30: Bronze BOSS Calis tells another story

The Lightning Spell rumbled down, eliminating all 15 Shadow Sorcerers.

After a while, Chen Beixuan spent some more time, killing the remaining 5 Shadow Sorcerers one by one.

[Ding! Chaos Mage promotion quest [Prove Yourself] Condition 1 complete!]

At the same time, the skill prompt upgraded.

[Ding! Proficiency full, Spell Range Amplification level increased to 3 stars! Next level (6 / 800)]

"My spell range has increased to 26 meters, not bad, not bad..."

After seeing the increase, Chen Beixuan nodded in satisfaction.

He could gain six times the proficiency by casting one Lightning Spell.

One cast was better than six, so it was normal for the skill to level up quickly.

He collected all the dropped items and continued towards the Village Chief's house.

After clearing the elite monsters, there were no more obstructions along the way, and he finally met the final BOSS.

In the Village Chief's courtyard, there was a stone table and a wicker chair.

A hunched old man sat on the wicker chair, staring blankly at a chess board on the table.

Chen Beixuan cast Detect, and the BOSS information appeared.

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Shadow Demon Kalis (Sealed): Level 20 Bronze BOSS

HP: 90000

Attack: 750

Defense: 250

Magic Resistance: 450

Skills: Tearing Claw Strike, Baleful Aura Storm, Baleful Aura Infusion, Shadow Mimicry, Clone Revival, Berserk.

BOSS Specialties:

[Intermediate Tough Life]: HP + 100%.

[Source of Baleful Aura]: Stacks of Baleful Aura increase, 5 layers each time, no upper limit.

[Twelve Demon Generals]: All attributes increased by 30%.

Description: Once one of the Twelve Demon Generals, he was suppressed and sealed by the Light Faction, tormented for a hundred years, and all his attributes have been reduced by 90%.

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"All attributes reduced by 90%!"

Chen Beixuan was instantly shocked when he saw the last sentence.

"So, at its peak, wouldn't this BOSS have 900,000 HP and 7,500 attack?"

Even after being weakened by 90%, these attributes were still terrifying.

High HP, high attack, high dual resistance, in short, three highs!

At the same time, it also had various powerful skills, with absurdly high damage multipliers.

With his current HP, he couldn't withstand the damage at all, and had no chance of winning!

How could such an exaggerated BOSS be set as the final stage of a Level 20 hidden dungeon?

It wouldn't be excessive to set it as Level 30!

"No, it shouldn't be that simple..."

"There must be a way to break this situation..."

Chen Beixuan's gaze narrowed slightly as he scanned his surroundings.

He guessed that there should be special terrain or strange mechanisms nearby that he could use.

Just as he was observing the environment, the BOSS suddenly spoke!

"Don't look, there's nothing around here, come sit with me."

Kalis's voice was a bit hoarse, like an old man on the verge of death.

Chen Beixuan then realized that the other party had looked up at some point, his cloudy eyes staring straight at him.

He frowned, thought for a moment, and didn't refuse, slowly walking forward and sitting down.

"Do you play chess?"

Kalis asked without raising his head.

Chen Beixuan glanced at the table and raised an eyebrow.

"......Gomoku?"

Kalis: "......Pretend I didn't ask..."

Chen Beixuan didn't want to waste time. Since the other party was an intelligent BOSS, he decided to get straight to the point.

"Where is Keia?"

"Who? Keia?"

Kalis's eyes were blank, clearly not knowing who Keia was.

Seeing this, Chen Beixuan had to rephrase his question.

"Where are the child and the stone that were sent?"

This time, Kalis understood, but he suddenly shook his head and laughed to himself.

"So that's it... You came for those children."

"What are you laughing at? Are they not here?"

Chen Beixuan vaguely sensed something was wrong and asked in a deep voice.

Kalis laughed to himself for a while, then suddenly stopped.

He lowered his head and stared at the chess board, saying meaningfully, "Let me tell you a story..."

"Once, a great battle took place here. In the end, Light triumphed over Darkness and sealed one of the Twelve Demon Generals, the Shadow Demon, in the mountain."

"The Shadow Demon had a special ability: after being killed, it would revive in its clone. So they chose permanent suppression instead of killing."

"But as time passed, the seal's energy gradually loosened, and they had to find a way to maintain the seal's energy."

"Later, they sent a knight with a special talent who connected himself to the seal, which stabilized the situation."

"However... as a price, the knight could not leave Fengshi Mountain, and every once in a while, he needed the blood of a young boy and Spirit-Infused Stones to replenish his energy..."

"That child... I'm afraid he's already been eaten by that madman, hahaha, what a crazy world!"

Kalis couldn't help but laugh maniacally, as if mocking the hypocrisy of this world.

Hearing this, Chen Beixuan was greatly shocked.

The child and the Spirit-Infused Stones were not for unsealing, but for providing energy to that mad knight!

The culprit was not the BOSS in front of him, but the Light Faction!

"How cliché..."

However, what he feared had still happened.

Keia is dead, if Dean knew...

...No!

Dean is in danger!

Chen Beixuan suddenly reacted, standing up abruptly!

The mad knight cannot leave Fengshi Mountain, so he must be on the mountain!

And Dean is still outside now!

That's 50 gold... bah, that's a life!

He must be saved!

Just as he was about to go back to rescue him, Kalis suddenly called out to him.

"Give up, even if you go, you won't be his opponent."

Chen Beixuan paused and quietly waited for his next words.

As expected.

Kalis slowly stood up, a smirk on his lips, and said hoarsely, "I do have a way..."

"What way?"

Chen Beixuan's expression returned to normal in an instant, and he looked at him calmly.

He was like a completely different person from when he was anxiously trying to save someone just now.

"......"

Kalis's expression froze, and he fell silent.

What was this feeling of being played?

Pushing aside the chaotic thoughts, he cleared his throat and spoke.

"The fact that you can see me means your strength is sufficient, and the way is—kill me!"

Before Chen Beixuan could ask his questions, Kalis explained on his own.

"Knight Glynn is fused with the seal. If you kill me, the seal will automatically be released, and Glynn will be severely injured even if he doesn't die."

"Then I will bless you and help you defeat him and rescue your friend."

“And, you can keep all the rewards for killing me, plus an additional epic equipment, how about it?”

Chen Beixuan looked at him with a strange expression.

For a moment, he didn't know what to say.

"May good people live long and peacefully..."

"Huh? What do you mean?"

"Cough, nothing, I agree!"

Just kidding, he had no reason to refuse such a windfall!

His expression returned to seriousness, and he took a few steps back before raising his staff.

He said solemnly, "Are you ready? It's about to begin..."

Kalis smiled slightly, spread his arms, and gestured, "With your attack power, it might take a bit more..."

"Take this, one Lightning Spell!"

Kalis: ????