"As expected, the BOSS discovered us, but fortunately, I was quick enough to retrieve my avatars."

After having encountered a sudden group attack in the underground space with his three dream avatars just moments ago, Wang Zhifan, who was well-prepared, immediately pulled them back into his dream realm. At least they weren't completely destroyed, and he only needed to replenish them through further training before they could make a comeback.

"The fact that it could severely injure my dream avatars in an instant indicates that this BOSS has the ability to harm the spirit body, suggesting it's a magic-type monster... However, since I managed to pull back my avatars, it also implies that its damage isn't extraordinarily high... Of course, it could be that this creature didn't go all out."

After completing an initial thorough investigation, Wang Zhifan began to consider his next move, which involved assessing the threat level of the opponent and formulating a targeted hunting strategy.

"I should just go down and take it out myself. Currently, I can easily penetrate the rocky soil, and my combat ability in the dark will skyrocket. Using Ice Source Power from so far away would consume a lot of energy, which isn't favorable for subsequent activities in the coming days, and it might not even succeed, possibly alerting the target prematurely."

After brief consideration, Wang Zhifan finalized his attack plan. The plan seemed simple and crude but was well-suited to his present situation. With the Deceitful Shadow Shoes, he could conveniently descend into the underground battlefield without worrying too much about the underground environment. If anything went wrong, he could simply activate deceit skills to return to the surface.

"Besides the BOSS, those elite monsters also need dealing with, but the BOSS should be handled first. If I target the elite monsters first, the BOSS will undoubtedly become more alert."

Having finalized his thoughts, Wang Zhifan, already in the invisibility state provided by the Wind Concealing Conical Hat, activated the shadow ability from his Deceitful Shadow Shoes, further merging into the darkness to obliterate his presence.

Then, he immediately activated the deceit ability of the Deceitful Shoes, entering a bizarre state, allowing him to move through walls and earth. Utilizing the 100% speed boost from the shadow ability and other speed-enhancing skills like the Lv8 Sprint of the Saber class, he silently and swiftly infiltrated the depths of the underground cavern.

During this process, having already had the route explored by his three dream avatars beforehand, and with his decision to target the BOSS first, he did not pause at all, infiltrating over a thousand meters below the surface from the cave entrance in less than half a minute, entering the dark space that had just severely injured his three spirit avatars.

However, compared to the previous exploratory entry of the three avatars, Wang Zhifan's descent was much more concealed. Under the dual effects of the invisibility from the Wind Concealing Conical Hat and the shadow ability of the Deceitful Shoes, he was hardly perceptible to any external presence. Even when he shot down at high speed, he did not cause even a minor ripple in the surroundings.

"Holy crap... what a huge lump of flesh..."

By now, immersed in the dark underground space, Wang Zhifan, leveraging his powerful perception, had already clearly sensed the presence that had earlier dealt a heavy blow to his three avatars.

It was a gigantic, unsightly tumor-like monster as large as a hill. From it, he could not discern any distinct organs, such as eyes, mouth, or limbs; there were none. It was merely a massive, irregular mass of flesh, its surface lined with grooves of varying depth, resembling an exposed human brain, pulsing rhythmically in an unnerving manner.

It could be seen that parts of this monster intermittently released small "fleshy granules" during these pulsations, which, upon hitting the ground, rapidly unfolded into their bodies, transforming into some form of evil creature.

"Even though my eyes can't see, this thing feels absolutely disgusting... It's probably the core entity of this demon lair, and many monsters in this wilderness are likely its offspring."

Merely relying on his perception to secretly observe the nearby gigantic tumor for a few seconds in this dark underground, Wang Zhifan had already started feeling a bit overwhelmed, as both the appearance and function of this entity would evoke a sense of deep disgust and repulsion in any human.

"Ice Source Power!"

"Invisible!"

"Dream Splendor Hundred Cuts!"

Without continuing to observe the BOSS for more information, Wang Zhifan, in his invisible and shadow state, suddenly launched his most powerful attack.

He first unleashed the full burst of Ice Source Power from this incredibly close range, freezing the massive tumor before him in an instant. Simultaneously, as he attacked, he activated the invisible skill of the Invisible Deceitful Clothing, entering a bizarre state immune to most attacks, including physical, elemental, and mental damage. Then, he didn't bother to check whether his Ice Source Power had thoroughly frozen or killed the massive tumor. Without hesitation, his figure darted towards it, wielding the Thunder Dragon Fury with unprecedented terrifying speed. Utilizing the Dream Splendor Saber Skill from the Great Dream Saber Scripture, he relentlessly slashed at the enemy's body, causing the Thunder Dragon Fury's lightning storm effect to trigger at high frequency. Instantly, a plethora of purple lightning filled the dark space, illuminating it as if it were broad daylight!

A lion uses all its strength even when pouncing on a rabbit, let alone when facing an enemy that clearly isn't weak. Wang Zhifan understood this very well, which is why his attack was all-encompassing in damage, speed, and defense. He was determined to take down this underground BOSS in a single wave. If he couldn't kill or heavily wound it, resulting in a predicament, he would have to reconsider his strength and perhaps retreat prematurely.

However, the reality was far less complicated than Wang Zhifan anticipated; it was, in fact, rather bland and monotonous.

In his sudden burst of assaults, the mountain-like gigantic tumor couldn't even have time to react before it was frozen into an enormous block of ice. Without enough time for anyone to see if it was indeed frozen to death, a terrifying mix of physical, mental, and lightning damage struck down upon it simultaneously, shredding its frozen body into pieces, turning it to ashes, unmistakably dead!

"Is this it? This BOSS seems quite mediocre... I guess there's no Epic Layer reward..."

Having instantly slain this massive underground monster with a single burst, Wang Zhifan, upon seeing the reward selection list appear before him, immediately scrolled to the very bottom to see what the highest-level option was, because the opponent's complete inability to resist him gave him a sense of unease.

As expected, he discovered that the BOSS's drop list only went up to excellent level, lacking the Epic Layer rewards he had been eagerly anticipating.

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