29: Chapter 29 I Want to Live

"What are you chatting for, Priest?! Where's your healing? Heal me! Quick, heal me! I need healing!"

At this moment, Chen Junlin shouted at Liu Lin while defending against the waves of Crypt Spiders.

Liu Lin: "..."

"Damn it, I'll deal with this prick later. Brothers, keep an eye on him, don't let him run away."

With that, Liu Lin roared toward Chen Junlin, "Coming! My healing is coming, and there's plenty for everyone! Who needs a heal?!"

"Zhang Wei, do you want my 'milk'? No? Xu Shuangshuang's is enough for you? That won't do, I'll give you a double dose of healing!"

"Shen Yi, is that you? Whatever, take a heal first. If it's not enough, we'll talk later."

"Who else?!"

"Who else wants my healing!!!"

"Li Mumu, do you want a heal? We're brothers, don't be shy if you need it."

Li Mumu: (ㅍ_ㅍ)

Chen Junlin's HP was dropping fast. Ignoring Liu Lin's vulgar language, he shamelessly replied, "Over here! I want some 'milk'! Give me your 'milk'!"

No sooner had he spoken.

Liu Lin cast a Holy Healing Technique. Chen Junlin's HP was instantly topped up, and he couldn't help but praise, "Good heal! What a great heal!"

Li Mumu: "..."

Just as the team was in the middle of their killing spree, the ground began to vibrate.

A massive pit suddenly appeared in the center of the beast tide. Eight long, spiked legs crawled out, followed by a giant torso and a head with four red eyes.

That's right.

The newcomer was none other than the Silver Boss, the Crypt Lord!

The Crypt Lord's face was full of rage, and it kept muttering.

"Hu...mans, humans! You will all die here! You will all be buried with my wife and children!!!"

"Boss Skill: Earth-Shattering Tremor!"

The next moment.

Cracks appeared in the ground where Li Mumu was standing, and the surroundings began to shake.

"Oh no, run! The ground is collapsing!"

Li Mumu hadn't expected the Boss to have no sense of sportsmanship; it didn't even bother with trash talk before unleashing its ultimate move.

Sure enough.

The ground collapsed instantly, and everyone fell to the level below. The Boss followed them down to begin its slaughter.

After Li Mumu hit the ground, he had lost a quarter of his HP. He quickly stood up, stabilized himself, and consumed a Blood Grass to recover.

But just then.

"Ahhh!!!"

A piercing scream came from nearby.

Fang Ruqin!

She was slumped on the ground, staring ahead in terror with her mouth wide open, her face pale and her whole body trembling.

In front of her, the Crypt Lord was feasting on Shen Yi, who had just been killed. It bit into his lower body first, exposing bloody intestines to the air.

A second later, the Crypt Lord finished off Shen Yi's upper body, chewing with relish as bones cracked and popped.

Like gnawing on a marrow bone, it even sucked out the marrow—except the Boss was sucking out brain matter...

After finishing off Shen Yi, the Crypt Lord pressed its two chelicerae against Fang Ruqin's collarbones, rubbing them back and forth with a cruel expression on its hideous face.

"Do you want to live?"

"Yes."

At this moment, Fang Ruqin was consumed by terror. Her face was covered in tears, and her body shook uncontrollably as she pleaded with the Crypt Lord.

"I want to live..."

*Squelch!*

Before she could finish, the Crypt Lord's chelicerae pierced her chest. It lifted her high into the air as her HP plummeted.

46.3%

37.1%

26.9%

15.4%

"AAAAHHHH!!!"

"Save me! Save me!"

Screams and pleas for help echoed through the cavern.

Seeing this, everyone froze in place, shivering as a massive wave of fear took hold of them.

Fortunately, Li Mumu shouted.

"What are you staring for? Priests, heal her!!!"

Reminded by his shout, Liu Lin and Xu Shuangshuang finally snapped out of it and hurriedly cast their healing skills.

"First Class Skill: Holy Healing Technique!"

"First Class Skill: Hydrotherapy Spa!"

A beam of golden light and countless small bubbles lit up around Fang Ruqin. However, even with the double healing, her HP bar barely moved; the recovery was unnaturally low.

This... she was clearly in a Heavily Wounded state!

Heavily Wounded: A status effect in the Double Moon World. Professionals or monsters in this state only receive one-quarter of any healing effects.

0.91%

0%

Fang Ruqin was dead.

Before she died, her helpless gaze was seared into everyone's hearts. They would not soon forget this horrific scene.

The danger was not over. After devouring Fang Ruqin, the Crypt Lord spoke in human tongue again.

"Next... who should I eat next?"

The Crypt Lord looked at the Professionals one by one, as if mocking them, playing with them, or picking out a delicacy. This action filled everyone with immense dread, and cold sweat poured down their faces.

When the Crypt Lord's gaze landed on Mao Renfeng, its pupils dilated instantly, and it became extremely agitated.

"My child! It's my child!!!"

In the next moment, the Crypt Lord moved with lightning speed, rushing toward Mao Renfeng.

"It's you! You're the beast who killed my wife and stole my child! I will make you wish you were dead!"

Li Mumu's expression changed. He wondered if the Crypt Lord was the husband of the Black Widow Queen, and if it had broken through to become a Silver Boss from bronze out of grief after learning of her death.

If that were the case, wouldn't they be the culprits who triggered this beast tide?

Thinking of this, and of the tragic deaths of Shen Yi and Fang Ruqin, Li Mumu couldn't help but feel guilty. His eyes lost their focus as inner demons began to take root.

Fortunately, Dongfang Xue, who was beside him, grabbed the hem of his clothes and shouted to wake him up.

"Li Mumu, what's wrong with you! Why are you spacing out now? If this keeps up, we're all going to die here!!!"

Li Mumu shuddered and snapped out of it. Thinking of the Boss, he quickly looked toward the Crypt Lord.

The Crypt Lord's pupils were becoming increasingly crimson. It was consumed by rage, and its attacks were disorganized—high in intensity but low in precision.

Because of this, Mao Renfeng wasn't killed instantly and miraculously survived, though his HP was still falling rapidly.

"Priest! Quick, heal me! I need your 'milk'!"

Mao Renfeng shamelessly pleaded for healing from Liu Lin as he scrambled to escape.

At the same time, Mao Renfeng couldn't understand why the Crypt Lord was so fixated on killing him, ignoring everyone else even when he tried to lure it toward them.

Seeing this, Li Mumu was overjoyed. This was a golden opportunity. With Mao Renfeng holding the aggro, the other Professionals could use long-range charged attacks. Although the Silver Boss had high defense, they would have a chance if they could break through it.

Having devised a plan, Li Mumu quickly sent it to the team channel and told the two Priests, "Heal Mao Renfeng! If he dies, we're all dead!"

"Okay," Xu Shuangshuang replied.

Just as she was about to cast her skill, Liu Lin stopped her.

"We can't let this kid off so easily."

Liu Lin grinned. "Mao Renfeng, you want my 'milk'? Fine. Call me 'Daddy' and I'll heal you right away!"

*Pfft!*

Mao Renfeng's face turned green with rage, but given the situation, there was only one outcome if he didn't comply.

Death!

And so.

A melodious voice rang out across the area.

"Daddy!"

"My dear father!"

Accompanied by a bath of golden light, the counterattack began!!!