nucmednet Chapter 538 [Hidden Dungeon: Ancient Ruins]
Chapter 538 [Hidden Dungeon: Ancient Ruins]
The rock lizard dragon's movements slowed down noticeably, its movement speed decreasing by 30%.
The rock lizard, in pain, let out a low roar and turned to pounce on Celia.
But the shadows slowed it down, and each time it raised its massive claws, it took more effort than usual.
Celia turned slightly, easily creating some distance. She glanced back at Little White: "Little thing, what are you waiting for?"
Little White let out a disgruntled yelp—it was no "little thing" at all.
The dragon's body spun in the air, and the surrounding temperature plummeted.
Centered on Lin Tian, it unleashed its innate domain—[Frost Lord].
When the passive effect of Frost Affinity is activated, the damage of all ice-based skills is doubled, and the effects of halving mana and cooldown are also activated simultaneously.
Little White opened its mouth, and a stream of icy blue breath shot out from it.
That wasn't an ordinary ice spike. It was a dragon's breath enhanced by the Ice Lord's talent—an ice-blue energy column as thick as a bucket, condensing fine ice crystals wherever it passed, leaving a trail of white frost on the ground.
The breath hit the slowed rock lizard head-on.
A massive damage number floated above the lizard's head, far exceeding Celia's attack.
The rock lizard's health bar dropped by nearly a third.
It let out a painful roar, its body covered with a thin layer of ice, and its movements became even more sluggish.
Celia raised an eyebrow, a hint of surprise flashing in her eyes: "Not bad."
Little White raised its head and swished its tail proudly.
Lin Tian stood behind, watching the two guys work together, and a slight smile appeared on his lips.
Celia made her move again.
The Succubus's Kiss
She locked onto another charging rock lizard dragon, and her charm energy transformed into a pinkish-purple light that directly entered the monster's body.
A 90% trigger rate—because it's a male monster, the succubus's innate advantages are fully utilized.
The "Mind Loss" status was triggered. The lizard dragon's eyes instantly became glazed, its steps faltered, and a spell damage number of 234 floated above its head. At the same time, the damage it received increased by 20%.
Celia flicked her fingers and planted the [Seed of Enchantment] on the lizard dragon.
This is the core ability of her talent—the Heart Slave Contract. The probability of control is determined by the difference in levels between the two parties.
The goal is level 70, and she is also level 70, so their levels are the same and the success rate is moderate.
However, when combined with the Soul Loss state of the Succubus's Kiss, the success rate of control is greatly increased.
The lizard struggled for two seconds. Then its eyes changed from dazed to submissive.
[All the allure and charm have led to success.]
Celia smiled with satisfaction.
She beckoned with her finger, and the controlled rock lizard turned and pounced on its own kind.
Little White hovered in the air, unleashing another burst of icy breath.
A pillar of icy blue energy swept across the valley, hitting several newly spawned rock lizards simultaneously.
With the Ice Lord's double damage buff, each hit can take away nearly a third of a monster's health bar. Xiao Bai's very existence is like a mobile ice turret—fast skill cooldowns, low mana consumption, and doubled damage.
The valley was soon filled with the corpses of rock lizards.
With the help of Xin Nu, Celia cleared out the monster horde in the west.
She alternated between Shadow Weave and Succubus Kiss, her shadow energy exploding continuously in the valley, each strike taking away large amounts of blood from the monsters.
The bewitched lizard dragon was faithfully taking the damage for her.
Little White was wreaking havoc in the east. Its frost breath sprayed out repeatedly, turning the entire area white.
The ice layer on the ground was getting thicker and thicker, and it crunched when you stepped on it.
Lin Tian occasionally fired a finishing shot.
The ice spikes were precisely aimed at the monsters trying to escape, one shot at a time, clean and efficient.
Most of the time, he was just watching—watching Celia gracefully weave through the monsters, watching Little White tumble and breathe in the air, watching the bewitched lizard foolishly take the beating for its master.
The experience bar is steadily increasing.
Although it wasn't as fast as Lin Tian's own grinding, it was much less strenuous. He only needed to stand there and occasionally move his fingers, and experience and loot would keep pouring in.
This is one of the benefits of having a pet.
From the valley to the hills, and from the hills to the wetlands.
Xiaobai's performance improved with each match; the passive ability of [Frost Lord] meant he hardly needed to worry about mana consumption or cooldown time.
Its frost breath sprayed out like it was free, and the entire map was plowed up by its ice-based skills.
Celia has already changed several of her heart slaves.
Every bewitched lizard will be squeezed dry by her until it bleeds to the last drop, then thrown into the monster horde as cannon fodder.
She herself maintained an elegant demeanor throughout, and there wasn't even a single wrinkle on her black robe.
At the very end of the wetlands, the last boss monster fell at Little White's feet.
Congratulations! Your pet "Bai Xi" has defeated the level 72 boss, Wetland Crocodile.
[You have gained experience points]
Your pet "Bai Xi" has gained experience points.
Then--
A golden light shone from Lin Tian's body.
It's not the golden light of skills, it's the light of leveling up.
Congratulations on reaching level 70!
Lin Tian stood still and let out a long breath.
I've finally reached level 70.
He opened the character panel and took a look.
At level 70, all attributes have increased significantly, with all attributes now steadily hovering around five million.
They've taken another step closer to the top tier.
The monsters in the level 2 main city are no longer keeping up with his level.
When I was around level 60, I could still manage to grind, but now that I'm level 70, the experience gain from grinding these level 70 monsters will drop significantly.
It's time to head to the level 1 capital city.
But before that, this hidden map hadn't been fully explored.
Beyond the valley lies a hilly area and a cave; since we're here, let's explore those before we leave.
Lin Tian strode towards the hills.
He had only taken two steps when his senses suddenly detected an unusual fluctuation of magical energy.
It wasn't the chaotic fluctuations emitted by wild monsters, but rather a regular energy pulse, like the operation of some kind of formation.
He stopped and looked in the direction of the ripples.
At the edge of the wetland, hidden by vines and moss, the outline of a cave can be vaguely seen.
The entrance to the cave is small; you can't see it unless you get close.
But the cave walls are engraved with runes—similar in style to those outside the Tower of Challenges, but older and coarser.
The runes glowed faintly in the darkness, like luminous snakes crawling on the stone wall.
Lin Tian parted the vines, and the cave entrance was fully exposed.
A damp, cold atmosphere emanated from the cave, carrying a musty and bloody smell.
A system notification tone suddenly sounded.
[Hidden Dungeon Discovered: Ancient Ruins - Level 1]
[Recommendation Level: 75-85]
[Enter?]
Lin Tian looked at the recommendation level and a slight smile appeared on his lips.