A New Dungeon Entrance, the Widening Level Gap

Yes, Qin Xiao Youhui upgrading again.

This person has far surpassed the players on the level leaderboard, ranking second on the experience leaderboard, a full three levels ahead of the third-place player.

"Qin Xiao, Spring Wind lately, gaining experience so quickly." Dragon Diagram Frenzy's words carried a hint of enviousness he himself was unwilling to admit. "Now you can even pass on your skills to us. From now on, we should call you 'God'."

"How dare I call myself a great master?" Qin Xiao Youhui humbly, "It's all thanks to the cultivation from above, and the fact that Chongxing often imparts his skills to me."

"Besides, I'm not as carefree as you guys."

"Besides, hasn't he already started passing on his skills to you? You'll all catch up sooner or later."

These were polite words, but he knew perfectly well that the secret order from the Legion's higher-ups was for him to maintain this advantage at all times.

Having a rank higher than other guild leaders is itself a manifestation of the Legion's strength, and also a way to maintain order.

To prevent these local powerful families from attempting to establish their own independent regimes.

"Let's cut the pleasantries," Imperial Dynasty Defies Heaven interrupted, somewhat annoyed. "The final leader is right before us."

"Qin Xiao, you keep the aggro steady; the three of us DPS will be watching out for dodge skills."

" By the Seaside Wave, you can focus on treating Qin Xiao."

"If any small monsters appear, the three of us will lure them away."

"Berserker, be careful. If possible, take over aggro as soon as the mobs spawn."

"Understood," Dragon Diagram Frenzy replied. "Let me pull the first mob."

"Don't worry about me, everyone. I'll try my best not to lose blood."

"But since it's our first time, we can't guarantee we'll stay steady throughout."

Everyone knows that this leader is extremely demanding when it comes to close combat.

It's perfectly appropriate for a melee physical attacker like a Berserker to take on the first mob.

"I'm engaging the monster!" Qin Xiao Youhui leaped forward, slashing his blade straight at the leader's face.

The others followed suit, each displaying their unique abilities.

The two mages continued casting spells from a distance, while the berserker, being a melee fighter, had no choice but to close in.

In order to survive, he tried his best to get behind the leader and attack, minimizing the risk.

"Watch out! A full-screen area-of-effect attack! Spread outwards!"

Qin Xiao Youhui being the closest to the leader and was the first to notice something amiss with his actions, so he immediately spoke up to warn him.

"That was close!" Dragon Diagram Frenzy retreated a little too slowly. Although he managed to escape in time, he was unable to completely get out of range because he was the closest to the enemy.

He took far more damage than the other two damage dealers, and his health bar instantly dropped to zero.

After Canxue, he dared not approach rashly again, and could only move around remotely to avoid attacks while waiting for the Priest to restore his health to full.

At that moment, the first small monster appeared from the void.

"The mobs have spawned! Berserker, charge! Everyone else, watch out, don't accidentally hurt the mobs and draw aggro!"

Dragon Diagram Frenzy didn't have time to care about the opponent yelling at him, as if he were being called a dog.

He could only rush towards the newly spawned monsters as fast as he could, grab the aggro, and start running around the arena.

He weaved back and forth along the edge of the room, deliberately avoiding the center of the battle, afraid of disrupting his teammates' rhythm of attack.

"What speed!" He was secretly shocked. Fortunately, the Berserker class had a built-in Swiftness skill at high levels, which allowed him to narrowly dodge the claws that came at his face.

The monsters' attacks were relentless and relentless; a single misstep could result in instant death.

During these tense moments, Berserker would always feel a sense of awe and jealousy towards that "Chongxing" Cheater.

What kind of talent does the opponent possess to be so strong?

It's utterly speechless.

He actually has additional talents now; otherwise, he wouldn't have gotten this far.

"Talent: Berserker, increases damage when health is reduced."

This talent is both a blessing and a curse.

The key is the person.

If it were given to a suicide squad member, that would be a good choice.

Giving it to him would be a waste.

After all, he's a manager; although he's a key player, he can only fight to the death in the game.

In reality, he would never risk his life.

Therefore, he cannot fight while his health is low.

That would be too dangerous.

If they're suicide squad members, then it doesn't matter.

You can easily reduce the enemy's health to 1%, just to get one chance to fight.

In this way, the damage can be increased by dozens of times.

After all, the lives of suicide soldiers don't matter; if one dies, another can be made.

For those in positions of power like them, the people below are simply endlessly growing leeks (a metaphor for exploitation).

Right now, his talent is basically not being used.

In fact, if he really hardens his resolve and keeps his health at one-third, his damage output can be doubled.

This "Berserker" doesn't have health points proportionally; instead, the lower the health point, the higher the multiplier.

If he dared to do that now, their five-person team wouldn't be in such a predicament.

He can't do that now, lest he expose his talent.

Under these circumstances, it's hard to imagine how that person managed to get through the obstacle course all by himself.

Although he once carried me to victory in a dungeon, watching from the sidelines and experiencing it firsthand are two completely different experiences.

Those attacks that were nothing more than a gentle drizzle to Chongxing became raging flames upon him, causing injury upon contact and death upon touch.

"A second one has appeared! Berserker, can you still hold on? Keep pulling if you can!"

Once the boss's health drops to half, new summons will appear.

To maintain a stable output cycle, the most economical approach is to let the original restraint entity continue to take over, but this would increase the difficulty of operation many times over.

"I'll give it a try! Please don't accidentally hurt anyone!"

Seeing an opening, Dragon Diagram Frenzy unleashed the "Taunt" skill, drawing the newly spawned monster back to his side.

Now, two relentless, bloodthirsty pursuers are tailing him, making his positioning no less challenging than that of his teammates fighting head-on.

The main problem is that his defense isn't high enough.

These minions are even more lethal than the leader himself, forcing the one who lures the monster to be completely focused and not allow for the slightest distraction.

"The third one! Berserker, how's your side going?"

Seeing that Berserker was dodging and weaving amidst the monsters' attacks, unable to even squeeze out a moment to reply, everyone knew they could no longer count on him.

"I'll take over!" "Imperial Dynasty Defies Heaven" stepped forward. "War Sky, the damage output is yours, don't slack off!"

He swiftly intercepted the last summoned creature, guiding it towards the outer edge of the battle circle.

As a result, War Sky was left as the only main damage dealer on the field.

"Go with peace of mind!" War Sky replied in a deep voice.

If he can't even defeat a leader with such a predictable attack pattern, then he shouldn't be the leader of the War Alliance.

After a fierce battle lasting more than an hour, the leader of the giant beasts finally collapsed to the ground with a roar.

The team's first easy monster-hunting dungeon finally came to a thrilling end.

A gentle sea breeze wafts through the church's stained-glass windows, casting dappled light and shadow on the stone floor.

"Holy crap, we finally killed him!" Dragon Diagram Frenzy breathed a sigh of relief.

He was also thinking that if things didn't work out, he would reveal his talent.

However, doing that would make you an easy target.

"Hehe," the Priest "Seaside Wave," who was organizing his equipment, looked up, his eyes shining with admiration. "That great god Chongxing probably wishes he could do this every day. He treats it as a daily pastime."

"Enough with the gossip," Qin Xiao Youhui interrupted, his gaze sweeping across the center of the altar. "Let's see what's going on."

"Shouldn't there be a reward box for clearing the level?"

He also had a mission for the Legion on this trip: if Spatial Teleportation Talisman was found, it must be collected into the guild warehouse first.

Unfortunately, the rewards for completing the beginner difficulty level did not include a treasure chest; there was only a randomly dropped mystery box sitting on the stone platform.

"Same as always, let me open it." "Seaside Wave" rubbed his hands together to warm them, then carefully lifted the lid of the box.

A flash of silver light appeared, revealing the assassin's exclusive weapon, the "Mystic Crystal Iron Chain," lying on the velvet cloth; its grade was marked "Silver Tier."

"What a pity," he sighed. "We don't have an assassin in our team. We'll have to list it on the auction house."

Dragon Diagram Frenzy was quite magnanimous. "It's already thanks to your luck that another silver item dropped."

"Not having assassins might not be a bad thing—this dungeon is too demanding on melee fighters; only top-tier players can withstand it."

"Let's just auction it off."

Of course, their guild has assassins; it's just a matter of which one to assign them to.

It's fair to sell it and split the profits.

Ultimately, the "Silver Chain Blade" found a new owner through bidding.

After agreeing on a time to meet again next week, everyone transformed into streaks of Liu Guang and dispersed.

Meanwhile, congratulatory posts began appearing on various guild forums.

Since the Cheater Chongxing was unable to enter this instance again, the Monster Altar has become a touchstone for testing the strength of a team.

Any team that successfully completes the challenge deserves to be celebrated.

Headlines like "Congratulations to our guild leader for leading the team to conquer the Monster Altar!" quickly filled the pages.

Immediately, a joking reply followed, "If you didn't say anything, I would have thought you cleared Hell difficulty for the first time! You didn't mention the dungeon level at all!"

"Being able to clear the game is a skill!" the poster retorted, "Our guild leader participated in the entire walkthrough, and the gameplay video has been uploaded. Everyone is welcome to refer to and study it."

"This is the first time I've seen the true faces of those leaders in the Monster Altar. The scale is incredible... even the mobs are densely packed."

"When the experts were leading the team, we couldn't even get past the basics. Now that they've broken through, we can finally see the whole picture—I guess that's what they call a 'difference in levels'?"

Don't be discouraged, you're not the only one experiencing this.

"That expert should be pushing through the level 60 Secret Realm right now, always a step ahead of us."

"Damn, cheating is so great!"

"We're being treated like slaves, while they're already in Rome."

At this very moment.

Following the mission instructions Zhang Mingzhen headed to the Fragrant Cloud City's Mansion, intending to inquire about the newly appeared Secret Realm and, incidentally, select his reward from the treasure vault.

"Reporting to the city lord, the chieftain of the Lang Man tribe has been defeated by me."

"Their Holy Relic has dissipated within him and should be unusable. Mission accomplished." He will give a brief report and await further instructions.

The city lord nodded slightly and said, "I understand the situation."

"I never expected the warrior to be so powerful... Now that the Holy Relic has been transformed into energy and absorbed by the Lang Man leader, we can only imprison it permanently in the dungeon."

"This is the key to the prison where he is being held."

He handed over a heavy metal key. "As the one who captured him, you are the only one suitable to keep this key, in case anyone else sneaks into the prison and tries anything funny."

"Furthermore, it's time to deliver on the reward I promised earlier."

"You can go to the treasure vault again now and choose the treasure you need."

Zhang Mingzhen breathed a sigh of relief; at least his efforts hadn't been in vain.

Although I didn't gain any new skills, being able to re-enter the treasure vault is already a reward.

What should I choose this time?

Stepping into the treasure vault again, the dazzling golden light was still breathtaking.

Last time, due to time constraints, he was unable to examine all the items in detail. This time, although he was still limited to one hour, it was enough time to carefully compare and select one that truly suited him.

After careful consideration, he selected another weapon combination that could be upgraded within the time limit.

He already had a pair of main and secondary weapons that could be upgraded, and now he can equip a similar set in his second equipment slot.

In this way, his advantage over others became even greater.

New growth weapons also need to absorb experience points as nourishment, and it will still take a long time to cultivate them to the Gold Tier.

"Scepter of Dominion (Upgradeable)"

"Spirit +500, Intelligence +200, Critical Hit +50, Combo +50"

"Special Effect Combo: There is a 50% chance to perform an additional normal attack when attacking."

"Equipment Restriction: Priest"

"Netherblessing Tome (Upgradable)"

"Spirit +500, Intelligence +200, Critical Hit +50, Combo +50,"

"Special Effect - Mana Body: Increases maximum mana by 30%"

"Equipment Restriction: Priest"

With these two new pieces of equipment, his sustained combat capability has been further enhanced.

It's just unclear how long it will take to nurture them to gold quality—these types of growth-type equipment always require an exceptionally large amount of experience.

After changing into his new gear, Zhang Mingzhen felt much more confident.

If we were to challenge the Lang Man Tribe's Secret Realm again now, it probably wouldn't be as difficult as last time.

However, where exactly is the other new Secret Realm, "The Wolf Barbarian Escape"?

Is it still near the Wolf Barbarian Palace?

With this in mind, he set off again for the Wolf Barbarians territory, attempting to find clues to the entrance to the new Secret Realm.

Upon reaching the palace gate, the double stone platform mechanism still stood Jingjing.

Even if the mechanism is activated again, there's probably no reward to be won.

Although the dungeon pass has been issued, no other players have reached level 60 yet, so attempting it again would be futile.

So, where exactly are the clues to the new Secret Realm hidden?

Suddenly, a brilliant idea struck him.

He took out an item—presumably the key to the new Secret Realm.

What he held in his hand was the prison key that the city lord had given him.

The fact that the city lord imprisoned the Lang Man leader instead of eliminating him, and then entrusted him with the key, already revealed a certain contradiction.

Looking back now, this key was probably the prerequisite for opening the second Secret Realm.

He took out the prison key, and the system immediately responded:

[This is a strange key that can unlock another dimension, and can also be seen as the entrance to a new opportunity.]

The moment the key was used, a world announcement sounded:

[Announcement: Congratulations to player "Chongxing" for triggering the conditions to unlock the new Secret Realm "Wolf Barbarian Escape"!]

Players who reach the required level can enter this Secret Realm weekly to assist the Wolf Barbarian Clan in forging a path to escape!

"Congratulations on unlocking a new Secret Realm! Are you planning to speedrun it solo this time?"

"According to the description, 'The Wolf Barbarian Escape' seems to be related to the Secret Realm the Lang Man were wiped out before? I wonder what story is hidden in it."

"If it's convenient for you, could you show us around and broaden our horizons?"

The War Alliance that has been closely monitoring intelligence on the Wolf Barbarians has also been searching for a way to unlock the second new Secret Realm.

Unexpectedly, Chongxing Cheater beat them to it once again.

Despite the world announcement stating that any player who meets the level 60 requirement can participate, currently only Chongxing is truly qualified to enter.

Because the other talents are only at level 40-something, they are still far behind.