As a Level 60, 9-star BOSS, and an SSS-grade monster, the Flying Centipede boasts a staggering 6.25 million health points. With Zhang Yue’s S-rank skills dealing an average of around 15,000 damage, it’s truly a challenge to bring it down.
The main source of damage has to rely on the SSS-grade Godslayer Curse!
The Godslayer Curse not only has high base damage but also stacks 30% more damage with each cast on the same target!
The key point is: this skill has only a 9-second cooldown!
Starting from 34,000, then 44,000, 57,000, and 75,000…
In just about a minute, Zhang Yue’s Godslayer Curse had already inflicted over 100,000 damage on the Flying Centipede!
Even without the Void Shield from the Void Set, using high-grade health potions and the S-rank Divine Demon Protection, Zhang Yue had no trouble withstanding the Flying Centipede’s attacks.
Thus, with the SSS-grade Heavenless · Godslayer Curse as the main attack and other S-rank skills as support, it took only a few minutes for the Flying Centipede to fall under Zhang Yue’s staff.
Boom!
As the massive body crashed to the ground, a pleasant system notification sounded in Zhang Yue’s ear—
“Ding~ Congratulations on slaying the Level 60, 9-star BOSS [Flying Centipede] (SSS-grade monster), Experience Points +15 million…”
Wow!
Golden light showered down from above Zhang Yue.
Originally at 60% of Level 59, Zhang Yue leaped to Level 60 just from the experience this BOSS provided!
Beside the Flying Centipede’s corpse, a mountain of priceless loot was piled up.
Zhang Yue picked them up one by one.
This was the first 9-star BOSS Zhang Yue had slain since his rebirth.
The value of the Flying Centipede was extremely high.
A full 500 Gold Coins!
Over a thousand pieces of Level 60 materials!
Although no equipment dropped, there were 3,000 Universal Monster Cards!
The Universal Monster Cards can replace any monster card in the Ninth World. Even for A-rank collection tasks, just these 3,000 cards from the Flying Centipede could earn Zhang Yue two and a half task rewards!
The value is self-evident.
Adding the 2,000 cards obtained from clearing the Monster Nest dungeon last night, Zhang Yue now possessed a total of 5,000 Universal Cards!
These cards should soon come in handy.
Just as Zhang Yue finished dealing with the BOSS’s loot, a system announcement suddenly descended from the sky.
[Announcement] (Ninth World): “Ding~ Congratulations to the Professional [Zero] for slaying the SSS-grade monster [Flying Centipede]!”
Who would have thought that slaying an SSS-grade monster could trigger a system announcement?
This was unexpected for Zhang Yue.
However, Zhang Yue didn’t mind, stepping over the Flying Centipede’s corpse and heading straight for the dark cave ahead.
But this announcement shocked other professionals in the Ninth World who were also desperately hunting monsters and collecting cards!
“An SSS-grade monster? How did they kill it? That’s incredible!”
“No wonder they dared to kill even the Empire Guild Leader, this Zero is truly a force to be reckoned with!”
Meanwhile, in the Ninth World’s Safe Zone: Mechanical City.
Wow, wow, wow, wow!
A large amount of white light descended.
Countless professionals logged into the Ninth World!
These professionals appeared well-equipped and exuded an extraordinary aura.
They were the main force from the top guild [Empire] in Dragon City!
Just as they arrived in Mechanical City, they heard the system announcement.
The Despair Assassin Liu Sheng, at the forefront of the crowd, was first shocked by the news of Zhang Yue slaying the SSS-grade monster, then immediately instructed those around him: “Find out the respawn location of the Flying Centipede for me!”
Soon, his subordinates found the location.
Liu Sheng immediately ordered: “All forces, move out!”
In the next moment, thousands of Empire Guild professionals, all Level 56-57 and fully equipped with golden Eternal Sets, marched out of Mechanical City in a grand display, heading towards Zhang Yue’s location.
Such a spectacle drew the attention of many passerby professionals inside and outside the city.
“Is this… the Empire Guild? Goodness! Such a grand display, what are they planning to do?”
“They came to Tianjing to deal with Zero, didn’t they? They must be going to kill Zero!”
A young lady streamer facing the live broadcast camera said: “After taking down the two major families, Radiant and Chen’s Army, in Tianjing, Zero, hailed as the new number one powerhouse in the Dragon Kingdom this year, will they be able to escape the top-tier Empire Guild’s punishment from Dragon City this time? Family, let’s go, follow my steps and let’s take a look!”
Thus, countless freelancers followed the Empire Guild’s footsteps…
Among them was a private detective hired by Ouyang Ling’er.
The detective informed Ouyang Ling’er, who hurriedly sent a message to Zhang Yue: “Big brother, the Empire Guild has arrived in Tianjing and logged into the Ninth World. Now, thousands of them are heading your way!”
“Until you find evidence to clear your name, you should quickly find a place to hide! The Empire people don’t seem easy to deal with!”
Zhang Yue: “Why should I hide?”
Ouyang Ling’er held her forehead: “Oh my god! I really don’t know where you get your confidence from, that’s the Ice Emperor’s guild!”
“Don’t worry, I have my ways to handle it.”
On the other side, Zhang Yue had already entered the cave.
Although the Flying Centipede was eliminated, the dark and damp cave still had many small centipedes.
All A-rank centipedes, Zhang Yue’s A-rank Eternal Set could completely negate the suppression effect, allowing him to use 100% of his strength to kill these centipedes with ease!
Casually taking down over a hundred centipedes, Zhang Yue reached the depths of the cave.
Sure enough, on a stone pillar, he saw a monster merchant tied up!
The Flying Centipede had cunningly used human nature.
It knew that monster merchants held great value for the humans of Mechanical City, so it deliberately used the monster merchant as bait to lure professionals into the cave and kill them!
Dozens of centipedes surrounded the monster merchant, densely packed.
Zhang Yue, displeased by the sight, raised his staff, casting Hell Judgment, Necromancer Storm, and Thundercloud Storm, three AOE skills, to heavily damage them, then finished them off with the endlessly refreshing Heavenless · Godslayer Curse.
Monster Merchant Lord, upon seeing Zhang Yue, was moved to tears: “Oh God! Finally, someone alive has found this place!”
“Warrior, quickly untie me, and I’ll give you as many Eternal Sets as you want!”
Zhang Yue looked at this monster merchant.
Goodness!
SSS-grade!!!
He had anticipated that the monster merchant trapped here would be at least S-grade, possibly even SS-grade.
The current outcome was an unexpected delight for Zhang Yue!
Despite what Monster Merchant Lord was saying now.
Once Zhang Yue untied him, he immediately changed his tune!
“Warrior, to thank you for saving me, next, if you help me collect some monster cards, I can give you high-grade Eternal Sets!”
Zhang Yue frowned slightly: “Didn’t you just say if I untie you, you’d give me as many Eternal Sets as I wanted?”
Lord chuckled: “I’m a bit straightforward, I speak without thinking, I have a colorful vocabulary…”
“Alright, I’ll tie you back up then.”
Monster Merchant Lord turned even greener with fear: “No!”
“How about this, I’ll give you a 30% discount! You only need to give me 70% of the normal amount of monster cards, and I’ll reward you!”
“After all, these days, it’s not easy being a monster merchant! Monster cards are our source of survival, without them, we can’t sustain ourselves or make Eternal Sets!”
Zhang Yue held up three fingers: “30%.”
Monster Merchant Lord gritted his teeth: “60%!”
Zhang Yue: “40%.”
Monster Merchant Lord: “50%!”
Zhang Yue: “Deal.”
At this moment, Monster Merchant Lord fell silent.
He couldn’t quite tell if he had profited or lost.
Meanwhile, a system notification sounded in Zhang Yue’s ear—
“Ding~ Congratulations on triggering the quest [Flying Mantis] (SSS-grade), would you like to accept it?”
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