Necromancer: I Am A Disaster

Chapter 259: A Core Area Boss

Lin Moyu's pace slowed as he ventured deeper into the core area. The sheer number of monsters, combined with the constant threat of falling shooting stars and aerial attacks from flying monsters, forced him to remain vigilant. He once witnessed a formation of over 100 flying monsters, their imposing presence felt even from thousands of meters away. These creatures, at least level 64, could be defeated by his undead legions, but not without significant losses—potentially hundreds of skeletons.

Initially, Lin Moyu intended to explore the core area and take a look at the supposedly undefeatable boss. However, after five days, he had barely covered 1,000 kilometers. The core area was vast, larger than the previous regions, and at his current pace, reaching its center could take over a month.

During these five days, Lin Moyu encountered two groups of monsters. One was a pack of three meter-tall goat-like monsters, with hooves larger than a human head, aptly named as Battlefield Goats. They possessed a group attack skill. 10 Battlefield Goats unleashed their skill simultaneously, killing over 20 Skeletal Warriors in an instant.

Although Lin Moyu emerged victorious, but he lost over 70 skeletons, which was a significant blow. Since then, he avoided provoking monster groups. However, the monsters in the core area grew more numerous as he advanced, slowing his progress.

Despite his caution, battles were inevitable. A meteor exploded above, attracting a group of flying monsters. After a fierce fight, Lin Moyu lost over 80 Skeletal Warriors and 10 Skeletal Mages, nearly half of an undead legion. He had to stop and meditated to replenish his forces, frustrated by the slow progress

"The monsters here are too numerous and powerful. Their skills, although lacking control effect, are devastating group attack skills. The skeletons aren't strong enough to withstand them." Lin Moyu mused, "This approach isn't sustainable."

With only 1,000 kilometers covered in five days, and just 200 kilometers in the last two, Lin Moyu felt the pressure. Corpse Explosion was unusable, making each battle time-consuming.

Just as he finished replenishing his forces, the ground trembled. A group of monsters appeared, charging towards him.

"Shit!" Lin Moyu couldn't help but curse. With no time to escape, he prepared for battle. Fortunately, there were only 10 monsters.

[Level: 62]

[Strength: 80,000]

[Agility: 40,000]

[Spirit: 20,000]

[Physique: 60,000]

[Skill: Smash]

[Traits: 50% Physical Damage Reduction, 50% Elemental Damage Reduction]

Seeing the information provided by the Detection spell, Lin Moyu was relieved, "At least they're not too strong."

Things seemed manageable. But Lin Moyu didn't let his guard down. He knew that in the core areas, monsters above level 60 could be formidable, not just because of their strength but due to the skills they possessed. These skills were the real danger.

The Battlefield Ironclad Beasts resembled wolfdogs from his past life, but with armor-like skin and spikes, indicating strong defense. Their agility was ordinary, so Lin Moyu opted to use Damage Curse, hoping to end the battle quickly.

The Skeletal Warriors formed a formation to meet them. When the two sides made contact, the Battlefield Ironclad Beasts emitted dazzling light, knocking the skeletons in front of them away. The Battlefield Ironclad Beasts' skill, while not greatly powerful, had a knockback effect that kept the skeletons at bay. However, instead of engaging the skeletons, they pushed through and fled into the distance.

Lin Moyu was stunned. What was going on? The monsters he had encountered thus far fought fiercely and only retreated when near death. Yet these beasts ran away right off the bat, "Something's not right. They look like they're… fleeing for their lives!" Lin Moyu realized. But from what?

The ground shook more violently, and Lin Moyu's heart sank. A massive creature appeared—serpent head and tail, turtle body, and tiger claws, over 20 meters long and 5 meters tall. Despite its size, it moved swiftly, without the typical clumsiness of turtle-type monsters.

It was a boss. Lin Moyu's nerves stretched taut.

The creature noticed Lin Moyu, its eyes flashing with murderous intent. Abandoning its pursuit of the Battlefield Ironclad Beasts, it charged towards him.

He promptly used the Detection spell.

[Battlefield Serpent-Turtle (boss rank monster)]

[Level: 64]

[Strength: 180,000]

[Agility: 80,000]

[Spirit: 40,000]

[Physique: 200,000]

[Skills: Trembling Earth, Whiplash, Shell Block]

[Traits: 60% Elemental Damage Reduction, 70% Physical Damage Reduction]

Lin Moyu felt a headache coming on. The boss's attributes were staggering—500,000 in total, with strength and physique reaching 180,000 and 200,000, respectively. Its offense and defense were extraordinary, compounded by the immense health characteristic of a boss monster, and its skills posed a significant threat.

"This time the losses will be great." Lin Moyu thought, realizing that the battle would be grueling.

With no choice but to fight, Lin Moyu summoned eleven undead legions. The Lich Generals cast status buffs; 1,690 Skeletal Mages quickly spread out and formed a large arc-shaped encirclement.

The Battlefield Serpent-Turtle charged, sending hundreds of Skeletal Warriors flying with sheer strength. With the status buffs, the Skeletal Warriors' strength attribute was less than 60,000, clearly no match for the boss's overwhelming power.

Lin Moyu watched grimly. Even against the Earth Evil Centipede, the disparity hadn't been this vast.

After running for a short distance, the Battlefield Serpent-Turtle was finally stopped by the Skeletal Warriors. 2,600 Skeletal Warriors swarmed it and hacked away with their blades; many jumped onto its back.

However, the Battlefield Serpent-Turtle's defense was nearly impregnable. Not only was its defense extraordinarily high, but it also possessed immunity to both physical and elemental attacks. Lin Moyu knew that conventional methods would not work against such a powerful opponent. Lin Moyu cast Damage Curse, aware it was the only way for the skeletons to harm the heavily fortified boss.

The Battlefield Serpent-Turtle roared, radiating light, and leapt into the air before crashing down with tremendous force.

Skill: Trembling Earth.

The ground shook violently and fractured, and huge fissures spread out like a spiderweb, releasing a surge of energy that flung the Skeletal Warriors away, severely injuring them. The Lich Generals began the healing, with white light flashing and pulsating.

Lin Moyu's eyes narrowed. "What a powerful skill!"

The Battlefield Serpent-Turtle's attack had not only knocked away the surrounding Skeletal Warriors but seriously injured them, and even with the Lich Generals' healing skill, it would take multiple casts to fully recover.

Fortunately, the Skeletal Warriors on its back were unaffected. The Skeletal Warriors that weren't knocked away quickly rushed forward to fill the gaps, while the Skeletal Mages proceeded to bombard the Battlefield Serpent-Turtle with magic spells.

Lin Moyu summoned fierce flames in his hand. At the same time, a green star ring formed around the Battlefield Serpent-Turtle.

[Poison Star Ring (level 10): creates a 10-meter radius area that deals 100 poison damage per second for 10 seconds]