Super high explosion rate, Phantom Toad
The Underground Palace is a special tower-like building with nine levels of space.
It connects two worlds.
It is the boundary where Blue Star and the Otherworld engage in combat.
According to Zhang Fan, over ninety percent of the Underground Palaces globally have Blue Star occupying the upper four levels, and the Otherworld occupying the lower four levels.
The middle fifth level is where the two civilizations directly clash.
Currently, the battle at the boundary is extremely fierce.
A large-scale battle occurs almost every six months.
Zhang Fan entered the military academy early, one month after the college entrance examination.
And in August, he went to the Underground Palace near Hang City for his first engagement with the Otherworld Demons.
At this moment, he heard Lin Xuan's question.
Naturally, he understood the reason.
Seeing Lin Xuan fight so easily,
Zhang Fan thought for a moment and said,
"Killing Demon Race members has no experience penalty mechanism, nor will it make you go 'red'."
"Moreover, their attribute and skill point drop rates are very high."
"However, once our Blue Star professionals are killed by them, all items in their backpack space will drop."
"This is also the biggest reason they relentlessly attack our civilization."
"We view them as monsters to farm attributes, and they view us as a treasury for equipment materials and resources."
"The front line is very dangerous; normally, non-military personnel and professionals below level 100 are not allowed to enter."
"But you have a flying mount and are an Necromancer, so applying for a spot should be very simple."
Necromancer...
Lin Xuan caught a hint of unusual information from Zhang Fan's words.
He had some prior understanding of flying mounts.
It is said that at the same level, Demon Race members are generally faster than Blue Star professionals.
Having a flying mount would make things safer.
Zhang Fan's explanation made sense to him.
But what about an Necromancer? Does this profession receive special treatment when entering the Underground Palace?
Seemingly noticing Lin Xuan's confusion,
Zhang Fan continued to explain.
"Once an Necromancer develops to the mid-to-late stage, their ability to mass-produce soldiers is very strong."
"While these summoned creatures may not be individually powerful, they are very suitable for forming battle lines, providing early warnings, and blocking tactics in a standoff battlefield."
"Therefore, the military annually recruits some Necromancers to the Underground Palace for guard duty."
After hearing Zhang Fan's explanation, Lin Xuan finally understood.
No wonder Necromancers, as a common profession, should normally have many people choosing them, but in reality, they are rarely encountered.
It turns out they were all transferred by the military.
He had previously thought it was due to most people changing to other professions.
"How do I apply for a spot?"
Lin Xuan smiled softly, asking about the method to enter the Underground Palace.
After all, the drop rate was too enticing.
Within two minutes of talking with Zhang Fan, the approximately five hundred Mountain Clan members were almost completely slaughtered.
He had just taken a quick look.
Thirty-nine attribute points and thirteen skill points dropped.
And the experience directly brought his level to sixty-four!
It was an absolute explosion of gains!
Comfortable.
No wonder Zhang Fan was already level seventy-nine.
The military academy's advantages were truly significant.
Zhang Fan quickly told Lin Xuan how to apply.
Of course, he didn't say it privately.
This made Chen Wanqiu and the seven or eight rescued individuals also consider it.
At the same time,
the more than five hundred Demon Race members of the Mountain Clan had already been routed.
The more than two thousand Undead creatures could not be dealt with by them.
During his conversation, Lin Xuan had summoned many more Undead creatures.
Directly overwhelming these Demon Race members.
However, during this period, Lin Xuan deliberately let the leading Mountain Clan Demon Race member escape.
And he even hid a Chameleon Undead creature on its body.
This was a special monster corpse he had specifically acquired before coming to Divine Grace Cemetery.
After converting it using an Undead Contract,
it could be used for stealth and intelligence gathering.
"Thank you for your assistance!"
"Otherwise, we would probably all have died here today!"
Seeing that the Mountain Clan Demon Race members had already fled,
the seven or eight rescued individuals also relaxed.
They expressed their gratitude to Lin Xuan.
One of the thin men among them said:
"Gentlemen, do you have any plans next?"
"Why don't you take us with you? We..."
The man still wanted to say something.
But Lin Xuan merely smiled faintly, without answering, and instead walked a few steps forward.
He looked up at the Guanghan Palace behind everyone.
Such a chaotic battlefield just now.
Yet this toad showed no movement whatsoever.
It seemed the rules restricting it were very strict.
It was highly likely that it was nurturing some precious item.
Otherwise, such a special monster would not obediently stay put.
It would have long since rushed out to fight!
Zhang Fan, Chen Wanqiu, and the sole archer, Liu Da Erduo, saw Lin Xuan's actions.
They knew what he meant.
Originally, before these few people arrived, they wanted to persuade Lin Xuan.
But seeing the dense array of Skeleton Soldierss and Undead creatures around,
the words of dissuasion that reached their lips were swallowed back down.
Lin Xuan, this formidable person!
It seemed he really might be able to solo this BOSS!
"This..."
Seeing Lin Xuan not speak and walk towards the palace,
Qian Mu and the others were slightly stunned.
They didn't know what Lin Xuan meant.
They looked at the palace behind them.
Didn't they just say this was transformed from a huge toad?
Such a large size.
It must be a World-Class BOSS.
At least a team of a thousand people or more would be needed to clear it.
Could Lin Xuan intend to rely on Skeleton Soldierss...
As the few of them were thinking,
Lin Xuan was already preparing to act.
Just now, to deal with the five hundred Otherworld Demons, he had transferred and summoned tens of thousands of Undead creatures.
During the battle, nearly half were lost.
But it was still enough.
Lin Xuan's talent allows him to deal a percentage of the target's lost health as true damage.
The thicker the opponent's health bar,
the faster the kill speed.
It was incredibly effective against this type of large-bodied World-Class BOSS.
Lin Xuan only needed to first use death scythe, which makes all attacks deal true damage.
And use Splitting Mount Hua to damage the toad.
Then his summoned creatures could trigger the talent effect.
Quickly clearing the BOSS's health bar.
No sooner said than done.
He first transferred two batches of flying monsters, Bat Spirits and Fire Crows, from the Frost Domain.
Using the flying ability of these two monsters, they initiated the attack first, drawing the BOSS's aggro.
Both types of monsters flew very fast.
Passing over the two-hundred-meter-long plaza, they quickly approached Guanghan Palace.
Whoosh!
Sensing the monsters approaching,
the massive Guanghan Palace instantly transformed.
And became a greenish-black toad.
This toad was at least seventy to eighty meters tall.
Its wide-open mouth, like a black hole, seemed capable of devouring everything.
As soon as it appeared, it shot out its long tongue and began to whip it around.
It was covered with barbs and sticky mucus.
Clearly, it was extremely poisonous.
This movement
instantly startled Qian Mu and the others, causing them to retreat repeatedly.
"It's, it's really a toad!"
The thin man, named Qian Mu,
now swallowed his saliva in terror.
Just now, his team members had doubted Lin Xuan and the others, thinking they were bluffing when they said the palace was a transformed toad.
Now it seemed.
It really was!
If they hadn't listened to Lin Xuan and the others just now and had gone to the palace,
they would probably be dead!
Thinking of this, cold sweat broke out on Qian Mu and the others' backs.
As soon as this toad appeared, they felt the oppressive force of its size.
It was too damn big!
Its long tongue whipped a few times.
Instantly coiling around several flying monsters.
In a few breaths, the Fire Crows and Bat Spirits were swallowed.
Only then did the toad's gaze turn towards Lin Xuan and the others.
Just then,
the female priest in Qian Mu's team whispered,
"Brother Qian, doesn't this monster look a lot like the Phantom Toad we encountered in the Journey to the West Relic before?"
Hearing this, Qian Mu's eyes lit up.
She was right.
Aside from being ten times larger than the one they encountered in the Journey to the West Relic,
in other aspects, it really seemed identical.
"It should be."
Qian Mu nodded and quickly went to Lin Xuan's side.
He rapidly shared the relevant information.
"Great God Lin, this should be a Phantom Toad. It can transform into anything it has seen."
"Its weakness is a colorful stone in the middle of its back..."