Necromancer: I Am A Disaster-Chapter 477: Impossible To Pass Through

The skeletons were flung through the air, struck mid-flight by a storm of lightning bolts.

Yet the Thunderlight Beast’s savage charge did not intimidate the Skeletal Berserk Warriors. They pushed forward, braving the lightning onslaught.

Behind them, the Skeletal Great Mages and Skeletal Marksmen remained still, calmly casting skills and firing from a distance.

As long as they remained stationary, the lightning wouldn’t target them.

Lin Moyu raised a finger.

Skill: Deterioration Curse.

Skill: Poison Starburst.

The two skill burst forth almost simultaneously.

A moment later, Poison Rings spread beneath the skeletons' feet, marking the arrival of the Poison Lich.

Though it was said a lion used its full strength even against a rabbit, Lin Moyu knew there was no need to overdo it against a mere level 80 ordinary boss.

Under the influence of the Deterioration Curse, the Thunderlight Beast’s speed dropped instantly.

Now, Lin Moyu could see it clearly.

It had the body of a lion, cloaked in thick fur, but its paws resembled a bear’s: broad, heavy, and powerful. A single swipe could send multiple Skeletal Berserk Warriors flying.

It possessed great strength and speed, but its defense was lacking.

Bombarded by Elemental Explosions and a hail of arrows, it was soon on the brink of death.

Lin Moyu noticed something else. As the beast moved, the lightning constantly exploding across its body actually healed it.

Its passive skill allowed it to absorb lightning, turning it into a source of regeneration.

“It can absorb lightning to heal itself… even evolve. How unusual.” Lin Moyu mused.

The world was full of oddities. Though surprised at first, he quickly dismissed it as just another anomaly.

Under the relentless assault of his undead army, the Thunderlight Beast was nearing its limit.

Then, just before its death, it exploded in a burst of light.

Skill: Thunderlight Blast!

It was both its final and only active skill, one that destroyed not only its enemies, but itself as well.

Lin Moyu’s vision was flooded with blinding light. He couldn’t see anything.

But in the spirit world, he watched as scores of skeletons were hurled through the air by the blast.

The explosion had a radius of 200 meters, which wasn’t massive.

The scattered skeletons were quickly subjected to a lightning baptism of the Lightning Burial Canyon. novelbuddy-cσ๓

Fortunately, the Lich Generals acted fast, healing them before any were lost.

When the light faded, Lin Moyu gazed at the scorched earth ahead.

“It surprisingly detonated… that skill was a suicide attack.” He muttered.

He hadn’t expected the Thunderlight Beast to use a mutually assured destruction skill.

Lifting his eyes to the sky, he spotted the star that had fallen earlier and become the Thunderlight Beast.

Now, it had returned to the sky, though its glow was visibly dimmer.

After watching for a while, he realized it was recovering. In time, it would shine bright once more, ready to fall again and reincarnate as a Thunderlight Beast.

“Judging by the power of that explosion, even a level 80 Knight might be killed instantly without Extreme Defense activated.”

“As for other level 80 class users, their chances of survival are virtually zero.”

“A boss that self-destructs… this is the first I’ve seen.”

Lin Moyu replayed the battle in his mind.

A boss of this caliber would normally flee when overwhelmed, following its survival instincts.

But this one had chosen to explode instead—an anomaly among bosses.

And because it self-destructed rather than being killed, there was no EXP gain and no drops.

No wonder so few ever came to the Lightning Burial Canyon.

Once the undead army was fully healed, Lin Moyu proceeded forward.

The passage stretched roughly 10,000 meters. Drawing from his earlier experience, he now paused every 2,000 meters to regroup.

He was starting to grasp the rhythm of the canyon. His speed increased with each stretch, sparks and lightning trailing behind him as he surged forward.

In just ten minutes, he reached the second fork.

This time, four paths lay ahead.

Thanks to Antares, he already knew which one to choose.

Without hesitation, he stepped into the second path.

The moment his foot crossed the threshold, another lightning bolt erupted.

It looked just like the ones before, yet Lin Moyu instantly sensed the difference. The power had increased again.

Compared to when he first entered the canyon, the intensity had risen by about 30%.

However, this rise posed little threat to Lin Moyu.

He looked up at the sky. This time, two stars twinkled overhead.

“The number’s increased… and they’re glowing stronger.”

“Does that represent an increase in level?”

Lin Moyu continued forward, thinking to himself.

He hadn’t gone more than a thousand meters when he saw it. The two stars fell from the sky simultaneously.

As their radiant light struck the ground, they burst apart, revealing two Thunderlight Beasts.

Just as he had expected.

The beasts charged like bolts of lightning, fierce and fast. Lin Moyu remained calm and summoned his undead army without delay.

Deterioration Curse and Poison Starburst followed in swift succession, and then the Poison Lich materialized at his side.

In that moment, Lin Moyu calmly cast Detection.

[Thunderlight Beast (boss rank monster)]

[Level: 81]

[Strength: 400,000]

[Agility: 500,000]

[Spirit: 300,000]

[Physique: 550,000]

[Skill: Lightning Absorption (passive), Thunderlight Blast]

[Trait: Lightning Elemental Immunity, Grows Stronger by Absorbing Lightning, Enhanced Health, Enhanced Strength, Enhanced Speed]

The level had increased by one, and now there were two. The attributes were slightly higher, but the skills and traits remained the same.

The difficulty had more than doubled.

For a typical party of class users, going from one boss to two would be overwhelming.

But for Lin Moyu, it made no difference.

The two level 81 bosses, surrounded by the undead army, were swiftly suppressed.

And just like before, as death closed in, both Thunderlight Beasts self-destructed in blinding flashes of light.

Before the self-destruction triggered, Lin Moyu attempted to interrupt it with Soul Blaze and Bone Prison. But both efforts failed.

The two Thunderlight Beasts exploded simultaneously, the combined blast far more devastating than before.

A large number of skeletons were blasted away, only to be struck by a merciless barrage of lightning.

The Lich Generals, already anticipating the aftermath, responded instantly with their healing spell.

Still, Lin Moyu’s expression darkened.

The self-destruction had clearly grown stronger, inflicting heavier damage on the skeletons.

If the power doubled, they would likely be instakilled, rendering the Comprehensive Link talent useless once more.

And this was only the second fork.

Seven more lay ahead, and the intensity would only rise.

He had also noticed a critical detail: the bosses didn’t detonate at exactly the same time. There had been a slight delay between the explosions.

Even with the Undying Lich’s Undying Ring, the delay between explosions was enough for many skeletons to suffer two consecutive fatal blows, nullifying the skill’s effect.

Lin Moyu looked up at the sky, gazing at the two stars that had already returned to their place, “Looks like I need to come up with a plan.”

While his mind was occupied, Lin Moyu kept moving forward, swiftly reaching the third fork.

This time, six paths stretched out before him.

If not for the guidance Antares had provided, he might have easily chosen the wrong one.

One wrong turn, and the path to the crystal would be lost.

“This time, it’s the fourth one.”

Without hesitation, Lin Moyu stepped into the fourth passage.

As expected, lightning exploded once again.

Since entering the Lightning Burial Canyon, he had been struck countless times. He was used to it by now.

As his Bone Armor shattered and the remaining lightning struck him, a faint numbness spread through Lin Moyu’s body. Something was wrong.

He took two more steps forward, testing the lightning in this passage.

His expression darkened.

“The power has increased by 60%.”

“First time was 10%, second time 30%, third time 60%...”

“Each increase stacks by an additional 10% of the previous one.”

“At this rate, the fourth time will be 100% increase, a full doubling.”

“The fifth time will be 150%... the ninth time 450%.”

“That’s a total of 5.5-fold increase. Presumably only class users level 88-plus class users could withstand it.”

“But Antares said it’s best not to be above level 80. That’s a contradiction.”

“Even a level 79 Earth Knight might not survive the lightning after a 5.5-fold increase, let alone with bosses added.”

“The Lightning Burial Canyon was never meant to be cleared. It's a trap, a dead end.”

His expression darkened. Slowly, he raised his gaze to the sky.

Three stars now hung overhead, shining brightly.

Just as he had feared, the number of Thunderlight Beasts had risen to three.

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