Chapter 56

Jiang Taotao shivered all over, her pupils refocusing. "What happened?"

Miao Yu looked at the Mermaid Queen. "She has a passive Charm Spell. You and Yiyi were both affected. I used a Sobering Skill to dispel it."

Lin Moyu, Duan Gao, and Miao Yu had relatively high Spirit, so the Mermaid Queen's passive Charm Spell did not affect them.

Ning Yiyi felt a lingering fear. "That was so scary."

Jiang Taotao took a deep breath. "She is a BOSS after all, so it's normal for her to have some special abilities."

She had been through many Dungeons; although they were low-level, some BOSSes indeed possessed special skills.

They caught people completely off guard.

She had almost fallen for it this time as well.

The Mermaid Queen looked at the slain Elite Mermaid Soldiers, her gaze falling upon the Skeleton Warriors.

Suddenly, she let out a shriek.

For such a beautiful Mermaid Queen, her shriek was incredibly ear-piercing.

The group winced and covered their ears in discomfort.

The Mermaid Queen's shriek stirred up layers of waves, sending wild winds howling.

The numerous corpses on the ground were instantly blown away, scattering in all directions.

Lin Moyu's eyes narrowed slightly. Originally, he had planned to wait for the Mermaid Queen to approach and then use Corpse Explosion directly.

He hadn't expected her to blow the corpses away beforehand.

The Skeleton Warriors charged forward against the howling wind.

Facing the Mermaid Queen, who stood at least five meters tall, the Skeleton Warriors looked incredibly small.

Although the Skeleton Warriors looked fragile, the wild winds whipped up by the Mermaid Queen could not blow them down.

As the Skeleton Warriors moved out, a Detection Spell followed right after.

[Mermaid Queen (Boss-grade Monster)]

[Level: 24]

[Strength: 5000]

[Agility: 6000]

[Spirit: 5000]

[Constitution: 6000]

[Skills: Terrifying Shriek, Raging Waves, Queen's Wail]

The Mermaid Queen's stats were extremely high, with her Agility and Constitution already surpassing those of the Skeleton Warriors.

Her Strength and Spirit stats were also quite close to those of the Skeleton Warriors.

She was, after all, a Level 24 Dungeon BOSS, a Boss-grade Monster.

The Skeleton Warriors were only Level 17, making a whole seven-level difference between them.

Jiang Taotao was equally shocked as she looked at the Mermaid Queen's stats.

Gulping, she said, "Compared to other Dungeons, this Mermaid Queen's stats are even higher."

"If we fought her normally, it would take at least an hour to defeat her."

The normal strategy Jiang Taotao referred to assumed a team with complete damage-dealing capabilities.

A six-person party: one Knight, two Supports, and three DPS.

This way, they could slowly wear down the Dungeon BOSS.

But now…

She could not estimate what would happen next at all.

Lin Moyu's existence completely shattered her preconceived notions.

Could the gap between different classes really be this massive?

She couldn't wrap her head around it.

Twenty Skeleton Warriors were currently surrounding the Mermaid Queen, launching a fierce assault.

Holding a massive trident, the Mermaid Queen swept it back and forth continuously.

Every time, the Skeleton Warriors would be knocked back, only to get right back up and continue their attack.

Lin Moyu could feel that the Skeleton Warriors were getting injured under the Mermaid Queen's attacks.

The Mermaid Queen's high Strength stat of 5,000 was enough to inflict damage on the Skeleton Warriors.

Furthermore, with her Constitution as high as 6,000, the damage the Skeleton Warriors dealt to her was significantly reduced.

The Skeleton Warriors besieging the Mermaid Queen gave off the illusion of a pack of wolves attacking a lion.

Judging by this, it was hard to say if twenty Skeleton Warriors could take down the Mermaid Queen.

After several rounds of attacks, the bones of a few Skeleton Warriors began to fracture.

Their movements also began to slow down.

Jiang Taotao noticed this. "Duan Gao, buff us. Get ready to fight at any moment."

She planned to step in when the Skeleton Warriors could no longer hold on.

Lin Moyu said softly, "No need."

A faint light gleamed in his palm.

A massive red net fell from the sky.

Skill: Slow Curse!

A red shackle enveloped the Mermaid Queen's head, cutting her speed in half.

Her combat power was drastically weakened.

Feeling the Curse, her body glowed, and she let out another shriek.

Skill: Raging Waves!

A deep blue light illuminated the area as a towering wave swept in, instantly dispersing all the Skeleton Warriors.

As the massive wave surged into the sky, it swept the Skeleton Warriors up with it.

The Skeleton Warriors spun continuously within the giant wave, torn by its immense force.

Within the raging wave, several Skeleton Warriors were heavily damaged.

Their bones shattered one after another.

Lin Moyu immediately recalled them.

Jiang Taotao gripped her sword and shield tightly, feeling that it would soon be her turn to step up.

The skill ended, the giant wave vanished, and the Skeleton Warriors fell from the sky.

Just then, Lin Moyu pointed his finger.

A dark wind howled, and a dense, black mass appeared before their eyes.

He summoned all of his remaining 88 Skeleton Warriors.

As soon as the Skeleton Warriors appeared, they charged toward the Mermaid Queen like lightning.

"There are actually so many of them."

"How can he have so many summons?"

"This is terrifying."

Only now did the group realize that Lin Moyu hadn't summoned all of his creatures earlier.

What he had sent out was merely a fraction.

Jiang Taotao even realized that if Lin Moyu wanted to, he could have easily wiped out all those mermaid monsters blocking their way up the mountain.

Just a few of those massive explosions would have been more than enough.

Nearly a hundred Skeleton Warriors launched a coordinated assault on the Mermaid Queen.

In the blink of an eye, the Skeleton Warriors crawled all over the Mermaid Queen's body.

They activated their skills one after another, landing hit after hit on her.

The Mermaid Queen's flesh was torn open, and she shrieked in agony continuously.

She swung her trident frantically, thrashing around wildly.

Under the influence of the Slow Curse, her speed was cut in half, making it impossible to shake off the Skeleton Warriors.

Suddenly, a crying sound echoed in their ears.

Skill: Queen's Wail!

The Mermaid Queen activated her skill.

Amidst the wailing, Jiang Taotao and Ning Yiyi were both affected.

Their pupils lost focus once again.

Miao Yu hastily cast her Sobering Skill.

But this time, the Sobering Skill failed to work.

"It's no use, my level is too low. My Sobering Skill can't cancel out the BOSS's skill."

Lin Moyu said quietly, "It's fine."

As long as he wasn't affected, everything was fine.

He held Ning Yiyi back to stop her from moving forward, while Miao Yu held onto Jiang Taotao.

Lin Moyu's Spirit was high enough that he was completely unaffected.

The Skeleton Warriors were even less likely to be affected.

They possessed no emotions, felt no pain, and knew no fear.

Showing mercy to a beautiful opponent was completely out of the question.

The Skeleton Warriors' broadswords never stopped swinging for even a second.

Seeing her skill fail, the Queen attacked with her trident once again.

As her skill ended, Ning Yiyi and Jiang Taotao recovered.

Both of their faces were filled with lingering fear.

This skill was too terrifying; the two of them had absolutely no way to resist it.

The deep blue light erupted once more as a rolling wave surged forward.

The wave swept up some of the Skeleton Warriors, but others clung tightly to the Mermaid Queen without letting go.

They held their dual blades in their other hands, continuing their relentless attacks.

This time, the effect of the wave was not very good.

The battle raged on for a full three minutes.

The Mermaid Queen finally collapsed to the ground with a final wail.

[Killed Mermaid Queen, EXP +80,000]

[Obtained Silver-grade weapon: Mermaid Queen's Longsword]

[Obtained Silver-grade weapon: Mermaid Queen's Staff]

[Obtained mermaids tear *1]

[Mermaid Queen's Longsword: Silver-grade, Strength +50, Constitution +50, Warrior-type skill power increased by 10%, usable after Level 20.]

[Mermaid Queen's Staff: Silver-grade, Spirit +50, Constitution +50, Mage-type skill power increased by 10%, usable after Level 20.]

Seeing the notifications, Jiang Taotao clenched her fists in excitement.