10: Chapter 10 Triple Experience Stone

"The dungeon examination begins now!"

As the chief examiner made the announcement, the approximately twenty thousand professionals in the square vanished instantly.

At the same time...

Inside the examination base.

Several examiners stared at the large screen and began to chat.

"This dungeon examination in Ger Forest actually has three hidden classes participating. It's completely overshadowed the other four locations."

"Isn't that the truth? Who do you think will take the championship this time?"

"It'll definitely be our Suhang City. With two geniuses who awakened hidden classes on our side, who can compete!"

"Pfft, Suhang isn't the only one with a hidden class; our Canghai has one too!"

"Two is greater than one, don't you understand?"

"Pfft, they aren't even on the same team. What 'two is greater than one'? Stop talking such nonsense."

"Alright, stop arguing, you two. We'll know once we keep watching."

...

The scene shifted.

Inside the teleportation array, Li Mumu felt his body being constantly squeezed. He was incredibly dizzy, and when he opened his eyes again, he was in a strange environment.

"Everyone, stay alert."

Dongfang Xue lit a torch and looked around.

"Urgh..."

"Urgh..."

On the other side...

Liu Lin and Mao Renfeng couldn't withstand the dizziness from the teleportation array and leaned against the wall, vomiting.

Seeing this, Wang Baobao let out a mocking smile. "You two men look strong, but you're actually quite weak!"

"Weak? Sister Baoer, you're calling me weak? Urgh... I'm this strong, how could I be... urgh..."

Liu Lin retorted to Wang Baobao while vomiting, but his constant retching didn't exactly make him very convincing.

"Pfft... Look at Xiao Mumu, he's perfectly fine. If you guys aren't weak, then who is?" Wang Baobao's smirk widened.

Li Mumu explained on Liu Lin's behalf, "It's normal for a Priest's constitution to be weak. As for Brother Mao..."

Halfway through his sentence, Li Mumu rubbed his chin and stared at Mao Renfeng with a worried expression.

He might actually be weak...

"Quiet!"

At that moment, Dongfang Xue gave a soft shout and took out a paper map, explaining in detail, "The name of this dungeon is the Spider Cave. It's a giant dungeon located beneath Ger Forest, and it's roughly the same size as the forest itself."

"What we need to do is reach the point where we can earn points as quickly as possible, which is right here on the map."

Dongfang Xue pointed to a spot circled in red on the map.

"This is the habitat of the Black Widows. They're only level 1 or 2, which isn't high, but there are a lot of them. It's perfect for Sister Baoer and me to show what we can do."

"Then what are we waiting for? Go, go, go!" Li Mumu shouted.

This was Li Mumu's first time experiencing monster hunting, leveling up, and getting loot. Rather than fear, he felt mostly excitement, like the moment an eagerly awaited game is released and you're about to start playing.

"Hey, the Black Widows are this way."

Seeing Li Mumu walking in the opposite direction, Dongfang Xue reminded him with a dark expression.

Li Mumu took out his phone and frowned. "No signal. Why is there no signal in the dungeon?"

"Stop pretending."

Dongfang Xue couldn't be bothered with Li Mumu. She identified the direction of the Black Widows and led the group forward at a quick pace.

Half an hour later.

After passing through several tunnels, the group arrived at a vast, pitch-black cave where they couldn't even see their own hands.

However, the cave wasn't entirely dark; countless glowing green eyes were watching Li Mumu's group.

Li Mumu reached out to feel his surroundings. The next moment, a glob of slimy green liquid dripped onto his palm.

"Be careful, this is the Black Widow nest."

Dongfang Xue stopped and gave instructions. "Mao Renfeng, go lure the monsters. Try to bring ten back first. Liu Lin, keep an eye on the Knight's health at all times. Sister Baoer and I will wait here for the monsters to be lured over before we start attacking."

"Alright," everyone said in unison.

"What about me?" Li Mumu secretly crushed the Triple Experience Stone and waited for Dongfang Xue's orders.

"Keep your eyes peeled and protect the three in the rear," Dongfang Xue said.

"Got it," Li Mumu said with a smile.

He had no complaints about Dongfang Xue's arrangement. Team combat wasn't about individualism; no matter how strong one person was, it was useless alone. Protecting the damage dealers and the healer was a mandatory task.

Subsequently, Mao Renfeng went deep into the spider nest and, within moments, lured over a dozen Black Widows.

Li Mumu looked closely. Human-sized Black Widow spiders with glowing green eyes and dripping venom were crawling frantically toward them as if they had spotted prey.

"Quick, Sister Baoer, get ready to cast a fire spell!" Dongfang Xue commanded calmly.

"On it!" Receiving the instruction, Wang Baobao raised her staff and began chanting at the Black Widow spiders.

"First Class Skill: Firebird Strike!"

A firebird the size of a winter melon condensed instantly, flew straight into the swarm of Black Widow spiders, and then violently exploded.

At the same time, the spiders blown to the ground were engulfed in raging flames and turned to ash in moments.

"Nice one, Sister Baoer."

Li Mumu praised from the side. A Fire Mage truly lived up to being the class with the highest destructive power, naturally possessing the special Burn attribute, which could maximize sustained attack capabilities.

"Not bad! Sister Baoer's Firebird Strike feels a lot more powerful now," Liu Lin said with a laugh.

"Of course! I have a secret weapon, hahaha..." Wang Baobao said, waving the staff in her hand.

At this moment, the entire team was in a joyful mood, except for Dongfang Xue, who frowned slightly and asked with concern, "Sister Baoer, did you increase the Spirit consumption or the skill cooldown of your Firebird Strike just to boost its attack power?"

"Yeah." Wang Baobao's face reddened, and she said sheepishly, "Yes, it's a special attribute of my staff. Blazing: Increases Fire spell attack power by 30%, but also increases Spirit consumption by 30%."

"That's incredible, Sister Baoer," Liu Lin exclaimed. "This weapon must have cost a lot of crystal coins, right?"

Unlike classes, regular weapons and equipment don't have special attributes; only extremely rare ones come with them naturally.

But as long as a weapon or piece of equipment has a special attribute, it is, without exception, astronomically expensive.

Note: Some sets also have special attributes.

"Hehe... about five million," Wang Baobao said casually.

Five million?

Li Mumu was startled.

Damn.

She's not just Sister Baoer; she's a total rich lady!

It seemed Wang Baobao came from an extraordinary background.

"Spirit consumption increased by 30%?" After thinking for a moment, Dongfang Xue said, "In that case, I'll take the kills in the next round. Sister Baoer, drink some Spirit Water to recover your Spirit, and Li Mumu, finish off any stragglers."

"Okay."

"Okay."

Spirit Water: A potion specifically for replenishing a professional's Spirit consumption; it's practically a must-have item for Mage-type classes.

Mao Renfeng lured a second round of monsters, another swarm of nearly twenty Black Widow spiders.

Without a hint of hesitation, Dongfang Xue quickly drew a silver bow. The string was pulled taut and the arrow released. Once the ice arrow passed Mao Renfeng...

"first talent skill: Arrow Shadow!"

One arrow turned into nine. It was clear that Dongfang Xue's strength had improved significantly.

Immediately following that...

"First Class Skill: Ice Burst!"

The nine ice arrows exploded instantly, splitting into countless half-meter-long ice spikes as hard as steel. They riddled the Black Widows with holes, killing them on the spot with no survivors!!!