14: Chapter 14 The School Beauty's Surprise

Initially, Lin Muyang hadn't let Lilia grind monsters while invisible primarily because the efficiency was too low.

When only one Aura could be active, choosing the [Divine Concealment Aura] meant giving up the ten-fold damage of [Indestructible]. Letting Lilia slowly chip away at monsters with her base damage would take hours to clear a single Dungeon, which was a complete waste of time.

But now, the situation was completely different!

Reaching Level 5 and unlocking the second Aura slot meant he could activate two God-Tier Auras simultaneously!

Combining the [Divine Concealment Aura] for absolute stealth with the [Indestructible] Aura for terrifying burst damage instantly pushed Lilia's combat environment and damage output to an incredibly abnormal level!

Five consecutive blasts of Light of Exorcism, like soul-reaping charms from a void death god, completely emptied the Goblin Chieftain's massive health bar in just five seconds, leaving it with no time to react or even notice what was happening!

A final guardian of a bronze-tier instance dungeon had fallen miserably in its own lair without even seeing its enemy's shadow, making it perhaps the most pathetic BOSS in history.

"Now this is real efficiency." Lin Muyang nodded with satisfaction as he watched the Goblin Chieftain's corpse crash to the ground. "In the dual-Aura state, I can just steamroll everything without thinking. No need to worry about positioning, dodging, or crowd control anymore."

Previously, if they fought a BOSS while invisible, they would be safe, but their output would be insufficient, dragging the battle out. After taking sustained damage, a BOSS might enter a Berserk state or release map-wide area-of-effect skills; for fragile classes like theirs, even a graze could be fatal.

That was why, when fighting the mini-boss earlier, Lin Muyang had chosen the safer [Frost Erosion] Aura to turn the BOSS into a slow-motion practice dummy, allowing Lilia to attack safely.

But now, with dual Auras, there was no need to worry. Extreme output brought extreme efficiency. Instantly killing the BOSS before it could react was the best tactic!

This meant that from now on, Lin Muyang's Dungeon clearing mode would shift entirely to a steamrolling style of mindless invisibility combined with extreme output!

"Time to harvest the loot."

Lin Muyang stepped forward and activated two new Auras, replacing his combat ones.

[Heavenly Blessing (God-Tier Aura)]: Once activated, you and all your summons receive a +100 Luck boost! This effect influences all probability-related events (including but not limited to critical hit rate, block rate, hit rate, drop quality, special effect trigger rate, etc.).

[Loot Extraction (God-Tier Aura)]: Effect as before. (Ten-fold drops, 25% chance for Grade +1)

A soft and noble golden light descended from the sky, enveloping Lin Muyang and Lilia like a holy baptism; this was the effect of the Luck boost. Simultaneously, that familiar gray corpse-looting energy swept over the Goblin Chieftain's still-warm body once again.

In the next moment, a jaw-dropping sight appeared!

Clatter—

As if a legendary vault had been opened, a total of over eighteen thousand crystal-clear Magic Crystals piled up like a gushing fountain, forming a small mountain that shimmered with an alluring luster!

Next came forty to fifty pieces of equipment radiating silver light, skill books, and various rare materials, surrounding the mountain of Magic Crystals like stars around a moon, illuminating the entire dim cave!

The 100 points of Luck provided by [Heavenly Blessing] had a terrifying effect. If Luck was only a few points or a dozen, the effect might not be obvious and would often be ignored.

But when this value reached 100 points, it could almost forcibly interfere with all rules involving probability!

When stacked with the "Grade +1" effect of the [Loot Extraction] Aura, a qualitative change occurred!

Lin Muyang carefully inspected the forty to fifty pieces of loot and was surprised to find that every single one of them was of Silver quality! Not a single bronze rank item was in sight!

This meant that the 25% probability of triggering "Grade +1" from the [Loot Extraction] Aura had seemingly become nearly 100% under the terrifying boost of 100 Luck! All drops that should have been bronze rank were upgraded to Silver-rank!

This was the super multiplier brought by super Luck!

"Not bad," Lin Muyang nodded with satisfaction, though he felt a slight pang of regret. "A pity the output ceiling for a bronze-tier instance dungeon is right here. The base drops are at most bronze rank, so even with Grade +1, they can only reach Silver-rank."

"Even for a final BOSS, while the drop list is richer and the quantity is higher, the quality ceiling is still capped by the Dungeon level."

He shook his head, helpless against this. Dungeon rules were one of the fundamental laws of the world, and it seemed his Aura effects couldn't break through them yet.

However, he didn't care too much. At this stage, his combat power mainly came from the God-Tier Aura boosts; his reliance on equipment wasn't high. As long as his level increased smoothly, every new Aura slot unlocked would bring a qualitative leap in combat power, which was far more important than a few pieces of high-level gear.

...

While Lin Muyang and Lilia were frantically harvesting inside the Dungeon, outside...

The four rookie Class Transferees guarding the entrance to the "Goblin Nest" were still boredly playing on their phones, occasionally looking up at the slowly rotating bronze-colored vortex.

"That guy has been in there for almost half an hour and hasn't come out yet?" the Shield Warrior asked in surprise.

"It's impressive he's lasted this long. Maybe he's just playing hide-and-seek with the small mobs and slowly grinding them down?" the Hunter guessed.

"Then he definitely hasn't reached the BOSS yet! How could one person beat a bronze rank BOSS?" the Mage said confidently. "He's probably taking detours inside or finding ways to kite the mobs."

As they were chatting casually, a sudden change occurred!

The stable bronze vortex of the Dungeon entrance beside them began to flash rapidly, and its color dimmed and became ethereal at a pace visible to the naked eye!

A few seconds later, amidst a slight ripple of spatial distortion, the energy vortex representing the Dungeon entrance vanished completely like a bubble! Only a blank rock wall remained!

???

The four guys were collectively dumbfounded once again!

They instinctively looked around, searching carefully in all directions...

However, the area remained empty! Not even a ghost was in sight!

"No... way?! This Dungeon was fully cleared?!" the Hunter stammered, his face full of disbelief.

"Less than half an hour... one person cleared a bronze-tier instance dungeon?! Is he even human?!" The Shield Warrior's voice cracked.

"The point is, we didn't see a single soul! When did he come out?" The Mage felt like his brain was short-circuiting.

"Man... did we just encounter a ghost in broad daylight?!" the last person muttered to himself.

The four rookie Class Transferees looked at each other, all in a state of extreme shock and confusion.

Just then, a four-person team including Shen Muyao walked over from not far away.

After being rejected by Lin Muyang, their team had spent some time and finally recruited a female Priest with an A-rank talent, completing the standard Tank-Mage-Healer iron triangle.

Relying on Shen Muyao's starting s-rank talent and the powerful strength of the rare class [Frost Mage], their team was full of confidence. They decided to skip the Iron-rank Dungeons and directly challenge a bronze-tier instance dungeon to level up faster and obtain better equipment.

They had heard there was an entrance to the "Goblin Nest" bronze-tier instance dungeon here and immediately hurried over.

Unexpectedly, just as they arrived, they saw the Dungeon entrance flash a few times and then simply vanish!

"You guys cleared a bronze-tier instance dungeon that fast?" A slightly chubby Berserker girl in the team looked at the four stunned rookies, her voice carrying surprise and a trace of undetectable frustration. They had planned to challenge it, only to find someone had beaten them to it?

"It wasn't us..." The four first looked at the cold and beautiful Shen Muyao in awe, then shook their heads with bitter smiles.

They recounted exactly what they had encountered—an invisible "ghost" entered the Dungeon alone, and less than half an hour later, the Dungeon was fully cleared and the entrance vanished, without them seeing a single person from start to finish.

"What?! An invisible lone wolf solo-cleared a bronze-tier instance dungeon in less than half an hour?!"

"How is that possible?! Even an Assassin with an s-rank talent couldn't do that at such a low level!"

Shen Muyao and her team members were left speechless with shock!

Was such a terrifying powerhouse hidden among this year's rookies?

In fact, through the official Class Registration System, the class information of all Class Transferees was public and transparent.

However, talents were different!

For a Class Transferee, a talent was their greatest personal secret and trump card. As long as they didn't speak of it, it was almost impossible for outsiders to know its specific effects through conventional means.

"Could it be that this year produced a Thief-type Class Transferee with an SSS-Rank Talent?" A trace of solemnity flashed in Shen Muyao's cold eyes, though she felt the guess was a bit too outrageous.

An SSS-Rank Talent! Those were ultra-terrifying existences that could be counted on one's fingers in all of humanity! Every single one was cultivated as a strategic-level treasure by major powers!

At this moment, she could in no way connect this mysterious "invisible lone wolf powerhouse" with Lin Muyang, the Summoner who traveled with a beautiful Elf Maiden.

After all, Lin Muyang was a Summoner, not a Thief or an Assassin; how could he possess such perfect invisibility?

Unfortunately, what this icy school beauty could never have imagined was...

Just as she was slightly frowning because the Dungeon had been taken, Lin Muyang and Lilia—who had just cleared the Dungeon and were brazenly walking out from the dissipation point thanks to the [Divine Concealment Aura]—passed by less than two meters away from her.

A faint, elegant, and cool fragrance drifted from Shen Muyao and entered Lin Muyang's nose.

"Tsk, smells quite nice..." Lin Muyang praised inwardly.

"Good thing I kept the Divine Concealment Aura on." He felt very fortunate. "Otherwise, if word got out about soloing a bronze-tier instance dungeon today, I'd probably be in the sights of countless people and factions within a day."

Having lived in this world for eighteen years, he knew very well that it was not as peaceful as it appeared on the surface. Competition and secret struggles between major cities, guilds, and family factions never ceased.

In recent years, many brilliant geniuses had mysteriously fallen on their path to growth before they could fully mature, with no shortage of so-called "accidents."

Lin Muyang didn't want to follow in the footsteps of those unlucky bastards.

Before having enough power to protect himself, he would stay as low-key as possible! Making a fortune in silence was the way to go!

Just then, Shen Muyao raised her delicate hand and took out a specialized communicator embedded with a Magic Crystal, looking down at the regional map information displayed on it.

Her red lips parted slightly as her cold voice rang out: "Five kilometers from here, in the 'Abandoned Mine' area to the north, there's another bronze-tier instance dungeon entrance. Let's head there. Move fast, so we don't get beaten to it again."

Me?

This news came just at the right time!

Lin Muyang, who was about to look for his next target, had his eyes light up upon hearing this.

Without hesitation, he waved his hand and issued a command to Lilia through their contract: "Lilia, keep up. Target: the Abandoned Mine to the north!"

[Divine Concealment Aura] + [Power of Wind Control], dual Auras activated simultaneously!

Absolute invisibility combined with ten-fold movement speed, initiated instantly!

The two of them, like ghosts merging into the wind, sped silently toward the north, moving so fast they only left behind two faint, nearly undetectable afterimages.

Shen Muyao wouldn't dream that just as she spoke of her next target, an "opportunist" with an invisibility cheat was standing right beside her, hearing her words clearly and planning to snatch the Dungeon she had her eye on!