Chapter 204: Chapter 203: Confrontation, Chen Army!
The Tian family could now be considered Zhang Yue's ally.
And since the Chen Army had teamed up with Glory to suppress the Tian family, in a sense, the Chen Army was also Zhang Yue's enemy.
When facing an enemy, Zhang Yue had never been one to show mercy.
Ahead, while the melee combatants had yet to arrive, the ranged mages and archers launched their attacks first.
SWOOSH, SWOOSH, SWOOSH!
BOOM, BOOM, BOOM, BOOM!
Arrows and spells rained down like a storm, pouring toward Zhang Yue.
"Such a dense barrage, even blinking can't save him."
"This guy's dead for sure."
Just as the Chen Army thought Zhang Yue would be instantly killed by their concentrated fire, Zhang Yue raised his head.
By analyzing the effects and colors of the incoming arrows and spell orbs, Zhang Yue deduced the corresponding class skills and attack trajectories in just one second.
Through extreme micro-maneuvering, he avoided all control skills such as freezing arrows and silencing spells, prioritizing these over minor hits.
Only a few unavoidable attacks landed on Zhang Yue.
However, these strikes from the elite archers and mages of the Chen Army only managed to deal a trivial 2,000–3,000 damage to Zhang Yue.
With the protection of his Level 45, 7-star, fully golden Void Set, Zhang Yue's defense far exceeded even that of the Chen Army's knights.
Moreover, the [Void Shield] stacked to its maximum value—230,000+ HP (five times health limit)—from killing the Chen Family guards outside the Snow King's Palace.
Even if Zhang Yue stood still, the Chen Army couldn't damage him.
After a round of concentrated fire, they saw Zhang Yue nearly unscathed.
The members of the Chen Army all wore expressions of disbelief.
"What the hell is this? He dodged all the control skills?"
"This guy... His defense is ridiculously high. I'm a Level 45 full-spirit mage in full gold gear, and I can't even scratch him?"
"What's that shield skill he's using? Damn it… Is it possible for a mage's magic shield to be this thick?"
As the Chen Army was left in shock, Zhang Yue, who had endured their first wave of attacks, began his counterattack.
ROAR!
The massive body of the Level 50 Legendary Twenty-Four Winged Extinction Black Dragon soared through the air, opening its bloody maw to unleash searing Extinction Dragon Flames, engulfing dozens of Chen Army combatants on the ground.
Simultaneously, the epic-grade Shadow Predator weaved through the enemy ranks at lightning speed, wielding its daggers to deal devastating crits of 30,000–40,000 or even 70,000–80,000 damage, leaving carnage in its wake.
Zhang Yue followed up with Hell's Judgement and Necrostorm, crippling large groups of enemies in two different areas.
With Zhang Yue's initial strikes, the main force of the Chen Army was immediately reduced by one-third of its combat power.
However, Zhang Yue didn't directly kill them; he left them all with just 1 HP.
The Chen Army members, confused as to why Zhang Yue didn't finish them off, soon found their answer.
From the rear, the Dark Skeleton King used Taunt to draw the aggro of the boss, the Golden Nether Commander.
Wielding two massive iron halberds, the Nether Commander rampaged through the crowd, finishing off the heavily injured Chen Army members Zhang Yue had left behind.
It turned out that Zhang Yue planned to use the boss to kill the Chen Army and avoid accumulating more infamy points.
With Zhang Yue—a threat far greater than the 8-star boss, the Nether Commander—assisting, the boss tore through the Chen Army like they were mere chickens.
Countless flashes of white light signaled the downfall of the Chen Army.
Seeing his people dying en masse, Chen Jun began to panic amidst the chaos.
He had never imagined that a beastmaster could grow so powerful.
One person alone was holding back an entire guild—a guild belonging to the Chen Army, one of Tianjing's three great families.
Who could have seen this coming?
"Damn it, those bastards from Glory must have known how strong this guy was and bailed early without warning us."
As soon as Chen Jun finished complaining, one of his subordinates said, "Guild Leader, they did warn us—we just didn't listen..."
Realizing the situation was dire, Chen Jun immediately ordered, "RETREAT! RETREAT NOW!"
"What about the boss?"
"Screw the boss. If we don't run now, we'll lose our lives too. To hell with the boss."
Just as Chen Jun was about to flee—
WHOOSH!
Zhang Yue suddenly blinked, appearing right in front of him.
Chen Jun panicked. "You... What do you want? I'm the leader of the Chen Army, one of Tianjing's three great families. If you dare cross me... Think carefully about the consequences."
"The people from Glory said the same thing the first time they saw me."
Zhang Yue cut to the chase. "Hand over the Demon God's Heart."
"What Heart of the Demon God?" Chen Jun averted his gaze. "I don't have such a thing."
"So, you're saying I'll have to take it myself?" Zhang Yue raised his Void Staff.
Terrified, Chen Jun scrambled for an excuse. "This boss is an 8-star. No matter how strong you are, without my Chen Army's help, there's no way you can kill it."
"That's none of your concern."
Hearing this, Chen Jun chuckled nervously. "In that case, if it doesn't concern us, we'll take our leave."
As soon as he turned to leave—
BOOM!
An SSS-tier Voidless • God Slaying Curse from Zhang Yue dealt a staggering 82,538 damage, instantly emptying Chen Jun's HP bar and killing him outright.
No more words were necessary—Zhang Yue struck decisively.
WHOOSH!
A flash of white light signaled Chen Jun's death, leaving behind a white chestplate on the ground.
Unfortunately, the Demon God's Heart didn't drop.
Only when the holder dies permanently would the treasure be guaranteed to drop.
With their leader slain, the Chen Army fell into disarray—dead, injured, or fleeing—all within moments.
After defeating the Chen Army, Zhang Yue set his sights on the Golden Nether Commander.
At this point, only ten minutes remained before the dungeon closed.
To kill a Level 45 8-star boss within ten minutes was impossible for an ordinary person.
Unfortunately for the Nether Commander, its opponent this time was Zhang Yue.
For Zhang Yue, killing the Nether Commander not only granted SS-tier rewards but also advanced the Demon Contract upgrade quest.
Using the Skeleton King to tank the Nether Commander's attacks, Zhang Yue coordinated with the Doomsday Black Dragon and Shadow Predator to launch a relentless assault.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
SWISH! SWISH! SWISH!
ROAR!
In an instant, a flurry of massive damage numbers erupted from the Nether Commander—
-37,528!
-82,376!
-33,258 (Extinction Black Dragon)!
-81,080 (Shadow Predator)! Critical hit!
Even with 2 million HP, the Nether Commander couldn't withstand such devastation.
Its HP bar visibly dropped at a rapid pace.
Especially with Zhang Yue's SSS-tier unique skill God Slaying Curse, which increased by 30% damage every nine seconds, stacking repeatedly—
139,000!
181,000!
235,000...
This wasn't a battle—it was pure slaughter.
Meanwhile, back at the safe zone's respawn fountain, the furious Chen Jun gritted his teeth. "That bastard! He actually dared to steal the Chen Army's boss."
One subordinate tried to reassure him. "Don't worry, Guild Leader. There's no way that guy can kill the Nether Commander alone."
Another chimed in, "Exactly! That's an 8-star boss. No matter how strong he is, he can't possibly solo an 8-star. If he manages to kill the Nether Commander, I'll eat dirt standing on my head."
Just as the words left his mouth, a system announcement rang out—
[Announcement] (Universal):
[Ding~ Congratulations to player [Zero] for killing the Golden Nether Commander, completing the hidden dungeon Snow King's Palace, and earning SS-tier rewards...]
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