29: Chapter 29 Master, please throw me into the monster horde!

At the summit.

Everyone stood at the cliff's edge, looking down at the terrifying snake nest below.

Dense swarms of serpentine monsters were piled together, intertwining, twisting, and writhing... The sight was enough to strike fear into anyone's heart.

Zhou Xiong took a deep breath, his voice grave. "Most of the monsters in the core area are above level 30."

"And the quantity..." He didn't continue, but everyone understood what he meant. There were too many. Too many to even count.

"That is not the main point." Celia spoke softly, her golden eyes fixed on the depths of the snake nest. "Look over there."

Everyone followed her gaze. At the very bottom of the snake nest, a massive black snake body was vaguely visible. The snake's body was as thick as a water barrel, appearing and disappearing beneath the bodies of countless serpentine monsters. Each time it writhed, it caused the entire snake nest to tremble.

That giant snake was the source of this anomaly. Judging solely by its size, the level of this BOSS was definitely not low.

"This is..." Bai Zhi's pupils constricted. "A sacrificial formation."

Celia's voice remained gentle, but there was a hint of gravity in her tone. "A very ancient and evil formation."

She pointed to the blood-stained altar in the center of the snake nest. "The BOSS hiding beneath the snake nest is using the formation to absorb the power of all the serpentine monsters."

"If it succeeds, it will become extremely powerful."

Zhou Xiong's expression changed. "Then what should we do now?" He looked at Celia. This level 40 Holy Knight was the strongest among them. Her judgment was crucial.

Celia was silent for a moment. "I suggest we withdraw immediately."

She had absolute confidence in her own strength and could easily take care of all the monsters here. However, she couldn't bring Lu Yuan to level up. No matter how many monsters they killed, it would be meaningless. Most importantly, the strength of the hidden BOSS was unknown. Rushing blindly into the snake nest could lead to unexpected danger.

Bai Zhi nodded. "I agree with Celia's judgment." She looked at Lu Yuan, her tone earnest. "Young Master, it's too dangerous here. We should withdraw first."

Zhou Xiong also nodded quickly. "That's right, Young Master. There will be plenty of time in the future; there's no need to take this risk."

"It won't be too late to come back once we are prepared."

All three looked at Lu Yuan, waiting for his decision. Lu Yuan stood at the cliff's edge, looking down at the snake nest below. He was silent for a moment.

Then—he nodded very seriously. "What you said makes a lot of sense; this snake nest is indeed too dangerous."

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. It pays to listen to advice. The most feared type of person was the stubborn one who would charge in despite knowing the danger.

Lu Yuan shifted his gaze away from the snake nest and landed on the Slime and the Little Skeleton. "As a Summoner, I certainly won't be going in."

"If anyone is going in, it will be the Magic Pet."

Bai Zhi: ??? Zhou Xiong: ??? Celia: ...?

The expressions of the three people froze simultaneously. Let the Magic Pet go in?

The Little Skeleton dropped to its knees with a "thump." Its bony hands tightly hugged Lu Yuan's thigh, and its two ghost fires flickered frantically.

"Master!!!" "Don't send me to my death!!!" "I'm still useful; I can still protect Master!" Its voice was trembling, and its jawbone rattled with a click-clack sound.

The Slime stood on Lu Yuan's shoulder, watching the Little Skeleton's cowardly display, and its mouth twitched. But this time, it really couldn't call the Little Skeleton a coward. Because it was scared too!

There were thousands of monsters in the snake nest below. And a large number of elite monsters. But as the big brother, it knew it absolutely could not back down. Otherwise, it would definitely be mocked by the Little Skeleton later.

The Slime took a deep breath. It puffed out its little chest, trying hard to make its voice sound brave. "Master, this Great King is willing to go into battle."

"Please throw me into the pile of monsters." "Let this Great King blow all these monsters to smithereens."

As the words left its mouth, the Slime looked at Lu Yuan with great apprehension. I was just saying that; surely Master would just take it as a joke. He wouldn't actually throw me into the monster pile, right? We are partners with a bond, after all!

"Good." "I knew I wasn't wrong about you, Slime; you are the bravest one!" Lu Yuan gave the Slime an approving look.

He grabbed the Slime and threw it straight toward the snake nest below the cliff! "Ahhhhhhh!!!"

The Slime widened its little bean eyes, its short, small, chubby hands waving frantically in mid-air. "I was just bluffing, Master, you're playing for real!"