74: The Demon Dragon Mountain conquest battle: A lord-level boss appears.

However, Lin Yue did not wait for him to bring reinforcements; niman-thunder punishment erupted with a blinding light, relentlessly bombarding the Archer squad.

Explosive Flame was simply too useful.

As long as it touched a target, it would automatically spread.

With hundreds of Archers clustered together, they were the perfect experience fodder for Lin Yue to farm.

Ten seconds—hardly enough time for word to get out.

All the hundreds of Archers atop the stronghold gate were killed by Lin Yue.

Though Archers continued to rush up in a steady stream, they couldn't withstand Lin Yue's terrifying damage; a single encounter wiped out an entire area.

He attacked for about thirty seconds.

By this point, only a few scattered Archers remained running up, and they didn't even dare to poke their heads out to face Lin Yue.

Presumably terrified by Lin Yue's massive damage, they were stuck in a dilemma, unable to advance or retreat.

Lin Yue ignored them; since the Archers weren't coming out, he would target the main gate.

Stronghold gates like this possessed a durability value.

When a player's Spells or attacks were aimed at a building, they could destroy it.

The wooden stronghold gate had less than a hundred thousand durability points.

With a few fireballs, Lin Yue completely broke through the gate and marched directly up the mountain.

“Useless!”

“You can't even hold a gate? What are you good for?!”

As the voice fell, a middle-aged burly man with a black headband and a longsword led hundreds of melee soldiers to reinforce the area.

Demon Dragon Mountain Sixth Chief (Common Boss): Level 35.

health: 1.5 million / 1.5 million.

Attack: 3,000

Skills: Triple Slash, Draw Sword Technique, Demon Dragon Transformation, Phantom Sword Technique, Super Armor.

Seeing the opponent's attributes, Lin Yue raised an eyebrow.

Finally, someone who can barely take a hit has arrived.

The Sixth Chief was almost the weakest leader, with strength even inferior to a Demon God Apostle.

Hundreds of melee bandits surrounded Lin Yue in a circle; the Sixth Chief gripped his longsword and slashed at Lin Yue with a Draw Sword Technique.

It looked decent, but it was just flashy nonsense.

Lin Yue simply took a few steps back; with his movement speed, this skill couldn't possibly hit him.

Boom!

A fireball hit the Sixth Chief's face; before he could react, massive damage numbers popped up over his head.

Critical Hit!

Spell Combo!

-39,999!

-40,888!

Lin Yue was now Level 17.5, with magic power as high as twenty thousand points.

Combined with the 30% True Damage from the Sages Gift (Ring) and niman-thunder punishment (Weapon), his damage values directly broke through the ceiling.

With just one Chain Fireball, plus Explosive Flame and Lightning Spell,

he dealt over 300,000 points of damage.

A Level 35 boss actually died instantly without even lasting two seconds.

Furthermore, due to the spread of Explosive Flame, the dozens of melee bandits surrounding Lin Yue along with the Sixth Chief also melted in an instant.

“Ding! You have killed the Demon Dragon Mountain Sixth Chief while under-leveled. Experience +50,000, war merit +100.”

Killing a Level 35 boss at Level 17—the experience reward was indeed generous.

Watching his experience bar rise visibly, Lin Yue finally showed a slight smile.

A farming spot with a hundred thousand bandits gathered was not easy to find.

Just like Black Water Pond, once this place was cleared, it wouldn't have many monsters gathering for a long time.

However, because of the City Lord's quest, even the common bandits here counted toward war merit points, and Lin Yue wasn't about to let them go.

Rumble!

Scattered flames and lightning raged at the stronghold's main gate; the violent output struck fear into the hearts of countless Magic Dragon Mountain Bandits.

As the continuously arriving bandits saw the situation at the gate, they couldn't help but gasp.

Tragic!

It was simply unbearable to watch.

Severed limbs flew everywhere, and there were more corpses than the eye could see... “Ding! You have reached Level 18, free attribute points +5.”

“Ding! You have reached Level 19, free attribute points +5.”

“Ding! You have reached Level 20, free attribute points +5.”

“Ding! You have met the requirements for class advancement. You cannot gain more experience until you complete your class advancement. Please proceed as soon as possible.”

Not knowing how many he had killed, Lin Yue snapped back to his senses at the System notification.

Unknowingly, he had already reached Level 20; if he didn't advance his class next, he wouldn't be able to continue leveling up.

What a pity!

Lin Yue sighed, feeling it was a bit of a waste.

He continued to push forward; during this time, any Fourth or Fifth Chiefs that popped up were not even a match for a single blow from Lin Yue.

Since he couldn't gain experience, Lin Yue could only set his sights on war merit.

In about ten minutes, one section of the stronghold was destroyed by Lin Yue.

In forty minutes, Lin Yue was already standing at the peak of Demon Dragon Mountain.

Atop the peak was the final main stronghold.

“Is it you who killed so many of my brothers?”

On the mountain peak, the last few thousand bandits were gathered together; a two-meter-tall burly man stared fixedly at Lin Yue with bloodshot eyes.

Since he had occupied Demon Dragon Mountain and declared himself king, this was the first time he had suffered such heavy losses.

All forty thousand of his warriors were dead, and his five good brothers had all left him.

Such deep hatred was truly irreconcilable.

“Didn't they say there were a hundred thousand bandits? How can you boast like that?”

Seeing only a few thousand people on the peak, Lin Yue was a bit displeased.

Wouldn't this affect his war merit farming?

“Rat, give me your life!”

The Mountain Overlord gnashed his teeth in rage, and without another word, he swung his two massive axes toward Lin Yue.

Mountain Overlord (Lord Boss): Level 40.

health: 8 million / 8 million.

Attack Power: 25,000 / 25,000

Skills: Whirlwind Axe, Super Armor, Demon Dragon Transformation, Heaven Splitter, Peerless, Dragon Capture.

He had thought Demon Dragon Mountain was full of weaklings.

He hadn't expected the Mountain Overlord to be a Level 40 Lord!

Lin Yue's gaze narrowed, and his playful expression turned serious; facing the Mountain Overlord's assault, he instinctively stepped aside to dodge.

So fast!

-31,888!

A damage number no weaker than Lin Yue's own appeared; the speed advantage Lin Yue took pride in vanished instantly.

Sprint!

This was the first lord-rank boss Lin Yue had faced; though only Level 40, he was no worse than some high-level NPCs.

No wonder Demon Dragon Mountain hadn't been wiped out for so long.

As long as the Mountain Overlord didn't die, they could always make a comeback.

Boom!

Lin Yue quickly adjusted his position while simultaneously unleashing a Spell.

“Boys, get him!”

The Mountain Overlord wasn't stupid; seeing Lin Yue's speed suddenly increase, he immediately ordered his underlings to attack Lin Yue, narrowing Lin Yue's space to dodge.

As long as the dodging space was limited, no matter how fast you were, you would still be hit by skills.

Following the command, hundreds of elite bandits surrounded Lin Yue.

How could Lin Yue not know the Mountain Overlord's goal? He immediately blasted out a Chain Fireball while simultaneously kiting the Mountain Overlord with all his might.

A movement speed as high as forty-two was not something that could be caught so easily.

At this moment, Lin Yue was as slippery as an eel; no matter how the elite monsters tried to trap him, he could always find an opening.

Dragon Capture!

Seeing things going south, the Mountain Overlord threw his great axes at Lin Yue with extreme speed, cutting off Lin Yue's pathing.

With Super Armor activated, he lunged straight at Lin Yue!