Chapter 132: The Heavenly Demon Ape

Just as the group turned to flee, they suddenly saw a woman dressed in black standing behind them, her lips curled in a smile as she looked at them.

The leader of the group felt a sudden shock. When did this person arrive?

For some reason, looking at the woman’s smile, he felt an unease deep in his heart. Years of experience made him instinctively cautious, and this woman gave him an extremely dangerous vibe.

“Attack together. We need to deal with her,” the leader said, drawing a dagger and charging at the woman. The others followed suit, attacking as well.

The woman shook her head, raised her hand, and black light flashed. The energy shot into their bodies, and in the next instant, the eight members of the group, still in motion, suddenly turned to fragments and vanished.

“Since you’ve come, you might as well stay. Otherwise, trouble will keep coming!” The woman murmured to herself.

“Sigh, it’s been two days since the recovery, but that guy will be coming soon. Hopefully, no one else causes trouble before then.” Ziyou sighed, then vanished, leaving no trace as if nothing had happened.

Meanwhile, in the game, Wu Shaochen continued to clear the monkeys in the ruins. The area was vast, with at least over a thousand monkeys, all at level 39. Each monkey gave 1,700 experience points, and Wu Shaochen, being 7 levels higher, gained an additional 70% bonus experience. That meant each monkey gave 2,890 experience points, and Ziyou, even though she was in the pet space, still received half of the experience, adding 1,445 points to her total.

After roughly two hours, Wu Shaochen had killed all the monkeys in sight. Including the previous kills, he had taken down a total of 1,460 monkeys. His level had risen by 33 levels, and his experience stood at LV33: 676,185/3,500,000.

He distributed 30 free attribute points into Agility, which, along with the default 8 points, increased his Agility by 38 points. Correspondingly, his Strength also increased by 38 points. With the bonuses from his previous levels, his attack power had reached 8,073, far surpassing other players. His Undying Body talent had added 1,460 health points, and with the health gained from leveling up, his total health had reached 36,247. His Toxic Damage had increased to 3,960, reaching its maximum limit.

Looking at the level rankings, apart from his own level 33, the second and third places were level 29, and the fourth to tenth were all level 28. During the past few days, while Wu Shaochen had been engaged with the Su Group, others hadn’t been idle. However, after level 30, leveling up took much more experience than in the 20s.

While Wu Shaochen was grinding monsters, in a building in SH City, a middle-aged man was feeling some anxiety.

“What’s going on? Why can’t I contact the Blade Team? What’s happening down there?” The middle-aged man was growing increasingly frantic. The Blade Team was his trump card, capable of completing various high-difficulty tasks with ease. Yet now, facing this simple task, they had all gone silent.

He made another call. “Find out if anything major has happened in SZ recently.”

The response came quickly, “Nothing unusual in SZ, everything’s normal.” The middle-aged man grew even more panicked. If the team had been killed, he could accept it, but with no reports at all, this made him fearful. How could so many people just disappear for no reason? At this point, he was even considering calling the police, but he couldn’t.

After some thought, he made another call. “Send the investigation team, but make sure they stay far away, don’t approach.”

Two days of chaos had finally settled down in Jinling City. It was so quiet that people were starting to feel uncomfortable. The proud Asahi Guild and the three major unions, which had frequently clashed, were now all focusing on quietly leveling up. Many believed the Asahi Guild was afraid of trouble from the Dust Seals, given the example of the Su Group.

Everyone was focusing on their development. With more people able to clear the various instances, player equipment had significantly improved. Most players were now equipped with full bronze and some silver gear, and golden equipment was no longer rare, as every dungeon run would yield at least one golden piece and several silver pieces. Additionally, many guilds had already started taking down golden bosses.

However, dark gold equipment was still a rare sight. Dark gold bosses were at least level 40, meaning they couldn’t be found in maps below level 40. Players under level 40 couldn’t even get close to those maps.

At this moment, Wu Shaochen had ventured deep into the ruins and spotted a huge ape holding a large iron rod, its presence instantly catching his attention. “BOSS fights, my favorite,” he said, casting Insight on the ape.

Heavenly Demon Ape (Dark Gold Boss)

Level: 40
Health: 5,000,000
Physical Attack: 8,800
Physical Defense: 3,600
Magical Defense: 3,200
Movement Speed: 850

Skills:

1. Crushing Strike: The ape swings its iron rod to strike the target, dealing 190% physical damage. Cooldown: 10 seconds.
2. Leap Assault: The ape leaps toward the target, stabbing with its iron rod, dealing 190% physical damage and knocking back the target. Cooldown: 30 seconds.
3. Combo Strike: The ape spins its rod, hitting the target five times, each dealing 120% physical damage. Cooldown: 1 minute.
4. Absolute Crush: The ape jumps into the air and slams down on the target, dealing 200% physical damage to the target and all enemies within 3 meters. Cooldown: 3 minutes.

“This monkey’s a bit too violent,” Wu Shaochen remarked, but having killed several dark gold bosses before, he wasn’t afraid. He used Stealth to approach from behind the Heavenly Demon Ape, landing a Strike to stun it before quickly applying poison.

Despite the boss’s high resistance, the stun didn’t last long, but it didn’t matter to Wu Shaochen. As soon as the stun wore off, he landed a Heavy Strike to silence the ape, then quickly stacked his poison up to six layers before retreating.

The ape retaliated with a leap and a strike, but Wu Shaochen dodged it and triggered Immunity to avoid the damage. As the ape spun its rod for multiple strikes, Wu Shaochen continued to dodge and maintain distance, not allowing the ape to catch him.

After more than three minutes of battle, the Heavenly Demon Ape fell to the ground, and Wu Shaochen collected the drops: two dark gold items, three golden items, four silver items, a scroll, a Strength Fruit, and a token. His eyes immediately focused on the token, and a bright glint shone in his eyes. Another fortune awaits.