Chapter 129

The group slowly approached the boss's lair.

Getting closer, they saw a path.

Coming from the riverbank, there was a moderately wide road leading straight to the boss's lair, and behind the boss's lair was a fork that led to three different directions.

It's not hard to imagine that each path likely corresponds to a boss.

When Xiao Feng and the others came within about 200 meters of the boss's lair, the boss, which had been lying asleep on the ground, twitched its ears and slowly got up.

"Another prey has come to our door." It spoke in human language, leisurely.

When it got up, it also wiped its face with its front paws, just like a cat just waking up.

However, this cat is actually quite huge...

"Oh? Are these humans this time? There are quite a few." The boss opened its eyes, saw a group of people walking toward it, and showed a satisfied expression.

Xiao Feng walked in front with a shield.

Hearing the boss's mutter to himself, he couldn't help but laugh: "I've noticed that in this game, any boss with even modest strength likes to call humans 'humble' and 'insignificant.' Yet in fact, it's always them who get killed."

"That's the setting!" Li Li said.

"Never mind the setting, just kill it!"

The group stepped forward and saw the boss's information.

【Guardian — Dragon‑Eating Beast (Mythical Leader)】

Level: 200

HP: 775,000,000/775,000,000

The monster's level is extremely high, suddenly 50 levels above the No. 2 boss, and its HP has broken through 700 million.

Such a huge leap is hard to accept, but with Xiao Feng present, everyone remains fearless.

"Dragon‑eating beast…… this name is rather strange."

"I think I've heard of this before; in the Shan Hai Jing it's a dragon‑eating exotic beast, very formidable."

"Hmm, but isn't that an exotic beast from the Shan Hai Jing? How did it end up in a Western‑fantasy game?"

Someone in the team said.

Xiao Feng explained: "This game world is broader than we imagined, with both Eastern and Western elements, plus many alien civilizations. Professions like Sword‑Slaying the Heavens likely correspond to a vast world as well. It's just that our level isn't high enough yet to reach such lofty places."

This remark was heard by the boss.

The dragon‑eating beast yawned and said to Xiao Feng and the others: "You humans may be weak, but you have good insight. Since you can recognize my origin, I'll let you die in a splendid way later."

"Hey hey hey, you wouldn't think you're a dish on a plate, would you? Can't you see we're here to kill you?" Xiao Feng said irritably.

Why do bosses in this game all love to show off?

Every time we meet, they act all high and mighty.

When they get killed by us, they then shout things like 'This is impossible' or 'No, I'm not resigned'—that sort of foolish talk.

The dragon‑eating beast's expression seemed to be a smile; seeing the others stop far away, only Xiao Feng walked alone within a hundred meters and jeered: "Are you sure? Your friends have abandoned you—look behind you, there's nothing."

"They're too strong, they don't want to bully you. To deal with a kid like you, I alone am enough." Xiao Feng took out his staff and raised his hand, firing a transcendent ice arrow.

Whoosh~

The purple ice arrow shot forth and struck the boss squarely on the forehead.

However, it turned out to be a miss!

The boss is now in an invulnerable state!

"Hahaha, you killed me laughing, you killed me laughing!"

The dragon‑eating beast, attacked by Xiao Feng, not only didn't get angry but burst out in human‑like laughter, even rolling on the ground.

He looked pityingly at Xiao Feng and jeered: "Ignorant humans, don't you realize that this entire Lost Land is under my control?"

"What do you mean?" Xiao Feng's heart stirred; he felt doubtful, yet as if he had grasped something.

The boss said: "This Lost Land is essentially a prison. I am the warden of this prison. Trying to kill me here can only be called a foolish daydream, haha~"

A prison!

Xiao Feng was somewhat surprised.

The dragon‑eating beast continued: "By my master's order, I guard here the 14 strong ones who were exiled for committing grave faults. Four of them tried to escape; I have already killed them, and their bones lie over there."

It pointed to the four huge skeletons around the lair.

They are: a flying dragon, a giant python, a fierce tiger, and the remains of a humanoid creature.

"Who is your master?" Xiao Feng asked, seeing that the beast hadn't attacked him but was instead explaining its background.

This dungeon has a story; perhaps if we dig deeper we might also find hidden quests or treasures!

The dragon‑eating beast raised its head, puffed out its chest, and said proudly: "My master is the god who oversees punishment and sin in the myriad worlds. You are not yet worthy to know his title."

The god who governs the myriad worlds!

That's quite a background!

Xiao Feng felt astonished; it seemed this boss was indeed extraordinary—probably not the No. 3 boss of the Lost Land, but the final big boss!

As for whether the boss's strength matches the rank of 'god of the myriad worlds,' Xiao Feng didn't care.

The War God is around level 400‑500, while Otto Gu is only level 50; the gap seems huge. But since the game set it up this way, there must be a reason—no need to worry about whether it makes sense.

"Hearing you say that, the bosses imprisoned here must all be wicked and evil, right?" Xiao Feng asked.

The beast yawned lazily and replied: "Pretty much, anyway they're not good things. What about it, human kid—do you have designs on them?"

"To be honest, I have designs on all your bosses." Xiao Feng said with a smile.

The dragon‑eating beast wasn't angry; instead it laughed: "Interesting. I won't eat you for now—I've been bored here for a thousand years. If you can defeat all of them, I don't mind sparring with you to stretch your muscles. Of course, you could also choose to run; the meat of cowards tastes awful, and I only like eating the brave."

"Alright, then I'll first take care of them and later come for you." Xiao Feng nodded and turned back to the group.

One person, one monster—thus they reached this agreement.

This is also the process of the dungeon: first kill other bosses, finally the guardian Xiong.

"Wow, can it still be like this?"

Li Li and the others watched from behind as Xiao Feng interacted with the boss, left speechless.

"So, we need to go defeat the boss at the back first, then come back to fight this one?" Xing Yun Miao asked.

Xiao Feng returned to the team and explained: "This boss is currently invincible; it's probably a dungeon setting issue. We'll first defeat the boss at the back, remove its invincibility, then come back to fight it."

Candle Dragon pondered: "According to the information in the legend, Xiong doesn't seem to be an evil beast; perhaps in the end we don't need to kill him, but there might be another way to play."

"I wouldn't rule that out. But no matter what, we'll go fight the other bosses first." Xiao Feng nodded, agreeing with Candle Dragon's idea.

This Xiong boss is somewhat special: wise, able to communicate with players, and won't attack right away; even after being hit by an ice arrow, it remains unmoved.

Xiao Feng even secretly wondered whether there might be a hidden mission here, such as one concerning the "master" behind Xiong.

"There are three paths behind the boss room; which should we take first?" Shen Di asked.

The three paths lead in different directions; the left one glows light blue, while the right one glows light red.

The middle one leads far away, its end unseen.

Xiao Feng thought for a moment, then casually said: "They're pretty much the same; left first, then right, and the middle looks far off—we'll go there last."

Having said that, he led the team toward the left light‑blue path.

Just as he headed that way, the Xiong lounging outside the nest lazily said: "Inside is a giant bird that has mastered lightning power. It loves to eat human brains—with so many of you, you'll be enough for it to feast on."