39: The Demon Beast hatches, and special equipment can be obtained!

"No!"

The Auspicious Beast's eyes were nearly splitting from distress; its child must not suffer any harm.

The Auspicious Beast galloped on its four hooves, wishing it had four more legs at this moment.

Unfortunately, the black fog was too fast. In just a few seconds, it had already found its new target.

Golden mist billowed around the golden Gold Swallowing Beast egg, and cracks began to faintly appear on the shell; it could hatch at any moment.

By the time the Auspicious Beast arrived, before it could even launch an attack, the black fog in the air turned into wisps of black smoke and seeped through the cracks in the eggshell.

"Roar!"

An unprecedented roar caused the entire cave to vibrate violently. Rocks and clods of earth fell in showers, and the entire cave nearly collapsed from the shock.

"Is there no end to this!"

Outside the cave entrance, Lin Yue's head throbbed from the vibration. His eardrums rang temporarily due to the intense sound waves. A Shadow Cat Demon King took the opportunity to appear and savagely clawed Lin Yue's shoulder.

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Poisoned!

-888

Looking at the insignificant attack, Lin Yue raised his hand and blasted a fireball directly toward the Shadow Cat Demon King's mouth.

Critical Hit!

-25555!

-24888!

The massive damage caused the Shadow Cat Demon King to scream in agony, then it fell into the valley and rolled around on the ground.

A casual critical hit could deal fifty thousand damage; how could a Shadow Cat Demon King with only two hundred thousand health possibly withstand that?

With rapid casting and the bonus from his 4.0 Casting Speed, the Shadow Cat Demon King turned into a corpse in less than three seconds.

"Who else?"

Lin Yue shouted at the remaining dozen or so BOSSes while holding his staff.

The advancing steps of these BOSSes faltered, their eyes filled with a trace of fear.

The Adventurer before them was simply too powerful.

They had no power to fight back.

Wild monsters at the BOSS level actually possessed some intelligence; though not much, they at least knew what fear was.

An army of over a hundred thousand wild monsters, tens of thousands of elite vanguards, and dozens of BOSSes overseeing the field.

Such a luxurious lineup, if placed in a Novice Village, could basically slaughter the entire village.

However, before the Adventurer in front of them, they were all just small fries who could only be converted into health to enhance Lin Yue's strength.

How could these BOSSes not feel fear in their hearts?

In an instant, a Shadow Cat Demon King ignored the Black-robed Person's control, turned around, and fled back the way it came.

Damn it, how could this back mountain of the Novice Village compare to reigning supreme in the Gloomy Forest!

Once one started, others followed. After the Shadow Cat Demon King, two Mountain Range Wolf Kings looked at each other, let out an "Awoo," and ran away without looking back.

Immediately after, a Mountain Boar King also let out a cry and charged into the bushes in the valley.

Only the Minotaur King foolishly charged forward. By the time it realized what was happening, it had few teammates left around it.

"???"

Before it could react, Lin Yue's fireball had already smashed into its face.

"Damn it, don't run! You're all my health!"

Lin Yue irritably fired fireballs. The night was so dark that if several BOSSes wanted to escape, he really couldn't chase them easily. He could only vent his anger on the remaining Minotaur Kings.

"Moo!"

By the time the Minotaur King realized it should flee, Lin Yue had already closed the distance and arrived before its eyes.

"All of you, stay right here!"

The fireballs in his hand were like a string of bullets, firmly sticking to the remaining Minotaur Kings.

In less than a minute, they all succumbed to Lin Yue's powerful firepower, collapsing onto the ground and turning into piles of cooked beef.

The entire valley was covered in scorched corpses and devastation. Lin Yue finished cleaning up the battlefield.

The value of these equipment and Materials had dropped quite a bit by now, but there was an overwhelming quantity of them.

With just tonight's harvest, if Lin Yue bundled it all and sold it to Young Master Leng, he could make at least fifty gold. The harvest was quite good.

After waiting another two minutes and seeing no more monsters attacking the valley, Lin Yue finally headed back. He strolled leisurely back into the cave, thinking that his monster-clearing efficiency was so terrifying that he had ended the monster army's offensive ahead of schedule.

"Adventurer, you've finally come."

The weakened Four-Legged Gold-Swallowing Beast said, its body covered in bloodstains.

Looking at the dilapidated cave, Lin Yue was full of surprise. How did the inside become like this while I was guarding the entrance?

Suddenly, a dark shadow lunged at Lin Yue. Lin Yue immediately pulled back and threw an Insight spell at it.

"Demonized Gold-Swallowing Beast: Rank 15 BOSS"

"health: 2.5 million / 2.5 million."

"Attack Power: 4999."

"Skills: Demonic Flame, Demon Shadow Flash Strike, Intermediate Magic Shield."

Intermediate Magic Shield had the same effect as Magic Shield—reducing magic damage by 99%. The difference was its thickness.

Lin Yue narrowed his eyes. This newborn Gold Swallowing Beast actually had such immense Devilish Qi, as if it were specifically targeting him.

"What's wrong with your son?"

He glanced at the wretched Auspicious Beast nearby. It was hard to imagine what it had gone through in these few hours.

It was supposed to be the most prestigious BOSS in the Novice Village, yet here it was in this state.

"Don't kill it... it's just been invaded by Devilish Qi. I have a way to find the source of the Devilish Qi; you just need to hold on for five minutes."

The Auspicious Beast forced itself to stand up and chanted an obscure beast language.

Demon Shadow Flash Strike!

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-6999

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...The Demonized Gold-Swallowing Beast on the walls was as swift as the wind. Before Lin Yue could even react, a series of damage numbers popped up above his head.

This wave of attacks directly shaved off fifty thousand health points. The key was that Lin Yue couldn't even see the Demonized Gold-Swallowing Beast's movements, so he couldn't dodge at all!

"I might not be able to hold on for five minutes!"

Lin Yue gave a bitter smile. With his four hundred thousand health, he couldn't withstand many attacks like that.

"Ding! You have received a reward from the Auspicious Beast: Special Equipment, swift boots +1."

swift boots (Special): No level requirement.

Effect 1: Movement Speed +10

Effect 2: Grants Sprint skill bonus, increasing movement speed by 50%. Duration +120 seconds, Cooldown 10 minutes.

Two simple effects, but the attributes were absolutely Heaven-Defying.

Ten points of movement speed would require a hundred free attribute points, not to mention the attached Sprint skill, which was a god-tier kiting skill in BOSS battles.

"Giving it to me?"

"Adventurer, you must stall my descendant."

Without hesitation, he equipped the swift boots. This kind of special equipment was very rare even in the Late Stage of the game.

Gales swirled beneath his feet. Lin Yue's movement speed had now increased to a staggering 28 points, even creating afterimages as he moved.

"I can finally see your movements clearly."

After suffering three consecutive Demon Shadow Flash Strikes, Lin Yue had basically mastered the Demonized Gold-Swallowing Beast's attack rhythm.

The next two Demon Shadow Flash Strikes were easily dodged by Lin Yue. Before he could celebrate for long, the Demonized Gold-Swallowing Beast let out a roar in the next instant.

Demonic Flame!

Massive black flames rapidly swept toward Lin Yue from around the Demonized Gold-Swallowing Beast. Although the speed wasn't fast, the cave space was narrow, and Lin Yue had nowhere to hide.