The Boss King actually disguised himself as a novice village chief?!
Chapter 456 - 385 This is the beauty of numbers

Chapter 456: Chapter 385 This is the beauty of numbers

Lind took out the "Unclean Holy Grail of Dark Flame" and, after promising to offer it 100 Undead Believers, he regained the qualification to use the Dark Flame again.

Tools such as the "Banshee’s Horn" and the "Carrion Queen’s Broken Sword" were also all ready.

He casually opened the door.

Looking at the high-ranking officials of the Iris Flower, who had been fully abyss-transformed and had no chance of being saved, ahead of him, Lind took out the "Magnificent Flutist’s Vertical Flute" that the whispers of the past had used. He poured his power into it and swiftly interlaced his fingers to play a series of tunes.

Wen and William, who followed at his side, immediately felt their strength increase.

Then, their speed increased as well.

Followed by defensive power.

Lind, who possessed the "Fairy Crest," received all buffs doubled, and he could feel a significant all-around increase in his abilities.

"Damn, the hunting flute!" Although the Undead did not receive the buffs, they saw with their own eyes the enhancements on the trio including Lind, no, even Boyd, who had set up his easel nearby, was buffed, shining with different lights.

"NPCs even buff themselves?"

"NPCs aren’t idiots, isn’t it expected?"

"But I feel like he’s more skilled at buffing himself than we are."

And that wasn’t all, Dark Flame was burning on Lind.

He raised the horn and played, debuffing.

"Woo woo——"

The horn signaling the attack had been sounded.

However, Lind did not actively attack, but under the incredulous gaze of the Undead, he suddenly raised both hands, and a familiar dragon head appeared in the sight of the Undead.

Wen, who followed Lind, and William, who had been an unwilling audience to Lind’s battle with the Dragon King and had grown calluses on his ears from listening, were both stunned.

Only Boyd was excited, furiously painting—he wanted to capture this moment.

The giant dragon’s mouth opened, its jaws nearly big enough to bite a large part of the castle to pieces.

Black Explosive Flame spat forth, with raging flames filling the entire castle hall.

The booming sounds of explosions filled the entire building, and the rolling black smoke and black flames not only filled the hall but also seeped out through the windows and the crevices in the walls, clinging to the mycelial organisms on the castle’s exterior, twisting in agony like a piece of coal that could burn the soul.

When the light from the flames extinguished, the Undead found that several Iris Flowers had been directly annihilated, collapsing to the ground with their lives completely erased!

Not only that, but the health bars of the remaining Iris Flowers were also blasted away by a third.

The widespread offensive amplification only wounded the enemy without killing them, which was a slight regret to Lind.

Even death did not mean too much for the Iris Flowers, as it wouldn’t be long before their bodies would stand up again.

The abyss-transformed high-ranking officials of the Iris Flower finally reacted and flew toward Lind’s direction.

They were surrounded by dark abyssal energy, like blossoming petals about to bloom or writhing tentacles. When they reached the height above Lind’s head, the first Iris Flower attacked.

It was a clean and precise attack, attempting to pin Lind to the ground with a sword.

Lind didn’t dodge, because in that instant, he felt locked in place. This almost magical "Sure Hit" was very frustrating.

There was good news, though, because while they had a sure hit on him, he also had a sure hit on them!

Even before preparing to battle the Iris Flowers, Lind had already anticipated his combat plan.

He knew he couldn’t withstand them all rushing him, not with the average level of lv45 Iris Flowers attacking in fast rhythms. Even Dragon King Kote and the serpent Ronan would be nothing but amplified targets.

Lind wasn’t sure he could withstand their concentrated attacks. Even if the flames could heal him quickly, if the rate of damage exceeded the rate of recovery, he would be undoubtedly doomed.

All of his earlier actions were just a preparation, the enemies that were directly eliminated had been weakened by the "Banshee’s Horn" curse. However, the horn, which only allowed for single debuffs, was somewhat troublesome to use. It could be effective in a solo fight, but its effectiveness was greatly reduced in a mob battle.

This is where Wen and William had to take action; they would use their abilities and lives to help hold off some for him.

Sword lights were pouring down like rain drawn into long lines; the high-ranking Iris Flowers descending from the sky unleashed a more terrifying destructive force than when they were alive. If it weren’t for the fight being confined within the palace, just one collision would be enough to level the entire fortress.

And the battle confined within the castle wasn’t as simple as it seemed on the surface.

Lind’s armor, the moment it was touched by the Iris Flowers’ swords, was nonchalantly sliced open.

Had it been an ordinary person, the pain would disrupt their attack when they received damage.

Even William, the protagonist of the Rand Kingdom version, couldn’t defy this.

Even Wen, who had chosen the path of the Undead Knight, would collapse and lie still when his head was bashed in. But Lind didn’t have these issues.

"Sturdy Shield Crest," as long as his stamina was not depleted, he would always be in a "Dominant Body" state.

Conveniently, as long as Lind had flames to replenish, he had no fear of energy consumption.

So he could ignore the swords that kept hacking at him one after another and counter with both hands on his weapon.

Reality is not a game; when allies are in front, it’s impossible for those behind to attack the enemy in front without getting past their own people. Although it looked like Lind was being attacked by over thirty Iris Flowers, in reality, only about a dozen attacks were actually landing on him.

"Bard Crest" had the effect of spreading his attacks out in a fan shape, one-on-one attacks would also scatter to hit other enemies behind the target.

"Two-Handed Sword Emblem," its effect, increased damage when wielding a weapon with both hands.

Finally, the "Lion Emblem," infused with Bloodlust, would cause the accumulated damage from continuous attacks to explode, and the spreading slashes from the "Bard Crest" could also be included within its effect.

As a dozen Iris Flowers cut open Lind’s Armor from above and pierced his body, Lind also swung his first sword with both hands.

In that instant, everyone saw the sword wrapped in Dark Flame touch the first Iris Flower, then the fiery slash spread out in a fan shape, enveloping more than thirty others behind it. The pouring Dark Flame, after a terrifying amplification from the emblems that even Lind was unsure about, began the slaughter of the Lv45 BOSSes.

The fighting instincts of some of the Iris Flowers allowed them to react in time, quickly turning to dodge. However, the closest dozen Iris Flowers still took the brunt of Lind’s attack.

The Bloodlust stack wasn’t high enough; only three were killed.

But the good news was that the distinguished Iris Flowers had scattered.

Wen and William also entered the battlefield, bogging down the enemies in their own way. However, their strength fell far short of Lind. Wen was able to tie up two people by himself and, thanks to his trait of fearing no death, he could even drag on five more.

William, who was just a Heroic Level Great Knight in a one-on-one, was already hard-pressed. His enemies were all Epic, and the fact that he was still alive and not shouting for help was his greatest contribution.

Lind was given an excellent range of operation when the enemies scattered. Chains wrapped around the Holy Grail, the horn, and the vertical flute, with strength pouring in to keep activating them, constantly refreshing buffs for his allies, and continually adding debuffs to the enemies.

Lind’s sword flicked away the enemy’s Longsword, and he leapt high. The combat instinct informed the enemy that they should not engage Lind head-on, trying to dodge and evade Lind’s attack. Sadly, it was too late.

Even though he had always favored a combat style of heavy armor and greatsword, it didn’t mean Lind was not agile. His agility attribute had long been the highest in the entire Rand Kingdom, at least far surpassing the current distinguished Iris Flower.

Hands gripping the sword, the Bloodlust from the "Lion Emblem" had accumulated enough.

"It’s the Lion Slash!" exclaimed an Undead who was contentedly pulling out jerky to eat.

"Shut up, don’t disturb!"

Flipping over, leaping high, and chopping down.

The Dark Flame waltzed, yet another outspread slash descending on the first distinguished Iris Flower, then spreading once again.

Only then did the Undead realize that one could wield a greatsword with such elegance and poise.

"This is the beauty of stats!"

Others using the Lion Slash could only make the enemy stumble, but when Lind used it, it seemed like he could split the Abyss itself in two.

The same move, but the difference lay in the stats.

More and more of the distinguished Iris Flowers died, but Lind only grew fiercer in battle, his stacks of Bloodlust were too high to stop.

Gradually, some Iris Flowers started to get up, only to be greeted by another of Lind’s moves: a black flame greatsword thrusting through their mouths, flames engulfing their bodies.

The burning ability of the Dark Flame wasn’t strong, but it came with magical damage.

By the time Lind stopped, his body was only covered in chainmail woven from chains, sparing his body from being exposed to Undead screenshots.

The war was over.

Even if there were still a few scattered Iris Flowers resurrecting, it wouldn’t help; the situation had been completely stabilized, and Lind could now find time to burn the corpses.

Then the Undead outside "watching the CG" realized that Lind suddenly chased Wen and William out and then closed the door.

Are we not allowed to watch anymore?

"Open the door! Open the door! Open the door!"

Against an unbeatable BOSS, I’m meek and compliant; against Lind who thrashes the BOSS, I strike with heavy punches!

"Huff," the Dark Flame receded from Lind. Just earlier, to keep going, he had to agree to give away 200 slots. He let the Holy Grail make big bucks, earning more than he anticipated... quite a profit for himself too.

Lind struggled to keep his smile hidden, he absolutely couldn’t let the Holy Grail see through him; this loophole he would hold in his grip for a lifetime. With the Holy Grail’s spawned sliver of consciousness, its intelligence had pretty much bid farewell to any growth.

Maybe after decades or even centuries, the Holy Grail would realize that despite giving away so many seeds, it hadn’t received a single soul or Believer, not because of bad luck, but because the Undead simply wouldn’t come.

Give away the maggots as it pleases, but if it can poach an Undead, then the Holy Grail is indeed formidable.

Lind had already taken a resistance potion earlier in the combat, yet he could still feel his body being eroded by the Iris Flowers’ Curse; a new Abyssal Curse was upon him, but right now, there was more important work.

Looting!

Stripping off the Armor from the distinguished Iris Flowers – such gear was greatly coveted by Undead.

Strip it all off then burn the bodies completely.

Burning the bodies of Epic Level Abyss-transformed enemies wasn’t easy, so Lind had to speed up the removal of weapons and gear, then pile up all of the bodies together.

Then spreading his arms wide, with the amplification of the Dragon King’s head, he burned them with ferocity.

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