Chapter 44 : Chapter 44
Chapter 44: Control Immunity Skill
The Zombie Centurion completely ignored the undead before it
and locked onto the enemy that posed the greatest threat to it at present.
Ali.
Bloodthirsty Charge!
With its three-meter-long horse-chopping saber in hand, the Zombie Centurion rushed toward Ali at high speed,
blatantly ignoring A’gui, who was charging at the very front.
A’gui was furious.
Without the slightest hesitation, he cast Grasp of Death on the Zombie Centurion.
Black death energy spread beneath the Zombie Centurion’s feet
and coiled around it like a rope.
A’gui clenched his fingers.
Get back here!
In the middle of its charge, the Zombie Centurion was forcibly dragged before A’gui.
Grasp of Death was a skill that increased aggro,
forcibly compelling the Zombie Centurion to attack him.
In both Defense and Attack, A’gui far surpassed the Zombie Centurion.
When the Zombie Centurion’s attack landed on A’gui,
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A’gui cackled strangely and brought his club smashing down onto the Zombie Centurion.
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Thus, one zombie and one skeleton entered a mode of mutual brawling, sword against club.
A’gui held an absolute advantage in attributes,
but in terms of damage output, he was still lacking.
He had no offensive skills.
Well, that was not entirely true.
He did have one offensive skill.
Bone Throne.
But the original purpose of that skill had never been damage.
It had been to flatter the boss.
Although A’gui was an Undead Creature,
he knew very well that he must never forget his original aspiration.
The two were still locked in close combat
when a silver figure rapidly approached.
Ali used Berserk Rush and crashed headlong into the Zombie Centurion.
The stun effect lasted less than half a second
before a streak of blood-red light flashed over the Zombie Centurion’s body.
The skill Unyielding had activated, granting immunity to all control skills for five seconds.
Ali’s Charged Draw Slash had long since been prepared.
Sensing the danger, the Zombie Centurion unleashed Bone-Shattering Blade at Ali.
The battle escalated.
What had been a crude brawl turned into a true duel.
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Ali’s skill dealt 380000 damage.
The Zombie Centurion’s skill landed on Ali and dealt 5000 damage.
And that was under a critical hit.
Without the critical hit, the damage would have been even lower.
Triple Slash,
Sweep,
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The Zombie Centurion only had 500000 HP to begin with.
After one full combo from Ali,
it had suffered nearly 700000 damage.
The duration of the Zombie Centurion’s Unyielding skill had not even ended yet
before it was killed on the spot.
There had not even been a chance to use Deathbestowing Sword Qi.
【Killed Zombie Centurion (LV18), EXP +15000】
【Level increased to 16 (11930/70000)】
“Well done, Ali,” Lin Yuan said with a smile.
“A’gui, you performed well too.”
From a purely combat-oriented perspective,
Ali possessed terrifying burst damage, and his survivability was far from weak.
He had no obvious shortcomings.
In that regard, he was more than a tier above A’gui.
But that did not mean A’gui had no strengths of his own.
With Undead Summoning and All for Me as his foundation,
his ability to clear weak enemies and survive was already maxed out.
And most importantly,
A’gui knew how to flatter people.
That Bone Throne alone had provided overwhelming emotional value.
Everyone else walked on two legs.
Lin Yuan sat enthroned in midair.
When others looked at him, they had to lift their heads.
Did that not instantly demonstrate the difference?
The Zombie Centurion dropped three items in total.
A skill book, a weapon, and a yellow crystal core.
【Unyielding Will】 (A-Rank)
Skill Description: Immediately removes control effects and becomes immune to control for the next 5 seconds. Cooldown: 1 minute.
【Horse-Chopping Saber — Two-Handed Sword】
【Grade: Platinum】
【Equip Requirement: Strength ≥ 200】
【Attributes: Attack +240】
【Trait: Attacks ignore 5% of the target’s Defense】
【Plague Crystal】 (One-Time Item)
Description: An item used to open the gates of the Corpse King Hall.
Lin Yuan gave both the skill book and the Horse-Chopping Saber to Ali.
The Horse-Chopping Saber’s Attack was far higher than that of the Bone Greatsword,
and its appearance was more pleasing as well.
Its Defense-Ignoring trait suited Ali perfectly.
Ali was highly satisfied after receiving it.
And once he learned Unyielding Will,
he would no longer fear Bosses like the Frostcold Sword Guard that possessed numerous control skills.
【Zombie Jungle Camp has been conquered (1/4)】
【Please choose the next region to advance into】
Three purple portals appeared before Lin Yuan.
Left: Virulent Laboratory
Center: General’s Corridor
Right: Scholar’s Library
“So if I want to meet the Corpse King, I’ll first have to clear the mini-bosses in all four regions.”
“As expected of a twenty-five-man raid. Even meeting the Boss is no easy matter.”
Lin Yuan glanced at the remaining time.
【Time remaining before restrictions lift: 1 hour 35 minutes】
The Zombie Jungle Camp had taken Lin Yuan twenty-five minutes.
If the other four regions each took twenty minutes,
and one also counted the Final Boss,
then the time left to Lin Yuan was not abundant.
After a moment’s consideration,
Lin Yuan chose the Scholar’s Library on the right.
The monsters inside a library ought to be Magic-Type monsters, right?
Magic-Type monsters generally had lower HP. They would be easier to deal with.
At the very moment Lin Yuan chose to enter Scholar’s Library,
the twenty-three members of Tianfeng City Class-Holder Association’s strike team had just entered the second passage of General’s Corridor.
Zhao Xiong glanced at the remaining time.
“There’s still an hour and a half left.”
“Everyone, push a little harder. Once we clear the zombies in this passage, we’ll see the Boss.”
“The Final Boss of a Regional Dungeon will drop equipment of at least Platinum grade. If we’re lucky, it might even drop Diamond-grade equipment.”
“With good equipment in hand, would we still need to fear our class advancement missions?”
At Zhao Xiong’s words, the morale of the team behind him rose sharply.
“Captain Zhao, hurry up and pull the monsters. We can’t wait any longer.”
“That’s right. Two Gold items dropped earlier and neither was mine. My saber is already thirsting for blood.”
Zhao Xiong smiled.
“Hahaha, then I’m pulling them now.”
He raised his shield and charged toward the zombies in the corridor.
Just as every member of the team advanced with full confidence,
an inconspicuous man wearing glasses at the back of the group revealed a mocking smile.
The man adjusted his glasses and muttered to himself,
“They’re on the brink of death and still don’t know it. A pack of fools.”
At the same time,
outside the dungeon,
the expressions of Lin Yandong and Shen Zhong had already changed from grave concern to smiles.
This was because, through the regional map on the statue, they could see the strike team’s progress.
On the statue were four regions: up, down, left, and right.
The yellow symbol at the very bottom had already dimmed,
representing that this region had been cleared.
Those outside could not see the exact situation inside the dungeon,
but everyone assumed
that such a swift conquest of the first region
must be the strike team’s doing.
“The strike team has already cleared one region. Once they sweep away the other three, they’ll be able to face the Final Boss.”
Lin Yandong looked deeply pleased,
because he knew that in order to clear one region so quickly, the strike team must have worked extremely hard.
“At a critical moment like this, the strike team under President Lin really is dependable.”
Shen Zhong gave full recognition to the strike team’s combat strength.
“At this rate, clearing the dungeon within an hour and a half should not be a problem.”