The sweat is mine, but the numbers are all theirs.

Xingzhu was excitedly heading towards Lu Yuan.

Just then, she saw a hint of horror in the other person's eyes!

"Watch out, Star Candle!"

Just as the words were spoken, a sudden change occurred; the darkness in the corner suddenly stirred.

It transformed into a giant worm with its back covered in black stones and charged towards Xingzhu!

It blends almost seamlessly into the rock face, so much so that you wouldn't notice it even if you sat on it!

It's so gloomy!

With Lu Yuan's reminder, Xingzhu reacted quickly, ignoring the treasure chest and immediately wielding her spider spear.

However, the giant insect was too strong; it rammed into her, leaving six long marks on the ground as it slammed into the wall.

Boom! Dust erupted, and tiny pebbles fell from the cracked rock face.

hiss!

The giant worm that had suppressed the spider woman suddenly began to bite wildly, its mouth spewing out countless teeth that pierced through her armor.

[You have triggered a second challenge mission: The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind!]

Success! You will receive a blue treasure chest.

Looking at the prompt, Lu Yuan felt only heaviness in his heart.

The blue treasure chest is guaranteed to yield good items, worth seventy or eighty thousand. Taking it out will ensure you don't have to worry about money for a short time.

However, the information revealed by the general skill of Detection alarmed him.

[Low-tier BOSS: Black Rock Tooth Worm]

[Level: 18]

[Talent: Deadly Camouflage (Low-Tier)]

[Description: It cannot be seen through its seamless integration with objects, and its defensive and offensive capabilities are quite impressive.]

Level 18! That's a full 5 levels higher than Star Candle!

Star Candle is able to crush the level 16 Dark Forest BOSS because of two stable talents that make every basic attack of hers feel like an ultimate move.

Once this level is exceeded, she will be helpless if she doesn't unleash her full power.

As Star Candle watched its armor being bitten apart bit by bit, her attacks landed on the Black Rock Worm's back, failing to even break through its defenses.

If this continues, she will surely die. If she leaves the instance, she will be trapped if he doesn't come into contact with Star Candle!

As his thoughts raced, Lu Yuan suddenly noticed a white light emanating from where the Black Rock Tooth Worm had emerged, leading directly out of the cave.

And it was narrow enough that it caught his eye!

"contract!"

The Blackrock Tooth Worm paused its movements instantly when it used this class skill that only summoners could learn.

[The contract failed; you cannot use it as your temporary summon.]

As expected, a one-star contract skill is definitely ineffective against the BOSS.

But that momentary pause gave Star Candle the opportunity to overturn it!

"Follow me, Star Candle!"

Without the slightest hesitation, the Spider Woman ran directly toward the Summoner, not forgetting to pick up the treasure chest that had fallen to the ground along the way.

Hiss! The Black Rock Tooth Worm, which had rolled over, immediately gave chase in anger.

It was faster, but just as it was about to entangle the spider woman, she suddenly leaped, and the heavy armor in mid-air turned into dark purple water that flowed back into her skin.

Her figure also changed in an instant, becoming petite.

The Black Rock Tooth Insect, which was about to reach the wall, suddenly missed and crashed headfirst into the solid rock wall.

Boom! The Black Rock Tooth Worm felt dizzy.

Lu Yuan caught the girl who jumped toward him steadily. Her body was warm, soft and delicate, but the treasure chest she was holding was a bit heavy, and he almost dropped it.

"Are you alright?"

Xingzhu shook her head, the weight in her hand making her breathe a sigh of relief.

This is a treasure chest she painstakingly obtained; she can't lose it.

"That's good." Lu Yuan said, "Xingzhu, this is a level 18 BOSS. We've triggered a rare double challenge. If we succeed, we'll get a blue treasure chest as a reward. I don't want to give up."

Moreover, bosses are rare and not something you can encounter all the time.

If we can kill this Black Rock Tooth Worm, with such a large level difference, it should be able to level up by one more level!

"Star Candle understands."

Although she knew she couldn't fight these black insects, she wanted to respond since it was the summoner's wish.

After putting down the treasure chest, Xingzhu turned around, but Lu Yuan quickly pulled her back.

"What are you going to do?"

"Huh?" Star Candle was taken aback. "Weren't we supposed to kill this black worm? Star Candle will fight with everything she has."

"..."

After a moment of silence, Lu Yuan said, "Take off your armor first, and I'll teach you how to kill."

My vital functions have recovered to about 70-80% since this morning, and I can use them again.

Upon hearing this, Xingzhu's fair face quickly flushed red, turning blushing all the way to her ears.

She thought of last night and suddenly started to stutter.

"Remove...remove...remove your armor?! Summoner, are you going to do that to Star Candle again? Here?!!"

No, absolutely not!!!

Looking at the pitiful girl who was backing away while shaking her head like a rattle drum, Lu Yuan also felt that it was indeed not a good place to be.

Not only will this black bug see us, but it's also still banging against the rock wall. Eventually, it will break through and crawl in.

He pulled the silver-haired girl up, took a few steps out of the cave, and then turned into the black insect's blind spot.

"Alright, that's all for now. Let's remove the armor."

Xingzhu felt her head was so hot that she couldn't think straight, and even the cold wind blowing through the forest couldn't cool her down at all.

"No...no...Star Candle won't be able to take it again..."

"It's okay, this time is different, we can go slower."

That's what they said, but they found that even when they couldn't see it, the Black Rock Tooth Beetle was still banging against the wall, and each time it was more violent than the last.

Lu Yuan frowned immediately. Was it because he hadn't refused the double challenge mission?

There was no other way; he was forced to speed up.

Otherwise, if the Black Rock Tooth Worm crashes out before Star Candle has evolved, you'll have to exit the dungeon, and everything will be for nothing.

This suddenly turned into a competition.

The cave was shaking violently, with rocks flying everywhere and black rock-toothed insects hissing.

Lu Yuan remained silent, only focusing on accelerating.

At that moment, he had only one thought in his mind: he absolutely could not lose to this black worm!

……

As time passed, it seemed as if a fire was burning in both of their eyes, sustaining them so they would never stop.

Go go go go go go!

Crash! ...

Just as the incredibly thick rock wall was about to crumble completely, Lu Yuan, who had been infused with the power of seven evolutions, collapsed.

But he had a bright smile on his face.

He won.

Congratulations! Your summoned beast, Star Candle, has completed its evolution!

[Growth potential 40→60]

[Life Armor → Dark Energy Life Armor (Intermediate)]

[Adaptable to Poisonous Body → Corrosive Demonic Body (Intermediate)]

[Strength 144→195]

[Constitution 144→195]

Agility increased from 96 to 195.

[Spirit 96 → 195]

Seeing this, Lu Yuan was overjoyed; all his hard work had paid off!

Its growth potential is stronger than most perfect professions, which also leads to a significant increase in its base attributes!

As it is now, Star Candle could probably easily defeat ten of its previous selves.

This is evolution!

Elevate everything!

A noteworthy change is that the star candle has returned to a balance point, with none of its attributes standing out.

This should be the key to this evolution.

Without a second thought, Lu Yuan opened the talent page to view the details.

【Corrosive Demon Body: Effect 1, can directly nullify or weaken the level of poison stronger than its own.

Effect two: The poison itself can cause decay, erosion, and paralysis to everything.

Lu Yuan had already witnessed the power of erosion and paralysis.

The boss in the Dark Forest died from paralysis. Once his defense was broken by Star Candle, he couldn't be damaged and couldn't move.

It's like giving it a death sentence.

Now that it has evolved into a demonic poison, its effects are definitely stronger.

Furthermore, there's an additional "Corruption," which targets targets with strong defenses, such as the Black Rock Tooth Worm.

Its deadly camouflage not only gives it the ability to blend in with its surroundings, but also provides it with a high degree of defensive capability.

If the Star Candle's poison has a putrefaction effect from the start, it can still pose a threat to Blackrock Tooth Worms even if nothing else changes.

Instead of having no room for resistance at all!

The ability to nullify poisons has also been greatly enhanced; even poisons stronger than itself can now be nullified directly.