Instant Kill

It's not uncommon to encounter familiar monsters in different dungeons.

There are indeed many types of Demonic Beasts.

However, their appearances always follow the rules of their respective dungeons.

Shadow Caves tend to spawn Shadow-type Demonic Beasts.

Guishe Forest naturally has the vast majority, perhaps even all, Demonic Beasts being snake-like.

And the final dungeon Lord...

will undoubtedly be a snake, a second-tier snake Demonic Beast...

"But, what a coincidence."

Bang!

The moment it locked eyes with Lu Cang, the Giant Snake's body shot towards him like a spring!

[Headbutt]

A straightforward physical attack.

Because this snake had nearly killed him before, Lu Cang had even gone to the library to look up its monster entry.

He was already thoroughly familiar with its habits, potential habitats, and attack methods.

"Captain!"

"Watch out, it has Dark Crystals on its head! It's an evolved form!"

However, from behind Lu Cang, Jidi let out an urgent warning.

Before Lu Cang could react, Gaton's face instantly turned pale.

But as the Defender of the party, he still raised his shield and stepped forward!

"My Body is Iron!"

[Second-tier Battle Skill - Toughness]

"Rooted!"

[Second-tier Battle Skill - Immovable]

Oh?

So this is a Battle Skill?

This was Lu Cang's first time seeing a skill other than magic. He had heard that Warriors, Defenders, Archers, and Assassins didn't cast spells but rather Battle Skills.

While paying slight attention to Gaton--

Boom!

Three thick, massive walls rose from the ground!

And at the same time!

Pfft!

Before the Giant Snake could even hit the first wall, its body was covered in hundreds of gaping wounds, deep enough to reach the bone.

"Cutting Wind (Second-tier) (LV: 121)"

The sudden Wind-element magic caused it to writhe in mid-air from the pain.

After a few days of studying with Izpalut, Lu Cang had mastered more than six second-tier magics.

Simultaneously, a massive, sharp pillar shot out from the ground!

Boom!

"Charge Pillar (First-tier) (LV: 175)"

The tip of this pillar was dark and hard, erupting with extreme speed!

Pfft!

Blood splattered as the Giant Snake was directly pierced by the pillar, impaled in mid-air like a roasted skewer.

Next, a second and third pillar appeared in succession!

The three sharp Charge Pillars firmly pinned the Giant Snake in mid-air. It was still struggling and writhing, but it had no chance of escape.

Lu Cang rubbed his index and thumb together.

A condensed Flame Ball formed at his fingertips.

"Flame Ball (First-tier) (LV: 167)"

Evolution Direction: Power.

This was one of Lu Cang's rare skills that evolved towards power.

Lu Cang casually flicked his wrist, and the now combined Flame Ball drifted towards the Giant Snake.

And the moment this Flame Ball touched the Giant Snake's body!

BOOM!

The entire Giant Snake burst into roaring flames!

It writhed and struggled in extreme pain, but had no chance of breaking free!

Finally, under the scorching of the intense flames.

It completely ceased all movement.

Dead--

Just... dead?

The remaining three members of the party stood frozen in place.

The entire battle had concluded almost instantly.

They had only seen a stone wall rise, followed by three massive spikes erupting from the ground.

Then a ball of flame drifted over, and the impaled snake was roasted to death.

RUMBLE--

The sound of earth and stone crumbling echoed.

The three Charge Pillars retracted, and the Giant Snake fell from mid-air.

A strange smell wafted out.

It smelled good, yet also bad... a peculiar scent.

However, Lu Cang called out to the uncle behind him.

"Please collect it for me."

The uncle snapped out of his daze and nodded, "Ah, oh... I'll go right now."

Lu Cang actually knew.

Roasting a Lord with fire magic might reduce the yield of spoils.

But...

He held a grudge against this snake, even if it wasn't the same one, it still made Lu Cang very displeased.

So, he wanted to torment it.

Such a large snake.

There weren't many truly useful parts... otherwise, it wouldn't have only sold for 70 silver before.

Its meat was bitter and contained a small amount of toxin, so it was inedible.

No one had yet discovered any medicinal properties either; only the skin and venom sac were sellable.

Together, that amounted to 70 silver.

However, there was indeed an additional gain.

Jidi had just exclaimed that it was an evolved species, and there was indeed a protruding Dark Crystal on its head.

And it was quite large.

Uncle Zhou Er collected this Dark Crystal.

This one was larger than the one obtained from the Shadow Cave before, shaped like a bowl that could be held in one's hands.

Zhou Er commented, "It should be worth about 1 gold."

Zhou Er couldn't help but sigh, "As expected of the Harvest Moon."

"The value produced within this dungeon has already reached nearly 6 gold."

Lu Cang also felt a sense of emotion.

This Tier 2 dungeon, which would have only earned him 1 gold and 26 silver without the commission reward, Could now yield 5 gold.

More than triple... and the expenses for supplies and wear and tear wouldn't increase much.

The net profit each person could earn in a dungeon would indeed be much higher.

"Captain, I've scouted this forest, and I don't think there's anything else of value."

Lu Cang nodded, "Mm, let's head back then."

Treasure chests could appear randomly in dungeons, but not every time.

Returning to the Adventurer's Guild, they delivered the commission.

They received 6 gold and 82 silver.

After paying the hiring fees for the three individuals, he was left with 6 gold and 22 silver.

This money is really easy to earn.

Lu Cang held up a gold coin, sighing inwardly.

As expected, no matter the world, those with strength find it easy to make money.

Heh, what kind of emotion is this from Uncle's soul...

Jidi, having received her payment, also held up a silver coin.

She got 20 silver so easily.

She just followed him the whole time, didn't do anything, and just by standing there, she got 20 silver...

If only earning money was always this easy.

Jidi's mind flashed back to Desa, the Mage she had teamed up with before.

Her incantations for Earth Wall took one or two seconds to rise, her Earth Spikes weren't very powerful, and they often missed...

Comparing her to Lu Cang was like comparing heaven and earth.

It wasn't that Desa had any problems; ordinary Level 2 Mages were like that.

Mages seemed like an all-around class, possessing both utility and versatile combat methods, capable of doing anything.

They could attack with magic of various elements, cast defensive spells like Earth Wall and Barriers, and even dispel fog or illuminate darkness.

Compared to the Mage class, other classes seemed inferior.

But in reality, if you actually teamed up with them, you'd know how exhausting it was to have to listen to them chant for ages at a crucial moment in battle before they could cast a single spell