The Crypt Lizard Lord has appeared! First kill of a Bronze-level boss!

Relying on the terrifying effect of his talent [God of Wealth], Wealthy Under Heaven immediately formulated a plan for his future development.

Lay low!

Lay low until the very end!

As long as he stayed alive anyway, the gold in his hands would grow infinitely.

As for grinding monsters to level up?

I'm already this rich, why would I personally take risks to fight monsters and level up?

Isn't it better to hire people to carry him?

After successfully laying low in the Novice Village for a day, Wealthy Under Heaven managed to save up a huge sum of gold.

Early this morning, he hired a Level 20 native resident to act as a fighter and part-time bodyguard.

That was the middle-aged man beside him.

[Mercenary Karl Lv20]

At first, the man ignored him, wearing a face that said 'don't bother me.'

But when Wealthy Under Heaven took out ten thousand gold coins and tossed them in front of him...

The previously indifferent Karl instantly became incredibly enthusiastic.

In the end, Wealthy Under Heaven hired Karl for three days at a price of thirty thousand gold coins.

Although he had delayed for a day, with Karl leading the leveling, Wealthy Under Heaven quickly surpassed the masses of ordinary players.

As for equipment, it went without saying it was even better.

Wealthy Under Heaven spent a fortune to get a full set of Black Iron equipment directly from the weapon shop in the Novice Village.

At this moment, Karl was already locked in a fierce battle with the Bay Giant Turtle.

Wealthy Under Heaven, on the other hand, waited quietly to the side.

“Though hiring natives to level up is fast...”

“Doing this will inevitably draw the attention of those with ulterior motives.”

“To be safe, I must find a powerful backer.”

“Especially after entering the main city district; if I don't have a strong backer...”

“With my talent, it would be easy for people to kidnap me and treat me like a walking ATM.”

Wealthy Under Heaven calculated silently in his heart.

...

Silver Dragon Village.

Inside the dim cavern.

Chen Ming slaughtered his way through the cavern while searching for traces of the Lair Lizard Lord.

According to his memories of his past life, the Lair Lizard Lord should exist within this hidden map.

But up until now, Chen Ming had practically searched every corner of the map and still hadn't found any sign of the Lair Lizard Lord.

“Could it be that a massive slaughter is required to draw out the boss?”

Chen Ming guessed to himself and then accelerated his pace of killing.

“Swoosh, swoosh!!”

The sharp sound of breaking air echoed as a straight arrow shot out through the void.

[You have successfully killed a Lair Dwarf, Experience +300.]

[You have successfully killed a Mutant Giant Scorpion, Experience +250.]

...

However, while Chen Ming was slaughtering indiscriminately, he failed to notice that in the pile of rocks behind him, a palm-sized stone suddenly slid down, revealing a circular hole.

Through the opening, a pair of golden vertical pupils slowly opened.

Immediately afterward, the entire pile of rocks suddenly burst apart.

“Swoosh!!”

A 'tentacle' covered in barbs suddenly shot toward Chen Ming's back.

If it were anyone else, they would definitely have been unable to dodge such a sudden attack.

But Chen Ming had been one of the ten strongest beings on Blue Star in his past life; how rich was his combat experience?

The moment that stone fell, he had already sensed something.

With just a sidestep, he easily dodged the attack.

Then he quickly turned his head to look.

As the pile of rocks exploded, a massive lizard appeared before his eyes.

Its body was covered in black scales, its back was full of spikes, and its golden vertical pupils were exceptionally bright in the darkness.

[Lair Lizard Lord] (silver grade)

[Level: 15]

[HP: 100,000/100,000]

[Strength: 350]

[intelligence: 300]

[Agility: 210]

[stamina: 220]

[Spirit: 220]

[physical attack: 850]

[magic attack power: 750]

[physical defense: 330]

[magic defense: 330]

[silver grade Boss Template Bonus: Max HP +35,000, Physical/Magic Attack +100, recovers 50 HP per second.]

[Hidden Map Bonus: Max HP +10,000, Physical/Magic Attack +50.]

[Skills: Tongue Arrow Lv2, Fortified Armor Lv2, Dark Piercing Lv3, Charge Lv1, Berserk Lv2, Life Siphon Lv1.]

[Description: A top-tier killer hidden in the darkness, striking with unexpected cold arrows!]

...

An HP bar as high as a hundred thousand, and physical attack approaching four digits.

From the stats alone, the Lair Lizard Lord's attributes were a pure dimensional strike for players at this stage.

Tanky and high output!

It was simply impossible to fight!

Of course, that was only for ordinary players.

For Chen Ming, the Lair Lizard Lord's attributes were indeed terrifying, but not to the point of being unbeatable.

If nothing else, the toxin damage from Source of All Evil had already reached 650 points and could stack up to six times.

Once six layers of toxin were applied, it could deal 3,900 poison damage every second.

Combined with the superb execution and extra true damage granted by [Hunter]...

It could be said that Chen Ming felt no pressure at all while killing the Lair Lizard Lord.

“Roar, roar!!”

Seeing its sneak attack fail, the Lair Lizard Lord let out a roar and quickly launched a Charge at Chen Ming.

Its massive size combined with its terrifying strength made the Lair Lizard Lord look like a violent tank; its Charge was extremely intimidating.

However, before it could get close, the Ice Emperor Wolf King roared and blocked its path.

After devouring the Mutated Zombie, the Ice Emperor Wolf King's attributes had improved again, and its size had ballooned to nearly five meters.

“Rumble!!”

The two behemoths collided, making the entire cavern tremble faintly.

Chen Ming seized this opportunity, and arrows shot out from his hand like raindrops.

-42 points.

-65 points (true damage).

...

In terms of pure physical attack, even with Chen Ming's current power, it was difficult to deal effective damage to the Lair Lizard Lord; after all, there was a full 7-level difference between them.

However, as the attacks landed, the toxin effect of the Source of All Evil erupted.

The Lair Lizard Lord's massive body instantly turned dark purple.

-650 points.

-650 points.

...

Densely packed damage numbers floated up.

The Lair Lizard Lord's HP began to decrease at a rate visible to the naked eye.

“Roar, roar!!”

The Lair Lizard Lord stubbornly continued to Charge toward Chen Ming.

However, with the Ice Emperor Wolf King and the Hell Skeleton Knight blocking its way, its Charge was destined to be in vain.

Chen Ming only needed to stand calmly in place and keep up the damage output.

Arrows continuously flew from his hands.

Soon, the Lair Lizard Lord was shot full of arrows, looking like a hedgehog.

90k...

80k...

70k...

...

The Lair Lizard Lord's health bar began to slide down at a visible speed.

In comparison, although the Ice Emperor Wolf King and the Hell Skeleton Knight's attributes couldn't match the Lair Lizard Lord's...

Benefiting from the life-sharing effect brought by the [Heart of Control]...

The health of both was still very healthy.

As for Chen Ming, it went without saying that the Lair Lizard Lord hadn't even touched the corner of his clothes the entire time.

However, just at this moment, a world announcement suddenly popped up before his eyes.

[World Announcement: Congratulations to player [Wealthy Under Heaven] for successfully killing the Bay Giant Turtle (bronze grade Boss), successfully taking the first Bronze boss kill.] x10.

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