476: Chapter 476 Killing someone by destroying their spirit, the knight's fury

Chen You walked in front, following the crack all the way down.

Passing through a narrow ice passage, the path ahead suddenly opened up.

A massive ice waterfall appeared before their eyes; the water was completely frozen, forming a crystal-clear wall of ice.

Chen You recalled Hill's instructions.

"Go around behind the waterfall," Chen You said.

The two stepped onto the slippery ice and circled behind the ice waterfall.

The light here was dim, and the ice wall was covered in cracks.

Chen You searched with his eyes and soon discovered a square secret compartment in the corner.

The surface of the secret compartment was covered in a thick layer of solid ice.

"Move aside," Chen You raised his hand.

A purple lightning bolt shot from his fingertips, precisely striking the solid ice on the surface of the secret compartment.

The ice layer shattered, revealing an old wooden box inside.

Chen You walked forward and opened the wooden box.

Inside lay a piece of parchment paper, sealed with a red wax seal in the shape of a heart.

Chen You picked up the letter and glanced at its attributes.

[Item: Love Letter from the Ancestor of the Meng Clan]

[Description: Evidence of an affair between the former lady of Aurora City and the Ancestor of the Meng Clan, containing a large amount of nauseatingly cheesy love talk.]

Chen You handed the love letter to Long Aotian Bentian.

"Take this."

Long Aotian Bentian took the love letter, his face full of confusion: "What is this? A hidden item? I knew following you would pay off."

"How much can this sell for?"

"This thing isn't for sale." Chen You looked at him, his tone serious, "This is the key to unlocking the hidden reward."

"Listen carefully, the next task can only be completed by you."

Long Aotian Bentian perked up and stood straight.

"Tell me! I knew it, you invited me to your party because you saw my irreplaceable value."

Chen You held back his laughter and spoke with a straight face.

"In a moment, we will encounter the second BOSS, the Frost Knight."

"He is a fanatical suitor of the mistress who wrote this love letter."

"Your task is to stand in front of him and read this love letter out loud with as much volume as possible."

Long Aotian Bentian froze.

"Read a love letter? In front of a BOSS?" He scratched his head, "What kind of bizarre setting is this?"

"This is a hidden mechanic," Chen You coaxed him, "As long as you finish reading it, the BOSS will fall into extreme sadness, and his defense will drop to zero."

"At that point, you can kill him in one hit! All the hidden drops will be yours."

"One-shot the BOSS? Hidden drops?" Long Aotian Bentian's eyes lit up.

In his mind, he already imagined himself finishing the boss with one strike, a server-wide announcement, and countless girls throwing themselves at him.

"No problem!" He patted his chest, guaranteeing it, "Recitation is my specialty."

"Back in elementary school, I won third place in the school-wide poetry recitation competition!"

Chen You nodded: "Very good. Remember, you must put emotion into it! The louder, the better."

"Leave it to me!"

The two left the waterfall and returned to the main path.

Chen You was in front, and Long Aotian Bentian was behind.

Chen You instantly killed all the Frost Ghouls and Icefield Wolves they encountered along the way.

Long Aotian Bentian's admiration for Chen You grew even more.

"As expected of Big Shot Chen You, this attack power is indeed a notch higher than mine."

Chen You ignored him.

Soon, the two passed the first BOSS and continued forward.

A massive ice sculpture plaza appeared ahead.

In the center of the plaza stood a tall figure.

It was a knight covered in heavy frost armor, holding a massive frost lance, riding an undead warhorse also clad in ice armor.

[Frost Knight · Galio (Lord)]

[Level: 55]

[Health Points: 8,000,000]

The knight's eyes were tightly shut, as if he were in a deep slumber.

The surrounding air was bone-chillingly cold, and a thick layer of white frost covered the ground.

"Go."

Chen You stopped and pointed to the center of the plaza.

"Your stage has arrived."

Long Aotian Bentian took a deep breath and gripped the love letter in his hand.

"Watch me."

He strode toward the center of the plaza.

The Frost Knight seemed to sense the presence of a living being and suddenly opened his eyes.

Ghostly blue soul fire flickered beneath his helmet.

The undead warhorse let out a neigh, its front hooves rearing high.

"Intruder... Die!"

The Frost Knight raised his lance, and terrifying cold air spread in all directions.

Long Aotian Bentian was not afraid at all; he stopped ten meters away from the knight and cleared his throat.

Then, he unfolded the parchment love letter.

"Ahem!"

Long Aotian Bentian took a deep breath and, with a volume loud enough to pierce through the wind and snow, shouted with great emotion.

"Oh! My dearest Mary!"

The Frost Knight's movements suddenly halted.

The lance stopped in mid-air, and the soul fire beneath his helmet flickered violently.

Mary was precisely the name of the former city lady.

Seeing that it was working, Long Aotian Bentian became even more enthusiastic; he even added gestures, one hand clutching his chest, his face full of affection.

"Your eyes are like the brightest stars in Aurora City! Your lips are even more enticing than the rubies of the Abyss Ice Mine!"

The Frost Knight's body began to tremble.

The surrounding cold air became extremely violent.

Chen You stood in the distance, silently drawing the yuhuang sword, and spiritual energy began to circulate frantically within his body.

Long Aotian Bentian was completely immersed in his recitation, his voice getting louder and louder, almost roaring.

"Last night, in the back garden of the City Lord's Mansion, we embraced under the moonlight."

"Your skin was so smooth and tender."

"You told me that that idiot knight Galio wasn't even fit to carry your shoes! You only love me!"

It was numbingly cringy.

Long Aotian Bentian's recitation echoed throughout the plaza.

The Frost Knight Galio slowly lowered his head.

The ghostly blue flames beneath his helmet instantly turned a piercing crimson.

The wind and snow seemed to have stopped.

"ROAR——!!!"

A roar of extreme sorrow erupted from Galio's throat.

The violent sound waves shattered the ice pillars around the plaza into dust.

The frost armor on Galio's body cracked inch by inch, and dark red violent energy spewed out from the fissures.

His size instantly expanded, and the frost lance in his hand turned blood-red.

[System Prompt: Frost Knight · Galio has entered an extremely berserk state! Attack power increased by 300%, defense reduced to 0!]

Looking at the BOSS undergoing the transformation before him, Long Aotian Bentian was not afraid; instead, he shouted excitedly.

"Haha! The mechanic triggered! Defense is zero! Watch me one-shot you!"

He raised his rusty greatsword, put strength into his legs, and prepared to use his self-created "Berserk Jump Slash."

Galio's crimson gaze locked onto Long Aotian Bentian.

"Die... Die!!!"

The blood-red lance, carrying the momentum to destroy everything, thrust straight at Long Aotian Bentian's chest.

The speed was impossibly fast.

Long Aotian Bentian's greatsword was only halfway raised when the tip of the lance touched his tattered plate armor.

At this very moment.

A purple lightning sword light shot out from behind Long Aotian Bentian.

Chen You had made his move.

Heaven-Breaking Sword Technique, First Form: Startled Goose.

The sword light arrived before the target.

Before the blood-red lance could pierce Long Aotian Bentian, the yuhuang sword precisely sliced across Galio's neck.