Chapter 23: The Trio's Debut, Sweeping Through the Wolf King's Secret Realm in 10 Minutes

"Brother, aren't we going to the main city?" Fatty Wang followed behind Lin Ye, looking confused. "Why are we back at the dungeon entrance?"

Lin Ye stood at the entrance of the Wolf King Secret Realm, a wicked smile curling the corners of his mouth. "Before we go to the main city, let's pull off something big."

"What big thing?"

"Taking the server-wide first kill of the Wolf King Secret Realm."

Fatty Wang's legs went weak. "Brother, are you joking? This is a ten-man dungeon, there are only three of us..."

"Three is enough." Lin Ye patted his shoulder. "You're in charge of looting equipment, Qinghan is in charge of shields, and I'm in charge of damage. We'll be done in ten minutes."

Su Qinghan looked at him. "You're that confident?"

Lin Ye laughed. "It's not confidence, it's strength." He pointed at his Talent panel. "My debuff can even grind a level 20 elite BOSS to death; what's a level 15 dungeon?"

Su Qinghan thought about it, and it made sense. Lin Ye's Talent was truly outrageous; no limit on stacks, attributes reduced at will—any BOSS was like paper in front of him.

"Fine." Su Qinghan raised her hand and cast a Holy Shield on each of the three. "Let's give it a try."

Fatty Wang cowered at the back, his voice trembling. "Brother, can I wait for you guys outside?"

"No." Lin Ye dragged him into the dungeon. "You have to go in to loot equipment. It would be a waste not to use your lucky constitution."

The moment the three stepped into the dungeon, the system popped up a notification—

[System Notification: You have entered [Wolf King Secret Realm] (Highest Difficulty). Current clear rate: 0%. Recommended party size: 10 people. Current party size: 3 people. Good luck.]

The scene inside the dungeon was completely different from before. A dim forest, filled with bones and bloodstains, the air permeated with a foul stench. Wolf howls echoed from afar, rising and falling, making one's scalp tingle.

Fatty Wang huddled behind Lin Ye, shivering as he said, "Brother, this place is so scary..."

Lin Ye laughed. "What's there to be afraid of? I'm here."

He raised his hand and cast a debuff on the first wave of mobs in the passage—five level 15 elite wolves. Fifty stacks, instant kill. The five wolves howled as they fell to the ground, loot dropping everywhere.

Fatty Wang's eyes lit up, and he quickly ran over to loot. "Brother! Two blue items dropped! And a piece of rare material!"

"Keep them." Lin Ye continued walking forward.

The second wave of mobs, ten elite wolves and one small BOSS. Lin Ye raised his hand and cast 100 stacks of debuff on the BOSS, and 50 stacks on each mob. In less than ten seconds, they were all dead. The BOSS dropped a purple item upon death.

Fatty Wang was so excited his hands were shaking. "A purple item! Brother, a purple item dropped!"

Su Qinghan watched this scene and couldn't help but say, "Your mob-clearing speed is faster than a ten-man team."

Lin Ye shrugged. "Good Talent, can't help it."

The three pushed through all the way, reaching the middle of the dungeon in fifteen minutes. The mobs along the way were all insta-killed by Lin Ye's debuff, and Fatty Wang's hands grew tired from looting, his backpack almost full.

"Brother, my backpack is full." Fatty Wang said with a bitter face.

Lin Ye threw him an expansion backpack. "I prepared it for you a long time ago. Keep looting."

Fatty Wang took the backpack, his eyes turning red with emotion. "Brother, you're too good to me..."

"Don't get sentimental. The BOSS is waiting ahead."

The three walked to an open area in the middle of the dungeon. In front of them appeared a huge two-headed wolf, its body covered in black scales, eyes glowing with green light, saliva dripping from its mouth.

[BOSS: Two-Headed Demon Wolf (Elite)]

Level: 18

HP: 60,000

Skills: Two-Headed Breath, Shadow Assault, Demon Wolf Summon, Berserk.

Fatty Wang looked at the BOSS panel, his legs going weak again. "Brother, 60,000 HP... it's even fiercer than the Silver-Armored Wolf King from before..."

Lin Ye laughed. "60,000 HP? That's just 120 stacks of debuff."

He raised his hand and cast 100 stacks of debuff on the Two-Headed Demon Wolf. The Wolf King's health bar dropped by one-sixth instantly. It roared, both heads opened their mouths at the same time, spraying two streams of black breath—

"Holy Shield!" Su Qinghan quickly cast a Holy Shield on Lin Ye.

The breath hit the shield, the shield shattered, but Lin Ye's HP only dropped by one-third. He seized the opportunity to stack another 100 stacks of debuff.

200 stacks. The Wolf King's health bar dropped by one-third, and its speed was obviously slower.

"Keep stacking!" Su Qinghan shouted.

Lin Ye was unhurried, stacking another 100.

300 stacks. The Wolf King's health bar dropped by half, and all attributes were reduced by half. It panicked and activated "Shadow Assault"—transforming into a black shadow, instantly appearing behind Lin Ye, and biting down.

"Careful!" Su Qinghan screamed.

But Lin Ye was prepared. He cast "Rebound Decay" on himself—the moment the Wolf King bit him, it was infected with 100 stacks of debuff, its health bar plummeting.

"Awoo—!" The Wolf King let out a miserable howl, released its bite, and stumbled backward.

Lin Ye seized the chance to stack another 100.

400 stacks. The Wolf King's health bar dropped by two-thirds, all attributes reduced by two-thirds, and it lay on the ground panting heavily, unable to even stand.

"Still want more?" Lin Ye squatted in front of it and patted its head.

The Wolf King let out a wronged whimper and shook its head.

[System Notification: Target [Two-Headed Demon Wolf] has entered "Submission" state. Accept submission?]

Lin Ye clicked "Yes". The debuffs on the Wolf King were instantly cleared. It lay on the ground, both heads drooping, its tail wagging like a dog.

Fatty Wang was stunned. "Brother, you made the BOSS submit again?"

Lin Ye shrugged. "Otherwise? Killing it only drops a few items. Subduing it means it can work for us later."

Su Qinghan shook her head speechlessly. "Are you planning to make every BOSS on the server your lackey?"

"That is the plan." Lin Ye stood up, patted the dust off his body. "Let's go, there's still the final BOSS."

The three continued forward, passing through a thick fog, and arrived at the deepest part of the dungeon—a huge altar. In the center of the altar lay a giant wolf ten times larger than a normal Wolf King, its body covered in golden scales, eyes blood-red, exuding suffocating pressure.

[Final BOSS: Golden-Armored Wolf King (Lord Level)]

Level: 20

HP: 100,000

Skills: Golden Armor Protection, Rending Charge, Wolf King Roar, Berserk Burst, Summon Wolf Pack, Final Strike.

Su Qinghan looked at the BOSS panel and gasped. "100,000 HP? Six skills? Lord level? This is even fiercer than the World BOSS outside!"

Fatty Wang collapsed on the ground. "Brother, can we even beat this? Maybe we should call for help..."

Lin Ye's mouth curled into a wicked smile. "Can't beat it? That doesn't exist."

He raised his hand and cast 100 stacks of debuff on the Golden-Armored Wolf King. The Wolf King's health bar dropped by one-tenth instantly. It roared, bounced up from the ground, its body glowing with golden light, and pounced toward Lin Ye.

"Holy Shield!" Su Qinghan quickly cast a Holy Shield on Lin Ye.

The Wolf King's claws slapped onto the shield, the shield shattered, and Lin Ye's HP dropped by two-thirds. He quickly drank a health potion and stacked another 100 stacks of debuff.

200 stacks. The Wolf King's health bar dropped by one-fifth, its speed slightly slower, but still very fierce. It opened its mouth and let out a deafening roar— "Wolf King Roar!"

Sound waves spread out, Lin Ye and Su Qinghan were blown away simultaneously, their HP dropping by a large chunk.

"This BOSS has some substance." Lin Ye climbed up, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth. "But that's about it."

He raised his hand and stacked another 100.

300 stacks. The Wolf King's health bar dropped by one-third, all attributes reduced by one-third, and its speed was noticeably slower.

"Continue!" Su Qinghan cast a new Holy Shield on Lin Ye.

400 stacks. 500 stacks. The Wolf King's health bar dropped by half, all attributes reduced by half. It panicked and activated "Summon Wolf Pack"—dozens of elite wolves surged out from around the altar, howling as they rushed toward the three.

Fatty Wang screamed in fear: "Brother! So many wolves!"

Lin Ye laughed, raised his hand, and cast debuffs on all those elite wolves. One hundred stacks, instant kill. Dozens of wolves died before they even reached them, loot dropping all over the ground.

"Fatty, loot the gear!" Lin Ye shouted.

Fatty Wang gritted his teeth and rushed up. Strangely, all the Wolf King's skills missed; even though they were aimed at Fatty Wang, they all blasted into the rocks nearby.

Su Qinghan watched this scene and couldn't help but say: "This lucky constitution is too outrageous, can even dodge BOSS skills?"

Lin Ye laughed: "I told you, he's a lucky guy."

600 stacks. 700 stacks. The Wolf King's health bar dropped by 70%, all attributes reduced by 70%, it lay on the ground panting heavily, unable to even stand.

But it wasn't dead yet. It struggled to stand up and activated its last skill— "Final Strike". Its whole body shone with golden light, transforming into a streak of golden lightning, rushing toward Lin Ye.

The speed of this strike was so fast the naked eye couldn't see it. Su Qinghan's Holy Shield hadn't been cast yet, and the Wolf King had already reached Lin Ye—

"Brother!" Fatty Wang closed his eyes in fear.

But Lin Ye was unhurried. He raised his hand and cast "Damage Conversion" on himself—converting all damage received into debuff stacks and reflecting them onto the attacker.

The Wolf King's claws slapped onto Lin Ye, his HP instantly bottomed out—but the next second, the Wolf King itself was infected with 500 stacks of debuff, its health bar directly bottomed out.

Both fell to the ground at the same time.

[System Notification: Player [Ye] has died.]

[System Notification: Target [Golden-Armored Wolf King] has died.]

Su Qinghan quickly resurrected Lin Ye. Lin Ye climbed up from the ground, patted the dust off his body, looked at the Wolf King's corpse, and a wicked smile curled at the corners of his mouth: "Mutually assured destruction? Not a loss."

[System Notification: Congratulations to players [Ye], [Qinghan], [Fatty Wang] for clearing [Wolf King Secret Realm] (Highest Difficulty), clear time: 10 minutes 28 seconds. Breaking the server-wide record!]

[Server-wide Golden Announcement! Congratulations to players [Ye], [Qinghan], [Fatty Wang] for the first clear of [Wolf King Secret Realm] (Highest Difficulty), taking the server-wide first kill! Reward: Level +5, Gold Coins +10,000, SSS-grade Treasure Chest x1!]

[Server-wide Golden Announcement! Players [Ye], [Qinghan], [Fatty Wang] have become the first team to clear the highest difficulty dungeon since the launch of <gods domain: origin>! Recorded in the server-wide Hall of Fame!]

Three consecutive announcements! The whole server exploded again—

[World Channel]

[Player "Wocao Wuqing": Holy crap! Wolf King Secret Realm first kill?! And it was done by three people?!]

[Player "Brick-Moving Expert": Cleared in ten minutes? Our guild of ten people hasn't even beaten the first wave of mobs after two days!]

[Player "Invincible Sword God": Brother Ye is awesome! Sister Qinghan is awesome! Fatty Wang is also awesome!]

[Player "Yes Little Follower": Isn't Fatty only level 8? Level 8 beating a level 20 dungeon? What kind of god-tier team is this?!]

[Player "Onlooker": Brother Ye is going to monopolize all the dungeon first kills on the server!]

Fatty Wang looked at the World Channel messages and jumped up in excitement: "Brother! We're on TV!"

Lin Ye laughed: "Not on TV, on the server-wide announcement." He opened the equipment dropped by the BOSS, and his eyes lit up—a golden weapon.

[Golden Wolf Blade] (SS-grade · Hidden Artifact)

Attack Power: 200-250

Attributes: Strength +50, Agility +30, Critical Hit Rate +20%

Special Effect: Deals an additional 50% damage to beast-type monsters.

Su Qinghan looked at the weapon and gasped: "SS-grade artifact? This dungeon can drop this?"

Lin Ye equipped the weapon, and his attributes soared instantly. He nodded with satisfaction: "Let's go, time to go to the main city."

The three walked out of the dungeon and were just about to teleport when the system suddenly popped up a private message—

[Private Message] Heavenly Temple Qin Wentian: Ye, congratulations on taking the first kill. Any interest in joining Heavenly Temple? Annual salary of ten million real currency, the position of Chief Combatant is yours. All server resources are at your disposal.

Lin Ye looked at the private message, a wicked smile curling the corners of his mouth. He replied—

[Private Message] Ye: Annual salary of ten million? No thanks. Wooling your Heavenly Temple earns more than that annual salary. Plus—your resources will be my resource library in the future.

After sending, he directly closed the private message and said to Su Qinghan and Fatty Wang: "Let's go, to the main city. Qin Wentian should be anxious."

Su Qinghan laughed: "You really are something, not even giving face to the president of the server's number one guild."

Lin Ye shrugged: "Respect is earned by oneself, not given by others."

The three stepped onto the teleportation array, white light flashed, and they disappeared from Novice Village.

And at this moment, at the headquarters of Heavenly Temple, Qin Wentian looked at Lin Ye's reply, his face livid. The hand gripping the mouse had veins bulging, and he gritted his teeth: "This Ye... doesn't know what's good for him."

The lackey behind him asked cautiously: "President, should we send people to block him at the main city?"

Qin Wentian was silent for a few seconds, then sneered: "No need. The main city is my territory. Once he arrives, he won't be able to leave."

He opened the guild channel and sent an order—

[Guild Channel] [Heavenly Temple Qin Wentian]: All members in Novice Village, gather at the main city immediately. Block Ye the Wicked, don't let him take a single step out of the teleportation array. Anyone who dares to help him will be treated as an enemy of Heavenly Temple.

Hundreds of Heavenly Temple elite players gathered instantly, surging toward the main city teleportation array in a mighty force.

And at this moment, Lin Ye and the other two had just stepped out of the teleportation array and saw that it was packed with people.