The difficulty has risen to the highest level: Hell Mode.
The vampires in the dungeon are still level 10, but their overall attribute amplification has reached 200%!
This means they have triple the attributes, and it's no exaggeration to say their overall strength is comparable to level 15 monsters!
Sending a group of level 10 players to fight level 15 monsters, and they have to find ten Forbidden Items in the process.
No wonder that for a hundred years, aside from the United States, no other country has been able to clear the Hell Mode of the Scarlet Zone dungeon!
With triple attribute amplification, the vampires now have an attack power of over 300, armor of over 150, speed of over 120, and health points of over 2000!
Even the Undead Warrior's "Soul Shatter" skill can't take down a vampire in one hit anymore!
Of course, even if it can't, it's not a big deal.
It's just a matter of one more normal attack.
After all, the Undead Warrior's attack power of 1240, combined with a damage bonus of 464, is nothing to scoff at.
Thus, under the sweeping assault of the Undead Warrior, it took less than three minutes to obtain the first Forbidden Item.
The item picked up by the Undead Warrior was directly transferred to Lu Ming's backpack.
Lu Ming opened his backpack and took out the Forbidden Item: Forbidden Fruit.
He chose to use it.
The next moment, the Forbidden Fruit in his hand, resembling a snake fruit, transformed into a golden glow, drifting upward.
[Ding~ Mission progress 1/10!]
Under the skill enhancement effect of Lv2 Comprehensive Amplification multiplied by 20 times.
The effective range of Lu Ming's War Tread and Life Barrier skills extended from an already impressive radius of 500 yards to an unbelievable 1000 yards!
A circle with a radius of 1000 yards and a diameter of 2000 yards—what does that mean?
It's equivalent to the size of over 400 school playgrounds combined!
The War Tread with a 200% + 1000 attack power bonus grants the Undead Warrior an indomitable and brave fighting spirit.
The Life Barrier with a 20% health + 760 shield bonus grants the Undead Warrior an unyielding, rock-solid immortality.
Facing the Undead Warrior, whose shield value increases by 992 points per second, the vampire's bite dealing over 300 points of damage is like an ant biting an elephant.
Insignificant.
And these two skills, at Lv10, consume 5 mana points per second each.
But the combined 10 mana points per second consumption is negligible compared to the 60 mana recovery per second brought by the Moon Demon set skill "Mana Recovery," after being enhanced 20 times!
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Therefore, even in this Scarlet Zone dungeon, where the difficulty has reached the highest Hell Mode, Lu Ming's undead army remains invincible!
Two hundred Undead Warriors spread throughout the old town, killing any vampire they see.
The vast old town has become a slaughterhouse for the undead army!
Through methods like killing vampires for drops, searching hidden places, and completing special conditions like "kill a vampire in 1 second, kill 100 vampires in 10 minutes," Lu Ming found all ten Forbidden Items in just forty minutes!
He used up these Forbidden Items one by one.
At this moment.
Whoosh, whoosh!
Endless golden light descended from the sky, enveloping the entire old town.
Bathed in this golden rain, a pleasant system notification reached Qing Yan's ears.
[Ding~ Congratulations on clearing the Hell Mode of the Scarlet Zone dungeon with players Dawn, Chen Emperor, Luo, and Sunset!]
[Ding~ Since your teammates Chen Emperor, Luo, and Sunset have died, and teammate Dawn is offline, you, as the team leader, have received the unique first-clear reward for the Hell Mode of the Scarlet Zone dungeon: Infinite Growth Skill Scroll +1!]
At the moment when he had completed the dungeon task but received no system reward notification, Lu Ming realized: something was wrong!
And just as Lu Ming looked at Qing Yan with murderous intent.
He suddenly saw Qing Yan offering the skill scroll with both hands, presenting it to him.
"Here, take it, take it. Please don't kill me!"
If Qing Yan dared to keep the skill scroll that Lu Ming had worked so hard to obtain, Lu Ming would never let her leave the dungeon alive.
"Smart choice." Lu Ming reached out and took the skill scroll.
At this moment, Qing Yan tentatively asked, "But, can I trigger the server-wide announcement as the team leader?"
Lu Ming didn't want to be too high-profile; his goal was just the scroll.
So he was more than happy to agree to Qing Yan's request.
He casually said, "Sure."
Qing Yan was delighted, "Thank you, thank you!"
The next second, three loud system announcements echoed throughout the Great Xia server of the Sky Abyss world—
[System Announcement] (Great Xia Server): "Ding~ Congratulations to player [Qing Yan] from Moonfall Town in the 1947 novice area for clearing the Hell Mode 8-10 level dungeon Scarlet Zone!"
[System Announcement] (Great Xia Server): "Ding~ Congratulations to player [Qing Yan] from Moonfall Town in the 1947 novice area for clearing the Hell Mode 8-10 level dungeon Scarlet Zone!"
[System Announcement] (Great Xia Server): "Ding~ Congratulations to player [Qing Yan] from Moonfall Town in the 1947 novice area for clearing the Hell Mode 8-10 level dungeon Scarlet Zone!"
Undoubtedly, this announcement instantly shocked the entire nation!
All players in the Sky Abyss world were stunned.
"Holy crap! Was that announcement real? Did someone from Great Xia clear the Hell Mode of the Scarlet Zone?"
"That's a dungeon no one from Great Xia has cleared in over a hundred years!"
"Oh my god! Who is this Qing Yan?!"
"1947 novice area, Moonfall Town? Damn! The expert is right here in our small Linhai City!!"
The world was in an uproar.
This commotion was no less than when Sky Abyss first descended upon the world a hundred years ago.
Seeing Qing Yan's smug expression, Lu Ming couldn't help but think, "Still too young. Soon you'll realize how much trouble excessive fame can bring when you're not strong enough."
Lu Ming didn't want to bother with her too much.
Having obtained the scroll, he was ready to leave the dungeon through the portal that had opened before him.
Just then, Qing Yan suddenly called out to him, "Wait!"
"Do you want to join our Tianxuan Team?"
Tianxuan?
Lu Ming turned around at the sound.
As he met Qing Yan's eyes, which had always seemed familiar to him, he suddenly remembered something!
Wait!
"What's your relationship with Tianxuan·Eternal?" Lu Ming asked.
Qing Yan answered without hesitation, "He's my brother! My twin brother! He was born eight seconds before me!"
Got it!
Mystery solved!
No wonder Lu Ming felt her eyes were familiar when he first met Qing Yan.
It turns out this person is Tianxuan·Eternal!
At that moment, Lu Ming understood.
From the beginning, Qing Yan approached him with a purpose!
She wanted to recruit him into Tianxuan.
Her brother, Tianxuan·Eternal, had the same idea.
"You really are siblings."
Lu Ming said indifferently, "No need, I like my freedom."
Just as Lu Ming turned to leave, Qing Yan's voice reached his ears again.
"The Chen Emperor you just killed, he's from the Godslayer Squad! If the Godslayer Squad finds out, they will stop at nothing to retaliate against you!"
A flash of killing intent crossed Lu Ming's eyes.
"Are you threatening me?"
"Absolutely not!" Qing Yan hurriedly said, "I just wanted to remind you, Godslayer is ranked seventh on our Great Xia national team leaderboard! Although your strength is top-notch, you're only level 10. If they send a few high-level players to assassinate you before you grow stronger, how will you handle it?"
"Join our Tianxuan, and our people can protect you!"
Taking advantage of Lu Ming's moment of hesitation, Qing Yan continued, "Of course, it's not just for you. Our Tianxuan has a long-standing feud with Godslayer. We've been fighting for decades; my parents were killed by Godslayer."
At this point, Qing Yan's eyes visibly welled up.
"We are determined to fight Godslayer to the end!"
"So... would you consider joining us? I promise we won't interfere with your freedom! Join Tianxuan, and you'll still be the same as before. No matter what you want to do or where you want to go, we won't interfere!"
"We just hope that when someone asks, you can say you're with Tianxuan. Is that okay?"
Lu Ming knew Tianxuan wanted him to join to bolster their ranks.
Or they were worried that Lu Ming might be recruited by Godslayer or other top teams.
After all, in the Sky Abyss world, a highly talented player like Lu Ming was highly sought after by major teams.
Lu Ming pondered for a moment.
"She's right. I'm at a low level now. If high-level players target me, even with a ten-star account, I'd still be in danger."
"I could use Tianxuan as a shelter for now, ensuring a stable early development. Once my level is higher, I can leave Tianxuan."
With this in mind, Lu Ming turned back.
He said to Qing Yan, "Alright, I'll join you."
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