Don't mess with that necromancer; his summoned creatures level up on their own!

The team continued advancing for about ten minutes.

The corridor went deeper and deeper, and the skull lamps on both sides became more and more dense.

Xia Qingyue abruptly stopped, raised her right fist, and spread her fingers—"Stop!"

"Something's not right." She stared intently at the churning fog in front of her, then looked around at the changing environment, her brows furrowing deeper and deeper.

Zhang Kai was bewildered: "Captain, what's wrong?"

"It has become an abyss."

Zhang Kai's expression froze instantly. Zhao Tianci's hand gripping the shield trembled violently.

Abyssification—this name is like a nightmare to all professionals.

Zhang Kai frantically pulled a return scroll from his pocket and tore it open with trembling hands.

Zhang Kai's voice trembled: "Return to scroll...no response. It's...it's really become the abyss."

Zhao Tianci's shield slammed to the ground with a loud thud.

His face was as white as paper, and his hands were trembling uncontrollably, while Xia Qingyue remained relatively calm.

Song Xiaohe stood behind Lu Zhixing, her small hand suddenly gripping the hem of his clothes again.

After a brief silence, Zhang Kai turned his head, first looking at Xia Qingyue, then his gaze passed over her and landed on Lu Zhixing.

Before entering the instance, they looked at Lu Zhixing with disdain.

But after a relentless barrage of attacks, and thanks to the little zombie's incredible maneuvers and explosive damage output, Lu Zhixing had already replaced Xia Qingyue and become the true backbone of the team.

Zhang Kai's voice was choked with sobs: "Young Master Lu... what... what should we do now?"

Looking at the pitch-black road ahead, Lu Zhixing was utterly speechless.

What the hell is this?

Dachang City hadn't had a case of abyss transformation in seven years; it was a one in ten thousand chance, but he just happened to be one of them.

Eighteen years have passed, and I finally awakened my cheat ability, only to encounter a one-in-ten-thousand dungeon that becomes Abyss-like as soon as I step outside. Did I not check the almanac before leaving home?

Or did the "ten deaths without survival" prediction made by that little zombie's broken compass really come true?

Abyss dungeons.

That requires an entire elite team to have any hope of clearing it.

He's an F-rank necromancer, accompanied by a grumpy zombie, a Lv.2 four-winged angel sister, an A-rank water mage captain, and two trembling henchmen—can this team even clear the stage?

He glanced at the little zombie's status bar and raised an eyebrow slightly.

The little zombie is greedily inhaling the abyssal energy in the air!

The little zombie trembled with excitement: This smell... this smell filled with violence, destruction, and depravity! 99% perfect!!

[The little zombie burst into maniacal laughter: Hahahaha! Now this deserves to be called a dungeon! The previous ones were just child's play! I feel the blood boiling within me! It's a call from hell!]

[Current Mood: Extremely Excited (Damage to Abyss Monsters +200%!)]

Lu Zhixing's lips twitched.

But what good is a 200% damage increase? Abyss bosses aren't mobs; a damage boost alone might not be enough.

Lu Zhixing patted the crumbs off his hands and said calmly, "Alright, stop looking so gloomy. Since there's no way back, we can only move forward."

"Young Master Lu is right, crying won't help, we can only fight."

Xia Qingyue turned around to face Zhang Kai and Zhao Tianci, her voice rising several octaves: "Listen up, everyone! Form a tighter formation, protect Young Master Lu and Miss Song, we—charge in!"

The journey that followed was incredibly arduous.

The monsters after being transformed into abysses are completely different from those before.

The previously slow-moving corpses became as fast as cheetahs.

The skeleton warriors, who originally only charged head-on, have learned to flank and ambush from behind.

The Shadow Wolves, which used to act alone, began to appear in packs.

One wave after another. Corpses, skeleton warriors, shadow wolves, and a dark purple bat that hangs upside down from the ceiling—each appearance comes in a large swarm.

Fortunately, the little zombie handled most of the damage output.

It weaves through the monster horde, turns, stops abruptly, and launches itself, each strike precisely hitting the weakest point.

Those abyssal monsters were like paper in front of it.

However, the pace of progress has slowed significantly.

[Little Zombie: This is so annoying. It keeps coming, one wave after another, it never ends.]

[Little Zombie: My hands are getting sore from typing.]

[Little Zombie: Do you have any bigger ones? Someone who can fight!]

Lu Zhixing glanced at the experience panel.

They had progressed to the middle to late stages of the dungeon. His level had increased from Lv.5 to Lv.6, and the others had also leveled up a few times, all reaching Lv.5.

Zhang Kai's voice came from the front row: "The BOSS room is just ahead..."

The group stopped in front of a giant gate.

Xia Qingyue's voice was hoarse: "We're here. The BOSS is inside."

As soon as she finished speaking, the giant door made a deep, rumbling sound, and slowly opened to both sides, revealing a vast hall.

A terrifying pressure swept out from inside the door, causing everyone's clothes to flutter loudly.

Tall stone pillars stood on both sides of the hall, and a throne made of bones stood silently there.

A figure sat on the throne.

【Abyss: Ghost of Kai (BOSS), Lv.5】

It was clad in a tattered black heavy armor, and beneath its helmet lay no face, only two flickering purple soul flames.

It held a giant sword, two meters long, in its right hand, with dark purple light flowing along its blade.

It slowly and heavily raised its head, and two balls of purple soul fire locked onto the people at the door.

"roar--!!!"

A terrifying, hoarse voice echoed through the hall, exuding a murderous aura. The invisible pressure reached its peak at that moment.

Zhang Kai's legs were trembling, and Zhao Tianci's hands were trembling.

Although it is only Lv.5, it has a terrifying abyssal aura.

It was infinitely more terrifying than any monster they had encountered along the way.

[Little Zombie: This is the real opponent! Finally, I can have my fill!]

[Little Zombie: Let me go and meet it!]

Before Lu Zhixing could speak, a bluish-gray afterimage shot out from beside his feet.

Suppressing her fear, Xia Qingyue waved her staff and shouted, "Don't be afraid! It's only Lv.5! We have Young Master Lu here, we're not without a chance! Zhao Tianci, prepare to engage head-on, Zhang Kai, flank and harass—"

Before he could finish speaking...

A blur of motion swept past the crowd, heading straight for the armor on the throne.

A fist with 200% Abyss damage bonus slammed into the chest of the Ghost of Kael'thas.

"boom--!!!"

Zhang Kai's face lit up with joy, and he instinctively clenched his fist and shouted, "I hit you!"

The next second, his smile froze on his face.

Kael'thas remained seated on the throne, his posture unchanged.

Not even a single crack appeared on that tattered layer of black heavy armor.

The little zombie's fist struck the armor without leaving a mark, not even rubbing off the paint.

The little zombie was stunned: ???

[The little zombie was incredulous: It didn't break through my defense? This was a rage attack with 200% increased damage! This doesn't make sense!]

Kai's Ghost slowly stood up.

It raised its two-meter-long giant sword and charged towards the crowd.

"Boom boom boom—" The entire hall was shaking.

"Watch out! Zhao Tianci, block it!"

Zhao Tianci's eyes were bloodshot, and the veins on his forehead bulged: "Aaaaah! I'll fight you to the death! I'm as immovable as a mountain!"

He slammed the tower shield into the crack in the ground, his entire body glowing with an earthy yellow light.

Kai's Ghost rushed in front of him.

The five-meter-long giant sword was raised high, accompanied by a whistling sound, and then slashed down heavily.

"when--!!!"

The sound of metal clashing was sharp and piercing. Zhao Tianci's arms bent at an abnormal angle at the moment of impact, his tiger's mouth was torn, and blood flowed down the shield handle.

His body flew backward as if hit by a bolt of lightning, tumbling twice in the air with his shield before crashing heavily into a wall more than ten meters away.

Zhang Kai's face was ashen: "How could this be... Even Lu Shao's summoned creatures with such high damage couldn't be damaged..."

Lu Zhixing stood in the middle of the group, looking at the Ghost of Kai still sitting on the throne, his brows furrowing slightly.

This is a bit troublesome.

Even with a 200% damage buff, the little zombie's punch couldn't break through its defense.

As he was thinking of a solution, a blinding golden light suddenly shone behind him.

Song Xiaohe walked out from behind Lu Zhixing at some point and stood at the front of the line.

Her white combat suit became translucent in the golden light, and a faint angelic phantom could be seen appearing behind her.

The phantom was almost transparent, yet it radiated a sun-like light.

"Judgment of Light"

A burst of golden light erupted.

The entire hall was illuminated as bright as day. The dark purple mist on Kai's Ghostly body was scorched by the golden light, hissing and evaporating rapidly.

Its body froze; the light, like chains, pinned it firmly to the spot.

[Kai's Ghostly Spirit is affected by "Judgment of Light".]

[Status: Immobilized (unable to move) for 20 seconds]

[Additional effect: Defense -30% (Light element is effective against Undead/Abyss)]

Lu Zhixing's pupils dilated slightly as he looked at the golden angel behind Xiao He.

This is a four-winged angel. Even at only Lv.5, its light-based skills still have a natural suppressive effect on abyssal monsters.

The angel only lasted for about three seconds before disappearing.

Her body swayed, her face turned pale, and fine beads of sweat appeared on her forehead.

At her level, casting this skill has already consumed almost all of her mana.

She took two steps back and returned to Lu Zhixing's side, her small hand clutching the hem of his clothes again.

"Brother... I froze it for you, but only for 20 seconds..."

Lu Zhixing looked at the Kai's Ghost, which was burned by the golden light, and then at the little zombie.

"Little zombie, don't rush."

[Little Zombie: Not in a hurry? I'm almost in a hurry! 200% damage and it can't even break through! What is this damn turtle shell made of?!]

"Have you noticed that the power of your punch is dispersed? The area of ​​your fist contacting the armor is too large, so the force is dispersed. If you could concentrate the force on one point, the pressure would be much greater."

[Little Zombie: Speak human language.]

"Speed ​​is power. Can you increase the speed of your punches?"

For example, accelerate instantly before your fist makes contact with the target, and don't just rely on the strength of your arm; mobilize the strength of your whole body.

"Wind element, didn't you eat so much wind element food? Concentrate your wind element on the surface of your fist, and unleash it the moment you swing your fist, piercing in like a needle."

The little zombie was stunned.

The little zombie fell into deep thought: Gathering wind element... Instant acceleration... Concentrating power into a single point...

A new line of text appeared in its status bar.

[Status: Deep thinking (It seems like my brain is starting to grow... My IQ is taking over...)]

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The rocky beach outside the instance has now completely changed its appearance.

Three military helicopters hovered in the sky, and hundreds of fully armed city defense soldiers quickly set up yellow warning tape, surrounding the dungeon entrance.

The soldiers spread out in a fan shape, kneeling on one knee, their guns pointed at the crack, each with a tense expression.

More than a dozen military off-road vehicles and armored vehicles were parked outside the cordon.

Several technicians were setting up a temporary command post, folding tables and communication equipment, and everything was quickly in place within two minutes.

"boom--"

A thunderous sound ripped through the air from the sky.

Everyone looked up at the same time.

A purple lightning bolt ripped through the night sky, stopped abruptly above the dungeon entrance, and then plummeted vertically.

"Bang!"

A burly figure crashed heavily to the ground.

Lu Zaoxie was only wearing a black overcoat, and the military uniform underneath wasn't even buttoned up properly.

Shen Jing's figure then appeared.

Her teleportation skill was a few seconds slower than Lu Zaoxie's flight. When she landed, she was a little unsteady on her feet, her face was pale but her back was straight.

Ye Qinglan quickly stepped forward, stopped, stood at attention, and saluted: "Commander! Madam!"

"How is the situation?"

"Young Master entered the instance approximately 45 minutes ago, and 10 minutes ago the instance completely turned into an abyss. The entrance turned black, and the return scroll is no longer working. The current situation inside the instance is unknown, and we are unable to contact Young Master."

Shen Jing swayed slightly.

She closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and when she opened them again, her eyes were already red.

She murmured softly, "How could this happen... something that hasn't happened in so many years, how could it have happened to Zhixing?"

Lu Zaoxie remained silent.

He stared at the dark spatial rift, his fists clenched so tightly they cracked.

But there was nothing he could do. He couldn't get in.

He is an A-rank Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex, whose level far exceeds the dungeon's restrictions.

If he forces his way in, the spatial structure of the instance will collapse instantly under his impact, and the people inside will die even faster.

If a dungeon that has been transformed into an abyss is not successfully cleared within 24 hours, the energy inside will accumulate to a critical point, and the dungeon entrance will completely spiral out of control.

At that time, the monsters inside will pour out like a flood, causing disaster in the surrounding area.

Fortunately, this is just a low-level dungeon, and the monsters are no higher than level 5.

The city's defense forces are fully capable of handling this.

But those monsters weren't what he was most worried about; what he was most worried about were the people inside.

A sharp screech of brakes sounded outside the police cordon.

Several black military off-road vehicles were parked outside the cordon, with their doors open at the same time.

Su Yangwei.

Behind him followed a proud-looking young woman—Su Youran.

Further behind were four well-equipped, sharp-eyed young professionals.

Su Yangwei strode over to Lu Zaoxie's side: "Old Lu, how's the situation?"

Lu Zaoxie turned and glanced at him, her brows furrowed: "What are you doing here?"

Su Yangwei was not angry because of the impolite tone.

He turned his gaze to the dark entrance to the abyss and said calmly, "Such a big thing has happened, and as the commander of the city defense army, I naturally have to be there."

He paused, then turned to look at Lu Zaoxie: "Old Lu, I heard from the reports below that the team currently trapped in the instance... is your son inside?"

Lu Zaoxie's breathing visibly faltered for a moment, and he nodded heavily.

Su Yangwei frowned, this time genuinely, not faking it.

"What's the team composition? Besides your son, who else is there? What are their levels? What's their gear?"

Ye Qinglan answered for Lu Zaoxie: "Besides the young master, there is also an A-level Canghai Mage, a B-level Shield Warrior, and a B-level Ranger, all of whom were level 4 before entering. There is also an S-level Four-Winged Angel, who was level 2 before entering."

After listening, Su Yangwei remained silent for a moment.

"Old Lu,"