Chapter 58: A Sudden Turn of Events, Four Elite Alien Beings

Gu Chen was well aware that the Corpse-Beast Generals possessed powerful crowd-control skills, which was why he did not order the Vampire Overlord and the Nightmare Sovereign to charge in first.

"Vampire scions, surround the Corpse-Beast Generals!"

At his command, eighty vampire scions charged forward without the slightest hesitation, surrounding the three squads of Corpse-Beast Generals to initiate combat.

The charge of the vampire scions was essentially a tactic to bait out enemy skills.

Didn't you have powerful crowd control?

A hard stun of fifteen seconds?

Come, come, come—eighty vampire scions are right here. Use whatever crowd control you want, as much as you like.

The battlefield descended into utter chaos and fierce skirmishing. The Level 19 Corpse-Beast Generals were by no means weak, yet taking down a vampire scion proved to be no easy feat either.

In the end, it required a joint assault from the Vampire Overlord and the Nightmare Sovereign to thoroughly suppress the chaotic battlefield.

[Killed Corpse-Beast General LV.19, EXP +3080]

[Killed Corpse-Beast General LV.19, EXP +3060]

[Killed Corpse-Beast General LV.19, EXP +3090]

......

Just as these Corpse-Beast Generals were being wiped out, a deafening roar echoed, and two short humanoid figures covered in gruesome scars emerged from the darkness.

They were dwarves, one wielding a heavy black hammer and the other a massive black axe.

If one overlooked the centipede-like stitches crisscrossing their bodies, these were the most human-like dwarves Gu Chen had encountered since entering the Bone-Buried Dungeon.

However, the next second, Gu Chen's eyelids twitched violently.

Those two dwarves stepping out from the darkness actually possessed the green-faced, fanged heads of orcs.

Orc heads, human bodies.

[Otherworld Race: Corpse-Beast Commander · Elite]

[Level: LV.20]

[HP: 185,200]

[Attributes: Strength 368, Agility 293, Constitution 372, Spirit 295]

[Skill I: Bone-Shattering Strike]

[Skill II: Summon Corpse-Beasts]

Elite otherworld creatures—Corpse-Beast Commanders, and two of them had appeared right off the bat.

Accompanied by their appearance, dense packs of Corpse-Beast Foot Soldiers surged from all directions, frantically rushing toward Gu Chen's position.

At the same time, the ground trembled slightly, and a series of dull, heavy thuds echoed from the darkness.

Behind the Corpse-Beast Commanders, two massive, bulging-muscled deformed giants slowly stepped out.

Their skin was dark green and covered in protruding veins, resembling twisted tree roots crawling across their surfaces.

Their murky eyes gleamed with ferocity, their giant mouths filled with jagged, uneven fangs, and yellowish mucus dripped from the corners of their jaws, emitting a pungent, nauseating stench.

[Otherworld Race: Corpse-Beast Mutant · Elite]

[Level: LV.20]

[HP: 236,600]

[Attributes: Strength 378, Agility 223, Constitution 392, Spirit 205]

[Skill I: Appendage Grab]

[Skill II: Disease Poison Mist]

[Skill III: Frenzy]

"Two more elite otherworld creatures." Gu Chen slightly furrowed his brow.

Counting the two orc-headed dwarf commanders, there were now four elite otherworld creatures on the battlefield.

Fortunately, the Corpse-Beast Commanders possessed relatively low health pools. Aside from their gathering skill, they only had a single target attack skill.

Compared to the two Corpse-Beast Mutants that had just appeared, the Corpse-Beast Commanders were considerably weaker.

Faced with four elite otherworld creatures, Gu Chen did not hesitate for a second. He instantly activated the [Spatial Displacement] skill, swapping positions with the Skeletal Golem that was currently stacking status buffs at the entrance of the third level.

As a wave of black light rippled across the battlefield, numerous otherworld creatures, including the Corpse-Beast Commanders and Corpse-Beast Mutants, were afflicted with debuffs.

"Vampire scions, go slaughter the Corpse-Beast Foot Soldiers. Vampire Overlord, cast your mirror images and join the Nightmare Sovereign to eliminate the elite otherworld creatures," Gu Chen immediately issued his orders.

He hadn't intervened in the previous battles because his summoned beasts possessed the absolute strength to crush these creatures.

But now, having reached the final stage of the Bone-Buried Dungeon, the difficulty was noticeably ramping up.

Following Gu Chen's command, the vampire scions locked their eyes on the swarming Corpse-Beast Foot Soldiers charging from the outer edges of the battlefield and charged forward without hesitation to launch their assault.

A bloody glow lit up on the Vampire Overlord's ring, and instantly, two mirror images materialized on its left and right sides.

To call them lookalikes would be an understatement; they were completely identical.

Swish!

The Nightmare Sovereign's figure flickered, reappearing behind a Corpse-Beast Mutant. Nightmare Minions transformed into wisps of black shadow, instantly entangling themselves around that gigantic body.

"Roar!"

The Corpse-Beast Mutant let out an angry roar as a massive cloud of green mist erupted around its body.

[Disease Poison Mist]

Similar to the Skeletal Golem's skill [Black Death Plague], this ability inflicted continuous viral damage that drained health over time.

However, the virus carried by this green mist was completely useless against the Nightmare Sovereign, because the Nightmare Sovereign was a conscious energy entity rather than a living biological organism.

Such viral agents were fundamentally incapable of harming it.

Just like how the Dwarf King's stone statue was immune to the damage of [Black Death Plague], it was the exact same logic.

As the green mist spread, a wave of black mist expanded alongside it.

The Nightmare Sovereign itself was a magical assassin-type summoned beast. The moment its ten Nightmare Minions completed their binding entanglement, it immediately activated its skill.

Feeling an overwhelming sense of imminent crisis, the Corpse-Beast Mutant roared and tried to dodge to the side, attempting to break free from the encroaching black mist.

Yet at that moment, it discovered that its body was firmly anchored in place by strings of black shadow, making escape utterly impossible.

[Phantom Annihilation Strike]

Activated!

In an instant, thick black mist invaded the Corpse-Beast Mutant. Amplified by the debuff effects, it erupted with devastating damage, instantly wiping out the creature's remaining health pool.

[Killed Corpse-Beast Mutant · Elite LV.20, EXP +9312]

[Obtained Loot: Heavy Injury Gauntlets [Rare Grade] LV.20]

[Obtained Loot: Teleportation Scroll [Rare Grade]]

[Obtained Loot: Health Recovery Potion * 3]

Meanwhile, witnessing the death of its kind, the other Corpse-Beast Mutant let out an abrupt roar as its entire body suddenly bulged in size.

[Frenzy]

Dropping onto all fours, thick beastly fur sprouted across its body, and sharp, vicious claws grew from its hands and feet, plunging it into a berserk state reminiscent of a mindless ferocious beast.

At that very moment, a deafening volley of gunfire rang out.

The Vampire Overlord materialized like a phantom directly in front of the frenzied Corpse-Beast Mutant. Bullets poured forth like a torrent of steel, tearing open one bloody crater after another across that massive torso.

The two Corpse-Beast Commanders were faring no better, beaten into a continuous retreat by the Vampire Overlord's mirror images.

Although the mirror images possessed only 80% of the main body's attributes, 80% of a Legendary-tier summoned beast was still undeniably Legendary!

Just as the Corpse-Beast forces were being routed, wisps of ghostly green energy suddenly emerged from the darkness.

That energy surged into the bodies of the three remaining elite otherworld creatures, instantly restoring all the status and health they had lost.

Simultaneously, a thick wave of toxic fog swept in from the darkness, expanding rapidly and causing the health of the two mirror images to plummet wildly.

Shortly after, a bolt of purple energy flew out from the darkness, instantly striking the corpse of the fallen Corpse-Beast Mutant lying on the ground.

"Roar—"

The dead Corpse-Beast Mutant abruptly snapped its murky eyes open. Its flesh had been horribly eroded by the sudden influx of toxic fog, leaving its gigantic body draped in rotting meat and exposed bone, making it indistinguishable from a walking corpse.

The next second, that zombie-like gigantic body pulled itself straight up.

"It revived?"

Gu Chen's eyelids twitched as he gazed at the zombie-like Corpse-Beast.

[Otherworld Race: Corpse-Beast Reanimated Mutant · Elite]

[Level: Level 20]

[HP: ？？？]

[Attributes: ？？？]

[Skills: ？？？]

Another elite otherworld creature?

Aside from its name and level, everything else about this Corpse-Beast Reanimated Mutant was displayed as question marks!

What on earth is this thing?