Chapter 54: Tier 2 Difficult Elite! Blood Skull·Giant Lizard!

The Blood River surged, and amid its roaring waves, a massive blood-colored skeleton stepped forward slowly toward the Blood Wolf.

The monster finally revealed its true form.

A creature resembling a lizard skeleton, entirely crimson, with a fearsome head crowned by a single horn and sharp, glinting blood-red dorsal spines.

Two rows of razor-sharp fangs sent chills down the spine.

"So ugly!"

Facing Ye Xingtong stared at the enormous monster before her with clear disgust.

The woman's strange point of focus.

Luo Chenyu, however, thought the monster looked quite cool, exuding the aura of a fearsome beast.

Insight Eye.

【Blood Skull·Giant Lizard】

Grade: Difficult Elite Monster

Level: LV. 20

HP: 10950

MP: 8000

Strength: 188; Constitution: 159; Agility: 110; Spirit: 92

Skills: Blood Yama, Blood Bone Spike, Counterattack Shield, Blood Poison Mist!

Power Level: Tier 2!

……

"Tier 2 Difficult Elite Monster!!"

Before Luo Chenyu had finished reading its stats, Facing Ye Xingtong's startled cry rang out beside him.

It was no wonder she was so shocked.

With these stats, even a full Tier 2 professional team might struggle to defeat it, let alone two brand-new rookies who just switched classes!

"Quiet Guy, let's retreat first—this thing is too fierce!"

Retreat??

Luo Chenyu compared their stats; on paper, the gap was indeed a chasm impossible to cross, and even breaking its defense seemed unlikely.

But…

His 【Steel Shield】 explosion couldn't be measured by "on-paper" stats.

"I'll give it a try!"

Luo Chenyu thought of his four skills; so far, the most prominent was undoubtedly 【Steel Shield】, but that didn't mean 【Steel Shield】 was the strongest…

Each skill had its own purpose.

And so far, he hadn't tested how his skills worked together.

Ordinary monsters didn't call for it—now, for the first time, he had a target worthy of testing.

"You're insane!"

Facing Ye Xingtong watched the 【Blood Skull·Giant Lizard】 draw nearer, her expression frantic, yet her feet didn't move an inch—she stood firm behind Luo Chenyu.

As if, with him, she had the whole world.

Luo Chenyu turned to gaze at Facing Ye Xingtong; his heart trembled slightly, warmed by a surge of emotion.

They say when disaster strikes, everyone flees for themselves!

Facing Ye Xingtong's panicked expression and unwavering gaze moved him deeply.

It was a warmth long forgotten.

He reached out his large hand, gently stroking her small head, and said softly: "Good girl, step back fifty meters—leave the rest to me."

"You… be careful!"

Hearing Luo Chenyu's words, Facing Ye Xingtong turned and ran.

She knew that even with her 【Exclusive】 skill, she couldn't inflict significant damage on the 【Blood Skull·Giant Lizard】.

Better to step aside and give Luo Chenyu room to act.

"Roar!!"

The 【Blood Skull·Giant Lizard】, seeing its prey flee, let out a piercing, shrill roar and suddenly accelerated.

"Come on—give me a chance to test my strength!"

Luo Chenyu's expression turned solemn as he gripped his steel sword tightly.

Instead of retreating, he advanced—boosted by 【Savage Charge】, his speed surged, even surpassing the rapidly charging 【Blood Skull·Giant Lizard】.

In a narrow path, the brave prevail.

Boom!!

The collision sent dust flying everywhere, erupting in violent noise.

The high-speed charge and overwhelming strength gap did not fling Luo Chenyu backward—he stood firm, raising his hand to slash at the 【Blood Skull·Giant Lizard】 right before him!

Dodge?

The 【Blood Skull·Giant Lizard】 could not dodge at all—it was stunned in place by 【Savage Charge】, utterly immobilized.

Surprising!

A Tier 1 mutated skill had stunned a Tier 2 Difficult Elite Monster.

And it was a full 1.5-second stun, with no reduction.

The steel sword struck between the crimson skull's neck.

Instantly, sparks flew everywhere.

The hard bone shattered the novice sword, causing its durability to plummet.

What left Made Luo Chenyu speechless was that his normal attacks couldn't break through the opponent's overwhelming defense at all.

"Since that's the case, let me let you have a taste of my ultimate move!"

The shield durability of 1250 now only has a little over 700 left.

In other words, that one charge just now deducted over 500 shield points—this guy really is fierce!

Anyway, the cooldown on 【Steel Shield】 is already finished.

This shield is no longer needed!

So…

He very decisively blew the shield up.

-3256!

The enormous damage floating up caused the health bar of 【Blood Skeleton · Giant Lizard】 to drop by over 30%.

Moreover, with only one monster nearby, after devouring 【Taunt】, the 【Steel Shield】 gained taunt ability when released, directly taunting it for 1 second.

Most importantly, the monster's defense dropped by 50%!

"So… the damage from Shield Bombardment isn't fixed!"

Luo Chenyu's brows knit tightly; he had originally thought two Shield Bombardments would be enough to finish it, but unexpectedly it would take more than three!

"This works out perfectly—don't let the fight stop!"

At the instant of the Shield Bombardment, Luo Chenyu had already swung his Fine Steel Sword, continuing to hack at the monster.

-51!

Defense broken, and by a huge margin at that!

A 50% defense reduction—the effect was beyond his expectations.

"Roar!"

【Blood Skeleton · Giant Lizard】 awoke from its stun, directly swinging its short sharp claws to slash at Luo Chenyu.

Unable to use skills, it could only resort to normal attacks.

However…

The sharp claws were blocked by 【Steel Shield】, dealing no damage at all.