Inside the Dungeon was a dark, damp cave passage.
The stone walls were covered in slick moss, and the air reeked of beasts and rot.
Yang Yu felt no ripples of emotion over having just wounded members of the Tan Lang War Band outside.
If others did not offend him, he would not offend them.
That had always been his principle.
Besides, he was already level 10. Once he left this Dungeon, his strength would surely soar again.
By then, let alone a mere Tan Lang War Band, even if their leader Tan Lang came in person, Yang Yu would not fear him in the slightest.
As long as he had a little more time and maxed out every skill, what A-rank geniuses and hooligan War Bands? In his eyes, they would be nothing but worthless trash.
What he needed to do now was race against time and push his strength to the limit!
"Roar!"
At that moment, a heavy roar echoed from deep within the passage.
Three Boar Men wielding enormous stone clubs charged out of the darkness with heavy footsteps.
These Boar Men were far larger than the boars in Wild Boar Forest. Their bodies were packed with knotted muscles, and bloodthirsty red light gleamed in their eyes.
[Boar Man Thug (Elite)] [Level: 13] [Health: 2000/2000]
"An Elite Dungeon, and even the minor mobs have this much health?"
Yang Yu took one look and understood.
Two thousand health was indeed quite a challenge for an ordinary level 10 newbie party. They would need their tank, healer, and DPS to work closely together and slowly wear them down with great care.
But before him, they were nothing worth mentioning.
Facing the three charging Boar Man Thugs, Yang Yu advanced instead of retreating. He lowered his body slightly and entered a charging stance.
[Wild Boar King's Mask] effect: Wild Charge triggered! The next attack will deal an additional 30% damage!
Whoosh!
A brilliant silver Sword Qi shot forth!
Like a crescent moon, the Sword Qi precisely swept across the necks of all three Boar Man Thugs.
-1695! (Wild Charge) -1251! -1233!
A string of four-digit damage numbers floated over their heads!
The increase in strength from leveling up, combined with his higher skill levels, allowed even this Sword Qi attack—which dealt only 50% of the damage of a melee Blade Draw Slash—to exceed a thousand damage.
If he fought at close range without using Sword Qi, the damage would be even more terrifying!
And he had not even activated Bloodthirsty Battle Intent. Bloodthirsty Battle Intent had already reached level 2.
Burning 9% of his blood increased his attack by 60%.
The Health Bars of the three Boar Man Thugs were instantly emptied!
They did not even touch the corner of Yang Yu's clothes before letting out unwilling wails and crashing to the ground with their massive bodies.
[You killed LV13 Boar Man Thug (Elite), EXP +330!] [You killed LV13 Boar Man Thug (Elite), EXP +330!] [You killed LV13 Boar Man Thug (Elite), EXP +330!]
"Hmm? That much experience?"
Yang Yu was somewhat surprised.
One Elite minor mob had actually given him 330 experience points!
That was far more than those ordinary boars outside.
At this rate, he would soon reach level 11.
This made Yang Yu even more enthusiastic about grinding monsters.
Without pausing for even a moment, he continued deeper into the cave.
Along the way, Boar Men continuously charged out of the darkness.
There were Boar Man Thugs wielding stone clubs, Boar Man Archers carrying crude bows, and smaller but faster Boar Man Scouts.
But no matter what kind of monster they were, they could not endure more than two hits against Yang Yu's thousand-plus-damage Sword Qi.
He was like a tireless killing machine, efficiently and precisely harvesting experience points.
The execution recovery effect of Blade Draw Slash meant he barely needed to worry about stamina consumption.
Before long, he had cleared the first stretch of passage and arrived at a somewhat wider cave hall.
At the center of the hall, a monster a full size larger than an ordinary Boar Man Thug paced back and forth, holding a huge rusted battle-axe.
[Boar Man Warlord (Elite BOSS)] [Level: 14] [Health: 8000/8000]
"A Minor BOSS?"
Yang Yu's gaze sharpened.
This Boar Man Warlord had even more health than the Elite Wild Boar King he had encountered in Wild Boar Forest!
It seemed the difficulty of an Elite Dungeon truly could not be underestimated.
"Roar!"
The Boar Man Warlord spotted him as well. It let out an ear-splitting roar and charged over with its battle-axe in hand.
Its momentum surpassed even that of the previous Wild Boar King.
However, Yang Yu was no longer the man he had been.
Facing the charging Minor BOSS, he could not even be bothered to activate Bloodthirsty Battle Intent.
He used the same opening move, rushing forward and triggering Wild Charge.
Whoosh!
An even more condensed Sword Qi howled through the air!
-1703! (Wild Charge)
The Boar Man Warlord's charge abruptly stalled as an enormous damage number appeared over its head.
But it did not stop. It still stubbornly swung its battle-axe down at Yang Yu's head!
Yang Yu neither dodged nor evaded. With a backhand swing, he unleashed another Blade Draw Slash Sword Qi!
-1214!
The two Sword Qi strikes instantly tore away nearly half the Boar Man Warlord's health.
But a BOSS was still a BOSS. Enduring the damage, it swung its massive battle-axe with a howling gust of wind, and it was already before Yang Yu!
At that critical moment, Yang Yu finally used his new skill.
"Iron Will!"
Buzz!
An invisible shield instantly enveloped his entire body.
Clang!
The massive battle-axe struck Yang Yu squarely, producing a deafening clash of metal.
Yet something unexpected happened.
His body did not move in the slightest.
It felt like nothing more than a scratch.
Yang Yu was stunned.
He knew that under the triple boost of Black Iron Barrier, Wild Boar King's Mask, and Iron Will, his total defense had already reached an extremely terrifying level.
But he had not expected the Boar Man Warlord's full-force strike to fail to break his defense.
Meanwhile, the Boar Man Warlord's own arm went numb from the powerful recoil, and its assault stalled.
Its already limited intelligence clearly could not understand why this human, who did not look particularly strong, was so tough.
Yang Yu would not give it time to think.
Taking advantage of the gap in its attack, he sent out several more Sword Qi strikes!
-2553! (Wild Charge) (Critical Hit) -1231! -1217!
The Boar Man Warlord's Health Bar instantly dropped to the bottom!
It let out a despairing howl, and its massive body crashed to the ground, dropping several faintly glowing items.
[You killed LV14 Boar Man Warlord (Elite BOSS), EXP +6600!] [Congratulations, your skill Iron Will has risen to LV3!] [Iron Will] [Level: 3 (140/400)] [Effect: Increases defense by 200 and defense by 20%. Duration: 1 minute 10 seconds. Cooldown: 50 seconds. This effect cannot stack.]
It leveled up again!
Feeling the defense within him grow stronger once more, Yang Yu felt greatly reassured.
Iron Will was practically a Divine Skill for running Dungeons!
He stepped forward and picked up the loot.
[Boar Man Fine Leather] ×5 [Boar Man Blood] ×3
They were all ordinary materials that could only be sold for a little money.
Yang Yu casually tossed them into his storage space and continued onward.
On the remaining path, he encountered two more similar Minor BOSSES: a Boar Man Assassin wielding dual blades and a Boar Man Shaman capable of casting a slowing curse.
But without exception, he easily dealt with them all in the same way.
The attacks of these Minor BOSSES simply could not penetrate his defense after Iron Will was activated.
Yet his Sword Qi could easily reap their lives.
The entire Elite Dungeon was like his own backyard, completely without difficulty.
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