25: Chapter 25 The Arrival of a Mysterious Figure

Next...

The first round begins.

Zhang Qingcheng VS Talisman Master.

"first talent skill: Phantom Barrier!"

Zhang Qingcheng vanished from her spot into thin air.

"No surprises here, we've got the first round in the bag," Dongfang Xue said.

"Are you sure?" Li Mumu was a bit worried. Li Youqian didn't look like the type to have more money than brains; the fact that the opponent proposed a duel using a Talisman Master meant they were clearly prepared.

One should know...

1v1 duels were common occurrences in the Double Moon World, whether in private PKs or Professional matches.

Thus, over the years, people had long since figured out which classes held the advantage in 1v1 combat.

For example: support classes were entirely unsuitable for dueling. Combat classes favored the balanced Swordman and Weapon Master, the high-agility Night Messenger, and long-range classes like the Sharpshooter and Mage.

Among them, Agility-Attack types consistently ranked at the top of the PK leaderboards.

It could be said...

Using a Talisman Master to duel Zhang Qingguo's team was like a mouse marrying a cat—it was suicide.

But as the saying goes, there's always a catch when things seem off; this was a philosophy Li Mumu firmly believed in.

Sure enough, everyone was about to truly witness just how lavish Li Youqian could be.

The Talisman Master slapped three dozen "Vajra Mantras" onto his body. This was the same golden light Li Youqian had used earlier to block Zhang Qingcheng's finishing move. One dozen was twelve charms, so three dozen was thirty-six. Each charm provided one minute of damage immunity; thirty-six "Vajra Mantras" meant thirty-six minutes of damage immunity.

This... shameless behavior left Zhang Qingcheng completely dumbfounded.

Holy crap.

Isn't this just bullying?!

Watching from the sidelines, Zhang Qingguo couldn't take it anymore and cursed out loud, "Li Youqian, you're cheating! The Vajra Mantra isn't a Bronze-level skill at all. He didn't write those charms himself; they were bought!"

Li Youqian didn't deny the facts.

"That's right. I bought those Vajra Mantras for two hundred thousand each. The rules were set, and it didn't say we couldn't use items."

"You... you..." Zhang Qingguo was so angry she couldn't speak, stomping her feet repeatedly on the spot.

Two hundred thousand each?

Thirty-six charms equals 7.2 million?!

*Hiss~~*

Li Mumu was completely stunned by Li Youqian's extravagance. At the same time, he understood why this fellow dared to use a Talisman Master for a duel. They were fully armed to the teeth; they were practically walking ATMs!

Immediately after...

Another jaw-dropping event occurred in the arena.

The Talisman Master pulled out over a dozen more stacks of charms, grabbed one stack, and threw it into the air, chanting: "Heavenly Thunder Break, Profound Ice Charm, Fire Cloud Charm, Great Water Charm..."

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Heavenly thunder, giant ice, raging fire, and profound water... all descended from the sky simultaneously, crashing toward Zhang Qingcheng.

Wang Baobao: (○o○)

Liu Lin: Σ(゜ロ゜;)

Li Mumu: (￣□￣；)

My god!

So perverted?

How is anyone supposed to play like this!!!

Just as Zhang Qingcheng was being pummeled mercilessly...

Somewhere else in the Spider Cave.

A man and a woman stood before the hidden Boss, the Crypt Lord, brewing a major incident.

The man wore deep blue cloth robes, had short-cropped hair, and held a white lantern. He stared at the Crypt Lord with a beaming smile.

The woman wore a light blue Hanfu, her face as cold as frost. If Li Mumu were here, he would definitely recognize her identity.

His aunt, Qian Xinyue.

"Xinyue, I have to say, the items that big-head fellow makes are really useful. They actually managed to seal our ranks, allowing us to enter the Spider Cave as Bronze-levels," the man said with a smile.

Qian Xinyue glanced at him with her beautiful eyes and said coldly, "Bai Zhan, stop talking nonsense and start the operation!"

"Alright, alright, I got it," the man named Bai Zhan shook his head and sighed. "Xinyue, can't you be less fierce with me? Can't you use the tone you use with your nephew on me, just once?"

After saying that, Bai Zhan exhaled and patted his mouth, chanting softly.

"first talent skill: Soul Summoning!"

The moment the words fell...

The surrounding spiritual energy converged, the temperature dropped several degrees, and an eight-legged soul suddenly appeared in the area.

Looking closely...

It was the deceased Black Widow Queen, summoned in her soul form.

Roar!

At this moment, the Crypt Lord's face was filled with agony. Green tears flowed from its six eyes simultaneously as it actually spoke in human tongue: "Who... tell me which bastard killed you!!!"

The Black Widow Queen looked at her husband and also shed tears, her face filled with reluctance, love, regret, and worry...

She slowly spoke: "No... do not seek revenge for me. Find our child and hide quickly, raise it well..."

Before she could finish...

Bai Zhan crushed the Black Widow Queen's soul and said with a smile, "Brother Crypt, I wasn't wrong, was I? Your wife and child were murdered by this group of shameless Professionals. If you don't take your bloody revenge now, you won't have the chance once they leave the dungeon!"

Roar!

The Crypt Lord let out a furious roar.

"Humans! You beasts, give me back the lives of my wife and child!!!"

Bai Zhan took a white seed from his system inventory, weighed it in his palm, and said with a smile, "No problem, I'll definitely help with this. Brother Crypt, open wide!"

Bai Zhan threw it with force. The white seed traveled down the Crypt Lord's esophagus into its belly. Then, the seed bloomed and bore fruit inside its body, rapidly occupying all organs like cancer cells, finally seizing the brain to control the Crypt Lord's body.

Roar!

A shrill, piercing howl echoed through the cave.

The Crypt Lord's four eyes turned crimson. The gaze it directed at Bai Zhan and Qian Xinyue was full of hatred and bloodlust, as if the two of them were the culprits who killed its wife.

But that wasn't the most terrifying part. The truly terrifying thing was that the Crypt Lord's rank had leveled up, rising from a Bronze Boss to a Silver Boss.

What did this mean?!

One should know...

The Spider Cave was a Bronze-level dungeon. It was impossible for a Silver-level monster to exist there, let alone a Silver Boss!

Once one appeared, it was bound to cause a bloodbath. At that time, the monsters would riot, the dungeon entrance would be sealed, and the Professionals and monsters would fight to the death.

Either the Professionals in the dungeon would all die, or the Professionals would kill the Silver Boss.

There was no other way!

And for Bronze Professionals to try and kill a Silver Boss was an almost impossible task. In the Double Moon World, there was an insurmountable suppression between ranks.

When Bronze fights Silver, the Bronze's output and defense automatically drop by a quarter.

When Bronze fights Gold, the Bronze's output and defense automatically drop by half.

And so on...

Coupled with the inherent attribute gap, just thinking about it would give birth to a sense of despair.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

At this moment, the Crypt Lord had completely lost its reason and was attacking Bai Zhan and Qian Xinyue indiscriminately.

"Experiment successful, let's go!"

Qian Xinyue acted decisively. Having completed the mission, she immediately declared their withdrawal from the dungeon.

"Good!"

Bai Zhan responded.

The dungeon entrance would close in ten minutes. After that, no one would be able to enter or leave the Spider Cave.

Two flashes of white light appeared as Bai Zhan and Qian Xinyue exited the Spider Cave, appearing in the marshy wetlands of the Ger Forest.

And at this place, someone was already waiting. He was the chief examiner for this dungeon assessment.

"May I ask what the purpose of you two coming here is?"