Once the dizziness effect wore off, the boss collapsed to the ground and died.

Gained 68 experience points.

Obtain the equipment [Viscount's Longsword].

"Player detected defeating a monster 5 levels higher than their own. Talent effect enhanced, stun duration increased by 0.01 seconds. Current stun duration 4.33 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 4.33 seconds, true damage points."

It wasn't until he heard the system notification that Jiang Hao confirmed the boss was truly dead.

"The weakest boss in history!"

Although Jiang Hao didn't see Viscount Prin's stats, he was indeed quite weak, being instantly killed by a level 18 bronze boss. This reminded Jiang Hao of another boss, General Ryan, a level 10 bronze boss who didn't have any skills!

"Could it be that they were granted titles because they were weak enough?"

Although this idea is awful, it is indeed true.

Otherwise, how can this bizarre phenomenon be explained?

Jiang Hao shook his head, pushed open the door that was ajar, and went inside.

Following the map, Jiang Hao walked through a large hall and found the door to the basement at the bottom of a wide spiral staircase at the back.

The third boss is in the basement.

Entering the basement from the stairs, there was a long corridor, dimly lit by kerosene lamps. Jiang Hao didn't encounter any guards, but the stench inside was so strong it stung his eyes. Jiang Hao had to squint, raise his right arm to cover his mouth and nose, and barely breathe through the thin air filtering through his clothes. Looking at the summoned creatures beside him who seemed unaffected, Jiang Hao felt a pang of envy for them.

The ability to be unconscious is something to be envied in the present day!

The stench grew stronger and stronger ahead. Turning a corner, he came to a small door. The stench wafted out from under the door, bringing tears to Jiang Hao's eyes. Pushing the door open, an even stronger stench assaulted his senses, forcing him to squint and peer inside.

Through the tears, one could see that a spacious room with a large hall above was filled with corpses. Beside a corpse wearing a tattered blue robe, two monsters were squatting, reaching out their arms to grab pieces of rotting flesh and put them into their mouths to eat.

Seemingly startled by the slight sound of the door being pushed open, both monsters looked towards Jiang Hao.

So vigilant?

Jiang Hao sensed something was wrong and quickly ordered the Skeleton General and Skeleton Foreman to block the small door. At the same time, the two monsters charged towards them. Their claws were about to grab Jiang Hao's face when the Skeleton General arrived and blocked them. Jiang Hao quickly retreated several steps and ordered the other summoned creatures to also block the small door, fearing that the two monsters might rush out from inside.

Such a fast speed?

These two monsters are clearly not ordinary monsters from the dungeon.

Jiang Hao quickly cast a detection spell.

Ghoul-eating gnoll

Bronze-level elite

Faction: Hostile

Level: 18

life:

Physical attack: 3562

Physical defense: 505

Speed: 130

Skill: Bite: Deals damage equal to 120% of attack power to the target and restores health equal to 80% of the damage dealt.

Stun: When attacking an enemy with your claws, there is a 20% chance to stun the enemy for 1 second.

Howl: Increases own physical attack and defense for 1 minute. Skill cooldown is 5 minutes.

Moonshadow: During a full moon, the gnoll's strength and health regeneration speed are greatly increased. (Passive)

"Holy crap? Boss!"

Unexpectedly, they found the third boss so easily this time. Jiang Hao immediately ordered his summoned army to launch a brutal siege on the two bosses.

In less than two seconds, the two bronze-level bosses fell to the ground and died.

Gained 108 experience points.

"Player detected defeating a monster 5 levels higher than their own. Talent effect enhanced, stun duration increased by 0.01 seconds. Current stun duration 4.34 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 4.34 seconds, true damage points."

......

"No equipment drops? That's so stingy!"

The system notification had ended, and Jiang Hao hadn't received any equipment drops, so he couldn't help but complain a few more times.

"Will we encounter the final boss if we keep going forward?"

The basement smelled terrible; even after being there for a long time, he still couldn't get used to it. Looking at the vast basement filled with corpses piled up haphazardly like firewood, Jiang Hao still felt a chill run down his spine. The men were wearing white armor, and Jiang Hao recognized them as guards from the Viscount's castle.

On the contrary, the only corpse wearing a blue robe stood out and caught Jiang Hao's attention.

【Mage Ur】

A mage born into a prominent family in Jinling City, whose eyes are blinded by love and hatred.

Seeing love in a game for the first time felt strange.

Besides the guards' corpses, the basement also contained an outsider mage and two gnolls who had inexplicably appeared in the Viscount's castle. This scene left Jiang Hao no choice but to make some guesses.

Could it be that this young master from a prominent family in Jinling City, upon arriving at the Viscount's castle and seeing the beautiful Viscountess, harbored wicked intentions and thus invited a wolf into the house?

But if that were all, the Viscountess wouldn't have been hung up at the gate, would she?

Or perhaps, during their tryst, the young master and the viscountess were caught in the act, and the viscount, in a fit of rage, killed both of them? Did he hang his wife's corpse at the front gate to vent his anger? Or did he lock the adulterer's body in the basement?

Isn't this punishment far too lenient on the adulterer?

Furthermore, it doesn't explain why gnolls would appear in the basement.

Or is this a different story? The young nobleman and the viscountess knew each other in Jinling City and might even be lovers, while the viscount was the third party who stole her girlfriend?

If that's the case, then everything seems to make sense.

The story seems to go something like this: The Viscount, relying on his power, forcibly took the nobleman's girlfriend as his wife. Enraged, the nobleman, through some unknown means, summoned jackals, who then massacred the entire Viscount's castle.

However, judging from the timeline, the Viscountess who was hanging at the main gate is now just a skeleton, clearly having died earlier than the guards in the castle.

It's likely that the Viscount executed his wife early on for some reason. This is inferred from the words of the first boss, Knight Wald, who also didn't know who the enemy was at the time. The Viscount hanging the Viscountess's body at the main gate was probably to identify the enemy.

Based on this deduction, Jiang Hao understood how the entire castle had been massacred.

For some reason, perhaps due to their affair being exposed, the Viscount executed his wife. The adulterer spread rumors that he would massacre the Viscount's castle. The Viscount, unaware of the enemy's identity, devised the brilliant idea of ​​hanging the Viscountess's corpse at the gate. Unexpectedly, a pack of ferocious gnolls stormed the castle. Overwhelmed by sheer force, the entire Viscount's castle was wiped out in a bloodbath.

The only thing this story doesn't explain is: if the adulterer, Ul, came in through the front door with the gnolls, why was the Viscountess's body still hanging there? And if he didn't come in through the front door, why was his body in the basement?

Jiang Hao's head ached from thinking, but he still couldn't figure out the cause and effect.