Chapter 13: Hero, save me!

HP increased!

And it increased by nearly 100,000!

"Holy shit, after killing a boss, its HP gets fully distributed to the other bosses?"

Xiao Feng let out a strange shout.

It wasn't that he panicked; after all, 390,000 HP and 200,000 HP were the same to him, no difference.

But if an ordinary player team had to fight this, wouldn't it break their morale?

"Interesting, I suddenly find myself looking forward to other people coming to grind this dungeon."

Xiao Feng gave a wicked grin, unleashed a Lightning Chain, and took out the blue boss.

"Zi~"

The remaining two bosses continued to screech, black energy surged, and their size increased once again.

At the same time, their HP became exactly 590,000.

The green and purple bosses had already approached; one opened its slimy big mouth and spat out a "spit".

The other raised its fist and smashed down.

Puchi~

-586 (poisoned)

-799

-50

-50

Each boss's single attack took over 1,500 of Xiao Feng's HP.

Fortunately, his missile had finished cooldown; he threw it again and instantly killed the green boss.

"Zi~"

The last purple boss let out a sharp whistle, black energy surged, and its HP skyrocketed to a terrifying 1,180,000!

Moreover, its quality actually rose from "Rare" to "Epic"!

Smack!

The purple boss swung a massive palm; Xiao Feng dodged a step too slow and couldn't avoid the huge slap.

Instantly, he was flung backward, hit the wall with a thud, and slowly slid down.

-1430

"Holy shit, that's huge damage!"

"Could it be that the boss transfers not only HP but also attack power?"

Comparing the two damages, this slap is obviously much more painful than the previous punch.

Xiao Feng suddenly realized that when the bosses were split into four, their attack power should be pathetically weak, easily withstood and taken down.

But as the attributes transfer, they keep getting stronger!

The correct approach should be to pull the four monsters together, gradually lower their HP, then instantly kill them all at once.

If one of them dies even a second later, it will become this 1,180,000 HP epic-level big boss!

"Good thing I'm a cheat, otherwise I really couldn't handle you." Xiao Feng got up from the ground; his missile had finished cooldown.

The purple boss was about to blast him with a refreshing, potent poisonous spit, but the next second, the missile fell.

It went "poof" and exploded outright, turning into splattering mud.

"You have defeated the Abyss Servant Leader, gaining 282,000 experience."

When fused into an epic boss, the experience given is also epic-level, only there's no corresponding prestige reward.

Xiao Feng still didn't know what prestige was for, so he didn't pay attention to this.

After the boss exploded, the ground was littered with a dazzling variety of rewards.

However, he hadn't yet received the system notice of clearing the stage, indicating there should be another boss ahead.

Xiao Feng stepped forward and picked up the rewards from the second boss.

This time his luck was good; he dropped an epic-quality warrior's two-handed sword, with very strong stats.

But unfortunately it requires level 75 to equip, so it won't fetch a good price now.

"Ah, and not even give me a mage skill book." Xiao Feng pursed his lips, feeling extremely depressed that at level 37 he still only had two skills.

But there was no choice; he could only continue forward.

He passed through the boss room and descended to the third level of the mine.

The mine on the third level became tangled and complex; it was no longer a single path but filled with many branches, like a labyrinth.

Xiao Feng opened the map, only to find it shrouded in fog, making it impossible to find shortcuts.

He was worrying about which way to go when a voice suddenly came from nearby.

"Hero, hero, save me~"

A low, painful tone—no doubt it was a miner NPC.

Xiao Feng followed the sound and saw, sure enough, a miner-like NPC collapsed on the ground, breathing his last.

【Silver Miner — Luo Fu Luo】

Level: 50

HP: 5000/75000

Attack: 350

Physical Defense: 50

Magic Defense: 30

Skills: 【Mining Technique】, 【Fireball Technique】, 【Magic Missile】.

Xiao Feng looked, then instantly became happy.

This miner is actually a mage?

"Uncle, are you alright?" He walked over and inquired about the condition of NPC Luofuluo.

The latter gasped, replying: "I'm heavily injured; without a top-grade life potion, I probably can't survive."

Top-grade life potion?

"Yes." Xiao Feng didn't hesitate, took out a bottle of shimmering golden potion and handed it to Luofuluo.

Although this potion is relatively rare, he still has 28 of them, so he can afford to give one.

"Ah, you actually have such a divine medicine!" Luofuluo was overjoyed, thanked profusely, took the potion and drank it in one gulp.

The top-grade life potion heals players for only 5000 HP, but Luofuluo gulped it down and his HP bar of 75000 instantly filled up!

He recovered from near-death to a lively state, stood up and thanked: "Xiao Feng warrior, thank you so much. To repay your great kindness, I am willing to guide you lost, to go find the abyssal demon in the depths of the mine."

"Then thank you."

Xiao Feng slightly nodded, realizing the purpose of this NPC's existence.

If one can produce a top-grade life potion, time can be saved and the boss can be found quickly.

Otherwise, the many branching paths are full of unknowns, perhaps wasting time, or upon entering directly getting destroyed by traps.

"We'll go this way. I've worked in this mine for over ten years, I'm very familiar with it; I know the way even with my eyes closed." Luofuluo led the way ahead, Xiao Feng followed behind.

"Warrior, you'd better be careful soon; the monster lord inside is very terrifying, we've already had many brothers killed by it. If it weren't for you saving my life, I definitely wouldn't take this risk to guide you."

"Hope you are strong enough to defeat the monster lord inside and restore peace to the mine."

"If I make it back alive this time, I'll quit my job. I've saved some money over the years, can return to my hometown, marry a wife, apply for a magic teacher job, and spend the rest of my life in ease..."

"Oh no, there's a monster, warrior save me!"

"This Luofuluo is a talkative NPC, chatting nonstop during the guiding process."

"When encountering monsters, he also lets out a weird cry, hides in a corner, having no dignity of a mage at all."

"The monsters on the third layer are somewhat stronger than those on the second layer; they are level 75 Abyssal Toxic Worms, capable not only of close-range biting but also long-range spraying of poison."

"Xiao Feng took them out one by one, killing them quickly."

"After winding through the mine's branching paths for over ten minutes, Xiao Feng finally arrived before a huge cavern."

"Ahead is the nest of the Abyssal Lord."

"Originally we accidentally discovered some magic crystals beneath the silver mine and wanted to mine them."

"Never expected that while digging, we suddenly dug out a portal, from which a swarm of abyssal monsters emerged! Too scary!"

"Warrior, please help kill that monster lord, close the portal, and save us!"

"Luofuluo continued to be talkative, chattering endlessly."

"Xiao Feng slightly nodded, preparing to enter the boss room and challenge Boss 3."

"Unexpectedly, the boss was faster than him!"

"Before even entering the boss room, a gloomy sound came from inside."

"Stupid miner, dare to bring people to disturb the great Samaka Lord? I see you're tired of living!"

Whoosh whoosh whoosh~

The sound of breaking air came.

"Several tentacles resembling an octopus stretched out from the mine, entangling Luofuluo's limbs and pulling him inward fiercely."

"Help! Warrior, save me!"