I gain permanent defense when attacked; even gods and demons can't hurt me.

[Shaman's Cursed Staff (Bronze)]

[Wearing Level: LV15]

[Attributes: Intelligence +25, Spirit +15]

[Special Effect: Curse (There is a 10% chance to weaken the target upon attack, reducing their attack power by 10% for 5 seconds.)]

"A top-tier French-style car, it'd make a good profit if you sold it."

Lin Yuan casually put it into his backpack.

A few minutes later.

Xia Chen and Ouyang Xue were fully recovered and were eager to practice against another team of goblins.

"Brother Yuan, shall we continue?"

Xia Chen carried the giant sword, his face full of anticipation.

"We definitely have to continue."

Lin Yuan stood up and dusted himself off.

"However, this style of play is too slow."

"slow?"

The two were taken aback.

Ten minutes to level up twice is slow? Then what about those people outside who have been practicing all day without making any progress? Aren't they ashamed to death?

"At this rate, we can clear several waves of monsters every hour."

Lin Yuan glanced at the deep corridor.

"The Secret Realm Scroll has a one-hour time limit."

"If we don't hurry, won't all this experience and treasure chests be wasted?"

"so……"

A smile appeared on Lin Yuan's lips that made the two of them feel a strange unease.

"Next, I'm going to change my playing style."

"Xia Chen, Ouyang Xue, get ready."

"I'm going to activate [King's Intimidation] to pull all the monsters around here!"

"all?!"

The two of them gasped.

"Brother Yuan, are you serious? This is a secret realm! What if there are too many monsters here..."

"Don't worry. During the period when the King's Intimidation is activated, their only target will be me. You can attack whenever you have an opening."

"I'll take care of it!"

After saying that, Lin Yuan took a deep breath and no longer hesitated.

[King's Intimidation (Active Aura): Activated!]

An invisible, domineering wave, full of provocation, instantly spread wildly in all directions from Lin Yuan as the center!

It was like dropping a depth charge into a calm lake.

The once-dead-quiet underground corridor instantly erupted into chaos!

"quack!!"

"roar!!"

Piercing screams and angry roars erupted from every corner of the corridor, from the shadows, and even from the ceiling.

Immediately following was the sound of hurried footsteps.

dong dong dong-

The earth began to tremble.

Dozens, even hundreds, of goblins of all kinds surged out like a tide!

Goblin warriors wielding tetanus blades, scouts holding poisoned daggers, shamans brandishing staffs, and even goblin cavalry riding giant wolves!

Their levels are all between 10 and 18!

This scene was enough to cause any ordinary level 20 squad to collapse on the spot.

But Lin Yuan?

He calmly turned around and gave instructions to the two who were somewhat stunned.

"Chenzi, Ouyang Xue!"

"This time, ignore those ranged archers and mages; they won't dare get close."

"You only have one task: help me clear the roadblocks!"

"Push away the melee monsters blocking my way, and try to prevent them from blocking my path."

Lin Yuan's idea was to fight off the monsters while venturing as deep as possible.

Because his royal intimidation has no effect on the BOSS.

Therefore, they cannot lure the BOSS over; they can only go over and use taunt skills to make the BOSS's attacks land on them.

"knew!"

Xia Chen and Ouyang Xue gritted their teeth, their eyes hardening.

Since Lin Yuan said it can be done, then it definitely can be done!

Thus, an extremely magical scene unfolded in the secret realm.

Lin Yuan was like a heavy tank, pushing forward against the dense horde of monsters.

Countless arrows, fireballs, and ice spikes pelted him, with a few splashing onto Xia Chen and Ouyang Xue.

However, the damage inflicted was: [-0]!

……

With over 20,000 in both physical and magical resistance, these attacks felt like mere tickles.

On the contrary, the melee goblins lost several hundred health points after just one strike from Lin Yuan, and screamed in pain.

"You're blocking my way! Get out of my way!"

Every so often, Lin Yuan would unleash a [Savage Charge].

boom!

He transformed into a green meteor, smashing through the dozen or so goblins blocking his path, creating a 20-meter-long bloody trail!

And during the "cooldown" interval of the skill.

Xia Chen and Ouyang Xue became the busiest cleaners.

"Mountain Collapse Strike!"

"Laser Cannon!"

The two unleashed their skills frantically, using potions whenever their mana was depleted, leaving potion bottles scattered all over the ground.

Xia Chen was so enraged that he was completely focused on killing, except when he had to use [Blood Awakening] to sacrifice his health for damage output. He was at full health the entire time!

Because the shield provided by Lin Yuan's [Guardian Barrier] is just too thick!

that's it.

Faced with this strange "bulldozer" squad, the monster defenses of the secret realm were as fragile as paper.

……

Twenty minutes later.

The three of them stood panting in front of a huge bronze gate.

Along the way, they killed countless monsters and consumed countless potions.

All I know is that the experience bar is rising like crazy.

"Cool……"

"I think I gained around 17,000 experience points this time?"

"I leveled up again! I'm level 13 now!"

Ouyang Xue was also drenched in sweat, but her eyes were frighteningly bright.

She's reached level 13 too!

Lin Yuan continued to apply all of this experience to the defense of the barrier.

【守护壁垒（lv13）：消耗45法力，自己及5米内队友获得最大生命值42%的护盾，持续70秒。减伤20%。经验值：555\/8000】

I'm not far from reaching the level cap of 16.

Although it seems that Xia Chen and Ouyang Xue are catching up in level now, Lin Yuan doesn't care about that at all.

The best approach for him is to raise all his skill levels to the same level as his class level before raising his class level.

At this moment, the huge bronze door in front of them slowly opened.

A suffocating sense of oppression emanated from behind the door.

It was a magnificent, golden palace, the ground piled high with gold coins and treasure chests, gleaming with light.

But it was right in the center of the palace.

A colossal figure sat enthroned on a throne forged from bones and gold.

It is over three meters tall, with bulging muscles all over its body and skin with a dark golden sheen.

He held a giant spiked club that was still dripping blood in his hand, his eyes filled with savagery and majesty.

The final boss of the secret realm—the Goblin King!

Goblin King (Silver-tier BOSS)

[Level: 20]

【Life: 98000】

【Strength: 1000】

[Agility: 100]

Armor: 400

[Magic Resistance: 400]

[Physical Fitness: 2000]

【Skill:】

[King's Majesty (Passive): Reduces all attributes of enemies within 50 meters by 10%.]

[Berserk Strike: Deals physical damage equal to 200% of Strength and has a high chance to stun.]

【Whirlwind Slash: Swing your weapon in a spinning motion, dealing continuous damage to surrounding enemies.】

[Summon Guards: Summons 4 level 18 elite goblin guards.]

[Bloodlust (Ultimate): When health is below 30%, attack power and attack speed are doubled, but damage taken is increased by 50%.]

"Silver-level BOSS!"

……