F-class thief? Sorry, I can steal anything.

Chen Yifan's spiritual power transformed into an invisible giant hand, precisely probing into the depths of the Black Armored Earth Dragon's soul.

next second.

Grade A talent: [Mimicry and Disguise].

Get it!

A glint flashed in Chen Yifan's eyes.

Unlike the stealth ability granted by Shadowstep.

His body, along with the clothes he was wearing, began to change rapidly.

It not only perfectly replicated the wrinkles and dark spots of a giant fungus next to it.

Even the life force of him as a "living being".

At this moment, it was completely replaced by a damp, putrid smell of a "swamp".

He just stood there and "disappeared" out of thin air.

"Fanzi, where is he?!"

Wang Fugui, who was on guard duty nearby, rubbed his eyes, his voice filled with shock.

A perfectly healthy person who was there just a second ago is gone in the blink of an eye?

What kind of tactic is this?

sneak?

Stealth?

Lin Xiaoyu was also startled by this bizarre scene.

But her fighting instincts had already awakened, and she immediately turned her attention back to the black-armored earth dragon that was standing still.

opportunity.

She hurriedly controlled the Bloodthirsty Poison Ivy, sending out several vines.

The final strangulation was completed.

The massive body of the Black Armored Earth Dragon crashed to the ground.

The vines immediately covered it and began to devour its flesh and blood.

At that moment, a voice rang out behind Wang Fugui.

"Fatty!"

Wang Fugui turned around abruptly, only to find an empty swamp and a few disgusting fungi in his field of vision.

"Stop looking."

The sound came again.

Wang Fugui's vision contorted.

Chen Yifan's figure slowly "peeled" out from the "background" of a fungus and returned to its original state.

"This...this is invisibility?!"

Wang Fugui was completely dumbfounded.

He walked around Chen Yifan twice.

He reached out and pinched the other person hard, his face filled with disbelief.

"Yeah, pretty much."

Chen Yifan smiled but did not explain.

With this [mimicry camouflage]...

Combined with Lv.4 [Shadow Step].

He is now the true king of shadows, a ghost in broad daylight!

On the other side, Lin Xiaoyu finished collecting her spoils.

Looking at Chen Yifan, her clear eyes shone with an increasingly adoring and fervent light.

Every move this man made overturned her understanding of the world.

His secret filled her with fear, but it also strengthened her resolve to make her choice.

"Fatty, Xiaoyu, take a ten-minute break. Next, let's try to cooperate with each other."

Chen Yifan's voice was unusually calm.

After the battle just now.

The three of them had already developed some understanding.

It's time to hone their teamwork.

At the same time, he also wanted to test out his newly acquired ability.

……

Ten minutes later.

In an even muddier swamp, three Lv.13 [Poisonous Frogmen] were croaking and patrolling their territory.

Wang Fugui followed Chen Yifan's instructions.

He nervously hid behind a rotting boulder, gripping his steam-powered giant axe tightly, ready to charge out at any moment.

Lin Xiaoyu, on the other hand, hid herself behind the fat man.

High level of mental concentration.

Several blood-red vines, like venomous snakes, lurked silently beneath the mud.

As for Chen Yifan, he has long since disappeared.

"What exactly is Fanzi trying to do? It's like a special forces infiltration..."

Wang Fugui muttered to himself.

"Don't talk, Brother Fan is experimenting with a new tactic!"

Lin Xiaoyu whispered a rebuke, her eyes sharp.

The next second, the mud beneath the feet of a frogman in the distance suddenly exploded.

A blood-red vine broke through the ground and wrapped around its ankle!

"Croak?!"

The frogman's startled cry immediately attracted the attention of his two companions.

"Now! Fatty, the one on the left!"

Chen Yifan's voice came from all directions.

"Okay!"

Wang Fugui roared and charged down the mountain like a tiger, activating [Steam Jet].

charge!

The massive battle axe, trailing a plume of white steam, furiously cleaved towards the frogman on the left who had just turned his head!

The frogman was caught off guard and was struck in the shoulder by an axe, causing dark green poisonous blood to spurt out.

Almost at the same time, a ghostly black shadow slowly "peeled" out of the air from behind the frogman on the far right who was bound by vines.

It's Chen Yifan!

Shadow Step!

The dagger in his hand, enhanced by his skill, gleamed with a deadly cold light!

600% critical hit damage!

puff!

The dagger pierced the frogman's neck without any resistance, instantly shattering his central nervous system!

[Defeat the Poisonous Frogman (Lv.12) to gain 40 experience points.]

All three gained kill experience at the same time.

Having landed a successful blow, Chen Yifan's figure blurred again, blending into the fungal plants in the background and disappearing completely.

"Holy shit!"

Wang Fugui severely injured his opponent with an axe and was about to finish him off when he witnessed this unpredictable scene, causing his heart to pound wildly.

Is this Fanzi's new ability?

Infinite invisibility?

This isn't a thief, this is a top-tier assassin master.

What followed turned into a one-sided massacre.

Lin Xiaoyu's vines were used to control the harassment.

Wang Fugui's giant axe was responsible for the frontal assault and creating chaos, while Chen Yifan transformed into a ghostly reaper.

The remaining two frogmen didn't even last 10 seconds before turning into experience points for the three of them.

"good."

"The timing and coordination were both very accurate."

"A perfect tactical prototype, it's just that the monster level is too low... It can be used to deal with some tough opponents later."

Chen Yifan appeared, his tone calm.

"Alright, practice time is over."

"Next, let's begin our...hunting feast, in the most efficient way possible!"

For the rest of the day, the three of them transformed into swamp bulldozers.

The frenzied monster-slaying mode has been activated.

Under the terrifying flesh and blood grinder of the "Bloodthirsty Poison Girl," the three's advance was no longer exploration, but an armed march.

Wherever they went, corpses littered the fields, and the stench of decay filled the air.

The biggest advantage of wild dungeons is that there are so many monsters that you can't kill them all!

Wang Fugui was completely numb at this point.

From initial shock to ecstatic joy at the skyrocketing experience points, he is now left with only a blank, silly grin.

All he had to do was follow behind with his big axe, occasionally finishing off any fish that slipped through the net.

At the same time, protect Lin Xiaoyu.

And then, he watched his level go from Lv.6 to Lv.17!

This doesn't look like entering a dungeon.

This guy's practically living in the experience pool.

Lin Xiaoyu was completely immersed in the thrill of controlling this power.

Her level, having dominated the majority of kills and even surpassing Wang Pangzi by one level, has soared to Lv.18!

An E-rank herbalist levels up at a speed comparable to a rocket; who would believe it if I told them?

However, aside from her rank, her greatest gain was...

Bloodthirsty Poisonous Vine.

After devouring a massive amount of flesh and blood, it has completely left its infancy and entered its growth stage, becoming even more terrifying.

Chen Yifan's level steadily increased from Lv.15 to Lv.24.

It's 4 levels higher than the level cap of this instance.

However, just as they were preparing to delve deeper and replicate the method,

A series of hurried footsteps, not belonging to the swamp monsters, came from afar behind them.

"Someone's there!"

Chen Yifan's eyes turned cold, and he immediately activated [Mimicry and Disguise], his figure disappearing instantly.

Wang Fugui and Lin Xiaoyu immediately hid behind a huge fungus and held their breath.

Soon, more than a dozen figures came into view.

The leader was a thief dressed in fine leather armor and wielding a poisoned dagger.

They all wore the same blood-red wolf head emblem.

Their identities were revealed—the Blood Wolf Guild!

"Damn it, this godforsaken place is no place for a human to live!"

A berserker spat fiercely.

"Enough with the nonsense!" the leader of the thieves sneered. "The guild leader gave a death order: we must find 'that thing' before the officials arrive! Anyone who messes up, I'll skin them alive!"

That thing?

Chen Yifan, hiding in the shadows, noted down this crucial information.

Just then, the Blood Wolf Guild members also discovered the area ahead covered by blood-red vines.

"Holy crap! What the hell is that?!"

Everyone stopped in their tracks, stunned by the terrifying sight before them.

At a glance, the ground was littered with monster corpses.

"A mutated 'Bloodthirsty Poison Ivy'?"

At that moment, one of the mages in the group let out a terrified scream.

"How did it end up in a Bronze-level dungeon?!"

"Who cares what it is!"

Greed and determination flashed in the eyes of the leader of the thieves.

"Judging from this, 'that thing' is very likely behind these plants!"

"Everyone, prepare! Mage, use your fire to burn a path for me!"

The three fire mages immediately raised their staffs, and scorching fire elements gathered wildly.

Lin Xiaoyu, who was hiding in the shadows, trembled slightly when she saw this scene.

Is the other party trying to burn her Bloodthirsty Poison Vine?

That's her partner!

It is the source of her strength!

It is also the only proof that she has overcome her cowardice.

She suddenly looked up, the timidity in her eyes had vanished without a trace, replaced by a chilling killing intent!

She stretched out her hands, unleashing her A-level talent [Absolute Plant Affinity] without reservation!

boom!

The blood-red vines, still greedily devouring the rotting corpses, seemed to have received a decree from the queen.

All the vines stopped swaying in an instant.

Then, in an incomprehensible way, it frantically contracts and converges towards the center!

Flesh and blood, bones and muscles, shells and mud...

Everything around us was forcibly distorted and compressed!

In just three to five seconds, they coalesced into one.

A rod with a diameter of more than ten meters.

Its surface was still covered with viscous black blood, and its tip was formed by the forced compression of countless beast bones and sharp spikes, resembling a drill from hell... a giant spear of flesh and blood.

This is a new skill that the Bloodthirsty Poison Girl gains after entering her growth stage.

It is a new ability formed by secreting a super-adhesive sap that "adheres" and "wraps" all usable substances in the surrounding environment.

"What the hell is that?!"

The expressions of the Blood Wolf Guild members changed drastically.

But the leader of the thieves let out a sinister grin.

"A mere trick! Continue casting the spell! Burn it!"

Three fireballs, each the size of a washbasin, condensed instantly in front of them, accompanied by scorching heat waves.

Plants are most afraid of fire.

"Bomb them!"

Just as the fireball was about to be launched.

Lin Xiaoyu's massive spear, poised to strike, was aimed at the guild's densest mid-to-back row.

At the same time, a dark figure appeared silently behind the three mages of the Blood Wolf Guild.

It's Chen Yifan!

He didn't look at the giant spear that was about to be launched; instead, he stared at the three mages with the same look he had for the dead.

"You dare touch our stuff?"

A cold voice fell.

The three monks felt a chill run down their spines and were about to turn back.

It's too late.

puff!puff!puff!

The dagger in Chen Yifan's hand transformed into three deadly afterimages.

With the boost from [hand speed enhancement], the three piercing sounds merged into one.

The dagger pierced the back of each of the three men with precision and was then pulled out.

The three mages' bodies suddenly stiffened, their expressions frozen in horror at the last moment.

They didn't even have time to let out a scream before collapsing limply to the ground.

Instant kill!

This sudden turn of events shocked the bandit leader.

But he didn't have time to issue a warning.

On the other side, the death sentence has already been handed down!

Lin Xiaoyu waved her hand defiantly.

The moment Chen Yifan killed the three mages, she had already changed her target.

"--die!"

A delicate shout.

boom!!!

The giant spear of flesh and blood, formed from countless corpses, slammed into the panicked crowd with an unreasonable force!

As the spear passed by, the first berserker didn't even utter a sound before his body was pierced through.

The second shield warrior was about to raise his shield to block, but he and his shield were pinned to the spear!

The third archer tried to dodge, but was also impaled by a spear.

One spear, piercing three!

The spear, its momentum undiminished, carried three mangled corpses as it plunged deep into the distant swamp!

The world became incredibly quiet in an instant.

The remaining members of the Blood Wolf Guild were like chickens with their throats being choked.

He just stared blankly at the flesh-and-blood spear stuck in the distance, still trembling slightly.

The bandit leader's legs trembled violently.

He thought this Bloodthirsty Poison Girl was a monster from a dungeon, but he never expected...

It's a pet?

He wanted to escape, but his legs felt like they were filled with lead and wouldn't obey him at all.

Wang Fugui peeked out from behind the fungi, his tone tinged with regret.

"That's... the end?"

Chen Yifan's figure reappeared from the shadows.

Those eyes, hidden beneath the hood, coldly swept over the few survivors of the Blood Wolf Guild, preparing to issue the final kill order.

But just then...

Hey.

Hey.

Hey.

A series of footsteps, neither fast nor slow.

It carries an elegant and composed rhythm.

It struck hard into everyone's heart!

There are other people here?!