After picking up the loot from the third wave of monsters, Jiang Chen's backpack now held a total of 18 pieces of Bronze-level equipment.
This haul was far better than farming wild monsters outside.
It was like night and day!
Of course, due to the high drop rate in the Ancient Mystic Realm, the price of plain equipment was rapidly declining.
Although players couldn't clear the dungeon yet, they could still kill a few waves of monsters.
This had a significant impact on the price of plain equipment.
Bronze-level equipment also depreciated slightly, but the impact was minimal.
Currently, a Level 10 plain piece of equipment was worth about 1 gold.
A Level 10 Bronze piece of equipment was worth around 50 gold.
Then.
In the chaotic graveyard of the Ancient Mystic Realm, the fourth wave of skeleton monsters appeared.
But this time, they weren't just regular monsters!
"This wave is elite monsters; most players get stuck here."
[Ancient Guard: LV10 (Bronze-level Elite)]
[Ghostly Vanish: When taking fatal damage, enters an invisible invincible state, increases movement speed by 20%, and breaks invisibility upon attacking.]
Unlike the previous professional skeleton monsters, this elite monster had 10,000 health points and a special skill!
Four Ancient Guards, each holding a long bone spike, walked towards Jiang Chen.
"Healing Spell!"
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A white light descended, and one of the elite monsters lost 5% of its health.
At the same time, a layer of frost covered its body, slowing its movement.
Immediately after, a white ray connected to the remaining three elite monsters.
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Three damage numbers floated above their heads.
The frost also covered them, slowing their movement.
At this stage, these four elite monsters were no different from regular monsters to Jiang Chen.
Just kite them.
But when the elite monsters' health dropped below 10%, Jiang Chen's expression became more serious.
Because once they took fatal damage, they would become invisible and invincible, and their speed would increase.
At this point, players couldn't damage them or see their positions, forcing them into a defensive stance.
Worse still, even if you moved fast enough, if you kept running, these elite monsters would remain invisible and invincible forever.
You had to make them attack.
When they attacked, they would be close and in the act of striking.
This meant players had to take the hit to break their invisibility.
"Although I can't dodge the attack in close range, I have Blink!"
Jiang Chen's mind was clear; he knew he could use Blink to dodge the attack.
But the challenge was that there were four elite monsters.
And Blink had a cooldown of two and a half minutes.
So Jiang Chen needed to control the health and positions of the four elite monsters.
When the elite monsters' health dropped to around 4%, Jiang Chen stopped attacking and began adjusting his position.
He kept the four elite monsters at the same distance from him.
Then, he cast Healing Spell and Healing Ray together!
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Four zero-damage numbers appeared above the elite monsters' heads, and Jiang Chen's Healing Ray broke off.
They activated their Ghostly Vanish skill and entered an invincible state!
At the same time, their forms disappeared.
Seeing this.
Qing Ying and Tao Xiaoyao, standing outside the graveyard, had their hearts racing.
The two girls were breathing heavily, looking extremely nervous.
In contrast, Jiang Chen's face was unusually calm. He stood still, as everything was already prepared.
The next second.
Four sharp white bone spikes suddenly appeared just an inch away from Jiang Chen!
The four elite monsters reappeared from invisibility, surrounding him.
Here they come!
Jiang Chen took a deep breath.
This was the moment he had been waiting for!
All the positioning and health control were to make the four Ancient Guards attack simultaneously after becoming invisible.
The key was "simultaneously"!
"Blink!"
A blue crescent-shaped rune lit up on Jiang Chen's forehead.
In an instant, his figure disappeared, and all four bone spikes missed!
Only a blue glowing rune remained where he had stood.
At the same time, Jiang Chen reappeared behind the four elite monsters.
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The outcome was inevitable.
The four Ancient Guards fell after breaking invisibility.
A faint glow appeared on one of the corpses.
"Got something!"
Jiang Chen smiled. Bronze-level elite monsters had a chance to drop Bronze-level equipment!
He quickly looted the corpse.
[You have obtained White Jade Bone Shield (Silver-level)!]
[White Jade Bone Shield (Silver-level): Defense +30.
Bonus: Constitution +10, Damage Reduction +10%.
Suitable for Knights, Level 10 required.]
"Not bad, a little gem."
Jiang Chen put it in his backpack, planning to sell it back at the Beginner's Village.
As for the beautiful Knight in the team who could use this equipment?
Sorry, no effort, no reward.
Boom!
Suddenly, the entire Ancient Mystic Realm shook violently.
Jiang Chen almost lost his balance.
In the middle of the graveyard, the ground cracked open, and a white bone hand emerged from the fissure.
Soon, a figure climbed out.
It was a nearly three-meter-tall giant skeleton, draped in a gray cloak over its white bone structure.
Two ghostly purple flames burned in its hollow eye sockets.
In its left hand, it held a glowing purple crystal ball, casting a faint purple light over half its body.
[Ancient Necromancer: LV10 (Bronze-level BOSS).]
[Mana Burn: Shoots a tracking ray at the farthest target, reducing their Mana Points by 10% per second for 10 seconds.]
[Soul Chaos: Every 10% health lost triggers a soul attack on the highest damage dealer, causing 100% true damage and inducing a chaotic state, making the target attack allies for 10 seconds.]
"Two skills, one Mana Burn targeting ranged intelligence classes, and one Soul Chaos targeting the main damage dealer!"
Jiang Chen quickly understood the BOSS's skills. Both were aimed at him!
"Ugly intruders, lowly ants, how dare you desecrate my tomb!"
"I am the Empire's Court Mage, Ancient Necromancer, and I sentence you to death!"
The Ancient Necromancer's ghostly purple flames flickered wildly in its eye sockets.
A furious voice echoed in Jiang Chen and his team's minds.
"You're already a skeleton, still so delusional, impressive!"
Jiang Chen looked at the BOSS, pursed his lips, and couldn't help but mock.
Then, he turned to his team and said, "This BOSS is simple. I'll attack and hold aggro, you two just hit it once and then stand behind me."
Jiang Chen needed Qing Ying and Tao Xiaoyao to absorb the Mana Burn debuff.
As for Soul Chaos, he could handle it himself!
Moreover, if he remembered correctly, the first kill of this BOSS would drop a unique item—the purple crystal ball in its hand.
It was a top-tier item!