I, the Necromancer, will crush the gods!

Chapter 160 This is what you call a duel? It lacks any skill.

He asked me to kill him the moment we met?

What kind of strange request is this?

Jiang Chen couldn't help but feel strange.

The humanoid mage monster before them was different from other monsters; it could speak, and its first words were actually telling them to kill it.

This strange request puzzled Jiang Chen.

The monk slowly stood up, appearing no different from a normal human, dressed in a robe that was also a manifestation of energy.

As he stood up, the mage even straightened his robes with his hand. This showed he possessed a completely independent consciousness, unlike the monsters he had killed along the way.

His behavior and actions showed signs of consciousness, unlike other monsters.

His appearance is similar to that of a normal human, and he is clearly different from other humanoid monsters.

This mage even wielded a real staff, not an artifact conjured from energy.

Jiang Chen's pupils contracted slightly, showing surprise.

The mage's attitude was perplexing; he seemed to possess his own consciousness, unlike ordinary monsters.

The monk raised his head and looked at Jiang Chen: "If you want to know why, kill me and I'll tell you."

This sounds awkward.

After you kill it, what can it say? Can a dead person still speak?

But it didn't give Jiang Chen time to think. Just as Jiang Chen was about to ponder all of this, the mage suddenly raised his staff and launched a huge fireball that flew towards Jiang Chen.

The skeleton warrior quickly stepped in front of Jiang Chen, taking the brunt of the fireball's explosion.

Flames flew everywhere, but the skeleton warrior blocked all the flames and stood firm despite being severely injured.

Flames shot out in all directions, but the skeletal armor gleamed, blocking all the stray flames.

"The attack power is so strong."

In just one strike, the skeleton warrior was seriously injured.

This mage is far stronger than the Elemental Leopard King from before.

After he defeated the Elemental Leopard King, most of the energy in the dungeon was concentrated on this mage.

Not only that, even the energy of the humanoid monster was now concentrated on it.

It contains almost all the energy of the entire instance, so it's no wonder it's powerful.

"If you can't kill me, I'll kill you!"

The mage's voice rang out again, followed by a hum from the staff.

The staff hummed, and the entire instance shook.

Jiang Chen's expression suddenly changed; the surrounding dungeon exits disappeared, and they were unable to leave the dungeon.

Either kill this mage, or be killed.

The skeleton warriors and skeleton mages launched their attacks simultaneously, and Jiang Chen cast a detection spell.

"Elemental Archmage (Hell Dungeon Boss)"

"Level: 39"

Strength: 10000

Agility: 10000

"Spirit: 40000" "Constitution: 10000"

Skills: Shackles of Wind, Explosive Flames, Meteor Shower, Silence, Magic Shield

"Trait: Greatly enhanced vitality"

This BOSS is level 39. Although strength and agility are not its strengths, its spirit is as high as 40000 points, which makes it surpass others in terms of skills.

Jiang Chen realized that although his skeleton mage had a higher mental attribute than his opponent, his skills were completely inferior.

The level 27 Skeleton Mage's Spirit attribute does appear to be higher after being amplified, but it is completely outmatched in terms of skills.

The opponent's skills are very powerful; the skeleton warrior was seriously injured after just one hit.

For professionals, strength is not only determined by attributes, but also by skills.

This elemental archmage boss must have been a mage-type character before. After his death, he was reconstructed by the dungeon's energy and still retains the characteristics of a mage, possessing exceptionally strong mental power.

Its attributes have surpassed those of the Elemental Queen, making it the most powerful single-attribute boss Jiang Chen has ever seen. Add to that these five skills…

Jiang Chen felt a headache coming on.

But now there is no way out; it's either life or death.

In that case, let's fight.

The skeleton warrior charged forward, his greatsword raised high, unleashing his skills!

A blue light flashed, and a blue shield appeared around the BOSS.

Skill: Magic Shield!

Several skeleton warriors' skills struck the magic shield, causing it to burst forth with dazzling light and distort.

But it returned to normal after half a second.

The magic shield was extremely strong, the strongest Jiang Chen had ever seen.

I don't know what level their skills are at, but they're definitely very strong.

Flames burned in the palm of his hand.

Skill: Soul Burn!

A flame ignored the mage's protection and instantly appeared above the BOSS's head.

The BOSS showed signs of pain and trembled violently, but did not make a sound.

Skill: Slow Curse!

Jiang Chen activated his skills in succession.

Amidst the red light, the BOSS's speed suddenly slowed down.

Seemingly not expecting the existence of curse skills, its expression changed, showing a hint of satisfaction amidst its surprise.

The skeleton mage's attacks came one after another, overwhelming it with a massive barrage of attacks.

Fire type: Explosive Flame!

Water element: Freezing rainstorm! Wind element: Tornado storm!

Electrical Engineering: Thunderstruck!

Suddenly, wind and fire raged, and lightning and thunder roared.

The four elemental attacks struck the magic shield, dazzling and causing it to twist and deform repeatedly.

The magic shield shattered with a crash.

The skeleton warriors' attacks also landed on the BOSS.

Beams of light shot out and landed on the skeleton mage.

The skeleton mage, struck by the light, was instantly silenced.

Skill: Remain silent.

Silence can silence a mage, preventing them from using any skills.

Even skeleton mages were not spared.

Control skills…

It was the skill Jiang Chen hated most. Light continued to emanate, and one skeleton mage after another fell silent.

The skeleton mage, unable to use skills, could only watch helplessly, unable to do anything.

Upon seeing this, Jiang Chen immediately put away the skeleton mage who had not been silenced.

The skeleton warrior's greatsword continued to strike it relentlessly.

It retreated swiftly, but due to the curse, its retreat was slow.

Jiang Chen continued to use Soul Burn at the same time.

Each soul-burning attack causes it pain.

The skeleton warrior caught up closely, but he couldn't outrun the skeleton warrior at all.

A gust of wind blew by, and the first few skeleton warriors suddenly stopped.

A chain appeared around them. The skeleton warriors were trapped in place, unable to move.

Skill: Shackles of the Wind!

The BOSS kept unleashing its skills, and each time several skeleton warriors were trapped by the skills, preventing them from getting close to it.

A blue light flashed, and the magic shield reappeared.

In this way, even if several skeleton warriors catch up, they cannot break through the magic shield.

In the blink of an eye, more than half of the skeleton warriors were trapped, each one unable to move like a wooden stake.

The mobs already have control skills, which is troublesome enough, but the boss does too…

This is a real headache.

The skeleton warriors were bound, and the skeleton mages were silenced.

The body exploded; there was no body left.

Jiang Chen knew that he could only rely on himself now.

This is the first time I've ever fought a boss all by myself.

Soul Burn is his only skill.

Fortunately, the magic shield couldn't stop it.

The soul-burning sensation repeated itself endlessly.

The BOSS's expression was contorted in pain, and his body trembled uncontrollably.

He held his staff high.

Complex and mysterious star patterns formed beneath their feet.

It quickly transformed into a pentagram array.

Skill: Meteoric Annihilation!

Meteoric Annihilation is a skill that level 40 mages can only master after completing their second job advancement.

Wide-range area-of-effect attack skill.

The sky turned crimson, followed by a barrage of fiery meteorites crashing down.

Both in terms of range and power, it was more powerful than the mage who had launched the sneak attack.

The skeleton warriors were all under control, and Jiang Chen couldn't take them back; he could only endure the attacks.

The skeletal armor gleamed, protecting Jiang Chen from attacks.

The skill's range is too large; there's nowhere to dodge it.

So I simply stopped hiding.

They ignored the skeletons.

Jiang Chen hardened his heart and decided to fight to the death to see who could last the longest.

Despite the blazing meteorite and the burning soul, he continued to use it.

He replenished his skeletal armor every now and then.

The BOSS is incredibly resilient and not so easy to kill.

Even when surrounded by skeleton warriors, it would still take a minute or two to kill them.

Moreover, it's only Jiang Chen attacking right now.

His mental energy was being depleted rapidly. When it was more than half depleted, he took out a recovery potion he had prepared beforehand and drank it.

Before entering the dungeon, I carried recovery potions with me in case of emergency, and I didn't expect to actually need them.

The cataclysmic meteor lasted for a full minute before stopping.

A beam of light shot out from the BOSS's staff.

Skill: Silence!

It aims to limit Jiang Chen's skills.

Silence was ineffective, as it was blocked by the skeleton armor.

Skeleton Armor grants immunity to all control effects and all negative effects.

After trying twice, the BOSS stopped trying.

Instead of continuing to use Meteor Fire Annihilation, he switched to using Explosive Flame to attack Jiang Chen. Although the overall power of the single-target skill was not as great as Meteor Fire Annihilation, it was faster and could be used continuously.

In a one-on-one situation, its power is significantly greater than that of the Meteor Fire Annihilation. Explosive flames continuously rained down on Jiang Chen, bursting open before his eyes like brilliant fireworks, accompanied by deafening roars.

Thanks to the superior defensive capabilities of his skeletal armor, Jiang Chen neither dodged nor evaded, taking the attacks head-on.

At the same time, he used Soul Burn at top speed to continuously attack the BOSS.

The BOSS's magic shield couldn't stop the soul burning.

The skeletal armor, however, can block the opponent's explosive flames.

Jiang Chen knew he had the advantage in this regard.

Now it's a competition of who can last until the end.

He took out another bottle of recovery potion and drank it, keeping his mental energy above half at all times. This was how the two fought—completely devoid of any skill...

You take turns hitting me, we hurt each other.

It was supposed to be a life-or-death battle, but it looked so boring.

Finally, the BOSS reached its limit and let out a painful scream.

This was the first time he had screamed since the start of the war.

Jiang Chen knew exactly how painful it was for his soul to be burned.

The bosses and monsters we fought our way through were all unbearable unless they felt no pain.

Its skill was interrupted amidst screams of pain.

Jiang Chen's eyes lit up, and he intensified his attack.

As the saying goes, I will kill you while you are sick.