8: The inaccessible Hell dungeon? Shadow Squirrel!

Lin Yuan City, City Lord's Mansion.

"What did you say?"

"The War College's Newbie Dungeon malfunctioned?"

"Are you kidding me! I personally crafted that!"

"It's made from top-tier items dropped from the Abyss, containing the power of laws!"

"What do you think it is, an old color TV? And malfunctioning!"

"What? A newly-transferred Summoner, without equipment, with at most rare-level Summoned Beasts, entered a Hell difficulty dungeon alone and hasn't come out in two hours?"

"Hiss..."

Lin Yuan City's City Lord, 'Hunter King' Wan Feipeng, fell into contemplation.

His dark brown curly hair was a bit disheveled, and a hint of bewilderment appeared on his face, which bore a few shallow scars.

"It's already been over two hours now."

The City Lord's assistant, who had just finished reporting the situation to him, added, then speculated:

"Could he have hidden his strength?"

City Lord Wan Feipeng grinned, "If it were those scions from the Elite Class, I'd think so too."

"But a normal class... where would they get the strength to hide?"

The City Lord's assistant suddenly realized, "Oh, it's a normal class..."

Wan Feipeng stood up, preparing to leave, and muttered to himself:

"What's more, when I designed the Hell difficulty, my main purpose was to strike at those scions from the Elite Class!"

"To let them know that there's always someone better, and how terrifying the N/A are!"

"To prevent the Elite Class from becoming too arrogant!"

The assistant immediately understood:

Under these circumstances, how could anyone clear it?

If they could clear it, how could it strike at them?

"Then now..."

"Now, quickly go get those repair-effect items and materials from the warehouse."

Wan Feipeng picked up the warehouse key and left the office:

"If the dungeon truly needs repairing, I'll have to do it myself..."

...

Inside the dungeon.

Ye Ze had no idea what was happening outside; instead, he was grinding monsters with exceptional ease.

Previously, his only concern was being ambushed or surrounded by magical beasts.

But now with the Squirrel's reconnaissance, he wouldn't encounter sudden ambushes, nor would he have a chance to be surrounded.

The Squirrel figured out the enemy's movements and lured them deeper.

The Panda, with its incredibly strong attributes, could take out one enemy with a single palm, even without using skills!

If one palm wasn't enough, then two...

[Killed Thunder Falcon, EXP +15]

[Killed 2 Youbei Wolves, EXP +30]

[Killed 2 Stone Armor Beast Kings, EXP +40!]

Under a continuous string of instant kills, the high-level magical beasts in the mountainside area were defeated without suspense.

The experience bar grew rapidly...

In addition, many of the spoils harvested along the way were fed to the Panda, increasing its attributes by another seven or eight points.

"Little Squirrel, what did you find now?"

Ye Ze watched the small Squirrel running over on the ground.

The Squirrel stood before Ye Ze, its tail raised, holding a short dagger in its left paw and a small blue flower in its right paw.

The short dagger was a newly dropped excellent-grade weapon, which Ye Ze equipped the Squirrel with.

However, judging by its size, a Squirrel over 30 centimeters tall looked a bit awkward even when holding a short dagger.

The small flower in its right hand, however, surprised Ye Ze:

[fengling flower: Green quality herb, capable of storing a small amount of wind elemental power, can be used for alchemy.]

Good stuff!

Many plants evolve due to extraordinary power, transforming into various strange flowers and exotic herbs with diverse effects.

However, they are rare in dungeons, making them difficult to find.

Unexpectedly, the small-bodied Squirrel had an additional use!

"Not bad, not bad."

Ye Ze praised it, took the fengling flower, and prepared to feed it to the Panda:

"Since equipment and skill books can be eaten, this proper herb should definitely be fine too!"

The fengling flower was too small, not even enough to fill the Panda's teeth.

[Eat What You Eat—Consumed 'fengling flower', gained: Speed +10, Wind Element Control +7%!]

"It really can eat anything!"

"It seems that after leaving the dungeon, getting more herbs for the Panda would also work..."

Ye Ze was just thinking.

The Panda beside him charged forward at this moment, confronting a lone Youbei Wolf.

Perhaps it had overslept during the wolf pack's charge, causing it to appear here all alone.

It was instantly killed by the Panda's palm, without suspense.

[Killed Youbei Wolf, EXP +15!]

[Ding! Your level has increased to: Level 3!]

[Attributes gained: Strength +3, Constitution +3, Agility +5, Spirit +10!]

[Free Attribute Points +5!]

[Talent—You have gained one 'Infinite Golden Entry' drawing chance!]

"I can draw the next entry again!"

Ye Ze rubbed his hands excitedly.

The Level 5 magical beast area had been mostly cleared; without much thought, he immediately started drawing!

Familiar golden entry frames appeared all around Ye Ze.

After the last time, Ye Ze discovered that besides random draws, he could also actively draw by hand.

It just depended on whether he trusted his own luck.

This time, Ye Ze extended both hands simultaneously, attempting to draw two entries from the 'sea of entries' at once...

But in the end, only one entry frame remained in his hand.

[You have drawn a Golden Legendary Entry: Shadow Master!]

[Shadow Master: Controls shadows, transforms into shadows, an assassin in the shadows.]

A definite combat-type entry!

Ye Ze was overjoyed; it seemed to be on par with the power of 'Tai Chi Grandmaster'.

He pondered for a moment, "The Panda is suitable for frontal combat, using softness to overcome hardness, and leveraging force against force."

"While Shadow Master is more suited for an assassin role."

Ye Ze decisively bestowed this second entry upon the Youwei Squirrel!

This way, he would have two top-tier fighters.

[Entry 'Shadow Master' successfully bestowed!]

[Summoned Beast: Youwei Squirrel (Green Excellent) evolved → Shadow Squirrel (Orange epic-level)!]

The second epic-level Summoned Beast!

Although there was a star-level difference compared to the Panda.

But the Squirrel was, after all, excellent-grade; to be able to cross two qualities and directly evolve into epic-level!

This was enough to show the power of the 'Shadow Master' entry!

At this moment, the little Squirrel's entire fur turned pitch black like night, shimmering with a dark glow.

Its aura was vastly different from before.

[Shadow Squirrel]

Quality: Orange epic-level

Level: 3

Attributes: Strength 43, Constitution 38, Agility 49, Spirit 40

Talents: Enhanced Perception (Rare), Shadow Evasion (Legendary)

Skills: Shadow Doppelganger Lv.8 (Legendary), Shadow Fixation Lv.8 (epic-level), Shadow Strike Lv.8 (epic-level)

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"Well, it certainly didn't disappoint me!"

Three skills and one talent, with equally terrifying attributes.

Although all skills were only Level 8, it was a bit less than 'Tai Chi Grandmaster' starting with all maxed-out skills.

But the effect was definitely not weak!

Especially the 'Shadow Doppelganger' that Ye Ze favored!

[Shadow Doppelganger: Consumes 20 Mana, summons a Shadow Doppelganger with 80% of the main body's attributes, lasts 4 hours, no cooldown!]

With the Squirrel's current 40 Spirit, it has 800 Mana points!

Theoretically, it could summon 40 Shadow Doppelgangers with similar attributes simultaneously!

How terrifying!

Of course, the Shadow Doppelgangers couldn't cast the 'Shadow Doppelganger' skill.

Otherwise, it would be a bit like nesting dolls.

[Ding! Your Summoned Beast has gained significant growth and will feedback a portion of its attributes!]

[Your attributes have increased: Strength +8, Constitution +8, Agility +12, Spirit +8!]

Another attribute feedback.

Who would have thought that Ye Ze, a Summoner, would have a physique almost comparable to a Warrior of the same level!

A Level 3 Summoner, with two epic-level Summoned Beasts!

No one would likely believe it if he told them.

Ye Ze's confidence greatly increased; he led one Panda and one Squirrel directly to the final stage of the Hell dungeon:

Shadow Valley!