Chapter 70

After clearing this area, Wu Shaochen realized there was no passage. He returned to the center and walked to the right, soon entering another mining area. He saw a large number of skeletons scattered throughout. Casting Insight, he discovered they were level 25 Skeleton Assassins with an attack power of 720, health of 65,000, defense of 560, and the assassin-exclusive skill, Backstab. However, the Skeleton Assassins' Backstab was slightly stronger than Wu Shaochen's, ignoring 55% of defense and dealing 160% damage with a cooldown of 25 seconds.

"An upgraded version?" Wu Shaochen wondered. The name and skill were identical, but all attributes were improved.

"Can skills be upgraded? But I haven't seen any upgrade button," Wu Shaochen pondered but decided to figure it out later.

Without further thought, Wu Shaochen noted these assassins lacked control skills. Despite each Backstab dealing over 700 damage to him, he could still withstand attacks from more than ten of them. Moreover, Silver Wolf occasionally boosted his attack and defense, making the battle manageable.

He continued grinding until past midnight, finally clearing all 612 Skeleton Assassins. His experience reached LV23: 407742/600000, and his Immortal Body increased his health by 612 points, bringing it to 16,319. Silver Wolf leveled up to 17, with 96,400 health, 750 physical defense, 500 magic defense, 1250 attack, and an impressive speed of 500. Apart from health, these attributes were on par with a Silver BOSS.

"Alright, time to return to the dungeon. I should be able to get another piece of golden equipment," Wu Shaochen thought, using a return scroll to teleport back to Jinling City. He then hurried towards the dungeon.

"Boss, Chenfeng is back and heading towards the dungeon," someone reported.

Wu Shaochen arrived at the Linlang Dungeon, which was less crowded now as players had shifted their focus back to leveling up. He quickly formed a one-man team and entered the dungeon.

Meanwhile, Jinling City was bustling with players noticing the Aoshi Qunxiong guild gathering at the city gates.

"Aoshi Qunxiong is up to something big again."

"Ha ha, there's some drama coming. Jinling City has been too quiet lately, it's unsettling."

"Yeah, but who are they planning to fight this time?"

"No idea. Do you think they're going after Chenfeng again?"

"Could be! Let's follow and see."

Soon, Aoshi Qunxiong's three-thousand-strong force marched towards the Linlang Secret Realm, quickly surrounding its entrance. Aoshi Tianxia, clad in silver armor, stood in the center, glaring towards the Linlang Secret Realm with hatred in his eyes. "Chenfeng, today is your doomsday!"

After two days of rest and development, Aoshi Qunxiong's overall strength had greatly improved. Their three thousand elite members were all equipped with at least black iron gear, with a full range of professions. Over a dozen core members were fully clad in bronze gear, a drastic upgrade from before.

Wu Shaochen was well-practiced with the Linlang Secret Realm. This time, he was even stronger than before, and Silver Wolf had become incredibly powerful. If not for its troublesome poison, Wu Shaochen might not have been able to defeat it. Silver Wolf, with its talent for 30% attack damage and 30% lifesteal, dashed through the monster hordes, killing efficiently. Wu Shaochen no longer needed to rely on it as much.

This time, thanks to doubled poison damage and Silver Wolf's help, Wu Shaochen cleared the dungeon in just 16 minutes, breaking his own record. After killing the guardian, he obtained another piece of golden equipment and a silver chest as a final reward. He didn't have time to open it before being teleported out, which he had anticipated, but he hadn't expected to be ambushed.

As soon as he was teleported out, Wu Shaochen was hit by a barrage of attacks, his health rapidly decreasing. Without hesitation, he activated Void to avoid the remaining attacks. Looking ahead, he saw a crowd of people, recognizing some familiar faces, and realized who was attacking. Thankfully, his pet automatically returned to the pet space during teleportation, sparing Silver Wolf from potentially losing a level.

On the Aoshi Qunxiong side, seeing their archers and mages finally dealing more than -1 damage to Wu Shaochen, hitting for hundreds, they were thrilled. Shield Guards and Warriors charged at Wu Shaochen.

"Damn, at least this isn't the city gate where thousands can attack at once," Wu Shaochen thought. The Linlang Secret Realm area could accommodate a few thousand, but not as many could attack simultaneously. Only a few hundred could reach him at a time.

His sudden appearance caught most of Aoshi Qunxiong off guard, preventing a simultaneous attack that could have killed him. With better-equipped players, a one-versus-thousands fight was now impossible. Last time, he only survived thanks to a protective scroll. Individual strength had its limits; numbers still mattered.

Wu Shaochen's Void soon wore off, and Aoshi Qunxiong's Shield Guards and Warriors blocked his escape routes. As the next wave of ranged attacks was about to hit, Wu Shaochen's figure suddenly vanished. Everyone was stunned until Aoshi Tianxia shouted, "He's here!"

At this moment, Wu Shaochen appeared right behind Aoshi Tianxia. He immediately unleashed a Heavy Strike followed by a Weak Point Break, instantly taking him down. Despite not having added to his strength, Wu Shaochen's attack power was over 1700, and these two skills dealt more than 5700 damage. Aoshi Tianxia, being a warrior, clearly didn't have enough health to withstand that.

As Aoshi Tianxia fell, two pieces of equipment dropped to the ground, which Wu Shaochen quickly scooped up. By then, the rest of Aoshi Qunxiong had reacted, throwing skills at Wu Shaochen. However, Wu Shaochen took out a scroll, crushed it, and disappeared, leaving the members of Aoshi Qunxiong in disarray.

"This..." Aoshi Jueqing swallowed hard, at a loss for words. Thousands of them had surrounded one person, yet he had managed to kill their leader and escape effortlessly.

"What do we do now?" Aoshi Gufeng asked. He had always been against attacking Chenfeng, believing it wouldn't be that easy to kill him, but their leader wouldn't listen.

"I've reported the situation to the boss. He wants us to head back," said Aoshi Fangyu.

Meanwhile, at the resurrection point in Jinling City, Aoshi Tianxia's face was so dark it seemed it could drip water. He had predicted correctly that the attacks from his thousands of followers could break through Chenfeng's defenses. After all, one point of strength adds two points of attack, while one point of resilience only adds one point of defense, meaning attack is destined to be higher than defense. However, he had still underestimated Chenfeng's trump cards. Being killed by Chenfeng once again in front of everyone, his hatred for Chenfeng had become uncontrollable.