Chapter 28

He was truly no match!

This shattered his worldview.

The next instant.

Pfft!

Su Ming’s sword blade had already slashed toward his throat.

He raised his blade hilt in a sorry state to block this sword.

Swish.

Su Ming’s sword directly hacked his hand into rotten meat.

The blade hilt shattered.

However, although he had barely blocked this sword,

Su Ming’s set effect triggered!

【Shadow Slash: When activating a sword skill, there is a 60% chance to spawn a shadow, causing an additional follow-up strike. The power of this strike is equal to your normal attack.】

A shadow that looked exactly like Su Ming appeared behind him, resembling ink.

It almost overlapped.

The shadow held an ink sword and slashed out suddenly.

Swish!

This sword was not physical damage.

It was dark-attribute damage.

The sword blade passed directly through Li Chenguang’s throat.

Blood flowed, and he was thoroughly defeated.

Li Chenguang fell heavily to his knees.

He was completely unable to fight any longer.

"No... this is impossible, I haven't lost..." he muttered hoarsely, his lips trembling.

His face was bloodless, and the life in his eyes faded rapidly.

No matter what, he couldn't believe the fact that he had lost.

He had thought this dungeon was his hunting ground.

He hadn't expected that he was also prey.

Su Ming’s strength shocked everyone! ===== CHAPTER 75 =====

Su Ming gazed down at him, his eyes calm.

In fact, his initial sword strike could have instantly killed Li Chenguang.

But at that time, Ji Yao was right in front of Li Chenguang, too close.

To avoid hurting Ji Yao, Su Ming had chosen only to block his attacks.

But at this very moment, Su Ming truly revealed his terrifying strength.

"The number one genius of Wuyang City, a ten-star Blade Maniac, is that all?"

Su Ming said coldly.

This sentence was like true damage.

It made Li Chenguang’s eyes tremble, as if struck by lightning.

Subsequently, Su Ming slashed out with his sword.

This sword aimed for Li Chenguang’s head, intending to annihilate him completely!

Hum!

In this instant, a blue light flashed.

A barrier flickered into existence around Li Chenguang.

Like water, it swallowed and enveloped him.

Subsequently, Li Chenguang was directly teleported away.

His figure disappeared.

Su Ming’s killing strike failed to hit.

He looked at the empty ground, his eyes grave.

"Tsk, a life-saving accessory, huh..."

"He got away."

This kind of protective equipment that combined a protective barrier and teleportation was basically one-time use.

It was expensive, usually costing tens or even millions of Arrival Coins to craft.

It seemed that Wuyang City had spent a fortune to protect this genius.

"Next time, even ten life-saving items won't save you."

Su Ming sheathed his sword and said in a deep voice.

As long as the sword technique was fast enough, protective equipment wouldn't even have time to take effect.

Su Ming was confident that the next time he saw Li Chenguang, he would have raised his strength to that level.

Perhaps it was also possible he would never see him again.

After this battle, Li Chenguang’s Dao heart was already shattered.

His hand had been crippled by Su Ming and would be hard to heal in the short term.

His dignity, inner self, and pride had all been thoroughly crushed by Su Ming.

For a genius, this was absolutely a devastating blow.

Li Chenguang would likely never recover, perhaps even needing psychological treatment.

Su Ming turned and looked at Ji Yao and the others.

"Are you okay?" he asked Ji Yao and Yan Ze with concern.

"No... nothing now, thank you."

Yan Ze was stunned for a moment before answering slowly.

His injuries had already been healed by 50% by Jiang Yunqing, and his life was no longer in danger.

Ji Yao’s eyes were also slightly red as she rushed forward and hugged Su Ming.

Seeing this, Jiang Yunqing pouted.

Hmph, I didn't expect someone to have gotten there first.

No wonder he was so cold to me.

But she wasn't discouraged.

As the saying goes, as long as you swing the hoe well, there's no corner you can't dig.

"Su Ming, you just now..."

"How are you so strong?" Ji Yao said, her shock still lingering.

Su Ming shrugged.

"He was just too weak."

Seeing this, everyone was speechless.

Li Chenguang was weak?

Then who else in this world could be called a genius?

But they didn't chat for long.

Because in the center of the blood-colored lake ahead, a massive whirlpool appeared.

The next instant, a knight clad in blood-red armor jumped out from it.

He was several meters tall, looking like a giant.

His burly body was covered in armor that flickered with cold light.

He walked on the water, stepping across the lake toward the shore!

A terrifying pressure approached rapidly!

【Warning, Hidden BOSS appeared!】

【Warning, Hidden BOSS appeared!】 ===== CHAPTER 76 =====

Seeing this warning, everyone’s faces turned pale with horror.

"Su Ming, let's retreat quickly!"

"The hidden BOSS is very strong; it's too dangerous."

Yan Ze suggested, feeling startled.

"No." Su Ming stood his ground, his expression calm.

"Ji Yao, you and Yan Ze leave first; Jiang Yunqing and I will challenge the hidden BOSS here."

That was his original plan.

Seeing Su Ming’s determined gaze, Ji Yao refused to leave.

"I'll challenge it with you!" she said without hesitation.

Yan Ze, standing to the side, was also silent for a moment.

Then, he could only let out a helpless sigh.

"Sigh, if I run away now, I’ll look like a coward..."

"Since you all have such courage, I can only stay and fight!"

Although challenging a hidden BOSS was extremely dangerous, the rewards were also excellent!

As the saying goes, the bigger the waves, the more expensive the fish!

【Ji Yao and Yan Ze apply to join the team】

【Agree】

Su Ming didn't push them away too much.

Having Ji Yao and Yan Ze join the team wasn't in the plan.

But one must learn to adapt to circumstances!

With two more people, the probability of success would indeed be a bit higher!

The blood-armored knight stepped across the water!

His eyes flickered with fierce light, and he seemed to be filled with rage.

He held a massive, thick sword in his hand.

A sword as big as a person—who wouldn't be bewildered seeing that?

"Intruders must die!"

He roared and leaped onto the shore in one step.

The thick giant sword smashed toward Su Ming.

Su Ming dodged to the side, narrowly avoiding the move.

Subsequently, he immediately scanned the BOSS’s data.

【Hidden BOSS · Guardian of the Blood Lake: Red-Armored Undead Knight】

【Level: 19】

【Strength: 301】

【Constitution: 250】

【Agility: 102】

【Spirit: 102】

【Luck: 10】

【Skills: Heavy Armor Mastery Lv.5, Thick-Blade Horse-Slaying, Howling Water Blade Gathering, Blood Sucking, Thick-Blade Shockwave, Dense Skin...】

These terrifying attributes made his heart skip a beat.

It far exceeded his expectations!

In his previous life, Su Ming hadn't seen this hidden BOSS with his own eyes.

Now that he saw it, he felt it was truly terrifying.

The attributes of the Red-Armored Undead Knight far exceeded those of an F-grade novice dungeon BOSS.

It could even rival an E-grade dungeon BOSS!

If an ordinary newcomer encountered it, it would basically be a dead end!

If he had known this BOSS was so terrifying, Su Ming might have considered whether to challenge it!

But now that the die was cast, there was no turning back!

Su Ming formed a sword finger with his hand, his mind moving slightly.

Whoosh!

The mysterious steel sword on his back hovered on its own.

The pitch-black sword edge flickered with cold light as it hovered in mid-air.

Sword Control skill, manipulating this sword to fight in the air.

The tip of the mysterious steel sword suddenly pointed at the Red-Armored Undead Knight and shot out!

Clang!

The Red-Armored Undead Knight let out a roar and smashed down with his sword.

The inertia and potential energy carried by the thick giant sword were terrifying.

The Profound Steel Sword was directly smashed, spinning as it flew out and embedding itself into the ground in reverse.

But the next instant, the blade trembled and hovered again, continuing to slash over.

Under Su Ming’s mental control, the mysterious steel sword was like an unkillable cockroach.

It kept flying over, confronting, circling, and blocking the giant sword of the Red-Armored Undead Knight!

At the same time, Su Ming raised his hand and gripped the air.

A longsword as black as ink rose from his shadow and landed in his palm!

Platinum-grade weapon, Shadow-Flow Longsword!

Seeing the way this sword appeared, Ji Yao and Yan Ze were somewhat surprised.

This sword didn't even have a physical blade; the edge looked like an extension of a shadow, very illusory.

Su Ming actually had such a weapon; it seemed his opportunities were not small.

Yan Ze retreated quickly, drawing his bow and nocking an arrow.

He was a ranged damage dealer and had to cover Su Ming from the rear.

There weren't many arrows left in his quiver because he had consumed too many in the battle with Li Chenguang.

But he pulled out his novice short blade and casually cut two branches, which fell in front of him.

Subsequently, he raised his hand and gripped.

All the branches turned into brand-new arrows and flew into his quiver.

This was the Ranger’s exclusive skill, 【Material-Gathering Arrow Crafting】.

It could convert any wild materials into arrows.

The stronger the material, the greater the power of the arrow, of course.

With arrows, Yan Ze immediately half-knelt on the ground, his eyes locked onto the Red-Armored Undead Knight like a hawk!

Drawing the bow and nocking the arrow!

Tracking Arrow, shot out!

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!!!

The arrow tips were shadowless as they flew past.

But hitting the BOSS had little effect.

For a Red-Armored Undead Knight of such massive size, these arrows were like toothpicks.

Moreover, he was covered in heavy armor; this kind of piercing weapon was too ineffective, and the arrows would shatter before even breaking his defense.

Ji Yao rushed to Su Ming’s side and chanted a spell.

Two undead skeleton soldiers immediately condensed and emerged from the dark magic array.

They raised their bone swords and charged fearlessly toward the BOSS.

However, they were too fragile; under the heavy giant sword, they couldn't resist a single move and shattered into slag!

Jiang Yunqing looked grave, her face somewhat nervous.

She was not an attack-type class, so her best choice was to provide support from the rear.

She ran quickly to a tree in the back, raised her hands, and provided buffs to the three of them! ===== CHAPTER 77 =====