Chapter 163: Dungeon Open
“There’s no turning back now; we can only give it a shot.” Endless Sea said sternly, then turned and said, “Nangong, aim for that gap and attack the boss.”
“Okay.” Having experimented before, he knew that while he could deal damage with ranged attacks, the monster’s healing speed was even faster. If he got too close, he would be hit by the boss’s ranged skills, and he almost died last time.
Nangong squinted his eyes and focused on the gap. After playing for so many days, his accuracy with ranged attacks was still concerning.
Boom
Boom
“Wait!” Endless Sea suddenly raised a hand and whispered.
“What’s wrong?”
“Someone is coming; everyone be as quiet as possible.”
Bang!
In the next moment, a terrifying shockwave came, and the boss’s gaze through the gap turned fierce, causing its body to lean forward involuntarily.
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High damage!
In the blink of an eye, the monster’s figure vanished. Judging by the noise from outside, someone was coming to challenge the boss again.
Moreover, the sounds were getting fainter, as if they were getting pulled away.
“Seize the opportunity; let’s go out now!” Endless Sea said hurriedly, then grabbed the Heart of Protection and rushed forward.
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Boom!
The gigantic fist made of cold crystals slammed into the ground in anger, splitting the ground and rushing outward.
This mad pounding was one of his AoE attacks, affecting all ground units within a 10-yard radius, unleashing it three times with considerable destructive power.
This was the experience summarized by players who had been wiped out earlier today.
However, even with this knowledge, there was no good way to respond.
The mine wasn’t very big; evading a 10-yard range was difficult, as the boss would keep hammering you down in close range, and being engaged meant certain death. A gold-grade boss’s damage wasn’t something just anyone could withstand.
But this time, the challenger was different; they were all alone.
A petite figure was fully focused, waiting for the moment of impact, using their toes to push off and briefly leaving the ground.
Miss!
Pffft.
The instant her little shoes landed, she repeated the previous action, jumping again.
Miss.
Back and forth, miss.
Naturally, she dodged the boss’s three attacks.
“And now… weaken,” a soft voice mumbled to herself.
Of course, after striking the ground three times in succession, the monster stood there exhausted and motionless.
“Star Light Mark!”
Flipping the black leather book in her hand, a faint white star mark rose on the boss’s head.
“Ding”
System Notification: Cold Crystal Giant is under the “Star Eclipsed” curse state, magical defense reduced by 30%, movement speed slowed by 20%.
Under the purple magical hat, a pale little face relaxed slightly, barely noticeable.
“Star— Ah!”
The blue-violet robe began to sway without wind.
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Endless Sea struggled out of the cave. Damn, had he known, he would have gone jogging with the old man next door; he’d almost been caught there.
Here, nothing could be seen anymore.
Where’s the boss?
Curiosity drove him to move forward; regardless of the circumstances, he had to take a look—what if the boss hadn’t gone far and he ran into it?
The tremors from the ground caught his attention, but he still needed to be cautious.
Until he turned the corner, the scene before him made him lose his composure.
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A series of damage exceeding 10,000 floated above the boss’s head.
The once imposing Cold Crystal Giant now had a little star above its head, just like an old man stepping into the sunset, utterly unable to find the enemy.
A two-meter-wide boulder slammed towards the monster with a purple glow, and surprisingly, this was all being driven by a girl who looked no older than 15!?
Her ID was “Leafy Grass.”
She was only second to the female knight on yesterday’s leaderboard, and he never expected to encounter her here.
The girl’s face wore a look of shock, seemingly not anticipating anyone else to be around, and her evasive actions slowed down by half a beat.
Bang!
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The boss’s fierce punch landed directly on the Star Light Sorceress’s head, instantly draining her health bar to empty—gone!
“Ah…” Endless Sea fell into deep thought as he saw the boss’s remaining 5% health.
Based on previous damage, 5% was roughly 20,000 HP.
And it auto-recovered around 200 every second.
As long as they dealt damage every second… before he could finish that equation in his mind, the Cold Crystal Giant was already heading this way!
“How’s it going?” Brother Shiu walked over from behind.
To his surprise, Endless Sea rushed out, “It hasn’t gone far; wait for everyone to gather, and I’ll pull aggro first!”
Bang!
Boom boom boom, the boss smashed through the scattered stones along the way, chasing after him.
“I’m going!” Brother Shiu was also startled by the sudden appearance of the giant and took a few steps; looking to the left, he saw the knight being chased everywhere, even accidentally losing two-thirds of her health.
No more waiting; he waved his staff, creating a firestorm beneath them, its edge just meeting the boss.
Perhaps due to the fire damage being effective, a flurry of damage over 3,000 burst forth, and the monster was about to fall!
However, the Cold Crystal Giant casually grabbed a few cold crystals and began chewing them randomly.
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What the heck, recovered 10% in one go!
Not only that, but voices from other players could be heard, “Hurry up! Little Leaf said there are others inside, and the boss will be dealt with by nighttime!”
Time was running out; if they kept fighting, not only would they fail to kill the boss, but the monster would also become stronger due to the increased number of players.
At this time, the remaining players also emerged from behind.
Two healers quickly restored Endless Sea’s health.
Just when they were at a loss, the boss no longer chased them; instead, it shook its head and ran into a cave.
And that cave formed a swirling cold air, slowly rotating.
At the same time, a world announcement popped up.
World Announcement: Hidden Dungeon “Chasing the Cold Crystal Giant” has met the opening conditions!
Players above level 25 can challenge it at the Cold Crystal Mine.
World Announcement: Hidden Dungeon “Chasing the Cold Crystal Giant” has met the opening conditions! All players above level 25 can challenge it at the Cold Crystal Mine.
World Announcement: Hidden Dungeon “Chasing the Cold Crystal Giant” has met the opening conditions! All players above level 25 can challenge it at the Cold Crystal Mine.
A dungeon?
Endless Sea approached the round blue ripple and checked the information.
A dungeon interface popped up, showing the scene of the severely wounded Cold Crystal Giant leaving.
Next to it were several options for difficulty: easy, medium, and hard.
And in terms of possible equipment, there was a dazzling array of silver tier items, even a silver tier set!
“It seems we’ve triggered something incredible.”
At that moment, a large number of players from Cloud’s Edge rushed in behind.
“Looks like it’s you few.” A male swordsman with the ID “I Know Your Name” frowned.
“Hand over the boss drops, and I’ll only let you drop a level.” The drops from a gold-grade boss must be quite impressive, and killing players with white names had a terrible drop rate, so it would be best if they handed them over willingly.
“Didn’t you see the world announcement? We didn’t even kill the boss.” Endless Sea shook his head.
“Hmph, no matter what, the fact that you caused our deaths is undeniable.”
“So, you’re not planning to let us go?” Endless Sea drew his knight spear, readying for battle, and the others readied their skills as well, the fight about to break out.
“…I Know Your Name swung his sword, chuckling, “Endless Sea, I’ve heard of you. A solo player who shone brightly in the Glass Bridge Flowers, and just a few days ago, you even won against One Dream Life in a deathmatch.”
“Let’s make a deal. If you apologize to Little Leaf and bring your people to join Cloud’s Edge, I can pretend nothing happened.”
“Not happening.” Endless Sea firmly shook his head, “They are just my companions and do not serve me, and we have no intention of joining the guild.”
“Is that so… then there’s nothing to talk about.” “I Know Your Name waved his hand, signaling, “Take them back to the city and show others that not just anyone can ride in Cloud’s Edge.”
As his words fell, the others closed in.
“I’m asking you, are you so sure you can kill us?”
I Know Your Name halted, “What tricks do you have?”
“Nothing special; it’s just that I actually prefer cute girls, standing at 1.85m, living on Earth, aspiring to be an astronaut, and my grandparents…”
What a load of nonsense?
The people facing him were all dumbfounded; had he gone crazy?
I Know Your Name twitched the corner of his mouth; what kind of neurosis was this guy?
Suddenly, a faint blue light flickered around Endless Sea, and another person named “Nangong” also shone with the same light.
At a time like this, if he didn’t know what to do, the vice president wouldn’t be let to handle it.
“They want to enter the dungeon! Ranged class, attack first to keep them occupied! Hurry!!!”
In the next moment, the ranged professions realized what to do and unleashed their skills.
However, they were still half a beat too late.
What could be found where their attacks landed? Everyone had already entered the dungeon!
I Know Your Name’s face darkened as he stood quietly in position, and the others didn’t dare to breathe.
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Carrying the severely injured assassin girl along the narrow path.
The sticky blood reminded Chen Chen every moment that she could die at any time.
This isn’t a game! Starry had no HP potions on her, only some basic powders to apply to her skin.
Just as she remembered seeing previously, she randomly applied the powder and wrapped her jacket around her injured area, not sure if it would work.
At least the bleeding was slowing down.
What a sin; she never thought she would badly injure a stranger.
In the earlier situation, she instinctively used skills, like in a game, leading to the current outcome.
Whatever the case, this was a living human life; sacrifices could not be ignored.
“Hold on, my lady, if you die, I’ll be uneasy!” Chen Chen mumbled.
“You… cough cough, why… cough,” the girl on her back spoke weakly.
“Hey, don’t talk, don’t overexert yourself, or you might die sooner!”
“I just… cough cough, did things for money, you don’t… cough–” she spat out a mouthful of blood onto the ground beside her.
Damn it, are you trying to overdraft your life? Please don’t say anything more.
Chen Chen immediately stopped and gently placed her down.
The girl looked relieved, watching as Chen Chen walked further away.
Was it going to end like this? The Cold Star wasn’t something a small fry like her could handle.
… her thoughts came to a halt.
Suddenly, a moist cloth appeared in her line of sight, or rather, a wet rag.
Shh…
Her lips felt a cool and soft sensation.
“Conditions are limited; I can only tear some clothes to use. I hope she won’t mind.”
Without understanding what Cold Star meant, the little assassin watched as the bloodstains on her lips were wiped clean.
“Can I still survive like this?”
Her eyes were filled with confusion; what was Cold Star talking about?
“Never mind…” Chen Chen meticulously wiped the bloodstain from the corner of her mouth.
So gentle… The girl felt a little touched, no one had treated her this patiently and softly since she was young.
While thinking this, “Mmm—mm!”
The person in front of her even stuffed the other end of the rag directly into her mouth!
“Mmm, now you won’t speak.” Chen Chen nodded, very satisfied.
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“How’s it going? Did you all get in?” As soon as they entered the dungeon, Endless Sea started speaking in the adventure group’s exclusive channel without looking at the surroundings.
“Yeah, we all made it in; I barely missed it; that fireball almost hit me…” Nangong said, still shaken.
“Good that you all made it in…”
That was right; just as Endless Sea was confirming the dungeon information while speaking harshly before.
All three difficulty levels limited the number of players, accommodating a maximum of 6 players per team.
In other words, they would have to split into two teams temporarily while stalling for time, and he typed in the group chat for Nangong to take another group outside.
Usually, dungeons were independent spaces; once you entered, you didn’t have to worry about being attacked by players outside the team, which was a sort of alternative safe point.
Moreover, if he guessed correctly…
Exhaling to bring up the system menu and seeing the offline option was lit, he relaxed.
“We can log off now.”
“Ah, really! Cute Orange exclaimed, then said, “Can I log off now? I need to have dinner.”
“Sure, it should be safe to log off inside the dungeon.”
“Then… I’ll log off too,” Chuxue hesitated.
“Shall we all log off? By the way, this dungeon doesn’t have a time limit, right?” Brother Shiu asked.
“I’m not sure, and there’s no notification; it might be triggered-based.” Endless Sea said, “Anyway, they are still blocking outside; let’s log off and eat first. I don’t believe they can guard this dungeon once it opens.”
You have to know, Dream of the Mists only just heard about this dungeon; perhaps players from other towns have rushed over.
But it wouldn’t be up to Cloud’s Edge to decide.
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“Ziyu, let’s stop here for today; I have something to do.” Zane set down his bowl and said.
“Is it something in the game?”
“Yes.”
“Then… let’s go back.” Even if she continued, she had no intention of holding on.
Half an hour later, the siblings returned home with several bags of women’s clothes.
Ziyu’s mood was complex as she said, “I’m going to my room.”
“Okay, sleep early.”
She didn’t respond.
Zane also returned to his room, picked up the gaming helmet. While logging in, he thought about what had happened that day.
When he woke up, the original consciousness of his body had already disappeared, probably due to some reason falling into a coma.
And those butterflies were likely the main culprit.
Of course, it had something to do with Treika.
It’s just that… the Abyss of Blood was also searching for Treika, unsure of what would happen when the two met.
It was strange that Starry originally intended to find her, but for some unknown reason, she inexplicably logged off, even forgetting the matter for a while.
It was only when he saw others discussing Dream of the Mists that he recalled it.
Sigh!
As darkness faded away, light shined down on Starry.
Looking around, everything was still the same as before, except for some refreshed monsters.
It just… felt like something was missing.
