Chapter 25

After fighting for a while, Li Huailin seemed to have figured out the difficulty of this dungeon. The monsters' physical attack power was really not high. Based on his defense, even if they hit a regular warrior player, it would be at most 20-30 damage. However, the monsters' poison was really too powerful. One snake could give a debuff that reduced 25 HP every 5 seconds, and this debuff could stack up to three layers, meaning 75 HP every 5 seconds. What's more, each snake could give a separate debuff. So, if three snakes bit a person at the same time, they could inflict three 75 HP debuffs every 5 seconds, totaling 225 HP damage every 5 seconds, lasting for 30 seconds, which would be over 1300 damage. For a warrior of this level, this was roughly their HP. Fighting was really tough, and if the healer wasn't powerful enough and couldn't keep up with the mana, even the small monsters could wipe the team.

However, this was no problem for Li Huailin. The small monsters only did about 10 damage when they bit him, and the poison actually healed him. After fighting with Li Huailin for a while, the women realized they had nothing to do, especially the healer, Hong Yan He Shui.

Li Huailin's threat level was extremely high. Once a monster attacked him, it wouldn't drop threat. Since Li Huailin didn't take any damage, no one in the team needed healing. Soon, Hong Yan He Shui, who had nothing to do, started using Holy Shock to attack the monsters.

Clearing the monsters was both fast and safe, and the team quickly advanced to the first boss, taking less than 10 minutes.

The first boss was a large snake, striped red and green. Apart from its larger head, Li Huailin didn't feel it was particularly powerful.

"Uh, I actually collected some online strategies. They mention the first boss's skills and how to fight it. Do you want me to tell you?" Hong Yue walked over and asked.

"Tell them, I'm going in." Li Huailin raised his sword and charged forward.

"Hisss!" The boss entered combat mode, letting out a loud hiss and charging at Li Huailin, who was the first to enter its field of vision.

"Heavy Slash!"

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At the same time, the large snake's attack hit Li Huailin.

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Level 2 Poison: Increases HP by 35 every 5 seconds, lasting 30 seconds, stacking up to 5 layers.

Another boss that was a pain, reminding Li Huailin of Yaz. Soon, the boss's Level 2 poison stacked up to 5 layers, healing 175 HP every 5 seconds, which was about the same as the damage from the boss's normal attack. Li Huailin didn't lose much HP.

"Does this boss have any other strange skills? If not, everyone come and attack to save time." Li Huailin said to the women behind him.

"I don't think we'll save much time..." Hong Yue couldn't help but say. In less than 20 seconds, the boss had already lost a quarter of its HP and was expected to be downed within a minute.

Despite this, the women started attacking, including the idle priest, Hong Yan He Shui.

"The boss will go berserk when its HP drops below 30%, increasing its attack speed and power." Hong Yue, who had switched to a two-handed sword, said while attacking next to Li Huailin.

"Is that the only skill? Weak boss." Li Huailin sighed.

Sure enough, when the boss's HP dropped to 30%, its attack speed and power increased. This would be dangerous for a regular team, but Li Huailin didn't feel it at all.

Combat Log: Defeated the first boss of the Poison Snake Cave, the large snake Dusla, losing 375 experience.

With a loud, agonized hiss, the first boss was defeated within a minute.

"Yay, we did it!" Hong Yan He Shui jumped up and shouted.

"Although we cleared the boss on our first attempt, why do I feel like there's no sense of achievement?" Hong Xue Yin, standing beside her, said hesitantly.

"Don't worry about it, Sister Two. Sister Yue, let's loot the body quickly." Hong Yan He Shui hurriedly said.

"Me?" Hong Yue looked at Li Huailin and asked.

"You do it. I don't need any equipment, just give me the extras." Li Huailin said casually.

Hong Yue didn't ask further, bent down, and looted the body, finding two bronze items.

Slashing Sword (Bronze): One-handed sword, attack power 15-20, +8 strength. Required level 10, classes: Warrior, Knight, Rogue, Hunter.

Snake Skin Shoulder Guard (Bronze): Leather armor, physical defense 8-10, spell defense 5-5, +5 agility. Required level 15.

"The shoulder guard goes to Xue Yin, and the sword to Huailin." Since they were in the same guild, there was no issue with distribution, and Hong Yue immediately assigned the items.

"Okay." Li Huailin took the sword without hesitation, looking it over. He didn't really care about equipment, as it didn't add much attack power, and it would drop if he died. The sword looked a bit better than the beginner's broken sword, at least without the rust.

"Let's continue." Swinging the new sword, Li Huailin waved his hand and said.

After defeating the first boss, they continued forward. Li Huailin noticed the monsters were different. The first group they encountered consisted of a humanoid monster and two green snakes.

Snake Handler Scout: Level 17, HP 1200, physical attack 80, physical defense 60.

Li Huailin could still see the monster's attributes, but he couldn't see them if they were one level higher.

The Snake Handler Scout held a wooden bow, a ranged attack type with a decent attack power, dealing over 30 HP to Li Huailin with one arrow. However, it wasn't much of a threat to Li Huailin, who could take it down with two critical hits or three regular hits.

They continued to advance easily, encountering fewer snake monsters and more humanoid ones, including new mage-type monsters.

Snake Handler Shaman: Level ??, HP ??, spell attack ??, physical defense ??.

Li Huailin couldn't see the level, but the HP was less than the Snake Handler Scout, and it could be taken down with two hits. The shaman could cast lightning, but it was a single-target attack, dealing about 90 HP to Li Huailin, which he could heal back with the snakes' poison.

In less than ten minutes, they finally reached the second boss, the final boss of the dungeon, the Snake Handler Derjash.

The Snake Handler Derjash was a humanoid boss standing in the middle of an altar carved with many snakes. There were no small monsters around, just him, muttering something. He held a wooden staff, indicating he could use spells.

"Is this the final boss? It seems there's no way forward." Li Huailin looked around and asked.

"Yes, this is the end of the dungeon." Hong Yue nodded. "Let's start the fight. I'll tell you about the boss's skills as we go."

"Okay." Li Huailin nodded and charged forward.

"The god of snakes will rule the world, and you heretics will have nowhere to hide!" The Snake Handler Derjash shouted, charging at Li Huailin.

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Li Huailin raised his sword and dealt a heavy slash, cutting off nearly 5% of the boss's HP. He noticed the boss's HP was slightly less than the large snake, but its attack power was relatively stronger.

"Ha!" Sure enough, the boss waved his hand, and a lightning bolt hit Li Huailin, dealing much more damage than the small monsters' lightning chain, deducting 150 HP.

"Ah!" The healer, Hong Yan He Shui, who had never healed before, suddenly realized her role and immediately cast a healing spell on Li Huailin.

Healing Spell: Lose 25 HP every 3 seconds, lasting 12 seconds.

"Hey, you..." Li Huailin was about to complain that He Shui was helping the boss attack him, but then he had a sudden realization, his body trembling. "Damn, I'm an idiot! Why didn't I think of this simple way to level up before!"