39: The Ancient Shadow Shows Its Power! Ninth Entry - The Reaper!

“Holy crap!”

Liu Qi and Lin Ke exchanged glances, seeing the immense shock in each other’s eyes.

Ye Ze, is he really from our high school?

They hadn't even seen how Ye Ze’s Summoned Beast attacked.

At this moment, Ye Ze occupied the entrance of Dragon Valley.

He said to everyone, “Whoever has lure-type skills or items, lure all the surrounding Storm Dragons over!”

His tactic was simple and classic: gather monsters, kill monsters.

The terrain of Dragon Valley was complex, with many mountain passages, and finding them one by one was too troublesome.

Hearing this, the ninety-odd students behind him hesitated for only a moment before immediately taking action!

They had already seen Ye Ze’s strength, so what was there to hesitate about?

Hunters’ Hunting Eagles, Archers’ Roaming Arrows, Mages’ Elemental Spirits, and so on… a wide variety of skills began to lure monsters.

With many people, efficiency naturally increased.

In just a short while, the roars of enemy attacks echoed through Dragon Valley.

More than twenty Storm Dragons charged fiercely!

This was the main defensive force at the front lines of Dragon Valley; these alone were enough to stump ninety-nine percent of pioneering teams.

“Human, how dare you kill the citizens of the Storm Dragon Clan!”

So much nonsense… Hearing the other party’s roar, Ye Ze curled his lip:

“Panda, kill them all, leave none alive.”

Although for ordinary high school students, these Dragonman Guards were extremely terrifying in combat.

But for the current Nine Li War Beast, this group of Storm Dragons was the weakest of the weak.

Kung Fu Panda roared, crashing into the dragon group like a falling meteor, unstoppable!

Its fists and palms carried the sharp edge of Nine Li Sharpness, striking out swiftly!

“Killed Storm Dragon Guard * 2, Experience + 580!”

“Obtained Material - Storm Dragon Bone * 2, Equipment - Dragon Scale Armor.”

Although two Level 10 Dragonman Guards only gave 580 experience points.

But fortunately, there were enough monsters here for Ye Ze to level up happily!

However, the Dragonman Guards were not to be trifled with either.

Seeing Panda actively attacking, more than twenty Dragonman Guards surrounded Panda tightly, leaving no gaps.

Liu Qi on the side grimaced, “Damn, two fists are no match for four hands…”

The other students were the same; most of the raid guides they had seen involved slowly pulling and taking them on one by one.

Ye Ze’s fighting style was simply outrageous!

But the next moment, they witnessed another scene that challenged their worldview:

Ye Ze calmly said, “Use Ancient Shadow now, the sooner you use it, the sooner it’s off cooldown.”

Subsequently, mental and internal energy condensed on Panda’s body surface.

Just as the surrounding Dragonman Guards were about to pounce…

A giant Iron-Eating Beast phantom, nearly ten meters tall and clad in bronze armor, enveloped Panda as if materialized, its aura ferocious and terrifying.

The mere moment of its materialization, the residual power of its might sent countless surrounding Storm Dragon Guards flying.

From the phantom, one could faintly feel immense power: this was a true war weapon!

Ye Ze couldn't help but quip:

“If Chi You rode this back then, I’d understand…”

Panda, in its Ancient Shadow form, looked at the two-meter-tall Dragonman Guards as if they were little chicks.

Panda, imbued with the power of Ancient Shadow, heavily swung a claw, sending shattered rocks flying six or seven meters in front.

With one claw, four Storm Dragon Guards who couldn't escape in time were instantly killed!

“Killed Storm Dragon Guard * 4, Experience + 1120.”

“Level: 8 (2400/5700).”

The experience bar had almost filled halfway.

And this was just the beginning.

Panda, with Ancient Shadow activated, was like a War God.

At this moment, the Storm Dragons, who had originally surrounded Panda, felt their scalps tingle.

How could they fight this?

Panda swept through the center, while Mantis single-target killed on the periphery.

A few Storm Dragons who tried to escape the battlefield and wait for Panda’s phantom time to pass were instantly cut down by Mantis with a sudden slash.

The entire front line of Dragon Valley was like a slaughterhouse.

In comparison, Mantis, as an Assassin, was actually slower at killing enemies.

Because Void Slash’s cooldown wasn’t fast, and Void Shuttle required a small amount of mental energy, which needed to be conserved for later battles.

Panda, however, with a casual palm strike, was comparable to an area-of-effect skill, exceptionally terrifying.

The duration of Ancient Shadow was approximately five minutes.

Less than two minutes into the battle, under a nearly crushing offensive, more than twenty Storm Dragon Guards were completely wiped out.

In just over ten minutes of entering the dungeon, Ye Ze gained over five thousand experience!

At the same time, the light of upgrading shone on him.

“Ding! Your level has increased to: Level 9!”

“Talent - You have gained one ‘Infinite Gold Trait’ draw!”

“I’m almost Level 10!”

At Level 10, one would be qualified to advance to Tier 1, gaining more Summoned Beast slots and even Summoner-exclusive skills!

At the same time, the growth attributes of the Summoner and Summoned Beasts would also increase.

Within this team dungeon, Ye Ze was confident that reaching Level 10 would not be a problem.

“Liu Qi, continue to lead people to lure monsters.”

Hearing Ye Ze’s command, Liu Qi excitedly responded, “Alright!”

The other students, after witnessing Ye Ze’s strength, had their confidence and admiration doubled!

And Ye Ze immediately began to draw traits!

Unseen by anyone, a sea of golden traits swirled around him.

“You have drawn the Golden Legendary Trait: Reaper!”

“Reaper: Upon instantly killing an enemy, all skill cooldowns and mental energy consumption are refunded!”

The moment he saw this skill, Ye Ze unhesitatingly bestowed it upon Mantis!

It was too perfect!

Void Slash, instant cast, extremely high damage, impossible to guard against, its only drawback was its cooldown.

Now, with the ‘Reaper’ trait, it was simply invincible!

Void Shuttle + Void Slash, Void Shuttle + Void Slash… this combo was like a perpetual motion machine!

Mental energy consumption was no longer a concern.

As long as Mantis’s damage was high enough, everything else was not a problem.

“The ‘Reaper’ trait has been successfully bestowed!”

“Summoned Beast: Void Hunter (Golden Legendary) Rank Up → (Golden Legendary ☆)”

Once it reached Legendary quality, the difficulty of star-ranking increased by twofold compared to Epic quality.

However, the effects were remarkably significant.

The Level 9 Mantis’s strength had increased to 225 points.

This was equivalent to a Level 25 combat-oriented professional.

The only regret was that he hadn't yet encountered a ‘strong enemy’ to evolve Mantis’s body.

Meanwhile, Ye Ze sorted through the equipment he had just dropped: 2 Excellent, 4 Rare.

He fed three unused Mage equipments to Panda.

“Eat What You Eat - Used ‘Storm Robe’, gained Mental + 10, Thunder Element Mastery + 20%!”

“Eat What You Eat -”

The Storm Dragon Clan was a lightning-attributed dragon clan, so most of the dropped equipment boosted Thunder Element Mastery.

After Panda ate a meal, its Thunder Element Mastery surged to: 51%!

This was equivalent to immunity to half of all lightning element damage!

“If it keeps eating, I’m curious if the final Storm Dragon boss will even be able to hurt Panda…”

This effect made Ye Ze quite expectant.

At this moment, Liu Qi suddenly called out:

“Brother Ze! A small boss seems to have appeared!”