Keep the music playing, keep the dancing going!

Around the abandoned mine.

One player after another fled in all directions.

After the official news spread, especially those who had loved ones sucked into the painting space, they scrambled to escape even further away.

A long-haired woman wearing priest robes, codenamed 'Meow Meow Wants Hotpot', was fleeing the scene with several teammates.

And this female priest's boyfriend had been sucked into the painting space…

The remaining five people were quickly escaping together.

They thought that with so many people around, they wouldn't be so unlucky as to be hunted by the BOSS first, but…

As they were running, a cloud of pink mist suddenly appeared ahead!

Within the mist, a seductive and charming figure emerged indistinctly.

Her movements seemed slow, yet her speed was incredibly fast…

By the time Meow Meow and her four teammates realized something was wrong, it was already too late.

"Meow Meow, run!"

The tank warrior in the team immediately activated a group defense skill and stood before his teammates with a large shield. However, that seductive pink figure simply swayed easily and bypassed the warrior.

"Little brother, it's not that I can't kill you, it's just that killing the person behind you is more cost-effective…"

A seductive, numbing voice came from the pink figure; it sounded somewhat androgynous, capable of being either male or female.

Accompanied by this voice, the pink figure flashed past the shield-bearing warrior. In the next instant, 'Meow Meow Wants Hotpot', who was being protected behind him, was split into two halves on the spot!

"Mmm~ Delicious… lifespan plus one~"

A pink radiance seemed to be released from the dead female priest, swirling toward the pink BOSS avatar and being inhaled by it…

At the same time.

The teammates present were all filled with shock and horror.

Because they discovered…

The name of 'Meow Meow Wants Hotpot', who was killed by the BOSS, had actually vanished from their friend lists!

This meant…

The female priest was completely dead!

"Holy crap!!"

"Something's wrong, retreat now!"

"Being killed by this BOSS means actual Death?!"

In an instant, the surrounding teammates were scared out of their wits. Originally, they didn't feel much, thinking that at most they'd just die once and lose some lifespan…

But now, they were instantly chilled to the bone!

They didn't even dare to pick up the lifespan dropped by their teammate, each fleeing in different directions!

However, what they didn't know was that they didn't have corresponding loved ones inside the painting's inner space. So, if the BOSS killed them, they wouldn't suffer permanent Death.

Because of this, the BOSS avatar did not pursue those people.

After all, for the BOSS, killing these people yielded no benefit…

"Phew…"

"I should accumulate a few more lives first…"

Amidst the swirling pink mist, the seductive figure loomed. The avatar of the Resentful Painting Spirit stayed in place for several seconds to absorb, finally successfully harvesting an extra 'life'.

With this, the main body of the BOSS in the inner field of the painting now possessed a second life!

As long as the BOSS avatar outside continued to kill the loved ones of the corresponding inner-field players, the BOSS's lives would keep increasing!

"Then again, the players of this Blue Star Civilization are so weak…"

"With such meager strength, how was I activated and awakened from my slumber?"

This was something the BOSS found somewhat perplexing.

Whether it was the players fleeing outside.

Or the players sucked into the inner field.

In the BOSS's eyes, they were simply too weak. Very few had even reached Level 25, and most were not even Level 20. For a Level 40 Mythic BOSS, they were truly far too weak…

"No, there's something wrong with this civilization."

"I must accumulate lives as quickly as possible."

The abnormal situation caused the Resentful Painting Spirit to develop a natural alertness.

But it didn't know…

No matter how alert it was, it could not escape the fate of Death.

Because it had been targeted by Qin Feng!

Just as the BOSS began its hunt, killing several fleeing players outside and harvesting several lives.

Qin Feng, bringing Ghost Spirit along, finally teleported to the Mountain City Ruins!

Then, the two of them mounted Osirio and flew toward the abandoned mine a hundred kilometers away.

With Osirio's speed, it would take less than a minute for Qin Feng and Ghost Spirit to arrive at the scene!

…

Meanwhile.

Inside that Mythic BOSS, the 'wriggling spirit painting'… there was a dreamlike, picturesque space, like a Peach Blossom Spring that left one intoxicated.

In this space, everything seemed blurry and ethereal, flickering in and out of view amidst celestial mists…

Small bridges over flowing water, pavilions and terraces, beautiful mountains and clear waters—it was like a fairyland.

And on a lawn surrounded by rockeries and flowing water.

Within the pervasive white mist, a total of over two hundred players were trapped.

But being trapped here, they didn't show any panic; instead, they all wore satisfied smiles.

Because…

They were all sitting peacefully in the field, watching the seductive figure in the mist perform an alluring dance, sometimes moving away, sometimes drawing near, teasingly distant, leaving them enthralled.

Most importantly, while watching that figure dance, everyone in the field actually began to continuously gain experience points!

"Holy crap, is this really a Mythic BOSS? This is a Bodhisattva!"

"Exactly. Just by watching her dance one song, the experience I get is equal to a whole day of grinding!"

"A few minutes equals a day of grinding. This is too awesome!"

"Whoever tells me she's a BOSS, I'll get angry with them! This is clearly a female Bodhisattva!"

"Female? Who told you it's a she? I see a man…"

"I get it. Men see a woman, women see a man… I still feel like it's a bit eerie. Could something be wrong?"

"Even if something is wrong, it's not a bad thing for us to get experience, right?"

"Exactly. Even if we chose to kill the BOSS, our abilities couldn't do it anyway. We might as well just stall like this…"

The dance ended.

The seductive, tall figure stopped amidst the swirling white mist…

The same options appeared before everyone in the inner field again: Continue watching the dance to gain experience? Or choose to make the Painting Spirit get lost?

"Continue, continue!"

"Keep the music playing, keep the dancing going!"

A group of people, regardless of gender, were watching with flushed faces, incredibly excited as they saw their experience points rising.

In these short three to five minutes, the experience gained was equal to their usual day of grinding. How could they not be excited?

The boyfriend of 'Meow Meow Wants Hotpot', who had already died in the outer field, was also among them. This young man had his hair tied in a small braid and looked like an artistic type; he was also glowing with excitement and chose the first option without hesitation.

Let the BOSS continue dancing!

Players who entered the inner field of the painting had their friend lists and chat channels completely blocked, making them completely unaware of what was happening outside…

They were even less aware that every time they finished watching a dance.

The BOSS's Painting Spirit avatar in the outer field would deal even higher damage to their loved ones, with faster attack speed and a larger area of effect!