As the Vampire Baron's fury rose, the entrance to the Scarlet Tomb dungeon gradually changed from translucent to blood-red, as if soaked in blood, radiating an ominous aura.
At the same time, every team currently raiding the dungeon received a game notification.
"The slumbering Vampire Baron has awakened. His wrath blankets the entire Scarlet Tomb." " Ding! Monster Attack Power increased by 20%, and attack speed increased by 20%!"
Beneath every monster's Health Bar, an additional buff appeared—Baron's Wrath.
Teams that had already been fighting desperately were struck by disaster.
For a time, the Respawn Point was filled with curses as players warmly greeted the game designers' entire family trees.
They had had enough.
This damn game's difficulty was way too fucking high.
But then again, where had this Vampire Baron suddenly come from?
And he had even made all the dungeon monsters stronger. Wasn't that ridiculous?
Although Baron's Wrath did not increase the monsters' health or defense, the boost to their Attack Power and attack speed was still deadly.
Many teams had only barely maintained their progress by having their healers spam heals on the Main Tank.
Now that the monsters' Attack Power had surged, the Main Tank had become as fragile as paper and simply could not withstand the damage.
Without a tank drawing aggro, the remaining members were nothing more than lambs waiting for slaughter.
Quite a few players faced reality, gave up on the raid, and went back to leveling.
They refused to believe that they still would not be able to clear it once they reached level ten.
After hearing his subordinates' report, Dragon Soaring World decided to have several elite teams suspend their dungeon runs and focus on leveling.
For the time being, they could forget about the Scarlet Tomb's first clear.
As for the dungeon's sudden increase in difficulty, Dragon Soaring World guessed that Night Roaming God had most likely done something.
Thinking of this, Dragon Soaring World could not help looking forward to it.
He really wanted to know how long Night Roaming God would take to clear this dungeon.
And which difficulty would he choose?
If nothing unexpected happens, it'll definitely be the highest difficulty—Nightmare Difficulty.
Dragon Soaring World thought to himself.
Fighting spirit flickered in his eyes.
Night Roaming God's appearance had rekindled the heart of the gaming-addicted youth within him after a long absence.
He had to make something of himself in Apocalypse and show Night Roaming God what he could do!
Meanwhile, Qin Chuan, the one responsible for all this, was choosing the dungeon difficulty.
Apocalypse had one rather player-friendly setting: dungeon difficulties could be selected directly without needing to clear each lower difficulty first.
It was not that he could not beat them. They simply took too much time.
Clearing the first three difficulties would certainly earn first-clear rewards and quite a bit of equipment.
But there was not much point.
Qin Chuan had long made his plan. After defeating the Vampire Baron, he would return to expose the village chief's true face, activate the main city's Teleportation Array, and visit the class instructor to complete his first class advancement.
Steadying himself, Qin Chuan selected Nightmare Difficulty.
" Ding! You have selected Nightmare Difficulty. Please note that this difficulty has undergone an unknown change. Choose carefully." "Confirm Nightmare Difficulty?" "Confirm."
The moment he confirmed, specks of starlight radiated from the dungeon entrance. Qin Chuan smiled faintly and stepped inside.
As soon as he entered the dungeon, Qin Chuan heard wolf howls coming from its depths.
But unlike before, there was a trace of hoarseness in the howls.
Qin Chuan knew this was because the Wolf King had already been transformed into an Undead Wolf. His body had decayed, so his voice had changed.
At the same time, the Vampire Baron's low chuckle echoed out.
"I smell the scent of fresh flesh. How delicious. Intruder, I will drain every last drop of blood from you."
"Go, my servants. Bring the intruder to me. I shall feast to my heart's content!"
Following the Vampire Baron's command, the entire Scarlet Tomb filled with excited roars.
These were the voices of Vampire Servants.
Tap, tap, tap.
Chaotic footsteps surged in from every direction. In the dim light, hideous creatures rapidly crawled across the walls, flooding toward the dungeon entrance.
Qin Chuan swept his gaze over them, and the monsters' attributes appeared before him.
[Awakened Vampire Servant] Level: 10 Health: 10,000 Attack: 400 (+80) Defense: 280 Skills: *Bite*, *Disease Infection*, *Blood Tracking* Description: Adventurers who intruded here years ago and were transformed into servants by the Vampire Baron. They loyally guard this tomb.
Level ten monsters, yet they possessed a whopping ten thousand health. Their Attack Power and defense were also exceptionally formidable.
Out in the wild, they would absolutely count as minor bosses.
But here, they were nothing more than ordinary mobs.
This was Nightmare Tier difficulty!
Even though it was only a level-ten dungeon, it was still not to be underestimated.
More than a dozen Vampire Servants rushed over, then froze.
Where was the enemy?
They could smell the scent of a living person in the air, yet they could not find where he was.
A stealth enemy!
The Vampire Servants instantly made their judgment and gathered together.
They had encountered stealth-capable enemies before and knew their weakness: their attack range was limited. To attack, they had to enter the servants' attack range as well.
The moment the enemy left stealth, aside from the servant being attacked, the rest would swarm him, tear the intruder to pieces, and bring him to the Baron.
The Vampire Servants' plan was thorough, but unfortunately, they had encountered Qin Chuan, a one-of-a-kind ranged assassin.
-11,503! (Weakness Attack)
A throwing knife struck one Vampire Servant in the head. Its Health Bar was instantly emptied, and it collapsed to the ground.
" Ding! You have killed a level 10 Vampire Servant and gained 200 experience points. Your experience limit has been locked. Excess experience will automatically be transferred to the Experience Pool."
Having obtained the experience, Qin Chuan immediately activated Shadow Stealth.
The remaining Vampire Servants were dumbfounded.
They had clearly sensed an enemy appear.
But he had vanished again in the next instant.
This was a common trick used by stealth enemies. They had seen it plenty of times.
But this time, they had to admit that they had not seen enough.
That enemy's scent had come from dozens of meters away.
Wasn't he a stealth class? How could he attack from so far away?
Could he be an Archer?
But that was not right either. Archers could not use stealth.
The Vampire Servants felt as though their intelligence was overdue on payment. Why had their usual tactics suddenly stopped working?
According to their script, after the enemy killed one unlucky victim, he would be at his most vulnerable before entering stealth again and would be completely unable to withstand their assault.
Why was this time different?
What exactly had gone wrong?
Before the Vampire Servants' pitifully tiny brains could come up with an answer, another Vampire Servant died on the spot.
Just like last time, the Vampire Servants clearly sensed the scent of a living person flash past.
It had still come from dozens of meters away.
Roar! Roar!
Some servants could no longer suppress their bloodthirsty urges. They charged toward the source of the scent, wildly slashing their claws through the air in an attempt to find the enemy.
But their actions were doomed to be futile.
More than ten seconds later, the servant still swinging its claws stiffened. Its Health Bar was emptied, and it fell with a head full of confusion.
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