62: Cast a little magic - Thunder forbidden spell

"I'll go with you!"

"I'll go with you too."

"Mengyan Jie, take me with you!"

"Let's go, let's go. If we stay here, we won't even know how we died."

In a flash, all the Ya Zi Reserve Team members stood beside Zhou Mengyan.

Only Xiao Yan and Xiao Ya stood alone in their original spots.

Xiao Yan looked up at the sky with lingering fear, but suddenly noticed that the Sky Soaring Celestial Deer had disappeared at some point.

He immediately flew into a rage, scolding the Ya Zi members repeatedly.

"You all stop right there! Did I tell you to leave?"

"Do you believe that if I just spread the word, no guild in the entire Dragon Kingdom would dare to take you in!"

"With trash like you, do you think you can participate in the Newcomer Championship? Do you still want to enter the Dragon Nest?"

"Anyone who comes back now will be rewarded with three million dragon coins and a set of blue equipment!"

When the last sentence sounded, several of the team members who had walked out immediately hesitated.

However, when Zhou Mengyan turned and walked out, only Ya Ya followed her.

Zhou Mengyan didn't say much; everyone had their own aspirations, and as long as they didn't regret today's choice in the future, it was fine.

It was just that she had not expected Li Jingliang to remain forever in this Goblin Forest.

"Mengyan Jie, did Xiao Liang die in vain?"

"Lin Ling will avenge him!"

"What do we do from now on?"

"Find a combat team."

"Alright, where do we go to find one?"

"To Xiao, to find Lin Ling!"

"God Lin will be very happy to know you've returned."

"Perhaps..."

"If I had left with him directly back then, perhaps that would have been the most correct choice."

Zhou Mengyan took a deep breath. If it weren't for her Hall Master making her stay with Ya Zi to attract the attention of foreign forces for Lin Ling, she would have left with him long ago.

Only she knew how exhausting her disguise was, loving him to the bone yet unable to speak of it.

...

Dragon Nest Headquarters.

"Hall Master, these are Nan Shu's exact words."

Jiang Shan Yi repeated Zhou Mengyan's words verbatim.

Across from him stood an elegant young woman dressed in a horse-face skirt.

The woman appeared to be around forty years old, holding a watering can and meticulously tending to a pot of roses.

Her name was Zhou Weiyun, Hall Master of the War God Hall in Dragon Nest, founder of Yunmeng Group, an Eight-turn Saint Priestess and an Eight-turn Fate Saint Mage, a dual Professional.

"This child... she has suffered. She must have endured a lot during these three years in Xiao."

Zhou Weiyun said, a hint of worry flashing in her phoenix eyes.

"Hall Master, Nan Shu is too reckless out there. Using her to distract America-Alliance's attention is too unfair to her," Jiang Shan Yi said with a frown.

A bitter expression flashed across Zhou Weiyun's face. "In the face of national interest, what does this small sacrifice count for? Besides, didn't Wei Guo go to protect her?"

"But she is still a child. Even with a Forbidden Spell Scroll on her, a Priestess ultimately has no self-preservation ability," Jiang Shan Yi said.

"My child is a child, but aren't other people's children also children?

The strength of the Dragon Kingdom was forged by countless predecessors with their blood and lives. They sacrificed everything to achieve the Dragon Kingdom of today.

My life, Yan Hongtian's life, Old Chen and Old Wang's lives, everyone is quietly contributing.

And people like us have existed, exist now, and will exist in the future.

Even if our names are unknown to the world, our homeland will not forget us."

"Alas... Perhaps yesterday, when Lin Ling's talent awakened, we should have brought him into the Dragon Nest. That way, Nan Shu could have come back too," Jiang Shan Yi sighed.

Zhou Weiyun looked at Lin Ling's photo on the large screen. "This child is a bit special. I suspect he has a second profession, and a very powerful one at that. He might need a lot of materials to level up. Pay attention to him, and if he lacks anything, have Meng Yan mail it to him. Find a suitable opportunity to contact him, go yourself, and it's best if you offer help when he's in need."

"Hall Master, I understand. I will keep an eye on Lin Ling's movements and seize the opportunity to contact him," Jiang Shan Yi said.

Outside the Abyss Dungeon.

"Lin Ling is Ye Xiu, an SSS-rank talent holder who lacks growth potential."

"I can also solo a BOSS; he just got lucky."

"But it's reasonable for me to do it, while for him to do it, there must be something fishy. Besides, he even dared to enter a difficult-level dungeon. Can he really clear it?"

A series of questions continuously appeared in Big Head Jun's mind.

And at this moment, inside the dungeon.

"Team experience distribution has been modified. The captain gets 80%, and other team members share 20%."

"Team drop reward distribution has been modified. The captain has absolute priority for picking up drops."

Looking at the system prompts, the four of them showed no displeasure.

"Big Brother Lin, should I take the statue's staff now?" An Yi asked somewhat nervously.

This was a difficult-level Abyss Dungeon.

It was very likely they would die inside before even having a chance to escape the dungeon.

The others also looked at Lin Ling, waiting for his instructions.

However, what none of them expected was that Lin Ling's face actually showed a strange smile.

"No need, just follow me and charge inside. Remember, just charge and don't worry about anything else!"

"Lin Laoda, that will activate all the monsters at once," Feng Zhi reminded him.

Lin Ling smiled faintly. "Yes, that's exactly what I want to do, activate them all and deal with them at once."

When Lin Ling finished speaking, everyone looked bewildered.

However, Lin Ling immediately clicked on the level seal in the system panel.

"Congratulations, unsealing successful. Super Experience Pool progress +10%. Since a second rank is required at level 30, the experience seal will no longer be triggered. Overflowing experience will be stored in the regular experience pool."

Looking at the system prompt, Lin Ling turned and led the way, running towards the depths of the Abyss Passage.

Seeing this, the others didn't have time to think much and exerted themselves to catch up.

Soon, they rushed past the first wave of Abyss Scouts.

And at this moment, the Abyss Scouts had changed from level 30 to level 45.

Normally, to clear a difficult-level rookie dungeon, the entire team would need to be at least level 25, and equipment and profession matching were indispensable.

Under such conditions, only after the Priestess obtained the staff and applied a buff that increased all four-dimensional attributes by 50% to the entire team, would there be hope of clearing it.

But now, a group of people ran past these Abyss Scouts, who were comparable to BOSSes, and An Yi and Ya Ya's legs were already trembling.

However, Lin Ling didn't stop for a moment and quickly passed through the second wave of Abyss Scouts.

And at this moment, ten Abyss Scouts were already chasing them from behind.

When they saw the tenth wave of Abyss Scouts, it had only taken them a little over 40 seconds.

At this moment, there was no path ahead, but behind them, 45 monsters filled the passage.

At this moment, even Shang Biao, who prided himself on being bold, couldn't help but feel his heart pound wildly.

With so many level 45 monsters, one swipe of a claw could very likely take away half their health.

"Lin... Lin Laoda, there's... no way out."

Shang Biao's Adam's apple bobbed as he looked at Lin Ling.

At this moment, everyone's heart, except for Lin Ling's, was in their throats.

They were already prepared to leave the dungeon at any moment.

However, what they didn't expect was that Lin Ling, looking at himself surrounded by monsters, still had a satisfied smile on his face.

"Alright, wait for me to cast a small spell," Lin Ling said.

"Laoda, there are too many monsters. This is simply not something a spell can handle." Feng Zhi's hand, gripping his staff, was already covered in sweat.

Shang Biao tightly gripped his shield and also looked at Lin Ling. "Lin Laoda, even area-of-effect spells can't blow up this many. I, Old Shang, will go to the front to tank, let Feng Zhi and you output damage together. Kill as many as we can. As long as I don't die, I absolutely won't retreat."

As he finished speaking, he intended to charge forward to draw aggro, but just then, the Yaoguang Staff immediately appeared in Lin Ling's hand.

"Biaozi, come back and just wait."

Lin Ling's voice sounded, and the few of them simultaneously looked at him in confusion.

Just then, the staff in Lin Ling's hand was already raised high.

This time, Lin Ling didn't pretend to chant. It wasn't that he didn't want to, but that he couldn't.

"Lightning Forbidden Spell—Thunderclap!"