Chapter 87

Seeing the leader of the lesser demons once again engage Chen Yun in a fierce battle, the others immediately felt much more at ease.

The subsequent battle went very smoothly. Zeng Yue repeatedly pulled Chen Yun back from the brink of danger, allowing the rhythm of the battle to proceed exactly as Cheng Yang had anticipated. Cao Cun did not summon his spectral wolf again after its death, because at that time, the leader of the lesser demons' target was unstable, and the presence of the spectral wolf as an uncertain factor could easily disrupt the battle's rhythm. However, now that Chen Yun had already controlled the leader of the lesser demons, he immediately summoned the spectral wolf to join the fray without hesitation.

After more than ten seconds, the leader of the lesser demons' health dropped to 700 points. After three more rounds of attacks, this guy would be completely finished.

But at this moment, the leader of the lesser demons' eyes suddenly turned red, a疯狂之意透出.

"Fall back! Prepare to heal!" Cheng Yang shouted, then instantly moved his body to block in front of Zeng Yue.

The others reacted quickly, especially Chen Yun, who was at the front. Almost the moment Cheng Yang spoke, he swiftly retreated.

A faint explosion sound came from the leader of the lesser demons' body, followed by a light mist of blood spraying out, sweeping toward the surroundings.

The first to be hit was the spectral wolf, which had already been reduced to a sliver of health. It didn't even have time to let out a cry before being swallowed by the blood mist, its health drained, and it lost its life. Next was Chen Yun, who had fled about seven to eight meters. The moment the blood mist hit him, he let out a scream and was thrown far away, then staggered and continued to flee.

Cheng Yang and the others also couldn't avoid this disaster. The blood mist swept across, and anyone hit directly by it would inevitably be injured.

"Heal, Chen Yun!" Cheng Yang said succinctly. Zeng Yue, who was hiding behind him, immediately understood his intention and cast a healing light toward Chen Yun.

Chen Yun had lost at least 200 points of health from that hit. Although he had quickly taken a health potion while retreating, the potion's effect hadn't kicked in by the time he was hit. With only a few dozen points of health left, he was in grave danger and had to flee.

Fortunately, the health potion's effect soon kicked in, instantly restoring 30 points of health, bringing his health to nearly 80 points, which made him feel a bit more at ease. At least under normal circumstances, he wouldn't be instantly killed by the leader of the lesser demons.

Zeng Yue's healing light was also very timely. With the boost from her powerful magic attack, Chen Yun's health immediately recovered to over 200 points.

This made Chen Yun feel like he was back in the game, and he directly charged at the leader of the lesser demons with his steel knife. He was now very worried because previously, he could control the leader of the lesser demons in front of him mainly due to the narrow temple door, which made it difficult for the demon to bypass him and attack Cheng Yang and the others. Now, without his obstruction, the leader of the lesser demons could easily rush through the temple door.

At this moment, Cheng Yang cast an ice ball, which instantly hit the leader of the lesser demons. The demon's forward momentum stopped, and it fell backward.

Everyone except Cheng Yang was stunned. According to their calculations, the demon should still have about 600 to 700 points of health. Even if their estimates were off, it should have at least 200 to 300 points. How could it be killed by Cheng Yang's single ice ball?

Cheng Yang put away his staff and smiled. "You don't know, but that last move was a life-for-life attack. The demon used most of its remaining health to increase its attack power, targeting everyone around it. The closer to the leader of the lesser demons, the stronger the attack. That move alone dealt us a cumulative damage of nearly 700 points of health, so it had very little health left. It's normal that I could kill it with one ice ball."

Zeng Yue and the others immediately understood. No wonder Cheng Yang had blocked in front of them first. With only 100 points of health, if she had been hit by the blood mist, she would have been instantly killed. Cheng Yang had lost more than 100 points of health from that attack.

Chen Yun, still shaken, said, "Lord, that skill is too extreme. If this guy had used it at the beginning, we probably wouldn't have had a chance to attack and would have been wiped out."

Cheng Yang replied, "That's impossible. The prerequisite for that skill is that the demon's health must be below 10%. Moreover, in this nightmare difficulty dungeon, that skill shouldn't appear. I suspect this demon has such an extreme skill because this is our first run."

In his previous life, Cheng Yang had never heard of the final boss in the nightmare difficulty Blood Church dungeon having such an extreme skill. When he saw the leader of the lesser demons' eyes turn red, he immediately recalled a description from a forum about the final skill of the leader of the lesser demons in the hell difficulty.

If Cheng Yang hadn't reacted quickly, with Chen Yun so close to the demon, he would have taken most of the damage and been instantly killed.

Now that the battle was over, although it was full of twists and turns, the result was satisfactory. They had successfully cleared the nightmare difficulty dungeon.

Clearing the nightmare difficulty was significant, far surpassing the clearance of a normal dungeon.

Looking at the silver-white staff on the ground, Cheng Yang was extremely happy. He could finally replace his Bone Spirit Staff.

Actually, Cheng Yang had only had the Bone Spirit Staff for about seven to eight days, and such a rapid equipment upgrade was something others could only dream of. But this staff was definitely worth the swap, as it was a gold-level staff.

In his previous life, the first run of the Blood Church dungeon also dropped a gold-level item, so Cheng Yang was confident this was a gold-level staff.

Cheng Yang picked up the staff and instantly knew its attributes.

Mithril Staff: Gold-level weapon, a staff made from level 1 mithril, with powerful effects. Increases magic attack by 10 points, Magic Missile +1. Can be equipped by apprentices or higher-level combatants. Durability: 120/120.

What a great piece of equipment!

Cheng Yang wasn't surprised by the 10-point increase in magic attack, as this was a standard attribute for a gold-level weapon. However, the Magic Missile +1 was very rare, as it increased the skill level by one. For Magic Missile, this was equivalent to a 10% increase in skill damage.

But then Cheng Yang became a bit depressed, as he had switched to an Ice Mage, and his Magic Missile skill had become Ice Ball. Although the skill had become more powerful, he couldn't benefit from the Magic Missile +1.

This might be a drawback of special classes. Generally, equipment dropped from dungeons is generic and not entirely suitable for special classes. To get suitable equipment, they usually have to find materials and have someone craft it for them.

Although he couldn't benefit from the Magic Missile +1, the Mithril Staff was still the best weapon at this stage. If there were a weapon ranking, this equipment would definitely be at the top.

Cheng Yang immediately equipped the staff and put the Bone Spirit Staff into his storage ring. After leaving the dungeon, he could give the staff to other mages in his territory, as a 4-point increase in attack would undoubtedly make a beginner mage much stronger.

"Lord, we've cleared the dungeon. Can we go back now?" Chen Yun said with a hint of joy.

Cheng Yang replied, "Not yet. This might be the first run of the dungeon, so there might be even greater rewards waiting for us. Wait here, and I'll check the prayer hall."

With that, Cheng Yang walked alone into the prayer hall. The environment inside was similar to the previous two times he had entered, except that the walls had turned a dark red, making the atmosphere quite oppressive.

On the high platform at the back of the prayer hall, there was an item. Compared to the Skill Inheritance Pearl he had obtained last time, this item looked very ordinary. If the Skill Inheritance Pearl was a gem, this item was a broken rock, and a very irregular one at that.

Cheng Yang was very clear about the rewards for the first runs of the normal and hard difficulties of the Blood Church dungeon. However, he had no idea what the first run of the nightmare difficulty would yield.

Cheng Yang climbed up to the platform and picked up the irregular gray rock, examining its attributes.

Statue Enhancement Stone (Priest): Enhances one attribute of the Priest Statue (including upgrade attributes and promotion slots). The enhanced attribute is doubled.

Sure enough, it was the item he had expected. With this, he could enhance one attribute of the Priest Statue.

However, Cheng Yang still had a question. Did the effect of the Statue Enhancement Stone enhance the current attribute of the statue, or the base attribute? For example, if the Priest Statue's magic attack enhancement was already at 11%, after using the Statue Enhancement Stone, this enhancement would reach 22%. But what about later? Would it continue to enhance based on the original upgrade rate, or the doubled rate?

If it enhanced based on the original rate, the Statue Enhancement Stone would be more useful later on. But if it enhanced based on the doubled rate, it wouldn't matter when it was used.

In his previous life, the first run of the nightmare difficulty Blood Church dungeon had been nearly a year ago. At that time, some powerful outdoor settlements had already upgraded to level 3 villages. After using the Statue Enhancement Stone, although it enhanced one attribute of the statue, it was unclear whether the effect would continue to be valid. Cheng Yang had already died before he could verify this.

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