novelODS Chapter 116 [Dark Cave] Dungeon 4
Chapter 116 [Dark Cave] Dungeon 4
"Could it be... I've beaten the game?!"
"Impossible! Absolutely impossible! Seven minutes to beat normal difficulty? Are you kidding me! Even with ten of us, it would take us over twenty minutes at the fastest!"
Just as everyone was filled with doubt and uncertainty, someone suddenly exclaimed and pointed to the leaderboard stone tablet at the entrance of the dungeon!
"Look!! The rankings!!!"
Everyone's attention was instantly drawn to it!
On the leaderboard for the Dark Cavern (Normal Difficulty), the record that was originally ranked first has been replaced by a brand new, glittering golden record!
【第1名：通关用时00小时06分48秒；队伍人数：1；队长：林天】
silence!
Deathly silence!
Everyone stared at the record in disbelief, as if they had seen a ghost!
In just six or seven minutes, two people cleared a normal difficulty dungeon that is recommended for ten or more people and usually takes about half an hour for a regular team?!
They even shortened the recording by almost twenty minutes?!
This isn't just crushing the opponent; it's downright dimensional destruction!
"hiss......"
A moment later, a series of loud gasps of cold air rose and fell.
"Holy crap!!! It really is him! Two people! Six minutes and forty-eight seconds!"
"How...how did they do that?! Even a rocket couldn't do that fast!"
"Just how overpowered are his summoned creatures?! Can't even regular monsters and bosses withstand a single hit?"
"Monster! Absolutely a monster! Are we even in the same dungeon?"
The warrior from the second team of the alliance was now gaping, his face burning with embarrassment. He remembered how he had thought the other person was arrogant, but in the blink of an eye, the other person had broken the record in a way he couldn't understand.
His pastor teammates' eyes lit up with admiration: "So...so strong! Lin Tian is my idol!"
A more heated discussion and exclamations erupted from the crowd. The way everyone looked at Lin Tian had completely changed, from the previous awe to utter shock and disbelief.
"Quick! Take a screenshot! Post it on the forum! Post it on the regional channel! A dungeon prodigy has appeared in Sunset City!"
"This record... I doubt anyone will be able to break it for a long time, right?"
"Break? Break it? Unless someone can summon a pack of wolves with super-powerful stats!"
Lin Tian listened to the exclamations and discussions around him, his face remaining calm as if the shocking event had nothing to do with him.
He merely glanced at the leaderboard, quite satisfied with his efficiency.
Then, under the watchful eyes of countless people, he walked towards the dungeon stone tablet once again.
This time, his finger didn't hesitate at all, precisely pointing to the option that represented a greater challenge—
[Dark Cave] (Hard Difficulty)!
Another flash of white light, and Lin Tian and Celia disappeared into the entrance light screen, leaving behind an even more astonished and incredulous audience.
"Hard...hard difficulty?! He skipped hard and went straight to nightmare? No, he just went to normal, this time it's hard!" Someone realized and stammered as they corrected him.
"My god! He just broke the record on normal difficulty and immediately switched to hard difficulty without even taking a breath? That's way too confident!"
"The monsters on Hard difficulty have significantly higher stats than those on Normal difficulty! And their mechanics are much more complex; I heard the first boss can summon minions!"
"Two people...can they handle this on difficult difficulty? Even though his wolf is very fierce..."
"Just watch, this time it probably won't be so easy. The hard difficulty level is no joke."
Although Lin Tian had just created a miracle, his reputation for difficulty had already taken root in people's hearts. At this moment, most people still held a skeptical and wait-and-see attitude, thinking that he might encounter resistance or even fail this time.
However, they did not know that for Lin Tian, the so-called difficult difficulty was no different from the normal difficulty—it was just that the monsters had to withstand a few more attacks.
......
[Dark Cave] (Hard Difficulty)
The environment remained dark, but the dark energy permeating the air seemed even more intense, creating a stronger sense of oppression.
The glowing ore on both sides of the mine tunnel became sparser, and the darkness seemed to writhe like living things.
The first batch of [Demonized Mining Rats] has become elite-level.
【Berserk Miner Rat】(Elite)
Rating: 15
Health: 18000/18000
Its health is almost five times that of similar monsters on normal difficulty!
But for the Shadow Wolves summoned by Lin Tian, they were still just souls killed under his claws.
It will take three attacks to kill one completely.
The wolf pack's clearing speed was still incredibly fast, but it was no longer as exaggerated as a one-hit kill.
Lin Tian raised an eyebrow slightly, finally showing a little interest.
He still didn't make a move, but simply let the wolf pack advance steadily.
quickly!
The first elite boss, the Crystal Mine Guardian, appeared before us.
【Rampaging Crystal Mine Guardian】(Elite)
Rating: 16
Health: 255000/255000
Skills: [Heavy Pickaxe Smash], [Crystal Spikes], [Roar], [Summon Miner Rats]
Its health has been greatly increased, and it has gained an additional summoning skill.
Shortly after the battle began, it slammed its fist on the ground, summoning four [Berserk Mining Rats].
"Celia, clear out the mobs," Lin Tian ordered casually.
"Leave it to me, Brother Tian!" Celia's figure flashed, and [Shadow Weave] and [Succubus's Kiss] precisely covered the four mine rats. With a few pounces from the wolf pack, she quickly wiped them out.
Meanwhile, the main target's health was steadily decreasing under the siege of ten ghost wolves.
In less than a minute, the enhanced elite monster collapsed to the ground.
[Ding! Killed a level 16 berserk Crystal Mine Guardian (Elite), experience points +19500!]
[Ding! Talent 'Enhancement' triggered! Gain 6 'Enhancement Points'!]
[Dominator Power +12]
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The subsequent process was largely the same.
The monsters have higher attributes, use skills more frequently, and occasionally there are mechanics that require a little attention.
For example, the second elite boss, the Cursed Overseer, will unleash a larger area of Shadow Nova, and the number of Summon Miner Corpses will increase to three.
But in the face of absolute power, these enhancements seem pale and powerless.
The wolf pack's health remained above the healthy threshold.
The final boss, [The Digger - Rockbreaker], is significantly stronger.
[The Digger - Rockbreaker] (Hard - Dungeon Boss)
Rating: 17
Health: 850000/850000
Skills: [Giant Boulder Throw], [Earthquake Wave], [Raging Tear], [Great Earthquake Tremor (Burst Skill)], [Minecart Throw]
Health surges, and a new skill, [Minecart Throw], is added—grab a nearby minecart and smash it at a distant target, dealing massive physical damage and stunning them.