I, the Necromancer, will crush the gods!

Chapter 480: The Expected Scene, Heading to the Seventh Level

The fourth passage symbolizes the fourth stage.

Jiang Chen began to estimate the intensity of the lightning strike he was about to face.

The moment he stepped into the fourth passage, an invisible surge of lightning suddenly erupted in front of him.

The skeletal armor crumbled without a doubt, without even a hint of struggle.

A vast expanse of lightning element surged toward him like a tide, and a thin barrier suddenly appeared on Jiang Chen's skin.

Passive skill: Damage reduction!

70% of the lightning element was isolated, and the remaining 30% was neutralized by its own element and then distributed among all members of the undead legion.

Although the damage was not minor, it was still within an acceptable range.

Jiang Chen thought to himself that even a god-level expert might not be able to withstand such a fierce lightning strike.

"The damage has indeed increased significantly; my guess was right."

“Each increase is 15% more than the previous one. Last time it was 100%, and this time it is 115%.”

Jiang Chen felt the lightning strikes, whose attack power had increased exponentially. Although he could withstand them, the damage was not to be underestimated.

Previously, it needed to rest every 1500 meters, but now it needs to stop temporarily every 1200 meters or so, which further reduces its efficiency.

Looking up, Jiang Chen's face showed a hint of doubt. "Why is there only one ball of lightning?"

The lightning strike did not split into four clusters as he had expected; instead, it coalesced into one.

The number has decreased, but the form has changed, becoming significantly larger and more intense.

Jiang Chen's heart skipped a beat. "Could it be that the BOSS's level has increased again, from a Lord BOSS to a King-level BOSS?"

Jiang Chen felt a headache coming on. He would rather face four Lord-level BOSSes than a King-level BOSS.

An 85-level King-class BOSS is probably comparable to a 92-level Lord-class BOSS.

Jiang Chen inadvertently glanced at the passage behind him.

"Disappeared!"

His face immediately turned extremely ugly.

With his escape route completely cut off, he looked back and saw only chaos, as if he were in a dead end with no way back.

He quickly checked his props.

Apart from the mysterious Abyss Teleportation Stone, all teleportation items have become ineffective.

This is neither a secret realm nor a dungeon, so those high-level scrolls are naturally useless here.

The random teleportation scroll was now like a dead object, unusable.

Jiang Chen finally understood why top experts would perish here.

I also understand why this place is marked as an extremely dangerous area.

The fall of those top experts was not only because this place was dangerous, but also because it contained an inescapable predicament.

Perhaps some of the top experts wisely chose to withdraw after passing through the first three passages.

But those powerful individuals who chose to delve deeper and enter the fourth passage never returned. From the fourth passage onward, there is no turning back; one can only move forward until the end.

Although this place is full of trials, it is undoubtedly a hellish place compared to those safe divine realms.

The dangers of the Burial Thunder Canyon exceeded Jiang Chen's imagination.

But now, he has no way back and can only grit his teeth and continue forward.

He braved the thunder's blast and marched forward step by step.

Until the stars in the sky began to tremble, as if they were about to fall.

A bolt of lightning struck down from the stars, and a massive lightning beast leaped out from it.

Jiang Chen no longer needed to use his detection technique; he could sense the power of this Thunder Beast simply through intuition.

Ordinary Thunder Beasts are agile and lithe, but this Lord-level Thunder Beast before him was like a small mountain, exceeding fourteen meters in height just by lying on the ground. Those ordinary Thunder Beasts that Jiang Chen considered enormous now appeared so tiny in front of this Lord-level Thunder Beast.

The skeleton warriors were like ants, insignificant compared to the massive body of the Thunder Beast.

As soon as the Lord-level Thunder Beast appeared, it locked onto Jiang Chen. Its enormous body darted through the lightning at an astonishing speed.

As the star fell, Jiang Chen immediately released his undead army.

The skeleton berserkers charged towards the lord-level lightning beast without hesitation, like arrows released from a bow. Lightning crackled on their bodies, but they continued to advance fearlessly.

The Lich General, meanwhile, steadily cast Legion Healing spells from the rear, providing a continuous stream of life support to the warriors on the front lines.

Faced with such a powerful opponent, Jiang Chen dared not be careless in the slightest.

He summoned all the liches except for the lightning lich, and these liches unleashed their powers.

A halo began to appear beneath the skeletons' feet, instantly increasing their speed and significantly enhancing their defense.

Meanwhile, layers of frost began to cover the Thunder Beast's body, and signs of poisoning also began to appear.

Red, green, and white lights shone almost simultaneously, and skills such as curses, poison, and bone prison descended upon the Thunderbeast in quick succession.

While the Bone Prison couldn't completely stop the Thunder Beast's self-destruction, it could at least interrupt its momentum, buying the Skeleton Berserkers precious time to surround it.

The skeleton berserkers quickly surrounded the Thunderbeast, while the archmage and archer retreated amidst the barrage of lightning, searching for suitable attack positions. They increased their distance from the Thunderbeast, trying to avoid being damaged by its self-destruction.

Jiang Chen knew that at this point, a perfect victory was no longer possible. As long as victory was achieved, some price was inevitable.

He flicked his fingers lightly, casting a detection spell. Even though he already knew the opponent was a Lord-level BOSS, Jiang Chen still wanted to see its attributes with his own eyes.

"Lightning Behemoth (Lord-level BOSS)"

"Level: 80"

Strength: 800000

Agility: 800000

"Spirit: 600000"

Constitution: 700000

Skills: Lightning Absorption (Passive), Lightning Strike

"Characteristics: Immune to lightning, can absorb lightning to enhance itself, increases health, strength, and speed."

Upon seeing these attributes, Jiang Chen couldn't help but feel a chill.

This lightning behemoth possesses an astonishing 800000 in both strength and agility, as well as impressive values ​​in spirit and physique.

What troubled him even more was that the behemoth also possessed the ability to absorb lightning, which meant that it could enhance itself by absorbing lightning.

Its immunity to lightning makes Jiang Chen's lightning lich useless.

However, Jiang Chen was not discouraged by this.

He knew that the outcome of a battle was often not determined by a single attribute, but required a comprehensive consideration of the tactics, skills, and cooperation of both sides.

He believed that as long as he could make good use of the undead legion's power, he would definitely be able to defeat this powerful lightning behemoth.

Apart from the basic attributes, this lord-level lightning behemoth is almost identical to the ordinary lightning beast in appearance and skills.

At level 80, its all-attribute power has soared to an astonishing 290 million. Compared to this, the ordinary Thunder Beast's 160 million all-attribute power is simply insignificant, with a difference of as much as 130 million.

This gap is not only reflected in the numbers, but also in the qualitative leap in their combat capabilities.

Although the attribute increase may seem less than double, it is enough for a Lord-level Lightning Beast to still be able to handle three or more ordinary Lightning Beasts with ease.

After observing the attributes of the Lightning Beast, Jiang Chen's gaze unconsciously fell on the Origin Rune on the back of his hand.

After some deliberation, he decided to temporarily refrain from using it.

Now is not the time to use this trump card. He believes that as he continues to venture deeper into this dangerous place, there will inevitably be a time when he will need to use it.

He may even need to use more of his trump cards to deal with the challenges ahead.

Faced with the terrifying attack power of the Lord-level Lightning Beast, the Skeleton Berserkers appeared exceptionally vulnerable. Each strike from the behemoth sent large groups of Skeleton Berserkers flying.

Fortunately, the number of skeleton berserkers was large, and the Lich General's healing abilities were also excellent.

Those skeleton berserkers who were knocked away could always get up quickly and throw themselves back into the siege.

Tens of thousands of skeleton berserkers surrounded the lightning behemoth, giving it no chance to break through.

Meanwhile, the Skeleton Archmage and the Sharpshooters continued to focus their attacks from a distance, putting immense pressure on the Lightning Beast.

Jiang Chen quietly observed the battle from the side, his eyes flashing as if he were thinking about something.

"The fourth stage should involve two Lord-level bosses," he secretly speculated.

"So by the sixth stage, there will probably be three."

"As for the seventh stage..." He took a deep breath, "Will the legendary world-class Thunder Beast appear? I just hope its level isn't too high, otherwise, we might not be able to handle it."

As time went on, the Thunder Beast gradually showed signs of fatigue under the siege of the undead legion.

Its body began to emit a dazzling light, clearly on the verge of self-destruction.

Jiang Chen knew that this was the most dangerous moment.

He decisively ordered that, apart from the skeleton berserkers continuing their siege, he and the other undead legion members quickly retreated to a safe distance of over a kilometer.

However, even so, Jiang Chen still had no idea what to expect.

He didn't know exactly how large the self-destruct range of a lord-level BOSS was, and could only pray that the distance he estimated was safe enough.

The extremely bright electric light made Jiang Chen instinctively close his eyes to avoid being injured by the dazzling light.

Thunder Burial Canyon was deathly silent, as if even the wind had stopped breathing. No matter how fierce the battle, it was like a silent movie here, with only the interplay of light and shadow, and no rise and fall of sound.

Jiang Chen closed his eyes. Although it was dark in front of him, his senses seemed to be magnified several times.

Faint sensations of the skeleton berserkers kept emanating from his mind; they struggled in the lightning, only to be devoured one by one by the violent energy.

The self-destruction of the Thunder Beast had a range far exceeding Jiang Chen's expectations, reaching an astonishing 500 meters. This was much larger than the self-destruction range of an ordinary Thunder Beast, and its power was incomparable.

In the raging lightning, the skeleton berserkers were torn to shreds like fragile pieces of paper. Their bodies melted in the lightning, turning into wisps of black smoke that dissipated into the air.

Jiang Chen's heart tightened. He knew that this self-destruction had brought enormous losses to the undead legion. Those skeleton berserkers were warriors he had carefully trained, each one carrying his heart and soul and his hopes. Yet now, they were vanishing one by one in the lightning, causing him immense heartache.

Fortunately, Jiang Chen had ordered the skeleton berserkers to retreat a distance beforehand; otherwise, the casualties would have been even more severe.

He took a deep breath, trying to calm his turmoil. He knew this was not the time for grief; he needed to move on from this loss as quickly as possible and prepare for the challenges ahead.

After dealing with the Lord-level Lightning Beast, Jiang Chen breathed a slight sigh of relief. Although the losses were heavy, he had also gleaned some information about the Lightning Beast's self-destruction.

This will be of great help to his next actions.

He continued forward, summoning new skeleton berserkers as he went to replenish his losses. He knew the road ahead was long, and he needed to maintain sufficient fighting strength.

As Jiang Chen gradually gained a better understanding of the situation regarding the Thunder Beast's self-destruction, he became increasingly composed in dealing with it.

The fifth and sixth levels went as he had predicted. Although the process was arduous, he eventually conquered them one by one.

Half a day later, Jiang Chen stood before the entrance to the seventh level. Looking at the four forked paths before him, a surge of heroic spirit welled up within him.

He knew that the battles to come would be even more difficult.

He took a deep breath, then strode confidently toward the seventh passage. He knew a tough battle was ahead, and he was prepared.