Jiang Chen finally realized that after creating too many illusion demons, even the BOSS would get exhausted.
Black mist was seeping out of Avis, but it had become much thinner, as if he had been drained dry.
"Why... why won't you, this lowly slave, just die already!"
"Why are my illusion demons disappearing so quickly!"
Avis roared in fury, on the verge of a breakdown.
That's right, a BOSS was being pushed to the brink of a mental collapse.
The power he had received from the Demon God was nearly depleted.
He wanted to give up.
"Don't!"
Seeing the desperate look in the BOSS's eyes, Jiang Chen's heart skipped a beat.
He quickly checked his intimacy levels.
[Current intimacy with Qing Ying: 9641/]
[Current intimacy with Tao Xiaoyao: 9655/]
If the BOSS could hold on for another five or six minutes, his intimacy levels would be maxed out!
Just a little more, it was so frustrating.
Immediately, Jiang Chen looked at the twenty or thirty demons surrounding him and stopped attacking.
Instead, he let them attack him without fighting back.
His mana was gradually decreasing, and a look of "pain" appeared on his face.
That's right, he wanted the BOSS to see hope!
As more and more illusion demons appeared on the field, a look of surprise appeared on Avis's face!
"Hahaha... you lowly creature, your strength must be exhausted by now!"
"I will cut you into a thousand pieces and torture you mercilessly!"
"My army of illusion demons, crush him for me!"
Avis's face twisted in madness as he continued to create more illusion demons.
At this moment, the black mist around him grew denser, but his face became even paler.
His body was trembling slightly, and even his skin was starting to shrivel.
Jiang Chen's mana was also nearly depleted.
He didn't immediately draw mana from the Mana Crystal Bottle.
He waited until his mana was completely exhausted and his health dropped to 10%.
Only then did he replenish his mana from the crystal bottle.
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Even Qing Ying and Tao Xiaoyao, who were watching from the side, were startled to see Jiang Chen's health so low.
The two wanted to rush forward.
"Don't come over!" Jiang Chen shouted.
On the steps, Avis became even more frenzied, roaring continuously, "Die! Die! Die..."
But in the next second, the black mist around him vanished!
It seemed like there wasn't a drop left...
Yet he didn't stop, as if he had completely lost his mind, "Give me power, I want to kill him... give me power!"
Suddenly, a circle of black light eerily lit up in his right eye!
Then, a more concentrated dark aura rose from his pupil!
Seeing this dark and terrifying aura, Jiang Chen's expression grew serious.
He murmured, "Is the BOSS mutating? I've never heard of the Lord of Dreams mutating!"
This was definitely the first time something like this had happened!
As more dark aura emerged from the BOSS's pupil, an invisible sense of oppression began to spread.
Jiang Chen felt his hair stand on end.
Even Qing Ying and Tao Xiaoyao beside him felt an inexplicable sense of unease!
It was as if something was hammering their hearts, making them extremely uncomfortable!
Next, the dark aura from Avis's pupil formed a cloud of black mist in mid-air!
Moreover, this black mist was constantly swirling and changing!
It seemed like something was about to be born from it!
"Demon God Lamer!"
Jiang Chen's heart skipped a beat as he thought of this name and muttered to himself, "It seems like there's a problem, I need to deal with the BOSS immediately!"
Ignoring the intimacy levels, Jiang Chen quickly moved forward and released the Small Holy Light Apocalypse Array!
As a dazzling hexagram magic array appeared, the surrounding illusion demons and the BOSS were all enveloped in the array's light!
-4450! (Double Cast)
A terrifying damage number appeared above their heads.
Two seconds later, all the small monsters fell to the ground!
Three seconds later, Avis's health was also depleted, and he collapsed!
[You have killed the Silver Level dungeon BOSS: Lord of Dreams Avis, completed the First Kill (First Clear) achievement, and earned the title "Pathfinder"!]
[Server-wide announcement: Congratulations to players "Mortal World," "Qing Ying," and "Tao Xiaoyao" for clearing the Dreamland Secret Realm and completing the First Kill of the Lord of Dreams Avis, opening the Royal City passage. From now on, Level 20 players can teleport to the major Royal Cities!]
The system notification appeared.
But Jiang Chen felt no joy.
He stared intently at the steps, his eyes filled with confusion.
Because, although Avis had fallen to the ground, his right eye was still floating in place!
Moreover, dark aura was still seeping from it.
In mid-air, the black mist was still swirling and changing!
"What's going on... isn't the BOSS already defeated?" Qing Ying asked, puzzled.
Just as she finished speaking, the swirling black mist on the steps suddenly condensed into a humanoid figure!
This figure gradually became clearer.
It was entirely composed of black mist, with a crow's head and black feathered wings on its back.
Its hands and feet had sharp claws!
More importantly, it was holding Avis's right eye in its hand!
[Demon God Lamer's Shadow]
[Grade:?]
[Level:?]
"A shadow of the Demon God?"
Apart from its name, Jiang Chen couldn't see any other information.
"Foolish creature, deceived by an ant, yet still daring to use my primordial power!"
The shadow of the Demon God scolded Avis's corpse coldly.
Then, it looked at Jiang Chen, its beak slightly open, speaking in human language, "Human ant, you have destroyed my years of planning. I will offer your flesh and soul as a sacrifice!"
With that, the eye in Lamer's hand emitted several beams of black light, shining towards Jiang Chen!
Instantly, a damage number appeared above Jiang Chen's head: -1000!
Jiang Chen's mana instantly decreased by 1000 points!
Without hesitation, he cast a Healing Spell!
A beam of white light fell on Lamer.
-4550! (Double Cast)
Lamer's health bar appeared.
However, the health bar showed no visible change!
Even the remaining health still showed 100%!
This meant that the Healing Spell had dealt less than 0.1% damage to it!
"No, its health is not something we can handle at this stage!"
Jiang Chen's expression grew even more serious.
"Pathetic resistance!"
Lamer said coldly.
The eye in its hand emitted black light again, shining towards Jiang Chen!
-1000!
Another damage number appeared above Jiang Chen's head!
His mana was already more than half depleted.
He couldn't withstand many more attacks!
Jiang Chen forced himself to calm down, quickly thinking, "This is just a shadow of the Demon God, not the real body. Its attacks must rely on that eye!"
He noticed a wisp of black mist connecting Lamer's body and the eye.
"As long as I can snatch that eye, it'll be over!"
With that, Jiang Chen quickly charged towards the BOSS.
After enduring two more black light attacks, Jiang Chen reached the steps!
"Blink!"
A blue light mark appeared on Jiang Chen's forehead.
In the last bit of distance, he blinked directly in front of Lamer.
Then, he reached out, aiming for the eye in Lamer's hand.
Just as his hand passed through Lamer's misty claw and was about to touch the eye!
Suddenly!
Lamer disappeared from where it stood!
Its figure reappeared 10 meters away!
"Damn! It's a teleportation skill too!"
Jiang Chen cursed under his breath.
But he was now certain that this shadow of the Demon God had no physical form and no other attack methods.
The eye was the key!
"Pathetic ant, you can't touch me!"
Lamer's voice echoed.
Its figure moved rapidly!
At the same time, it used the eye to release another beam of black light.
-1000!
"So fast, I might not be able to catch up, but I have to try!"
Jiang Chen endured the damage and quickly chased after Lamer.
But his mana was already depleted.
The mana stored in the crystal bottle could only withstand five more attacks!
"Too fast... can't catch up!"
A few seconds later, Jiang Chen quickly made a decision and shouted to Qing Ying and Tao Xiaoyao, "Leave the castle, if I die, this shadow of the Demon God will leave, and the dungeon door will open. Then you can leave, don't draw aggro, run as far as you can!"
"Brother Mortal World!"
Qing Ying wanted to say something.
"Go!"
Jiang Chen interrupted her directly.
At this moment.
Outside the dungeon.
Yuna looked at the air wall in front of her, trembling, "Big brother is in danger!"
With that, she directly dug out her left eye!
Accompanied by a spray of blood, she endured the intense pain and quickly walked into the dungeon!