Chapter 16: Destroying Corpses And Eradicating Traces, There May Be Danger Here

Boom! Boom! Boom!

A corpse was thrown into the air. The explosions continued. Lin Moyu detonated all the corpses, ensuring the real destruction of corpses and traces. After doing all this, Lin Moyu entered the dungeon copy.

The scattered people who had protested earlier finally dared to approach. When the corpses exploded, the terrifying energy felt like a knife scraping their aching bodies.

"Hey, they're all dead."

"There really wasn't a single one left alive."

"Not only did no one survive, even the corpses were obliterated."

"Truly destroying corpses and eliminating traces, people don't exaggerate the cruelty."

"This time, we have gotten entangled with the Dynasty Guild."

"The Dynasty Guild will not let this go easily."

"What should we do?"

Wang Yi suddenly stood up and said, "Everyone, considering the Dynasty Guild's character, they will definitely not let this incident pass."

"If caught by them, whether we speak or not, the outcome will be fatal."

"I have a proposal; it's better for everyone to retreat now."

"Leave Xihai City, leave Jiangning Province, and stay away from the Dynasty Guild's sphere of influence."

"Anyway, there is more than one place to level up, and the Dynasty Guild cannot be omnipresent, so they may not find us."

His proposal was immediately accepted by everyone. As he said, the Dynasty Guild is not merciful. Whether they confess or not, if caught, the end will be the same.

Wang Yi clasped his fists together, "I'll take my leave first, and hope to see you all by chance in the future."

"Stay safe!"

With his encouragement, everyone retreated one after another, and the dungeon entrance became empty in the blink of an eye. The fire was extinguished, leaving only a black vortex slowly rotating at the Xihai Mine instance entrance, making a faint whirring sound. Moonlight reigned over the area again.

Half an hour later, several people were teleported out of the dungeon. Wang Zihao had a little disappointment on his face. This dungeon trip still failed to obtain the Goblin King's crystal nucleus. It will take 12 hours to enter the copy next time. However, he still had a chance, as there were a few days left before the big exam, allowing him to enter at least four dungeons.

"Hey, why is there no one here?"

"Where did Zhao Ji go?"

"Where did all the scattered people disappear to?"

"Something doesn't seem right."

"Zhao Ji disappeared, and all the scattered people vanished. What happened?"

The few people who accompanied Wang Zihao to the dungeon showed panic. They were all only level 17, and their experience was far inferior to Zhao Ji and others. At this time, they could only rely on Wang Zihao as the backbone, after all, he was the young president of the Dynasty Guild.

However, Wang Zihao was also confused, his face covered with question marks. After thinking for a long time, he said, "Launch the signal flare; if Zhao Ji is nearby, there will be a response when he sees it."

A signal bomb was lifted into the air and exploded, forming a huge ball of light visible clearly within a radius of ten miles. There was no response until the signal flare was completely extinguished, indicating that Zhao Ji and others should not be in the vicinity.

Wang Zihao realized that Zhao Ji and the others must have encountered something during the time he entered the dungeon. Otherwise, it is impossible for them to leave. Would Zhao Ji have been killed? With the strength of Zhao Ji and the others, there was no overwhelming existence in this area that could crush them. He wouldn't think about it either. Even if they were killed, they would definitely leave traces. But there was nothing in front of his eyes.

"Not only is Zhao Ji not here, but everyone else is gone too."

"Something must have happened here, maybe there will be danger."

"Let's leave first, go back and see if we can contact Zhao Ji."

The atmosphere here was too weird, so Wang Zihao decided to leave first.

Lin Moyu was alone in the dungeon copy, and 64 skeleton warriors were rampaging all the way. The gameplay style was exactly the same as before, and the experience increased rapidly. This time, the efficiency was higher than last time, as Lin Moyu had reached the end of the instance after only one hour.

64 skeleton warriors surrounded them together, bombarding the Goblin King indiscriminately. There was a sound like iron strikes. Lin Moyu had previous experience. Whenever the Goblin King wanted to activate a skill, he interrupted it with Soul Flame. The soul flame was almost instant, a bit faster than the Goblin King's skill.

In less than 30 seconds, the majestic boss of the nightmare-level dungeon fell to the ground and died in extreme frustration.

[Kill the King of Goblins, experience +40000]

[Obtain a bronze-level weapon, the Goblin King's magic book.]

[Obtain a low-level monster crystal nucleus.]

Sure enough, this time, instead of dropping the Goblin King's crystal nucleus, it became a low-level monster crystal nucleus. The Goblin King's crystal nucleus would drop once every 100 days, highlighting its preciousness.

Lin Moyu thought that when he arrived at Xiajing Academy, he might be able to find an alchemist to make the Goblin King's ring from the crystal nucleus. This type of BOSS jewelry, no matter the profession or level, is very useful.

Lin Moyu checked the attributes of the Goblin King's magic book.

[Goblin King's Magic Book: Bronze Level, Spirit +10, Constitution +10, Mage-type skills increase by 3%, available after level 12.]

Looking at the attributes, although it was not very suitable, it could be used. Holding a book seemed a bit interesting. Mage skills increased the power by 3%, which was useful for soul flames and corpse explosions, but not for skeleton warriors, as skeleton warriors didn't seem to belong to law and were not mage skills.

The upgraded light on his body had not completely disappeared. Lin Moyu reached level 13 while killing the Goblin King.

"Experience requirements have begun to increase."

"The next copy should aim for less than level 14."

"If I want to reach level 15, I need to play 3 more times."

"Based on time, I can download at most 5 copies, and at most I can reach level 16."

"It's a little worse than expected. It should be enough for the 16th grade entrance examination at Xiajing Academy."

Lin Moyu quit the copy. It was very quiet outside the dungeon, unusually quiet.

"All gone?"

Lin Moyu thought for a while and basically understood the cause and effect. Leaving may have been the best choice for those scattered people. Looking around, he didn't linger, quickly sinking into the darkness and disappearing.

The warm sun rose into the sky, and the earth ushered in the second day. Finally, another team arrived at the dungeon entrance.

"Hey, why is there no one here today?"

"It used to be so lively."

"Strange, where did everyone go?"

The team was puzzled but didn't think much of it. They chose the normal difficulty setting and entered the dungeon instance.

Then people trickled in one after another, and the dungeon entrance became lively once more. After the cooldown period ended, Lin Moyu returned and entered the dungeon again.

"What a weirdo."

"He has such a cold demeanor, doesn't say a word."

"The summoned skeleton creatures around him look so cool. Although a bit scary, they're really impressive."

"What's the use of looking cool if he just ignores us?"

"I saw him go in alone, as if he wanted to attempt a solo clear."

From a distance, Xia Xue spotted Lin Moyu entering the dungeon alone. The skeleton warrior beside him was too conspicuous. She knew only Lin Moyu, the necromancer, had such unique summoned creatures in the whole world. Necromancer was an exceedingly rare profession.

Xia Xue's eyes held a mix of complex emotions, "He wants to solo the dungeon again..."

She bit her lip. Today she had just reached level 10, so she came directly to try the dungeon. Although only level 10, her rare elemental mage status made it easy to find a party. The West Sea Mine dungeon was only level 14 difficulty, not extraordinarily challenging, especially on normal mode.

However, soloing it was still no easy feat. Yet Lin Moyu strode ahead, aiming to clear it alone once more. Dissatisfaction flashed in Xia Xue's eyes, "I won't lose to you, just you wait and see." Soon she too found a party and entered the dungeon instance.

Inside the nightmare-level difficulty, Lin Moyu steadily pushed forward. After yesterday's upgrade, his skeleton warrior army had grown to 68. With 12 hours of meditation restoring his mental strength fully, Lin Moyu summoned 4 more skeleton Cruzes after entering, raising his forces to 72 undead warriors forming a formidable horde.

Efficiency was higher than before. Wherever the skeleton legion marched, not a single blade of grass remained. Lin Moyu was also quite familiar with the layout now, so their advancement was swifter. Just 45 minutes later, they encountered an old foe.

"Wake up, your slumber ends here," Lin Moyu addressed the stirring Goblin King as skeleton blades hacked away. By the time the dazed boss rose, most of its vitality was depleted.

Flames erupted from its maw, but Lin Moyu's descending soul flame interrupted its skills. In under 30 seconds, the Goblin King crumpled again, aggrieved.

[Kill the King of Goblins, experience +40000]

[Obtain a bronze-level weapon, the Goblin King's longbow]

[Obtain a low-level monster crystal nucleus]

[Goblin King's Longbow: Bronze level, Strength +10, Agility +10, Bow skill power increased by 3%, available after level 12]

The dropped items were the same as before. Lin Moyu just glanced at them before storing them away. The Goblin King's eyes held a dejected unwillingness, as if it recognized its tormentor.

"No need for that depressed look, I won't be coming back in a few more runs," Lin Moyu murmured, unsure if the boss could comprehend.

"Anyway, you were fated to die, it doesn't matter who killed you, right? And I'll just make it quicker with less suffering."

"Actually, I don't want to kill you, but I can't help it if I want to level up."

Not much different from expectations, this run too fell just short of hitting level 14, about 20% away from the upgrade. Next time for sure.

Lin Moyu departed the instance swiftly, not lingering.

In the afternoon, a contingent from the Dynasty Guild arrived, though not to attempt the dungeon this time. The young president Wang Zihao was absent, as were those who had partnered with him previously.

The Dynasty Guild had come to investigate the strange happenings from yesterday when Zhao Jiniao disappeared along with the dozen others he had led, as well as all the scattered players present. It was as if they had vanished into thin air.

This time, the Dynasty Guild members were quite restrained and courteous in their inquiries. However, everyone present had only arrived today and knew nothing about the previous day's events.

After a lengthy but fruitless investigation, they could only withdraw. Somehow, rumors spread that the Dynasty Guild had tried to blockade the dungeon, sparking outrage from many players. Today, the Professional Association issued a stern warning - any further such actions would incur severe consequences. Dungeon instances were resources for all, not for any single guild to control, even for a single hour.

At Dynasty Guild headquarters, the president Wang Wei berated Wang Zihao harshly.

"Have you lost your damn mind?!" he thundered. "How did you come up with the idiocy of blocking the dungeon entrance?!"

"Do you think our Dynasty Guild can just cover the sky with one hand? Defy the entire Shenxia Empire and Professional Association combined?"

"If you have a death wish, die yourself - don't drag our guild into the muck!"

"Don't go anywhere these days, just stay put in the guild compound. Your level is enough, so calmly prepare for the big exam."

Wang Zihao lowered his head, saying nothing for a long while before finally asking, "But what about Zhao Ji and the others who disappeared?"

Wang Wei waved a dismissive hand. "I've already sent people to investigate that matter, so don't fret over it. Making a whole group vanish at once is beyond your capability to orchestrate."

Anyway, Wang Zihao was already level 16, enough for Xiajing Academy's entrance requirements. Even confined for a few days unable to level further, it wouldn't significantly impact him.