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

The little zombie rushed out from behind him and slammed into the boss's wounds, which had already been torn open by the blood spikes, with one punch, two punches, and three punches.

Left punch connects to right punch, basic attacks are interspersed with normal attacks.

Each punch landed precisely on the same spot, turning the wound from a tear into a full-blown one.

The octopus spider's last tentacle slowly drooped down, its suckers closing and no longer opening.

The two eerie green lights flickered in the darkness for a moment, then went out completely.

[Defeat the Hurricane Octopus Water Spider (Lord-level BOSS)!]

[With a 20-level difference, experience points are reduced by 50%, resulting in a gain of +9178 experience points!]

Congratulations! Your level has increased to Lv.17 (5%)!

Golden light shone from Lu Zhixing's body, warmth spread from his chest to his limbs, and the water pressure seemed to lessen.

Ah Hu and Ye Qinglan both looked at him.

When they arrived, the first thing they saw was Lu Zhixing standing alone in front of the BOSS.

A level 35 lord-level BOSS with eight tentacles, a mouth full of suckers, and two compound eyes that glow green.

He didn't run away.

He didn't hide.

He stood before the BOSS, facing a monster dozens of times larger than himself, and a level advantage of twenty levels.

Confront the suffocating size difference and intimidation.

Ye Qinglan and Ah Hu exchanged a glance, their eyes conveying the same message:

As expected of our young master.

Not only did they not back down at all, they even took the initiative to sneak up and confront the BOSS.

This is an arrogant spirit that dares to wield a sword against the gods; it is a truly invincible posture.

This is the demeanor of a true powerhouse who will stand at the pinnacle of the world in the future.

Ye Qinglan shifted her gaze from Lu Zhixing, sweeping it over the waters behind him stained with deep blue blood, and over the BOSS's corpse pierced by blood spikes.

She made a decision in her heart: before the big exam, she couldn't let the young master take any more risks.

It wasn't because the young master wasn't strong enough; it was because her heart couldn't take it.

The little zombie jumped off the BOSS's corpse, splashed around in the water for a couple of moments, and swam to Lu Zhixing.

The BOSS's corpse lay stranded on the shore, its eight tentacles sprawled limply on the gravel.

Ye Qinglan walked quickly to Lu Zhixing and looked him up and down, left and right.

My hair is messy, and my clothes are wet.

Apart from that, there were no wounds, no bruises, no fractures, not even a scratch.

Ye Qinglan breathed a long sigh of relief.

"Young Master, it's good that you're alright. But..."

Ye Qinglan paused, organizing her thoughts after the word "but," trying to make her tone sound less like she was lecturing her boss.

"You really acted too impulsively this time."

Ah Hu approached from behind, his wet combat uniform clinging to his body, water droplets still dripping from his hair.

"Young Master, I know you have the confidence and pride of a strong person, and I, as a professional, can understand that desire to challenge your limits alone and seek breakthroughs between life and death."

"But this is a level 35 world boss after all. Since you discovered it with your superhuman senses immediately, you should have notified us first, instead of coming here alone to fight it head-on."

Ye Qinglan nodded in agreement: "Young Master, what if Ah Hu was even half a second slower? How are we going to explain this to the Commander?"

Challenging limits alone? Seeking breakthroughs on the brink of life and death?

One person takes on a level 35 world boss?

Lu Zhixing mentally went over these phrases over and over again.

What the hell?!

I was just looking for a treasure, and somehow I ended up in front of this thing.

But since things have come to this point, I have no choice but to swallow my pride and pretend to be tough.

He couldn't very well tell Ye Qinglan and Ah Hu, "Actually, I came here to search for treasure, and I don't know what happened."

That completely destroyed the genius persona he had cultivated.

Lu Zhixing revealed a faint smile, knowing he couldn't be too smug, nor too humble.

"It's nothing much. I sensed the BOSS while I was in bed, and then suddenly I had a flash of inspiration and realized a new skill. I was itching to try it out, so I came here to test it out."

He paused, then gave the two of them an apologetic smile.

"Thankfully, Brother Hu and Sister Ye arrived in time. I'm sorry to have worried you, but I won't let it happen again."

Ye Qinglan and Ah Hu exchanged a glance.

The young master not only possesses extraordinary talent, but also the invincible spirit to face a level 35 lord at level 15.

More importantly, he was able to apologize to his subordinates in such an approachable manner afterward, and even promised not to do it again.

Being humble and modest—that's the true demeanor of a great general!

Ah Hu's nose tingled, and his eyes reddened slightly.

He had spent so many years in the special forces and had seen too many exceptionally talented young people.

Some are as proud as peacocks, some are as cold as icebergs, and some are as wild as madmen.

But the young master is different. He has strength, talent, invincible spirit, and a heart that can understand his subordinates.

This combination is a once-in-a-century occurrence.

"Young Master...you flatter us! Protecting you is our duty!"

Lu Zhixing smiled and waved his hand: "No, that's not true. We're all family..."

A strange movement came from the ground not far away.

Two slightly disheveled figures emerged from the bottom of the lake.

Su Youran's hairband came undone, her high ponytail became disheveled hair, a few strands of wet hair clung to her cheeks, and water droplets trickled down her chin.

The red combat uniform was covered in seaweed and silt, with a piece of seaweed hanging from the left shoulder.

Lu Zhixing turned his head and met Su Youran's gaze.

A moment of silence fell over the air.

Su Youran shifted her gaze from Lu Zhixing's face to the huge, slowly bleeding BOSS corpse behind him.

The gaze swept over Ah Hu and Ye Qinglan, finally settling on Lu Zhixing's face.

Lu Zhixing revealed a bright smile.

"Oh, isn't this Miss Su? This outfit is quite unique. Looks like this waterway won't be easy to navigate."

Su Youran stared intently at the pile of BOSS corpses.

When she arrived, she was thinking that if the BOSS hadn't been killed yet, and if there was still a chance to get the first hit, she would rush in even at the risk of being countered by the BOSS.

The boss is already dead, and his body is starting to get cold. She didn't even have a chance to finish him off.

Damn.

My luck is really bad.

How come a blood-type BOSS suddenly appeared out of nowhere?

We have all the talents on our side. Although our adjutant is an A-level blood mage, the difference in blood element perception between A-level and S-level is too great.

Lu's Ah Hu sensed the BOSS's respawn several minutes earlier than her people.

A difference of a few minutes may not seem like much under normal circumstances, but when it comes to fighting for a boss, it can mean the difference between life and death.

Su Youran took a deep breath.

"Hmph, Lu Zhixing. He has a high level, but lacks the corresponding combat ability and skill proficiency. He's just a super soldier."

"Only you could come up with this kind of upgrade, relying on your family to feed you."

She paused, as if waiting for Lu Zhixing to refute her.

Lu Zhixing did not refute, and maintained that faint smile.

Su Youran flicked her sleeve, turned around and strode away, her adjutant following behind, stumbling a couple of steps before catching up.

"Let's go!"

After walking a dozen steps, Su Youran felt increasingly distressed.

She remembered what the adjutant had said underwater.

"Miss Su, the BOSS is gone, and the blood element fluctuations have completely disappeared."

She spent the entire day grinding monsters on the west side of the forest, from morning till night, from the ground to the bottom of the water. She exhausted her mental energy several times and drank several mana potions.

The results of it?

As it turns out, the rich kid next door who spent his days sunbathing and vacationing not only had a better harvest than her, but also stole her boss.

A level 35 boss, with a massive amount of experience points, was just stolen by someone who came on vacation.

Disgusting, absolutely disgusting.

Ah Hu watched Su Youran's departing figure and spat out a disdainful "Pui!"

"What the hell! Just because you're not as skilled, you blame bad luck and complain about the boss's attributes? If it were a wind-type boss, she might not have been able to beat our young master!"

Ye Qinglan sneered and withdrew her gaze.

"This young lady from the Su family is too narrow-minded; she'll never amount to anything. Compared to the young master, she's far inferior."

The panel suddenly started to malfunction.

[The "little zombie" twitched its non-existent nose: It smells so good. Such an enticing scent. It smells like it's getting stronger.]

[“Little Zombie”: My nose doesn’t lie, there’s something good over there!]

The little vampire icon was also flashing, the icy blue light flickering on and off.

The little vampire looked on with rapt attention: "I smell it too! The scent of blood...so pure...so strong..."

Lu Zhixing's heart stirred.

Do the baby zombie and the baby vampire react at the same time?

Something that can make both of them say "good stuff" must be something extraordinary.

"Brother Hu, Sister Ye, let's go check over there, it looks like they've gotten some good stuff."

Lu Zhixing strode towards the BOSS's corpse.

A cluster of blue light shone through a crack in the BOSS's body.

Ah Hu stepped forward, pushed aside an arm blocking his way, and peered inside.

Then he suddenly shuddered and jumped back half a step, almost stepping on Ye Qinglan's foot behind him.

"Holy crap?!"

Ah Hu crouched down and carefully took something out of the crack.

"The Heart of Wind and Blood?!"