Chapter 409

The skeleton behind No. 1 struck the other three ice blocks without mercy.

Ice shattered everywhere with a clattering sound, and the people inside were torn apart.

Two of them had been frightened to death—their heads severed from their bodies, yet their minds remained conscious.

Seeing your own body severed from your own head, watching your own death unfold—wouldn't that scare you to death?

The German Shepherd was so terrified he froze; he'd sensed danger early, so he'd pushed himself far away in time, escaping the freezing fate.

But now he was too terrified to even run.

He was utterly traumatized—these skeletons were too terrifying.

All four of the family's elite guards were Second Transformation experts, and they'd been nearly instantly killed.

No. 1 skeleton, with his minions, advanced step by step toward the German Shepherd.

The German Shepherd's body trembled uncontrollably.

Finally, he abandoned all dignity, knelt on the ground, and pleaded: "Great Skeleton Lords, spare me! I didn't fight you just now—it was them!"

The German Shepherd begged for mercy outright.

No. 1 said: "The boss said we only kill those who attack us first. This guy didn't attack us—what do we do, brothers?"

"We can't break the boss's rules. Let's go to the next layer. Besides, this guy's a weakling—if he survives the spawn in the Fifth Layer, it'll be a miracle!" said No. 2.

After deliberating, the skeletons walked past the German Shepherd without another glance.

Seeing all the Ice Diamond Skeletons leave the Fifth Layer, the German Shepherd collapsed, drenched in sweat, his stats nearly halved.

He quickly drank a large bottle of potion, restoring his energy.

"Too terrifying—these skeletons upgraded along with the Bone Castle!"

"I'll never set foot in this Bone Castle again, no matter what!"

The German Shepherd immediately used a special scroll to return to the first layer of the Bone Castle.

He hid himself in a secluded spot.

In any dungeon—so long as you don't attack first, and you're determined to hide, not chasing points or treasures—it's still easy to stay hidden.

But the German Shepherd wasn't idle—he slightly curled his lips, revealing a sly grin.

"The German Shepherd Clan suffered heavy losses—now it's your turn to suffer!"

So he opened the public chat screen for the Bone Castle dungeon, paused, then typed a line of text.

"I just saw the Golden Skeleton Legion from the last Bone Castle run. I never thought those annoying legions were still alive—they've upgraded into Diamond Skeletons! I wonder if they'll drop good loot like the Golden Monsters did!"

"Huh—the Golden Skeletons from last time? Are you sure you didn't mix them up?"

"No mistake—I caught a quick glimpse. Those skeletons could speak human language, unmistakable features. The leader was an Axe Skeleton, insanely powerful. Now they've even gained an Ice Burst skill—we barely escaped!"

"Pfft—says you, German Shepherd Clan, you're useless. I don't believe those skeletons are that strong!"

"Still, did German Shepherd see the skeletons' stats?"

"Not that strong—around eight million, maybe. But their skills are insane!!"

What the German Shepherd said was true, but when he revealed the Skeleton Soldiers' stats, many burst out laughing.

Eight million attack and HP for a monster? That's pathetically low—especially for us Second Transformation players. Most monsters we face have over ten million HP, some even thirty or forty million.

Any monster without ten million attack is just a minion.

Some expressed utter disdain.

When the Fourth Layer Chuansong Sect fluctuated.

Some transmigrators who had just been heading to the Fifth Layer all stepped back, their expressions cautious.

But when the portal trembled and out stepped skeleton after skeleton, radiating chilling cold.

Their expressions eased slightly.

And each felt a quiet thrill inside.

Skeleton Soldiers—these were undead creatures; their icy aura was normal.

But chilling aura and freezing aura were different—these skeletons radiated pure freezing aura, not a trace of chilling aura, their power unnaturally pure.

Only special monsters, like World Monsters or Golden Monsters, had such an aura.

And precisely because Jiang Li's identity was special—he didn't belong to the Nolande Kingdom, and now, having hidden his identity, he didn't belong to any transmigrator either.

Normal monsters had red health bars.

But No. 1 Skeleton through No. 150 Skeleton displayed purple health bars before all the transmigrators.