I, the Necromancer, will crush the gods!

Chapter 158's boss is so weak, it's not worth the difficulty.

Having discovered that the journey was neither difficult nor dangerous, the two continued onward.

Jiang Chen continued killing monsters, and soon after, he leveled up.

As planned, he summoned ten new skeleton warriors to replenish the summoning queue, bringing the total number of skeleton warriors back to 140.

He decided to conserve his mental energy, given the uncertainty surrounding the BOSS; this arrangement might come in handy at a crucial moment.

Their forces continued their advance, and soon they had conquered the Dark World.

The monsters in the second half didn't increase the difficulty much; they just became more numerous.

Each time, they had to deal with more than two monsters, sometimes even four or five.

For Jiang Chen, this was not too difficult, as he could easily defeat these monsters with his skeleton army.

The elite skeleton warriors and the elite skeleton mages are tireless, feel no pain, and are not afraid of death.

There is nothing more professional than them.

Suddenly, Lin Cai'er reminded him, "Jiang Chen, have you noticed that it seems to have gotten brighter here?"

Jiang Chen had already noticed this change; as they killed more and more monsters, the originally dark environment gradually brightened.

The light was not completely swallowed up; he could even see the light on the distant horizon.

Not only that, even the BOSS's statue was emitting a faint light.

Suddenly, Lin Cai'er noticed that the statue was getting darker and darker.

In fact, it was already as black as ink, filled with a dark sheen.

This black divine light could still be detected by a faint reflection...

Each time a monster was killed, the black energy seemed to enter the air, some of it dissipating while the rest entered the statue.

The monster's death seems to play a key role in some kind of ritual that awakens the BOSS.

Jiang Chen also noticed that the black energy seemed to be flying towards the direction of the human professionals.

He firmly believed his observations were correct: "As we kill the Abyss monsters, the power of the Abyss is weakening, while the power of humanity is increasing."

Lin Cai'er agreed with Jiang Chen's point of view: "Moreover, the abyss monsters we killed had energy flowing into the statue after they died." Jiang Chen concluded: "The real difficulty of this dungeon should be the BOSS. If we only consider the current situation of this dungeon, those teams only need to carefully lure the monsters and then eliminate them one by one. Even Wu Lingdong's team could pass it with a little effort."

Lin Cai'er believes Jiang Chen's judgment is correct; the difficulty of this dungeon likely lies with the BOSS.

At least in the "nightmare difficulty" that Wu Lingdong mentioned, such a change has not yet occurred.

Furthermore, the scene they witnessed at the beginning was not present in Nightmare difficulty.

If there is, he will definitely tell you.

Wu Lingdong is a meticulous person, and he explained their strategy in great detail.

Some parts match, but others don't match at all.

This shows that the mechanics of Hell difficulty and Nightmare difficulty are completely different. The final boss statue isn't that big; it's only 30 meters tall.

Although it was still very tall, it wasn't as tall as it is now, reaching a hundred meters.

Generally speaking, the larger the size, the stronger the strength, and Jiang Chen became increasingly cautious.

Now that it's a little brighter, Jiang Chen can see the monster.

Lin Cai'er can finally relax her big eyes.

So far, this dungeon hasn't been too difficult.

This is the part that's most wrong.

How could a dungeon on Hell difficulty be so easy?

The monsters were killed one by one, and their numbers dwindled.

The sky is getting brighter.

The night was almost completely gone.

Only a few monsters remained. The BOSS statue was so black it defied description.

It was several times blacker than the darkest ink, and in its center, it emitted a faint light.

The statue has begun to shake, seemingly on the verge of revival.

Once Jiang Chen kills the last few monsters, it will fully revive.

Jiang Chen looked serious and said to Lin Cai'er, "Go to the foot of the mountain and don't come over."

Lin Cai'er also knew that her existence might become a burden to Jiang Chen.

"Then be careful and stay safe."

After saying that, Lin Cai'er obediently ran to the foot of the mountain and hid behind a large rock, only peeking out her little head.

With their worries gone, the skeleton warriors quickly wiped out the remaining monsters.

When the last monster was killed, the darkness of this world in the Abyss was completely eradicated.

The statue began to move, emitting a series of booming sounds.

Thick hair grew on the black statue, and in the blink of an eye it turned into a black-haired monster. Jiang Chen and the skeleton looked like tiny ants standing at its feet, and they couldn't even see the top of it when they patted their heads.

The greatsword in the skeleton's hand wasn't even as thick as a single hair on its body.

The opponent was simply too big; I had never encountered such a large enemy before.

The enormous size created an astonishing sense of oppression, and Jiang Chen even felt short of breath for a moment.

The BOSS grew thick black fur, resembling a giant black panther.

It looks exactly like the Abyss Demon King you see when you first enter the dungeon.

To be honest, all the monsters we killed along the way were ones we'd seen when we entered the scenario. The dungeon isn't the real Abyss; it's just a monster created by absorbing the Abyss's energy.

Its attributes and level are inferior to those of a true abyssal demon.

"Elemental Panther King (Hell-level Boss)"

"Level: 36"

Strength: 15000

Agility: 15000

"Spirit: 15000"

Constitution: 15000

Skills: Elemental Explosion, Elemental Sweep

"Characteristics: Extreme speed, greatly enhanced vitality, greatly enhanced defense"

All four attributes are as high as 15000, and the four attributes are balanced, just like the Skeleton Warrior.

Its extreme speed allows it to move at incredible speeds. Its greatly enhanced vitality and defense significantly improve its survivability.

This boss looks exactly like the Abyss Demon King.

With a level of only 36 and attributes reduced by a factor of 3, it can be seen as a simplified version of the Abyss Demon King.

Jiang Chen had a clear idea: to deal with it, the first thing to do was to limit its speed.

If you can't limit its top speed, then there's no point in fighting it.

The BOSS is indeed enormous, but there are many ways to exploit it.

Against agile skeleton warriors, coupled with the Slow Curse, their massive size can actually become a hindrance.

Such things as ants, dragons, and elephants dying are also common.

The Elemental Leopard King fully revived, looked down at Jiang Chen who was as small as an ant, and roared loudly.

Suddenly, a strong wind arose, and the four elements surged and moved. Flames appeared out of thin air and danced in the air with the wind.

Immediately following, lightning flashed and thunder roared, and rain fell, turning into a sky full of icy arrows.

The four elements erupted simultaneously, creating an extraordinary force.

A single roar revealed the Elemental Leopard King's extraordinary control over the elements.

The skeletal armor appeared, blocking all elemental attacks.

Skill: Slow Curse!

The large red net was lowered.

The roaring Elemental Leopard King's voice suddenly weakened.

The roar was drawn out, like a cat's meow.

Filled with rage, it slapped down at Jiang Chen with its claw.

With an agility attribute of up to 2, coupled with the speed trait, the Elemental Leopard King possesses astonishing speed.

Even with the Slowing Curse, the speed is still not slow despite the 40x reduction. Unlike other monsters, which operate at a slower pace after being cursed.

It is at least faster than Jiang Chen's speed.

The leopard's claws descended like a mountain crashing down, but Jiang Chen neither dodged nor avoided them.

With a loud bang, the earth shook.

The leopard king seemed to realize something was wrong, and it could no longer press down with its paws.

The skeletal armor gleamed and blocked its attack.

Jiang Chen remained motionless under his claws.

Judging from its attributes, the Elemental Leopard King's physical attack power is not much higher than that of the Outpost Guardian.

With the skeleton armor on my body, there's nothing to be afraid of.

As it attacked Jiang Chen, the skeleton warriors jumped onto its body.

Grab its fur with one hand and chop it down hard with a large knife.

A total of 140 skeletons had climbed onto it in the blink of an eye.

The skills erupted simultaneously, illuminating the sky with red light.

With a swift movement, black energy shot out from the Elemental Leopard King.

Fly towards the place where the human race is located.

The skeleton warrior resumed his meat-chopping mode, his greatsword clashing against the elemental leopard king, creating a continuous clanging sound.

Each attack would release a wisp of black mist that dissipated into the air.

Skeleton mages joined the fray, surrounding the Elemental Panther King in the center, just as they had done with the Guardians of Hell's Outpost.

In this way, the Elemental Panther King cannot attack all the Skeleton Mages.

The skeleton warriors unleashed a barrage of skills, followed by a concentrated attack from the skeleton mages.

The Elemental Leopard King's size has shrunk considerably. Originally a hundred meters tall, it is now only about 90 meters tall, smaller than before. When its body is completely destroyed, it will die.

Weak! Too weak!

Jiang Chen shook his head slightly, feeling increasingly uneasy.

This is a hellish difficulty dungeon, is the boss really that weak...?