39: Experience surge! Leveled up 4 times in a row!

In an instant, Bai Tian and Frost Like Snow swapped positions.

Frost Like Snow was teleported to a safe zone far from the Mutated Ghoul, while Bai Tian was teleported right into the attack range of [Undead Venom].

At this moment, the incredibly dense venom surged toward Bai Tian like a tide, tightly surrounding him.

Bai Tian's Cold Abyss Shield had already vanished, but fortunately, at the moment he accepted the Transposition, he converted 8,000 Mana points into Health.

His total Health was now 9,027.

—"Hiss!"

Bai Tian let out a pained gasp.

This Undead Venom was as terrifying as sulfuric acid; a burning, intense pain spread throughout his entire body.

At the same time, Bai Tian's health bar was rapidly depleting.

Damage: -2,222, -2,222, -2,222... The Undead Venom skill actually dealt continuous damage, with every wave of drenching venom bringing 2,222 points of damage.

Bai Tian's 9,027 Health instantly approached the critical line.

At the critical moment, Bai Tian immediately applied a layer of Cold Abyss Shield that could absorb 10,000 points of damage to himself.

Then, he consumed a mid-grade spirit recovery pill, followed by intermediate and low-grade mana potions, and then cast a Group Heal, restoring 7,200 Health for himself and his teammates.

Bai Tian's health was instantly full, at the cost of his mana being reduced to zero.

Although Bai Tian had suffered terrifying damage, the Mutated Ghoul was even worse off.

40x Rebound: -88,880, -88,880, -88,880... The Undead Venom, an area-of-effect skill, brought a total of 11 waves of attacks to Bai Tian.

The total reflected damage reached 977,680!

The Mutated Ghoul, which had previously been afraid to attack Bai Tian, was finished; it had been reflected to death by its own ultimate move.

—"(Ding-dong!)"

"(Congratulations to your party for defeating the Mutated Ghoul. Experience and drop rates are temporarily sealed; rewards will be unfrozen only after all BOSSes are defeated.)"

"Wow! idol, you're so cool."

"The rest is up to you guys!"

At this point, Frost Like Snow gave Bai Tian a big thumbs up.

Then, after casting a Healing Spell on Flowers in Full Bloom in the distance, she was immediately killed by a basic attack from the Mutated Wanderer, falling instantly.

With the powerful attack power of a Second Transfer BOSS, besides Bai Tian who dared to take it head-on, 99% of other players would die in one hit.

"(Your teammate [Frost Like Snow] has died. Death penalty doubled: Level -2, and 4 pieces of equipment randomly dropped.)"

This was a double experience and drop rate map, but the penalty for death was also doubled.

To be fair, Bai Tian had previously underestimated Frost Like Snow, but she played a huge role at the critical moment.

Especially her talent, Transposition; when facing intelligent BOSSes, if she cooperated well with Bai Tian, it would be the best way to quickly kill them.

When the two collaborated, Frost Like Snow would bait the skill damage and then swap positions with Bai Tian at the critical moment, letting Bai Tian take the hit. With the 40x Rebound, it would definitely produce miraculous results.

But now she was dead, and Bai Tian didn't have a Resurrection spell yet, so he couldn't revive her.

However, Frost Like Snow had already done her part; she helped Bai Tian reflect the Mutated Ghoul to death.

Now only the Mutated Ogre and the Mutated Wanderer remained.

Bai Tian and Flowers in Full Bloom taking on one each should be stable.

Especially with Flowers in Full Bloom, the Mutated Ogre's health had already been whittled down to half by her.

After killing Frost Like Snow, the Mutated Wanderer glanced at Bai Tian from a distance and then actually turned around to help the Mutated Ogre double-team Flowers in Full Bloom.

Seeing this, Bai Tian consumed some pills and rushed over at full speed.

Honestly, when these BOSSes with powerful attributes became too smart, it wasn't friendly for the players.

Faced with Bai Tian's pursuit, the Mutated Wanderer simply didn't fight back. Its massive health pool combined with fast automatic health regeneration and a high MISS rate left Bai Tian with no way to deal with it for a while.

Flowers in Full Bloom also noticed the anomaly when both the Mutated Wanderer and the Mutated Ogre unleashed their power and released skills toward her.

Flowers in Full Bloom timed it perfectly, entering an invincibility skill in an instant, ignoring the two waves of powerful damage.

Furthermore, the moment the invincibility ended, she used a powerful stealth and vanished from the spot.

Normally, a player's stealth is ineffective against high-level BOSSes and monsters.

But as an Assassin with a Hidden Class, Flowers in Full Bloom's stealth skill was very special.

Once she entered stealth, even the two great BOSSes were bewildered, unable to find her at all.

Just then, Bai Tian had closed in, locking onto the Mutated Wanderer and pummeling it continuously.

—"Awoo!"

The Mutated Ogre hadn't suffered at Bai Tian's hands yet. Its three mouths roared, and its six arms swung as it charged with a giant spiked club.

Come on then!

Bai Tian's mana had recovered to 80% by now, so he wasn't afraid at all.

Bai Tian didn't fear the BOSS attacking him; he only feared the BOSS getting smart and not attacking him.

That was what would give Bai Tian a headache.

The Mutated Ogre's entire body erupted with a crimson glow as it entered a Frenzy state.

Following that, after charging over with its giant spiked club held high, it launched the skill [Death Pummel] at Bai Tian!

—"Boom boom boom boom!"

Every strike of its giant club had the power to split mountains and crack stones, sounding like continuous thunder.

But Bai Tian, with a smile on his face, had already activated the [Cold Abyss Shield] which could absorb 80,000 damage in advance.

This powerful skill from the Mutated Ogre instantly dealt six shocking instances of damage to Bai Tian.

Damage: -11,372, -11,374, -11,376... Bai Tian's Cold Abyss Shield was instantly stripped of nearly 70,000 shield points.

One could see how brutal the Mutated Ogre's skill was after it entered Frenzy.

Without the enhanced version of the Cold Abyss Shield, Bai Tian would have been finished even with his Longevity passive after this barrage.

40x Rebound: -454,880, -454,960, -455,040... Originally, after being attacked by Flowers in Full Bloom, the Mutated Ogre only had a bit over 500,000 Health left. Logically, it should have been reflected to death before finishing a single skill.

But it stubbornly finished its entire Frenzy skill and still didn't fall.

The Mutated Ogre continued to attack Bai Tian.

With a "bang," the Cold Abyss Shield shattered prematurely.

"Move quickly!"

"After its Frenzy is activated, its attributes are increased by 100% for 8 seconds, and it won't fall even if it takes lethal damage."

"Just stall for a few more seconds and it'll go down."

Using her stealth, Flowers in Full Bloom had appeared behind the Mutated Wanderer. She stunned the BOSS and gave the reminder while attacking.

Holy crap!

Isn't this skill too ridiculous?

Doesn't that mean it's basically immortal for 8 seconds no matter what?

This Frenzy skill is simply insane.

Bai Tian turned and ran, but he still took two hits, nearly having his Longevity passive triggered by the frenzied Mutated Ogre.

Once the 8 seconds were up, the Mutated Ogre's Frenzy effect vanished.

Immediately, its ferocious posture as it pursued Bai Tian froze in place. With a "thud," it turned into a corpse and fell.

—"(Ding-dong!)"

"(Congratulations to your party for defeating the [Mutated Ogre]. Experience and drop rates are temporarily sealed; rewards will be unfrozen only after all BOSSes are defeated.)"

Finally, the second BOSS had fallen.

Now, only the last Mutated Wanderer remained.

With the cooperation of Bai Tian and Flowers in Full Bloom, the last BOSS didn't last more than 6 minutes before it also fell in bitter resentment.

Mainly because the maximum-enhanced state of [Cold Abyss Blessing] had ended long ago.

Later on, Bai Tian's mana couldn't keep up, so he couldn't apply such a strong buff effect again.

Plus, this BOSS was very smart; it refused to attack Bai Tian no matter what, only chasing after Flowers in Full Bloom.

Otherwise, the two could have finished off the Mutated Wanderer in half the time.

When the Mutated Wanderer had only a sliver of health left, Bai Tian had already used the [luck scroll] on it in advance.

This would trigger 10x experience and drop rates!

—"(Ding-dong!)"

"(Congratulations to your party for completing the first stage of the C-rank Hidden Quest — [Exorcising Demons]!)"

"(Each rewarded with: +100,000 Experience, +20 Reputation, +10 Gold!)"

"(The sealed experience and drop rates from the three BOSSes have been released...)"

In the next moment, a tidal wave of experience points split between Bai Tian and Flowers in Full Bloom. White lights of leveling up continuously flashed over both of them.

It seemed that the 10x experience from the luck scroll Bai Tian used was also enjoyed by his teammates.

Because Flowers in Full Bloom actually leveled up twice in a row, soaring straight to Level 20.

As for Bai Tian, it was even more exaggerated; he leveled up 4 times in a row, soaring all the way from Level 15 to Level 19.

Since the quest was over, Frost Like Snow, who was lying dead on the ground, also respawned in the Longevity Palace.

Although she had died once, she also enjoyed the massive experience reward from the party, rising from Level 13 to Level 17.

If she hadn't died and lost two levels earlier, Frost Like Snow probably would have reached Level 19 as well.

And beneath the corpses of the three BOSSes—especially the Mutated Wanderer, on which Bai Tian had used the [luck scroll]—a pile of Brilliant and dazzling items had dropped, each one shining and very alluring.

"Ah!"

"We're rich, we're rich!"

"Stinky Huahua, hurry up and open the permissions so we can also pick up the items dropped by the BOSSes."

The resurrected Frost Like Snow screamed in excitement when she saw the items scattered all over the ground.

Normally, after killing a BOSS-level monster in a party, only the leader can pick up the dropped items.

But if permissions are opened, teammates can also join in the looting.

Flowers in Full Bloom was in an incredibly good mood right now. Her face was like a blooming flower as she opened the permissions.

"Let's all pick them up together."

Soon, Bai Tian and the other two joined in the cleanup.

Even with three people cleaning up, it took more than two minutes to finish picking everything up.

The three hadn't even had time to share their gains yet.

—"(Ding-dong!)"

"(The second floor of the [Longevity Palace] requires players to have completed their Second Transfer to enter and adventure.)"

"(Your party does not meet the requirements. Please return to challenge it after your Second Transfer.)"

As soon as the system notification ended, the three of them were forcibly teleported out of the first floor of the Longevity Palace.

Immediately after, the three appeared on the riverbank.

"How annoying, we actually need the Second Transfer to go to the second floor."

"Huahua is already Level 20 and can do the Second Transfer. idol is Level 19, so he's close too."

"I'm the only one still 3 levels away."

Frost Like Snow looked a bit depressed, her tender red lips pouting cutely.

"Don't be depressed, let's divide the loot first."

Flowers in Full Bloom pulled her best friend down to sit.

Bai Tian also sat down with a smile, and the three began to take stock of their gains.

After a quick count, there was 81 gold in game currency alone. The three of them each received 27 gold.

Gold coins hadn't dropped in price yet, so it was equivalent to each person earning 27,000. They were making a killing.

"My god, even with double drop rates, this many things wouldn't drop, right?"

Frost Like Snow stuck out her red tongue in surprise.

After counting, as many as 31 pieces of equipment had dropped from the 3 BOSSes.

2 Purple, 8 Blue, 20 Green, 1 Black.

Additionally, there were 6 scroll items, 13 special materials, and 3 skill books.

Flowers in Full Bloom naturally knew that being able to drop so many top-tier items was all thanks to Bai Tian's precious luck scroll.

She and her friend were also beneficiaries of the gains brought by the 10x experience and drop rates.

Therefore, her watery, beautiful eyes looked at Bai Tian with gratitude.

"Thanks!"

Bai Tian shook his head slightly: "We're all teammates, don't mention it."

Flowers in Full Bloom gave a sweet smile and then said, "You take priority and take two-thirds of all the items. The rest goes to the two of us, how about that?"

Frost Like Snow also nodded and said, "idol put in so much effort; taking two-thirds of the spoils is only fair and reasonable."