39: First copy

Normal difficulty dungeons will only feature up to Tier 3 monsters.

This Evil Mountain Stronghold was clearly the core of the dungeon, containing a full 1,000 Tier 3 monsters, and even 100 Tier 3 elite monsters.

At this stage, unless a Lord has developed exceptionally well, ninety-nine percent of other Lords would be unable to clear the dungeon.

After all, when their numbers accumulate to a certain point, Tier 3 monsters can wear down and kill Tier 5 and Tier 6 Troops.

Moreover, these Extremely Evil Mountain Bandits also had a large number of ranged Troops, constantly firing arrows from the rear.

Li Feng could even see that many of his Flying Mantises had already sustained injuries, causing their defense to drop significantly.

“Charge!”

Without daring to delay, Li Feng immediately sent the vast majority of his Buzzwoles to charge forward, leaving only 10 to protect him.

With the addition of the Buzzwoles, the dungeon monsters were killed even faster.

“Your Troops have killed an Extremely Evil Mountain Bandit, your Troops have gained a small amount of experience, you have gained Gold * 10!”

“Your Troops have killed an Elite Mountain Bandit, your Troops have gained a large amount of experience. You have gained Gold * 20!”

“...”

Elite Mountain Bandits are simply Tier 3 elite monsters.

They were also the most troublesome monsters in the entire Evil Mountain Stronghold dungeon.

However, against Flying Mantises buffed by an Epic-tier Hero, it was just a matter of a few more slashes.

Half an hour later, all the monsters were killed.

This not only provided Li Feng with a good amount of Gold but also a large amount of experience.

During the exploration these past few days, the Flying Mantises had always been on the front lines, killing the most monsters.

His Flying Mantises had all surpassed Level 3.

Now, these 100 Flying Mantises had killed almost 90% or more of the monsters in this dungeon, bringing all of them to Level 5.

“Flying Mantis”

“Level: 3 ↑ 5”

“Health: 19200 ↑ 22400”

“Attack: 2180 ↑ 2540”

“Defense: 720 ↑ 840”

During the Novice Assessment period, Troops above Tier 6 will not appear.

Therefore, the higher the level of a Tier 6 Troop, the closer its strength naturally is to the ceiling.

A Level 5 Flying Mantis had already basically reached the ceiling of the Novice Assessment.

Not to mention, Li Feng also had the buff of an Epic-tier Hero.

Looking at the progress, it had already increased from 90% to 99%.

Only the final dungeon BOSS remained to be dealt with.

“Ah ah ah! My children, you died so tragically!”

Just then, a voice filled with extreme grief came from the deepest part of the Evil Mountain Stronghold.

Bang!

The next moment, a wooden house shattered into pieces.

Whoosh!

A figure flew out from the swirling wood chips and landed heavily ten meters in front of Li Feng.

Li Feng looked closely.

He did not possess the rugged demeanor of a bandit in the usual impression.

He had a refined appearance, with long hair bound by a jade coronet, red lips, and white teeth, looking exactly like a scholarly young man.

A fierce mountain wind blew, making his wide, moon-white robe flutter.

At this moment, he was glaring fiercely at Li Feng, the wooden slip in his hand almost crushed.

“Villainous Bandit Leader”

“Race: Human”

“Quality: Normal-tier BOSS”

“Level: 5”

“Health: 140000”

“Attack: 392”

“Defense: 140”

“Skills: Fatal Needle, Light as a Feather, Sage's Tome”

“Description: Once a scholar of a certain dynasty, he studied the Sage's Tome for twenty-four years but stopped at the county examination. Anger rose in his heart, evil grew in his guts, and he furiously chose to rebel, fighting his way into the imperial court and replacing the emperor. During his reign, he massacred countless great Confucians, and was finally killed four years after becoming emperor...” This was not the first time Li Feng had encountered a BOSS; he had not only encountered but also killed a Sun Bear King before.

However, the Sun Bear King was a World BOSS, with a higher health pool, reaching millions.

The Villainous Bandit Leader was, after all, only a BOSS from a solo dungeon, so its health was not that exaggerated.

“How cruel you are, to slaughter all my children on this mountain, you butcher, you executioner!”

“Your killing intent is truly too strong; why not listen to me, a prodigal son's return is worth more than gold.”

The BOSS did not immediately attack but instead angrily denounced Li Feng.

He even tried to instill grand principles in Li Feng.

This left Li Feng speechless.

From the description, this guy wasn't exactly a good person either.

He couldn't pass his exams, so he furiously flipped the table. Who knows how many people died tragically because of his rebellion, yet he still had the nerve to denounce Li Feng.

“No, something's wrong!”

Suddenly, Li Feng's pupils contracted; he felt something was amiss.

As the BOSS continued to ramble, the attack power of his Troops was quietly decreasing.

Li Feng quickly scanned the BOSS's information panel again and soon focused on the Sage's Tome skill.

If he was not mistaken, it was this skill.

“Kill him!”

Li Feng dared not let the BOSS continue babbling.

If he listened any longer, his Troops might all be rendered useless.

Upon receiving the order, all the Flying Mantises attacked simultaneously, wielding their scythes to strike the BOSS.

“How dare you, you brat!”

The BOSS glared furiously.

The next moment, he violently shook the wooden slip in his hand.

Whoosh!

The wooden slip unfolded, and a dark shadow flew out from it, speeding towards Li Feng.

Li Feng had been on guard against the BOSS from the start, and immediately a Buzzwole blocked in front of him, intercepting the dark shadow.

Ding!

With a crisp sound, a terrifyingly black poisonous needle pierced directly into the Buzzwole's skin, almost completely embedding itself.

The next second, under Li Feng's horrified gaze.

The Buzzwole blocking in front of him died silently, its entire body turning pitch black.

“Damn it, it really is a fatal blow.”

Li Feng couldn't help but curse under his breath, secretly thinking how lucky he was.

With Skarner's blessing, the Buzzwole's defense reached 900, and its health was 4500 points.

Yet, it was instantly killed.

If he had been hit, he would certainly have died as well.

Even the 1000 health points provided by the Moonlight Shield would have been useless.

“Damn it, aren't you a scholar? So insidious.”

Li Feng couldn't help but curse the BOSS.

However, the BOSS was currently in a frantic state and had no time to pay attention to Li Feng.

The encirclement of over a hundred Flying Mantises caused his health to drain rapidly every moment.

If it weren't for his smaller stature, only the height of a normal human.

If he had the large physique of the Sun Bear King, even more Flying Mantises could have attacked him, instantly killing him.

But he was only not instantly killed.

No matter how the BOSS struggled, facing so many Flying Mantises, he only lasted a few minutes before finally falling.

“Your Troops have killed the Villainous Bandit Leader (BOSS), your Troops have gained a massive amount of experience, you have gained Gold * 1000!”

“Congratulations, you are the first Lord in this competition zone to clear a dungeon. Assessment Points + 1000.”

“You have received rewards: Resource Chest * 100000, Tier 6 Gem * 1, Tier 6 Troops Blueprint * 1, Tier 6 War Treasure * 1!”

“Your glorious deeds will be announced throughout the entire competition zone. Would you like to remain anonymous?”

“Not anonymous.”

“Competition Zone Announcement: Congratulations to Lord Li Feng [Calamity Controller], for being the first Lord to clear a dungeon. Assessment Points + 1000.”

“...”