Fire Element Tier 8, Supreme Ascension! I Am the Blazing Flame!

The dungeon light screen rippled slightly.

It seemed to convey the fact that someone had just entered this dungeon.

"Lin Yi!!"

Zuo Qian finally cried out in shock.

He broke out in a cold sweat!

Jiang Ya, still immersed in grief and fear, was now even more lost and helpless.

"Nonsense!"

Jiang Xian, who had developed some goodwill toward Lin Yi and even considered mentoring him because Jiang Ya kept bringing him up, scolded sharply!

He never imagined that this seemingly composed young man.

Would be so reckless!

Knowing full well it was a high-difficulty A-class Trial Dungeon, he still dared to challenge it alone!

The Glasses Guy, a Class User from Tianshui Academy, saw Lin Yi's move.

His usually cold, emotionless face showed a flicker of surprise.

Then he spat out four words.

"Utterly foolish..."

The group of Tianshui Academy's lead teachers exchanged glances.

Someone immediately sneered.

"Courting death!"

"He probably doesn't even know what's inside, or how to find the real shelter, right?"

"Let alone a rookie who just completed his class change—even for us, going solo into a dungeon of this difficulty is dangerous."

"Forget him. If he wants to die, no one can stop him."

"No time to waste. Who knows how long this dungeon will last? We need to get our own people through the trial first!"

Passing through the dungeon's light curtain, Lin Yi received a system prompt.

[You are entering the special Trial Dungeon: City of Fading Light, Feiliekain]

[Warning! Only one player detected entering this dungeon. It is recommended to form a party before challenging!]

[Do you still wish to enter the dungeon?]

Lin Yi instantly selected Yes.

The next moment, he entered the dungeon.

Opening his eyes, Lin Yi found himself in pitch-black darkness.

The black night sky showed not a single star.

Only a crescent blood-red moon hung high above.

Though the lighting was extremely poor.

And Lin Yi had no lighting equipment on him, nor did he use a spell like Fireball that emitted light.

Lin Yi relied on the god-level skill [All-Knowing Eye].

And still could see everything around him clearly.

Crumbled walls, scattered rubble, the faint outline of a city.

Lin Yi felt as if he had arrived in a medieval castle.

Only, it was a fallen castle.

The night wind howled through every corner of the ruined city, letting out piercing cries.

Accompanying the night wind were countless indescribable scraping sounds.

As if countless monsters lurked in the darkness, waiting for their chance.

[Quest released!]

[Survive for 3 hours in Feiliekain!]

[Time remaining: 2 hours 59 minutes 49 seconds!]

[Note: All monsters in this dungeon are immune to physical damage. They take 100% increased damage from light-element attacks, and 50% increased damage from fire and lightning-element attacks.]

Lin Yi received the system prompt.

No wonder this dungeon was a Mage Class Trial.

If it were any other class that relied on weapons, they'd be completely screwed here.

Because all monsters were immune to physical damage.

Along with the prompt came a helpful tip.

[Tip: 300 years ago, on an ordinary night, Feli'kain descended, and the sun never rose again.]

[If possible, stop your heartbeat and hold your breath—they hate noise.]

From this tip, this city must have once been prosperous, with its own civilization.

But something must have happened, and it became enveloped in darkness.

Right now, the entire city should be teeming with countless dark monsters.

And these monsters hunt by sound.

This reminded Lin Yi of a movie he'd seen on Earth in his past life.

A Quiet Place.

In that movie, everyone tried not to make a sound.

Because any noise would attract terrifying monsters.

But the dungeon Lin Yi was in now was even more twisted.

Not just the sound of footsteps.

Even your heartbeat and breathing could be heard by the monsters.

"Hehehe..."

Lin Yi heard a strange noise.

He turned and saw several patches of even deeper darkness moving toward him in the pitch black.

At the same time, under the faint light of the blood moon, Lin Yi also saw several "smiling faces" floating in the air.

These faces looked almost human, but in this setting, floating smiles were downright creepy.

[Shadow Demon of Fading Light]

[Level: LV.25]

[Rank: Normal]

[Race: Shadow Spirit]

[HP: 8000/8000]

[Mana: 500/500]

[Skill: Shadow Concealment]

[Weakness: Magic Damage]

That pitch-black mass, impossible to make out clearly, was called a Shadow Demon of Fading Light.

And the floating smiling faces were called [Nightmare of Fading Light].

They had higher HP, moved faster, and were elite monsters.

Both types were clearly coming for Lin Yi.

They'd heard his breathing and heartbeat.

No wonder Jiang Ya had said that in this dungeon, you'd be chased by monsters nonstop.

Just thinking about it, Lin Yi found it tough.

Because whether you fought or fled while being chased, you'd make noise.

This was a deadly chain reaction, because it would attract even more monsters.

Those people from Tianshui Academy must have known there were shelters in this city called Feli'kain that could truly hide you from the monsters' tracking.

Or they had some way to block the monsters' detection.

From a normal Class User's perspective, avoiding combat was clearly the best approach.

But for Lin Yi, he planned to take a different path.

To fight darkness, you can't just hide, my friend.

You use fire!

As long as I kill you all, I don't have to hide or run!

A brilliant flash of fire flickered in Lin Yi's hands.

A scorching aura appeared.

A Tier 4 fire-type area damage skill, Blazing Storm, was unleashed by him.

And because it was instant-cast, Lin Yi fired off three consecutive blasts.

Scorching fire clouds crashed down from the sky like a waterfall, erupting in a series of booming sounds.

The five or six Shadow Fiends that had just surrounded him were all instantly killed by Lin Yi.

Of course, the next second, Lin Yi heard more rustling noises closing in on him.

Lin Yi raised his hand again.

After a brief incantation, a six-meter-tall Fire Demon, its body flowing with molten lava, was summoned by Lin Yi.

He left the incoming monsters to this bodyguard of his.

Meanwhile, Lin Yi opened his skill interface, planning to allocate points.

Lin Yi's target was the Tier 8 fire-type magic!

With 500,000 Skill Points to allocate, following past patterns, it would take quite some time.

However, this time, Lin Yi was pleasantly surprised to find that his talent for point allocation seemed to have unlocked something new.

[One-Click Enhancement]!

This was easy to understand—just one click, and it would instantly strengthen the skill he wanted to upgrade directly to the next tier!

[Ding! Consumed 500,000 Skill Points! Your skill Heavenly Flame Dragon's Breath has advanced!]

[You have obtained new spells: Supreme Ascension, Fire Spirit Incarnation!]