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Chapter 24 of 100

Chapter 24

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"Hey? Level 12?" Looking at Li Huailin’s level after he joined the group, even Hong Yan, who had already witnessed Li Huailin’s prowess, let out a surprised exclamation. She never thought that her brother-in-law would actually be three levels lower than her.

"What’s wrong?" Li Huailin looked at the group’s information. Apart from his level 12, Hong Yue was the highest at level 16, and the other three women were all level 15. However, he didn’t think there was anything strange about it; his current attributes were likely on par with, if not better than, a level 40 player’s.

"The official recommended level for the Viper Cave is 15, and it’s just a regular dungeon," Hong Yue quickly explained.

"Can’t I enter?" Li Huailin asked.

"Not exactly, you can enter," Hong Yue realized that Li Huailin might really not understand dungeons, so she explained, "The official recommended level of 15 is the minimum requirement for the dungeon. Players below level 15 generally can’t handle it, so our guild only started clearing it when we reached level 15."

"Oh, I see. If I can enter, that’s fine. Don’t worry, there’s no problem." Li Huailin waved his hand, "Let’s go quickly."

"Uh..." Hong Yue was momentarily speechless, not knowing what to say.

On the other side, Li Huailin was already excitedly entering the dungeon. At the entrance of the dungeon, there was a layer of white film-like substance. Once inside, each team would be teleported to an independent space, where they wouldn’t have to worry about other teams competing for monsters. Their only goal was to clear the dungeon.

"Big Sister, is this really okay?" Hong Xueyin asked with some doubt. After all, a level 12 player entering a level 15 dungeon would be lucky not to hold them back. They were clearing the dungeon for the first time, and it felt like they were four people fighting a dungeon, which was quite worrying.

"I believe in my brother-in-law!" Suddenly, Hong Yan shouted and was the second to rush into the dungeon.

"Fine, let’s go. We’ll see how it goes." Seeing Hong Yan rush in, Hong Yue, who had some doubts about whether to continue, decided to enter first. After all, they couldn’t let Hong Yan and Li Huailin fight alone. "Everyone, enter the dungeon."

"Okay." Hong Xueyin still had a worried look on her face but followed the leader’s command. Hong Chensmoke, who was even more anxious for her cousin, immediately rushed in upon hearing Hong Yue’s words.

The Viper Cave is a five-person small dungeon, mainly set in a mountain cave. If Li Huailin had accepted the guiding quest from the main city, he would have understood the story: the city’s guards discovered a sudden increase in the number of highly venomous snakes in the eastern mountains, which had become a threat to the area. After investigation, the guards found an evil organization that raised and worshipped venomous snakes, and the Viper Cave was their stronghold. The quest would then have players clear the area.

Of course, Li Huailin wouldn’t accept the quest, as it would deduct experience and money. So, he skipped all the preliminary quests and ended up in the dungeon by chance.

"Buff up, get ready to start." Despite some doubts, Hong Yue, as the guild leader, took on the role of the commander once they entered the dungeon.

Hong Yan and Hong Chensmoke raised their staves, and several buffs were immediately cast on everyone.

Li Huailin checked his negative magic bar.

Word of Truth · Resilience: Constitution -10, lasts 30 minutes.

Arcane Wisdom: Intelligence -10, lasts 15 minutes.

"..." Li Huailin was speechless. These guys were really making things worse, but what could he say?

Hong Yue looked at the first group of monsters: three vipers, one red in the middle, and two green on the sides. The red viper looked stronger, and she estimated that a cloth-wearing character wouldn’t be able to handle it, so she said, "First, the green on the left, then the green on the right, and finally the red in the middle."

"Understood." The women replied.

"Get ready to pull the monsters, I’m going in." Hong Yue took out her shield, preparing to pull the monsters.

"Wait..." Li Huailin suddenly interrupted.

"What’s wrong?" Hong Yue asked curiously.

"Request to tank, request to be the main tank." Li Huailin raised his hand and said.

"You tank?" Hong Yue looked up and down at Li Huailin’s equipment, "You don’t even have a shield."

"Shield? Useless. I always tank with my body. Don’t worry, watch my skills." Li Huailin patted his chest and said.

"R-Really..." Hong Yue’s face was full of worry.

"I believe in my brother-in-law!" Hong Yan said again from behind, "Brother-in-law, don’t worry, I’ll heal you to the max."

"Alright, watch this." Li Huailin didn’t wait for Hong Yue’s agreement and charged towards the first group of monsters.

As soon as he entered the alert range, the group of monsters immediately noticed Li Huailin. Since the three monsters shared hate, they all pounced on him at once.

"Watch my critical hit!" Li Huailin pulled out his beginner’s broken sword and slashed at the green snake in front.

-910 (Critical Hit)

The green snake in front didn’t even get a chance to attack and was cut in half by Li Huailin.

Battle Log: Killed Green Viper, deducted 35 experience.

Seeing the astonishing critical hit number, the three women behind couldn’t help but exclaim, "Holy crap!"

At the same time, the attacks from the other two vipers hit Li Huailin.

-12, -9, +25, +25.

Li Huailin was taken aback and glanced at his buff bar.

Level 1 Poison: Gain 25 health points every 5 seconds, lasts 30 seconds, can stack up to 3 layers.

"Too exaggerated!" The women, who were about to rush in to help, were stunned. What kind of attack and defense was this?

-472

Li Huailin slashed at the red viper in the middle again. The red body contracted, but it didn’t die, indicating it had a lot of health.

"Sweep."

Li Huailin immediately used the attack skill Sweep, which he had never used before.

-390, -411

"Heavy Slash."

-1040 (Critical Hit). The red viper let out a惨叫 and fell. Deducted 45 experience.

Li Huailin followed up with a normal attack, dealing over 400 damage and taking down the last green viper. The entire battle lasted 8 seconds, and Li Huailin didn’t lose a single point of health.

"Done, all good, let’s continue." Li Huailin, holding his sword, was about to move forward.

"Wait a minute!" Hong Yue couldn’t help but shout.

"Huh?" Li Huailin turned his head in surprise, "What’s wrong?"

"Your attack and defense are too overpowered!" Hong Yue shouted, losing her composure.

"Huh? Really?" Li Huailin looked at the women, who were still in shock, with a questioning gaze. Including Hong Chensmoke, they all nodded silently, indicating it was indeed overpowered.

Li Huailin shook his hair in a self-absorbed manner: "Ah, I’m always this cool, even I’m in love with myself."

"Get lost." Hong Chensmoke spat.

"Brother-in-law, I admire you so much." Hong Yan’s eyes sparkled with admiration.

"Right, I shouldn’t have doubted you, Brother. I feel ashamed of my doubt," Hong Xueyin patted Li Huailin’s shoulder, speechless.

"Shall we continue?" Li Huailin looked at the women, who were still in awe, and asked tentatively.

"Of course, why not." Hong Yue suddenly realized she had found a treasure. Although she didn’t know how, having such a powerful player lead the guild’s first clear was a huge bonus.

"Then let’s keep going." Li Huailin immediately rushed towards the next group of monsters.

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