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

"clang!!"

Sparks flew everywhere, and the sound was as loud as a bell!

The enormous impact caused the ground beneath Lin Yuan's feet to crack instantly.

but.

Immovable as a mountain (triggered)!

Lin Yuan's feet seemed to be rooted to the spot, remaining completely still!

Armor: 23540 (base) + 4708 (Immovable Mountain 20%) = 28248!

[Remaining armor after ignoring 50% damage: 14124!]

Even with his armor reduced by half, Lin Yuan still possesses a terrifying 14,000 armor points!

The ant queen's spear thrust was like piercing a steel plate with a toothpick.

[Physical damage taken: 0!]

[Reflect Damage: -430.2!]

The ant queen was stunned.

It had never seen such a hard creature in its entire life!

Followed by.

"roar!"

The ant queen was enraged, and an eerie black light emanated from her spear.

[Active Skill: Soul Harvest!]

[Deals true damage equal to 10% of attack power!]

puff!

This time, a damage number finally appeared above Lin Yuan's head.

[-250!] (True damage)

"Oh? You've broken down?"

Lin Yuan raised an eyebrow; he felt that slight stinging pain again.

However, because of his strong physique and high pain tolerance, this damage was nothing to him.

"this one?"

Lin Yuan yawned and casually took out a bottle of medicine and drank it.

[Health Points +500!]

Full health!

"Come on, let's continue."

"Let's go all out today."

"Let's see if you have more blood or more medicine!"

"And the more times you attack, the more health I can recover!"

His Myriad Devouring Vine Armor's special effect: Parasitic Recovery.

When damaged, there is a 5% chance to recover 1% of your maximum health.

"roar!!"

The ancient ant king clearly understood Lin Yuan's provocation.

As a pseudo-gold-level BOSS, it has its own pride.

It doesn't believe it!

I don't believe this tiny human can really withstand its endless barrage of attacks!

boom!

The bone spear in the ant queen's hand once again transformed into a phantom, thrusting out wildly.

[Void Piercing!]

[Normal Attack!]

[Normal Attack!]

[Soul Harvesting!]

It has to be said that the attack speed of the pseudo-gold-level BOSS is truly terrifying. In just a few seconds, dozens of sparks exploded on Lin Yuan's shield.

However, the results of the battle left the Ant King in despair.

-0!

-0!

[-250!] (True damage)

-0!

Those strings of "0" damage numbers were the greatest humiliation for this level 25 lord.

An occasional 250 points of true damage appeared, but before the Ant King could even rejoice for a few seconds, it was too late.

His attack triggered Lin Yuan's [Parasitic Recovery] effect, instantly restoring him to full health.

Ant King: "..."

It felt like its mentality was about to collapse.

Meanwhile, the bloated, mutated acid-corroding queen ant was also busy.

Although it moves slowly, as a magic-based boss, it has an extremely high attack frequency.

"Sizzle sizzle—"

The intense acid venom rained down on Lin Yuan like a storm.

[Magic resistance reduced by 50%!]

However, with the blessing of [Immovable as a Mountain], Lin Yuan's magic resistance is now over 25000!

Even if it's cut in half, it's still 12,000!

The queen ant's magic damage dealt to him was also "0" – it didn't break his defense!

The more it sprays, the faster it bleeds!

Time passed second by second.

An extremely bizarre scene unfolded within the entire instance.

Two terrifying bosses were attacking a human relentlessly, creating a scene of cataclysmic destruction and spectacular special effects.

And that human... was completely unharmed!

"Keep it up!"

"Hey big guy, is your left arm losing strength? Why is your rhythm slower?"

"And that pregnant woman, can't you aim your spit more accurately?"

Lin Yuan complained as he was being beaten.

This dual torment of mind and body completely shattered the psychological defenses of the two bosses.

Ten minutes later.

The mutated acid-corroding queen ant was the first to succumb.

Its 8 HP was completely whittled down by the reflected damage.

"squeak……"

With a mournful cry of despair, its bloated body exploded, turning into a shower of green liquid.

[Slay the Level 20 Mutant Acid Ant Queen!]

[Gained 5000 experience points!]

"One of them has already fallen?"

Lin Yuan looked at the remaining ancient ant king with some lingering interest.

At this moment, the Ant King was covered in blood, and the bone spear in his hand was full of cracks.

It looked at the fallen queen ant, then at Lin Yuan, who was still fully healed and looked relaxed.

The fierce glint in his eyes vanished completely.

Instead, there was deep fear and despair.

It wanted to run away.

But the instance is closed; it's the BOSS, so it can't run away.

"Hmph..." (Don't come any closer!)

The ant queen let out a mournful growl, and her movements slowed down.

"Don't stop!"

Lin Yuan frowned, clearly dissatisfied.

"You still have tens of thousands of health points left, keep attacking!"

"If you don't hit me, how can I kill you?"

Seeing that the Ant King remained unmoved, Lin Yuan had no choice but to suddenly think of a perfect way to mock him.

He raised his shield, aimed at a spot on the Ant King, and threw it.

[Shield Throw]!

It was thrown directly at the ant queen's genitals.

This skill deals very little damage, but it's extremely insulting!

"roar!!!"

When has the Ant Queen ever been so insulted? She can't take it anymore!

Before the shield could fly back, he launched another attack on Lin Yuan with his speed!

Little did he know that even without a shield, his defense was still formidable!

Five more minutes passed.

Click!

The bone spear in the ant queen's hand shattered completely.

At the same time, its health bar, which was as high as 15, finally reached zero.

"Boom!"

Its massive body crashed to the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.

It was worked to death, angered to death, shot to death, and humiliated to death!

[Slayed a level 25 Ancient Ant King (pseudo-Gold Rank)!]

[Gained 20000 experience points! Upgraded reward by 10000!]

Congratulations on clearing the hidden level "The Hatred of Extermination"!

With the two bosses dead, Lin Yuan dusted himself off and finally moved.

"You really want me to humiliate you? How shameless! Sigh... I want to preserve some dignity for you, but I can't. If you don't die, I can't get out of here."

He walked toward the two enormous corpses, his eyes gleaming with anticipation.

This is loot obtained by literally killing the BOSS and absorbing all of its aggro; its value is definitely high!

Lin Yuan first glanced at the ant queen's loot, a piece of silver equipment that he could wear, and there was not much of a surprise.

The queen ant's essence was revealed last time, but not this time.

It's probably because the cooling-off period hasn't ended yet.

The focus is on the Ant Queen!

Two extremely dazzling lights silently hovered above the corpse.

One was a heavy, earthy yellow, while the other was a deep, dark gold.

Lin Yuan activated [Omniscient and Omnipotent].

【Ancient Ant King Shell (Rare Material)】

[Quality: Top Grade]

[Description: The hardest piece of carapace on the ancient ant king's body, containing the sedimentation of time and the oppressive aura of a ruler.]

[Uses: Main material for equipment upgrades/forging. Can directly upgrade a piece of bronze defensive equipment (heavy armor/shield) to pseudo-gold grade! Or used as auxiliary material for crafting a level 30 gold set.]

"Pseudo-Gold-grade upgrade materials?!"

Lin Yuan's eyes lit up instantly.

He had previously thought that although his Myriad Devouring Shield was useful, its base was bronze, which limited its potential.

With this shell and the materials he had previously collected, Elder Zhou could upgrade his shield to the pseudo-gold level!

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Read the full text of Chapter 51, "Equipment Upgrade Materials," for free! Link: [link missing].