Chapter 180: Chapter 177: Abyssal Monster – Shadow Spike Demon (Rare BOSS)_2

As for the demonized creatures, they must have been sucked in by the abyssal rift from the outside world, given that there are no monsters near the rift outside, which clearly isn’t normal.

Yet after searching for a long time, no BOSS monster has been spotted, and that is quite strange.

Without a BOSS to drive these minions, how could a monster wave be triggered?

The naked eye sees nothing, the Spirit scan is suppressed by the abyssal rules, unable to extend outside the body, so the only option is to use learned scouting skills.

As soon as Death’s Eye was activated, an overwhelming number of life signatures flooded his mind, nearly overwhelming him.

Holding his breath and concentrating, he searched among the myriad life signs for the most powerful ones and indeed found twelve.

The Shadow Sting Demon, a lower-level demon that can hide in shadows, is capable of lying in wait within the shadows of living beings to carry out assassinations.

Their bodies can continuously switch between tangible and intangible states; intangible to hide within the spatial layers, making them immune to any physical attacks, although they also cannot attack physical entities.

When tangible, they leave the spatial layers and return to the material world, capable of attacking physical entities but exposing their fragile attributes.

Shadow Sting Demons are not considered powerful, and in Inferno, they are usually enslaved by higher demons to serve as scouts for gathering intelligence.

Within the Skeleton Army, four Shadow Sting Demons are lurking, inching closer to Zi Liyuan’s position.

The other eight are hidden among other groups, with the only team not targeted by the Shadow Sting Demons being the one led by the Eggshell Knight, who commands many Holy Knights.

Holy Light is the bane of dark creatures, and the Shadow Sting Demon, being a lower-tier demon, naturally despises Holy Light, thus avoiding the Eggshell Knight’s team.

“A rare BOSS template, Third Order LV80, but who knows what its strength is under the enhancement of abyssal rules.”

Stroking his chin, Zi Liyuan’s gaze inadvertently swept over a Skeleton Mage fifty meters away from him.

This was the Shadow Sting Demon closest to him, shifting its position with remarkable zeal and speed, as if it feared not being noticed.

“Iron buddy, did your dad ever educate you on how to deal with creatures with spatial abilities that can hide in spatial layers?”

To attack a Shadow Sting Demon hiding in a spatial layer, one must either lure it out and kill it with one strike in its corporeal form, giving it no chance to escape, or possess the means to attack it within the spatial layer.

Of course, Zi Liyuan knows the simplest and most brutal method.

Just tearing open a Space Seal Scroll will solidify the space within a hundred meters, forcing everything hidden in the spatial layers out.

But it’s a loss that isn’t worth it!

A single Space Seal Scroll costs at least a million Dragon Coins, while a Shadow Sting Demon’s normal value is decent if it reaches a hundred thousand Dragon Coins.

His economic power is formidable, but even he isn’t about to waste it like that, especially since such creatures pose no threat to him.

“As long as it’s not a higher being who is hiding, you only need to use attribute-countering skills to attack the real-world coordinates of its position, which due to the attribute counteraction, will cause a spatial rejection reaction, and lower creatures will be automatically expelled from the spatial layer.”

The greatest foundation of noble families lies in the various pieces of information they hold.

With this information, when facing various dangers, one might quickly find a way to survival.

This is why the mortality rate of common professioners in the wilderness far exceeds that of those born into great families.

With an asymmetry of information at their disposal, their ability to avoid risks is on a completely different level.

As you know, in the world of Blue Star, since it has been invaded by various monsters, there are myriad species, including those that can transform into humans.

Ordinary professioners find it difficult to identify them, but noble families generally have methods to discern whether they are impersonating monsters.

Also, some creatures appear cute and harmless yet are perilously dangerous, and a moment of inattention can lead to instant demise for those who approach.

“Attribute counteraction, huh? Who has Holy Light skills?”

Dark creatures are countered by Holy Light, and the Shadow Sting Demon, being a lower-tier demon, is naturally susceptible to Holy Light.

However, when Zi Liyuan asked, Xiao Yurou and Number Two gave each other puzzled looks; they had not considered carrying any Holy Light items, so they turned their gaze to Wang Fatty.

“Brother Zi, I have a Light Ring here that can unleash a Holy Light Bullet,” Wang Fatty said, lifting his hand to show off a silver ring inscribed with golden lines on his index finger. “The damage is a bit low, but it can provide a small amount of healing to the team.”

“Alright, come on, throw the Holy Light Bullet at the shadow of that Netherworld Skeleton Mage over there,” Zi Liyuan nodded and pulled Wang Fatty to his side, pointing to a Skeleton Mage thirty meters away.

“Brother Zi, are you saying that there are monsters lurking nearby?”

“Quit the chit-chat and just throw the Holy Light Bullet already.”

“Okay.”

A fist-sized Holy Light, condensed into an orb, was hurled towards the shadow beneath the Netherworld Skeleton Mage that had just been pointed out.

The illumination from the Holy Light was like throwing a pebble into a tranquil lake, causing ripples in space to spread outward in concentric circles.

Then, in the next moment, a short and ghastly silhouette appeared beneath the feet of the Netherworld Skeleton Mage.

This shadowy assassin, which was still in a state of confusion, had no idea how it had jumped out of the spatial interlayer and returned to the real world.

However, it no longer had the capacity to ponder such profound questions.

The moment it revealed its form, a Bone Spear, conjured from enormous death energy, shot out like lightning and instantly pierced its forehead, leaving a fist-sized hole in its head.

Critical hit!

The attributes of shadowy assassins are of the extremely specialized type, with very powerful physical attacks but otherwise useless stats, making them typical glass cannons.

So how could it possibly withstand the terrifying damage from a LV19 Bone Spear?

Looking at the loot scattered all over the ground, especially the appearance of silver equipment, Zi Liyuan stroked his chin for a long while before speaking.

“Who told me that the drop rate of Abyssal monsters is extremely low? Why do I get a piece of silver hero equipment when I instantly kill a rare boss?”

The textbooks say that Abyssal monsters are stingy, with lousy loot, so they are the least desirable mobs for professionals to farm.

“Brother Zi, could it be because your luck attribute is so high, plus this little assassin happened to steal something precious from its boss and ran off with it?”

Everyone knew about Zi Liyuan’s luck attribute, whether it was Wang Fu or other powers that held some of his information.

Wang Fatty mentioned this because in just a few days, Zi Liyuan had managed to get him 25 hero-level boss pets.

His father had organized manpower to farm the “Rampage of Exotic Beasts” dungeon for monster eggs, obtaining dozens of normal and elite quality ones, but only one of rare quality, and he hadn’t even seen a hair of the hero-quality ones.

Moreover, since the “Rampage of Exotic Beasts” dungeon wasn’t easy to farm, they had to give up on that approach.

“Makes sense, let’s continue then. Kill a few more and we’ll know. How long is the cooldown for your Holy Light Bullet skill?”

Pushing aside the previous Netherworld Skeleton Mage, Zi Liyuan scooped up the loot from the little assassin into his inventory space, helping to pick up the corpse along the way.

After all, an LV80 rare boss, whether you turn it into a Zombie boss or do other experiments, its corpse is considered high-end material.

“Brother Zi, the cooldown for Holy Light Bullet is 30 seconds, almost ready,” Wang Fatty responded.

“Then carry on. See that Skeleton Mage? Aim for the shadow under its feet.”

“Ada!”

With a strange cry from Wang Fatty’s mouth, he pointed his chubby hand, and a Holy Light Bullet whizzed out, accurately striking the shadow beneath the Netherworld Skeleton Mage.

As the Holy Light Bullet burst, the power of Holy Light spread out, causing space to ripple once again.

Another shadowy assassin became visible, and in the next moment, a shadow-piercing arrow, condensed of dark energy, pierced through its chest and into the cavity of its torso.

The instant the massive dark energy exploded, the little assassin’s spirit was thoroughly extinguished.