White Bone Dungeon

Xi City Branch, underground of the manor.

Passing through the gloomy tunnel, the heavy iron door creaked open. Light poured out from the doorway, engulfing Bai Pu like a tide.

Bai Pu had a feeling similar to Spirit Realm teleportation, but this time no mission appeared.

The scene before his eyes solidified.

A dark underground world, with drooping stone thorns visible overhead, entwined with unknown vines. On the ground, there were some strange large fungi.

The plants of the underground world were very different from those on the surface. They did not need to absorb sunlight, but instead emitted a faint light, preventing the underground world from being completely dark.

In addition to the faint light of the plants, some piles of white bones could be seen, with flickering pale will-o'-the-wisps. Occasionally, one or two lonely "human" figures could be seen swaying, with deep soul fires flickering in the positions where their eyes should be...

This was the White Bone Dungeon, the world of the graveyard, the paradise of skeletons.

Bai Pu looked at the small green ball floating above his head, which had a small lens on it, recording Bai Pu.

This was a "Spirit Energy Camera," which could transmit signals using spirit energy particles and was a groundbreaking invention. From then on, ordinary people had a more convenient and faster way to understand the world of the Awakened.

Some Awakened, in order to gain fame in the real world, would turn on live broadcasts during adventures in some low-difficulty wilderness areas and Intersection Lands, commonly known as "exploring the wild" and "chuang mi jing (exploring secret realms)," to increase their popularity. The Spirit Energy Camera contributed to this.

This Spirit Energy Camera was brought in by Bai Pu at Qilin's request, who said it was an organizational requirement to record the time spent on each floor of the White Bone Dungeon.

Qilin and Black Tiger were currently in the tactical research room, following Instructor Chou Shijie of the God Strategy Army's Genius Camp, observing the images transmitted by the Spirit Energy Camera on a large screen.

Bai Pu did not reject the idea of his professional skills being known, after all, if he wanted to sprint for fame in the real world in the future, exposure was inevitable, and it was normal to be studied with a magnifying glass, especially by the Superstar Alliance.

However, it was also necessary to moderately hide one or two trump cards for self-protection.

Wearing the Iron Thorn Shoulder Guard and picking up the Smooth Bone Hammer, Bai Pu strode forward. The sound of broken bones being crushed from time to time echoed far in the quiet dungeon, even with an echo.

"Gah..."

A cold and hoarse undead howl sounded, accompanied by the teeth-aching sound of bone friction. Two skeletons stood up from the pile of white bones, raised their rusty swords, and ran towards Bai Pu.

"I wonder if their attacks count as sharp damage or blunt damage..." Bai Pu looked at the rusty and broken swords of the opponents, shook his head slightly, and still activated Keratinous Skin, stepping forward to meet them.

Chop, whoosh! The attacks of the two skeletons landed on Bai Pu one after another.

Tactical Research Room.

Seeing this scene, Black Tiger couldn't help but shake his head: "Too amateur, Rotten Bone Skeletons are weak template monsters, and their combat expertise is only at the basic level. Even if facing two at the same time, dodging and parrying should be very easy."

"I heard that Bai Pu has not received systematic combat training before. He dropped out of junior high school, and Sister Ling is contacting schools for him. Maybe his foundation is relatively poor," Qilin said.

"But, I'm even more curious, how did he get the enhanced elite profession? Could it be that, as rumored, he stole a Spirit Realm treasure of great value to get the enhanced elite template?" Black Tiger murmured.

Instructor Chou Shijie did not speak, but kept his eyes fixed on the screen. Seeing the discussion of the two gradually straying, he gave a light shout: "Don't guess blindly. Didn't you see that Bai Pu deliberately didn't dodge? He was just testing the damage that Rotten Bone Skeletons could do to him!"

[The Rotten Bone Skeleton's slash has dealt 2 points of sharp damage to you.]

[The Rotten Bone Skeleton's slash has dealt 1 point of sharp damage to you.]

Bai Pu was certain in his heart.

He swung the bone hammer to attack, and found that he needed three or four consecutive hammer blows to smash a Rotten Bone Skeleton. It was estimated that the health of a Rotten Bone Skeleton was about thirty or forty points.

As for the damage caused by the Rotten Bone Skeletons, it was akin to mosquito bites. The sporadic attacks caused minimal health loss, not even matching Bai Pu's own health regeneration rate.

What Bai Pu didn't know was that he had taken nearly a minute to kill two Rotten Bone Skeletons. This performance, observed by Qilin and Black Tiger in the tactical research lab, undoubtedly made them look down on him even more.

After the first round of combat, Bai Pu had already grasped the attack power, health points, and other information about the Rotten Bone Skeletons.

"Time to make a move."

Bai Pu muttered to himself, glancing back at the Spirit Energy Camera hovering behind him. He flashed a smile, revealing his teeth, and chose to close the live broadcast.

Inside the tactical research lab, the screen went black, automatically switching to a floor plan of the White Bone Dungeon's first level. Only a green dot remained, flashing at the entrance of the dungeon's first level.

"Hey, why did he turn off the feed?" Qilin exclaimed.

Instructor Chou, sitting in his chair, wasn't in a hurry. He waved his hand and said, "The entry test didn't specify that the feed had to be kept on; only the time needs to be recorded. Bai Pu only closed the live broadcast, not the location function, which shows he knows the limits. Through the location, I can know Bai Pu's position and see how far he can get."

Qilin and Black Tiger exchanged glances, both feeling that this newcomer, Bai Pu, was a bit bold and didn't seem easy to fool.

Inside the White Bone Dungeon, the atmosphere suddenly changed! Bai Pu, who had closed the live broadcast, seemed like a different person, running joyfully through the first level of the dungeon! In his hands, he held a femur bone in each hand, clacking them together, the crisp sound of bone striking bone echoing clearly.

Clusters of soulfire lit up, and the skeleton monsters that had been slumbering awoke one after another! The ignorant and mindless monsters picked up their rusty weapons and charged toward Bai Pu.

Soon, a large group of skeletons was trailing behind Bai Pu.

He ran all the way to the end of the dungeon's first level before stopping.

Looking at the swarming Rotten Bone Skeleton horde, Bai Pu revealed a happy smile, like an old farmer looking at a bountiful wheat field.

He lowered his stance, readying himself.

The Rotten Bone Skeletons' blades, when they struck Bai Pu, mostly only left red marks, causing one or two points of damage.

Only a few skeleton soldiers with higher attack power, equivalent to a level 1 standard template, could cause three or four points of damage.

As for the group of skeleton monsters hacking at Bai Pu, the powerful force caused him to lose his balance, but Bai Pu had the passive trait of [Heavy Armor Mastery], making it even harder to knock him flying or back!

Bai Pu gritted his teeth and withstood the onslaught, standing firmly in place like a steel nail embedded in the ground.

It seemed like a large group of skeletons had surrounded Bai Pu.

In reality, Bai Pu was the one who had surrounded them! On the Iron Thorn Shoulder Guard, the flesh and blood runes lit up inch by inch, as if burning.

The strands of blood-red energy within the skeleton monsters attacking Bai Pu were drawn to Bai Pu's body surface, transforming into a layer of crimson shield.

Class Skill: Flesh Armor! A continuously replenishing flesh shield, dealing 1~3 points of group magic damage per second for 120 seconds...

Offense and defense combined, it was simply a perfect skill.

The only drawback was that intelligent enemies would find ways to escape the skill's area of effect.

But the skeleton monsters were ignorant and mindless, making them perfectly countered by Flesh Armor! After a few dozen seconds, the skeleton monsters in the inner circle fell one after another. However, each time one fell, a new one took its place.

By the time Bai Pu's Flesh Armor duration ended, there were no standing skeleton monsters left on the field. And Bai Pu's health remained at full value.

Only bone fragments scattered across the ground, and three glowing virtual treasure chests!

[Congratulations, Newcomer (Bai Pu), you have successfully cleared the first level of the White Bone Dungeon. You can now choose to exit the instance or challenge the second level of the White Bone Dungeon.]

[If you do not enter the second floor within 60 minutes, you will automatically be removed from the dungeon.]