#679 - The appearance of the 113th floor of the Endless Abyss

The Emergence of the 113th Floor

In the dim and eerie wasteland world,

under a sky thick with dark clouds and echoing with thunder, an unprecedented showdown unfolds.

Lys, wielding a dreamy, sky-blue staff, is surrounded by an aura of wisdom and magic, seeming to control the world around him.

Opposite Lys stands a legendary bone dragon, its massive frame constructed of pale bones, its wings spanning like mountains, its eyes burning with ghostly green flames. Each flap of its wings brings a gust of death and decay.

Seeing this, the bone dragon angrily beats its enormous wings, diving down with claws glowing in a dim gray light, carrying the power to tear space itself, directly at Lys.

As it approaches, the bone dragon twists its terrifying body, attempting to tear Lys apart with a single claw.

But Lys is prepared. The light from his staff intensifies, and a brilliant magical shield instantly materializes before him, a tangible barrier shimmering with rainbow colors.

Clang!

The bone dragon's claws slam into the shield, creating a deafening sound. Magical light bursts and scatters in all directions, as if two mountains had collided, the terrifying shockwave spreading outwards.

Yet, the seemingly fragile shield only trembles slightly, easily withstanding the bone dragon's powerful blow.

Witnessing this, even the not-so-rational bone dragon hesitates for a moment, never having encountered such a resilient defense.

The shield seems forged from pure magic and will, impenetrable by physical force.

Lys, however, pays little attention, leisurely observing the bone dragon before him.

In fact, the bone dragon is more powerful than Lys, possessing the power left behind by a demigod-level being.

But the bone dragon is like a child with a treasure mountain, able to wield an axe far beyond its capabilities, yet lacking any skill, only able to vent its power in simple, direct ways.

Forget about the power of rules and domains; it doesn't even possess simple combat techniques.

Despite its immense power, this bone dragon poses little threat to Lys.

However, Lys is not in a hurry to attack, continuing to block the bone dragon's attacks while carefully observing its condition.

The demigod-level powerhouse, [Death Lamenter] Ivan Waters, failed to ascend and died. This strange space is likely formed due to his influence.

Lys believes that with the abilities of [Death Lamenter], he should have prepared some backup plans.

His legacy has become this bone dragon, existing in this small world. In his previous life, the players' explorations never triggered this bone dragon until Lys discovered the abnormality of the Bone Church.

Something feels off.

However, Lys's observation reveals nothing unusual about the bone dragon.

Aside from its strength, it's just like a mindless beast.

Even if [Death Lamenter] Ivan Waters's soul was destroyed, there should still be some remnants, right?

Lys is secretly vigilant, observing the bone dragon and the surrounding environment.

After pondering for a moment, Lys raises his staff, channeling his magic.

A thunderbolt as thick as a bucket descends directly from the sky, striking the bone dragon hard.

The gray-black undead aura surrounding the bone dragon is mostly shattered by this violent force, and the bone dragon emits a painful howl.

Though severely injured, the bone dragon shows no signs of retreat, stubbornly flapping its wings, creating a fierce hurricane mixed with sharp bone spurs, attempting to pierce Lys.

But Lys remains calm, the shield's surface rippling, dissolving the raging storm, and even the sharp bone spurs are repelled by an invisible force the moment they touch the shield, scattering on the ground.

Just as Lys is about to continue his actions, a sudden change occurs.

The sky dims abruptly, as if even light fears the coming terror. The bone dragon slowly opens its giant wings woven from withered bones, its eyes flashing with ghostly green flames, emitting a low and soul-shaking roar.

With its eruption, an unspeakable evil power permeates the air, and the entire small world seems to tremble under the impact of this vast power for a moment.

The cracked earth begins to shake, as if torn apart by an invisible hand, and countless undead slumbering underground are awakened.

Like surging waves, an army of skeletons crawls out of the cracks in the ground, their white bones gleaming, their empty eye sockets burning with cold, evil flames. Some of these skeleton warriors wield rusty weapons, while others use their own withered bones as blades, charging towards Lys like a tide.

Every step of the bone sea treads on the fear of the living. Ordinary people, facing this scene, might go insane from the impact of the undead aura.

Then, a cold, bone-chilling aura fills the air, and the wandering souls begin to appear around Lys, flickering erratically, launching a dual attack on his mind and soul with endless wails and resentment, attempting to drag him into eternal darkness.

The bone dragon itself also descends from the sky, instinctively controlling the bone skeletons to climb onto its body.

On its massive body, the clinging skeletons seem to have found their home, merging with the bone dragon, turning into streams of bizarre undead energy, flowing into every inch of the bone dragon's bones, replenishing the previously depleted undead energy, repairing its battle wounds, and making this beast of death even more powerful and strange.

Lys stands at the center of it all, facing the tide of undead armies, the entire world seemingly transformed into a terrifying bone hell.

Seeing this, Lys's lips curl up slightly, and the magic power within his body, like a volcano suppressed for too long, erupts with unprecedented terrifying power.

This magic power is violent and scorching, like a raging tide in a stormy sea, unstoppable.

Countless undead are torn apart by the violent magic before they can even approach the mage's body.

The bones shatter into dust under the impact of the magic, scattering across the sky. The air is filled with a scorched and deathly aura, as if even space is trembling under the impact of this power.

At the same time, a whistling sound rings out, and countless ghostly blue fire meteors suddenly fall from the gloomy sky.

These ghostly blue fire meteors are like divine punishment from the heavens, carrying the power to destroy everything, bombarding the undead sea below.

Wherever the fire meteors pass, the undead have no chance to resist, instantly turning to ashes. Their wails and resentment appear particularly mournful in the light of the fire, but they cannot change their fate of being destroyed.

The fire meteors bombard the earth like raindrops, each carrying earth-shattering power. The earth becomes riddled with potholes under their ravages, as if hammered by countless giant hammers, the cracks crisscrossing and extending into the distance.

In these pits, ghostly blue flames leap, a scene of the world about to be destroyed.

Even the powerful bone dragon is not spared. Under the fierce attack of the fire meteors, even struggling desperately, its massive body is instantly shattered for the most part.

The bone dragon's skeleton is broken by the meteors, its wings are torn apart, and the ghostly fire in its eyes becomes dim. Its aura weakens instantly under the bombardment of the fire meteors, as if it might collapse and dissipate at any moment.

Lys stands in the center of the battlefield, his clothes fluttering in the wind, stirred by the magic, moving towards the bone dragon.

The once wave-like undead army is now gone, either directly blasted into ashes by the fire meteors, or swallowed by the ghostly blue flames, leaving not a trace of remains.

The air is filled with a pungent smell of sulfur, the traces left by the burning fire meteors, also a testament to this crushing battle.

The earth appears desolate after this catastrophe, only the ghostly blue flames are still burning stubbornly, as if telling the story of the fierce battle just now.

Lys comes before the bone dragon, looking up and down at this behemoth.

The bone dragon's condition is extremely poor. Most of its body is already incomplete, its skull is shattered, revealing the cavity within and the still stubbornly beating soul fire. Both wings are completely broken, its lower body is completely shattered, and the remaining body collapses uncontrollably on the ground.

Seeing Lys approach, the bone dragon still wants to struggle and continue its attack, but it has completely lost the ability to move.

It was a little too easy...

Or am I being too cautious?

Lys frowns slightly, feeling uncertain.

Although it is the legacy of a demigod-level powerhouse, in fact, it may have experienced countless years of passing, and a lot of power has been lost and dissipated, not to mention that this bone dragon basically has no intelligence and is no different from a wild beast.

Lys examines the bone dragon for a moment, then reaches out towards the bone dragon's head.

The huge hands formed by magic instantly control the bone dragon before him, tearing apart its broken head.

The bone dragon emits a deafening wail, its incomplete body twisting desperately, rolling on the ground stirring up clouds of dust, struggling to break free from Lys's control, but ultimately to no avail.

Crack~ crack~ crack~

With the sound of several bones breaking, the bone dragon's head is neatly split in two by Lys.

The bone dragon's last soul fire also completely dissipates, its body collapsing weakly, turning into countless pale bones, turning into ashes in the cold wind of the wilderness and the burning of the ghostly blue flames.

Lys doesn't care about the bone dragon's complete death, but looks at his right hand.

A gray-black round bead the size of a human eye appears in Lys's right hand.

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Ding~

[You have entered a state of combat!]

[You have initiated an attack on the legendary bone dragon Ivan Waters!]

[You have eliminated a Bone Warrior (LV20), gaining 200 experience points!]

[You have eliminated a Bone Warrior (LV19), gaining 190 experience points!]

[You have eliminated a Ghost (LV38), gaining 760 experience points!]

[You have eliminated a Zombie (LV25), gaining 400 experience points!]

[You have eliminated more than 1,000,000 undead creatures!]

[You have acquired the feats [Legendary Undead Slayer] and [Advanced Necromantic Resistance]!]

[Feat [Legendary Undead Slayer]: You are a legend in the destruction of the undead. You deal 50% more damage to undead monsters and are immune to negative statuses generated by undead monsters of a lower tier than you.]

[Feat [Advanced Necromantic Resistance]: You are highly likely to be immune to the negative effects generated by necromantic energy, and the damage caused to you by necromantic spells, divine arts, martial arts, etc., is reduced by 30%.]

[Your feats [Undead Slayer] and [Intermediate Necromantic Resistance] have been replaced.]

[You have killed the legendary bone dragon Ivan Waters!]

[You have gained 2.5 billion experience points!]

[You have obtained the demigod-level divinity [Undeath]!]

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Oh?

Lys looks at the prompts on the system panel, somewhat surprised.

He didn't expect to gain new feats by eliminating the undead sea just now, but these two feats are icing on the cake for Lys now and will not significantly improve his strength.

However, killing the legendary bone dragon only gives 2.5 billion experience points, which is only slightly stronger than the combination of the murloc legend O'Neill and the legendary totem spirit.

It seems that his guess was correct. This bone dragon is too far apart from that demigod [Death Lamenter].

If the complete [Death Lamenter] appeared before Lys, he would turn around and run without hesitation.

As for the final demigod-level divinity [Undeath], Lys is a little curious.

Is this divinity?

Lys carefully observes the gray-black round bead in his hand, feeling the aura within.

This divinity has a weak attraction to him, probably because Lys has mastered the [Undeath] transcendent domain. Absorbing this divinity will greatly improve the [Undeath] domain, but Lys does not intend to do so in the short term.

Improving the [Undeath] domain is of little significance, and the power of the divinity will also pollute his body and soul, which Lys is determined to avoid.

Moreover, for Lys, the temptation of a demigod-level divinity is just so-so.

At this moment, a giant tremor that affects the entire small world suddenly erupts, and an unprecedented change quietly descends.

At the edge of this small world, the horizon is no longer as blurry and dark as it used to be, but instead ripples with unstable fluctuations, as if the boundary of the entire world is being torn apart by an invisible force. The world's membrane is now like a candle in the wind under the impact of unknown forces, on the verge of collapse.

With a deafening roar, spatial cracks slowly open in the sky like the mouths of giant beasts.

What's going on?

Lys quickly flies up, looking in surprise at the sudden anomaly in this space.

Lys's gaze penetrates the spatial cracks, seeing another, more vast and unknown space hidden behind them. It is a dimension that transcends the laws and common sense of this small world, containing unspeakable vast power.

As spatial cracks spread across the boundary membrane of the small world, after a moment of silence, it instantly collapses, and the entire small world seems to rush into another space in an instant.

It is a desolate world with a bottomless sky, the dark-as-ink sky seeming to devour all light and hope.

An even more turbulent and vast aura of death and the abyss surged in like a tidal wave, carrying endless coldness and deathly silence, flooding into this collapsing territory.

Intermingled within these auras were wails and cries, the lamentations of countless lost souls, and a ruthless proclamation of the birth of a new world order.

Li Si's figure remained unharmed amidst this terrifying phenomenon, but his nerves were highly strained as he watched all the changes unfolding before him.

——

Ding!

[You have entered the special map [Endless Abyss]!]

[You have gained 100 million experience points!]

[You have entered the special map [Endless Abyss - 113th Layer - Thanatos]!]

[You have activated a new milestone quest [Endless Abyss Explorer]!]

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What the hell is this?!!

Endless Abyss?

Li Si stared at the prompts on the system panel in utter shock.

Where the hell did you send me?