Chapter 58: Malevolent Spirit

Map Introduction to the Chamber of Debris: The Chamber of Debris is where Ona discarded failed experimental subjects. The lingering resentment of these abandoned subjects constantly accumulated, eventually forming numerous vengeful spirits within the chamber!

As Lin Jing looked at the map description, one vengeful spirit after another darted out from the piles of corpses and debris all over the ground. These vengeful spirits had no legs, only their upper bodies, translucent forms, and faces that constantly shifted through expressions full of resentment, looking extremely eerie!

Malevolent Vengeful Spirit: Level 60, Physical Attack 0-1920, Magic Attack 1024-1830, Physical Defense 0, Magic Defense 750, HP 8650, Skill - Shrill Wail! Vengeful spirits formed by the gathered resentment of the Chamber of Debris. Their spiritual bodies allow them to reduce 99% of physical damage, but because they are formed from resentment, their resistance to light attacks is negative, causing light attacks to deal double damage!

Reducing 99% of physical damage is quite a headache, especially considering that both players here are physical attack classes, and all their attacks are calculated based on physical damage! Fortunately, the monsters in this stage did not all rush forward at once, giving the two of them time to carefully think about how to handle this challenge.

Suddenly, Lin Jing smiled. Under Xiao Mo's questioning gaze, he swapped out the Broken Moon and pulled out the dagger that he had recently been treating like an arrow!

"Why did you switch to a dagger?" Xiao Mo could not understand Lin Jing's behavior, wearing a puzzled expression. Lin Jing smiled smugly, "This dagger is quite extraordinary, watch closely!" With that, Lin Jing gripped the dagger and charged at a vengeful spirit. With a single normal attack, the dagger stabbed right into the vengeful spirit's face—-2634! A very impressive damage number popped up instantly. Xiao Mo's mouth rounded in surprise, completely baffled as to why Lin Jing's ordinary physical attack could deal such high damage to the vengeful spirit!

The attacked vengeful spirit immediately began its counterattack. A piercing shriek burst from the vengeful spirit's mouth, making Lin Jing's ears ring with pain. At the same time, two consecutive damage numbers floated above his head: -760, -680, along with a three-second stun effect! Following the shrill wail, the vengeful spirit raised its sharp claws and viciously slashed at Lin Jing! The very moment the vengeful spirit attacked Lin Jing, Xiao Mo's eyes suddenly lit up, and she raised the slender sword in her hand to thrust forward, executing a Flurry Thrust! "Clang—" A succession of piercing sounds rang out, and Lin Jing, still stunned, saw a massive string of damage numbers pop up above the vengeful spirit's head. Then, with a final shriek, it turned into a wisp of blue smoke.

"Heh-heh! Isn't this young lady awesome?" Xiao Mo looked smugly at the stunned Lin Jing and said. Lin Jing blinked, regaining his mobility, and stared in astonishment at the young girl. It turned out that the moment the vengeful spirit launched a physical attack, its body would temporarily transform into a solid physical form. This window of time was extremely brief, probably lasting less than 0.5 seconds! Yet Xiao Mo actually managed to seize this exact micro-moment to launch an attack on the vengeful spirit, instantly killing it! This level of keen eyesight and speed was truly shocking!

"Amazing!" Lin Jing did not stint on his praise for Xiao Mo, which made her feel immensely proud, her nose practically pointing up to the sky!

"Then let's do it this way from now on!" Lin Jing began to outline the battle plan. "These vengeful spirits will use the Shrill Wail skill the moment they are attacked. This skill seems to be an AOE attack with a stun effect, so only I can go up to pull the monsters. You can step forward to kill the vengeful spirit after its Shrill Wail ends. Sound good?"

"Mm!" Xiao Mo nodded to indicate there was no problem!

"Alright! Then let's go!" With that, Lin Jing gripped the dagger once more and charged at the vengeful spirits. Using only a normal attack, he stabbed straight into a vengeful spirit. As the vengeful spirit lost health, it indeed triggered Shrill Wail. However, this skill did not have a 100% chance to stun; at least this time, Lin Jing was not stunned. But instead of attacking that vengeful spirit, the unstunned Lin Jing rushed toward another one. The moment Lin Jing struck the second vengeful spirit, Xiao Mo had already used a Flurry Thrust to instantly kill the first one. This was far more efficient than pulling them one by one slowly!

The Chamber of Debris also contained 200 vengeful spirits. Killing one took an average of just under 5 seconds. Factoring in the time spent pulling monsters, the two of them cleared out all the vengeful spirits in the Chamber of Debris in 20 minutes! Afterwards, both of them immediately grew vigilant, because there was still a boss that had not yet appeared!

"Bang—" One of the doors of the Chamber of Debris was smashed open. Accompanied by a flurry of chaotic roars, a massive figure slowly walked out amidst a cloud of dust. Once the dust settled, a three-headed giant beast stood before the two of them!

Ona's Hellhound: Level 60 Silver Boss, Physical Attack 3012-4210, Physical Defense 1160, Magic Defense 1025, HP 387,500, Skill - Hellfire! A hellhound summoned by Ona. Through his modifications, this hellhound possessed even greater aggressiveness, though its defense was somewhat reduced. It guarded the Chamber of Debris and treated the chamber as its own cafeteria!

As expected, pets raised by perverted freaks are also perverted! Lin Jing looked at the three ferocious heads of the hellhound, those three blood-dripping, fang-filled cavernous mouths. Even with the game's censors, it still made one's heart run cold! The main issue was that this thing was simply too huge; a single open of its mouth would be enough to swallow Lin Jing whole in one gulp!

"This is truly a super tough nut to crack!" Lin Jing said with a wry smile. This beast's attack power was simply too high, and it had three mouths—its attack frequency was definitely no joke! The problem wouldn't be too huge if it were just that, but the crucial point was the level suppression! Lin Jing was relatively sturdy and could probably endure a couple of hits, but Xiao Mo in her full set of store-bought gear would definitely be killed in a single hit! Kite it? You've got to be kidding, how big is this Chamber of Debris anyway? After running a couple of steps, you're out of room!

The Boss did not give the two of them time to think carefully. Opening all three of its huge mouths, it spewed scorching hellfire toward the pair! Fortunately, the two of them were some distance away from the boss. The moment they saw the boss's flaming maw, they immediately dodged backward. "Boom—" The hellfire spewed onto the ground, burning the debris on the floor into nothingness. Moreover, this hellfire inflicted continuous damage and lingered on the ground for a long time without disappearing!

"Damn it—we'll just have to brute-force it!" Lin Jing cursed, separated the Broken Moon, and charged forward! Roar—The hellhound lashed out at Lin Jing with a massive paw. Lin Jing pushed off the ground, dodging the huge claw, but simultaneously, a bloodthirsty maw lunged directly at him. "Clang—" Xiao Mo's Flurry Thrust instantly arrived, stabbing and injuring the boss's huge dog eye! That dog head let out a miserable shriek, and its attack on Lin Jing failed. However, the hellhound had three heads! "Roar—" Another huge dog head opened its fang-filled mouth and bit down toward Xiao Mo! Watching the rapidly approaching cavernous maw, Xiao Mo had nowhere to dodge and could only resign herself to fate as she closed her eyes...