244: Chapter 244 A surge of fighting spirit fuels a fierce charge, but one man's army is ultimately thwarted!

Originally, Xuan Jizi had already prepared a speech in his mind.

For example, as the team leader, he needed to improve his strength as quickly as possible to set an example for everyone.

For instance, his class characteristics required the cooperation of a powerful Sword Puppet.

For example, the team's coordination was becoming increasingly proficient, and the speed of obtaining star core fragments would only get faster in the future.

For example... He had thought it all through.

If Zhang Jian felt troubled, then everyone would pool together all the star core fragments they had recently harvested to show their sincerity.

As it turned out, he had only just opened his mouth when Zhang Jian nodded directly.

"No problem."

"After we exit this Dungeon, you go and prepare the Materials needed for the Sword Puppet."

"As for the star core fragments needed for subsequent upgrades, I'll figure out a way."

Xuan Jizi's eyes nearly popped out. So straightforward?

But Zhang Jian's expression was very serious; he didn't seem to be joking.

His old face instantly blossomed into the most brilliant smile.

"Wahahaha, this old man is going to have a Sword Puppet!"

"Thanks to my Brother Jian for the strong support!"

Watching him spout nonsense and go crazy on the spot, not a single other person mocked him.

Instead, they all looked envious. It really pays to be shameless!

Such a good opportunity had been snatched up by Xuan Jizi.

It was too late for them to ask now.

Besides, no matter how powerful Zhang Jian was, helping Xuan Jizi cultivate a Sword Puppet would likely require him to exhaust his efforts.

By the time it was their turn, it would probably be a long time from now.

Just as they were thinking this, Zhang Jian waved his hand.

"It's the same for everyone else."

"As long as you have the Sword Puppet Materials and manage to forge them, I can advance the star core fragments needed for subsequent body Fusion and upgrades."

Xiao Yuntian froze, then was overjoyed.

"Long live Brother Jian!"

Yun Haiyao's eyes were sparkling, and she looked incomparably charming.

However, she was not like those two old children who could call out "Brother Jian" like that.

From across the group, she performed a curtsy to Zhang Jian to express her gratitude.

With Zhang Jian's promise, everyone felt as if they had been injected with adrenaline, their Battle Intent soaring.

Coupled with the newly upgraded Sword Puppet, they worked together to quickly dispatch several planet-level four BOSSes and continued to push forward.

It wasn't until they encountered planet-level five monsters that their pace slowed down.

But facing this monster that had once caused despair, their performance this time was much better.

Although they still couldn't quickly defeat or kill it, with the six of them working together, they actually managed to trade blows evenly.

Seeing that they had achieved the purpose of training, Zhang Jian stopped holding back.

Sword light flickered.

Battle Intent erupted!

A mythical level weapon of only level 70, in Zhang Jian's hands, was like the most terrifying demonic blade, unleashing damage that left everyone stunned.

One sword.

Two swords.

Three swords.

General Protector Zhang Haotian felt as if his eyes had just blurred for a second.

The terrifying BOSS that had single-handedly made the entire team miserable just moments ago had actually fallen under Zhang Jian's sword.

While he was stunned, Zhang Jian seized the opportunity and charged out.

In just a few seconds, several painful wails came from not far away, along with a constant stream of experience notifications on the screen.

89 trillion!

210 trillion!

Whether it was ordinary monsters or BOSS level ones, nothing seemed able to stop Zhang Jian's progress.

Before long, the experience on General Protector Zhang Haotian's panel had exceeded 1000 trillion!

And on the ground, there were several more alluring lights flickering.

star core fragments!

General Protector Zhang Haotian's eyes widened like copper bells.

Zhang Jian's voice drifted over from a distance.

"You guys help pick up the drops."

General Protector Zhang Haotian jolted and hurriedly rushed over.

One piece.

Three pieces.

Five pieces.

Ten pieces!

As each star core fragment was picked up, everyone's eyes grew increasingly amazed.

After totaling them up, they arrived at a staggering number.

Forty-one pieces!

A wave of heroic spirit surged in Xuan Jizi's heart.

Asking Zhang Jian to come along this time was truly the right choice!

The harvest from these few minutes was even greater than what they had struggled for over a month previously!

Xiao Yuntian had a strange thought.

Following behind Zhang Jian, even picking up items was highly promising!

They were incredibly excited here, looking forward to Zhang Jian fighting more bravely, killing more BOSSes, and dropping more loot.

But Zhang Jian, who was in the midst of battle, frowned.

These planet-level monsters were harder to fight than he had imagined!

Although killing those few planet-level four and five monsters just now seemed very easy, Zhang Jian knew that it was an illusion caused by the Heavenly Dao critical strike effect and his extreme burst.

After all, before entering the Dungeon, he had relied on the final wave of body Fusion to barely push his combat power over 1600 points, achieving a Breakthrough to planet-level five strength.

Facing monsters of the same level, he could perform relatively easily.

But as he charged forward, the monsters he encountered became stronger and stronger.

planet-level five BOSSes could no longer be easily one-shot.

planet-level six monsters were even harder to trigger Heavenly Dao critical strikes against easily.

His own attacks were easily blocked or resisted by the opponents.

By the time he finally managed to rely on his high agility to maneuver between the monsters, break them one by one, and kill them all...

Facing a planet-level seven BOSS, Zhang Jian finally felt powerless.

Even with his critical strike attack effect, the opponent only frowned.

And the casual swings of the opponent's huge claws shook Zhang Jian's body until he couldn't stand firmly.

Although he had only engaged with the opponent for less than 10 seconds, Zhang Jian seemed to see through the final result.

He couldn't beat this big guy!

The resilient body offset too much of his damage, and the opponent's oppressive attacks made his Heavenly Dao evasion very difficult to trigger.

The greenish light on the giant claws caused his Qi and blood recovery to be greatly reduced.

The effect of level suppression was becoming more and more obvious.

Seeing that the situation was not right, Zhang Jian immediately made a decisive decision.

Retreat!

After collecting all the nearby drops, Zhang Jian returned the way he came.

Upon meeting Xuan Jizi and the others, both sides breathed a sigh of relief.

Upon learning that they had encountered a troublesome opponent ahead, Xuan Jizi was very calm.

Following Zhang Jian's pace, they quickly retreated.

It was not until Zhang Jian could no longer sense the aura of that planet-level seven BOSS that he felt at ease.

Although the path ahead was blocked, Zhang Jian was not discouraged.

For one thing, his strength was still constantly improving and was far from reaching its limit.

Just because he couldn't beat it this time didn't mean he never would.

Perhaps next time he came back, it would be a different situation.

Secondly, after leaving the opponent's range, everywhere else was smooth sailing!

The reason Xuan Jizi and the others hadn't harvested much in previous times was simply because they spent too much time in the stalemate phase with BOSSes.

Now that their strength had improved, and they had Zhang Jian, this ultimate weapon, their efficiency had increased by who knows how many times.

The actual terrain in this Ancient Ruins Dungeon was ridiculously large.

They had just walked in a straight line, passing through only an extremely small part of it.

Turning back to explore the surroundings, hidden monsters were everywhere.

Looking at the remaining 25 hours on the Dungeon countdown, Zhang Jian took a deep breath.

Next, it was time to see the limits of this Dungeon!