Chapter 155: Nightmare Skeleton

Chen Mo tried putting on the skeletal breastplate, and his maximum health points instantly increased by ten thousand! In killing mode, that would effectively be twenty thousand!
However, Chen Mo's entire upper body, with the exception of his head, turned completely into skeleton bones, looking quite terrifying.
Chen Mo's strength had already been exposed quite a bit to the outside world. Although everyone did not know he was the Archfiend, they likely understood that Chen Mo's strength was at least on par with Young Master Wei and Zhang Shengmo!
Therefore, Chen Mo no longer needed to hide. He openly donned the skeletal breastplate, even if the appearance was indeed a bit ugly.
Chen Mo deliberately sought out areas with pillars, though places with pillars did not necessarily have nightmare skeletons.
Instead, as he passed by an altar, a large chandelier on the ceiling clattered down, and four nightmare skeletons actually leaped out from it!
The four nightmare skeletons made oohing and ahhing sounds that they thought were cool and terrifying!
Ooh your head!
Chen Mo countered with a backhanded round shield, knocking the nightmare skeletons flying. Then, instead of using his powerful arrows, he switched to a new trick!
Meteor Fire Rain!
A combination of fire and stone!
Normally, a meteor fire rain falls from the sky to the ground, but Chen Mo did the opposite. Using the rubble from the cracked ground, he released ten fireballs fused with debris, and then utilized his Mind's Eye to control the fiery rocks to shoot upward!
Through such a complex sequence of actions, it evolved into a single skill: Meteor Fire Rain!
[Congratulations! Comprehended Meteor Fire Rain.]
After comprehending the new skill, Chen Mo no longer needed to complete it step by step manually; he could cast it directly, and the skill would automatically execute all the steps!
This was somewhat like a computer program where you first input the source code. Once you run it successfully once, you no longer need to re-enter the code; you can just run the program directly!
Meanwhile, on the other side of the same map, Wei Zheng, Moon Fox, and the other four instructors were struggling fiercely against four nightmare skeletons, and the comedic instructor had even suffered severe injuries, plunging into a desperate situation.
While the nightmare skeletons were the nightmare of other squads, they were Chen Mo's cash machine!
Boom!
The Meteor Fire Rain engulfed the nightmare skeletons, burning the skeletons directly to ashes!
Ding~
Equipment dropped!
It was another Grade-B skeletal round shield. Chen Mo raised small round shields in both his left and right hands.
Attacking from both sides!
See you later, motherfucker!
Bang! Bang!
Two nightmare skeletons were simultaneously knocked flying up into the sky!
Golden Scale Twin Blades!
Two Grade-S weapons left his hands, piercing straight through the skeletons' heads.
Just like that, Chen Mo slaughtered his way through. No matter how complex the terrain or how hallucinogenic the corridors, Chen Mo still managed to find the exit, plunging straight toward the center of the cathedral.
Passing through an art gallery, the walls on both sides were covered with religious murals, recounting the story of Jesus.
Chen Mo gave a wry smile; this Sophon System was truly formidable. After absorbing Earth's culture, it had created a dungeon with a hellish flavor.
Naturally, Chen Mo did not get lost in these murals; instead, he remained extremely vigilant. He held skeletal round shields in both hands, wore the skeletal breastplate, had the Phoenix Eyes orbiting his body, wore the Phoenix Claws on his fingers, and had skeletal greaves on his legs.
It could be said that Chen Mo's little prince avatar had been fully developed, and because he was inherently a mage, the power of his magic was even greater than when cast by the Archfiend! Of course, there was still a gap compared to the Archfiend—not to mention that the Archfiend had already fully upgraded to a complete set of Grade-A Vampire equipment and a complete set of Annihilation equipment; just the demonic aura and presence that the Archfiend had unconsciously absorbed during the battle with the three-headed hound of hell were beyond what the little prince could compare to.
Even with such a gorgeous set of equipment, Chen Mo still did not dare to lower his guard, taking every step with extreme caution for fear that a terrifying monster would suddenly leap out from the murals!
Thud, thud! Thud, thud!
Only the sound of Chen Mo's own footsteps echoed through the entire art gallery.
Looking at the smart-brain map, the other green dots were still lingering and wandering around in the very far distance. If Chen Mo remembered correctly, the highest number of green dots had been twenty-six, and now only twenty-one remained, meaning five people had already died.
Chen Mo could only express his condolences—not for failing to harvest a Sophon, but for those five lives.
Finally, stepping out of the long art gallery, Chen Mo arrived at a resplendent royal tomb!
The marble floor was covered with a faded red carpet, and jars and urns were piled up on both sides.
Looking at the jars on the ground, for some reason, Chen Mo's feet felt itchy, and he gave one of the jars a kick!
Clang!
A crisp sound!
A red flash directly burst forth with a crystal!
What the hell!
You can actually drop equipment from these broken jars?!
Excitedly, Chen Mo began kicking the jars and urns on the ground like a madman, clang, clang, clang, clang, clang!
Lights flashed!
Various crystals burst out!
There was even a pleasant *ding~~* sound, and a red belt dropped. Although its grade was not high—only Grade-C—Chen Mo was still very happy to have kicked a piece of equipment out of a jar.
Walking forward along the worn-out carpet, Chen Mo arrived at a huge stone door!
The stone door hummed, radiating magical light!
Fearing traps, Chen Mo activated his Mirror Doppelganger, keeping his real body far back while using his consciousness to control the mirror doppelganger to touch the skull relief right in the center of the stone door!
Rumble!
The entire stone door shook violently.
A weathered voice seemed to come from the abyss: "Who dares to disturb the slumber of Our King!!"
Boom!
The hollow eye sockets of the skull suddenly shot out two beams of red laser light, piercing straight through the indestructible diamond mirror doppelganger!
Rumble!
The diamond mirror exploded, scattering diamonds all over the floor!
Chen Mo felt a lingering fear. Holy crap, fortunately he had been cautious just now and used the mirror to scout the path first, otherwise he probably would have died on the spot.
Boom, boom, boom!!
The huge stone door slowly opened, revealing the cobweb-filled royal tomb inside!
Chen Mo was truly being extremely careful with every single step now; every step could mean a narrow escape from death.
Stepping up flight after flight of stairs, Chen Mo saw a resplendent diamond throne sitting on a high platform in the middle of the tomb, inlaid with multi-colored jewels!
A huge skeleton sat upon the royal throne. Surrounding the throne were scattered golden armor, a golden four-bladed axe, a golden cloak, a golden crown, a golden goblet, a golden breastplate, and golden greaves!
All of them were Grade-S equipment, shining brilliantly! Chen Mo completely lost his impulse to rush up and pick up all this equipment, but reason told him this was definitely a trap!
Chen Mo activated his Mind's Eye, attempting to pull the equipment over from a distance, but he could not move them even a fraction of an inch!
Chen Mo executed a data scan!
[Skeleton King]
[Hell-Grade Grade-S BOSS]
[Health Points: 1,000,000]
[Mana Points: 1,000,000]
[Physical Attack: ???]
[Magic Attack: ???]
[Skills: ???]
Ske... Skeleton King! This guy was actually the ultimate BOSS of this dungeon! Oh my goodness, one million health points!!
Do not underestimate this one million health points. Although it was not as high as the Grade-S zombie in PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, the Grade-S zombie had no skills whatsoever, possessing only a lunging attack!
In this dungeon, even the simplest skeleton mage possessed three skills! Let alone the Skeleton King!
A black orb hovered above the Skeleton King's head, and without needing to think, Chen Mo knew that must be the Orb of Destruction. Only by destroying this Orb of Destruction could everything be brought to an end!
The Skeleton King seemed unaware of Chen Mo, leaning against the throne, resting its eyes with its gaze closed, completely motionless!
Chen Mo swallowed hard, thinking: Could he bypass the BOSS and directly destroy the Orb of Destruction? That would save a lot of time.
Step by step, he slowly approached the Orb of Destruction suspended in mid-air, calculating the distance. When he was within nearly 100 meters, Chen Mo felt confident he could directly attack the Orb of Destruction.
Closer! Even closer!
Right here!
With both hands burning with flames, the Phoenix Claws fusing lightning and stone spikes—two types of magic—Chen Mo prepared to make a major attempt, fusing three kinds of magic together to create a magical mega-explosion!
Suddenly, with a rumble, the entire royal tomb shook once!
Then, the golden goblet automatically flew into the hand of the Skeleton King on the throne;
The golden cloak flew onto the Skeleton King's body;
The golden breastplate flew onto the Skeleton King's body;
The golden crown automatically placed itself upon the Skeleton King's head;
The golden four-bladed giant axe flew into the Skeleton King's grip;
Roar-ah!!
An ear-piercing screech shattered the air!
The Skeleton King abruptly opened its eyes, letting out a massive roar.
Chen Mo's expression changed drastically. It was over—the Skeleton King had resurrected!