Mr. Dragon Knight, the dragon girls are chasing you!

Immediately afterwards, a second giant claw emerged.

With both giant claws exerting force simultaneously, they dragged a massive body out of the ground.

It was a colossal beast formed entirely of jet-black rock and dark purple shadow crystals, standing over ten meters tall, its massive body like a mountain, occupying most of the space in the center of the cave.

Its limbs are as thick as mountain pillars, with vibrant dark purple energy patterns swirling around its joints, continuously drawing nourishment from the dark source of the earth.

In the very center of his chest cavity, a fist-sized, dark red energy core pulsed slowly, each pulsation causing the surrounding shadow energy to surge.

Its eyes burned with dark purple flames, fixed intently on Luo Ye on the rock wall.

[System alert! The ultimate guardian has awakened!]

[Monster Name: Abyss Guardian - Shadow Rock Beast (LV52 Legendary BOSS)]

[Grade: Legendary Ancient Guardian Monster]

[Exclusive Trait 1: Absolute Defense – Covered in a top-grade Shadow Crystal Armor, maximizing resistance to both physical and shadow damage, rendering low-level attacks completely ineffective!]

[Exclusive Trait 2: Leyline Restoration – By standing on the fissured ground, you can continuously absorb shadow essence, rapidly repairing injuries and restoring strength, making you unbeatable in prolonged battles!]

[Exclusive Skill: Destructive Charge - Ultimate melee burst damage, unleashing tremendous force to instantly kill opponents of the same tier and severely injure those of higher tiers!]

[Weaknesses: Chest core (attacking the core deals double damage), Moonfire attribute attacks (still effective against these attacks, but not as significantly as against Shadow Wolves)]

[Habits: They usually slumber underground, only awakening when the Shadow Core fragment is threatened. They neither hunt nor eat; their sole purpose is to protect the fragment.]

[Ultimate High-Risk Warning! Host LV23 is challenging a legendary BOSS 29 levels higher than the host! The level difference is insurmountable! The system does not recommend a head-on confrontation!]

[My god! You're really daring! Fighting an Ancient Guardian Beast 29 levels higher?! Run, you still have time!]

Luo Ye stared at the series of bright red warning messages on the panel, looking down at the terrifying behemoth standing like a mountain below, and couldn't help but let out a helpless and bitter smile.

"Withdraw? I want to withdraw too."

He slowly raised his eyes, facing the imposing Shadow Rock Beast, his palm gripping the Moonmark Spear tightly. The helplessness in his eyes faded away, leaving only an unwavering fighting spirit.

"But if I withdraw and let this source core be sealed forever, that stubborn but soft-hearted little black dragon will never be able to break the Eternal Night Curse in this lifetime."

For Elvia's sake, he had to fight this incredible, high-level battle; he had no other choice.

Luo Ye quickly suppressed his distracting thoughts, his gaze sweeping across the Shadow Rock Beast's entire outline. He rapidly reviewed the weakness information provided by the system and quickly constructed a battle strategy in his mind.

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The core of the chest cavity is the greatest fatal weakness.

However, the Shadow Rock Beast is over ten meters tall, and its core floats eight meters in the air. Its position is extremely high, making it impossible for ordinary attacks to reach it, and a direct frontal assault is completely ineffective.

Before he could finalize the perfect battle plan, the Shadow Rock Beast below was already thoroughly enraged by the spying of this tiny human.

"BOOM!!!"

A deafening, violent roar echoed throughout the cave, the sound waves sweeping in all directions, causing the crystals on the dome to fall wildly and the air currents to churn violently.

The Shadow Rock Beast suddenly raised its massive claws, carrying a terrifying force capable of crushing mountains, and with a howling wind, it slammed down fiercely towards Luo Ye on the rock!

Luo Ye's expression hardened, and he instantly exerted force in his leg muscles, transforming into an extremely swift silver-white streak of light. He swept horizontally several feet along the rock wall, narrowly avoiding this fatal blow!

The giant claw slammed down on the boulder where he had just been standing, and the hard rock instantly shattered and collapsed, creating a jagged crater several meters wide. Fragments of rock and crystal flew everywhere, the power of which was terrifying.

Using the momentum from his dodge, Luo Ye gracefully flipped once in mid-air, his Moon Mark Spear spinning rapidly to change direction. With the spear tip pointing downwards, he poured out 80% of his power, aiming at the relatively weak joint of the Shadow Rock Beast, and thrust it down fiercely!

"clang!"

A sharp, piercing sound of metal clashing suddenly rang out!

The fatal shot, imbued with 80% of its power, only produced a string of dazzling sparks and left a faint, almost negligible white mark, failing to even penetrate the opponent's defensive surface!

Luo Ye almost vomited blood.

Dude, the difference is just too big!

The LV41 Shadow Wolf King that was previously slain is nothing more than a beginner's monster compared to this LV52 Ancient Legendary Guardian. The two are simply not on the same level in terms of defense, attributes, and skills.

Moreover, the Shadow Rock Beast seemed to be enraged by his shot.

It suddenly turned around, its huge tail sweeping across.

The tail was pieced together from several huge pieces of shadow crystal, with edges as sharp as an axe. Wherever it swept, it tore the air apart and emitted a sharp whistling sound.

There's no way to avoid it!

Luo Ye acted decisively, no longer dodging, gripping the gun barrel tightly with both hands, blocking with the gun horizontally, and channeling all his spiritual power into the gun to withstand the violent blow.

"boom!!!"

The giant tail slammed heavily onto the Moonmark Spear, and a terrifying force instantly swept through the entire body along the shaft!

"Snap!"

The rocks beneath his feet instantly shattered, and Luo Ye was sent flying uncontrollably several meters away, his back slamming heavily against the hard rock wall.

The violent impact made his chest churn violently, and a strong, metallic taste instantly welled up in his throat. He almost spat out a mouthful of blood, and his entire body felt a tingling and stinging pain.

[System Notification: Suffered a heavy blow from the Shadow Rock Beast! Health -320! Current Health: 3680/4000!]

[System Notification: Silver Dragon Reverse Scale Soft Armor - Moonlit Self-Healing is in effect! Health is slowly recovering...]

Luo Ye slid down the stone wall, knelt on one knee, and gasped for breath.

He glanced down at the silver dragon armor he was wearing—a faint white mark had appeared on the glossy white scales, but it was slowly healing at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"Thank goodness I had this top-tier gear set from Seraphine, otherwise I would have lost half my health in that attack."

He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, stood up again, and gripped the Moonmark Spear tightly.

The Shadow Rock Beast stood in the center of the cave, looking down at him, its dark purple flames flickering in its eye sockets as if mocking his overestimation of his abilities.

"Damn it, I can't even play a game without getting mocked by the game's boss."

Luo Ye grinned, a hint of crazed fighting spirit flashing in his eyes.

"Then let me show you what it truly means—a hymn to humanity, a hymn to courage!"

P.S.: Some plot points will be filled in here, so stay tuned!

I'll update one more chapter tomorrow. No particular reason, just to thank everyone for their support and the little gifts. I'll update even more!!!