41: Travel in pairs and kill enemies all the way!

She hadn't forgotten the scene of fighting the Iron Skin Zombie in the Elementary difficulty dungeon.

She had constantly cast various Fire Spells, while also needing to use speed-enhancing items to avoid the Iron Skin Zombie's attacks.

Combined with the powerful burning ability of Fire Sea, it took her a full ten minutes to kill that boss monster.

In contrast, Xia Qi spent ten minutes running, and his entire monster-killing process took less than half a minute.

It was practically an instant kill!

Yun Qingyue felt completely weak, unable to muster any strength.

She knew very well that this wasn't an Elementary difficulty, but a nightmare difficulty dungeon.

Monsters of the same Rank would have at least double, if not more, attributes.

Yet, seeing Xia Qi so relaxed and at ease, clearing out all the monsters on the field with a single skill.

Yun Qingyue instantly felt all her strength drain away, her body soft and weak, unable to exert any force.

They were both S-Rank Talent Awakeners, so why was the difference so great?!

She couldn't understand it, nor did she know how Xia Qi did it.

"This isn't like playing a dungeon at all; it's much simpler than killing a chicken."

Subconsciously muttering to herself, Yun Qingyue suddenly realized that the reason Xia Qi was willing to invite her to the dungeon wasn't because of her outstanding strength at all.

It was just because she possessed a Rune Reset Stone, which could help Xia Qi clear the dungeon a few more times.

This was not the sweet co-op she had envisioned.

"No, I can't be like this. What's the difference between me and a burden?"

Yun Qingyue began to find it hard to accept reality. She desperately craved Xia Qi's praise, but in reality, she hadn't contributed anything, just followed behind Xia Qi the entire time, and that was all.

Xia Qi walked out of the monster crowd, patted the dust off himself, and said, "Let's go."

He didn't notice Yun Qingyue's unusual state at all. He was just a little regretful that if he could have used Instantaneous Movement just now, he wouldn't have had to go through so much trouble, rushing into the monster crowd to unleash his ultimate.

Although there were still gaps between the monsters, dodging area-of-effect attacks was too demanding on his control.

If it weren't for his more skilled application of Thunder Breathing after leveling up, making him a few points faster, he would have almost been surrounded by the zombies.

However, considering he couldn't expose his multiple Talents, Xia Qi could only use this most clumsy method.

With a high stamina of 150 points, even taking a small injury was not a big deal.

Watching Xia Qi start to walk towards the staircase leading down into the pit, Yun Qingyue suddenly startled awake and quickly followed in Xia Qi's footsteps.

"Xia Qi, so what you said was true! You really can solo nightmare difficulty dungeons!"

"Otherwise? Aren't you?"

Xia Qi retorted, leaving Yun Qingyue speechless.

Well, that knife went straight to her heart.

Even seeing it with her own eyes, Yun Qingyue found it unbelievable.

This was nightmare difficulty, hey, nightmare difficulty!

Why did you make it sound like Elementary difficulty?

Even Elementary difficulty shouldn't be this easy, right?

Yun Qingyue, whose self-esteem had been hit, had a bitter taste in her mouth and didn't know whether to say yes or no.

She could only suppress her guilt and nod.

Anyway, no matter what, she couldn't let Xia Qi think she was a burden.

Seeing this, Xia Qi didn't say anything and continued to walk ahead of Yun Qingyue, starting to clear out the monsters in the staircase.

Compared to the mine tunnel, the monsters in the staircase were more spread out and harder to gather.

Xia Qi could only kill them one by one.

Basically, the operation was one Frenzy Lightning, and if it wasn't enough, another one.

Along the way, accompanied by rumbling thunder, after less than ten minutes of walking, the two arrived at the territory of the Silver-skinned Corpse King.

Yun Qingyue knew that this was the final BOSS of the dungeon, and passing this stage meant the dungeon was over.

The Elementary difficulty dungeon didn't actually have this stage.

But Yun Qingyue had done her homework before coming and knew that above the Hard difficulty, the Silver-skinned Corpse King existed.

Originally, she planned to level up to around Rank 15, then solo a Hard difficulty dungeon to experience the BOSS's difficulty, and then leave.

She didn't expect to encounter it early, and under nightmare difficulty at that.

She had also heard some news before, saying that a Rank 25 A-Rank Talent professional team had to be extremely careful to clear a nightmare difficulty dungeon.

But looking at Xia Qi, he didn't seem to take the Corpse King seriously at all.

"Wake up, time to hit the road."

Forcibly waking the Silver-skinned Corpse King, Xia Qi motioned for Yun Qingyue to keep a fifty-meter distance from him.

Facing the immense pressure.

Yun Qingyue also consciously hid far away.

She didn't want to be a burden in her heart, but her body was very honest, knowing that she couldn't face such a powerful BOSS right now.

"Then be careful!" Yun Qingyue shouted worriedly from a distance.

Xia Qi gave an OK gesture, unleashed Thunder Breathing, and directly entered combat.

The subsequent battle will not be elaborated on too much.

After about a minute, the Corpse King was electrocuted into a charred corpse by Frenzy Lightning and collapsed with a thud, signaling the end of this dungeon trip.

Since he couldn't use other Talents, Xia Qi could only fight and dodge, using Frenzy Lightning to constantly maneuver and wear down the Corpse King until it died.

Finally, Yun Qingyue checked her experience. She had just reached Rank 12 and was now at 70%, only 30% away from leveling up again.

And Xia Qi's experience had only increased to Rank 14 80%, 20% away from reaching Rank 15.

Because they were in a two-person team, the experience was set to a 50/50 split by default; otherwise, Xia Qi would have had no problem reaching Rank 15 in this wave.

"[Killed Silver-skinned Corpse King, Experience + 20000]"

"[Obtained Pure Silver Staff]"

"[Obtained Elementary Energy Essence X3]"

Xia Qi looked at the information prompt. Before teaming up, he had set up captain permissions, so all dropped items were distributed by the captain.

Therefore, Yun Qingyue only received experience notifications; all the items and Materials were with him.

After thinking about it, he already had a Pure Silver Staff, so he might as well give it to Yun Qingyue.

After all, she had let him use such a precious Rune Reset Stone, and even allowed him to duplicate an S-Rank Talent. It was just a bronze weapon; he couldn't be too stingy.

"This is for you."

"Wow, a Pure Silver Staff! This is the best staff to use before Rank 20!"

Yun Qingyue exclaimed. Although the Mithril Staff was only worth tens of thousands of dollars, it was a gift from Xia Qi, so its meaning was completely different.

"Thank you, Xia Qi."

Yun Qingyue was deeply moved as she took the staff. Come to think of it, this was the first gift Xia Qi had given her in three years of high school.

She must cherish and use it well.

"What's there to thank? It's just a staff. If a robe drops later, I'll give you one too."

"Really? You're so kind, Xia Qi."

Hearing Xia Qi's promise, Yun Qingyue's eyes welled up with tears. Sure enough, Xia Qi still cared about her, right?

Then I absolutely cannot be a burden to Xia Qi. I must catch up to his pace.

Yun Qingyue clenched her small fists, her resolve growing stronger.

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