158: Only children make choices; I want them all!

"You do indeed have the qualifications to enter, but think carefully—you can only enter this place once!"

The old man reminded him.

"Understood. Open the ruins and let me in!"

Seeing that Lin Yue had no objections, the old man pressed his palms together, chanted an incantation, and sent Lin Yue into the ruins... "Ding! You have entered a special instance dungeon: Ruins of the Homeland of Forging."

In an instant, Lin Yue arrived in a dilapidated town.

The surroundings were desolate; not even a trace of vegetation could be seen.

Surrounding the town were four snow-capped mountains.

It was a white expanse; nothing else was visible.

Suddenly, a giant Snow Wolf ambushed Lin Yue from behind.

Lin Yue had already sensed it, and with a backhand strike, he unleashed a Thunder Punishment.

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The moment Lin Yue killed the Snow Wolf, a crimson gemstone dropped.

heart of forging: Can be exchanged for rewards at the Relic Guardian. Non-tradable.

This was a special item within the ruins; no other items would drop here, only heart of forging.

Snow Wolf (elite): Level 60

health: 1M / 1M

Attack Power: 42,000

Skills: Pounce, Tear, Snow Shadow.

Just as Lin Yue picked up the heart of forging from the ground, he saw more Snow Wolves.

But this time, it wasn't just one; it was a pack.

On the snow mountain, thousands of Snow Wolves were staring fixedly at Lin Yue, their drool covering the ground.

Among them, Lin Yue also spotted a Wolf King.

Snow Wolf King (Advanced boss): Level 60

health: 26M / 26M

Attack Power: 120,000

Skills: Claw Sweep, Smash, Wolf Howl (Stun), Divine Wolf Incarnation.

There wasn't just one such boss; Lin Yue could already see six.

As expected, the difficulty of these ruins was much higher than those Hidden Instance Dungeons.

According to Lin Yue's knowledge, there was no upper limit to the monsters in these ruins.

Players needed to continuously kill them within a set time to obtain heart of forging.

heart of forging could be exchanged for rewards at the Relic Guardian, ranging from gold coins to Level 40 Legendary equipment.

Lin Yue's goal this time was precisely that Level 40 Legendary equipment.

Although this instance dungeon was Level 60, the equipment available for exchange was only Level 40 Legendary gear.

Furthermore, one could directly exchange for a full set, though the difficulty was obviously high.

If anyone else entered, even if they brought everyone at the top of the leaderboard, they might not be able to gather a full set right now.

But a place like this was exactly what Lin Yue liked most.

Although other items didn't drop, they still provided experience points.

It also allowed Lin Yue to continuously stack his health; it was simply his most ideal grinding spot.

It was a pity he could only enter once; otherwise, Lin Yue would have definitely plucked this place clean before leaving.

Lin Yue had Cai Wenji step back; it was now his showtime.

Facing the pack of thousands of wolves, Lin Yue attacked decisively.

Thunder Tyrant!

In front of Lin Yue, countless bolts of lightning converged in the sky, like a heavenly punishment.

The moment the wolf pack came into contact with the lightning, they were blasted to death.

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...Countless damage numbers appeared above the wolf pack, and Snow Wolves continuously dropped heart of forging.

The drop rate for the heart of forging wasn't high, but Lin Yue's Luck was currently at a full five points.

With five points of Luck, Lin Yue's drop rate had reached a terrifying level.

But for him, this speed was still too slow.

He didn't just want one or two pieces of equipment!

Ordinary players would definitely have to make a choice before leaving, but he wasn't an ordinary player.

Only children make choices; I want them all!

Seeing that the Snow Wolves could no longer satisfy him, Lin Yue decisively attacked another snow mountain.

After Lin Yue attacked, a Roar echoed from atop the snow mountain.

That was the Snow Bear tribe; their health was much higher than the Snow Wolves'!

Snow Bear (elite): Level 60

health: 3.2M / 3.2M

Attack Power: 63,200

Skills: Roar, Collision, Feral Resurgence.

Although the monsters could respawn infinitely, they needed time to recover.

Thus, just the Snow Wolves were no longer enough for Lin Yue to continuously output skills.

So Lin Yue decided to add another type of monster; the Snow Bear was a good choice.

Their numbers were relatively fewer, but their health was several times higher than the Snow Wolves'.

They were typical warrior-type monsters, though their movement and attack speeds were much slower than the Snow Wolves'.

However, this was not within Lin Yue's scope of consideration.

Countless lightning bolts struck down; even the Snow Bears couldn't get close to Lin Yue.

But this didn't last long before the bosses watching from afar moved.

Not just the Advanced bosses, but also the ordinary bosses.

The Snow Bear Generals and Snow Wolf Generals were ordinary bosses, while the Snow Bear King was an Advanced boss.

Their health was over ten times that of the elite monsters, and they had even more skills.

Facing the bosses' charge, Lin Yue unleashed Chain Fireball with his left hand and Thunder Punishment with his right, continuously blasting them.

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Damage numbers kept popping up over their heads, and their health dropped at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"How boring!"

Since his second job Awakening, Lin Yue's combat power could easily handle these Level 60 monsters.

He wasn't even willing to move around much; it was simply a waste of energy.

In just a few seconds, all the bosses were wiped out by Lin Yue and entered their respawn countdowns.

Soon, Lin Yue had collected thousands of heart of forging, but this was still far from his goal.

With a boom, loud noises erupted simultaneously from the mountains where the Snow Bears and Snow Wolves were.

A giant bear as massive as a mountain appeared in Lin Yue's vision, and beside it were two more bears the size of small hills.

The same happened on the other side, though they were slightly smaller in size.

Thunder Burst Bear (SS)

health: 450M / 450M

Attack Power: 310,000

Skills: Worldly Divine Thunder, Explosive Thunder Strike, Thunder Chain, Thunder Collapse.

Advanced Lord Boss; they only appear after all Advanced bosses are killed.

So normally, no one would kill the Advanced bosses directly, but Lin Yue was waiting for exactly this.

Four hundred million health—this already far exceeded those Level 60 instance dungeons outside.

With this level of intensity, even a well-equipped full party might not be able to kill it.

Yet Lin Yue had provoked two at once, plus thousands of elite monsters.

But Lin Yue wasn't panicked at all; he could release ten Thunder Cloud Spells in a single second.

That meant one hundred and twenty attacks; even without critical hits, each hit dealt over a million damage.

In other words, in one second, Lin Yue could deal at least a hundred million damage.

To ordinary players, this was simply an astronomical figure.

This didn't even count the effect of thunder punishment; the actual damage dealt would far exceed this value.

But for Lin Yue, this was merely a slight effort.

Now, a casual strike from Lin Yue had already surpassed the limits of other players!