

According to Li Changkong's Physique, such an attack wouldn't be fatal, but it would definitely leave him with low health.

Once he entered a low health state, the battle would require extra caution.

Regripping the flying axe, the Underground Palace Gnome King's Aura clearly weakened by a few points.

This was considered one of its signature skills; before, it relied on this move to instantly kill one person from a professional player team every time.

Who knew that Li Changkong actually dodged this time? It wouldn't be so easy to ambush him next.

“Slaughter All Sides.”

The Underground Palace Gnome King roared again, holding the axe in its hand and continuously spinning.

It was like a crazily spinning top, about to smash into Li Changkong's body.

“Undying Golden Body.”

Li Changkong roared, and his body was covered by a golden light.

This was his first time using this skill, and his Physique attribute directly increased threefold.

Seeing the charging Gnome King, a hint of madness appeared in Li Changkong's eyes.

Before the Underground Palace Gnome King could smash into him, Li Changkong raised his fist and smashed it fiercely towards him.

Only the sound of metal clashing was heard, and the rapidly spinning Gnome King was actually sent flying several meters away by this punch.

Before the Gnome King could make another move, Li Changkong had already pulled out the undead blade.

Li Changkong, who was originally on the defensive, finally had a chance to counterattack.

The Gnome King itself only had these three signature skills; after using them, it only had normal attacks left.

If it relied solely on its three signature skills, it could actually rival a Golden Boss.