Challenge the boss alone

"Wind - Treading Slash!"

Kai Blake's figure was as swift as the wind, leaving streaks of afterimages in the air. He appeared behind a Minotaur and gently tapped the back of its head with his staff.

-264!

The Minotaur fell to the ground, turning into dots of white light and dropping a small pile of copper coins.

"The monsters on the first floor are generally between level 1 - 10. They're too weak for me, and killing them won't give me any experience."

As he spoke, Kai Blake looked towards the depths of Wind - Thunder Valley. Faint roars of wind and thunder could be heard coming from within, making people's hearts tremble with fear.

It seemed that some terrifying monster was born in the depths of Wind - Thunder Valley. Monsters were constantly fleeing outwards, leaving their territory.

Kai Blake's eyes glowed with anticipation for the upcoming battle.

"Only that big guy inside can warm me up a bit."

With the SSS - rank talent [Eyes that analyze the essence] in effect, no secrets could be hidden from Kai Blake.

The information of the Minotaur General was laid bare before his eyes.

[Minotaur General, a monster that definitely shouldn't be on the first floor, summoned by the Sixth Demon God of the Abyss Plane!]

"Monster: Wounded Minotaur General

Introduction: Seriously injured from forcefully crossing the Tower of Eternity, its level and attributes have dropped significantly!

LV.20

hp: 65,000

mp: 21,000

Physical Defense: 300

Magic Defense: 9999

Skills:...."

"Note: This monster is carrying a special item. The only purpose of its being sent here is to hinder the growth of Shurason!"

Special item [Forbidden Magic Tome (SS - rank)]: Increases the holder's magic defense to 9999, immunizes magic damage below ten million, and reduces magic damage above ten million by 90 - 99%!

Looking at the introduction of the Minotaur General, Kai Blake couldn't help but laugh.

"So it's specifically aimed at me."

Due to the server - wide announcement, the whole world knew that [Shurason] had transferred to [Thor Fury Mage].

The Demon God, wanting to block Shurason's path of growth, naturally sent a monster that focused on magic defense.

In fact, as an SS - rank item, the Forbidden Magic Tome was already extremely powerful.

It directly immunized magic damage below ten million!

For damage above ten million, it had a minimum of 90% damage reduction!

The Minotaur General holding the Forbidden Magic Tome was a nightmare for mages, the natural enemy of Shurason, and an absolute bane to mages!

For a mage to kill the Minotaur General, they would have to deal more than ten million magic damage in a single hit!

In other words, this monster was simply beyond what a mage could handle. Only by gathering a group of physical - damage - dealing classes and relying on their numerical advantage could they gradually wear it down!

This was destined to be a difficult battle. Those with weak talents would take the initiative to avoid it and be careful to detour, for fear of getting into trouble.

Those with powerful talents, upon hearing the news, would come rushing over, eager to give it a try.

Of course, they also had to form groups to have the capital to contend with the Minotaur General. Going alone would be suicidal!

Kai Blake didn't think that much.

He could go it alone.

"Wind - Treading Slash!"

A gust of wind swept by, and Kai Blake appeared over a hundred meters away, eliminating another Minotaur.

"0.5 - second cooldown, and the maximum single - dash distance can reach 150 meters!"

Kai Blake was in high spirits and very satisfied with Wind - Treading Slash.

Converted to speed, the upper limit of Wind - Treading Slash was 300 meters per second, or 1080 kilometers per hour!

It was precisely because of this upper limit that Kai Blake chose Wind - Treading Slash, and it hadn't let him down.

While advancing rapidly with Wind - Treading Slash, Kai Blake didn't stop stacking [Ready for Action]. This was his trump card against the Minotaur General.

Ten - million - magic - damage immunity?

Don't look down on me!

Yesterday, the Cerberus that was instantly killed had endured tens of billions of magic damage!

A mere ten million was not even enough to whet one's appetite!

Kai Blake advanced like a gust of wind, making quite a commotion.

On two high - ground areas around Wind - Thunder Valley, someone saw a streak of afterimage rush into the valley and immediately sent a message:

"Group One, attention. Group One, attention. A warrior has entered Wind - Thunder Valley alone!"

Kai Blake's dash skill was easy to recognize. Wind - Treading Slash was a close - combat dash skill that only warriors would learn.

After receiving the message, the members of Group One showed no change in expression, and some even had a hint of schadenfreude.

"Another one who's courting death."

"That's a monster summoned by the Demon God. He actually thinks he can handle it alone. He's so delusional!"

"Even us geniuses have to lower our pride and form a group to challenge it. Who gave him the confidence to fight the BOSS alone? Shurason?"

"Don't be ridiculous. Shurason is a mage, not a warrior!"

"..."

Outside Wind - Thunder Valley, on an open ground, a hundred people were standing scattered, chatting with each other and making fun of the warrior who had just rushed into the valley.

This was the [Wind - Thunder Valley Group One] that had been summoned. All of them were geniuses from various places, and the weakest among them had an A - rank talent!

Asher Miller stood in an inconspicuous corner, scanning the crowd with his eyes.

In the whole city, he was a dazzling genius, the darling of the entire school, with countless resources pouring in for him.

But when put on a national or even global scale, what was an A - rank talent?

There are always mountains beyond mountains and people beyond people!

Others had better talents, better equipment, and better resources.

Everything was better than his!

What could Asher Miller use to compete with these chosen ones?

Asher Miller clenched his fists, and a flash of unwillingness passed through his eyes. He was eager to become stronger.

"Everyone, attention. We're about to set off!"

"Indeed, we can't let that warrior who went in earlier kill the BOSS first."

This joke made everyone laugh, and the air was filled with a cheerful atmosphere.

A hundred geniuses got ready and, under the command of a genius with an S - rank talent, slowly explored towards the depths of Wind - Thunder Valley.

...

Outside Wind - Thunder Valley,

Two figures appeared one after another.

"Stella Parker, didn't you say we wouldn't come to Wind - Thunder Valley?"

Pozz chased after Stella Parker, asking in confusion.

"I'm afraid Kai Blake has already gone in!"

Stella Parker furrowed her brows, looking worried. "I gave him the map. If he enters Wind - Thunder Valley, wouldn't I be the one who got him into trouble?"

This was not repaying kindness but repaying it with enmity!

Stella Parker had to go to Wind - Thunder Valley. Even if she couldn't find Kai Blake, at least she would have tried her best.

"Pozz, you go back first. I'll go deeper inside."

"What are you talking about? Kai is your classmate, but isn't he my buddy too?"

Pozz rolled his eyes. "Anyway, if we die in the Tower of Eternity, we can still return to the Eternal Core City. What's there to be afraid of?"

Although Pozz said it lightly, the weakened state after death was very long. If they died, it would be equivalent to wasting the whole day!

Stella Parker didn't try to persuade him much. She pointed to a small beast on her shoulder.

"This little guy can avoid danger. It will lead the way for us, choosing the safest path and avoiding too many battles with monsters."

The monsters in Wind - Thunder Valley were of relatively high levels. Besides the BOSS, the other monsters were not easy for the two of them to deal with.

With the guiding summoned beast, Stella Parker had the confidence to explore deeper.

Stella Parker warned,

"Stay close to me later. Don't get lost!"

"Got it!"

Pozz nodded like a chicken pecking at rice, urging her to start.

The two figures gradually walked towards the depths of Wind - Thunder Valley.

"The joy of Wind - Treading Slash, mages can't even imagine."

Kai Blake moved rapidly with Wind - Treading Slash, leaving behind the corpses of many monsters.

These corpses were also good materials, but Kai Blake didn't have the time to dissect them bit by bit. It would be a waste of time.

The Minotaur General was waiting for Kai Blake!

"How many layers of [Ready for Action] have been stacked?"

Kai Blake glanced at the status bar. 30 layers? It had been almost 10 minutes since he entered the Tower of Eternity, right?

"I didn't pay attention when killing the Cerberus before. Is the upper limit of stacking [Ready for Action] 30?"

30 layers, 2 to the power of 30. For Kai Blake, it was enough for now.

Relying on one trick to succeed everywhere was clearly unrealistic.

The Demon Gods, knowing that [Shurason] was a mage, had their underlings wear special items like the [Forbidden Magic Tome] to target Shurason.

Only when one was comprehensive enough could they not be targeted by the enemy!

Besides [Ready for Action], Kai Blake needed other means to continuously enrich his arsenal.

Over - relying on a single skill, Kai Blake might be very successful and invincible in battles at the battle - soldier and War - King levels.

But once it came to higher - level battles, he would soon be targeted, restrained, or even killed!

30 layers was 30 layers. It was sufficient for the time being.

Kai Blake looked at the [Force of Nature Staff] in his hand.

The Force of Nature could be upgraded 12 times, with a rather high upper limit. The condition for the first upgrade was to deal one million thunder - type damage!

"First, kill the Minotaur General!"

Fighting the Minotaur General, upgrading the Force of Nature, and achieving 100% exploration of the first floor of the Tower of Eternity.

These three things were closely related and interlocked.

Whoosh -

A strong wind blew, and countless plants and trees were sent flying. They soared into the sky under the sweep of the hurricane, blocking Kai Blake's figure.

He continued to move towards the depths of Wind - Thunder Valley!

...

Just 10 li behind Kai Blake,

Two people were struggling through the valley, their bodies covered with branches and leaves, looking extremely embarrassed.

They were Pozz and Stella Parker.

Worried that Kai Blake had entered Wind - Thunder Valley, they wanted to find him inside.

Pozz gasped for breath, hugging a tree to take a break.

"Stella Parker, this summoned beast of yours is really amazing!"

The little beast on Stella Parker's shoulder had chosen a path for them that avoided all living things!

They had only encountered the corpses of many monsters.

The environment in Wind - Thunder Valley was far more severe than they had imagined.

Even though they hadn't engaged in any battles along the way, every step forward was extremely difficult.

Stella Parker was squatting beside a monster's corpse at this time, looking at it intently.

"Strange."

"What's strange?"

Pozz's heart tightened, fearing that they might encounter something strange. They were here to save Kai Blake, not to get themselves killed.

"Looking at the wounds on these monsters, they should have been caused by Wind - Treading Slash."

Stella Parker analyzed seriously.

"That means there's a warrior - class genius not far ahead of us!"

"That's great. We can catch up with him and ask if he's seen Kai Blake."

Pozz perked up, looking ahead and saying eagerly.

"If he hasn't seen Kai Blake either, it means Kai Blake isn't in Wind - Thunder Valley. With Kai Blake's strength alone, he definitely can't have come this far!"

"It's hard to say..."

Stella Parker still furrowed her brows, as if something was particularly bothering her.

Stella Parker thought to herself, "There's only one wound on all the monsters, which means the attacker killed them in one hit!"

"Below level 10, being able to instantly kill the monsters in Wind - Thunder Valley, including some elite ones, how powerful is this person's talent?!"

"S - rank, or SS - rank?"

Stella Parker was shocked by her own speculation and kept warning herself in her heart.

There are always mountains beyond mountains and people beyond people.

The warrior using [Wind - Treading Slash] in front, just by casually showing his strength, was far beyond Asher Miller. Even Stella Parker, with her S - rank talent, might not be his match!

"Let's go. Be more careful on the way!"

Stella Parker and Pozz braved the strong wind and set off again, eager to catch up with the mysterious warrior ahead as soon as possible.

...

Suddenly, a deafening roar came from the depths of Wind - Thunder Valley!

The entire valley started to shake, and a terrifying crack opened in the middle of the ground. Countless earth and wood fell into it, making it seem like the end of the world had arrived.

The members of Wind - Thunder Valley Group One, who were advancing slowly, all stopped immediately and looked around warily.

All of them were injured, looking even more embarrassed than Stella Parker and the others.

After all, Stella Parker had avoided battles, while the geniuses of Wind - Thunder Valley Group One had to fight against endless monsters with every step forward.

Noticing the commotion in the depths of the valley, someone immediately asked loudly.

"Sky - Eye, what's going on?"

"Ah!"

The young man called [Sky - Eye] covered his left eye in pain, howling in agony. Black blood flowed from between his fingers, looking extremely creepy.

"My eye!"

His shrill screams made people's hair stand on end. Apparently, his eye had been severely injured.

"Where are the doctors? Where are the well - trained doctors?"

Immediately, a priest stepped forward. The staff emitted a soft white light, and then he wrapped half of the head with a bandage, temporarily stabilizing the injury and barely keeping Sky - Eye alive.

"Sky - Eye, what did you see?"

The others surrounded him, anxiously waiting for an answer.

With the sudden change in Wind - Thunder Valley, if they didn't figure out the situation and advanced rashly, they could easily be wiped out!

"Whoosh -"

Sky - Eye gasped for breath, still in shock, and said tremblingly, "I... I saw... the BOSS was... awakened."

"What!"

"Someone was faster than us? Who is it? Is it Group Two?!"

"Damn it, they got there first!"

"....."

The morale of Group One was significantly affected.

Obviously, there were more geniuses summoned than just their group. Other BOSS - hunting groups were advancing from different directions.

Since the other side had awakened the BOSS before them, it meant that their overall strength was stronger, and they had a higher chance of finally taking down the BOSS!

At this time, Asher Miller stepped forward and said firmly,

"Don't be discouraged! Awakening the BOSS first will definitely face greater pressure. The one who finally kills the BOSS will get the most generous rewards!"

These two simple sentences instantly lifted the spirits of the geniuses in Group One from their depression.

That's right!

Winning first doesn't mean winning in the end. So what if they awakened the BOSS? What if they were wiped out by the BOSS?

Besides!

Anyone who has played games and killed BOSSes knows that the first 99.99% of the health is just a build - up.

The real BOSS - killing depends on the last blow!

There's still a chance to snatch the victory from the jaws of defeat!

"Well said. Let's speed up. We still have a chance to take down the BOSS!"

"Sky - Eye, is your injury serious? Can you keep up?"

Blood was seeping through the gauze on Sky - Eye's head, and his health was still dropping.

Just looking at the BOSS from a distance had seriously injured him!

"No, it's not right...."

Before he could finish speaking, Sky - Eye turned into a white light and disappeared on the spot.

His life reached zero, and he died.

Sky - Eye returned to the Eternal Core City.

The Wind - Thunder Group One didn't get discouraged because of Sky - Eye's death. Instead, their morale soared, and they advanced deeper into the valley!

In the Eternal Core City, a flash of white light appeared, and Sky - Eye, with a pale face, appeared on the street, still in shock.

He shouted out the words he hadn't finished,

"It's not right. The one who awakened the BOSS wasn't a group!"

"That man, he awakened the BOSS alone. He's going to fight the BOSS alone!"

Unfortunately, Sky - Eye couldn't get in touch with his teammates and couldn't pass on this information.