5: Quickly clear Frostwolf Valley

Chapter 5: Rapidly Clearing Frostwolf Valley

After Liang Shaoyu left with his people, Qin Wuyao glanced at the Tian Yuan Restaurant nearby and said to Lu Ran, "Do you want to eat? My treat."

"No need for that, but thank you for what happened earlier," Lu Ran replied.

He found it strange why Qin Wuyao was so enthusiastic in helping him.

"I'm about to go level up. Want to come along?" Qin Wuyao continued to ask.

"I'm going to eat," Lu Ran waved his hand.

He glanced at the few people around Qin Wuyao; they were all high-level professionals.

Of course, their levels wouldn't be too high.

Because if the level gap in a team is too large, there's a severe experience penalty, sometimes even no experience at all.

Often, when big families bring new people, the level gap doesn't exceed Level 15.

Four Level 15 professionals leveling up in the wild with new people, while still incurring an experience penalty, benefit from the sheer speed!

This was much faster than new players forming their own teams to fight wild monsters.

Lu Ran knew before that Qin Wuyao's family had considerable influence, but he didn't have a concrete idea. Now it seemed that even someone like Liang Shaoyu didn't dare to utter a sound after being kicked by Qin Wuyao, indicating that Qin Wuyao's family background was much more significant than the Liang Family.

"Then do you need equipment? Better beginner equipment would make leveling up more convenient for you," Qin Wuyao continued.

"Uh... no, really, thank you," Lu Ran said, shaking his head.

He couldn't hit a smiling face, and Qin Wuyao being so kind to him made Lu Ran genuinely uncomfortable.

Qin Wuyao had no choice but to leave the city to level up.

Lu Ran, on the other hand, went to the Poverty Area for a good meal, spending almost all of his hundred-plus gold coins, before returning to the Dungeon Hall.

In the hall, the assassin youth from before had followed him all the way.

But he was surprised to find that Lu Ran did not continue to the training ground but came to the small team dungeon area.

This area was divided into several sections based on various levels.

Lu Ran came to the area for under Level 10, where the options were limited, as there were only two dungeons for under Level 10.

The Level 5 Frostwolf Valley.

The Level 10 Death Mine.

Inside the teleportation array, many low-level professionals had already formed teams, with the team leader selecting the dungeon and difficulty, then the entire team would enter.

There were also some high-level professionals leading low-level ones.

Only Lu Ran was by himself as he stepped into the teleportation array.

The youth tasked with watching Lu Ran was somewhat surprised. He looked around but couldn't find Lu Ran's teammates.

Lu Ran, meanwhile, directly selected Frostwolf Valley.

As for the difficulty, Lu Ran didn't get ahead of himself and chose Normal difficulty, confirming his entry.

Swish~

He entered the team dungeon alone!

The youth saw Lu Ran's figure flash and disappear, and he was stunned. With trembling hands, he quickly opened his communicator.

He sent a message to Qin Wuyao: Lu Ran, he, he entered Frostwolf Valley alone!

Qin Wuyao, who had just left the city and was looking for a leveling area, suddenly received the message.

After reading it, Qin Wuyao was also bewildered.

Lu Ran was only Level 5!

He was just Level 5, had a meal, and then entered Frostwolf Valley alone?

What kind of move was this?

He didn't even have a healer teammate, and he just went in?

Isn't that seeking death?

After thinking for a moment, Qin Wuyao replied, "Keep watching. If he manages to come out alive, notify me immediately."

After Lu Ran entered the dungeon, the biting cold made him shiver involuntarily.

Before his eyes was a snow-covered valley, a world of ice and snow.

A winding, straight path led to the final BOSS, the Frostwolf King.

"In Normal difficulty Frostwolf Valley, there are a total of 150 Frost Wolves across three areas, three Elite Frost Wolves, and finally the BOSS Frostwolf King," Lu Ran mused.

Lu Ran had studied the academy's theoretical courses quite diligently, so he was very familiar with them.

Dungeon difficulties were divided into five levels: Normal, Hard, Hell, Nightmare, and Abyss.

The higher the difficulty, the better the experience and equipment rewards, and more gold coins would drop.

However, the higher the difficulty, the stronger the monsters' attributes in all aspects!

This was Lu Ran's first time in a dungeon, so it was safer to test the waters first.

The training dungeon couldn't satisfy Lu Ran, because he needed money!

Of course, he also needed equipment.

Taking a deep breath, Lu Ran stepped forward, moving out of the safe zone.

Then he plunged his withered staff into the ground, and an endless stream of Skeleton Soldiers poured out, covering the ground.

Lu Ran now had 450 mana points.

He could summon a total of ninety Skeleton Soldiers!

This didn't even account for the mana replenished through natural recovery.

Then, Lu Ran waved his staff, and the Skeleton Soldier army advanced in a mighty torrent.

Wherever they passed, nothing was left standing!

All the Frost Wolves they encountered were swarmed by the Skeleton Soldiers and killed.

The Skeleton Soldiers weren't even significantly depleted; after all, the Frost Wolves' attacks were limited, and if they couldn't instantly kill a Skeleton Soldier, they would immediately be hacked to death by a flurry of blades from the Skeleton Soldiers!

[Successfully killed Frost Wolf, gained 70 experience points]

The experience was good, even higher than that of same-level monsters in the training ground!

Most importantly, not only experience, but also the small monsters in the dungeon had a chance to drop equipment and gold coins!

Lu Ran, meanwhile, focused on picking up items from behind, even finding it a bit boring.

He quickly arrived at the area of the first Elite Frost Wolf.

The Elite Frost Wolf was as stout as an ox, extremely fast, and had high attack power. Its attacks also carried ice elemental properties; if hit by an Elite Frost Wolf's attack, one's attack speed and movement speed would be reduced.

But this creature had no chance to even touch Lu Ran.

The moment it entered the combat zone, a group of Skeleton Soldiers rushed forward.

Then, bang!

Twenty Skeleton Soldiers surrounded the Elite Frost Wolf and triggered Corpse Explosion on the spot!

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A series of damage numbers floated up, and the Elite Frost Wolf's health instantly emptied, collapsing to the ground with a mournful howl.

[Successfully killed Elite Frost Wolf, gained 300 experience points]

A blue light still shimmered on the wolf's corpse.

"A blue item dropped?" Lu Ran's eyes lit up, and he excitedly moved closer.

His calculations were precise; the Elite Frost Wolf had no magic resistance and could take full Corpse Explosion damage. Its health was only 2000, and the damage from Lu Ran's controlled twenty Skeleton Soldier Corpse Explosions was as high as 2400!

He didn't even need twenty Skeleton Soldiers; a dozen would be enough for an instant kill!

In this world, equipment score, level, and quality divisions were extremely strict.

White: Inferior equipment.

Green: Common equipment.

Blue: Fine equipment.

Purple: Rare equipment.

Gold: Legendary equipment.

Red: Epic equipment.

The higher the level and the better the quality, the more valuable it was!

At the same time, based on the strength of their attributes, their value also varied wildly!

His luck was pretty good; the Frost Wolf dropped a Level 5 [Frost Wolf Robe], and its fine quality attributes were quite decent.

It added 13 points to Intelligence!

Lu Ran didn't even bother looking at the other defensive attributes, as he wouldn't need them at all.

However, these 13 points of Intelligence could provide Lu Ran with 130 points of maximum mana, meaning he could summon twenty more Skeleton Soldiers!

As a result, Lu Ran's monster-clearing speed became even faster!

He would instantly kill any Elite Frost Wolf he encountered with Corpse Explosion, then continue forward.

In just twenty minutes, Lu Ran arrived at the Frostwolf King's area.

The Frostwolf King's pure white fur almost gleamed with a metallic sheen as it roamed within the BOSS area.

Its size was a full circle larger than an Elite Frost Wolf!

Seemingly sensing an intruder in its territory, the Frostwolf King paused, staring intently in Lu Ran's direction.

But because Lu Ran hadn't yet stepped into the BOSS arena, he couldn't trigger combat, so the Frostwolf King only remained vigilant.

Lu Ran glanced at the Frostwolf King, raised an eyebrow, and muttered, "What are you staring at?"

Then, with a grand wave of his hand,

A full hundred Skeleton Soldiers swarmed forward.

Collective self-detonation!

The poor BOSS Frostwolf King suffered its most humiliating death in its wolf life; it barely moved a few steps before being instantly blown to smithereens and dying on the spot!

Lu Ran also received a notification:

[Successfully killed BOSS Frostwolf King, gained 1000 experience points]

At the same time, two pieces of equipment dropped at the Frostwolf King's feet: one blue item and one purple item!