25: Chapter 25 Do you really have the responsibility of a lord/boss?

The equipment, Materials, and skill books dropped by the undead Invading Monsters were scattered everywhere; they were all Rank 3 items that could sell for a good price.

The amount of gold coins dropped was still not much, but it was still significantly more than in a normal Secret Realm.

Lu Chen commanded his Ice Horn Ant beast group to sweep forward while simultaneously ordering them to clear the battlefield.

Soon, Lu Chen's backpack space was filled with items.

"It's full already?"

Lu Chen felt a headache; it was his first time encountering such a situation. The key was that the number of undead Invading Monsters was too large, resulting in a massive pile of dropped items. He had already discarded quite a bit of low-quality trash equipment that didn't have much value.

He opened the System mall.

Lu Chen searched to see if there were any storage-type items, and to his surprise, there actually were!

[Item Name: Level 2 Storage Ring]

[Item Category: Storage]

[Rank: Legendary]

[Effect: Storage, space size = the backpack space of ten Rank 2 Class Advancers, limited to one purchase!]

Lu Chen purchased it immediately.

[Ding, you have spent 1 gold coin and successfully purchased Storage Ring x1!]

This type of ring could be worn directly on the hand like an ordinary ring and would not take up an equipment slot. Its storage capacity was ten times that of a Rank 2 Class Advancer, which was enough for Lu Chen to use for now.

With the Legendary Storage Ring, Lu Chen could safely pick up the items dropped by the undead Invading Monsters without worrying about running out of space.

Lu Chen continued to lead his army of beast pets to sweep forward, while a large number of undead Invading Monsters fled in a panic, crying for their parents.

They were not like the Invading Monsters in a normal Secret Realm that had to follow the rules and instructions.

They could move freely and didn't even listen to the BOSS's commands!

Not long after, Lu Chen fought his way through the Silent Bone Ridge and arrived at its deepest part. A large number of elite undead Invading Monsters had already gathered here, led by a behemoth wielding a battle sword with chilling bone wings on its back. Its attributes were very balanced and quite powerful!

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[Name: Pale Devourer · Mordix · Lord BOSS]

[Talent: Bone Death Feast (Epic Rank)]

[Rank: Rank 3 LV90]

[HP: 89280]

[MP: 75440]

[Attack: 44640]

[Defense: 26784 Physical Def / 26784 Magic Def]

[Skills: War Bone Strike, Echoing Lament, Burial Ceremony... Death Waltz Slash]

...

A single person?

Seeing Lu Chen appear alone, Mordix's ghost-fire-like pupils shook violently, filled with disbelief.

It had assumed that a large-scale sweep by Rank 3 Class Advancers of the Human Race was the reason its subordinates were crying for help.

Now you're telling me that the opponent is just one person?

And a Rank 2 Beast Tamer of the new generation at that?

What kind of Invading Monster joke is this?

"Lord, the opponent must be cheating; otherwise, it would be impossible to contract one hundred thousand beast pets. Also, his attributes—his Attack power is even higher than yours!"

A battered and disheveled undead BOSS, missing limbs, was wailing, though it had no tears.

"..." Mordix was shocked inside.

Attack power higher than its own? That's impossible, right?

The opponent is only Rank 2, Rank 2!

His advanced attributes and free attributes should be far behind its own.

Even if the opponent wore ten pieces of Legendary equipment, his Attack power couldn't possibly be this high, right?

Is he even human? He's practically more of a monster than they are!

Once surrounded by the opponent's beast pets, its mere 89280 HP wouldn't be able to take it!

No! I cannot face that group of Ice Horn Ants head-on; I'll be gnawed until not even a scrap remains!

After thinking this through, Mordix instantly came up with a battle plan: [Little ones, the time has come to test your loyalty and courage. Go and entangle the Ice Horn Ant group for this Lord. As for that brat, leave him to this Lord to slay personally. General against General, soldier against soldier; the advantage is ours!]

[...] Mordix's words instantly plunged the crowd of undead Invading Monsters into a deathly silence; the Silent Bone Ridge returned to its silent state once again.

What? You want us to deal with that group of perverted Ice Horn Ants? And you're going to single-handedly fight that Beast Tamer?

Lord! You cannot rely on being a Lord BOSS and having strong power to treat our lives as a joke!

If we could withstand them, would we have needed to wake you up? Do you have any responsibility as a Lord BOSS at all?

Shouldn't it be you who goes to deal with the Ice Horn Ant group, and let us hunt down the Beast Tamer boy?

A leader-level undead BOSS Invading Monster wanted to raise an objection, but after being glared at by Mordix, it shrank back.

It knew that if it dared to raise an objection, the Lord would definitely slash it to pieces with one sword!

[Very good! Since there are no objections, do as this Lord says. This battle will be a victory; all troops, attack!]

Mordix waved its sword and gave the order. Although this battle tactic was a bit unfair to its subordinates, Mordix knew it was the best tactic for now.

The army of undead Invading Monsters looked at each other, and finally, they had to muster their courage and charge together!

They only hoped that the Lord could quickly slay that Beast Tamer so that they might still have a sliver of a chance to survive.

Boom!

The undead Invading Monster army collided with the Ice Horn Ant group once again. This time, it was even more tragic than before.

However, the tragedy still belonged to the undead Invading Monster side, as they were fighting to the death to buy time for the Lord.

[You few, follow this Lord to deal with that brat!]

Seeing the opponent's beast pet army entangled by its subordinates, Mordix immediately led several commander-level subordinates and fiercely charged toward Lu Chen.

According to the rules, beast pets cannot be recalled by the Beast Tamer while in a combat state; they can only be recalled after leaving combat.

In this way, the opponent would not be able to recall his beast pets in time to defend!

Despite the undead Lord's massive size, its speed was extremely fast, and in the blink of an eye, it had arrived right in front of Lu Chen.

The Swift Black Tortoise, Snow Cat, and Fire Sparrow immediately attacked, but they were blocked by the Rank 3 undead commander BOSS that had come with the undead Lord.

[Without beast pets by his side, no matter how powerful a Beast Tamer is, he is just a living target!]

Mordix grinned wickedly; it was confident that it only needed two attack skills to easily slay the opponent.

Lu Chen, seeing the undead Lord charging straight at him, hadn't expected this. He had indeed underestimated his opponent!

[Death Waltz Slash!]

Mordix used its strongest attack skill right from the start, slashing the unprepared Lu Chen into the air, leaving him in a mid-air paralyzed state, unable to counterattack.

This was a crowd-control attack skill and also the undead Lord's finishing move.

Facing the undead Lord BOSS at close range, Lu Chen had no defensive means; this was the greatest weakness of the Beast Tamer profession.

[War Bone Strike!]

It slashed down fiercely with its sword, carrying an armor-piercing effect, instantly emptying Lu Chen's HP bar. Lu Chen was insta-killed!

[Battle, Over!]

Mordix sheathed its sword in a cool manner and turned around to look, instantly stunned.

Holy crap! What's going on? The Beast Tamer is already dead. Why are his beast pets still here?

This situation exceeded its understanding!

[Lord, there's a hack; what should we do?]

The commander subordinate panicked.

At this moment, Lu Chen was in a resurrection state and was not truly dead, so naturally, the summoned beast pets would not disappear.

"I was careless. Next time I encounter a Lord-level BOSS like this, I must keep more beast pets around me for protection!"

Lu Chen planned to choose a random resurrection and then come back to slay the undead Lord.

Suddenly! A flash of inspiration struck Lu Chen.

"I wonder if I can open the System and purchase items while in the resurrection state."

Lu Chen decisively tried it. To his surprise, it actually worked.

Now, there was no need for the trouble of a random resurrection.

Lu Chen thought for a moment and then searched for beast pets that could target undead Invading Monsters. The beast pet page immediately popped up dozens of F-Rank beast pets to choose from.

Lu Chen scanned them and took a liking to the [Shadow Soul Mouse], and immediately purchased one thousand [Shadow Soul Mouse] beast pet egg contracts.

This type of beast pet did not have strong attack capabilities, but it was good at hiding in dark shadows and dodging attacks. Moreover, it had a 100% injury effect against undead Invading Monsters.

In other words, even if they couldn't break through defense at all, the Shadow Soul Mouse could still deal a forced 1 point of damage to undead Invading Monsters.

Additionally, in dark areas, the Shadow Soul Mouse's speed was even faster than the Swift Black Tortoise.

Therefore, Lu Chen planned to contract a Shadow Soul Mouse beast group to act as shadow guards for himself and his family in the future.

Hum!

Immediately after, Lu Chen chose to resurrect on the spot.