Monsters Are Coming-Chapter 1013 - 277: Adventuring Frenzy, Sword Pointed at the Giant Beast

"Xiao Hua, Xiao Ye, fall back to a safe distance." Wu's roar echoed as he was flung but landed while hefting his shield and charging towards the Thousand Section Burial Bone.

At this moment, the rising black mist from the ground suddenly boiled, transforming into countless bone claws trying to entangle everyone.

Wu's shield smashed down with a thunderous crash, turning the advancing bone claws into powder.

Hong Yang leaped into the air, following closely, his spear aimed at the monster's body with a piercing sound.

However, as soon as the spear touched the gray-white exoskeleton, a grating metallic screech erupted. The side limb of the Thousand Section Burial Bone suddenly swept across, narrowly missing Hong Yang as he flipped to dodge, but five deep trenches were carved into the ground.

"Xiao Hua, control the field!"

Ah Qi's voice came mixed with the sound of a dagger slicing through the air.

Xiao Hua, who had already retreated to the rear, let blue light burst from her fingertips. The ice fog spread from her as the origin towards the Thousand Section Burial Bone, quickly turning into frost that enveloped the creature upon contact.

The monster tilted its head back, its howl causing eardrums to ache, scattering frost as it shook its body.

At this moment, the spiral bone spike at the tip of the tail suddenly whipped out, aimed at Ah Qi, who was attacking from behind.

Whoosh!

A Qi Blood Arrow sliced through the air, accurately hitting the joint of the bone spike, allowing Ah Qi to escape.

The black liquid at the tail's tip splattered onto the ground, sizzling as it corroded deep pits.

Enraged, the Thousand Section Burial Bone swung its body, and the death arc light drawn by the bone scythe forced everyone to retreat repeatedly.

Wu's shield collided with the bone scythe, unleashing a shock wave that pulverized the plaza's stone slabs.

Taking advantage of the fact that the Thousand Section Burial Bone's main attack target was Wu, Hong Yang seized the opportunity, spearing straight at the monster's jaw while Ah Qi flashed to the top of the spear, leaping up and thrusting the dagger into the monster's left eye.

A soul fire of deep blue exploded abruptly in one of the eyes, causing the Thousand Section Burial Bone to thrash wildly, flinging Ah Qi into the air.

It then raised its head, opening its bloody mouth, intending to swallow Ah Qi in one bite.

Seeing it was too late to support, Wu decisively activated the taunt, attempting to attract the hatred of the Thousand Section Burial Bone.

But the taunt attribute completely failed against the Thousand Section Burial Bone, which did not have implanted memories.

At the moment of crisis, Hong Yang threw a Blood Soul Traction to pull Ah Qi away just a second before being swallowed.

Clap!

The mouth of the Thousand Section Burial Bone snapped shut with a crisp sound.

Wu also swiftly retracted the taunt attribute, smashing the monster's body with his shield.

Meanwhile, Hong Yang used the Blood Soul Traction to swing Ah Qi around, once again throwing Ah Qi towards the Thousand Section Burial Bone.

The dagger, carrying a critical strike attribute, fiercely lodged into a second eye.

The pained Thousand Section Burial Bone crazily twisted its body.

"Here's my spear." Hong Yang propelled himself up, stabbing the spear into the gaps of the Thousand Section Burial Bone's joints.

But the Thousand Section Burial Bone still possessed formidable fighting power, launching an attack once more with only a momentary cry.

Overwhelmed, Hong Yang and the others resolutely drank potions to heal themselves.

This battle lasted over ten minutes.

Finally, amidst constant maneuvering and assaults, the Thousand Section Burial Bone howled, and the patterns branded on its body cracked inch by inch.

The soul fire inside its head was ultimately pierced by Xiao Ye's Continuous Arrow, causing the massive body to collapse with a crash, disintegrating into countless fragments of white bone.

The battle concluded with Wu sitting down heavily on the ground, panting, his health bar nearly depleted.

"I'm exhausted, this thing has a crazy amount of health." Hong Yang also collapsed, retracting his spear into his body in an instant, lying back on the ground, his chest heaving with rapid breaths.

"Time to open the chest." Xiao Ye's shout drew everyone's attention.

Wu and Hong Yang decisively turned their heads to look.

A translucent light cluster appeared where the Thousand Section Burial Bone had emerged, faint golden glimmers flashing within.

With a gentle tremor of the light cluster, four reward items floated out.

The first reward, analyzed, is a crystalline Level 3 Spirit Plant named "Netherworld Cold Lotus."

The second reward is a black Energy Baryte etched with mysterious runes, named "Death Tempering Body."

The third reward is a cloak-like Bone Armor, shown in the analysis as "Executioner's Judgment," made from small white bone scales with edges burning a soft purple-white bone flame.

The final reward is a scythe-shaped weapon called "Soul Devourer," the blade a dark red like coagulated blood, densely packed with barbs, and a deep blue soul ball embedded in the handle.

After calculation, the total sacrificial value of these four items amounts to 4938 points of sacrificial power.

In the Trading House, Energy Baryte and Spirit Plant could be sold at over 30% above standard price.

As for the weapons and equipment, they could only be sacrificed to the Sacrificial Emperor.

Keeping them in the player's hands is useless, though they might raise the price slightly, trying to sell in the Trading House to players who don't use Rune Resonance Weapons.

Though these players are few, they exist.

They consider Rune Resonance Weapons to use too much sacrificial power, choosing instead to strengthen themselves with it and continue using regular mall weapons or Artifact Spirit Weapons in battle.

With the battle over, Hong Yang and the others began resting on site.

They purchased potions through the mall to replenish physical strength and qi-blood, preparing to head into the third act scene.

At this moment, the mist outside the plaza automatically dispersed, revealing a path leading to the inner city.

However, whether they can clear the third act scene remains uncertain.

With the team's strength, challenging the second act scene BOSS was already strenuous, nearly losing members.

They might end this dungeon journey in the third act scene.

3 hours later.

Hong Yang's team encountered the BOSS of the third act scene.

The difficulty of this encounter significantly escalated, and predictably, the five members of the team were killed and sent back to the Sacrificial Emperor.