Chapter 8: I’m the Boss (11)
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In the silent center of the palace, black thorns spewed out disease-ridden powder everywhere.
The d*ath Knight stood among the undulating thorns, exuding an air of intimidation.
Five minutes of berserk skills!
How many hidden kills does this blasted final boss have left?
Just then, a Little Demon, having fled to the vicinity of the palace doors, was horrified to discover that the doors were firmly shut.
Trying to open them, a bright red alert popped up in their mind:
【This door cannot be opened until the final boss is defeated!】
Holy smokes! How is that even a thing?!
The Little Demons refused to believe it and desperately tried to push the doors.
Some even went as far as to bash the wooden doors with their weapons, hoping to create a hole to escape through.
But all their efforts were in vain; the doors, which felt just like wood, didn’t budge an inch—like the heaviest piece of iron ever; blades and fire just slid off with no effect.
The Little Demons wanting to escape were left dumbfounded.
Meanwhile, the fighters ahead were completely unaware, engaged in a fierce battle as they retreated.
The assault from the skeletons grew fiercer.
People could distinctly feel that just moments ago, they were evenly matched against the skeleton warriors, but now they seemed to be basking in some strengthening buff, their speed and power having soared to new heights.
It turned out a B-rank warrior could handle a skeleton, but now at least an A-rank warrior was needed for the job.
In no time, the remaining Demon Race and the Ji Shen’s soldiers in the palace were thrown into chaos.
Watching her skeleton soldiers rampage under her buff, Lin Nan could only shake her head helplessly.
How about we just wait for these five minutes of berserk mode to pass and continue fighting then?
She could fake a slip, act clumsy and let herself get hit a couple of times—so long as she could fool the system, everything would be just peachy!
【Warning! As a boss, especially in berserk mode, your idle time must not exceed 10 seconds. If there is no action within 15 seconds, storyline completion will be deducted.】
Oh, this system really was bent on keeping her from achieving 100% storyline completion.
It merely wanted to prevent her from facing the embarrassing situation of having to answer questions at the final judgement.
And she really wanted to know the truth!
Fine then, let’s just k*ll a few minions first. Can’t have them wandering into the next stage and losing too many high-level Great Demons or Demon Race warriors, leaving no chance of winning.
“Roar!”
As the soldiers fell back, they watched as Kael’thas suddenly pulled out the gigantic Maul from the ground, and then, with the ground shaking like a massive truck, charged straight into the densest part of the crowd.
The people were immediately dumbfounded, yelling, “Quick, scatter!”
Even Lady Rong Ji, the Great King of the Split Land, and the others didn’t dare to take him on head-on. Fu Yetian was still lying on the ground, oblivious to life or d*ath.
And now this guy was in berserk mode! What could they even use to compete with this boss?!
A terrifying gust of energy blew towards them.
As Kael’thas’s Maul came slicing through the air like a scythe of d*ath, anyone with even a hint of skill leaped to dodge. Sadly, the soldiers who were a tad too slow met their doom, their bodies sliced in half like butter.
For those who lost their heads, at least they died quickly, feeling no pain.
But many soldiers were either severed at the waist or had their legs hacked off cleanly.
Screams filled the air.
At the same time, the news that the door could only be opened by defeating the boss spread throughout the palace.
Fear gripped everyone, and despair spread like a wildfire.
The Demon Race and Ji Shen were fighting amongst themselves; not only did they have to contend with the berserk boss, but they also needed to be wary of attacks from nearby skeletons. In no time, the casualties among soldiers surged.
The three Harpists had long exhausted their magic. If it weren’t for the warriors desperately protecting them, they would have faced danger by now.
Lin Nan felt a bitter taste in her mouth.
She hadn’t anticipated that this berserk state would be that terrifying; she accidentally ended up chopping down more than twenty Little Demons.
To avoid being judged as slacking off by the system, she had controlled her strength quite a bit, yet no one could withstand her power.
d*mn it, is this a paradox?
At first, she couldn’t beat the challengers without becoming stronger, and the boss would d*e too quickly with low storyline completion, impacting her very essence.
Now she was overpowering the challengers, but how could she let them defeat her reasonably while not affecting the system rating? It turned into a century-old riddle.
Holy cow, being a proper boss was way harder than she thought!
Just then, amidst her stress, Lin Nan spotted a rare item produced in the palace among the crowd, and an idea struck her.
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As the right protector of Ji Shen, Lady Rong Ji had never been as flustered as she was now.
Especially having to face the boss in berserk mode, he was like a heartless killing machine; no one in the vicinity could withstand even a single slash.
The only plan left was to wait for his berserk state to wear off before thinking of another way out.
“Boom!”
Kael’thas’s diagonal strike instantly pierced through her hopes.
“Protectress!”
“Protectress!”
A chorus of panicked shouts rang in her ears from ten or more subordinates.
Rong Ji looked up in fear, only to find that the d*ath Knight Kael’thas had appeared right in front of her, descending with an unstoppable momentum.
There was no way to dodge.
Faced with absolute power, everything she had once prided herself on became meaningless; she could only watch as the Maul swiftly descended toward her slim waist.
Would she be cut in half any moment now?
No!
Please, no!
Desperate, Rong Ji shut her eyes, waiting for the agony and d*ath to arrive.
But at that very moment, something hanging at her waist suddenly shone with a miraculous glow, just as the Maul was about to touch her waist.
With a “bang,” the blade bizarrely rebounded.
At that same time, a line of text suddenly appeared in her mind:
【Key to Temporarily Calm the Rage: This key can open the entrance to the 61st level.
Additionally, this item has an effect that reduces the final boss’s attack power by 80%, but requires the challenger to withstand its attacks for 30 minutes before becoming effective.
Usage: The key can transform into your most suitable weapon.
Once it makes contact with your body or weapon, the weakening buff activates immediately and lasts for 5 minutes.】
Isn’t this the key that the Alligator Monster left for her?
Though the Alligator Monster had sworn it was real and promised multiple times, she had always doubted its authenticity, carrying it with skepticism.
And lo and behold, using the key just saved her life!
And it popped up with a thrilling and exciting hint message.
Although she had only noticed this strange phenomenon of prompt texts appearing since coming to this maze, she had no idea what was causing it.
But what she did know was that the d*ath Knight would definitely fall at her hands.
