138: Chapter 138 Undead Fortress
Yun Ge was very satisfied with the two new area-of-effect skills, but it was a pity that there weren't many monsters here; it felt like a waste of such good skills.
Originally, the three of them intended to take Xiao Yan to run a level 30 dungeon, but now that Liu Qingzhu had become a boss with 30 million HP, even if Xiao Yan could deal tens of thousands of damage with a single sword strike, it would still take quite a while to kill Liu Qingzhu. Yun Ge had no choice but to continue farming monsters nearby.
Having witnessed the strength of Ye Fan and Liu Qingzhu, Yun Ge had become much more cautious and was determined not to leave Xiao Yan's sight.
Xiao Yan was annoyed.
Before his demonic transformation, Liu Qingzhu only had a few tens of thousands of HP and could be killed in a few strikes. Now that he had become a boss of the abyss, his HP had increased significantly, making him take a long time to defeat.
Furthermore, he had gained many dark-type skills out of nowhere, which were actually corroding Xiao Yan's weapon, causing its durability to drop rapidly.
In the past, Xiao Yan would have disdained fighting such a level 90 boss as there was no challenge, but now, to protect Yun Ge, he had no choice but to kill Liu Qingzhu first.
This fight lasted from morning until afternoon. While Xiao Yan was hacking at Liu Qingzhu, he also had to spare some attention for Yun Ge. Fortunately, aside from Liu Qingzhu, no other Betrayers had appeared.
It was also possible that the abyss felt that Liu Qingzhu was more than enough to deal with the level 30 Yun Ge, so it didn't exert much effort.
"That side is almost finished."
After finishing off another group of monsters, Su Lei gestured toward Xiao Yan's side. Liu Qingzhu was already in an enraged state, with all sorts of black light spreading across the world, but it couldn't cause any damage to Xiao Yan at all. Every time his fiery red greatsword struck, it drained tens of thousands of HP from Liu Qingzhu.
Xiao Yan was not Yun Ge; his damage wouldn't get lower and lower, but rather higher and higher.
"Boom!"
As Xiao Yan unleashed his final strike, the boss that Liu Qingzhu had transformed into fell to the ground. Xiao Yan stylishly sheathed his sword and stood tall, his clothes only slightly soiled.
"A mere level 90 monster, not worth mentioning."
"Brother Xiao is awesome."
"The boss dropped equipment."
"What good equipment could Liu Qingzhu possibly have? It can only be given to the juniors."
Xiao Yan put on an act for a moment, waved his hand, and casually picked up the equipment Liu Qingzhu dropped. There were two pieces of Gold-tier equipment, not even Dark Gold-tier. They were likely what Liu Qingzhu had been wearing before.
Only bosses above level 80 had a chance to drop Dark Gold-tier equipment. Before his betrayal, Liu Qingzhu was only level 89, so most of what he wore was Gold-tier equipment, which Xiao Yan didn't care for at all.
But Yun Ge did.
Gold-tier equipment, especially level 80 gear, was extremely expensive at the Trading House, yet Xiao Yan just picked it up so casually.
I really want it.
"What are you three looking at? This old guy only dropped level 80 equipment. Even if I gave it to you, you wouldn't be able to wear it. You should go fight some level 30 bosses."
Xiao Yan glared at them. All three of them were only level 20 or 30, yet they were actually eyeing level 80 equipment.
"We were just planning to go to a dungeon. Big Brother Xiao, will you still come with us?"
"A dungeon?"
Xiao Yan frowned slightly. If they entered a dungeon, they wouldn't be together unless they were in the same party. Xiao Yan would either have to party with the three of them or wait outside the dungeon.
What was there to fight in a level 30 dungeon? Xiao Yan didn't want to go.
Actually, Xiao Yan had just mentioned it casually. If he really wanted equipment, he could just buy a bunch at the Trading House, or charge into a level 30 dungeon solo and easily farm a bunch of Silver-tier equipment.
Boring.
I'm a level 100 Great Swordsman, am I supposed to farm low-level dungeons for you?
"Not going. You guys farm your own."
Yun Ge exchanged glances with Su Lei and Ye Zi. He hadn't expected Xiao Yan to give them no face at all; they had been hoping to use Xiao Yan as free labor.
It seemed Xiao Yan only cared about protecting Yun Ge and nothing else.
"Forget it, we'll go ourselves."
Yun Ge pondered for a moment. His leveling speed was too fast, and he hadn't had time to do his homework on level 30 dungeons. There were quite a few dungeons around Sword Immortal City. Yun Ge wanted to choose one with more mobs, preferably a newly released one.
That way, the drop rate would be a bit higher.
"Is it okay without a tank? There are only three of us."
It wasn't dark yet, so the White Dew hadn't appeared yet.
Yun Ge checked his panel. Mana Bomb already had 20% damage, making it very easy to fight bosses of the same level. As long as he didn't get one-shot by the boss, fighting bosses wasn't difficult.
Maybe fighting the boss would be even faster than fighting mobs.
"It should be fine. Having Ye Zi is enough."
"If it's a level 30 dungeon, let's go to the Undead Fortress. It's full of Skeleton Witches and things like that, and the monsters are in huge groups."
"Undead Fortress, sounds good."
"Let's return to the city first."
The three of them crushed their Town Portal Scrolls. After returning to the city, Xiao Yan vanished. Yun Ge looked around, but could no longer find Xiao Yan.
"After killing Liu Qingzhu, he must have left..."
Yun Ge didn't dwell on it. Soon, they teleported to a desolate land. In front of them was a pitch-black fortress. The entrance to the fortress looked like a giant mouth, and Awakeneds were continuously entering.
"There are quite a few people here."
"It's alright. This dungeon has been open for over ten days. The boss first kill is definitely gone. Let's see how our luck is."
Yun Ge observed the surroundings vigilantly. There were many Awakeneds entering the dungeon, but none of them looked at the three of them. Su Lei and Ye Zi flanked Yun Ge, and the three of them quickly walked into the dungeon.
The first thing they saw was a large group of skeleton monsters. They held various weapons, and a green flame existed in their eyes, looking much stronger than the Skeleton Soldiers from the Ancient Battlefield Ruins.
"Undead Warrior, HP 9,600, level 32."
"Such high HP!"
Even though they were mentally prepared, they still gasped at the near 10,000 HP of the Undead Warrior.
"It's normal. The HP of mobs inside dungeons is basically double that of the outside, but the experience and coins dropped are also double. A single monster like this can drop over 1 silver coin."
A single monster was worth over 1 silver coin, and there were at least 100 Undead Warriors in front of them. If they killed all these monsters, that would be over 1 gold coin!
After leveling up, gold coins were getting easier and easier to earn!
"Let's start. Buff up, Su Lei, go pull a few back."
The three of them added buffs to themselves. Yun Ge cast Ice Shield and raised his staff, waiting for Su Lei to pull the monsters back before taking action.
Su Lei rushed up.
Su Lei retreated.
Just as Su Lei reached the first monster, all 100+ Undead Warriors actually started moving and chased after Su Lei frantically.
"Ye Zi, help!"
Su Lei yelled. His lifesteal talent could now absorb a lot, and fighting 3 or 5 mobs was no problem at all, but facing 100+ mobs, Su Lei could only run.
Ye Zi accurately cast a damage reduction buff on Su Lei. Just as she was about to ask Yun Ge what to do, Yun Ge's Hurricane had already blown out.
After a few Hurricanes, the Undead Warriors, which had been as orderly as an army, were blown into disarray and lost their formation. Immediately after, Yun Ge's Meteor Shower smashed down like a torrential downpour, and many Undead monsters were stunned on the ground.
"Thunderstorm!"
Then came the sky-filling thunder, paralyzing most of the Undead Warriors for a moment. Yun Ge switched to Blizzard.
"The monsters are slowed. Su Lei, go up and hack them!"