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The second phase of the instance.

Wei Ning's gaze followed the constables back to the government office.

The instance still retains the NPC event triggering mechanism.

When the head constable returned to the back hall of the yamen with the human skin scroll, the magistrate immediately summoned the yamen's scholars and the coroner to examine it carefully.

After examination, the coroner found a lotus spider web tattoo on the back of the human skin.

The magistrate was horrified and immediately ordered the constables to search the entire city, demanding that the servant who brought the human skin into the city be found that very night.

After everyone had left, the magistrate sealed the human skin away by himself.

He hid the human skin in a large vat in the backyard and took two yellow talismans from his study to stick on the vat.

Then the scenery in the instance changed again.

As the sun sets and night falls, darkness descends.

Thunder and lightning struck at midnight, followed by a cold wind and torrential rain.

A strong wind swept through the hall, sounding like the wailing of a female ghost.

As the rain washed over the area, the entire government office began to flood.

On the large vat in the backyard, the talisman paper was soaked and rotten by the rain.

A thunderclap sounded, and the large vat cracked open.

A purplish-red light shone from the crack, illuminating the entire government office in a red glow.

Outside the government office, the rain also caused a surge in water levels, completely submerging the riverbanks and covering the arched bridge deck.

Fortunately, Wei Ning's [Malicious Dumpling] has some slime-like properties, allowing it to float on water.

Wei Ning, riding on the dumpling, picked up half a door panel and, together with the [Cursed Puppet], paddled towards the edge of the map, far from the mutation.

On Wei Ning's large map view, a red shadow appeared out of nowhere upstream of the river.

A painted boat, glowing red, drifted along the rain-soaked river and entered the town.

Several monsters in human skin were steering the pleasure boat, and their health bars were all lit up:

[Lv.19 Human Skin Swallowing - Elite]

[Lv.19 Eats Human Skin - Elite]

【Lv.19 Leather - Elite】

【Lv.19 Filial Piety Skin - Elite Leader】

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Wei Ning wanted to say that he didn't quite agree with the idea of ​​not having a human skin covered in hemp.

The strange creatures on this painted boat made of human skin were all dressed in elaborate costumes, like the official robes of a theatrical stage. There were civil officials and military generals, and the style of the civil officials' clothes was obviously different from that of the county magistrate during the day.

Wei Ning believes this is to show that the two came from different dynasties.

Furthermore, the painted skin monsters all looked particularly disheveled. Although they wore official robes, they were tattered and worn, and the generals' armor and weapons were broken and rusted.

This group of monsters, aboard a pleasure boat, began to prey on the people of the city.

On the large map, eight red circles are glowing, and each circle contains a large number of people.

The people floated in mid-air, their bodies glowing with red light that condensed into bundles and flowed toward the painted boat.

Wei Ning found a flatboat next to each of the red circles.

This is probably the combat space that the dungeon is designed for players to engage in.

After reading this, Wei Ning began clearing out the monsters.

No matter how many civil or military officials there were, none could withstand Wei Ning's [Mirror-Breaking Arrow] plus [Curse Touch]. After a combo, the boat monsters collectively collapsed and jumped into the river.

However, after clearing out the monsters, the pleasure boat did not stop.

The rain continued to fall, and the atmosphere remained eerie.

The pleasure boat drifted to the vicinity of the second red circle, and the middle door of the boat opened, revealing another group of ancient-style costumed monsters in human skin. Like a stage transition, they appeared one by one:

【Lv.19 Loyal Human Skin - Elite Leader】

【Lv.19 Warrior Skin - Elite】

【Lv.19 Ugly Skin - Elite】

【Lv.19 Playful Skin - Elite】

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The monsters in human skins made their appearance and began to draw blood from the people in the second red circle.

It's quite exquisite.

Wei Ning commented on the dungeon design, then unleashed another burst of damage, sending the old generals to their knees.

The pleasure boat continued to drift.

The third red circle indicates the third wave of human-skin monsters.

The fourth red circle indicates the fourth wave of human-skin monsters...

After defeating eight waves of monsters in human skin, the pleasure boat stopped in front of the county government office.

A woman with elaborate makeup stepped out of the painted boat; compared to the various monsters in human skin, she looked much more like a human.

However, this only applies to appearance; the woman's upper body is insect-like, hidden under a gorgeous dress, with insect legs sticking out one by one.

The health bar hasn't appeared yet?

The event seems to have stalled.

Wei Ning scanned the map, looking for anything missing.

Sure enough, he quickly found a health bar in the backyard of the government office:

【Lv.19 Old Dream Human Skin】

The health bar was on the cracked water tank; it wasn't even an elite monster, and its health was less than 7000.

Wei Ning broke through with a [Curse Touch], instantly emptying the health bar.

The water vat shattered, and a figure in white tumbled out:

【Lv.19 Magistrate Chen】

Thunder and lightning flashed, and the world turned white for a moment.

The painted boat vanished in a flash, then reappeared in the pond in the backyard.

The elegantly dressed spider woman jumped off the painted boat and scooped up the county magistrate lying on the ground.

The spider woman's body rapidly expanded, and many spider silks fell down, binding the magistrate in front of her. Her two insect legs protected the magistrate, as if she were holding a baby.

Spider Woman's true form finally revealed her health bar:

[Lv.19 Queen's Skin - Dungeon Boss]

There's another boss in the flood on the other side:

【Lv.19 Old Dream Boat - Dungeon Boss】

Wei Ning was quite curious about the combat mode of the dual-leader system.

But he was unwilling to take the risk.

Then came another round of ranged attacks and map-wide kills.

With [Mirror-Breaking Arrow] and [Curse Touch], I didn't even use curses; I just used skills to reduce the enemy's health.

Each of the two bosses has 20 HP, and the elite team will need about 15 to 20 minutes to fight them.

However, Wei Ning's [Mirror-Breaking Arrow] dealt 13000 damage, and [Curse Touch] dealt 5500 damage, quickly reducing the health of both targets to 60%, thus entering the second phase.

The Spider Queen merged with the pleasure boat, transforming into a gigantic monster that was half-human and half-boat, constantly charging forward on the waves.

At this point, the [Lv.19 Queen of the Painted Boat] will switch between physical and magical immunity. If the BOSS is hit by an attack that is immune to magic, it will heal the BOSS.

Wei Ning accidentally fired a [Mirror-Breaking Arrow] while in a magic-immune state, which directly restored 15000 HP to the BOSS.

Fortunately, [Curse Touch] has no cooldown, so it can continuously reduce the boss's health, quickly bringing it down.

When the boss's health drops to 30%, it enters the third phase.

The pleasure boat shattered completely, and the queen flipped upside down, landing on her hands and head, attacking with silk spitting from her mouth and insect legs on her back.

[Lv.19 No Insect Killing]

Red circles appeared around the government office, indicating that the BOSS was draining the life force of the common people.

The BOSS is taking more damage at this point, but its health is also starting to recover.

This is a stage that tests both burst damage output and support control.

Wei Ning currently has no crowd control skills, so he cannot stop the lifesteal and healing effects from the red circles on both sides.

Fortunately, his output alone is equivalent to that of twenty or thirty people.

It was very easy to deplete the last 30% of his health.

Finally, the [Lv.19 Undying Queen] collapsed, its body completely dried up, turning into a withered tree, its insect legs breaking off one by one, and a bolt of lightning struck, igniting a great fire in the tree.

The fire raged all night, leaving only a dark expanse of land behind the Queen Insect, the pleasure boat, and the government office.

When the sun rises again, everything settles down.

Wei Ning's panel notification:

Obtain the [Lv.19 Loot Pack - Dungeon Boss]

Obtained [Legendary Dream of the Former Dynasty]

Successfully obtained level 19 dungeon BOSS materials

Complete the class quest [Brain of the Curse]

Learn the profession skill [Death Ripple]

Level up 1, reach Lv.20

Gain 10 fixed attribute points

Gain 5 free attribute points

[Lv.19 Human Skin Painting Boat] Dungeon Limited-Time Challenge Completed

Obtained [Lv.19 Cursed Armor - Rare]

Obtain the [Rebirth Amulet - Legendary]

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Just as Wei Ning was conquering the dungeon and reaping great rewards.

South of the town of Insect Silk in Fog Zone 12, two figures are examining a large tree.

【Lv.27 Yu Youli - Knight】

【Lv.24 Cheng Fang - The Tracker】

"Are you sure Tao Youguang is dead?"

Yu Youli walked around the dead tree twice, but there were no signs of a fight.

The footprints all belonged to the same person, there was no blood on the ground, no signs of magical attack, and the plants were broken by collision.

Based on his understanding of Tao Youguang, that guy often skipped the team to slack off.

Maybe this time they attracted monsters, used feigned death to escape combat, and conveniently used it as an excuse to quit the party.

They might be out having fun somewhere right now, maybe not even in the fog zone.

"Whether he's dead or alive is uncertain, but he's definitely in danger."

"He sent me a 'Help' message when he faked his death, begging me to save him."

"At the time, he and I were in a team."

Cheng Fang used the [Investigation] skill on the ground, and compared to You Li, he could see more traces of the scene.

There was clearly someone struggling on the ground; their height, build, and outline matched Tao Youguang's.

However, no trace of other attackers can be seen here.

There was no trace of any physical or magical effects.

At least his "Investigation" skill isn't showing up.

"What a piece of trash."

"He was made to follow a cashier who ran off with orders, and ended up losing everything himself."

"Let's just change people. Forget about Tao Youguang. You come over here, and I'll go work with the Li sisters."

Yu Youli was already getting impatient.

Their mission was simply to track and report, there was no need to make it so complicated.

Besides, unless the Li sisters make a move, what danger could a level 27 like him possibly face in this level 19 area?

"Okay, but we have to team up."

Cheng Fang eventually conceded. Although he and Tao Youguang had a decent relationship, he was happy to earn more money if there was one less person to share the profits with.

Just as the two had finished discussing their division of labor and were preparing to leave.

A red light suddenly appeared over the ancient town ahead.