Chapter 28

In the Demon's Den, besides the hidden demons, there were also a large number of undead creatures. In fact, this place was a research base for demonic plagues, secretly capturing humans to study the plague. The demons intended to research a deadly plague here and then spread it in Lionheart City. In the narrow cave, groups of undead corpses, revived by the plague, wandered around.

Plague Zombie: Level 20 Elite, 20,000 HP. An undead creature transformed from a human infected by the plague.

The lowest-level monsters in the dungeon are all Level 20 Elites! One can imagine the difficulty of the bosses to come, which is why major guilds, despite knowing the importance of the first kill, have temporarily chosen to give up.

"Who will take command?" After checking the strength of the monsters, Mu Feng asked the other four members of the team. Although he wanted to take control, the three girls were together.

"You should take command, I trust you!" Xueyue Qinfeng voluntarily gave up the command. This was a good opportunity to witness the charm of the legendary first commander.

"Alright! The attributes of the elite monsters are all very high. Chuchun, you must ensure that Dashazi always has three layers of Life Bloom and Rejuvenation, and keep using Nourish to heal him. As for the three of us, we will start our full attack after Dashazi's second Thunder Clap." Mu Feng immediately gave orders. Under the assault of many elite monsters, Dashazi's HP would fluctuate like a roller coaster, and only by frantically healing could they hold on. It was also the safest method to start attacking after the tank had established enough threat.

After choosing their talents, defense and healing classes would retain only one of their original general skills and gain at least two new skills to quickly build up sufficient combat power. Otherwise, they wouldn't be able to tank or heal in the dungeon.

"No problem!" Mu Feng's orders were simple and clear, and everyone understood what they needed to do.

"I'm going to charge, Chuchun, you need to heal me!" Dashazi finally remembered to remind the healer before charging in.

"I'm ready!" Chuchun nodded and transformed into a silly-looking little tree in a puff of mist. The tree's head was still Chuchun's innocent and cute face, just with some bark color and wood grain.

"Thud!" Mu Feng and Dashazi both fell to the ground, the transformation was just too... Even Qinfeng and Baihe, who had seen it many times, couldn't help but giggle.

"I don't want to, but transforming into a Treant gives a 50% healing bonus..." Chuchun hid in a corner of the cave, drawing circles on the ground. Druids are such a class, transforming into various animals to gain special abilities. Druids with the Restoration talent can transform into Treants.

"Chuchun, you're actually very cute like this. I just had a big reaction because it was my first time seeing a Druid transform into a Treant..." Mu Feng quickly explained. Otherwise, this shy girl would turn dark. Qinfeng and Baihe also joined in to comfort her, finally calming Chuchun down.

Everything was ready, and with Chuchun's nod, Dashazi charged forward, successfully stunning a Plague Zombie in place. The surrounding zombies quickly gathered around him, and Dashazi stomped his foot, sending a swift thunder shockwave in all directions, dealing over 150 damage to the zombies.

A defensive warrior cannot stack strength, so the base damage of their skills is high but the growth is low. By this time, Chuchun had successfully stacked three layers of Life Bloom on Dashazi and hung Rejuvenation on him. Green energy circles surrounded Dashazi, constantly restoring his HP.

Several zombies' claws landed on Dashazi simultaneously, and despite his excellent equipment, his HP dropped to the bottom instantly. Then, Chuchun's Nourish immediately filled him up. As a Treant, her healing power was astonishing! Five seconds later, Dashazi stomped again, releasing his second Thunder Clap.

"It's our turn, attack!" Mu Feng ordered, and the three of them launched their attacks simultaneously. Mu Feng's hands crossed in front of his chest, then quickly slashed to the sides, releasing a black crescent-shaped energy that cut through the zombies.

-325! The first use of the newly learned Dark Slash dealt average damage. Mu Feng's intelligence was far inferior to his agility. Dark Slash didn't even match the damage of Immolate.

At the same time, Xueyue Qinfeng, who had chosen the Elemental Heart talent, released a Chain Lightning, the flashing electric light jumping between several zombies, dealing a staggering 590 damage to the first target, with subsequent damage decreasing.

As for Xueyue Baihe, who had chosen the Arcane talent and lacked area-of-effect skills, she extended her hand, and magic missiles continuously flew out. One every 0.5 seconds, each dealing 450 damage. Her target was always the zombie Dashazi was attacking, ensuring no threat issues. Mu Feng nodded in approval. None of them were game newbies, and they had a silent understanding.

"Zzz... Crack..." Qiuqiu also joined in, flying over and firing a machine gun from its mouth.

-7, -7, -7, -7... Qiuqiu's damage almost petrified the other team members.

"Are you serious? This is the pet that made the world announcement? I had high hopes for it..." It turned out that Baihe, though not saying it, had been watching Qiuqiu closely, thinking it was the first pet obtained by a player in the "Skyrim" world.

"Cough... It's because of the low level, low level..." Mu Feng was embarrassed by Qiuqiu's damage. But he couldn't put it away now.

"Roar!~" Thinking they would easily clear the zombies, an unexpected change occurred. Five Plague Zombies suddenly grabbed Dashazi and bit down. Each zombie had a progress bar, indicating they were using a skill!

Bite: Deals 500 damage over 2.5 seconds! Five zombies meant 2000 damage, and even with the Dragon's Blessing, Mu Feng's HP was less than 2000!

"Dashazi!" Seeing this, the three girls were terrified. The difficult mode strategy they had read online didn't mention that zombies had skills.

Quickly, Mu Feng threw a Bronze Grenade. The grenade exploded in the zombie crowd, stunning three of them and interrupting their skills.

-110. A green energy beam shot out, and Mu Feng used Mana Burn to interrupt another zombie, successfully defusing the crisis.

"Phew..." The crisis was easily resolved by Mu Feng, and the three girls finally witnessed the legendary first player's skills in China.

The monsters' HP was too thick. By the time they eliminated this group, Chuchun's mana was almost halved. They had to stop to rest, allowing Chuchun to drink water to recover her mana.

"Too hard! I thought I was going to die several times! Luckily, Chuchun's healing was timely. Your grenade saved my life!" Dashazi was still a bit scared, seeing his HP fluctuate like a roller coaster, which had given him a cold sweat.

"Dashazi, your HP and defense are quite good! You could easily be the main tank in a major guild. How did you get your equipment?" Mu Feng couldn't help but be curious. Dashazi's equipment was clearly a set!

"I spent 2000 gold through offline transactions before my class change. After that, I bought a lot of ore from the auction house and forged these sets myself after reaching Intermediate Blacksmith. It's a set of green equipment, and with the set bonuses, it's roughly equivalent to a set of blue equipment. Plus, the 30% defense and 10% HP increase from my talents, I can barely hold on." Dashazi smiled foolishly.

"You're really rich..." Mu Feng couldn't help but say. With Qiuqiu's 50 skill points, Mu Feng's engineering skill had reached nearly 200, but he hadn't yet advanced to Intermediate Engineer. In the early game, gold was extremely expensive and its value was continuously dropping. Spending 2000 gold to boost a secondary profession just for a set of equipment, Dashazi could only be described as a rich kid. However, for someone like Mu Feng who needed to make money in the game, such a person was exactly what he needed. The saying "foolish but rich, come quickly" fit Dashazi perfectly.

"Can we really make it?" The difficulty of the small monsters made Qinfeng a bit worried. Although they had confidently started the Heroic mode, it was just a momentary impulse. She had never participated in a first kill before, which was a high-level player's experience.

Mu Feng just smiled at Qinfeng's concern: "I think we can. I haven't used my full strength, and neither have you. The small monsters and the boss are completely different concepts. Dashazi can hold off so many small monsters, and he won't fall before Chuchun's mana runs out."

"I hope so, I trust you!" Seeing Mu Feng's smile, Qinfeng couldn't help but smile too. This was the legendary Holy Paladin... Although Qinfeng was only 14, she had heard about Mu Feng's past from playing games for a few years. This was the key factor in her confidence to challenge the Heroic dungeon. If it were professional heroes, even Starlight had two, but they had given up.

After recovering, the group continued to advance into the Demon's Den, with Dashazi leading the charge. Mu Feng and the others also launched their attacks.

PS: I found a bug, Qiuqiu cannot be stored in the pet space. I forgot to describe it outside the dungeon. I have now fixed it. But I also discovered some potential issues. Mu Feng's attacks are almost unable to break his own defense. And he is only in leather armor, so lock armor classes would have higher defense, meaning he wouldn't be able to break their defense without using skills. Additionally, the HP of the monsters. Is it too much for Level 10+ elites to have tens of thousands of HP? I need to balance the defense values of the equipment and the HP of the monsters.