Chapter 409
Chapter 409 BOSS Battle
The demons in the castle were definitely stronger than any they had encountered before, and everyone was mentally prepared for that right from the start.
After all, this was likely a Demon Stronghold, the very lair of the BOSS, and let’s not forget about the intelligence-boosting buffs. If they could still be defeated as easily as those they faced before, that would be more than a little strange.
However, that bug was definitely a big problem; strong or not, they had to figure out a way to deal with it.
This was a perfect opportunity to test the strength of the Demon Castle.
Since those demons wanted to play with them, then let’s play.
With a decision made in his mind, Ling Mo immediately manifested several high-explosive mines on the ground where everyone was running, while also giving everyone noise-canceling earmuffs: “Put these on!”
The mines were positioned in a way that the bug’s huge mouth couldn’t swallow them. Even if it could consume anything to nullify their effects, how about attacking the area outside its massive mouth?
His guess soon proved correct—the huge bug crawled to where the mines were placed. It seemed to have noticed the threats on the ground, but despite its efforts to thrust its mouth toward these mines, it couldn’t eat them since they were lower than the soles of its feet, leading inevitably to its mouth colliding with a mine.
BOOM——!!!
Dust exploded, instantly engulfing the entire corridor, and the long hallway served as a natural vent for the massive shockwave, nearly toppling the group who had already ran quite a distance.
Almost toppling wasn’t quite accurate—the last one running, the chubby guy, was already thrown to the ground.
He scrambled to his feet, looking back in terror: “Crap, did it blow up the whole place?!”
The explosion’s sound was amplified indoors, causing even those wearing noise-canceling earmuffs to experience a slight ringing in their ears, but it didn’t hinder their enhanced hearing from picking up that the previously loud heartbeat had vanished.
Moreover, after the explosion, the loud commotion of the bug charging forward had quieted.
It appeared they had managed to deal with that monster.
Xia Xinyan frowned slightly, gazing at the dust-filled passage behind, struggling to provide a definitive answer.
Since entering the castle, the demonic presence inside had been growing stronger, which largely hampered her ability to sense it; before, she could detect the existence of a monster in an instant, but now, even from a short distance, she couldn’t ascertain the situation behind the dust.
At that moment, Monica stepped closer, staring in that direction for a while before casually asking, “You guys don’t really think that a few bombs could kill that thing, do you?”
Ling Mo shot her a sidelong glance: “Are you saying it’s not dead?”
Monica didn’t respond.
Because she didn’t need to—
Within the thick dust, the shadow of that bug gradually appeared.
It had silently crept up on them, its lower jaw mangled and bleeding, oozing large amounts of green liquid, a truly disgusting sight.
Despite this, the already torn-open maw remained wide, with chunks of flesh writhing inside, and its exhalations could directly waft over to the chubby guy closest to it.
The stench was unbearable.
The chubby guy’s brain momentarily short-circuited.
The shock from this scene was equivalent to stumbling upon a ghost in the dark, and for the first time, he realized it was not a good idea to look too closely at such things; still caught in this daze, his body instinctively reacted—
He swiftly conjured a gigantic lightning ball and hurled it toward the spot where the bug had been blown up by the mine: “Damn it, take this!!!”
The next moment, the entire corridor was instantly flooded with arcs of electricity.
The chubby guy’s strength had always been substantial—otherwise, he wouldn’t be among the top in the rankings. However, the issue of his courage beneath that tough exterior became a weakness, often making him lose his calm in the face of ghosts and similarly sanity-threatening situations.
But that didn’t mean he would become weak; it could just as easily make him stronger—like a passionate outburst in life-or-death situations.
This furious lightning attack was a prime example.
If he hadn’t maintained enough composure to direct this attack away from Ling Mo and the others, it would likely have been the first abnormal casualty.
Of course, such a violent attack naturally bore results—
He obliterated a section of the castle.
Not exactly obliterated, but after the surrounding noise died down, the group found themselves in a new location.
From the narrow corridor, they had arrived at a huge… City Square.
Judging by the size, this space was approximately several football fields big, with a height of several dozen meters, and it was just them in this vast expanse, with nothing else present.
“Where the hell are we now?” the chubby guy exclaimed, still a bit terrified, “Why can’t they just bring in some earthly creatures?”
“Why would they bring earthly beings here?” Bai Yu shivered in fear, “Could you watch where you’re swinging that thing? We nearly got hit!”
“Didn’t I not hit anyone?” The chubby guy shot him a glare, paused for a second, then patted his chest, “Don’t worry, I won’t zap anyone who isn’t supposed to be zapped.”
No sooner had the words left his mouth than Xia Xinyan and Monica suddenly glanced behind the group.
At the same time, Monica chimed in: “Let’s put the banter aside; we’ve got company again.”
Everyone turned to look, and saw five more of the same bugs crawling out from who-knows-where, rapidly approaching them.
The chubby guy’s expression immediately changed: “Crap! More?!”
But before they could get ready, once again, the sound came from behind them, and turning back revealed five familiar giant lizards—same as those they had seen outside the city—only this time, the leading one was the black one that had clearly been through an explosion.
“Looks like they’re here for revenge.” Xia Xinyan thought for a second, looking at Monica, “Was that just now a spatial ability?”
It couldn’t be that the chubby guy’s lightning had zapped them all the way here; it was more likely that the demons had realized the corridor wouldn’t work against them and had moved them to this location?
Monica nodded, laughing, “This does have a bit of a final BOSS battle vibe, doesn’t it?”
A grand BOSS battle.
Xia Xinyan didn’t pay attention to her sarcasm but instead asked, “Can you lock onto that guy using the spatial ability?”
She suspected that creature was the one that had severed the entire city.
If they could pinpoint that demon, then it would be much easier to handle.
Although she had said she would try not to borrow Monica’s powers… well, this didn’t really count as borrowing, right?