42: Chapter 42 You still want to fight me? One sword strike, and not a blade of grass will remain!

Just a single [Sword Qi Slash].

In the middle of the monster group, the leading Sharp-toothed Flame Rat was instantly killed.

Zhang Jian was startled.

"Am I this fierce now?"

Even among the seven supplementary Sword Qi, only one critical hit occurred.

A monster with 26,000 HP was killed just like that?

He took a moment to check his panel.

Attack: 1590.

This was after his weapon had been upgraded.

It was the final attack value after including the attack boost from Wang Fei's support skills and the area-of-effect buff from the furnace.

Terrifying!

Zhang Jian exuded extreme confidence.

"I've finally made it!"

Since he could one-shot monsters with just [Sword Qi Slash], he simply changed his tactics.

He no longer rushed into the monster pile.

To ensure he could always benefit from the furnace's buff, he took several steps back and waited patiently.

He let the monsters walk forward one by one.

Once they reached his maximum attack range, he would step forward and kill them.

[Sword Qi Slash] killed one with every strike—it was wonderful!

In this wave, he didn't even have time to use [Whirlwind Sword Slash] before killing all 30 monsters one by one.

His kill count increased by another 720 points.

It was actually quite interesting.

The kill count for monsters was also subject to extra bonuses for higher-Rank kills, but it was different from other methods.

Killing a monster 1 Rank higher than oneself increased the kill count by 2 points.

2 Ranks was 4 points.

3 Ranks was 6 points.

It was basically calculated by multiplying the Rank difference by 2.

That was why Zhang Jian could previously get 30 kill points at once by frequently killing monsters 15 Ranks higher.

Although this kill count decreased after he leveled up, each monster could still contribute 24 points.

At this rate, with a few more waves, his weapon could be upgraded again.

Zhang Jian felt full of motivation.

Wave 26, boss stage.

Zhang Jian stood near the furnace, waiting quietly.

He wanted to follow the strategy of the previous wave, letting the monsters come closer before slowly taking them out.

However, after he successfully used the same method to easily kill five monsters, the boss monster suddenly went berserk.

It cast several buff skills on the remaining ordinary monsters in succession.

Not only did it increase their movement speed as before, but it also increased their attack range.

As a result, while Zhang Jian was still waiting for the monsters, they had already started attacking from a distance.

-260!

-260!

...

Caught off guard, Zhang Jian was hit by dozens of fireballs in succession.

The furnace instantly began to shake.

Wang Fei, who was hiding behind it, turned pale with fear.

"Brother Jian, the enemy's firepower is a bit fierce!"

Before he even finished speaking, Zhang Jian had already rushed out.

His anger was at its peak.

"I originally intended to end your lives in a normal way. Wouldn't it have been better to just accept your deaths honestly? Now you insist on fighting me?"

Zhang Jian thought chaotically, but his hands were decisive.

He triggered the critical hit effect of [Whirlwind Sword Slash] and unleashed it with full force!

-31150!

-31150!

-31150!

This sword strike was called "Nothing Survives!"

Eighteen Sharp-toothed Flame Rats fell to the ground simultaneously.

Zhang Jian twisted his waist and struck again.

This strike was called "Ashes to Ashes!"

Another eighteen fell at the same time.

The critical hit effect flashed again, meaning he could continue the attack.

Zhang Jian tilted his head back and drank a small mana potion.

[Whirlwind Sword Slash] bloomed magnificently once more.

This strike was called "None Shall Stand Before Me!"

After three strikes, there wasn't a single monster left on the field.

Even the boss monster, after being struck repeatedly and hit by two stacked [Hurricane Mark] effects, crashed to the ground.

Wave 26, speed-cleared!

Zhang Jian exhaled slowly.

Wang Fei patted his chest.

That was close!

If Zhang Jian hadn't reacted in time and switched tactics so smoothly, an average Professional would have likely panicked under such concentrated fire on the furnace and failed the defense.

Of course, the main reason was that Zhang Jian's attack power was strong enough to clear monsters quickly.

Wang Fei felt so envious.

This offensive class was just too cool! Both strong and stylish.

Why did he have to awaken a support class back then?

He felt a bit of regret.

However, thinking about being able to team up with Zhang Jian, this was already something other support classes dreamed of.

He only needed to cast skills from the back and drink mana potions.

The monsters couldn't even reach him before dying halfway.

Thinking back to the past, when Wang Fei was in trial dungeons with others, those offensive classes couldn't kill a single monster for ages, frequently putting everyone in dangerous, precarious situations.

As a support class, he often had to act as a meat shield.

He was also constantly urged by others to use buff skills, receiving plenty of complaints.

When the battle finally ended and the loot was distributed, he never got anything.

Wang Fei shook his head.

That was simply no way to live!

It was just his good fortune that his brother hadn't abandoned him after becoming stronger.

Only then could he easily gain exaggerated amounts of experience in such high-Rank dungeons and occasionally pick up some loot.

He had figured it out.

While Brother Jian's Rank wasn't high yet and he was still willing to bring him along, he would firmly cling to his thigh and get as many benefits as possible.

When Brother Jian truly soared into the sky in the future, he wouldn't be too weak to even see his back.

He tilted his head back and drank another mana recovery potion.

After leveling up to Rank 9 along with Zhang Jian, his various attributes had naturally improved.

For his stat allocation, he had always chosen 2 points in Constitution and 3 points in Spirit.

Coupled with the attributes from his equipment and the [Qingxuan Pulse Protection] status, his current HP had reached 1800 points, much higher than the meat shield classes he had teamed up with before.

His mana was also as high as 800 points, even stronger than a mage with full Spirit points.

Naturally, he could keep his skills continuous, buffing Zhang Jian without stopping.

The two of them cooperated with increasing tacit understanding, and the following two waves of monsters were passed without any difficulty.

They even managed to prevent the furnace from taking any damage.

Wave 29.

The two changed from their relaxed expressions and became cautious.

This wave contained elite monsters.

Sure enough, the Rank 24 elite monster had a terrifying 180,000 HP.

Its base attributes were also frighteningly high.

However, the two had already cleared this dungeon twice.

They were quite familiar with the attack habits and weaknesses of this [Night Butcher].

To prevent it from having any extra tricks at higher Ranks, Zhang Jian didn't give it a chance to perform.

He withstood the attacks of countless monsters and charged straight ahead.

-285!

-302!

-199!

Several damage numbers of different colors floated up.

However, they were all blocked one by one by the true shield of [Sword Qi Gale].

After entering attack range, Zhang Jian did not hesitate at all.

He used the accumulated critical hit progress directly on [Sword Qi Slash].

-10040!

-152640!

-152640!

Although the normal attack of the first sword strike was absorbed by 50% by the boss's innate status, the Sword Qi damage of the second strike, under the 1000% bonus of the original critical hit damage, reached a terrifying level.

Just as the two Sword Qi strikes floated up one after another, the boss's HP was wiped out at an astonishing speed.

It didn't even have time to release [Night Force Field] before it hurriedly collapsed.

Once the elite boss was dead, the other monsters were nothing to worry about.

Zhang Jian strolled leisurely and killed them one by one.

During the break, neither of them spoke.

Finally facing the last wave, Zhang Jian felt very calm.

His strength had basically reached its current limit.

His cooperation with Wang Fei was also very tacit.

Whether they could clear the last wave in one go and obtain the nightmare-difficulty clearance certificate depended on this final push.

Wang Fei also stood with him, and they looked at each other and smiled.

"With brothers working together, we can cut through metal!"

The dungeon clearance was at this moment!