The Dungeon's light screen rippled faintly.
It seemed to announce that someone had just entered the Dungeon.
"Lin Yi!!"
Only then did Zuo Qian cry out.
He broke out in a cold sweat!
Jiang Ya, who had still been immersed in grief and fear, was now even more lost and helpless.
"Nonsense!"
Jiang Xian, who had developed some goodwill toward Lin Yi because Jiang Ya kept mentioning him and had even considered nurturing him, rebuked him sharply!
He had never expected this boy, who appeared so composed.
To be so reckless!
He knew full well it was an extremely difficult A-class Trial Dungeon, yet he still dared to challenge it alone!
The bespectacled Class User from Tianshui Academy saw Lin Yi's actions.
A flicker of astonishment actually appeared on his previously cold, emotionless face.
Then he uttered four words.
"Unbelievably foolish..."
The teachers leading the Tianshui Academy group looked at one another in dismay.
Someone immediately sneered.
"Courting death!"
"He probably doesn't even know what the situation inside is, much less how to find a real shelter."
"Forget a rookie like him who just completed his class change—even we would be in serious danger entering a Dungeon of this difficulty alone."
"Leave him alone. If he wants to die, no one can stop him."
"There's no time to waste. Who knows how long this Dungeon will last? Getting our own people through the trial is what matters!"
Passing through the Dungeon's light screen, Lin Yi received a system prompt.
[You are entering the special Trial Dungeon: City of Fading Light, Feiliekain] [Warning! Only one person has been detected entering this Dungeon. It is recommended that you form a party before attempting the challenge!] [Do you still wish to enter the Dungeon?]
Lin Yi chose yes instantly.
The next moment, he entered the Dungeon.
When he opened his eyes, Lin Yi found himself surrounded by darkness.
Not a single star could be seen in the pitch-black night sky.
Only a crescent blood-red moon hung high overhead.
Although visibility was extremely poor.
And Lin Yi had neither lighting equipment nor used a glowing spell such as Fireball.
With the god-tier skill [All-Knowing Eye].
He could still see everything around him clearly.
Collapsed city walls, fallen rubble, and the faint outline of a city came into view.
Lin Yi felt as though he had arrived in a medieval castle.
Except it was a fallen one.
The night wind swept through every corner of the ruined city, producing piercing howls.
Mixed with the wind were countless indescribable scraping noises.
It was as though innumerable monsters lurked in the darkness, waiting for their chance to strike.
[Dungeon-clearance mission issued!] [Please survive in Feiliekain for 3 hours!] [Current remaining time: 2 hours, 59 minutes, 49 seconds!] [Please note: All monsters in this Dungeon are immune to physical damage. Damage dealt by light-element attacks is increased by 100%, while damage dealt by fire- and lightning-element attacks is increased by 50%.]
Lin Yi received the system prompt.
No wonder this Dungeon was a Mage Class Trial.
Any other class that relied on weapons would probably be completely useless here.
Because all the monsters were immune to physical damage.
Along with the prompt came another friendly reminder.
[Friendly reminder: Three hundred years ago, on an ordinary night, darkness descended upon Feiliekain, and the sun never rose again.] [If possible, stop your heartbeat and abandon your breathing. They hate noise.]
Judging from that prompt.
This city had probably once been prosperous, with a civilization of its own.
But something must have happened, shrouding it in darkness.
At this moment, the entire city was likely filled with countless dark monsters.
And these monsters hunted and tracked their prey through sound.
It reminded Lin Yi of a movie he had watched in his previous life on Earth.
A Quiet Place.
In that movie, everyone tried their best not to make a sound.
Because making any noise would draw terrifying monsters.
But the Dungeon Lin Yi was in now was even more extreme.
Because it was not just the sounds made by walking.
Even the sound of one's heartbeat and breathing could be heard by the monsters.
"Heh heh heh..."
Lin Yi heard a strange sound.
When he turned around, he saw several patches of darkness even deeper than the surrounding blackness rapidly moving toward him.
At the same time, under the faint glow of the blood moon.
Lin Yi also saw several "smiling faces" floating in midair.
These smiling faces did not look much different from human ones, but in this environment, floating faces were rather horrifying.
[Shadow Demon of Fading Light] [Level: LV.25] [Rank: Ordinary] [Race: Shadow Spirit] [Health: 8000/8000] [Mana: 500/500] [Skill: Shadow Concealment] [Weakness: Magic Damage]
Those pitch-black monsters whose forms could not be seen clearly were called Shadow Demons of Fading Light.
The floating smiling faces were called [Nightmares of Fading Light].
They had higher health, moved faster, and were elite monsters as well.
Both kinds of monsters were clearly coming for Lin Yi.
They had heard his breathing and heartbeat.
No wonder Jiang Ya had said that as long as one was in this Dungeon, monsters would keep pursuing them.
Just thinking about it made Lin Yi feel it would be difficult.
Because whether he fought or fled while being pursued by monsters.
He would make noise.
That was a fatal chain reaction, because it would attract even more monsters.
The people from Tianshui Academy must have known that this city called Feiliekain contained a shelter capable of truly evading these monsters' pursuit.
Or perhaps they had some way to block the monsters' detection.
From the perspective of a normal Class User clearing the Dungeon.
Avoiding battle was undoubtedly the best approach.
But for Lin Yi.
He intended to take another path.
When facing darkness, you could not just keep hiding, my friend.
You had to use fire!
As long as I kill all of you, I won't need to hide or run!
A brilliant flash of fire appeared in Lin Yi's hands.
A scorching aura erupted.
He cast the fourth tier fire-element area-damage skill, Blazing Storm.
And because it was instant-cast, Lin Yi unleashed three in succession the moment he attacked.
Scalding clouds of fire crashed down from the sky like waterfalls, erupting with rolling thunder.
The five or six shadow monsters that had just surrounded him were all instantly killed by Lin Yi.
Of course, in the next instant, Lin Yi heard even more rustling sounds approaching him.
Lin Yi raised his hand again.
After a brief chant, a six-meter-tall Fire Demon with lava flowing across its body was summoned by Lin Yi.
He left the incoming monsters to this bodyguard of his.
Meanwhile, Lin Yi opened his skill interface and prepared to allocate points.
Lin Yi's target was a fire-element Tier 8 spell!
Allocating five hundred thousand points would take quite some time, according to the usual pattern.
Yet this time, Lin Yi was delighted to discover that his talent's point allocation seemed to have unlocked something new.
[One-Click Enhancement]!
It was easy enough to understand: with a single click, he could instantly enhance whichever skill he chose to the next tier!
[Ding! 500,000 Skill Points consumed! Your skill Heavenly Flame Dragon's Breath has advanced!] [You have obtained new spells: Supreme Ascension, Fire Spirit Incarnation!]
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