Su Yu was no stranger to this dungeon.
In his previous life, as a member of the Shepherd Cloud Guild, he had often helped low-level players run dungeons.
On one hand, this was to meet the company's performance targets; on the other, it was to improve humanity's overall strength.
He had entered the Green Grassland dungeon at least twenty times. Even with his eyes closed, he could reach Sheep Village and find the Village Chief of Sheep Village.
Of course, that was assuming he cleared out the monsters along the way.
Like now.
After only a few steps up the mountain path, four goats grazing ahead turned to look at him, their eyes bloodshot.
Raging Goat lv5 Health: 300 Attack: 25 Skill: Furious Charge: Charges toward the target location, increasing the damage of the next attack by 50%. Cooldown: 15 seconds. Herd Gathering (Passive): For every companion within 40 meters, damage dealt increases by 10%.
The minor monsters in the dungeon all had the "Elite" template, with 3.3 times the health of ordinary monsters outside.
And these goats were not to be underestimated either.
With 25 attack, a goat could deal 10–13 damage to a Defense Warrior or Guardian Paladin of the same level.
If all four attacked at once, combined with the passive damage boost from Herd Gathering and Furious Charge, a Tank Class might very well be unable to withstand them.
During the early stages of the game, goats had always been known as "newbie tank killers."
The moment they saw Su Yu, the four goats charged at him with loud bleats.
They looked nothing like goats. Instead, they resembled a pack of bloodthirsty wolves.
Su Yu remained where he was.
When the four goats were only three or four meters away, he activated a Frost Nova scroll.
A massive ring of ice erupted from Su Yu, and frost crystals rapidly spread beneath the four goats' hooves.
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Frost Nova's damage was low, but its control effect was exceptionally powerful.
Huge ice crystals firmly froze the goats in place, leaving them unable to move.
Su Yu wanted to test the scrolls first, so instead of casting Chain Lightning, he immediately activated a Rain of Fire scroll.
The Fire Element within the scroll surged out with a howl, condensing above the goats into a fiery red cloud that resembled molten lava.
Large flaming meteors fell from the lava cloud, smashing down onto the goats' heads.
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Rain of Fire dealt multi-hit damage. Every second, a flaming meteor struck the goats, dealing around 40 damage.
The goats howled miserably under the barrage, but their legs were still trapped in ice. Unable to move, they could only endure the hits with their bodies.
Three seconds later, Frost Nova's freezing effect wore off.
For control effects like freezing, repeated casts on the same target suffered diminishing returns.
For example, Su Yu's first Frost Nova could freeze the goats for three seconds. The second could only freeze them for 1.5 seconds, and if he cast a third Frost Nova, the freezing effect would be almost nonexistent.
After three seconds of Ice and Fire Duality, each goat had lost around 170 health, dropping below half health.
Once freed, the goats charged again with red eyes, bleating wildly.
But these goats no longer posed any threat. Su Yu casually unleashed a Chain Lightning.
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The goats' health bars emptied, and they collapsed weakly, giving off an enticing aroma.
Su Yu stepped forward to inspect the loot dropped by the four goats.
Smelling that familiar scent of roasted lamb, he suddenly felt hungry.
But he had not learned the Cooking secondary profession, so he could only sigh, put away the materials and equipment dropped by the goats, and continue up the mountain path.
Besides Raging Goats, the Green Grassland dungeon also contained Arrogant Goats, which possessed Arrogant Gaze and could reduce a target's damage; Mad Goats, which possessed Leaping Attack; Corrupted Goats, whose attacks carried high Shadow Damage; and more.
Against Su Yu's overwhelming output, all goats were equal. No goat could withstand his immense damage.
After clearing two waves of goat monsters, he encountered the dungeon's first boss—the Boiling Goat Leader.
Boiling Goat Leader lv6 Health: 1100 Attack: 44
The Boiling Goat Leader could be considered an enlarged, upgraded version of a Raging Goat.
Besides Herd Gathering and Furious Charge, the two passive skills, they also possessed Sheep Swarm Summon, Bronze Skin Iron Bones, which increased defense and attack, and Leaping Attack.
But for Su Yu, this boss was almost completely effortless.
He summoned a Rock Elemental to taunt the boss and used Frost Nova to control the goat herd.
Then he stood still and relentlessly bombarded the boss itself.
After the Boiling Goat Leader destroyed the Rock Elemental and used Leaping Attack to approach Su Yu, Su Yu used Blink to evade.
Although the Boiling Goat Leader had 1,100 health and even activated Bronze Skin Iron Bones midway through the battle, they failed to last eight seconds under his furious barrage and were easily defeated.
After picking up the boss loot, Su Yu continued onward.
After clearing several more waves of minor monsters, Su Yu encountered the second boss, the Beautiful Goat Leader.
The Beautiful Goat Leader's difficulty lay in the fact that once their health fell below 50%, they split into three. One was the real body, while the other two were mirror images. Both the real body and the mirror images could use Charm Attack on players.
However, there were slight differences between the boss's real body and mirror images. For example, their pupil colors might differ, or their horn shapes might be slightly different.
Players had to identify the boss's real body from those differences and reduce its health below 30% to avoid the danger of a team wipe.
Su Yu was extremely familiar with this boss and quickly identified the real body among the three copies.
A barrage of high-damage single-target spells struck it, and the second boss was successfully taken down.
After defeating the second boss and entering Sheep Village, he arrived before the dungeon's final boss, the Village Chief of Sheep Village.
The Village Chief of Sheep Village was a bespectacled sage with rather unusual mechanics.
The village chief had 3,000 health and 100 attack. An ordinary five-man party was no match for them.
But before the battle began, the village chief would ask players ten questions. For every correct answer, their health and attack would decrease by 9%.
But Su Yu had memorized the question bank in his previous life, so the village chief's questions naturally posed no challenge to him.
"Young man." Upon seeing Su Yu, the village chief asked, "Do you know which three great human empires exist on this continent?"
"Of course. The Golden Flower Empire, the Rhine Empire, and the Wind Chime Empire," Su Yu answered calmly.
"Then do you know the founding principle of the mage faction—the Elemental Dome?" the village chief continued.
"To seek endless knowledge."
"How many teeth does the Star Forger Dragon King have?"
"Thirty-four."
"What does 'shan'do' mean in Elvish?"
"Arch Druid."
"What do Panda People usually say when saying goodbye?"
"I'll treat you next time."
Su Yu answered all ten questions perfectly, leaving the Village Chief of Sheep Village with a pitiful 300 health.
He casually threw out a Lightning Arrow and a Lesser Fireball scroll, clearing the entire dungeon.
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