Chapter 171: Poor, Weak, and Helpless Boss

Hummm——

Amid a slight warping of space, a blinding white light flashed.

Lin Mo and his group of twenty appeared at the next checkpoint.

When their vision cleared again, they found the surroundings had changed utterly.

Before them stretched a narrow snow-covered canyon.

On either side rose ice cliffs hundreds of meters high, draped with sharp, jagged icicles.

Howling winds tore through the canyon, shrieking like wailing ghosts and howling wolves.

Blizzards blanketed the horizon, obscuring all forward view.

At that moment.

Thud! Thud! Thud!

Heavy footsteps echoed from the canyon's deepest recess.

Each step shook the ground violently.

Icicles on the cliffs rattled loose and tumbled down.

A violent gust tore through the snow and wind.

Out of the snow mist emerged a bear as massive as a small mountain.

【Frost Giant Bear, Level: 35】

Its body exceeded ten meters in height.

Its entire frame was covered in snow-white fur as hard as steel needles.

Its two eyes, the size of watermelons, glowed with bloodthirsty red light.

An oppressive, suffocating rage instantly engulfed the entire canyon.

Chu Lingxuan instinctively gripped her longsword tighter.

The other students felt their breathing grow labored.

Lin Mo wasted no words.

"Mengqing, apply the buffs."

Han Mengqing snapped back to attention and activated immediately.

"Everyone!"

Lin Mo's gaze sharpened as he barked:

"Full firepower—crush it!"

Boom——!!!

The moment he spoke, the phantom of the Flame Demon and the Thunder Qilin materialized.

The next instant.

Lin Mo swept his hand.

The furious 【Flame Storm】 and 【Thunder Chain Prison】 detonated beneath the bear's feet.

Immediately after,

the others didn't hold back.

Ye Kong's 【Dimensional Slash Chain】 and Han Mengyao's 【Frost Winter Spear】—along with the firepower of all the prodigies—poured relentlessly onto the giant bear.

"Roar——！！！"

The bear let out a pained bellow.

Under the combined assault of twenty top prodigies, especially Lin Mo's monstrous firepower,

the bear's health bar instantly dropped to 50%!

At the same moment,

the bear reared up on its hind legs and let out a deafening roar to the sky!

A thick layer of ice instantly encased it completely.

【Prompt: Frost Titan Bear has triggered 'Absolute Glacier' mechanism! Defense increased by 90%!】

"Mechanism, huh?"

"I'll break your mechanism!"

"Keep crushing it!"

Lin Mo roared.

Boom——!!!!!

The sky darkened abruptly.

Dual-element high-tier skills and combo techniques merged into a cataclysmic storm of lightning and flame, engulfing the bear.

The others also unleashed their skills in a frenzy.

Under Lin Mo's dimensional-level assault,

the bear's health bar was forcibly slashed to 40%!

And this,

triggered another mechanism.

At 40% health, the 'Absolute Glacier' defense mechanism deactivated, switching to 'Rage' mode.

Crack—!

With a crisp shattering sound,

the ice armor coating the bear's body shattered into fragments.

The so-called defense mechanism,

was outright shattered by Lin Mo's unreasonable damage!

"Keep going."

Lin Mo's eyes were cold.

The next second,

overwhelming firepower once again buried it.

"Aowu——"

The bear had no chance to resist; its massive body collapsed under the dazzling barrage of skills.

【Third checkpoint cleared!】

【Time: 16 seconds!】

【Countdown: Ten seconds until teleportation to the fourth checkpoint.】

Seeing the prompt on the interface, the members of Dragon Order Class all flushed with excitement.

"Hahaha! Great job, monitor!"

"Screw the mechanisms! I never knew dungeons could be cleared like this!"

Wang Dawei excitedly slapped his thighs.

Ye Kong stared at Lin Mo's back, his awe deepening further.

……

The following battles were utterly one-sided.

Fourth checkpoint.

Facing a group of Frost Demons with split and health-lock mechanisms, Lin Mo gave them no chance to split.

He slammed down dual-element high-tier skills and combos.

In 14 seconds, all were vaporized.

Fifth checkpoint.

Facing a deadly avalanche and spectral monsters hidden within it,

Lin Mo immediately raised the 【Wall of Sighs】 with Earth Shield to block the avalanche.

Then he unleashed a barrage of firepower.

Time: 12 seconds.

……

In the blink of an eye,

they arrived at the final boss checkpoint.

Hummm——

The teleportation glow faded.

They found themselves standing on a solitary snow-covered island suspended in midair.

The island was small, roughly the size of a soccer field.

Around them yawned bottomless abysses; above, a swirling black vortex crackled with lightning.

"Roar——！！！"

The instant they steadied their footing,

at the island's center, a colossal creature slowly unfurled its sky-blocking wings.

【Frost Dragon (Boss), Level: 35】

【Frost Dragon: Petty humans, embrace the abyss's eternal winter…】

Its scales shimmered like precious gems.

On its massive dragon head, two spiraling ice horns pierced straight into the sky.

It lowered its head, those dragon eyes fixed coldly on the tiny humans before it.

The dragon's aura pressed upon their hearts like a physical weight.

"Gulp…"

Wang Dawei swallowed hard. "This thing looks trouble."

Han Mengyao frowned sharply and quickly warned:

"Team Leader! It has four blood-lock mechanisms!"

"At 80%, 60%, 40%, and 20% health, it forcibly enters an invincible ice statue state and summons massive guards—you must clear all guards to break its invincibility!"

"Who cares about all that—attack!"

Lin Mo roared.

Han Mengqing also flawlessly applied her full set of buffs.

The next moment,

Two shadows behind Lin Mo, no less massive than the dragon itself, suddenly materialized.

The dragon opened its mouth, ready to unleash a heart-stopping dragon roar and a blast of freezing breath.

But the next second,

Lin Mo unleashed a barrage of fire and lightning skills.

Ye Kong and the others said nothing—they opened full fire.

BOOM—!!

The dragon's health bar instantly dropped below 80%!

CRACK-CRACK-CRACK—!

The dragon's massive body was instantly encased in thick ice, entering its first blood-lock invincible state.

【Frost Dragon: Humble insects, my guards will…】

The notification barely appeared.

Lin Mo snorted, slamming both hands downward.

BOOM—!!!

The thunderclouds and fire-lit skies above churned violently.

【Thunderflame: Infernal Judgment】—a pair of high-tier dual-element skills descended like divine punishment.

Dozens of ice-formed dragon guards, just barely emerging from the void around the ice statue,

Were instantly vaporized under the extreme thunder and flame, leaving not even a speck of ice.

CRACK—!

With the guards instantly cleared, the dragon's invincible ice state shattered.

The ice statue cracked apart.

The dragon lifted its proud head, opened its gaping maw, and gathered wild blue light—preparing a freezing breath.

But Lin Mo's high-tier skills and combos kept pouring out.

A storm of meteoric fire and wild lightning slashed the dragon's health down to 60%.

The dragon's body stiffened again, forced into its second blood-lock state—once more turning to ice.

【Frost Dragon: Feel the despair of absolute cold! Servants of the Abyss, for your king…】

The message had barely half appeared.

A second wave of over a hundred guards had just spawned in the blizzard.

They were instantly wiped out by Lin Mo's still-active fire net.

CRACK—!

The invincible ice statue shattered again!

This time, the dragon's eyes flickered with shock and panic.

It was a mighty Abyssal Frost Dragon, guarding this lone island for years, tormenting countless humans.

What the hell kind of firepower was this?!

It tried to spread its wings and retreat.

But the merciless thunderflame net struck again, dropping its health to 40%.

Before it could even flap its wings twice, it was forced into its third ice statue state.

【Frost Dragon: Wait! How could one as great as I… Followers, protect me! Quickly, protect…】

"Protect your damn self!"

Lin Mo waved his hand.

The third wave of guards, barely showing their heads, were instantly reduced to dust by hundreds of lightning strikes.

CRACK—!

The ice statue shattered for the third time.

The dragon's massive body trembled violently.

Amid the torrent of skills, its health bar plunged below the final 20% threshold!

CRACK-CRACK-CRACK—

The dragon turned to ice for the fourth time.

【Frost Dragon: No! Abyss… save me…】

BOOM—!!!

The fourth wave of guards turned to ash.

CRACK!

With the final crack,

The Frost Dragon exploded into a pile of ice shards under a storm of countless skills, filled with rage and despair.

From start to finish, it hadn't even taken a single step forward.

Pitiful. Weak. Helpless.

【Final Stage Cleared!】

【Tip: Team Dungeon 'Dragon's Graveyard' (Hell Difficulty) Completed!】

【Final Clear Time: 01: 0!】