Thorny Ant Lord

"Oh my god?! 9,000 damage!! Is it for real?!"

"This video must be edited! I don't believe it!"

"Yeah, yeah! It's totally fake! Yesterday, he could only deal 6,000 damage! How is it possible to increase it by 3,000 overnight?"

"That's right! I've been practicing for a whole day and can't even do 60 points of damage! How could he increase it by 3,000 points in a day?"

"Hey, do you think there's a possibility that Mo Xiao, the expert, felt that the elite monster from yesterday was too weak and didn't use his full strength?"

"Damn, if that's what he really thought, Mo Xiao is a freak! Who has such terrifying skills as a solo player! He must be cheating! It's unfair! I'm going to report him!"

…

Listening to the shouts of the surrounding students, Jiang Shan, with a stern face, said, "Shut up, all of you!

"Just because you can't do it doesn't mean others can't! Shut your mouths and watch carefully! See how others complete the instance! If you don't want to watch, go level up! If you keep blabbering, I'll revoke your qualification to enter the instance!

"Furthermore, if there really is someone in our human race who can cheat, that would be a true blessing for us humans…"

Seeing Jiang Shan's displeased expression, everyone closed their mouths one after another, afraid to continue their nonsense, and cautiously watched the screen at the entrance of the instance.

Meanwhile, inside the black ant nest instance…

[You have killed an elite black ant soldier and gained 1,000 experience points.]

[You have killed an elite black ant soldier and gained 1,000 experience points.]

Mo Xiao looked at the consecutive system messages flashing before his eyes and slowly lowered his staff.

"Be careful, there are many elite-level black soldier ants here. Don't get ambushed," he warned.

Jiang He looked at his upgraded character panel once again and nodded with joy. "Yeah, I know!"

Mo Xiao glanced at Jiang He and said calmly, "Since the number of elite monsters suddenly increased in this area, we must have reached some special place. Pay attention."

"Okay, but with you here, I don't have to be so cautious, right?" Jiang He said cheerfully.

Mo Xiao: "…"

Jiang Shan: "…"

Second Hall Master: "…"

With just that one sentence from Jiang He, all three of them fell silent instantly.

Just as Jiang He was feeling happy, Mo Xiao's expression suddenly changed. He grabbed Jiang He's arm and pulled him behind himself. "Skeleton Lord!"

In the next moment, the skeleton lord appeared in front of the two of them almost instantly, holding a huge skeleton battle shield in front of it.

[-3,999!]

"Crack!"

They heard a piercing sound of shattering, and a glaring white text flashed across the shield in the skeleton lord's hand.

Immediately, the skeleton shield turned into a pile of broken bones and scattered on the ground.

"What a powerful attack!" Mo Xiao's expression instantly turned serious as he witnessed the scene.

Soon, black ants of the same size as elite black soldier ants appeared in front of the two individuals and the skeleton.

Although they were small in size, these black ants were covered in strange spikes.

Clearly, it was this creature that launched the previous attack.

[Thorny Ant Lord·Lord-level boss]

Level: LV 20

HP: 3,000/3,000

Strength: 1,000

Agility: 100

Spirit: 120

Endurance: 50

Physique: 300

Lord's Summons: Summons five Thorny Ants to assist you.

Spike Charge: Shoots out the spikes from its body, inflicting terrifying damage!

Thorns: When you attack it, 25% of the damage will be reflected back at you.

Elemental Affinity: The spikes of the Thorny Ant Lord can possess various elemental attributes, causing powerful elemental damage!

Magic Resistance: Magic attacks deal 50% reduced damage.

"Another Lord-level boss…"

Mo Xiao's expression became serious as he looked at the thorny ant lord in front of him.

Although a lord-tier boss is weaker than a bronze-tier boss, the last time, I only won by relying on the Dragon God's Descent. Now the Magic Source Ring is still on cooldown, so I can't use that bug-level ultimate move.

From the interface, this thorny ant leader was just a high-attack weakling.

But that thorny skill made Mo Xiao a little hesitant.

Magic resistance was one thing. As long as his spell intensity was high enough, it was possible to defeat it with a single blow.

However, what Mo Xiao didn't know was whether this Thorn skill only reflected physical attacks or if it also reflected magical attacks.

Despite having a formidable and astonishing attack power, easily able to one-shot this 3,000 HP mini-boss, he himself had less than 2,000 HP.

If he triggered the power of a thousand catties, dealing ten times the damage, the thorny ant lord would be defeated, but Mo Xiao would also perish along with it!

"What's wrong? This guy just has a slightly higher attack power, right? With your output, you should be able to easily take it down."

Jiang He said calmly.

Mo Xiao didn't say anything, but slowly put away his staff, lightning flashing in his palm.

In an instant, a bolt of lightning struck directly on the head of the thorny ant lord.

-89.5

A yellow number appeared faintly above the thorny ant lord's head.

Outside the instance dungeon.

The onlookers, who were wondering why Mo Xiao was hesitating,

fell into silence for a moment. Then, bursts of raucous laughter erupted as they saw the damage number.

"Hahaha!!! I thought he would deal massive damage! Turns out it's only eighty-nine points! How ridiculous!"

"I thought that kind of damage was Mo Xiao's normal state! So it was just a burst! Maybe he used items given by Jiang He to achieve it!"

"This is hilarious! After all the talk, he couldn't even break a hundred damage! Thought he was so powerful!"

"I don't know how you have the audacity to laugh here. It's just eighty-nine points of damage! Who among us can deal such high damage? What right do you have to mock Brother Xiao!"

The Deputy Master chuckled while watching Mo Xiao's actions. "We should add a course on basic skills at the school in the future.

"This kid, not even knowing that thorns only reflect physical damage, and he's using the lowest-level magic to test them."

Jiang Shan quickly said, "Okay, I'll report this matter to the Mayor later.

"But this kid is smart and vigilant. He might be a promising talent."

At this moment, Jiang He looked at Mo Xiao with astonishment. "Mo Xiao? What's wrong? How come your damage is so low?"

Mo Xiao ignored Jiang He and quietly glanced at his own health bar. "It seems that magical attacks are not reflected."

"Squeak!!!"

Just then, the thorny ant lord seemed to grow furious and let out a loud roar.

In the next moment, its body emitted a chilling red light.

In an instant, countless sharp spikes radiating red light shot out from the thorny ant lord's body like a scatter shot, heading straight for the two of them.