Ancient Ark: A Dark-Themed Historical Survival Game

The three of them were stunned as they faced Xiao Yu, whose protective gear gleamed with a faint golden light, making him appear like a celestial being descended to earth.

This is yet another skill I've never seen before.

This skill not only greatly increases resistance and defense, but also makes one almost immune to Meng Ying's mental waves.

Zhao Gang was utterly shocked: "What terrifying methods! Such defensive capabilities... I'm truly humbled!"

It's one thing that Xiao Yu has such strong skills.

But I haven't seen him use it at all along... Just how many tricks does this unfathomable master have up his sleeve?

Thinking hard!

Lu Dahai couldn't help but ask, "Boss, godfather, biological father, just how much strength have you been hiding?"

Xiao Yu activated the mark.

They quickly picked up the orb of light.

[You have collected loot: Soul Essence +145, Green Soul Stone +2, Meng Ying Heroic Spirit +1!]

Huh?

Another heroic spirit has appeared!

That's incredibly lucky!

Even if various factors combine to greatly increase the drop rate in this dungeon, the probability of obtaining a Heroic Spirit should still not exceed 20%.

did not expect.

First, destroy the spirit of Nangwa.

The spirit of Meng Ying has been revealed again.

Two named heroic spirits of green quality.

The spirit of Meng Ying is even better than that of Nangwa.

Her potential has reached level 29, making her a green-quality Servant close to the maximum potential level. She is definitely a rare find at this stage.

of course.

Xiao Yu doesn't plan to use it.

This hero is more of a support and control type, and Xiao Yu already had a more suitable choice in mind for this type of hero.

That was Xi Shi, the foremost of the Four Beauties of ancient China.

More Heroic Spirits are not necessarily better.

The cultivation and training of each Heroic Spirit requires a large amount of resources, so the selection, training, and combination of Heroic Spirits are of great importance.

Xiao Yu only thought about it briefly.

He chose to give the heroic spirit to Xia.

"Ah, is it really appropriate for me to receive such a precious Heroic Spirit?"

"Without your lucky aura, we wouldn't have gotten such a rich loot. Consider this an advance reward for our contributions."

Xiao Yu said, "If you use this Heroic Spirit well, you can greatly enhance your support abilities."

"Thank you, senior!"

Jiang Xiaoxia was flattered.

However, he accepted the heroic spirit without hesitation.

Meng Ying's spirit was extremely important to him.

Although she has an unnamed swordsman hero spirit, a gray-quality hero spirit is too weak in both strength and potential.

Fighting small monsters is nothing.

When in a top team or group.

Such a heroic spirit cannot play a role.

Jiang Xiaoxia doesn't want to be just a lucky charm on a big shot's leg forever; she also wants to contribute in the battle!

"Time is running out!"

"It's time to end this instance!"

The team's pollution levels have all exceeded 80%, and time is running out. They must clear the level as soon as possible, otherwise they risk failing at the last minute.

The four entered the next level through the Hall of Lamentation. This was not only the lowest level of the royal tomb, but also the location of the final boss of the dungeon.

You have entered the "Palace of the King of Corruption"!

This layer has no complex structure.

After emerging from the passage, one finds a vast space comparable to a plaza, with walls, pillars, and even the ground constructed from piles of corpses.

Above the main hall square.

There were pools of blood, crawling with rotting flesh.

A blood-red mist emanated from it, filling the air with a cloying, nauseating stench, and causing the pollution level of players entering the area to rise sharply once again.

The central area of ​​the Hall of Corpses.

Hundreds and thousands of figures knelt on the ground.

Whether they were generals in armor or nobles in magnificent robes, their sheer number and scale gave one the feeling of paying homage to a monarch.

However, upon closer inspection, one will discover...

Inside the armor and robes were only withered, decaying skeletons.

They face the core of the King's Palace, where a magnificent nine-story platform stands, resembling a grand royal throne.

A giant blood coffin, seven meters high, stands on top of it.

A huge body sat inside the coffin.

He wore a tattered crown of the King of Chu, the gilding long since peeled off and infested with maggots, and the inlaid gemstones had all turned into blood-red eyeballs.

He wore a tattered royal robe patched together from human skin and sinew, on which the auspicious beasts embroidered had mutated into some kind of deep-sea worms, greedily absorbing the rotting aura emanating from their master.

His body was like a lump of rotten mud, a mixture of broken bones and flesh, not only bloated but also covered with deformed, wriggling tumors and tentacles.

【King of Chu - Xiong Ju】, Level 3 Lord Unit, 1200 HP... Description: The former King of Chu, controlled by the resentment of Wu Zixu, transformed into a terrifying and corrupted being guarding the outer nightmares.

Meng Ying, Fei Wuji, Nangwa.

The three mini-bosses are troublesome, though.

However, they are just rare elites, or quasi-lords, who only possess lord strength through nightmare enhancement.

Xiongju is different.

A true lord unit.

He is still a top-tier lord.

With the added enhancement of Nightmare, its strength almost reaches that of the top-tier lord unit, with a health bar of up to 1200!

"Foolish chosen one."

The corrupt king, Xiong Ju, looked down at the players with an almost contemptuous attitude, like a supreme emperor. His chaotic and insane voice echoed throughout the hall.

"You've spent far too long to get here; you're no longer qualified to challenge me!"

Zhao Gang: "This is the final boss?"

Jiang Xiaoxia: "He's so big and intimidating. This fight is going to be tough!"

Lu Dahai snorted, "Hmph, who cares about this or that? We've fought our way through, there's no way we'll back down at this final moment!"

During the exchange among the group.

The bear, with its bloated and ugly body, stood up.

His expression was venomous and crazed: "Wu Zixu, this traitor who defied his lord and murdered his ruler, can only be devoured and ended by me personally. As for you overconfident chosen ones..."

While they were talking.

Xiong Ju slowly pulled a rotten, blood-streaked bronze sword from the writhing, decaying flesh of the bronze coffin, and then stuck the bronze sword into the ground.

In an instant.

A powerful force rippled outwards.

The blood pool of rotting flesh around them boiled violently, and countless putrid, scarlet blood fumes gathered on the high platform, transforming into a ferocious giant beast!

The behemoth formed by the blood mist was a hundred meters long. Although its appearance was deformed and ugly, covered with maggots and rotting flesh, it was not difficult to see that it was a huge dragon!

"this……"

Lu Dahai, Jiang Xiaoxia, and Zhao Gang were all stunned.

I've never seen such exaggerated methods and skills before.

The visuals and the sheer scale of the scene are incredibly impactful!

Go!

"Awaken my servants!"

After circling the bear's body once, the corrupted dragon quickly turned and charged downwards towards the worshipping skeleton.

When passing through the skull array.

The dragon's flesh was quickly stripped away, and countless chunks of flesh grew from the skeleton, eventually filling not only the empty body but also causing its eyes to glow with an eerie red light.

They moved.

He slowly stood up from the ground.

The scene was truly breathtaking.

……

Xiao Yu remained unmoved.

There is an important mechanism at the ruins of Yingdu.

That means the faster you defeat the final boss, the easier the boss battle will be; the longer it drags on, the more difficult it will be.

Because the instance is open.

The corrupt king will then begin to accumulate power.

This power can be used to summon subordinates.

The more time players spend in the dungeon, the more minions the Corrupt King can summon during the final battle.

now.

At first glance

Densely packed.

About two or three hundred rotting flesh skeletons were activated.

Although they are mostly ordinary level 3 monsters, their numbers are growing rapidly. Most importantly, these monsters are difficult to kill completely and can keep resurrecting.

"How are we supposed to fight like this?"

All three were stunned by the situation.

It wasn't that they lacked confidence in Xiao Yu, but no matter how amazing this expert was, he was still just a level 5 player.

There is a limit to strength.

Even with the strongest equipment, attributes, and skills at this stage, it would still be extremely difficult to deal with a single Corrupt King like Xiong Ju.

If there were hundreds or thousands more soldiers on the scene.

Moreover, these monsters are immortal.

Is the battle still ongoing?

"Don't panic, retreat to a corner, maintain defensive formation, and leave the rest to me!"

Xiao Yu radiated the light of a heroic spirit.

A young man dressed in a green robe, with his hair tied up and wearing a crown, holding a book and a long sword at his waist, appeared beside him.

There was no need to hold back any longer, and Xiao Yu brought out his trump card—Sun Tzu, the strategist!

"Greetings, my Lord!"

Faced with the constantly resurrecting, densely packed blood skeletons, Sun Wu showed no change in expression whatsoever. Instead, he calmly bowed to Xiao Yu.

Several days.

He has been conserving his energy and recharging.

My mental strength has now recovered to 70-80%, and even if it hasn't reached its peak, it's enough to deal with the current situation.

Xiao Yu asked, "Are you confident you can resolve this?"

Sun Wu glanced at the Corrupt King sitting on the throne in the main hall, and the ferocious, rotting flesh monsters.

"They're just a bunch of rabble. They look fierce, but they're as rotten as wood and can be crushed with a snap of the fingers."

Xiao Yu nodded: "Then I'll leave it to you!"

"Yes, sir!"

Just watch the show from here on out!