20: Take action

“No problem, I’ll go lure the monsters.”

Seeing that Xu Xiayang still wanted to argue, Li Changkong proactively stepped forward.

“But, can you handle it with your strength?”

Xu Xiayang asked with some doubt.

“Though not too strong, it should be fine.”

After dropping that remark, Li Changkong walked towards the lake.

The lake before them, when not approached, was merely calm.

When Li Changkong arrived beside the lake, ripples began to spread across the distant water.

The crowd behind him, seeing this, quickly raised their weapons, already prepared to attack.

Just as everyone predicted, the moment one of Li Changkong’s feet stepped into the lake, the center of the lake instantly burst open.

A red figure shot out of the water, like a mad demon, charging over recklessly.

Just as the giant alligator was about to pounce on Li Changkong, and Li Changkong was secretly preparing to act, a golden shield appeared in front of him.

“Eternal Holy Shield!”

Xu Xiayang roared, and the shield in his hand suddenly rose.

The charging giant alligator slammed heavily into the shield.

“Oh no, this seems to be a mutated boss!”

A cry of alarm came from behind, and Chu Xiang, who had been preparing to move, was now stunned in place.

A mutated boss is also a type of boss, but just like its name suggests, the strength of this mutated boss is much greater than that of an ordinary boss.

The few of them had just passed level five, and it was only by relying on teamwork that they dared to challenge a level 10 dungeon.

Who would have thought they would encounter a mutated boss?

Accompanied by a dull thud, Xu Xiayang, who had been as solid as a rock, was directly sent flying by the giant alligator’s powerful body.

On the Lecturer's Book in front of Li Changkong, a line of text had already appeared.

[Eternal Holy Shield].

Just as Xu Xiayang activated his skill, the Lecturer's Book automatically recorded it.

Chu Xiang, who should have stepped up, was now timid upon seeing that this was a mutated boss.

“Go!”

Xu Xiayang had already gotten up from the ground again, raising his shield to block once more.

“We can’t win, this is a mutated boss!”

Chu Xiang swallowed, saying timidly.

“Whether we can win or not, we’ll only know after we fight.”

Xu Xiayang was furious and spoke again.

“How about this, you wait here, I’ll go, I’ll go call for people.”

Chu Xiang’s eyes darted around, and he retreated step by step.

After saying this, he turned and ran, quickly leaving the battlefield.

The priest, Feng Tian, seeing Chu Xiang run, immediately shouted, “I’ll go help find people,” and simultaneously left the battlefield.

The original five-person team was now reduced to only three people.

So the mutated boss’s aggro immediately focused on the remaining three.

“Damn it!”

Xu Xiayang cursed under his breath, seeing this.

These two were also students from the same school, and he had originally thought they were reliable, but who knew that they would run away at the first sign of danger.

“Frost Road!”

However, Lin Yaoyao did not retreat half a step at this moment; after a brief channeling, a blue light shot out towards the giant alligator.

Where the blue light passed, ice-blue ice thorns were left on the ground.

Although this skill looked impressive, it had no real effect.

The ice thorns could not penetrate the giant alligator’s thick skin; they could only slow it down a little.

[Lecturer's Book successfully recorded]

[Skill recorded: Frost Road (Upgradeable)]

On the Lecturer's Book, another line of text appeared.

And upon seeing this line of text, Li Changkong was even more delighted.

He had originally thought there wouldn’t be much gain from this dungeon run, but now it seemed he had already made a fortune.

The two on the other side were still trying their best to resist Li Changkong.

From the coordination between the two, it could be seen that they indeed had some experience in teamwork.

However, facing the overwhelming strength of the giant alligator, they couldn’t resist for too long.

Even so, they did not ask Li Changkong for help.

After all, in their eyes, Li Changkong’s strength might be similar to that of an unawakened ordinary person.

If he were to act, it would most likely only make things worse.

As the two retreated steadily, Li Changkong also shook his head helplessly.

He had originally thought he could be a hands-off manager, but now it seemed his plan had gone awry.

“No choice.”

After sighing secretly, Li Changkong slowly raised one hand.

A summoning array gradually formed before his eyes, and a Black Dragon materialized from within the summoning array.

The commotion from this scene was not small, immediately attracting the attention of the two fighting there.

Upon seeing the summoned Black Dragon, their expressions froze slightly.

And the Swamp Alligator King suddenly erupted, directly flinging the two of them away.

Just as the two were despairing and had closed their eyes, waiting for death, the Black Dragon suddenly rushed in front of the giant alligator.

Before the two could react, the Black Dragon had already raised a foot and kicked the giant alligator’s body.

The originally ferocious giant alligator was directly kicked more than ten meters away by this single kick.

Its body slammed into the lake again, stirring up a monstrous wave.

Before the giant alligator could get up, Black Flame rushed into the lake again.

However, the battle between it and the giant alligator was a complete one-sidedRolling, giving the opponent no chance to retaliate at all.

Xu Xiayang and Lin Yaoyao, sitting on the ground, stared blankly at this scene.

Just as Black Flame was about to spit out a mouthful of Dragon Flame to directly finish off the giant alligator, Li Changkong stopped it.

Black Flame, hearing its master’s voice, obediently hid to the side.

“Frost Road!”

Accompanied by Li Changkong’s low murmur, a path of ice instantly solidified in the middle of the originally damp swamp.

Sharp icicles, like daggers, directly pierced through the giant alligator’s thick armor.

Lin Yaoyao, seeing this Frost Road, instantly recognized it as her own skill, yet it was also different.

The Frost Road she cast formed only a narrow path about one meter wide.

But the Frost Road Li Changkong cast directly formed a grand avenue.

Although the Swamp Alligator King was extremely unwilling, under severe injury, it let out a wail and then closed its eyes.

“Killed Swamp Alligator King, gained 2000 experience.”

Looking at the Swamp Alligator King before him, Li Changkong casually clapped his hands.

A boss of over ten levels, even a mutated boss, was not worth him making a big fuss.

“You, have you been hiding your strength all along?”

After Xu Xiayang stood up, his first question was directed at Li Changkong.

“No, throughout the journey, you didn’t ask me to fight,” Li Changkong shrugged and said with a smile.