42: Chapter 42: Is killing a boss really that difficult?

On the Thunder Roar Altar, Su Xiaoxiao's skill landed.

The rumbling echoes reverberated over the empty altar, and the starlight filling the sky drifted down like a grand fireworks display.

Immediately after, a series of extremely pleasant system notifications exploded in the minds of Chen Xi and his two companions.

【Ding! Killed Level 25 Thunder Roar Berserk - Lord, gained 6000 EXP.】

【Ding! Your level has increased to Lv.16!】

【Ding! Your level has increased to Lv.17!】

A massive surge of experience flooded into their bodies, and brilliant golden light lit up on Chen Xi and his companions.

"Wow! Leveled up again! This is so awesome!"

Li Murou looked at her hands excitedly, feeling the mental power surging within her body again, and was so happy she almost spun in circles on the spot.

Compared to Li Murou's simple joy, Chen Xi's gaze immediately locked onto the place where the BOSS corpse had dissipated.

There, a mass of purple-black lightning was floating quietly, and next to it lay a piece of armor shimmering with a steady dark golden luster.

"We got a drop!"

A glint flashed in Chen Xi's eyes as he stepped forward quickly and picked up both items.

Immediately after, two notifications poured into his ears.

【Ding! Obtained item: Thunder Roar Crystal (S-Rank) * 1】

【Ding! Obtained equipment: Thunder Roar Chestplate (A-Rank) * 1】

"Nice!"

Chen Xi nodded in satisfaction, a look of relief curling the corners of his mouth.

Finally got it!

This S-Rank Thunder Roar Crystal was the most crucial and final piece of the puzzle for crafting the Ice Thunder Battle Method class core card!

As for the A-Rank Thunder Roar Chestplate on the ground...

Chen Xi picked it up and glanced at its attributes.

It increased constitution and lightning resistance significantly and came with a passive lightning strike effect.

The stats were quite good, but unfortunately, it was heavy armor, and neither he nor the two girls could wear it.

"Keeping it just takes up space, I'll throw it on the auction house for money later."

Chen Xi casually tossed the chestplate into his backpack.

After doing all this, he raised his wristband to check the time.

There were only two days left until the Freshman Challenge Tournament.

He had already spent most of the day clearing this dungeon.

"Time is tight..."

Chen Xi calculated silently in his heart.

Tomorrow, he had to clear out an entire day, not only to finish crafting and embedding Su Xiaoxiao's class core card.

More importantly, he needed to leave enough time for her to adapt to the skill changes brought by her new class.

The Ice Thunder Battle Method was a qualitative leap.

However, no one knew what Su Xiaoxiao's skills would turn into.

If they didn't synchronize well, it would be counterproductive.

Thinking of this, Chen Xi had no intention of lingering.

He turned around, waved at the two girls who were still excited, and said decisively:

"We got what we came for, this place is not suitable for staying long."

"Let's go! Heading back!"

However.

The moment he turned, his footsteps suddenly halted.

He saw at the dark cave exit of the altar.

A group of ragged, dust-covered people were maintaining a stunned posture, frozen there like a group of petrified sculptures.

It was none other than Zhao Zixuan, Lei Zhen, Lin Ya, and the others who had returned.

Looking at the expressions of this group, as if they had seen a ghost, Chen Xi raised an eyebrow, a playful arc curling his lips.

He put his hands in his pockets and said leisurely:

"Yo! Back so soon?"

"Looks like the beast tide outside has been dealt with? This efficiency is a bit higher than I imagined."

Chen Xi's words were like a loud slap in the face, instantly pulling everyone back to reality from their shock.

"Ho... how is that possible!"

Zhao Zixuan's face, which always wore a hypocritical smile, was now twisted out of shape, and even his voice was trembling:

"You... you three... really killed the Thunder Roar Berserk!?"

He stared fixedly at Chen Xi, then looked at the empty altar, his eyes behind his glasses bloodshot.

That was a Nightmare-level BOSS!

It was a terrifying existence that nearly wiped out all three of their teams combined!

How long had it been?

From the time they were forced to retreat until now, it had been less than ten minutes at most, right?

Ten minutes to insta-kill a Nightmare BOSS with four-fifths of its HP remaining?

Is this something humans can do?!

Compared to Zhao Zixuan's shock, the reaction of Lin Ya, the captain of the Purple Lightning Battle Team, was even more intense.

"It's gone... it's really gone..."

Lin Ya looked at the purple crystal in Chen Xi's hand that he hadn't had time to put away yet, her legs went weak, and she almost collapsed to the ground.

Her eyes instantly reddened, tears welled up in them, and her voice was filled with desperate sobbing:

"It's over... it's all over..."

For this BOSS, for this S-Rank material, she had almost emptied all the assets of the Purple Lightning Battle Team and even owed many favors to convince the other two teams to join.

This was her all-or-nothing gamble!

But now, the gambling table had been flipped, the dealer had run off, and all her investment had gone down the drain!

The massive drop from the clouds to the bottom of the valley made her nearly collapse.

Seeing this group looking like stray dogs, Chen Xi felt not the slightest bit of sympathy.

He just smiled faintly:

"It's just killing a BOSS, what's the matter, is it hard?"

"..."

These few understated words were like a heavy hammer, smashing fiercely into the hearts of everyone present.

Is it hard?

For them, it was as difficult as ascending to heaven!

But for the young man in front of them, it seemed as simple as swatting a fly.

This absolute gap in strength made Zhao Zixuan, who was known for being rational, feel an unspeakable fear from the depths of his heart for the first time.

He took a deep breath, forcibly suppressed the shock in his heart, and put away his previous arrogant and condescending attitude.

"This classmate... would it be convenient to reveal..."

"Which team are you guys from?"

Losing was fine, but he had to know who he had lost to.

Chen Xi looked at him, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, and spat out two words:

"Nirvana."

"Nirvana... Nirvana..."

Zhao Zixuan chewed on the name repeatedly, as if trying to carve these two words into his bones.

However, not everyone could remain as rational as Zhao Zixuan.

"Damn it! Nirvana, right! I don't care who you are!"

The Tidal Surge captain, Lei Zhen, finally snapped out of his shock at this moment:

"You lured monsters to harm us! You stole our BOSS! And now you want to just walk away?"

Lei Zhen roared, and the slab-like greatsword in his hand slammed into the ground with a "boom," blocking the path of Chen Xi and his companions.

His eyes were bloodshot, his entire person consumed by anger:

"There's no such thing as a free lunch!"

"What do you mean 'yours'?"

Before Chen Xi could speak, Li Murou jumped out like a kitten whose tail had been stepped on.

She put her hands on her hips and pointed at Lei Zhen's nose, cursing without the slightest fear:

"Are you incapable of understanding human language?"

"I've said it eight hundred times! This is a public dungeon! A public BOSS! Whoever grabs it, it belongs to them!"

"You didn't have the ability to hold it yourselves, getting chased around by monsters like dogs, and now that we killed the BOSS with our own ability, what face do you have to say it's yours?"

"You!"

Lei Zhen was left speechless by Li Murou's rapid-fire retort, his face turning the color of liver.

He argued unreasonably:

"That... that was still something we set our sights on first! We fought for so long, why did you get to snatch the kill at the end!"

Hearing this, a flash of impatience crossed Chen Xi's eyes.

He stepped forward, shielding Li Murou behind him, and looked at Lei Zhen coldly:

"So? What do you want?"

Lei Zhen took a deep breath, his eyes flashing with greed and viciousness.

He pointed at Chen Xi's backpack, his tone chilling:

"I'm not going to waste words with you."

"You played dirty, luring the beast tide to harm us, this account must be settled."

"You took the BOSS's EXP, I'll accept that! But..."

Lei Zhen's greatsword lifted slightly, the tip pointing directly at Chen Xi:

"The materials and equipment dropped by the BOSS must all be left behind! As compensation for our mental distress!"

"Otherwise, this isn't over today!"