"Open the instance," Tsukikawa Shu said.
[Opening Instance...]
[Your current trial instance is: Goblin's Lair]
Following that, a vortex swallowed the three people in front of the stone gate.
When they opened their eyes, they were in a wilderness. Dozens of green-skinned humanoid monsters stood in the distance, holding clubs.
Even the lowest-level Goblins were level 20, and there were even Goblin Elites wearing leather armor, level 25.
Seeing players enter, these Goblins swarmed them like sharks smelling blood.
Without crowd control skills, even individuals with strong combat abilities would struggle to withstand an encirclement by so many Goblins.
"Hitori!"
At Tsukikawa Shu's shout, Goto Hitori was already prepared to unleash her skill.
Goto Hitori sat down on the spot, and a guitar appeared out of thin air in her hands.
As her pick strummed the strings, intense negative emotions transformed into a purplish-black mist that spread outwards. All the Goblins who stepped into the attack range couldn't help but freeze, temporarily losing their desire to attack.
At this moment, Tsukikawa Shu and Hiratsuka Shizuka also began to move.
Hiratsuka Shizuka wielded a pair of fingerless gloves. Although their quality was only Exquisite, they were the most suitable for her.
Her high ponytail danced in the wind as the fingerless gloves struck the Goblins' skulls heavily, leaving dents.
Tsukikawa Shu also swung his Muramasa, reaping Goblin heads one by one.
"Skill - Heavenly Soaring Dragon Flash!"
Compared to Hiratsuka Shizuka, Tsukikawa Shu's combat power was much higher.
Not only was his weapon a Blue-grade item, but Tsukikawa Shu had also acquired quite a few skills.
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Cold light flashed, his Muramasa danced.
Tsukikawa Shu unleashed streaks of sharp sword energy, precisely hitting the Goblins and slicing them in half along with their clubs.
The difficulty was just right for the three of them to deal with a group of Goblins.
Twenty minutes later, all the Goblins in the instance were eliminated.
[All enemies have been eliminated, beginning reward distribution...]
[Your team's Goblin elimination count: 30]
[Your team has obtained Hunting Saber (Exquisite) *2, Goblin Shattered Mask *10, Special Dagger (Rare) *1, Random Exquisite Skill Card *1, Beginner Experience Card *10...]
Rumble--
Suddenly, the ground in front of the three began to tremble. Then, a clay statue of a Goblin emerged from the ground in the open space.
The clay statue cracked, then exploded. Afterward, all the items the System had indicated as rewards appeared inside, scattered across the ground, reflecting the sunlight and looking shiny.
With the boost from the double rewards, the items that fell to the ground seemed quite numerous.
"If these things were put on the chat channel... they'd probably make a lot of people envious."
Hiratsuka Shizuka was also surprised.
The items they could obtain now far surpassed what others could get.
Looking at the string of notifications on the System, Tsukikawa Shu scrolled through them to check the items.
Although there were many items, Tsukikawa Shu couldn't use most of them now, especially the weapons. If they weren't Rare grade or higher, they were practically useless to the three of them.
"The highest grade is only Rare, nothing good," Tsukikawa Shu said.
If these words were spoken in the chatroom, they would likely trigger a wave of envy and hatred.
Players were currently struggling just to survive, mostly running around with common equipment, yet he was unsatisfied with obtaining Rare equipment?!
Having fought once, Tsukikawa Shu had a general understanding of this instance.
Although they could run it twenty times a day, in reality, no one could possibly clear it twenty times. Their own twenty-minute battle would take others no less time.
As time went on, the stamina consumed would increase. They wouldn't be able to clear many runs before being completely exhausted.
Furthermore, if someone were to attempt to attack an instance in such a state of physical exhaustion, they would be walking towards their death. The chance of death would significantly increase without sufficient stamina.
"How are you two doing? Can you continue grinding?" Tsukikawa Shu asked.
"I'm fine," Hiratsuka Shizuka said. "Twenty minutes per run, I can probably do about seven or eight more."
"I... I'm not doing too well..."
Goto Hitori meekly raised her hand. "I feel like if I do too many runs, my negative emotions won't be enough..."
"I might become cheerful..."
Goto Hitori's skill involved amplifying her negative emotions and projecting them to inflict severe psychological trauma on all living beings.
However, negative emotions were finite, just like how after crying their eyes out over something upsetting, many people would still be laughing and joking, casting their sad memories aside.
"…In another sense, this is actually a good thing," Hiratsuka Shizuka said.
If possible... I actually want to switch skills...
Goto Hitori was very helpless.
Tsukikawa Shu could handle twenty runs himself, but he still had to consider Hiratsuka Shizuka and Goto Hitori's situations.
Hiratsuka Shizuka had high stamina, but Goto Hitori was still a high mana-consuming class, so she couldn't run too many dungeons.
However, at this moment, another system prompt popped up before Tsukikawa Shu's eyes:
[You have successfully led the team to clear the dungeon without taking damage. Speed run conditions have been unlocked. You can use a speed run card to speed run. Do you wish to use it?]
"Use it."
Tsukikawa Shu made his choice.
[Dungeon is being automatically cleared...]
[Clearance successful. Ten clear rewards are being issued.]
Another series of item notifications.
As before, with a rumbling sound, ten goblin statues broke through the soil from underground and then cracked open, emitting brilliant light.
This time, golden light flashed from one of the cracks!
With a bursting sound, a golden card the size of a playing card flew out, appearing exceptionally conspicuous among the many dropped items.
Tsukikawa Shu reached out and steadily caught the card. The System then sent a prompt.
[You have obtained a "Legendary" tier skill.]
[System Comment: As everyone knows, in the world of anime, as long as the probability is not zero, the probability of achieving it is one hundred percent.]
Tsukikawa Shu was indeed surprised.
Although he could get double rewards, the drop rate for Epic and Legendary tier items in this dungeon was only 0.1%. To get an Epic tier item in a ten-pull was truly incredibly lucky.
"A Legendary tier skill, doesn't that mean I can completely challenge higher tiers?"
Hiratsuka Shizuka was also stunned.
A Legendary tier skill, given the slow development speed of this Inner World, who knew how many years it would take for one to appear. Yet, Tsukikawa Shu had obtained one right at the start.
Tsukikawa Shu also looked at the skill's description.
[Legendary Skill - Heaven-Suppressing Sword Art]
[This skill is divided into four sword techniques: Mountain Splitting, Sea Overturning, Earth Subduing, Heaven Suppressing.]
[The power of each skill increases exponentially compared to the previous one.]
"It's indeed a very good skill," Tsukikawa Shu was very satisfied.
It was still early, and the three of them still had plenty of stamina, so they could continue running dungeons.
"System, start another dungeon run."
This time, Tsukikawa Shu took the opportunity to test the power of his newly acquired skill.
After the map reset, there were still thirty goblins wielding clubs, and an elite goblin clad in leather armor, roaring as they charged at the three of them.
Tsukikawa Shu slightly lowered his body, gripped the hilt of his katana, and assumed a drawing stance.
"First Sword - Mountain Splitting!"
As the goblins entered attack range, a faint golden glow condensed on Tsukikawa Shu's katana, and then it was suddenly unsheathed.
Accompanied by a loud, humming sword cry, a golden sword energy slashed across the ground, charging towards the goblin horde. In an instant, sand and stones flew, and a great wind raged, sweeping everything away with overwhelming force.
Hiratsuka Shizuka and Goto Hitori, hiding behind, had to cover their faces with their hands to avoid being injured by the branches and leaves blown by the wind.
The golden sword energy engulfed the entire goblin horde. In an instant, all the goblins, whether normal or elite, disintegrated!
All the goblins scattered into particles and drifted away with the wind.
Effortlessly, a single sword technique could wipe out an entire goblin horde!
Next, the familiar goblin clay statue emerged from underground.
[You have successfully cleared the dungeon. Rewards are being issued...]
"Not bad, not bad," Tsukikawa Shu was overjoyed.
He didn't need Goto Hitori and Hiratsuka Shizuka's help for the subsequent dungeon runs. Tsukikawa Shu maxed out his twenty runs by himself, even earning a commendation.
[You have killed 100 goblins in one day, earning the title: Goblin Slayer]
Tsukikawa Shu didn't care about the commendation; his attention was on his level.
After a day of combat, all three of their levels increased rapidly.
All three of them leveled up four times. Tsukikawa Shu was level 25, Hiratsuka Shizuka was level 22, and Goto Hitori was level 23.
To prevent the team's combat power from being too disparate in future team battles, Tsukikawa Shu didn't hesitate to use experience cards to raise Hiratsuka Shizuka and Goto Hitori to level 25 as well.
The three of them left the dungeon and began to tally the rewards they had obtained that day.
In addition to obtaining a Legendary Skill, there were other good things as well.
I obtained two Custom Weapon Cards, which is perfect for replacing Goto Hitori's and Hiratsuka Shizuka's weapons.
[You used a Custom Weapon Card (Rare), Goto Hitori obtained the exclusive weapon: Blue Lonely Planet] [You used a Custom Weapon Card (Rare), Hiratsuka Shizuka obtained the exclusive weapon: Blazing Knuckles]
The Blue Lonely Planet is an ice-blue electric guitar that can amplify skill effects.
Goto Hitori's ability to control monsters of the same level usually didn't last more than five seconds, but after the weapon enhancement, the effect could reach seven to eight seconds, giving her more time for output.
Hiratsuka Shizuka's weapon was simpler, able to amplify attack power and attack speed, while also coming with a weapon skill.
[Blazing Knuckles Skill: Flame Burst] [After use, each attack will have an added explosion and burning effect]
Besides the materials needed by the three of them, Tsukikawa Shu had quite a few good things left over.
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