Chapter 587 “Subscribe Request” One-Man Army (5k)
“Yomimi!”
The Mana Nightmare Demon raised the part hanging in front of it, which resembled a ribbon, curling the end into a fist and fiercely punching the transparent jar filled with red liquid!
“BOOM!”
Even though it was not particularly skilled in physical attacks, the Mana Nightmare Demon was a five-star Golem with a staggering 2500 attack power.
With this punch, the transparent jar shattered without any doubt!
In an instant, the boiling red liquid spurted out from the broken parts, accompanied by a large amount of steam.
The jar suddenly emitted a long, alarm-like sound.
The Mana Nightmare Demon blinked and looked up towards the direction of the alarm, but a strong suction force suddenly pulled at its back.
It wanted to continue, but its vision blurred, and it returned to the Mana Card.
Dark quickly retreated into the tunnel and slammed the door shut.
In the next moment, the red jar exploded violently!
“ROAR!”
The terrifying explosion echoed through the door and reverberated in the tunnel for a long time.
“The monsters and devices here seem to be very good at self-destructing.”
Once the sound died down, Dark spread his hands helplessly.
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In the deepest darkness, the final room.
Countless pipes extended from all directions to this place, and the condensed red liquid flowed out from the pipes, slowly filling the pool that was already filled with red liquid.
One side of the pool clung to the wall, the flowing liquid as red as blood.
On the wall it clung to, two thick iron chains hung down from both sides, suspending a disheveled armored figure, only its dangling feet immersed in the pool.
The red liquid in the pool flowed upward along the sharp, claw-like toes, absorbed by the skin, nourishing the armored figure.
As the jar in the first room shattered, the flow of red liquid in one of the pipes gradually stopped, reducing the liquid entering the pool by a fraction, leaving only dripping water.
The armored figure seemed to sense something and trembled violently.
Then everything returned to silence, with only the liquid in the other pipes continuing to flow slowly.
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Dark continued forward.
From the strength of the monsters in the first room, he could roughly deduce the overall strength of this boss “dungeon.”
Relying solely on Deoxys and Lion Beast to clear the path was unrealistic.
Although Golems could continuously fight as long as they had mana, they would also experience symptoms like “mental fatigue” if engaged in high-intensity battles in a short period.
Moreover, Dark’s Golems possessed human-like intelligence and emotions.
Rotating the use of other Golems as the main combatants was the correct path to maintain sustainable progress.
During his advance, Dark had already recalled the slow-moving Huhu back into the Mana Card.
Soon after, he exited the tunnel and entered the second room.
This second room had almost the same architectural style as the first, but there were no statues on either side, and the high platform with the transparent jar was not at the end but in the center.
Centered around the high platform, four pipes extended from the ceiling in four directions, connecting to the jar.
Looking left and right, he could see four entrances, including the one behind him.
Clearly, this was a “crossroads,” with multiple paths available.
“Go straight, turn left, or turn right?”
Three choices, Dark looked at the nearby Meow.
In situations where existing information was insufficient, relying on the greedy Slime or Meow, both with keen senses for treasure, was a good choice.
Meow had been playing with a dagger until suddenly swinging in one direction.
The wind blade from the “Swift Dagger” hit a humanoid monster three meters away.
“Bang!”
A humanoid monster covered in white cloth suddenly jumped out of the air, its chest exposed as the wind blade tore through the fabric, revealing pale and withered flesh.
Though not resembling a mummy due to the overly wide and flat cloth, it seemed to be one.
“Mummy Stalker!” Dark immediately warned.
“Prepare for battle!”
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However, Lion Beast and Deoxys reacted faster, rushing out from left and right.
Dark took a deep breath and ordered Illusionary Worm to use “Piercing Gaze!”
As the wave-like ripples rapidly expanded, the “Mummy Stalker” within ten meters were all revealed.
There weren’t many—only about ten.
But the hall was over fifty meters long and wide.
Dark reached out, grabbing several Mana Cards, and immediately summoned.
“In the name of Dark Dimon, Mana Summoning — ‘Piplup’!”
“Momo!”
Piplup’s blue skin was smooth and shiny, with its mouth tip pure white and its spherical nose exceptionally pink.
It wore a light blue collar around its neck, making it incredibly cute.
But Dark did not hold it as usual; instead, he immediately gave a command: “Maximum range, ‘Alluring Voice’!”
Mummy Stalkers would reveal themselves when attacked.
Besides “Piercing Gaze,” large-scale offensive skills could also make them appear.
With the passive skill “Moist Voice,” Piplup’s “Alluring Voice” transformed into layers of water waves, spreading rapidly like ripples, covering the entire hall in an instant!
Even the farthest Mummy Stalkers couldn’t escape the influence of “Alluring Voice,” revealing themselves one by one.
A rough count showed more than forty.
After a brief interval, Dark continued summoning.
“In the name of Dark Dimon, Mana Summoning — ‘Demon Fox Beast’!”
Though Mummy Stalkers were four-star undead, their attack and defense were actually not high, even lower than top-tier three-star monsters at 1500 points.
However, they had the characteristic of being “dead but not stiff” and had high movement speed and agility, unlike typical mummies.
Even three-star “Demon Fox Beasts” and “Meows” were enough to handle these Mummy Stalkers.
After summoning the Demon Fox Beast, Dark ordered the eager Lion Beast and Deoxys to retreat.
Then, the Demon Fox Beast covered in blue flames and the Meow wielding the Swift Dagger took control of the battlefield.
“Moo!”
Piplup suddenly grabbed Dark’s pant leg and pointed upwards.
Dark looked up and saw a unique Mummy Stalker clinging to the pipe on the ceiling like a spider!
Upon eye contact, the seemingly lifeless Mummy Stalker could no longer contain itself and lunged down from above.
But Lion Beast’s towering silhouette immediately blocked Dark.
Facing the sudden attack, it lifted its right fist and unleashed the “Lushan Rising Dragon Fist”!
The fierce lion-shaped energy wave changed trajectory under its control, roaring upward and smashing into the corpse of the Mummy Stalker.
“Boom!”
The Mummy Stalker displayed unusually high defense, with only its chest caving inward without shattering.
It stood up immediately after being thrown and charged forward fearlessly!
“At least five-star!”
Dark’s thoughts raced, and his gaze shifted, noticing several Mummy Stalkers among the forty that were indistinguishable at first glance.
Though Demon Fox Beasts and Meows could handle four-star Mummy Stalkers, if there were special individuals among them…
“Watch out!”
Just then, a special individual mixed in and launched a sneak attack on Meow.
Even when hit, Meow sensed its master’s emotion and immediately retracted its right hand to block with the dagger.
“Bang!”
The dagger was knocked away, spinning in the air.
The special individual pressed its advantage, opening its claws to slash at Meow’s face.
Meow’s eyes, already half-closed, narrowed further, and its right paw struck back at the special individual.
At the moment of contact, an intangible distortion occurred between their paws.
An undead brain could never comprehend why its strength suddenly drained away.
Meow used “Deception” to steal its strength and yanked it forcefully, slamming it to the ground and crushing its head!
However, instead of black, foul-smelling liquid, fresh red liquid flowed from the wrapped head!
Just as Meow was about to revel in victory, the headless special individual suddenly reached out for its ankle.
In that instant, a narrow green leaf shot out, pinning both hands!
Demon Fox Beast glanced past and “Fox Leaf Wedge” formed leaves floating around it, shooting out only at critical moments, allowing it to maneuver effortlessly among the four-star Mummy Stalkers.
“Fox Flash Strike!”
Demon Fox Beast suddenly spotted a special individual and charged at nearly teleportation speed, tearing open its chest with a deadly strike!
Despite the two-star gap, it seemed nonexistent.
Or perhaps, Mummy Stalkers were simply suited to be countered by its fighting style… indeed, this was the reason Dark summoned it.
Unless absolutely necessary, Dark did not plan to use “Bliss III Moon” to evolve it further.
The current boss room layout was clearly more complex than initially expected, so he aimed to conserve resources.
Dark’s deck was already quite powerful in practice, but his endurance was limited.
He refocused on Demon Fox Beast, glanced at the special individual crushed by Lion Beast, and continued observing the battle.
Compared to Demon Fox Beast, Meow was at a disadvantage. After “Deception” entered cooldown, it struggled to deal damage to special individuals.
Instead, Demon Fox Beast effectively struck the weak defenses of five-star Mummy Stalkers.
But it wasn’t sustainable.
With “Fox Leaf Wedge” and “Vine Fist” entering cooldown, Demon Fox Beast found itself in a bind.
After a quick assessment, Dark instructed, “Transform.”
Demon Fox Beast nodded slightly, and in the brief pause, two fingers came together, gathering light that soon condensed into a bluish-green leaf—the transformation leaf for a fox.
Placing the leaf on its head, it stared intently at the approaching special individual, then abruptly turned to look at Lion Beast guarding Dark.
In the next moment, light flowed over Demon Fox Beast, its slender body suddenly swelling and transforming into Lion Beast!
Rather than transforming into a five-star Mummy Stalker, it became Lion Beast!
With the improved stats, those five-star special individuals with inferior stats were no match for Demon Fox Beast.
It charged into the Mummy Stalkers like a storm, its movements swifter and more brutal than Lion Beast’s, piercing through the chests of four-star Mummy Stalkers and tearing them in half.
Five-star Mummy Stalkers had their heads twisted off and thrown aside casually.
Soon, all the Mummy Stalkers in the room were cleared.
Dark retrieved the Mana Card, storing the exhausted but excited Meow, then followed Meow’s last suggestion and entered the left passage, commanding Demon Fox Beast to destroy the jars.
“BOOM!”
Before the jars exploded, Dark returned Demon Fox Beast to the Mana Card and promptly closed the passage door, continuing forward.
After walking a similar length of passage, Dark finally arrived at the third room.
He quickly surveyed the entire room.
The floor was still stone slabs with red liquid flowing through the gaps.
The high platform was in the center, with jars containing boiling red liquid.
Apart from the entrance he used, the room had only one forward-facing exit.
Suddenly, his eyes lit up as he noticed a treasure chest beside the entrance!
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“Drip!”
As Lion Beast entered the room, red rain suddenly dripped from the ceiling.
Lion Beast quickly stepped back, retreating into the passage.
Dark observed from the side and saw the raindrops gather on the stone slabs, slowly swelling into a frog-like creature.
“Flesh like blood, it’s a Blood Frogman…”
Dark took a breath and smelled the strong scent of blood.
“Blood Frogmen” were very famous during wartime.
They were born from blood, belonging to the blood element species among water elemental creatures, with various types.
There were low-star Blood Frog Servants, mid-star Blood Frog Warriors and Assassins, high-star Blood Frog Mages,五星 Blood Frog Giants, and six-star Blood Frog Kings!
All mentioned Blood Frogmen appeared in this third room!
Dense clusters of one and two-star Blood Frog Servants were small and frail, hunched over with lifeless eyes, drooping eyelids, like exhausted authors after a night of writing.
But these fragile Blood Frog Servants caused massive casualties during wartime.
Because they could hide in sewage, possessing only one ultimate skill—”Blood Burst”!
A self-destruct technique at the cost of their own lives, extremely powerful and hard to defend against.
Apart from Blood Frog Servants, higher-star Blood Frogmen were even more troublesome.
Three-star Blood Frog Warriors had ultimate skills “Bloodthirst” and “Blood Rage,” enabling rapid healing through blood-sucking and entering a berserk state with “Blood Rage.”
Three-star Blood Frog Assassins had the ultimate skill “Blood Poison,” causing the victim to slow down and become immobile once scratched by their daggers or claws.
If Blood Frog Assassins injected “Blood Poison” into their bodies, they could accelerate blood flow, becoming more frenzied with enhanced reactions and speed.
Four-star “Blood Frog Mages” excelled in “Corpse Blood Burst,” exploding corpses soaked in blood, extremely terrifying.
Five-star “Blood Frog Giants” stood over ten meters tall, able to shoot blood from within and use it as a weapon.
Their methods were limited and lacked mystique, but they were highly effective, with their sheer size and strength overwhelming the battlefield.
And the six-star Blood Frog King…
Dark took a deep breath and immediately drew four Mana Cards from his deck: “Magical Beast: Eevee,” “Demon Fox Beast,” “Arrogance II 3.0,” and “Bliss III Moon Improved.”
Though “Demon Fox Beast” had just undergone a tough battle, it remained Dark’s ace in dealing with such a vast army of Blood Frogmen.
“First, summon Eevee…”
In just three seconds, Eevee appeared at its feet.
Dark summoned “Arrogance II 3.0” three seconds later, promoting Eevee from one-star to two-star while acquiring the Fairy-type field spell!
“Next, summon Demon Fox Beast.”
Demon Fox Beast was puzzled by being summoned again but instantly understood upon opening its eyes, the corners of its mouth lifting.
It yearned for battle, for strength, and for the feeling of being needed.
“Demon Fox Beast, evolve!”
Without hesitation, Dark summoned “Bliss III Moon Improved.”
Bathed in intense golden-pink light, Demon Fox Beast completed its transition from growth stage to maturity.
Suppressing the urge to lick its face, it stood proudly, coldly looking at the dense crowd of Blood Frogmen.
To it, these ugly and stinking monsters were nothing but dried blood on the earth.
“Eevee, ‘Foggy Field.'”
Under Dark’s decisive command, Eevee crouched down, placing its front paws together in a prayer-like pose.
Moonlight poured down, beautiful as a wedding veil.
Pink mist surged from beneath its feet, rapidly spreading throughout the hall.
Blood Frogmen erupted in chaos in that instant!
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