Chapter 72

Even with Jiang Li's current health points and defense, he couldn't last more than a few moves!

One more time, 30000×4=120000...

A full 150,000 health points!

More than five times Jiang Li's current health... calling him a blood cow would not be an exaggeration.

As for the skills possessed by the Lich,

that goes without saying.

This Lich was undoubtedly the monster with the most skills Jiang Li had encountered up to this point.

A full eight skills!

Moreover.

These skills covered various types: attack, defense, support, status effects, and more, having everything!

"This thing..."

"It could probably easily kill some level twenty or thirty professionals, right?"

Jiang Li was shocked.

At the same time.

His heart gradually grew solemn.

Just then.

On the bone Wang Zuo ahead, the Lich suddenly moved, slowly raising its head.

Beneath the black hood.

A white bone skull was revealed.

Burning in the eye sockets were blue soul fires, completely different from ordinary skeleton soldiers and of a deeper color.

Seeing the Lich raise its head, Jiang Li's heart tightened.

"Interesting..."

The soul fire in the Lich's eyes drifted.

Its mouth opened and closed, and a sound actually emerged from it, low and hoarse.

"A Lich... actually speaks?"

Jiang Li was startled.

He instinctively stepped back half a pace.

He had certainly heard of monsters that could speak, but without exception, those were monsters with extremely high strength and levels, after all, only with an extremely high degree of intelligence could one learn and master the language of humans.

Yet this Lich before him was only level ten.

This was enough to prove the other's uniqueness and power.

"I didn't expect..."

"That a human could reach the Ninth Layer so quickly..."

Although he couldn't see the Lich's gaze.

Jiang Li could still feel from the drifting soul fire in the other's eyes... that it was looking at him.

"Shadow Stealth?"

"Not a bad ability."

"But, in my Great Hall, your Shadow Stealth is useless. Reveal your true form."

The Lich sat on the Wang Zuo.

A pair of bony fingers tapped lightly on the armrest, producing a crisp sound.

Upon hearing this.

Jiang Li pondered for a moment.

Even if what the Lich said was true, the entire Great Hall was brightly lit, with almost not a single shadow to be found.

Even maintaining Shadow Stealth would be utterly useless.

He might as well cancel the Shadow Stealth skill.

He slowly rose from the Shadow World, his figure appearing within the Great Hall.

The Lich's soul fire moved.

It seemed to be sizing up Jiang Li.

After a moment.

It slowly spoke, its hoarse voice faintly carrying a hint of praise: "Not bad, very bold!"

Immediately.

The Lich stood up.

It spread its hands forward, its voice echoing endlessly as it said: "Come, fight!"

"Since you are a challenger, then use every means to defeat me!"

"Let me... see your power!!"

As the Lich's voice grew more manic.

The entire bone Great Hall vibrated violently, and this tremor even spread throughout the whole castle.

All professional teams currently fighting felt it at the same time.

Moreover.

A notification sound rang out in their ears!

【Ding!】

【Someone has successfully reached the Ninth Layer; the Lord of the Bone Castle has officially awakened!】

"????"

"Holy crap?! What's going on?"

"The Ninth Layer? You're joking, right? Our second-place team has only reached the Fourth Layer!"

"The first-place team has already rushed to the Ninth Layer? Impossible! Judging by the number of monsters in the previous few layers, reaching the Ninth Layer would require at least several hundred points no matter what, yet they have only sixty-something points... Could it be that the later stages don't have that many monsters?"

"Absolutely impossible! I don't believe it!"

"Could they have just charged straight through? Our team tried rushing to the exit without fighting monsters in the second layer just now, and the priest and mage running at the back almost died..."

"We are the first-place team; how could anyone be faster than us... Could someone actually intend to clear the stage by slaying the final boss? Doesn't he think about how strong this boss is..."

"..."

"This... this..."

At this moment.

Xiao Ning'er and the others, who were still on the Fourth Layer, were equally dumbfounded.

But.

They were far more shocked than anyone else!

Because.

The notification appearing before their eyes was different from everyone else's...

【Ding!】

【You have triggered the Lord of the Bone Castle; fight with all your might!】

"What on earth is going on?!!"

"We are clearly on the Fourth Layer; how could we have ended up on the Ninth Layer, and moreover triggered the final boss?"

"Is the mechanism of the Bone Castle malfunctioning... This is clearly nonsense, right?"

"..."

The several of them spoke up one after another,

their faces full of incredulity and disbelief.

You've got to be kidding!

They were still working themselves to death slaying elite monsters; how could they possibly have instantly flown to the Ninth Layer.