92: Chapter 92: Wasn't he a monster from hell? Gone with a single sword strike?

Before the four of them entered the Dungeon, Zhang Jian and his group were quite relaxed.

They were even harboring a faint sense of anticipation.

However, once they actually entered, everyone's expressions changed in shock.

The environment had actually changed!

The original Dungeon was a corner of a small factory.

The furnace was at the very back, with what was essentially a long, corridor-like passage in front of it.

It was easy to defend and hard to attack, which was why the three of them could slack off while Zhang Jian rushed through it alone to clear the level quickly.

But now.

The area around the furnace was wide open, and the field of view had expanded significantly, making the furnace look smaller by comparison.

Zhang Jian said in a deep voice, "Everyone, be careful!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than...

A heavy voice resounded in everyone's ears.

"Welcome to the Hell-level Dungeon, fearless warriors!"

"The Dungeon has a total of 10 waves of attacks, with monster Ranks ranging from 15 to 25."

"Once this difficulty is triggered, you cannot change team members, cannot exit early, and those above Rank 25 cannot enter."

"Your task is to guard the furnace from being destroyed; kill all monsters to clear the Dungeon."

Wang Fei asked in confusion.

"30 waves turned directly into 10 waves; why did the difficulty decrease?"

Wei Donglai and the other person were also puzzled.

Zhang Jian, however, did not lower his guard.

He waited quietly.

Before long, a sparse, rustling sound arose.

The familiar Thugs appeared in groups.

[Riotous Mad Thug]

Rank: 15

Health: 3500 (+35000)

Damage: 198

Defense: 35

[Hells Power]: Health increased by 10 times, attack speed increased by 100%

Wei Donglai and Yan Han's gazes froze.

Wang Fei was completely dumbfounded, muttering to himself.

"No way!"

A Rank 15 minor monster with 38,500 health!

These Thugs had a black halo floating beneath their feet, and the chainsaws in their hands were sparking from the friction.

They looked completely different from the ones encountered in the previous Dungeon.

Zhang Jian, on the other hand, remained calm.

He knew that this Hell-level wouldn't be so simple; there was definitely something wrong.

Fortunately, his sword wasn't just for show!

He prepared to wait until the monsters all appeared before wiping them out in one go.

But the Thugs swarmed out, wave after wave.

20 of them.

40 of them.

60 of them.

A large group of Thugs kept appearing from the front, but there were still footsteps echoing.

"There are some here too!"

Wei Donglai exclaimed.

Zhang Jian turned his head and saw the figures of Thugs appearing on the left as well.

He instinctively turned to the opposite direction.

Sure enough.

The sound of chainsaws also rang out from the right.

Wei Donglai and the other were a bit panicked, but Battle Intent surged in Wang Fei's eyes.

Although the previous Dungeon runs were satisfying, it had always been Brother Jian performing alone.

In the end, there was no value in his own existence.

Now, it was finally his turn to play a role!

He immediately entered combat mode.

"Prepare to lure the monsters!"

Wei Donglai and Yan Han nodded in unison, also full of fighting spirit.

No more slacking off; let's get moving!

The two of them split up and moved to both sides.

Each of them carefully used their attacks to lure the monsters from both sides toward the center where Zhang Jian was located.

Until most of the monsters were gathered in a nearby location.

Zhang Jian made his move!

A thundercloud hung in the air and suddenly exploded.

A giant blue sword shattered with a boom.

- 12919!

- 74803! (Critical Hit)

...

Although the normal damage only made the Thugs, whose health had been boosted, sway, the damage was not enough to be fatal.

But the triggered critical effect could directly slice a Thug in half.

Within the body of the dying Thug, a thundercloud chain instantly formed and darted in all directions.

- 44881!

The chain instantly turned into a swimming Dragon, attacking all the monsters within the Domain.

With over 70,000 points of true damage, naturally, no monster could withstand it.

In the blink of an eye.

All the monsters fell to the ground.

In an instant, the world became quiet.

Only the faint light scattered across the ground remained, flickering slightly.

Wei Donglai and Yan Han, who were preparing to land the finishing blows, had their mouths wide open in astonishment.

It's over already?

Weren't the monsters supposed to be terrifying with their health increased tenfold?

Wang Fei's eyes were also filled with shock.

How does it feel like Brother Jian has become even stronger?

Zhang Jian let out a small breath, his expression pleasantly surprised.

The effect of the upgraded entry skill is really good!

[Sky Storm Slash] (Legendary) (+5)

LV6/6

Consumes 120 Mana to release a 25m*25m*10m thundercloud vortex into a hemispherical Domain in front. Every second, 6 thundercloud Sword Qi strikes descend from the sky in sequence, each dealing 100% of Attack Power as special Thunder and Sword dual-attribute damage to all monsters in range, and applies the [Paralysis] effect: Defense reduced by 50%, Movement Speed reduced by 100%. After the vortex damage ends, any target entering the area will automatically be slowed by 75% for 18 seconds. During skill activation, you gain the [Storm Protection] status: Immune to knock-up, knock-back, and slow effects.

Cooldown: 180 seconds.

Max Level Trait:

[Storm Resonance]: If an attack target is directly killed, it triggers a thundercloud chain, dealing an additional 60% of the damage received as true damage to all targets within the vortex. If the same target is hit by 3 or more thundercloud Sword Qi strikes, it triggers the following effect: Immediately deal 600% of Attack Power as damage, and reset the [Paralysis] effect.

(Entry effect upgrade requires: Use this entry to kill 4578/100000 monsters)

(Entry quality upgrade requires: 4 Epic grade attack skill books)

After killing monsters in several previous Dungeon runs, the base effect of this skill has been upgraded 5 consecutive times.

Not only has the range of the thundercloud vortex increased significantly.

Even the damage dealt has doubled.

Furthermore, the effect of the thundercloud chain in the Max Level Trait has also improved.

It can be called an all-around enhancement!

Zhang Jian just barely gave it a try, but the final result was quite satisfactory.

And after glancing at the System notifications popping up incessantly, he was even more surprised.

"You killed the Rank 15 special monster [Riotous Mad Thug]"

"You gained 560 (+2352) Experience points."

"You used [Sword Qi Slash] to successfully kill a special monster 6 Ranks higher than yourself; your kill progress increased by 128 points!"

"[I Only Hit the Elite] kill progress increased by 64 points."

Zhang Jian had cleared the Dungeon countless times before and remembered it very clearly.

A Rank 15 ordinary monster should only grant 350 Experience points.

Calculating at 80% contribution, that was only 280 points.

In the current situation, it was equivalent to the Leader level.

The accumulation progress of the entry was also calculated based on the Leader level.

If one were to say that monsters with such high difficulty only offering double the rewards was nothing much.

But Zhang Jian just casually flipped through the notifications.

And looking at the improvement progress of each entry, he could roughly estimate it.

The number of monsters in that wave just now was a full 100!

The other three obviously also noticed this.

Each of them was very happy.

When the second wave of monsters arrived, they were all impatient.

But no one expected that an accident would happen in an instant!