“What’s wrong? What happened?”

Qiao Yu hurried towards the direction of the scream. Zuo You and the other two were already gathered there.

Zhao Ziyue’s figure was nowhere to be seen, only a dark, bottomless hole remained.

“She seems to have fallen in.” Worry was written all over Zuo You’s face.

“There are no clues in the village. The Nightmare Heart might be down there. I’ll go down and scout for you.”

After Ma Fei finished speaking, he jumped straight into the hole.

“Hey, Ma Fei! Wait!”

Zuo You stomped her foot in anger. They didn’t know what the situation was like down there. What if there were dangers? Ma Fei was really reckless! He couldn't be so impulsive just because he was worried about Ziyue!

“Forget it, let’s go down too. In case they’re in danger, we can lend a hand.”

After Zuo You spoke, she also jumped down. Qiao Yu and Yang Xiangdi quickly followed.

The walls of the long, dark cave were very smooth. Qiao Yu slid down along the cave wall.

He had the feeling of playing on a slide as a child, but a super long one.

“Huh?”

The moment he landed, Qiao Yu let out a strange sound of surprise, because the feeling under his feet wasn’t that of a hard ground.

Instead, it was soft and limp, as if he was standing on a sponge.

Qiao Yu rubbed it curiously with his foot again.

“Qiao Yu, could you please get off my stomach first?” Yang Xiangdi said.

“Holy crap, sorry, sorry, I was wondering why the ground was so soft.”

Qiao Yu scratched his head a little embarrassedly. He turned his head and observed his surroundings. It was an underground cave.

A stench of decay filled the dark underground, and from time to time, a gust of foul wind would blow.

“Is everyone alright?”

Zuo You’s shout came from the front. Qiao Yu and Yang Xiangdi quickly followed.

Soon they found the unconscious Zhao Ziyue ahead. Discovering that Zhao Ziyue only had some scratches, Qiao Yu and the others breathed a sigh of relief. The five of them had finally reunited.

“This place is too stinky. Did we end up in the Nightmare Village’s sewers?” Yang Xiangdi said.

“This kind of place isn’t ventilated. The excrement and corpses of microorganisms rot here, so it’s normal for it to smell bad,” Zuo You explained.

“No! That’s not right! Look over there!”

There was a hint of horror in Ma Fei’s voice. Everyone followed his gaze.

A Nightmare, fully three stories high, was sleeping not far from them.

The foul air they had just smelled was exhaled from the Nightmare’s nostrils!

[Ordinary boss: Nightmare King] (Sleeping State)

[HP: 1000/1000]

[Strength: 65]

[Defense: 20]

[Agility: 60]

[Skills: Bewitchment, Nightmare Realm]

[Friendly Reminder: Waking up the Nightmare King will result in a frantic chase by the Nightmare King.]

Looking at the boss’s stats, Qiao Yu couldn’t help but gasp.

It was also an ordinary boss, so how could this Nightmare King be so much stronger than the Skeleton King?

“You guys think the Nightmare Heart might be this Nightmare King’s heart?”

Yang Xiangdi swallowed and asked.

“How about… how about we look for a way to forcibly exit the hidden quest?”

Zuo You was also a little scared. With an attack power of 65, it could probably turn her and her shield into a meat pie with one hit.

“Since you’ve all said so, then I’ll let this Nightmare King off the hook!”

Ma Fei turned his head and began to study how to escape from this underground cave.

“No! There’s a chance!”

Qiao Yu looked at the Nightmare King with a burning gaze.

He had calculated it. With his current strength of 88, coupled with the Might Makes Right skill, he had a full 176 attack power.

Plus the Skeleton King’s Ring’s 50% bonus, his first hit could take off one-fifth of the Nightmare King’s health!

Next, as long as he could attack the Nightmare King’s vitals six times, it might be possible to kill the Nightmare King and complete the mission!

However, Qiao Yu’s plan was tantamount to snatching chestnuts from a fire. If he made a mistake, he would be killed by the Nightmare King!

As soon as he finished speaking, the other three, except for the unconscious Zhao Ziyue, looked at Qiao Yu like he was an alien.

Yang Xiangdi stepped forward and touched Qiao Yu’s forehead.

“You don’t have a fever, either. Such a ten-meter-high monster, and you’re telling me there’s a chance?”

“No, no, no! Listen to me!”

Qiao Yu had the experience of soloing the Skeleton King, so he naturally understood that just because the data panel was strong didn’t mean it was really strong. Every boss had weaknesses. For example, the Skeleton King’s weakness was agility.

So even though Qiao Yu’s level was only LV3 at the time, he could still solo a Skeleton King.

“Although the Nightmare King’s stats are very high, it’s obvious that his weakness is defense. If you can determine the outcome just by looking at the data, there’s no need for the Otherworld to open a combat system. It would be more convenient to directly turn it into a turn-based card game.”

“Using our strengths to attack his weaknesses, we may not have a chance!”

Qiao Yu looked at the others with a sincere expression.

“I roughly know what you want to do. You need us to help you attract the Nightmare King’s attention, right?” Zuo You asked after thinking for a while.

“Zuo You knows me best!”

Qiao Yu nodded heavily.

“As long as you each help me gain one attack opportunity, I guarantee that I can kill the Nightmare King!”

After Qiao Yu finished speaking, he waited quietly for Zuo You and the others to reply.

After all, this was equivalent to pulling them into an adventure. With the Nightmare King’s attack power, anyone who accidentally got hit would die on the spot.

The healer Zhao Ziyue was useless, because this was equivalent to instant kill, and there was no time to heal.

“Okay! We believe in you!” Zuo You was the first to stand up.

“Brother Yu, my life is in your hands!” Yang Xiangdi said.

Ma Fei snorted coldly.

“If you can’t do it, then don’t force yourself! It’s not shameful for us to escape from such a strong boss!”

Qiao Yu revealed a smile.

“Don’t worry! I’ll go wake up the Nightmare King first. You guys move Ziyue to a safe place and prepare to meet me.”

Qiao Yu slowly began to climb up the Nightmare King’s tall body. As long as he didn’t attack the Nightmare King, it wouldn’t wake up.

Qiao Yu’s first attack had to find the weakest part of the Nightmare King!

Looking at Qiao Yu, who was constantly climbing, Zuo You and the others were all sweating for him in their hearts.

“Hmm? What’s this?”

Qiao Yu found a dark red mass of flesh on the Nightmare King’s body.

“Thump!”

“Thump!”

“Thump!”

Accompanied by the beating of this mass of flesh, a life force like a vast ocean surged out from it.

“It seems like this must be the Nightmare King’s weakness!”

Qiao Yu revealed a look of joy. He took out his staff, twisted his butt, and aimed the end of the staff at the mass of flesh.

Skeleton King’s Ring effect activated!

Qiao Yu used all his strength to stab the staff in!

“Critical Hit! -508!”

A terrifying number floated above the Nightmare King’s head. The Nightmare King’s health bar instantly had only 492/1000 left.

The three people below, Ma Fei, almost popped their eyeballs out!

What the hell, 508 damage! Planner! Where is the planner of the Otherworld? There’s a cheater here, are you going to do anything about it?

Before Qiao Yu could be happy, the system prompt sounded in their minds.

[Player Qiao Yu has shattered the Nightmare Heart, task modifying...]

[Task modification successful, current task: Kill the Nightmare King, difficulty: D-grade!]