I want the treasure chest too, and I'll kill the boss too.

Upon hearing Lin Yuan's words, Gao Wen's brain short-circuited for a few seconds.

"You really are an interesting person."

"You are also a person who likes to talk nonsense." Lin Yuan rudely interrupted Gao Wen.

"Say what you need to say, and get to the point."

"Don't waste my time."

If not for the system notification stating that attacks were impossible, Ghost would have already swung his club at him.

Gao Wen was silent for 5 seconds.

He probably didn't expect to meet a Professional like Lin Yuan who didn't play by the rules.

"I can tell you the method to defeat Fierce Mountain."

Gao Wen pulled open the clothes on his chest.

"This is the Poisonous Crystal Core, the item used to awaken Fierce Mountain."

"As long as you kill me at the moment I turn into a zombie, the Poisonous Crystal Core will become impure."

"Lacking the Poisonous Crystal Core, Fierce Mountain's strength will not be able to rise to the fourth rank, so you will be able to defeat him easily."

"As a reward, you will receive the treasure of the Fierce Mountain Dynasty."

After finishing, Gao Wen pressed the button on his chair.

Two treasure chests emitting a silver light appeared in front of Lin Yuan and Sun Xu.

"Platinum Treasure Chest!" Sun Xu exclaimed, quite tempted.

But Sun Xu knew that the decision-making power was in Lin Yuan's hands.

No matter what Lin Yuan chose, Sun Xu would unconditionally stand on Lin Yuan's side.

"Fierce Mountain is your emperor, right?" Lin Yuan looked at Gao Wen with a calm gaze.

"Why do you want to help an outsider deal with your emperor?"

"Emperor." Gao Wen sneered. "A muddled fool who dreams of eternal life."

"It is because of him that this vast dynasty has become what it is today."

"A rotting kingdom where only zombies remain."

"Is there any need for such a kingdom to exist?"

Gao Wen glared, letting out a roar.

"Adventurer, please, you must kill Fierce Mountain!"

[Gao Wen issues a quest: Kill the dynasty's supreme ruler, Fierce Mountain, and end the decaying kingdom. Upon completion, reward: Platinum Treasure Chest * 1, Experience Points 30000]

Lin Yuan slammed his hand on the armrest.

"Fierce Mountain is muddled and devoid of principles; for his own selfish desires, he disregards the lives of all the people."

"He is already courting his own death."

"I will help with this favor!"

[Accept Quest]

The moment Lin Yuan spoke, Sun Xu clicked to accept the quest without hesitation.

"Respected adventurer, please let me contribute my final bit of strength for you."

"You must kill me the moment I finish turning into a zombie!"

"I beg you!"

After Gao Wen said his last words, his body began to change uncontrollably.

The zombification began.

"Brother Lin, should we make a move?" Sun Xu clasped his hands together.

He appeared very nervous.

"What's the rush? It's just beginning. Wait until he finishes turning into a zombie before acting."

Lin Yuan's gaze gathered on Gao Wen's chest.

The Poisonous Crystal Core was emitting a ghostly green light.

The ghostly light was brightening bit by bit.

The moment the green light completely filled the Poisonous Crystal Core,

the zombification was complete.

[Zombie Alchemist]

[Level: LV20]

[HP: 550000]

[Attack: 9500]

[Defense: 6000]

[Skill 1 (Venom Spray): Every 20 seconds, sprays venom in a fan-shaped area in front, dealing 3000 Magic Damage. The venom reduces defense by 30%.]

[Skill 2 (Swamp Venom): Every 15 seconds, releases venom that continuously spreads from the Alchemist's feet. The venom deals 500 Magic Damage per second and reduces movement speed by 50%.]

[Skill 3 (Poison Alchemy): Randomly selects a target to enter the Alchemy Workshop. If the Alchemy Workshop cannot be broken within 10 seconds, the target receives 10000 Magic Damage. Cooldown: 30 seconds. Alchemy Workshop HP: 80000.]

[Skill 4 (Alchemy Talent): Every 1 minute, the Alchemist's skill cooldown is reduced by 2 seconds.]

Out of the four skills, not a single one was useless.

Especially Skill 2, it was practically a wipe-the-party machine.

The area where Lin Yuan was currently located was only about 200 square meters.

Meaning the BOSS had to be killed within 5 minutes.

Otherwise, the ground would be covered in venom, and there would be nowhere to stand.

Skill 3, Poison Alchemy, also tested the team's reaction.

If the MT and Main DPS were targeted,

it would be fatal.

However, none of this was an issue for Lin Yuan.

Lin Yuan was considering whether the BOSS would drop equipment after death.

The quest had already been accepted; as long as Fierce Mountain was killed, the Platinum Treasure Chest could be obtained.

There was no need to worry about that.

What he was truly worried about was whether the Poisonous Crystal Core would remain intact.

If it wasn't intact, wouldn't Fierce Mountain be unable to reach the fourth rank?

Wouldn't the Diamond equipment and S-rank Skill he was about to get run away?

That wouldn't do.

He wanted the Platinum Treasure Chest.

He also wanted the Zombie Alchemist's equipment.

And he also wanted the fully-formed fourth-rank Fierce Mountain.

Lin Yuan sat on the chair, crossing his legs.

He tilted his head to the right, resting it on the back of his hand.

"A Li!"

In previous battles,

A Li never disappointed Lin Yuan.

This time would be no exception.

The sound of high-speed thundering footsteps signaled that A Li had activated Frenzied Charge.

The raised blade of the horse-slaying sword

reflected A Li's cold expression.

Charged Drawing Slash!

- 346570 (Critical Hit)

- 168400

With one sword strike, A Li raised his hand to release Death Sentence Sword Qi!

Then he left without looking back.

- 55000

Before the BOSS could even see who had come,

it had already been cut down by the sword.

The speed was so fast that it was dizzying.

"Holy crap!" Sun Xu couldn't help but exclaim. "Brother Li is awesome!"

Even though he had seen it many times, Sun Xu still felt shocked.

It seemed that no matter what kind of BOSS it was,

it could not avoid the fate of being one-shotted by A Li.

[Frenzied Charge (B-rank) triggered the promotion condition, promoted to Heroic Charge (A-rank)]

[Charged Drawing Slash (A-rank) triggered the promotion condition, promoted to Flash (S-rank)]

[Heroic Charge] (A)

Skill Description: Consumes 500 Mana, rapidly moves towards the target. During this period, you are in a Super Armor state, immune to any crowd control skills. Upon hitting, the target is stunned for 2 seconds, and the next skill is guaranteed to be a critical hit. Cooldown: 12 seconds.

[Flash] (S)

Skill Description: Consumes 1200 Mana, launches a powerful slash in a 20-meter straight line area, dealing 300% attack damage. After hitting the target, you can consume 1000 Mana to flash behind the target and add an additional slash. Cooldown: 20 seconds.

Seeing the notification, Lin Yuan was stunned.

The skills leveled up again?

B-rank Frenzied Charge promoted to A-rank Heroic Charge,

A-rank Charged Drawing Slash promoted to S-rank Flash!

Heroic Charge's Super Armor,

Flash's instant movement,

A Li could completely achieve taking the enemy general's head amidst thousands of troops.

The key thing is, the skills not only have high damage but are also cool.

The word satisfied was already written on Lin Yuan's face.

Looking at A Li, who was playing the violin,

Lin Yuan thought: Didn't people say S-rank Skills were rare? A Li has only been through a few battles, and his C-rank skills have already promoted to S-rank Skills.

I reckon that after a while, all of A Li's offensive skills might reach S-rank.

Just thinking about it makes me happy!