Lin Yi stood at the entrance to [Nightmare Deadlands], the sight before him making his heart race.
It was a vast, boundless space. In the dim light, countless monsters loomed in the distance.
They stood roughly three to ten meters tall, varied in appearance, and exuded a chilling aura of darkness.
Although a monster's size did not determine its strength in this game,
the monsters before him radiated an eerie presence, as though none of them could be underestimated.
Lin Yi swept his gaze across the monsters and instantly activated [Eye of Illusion Breaking].
The monsters' stats appeared clearly before his eyes.
[Nightmare Giant Spider] Category: Nightmare Grade: Z Level: 5 HP: 1000000 Combat power: 1000000 Skills: Shadow Web Spinning: Sprays extremely sticky spider silk, entangling enemies and reducing their movement speed by 50%. Venom Spray: Sprays highly toxic liquid, dealing 100,000 true damage per second to enemies for five seconds. Description: A spider creature of the Nightmare race, abandoned by its race for being too weak.
[Nightmare Giant Wolf] Category: Nightmare Grade: Z Level: 5 HP: 2000000 Combat power: 1500000 Skills: Shadow Ambush: Uses dark surroundings to launch 1,000 crescent air blades, each attack dealing heavy damage equal to 5% of combat power to enemies. Dark Night Howl: Releases an intimidating howl, weakening enemies' will to fight and reducing their defense by 20%. Description: A demonic wolf creature of the Nightmare race, abandoned by its race for being too weak.
[Nightmare Giant Snake] Category: Nightmare Grade: Z Level: 5 HP: 5000000 Combat power: 1800000 Skills: Giant Snake Coil: Uses its enormous body and tremendous strength to coil around enemies, continuously dealing crushing damage equal to 10% of HP for up to ten seconds. Snake Venom Spray: Sprays highly corrosive venom with a 100% chance of poisoning enemies, dealing a massive 100,000 true damage per second for 10 seconds. Shadow Stealth: Becomes invisible by blending perfectly into dark surroundings. Description: A demonic snake creature of the Nightmare race, abandoned by its race for being too weak.
The flippancy faded from Lin Yi's eyes, replaced by a trace of gravity.
Even the weakest of these monsters had over a million combat power, something truly abnormal for a beginner village dungeon.
He had never even heard of monsters in the [Nightmare] category in his previous life.
And!
A grade-Z, level-5 creature with over a million combat power could already be a major boss ruling over an area!
Yet the descriptions actually called them weak???
They had even been abandoned by their race???
Was this some kind of mistake?!
Lin Yi narrowed his eyes, lowered his head slightly, and tightened his grip on his greatsword.
Without a doubt, there was no mistake!
The descriptions were entirely matter-of-fact, without a hint of sarcasm.
These monsters were probably at the very bottom of the race called [Nightmare]!
Although Lin Yi could kill these monsters in a single hit,
this was only the beginning!
Who knew how powerful the other monsters in this dungeon might be!
If he encountered a monster with tens of millions of combat power, Lin Yi might meet his end on the spot!
Lin Yi shook his head and said with a self-deprecating smile,
"Even if I die now, I'll only drop a scarecrow!"
"There's no need to be so timid!"
He slowly raised his head, a fierce fighting spirit flashing in his eyes.
"Now..."
"Let the battle begin!"
Battle erupted. Greatsword in hand, Lin Yi charged at the nearest [Nightmare Demon Spider].
The [Nightmare Demon Spider]'s eight scarlet compound eyes instantly turned toward Lin Yi, and it activated Shadow Web Spinning and Venom Spray simultaneously!
Dark spider silk and pitch-black venom crisscrossed, surging toward Lin Yi from every direction in a tremendous onslaught.
"Leopard's Swiftness!"
Lin Yi's gaze sharpened slightly. He activated his movement speed skill, searching for room to maneuver amid the [Nightmare Demon Spider]'s densely packed skills.
Jump!
Double jump!
Lin Yi leaped from the ground onto the giant spider's foreleg, then jumped from its foreleg onto its head!
Slash!
The greatsword sliced through the [Nightmare Giant Spider]'s skull, instantly splitting its savage head in two!
"Berserk Charge!"
Standing on the giant spider's head, Lin Yi kicked off hard again, using the reaction force to launch himself into the air.
Then he used [Berserk Charge] to change direction, hurtling toward a nearby [Nightmare Giant Wolf].
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
Thousands of black crescent air blades shot viciously toward Lin Yi's face.
Lin Yi's gaze tightened slightly. Airborne, he had no movement skills left to change his position again.
"Immovable as a Mountain!"
He held the Mountain Greatsword upright before him, shielding his vital points.
At the same instant, he used [Immovable as a Mountain] to boost his defense.
Clang!
Clang!
Clang!
Clang!
The crescent air blades struck the sword, ringing out sharply!
At the same time!
Lin Yi adjusted the angle of his sword, using the [Nightmare Giant Wolf]'s attacks to control his course through the air.
In the end, he landed squarely on the [Nightmare Giant Wolf]'s enormous head!
"Frenzied Wolf's Wrath!"
An intimidating aura burst from Lin Yi!
The giant wolf's scarlet eyes instantly dimmed, once again killed by Lin Yi in a single move!
Lin Yi repeated the maneuver, kicking off the giant wolf's head to pounce on the nearby [Nightmare Giant Snake]!
Swish!
The [Nightmare Giant Snake] had also noticed Lin Yi. Flicking its thick forked tongue, it instantly reared straight up.
It rose half a body higher than the [Nightmare Giant Wolf], giving Lin Yi no chance to reach its head.
Then!
It opened its cavernous maw and activated [Snake Venom Spray].
A sky full of snake venom surged toward Lin Yi!
At the same time!
The [Nightmare Giant Snake] swung its bucket-thick tail at Lin Yi with overwhelming force.
If it had only been the venom blotting out the sky, Lin Yi could have used his greatsword as a shield to block most of the damage.
But faced with simultaneous attacks from above and below, he had to make a choice.
Should he use the greatsword to block the venom or the snake's tail?
Faced with this dilemma, Lin Yi smiled faintly, not the slightest bit flustered.
Ratatatat!
The sky full of snake venom rained down like a violent storm, instantly knocking Lin Yi to the ground.
But the giant snake did not stop attacking, continuing to spray venom.
It seemed to be out of caution, or perhaps it knew its enemy could not be underestimated.
The snake venom blasted a large crater into the ground, sending dust flying.
But at that moment!
The [Nightmare Giant Snake]'s scarlet eyes had already turned dull. It had died at some unknown point!
Boom!
Boom!
Boom!
The sounds of the three Nightmare monsters collapsing rang out one after another!
For the entire battle had lasted less than ten seconds!
After the dust cleared, Lin Yi slowly spoke.
"Ant... tide... tactics."
He leaped lightly out of the enormous venom-filled crater in the ground.
The crater held snake venom a meter deep.
Within the venom, densely packed tiny ants lay dead.