Treat an SS-Rank Holy Radiance Angel as support.
No matter who you asked, they would definitely call that insane.
But here on Chen Ming's Morning Light Squad,
Qin Zhixue actually found herself feeling that it made a strange kind of sense.
It wasn't that she was putting herself down.
She just felt that even an SSS-Rank Class Changer probably couldn't fight effectively alongside Chen Ming.
He was simply too well-rounded...
Attack and defense!
The two most important aspects of combat strength were both absurdly powerful.
"Let's go. That Fusion Dungeon is just up ahead."
After the battle, Chen Ming checked the map.
He confirmed their direction.
"Sure thing."
Sun Yang was excited.
He had always leveled up in safe zones, and this was his first time entering the Exotic Beast Forest.
He was finally getting a taste of the real wilderness.
He had to admit, this was a true jungle world where opportunities and danger coexisted.
Of course, having Chen Ming there made it feel exceptionally safe.
"Whoo—"
"Arrgh..."
As soon as they passed through the dense forest, Chen Ming and the others heard a series of eerie cries.
They sounded like ghostly wails, coming again and again from the woods ahead.
They were downright chilling.
"Holy crap, are there ghosts?"
Sun Yang shuddered and edged a couple of steps closer to Chen Ming.
"What ghosts? You're just scaring yourself."
As he spoke, Chen Ming swept the area with his mental power and found no Exotic Beasts nearby.
He led the group onward.
When they stepped into a wooded clearing, they realized where the strange sounds had come from.
Rows of towering trees stood in the area ahead.
A powerful wind seemed to blow from behind them.
As it passed through the gaps between the trees, it formed those wails that sounded like ghosts howling and wolves shrieking.
"How can the wind be so strong inside a forest?"
Lin Wei was puzzled.
"Why don't we go and see?"
Chen Ming walked ahead.
He drew the Shadow-Bearing Blade, and Pale Flame burst to life with a whoosh.
Then he swung once, clearing away the bushes blocking their path.
When they emerged from the wooded clearing, the view ahead suddenly opened up.
But the moment they saw the scene before them, they all froze.
A vast wasteland stretched out before them!
Gloomy winds howled, scattering dust and sand that swept across the sky.
It was hard to imagine that behind them lay a forest where dense foliage blocked out the sky and life flourished,
while ahead lay a wasteland steeped in death, with gloomy winds filling the air.
Though it was a vast open area without towering trees to block the view, the whole region seemed dim.
Even standing here, they could feel a cold wind sweeping over them.
Chen Ming furrowed his brow slightly, reminded of the valley they had seen earlier.
This wasteland gave him much the same feeling as that valley had at first glance: both seemed like regions cut off from the rest of the world.
One was Night Fog Valley; the other was Gloomy Wind Wasteland.
"So this is what the real wilderness is like? It's completely unpredictable."
Sun Yang marveled at the scene before him.
If he had to enter a place like this alone, he wouldn't do it for all the world.
Just looking at it was enough to make his blood run cold.
Chen Ming took out the rune stone.
The next moment, a notification appeared before the four of them.
[Bone Burial Ground--] [Type: Fusion Dungeon] [Fusion: Demon Cave Dungeon*3 (Challenge) + Bone Burial Dungeon (Mystery) + Blooming Flowers of Desolate Bones Dungeon (Treasure Hunt)!] [Entering requires a designated Dungeon Rune Stone!]
"Whoa... how many?"
"A fusion of five dungeons?!"
Sun Yang was thoroughly startled by the information before them.
"Is this kind of thing normal?"
A single area contained a fusion of five whole dungeons!
And just look at those names...
Bone Burial Ground, Demon Cave...
What the heck were these?
Where had they ended up?
And that Treasure Hunt dungeon... Blooming Flowers of Desolate Bones.
Seriously, what kind of Treasure Hunt dungeon had a name like that?
"This isn't normal."
Lin Wei spoke up. "Ordinary Fusion Dungeons usually combine two dungeons. Three is already rare."
"A dungeon combining five will probably be... over the limit."
As she spoke, Lin Wei looked toward Qin Zhixue with a questioning expression.
"Miss, perhaps we should..."
Qin Zhixue naturally understood what Lin Wei meant.
Fusion Dungeons were already as challenging as they got, and every additional dungeon made the difficulty skyrocket.
Let alone a fusion of five whole dungeons.
The challenge was probably beyond imagination.
Lin Wei wanted to persuade her to turn back.
They hadn't entered the dungeon yet, so they still had a chance.
Once they went in, getting back out would be troublesome.
"Over the limit? Could the rewards be over the limit, too?"
Chen Ming suddenly asked.
Lin Wei fell silent for a moment, then continued:
"The difficulty of a Fusion Dungeon isn't just about the challenges. It also depends on the duration and various other complicated factors."
"It would be extremely dangerous for us to go in recklessly right now."
Fusion Dungeons meant facing one high-intensity battle after another.
Lin Wei knew Chen Ming was indeed strong.
But no matter how strong one person was, there were limits.
His stamina would run out, and his mental energy would grow exhausted...
Under continuous, unrelenting combat, even the strongest Class Changer couldn't keep going.
Forget the Mystery and Treasure Hunt dungeons. The Bone Burial Ground alone combined three Challenge dungeons.
Did they understand what that meant?
It wasn't as simple as one plus one plus one.
"There's a saying about a fusion of three Challenge dungeons..."
Lin Wei said solemnly, "It wouldn't be an exaggeration to call it a small-scale beast tide!"
"A small-scale beast tide?"
Sun Yang sucked in a sharp breath.
Beast tides were a nightmare that had inflicted terrible suffering on humanity.
Every Class Changer turned pale at the very mention of one.
If something could be called a beast tide, that showed just how intense it was.
"Mm."
Chen Ming nodded.
"Good. Then let's get ready. We're going in."
Lin Wei: ???
Were you even listening to what I just said?!
"Miss."
Lin Wei looked toward Qin Zhixue.
Qin Zhixue didn't say anything. Instead, she simply took out her long sword.
The metallic scales sewn into her long coat glinted as it caught the light. She was clearly ready for battle.
She figured that since Chen Ming knew how difficult it would be and still wanted to challenge it, he must be confident.
So she chose to trust him.
Lin Wei: ...
"I'm ready, too."
Sun Yang had kept his weapon in hand the whole time.
He didn't think there was much he needed to prepare, considering his combat ability was practically negligible on Morning Light Squad.
Still, even if he was just tagging along, he had to act like it.
He had to show some initiative!
As for the difficulty being over the limit, or the small-scale beast tide...
Whatever. Brother Chen would handle it.
Lin Wei: ...
Lin Wei felt like she was the odd one out.
The next moment,
Chen Ming activated the Dungeon Rune Stone.
Light flashed around the four of them.
In an instant, they had entered the dungeon.
[Bone Burial Ground--] [Clear Conditions] [1. Demon Cave Challenge*3: Repel the Demon Cave Exotic Beast Tide!] [2. Blooming Flowers of Desolate Bones Treasure Hunt: Successfully collect at least 50 Sorrowful Bone Tears!] [3. Mysterious Bone Burial Land: No clear conditions!] [Time limit: 72 hours!]
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