At nightfall, Lin Moyu ventured into the dungeon for the fourth time. This time, the number of skeleton warriors had increased to seventy-six. Having conquered the dungeon on the previous three attempts, he was well acquainted with its layout. As he entering the dungeon, a new idea occurred to him
"It's worth a try," he muttered. "If it's successful, it could be used in other dungeons in the future."
With this thought, he ordered all the skeleton warriors to charge into the mineshaft like a tidal wave, attracting a multitude of monsters. But instead of engaging them, the skeleton warriors relentlessly advanced into the depths of the dungeon.
Thus, an extraordinary spectacle unfolded in the dungeon: a huge horde of skeleton warriors in the lead, followed by a multitude of goblin monsters and Lin Moyu running after them with a smile on his face.
When the skeleton warriors reached the bronze stage, the maximum distance between them and Lin Moyu increased to one thousand meters, a distance he had to maintain. Led by a horde of almost a hundred monsters, they charged towards the Mining Wolf King's cave. Their arrival startled the Mining Wolf King, who immediately launched an attack on the skeleton warriors, but to no avail. As all the monsters under the command of Lin Moyu caught up, the Skeleton Warriors' freedom of movement became increasingly restricted and the monsters moved closer together.
Meanwhile, Lin Moyu's figure appeared at the entrance of the mine shaft. Suddenly, the skeleton warriors launched an attack and killed one of the goblin mine guards, whose body was hurled high into the air and exploded with a loud bang on impact. The entire cave shook as countless rocks fell from the walls. Dozens of goblin mine guards fell in droves.
Meanwhile, notifications flooded Lin Moyu's vision, but he had no time to waste. As numerous new corpses emerged, he continuously set off corpse explosions, triggering ten consecutive explosions and shaking the foundations of the dungeon.
This time, the Mining Wolf King did not try to retreat, but perished in the explosions. As a result, the iron gates of the passageway opened and a swarm of Mining Direwolves poured out. At that moment, Lin Moyu realized that the gates opened automatically and the Mining Wolf King no longer had to retreat.
"Go on, lure them all into the pit," Lin Moyu ordered as the skeleton warriors rushed towards the pit. What awaited them in the pit? Alongside a few goblin monsters stood the Goblin King. With over a hundred Mine Direwolves in tow, the Skeleton Warriors charged forward while Lin Moyu ran behind them, his body radiating the glow of leveling up.
The previous mass monster explosion had catapulted him to level fourteen, which he had reached in just five minutes since entering the dungeon. Such speed was unprecedented. The skeletal warriors raced down the mine shaft, dragging all the creatures in the pit with them. When they reached the bottom of the pit, more than two hundred monsters, goblins and mining derwolves followed them in large numbers.
As the goblin king gradually regained consciousness, confusion clouded his eyes. What kind of chaos was this?
"I have returned," Lin Moyu explained as he descended. The skeletal warriors ceased their attack and began their counterattack. With a savage slash, Lin Moyu's sword shimmered red as he unleashed his skills. Accompanied by a miserable scream, a Mining Direwolf instantly disappeared, its body rising into the air and exploding mid-flight. The echo of the explosions reverberated incessantly, threatening to bring down the entire cave.
Experience points increased rapidly, notifications flooded in and a wealth of materials and items filled his inventory. The Goblin King, who had only just woken up and had not yet stood up, succumbed to the successive barrage of corpse explosion attacks and collapsed to the ground, defeated. This time his demise was quicker and more decisive than before, lasting only a few seconds, even in the midst of the death throes.
Lin Moyu sighed lightly as he saw the Goblin King's face twisted in displeasure.
"I will give you three more chances," he said, "you will have to endure three more deaths."
"After all, you have gotten used to death, every day someone comes to kill you."
[Goblin king slain, +40000 experience]
[Acquired Bronze level weapon, Staff of the Goblin King]
[Acquired a low-level monster crystal core]
[Staff of the Goblin King: Bronze level, Spirit +10, Constitution +10, increases the power of mage skills by 3%, usable from level 12]
Looking at his experience, Lin Moyu realized that he was at level 14, 60%. Another try would bring him to level 15. Upon reaching level 15, the experience requirements would skyrocket, at least doubling or tripling.
"If I calculate the time, I can come three more times at most. Barring unforeseen circumstances, I should be able to reach level 16."
"But that depends on the experience requirements beyond level 15."
Outside the dungeon, the usual hustle and bustle was back, albeit with fewer people and a very different crowd. Lin Moyu scanned the area, but couldn't recognize a single familiar face. He gathered from the conversations of the others that the Dynasty Guild was visiting, but was unable to gather any useful information. Instead of moving away this time, Lin Moyu looked for a secluded place to meditate.
The number of Skeleton Warriors had increased by another four to seventy-six. Each Skeleton Warrior had four-dimensional attributes that reached a value of 4600, surpassing even the Goblin King, the final boss of the Nightmare. Their only drawback was that they had no powerful abilities, unlike the Goblin King's Flame Ray, which had immense destructive power.
While he was meditating, Lin Moyu suddenly received a message from the skeleton warriors: someone was approaching.