Zombie Centurion

【Current Dungeon headcount increased, 25/25】

The team continued moving forward, and Lin Yuan frowned slightly.

"Are there other Professionals coming in?"

On second thought, Lin Yuan knew that these newly joined Professionals must be the Assault Team sent by the Professionals Association to pioneer the area.

After all, a regional Dungeon of Nightmare difficulty was no joke. If they didn't clear the Dungeon within the stipulated time and the BOSS inside escaped, people would really die.

"I need to speed up; I can't let these people steal the BOSS's experience."

"Ghost, pick up the pace."

Upon receiving the order, Ghost pulled the reins, swung his right arm forcefully towards the front, and they advanced at full speed.

The Undead Army was like a swarm of locusts passing through, charging recklessly through the jungle, not sparing a single Jungle Zombie.

15 minutes later, Lin Yuan had already crossed the jungle region. He had encountered 42 Jungle Zombies along the way, all of which had become Lin Yuan's experience points.

Perhaps because it was a regional Dungeon, this group of Jungle Zombies dropped two pieces of Gold-grade equipment.

【Jungle Running Shoes - Shoes】【Quality: Gold】【Required Level: LV15】【Attributes: Agility +25, Health +500】【Special Effect: Movement Speed +3%】

【Venomous Bite - Dagger】【Quality: Gold】【Required Level: LV15】【Attributes: Attack Power +150, Agility +30】【Special Effect: Attacks have a chance to poison the target, dealing 50 toxin damage per second for 10 seconds, stackable up to 3 times】

The attributes of both the shoes and the dagger were quite good. Especially the dagger; with the chance to poison on attack, it could deal an additional 1500 points of toxin damage in 10 seconds when stacked 3 times. It could be considered a decent piece of top-tier gear.

After changing into the shoes, Lin Yuan's movement speed increased by 3%, but his Health decreased by 1000. The set effect of the Iron Trio set was gone.

But it didn't matter. With the "Everyone for Me" talent, as long as the Undead in front of him weren't all dead, Lin Yuan was effectively immortal. A thousand Health more or less made no difference.

Walking out of the jungle, an abandoned military camp appeared before Lin Yuan's eyes. New monsters appeared in the camp.

【Disease Zombie】 (Tier 3 Elite) 【Level: LV17】【Health: 250,000】【Attack Power: 3,000】【Defense: 7,000】【Skill 1 (Disease Cloud): Emits a rotten aura from its body, reducing the Health of targets within a 2-meter radius by 100 points per second. Targets affected by the Disease Cloud have their Defense reduced by 20%.】【Skill 2 (Explosive Blood Clot): Explodes upon death, dealing 5,000 damage to targets within a 5-meter radius and causing a knockback effect.】

The Disease Zombie had very low Attack Power, but surprisingly high Defense, and both of its skills were extremely annoying. It was very unfriendly to melee Professionals.

Lin Yuan sat on the Bone Throne, resting his right hand on the armrest and leaning his head back, reminding them,

"Ranged units, focus fire. Melee units, be careful not to get blown up."

He had to remind them; if the Undead swarmed in, they would be blown to pieces before they could eliminate the Disease Zombies. Although they were just cannon fodder, he couldn't afford to waste them mindlessly.

Upon hearing this, Ghost immediately began making arrangements. From a hotheaded novice who only knew how to wave his hand and charge, he had transformed into a rookie capable of distinguishing between melee and ranged units. If he continued to develop, he might even evolve into an excellent commander.

The Disease Zombies were two meters tall, swaying back and forth with their large bellies, wrapped in green Disease Clouds. You could smell the stench of decay on them from far away.

If there were any Professionals with mysophobia, they would be in trouble; they simply couldn't face such disgusting monsters.

The Skeleton Warriors grouped into dozens, surrounding the Disease Zombies in place, while the phalanx formed by the Skeleton Archers began to focus fire on this group of Disease Zombies.

Each Skeleton Archer could only deal a few dozen points of damage, but their sheer numbers made up for it. With over 3,000 Skeleton Archers firing in unison, a single round could deal 100,000 damage, and three rounds of attacks were enough to kill one Disease Zombie.

Bang! The first Disease Zombie died, blasting the dozens of Skeleton Warriors around it into fragments. The death of the Skeleton Warriors had no impact on the battle situation. Ghost, sitting on his skeletal horse, simply raised a hand, and another hundred Undead soldiers appeared on the battlefield.

In less than 10 minutes, all 34 Disease Zombies died under the concentrated fire of the Skeleton Archers. The Undead Army not only didn't decrease but actually increased by 3,000. A rough estimate put their scale at 12,000.

【Killed Disease Zombie (LV17) * 34, Experience +20,400】

After the Disease Zombies died, they dropped three identical pieces of Gold-grade equipment.

【Dim Alchemist's Stone - Accessory】【Quality: Gold】【Required Level: LV15】【Attributes: Stamina +25, Health +1,000】【Special Effect: Active use restores 20% of max Health, 10-minute cooldown】

An accessory, and a top-tier one with an active healing effect at that. It was essential for front-line Professionals like Shield Warriors and Protection Knights; it could save lives at critical moments. Magic-type Professionals could also wear it, because this one piece of equipment could increase Health by 1,500 points, which was akin to an artifact for squishy magic-type Professionals.

"A Li, here's one for you." Lin Yuan tossed the Alchemist's Stone to A Li, who casually equipped it. With this accessory, A Li's survivability increased significantly.

As for Lin Yuan himself, it didn't matter whether he wore it or not. A life-saving accessory required one to be in a situation where they could actually die. It was hard for Lin Yuan to die even if he wanted to, so this accessory was just a decoration.

He would find an opportunity to sell it when leaving the Dungeon, or see if he could trade it for equipment or items he could use.

Continuing deeper into the camp, Lin Yuan arrived near the mess hall. A monster nearly two meters tall, wielding a massive horse-chopping sword, walked out from inside the mess hall.

【Zombie Centurion】 (Tier 3 Elite) 【Level: LV18】【Health: 500,000】【Attack Power: 9,000】【Defense: 8,000】【Skill 1 (Bone-Crushing Blade): Swings the horse-chopping sword in its hand to perform two slashes at targets within a 3-meter radius in front. The first slash deals 3,000 damage, and the second deals 5,000 damage. If the first hit lands, the second hit is guaranteed to be a critical hit. 15-second cooldown.】【Skill 2 (Bloodthirsty Charge): Charges at the target at extreme speed, stunning the target for 1 second. Can be used twice in succession, 10-second cooldown.】【Skill 3 (Fight to the Death): When Health is below 30%, Attack Power increases by 50%.】【Skill 4 (Indomitable): Immediately removes crowd control effects and becomes immune to crowd control effects for 5 seconds.】

The moment the Zombie Centurion appeared, its gaze locked firmly onto Lin Yuan, who was floating in mid-air. However, the distance between them was too great, and the Zombie Centurion had no way to initiate a Bloodthirsty Charge. Consequently, the Zombie Centurion set its target on A Li.