Lin Yi stood in the dim cavern, the air around him thick with a suffocating stench of blood.
He was slightly dazed, his brows knitted tightly as he muttered to himself:
"[Purgatory-Level Class Change Trial]? I never even heard of this thing in my previous life!"
"And didn't I fail? How did I still get into a hidden dungeon?"
"Maybe... maybe those keys really are BUGs! They even let you skip stages!"
"Come to think of it, isn't AA-rank supposed to come after Z-rank? How did it jump straight to ZZ-rank? A jump of 675 tiers?"
His gaze swept through the cavern. The surrounding rock walls were covered in sharp stalagmites, each like a vicious fang ready to tear through an intruder's skin.
Countless stalactites hung upside down from the cavern ceiling, gleaming coldly in the faint light like lurking monsters waiting for a chance to deliver a fatal blow to their enemies.
The ground was covered in slippery moss and scattered bones, and every step produced a spine-chilling crunch.
There were occasional small puddles, with what seemed to be fish-like creatures hopping around inside.
The surroundings were somewhat oppressive, giving him the creeps.
"Phew..."
Lin Yi took a deep breath. He could feel danger filling every corner of this place.
His gaze fell on the monsters around him. Without exception, they all had blood-red eyes and sharp fangs.
Their names all contained the words "Blood Fang." Clearly, they belonged to the same race.
[Blood Fang Demon Bat] Category: Flying monster Rank: ZZ Level: 5 HP: 40000000 Combat power: 18000000 Skills: Sonic Shock: Emits high-frequency sound waves, dealing true damage equal to 0.1% HP to enemies, with a 10% chance of inflicting confusion. Blood-Colored Wings: Flies extremely fast, delivering multiple rapid strikes within a short period. Damage equals 1 million × number of strikes. [Blood Fang Magikarp] Category: Aquatic monster Rank: ZZ Level: 5 HP: 50000000 Combat power: 25000000 Skills: Splash (passive): Acts coy and cute to bewilder opponents. Water Current Impact: Uses the power of flowing water to deal 500,000 impact damage to enemies within a 20 × 20 area. Blood Fang Bite: Bites enemies with its sharp teeth, dealing a massive 1000% physical damage and inflicting bleeding equal to 0.1% HP per second for 5 seconds. [Blood Fang Larvitar] Category: Crawling monster Rank: ZZ Level: 5 HP: 58000000 Combat power: 42000000 Skills: Venom Spit: Sprays highly poisonous liquid, dealing continuous damage equal to 0.1% HP to enemies for 5 seconds. Earth Shakes and Mountains Tremble: Slams its powerful body into the ground, generating seismic waves that deal 100% physical damage to surrounding enemies, with a 10% chance of stunning them.
Lin Yi clicked his tongue slightly at the terrifying stats of the monsters around him.
With just a brief glance, he had spotted monsters covering all three categories-sea, land, and air-and every one looked extremely troublesome.
By his rough estimate, the cavern in this ZZ-rank dungeon was a 100 × 100 map, covering approximately ten thousand square meters.
And the density of monsters with these terrifying stats was... more than one per square meter!
"As expected of ZZ-rank monsters. Stats this ridiculous at just level 5?"
"For players in the starter village, this definitely isn't just a difficulty increase of 675 tiers!"
"If my combat power were still in the tens of millions, I wouldn't stand a chance against even one of them!"
"But now..."
Lin Yi's lips curled slightly, excitement flashing in his eyes.
With a slight flick of his wrist, the [Asura Blade] instantly appeared in his hand.
The blade gave off a cold, eerie gleam, as though thirsting for the nourishment of blood.
"I can kill every single one in one hit!"
Without any hesitation, Lin Yi shot into the horde like a bolt of lightning.
The Asura Blade traced graceful arcs through the air, striking the Blood Fang Demon Bats' vital points with unerring accuracy.
Swish!
-204359080!
One slash, over two hundred million damage!
An instant kill!
[Congratulations on killing [Blood Fang Demon Bat]. Gained 1 year of lifespan and 3000 EXP.]
Although the monsters were high-ranked, the dungeon and level suppression made the EXP rewards far too low!
Still, clearing this should not be much of a problem!
The Blood Fang Demon Bats' wings were shredded under the Asura Blade's attacks. They let out piercing screeches as they fell from the air.
A Blood Fang Magikarp tried to counterattack with Water Current Impact, but against Lin Yi's speed, its attack seemed somewhat clumsy and slow.
Lin Yi leaped effortlessly, then brought his blade down on its head, instantly splitting its enormous body in two.
-84368902!
Another instant kill!
[Congratulations on killing [Blood Fang Magikarp]. Gained 1 year of lifespan and 3800 EXP.]
The Blood Fang Larvitar's Venom Spit posed even less of a threat to Lin Yi.
He darted through the venom as though performing a dance of death.
Leap!
Slash!
-68902300!
Fifty-eight million HP?
Sorry!
Yet another instant kill!
[Congratulations on killing [Blood Fang Larvitar]. Gained 1 year of lifespan and 4300 EXP.]
When the venom dispersed, all that remained was the Blood Fang Larvitar's corpse and the sight of Lin Yi charging toward the next monster.
Every attack carried overwhelming force, perfectly demonstrating his 120 million combat power at that moment!
But after every kill, he had to take care to dodge the other monsters' attacks.
That was because most of these [Blood Fang] monsters' attacks depleted HP by percentage!
Fortunately, killing a monster also removed its corresponding bleeding effect.
But surrounded by these tens of thousands of Blood Fang monsters, Lin Yi could afford to take fewer than 1,000 hits!
Even with over a hundred million combat power, any other expert who came here would probably be done for!
But who was Lin Yi?
An expert with decades of experience in micro!
Drawing aggro, timing basic attacks, extreme positioning and kiting!
All sorts of flashy moves, as practical as they were flashy!
The monsters fell one after another under his attacks. Their tens of millions of HP seemed so fragile before Lin Yi.
One hour later...
At last!
Asura One Slash had reached 9,999 stacks!
Sixty minutes in an hour, sixty seconds in a minute-a total of 3,600 seconds!
Apart from the time spent repositioning, Lin Yi had basically been delivering three slashes a second against these powerful monsters!
He raised the Asura Blade high, brilliant light shimmering along its blade!
One Slash Asura, poised to strike!
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