13: Chapter 13 unlocks the second aura slot.

Right after Lilia successfully mastered her new skill, Lin Muyang didn't hesitate. He took a bold step forward, taking the lead to enter the cave where the first boss, the "Goblin Warrior," was located.

Almost the instant he stepped into the cave's range, with a thought, he activated the god-tier control Aura he had prepared—[Frost Erosion]!

Hum!

A visible ripple of ice-blue energy centered on Lin Muyang's body, rapidly spreading in all directions like a polar cold wind, instantly filling the entire boss room!

The freezing chill even caused the moisture in the air to condense into tiny ice crystals.

The Goblin Warrior, who had been snoring loudly against a pile of junk, was jolted awake by this sudden surge of cold!

Its murky eyes snapped open, filled with brutality and rage, instantly locking onto Lin Muyang, who had intruded into its territory. It let out a raspy roar, grabbed the heavy spiked club by its side, and bared its teeth, intending to charge at Lin Muyang!

However...

In the next second, it discovered to its horror that its body felt as if it had sunk into an incredibly viscous swamp, or as if it were being tightly bound by invisible ice shackles!

Its movement to lift the spiked club became as sluggish as a slow-motion movie scene; it tried to run, but its legs felt as heavy as if they were filled with lead, making every step agonizingly difficult. Even the ferocious expression on its face changed with a comical slowness!

The effect of the [Frost Erosion] Aura was extremely overbearing—the movement speed, attack speed, casting speed, and even skill activation speed of all enemies within range were reduced by 90%!

At this moment, the fierce and malevolent Goblin Warrior had completely turned into a slow-moving, harmless "slow-motion doll."

The wind-up for any of its attacks was outrageously long. In this state, unless Lin Muyang stood perfectly still and waited for it to hit him, it was impossible to be struck.

The Goblin Warrior seemed unwilling to give up and struggled to release its signature skill—"Savage Charge"!

A faint red glow appeared on its body as it attempted to launch a swift charge toward Lin Muyang.

Unfortunately, under the 90% speed reduction, this skill that should have been lightning-fast became like an old ox pulling a broken cart. It sluggishly, almost "crawling," rushed toward Lin Muyang at a speed that couldn't even match a normal person's brisk walk.

Lin Muyang simply sidestepped two paces and easily avoided this non-threatening "slow-motion charge."

This bizarre and comical scene left Lilia, who followed him into the room, dumbfounded, her rosy lips parted in a cute "O" shape.

"This... how is this possible?" Her heart was filled with shock. "Isn't it said that elite monsters and bosses in Secret Realms and Dungeons have extremely high resistance to control effects, and many powerful bosses are even immune to them?"

"This Goblin Warrior was actually slowed to such an extent? It's almost like being imprisoned by time magic!"

Although she was full of doubts, she knew now was not the time to ask. Seeing that the boss had completely lost its threat, she immediately entered her damage-dealing state.

A hint of excitement flashed in the Elf Maiden's azure eyes. She raised her priest scepter, which had already been upgraded to bronze quality, and aimed at the Goblin Warrior, which was moving as slowly as a snail.

"Light of Exorcism!"

A silver beam, more concentrated than the Holy Light Spell and carrying a strong Aura of purification, shot out from the tip of her staff, accurately striking the Goblin Warrior's chest!

165!

A damage number floated up.

Without the tenfold boost from the [Indestructible] Aura, her damage returned to normal levels. But for a support class, this damage was already quite impressive.

Since the boss was now a sitting duck and couldn't fight back, Lilia could safely stand at a distance and pour out her mana to her heart's content.

She continued to chant, releasing [Light of Exorcism] and [Holy Light Spell], watching the Goblin Warrior's health steadily drop.

However, a Priest was not a professional damage dealer after all, and mana consumption was a major issue.

About a minute later, when the Goblin Warrior's health had just dropped to about half, Lilia's movement with her staff faltered slightly. An embarrassed look appeared on her face as she turned to Lin Muyang and shouted:

"Um... my mana is almost empty..."

"I know." Lin Muyang seemed to have expected this and nodded calmly.

With a slight thought, he instantly switched the [Frost Erosion] Aura that covered the field to another Aura specifically used for recovery.

[Source of Magic Power (God-Tier Aura)]: When activated, you and all your summons recover 100% of your maximum mana every second! Consumes a tiny amount of Spirit to maintain.

This was an Aura that would drive all magic classes crazy! Recovering full mana every second meant that, theoretically, one could cast skills infinitely!

The moment Lin Muyang switched the Aura, the ice-blue slow effect that had been covering the Goblin Warrior instantly vanished!

The Goblin Warrior, who was in the middle of a slow club swing, suddenly felt its body lighten as that heavy sense of restraint disappeared! Because it had been using too much force, it suddenly lost its balance, stumbling a few steps and nearly falling to the ground.

"Gah?!"

The slow was gone?

The Goblin Warrior was stunned for a moment, followed by pure joy! It could finally move normally! It was going to tear these two humans who dared to offend it into pieces!

It roared in anger, trying to get up from the ground to launch its long-awaited, violent counterattack.

However...

Only a second had passed!

Just as Lilia felt a warm and majestic surge of energy instantly fill her nearly dry mana pool, making her "full of energy" again...

Lin Muyang had already switched the Aura back!

The ice-blue cold wave swept through the cave once more!

The [Frost Erosion] effect returned!

The Goblin Warrior, who had just stood up and hadn't even found its footing, was once again enveloped by that terrifying sluggish power, its movements instantly turning back into suffocating slow motion...

Goblin Warrior: "!!!"

It was practically breaking down inside, wanting to cry but having no tears!

It was a somewhat respectable mini-boss, wasn't it? To be toyed with like a plaything by a human Summoner, unable to even touch the opponent once? This sense of frustration was driving it mad!

Thus, under such absolute control and occasional mana support, the battle became completely one-sided.

After another minute or so, this poor bronze rank Goblin Warrior, carrying a heart full of grief and indignation, finally had its health bar emptied by Lilia. It let out an unwilling wail and fell heavily to the ground, its eyes wide open, clearly unable to rest in peace.

"Done." Lin Muyang stepped forward and skillfully activated the [Desecration of the Dead] Aura.

A gray energy swept over the Goblin Warrior's massive corpse.

In the next moment, a dazzling array of lights flashed!

A total of over twenty pieces of equipment shimmering with different quality lusters, several skill books, and a small pile of crystal-clear Mana Crystals erupted from the boss's corpse like a fountain, almost covering the ground around it!

Normally, a mini-boss like this would have a guaranteed drop of 2 to 3 pieces of loot.

But under the "tenfold drop" effect of the [Loot Extraction] Aura, Lin Muyang's harvest from one mini-boss was equivalent to a normal team killing ten of the same bosses!

As for Mana Crystals, they were the hard currency of this Class Awakening Era, a globally accepted energy currency. They were used not only for trade but, more importantly, as the energy source for various devices, machinery, and even city defense systems, having long since replaced traditional electricity.

Killing monsters in Secret Realms and Dungeons was the primary way to obtain Mana Crystals.

"This one mini-boss dropped over five thousand Mana Crystals?" Lin Muyang looked at the pile of crystals and roughly estimated their value, feeling somewhat speechless. "Earning money like this is just too easy, isn't it?"

Before, as an orphan, the monthly subsidy he could receive from the government was less than 1,800 Mana Crystals, which was enough to cover rent and basic living expenses.

And now, the Mana Crystals obtained from just this one mini-boss were equivalent to the total amount of subsidies he would have received in the past year!

This didn't even include the bronze rank and silver rank equipment and skill books. If he sold them all, it would be another very substantial income.

At this time, Lin Muyang glanced at his EXP bar.

"I'm already almost at Level 3?" He was a bit surprised. "Solo clearing a bronze-tier instance dungeon really provides an incredibly high efficiency for gaining experience!"

From this bountiful boss drop, he quickly picked out several pieces of cloth armor with the best attributes and had Lilia put them on.

The brand-new equipment further improved Lilia's mob clearing efficiency!

The subsequent advancement speed became even faster.

After clearing the remaining small mobs and another Elite Leader, in less than twenty minutes since Lin Muyang entered this Dungeon, they had already arrived outside the door of the huge cave where the final boss, the "Goblin Chieftain," resided!

By now, Lilia had put on a full set of silver quality cloth armor and had learned several silver rank skills, including [Light of Exorcism].

Most importantly—

Under the nourishment of the rich experience from efficient mob farming and killing elites along the way, Lin Muyang and Lilia's levels had finally both reached Level 5!

[Congratulations on reaching Level 5!]

[Your all attributes have been increased!]

[You have unlocked the second Aura slot!]

[The next Aura slot will be unlocked when you reach Level 10!]

"Finally... I've been waiting for this moment!"

Lin Muyang's spirits lifted, and a long-awaited smile appeared on his face.

Activating dual Auras simultaneously meant his combat power would undergo a qualitative leap!

Without any hesitation, he immediately configured them.

"Aura slot One, locked—[Divine Concealment Aura]!"

"Aura slot Two, locked—[Indestructible]!"

Two God-Tier Auras activated simultaneously!

Invisible energy ripples spread out. Lin Muyang and Lilia's figures instantly became translucent, perfectly blending into the surrounding environment.

At the same time, that familiar, terrifying sense of power capable of tearing everything apart filled Lilia's entire body once again! The tenfold damage boost had returned!

At this moment, they were facing the final gatekeeper of this bronze-tier instance dungeon—the exceptionally tall and burly Goblin Chieftain, wearing crude bone armor and holding a massive totem pole!

Lilia, in a state of perfect invisibility, took a deep breath and raised her staff, which shimmered with the contradictory lights of holiness and destruction, aiming at the Goblin Chieftain, who was still completely unaware of the impending doom.

"Light of Exorcism!"

A silver beam, thicker and more condensed than ever before, like a Spear of Judgment tearing through the darkness, suddenly shot out from the void and slammed into the Goblin Chieftain's back!

3234!

A massive crimson damage number exploded from the top of the Goblin Chieftain's head!

"Light of Exorcism!"

Lilia didn't stop; a second purifying beam followed immediately!

3198!

"!!!"

Lilia looked at the terrifying damage of over three thousand points she had dealt, feeling the surging tenfold power within her and her state of perfect invisibility. Her exquisite face was filled with unprecedented shock, her cute mouth open in a wide "O" shape, large enough to fit an egg.

What's going on?!

She was clearly in a state of absolute invisibility, so why could she simultaneously enjoy the effect of that terrifying tenfold attack Aura?

Lin Muyang's ability...

Hadn't it always been that only one Aura could be active at a time?

Could it be...

A guess that made her heart race surfaced in her mind: He leveled up? He gained the ability to activate multiple Auras simultaneously?!

Meanwhile, the situation on the field was even more bizarre.

The Goblin Chieftain, who had been hit by consecutive terrifying attacks from the void for no apparent reason, was completely dumbfounded and horrified!

"Ga-ow?!"

It let out a roar of shock and fury, turning around abruptly, its bloodshot crimson eyes frantically scanning the empty cave, trying to find the attacker's position.

However, everywhere it looked, there was nothing but cold rocks and the corpses of its own subordinates!

What terrified it most was that those two attacks had dealt unimaginable, massive damage! Its proud, thick health bar had actually evaporated by more than half in just an instant!

Before it could recover from the sudden heavy blow and extreme fear...

A third, a fourth... those silver reaper beams from the void, like a storm, continued to strike its body without pause!

3211!

3257!

The Goblin Chieftain waved its huge totem pole in vain, wanting to parry or counterattack, but it couldn't find a target at all. It could only roar in despair and anger in the center of the cave like a headless fly, watching its life force drain away like a bursting dam.

In less than five seconds.

This final boss, who ruled over the entire Goblin Nest, had its health bar completely cleared in endless frustration, anger, and confusion, without even seeing a corner of the attacker's clothes!

Its massive body trembled violently, the totem pole in its hand fell to the ground with a "clang," and then it collapsed like a falling mountain, kicking up a cloud of dust.

Until its death, its wide-open eyes were filled with the ultimate philosophical questions: "Who am I? Where am I? Who is hitting me?"