She was murdered by her husband's family shortly after her marriage and her body hung upside down at the gate. This viscountess was truly pitiful. Jiang Hao guessed that this newlywed lady must have committed some unforgivable crime to be ordered to commit suicide by the viscount. Otherwise, even if she had been killed, her body wouldn't have been treated like this.

Could it be that this viscountess has been having an affair? I've heard that nobles in ancient times didn't have proper private lives.

Jiang Hao guessed this, and shifted his body to the right again, trying to get as far away from the skeleton as possible. With a gentle wave of his staff, a guardian spirit was pulled directly under his staff.

-

A white damage number floated above its head, instantly killing it. After the stun wore off, the monster's body gradually became ethereal and finally vanished without a trace.

Jiang Hao didn't wait for his talent to recover; he immediately ordered his summoned army to launch a group attack on the enemy. Several bronze boss-level summons were completely overwhelming the dozen or so black iron-level monsters, and the battle ended in no time.

Jiang Hao was delighted to have gained a small amount of experience and received over ten talent upgrades. Continuing along the main road in the center of the castle, after clearing out several waves of the same monsters, Jiang Hao arrived at a plaza inside the castle.

"Didn't I say that anyone who trespasses into the castle will be expelled? Why did you let them in?"

In the very center of the castle, a burly general wearing a bright helmet and white armor was addressing dozens of soldiers. Then he turned his head and spoke to the air in front of him.

"Adventurers, this is not a place for you. Viscount Prin has given orders that a major upheaval will soon take place within the castle. Please leave immediately."

As if talking to himself, the burly general, who was also a phantom, continued to speak.

"Since you are unwilling to leave, then..."

"All warriors, prepare for battle! The enemy is attacking!"

After saying this, the red health bars above the general's and all the guards' heads began to appear. However, they did not attack immediately, but stood still, waiting for the player to attack.

Jiang Hao cast a detection spell over there.

The Spirit of Knight Vald

Bronze-level elite

Level: 18

life:

Physical attack: 3375

Physical defense: 780

Speed: 130

Skill: Parry. Raise your weapon to block one enemy attack, which can block up to 30,000 damage.

Holy Light guides the power of light, healing friendly units for 20,000 health or dealing 10,000 damage to enemy units.

Piety passively increases the armor of friendly units by 300 points.

"Wow, such a powerful skill?"

This was the first time Jiang Hao had ever seen a knight. His health and physical attack were very high. Most notably, he had excellent armor. Jiang Hao guessed it was due to the passive effect of the skill "Devotion."

If this boss can be resurrected, the strength of his summoned army will be greatly enhanced.

A satisfied smile appeared on Jiang Hao's lips.

He then directly ordered his summoned army to attack the enemy, while he himself stood aside and watched.

Jiang Hao had already discovered that these mindless monsters wouldn't skip nearby targets to attack him directly. Therefore, Jiang Hao changed his previous cautious approach and adopted a simpler, more brute-force tactic. Two summoned creatures attacked the boss, while the others dealt with the Black Iron-level guards.

The notification sound indicating that the talent effect had been enhanced began to ring incessantly in my ears.

"Player detected defeating a monster 5 levels higher than their own. Talent effect enhanced, stun duration increased by 0.01 seconds. Current stun duration 3.47 seconds, true damage points."

"Player detected defeating an elite monster of equal or higher level. Talent effect enhanced, damage increased by 100 points. Current stun duration 3.47 seconds, true damage points."

......

Eight seconds later, all the guards fell to the ground. The next second, Knight Vald's spirit, surrounded by the Skeleton General and the Skeleton Foreman, finally collapsed as well. Vald hadn't been able to unleash a single active skill until the battle ended.

Jiang Hao finally heard the system's last two notification sounds.

"Player detected defeating a monster 5 levels higher than their own. Talent effect enhanced, stun duration increased by 0.01 seconds. Current stun duration 3.88 seconds, true damage points."

"Player detected defeating an elite monster of equal or higher level. Talent effect enhanced, damage increased by 100 points. Current stun duration 3.88 seconds, true damage points."

Gained 205 experience points.

Obtain the equipment [Wald's Knight Armor].

Obtain the equipment [Wald's Knight's Gauntlets].

"At this rate, won't the stun duration of the talent soon reach 5 seconds?"

Jiang Hao wouldn't need to calculate the stun duration or deliberately control the attack timing of his summoned creatures anymore; he could simply and directly keep the target stunned indefinitely. Jiang Hao felt a surge of excitement. Moreover, he could imagine that with his vast number of summoned creatures, he could probably stun multiple targets simultaneously. This thought made it even more terrifying.

Can you simply be a hands-off boss?

I opened my backpack to check the equipment I had just acquired, and it turned out that it had a class restriction; only warriors could wear it.

Could it be that knight is an advanced class of warrior?

Jiang Hao was somewhat disappointed with the new equipment. He wanted to revive Vald, but found that these ghostly bosses would disappear on their own shortly after they died and fell to the ground, leaving no corpses and making revival impossible.

So they continued walking along the main road.

After clearing out several waves of monsters and passing through a long corridor, the view suddenly opened up before us. In the distance, we saw a particularly tall building. Judging by its grandeur, it must be the residence of the Viscount.

The building was completely dark inside, with only the dim glow of the full moon overhead. The silence was eerily profound. As Jiang Hao approached, he didn't find a single guard. Only when he was close enough did he discover a small crack in the main door in the middle of the building, and standing in the darkness behind it was a middle-aged man with a stubble beard.

The room was dark, so Jiang Hao didn't notice him immediately. But when he got close enough, Jiang Hao recognized him from the name above his head.

Level 18, Viscount Prin.

He is the owner of this castle.

Viscount Prin held a longsword diagonally with both hands, his eyes fixed on Jiang Hao, filled with vigilance.

"Get out of here, you villains, get out of my castle!"

His tone was full of vigilance. A few distant wolf howls echoed from the mountains and forests, and his expression immediately turned to fear, his arms trembling slightly as if unable to bear the weight of the longsword.

Jiang Hao was too lazy to waste words with him, and too lazy to guess what had happened in the castle.

With a gentle lift of his staff, and a subsequent swing, Viscount Prin's figure vanished from his spot. He reappeared beneath Jiang Hao's staff, and Jiang Hao then realized that Viscount Prin's body was also transparent. Along with the spinning stars of the dizzying effect above his head, his head swayed back and forth as if he were drunk.

-

White damage numbers floated above Viscount Prin's head, and Jiang Hao noticed that Viscount Prin's health bar had been cleared.

Why?

Jiang Hao, who was about to command his summoned creatures to gang up on the boss, was suddenly at a loss.