57: It's my turn to perform.
At this moment, Lin Ling, whom Big Head Jun had always held a grudge against, only felt a blur before his eyes.
He had already entered the Abyss Well instance.
The dim cave was filled with a damp, putrid smell, and a passage ahead stretched into the unknown.
Various exotic beast patterns were carved on both sides of the passage, and statues held their staves high as if performing some kind of sacrificial ritual.
The terrifying and oppressive atmosphere was suffocating.
Lin Ling's eyes immediately popped up with an instance prompt.
Explorer, welcome to the [Normal] Heros Eye instance.
Please kill all monsters to complete the instance.
After the instance begins timing, for every minute exceeded, the attributes of the remaining monsters increase by 10%, and the number of the next wave doubles.
Adventurers can leave the instance by choosing to exit; leaving midway will not grant any rewards.
"This instance actually..."
"Alright, you're the most useless, now shut your mouth."
Lin Ling was about to reveal the strategy for this instance but was interrupted by Big Head Jun's cold shout.
"Heh heh..."
Lin Ling sneered and said no more. Since that's the case... then don't blame me for making sure you don't even get the first clear reward.
"Shang Biao, Feng Zhi, I'll be the main attacker, you two assist. Let's attack together and clear the monsters as quickly as possible."
Big Head Jun said to Zhang Meng and Feng Zhi, completely ignoring Lin Ling and the little priest An Yi.
Feng Zhi looked at Lin Ling with some apology, but Lin Ling shrugged, completely unconcerned.
Big Head Jun saw no reaction from Lin Ling and became even more convinced that Lin Ling was all bark and no bite, a complete coward.
A look of disdain flashed in his eyes as he sneered, "Lin Ling, just stand at the back. I hope you don't interfere with us."
As soon as he said this, a knowing smile appeared in Feng Zhi's and the others' eyes, but no one spoke.
As Big Head Jun finished speaking, he flashed forward, rushing ahead.
Sure enough, as soon as he crossed the red line, five dark figures immediately rushed out from the darkness.
These five dark figures were humanoid in shape, but their bodies were covered in fine black scales.
Lin Ling immediately cast a detection spell.
Abyss Scout
Quality: Instance Monster
Profession: Abyss Warrior
Level: LV30
HP: 10000
Physical Damage: 1200
Defense: 800
Meanwhile, Big Head Jun was suddenly enveloped in lightning, looking truly like a Thunder God descended as he charged towards the five Abyss Scouts.
"Thunder Roll!"
Big Head Jun roared, slamming his hands onto the ground.
Four spherical lightning bolts suddenly appeared among the five monsters.
Bang, bang, bang...
These spherical lightning bolts began to bounce continuously, and the bodies of the five Abyss Scouts instantly fell into a paralyzed state.
After several bounces, the HP of the five Abyss Scouts had already dropped by a fifth.
-1300
-1380
-1290
A string of crimson damage numbers floated above the Scouts' heads.
It must be said that Big Head Jun's combat power was indeed impressive; he alone managed to hold off five level 30 small monsters.
Feng Zhi was also not to be outdone. Although his damage couldn't compare to Big Head Jun's, he also had AOE damage, which could still play some role in group clearing.
Shang Biao charged directly into the monster horde with a Bloodlust Charge.
The five Abyss Scouts were instantly in a floating state.
He violently swung the knight's sword in his hand, though the damage he could inflict was very low.
However, his attacks were actually able to restore his own HP.
Every time he hit an Abyss Scout, he would recover HP equal to the damage dealt.
This scene somewhat surprised Lin Ling. It seemed Shang Biao had gained a lot of improvements after his dark profession awakening, at least this lifesteal characteristic was quite heaven-defying for a warrior.
Under the attacks of the three, the first wave of monsters was completely defeated in less than twenty seconds.
Quest: Alice's Request, Quest Completion Progress 6/300.
Lin Ling stood far behind, carrying his hammer, watching the changing kill count on the system panel, feeling extremely pleased.
"Go, hurry up, it's almost a minute!"
Big Head Jun charged forward again, quickly encountering the second wave of Abyss Scouts.
However, just as two of them were killed, the one-minute mark was reached.
The remaining three suddenly turned into six, and their attributes were noticeably enhanced.
The three finally managed to kill the second wave just as the second minute was about to end.
When the third wave appeared, Big Head Jun's face had already turned ashen.
The number of Abyss Scouts was 10 right from the start, and their attributes had increased by another 10%, yet this was only the third wave.
"Lin Laoda, you go ahead."
Feng Zhi anxiously shouted at Lin Ling.
"Rely on him?"
Big Head Jun shouted disdainfully.
Suddenly, a roar: "Thunder God Descends!"
The next second, the five-meter radius around him was instantly submerged in lightning, and his four-dimensional attributes instantly soared tenfold.
Boom, boom, boom...
In less than 10 seconds, the five Scouts were all killed by Big Head Jun.
"So strong!" Feng Zhi's eyes widened in awe.
Shang Biao also couldn't help but swallow.
Big Head Jun turned and waved his fist at Lin Ling, then turned and rushed deeper.
The fourth wave, fifth wave, sixth wave, and seventh wave were all overcome by Big Head Jun's sole effort.
Just as he was about to charge towards the eighth wave of Abyss Scouts, the Thunder God Descends buff on him instantly disappeared.
Seeing his Thunder God Descends state vanish, a bitter expression appeared on Big Head Jun's face.
"I can't even get through it alone, with you guys as dead weight, the difficulty increases fivefold, what the hell is there to clear!" Big Head Jun roared angrily, already planning to exit the instance.
The attributes of the eighth wave of Abyss Scouts ahead had already doubled compared to the first wave, and with 10 of them, no one could possibly be their opponent.
However, he found that Shang Biao and Feng Zhi showed no signs of worry at all.
They all looked at Lin Ling, as if with Lin Ling's help, clearing the instance would definitely be no problem.
The flesh on Big Head Jun's face couldn't help but twitch, and he thought to himself:
You trash are still relying on this kid? Could it be that this kid is really some master? Impossible, he's just got the reputation of an SSS-rank talent, these idiots.
"If someone dies in the instance, they're truly dead. There's still a chance to leave now. You guys aren't really expecting this good-for-nothing to help us clear it, are you?" Big Head Jun asked with a sneer.
However, Feng Zhi didn't even look at him, but instead smiled sheepishly at Lin Ling: "God Lin, it's your turn to perform."
Big Head Jun was immediately angered, pouting, "Him? Just carrying a hammer makes him awesome?"
Heh, it really does make him awesome.
At this moment, a voice simultaneously appeared in the hearts of Feng Zhi, Shang Biao, and An Yi.
"Lin Laoda, warm up?" Shang Biao said with a fawning smile, rubbing his hands.
Lin Ling felt their gazes and couldn't help but nod.
He dragged the large Wolf Tooth Hammer, walking step by step towards the depths of the Abyss Passage.
"Crazy, I think you're all crazy, relying on a full-strength mage to clear an instance?"
He mocked with a look of disdain, while already prepared to exit the instance at any moment.
At this moment, as they delved deeper, the statues on both sides of the passage became fewer and fewer.
Soon, the eighth wave of Abyss Scouts arrived as expected.
Lin Ling once again used Heros Eye.
Abyss Scout
Quality: Instance Monster
Profession: Abyss Warrior (Corrupted)
Level: LV30
HP: 20000
Physical Damage: 2400
Defense: 1600
As soon as these Abyss Warriors appeared, they immediately charged towards them.
Big Head Jun saw Lin Ling standing still, and a sneer immediately appeared in his eyes.
"Still putting on an act even when death is imminent! I'm not going to die with you!"
Big Head Jun left a cold taunt and immediately chose to exit the instance.
"Laoda, what do we do now?"
"We do what Laoda says. If you say charge, I, Shang Biao, will absolutely not retreat."
"That idiot actually retreated. He'll have something to cry about when we clear the instance. He acts so arrogant. If I couldn't beat him, I'd teach him what humility is sooner or later."
Several people spoke up, their gazes burning as they looked at Lin Ling.
At this moment, Lin Ling's lips curled slightly. He was waiting for Big Head Jun to leave, and now it was finally his turn to perform.