【Scarlet Zone】 (Beginner Area Level 8-10 Dungeon)
[Background Introduction: An ancient city district, ravaged by vampires, leaving tens of thousands dead in one night, turning a once happy city into a living hell. Until the human Archmage Wula sacrificed his life to cast a forbidden spell, sealing the city and trapping all vampires within this forbidden zone. Recently, however, the seal has begun to weaken, and the vampires are stirring once more...]
[Current Difficulty: Normal]
[Current Clearance Condition: Players must find an item left by the human Archmage Wula within the Scarlet Zone within 60 minutes. You may choose to use the item to reinforce the seal of the old city to clear the dungeon, or consume the item to activate the next difficulty level.]
[Current Difficulty Clearance Reward: ?]
Ye Chen's cold gaze swept over Lu Ming and Qing Yan as he closed the dungeon introduction panel.
"One is a trashy, low-quality combatant, and the other might have slightly better potential, but with a full set of whiteboard gear, a third-rate mage like that won't make any waves."
"Killing you two is as easy as squashing ants!"
"For now, I'll spare your lives until just before we clear the dungeon, then I'll kill you!"
Ye Chen believed everything was under his control.
Little did he know, from the moment he stepped into the dungeon, he had already become Lu Ming's prey.
Although Lu Ming could kill Ye Chen now, he knew it wasn't the right time yet.
"According to the activation conditions for each difficulty level of the Scarlet Zone dungeon, transitioning from Normal to Elite requires one forbidden item, Elite to Epic requires two, Epic to Legendary three, and so on. To activate the highest Hell difficulty, five items are needed."
"And a single player can carry only one item, meaning the entire team of five must survive to have a chance at activating the highest difficulty!"
Thus, Lu Ming had to suppress his urge to kill for now.
After using Ye Chen and the others to activate the Hell difficulty, it wouldn't be too late to kill them!
As the countdown began.
Swish!
Level 10 Knight [Sunset] raised his spear, glanced back at Lu Ming, and sneered, "Kid, watch yourself, don't hold us back!"
The priestess [Luo] beside him also looked down on Lu Ming, saying, "I don't know why we brought this useless guy into the team. Even if we swapped him for any other class, it would be more useful!"
"Trickster? Hmph, I've heard their formation range is small, and each formation lasts only 15 seconds with a 50-second cooldown! In a 60-minute dungeon, they're doing nothing for 40 minutes, what can they do?"
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Ye Chen didn't hold back either, "He's just here to do nothing, ignore him."
"This time, we'll rely entirely on you two seniors!"
Qing Yan crossed her arms, looked at them, and scoffed, "Let's see just how strong you really are!"
At this moment, in front of them, the blood on the ground quickly converged to a point.
Swish!
In an instant, a ferocious blue-faced vampire materialized!
Level 10 Monster Vampire.
115 Attack, 52 Armor, 45 Magic Resistance, 40 Speed, 740 Health Points, Unique Skill: Bloodsuck.
At this moment, Sunset's body suddenly trembled.
The next moment.
Swish!
A blood-red protective shield appeared around him!
Seeing this, Qing Yan was slightly shocked, "This is... the three-star talent Blood Demon Shield! Sacrifices 10% of maximum health to convert into a shield worth 50% of maximum health, with only a 10-second cooldown!"
Without a word, Sunset charged at the vampire with his spear and shield, protected by the Blood Demon Shield.
Shield Bash!
Flame Thrust!
Bang!
Swish!
Two initial skills heavily knocked back the vampire.
-197!
-214!
Qing Yan was once again shocked by the damage Sunset dealt.
For a tank Knight class to deal such high damage!
"It seems this guy with a full set of level 8 Black Iron Moon Demon gear really has something!"
Meanwhile, as an Assassin, Ye Chen wielded the Black Iron Moon Demon Blade, his figure like the wind, swiftly approaching the vampire.
Shadow Strike!
Double Stab!
-172!
-88! -176 Critical!
Ye Chen's damage was slightly lower, as he was only level 8, first transition.
However, compared to other players of the same level who could only deal fifty or sixty points of damage, Ye Chen's strength was outstanding.
Satisfied with his damage, Ye Chen smirked, "This two-star talent Berserk (increases critical rate by 20%) is a perfect match for my Assassin class!"
Together, the two dealt over 800 damage, easily taking down the vampire.
Picking up the 2 Copper Coins dropped by the vampire's corpse, Sunset said in a deep voice, "Forbidden items may drop from monsters, be hidden, or require triggering special conditions within the dungeon map. We need to speed up."
As he spoke, Sunset suddenly slammed his shield into the ground.
Swish!
A silver-gray aura spread from under Sunset's feet, radiating outward.
Taunt!
Nearby, five or six vampires, affected by the taunt skill, swarmed toward Sunset.
Roar! Roar! Roar!
Facing the assault of five or six vampires, Sunset's head showed damage numbers of only 40-50 points each.
This demonstrated Sunset's high defense.
Meanwhile, the priestess Luo waved her staff, casting a healing spell that restored 393 health points to Sunset, easily recovering his lost health!
The three-star talent [Healing Enhancement] (increases healing effect by 50%) made Luo's healing power terrifyingly strong!
With his solid tankiness and Luo's powerful healing, Sunset stood amidst the monster horde with almost no threat.
He looked at Lu Ming and Qing Yan, who were unmoved in the back, and couldn't help but shout, "You two, at least do something useful!"
Qing Yan responded with an "Oh."
Raising her staff, she said, "Don't blink, watch my moves!"
Upon hearing this, Ye Chen, Luo, and Sunset couldn't help but look at Qing Yan.
Watching Qing Yan's graceful movements, yet full of momentum.
Ye Chen couldn't help but think to himself, "Could she really be a hidden expert?"
As soon as he finished thinking, Qing Yan completed her spell.
Boom! Boom!
Fireball!
Ice Spike!
-95!
-92!
The two damage numbers made the three on the field drop their jaws.
Luo looked at Qing Yan in disbelief, "Are you kidding me? You're a level 10 second transition mage, and that's all the damage you can do?"
Qing Yan didn't hold back, retorting, "If I were strong, would I pay someone to carry me? Use your brain!"
Ye Chen shook his head, "What a couple of useless people! If it weren't for needing you two to try for Nightmare difficulty, I'd kill you both right now!"
With that, Ye Chen took his dagger and went to kill monsters.
Lu Ming could tell at a glance that Qing Yan had deliberately swapped her gear for trashy whiteboards before entering the dungeon to hide her strength.
If she showed too much strength, it would definitely arouse Ye Chen's suspicion.
Although he didn't know why Qing Yan entered the dungeon with them, for now, she hadn't exposed Lu Ming in front of Ye Chen and the others, so she posed no threat to him.
If Qing Yan's presence affected his upcoming revenge plan, he would not hesitate to kill her along with them!
Thus, Ye Chen, Luo, Sunset, and Qing Yan were all going all out to kill monsters.
Lu Ming just stood idly at the back, doing nothing, looking like a real slacker.
But in reality, what Ye Chen and the others didn't know was that the entire Scarlet Zone was about to become Lu Ming's personal stage!
Lu Ming leisurely opened his account panel and clicked the switch button behind his account.
The next second.
[Ding~ Welcome back to the Sky Abyss world, esteemed ten-star qualified player, Nether!]
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