Chapter 259: BOSS Appears, Unusual Traits

Jiang Chen's advance speed in the Core Area gradually slowed.

The monsters are dense here, and stars constantly fall, forcing him to constantly watch for threats on the ground and in the sky.

Jiang Chen once saw a massive flock of flying monsters pass by, huge in number and awe‑inspiring, all at least Level 64.

Although his Undead Legion has a strength advantage, against enemies of such scale battle is inevitable and could cause considerable casualties.

Jiang Chen originally wanted to see the Core Area's BOSS with his own eyes, but now it seems even reaching the center of the Core Area is barely possible.

After five days in the Core Area he had covered less than 1,000 km, and the Core Area is larger than the first two zones, requiring at least a month, perhaps longer, to reach its center.

During those five days Jiang Chen suffered two group‑monster attacks.

One was a herd of goat‑shaped monsters called Battlefield Goat, about 30 in number.

They are huge, their skill radius is wide, and a single group skill can instantly kill more than 20 Skeleton Warriors.

In the fight they won, but the Skeleton Warriors lost over 70.

Jiang Chen felt sorry for that, so he began to carefully avoid group monsters.

However, in the Core Area group monsters like Battlefield Goat are even more common, and their numbers increase as he goes deeper.

That is precisely why his progress slows more and more.

Even if Jiang Chen is extra careful, monsters will still come after him.

A speck of starlight exploded right above his head.

In an instant a flock of flying monsters fixed their gaze on Jiang Chen.

After a big battle the Skeleton Warriors lost over 80 again.

This time even

the Skeleton Mage lost 10.

Adding the earlier losses, nearly half of the Undead Legion was gone.

Jiang Chen had to stop, begin Meditation, and replenish the Undead Legion.

"Too many monsters, strength too high. Especially the skills—though they lack control traits, they're almost all powerful area attacks."

"Skeletons' level is insufficient, vitality low, easily one‑shot."

"Continuing like this isn't a solution."

Progress is too slow; only 1,000 km in five days.

Especially the last two days, barely 200 km were covered.

Corpse Explosion is unavailable; each big battle consumes a lot of time.

After much effort the Undead Legion was fully replenished, Jiang Chen just stood up, ready to move on.

His expression suddenly shifted slightly.

The smooth ground trembled faintly, and a horde of monsters rushed toward him, their path heading straight at his side.

"Whoa!"

Jiang Chen resorted to a sarcastic remark from his past life.

He was too late to dodge, so he had to fight.

Fortunately it didn't look numerous, only ten.

"Battlefield Iron Armor Beast"

"Level: 62"

"Strength: 80000"

"Agility: 40000"

"Spirit: 20000"

"Constitution: 60000"

"Skill: Charge"

"Trait: Physical damage reduced 50%, elemental damage reduced 50%"

Jiang Chen saw the information returned by Detection Technique, felt a bit relieved, "At least it's not very strong."

The attributes look decent, but Jiang Chen still remains cautious.

In the Core Area, monsters above Level 60 are truly powerful because of their various skills.

That is the key to the Skeletons' injuries.

The Battlefield Iron Armor Beast's appearance is somewhat like in his past life

a wolf‑dog he had seen.

Except its surface is covered with a skin like iron armor, studded with spikes, giving it high defense.

The Skeleton Warriors formed a line to meet it.

Because the Iron Armor Beast's Agility is average, Jiang Chen directly chose Damage Curse, hoping to end the fight quickly.

The moment they touched, the group of Battlefield Iron Armor Beasts erupted with dazzling light.

They crazily activated their skill, charging straight ahead.

At this moment the Skeletons were knocked aside one by one.

The Iron Armor Beast's skill damage isn't high, but it has Shock Retreat, preventing the Skeletons from approaching.

The Iron Armor Beast didn't actually fight the Skeletons; it kept its skill active and burst straight out of the Skeletons' encirclement.

It didn't look back, fled toward the distance, and vanished.

Jiang Chen stared dumbfounded, "What on earth is this?"

Every monster he's encountered these days is fighting for its own survival.

Even when trying to escape, it's a near‑death situation.

It's not like before; now they flee the moment we make contact.

"The situation seems a bit off."

"They seem more like they're... fleeing for their lives!"

Jiang Chen suddenly realized something was wrong; these iron‑clad beasts were indeed fleeing for their lives.

But why would they be fleeing...?

The ground's tremors grew increasingly violent, and Jiang Chen muttered a quiet "This isn't good."

He turned his head and saw a gigantic monster in his line of sight.

Snake head, snake tail, turtle body, tiger claws...

Its length was estimated at over 20 meters, and its height exceeded 5 meters.

Massive yet swift, showing none of the clumsiness of turtle‑type monsters.

BOSS!

His heart tightened.

This BOSS also spotted Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen's presence piqued its interest, and a flash of murderous intent clearly crossed its eyes.

He had seen this kind of murderous intent many times over the past few days.

It turned its direction, abandoning the pursuit of the iron‑clad beasts

, and instead charged straight at Jiang Chen.

Without a second thought, Jiang Chen used Detection Technique first.

"Battlefield Snake Turtle (Boss-level Monster)"

"Level: 64"

"Strength: 180000"

"Agility: 80000"

"Spirit: 40000"

"Constitution: 200000"

"Skills: Shaking Earth, Whip, Turtle Retract"

"Traits: Element Damage Reduction 60%, Physical Damage Reduction 70%"

Looking at the stats, Jiang Chen felt a headache coming on.

The skills and traits are very simple; the dual elemental and physical immunity is slightly stronger than that of ordinary monsters.

But the stats reach as high as 500,000, which is astonishing.

Especially the Strength, which is 180,000, and the Constitution, which reaches 200,000.

It possesses extremely high attack and defense.

On top of that, as a BOSS it has tremendous vitality.

Jiang Chen judged that fighting it would be very exhausting.

"This battle, the losses won't be small."

Based on his knowledge of monsters above Level 60 over the past few days, their skills are each stronger than the last.

The BOSS before him, needless to say, is certainly even stronger.

The Skeletons will inevitably suffer losses again.

At this point, he's been singled out and has no choice but to fight.

All eleven Undead Legions appeared, blocking Jiang Chen.

The Lich General simultaneously applied a buff, and white light shot upward.

1,690 Skeleton Mages quickly dispersed, forming a massive arced enclosure.

The Snake Turtle barreled forward, its enormous force delivering a staggering impact, sending hundreds of Skeleton Warriors flying.

It wasn't any skill effect; it was simply sheer massive force.

The Skeleton Warriors, even with the buff, had strength below 60,000.

Compared to the Snake Turtle's 180,000, that's a full threefold difference.

They couldn't possibly contend.

Jiang Chen watched, and did not

couldn't hide a faint wry smile.

His advantage had completely vanished; even when facing the Earth Touch Dragon God, the gap hadn't been this large.

After the Snake Turtle surged forward for a distance, it was finally blocked by the Skeleton Warriors.

2,600 Skeleton Warriors had already surrounded it, and a large number leapt onto its back.

They brandished great blades, hacking down in a flurry.

A flash of red light erupted from Jiang Chen's hand, "Damage Curse!"

Its defense was too strong, and it also possessed the dual physical and elemental immunity trait.

Without the Damage Curse, the Skeletons' attacks couldn't harm it at all.

The Snake Turtle tilted its head back and roared.

Its whole body glowed, and it leapt upward violently, soaring dozens of meters off the ground before crashing down heavily.

Skill: Shaking Earth.

The earth thundered, shaking and then cracking apart.

Massive fissures spread like a spiderweb, unleashing terrifying energy.

Skeleton Warriors flew outward like raindrops, each one severely injured.

The Lich General immediately began healing, White Light flickered and leapt continuously.

Jiang Chen narrowed his eyes, "What a powerful Skill!"

This Skill not only blasted more than six hundred nearby Skeleton Warriors away, but also left them seriously injured.

Even the Lich General's healing Skill won't restore them unless it's used a dozen or more times.

Fortunately, the Skeleton Warriors on its back were unaffected.

The Skeleton Warriors that weren't blasted away rushed forward quickly to fill the gaps.

The Skeleton Mage's attacks have arrived, falling onto the Snake Turtle one after another.

Flames roared in Jiang Chen's hand.

At the same time, a green Star Ring exploded on the Snake Turtle.

"Deadly Poison Star Ring LV10: creates toxic damage within a 10‑meter radius, dealing damage equivalent to 100 points of Strength per

second, lasting 10 seconds."