Chapter 200: Again Damaged Skeleton, Palace Shakes

In Hong Shen Courtyard, Lin Zhenzi rushed in quickly, drawing Hong Jishi's attention.

Hong Jishi asked curiously, "Lin Laotou, why do you have time to come over today? Isn't your precious granddaughter just back? Shouldn't you be spending time with her?"

Lin Zhenzi sat down, poured a cup of tea without ceremony, and said, "Your good student has activated the Hell Difficulty of the Fire God Palace Instance."

Hong Jishi seemed to have anticipated it and replied lightly, "What's so strange? With his ability, activating Hell Difficulty is perfectly normal."

Lin Zhenzi continued, "Now that Hell Difficulty is activated, Element Fragments may drop."

Hong Jishi cut him off, "Do you also intend to snatch my student's loot?"

The exchange feels like a bull protecting a calf.

Lin Zhenzi retorted angrily, "I never meant that! I never said I'd snatch! Hong Jishi, don't speak so harshly!"

He was so angry his face turned bright red.

Li Xueru said calmly, "Old Hong is just joking, no need to be so worked up."

Hong Jishi smiled and handed Lin Zhenzi a cup of tea, "Indeed, don't be so worked up."

He went on, "I understand; if you can gather the Element Fragments, that would be lucky for this kid, and if you can't, that's fate."

"After all, none of us know the exact locations of the Lightning Palace and Holy Light Palace instances."

In the Instance lobby there are Fire, Water, and Wind element Instances, but the Electricity and Light Instances have never been found.

These two Instances are special and not easily discovered.

Lin Zhenzi added, "I saw the Lightning Palace over a decade ago on Battlefield 8"

on Battlefield 8, but at that time I was locked in battle with the Abyss Demon King and couldn't spare a hand.'

"When the battle ended, it had already disappeared."

"As for the Holy Light Palace, it truly has never been discovered."

Hong Jishi shrugged, "So, if you can find them, that would just be Jiang Chen's good luck."

Lin Zhenzi said, "I came just to tell you that you should have your kid take my Cai Er to the Fire God Palace; even if the Element Fragments can't be combined, a single Element Fragment is still very useful."

Hong Jishi let out a snort, "I don't need to say this; let Cai Er speak to Jiang Chen herself—once Cai Er brings it up, Jiang Chen will never refuse."

Lin Zhenzi thought for a moment and seemed to agree.

He doesn't even need to sell this old face.

Only because he has never acknowledged that Jiang Chen and Lin Caier are in love, so...

But if you let Lin Caier speak herself, isn't that indirectly forcing him to admit their relationship?

Thinking that his family's prized cabbage might be taken, Lin Zhenzi's face was full of conflict.

Hong Jishi patted his shoulder, "Lin Laotou, that flower of yours will eventually be plucked by someone; rather than let some worthless person take it, better to give it cheaply to Jiang Chen."

"At least among peers, no one is more outstanding than Jiang Chen, right?"

"And we can also become closer, a win‑win."

Lin Zhenzi continued his inner conflict.

Inside the Fire God Palace, Jiang Chen accelerated his advance.

The Skeleton Warrior had already found the exit.

There are four entrances to the Cave, and the interior layout is similar to an Ant Cave, interlinked.

The final exit is only one.

Moreover, this exit is non—

usually disgusting; unless you traverse the entire Cave, you can't reach the exit.

No matter which entrance you take, the result is the same.

When Jiang Chen saw the full terrain map, his mouth twitched twice involuntarily.

If you have to walk through everything, why set four entrances?

This is like taking off your pants to fart!

How this Instance formed—without a decade of cerebral thrombosis, it's impossible to create such a Cave.

Jiang Chen sprinted out of the Cave at top speed.

A gigantic palace came into view.

The palace was surrounded by raging flames, each pillar made of fire.

Above the palace floated a Flame Giant Eye.

The sight resembled the Flame Demon King to some degree.

"Intruder!"

The Flame Giant Eye spotted Jiang Chen and instantly sounded an alarm.

The ground still trembled, magma spewed out, turning into flames that slammed at Jiang Chen.

Here I go!

Jiang Chen muttered under his breath and ran forward at top speed.

At the same time, another layer of Bone Armor was bestowed upon him.

The flame landed on the ground with a booming explosion, bursting into a blaze.

The massive impact surged forward; the Bone Armor glimmered, shielding Jiang Chen from every blow.

Skeleton Warriors were injured by the impact, and the flames on them grew even more intense.

The time Skeleton Warriors can endure shortened further.

Molten lava kept spewing, flames fell like raindrops, and Jiang Chen, with 16 Skeleton Warriors, raced wildly forward.

The Skeleton Warriors' injuries grew heavier, and their endurance time kept decreasing.

Unexpectedly, in a level‑32 Nightmare Difficulty Instance, the Skeleton Warriors actually faced danger.

Jiang Chen had no idea that he was currently tackling Hell Difficulty.

Finally, he rushed to

the Entrance.

The palace doors were open, and two Palace Guards stood outside.

The guards wore flame armor, wielded Flame Long Spears, and their appearance resembled the Dragon Race of the Otherworld Battlefield.

They also looked somewhat like lizard‑like monsters.

The guards had spotted Jiang Chen and charged toward him.

The Skeleton Warrior immediately rushed forward.

Though severely wounded, it could still fight.

"Fire God Palace Guard (Hell-level Elite Monster)"

"Level: 35"

"Strength: 16000"

"Agility: 10000"

"Spirit: 10000"

"Constitution: 16000"

"Skill: Flame Sweep"

"Trait: Fire Element Immunity"

Jiang Chen was slightly startled.

How did it become a Hell-level Elite Monster?

Earlier he had clearly felt the monster's strength increase, but he was busy blasting monsters and didn't pay much attention.

Now, looking again, it had indeed become a Hell-level Elite Monster.

He was clearly playing on Nightmare Difficulty, so why did a Hell-level Elite Monster appear?

He recalled the earlier Instance tremor.

"Could it be... that I triggered some special mechanism?"

Determining whether it's Hell Difficulty is actually simple: just check one's storage space.

Upon looking, the storage space was already unusable.

The Instance had indeed turned into Hell Difficulty.

No wonder the Flame on the Skeleton Warrior had become so powerful.

Seeing the Fire God Palace Guard before him with Level 35 and total attributes of 52000, Jiang Chen quickly accepted the fact.

Hell Difficulty isn't bad either.

He's not as if he's never fought before.

At least the experience is higher and the drops are better.

Whatever the Difficulty, just fight!

The Skeleton Warrior had already collided with the Fire God Palace Guard.

Hand

the great sword in (his) hand erupted with skills.

Red Light flickered, landing on the Fire God Palace Guard's body.

The Guard was instantly severely wounded and let out a roar.

Flames rose skyward on the Long Spears, and the two Long Spears swept simultaneously.

Skill: Flame Sweep.

Group Attack Skill, the range is considerable.

Bang bang bang rang a few times, and every Skeleton Warrior froze on the spot, entering a stunned state.

"Another skill with Control ability!"

Jiang Chen hates this the most.

Once a monster has Control, it can sometimes be scarier than a practitioner.

Especially monsters on Hell Difficulty; once they act, their Control is almost limitless.

The Fire God Palace Guard continuously attacked the Skeleton Warrior with Long Spears, each time a Group Attack.

The attack range, like the skill, is huge, covering all 16 Skeleton Warriors.

Jiang Chen, helpless, summoned twenty Skeleton Mages.

Not a single Fire-element Skeleton Mage.

Fire Element Immunity; Fire-type Skeleton Mage has no effect.

The Skeleton Warrior also cannot continue to summon; without the rush it's useless, and once controlled it becomes a target.

Moreover, all must endure the continuous flame damage in the Instance.

It became a dilemma.

Even the Skeleton Mages are limited to releasing only 20, cannot release more.

The Skeleton Mages instantly activated their skill, launching elemental strikes against two Fire God Palace Guards.

At the same time, fierce flames ignited on their bodies.

The Skeleton Mages' Constitution is far inferior to that of Skeleton Warriors; under Hell Difficulty they can endure at most one hour.

In other words, if the Instance isn't cleared within an hour, these Skeleton Mages will die.

Jiang Chen seized every minute and second, allowing no delay.

A Red Light flashes in the palm.

Skill: Slow Curse!

Flame

The Palace Guard's attack speed instantly slows.

But their agility is not low, so even under the Curse they still have considerable attack speed.

Soul Burn ignites on the palm.

A Flame falls onto the head of a Fire God Palace Guard.

A scream rings out, and this Fire God Palace Guard instantly lets out a cry of pain.

But monsters differ from professionals; despite the cry of pain, the Flame Long Spear in its hand continues to attack.

Watching the Skeleton Warrior's injuries worsen, it reaches the brink of death.

Jiang Chen sighs, these Skeleton Warriors are finished.

His heart is willing but his strength insufficient; even if he tries to rescue them, he cannot.

Finally, the first Skeleton Warrior collapses, and the Skeleton Warriors suffer further losses.

The Skeleton Mage's second round of focused fire arrives, instantly killing one of them.

Jiang Chen also uses Soul Burn to instantly kill.

Amid the screams, a Fire God Palace Guard finally falls.

"Kill a level-34 Fire God Palace Guard, Experience +1360000"

"Obtain Flame Crystal Core ×3"

There is a corpse!

Jiang Chen's eyes brighten; a corpse is easy to handle!

Skill: Corpse Explosion!

Amid the Explosion, another Fire God Palace Guard is also slain.

Soon, the dizziness passes.

The remaining 15 Skeleton Warriors are each covered in wounds.

Flame continues to burn incessantly; even without monster attacks, it won't last long.

"Complete the final mission."

Jiang Chen sighs lightly, and these Skeleton Warriors all charge into the palace!

At the moment the Skeleton Warriors step into the palace, the Flaming Giant Eye above the palace violently shakes, crazily sounding an alarm.

The entire palace also trembles, as if it were alive!

Looks like there's more!