Kill one monster, stack one poison, and I alone will poison my way across the world!

A chilling wind carrying ashes swept by, stirring up the pool of greenish liquid on the ground.

After a brief silence, the forty-eight senior students awoke as if from a dream.

"Right, right, right! That kid Li Qiang just wouldn't listen to orders and insisted on charging forward, getting instantly killed by the BOSS's splash damage!"

Zhang Ming pushed up his glasses, which no longer had lenses, his face pale, but his speech was surprisingly fast.

"That's right!"

Chen Shan slammed the tower shield on the ground and loudly echoed, his voice trembling noticeably.

"Every year, at least 800 to 1,000 people die in dungeons at Sky Dome Academy! Let alone the Cataclysmic Fallen Capital, where someone dying is practically normal! We'll report this to the Academic Affairs Office when we get back!"

"Li Qiang deserved to die! Su Shen, please don't take it to heart. We will absolutely follow the rules and promise not to touch a single coin on the ground!"

Li Huo'er also hurriedly expressed her opinion, even raising her hands to indicate that she had absolutely not overstepped any boundaries.

The remaining dozens of people nodded frantically like chickens pecking at rice, and various condemnations of Li Qiang for overestimating his abilities and dying an unnatural death poured out without any psychological pressure.

Su Chen's eyes twitched slightly as he looked at this group of "pillars of society" who had instantly reached a consensus and completely absolved themselves of any blame.

These guys... change their tune faster than flipping through a book.

(University really is a microcosm of society; everyone there is a seasoned opportunist.)

One second they were classmates who would live and die together, the next second even their ashes were classified as an "accident".

However, Su Chen was too lazy to investigate further.

As long as these accessories stay quiet and follow him obediently, and don't cause him any trouble, everything will be fine.

"Since no one objects, let's go."

Su Chen didn't even glance at the pool of green water, and went straight up the steps.

The forty-eight people breathed a long sigh of relief, as if they had been spared from the brink of death.

They carefully avoided Li Qiang's green water, forming a tight line and following closely behind Su Chen.

After climbing the long, white bone staircase and passing through a magnificent corridor covered in dark red bloodstains, the shattered crystal gate of the central throne room appeared before them.

Before even stepping through the gate, a dark purple abyssal death aura, almost solidified, rushed towards them like a tsunami.

[Notification: You have entered the core area of ​​the Abyss.]

[Warning: You are under the absolute pressure of the 'Abyss Sacrifice,' all your attributes are forcibly reduced by 30%!]

A blinding red light suddenly popped up in the team chat.

"thump!"

The priests and mages walking behind them suddenly collapsed to their knees.

Chen Shan held onto the tower shield tightly, feeling as if a mountain was pressing down on his shoulders, making it incredibly difficult to breathe.

Under the forced reduction of [Absolute Intimidation], his attributes, which were already pitiful due to the dual reductions in team composition and environment, plummeted again.

"What's with this oppressive aura?!"

Zhang Ming gritted his teeth, enduring the oppressive feeling that almost tore his soul apart, and cast a [Reconnaissance] spell towards the center of the hall behind the crystal door.

next second.

The scarlet data panel scrolled wildly across everyone's retina like a waterfall.

[The Abyss Sacrifice - The Old King (Epic Boss)]

[Rarity: Epic]

[Level: 60]

【Strength: 180000】

[Stamina: 210000]

[Agility: 150000]

【Spirit: 120000】

[King's Lament: Unleashes intense abyssal resentment, dealing high magic damage to all targets within a 100-meter radius and forcibly applying the [Silence] and [Weakness] statuses for 10 seconds.]

[Destroyer's Strike: Condenses the power of the abyss into a greatsword, unleashing a devastating blow. Deals 500% physical damage; if the target's health falls below 30%, it triggers an instant-kill effect.]

[The Unspeakable Call: Triggered when health drops below 50%. Summons a phantom of the Abyss Well, restoring 5% of maximum health per second, and summoning numerous Abyss Guardian remnants to assist in battle.]

[Absolute Intimidation (Passive): All enemies of lower rank than this target will have all their attributes reduced by 30%.]

……

The moment the panel appeared, only a collective gasp of shock filled the hall.

Chen Shan stared at the outrageously long string of numbers, letting out a meaningless "clucking" sound.

"One hundred and eighteen thousand strength?! More than two hundred thousand stamina?!"

The staff in Li Huo'er's hand fell to the ground with a "thud".

"This is insane... utterly insane... This is no boss that students can possibly defeat!"

Zhang Ming clutched his hair in despair. "180,000 strength, plus a 500% skill multiplier, this sword strike must have dealt millions of damage! And that instant-death effect and the party-wide silence!"

The confidence that the forty-eight business owners had just built up because Su Chen had instantly killed Gustav was shattered in the face of this extremely superb panel.

In their view, this is no longer a problem that can be solved simply by dealing high damage.

With the triple boost from [Abyss Overload], the old king's attributes have expanded to an incomprehensible level.

Just when they were in despair.

Behind the crystal door, the withered figure moved.

The old king, dressed in tattered royal robes and with dark aura boiling in his eye sockets, pulled out the huge broadsword stuck in the stone slab with both hands.

"Intruder...die—!"

The materialized dark purple sound waves, mixed with death energy, swept out like a hurricane.

The stone slab beneath the old king's feet shattered instantly.

With the terrifying agility of 150,000, he transformed into a dark purple bolt of lightning, instantly traversing dozens of meters to appear before Su Chen.

The giant sword was raised high, and black energy gathered.

[Skill Activation: Kingdom-Destroying Slash!]

There was no build-up, no pre-launch animation.

The slash, powered by 150,000 units of force, came crashing down with the destructive power to annihilate everything.

The wind pressure even blew Chen Shan and others, who were standing more than ten meters away, flying them away.

"Su Shen!!!"

Zhang Ming shouted at the top of his lungs.

The hearts of all forty-eight people were in their throats.

Whether Su Chen lives or dies is irrelevant, but the problem is, if Su Chen dies, they won't live either!

Facing a sword strike powerful enough to cleave half a city in two, Su Chen's eyes remained completely unmoved.

Here we go again with this starting move.

What's the use of a high score if you can't touch the person?

"Buzz—"

A fraction of a second before the giant sword fell, Su Chen's figure instantly merged into the shadows.

[Skill Activation: Concealment Light!]

"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The giant sword slammed down on the ground where Su Chen had been standing.

A deep fissure, hundreds of meters long, stretched along the direction of the sword blade, splitting the floor of the entire hall in two.

"-MISS!"

"-94"

Two numbers appeared simultaneously.

The old king's attack missed its mark, and the black energy in his eye sockets suddenly contracted as he prepared to sweep his hand back.

But the moment he swung his sword, Su Chen had already appeared dozens of meters away.

"Time is up."

Su Chen softly uttered four words, "Ten Thousand Poisons Explosion!"

"laugh--!!!"

An extremely exaggerated damage number exploded above the old king's head.

Two hundred billion in real damage!

The old king's magnificent royal robe instantly turned to ashes, and countless deep, bone-revealing black holes appeared on his withered body.

The ridiculously long health bar above his head was instantly emptied, turning into a strange grayish-white color.

"Holy crap! He killed him in seconds?!"

Chen Shan got up from the ground and stared at the old king's empty health bar, his eyes practically bulging out of their sockets.

"Wait! He's not dead! The system didn't give any notification!"

Zhang Ming, with his sharp eyes, immediately shouted.

"roar!!!"

The old king, despite suffering fatal injuries, did not fall. He let out a roar even more frenzied than before.

[WARNING! The Abyss Sacrifice - Old King's HP is below 50%, triggering the core skill: Unspeakable Call!]

boom!

The floor in the center of the hall collapsed, and the phantom of an ancient, deep well radiating a purplish-black light rose from the ground.

"+42000000!"

"+42000000!"

The old king's health bar began to rise rapidly at a visible speed.

At the same time, a large number of [Abyss Guardian Remnants] began to spawn densely around the deep well.

"A health-locking and health-regenerating mechanic?! And it even summons minions?!"

Li Huo'er screamed in despair, "How can we fight this! He regenerates over 40 million health points per second!"

The old king raised his greatsword high, his empty eye sockets fixed on Su Chen.

[Skill Activation: The King's Lament!]

A black shockwave emanated from the old king and instantly spread to a radius of one hundred meters.

"It's over! Full screen silence! Quick, hide—"

Before Zhang Ming could finish speaking, the shockwave had already swept past their bodies.

The negative status icons of [Silence] and [Weakness] appeared above the heads of all forty-eight people, and all their skill bars instantly turned gray.

Amidst their despairing gazes, a large number of Abyss Guardian afterimages, wielding rusty iron swords, charged toward the silent Su Chen.

"The mechanism is disgusting every time I look at it."

Su Chen stood still, watching the imperial guards surge in like a tide and the old king raise his greatsword once more.

"Unfortunately, my poison is unreasonable."

The moment the shockwave hit Su Chen's body, a layer of dazzling golden light exploded on his skin.

"when--!"

Amidst the crisp chime of the bell, the invincible effect directly negated the damage and all negative status effects of [King's Lament].

At the very second that the golden light shattered, time skipped a second.

Poison damage, second round settlement.

"laugh--!!!"

Another terrifying damage figure of 5.4 billion has exploded!

Those afterimages of the Abyss Guards who rushed towards Su Chen, their sword tips less than half a meter away from him, instantly froze in mid-air as if a pause button had been pressed.

The old king had just recovered most of his health when it was instantly wiped out again!

This time, the phantom of the Abyss Well let out a mournful howl before shattering with a deafening crash.

The old king's cracked greatsword snapped in two with a "crack".

His massive body, no longer supported by the power of the abyss, swayed precariously like a withered tree.

[Successfully defeated the epic boss, Abyss Sacrifice Old King, gaining 96000000 experience points]

As the system notification sounded, the [Absolute Pressure] pressing down on everyone instantly dissipated.

The battle is over.

From the moment the old king launched his attack to the moment he was completely wiped out by two instances of real damage, the entire process took less than ten seconds.

Forty-eight pendants stood at the entrance of the hall, their heads bearing the still-present "Silence" symbol, resembling a group of petrified dolls.

"This...this...is such a huge epic-level boss?"

Chen Shan muttered to himself, completely unaware that the tower shield in his hand had slipped to the ground.

Looking at his grayed-out skill bar, and then at the old king who had vanished into countless specks of light, Zhang Ming forced a smile that looked more like a grimace.

How could we possibly expect to help in a battle of this magnitude?

We don't even qualify to be cannon fodder!

Su Chen patted non-existent dust off his robe, ignored the group of speechless, shocked figures behind him, and strode towards the gleaming pile of spoils in front of the throne.

[Obtained: Helmet of the Fallen King (Epic)]

[Received: 20 Advanced Skill Stones (Epic)]

[Obtained: Royal Capital Dungeon Pass (Special)]