CHAPTER 173: CHAPTER173-CITY OF THE UNDEAD

After four continuous hours of intense combat, Daniel finally realized that he still had some shortcomings in his current combat build. One of the most glaring was the lack of variety in his offensive methods—he still heavily relied on long-range attacks.

The problem was that certain bosses had the ability to become immune to ranged damage. In such cases, Daniel’s damage output would drop drastically. He would have no choice but to wait until the immunity wore off before being able to kill them.

Fortunately, he only had one last Silver-rank world boss remaining on his quest.

And that final Silver-rank boss just so happened to reside deep within the abyss—its level reaching an intimidating Level 210.

Based on intelligence Daniel had gathered earlier, in order to break through the racial level cap, one had to kill a Silver-rank world boss that exceeded the current upper limit of their level tier.

This Level 210 target fit the bill perfectly.

In other words, if he managed to take down this boss, it would raise the level cap for the entire human race.

At the same time as he hunted down these world bosses, Daniel was also collecting a large number of boss pet eggs. Of course, "pet egg" was just a catch-all term—some were seeds, others cocoons...

[Silver-rank Pet Egg x200][Nutritional Cultivation Gel x9999][Dense Mainframe Web (Purple) x28888][Heart of the Saintess]

...

Once he had gathered all the necessary components, Daniel would be able to learn a brand-new God Rank Skill: [Cradle of Life].

The Nutritional Cultivation Gel and Dense Mainframe Web could be acquired easily by farming underground labyrinths. Daniel didn’t even have to collect those personally—they could be purchased directly from the Multiracial Commerce League.

The real bottlenecks were the Silver-rank pet eggs and the mysterious item called the Heart of the Saintess.

To this day, Daniel still had no idea what the Heart of the Saintess even was.

Or rather—was the "Saintess" just another identity of the Goddess?

Not a single record in human history made any mention of anything remotely related to the Heart of the Saintess.

In the end, Daniel only managed to find a vague entry in one of the Artists’ bestiaries, which mentioned the existence of the item.

But that record was speculative at best.

"Forget it," Daniel muttered to himself. "There’s no point overthinking something like this. I’ll just worry about it when I actually run into the Saintess someday."

With that, he activated the God Rank Skill: [Flashback].

Only, this time, the location he appeared in was quite special.

It was a place known as the Forbidden Zone of Life, and even the abyssal races kept a respectful distance from it.

Within this forbidden zone, it was said that a land of the undead could be found.

The final Silver-rank world boss Daniel sought was located in that very undead land.

Where exactly within the zone, however, was unclear.

To his surprise, this land of the undead had already developed into a full-fledged city.

But this was no ordinary city—it did not belong to the living. It belonged solely to the undead.

After a brief moment of consideration, Daniel used the Gift of the Veiled Goddess to completely conceal his presence and aura. Then he stepped boldly into the city.

He began searching for the whereabouts of the last Silver-rank world boss.

But just then, something caught his attention.

To his astonishment, the city itself contained a Divine Temple.

Yet this Divine Temple was unlike any other—it didn’t worship a god.

Instead, it worshipped the City of the Undead itself.

At that moment, a long-lost pop-up interface appeared in front of Daniel’s eyes—thanks to the passive effect of the Eye of Insight.

[City of the Undead]Level: 210Rank: SilverRace: StructureHP: ???Skills: Undead Lord...

"So that’s how it is," Daniel murmured, narrowing his eyes with a strange look on his face.

He had never imagined that even a structure could be a Silver-rank world boss.

But that wasn’t even the most surprising part.

The Eye of Insight gave him another crucial detail: upon defeating the City of the Undead, there was a 0.03% chance of obtaining an item called the [Undead Land Admission Ticket].

Daniel’s eyes instantly lit up at the sight of that name.

That item just happened to be one of the rare components he still needed to synthesize his next God Rank Skill.

Looks like luck was finally on his side—he was completing one mission and gaining extra rewards on the side!

He snapped his fingers and summoned the Spirit of Skills.

[Meteor Arrow Rain]!

A barrage of dazzling light streaks bombarded the surface of the massive city wall.

Though the display was impressive, the actual effect was underwhelming—it didn’t deal a single point of damage.

As expected, this Silver-rank boss had built-in mechanics—only by following the right process could one deal actual damage.

But what were the mechanics?

While pondering, Daniel suddenly noticed something terrifying.

His attack had awakened the countless undead dwelling within the city.

[Grave Digger][Funeral Bearer][Death Cantor][Undead Archbishop]

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An overwhelming number of Bronze-rank world bosses began appearing throughout the City of the Undead.

They were everywhere—as far as the eye could see, a sea of undead.

Easily numbering in the hundreds of thousands.

Despite the situation, Daniel remained calm.

He knew very well that these enemies posed no threat to him.

Still, to improve his kill efficiency, he pulled an enchanted scroll from his backpack:

[Holy Enchantment Scroll]

Effect: Increases damage against undead by 50%

Daniel didn’t even bother attacking personally—he let the Spirit of Skills handle everything.

Once enchanted, Meteor Arrow Rain became even more devastating.

Streaks of divine light tore through the dark sky, raining death upon the undead below.

In the blink of an eye, tens of thousands of undead had fallen before Daniel.

And that wasn’t all—they dropped massive quantities of loot.

Daniel also noticed something else: every time he launched an assault, black tentacles sprouted from beneath the city.

From those tentacles, new waves of undead were born.

"Wait a second... can I... can I farm this place infinitely?"

A spark of excitement flashed in Daniel’s eyes.

It felt like he had just uncovered the correct method to engage with the City of the Undead.

But before that, he needed to take care of the Undead Lords first.

Thanks to Eye of Insight, the Undead Lords couldn’t hide from him.

Daniel didn’t even need to lift a finger—his Spirit of Skills automatically locked on and launched precision strikes.

In the blink of an eye, these Undead Lords were annihilated.

In just a few minutes, a large number of Undead Lords had been eliminated.

And the City of the Undead had taken tremendous damage in the process.

Now, the city’s HP had dropped to just a single point.

Daniel gently patted the edge of the wall and said softly:

"Don’t be scared—I’m not going to kill you just yet."

Then, with a small grin, he pulled out the God of Thieves’ Dagger from his inventory.