10: Chapter 10: The Third Layer of the Abyss, a Blood Mist Purgatory! The Lord Angrily Slays the Blood Demon, and Divine Gear Drops Across the Screen.

Five minutes of rest ended.

Lin Chen stepped into the light gate of the Abyss Third Floor.

Over two thousand players followed closely behind, their morale soaring.

[System: Abyss Third Floor — Blood Mist Purgatory has been unlocked.]

[System: Environmental debuff: Blood Mist Erosion, players lose 100 HP per second, attack speed -10%.]

[System: Monster strength increased by 400%, new additions: Blood Claw Ghoul, Purgatory Blood Servant.]

Just after entering the gate, a pungent smell of blood rushed into their noses.

The entire space was shrouded in red-black blood mist, the ground sticky and slippery, covered in viscous blood.

"Ugh—this place smells worse than a toilet!"

"The HP drain rate has doubled! Healers, use group heals quickly!"

Healer players waved their staves in a panic, and pale green healing light showered down.

[System: Player "Cannot Be Healed to Death" cast Group Heal, players within range recover 80 HP per second.]

"It's not enough! The HP drain is faster than the healing!"

Lin Chen's eyes turned cold.

He pressed his hand to the ground, and the power of the Lord surged outward.

[System: Lin Chen activated Domain · Purification, exempting all environmental debuffs on the third floor.]

The next second, the blood mist stopped eroding, and the players' HP drain stopped instantly.

"Brother Chen is awesome! He wiped out the environmental effects directly!"

"Following the Lord, all debuffs go away!"

Ahead, the blood mist churned, and dense swarms of Blood Claw Ghouls pounced over.

These monsters were entirely blood-red, with claws half a meter long, shrieking as they tore through the air.

[System: Blood Claw Ghoul (Elite), Level 13, HP 15000.]

"Kill!"

Lin Chen gripped his abyss battle axe and charged out first.

The battle axe swept horizontally, and a black shockwave swept across the area.

[System: Lin Chen killed Blood Claw Ghoul x 8, EXP + 8000.]

The players charged in right behind him.

Shield guards raised their shields to tank, mages bombarded with fireballs, and archers covered the area with arrow rain.

[System: Player "Brute No. 1" triggered Purple Gear passive, damage doubled!]

[System: Player "Iron Shield Little King" blocked successfully, reflected damage 5000.]

The battle rhythm was ridiculously fast.

Monsters fell in droves, and the white light of leveling up flashed repeatedly.

[System: Player "Lying Flat Player" leveled up! Current level 8!]

[System: Player "Ice Emperor" leveled up! Current level 9!]

Lying Flat Player hugged his staff and jumped around.

"I can even level up just by healing? This is too awesome!"

"Lord Big Shot is the GOAT! The life of lying down and winning has officially started!"

Deep in the blood mist, more monsters surged out.

Purgatory Blood Servants held blood-colored long blades, forming formations to crush them.

They were faster, had higher defense, and could cripple a squishy with one slash.

"Careful! These monsters have explosive damage!"

"Half my HP is gone! Healer, save me!"

A mage was slashed by a Blood Servant, and their HP instantly hit bottom.

Seeing this, Lin Chen flashed and blocked in front of the mage.

He swung his battle axe vertically, splitting the Blood Servant in two.

[System: Lin Chen killed Purgatory Blood Servant, gained critical hit buff, damage increased by 30%.]

"Go all out, don't hold back."

Lin Chen said calmly.

As he spoke, he activated Lord Form.

Golden wings spread, and golden light surged around him.

[System: Lord Form activated, all attributes + 50%, area damage + 60%.]

He swung his battle axe wildly.

Dawn Sword!

Abyss Roar!

Myriad Heavens Judgment!

The three major skills exploded in a chain, forcibly clearing a large area of blood mist.

Hundreds of elite monsters evaporated instantly.

[System: Lin Chen triggered chain kill, EXP gain + 100%.]

[System: Lin Chen leveled up! Current level 12!]

The pressure of leveling up swept across the field, and the players' attributes were buffed again.

"Brother Chen leveled up again! This leveling speed is faster than drinking water!"

"I struggle to even reach level ten, and he's already level twelve. Comparing people just makes you angry!"

The battle lasted for ten minutes.

In the center of the third-floor plaza, a blood-colored altar slowly lit up.

On the altar, a pillar of blood-colored light shot into the sky.

[System: Abyss Third Floor Boss — Blood Demon · Blood Slaughter has awakened.]

[System: Boss level 15, Lord-grade, HP 2 million.]

Boom!

The altar exploded.

A three-meter-tall blood-colored monster stood up, its body flowing with magma-like blood, holding a giant blood-colored scythe.

Terrifying pressure rushed toward them.

The players' faces turned pale, and they instinctively stepped back.

"2 million HP? That's more than double the previous boss!"

"This boss is too tanky! We won't be able to kill it before the server shuts down!"

Blood Slaughter's giant scythe swept, and blood-colored shockwaves swept across the field.

"Dodge!"

Lin Chen shouted sharply.

It was a step too late.

Five players were hit by the shockwave and instantly turned into white light to respawn.

[System: Player "Fireball Dharma King" killed by Blood Slaughter.]

[System: Player "Little Squishy" killed by Blood Slaughter.]

The respawn point was at the entrance, and they ran back with mournful faces.

"I'm tired of running from the respawn point! If I die again, I'm just giving up!"

"One scythe for one kid, there's no way to play this!"

Blood Slaughter roared at the sky, and blood-colored cracks appeared on the ground.

Countless blood hands reached out from the cracks, grabbing at the players' ankles.

[System: Blood Hand Bind, player movement speed - 80%, duration 3 seconds.]

The trapped players couldn't move and could only watch as Blood Slaughter charged over.

Lin Chen's eyes turned cold.

He leaped up and descended from the sky.

The abyss battle axe, carrying golden light, smashed fiercely onto Blood Slaughter's head.

[System: Critical Hit! Damage 150,000!]

Blood Slaughter was knocked to its knees, and a huge damage number appeared above its head.

"Roar!"

It stood up furiously, and the giant scythe slashed toward Lin Chen.

Lin Chen dodged sideways, and the giant scythe smashed into the ground, creating a crater several meters wide.

He backhanded an axe strike onto Blood Slaughter's neck.

[System: Critical Hit! - 88,000!]

[System: Blood Slaughter entered Bleeding state, losing 10,000 HP per second.]

The players watched with boiling blood.

"Brother Chen is fighting the boss like he's chopping vegetables!"

"Charge! While the boss is controlled, go all out!"

Players threw out their skills like they were free.

Fireballs, ice arrows, sword lights, and arrow rain all bombarded Blood Slaughter.

But with 2 million HP, it was too thick, and its health dropped very slowly.

"The damage is too scratchy! It's all relying on Brother Chen's solo output!"

"Our damage is barely enough to tickle the boss!"

Blood Slaughter suddenly broke free from the bleeding state, and a red light lit up on its chest.

[System: Blood Slaughter charging skill · Blood Prison Cannon, releases after 3 seconds.]

A red energy ball condensed wildly on its chest, with enough power to kill everyone instantly.

"Everyone back off!"

Lin Chen roared and blocked at the very front.

He gripped the axe with both hands, injecting all his Lord power into the weapon.

Golden and black light intertwined, forming a hundred-meter giant axe phantom.

"Myriad Heavens Judgment · Slash!"

The giant axe slashed down with a boom.

The blood-colored energy cannon collided with the axe beam, making a deafening roar.

Boom—!!!

The blood-colored energy shattered instantly.

The giant axe's momentum remained, slashing into Blood Slaughter's body.

[System: Ultimate Critical Hit! Damage 580,000!]

[System: Blood Slaughter HP depleted!]

Blood Slaughter let out a desperate wail, and its body exploded with a bang.

The sky-filling blood mist dissipated, and the boss's corpse turned into particles of light.

[System: Lin Chen killed Abyss Third Floor Boss Blood Slaughter.]

[System: Server Announcement: Player Lin Chen achieved First Kill on Blood Demon · Blood Slaughter, obtained Myriad Heavens Glory Title.]

Golden light erupted!

The ground was instantly covered in equipment!

Purple gear, orange gear, skill books, materials, gold coins, piled up into a small hill!

There was even an Abyss Lord Core flickering with seven-colored light!

The players exploded instantly.

"Orange gear! It actually dropped orange gear!"

"The first orange gear on the server! Brother Chen is invincible!"

"Equipment everywhere! My eyes are dazzled!"

"This drop rate is maxed out! Brother Chen killing a boss = picking up equipment!"

Lin Chen bent down and picked up all the items, and the system panel scrolled crazily.

[Blood Demon Battle Blade (Orange Gear): Attack + 3000, Strength + 800, Critical Hit + 30%, attached skill: Blood Demon Roar.]

[Purgatory Legguards (Purple Gear): Defense + 1200, Stamina + 500, Damage Reduction + 30%.]

[Abyss Lord Core: Necessary material for territory upgrade, can unlock the Lord's second form.]

[Myriad Heavens Glory Title: All attributes + 10%, player adoration + 100%.]

[Gold Coins x 200,000, Skill Books x 5, Rare Materials x 99.]

Lin Chen picked up the orange Blood Demon Battle Blade and tossed it to Brute No. 1.

"Your weapon, change it."

Brute No. 1 caught the orange gear, his hands shaking, almost crying.

"Or... Orange gear! Brother Chen, you're just giving me orange gear?"

"I've never seen such awesome equipment in my life! Brother Chen, I'll be your servant!"

Lin Chen tossed the Purgatory Legguards to Iron Shield Little King.

"Hold the front, you're tanky."

Iron Shield Little King was incoherent with excitement, bowing repeatedly.

The other players were envious to the point of madness.

"Following Brother Chen, you can get orange gear easily!"

"I'm going to work hard to output too! Next time, I want orange gear too!"

[System: Player equipped with orange gear, team combat power increased by 500%.]

[System: Territory upgrade conditions met, return to territory to upgrade?]

Lin Chen shook his head.

He looked deeper into the third floor, where there was a pitch-black gate.

[System: Abyss Fourth Floor — Demon King's Nest entrance has been unlocked.]

The players were instantly excited.

"Charging straight to the fourth floor? Let's take down the Demon King!"

"With Brother Chen here, the Demon King on the fourth floor will have to kneel too!"

Lin Chen checked his status; his HP and mana were full, and all skills were off cooldown.

He knew very well that in the Demon King's Nest, the true ruler of the Abyss was hidden.

Only by crushing everything to the end could he stand firm in the Myriad Heavens.

Lin Chen said calmly: "Replenish your status, in one minute, charge to the fourth floor."

The players roared in unison, their voices shattering the blood mist.

"Charge!"

"Kill through the Abyss!"

"Brother Chen, take us to fly!"

Everyone frantically took potions, organized equipment, and repaired weapons.

Lying Flat Player leaned against the wall, frantically clicking on healing potions.

"Demon King of the fourth floor, wait! Brother Chen is coming to collect your gear soon!"

Brute No. 1 swung the orange battle blade, and the air was slashed with a sharp whistle.

"With this blade, I dare to slash the Demon King three times!"

Lin Chen stood before the dark gate, his eyes as sharp as knives.

The Demon King of the Abyss Fourth Floor would be another stepping stone for him to reach the top of the Myriad Heavens.

The next second, the battle began again!