77: Chapter Seventy-Seven: The Four Great Generals

The moment they stepped onto the sixth floor, an invisible pressure swept in from all directions,

as if an invisible pair of giant hands was choking their necks, making it difficult for them to even breathe.

The walls on both sides of the corridor were densely carved with strange patterns that resembled some ancient and evil sacrificial scene, making their scalps tingle.

Within the map, in the four cardinal directions of east, west, south, and north, stood four five-meter-tall humanoid stone statues. They held long spears, their faces twisted in ferocious expressions.

"What's going on? Where are the monsters... Where are they?"

Ye Weiyang asked in confusion, standing behind Lin Feng.

"Well... if nothing goes wrong, it should be those," Lin Feng said, pointing to the distant statues.

"Just these broken rocks? They don't look like monsters!"

"It's probably because they haven't revived yet! Try walking closer to them and see!"

"Damn! Me again... Can we send someone else? I have a really bad feeling about this."

"Who else but you? Hurry up."

Ye Weiyang said weakly, "Brother Feng, if I really go, you have to protect me."

Lin Feng nodded and said, "Don't worry, second brother, I've got your back! I'll keep you safe, just take the first step."

"Alright..."

Since Brother Feng had said so, he could only steel himself and go for it,

slowly approaching the statue to the west.

He stared at it, and for a moment, they just stared back at each other.

But nothing unexpected happened.

"I told you this thing is just a decoration, ha...?"

Right in the middle of his laughter,

suddenly, a violent, earth-shaking tremor came from right in front of him.

Large chunks of rock crashed down from the five-meter-tall statue,

revealing the ferocious true form of the monster hidden within.

Only then did the group see the monster's name and attributes—

[Zuma Divine General] (Gold-Grade Quasi-BOSS)

Level: ??? (40) (To make it easier for readers to visualize in the future, a reader's perspective will be set)

Attack: ??? (480-3050)

Defense: ??? (400)

HP: ??? (550,000)

Skills: [Spear Thrust], [Vajra Body]

Introduction: The four guardian generals of the Zuma Temple. They were sealed in stone bodies by ancient sealing techniques in their early years, sleeping for thousands of years relying on the altar's malevolent energy. A bond is triggered when the four divine generals are on the field together: for every general killed, the next general's attributes will permanently increase by 10% across all stats. After killing all four divine generals, the teleportation array leading to the seventh floor will open.

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Looking at the BOSS's description, Lin Feng and the other two in the distance looked at each other, speechless with shock.

Gold-grade... It was actually a Gold-grade quasi-BOSS.

Although they couldn't see the monster's attributes, they didn't need to think twice to know it must be terrifyingly strong.

A monster of this level was far beyond the imagination of current players.

This was just fucking ridiculous!

They had struggled to the death just to defeat a Silver BOSS, let alone an even higher Gold-grade one.

The sixth floor already had monsters of this strength...

Then wouldn't the final floor be...?

Damn it! Those bastard developers never intended to let them clear the game easily.

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On the other side, the moment the BOSS woke up, Ye Weiyang stared at it with wide eyes, completely dumbfounded.

"What the fuck! It really revived?"

"I didn't even chant any spell..."

"Fuck your uncle, you'd better watch out!"

Just as he was running wildly and complaining,

the monster's left arm, holding the long spear, slowly swept toward him.

With a squelch,

a terrifying damage number floated up from Ye Weiyang's head.

"2105!"

With just one hit, his HP was reduced to nearly half, scaring him into screaming immediately.

"Brother Feng... save me!"

"Don't panic, second brother! Big brother is here!"

As soon as Lin Feng's voice fell,

after Poisoning,

the Shuriken skill was activated.

With a powerful throw of his arm, the red moon magic sword in his hand spun and slashed out with a whistling wind.

*Clang! Clang!*

-1268!

-1576!

Two damage numbers floated up in succession. Hit by the skill, the Zuma Divine General roared, and its aggro instantly shifted.

Instantly retracting the fatal blow meant for Ye Weiyang, it took large strides and charged toward Lin Feng.

"Sister Xiao Hong, Xiao Qing, focus on full damage output! Don't worry about getting attacked. As long as I'm alive, I'll keep the BOSS's aggro locked tight."

Liu Qingqing said with a worried face, "Captain, be careful!"

Zhang Qinhong smiled and said, "Captain! I believe in you!"

"Here I go..."

Catching his returning weapon with a backhand, Lin Feng did not retreat but instead pressed forward.

At this critical moment,

there was no such thing as retreat.

If he died, the entire party would be wiped out.

Therefore, the lives of the entire team rested solely on his shoulders.

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With a cold light flashing in its eyes, the Zuma Divine General looked at the approaching figure and instantly activated [Spear Thrust], its long spear piercing through the air directly at Lin Feng.

*Whoosh!*

Sounding like tearing through the air, the spear's shadow was so fast it left only an afterimage.

Just as the BOSS's attack was about to hit him,

Lin Feng's figure transformed into a bolt of lightning, instantly appearing behind it.

-999!

[Ding: [Ten-Step Kill] Paralysis effect triggered! Subject to level suppression, effect lasts for 1 second!]

"Heaven-Opening Slash!"

Taking advantage of the BOSS being frozen in place and unable to move,

Lin Feng raised the red moon magic sword high, and a giant sword shadow that had charged for a second crashed down from above.

-2111!

-2077!

-5100! (Critical Hit)

The massive impact caused by the skill immediately interrupted the Zuma Divine General's attack, sending its huge body stumbling backward.

From a distance, Zhang Qinhong's attacks followed closely behind.

Showers of fire fell from the sky, burning furiously right beneath the BOSS's feet.

For a moment, damage numbers of 1000-1500 kept floating above the BOSS's head, fully demonstrating the power of a high-damage Mage.

Liu Qingqing coordinated by releasing Ice Arrows to slow it down. Although it didn't deal much damage,

at this critical moment, it was undoubtedly more valuable.

Due to Zhang Qinhong's violent damage output, the BOSS's aggro shifted from time to time.

Fortunately, Lin Feng was there to manage it.

Whenever the BOSS turned its spear,

he would immediately attack to pull back the aggro, and then use the movement speed from his high agility to pull away.

Just like that, they kept a safe distance back and forth from the BOSS.

Lacking any long-range attack methods, the Zuma Divine General was driven mad by their kiting.

For a while, it had no way to break the deadlock.

Though they didn't know exactly how much HP the BOSS had,

under the barrage of relentless attacks from the three of them,

ten minutes later, the Zuma Divine General's health bar had dropped by about half.

It was estimated that one more round would finish it off.

Frustrated repeatedly, the Zuma Divine General glowed with golden light, repeatedly activating [Vajra Body] to increase its defense and HP.

But this didn't do much good.

It merely delayed the time of its death.

As the BOSS's HP grew lower and lower, they all showed excited expressions.

A Gold-grade quasi-BOSS!

This meant there was a chance it would drop Gold-grade equipment!

Fifteen minutes flew by, and finally, the Zuma Divine General's HP was down to its last sliver!

Zhang Qinhong very sensibly stopped her attacks: "Captain, you take the final blow on the BOSS!"

"Alright."

Lin Feng smiled, looking at her appreciatively.

As Heaven-Opening Slash finished charging, three giant swords transformed into deadly sword qi and slashed down upon the Zuma Divine General.

-2102!

-2201!

-4800! (Critical Hit)

After three consecutive high-damage hits, finally!

This first-ever Gold-grade quasi-BOSS was taken down.

Its massive body crashed to the ground.

Along with a large pile of gold coins, a ring glowing with a golden light also dropped.

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