Chapter 119: What kind of strategy is this, you acting as a meat shield?

Even though she was very curious, Jiang Chen told her what to do, and she obediently followed.

Lin Caier didn't understand what had happened, but she still followed Jiang Chen's arrangement.

She stood on the high city wall, looking at Jiang Chen, and could only see his vague silhouette.

To observe more clearly, Lin Caier quickly used a Skill that enhanced her eyesight.

"Finally I can see clearly."

Then she sat down, intending to get something to eat, but her storage space was locked, so she couldn't retrieve food.

She rummaged in her pocket and finally found a sweet potato.

She carefully peeled the sweet potato skin and ate it bit by bit.

If Jiang Chen were present, he would notice that this sweet potato is the one he gave Lin Caier before.

He didn't expect Lin Caier to have kept it until now.

Fortunately there is storage space, because food stored there does not rot.

Jiang Chen has already formed a battle formation; this time he is more proficient because he has the experience from last time.

His Skeleton Mages stand around the plaza, encircling the Outpost Guardian.

All Skeleton Warriors have been gathered up.

Jiang Chen stands before a stone statue, dons Bone Armor, and is not worried at all.

After reaching level 23, Bone Armor's defensive power rises again, and its defense spikes beyond the limit.

Thus, he can stand there without concern, letting the Outpost Guardian attack.

Even if he stays still and lets it hit, it will have to hit for a long time.

The Outpost Guardian trembles, its shell cracks, the entire plaza shakes, and the castle sways.

Lin Caier watches Jiang Chen recall all Skeleton Warriors and asks curiously, "Why did you recall the Skeleton Warriors? Is it because

you won't fight them anymore?"

Lin Caier fully believes Jiang Chen can defeat the Hell Difficulty BOSS; she has not a hint of doubt.

She is just curious, like a curious baby.

The Outpost Guardian fully revives, and Jiang Chen releases the Soul Burn Skill, attacking it directly.

The Skeleton Mages also simultaneously unleash various spell attacks, bombarding the Outpost Guardian instantly.

The Outpost Guardian lets out a wail, then roars to the sky.

Jiang Chen presses his palm down, Red Light erupts, and a Red Shackles appears above the Outpost Guardian's head, gradually suppressing its roar into a stutter.

Slow Curse is all-encompassing; no movement can escape it.

Immediately, White Light emerges from the Outpost Guardian, diluting the Slow Curse, and its speed recovers considerably.

The Outpost Guardian's speed is greatly reduced, but Jiang Chen feels this Slow Curse has been weakened several times, at most slowing it by three to four times.

However, compared with the previous Skill effect, there is still a world of difference.

And the Skill's 34.5‑fold effect is vastly different.

The Outpost Guardian thunders, shaking, its whole body glowing.

It roars incessantly, activates a Skill, its entire body emitting White Light, trying to break free of the Slow Curse, and its speed recovers a bit.

Jiang Chen feels the Slow effect has been weakened, but it remains under his control.

White Light flashes on the Guardian.

Skill: Group Shock Retreat.

Jiang Chen stands unmoving, Bone Armor absorbs the Skill for him, and the Shock Retreat attribute fails to take effect.

The Outpost Guardian erupts in fury, leaping high amid its roar.

A great blade crashes down from its hand.

"Ah!"

Lin Caier on the city wall lets out a startled cry.

Jiang Chen doesn't dodge or evade, that

the blade that is even larger than others falls, and a person would have been smashed into mush long ago.

Bone Armor shines brilliantly, firmly blocking the great blade, and Jiang Chen suffers no injury.

The Group Stun Skill likewise fails to take effect.

At this moment, a group of Skeletons appears beside the Outpost Guardian.

The number is small, about twenty.

They unleash a Skill as soon as they appear.

Skill: Rage Power!

Red Light bearing the Skill falls as great blades onto the Outpost Guardian.

Scale Armor cracks, and the Outpost Guardian wails incessantly.

Soul Burn never ceases.

As Jiang Chen's currently strongest single‑target damage Skill, Soul Burn never disappoints him.

It deals higher damage than the Skeleton Mages' Skills.

After the Skeleton Warriors finish their Skill, they begin frenzied attacks, blade after blade.

Ten seconds later, the Outpost Guardian's Skill cooldown ends, and it erupts with Skill again.

At the moment the Skill erupts, Jiang Chen withdraws all Skeleton Warriors.

When its Skill passes, another batch of Skeleton Warriors appears.

Also twenty, a new batch.

A brand‑new batch that hasn't used any skills.

They activate the skill in the same way, dealing a wave of damage.

When the Outpost Guardian activates its skill, they all disappear again.

Lin Caier stared dumbfounded.

So the BOSS can be fought like this.

So a mage can also serve as a tank.

So a Summoner can be this agile.

So this Bone Armor I'm wearing has such strong defense.

Lin Caier squinted her eyes into crescents, stars flashing in them, all of them Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen kept going, round after round.

The efficiency was far higher than last time.

In just ten minutes, the seemingly powerful Outpost Guardian was ground to death by Jiang Chen.

He fell to the ground, unwilling.

"Kill Outpost Guardian, Experience +9826

54"

"Obtain Gold‑grade Weapon: Hell Outpost Magic Sword"

"Obtain Gold‑grade Armor: Hell Outpost Magic Robe"

"Obtain Gold‑grade Accessory: Hell Outpost Ring"

"Obtain Dragon Race Crystal Core ×2"

"Lin Caier obtains Class Transfer Certificate"

"Hell Outpost Magic Sword (one of the Outpost Set): Gold‑grade Weapon, All Attributes +500, Mage‑type Skill Amplify 50%, usable above Level 30"

"Hell Outpost Magic Robe (one of the Outpost Set): Gold‑grade Armor, All Attributes +300, Mage‑type Skill Consumption Reduced 20%, usable above Level 30"

"Hell Outpost Ring (one of the Outpost Set): Gold‑grade Accessory, All Attributes +100, Fatigue Recovery Speed Amplify 30%, usable above Level 30"

"Dragon Race Crystal Core: an extremely Rare material, usable for crafting various items"

He looked at the attributes of the Magic Sword and Magic Robe.

Jiang Chen thought that after reaching Level 30, he could replace the Spirit Set with the Hell Outpost Set.

Although the mage‑type bonuses are useless to him, the All‑Attributes increase is larger, making it far more useful than the Spirit Set.

Lin Caier swooped down the city wall, sprinted to Jiang Chen's side, lunged in, and hugged Jiang Chen.

"What's wrong?"

Jiang Chen was a bit at a loss, not understanding what had happened.

Lin Caier shouted happily, "Class Transfer Certificate, Class Transfer Certificate, I got a Class Transfer Certificate!"

"Isn't the Class Transfer Certificate a guaranteed drop?"

Jiang Chen found it odd that the guaranteed drop from the Hell Dungeon made her so excited; Lin Caier realized she had overreacted, quickly let go of Jiang Chen, stepped back two paces with a flushed face, and lowered her head.

To suppress

Shyness, Lin Caier quickly changed the subject: "Although it's a guaranteed drop, it's not that simple."

"For example, a Hell‑level Dungeon requires as few as 12 players, up to 18 or even 24."

"Clearing it once drops a Class Transfer Certificate, randomly given to someone who doesn't have one."

"That is, in a fixed party, if everyone needs a Class Transfer Certificate, a 12‑person team must run it twelve times."

"An 18‑person team must run it eighteen times!"

"Running the Hell Dungeon is tiring and dangerous, and having to do it dozens of times would drive you mad."

"The Class Transfer Certificate becomes the hardest step in the Second Transcendence, and countless people get stuck here.

Jiang Chen thought of the instance quests in university.

One must clear the large‑scale instance Tyrant Desert, which also has countless people stuck; the two seem very similar.

Jiang Chen didn't think further; at that moment the BOSS was eliminated, and the instance restriction was lifted.

Jiang Chen took out the Hell Outpost Dagger and handed it to Lin Caier: "Here, take this."

Lin Caier's eyes lit up...