126: "Challenge failed?" Attack me!

Just then.

Buzz—!

A blinding red light erupted without warning from the tightly closed door!

Immediately after, a massive character for "FAILURE," formed from viscous blood, menacingly appeared on the door!

[Challenge Failed!]

The cold system prompt sounded again, devoid of any emotion.

Clang!

The door slowly opened.

Four figures, rather than walking out, were brutally thrown out by an invisible force, tumbling to the ground in disarray.

They were the two S9 experts from before, along with the Bald Strong Man and the gloomy youth.

At this moment, they no longer possessed even a hint of a "big shot's" composure.

"Mad Axe's" arm, which held the battle-axe, was twisted backward at an inhuman angle, with pale bone shards piercing through his flesh.

"Ghost Shadow's" black night suit was completely reduced to rags, his body covered in hideous claw marks, especially the three on his face, which were deep enough to expose bone, almost tearing his entire face in half.

The other two were even worse off.

The Bald Strong Man's chest had a huge blood-hole, front to back, through which his shattered internal organs could even be seen.

The gloomy youth, on the other hand, had directly lost a leg, the cross section charred black.

All four were severely injured and on the verge of death, barely having the strength to get up.

They struggled to raise their heads, their gazes at Su Mo and the others mixed with the terror of surviving a disaster, bone-deep horror, and... an intense, unyielding unwillingness.

Not a single wasted word.

They almost simultaneously chose to exit the dungeon.

Swish, swish, swish, swish!

Four flashes of white light, and their figures instantly vanished, leaving behind only a few stark bloodstains.

"..."

The entire platform once again fell into a deathly silence.

Long Kuier looked at the spot where the four had disappeared, her round eyes filled with two words.

Shock!

Four LV25 Transferred Players, fully equipped with legendary gear!

Among them, two were top experts ranked in the top five of the S9 server's combat power list!

Such a luxurious elite team entered... and didn't even last twenty minutes!

They were beaten into such a miserable, dog-chewed state?!

What kind of monster was behind that door?!

"How is it, Miss Long the Fourth?" Su Mo leaned against the wall, his leisurely voice softly sounding, "Now, do you still think that Overlord-level BOSS is easy to defeat?"

The facts were laid bare before them.

Those four pools of blood were the best proof.

"Hmph! They... they were unprepared! A bunch of reckless men!" Long Kuier's face paled, but she refused to admit defeat, desperately making excuses for herself.

"I have a unique strategy given to me by Sister Yan!"

"As long as I know the weaknesses of those evil dogs, and combine it with my 'Demon-Slaying Holy Hammer' specifically designed to counter them, I can definitely smash them until they're looking for their teeth all over the floor!"

As she spoke, she let out a "clang" and pulled out a golden giant hammer from her storage space, a hammer taller than her entire body!

Upon the hammer's body, countless sacred runes were engraved, and a pure power of light burst forth, as if capable of purifying all evil in the world!

[Demon-Slaying Holy Hammer (Legendary)]!

Another legendary weapon!

Su Mo looked at the violently oversized hammer, whose art style was completely different from her Gothic Lolita outfit, and his eyelids couldn't help but twitch.

"Alright, stop with the nonsense!"

Long Kuier hoisted the massive battle-hammer onto her shoulder, her petite figure and the exaggerated weapon creating a striking contrast.

"Let's go! Let them see what a truly professional team is!"

She took the lead, striding forward with her short legs clad in white over-the-knee socks, proudly rushing towards the door that was slowly opening again.

Her demeanor suggested she was the leader of this team.

Su Mo looked at her back, filled with "chuunibyou" energy, and shook his head with a chuckle.

He pulled Xiao Wu and followed suit.

"Su Mo, are we really going in?" Xiao Wu clutched his hand tightly, her small face still a bit pale, "Those people just now looked so miserable."

"Don't worry," Su Mo squeezed her small hand, comforting her, "With me here, nothing will happen."

He was now, instead, deeply interested in the Overlord-level BOSS that could cripple four top experts.

If he could recruit such an "employee" into his "company"... wouldn't his "Empire of the Undead" take off directly?

The four stepped through the door.

The world behind the door was completely different from the abyss of purgatory Su Mo had imagined.

Here, it was a vast and boundless, brilliant starry sky.

Countless stars and nebulae slowly revolved overhead, magnificent and dreamlike.

Underfoot was a starlit path paved with translucent crystals, extending all the way to the end of the star sea.

At that end, a huge circular altar floated.

The altar itself was empty, with only three totem poles carved with ferocious dog reliefs, exuding an ancient and savage aura.

"This place... is the final BOSS room?"

Long Kuier looked at the mysterious starry sky before her, a hint of awe flashing in her large eyes.

"Sister Yan didn't lie to me, it's really beautiful here."

As she spoke, she slammed the [Demon-Slaying Holy Hammer] from her shoulder onto the crystal ground with a "clang," making a loud noise.

"Alright! You stinky dog! Hurry up and get out here to die, for this Miss!"

She put her hands on her hips, lifted her delicate small face, and issued a full-voiced challenge declaration to the empty altar.

However, the altar remained unresponsive.

The entire space remained in a deathly silence.

"Hmm? What's going on?" Long Kuier was stunned for a moment, "Could it be that the way to open it is wrong?"

She thought for a moment, cleared her throat, and suddenly changed her tone, calling out in a cutesy, saccharine voice: "Cute and charming three-headed puppy, come out and play with big sister~"

Su Mo: "..."

Xiao Wu: "..."

Even Long Yi, who had always been expressionless, had an almost imperceptible twitch at the corner of his mouth.

"Ahem," Su Mo coughed twice, breaking the awkward, frozen atmosphere, "I say, Miss Long the Fourth, are you sure the strategy your best friend gave you is a legitimate strategy?"

"Of course!" Long Kuier said with certainty, "Sister Yan would never lie to me!"

No sooner had she spoken.

Rumble—!

The entire starry sky began to shake violently without warning!

[Warning! Warning! Unknown error detected! The 100th floor space has an anomaly!]

[The BOSS of this floor has been forcibly changed!]

[Now teleporting, a brand new trial target...]