Chapter 26: BOSS Appears, Goblin King

Walking through the tunnel, a nauseating, fishy stench hit his face, and Jiang Chen couldn't help but cover his nose.

The kilometer‑long tunnel had all its iron doors swung open, its interior empty, and all the ferocious wolves completely eradicated.

At the tunnel's end a massive mine shaft appeared, over a kilometer in diameter and bottomless.

The tunnel wound downward, populated by numerous Goblin‑type monsters clad in armor, wielding great blades, patrolling in pairs.

"Goblin Elite Warrior (enhanced elite monster)"

"Level: Level 15"

"Strength: 900"

"Agility: 800"

"Spirit: 400"

"Constitution: 900"

These monsters' stats are far lower than those of the boss Black Wolf King, with none exceeding a thousand.

Jiang Chen paid them no heed at all.

With a sweeping gesture, the Skeleton Army surged into the mine.

Facing the oncoming Skeleton Warriors, these enhanced elite monsters were helpless, being slain one after another.

"Kill Level 15 Goblin Elite Warrior, Experience +4500"

A series of experience‑gain prompts kept popping up.

Jiang Chen issued a free‑combat command and swiftly cleared the monsters in the mine.

Although these enhanced elite monsters were relatively strong, they yielded abundant experience and materials, making them high‑quality foes.

The cost‑performance far surpassed that of ordinary monsters outside.

The higher the Instance difficulty, the more Experience Value can be obtained.

"Solo‑running Hell-level Dungeons in the future should grant even more experience."

If anyone learned of his thought, they would probably dare not believe it.

Some would even think he was talking nonsense, wondering how anyone could solo‑run a Hell-level Difficulty Dungeon.

Solo‑running a Hell-level Dungeon is something ordinary practitioners wouldn't even dare imagine.

Although records show that a few prodigies have managed to solo‑run Nightmare-level Dungeons, they did so after countless hardships.

Even so, such feats are recorded in Human Race history as achievements admired by later generations.

Yet no one has ever attempted a solo Hell-level Dungeon, as it is practically a suicide act.

Probably because they think they won't die quickly enough!

Jiang Chen, brimming with confidence, continued down the tunnel, the monsters along the way already swept clean.

When he reached the bottom of the mine, his experience was near full, just one step away from leveling up.

The Experience Bar was packed, needing only a final splash of experience to level up.

At this point, only the final BOSS remained in the entire Instance.

"If we kill the final BOSS, we should be able to reach Level 12, right?"

One must admit, this run was truly worthwhile; the gains far exceeded Jiang Chen's expectations.

Having spent just over an hour, he rose more than one level; such efficiency, if spoken of, would surely frighten people.

Just a few more rounds of Nightmare-level Difficulty Instances would not only reach Level 16, but even Level 18 or 19 would be no trouble.

Jiang Chen's thoughts began to heat up.

As soon as he hits Level 16, entering Shenlong University becomes a certainty.

"Sister, we'll meet soon."

Jiang Chen thought of Jiang Ruo and, for once, smiled.

The Death Mine Dungeon's big BOSS sat at the center of the mountain, its huge mouth constantly inhaling and exhaling.

The breathing sounded like thunder, reverberating back and forth in the cavernous mine.

Each breath could whip up a gusting vortex.

Jiang Chen was nearly blown off balance.

The big BOSS was completely unaware of what was happening outside.

That state was much like Meditation.

Except it was merely asleep.

The Detection Technique brushed past like a gentle breeze.

"Goblin King (Leader-level Monster)"

"Level: Level 16"

"Strength: 3000"

"Agility: 1500"

"Spirit: 1500"

"Constitution: 3000"

"Skill: Flame Jet, Sweep, Shock Retreat"

The attributes are comparable to Black Wolf King, with slightly higher Strength and Constitution.

Jiang Chen even felt his Skeleton Warrior could duel it one‑on‑one.

The Detection Technique startled it, and it slowly opened its eyes toward Jiang Chen.

Then, with a Roar, it leapt up.

Wielding a Giant Greatsword, he swung it straight at Jiang Chen.

The Giant Greatsword came down with terrifying wind pressure, and Jiang Chen neither flinched nor dodged.

His eyes were supremely calm, even carrying a hint of a sneer.

The seemingly terrifying slash abruptly stopped when it was still ten centimeters away from Jiang Chen.

It was as if an invisible force made the Giant Greatsword unable to advance even a fraction.

Damage transfer.

All attacks Jiang Chen receives will be borne by the Summoned Entity.

Jiang Chen suddenly furrowed his brows.

Because he sensed that the Skeleton Warriors were also injured.

In every Skeleton Warrior's eye sockets, the eerie green Flame flickered violently, and their aura dimmed by three points.

Fine cracks simultaneously appeared on their bones.

"How could this happen?"

Jiang Chen was startled, a bit puzzled.

He rarely gets startled; even when the Giant Greatsword came head‑on just now, he remained unusually calm, not even blinking an eye.

Last night he killed three people in a row; it was his first killing, and he was equally calm.

In his eyes, killing people and killing monsters have

no difference.

It is not that he is cold‑blooded.

But his sister Jiang Ruo once told him that, no matter what happens, one must stay calm.

In danger, only calmness can keep one alive.

He quickly retreated, while the Skeleton Warrior rushed to the Goblin King's front, protecting him.

Rage Power activated!

The Skeleton Warriors successively used Skill, and powerful attacks struck the Goblin King, causing massive damage.

For a moment, the Goblin King's skin was torn open.

The Goblin King, naturally shifting his target after being attacked, began to launch attacks at the Skeleton Warriors.

Jiang Chen stepped aside, pondering what had just happened.

The effect of damage transfer is to shift the damage he receives onto his own Summoned Entity.

All Summoned Entities share the damage equally.

He suddenly understood.

The reason that the previous strike also injured the Skeleton Warriors, and the damage was

The main reason is that his own attribute is too weak.

Mainly because his own attributes are too weak.

Only 120 points of constitution, a feeble defense.

Facing a Goblin King with 3000 points of strength, the damage he would take should be huge.

The transferred damage is based on his own stats, ignoring the Skeleton Warriors' defense.

All this damage was transferred onto the Skeleton Warriors, which is why they were injured one after another.

"So it turns out I am the only weak point."

"It seems I need to stack more constitution from now on."

"The stronger my defense, the stronger my Summoned Legion."

This discovery startled Jiang Chen; after analyzing, he never expected the cause to be himself.

Seemingly powerful, but in fact, if the Summoned Entity is not timely beside him, his own weak

attributes will incur a large damage judgment.

It seems that ultimate strength still has to be built upon one's own greatness.

Forging metal still requires one's own hardness...

Thinking of this, Jiang Chen's desire to become stronger grew even more intense.