93: Chapter 93: Even Monsters Are Using Underhanded Tactics Now? The First Teammate Dies!

After adjusting the loot method to party pickup to ensure everyone could collect items directly, Zhang Jian sat down with the three of them to discuss.

Although they had defeated the monsters effortlessly just a moment ago, many unexpected situations had arisen.

Based on how the first wave of monsters appeared, everyone knew that apart from the front, monsters would likely appear from the left and right sides as well, so they needed to pay close attention.

Wang Fei arranged the positions and formation for the group.

He stood in the middle, not far from Zhang Jian, while Wei Donglai and Yan Han stood on either side, ready to lure the monsters.

But as soon as the second wave began, Zhang Jian, who was at the forefront, noticed something was wrong.

The traits attached to this wave of monsters were actually different!

[Hells Power]: HP increased by 8 times, Attack Power increased by 100%, Attack Speed increased by 50%.

Although their HP had decreased, their Attack Power had increased.

Coupled with the continued bonus to attack speed, their power could not be underestimated.

-402! (Reduced by 160)

-402! (Reduced by 160)

Zhang Jian had only just entered the monsters' attack range when several fireballs slammed into him.

Fortunately, the effect of [Sword Qi Gale] was still active; after a 40% damage reduction, he only took 242 points of damage.

The accumulated 21528 points of Sword Qi shield effect were also enough to withstand the attacks coming from all directions.

Zhang Jian had just breathed a sigh of relief when, the next moment, he suddenly felt a sense of foreboding.

Wrong! Attacks from all directions?

He hurriedly looked back, and sure enough.

Fireballs were already flying out from both sides, attacking the other three.

And in the dim rear, two fireballs quietly drifted out, flying toward the furnace.

"Watch out for the furnace!" Zhang Jian shouted hurriedly.

But it was too late.

-437! -437! One, two. In an instant, a dozen fireballs slammed onto the furnace.

With 10,000 points of HP, it was instantly reduced to half. The furnace began to wobble, emitting a loud rumble.

Zhang Jian was about to step forward to rescue the others, but was surrounded by dozens of monsters from behind, blocking his path.

He hurriedly began to cast a skill. But after the lightning started to flicker, he regretted that decision.

Because he was in the skill casting state, he could not move. He cursed inwardly, "This is bad."

He could only shout a reminder, "Use the points to upgrade the furnace first!"

After killing the monsters in the last wave, they had a full 100 base points. After level-gap and party bonuses, it had increased to 300 points.

They could definitely upgrade the furnace to hold out for a while.

Yan Han, who was closer to the furnace, immediately stepped forward and began to operate it.

Wei Donglai also hurried over, preparing to kill the monsters attacking the furnace first.

But after he cast his skill, he found that the monsters' HP bars were completely unaffected.

Although this wave only increased HP to 8 times, the monsters' HP was still as high as 33,600 points.

His damage was no different from scraping.

Instead, a few casual attacks from the monsters caused his HP bar to drop sharply.

He hurriedly released [Cursed Flame], slowly recovering.

Wang Fei also successively added buffs to the two of them, preparing for them to trigger their shields so things would be easier.

Yan Han was focused on upgrading the furnace. He had just upgraded the furnace by 3 levels, triggering the [Molten Shield] skill.

Allowing the furnace to begin automatically recovering HP. A smile appeared on his face.

But he didn't notice that danger had arrived!

A black shadow quietly appeared from behind, flashing to his side in an instant.

It violently raised the giant axe in its hand and swung it down directly.

Wang Fei was shocked. "Oh no! Yan Han's frail body definitely can't withstand that!"

Feeling that his own HP was higher, he leaned forward. He prepared to use his own body to help Yan Han block it.

But the giant axe flashing with cold light was just too fast!

-600! -600! Two consecutive lines of black numbers representing true damage were like the arrival of the Grim Reaper. It landed squarely on Yan Han.

His body instantly sprayed two jets of blood, and he fell backward with a terrified expression.

"Xiao Han!" Wang Fei screamed miserably, tears already streaming down involuntarily.

He hadn't expected this. Just one moment of negligence, and a teammate had died right before his eyes.

Wei Donglai's eyes were also red, and his hands were trembling.

Zhang Jian stepped over the monster corpses amidst the lightning and rushed over.

A [Sword Qi Slash] killed the Vicious Beast. But he was too late to rescue him and watched helplessly as Yan Han fell.

He closed his eyes in pain. "It's all because I was too late!"

"Brother Jian, look!" The surprised voices of the two suddenly came to his ears.

After opening his eyes, he saw Yan Han's body slowly floating up, as if isolated and untouchable.

The furnace emitted an inexplicable fluctuation, and after the others approached, several reminders appeared in their minds.

"Mythical-grade item [Starry Destiny Orbit Instrument] triggered, taking effect on the [Abandoned Furnace] Dungeon Hell-level difficulty for [Zhang Jian]'s party."

"Team member [Yan Han] is on the verge of a fatal crisis; body transferred to a special space, cannot be attacked, will return to normal after the Dungeon is cleared."

Zhang Jian looked ecstatic. There was actually such a magical item!

Yan Han hadn't actually died!

The other two also cried with joy, "Xiao Han, he's still alive!"

Zhang Jian immediately bucked up. "This might be an item placed by the Reception Envoy for us to deal with this difficulty of the Dungeon."

The other two nodded in agreement. These monsters were simply impossible to guard against; an average party could easily be wiped out upon entering, so they really needed an item like this!

Zhang Jian discussed with the two while quickly clearing the surrounding monsters. "Although the one I just killed was only a Leader monster, the skills it possessed were already at the BOSS level."

"At this Dungeon difficulty, no single monster can be underestimated. We must not be careless!"

Wang Fei nodded and immediately commanded, "Old Wei, stop running around. Just stay by the furnace and be responsible for upgrading it at any time so it doesn't get broken."

"Your [Cursed Flame] should be able to ensure your own safety."

Wei Donglai nodded. Now that [Cursed Flame] was at max level, and with the bonus from his talent.

He could release a piercing attack of up to 3500 points, equivalent to recovering 1050 HP per second.

And with the talent's cooldown reduction and the effect of Wang Fei's Support skills.

He could cast it continuously, ensuring he was in this recovery state at all times.

And after Wang Fei buffed him with the [Lone Wolf Breakthrough] form under the [Distance at Will] skill.

Each attack could also return an additional 1575 points of shield value.

The attack range of [Cursed Flame] was originally very limited. But with the buff from Wang Fei's skill, Wei Donglai's attack range increased by a full 187.5%.

He could attack almost any monster within his field of vision.

In this way, [Cursed Flame] could be cast almost at any time. Not only would the shield triggered each time last for 18.75 seconds, but it could also stack.

When he reported his stats and status, Wang Fei was relieved.

In this case, Wei Donglai's safety was much stronger than before.

Unless there was some monster capable of dealing tens of thousands of damage in one hit, it would be impossible to kill him instantly.

But Wang Fei himself was in a bit of a bind. "I don't have any healing methods; I seem to be no different from Yan Han?"

When he looked at Zhang Jian, who could not be attacked while casting skills, his eyes lit up.

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Thanks to the big boss for the generous gift, and thanks to you brothers for your Support.

With the boss's Support, the cumulative interaction revenue exceeded 100, fulfilling the condition for the second bonus chapter.

My cervical spine has been hurting badly these past few days, so I might not be able to write it out today, but I will definitely finish the bonus chapter within three days. Thanks for your Support.