96: Chapter 96 The master craftsman I've been searching for is actually my older brother?

The seventh wave.

Wang Fei had just walked two steps carrying Zhang Jian on his back.

A black insect suddenly emerged from underground.

Without even looking, Zhang Jian struck with his sword.

[Sword Qi Slash]!

But after the Sword Qi drifted over, it was unexpectedly blocked.

MISS!

A long-lost notification floated above the monster's head.

This left both of them stunned.

"You are within the [Darkfire Curse] Domain; all Skill damage is temporarily nullified."

Zhang Jian's heart sank.

He tried to release [Sky Storm Slash] again, but as expected, it was also futile.

He had no choice but to switch to a basic attack and thrust at the insect.

-12619!

Fortunately, basic attacks were still effective, and Zhang Jian felt reassured.

This monster's Health had only been increased by five times.

Zhang Jian thrust his sword five or six times and killed it.

Bang!

However, the moment the monster died, it exploded immediately.

-600!

-360!

Both of their bodies swayed, and they both took damage.

However, Zhang Jian had a 40% damage reduction from [Sword Qi Gale], so the damage he took was relatively lower.

Wang Fei, however, took the full brunt of it.

Moreover, because he wasn't in combat, Wang Fei had no shield active.

Just from this single hit, his Health dropped by a chunk, leaving him with only a little over 1000.

Scared to the point where his legs were trembling, he quickly turned around and shouted.

"Old Wei, heal me!"

Wei Donglai, standing beside the furnace, was sweating profusely with anxiety.

"Skills aren't working; I can't trigger the recovery effect at all."

"Damn, this monster is fierce, help me!"

The two of them hurried back.

Wang Fei set Zhang Jian down first.

Swish!

Swish!

Zhang Jian blocked in front of the two, dealing damage to the few insects that surrounded them and killing them one by one.

But after each monster died, it would self-destruct.

Zhang Jian could still withstand a bit of it, but Wang Fei and Wei Donglai were scared and hid to the side again.

Even the furnace was caught in the crossfire, taking several hits and being rocked by the explosions.

"These monsters are too weird!"

Wei Donglai made a bitter face.

He had already spent 450 points to upgrade the furnace to Rank 9.

Following Zhang Jian's instructions, he upgraded [Molten Shield] to Rank 3.

The furnace was slowly recovering Health.

It could hold out for now, but it was clear that he and Wang Fei couldn't handle these guys.

Zhang Jian's expression was also grave.

The fact that even the small monsters were immune to Skill damage must be the effect of a skill released by the BOSS.

But he couldn't find where this BOSS was hiding for the moment.

As things stood, he couldn't end the battle quickly.

It looked like a war of attrition was necessary!

And most importantly, without Wei Donglai's recovery methods, the other two were almost as fragile as paper.

He wanted to rush out alone to find the monsters and kill them one by one.

But just by moving a short distance away from them, they would still be attacked by monsters from other directions.

"We can't hold out against this at all!"

Wei Donglai looked desperate.

Wang Fei also sighed, "Maybe monsters of this Rank aren't something we can handle."

"Unless we level up a few more times and switch to higher Rank equipment, there might not be any hope of clearing this."

His words suddenly sparked an idea in Wei Donglai.

"How about we level up?"

Zhang Jian's eyes also lit up.

After all, this wave was already Rank 21 monsters; even if they leveled up a few times, killing monsters would still provide bonuses for fighting above their Rank.

It wouldn't affect the acquisition of points.

Saying and doing, Wei Donglai started the process first.

Swish!

Swish!

Beams of golden light floated up one after another.

He leveled up four times in a row.

"Be careful, don't exceed Rank 15."

Zhang Jian reminded him.

Upon hearing this, Wei Donglai stopped after reaching Rank 14.

With a full 50 free attribute points, he didn't even know how to allocate them.

After picking and choosing from the recent drops to equip a mix of excellence and legendary rank gear.

His defense increased by nearly 200 points, and his Health increased by a full 800 points, so he finally felt a bit more secure.

But it still didn't solve the fundamental problem.

"This still only lets me take one more hit; it doesn't really do anything."

Wei Donglai was somewhat distressed.

"Idiot, why aren't you upgrading the key equipment?"

Wang Fei scolded lightly, shaking the badge on his chest.

Wei Donglai suddenly realized.

"Right, our growable equipment can be upgraded!"

He immediately upgraded all three pieces of equipment on his body to Rank 14 in one go.

Looking at the brand-new attributes, he was extremely excited.

He even proudly showed off one of them.

[abyssal ring]

Quality: legendary rank

Rank Requirement: 14

Spell Attack Power +90 (+108)

Spirit +50 (+60)

Mana +15% (+18%)

Spell Casting Range +7.5% (+9%)

[Berserk]: Consumes 50% Mana, temporarily increases Spell Attack Power by 20%, lasts 10 minutes, Cooldown: 30 minutes

Growth Progress: ...

"Damn, this ring is top-tier. Old Wei, you have such good stuff!"

Yan Han, who was in the air, couldn't help but curse after seeing the attributes.

Wang Fei, however, said in surprise, "Isn't this the one Brother Jian crafted? It was actually bought by you."

Wei Donglai froze, unable to believe it.

"You're saying this was crafted by Brother Jian?"

Wang Fei nodded.

"Yeah."

"At that time, the recipe could craft a total of 20 pieces. Brother Jian crafted two specialized pieces for himself and gave me one too."

He showed his own [abyssal ring] attributes, and Wei Donglai was stunned.

"How is your piece even more top-tier than mine?"

"After all this time, I've been using the stuff you guys discarded!"

Yan Han, however, keenly spotted the key point.

"Is Brother Jian's crafting level really that high? The probability of producing legendary rank gear is too exaggerated."

"Also, why are you all using specialized equipment? Isn't that extremely, extremely hard to get?"

Wang Fei scratched his head.

"Is it hard?"

"Anyway, Brother Jian said it was possible to get one, told me to identify it, and it just appeared."

Yan Han was dumbfounded.

"Specialized gear can be controlled too?"

Zhang Jian nodded, "It's not exactly complete control, but I can grasp the general probability."

Yan Han went crazy.

Even specialized gear can be controlled, and legendary rank gear can be crafted at will.

The Great Master his father always wanted to become was right beside him!

He suddenly felt that the excellence Rank set he had promised was a bit embarrassing to bring out.

He had to make his old man increase the stakes!

He thought about it again.

Since Brother Jian's crafting is so strong, not asking him to help craft a set for himself would be a disservice to this Big Brother he worked so hard to recognize!

Once he gets out, he must make his old man get him another set of recipes.

No, get three more sets!

He looked at the people in the team, his eyes filled with excitement.

As if he could see them wearing matching sets, killing their way through everything.

Wei Donglai finished upgrading the two rings and started upgrading the badge.

Previously, following them to clear the Nightmare difficulty Dungeon over a dozen times allowed him to upgrade the [guardian badge] 5 levels in a row, maxing it out to Rank 14.

His defense had almost doubled compared to before, and his Health had soared to 3000 points!

It was just that since Skill damage wasn't working, he couldn't display his skyrocketing Spell Attack Power, and Wei Donglai still looked very regretful.

Wang Fei also wanted to start upgrading directly, but was reminded by the others.

He still had one skill that was only rare Rank; if he wanted to walk the [Legendary Path], he needed to replace it.

Unfortunately, among the skills dropped recently, there were no Support types.

Wang Fei gritted his teeth, wanting to just learn any book.

Compared to the team, what did his small impact matter?

"Don't be in a rush!"

Wei Donglai mysteriously fished out a skill book from his backpack.