Heading to the Instance Dungeon
With everything settled, the Player resumed their thriving development, and Old Wang set his sights on the Nest Instance Dungeon.
[The Mutant Insect Overlord's Final Chapter]
Nest Instance Dungeon
Instance Dungeon Introduction:
The Mutant Insect were originally one of the most inconspicuous small creatures on the Zerus.
No one knows how they came about; all that is known is that they did not evolve naturally.
These insect-like creatures were called Mutant Insect by the people of this Planet. At that time, apart from their strong vitality, they were not particularly special.
Until one day, an energy storm swept across Zerus, wiping out a large number of Zerus life forms.
The Mutant Insect stubbornly survived the storm, and scholars speculate that it was during this time that they gained their extraordinary power.
[Intelligence]
Having acquired Intelligence, they began to reproduce and evolve, even though they were originally very small, like insects.
Furthermore, they lack the ability to manipulate their surroundings, but they have developed adaptive methods.
The Mutant Insect have developed the ability to burrow into the bodies of native creatures that have perished in the storms in this harsh environment.
By absorbing everything from these hosts, the Mutant Insect slowly began to modify their bodies, making themselves resemble these life forms.
When they were able to master this power Perfect, the Mutant Insect began to use their new bodies to interact with their surroundings.
As the Mutant Insect began to absorb and manipulate more and more organisms, they also began to absorb and merge the genetic chains of these organisms.
The chemical molecules of the Mutant Insect began to change along with the absorbed gene chains, and their morphology began to evolve further.
Then the Mutant Insect instinctively began to devour each other to evolve, ensuring that the strongest individuals remained at each stage of evolution.
At that time, any other species that the Mutant Insect encountered would be either devoured or completely annihilated to enrich their Gene Pool.
Those races that are swallowed up by the Mutant Insect can have their advantages inherited by the Mutant Insect after only a few generations.
At that time, the Mutant Insect probably only had one form: tentacles that could penetrate steel, razor-sharp limbs, and an ultra-dense exoskeleton.
This ability transformed them into a greedy yet extremely united race.
But everything probably started to change from the day the Overmind was born; no one knows how it came to be.
The most plausible explanation is that the environment surrounding the Mutant Insect is deteriorating due to their unrestrained plundering of their own Planet.
In order to survive, the Mutant Insect chose to concentrate their most unique power [Intelligence] and create the Mutant Insect Overlord out of thin air.
After the Overmind was born, all the Mutant Insect shared this one brain, or rather, it controlled all the Mutant Insect.
It did not disappoint the Mutant Insect, successfully leading Mutant Insect to become a Universe race and initiating their near-invincible evolutionary path.
In less than a century, the Mutant Insect had developed to a stage where they were almost uncontrollable.
The Overmind also began creating various functional Mutant Insect based on the climate and needs of different Planet.
Over the long years that followed, the Mutant Insect began their conquest of the entire Universe until they encountered the combined forces of humans and Star Spirit.
That being, as powerful as a god, wiped out more than nine-tenths of the Mutant Insect's power with a single blow.
In order to survive, the Overmind forcibly established Nest, and [the Mutant Insect Overlord's Final Chapter] officially began.
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<Alliance Science Journal>
Number of Instance Dungeon: 2-100
Entry level: 50-60
Instance Dungeon- time dungeon: None
Frequency limit: 1 time/month
Guaranteed drop reward:
Blueprints, experience, and set materials for Rare and Perfect Mecha sets of various attributes for levels 50-60 (current level).
Probability of drop:
Legendary materials, Ultimate Skill upgrade materials, Legendary set blueprints (very small), Epic materials (very small), Legendary Orb (small), Legendary Equipment (small), Legendary skills (very small), special blueprints (very small), Epic equipment [Overmind Crown] (very small), Equipment Evolution Stone (very small).
This Instance Dungeon is different from other Instance Dungeon just by the color of its name; normal Nest Instance Dungeon have gold names.
Gold represents the Legendary, meaning these are all Legendary Instance Dungeon, while the Instance Dungeon's name is crimson, the color of Epic.
Its monthly cooldown and the ability to drop Epic equipment prove its extraordinary nature; this should be the game's ultimate Instance Dungeon.
"That hill ahead represents our current progress, and the giant boss is called Zulwen!"
After everyone led Old Wang into the Instance Dungeon, Lin Qimeng pointed to the mountain in front of them and said to Old Wang.
This is a gigantic Mutant Insect as tall as a mountain, and it is also a stage boss.
It has the same huge mouthparts and sharp claws as other Mutant Insect, but its lower body is firmly embedded in the earth.
Zulwen is a special Mutant Insect; its background information states that it is one of the few Mutant Insect that did not surrender Mutant Insect Intelligence when creating the Overmind.
In other words, it is an ancient Mutant Insect, possibly even older than the Overmind.
If it weren't for the annihilation of the Mutant Insect, it might still be slumbering underground.
It's also possible that they were simply affected by the situation, but these possibilities cannot be verified at present.
The description of the Instance Dungeon provided by the Alliance Science Journal also contains many questionable points.
Behind Zulwen lies the Mutant Insect Overlord's location, the Insectoid Sanctum; to get there, you must first kill this gatekeeper.
"What is its domain?" Old Wang asked the crowd, looking at the Normal, mountain-like Zulwen.
"Uh...we haven't seen the other party use a domain yet, but it should be an electric-attribute domain," Liao Wuhen.
"Alright! This thing Legendary Fifth Tier, I'll go up and try it out first. After all, this is Instance Dungeon, and if the opponent has too much health, I don't have any good solutions!" Old Wang said.
Currently, among the Legendary and Legendary monsters in the entire game, there are two Old Wang that are difficult to deal with individually.
One type is the World Boss, and the other is the Instance Dungeon boss. Both of these are very difficult for Old Wang to defeat!
The main problem is that they have too much health. Although Old Wang is strong, it's still too difficult for him to handle them all on his own.
Unlike other monsters, they don't get hurt or can't be killed instantly; they seem to have truly existed.
Unless it's Free Mode, and they're completely data-driven, even Old Wang can only kill them by calculating damage.
As soon as Old Wang flew towards Zulwen and entered its aggro range, a laser beam as thick as a water tank shot straight towards Old Wang.
This is Zulwen's skill, Thunder Blast. After Old Wang dodged it, the beam struck the ground, and a large amount of Thunderbolt energy directly destroyed the area that was hit.
The Future were prepared; they had avoided the area beforehand.
Old Wang dodged the attack and continued flying towards the giant Zulwen, Yin Shield rising in front of him, seemingly intending to take Zulwen's attack head-on.
But Zulwen's Thunderbolt power gave Old Wang a pleasant surprise; this ray not only contained the power of Thunderbolt, but also the Mutant Insect's Magic Energy and other impact forces.
Moreover, the impact force was actually a physical attack, meaning it was a combined attack in one strike.
Old Wang, who was hit head-on by the ray, was caught off guard and was shot down from the sky.
However, Zulwen is also Instance Dungeon boss, and he must abide by the Instance Dungeon rules.
If this attack had happened outside, Old Wang might have been seriously injured, but in the Instance Dungeon, he only lost some mana.
Old Wang quickly regrouped and flew towards Zulwen once again.
It wasn't that he was being reckless by flying towards Zulwen; it was simply that the opponent's defense was too high, and his attacks at that distance didn't do much damage at all.
Once Old Wang was within his expected attack range, Lao Naiser transformed into a longbow and unleashed a meteor-like strike straight at Zulwen.
This attack reduced Zulwen's health by approximately 0.5%, a small percentage drop that was clearly visible to the naked eye.
Don't underestimate the fact that he only lost a little bit; a single volley from Lin Qimeng and her elite hundred- Elite Group was more effective than his.
However, Old Wang was clearly not satisfied with this effect. He took a deep breath, activated Phoenix Mode, and added various buffs.
Lao Naiser transformed into a crystal gauntlet, with nine Orbs of Element encircling its wrists.
A spear made of Elemental Power appeared in Old Wang's hand, which was equipped with gauntlets, and he raised it above his Old Wang.
Then Old Wang unleashed his full power, the energy propelling his arm armor to assist Old Wang, and the elemental spear was launched.
A streak of seven colors ripped through the sky, striking Zulwen squarely in the chest and piercing through it.
Zulwen roared as he was struck squarely by the elemental spear, his health dropping by 5%.
Then the elemental spear exploded, unleashing Elemental Power that caused secondary damage to it.
This attack dealt far more damage than a spear hit, and the violent explosion created a small mushroom cloud around Zulwen.
This attack reduced Zulwen's health by another 10%, meaning Old Wang took down 15% of the boss's health in just one hit.
Old Wang's friends were all stunned until Zulwen's roar brought them back from their shock.