Chapter 352: Chapter 264: Kill the Undead Mage Andrew, Enter the Fifth Level Energy Core!_2
The Spider Queen finally stopped slacking off and, seizing the moment, her two bladelike arms started to crazily slash, inflicting heavy damage on the Legendary BOSS and also deploying psychic interference skills to delay the Legendary BOSS's casting speed.
Watching the Necromancer Andrew's health rapidly decline, and about to reach the execution line at one-fifth of his health,
Zi Liyuan made a split-second decision, firing the Magic Crystal Cannon. In a thousandth of a second, it aimed at and locked onto the Legendary BOSS, then activated the already charged shot without hesitation!
Amidst a thunderous boom, a purple beam of light flashed and vanished.
The next moment, a massive explosion that affected a hundred-meter radius burst forth.
A host of attacking Undead BOSSes, at the instant Zi Liyuan activated the cannon, were sucked into a spatial vortex that appeared next to them, dissipating back into the Netherworld just as the explosion was about to reach them.
A huge mushroom cloud, centered on the Legendary BOSS, unleashed a shockwave in all directions.
Zi Liyuan didn't concern himself with the scene of devastation caused by the Magic Crystal Cannon but tore a Teleportation Scroll with one hand and stuck it onto Lao Tie without hesitation.
At the same time, the super bomb, tightly held in Lao Tie's arms, entered activated mode!
"Come on, Lady Luck my wife, you know what I need!"
The next second, Lao Tie vanished from in front of Zi Liyuan and reappeared behind the Legendary BOSS.
Hit by the Magic Crystal Cannon, his flesh had almost entirely evaporated, leaving behind a ragged skeleton.
At that moment, Lao Tie appeared directly behind him, his eight sharp stabs piercing through the Legendary BOSS's ribs, binding him tightly in front of Lao Tie.
The thunderous blast was punctuated by a "drip" sound.
Lao Tie's body instantly turned to dust, and before the explosion's mushroom cloud could rise, another even larger boom resounded.
The dazzling white light, scorching heat wave, the rising mushroom cloud, and the system enhancement tone that rang in Zi Liyuan's ears, all combined into a short but beautiful dirge.
Especially after he opened the system prompt and saw the message of slaying the Legendary BOSS, the Necromancer Andrew, his tense heart finally relaxed a bit.
"Finally took that guy down, it wasn't easy!"
He muttered briefly, holding Fan Yuer and hiding behind the Ridgeback Tortoise, dodging the sweeping shockwaves.
As the Legendary BOSS fell, the death storm above them also collapsed in an instant, turning into violent Whirlwinds scattering in all directions.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
"Copperbeard, how do we get to the fifth floor's energy core?"
Having destroyed Necromancer Andrew's remnant soul, to avoid long nights and many dreams, the next course of action was, of course, to head immediately to the energy core, imprint his own Soul Mark, and gain control of the Castle of the Undead!
"Master, it's inside the very Undead Temple we just entered, but it's below the temple, and we need to activate the transportation channel,"
Copperbeard·Skeleton Number One's soul flame flickered ceaselessly in its eye sockets, its skeletal body trembling as if afflicted with convulsions, yet it still managed to lay out how to enter the fifth floor.
"Let's go!"
Holding Fan Yuer with one arm and grabbing Copperbeard·Skeleton Number One's skull with the other, he leaped atop the tortoise's head in a single bound.
"Old turtle, to the Undead Temple!"
"Roar!"
The massive Ridgeback Tortoise, with its four thick legs, moved like an armored tank towards the Undead Temple.
Zi Liyuan casually let go of Copperbeard·Skeleton Number One's skull, then pulled out his Magic Wand and began summoning again.
The Spider Queen, the Epic Beast, the Black Dragon King, the Spectral Dragon King, the Nightmare Knights, the Legion of the Spectral Dragon, the Legion of the Dread Knight King...
A group of battered BOSSes reappeared on the scene, but this time they simply served as escorts for Lord Zi.
"Without an entourage, the sense of security is too low."
The Necromancer is too fragile, and his means of saving his own life are limited.
Of course, Zi Liyuan had made a lot of preparations, with a plethora of life-saving items in hand, but he still lacked a sense of security.
Mainly because any encounter with an Epic BOSS, they've all got the power to one-shot him.
If he was ambushed, he might just end up dead.
Therefore, hiding in the middle of the undead army, protected by a host of undead BOSSes, was the only way to avoid being so cautious.
Soon, under the lead of the Ridgeback Tortoise, they once again arrived at the Undead Temple.
Compared to when they first entered the fourth layer and were controlled by the temple, the Undead Temple was now in a state of silence, with the Death Barrier having disappeared.
Upon entering the main hall, Copperbeard·Skeleton Number One immediately jumped off the Ridgeback Tortoise and ran towards a statue placed in the center of the Undead Temple.
Zi Liyuan, who was always observing him, narrowed his eyes slightly, with his hand gripping the magic wand tightened.
If the slightest accident occurred, he would not hesitate to instantly cast a deathly shadow arrow and kill Copperbeard·Skeleton Number One!
It didn't matter that the other party had already signed a servitude contract and become his servant.
This guy, along with the undead dwarves behind him, hadn't been genuinely helping him but harbored various schemes behind his back.
If his strength was even a little weaker, he might have ended up with no place to be buried upon entering the fourth layer's Castle of the Undead!
Fortunately, no accident occurred. Copperbeard·Skeleton Number One arrived at the statue and took out a large amount of undead essence.
Then, using the statue as the center of the circle, he began to inscribe rune patterns around it with the undead essence.
"Master, only three people can enter the energy core. I will activate the teleportation array first. You can send trustworthy BOSSes under your command to explore, and then I will accompany you in. How about that?"
From the change in the way he addressed him, Copperbeard·Skeleton Number One knew that he could not possibly gain Zi Liyuan's trust for now.
Such a teleportation array required scouting first, so he laid out the matter directly to prevent any wild suspicions from the master.
Zi Liyuan didn't object at all to Copperbeard·Skeleton Number One's straightforward suggestion to send someone to explore first.
He didn't want to foolishly rush in himself. If the Necromancer Andrew had any other tricks up his sleeve, to whom could he complain?
He didn't want to pop the champagne mid-game only to end in disaster and inadvertently prepare a grand feast for others.
As for Copperbeard·Skeleton Number One, he didn't trust him much right now but also didn't think the guy would try any more tricks.
Watching the Undead Dwarf activate the teleportation array, Zi Liyuan's gaze swept over all the undead BOSSes under his command.
His eyes lingered on the Spider Queen for a moment, then moved away and looked towards the Black Dragon Sister Dailisi.
The Spider Queen was the most powerful force he had, but with her duplicity and hidden agenda, there was no guarantee she wouldn't betray him and get him killed.
So, his own Black Dragon Sister was comparatively more reliable, wasn't she?
After all, they had been open and honest with each other, and he had given her such generous benefits~!
Day and night riding must foster a bit of affection, right?
"Dailisi, please go down and check first. If there is any problem, use this Teleportation Scroll to escape immediately."
He took out a fourth-order Teleportation Scroll and stuffed it into the imposing cleavage of the Black Dragon Sister, incidentally gauging the current size of basketballs.
"Your humble servant obeys, Master."
Throwing a coquettish wink, Dailisi sashayed onto the teleportation array, and in the next moment, her delicate figure vanished from sight.
Through the connection of the servitude contract, even with the obstacle of space, Zi Liyuan could still feel the situation of the other party to some extent.
At this time, the Black Dragon Sister had ingested many of Zi Liyuan's high-order recovery potions, regaining half of her total blood volume, and had a full set of buffed BUFFs.
Even if she was brutally beaten by the Necromancer Andrew, she wouldn't be instantly killed on the spot.
As long as she wasn't killed instantly, the fourth-order Teleportation Scroll would allow her to escape.
Afterward, Zi Liyuan would only need to continue casting the summoning spell to pull Dailisi back to his side.
However, the wait lasted a full ten minutes, and Lord Zi finally received information from Dailisi through the contract.
The fifth layer's energy hub had no problems, it was safe!