Chapter 42 : Chapter 42
Chapter 42: Lieshan Imperial Dynasty Ruins
Lin Yandong clearly understood how serious the situation was.
He immediately gathered one hundred Level 20 Class-Holders who had not yet completed their advancement and brought them to the scene.
“I won’t waste words. This mission is extremely difficult.”
“There are only two hours left. I want that Regional Dungeon cleared at any cost.”
“Zhao Xiong, you’ll lead the first team in.”
A man about 1.7 meters tall, with a resolute face, stepped forward.
“Rest assured, President. Even if I have to throw away my life, I won’t let a single monster get out.”
Zhao Xiong rolled his shoulders, then bellowed at his teammates,
“Don’t fall behind. Keep up.”
With great momentum, Zhao Xiong and twenty-two others strode into the portal.
Lin Yandong let out a sigh.
“A Nightmare Difficulty Regional Dungeon...”
“I wonder how those two Class-Holders who got dragged in are doing.”
“Does anyone know who they are?”
At that moment, Liao Chen raised his phone and shouted,
“Found them.”
“We’ve already confirmed the identities of the two Class-Holders.”
“Lin Yuan and Sun Xu.”
Displayed on Liao Chen’s screen were none other than the faces of Lin Yuan and Sun Xu.
“It’s the two of them!” Lin Yandong was startled.
Vice Mayor Shen Zhong asked in confusion, “President Lin and Captain Liao know them?”
“Vice Mayor Shen, you may never have met Lin Yuan, but you’ve definitely heard of what he’s done.”
“The day before yesterday, he had only just awakened, yet he Perfect Cleared Golden Fang Ruins and created the derivative dungeon Plain Mine.”
“Yesterday morning, he obtained the Nightmare Difficulty Dungeon Pass, and by noon, he had already Perfect Cleared Nightmare Difficulty Skeleton Graveyard.”
“The hottest thread on the Tianfeng City Class-Holder Forum right now is about him.”
“He’s also the one who created the derivative dungeon White Bone Warhorse Training Grounds.”
After Lin Yandong finished explaining, Shen Zhong’s face turned grave.
“So he’s Lin Yuan.”
“This makes things troublesome.”
“A Nightmare Difficulty Regional Dungeon is nothing like an ordinary Nightmare Difficulty Dungeon.”
“The monsters and leaders inside are ten times stronger than those in an ordinary dungeon.”
“Even though Lin Yuan can solo-clear Nightmare Difficulty Skeleton Graveyard, facing a Nightmare Difficulty Regional Dungeon is still a bit too much for him.”
Lin Yandong and Liao Chen both nodded.
“Yes. Let’s hope the two kids can hold out until the strike team finds them.”
...
Everyone outside was worrying over Lin Yuan and Sun Xu.
Inside the dungeon,
Lin Yuan and Sun Xu had been teleported to different places.
【Lieshan Imperial Dynasty Ruins — Regional Dungeon】 (Nightmare Difficulty)
【Subjugation Level: LV10-LV20】
【Monster Type: Zombies】
【Time remaining before the boundary is broken: 1 hour 58 minutes】
【If Corpse King Lieshan cannot be killed within the allotted time, Corpse King Lieshan will break through the Dungeon boundary and enter Blue Star】
【Current dungeon participants: 2/25】
“A twenty-five-man raid.”
Lin Yuan’s heart lifted with delight. “I was just worrying about not being able to find a suitable dungeon. And now one’s delivered itself to me.”
Last night, Lin Yuan had been searching for a dungeon in the Level 15 to 20 range.
But either those dungeons did not have Nightmare Difficulty, or their Nightmare first-clear had already been taken.
After looking through them all, Lin Yuan had not been satisfied with any of them.
And now, this morning, he had been dragged into a Nightmare Difficulty Regional Dungeon.
This was perfect.
Lin Yuan raised a hand and snapped his fingers.
“A’gui.”
“Gah?”
A’gui appeared before Lin Yuan wearing a yellow straw hat and holding a black fishing rod.
The corner of Lin Yuan’s mouth twitched.
So you really did go fishing first thing in the morning.
“Put the rod away. It’s time to work.”
After putting away the fishing rod, A’gui cackled twice and began casting Undead Summoning.
Before long, five thousand undead creatures of all shapes and kinds had appeared around Lin Yuan.
Because A’gui had advanced to the Fourth Rank, every one of these undead was at least Second Rank.
Thanks to the talent All for Me, A’gui had even summoned quite a number of Third Rank undead as well.
After summoning five thousand undead, A’gui stopped.
Lin Yuan found it strange. “Why did you stop?”
At that moment, A’gui used Bone Throne.
A throne made entirely of bone, clear and gleaming like crystal, appeared behind Lin Yuan.
A’gui bowed toward him.
My king, please be seated.
“Hm? What’s this?” Lin Yuan looked puzzled.
When had A’gui gained an ability like this? Creating something from nothing?
Only after checking A’gui’s skill bar did Lin Yuan understand.
“So you’ve comprehended a new skill!”
“Bone Throne... this one’s pretty interesting.”
Lin Yuan leaned back and sat down on the throne.
It was surprisingly comfortable.
The only issue was this:
when A’gui fought, was he going to throw Lin Yuan out together with the throne and blow them both up?
Once Lin Yuan sat upon the throne, A’gui lifted a hand lightly.
The Bone Throne floated into the air.
As the Skeleton Horse beneath A’gui moved forward at a measured pace, the Bone Throne drifted slowly above the ground.
The sight
bore a certain resemblance to a Ghost King traveling forth with a hundred spirits in attendance.
The undead army continued marching on.
From time to time, music rang out.
It was Ali. He felt the procession lacked enough majesty, so he added a little music for embellishment.
His violin was playing “Buddha’s Light Shines Everywhere,”
yet the entire procession somehow became so sinister and uncanny that it felt even more evil than the zombies in the dungeon.
After advancing for about five minutes, they encountered the first wave of monsters.
【Jungle Zombie】 (Third Rank Elite)
【Level: LV16】
【HP: 220000】
【Attack: 5000】
【Defense: 6500】
【Skill 1 (Bite): The Jungle Zombie bites the target once, dealing 3000 damage and infecting the target with Corpse Poison. Cooldown: 12 seconds. A target infected with Corpse Poison loses 100 HP per second for 15 seconds. Stacks up to 3 times】
【Skill 2 (Jungle Stride): While in a jungle environment, the Jungle Zombie is immune to slowing effects. Outside a jungle environment, its movement speed is reduced by 50%】
There were eight Jungle Zombies, roughly fifty meters away from Lin Yuan.
They moved slowly and wandered aimlessly through the jungle.
As expected of a Nightmare Difficulty Regional Dungeon.
Even the ordinary monsters were all Third Rank Elites.
Aside from having fewer skills, their HP, Attack, and Defense were not much worse than the Frostcold Sword Guard’s.
Lin Yuan sat upon the throne, one hand resting on its armrest,
his head tilted slightly to the right.
“Eliminate them.”
At Lin Yuan’s command, A’gui led the army in a charge.
“Heh-heh-heh-heh!”
This was no longer the past.
He was no longer that weak Second Rank Skeleton Warrior.
He was now a Fourth-Rank Bone Knight with Bone Armor,
one who commanded countless undead.
Undead army,
charge!
Destroy every enemy that dares stand before my king.
The undead horde surged like a flood, instantly drowning the eight Jungle Zombies.
In less than a minute, Lin Yuan received the kill notification.
【Killed Jungle Zombie (LV16) *8, EXP +4000】
“As expected of a Regional Dungeon. The monsters here give several times more EXP than those in ordinary dungeons.”
“This run should at least get me another two or three levels.”