The quality of the treasure chests I open will always increase by 3.

Lin Yuan quickly arrived at the pool.

All around, slime monsters were slowly wriggling, ugly...somewhat cute.

Without pausing for a moment, Lin Yuan charged forward.

He pulled up more than a dozen slimes in one go, then switched to the Tetanus Blade and unleashed a sweeping attack.

This is a fixed-damage skill, unrelated to its own attribute values ​​or the weapon used. It deals a fixed 200 damage. However, using the Tetanus Blade might trigger the Tetanus effect, which can increase damage further.

Then, Lin Yuan switched back to the Demon Eye Blade and slashed out with it.

A brutal blow!

Blood splattered, and after the blade struck, a slime monster was instantly killed.

So what if you're level 15? You can still one-shot people.

Ten seconds later, Lin Yuan switched back to the Lackey Blade and used Sweep Strike, then switched back to the Demon Eye Blade and used Savage Strike.

In less than half a minute, all of the dozen or so slime monsters were dead.

Hey, the shipment has been delivered.

Lin Yuan's eyes lit up. After one of the slime monsters turned into fragments, a lump of mud appeared on the ground.

He picked it up and examined it.

[Slime Baby (Consumable, Uses: 3)] Summons a slime baby to fight for you for 10 minutes. The slime baby will spit in the opponent's face; although the damage is low, it can effectively enrage the opponent and has a chance to blind the target. Cooldown: 10 minutes.

Well, the damage isn't high, but the insult is.

Lin Yuan smiled and picked up the lump of mud.

Maybe, it might be somewhat useful.

correct.

He casually tossed Old Black's corpse out, and within seconds, several slime monsters pounced on it, quickly digesting Old Black's corpse completely, even turning the bones into parts, which they then absorbed into their bodies.

Monsters in the game are indeed a great help in destroying evidence.

Keep killing monsters.

Lin Yuan cleared out the slime monsters near the pool and then headed towards the Heartbreak Ridge instance.

He didn't wait for the monsters to respawn.

—This gap is perfect for running the dungeon.

Get a rating and earn rewards!

This is the true path.

Half an hour later, Lin Yuan finally arrived at the dungeon entrance.

All dungeons have the same entrance: a rotating portal of light. However, generally speaking, the higher the dungeon level, the larger the portal.

The entry requirements for the Heartbreak Ridge instance are level 11 to 20.

Actually, it's a bit early for Lin Yuan to enter this dungeon at his current level. If it were any other player, they would probably be killed in a few hits. However, his current equipment is stronger than that of a level 30 player who is fully equipped with bronze gear, so he is not confident that he can clear the dungeon.

There was no one here.

Not surprisingly.

If it weren't for the rating rewards, the rewards from running dungeons would actually be very low.

—The boss in Heartbreak Ridge is a Black Iron-level boss, but it drops only basic equipment. What's the point of keeping it?

It's just about killing monsters and gaining some experience.

The problem is that the novice trial only ended yesterday, and the highest level player is Lin Yuan, who is only level 13. This instance is said to be accessible at level 11, but the monsters inside are all level 15 or higher, and the BOSS is level 20. Can ordinary players defeat it?

You should at least be level 15 before coming here to grind experience, right?

At the entrance to the instance, there is a stone tablet with the names of thirty teams and the members of each team. Without exception, all of these teams have a full complement of six people.

This stone tablet is known by players as the Glory Stone or the Glory Monument.

The dungeon clearing results are divided into three tiers: Gold, Silver, and Bronze. Each tier has ten teams. If a new good result appears, such as seventh place in the Gold tier, then the original tenth place in the Gold tier will drop to first place in the Silver tier. Correspondingly, the tenth place in the Bronze tier will be removed from the list.

The higher the rating, the greater the reward.

Lin Yuan glanced at the list and saw that the top-ranked team in the gold rating was called "Sons of the Wind".

The captain of the Wind Child naturally appeared first, and his game name... Lin Yuan was a household name.

Chen Feng, the vice president of Wuhan University in the capital!

A true big shot.

Lin Yuan didn't have much to prepare; if things got really dangerous, he still had teleportation talismans to use.

Of course, if he were rich enough, he could prepare a large number of talismans, potions, and elixirs for himself. Oh, and weapons and equipment could also be enhanced. However, enhancing equipment is expensive; even spending millions of star coins might not be enough to enhance all the equipment he has.

Lin Yuan stepped into the instance.

Unlike the beginner trial dungeon, once you enter the dungeon, the exit portal is right behind you; just take a step back and you're out.

The Sad Ridge dungeon is mostly filled with zombies, elite monsters around level 15, and the boss is the Zombie King, a level 20 Black Iron boss.

Lin Yuan's plan was to start running, run all the way to the BOSS, kill the BOSS, and then finish the job.

Since the rating is calculated based on the time it takes for the BOSS to fall, this method is the most time-efficient.

Level 15 elite monsters... I can handle them.

Lin Yuan let out a long roar and immediately rushed out.

Immediately, many zombie monsters heard the sound and surrounded him.

However, the zombies move very slowly. As long as Lin Yuan doesn't get surrounded, he can easily shake off his pursuers. After all, he has 53 points of agility, while a normal level 13 player, even in full black iron armor, only has around 30 points. They are definitely not as fast as him.

Of course, if you have a talent bonus, that's a different story.

Lin Yuan led the way, followed by a large number of zombies, and even more zombies joined him.

The entire dungeon has about 200 mobs. Normally, these mobs need to be cleared in waves, otherwise it will result in a wipe. Lin Yuan ignored this and ran for about 10 minutes before finally arriving at the top of the mountain.

At the top of the mountain, a monster a size larger than a normal zombie was pacing back and forth.

Zombie King!

Lin Yuan rushed forward and slashed with his sword.

A brutal blow!

The zombie king, having taken the blow, naturally became extremely ferocious and swung its claws at Lin Yuan.

With a swish, a claw struck, and blood spurted out from Lin Yuan's body; the wound was black.

[You are affected by the corpse poison, losing 3 health points per second.]

trivial.

Lin Yuan smiled. His physique was terrifying. Even the corpse poison of a Black Iron-level BOSS only caused this much damage!

Normally, this would cause you to lose 20 health points.

Lin Yuan stood still, then switched to the Tetanus Blade, unleashed a sweeping attack, and then reequipped the Demon Eye Blade, focusing his attacks on the Zombie King.

The attacks from the zombies hit, but they couldn't break through his defenses at all. Lin Yuan didn't even break a skin. Only the zombie king's attack could make him feel pain, but it was only a little bit of pain.

His physique is so high that a level 20 BOSS can no longer easily defeat him.

A slash or a punch, Lin Yuan's normal attacks deal 302 damage each, but what happens when he uses Savage Strike? The damage skyrockets to 755!

Of course, the Zombie King's constitution is much stronger than that of ordinary monsters, around 200, which can negate about 50 points of attack. This is enough to make most players' normal attacks unable to break through its defense, and only skills can cause damage!

But what is 50 points of damage reduction compared to Lin Yuan?

Basic attacks can still deal tons of damage, while its damage reduction is practically useless against Savage Strike!

What's the key point?

Lin Yuan stood still, and the passive effect of being as immovable as a mountain began to take effect, increasing his constitution by 3 points per second. What does this mean?

Over time, even the Zombie King's attacks became completely unable to break through its defenses.

If the opponent were a player, they would either try to knock Lin Yuan away or run away to force Lin Yuan to move. But these monsters were stupid. Even though their attacks were futile, they would still keep attacking.

Ha ha.

Three minutes later, the Zombie King let out a mournful cry and vanished in a blur, leaving behind a tooth on the ground!

There are actually spoils of war like this?

The game is so stingy!

Lin Yuan couldn't pick them up because there were too many monsters; he simply couldn't reach them.

It's okay, you can just get rid of it.

Sweep!

Lin Yuan switched to the Tetanus Blade, dealing 200 damage to all nearby zombies and infecting about half of them with the Tetanus effect. He then switched back to the Demon Eye Blade and continued hacking, killing one zombie in about two hits.

At this point, the game prompts a continuous jump.

[Clearance time: 14 minute 11 seconds.]

Team size: 1, rating points increased by 50.

Your rating is: Gold, Rank: First.

Please give your team a name.