In general, larger maps in the Sky Abyss world often have a gatekeeping BOSS hidden within them.
The Goblin Kingdom, being a hidden map, is no exception.
Amidst a tremor that shook the earth and mountains.
Deep within the royal city, a massive figure, shrouded in darkness, appeared in everyone's sight.
It stood five meters tall.
With antennae on its head, cloaked in a cape, clad in dark armor, and wielding a massive cleaver.
Its entire body exuded a demonic aura.
Above its head, a blood-red ID came into view—
[Demon King Xinuo] (Lv50 Physical Type · Gilded BOSS)!
"A Gilded BOSS!"
Seeing the quality of this BOSS, even Dragon Soul Guan Yu couldn't help but feel a bit shocked.
Qin Churan, in the rear formation, was also surprised, "Historically, the second layer has never had a Gilded BOSS, the highest was only a Golden BOSS..."
"No wonder it's a hidden map, it broke the record!"
Of course, Lu Ming knew well that the reason there was a Gilded BOSS here wasn't because the Goblin Kingdom was a hidden map.
It was because this BOSS was the guardian of the Scroll of Deification!
This fully demonstrated the weight of the Scroll of Deification!
Lu Ming was somewhat excited.
"A Gilded BOSS, and the first kill in the entire server, it must be worth a lot!"
As he spoke, Lu Ming used Reconnaissance to check the BOSS's data—
[Demon King Xinuo] (Lv50 Physical Type · Gilded BOSS)
[Physical Attack: 61800]
[Armor: 41000]
[Magic Resistance: 38000]
[Speed: 35500]
[Health Points: 3200000]
[Skills: Heaven and Earth Split (C-level), Death Stomp (C-level), King's Intimidation (D-level)...]
[Description: A king from the demon realm, who once led a demon legion to massacre the entire Goblin Kingdom to seize the Scroll of Deification, sealed in the Goblin Kingdom for decades, accumulating more malice...]
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"A Gilded BOSS... so strong!"
Looking at the shared illustration in the team channel, Qin Churan couldn't help but gasp.
Lin Youwei was so scared she didn't even bother to pick up the copper coins on the ground, quickly hiding behind Lu Ming.
Lu Ming, however, was unfazed, "Strong?"
"Not really."
As they spoke.
Ahead, seeing the demon corpses scattered around, Demon King Xinuo let out an angry roar.
"Damned humans, how dare you slaughter my demon kin!"
"I will make sure you have no place to be buried!"
As soon as the words fell, Demon King Xinuo, holding the massive cleaver, strode towards Lu Ming and the others!
To prevent the level 50 Dragon Soul Guan Yu from affecting the BOSS's drop rate, Lu Ming instructed Dragon Soul Guan Yu, "Don't move, just stand aside."
Dragon Soul Guan Yu dared not move.
After all, even he couldn't handle this level 50 Gilded BOSS.
He obediently retreated to the side.
Next, Lu Ming locked his gaze on the BOSS.
Waiting for the moment it stepped into attack range.
Swish!
Sword Draw—
Suddenly, a sharp sword shadow pierced through Demon King Xinuo's body.
The next second, a massive blood-red damage number appeared above the BOSS's head—
-813228!
With the upgrade of his talent, Lu Ming's Sword Draw skill damage increased significantly.
This C-level Sword Draw directly reduced the BOSS's health bar by a quarter!
Dragon Soul Guan Yu was astonished.
"How come I remember this guy's skill only did 570k damage this morning?"
"Just one level up, and the damage increased so much! What kind of terrifying enhancement ability is this?!"
Under the forty times skill enhancement effect of the Comprehensive Amplification talent, the 1200% attack power and 1200% skill strength boost from Sword Draw continued to be effective.
Lu Ming continued to lock onto Demon King Xinuo.
"Kill."
With a thought, a large group of third-tier Death Lords wielding Blaze Blades, under the protection of a four-layer formation, charged towards Demon King Xinuo!
Buzz buzz buzz buzz!
Soul Shatter!
Soul Shatter!
Soul Shatter!
Soul Shatter!
...
Slash slash slash slash!
-57832!
-57832!
-57832!
...
One must admit, this Gilded BOSS was indeed formidable.
Its armor attribute was simply too high.
Even with Lu Ming's 52 times enhanced E-level formation [Prison of Earth], which could reduce the enemy's armor by 9882 points, Demon King Xinuo still had a staggering 31000+ armor!
This made the Death Lords' attacks almost negligible against it.
After enduring a round of concentrated attacks from dozens of Death Lords, Demon King Xinuo wielded the massive cleaver and struck the ground.
Swish!
Heaven and Earth Split—
Instantly, the ground tore apart in all directions, a powerful shockwave sweeping outwards.
-186325!
-185527!
-186139!
Demon King Xinuo's 60k+ attack power, combined with the C-level skill's lethality, was simply too overwhelming!
None of the nearby dozen Death Lords survived, all were instantly killed!
Fortunately, Lu Ming had anticipated this outcome, so he intentionally sent the third-tier Death Lords to the front, with the fourth-tier Reapers on standby.
In this way, losing a dozen Death Lords was a lesser loss than losing a dozen Reapers!
Subsequently, Lu Ming continued to send the Death Lords to charge, with the Reapers on standby.
Slash slash slash slash!
Under the relentless assault of the Death Lords, the BOSS's health bar plummeted continuously.
Finally, at the cost of sacrificing fifty to sixty Death Lords, they managed to slay Demon King Xinuo!
To say he wasn't pained would be a lie.
After all, summoning a third-tier Death Lord required 50 soul power points.
So many Death Lords amounted to a loss of about 3000 soul power points!
The problem ultimately lay in Lu Ming not having a defensive formation.
The only E-level Life Barrier, even with 52 times skill enhancement, could provide a shield equivalent to 26 times the Trickster's health for allies.
Lu Ming only had a base health attribute of 5000+, which could only provide a shield of up to 130k+ for the Undead Legion.
It was more than enough to withstand the damage from level 50 small monsters.
But it couldn't withstand the damage from a level 50 Gilded BOSS at all!
"Just in time for the fourth transition at level 30, unlocking a new skill slot, this time I must get a defensive formation!"
Thinking this way.
In front of him, Demon King Xinuo's massive body fell with a crash.
At the same time, a pleasant system notification descended from the sky—
[Ding~ Congratulations on killing the level 50 Gilded BOSS Demon King Xinuo, Experience Points +4 million!]
Players need 8 million experience to level up from 30 to 31.
The experience reward from this BOSS alone was enough for Lu Ming to gain half a level!
As the saying goes:
"No wonder it's a Gilded BOSS!"
Of course, what was even more anticipated was the BOSS's loot.
After all, it was a Gilded BOSS.
Lu Ming gave Demon King Xinuo enough face, not letting the Death Lords do the honors, but personally walked over to pick up the loot.
Level 50 Gilded BOSS!
Server's first kill!
Plus Lin Youwei's 520% monster kill drop rate bonus!
The drop rate was maxed out!
[Ding~ You picked up Gold Coins +33!]
[Ding~ You picked up 3-star Magic Treasure "World Annihilation Chapter"!]
[Ding~ You picked up Gilded Equipment "Demon Realm · King's Power Ring"!]
[Ding~ You picked up Gilded Equipment "King's · Massive Cleaver"!]
[Ding~ You picked up Knight C-level Skill Scroll "Lethal Intimidation"!]
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