Chapter 72

" The set level for the abyssal dungeon is level 20, and all the equipment dropped is level 20, but we can't use it now." Hongyue was slightly disappointed, "If we could use it now, the chances of clearing the dungeon would greatly increase."

"It's fine, we can still get through now," Li Huailin said beside her, "If it's a one-handed axe, you can take it, President. Although the axe doesn't increase constitution, the damage is still quite high, and it's good for drawing aggro."

"Alright, I'll keep it for now," Hongyue nodded. In this team, only Li Huailin and she could equip it, and since Li Huailin was a two-handed swordsman, not a dual-wielder, it was more useful for her.

"There's more," Hong Feicui, who was looting the bodies, said again.

After speaking, another piece of equipment appeared in everyone's equipment selection bar.

Blood Fury Pendant (Silver): Necklace, Strength +10, Constitution +5, Requires Level 20.

"Even though it's just a blue item, necklaces are relatively rare, so they are a bit more expensive than other types of equipment," Hongchen Yanyu said.

"Another melee item. Although this boss looks like a warrior, it's a bit too much to keep dropping warrior equipment," Hongyue felt a bit embarrassed, as Li Huailin probably wouldn't want it, and she was almost taking everything from the boss.

"You take it," Li Huailin indeed didn't want it. His need for level 20 equipment was very small, and even if he got it, he would just sell it.

The equipment dropped by General Dekrik had really good stats, but none of it was what they needed. Hongyue put away the necklace and waved her hand, saying, "Let's go, continue."

After passing the central square ruins where the first boss was, the small monsters strangely didn't change. They were still two flame lizard warriors and one flame lizard mage. Although this was good news for clearing the dungeon, everyone felt a bit strange, as they had already prepared to fight stronger small monsters, but they were just given a bunch of regular ones.

"That's strange," Hongyue suddenly said after clearing the first group of monsters, "Something's not right. In a normal dungeon, after the first boss, the small monsters become groups of four elite lizard warriors and elite mages. Why is the abyssal dungeon getting easier? It doesn't feel right."

"Hmm? Is that so?" Li Huailin asked, "So it's getting too easy?"

"Exactly. The combination of small monsters is the same as the first group we encountered when entering the dungeon. There's no increase in difficulty at all, which is too easy for an abyssal dungeon," Hongyue said.

"I smell a thick plot," Hongchen Yanyu said.

"Let's keep moving forward and see. The abyssal dungeon must be different from the normal one. Let's see what's going on," Hongyue said.

The team continued forward, with their goal being the former town center hall of Borone, which had now become a flame lizard nest. The final boss, half-dragon Didixit, was waiting inside.

They cleared the monsters along the way without any unexpected incidents and smoothly reached the town center hall. However, at the entrance, they saw a shocking sight. The entrance to the town center hall was a high staircase, and the staircase was densely packed with flame lizards. A quick count showed at least a hundred, and these lizards looked slightly more advanced than the ones they had encountered before.

Li Huailin used his detection skill to check.

Flame Lizard Elite Warrior (Abyss): Level 20, HP: 4500, Physical Attack: 170, Physical Defense: 80, Magic Attack: 110, Magic Defense: 80. Uses the skill Flame Spray, has high resistance to fire magic, and is weak to frost spells.

Flame Lizard Elite Mage (Abyss): Level 20, HP: 2500, Physical Attack: 75, Physical Defense: 70, Magic Attack: 135, Magic Defense: 120. Uses fire magic, has high resistance to fire magic, and is weak to frost spells.

"Alright, the elite mages and elite warriors you were looking for are all gathered here," Li Huailin pointed to the large group of monsters on the stairs.

"This is too unrealistic," Hongyue was a bit flustered, "There's no way we can beat so many of them."

"Is the boss inside this building?" Li Huailin asked.

"Yes, there's only one entrance, and it's completely blocked. We can't get through," Hongyue replied.

"How do we play this game?" Li Huailin scratched his head, "Do we have to send someone up to die, and then the others concentrate their fire to take out one, then wipe, and come back to do it again, taking out as many as we can, and keep repeating until they're all gone?"

"That's impossible. We'd die ten times and still not finish, and our levels would keep dropping," Hongyue said, looking around, "There must be another way to get through. Let's search everywhere. Everyone, spread out and look for any mechanisms or something."

"Okay," everyone nodded.

After searching for a while, they didn't find any mechanisms, but Hong Yan Heshui had a special find, "Sis Yue, there seems to be a treasure chest over there."

"It looks like a treasure chest," Hongyue also saw a wooden box in a corner not far away. The chance of finding treasure chests in the abyssal dungeon was quite high, but they were often in strange corners and hard to find.

Lizard Warrior's Gauntlets (Silver): Mail, Physical Defense 10-15, Magic Defense 5-10, Strength +10, Constitution +10, Requires Level 15, Classes: Warrior, Knight.

The first item from the chest was these blue gauntlets, which were quite good equipment and could be used now. Since Hongyue's fire resistance set didn't include gauntlets, and these were better than what she had, she put them on without hesitation.

Blueprint: Enchant Weapon - Demon Slayer: Enchants a weapon to increase its damage against demons by 30 points. Learning: Requires Intermediate Enchanting.

"An enchanting blueprint?" Li Huailin was a bit disappointed, thinking it might be a deed when he first saw the paper.

"A very specific blueprint. It's not very versatile, only increasing damage against demons, so it doesn't seem very valuable," Hongchen Yanyu analyzed, "But if the materials are simple, it might be useful for advancing from intermediate to advanced enchanting."

"Let's keep it for now. Our guild doesn't have an intermediate enchanter yet," Hongyue suddenly realized that all the equipment and blueprints they had found so far were taken by her, making her feel like she was monopolizing everything.

"But we still don't know how to get through this place," Li Huailin looked at the large group of lizards at the entrance. No matter how strong he was, he couldn't get through 100+ monsters.

"There's nothing to be found anywhere..." Hongchen Yanyu frowned, "Maybe we should try..."

Before Hongchen Yanyu could finish, Hong Yan Heshui suddenly noticed something and shouted, "Hey, everyone, look, it seems like someone is coming from that direction."

They turned around and indeed saw many figures appearing from the direction they had come from. They looked like human soldiers in the main city's armor, and there were quite a few, at least a hundred.

"That's them!" Hongyue clapped her hands, "They must be the way to get through. Let's go see."

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