Chapter 10

"Shit!" All the members of the Spirit Realm team shouted in unison, and after shouting, they all instinctively took a step back. They all thought it was a good thing they hadn't teamed up with this guy.

System notification: Due to your attack on Knightal, Knightal's favorability towards you has increased by 20. Current favorability: Friendly.

"Brave warrior, I am really injured..." Knightal pointed to his wound, "Please..."

"Please my ass, come with me to fight the boss, or I'll slap you into idiocy." Li Huailin finished speaking and slapped Knightal again with a "slap."

"Warrior..."

"Still talking nonsense, watch my moves!" Another series of "slaps" followed.

One minute later, Knightal stood in front of Li Huailin with a heroic look on his face: "Great warrior, you have done me a great favor. Even if it costs me my life, I will help you defeat Yaze!"

"Damn, this works?" The other members of the Spirit Realm team looked at Knightal, who seemed to have been slapped into idiocy.

"What did this guy do to the NPC? Is slapping him a great favor?" Lingjie Huotou said speechlessly.

"Truly a badass..." The nearby Spirit Realm Warrior was already stunned.

"Shit, how did you do that?" Even someone like Lingjie Yehang started to swear.

"Slapped him, what else?" Li Huailin said matter-of-factly.

"This... this works..." Yehang, though not seeing it for the first time, didn't expect that not only the village chief but even this wild NPC would be subdued by Li Huailin's tyranny.

"Let's go, to fight the boss." Li Huailin, in a good mood, waved his hand and led the limping Knightal forward.

"Is... is this okay?" Lingjie Leling asked Yehang.

"No choice, let's see. If we can't pass, we'll give up on this quest." Yehang frowned and said.

"Oh..." Leling nodded.

Continuing forward with Knightal, they suddenly arrived at a round room. The room was quite dark, but it was lit by oil lamps around the perimeter, making it visible. In the center of the round room was a black magic circle, and on top of the magic circle was a black sphere. Black wavy lines continuously emanated from the sphere, giving it a terrifying feel.

Next to the black sphere stood a man in a black mage's robe, his face hidden by a black hood, making it hard to see his expression. However, the red name "Yaze" indicated his identity.

Yaze: ?? Level Boss, HP ??, Physical Attack ??, Physical Defense ??, Magic Attack ??, Magic Damage ??.

"The level difference is too great, I can't see the stats." Yehang explained to Li Huailin, who was somewhat stunned.

"Right, that's how it is." Yehang also remembered that if the level difference was more than 5 levels, the stats couldn't be seen. The official website had mentioned this. For example, at his current level 7, he couldn't see the stats of a level 13 monster.

"Knightal, you actually came back again. Was the lesson I gave you not enough?" Yaze's voice was very hoarse, making it hard to guess his actual age.

"Yaze! This time I'm here to destroy you." Knightal raised his sword and said coldly.

"Interrupting me at the most critical moment again, I'm already angry. This time I won't let you go." Yaze waved his hand, and the passage they had come through was suddenly sealed by a layer of black mist.

"Warriors, we have no way back. We must defeat this guy to get out alive." Knightal raised his sword and shouted.

"Bringing a bunch of unclassed rookies, I don't even need to move. My dark servants, kill the annoying rookies for me." Yaze waved his hand, and 11 zombies glowing with black light appeared on the scene.

Darkened Zombie: Level 10, HP 800, Physical Attack 70, Physical Defense 35.

"I'll deal with Yaze, you guys take care of these dark servants first." Knightal shouted and charged at Yaze without waiting for a response.

"It seems we need to deal with 11 dark zombies in this phase." Yehang looked at the approaching zombies and said, "Everyone spread out, these monsters aren't very strong, we should be able to handle them 1v1."

As he spoke, a burst of black light suddenly erupted from Yaze and covered the entire area.

"Huh?" Li Huailin was genuinely surprised because he suddenly saw a +50 HP recovery number appear above his head. He thought Yaze was about to use a powerful move, but it turned out... he was giving him 50 HP?

"Damn, it's a Shadow Aura. This is indeed an AA-level quest, it's not that simple. Everyone, drink health potions quickly!" Yehang suddenly shouted loudly.

"Shadow Aura?" Li Huailin was confused. Why are you so tense? Isn't this a healing skill? As he wondered, he noticed a new buff in his buff bar. Li Huailin quickly checked.

Shadow Aura: Increases 50 HP every 2 seconds.

"Shit, I get it!" Li Huailin suddenly understood. The Shadow Aura was originally a damage skill, reducing 50 HP every 2 seconds, but due to his character's bug, the negative effect became a positive one, and the positive effect became a negative one.

As he thought, a dark zombie pounced at Li Huailin. Li Huailin instinctively swung his sword, -41. At the same time, the dark zombie's attack hit Li Huailin, -60, +50.

"Phew!" Li Huailin wiped his sweat. He didn't have any health potions, only a set of beginner's gear. He really couldn't handle this level 10 monster, but thanks to the boss's help, the boss really did a number on his own minions.

The members of the Spirit Realm guild were severely affected by the Shadow Aura, but they still had health potions, which restored 20 HP per second. The Shadow Aura restored 50 HP every 2 seconds, so they only lost 5 HP per second. At level 10, they had about 500 HP, so it wasn't too painful.

The second team of the Spirit Realm guild, known for their excellent coordination, took only a minute to defeat the 10 dark zombies. The last one to kill a monster was Li Huailin. Checking his battle log, Li Huailin sighed in relief, "Good thing the summoned monsters don't count for experience, or I would have dropped back to level 6."

Just as he relaxed, a scream from Knightal suddenly came from the other side. Everyone turned around to see Knightal trapped on the ground by several black chains, each chain attached to a black pillar in the corners of the room. The boss Yaze had returned to the black sphere in the center and seemed to be casting a spell.

"Everyone, quickly break the black pillars connected to the chains on my body. Yaze is summoning dark power. If we don't stop him, he will become even stronger." Knightal, trapped on the ground, shouted to the players.

"Second phase, cut the pillars!" Yehang immediately gave the order.

"Will I let you save him so easily?" Yaze, standing in the center, suddenly waved his hand, and a black magic projectile flew toward Yehang.

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The massive damage shocked the other team members.

Yehang was also startled. His HP dropped by half, but he quickly regained his composure, "Don't be afraid, he won't just target one person. Everyone, cut the pillars quickly!"

Sure enough, Yaze immediately waved his hand again, and this time a black magic projectile flew directly at Li Huailin.

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"Shit, more than half!" Li Huailin was also shocked, but the Shadow Aura buff was still active, and a +50 appeared above his head, "It seems direct attacks still reduce HP, only buffs and debuffs are reversed."

Quickly cut the pillars. Li Huailin immediately rushed to the nearest black pillar and found that the pillar had 1000 HP, and his one strike only did 51 damage.

"Drink medium health potions!" Yehang also cut the pillar and, after calculating the time, immediately shouted.

The battle rhythm was very intense, but fortunately, the Spirit Realm guild was prepared for the boss fight and had enough health potions to barely withstand the boss's attacks.

As the last black pillar fell, Knightal, who had been trapped on the ground, shouted and shook with all his might, and all the black chains immediately turned to pieces.

"Come on, Yaze!" Knightal shouted at Yaze.

"It's too late, Knightal." Suddenly, Yaze was enveloped in a burst of black light, and his entire body turned pitch black.