The heavy, oppressive atmosphere left Xia Xue feeling breathless.
As she gazed at the terrifying monster pacing behind the massive iron gate, her slender legs felt a bit weak.
Using her detection technique, she immediately assessed the attributes of the enhanced elite monster. Its attributes and appearance were completely different from those in a normal-level dungeon.
Xia Xue looked at Lin Moyu in horror. "This is nightmare difficulty! Did you choose the wrong one?"
Lin Moyu, unfazed, replied, "I made the right choice."
Right choice? Is he serious? Did he really expect them to tackle a nightmare-level dungeon together?
Just glancing at the monster's terrifying attributes made Xia Xue's teeth tremble.
"Are you crazy? We'll die!" she shouted.
Lin Moyu ignored her panic, focused instead on the task at hand. "Just follow my lead."
"What? What are you running from?"
Xia Xue was taken aback, realizing the terrifying enhanced elite monster had locked its gaze onto her.
She felt an icy grip of fear. If it weren't for her embarrassment at being laughed at by Lin Moyu, she would have bolted from the instance right then.
Suddenly, a horde of skeleton warriors filled the room. As Lin Moyu summoned even more, the chamber quickly overflowed with eighty skeletal figures.
Then, to Xia Xue's horror, Lin Moyu opened the dungeon door.
The skeleton warriors surged forward like a well-drilled legion, charging toward the mine.
Lin Moyu was already accustomed to this kind of chaotic strategy.
The enhanced elite monster behind the iron gate lunged after the skeletons and vanished in an instant.
"Follow me!" Lin Moyu commanded, taking off in a sprint.
Xia Xue stood there, dumbfounded. "Can dungeons really be played like this?"
"Hurry up! Are you scared or not?" Lin Moyu's voice echoed back through the passage.
Xia Xue, determined not to show weakness, retorted, "Miss Ben is not afraid! I won't lose to you!"
With a newfound resolve, she quickly caught up with him.
As they raced through the mine, a massive monster emerged ahead: the Nightmare-level Mine Wolf King. It was noticeably larger than the normal-level version.
Xia Xue didn't need to use her detection skill to realize just how terrifying it was.
Skeleton warriors charged at the beast, but instead of fighting back, they continued to run, seemingly unfazed by the Mine Wolf King's attacks.
"Why aren't they fighting back?" Xia Xue marveled, intrigued yet puzzled by the skeletons' strategy.
"Just keep moving!" Lin Moyu shouted, urging the skeletons forward.
As the elite monsters closed in, several skeleton warriors activated their skills simultaneously.
In an instant, one of the enhanced elite monsters was obliterated, its body flying through the air.
Lin Moyu raised his hand.
"Airburst!"
A thunderous explosion echoed through the chamber, startling Xia Xue.
Experience points flooded in, and her gauge surged by an astonishing 30%.
Dumbfounded, she realized she was witnessing a dungeon run like no other.
With multiple explosions ringing out, the once-mighty Mine Wolf King let out a pained howl before crashing to the ground.
"It died... so easily?"
She recalled their previous encounter with a normal-difficulty Mine Wolf King, where they had strategized and fought hard for over twenty minutes to claim victory.
Yet here, Lin Moyu dispatched it in an instant.
Xia Xue felt a wave of disbelief wash over her. This was not merely a different level of difficulty; it was a complete game changer.
For the same boss, nightmare difficulty was supposed to be exponentially more challenging. Yet, in Lin Moyu's presence, it was like a walk in the park.
A thrilling shock coursed through her as the realization sank in—this wasn't just a dungeon; it was a breeze for Lin Moyu.
"Are you seriously single-handedly taking on nightmare-level dungeons?" she asked incredulously.
She could hardly believe it. Who would have thought someone could conquer a nightmare-level dungeon solo while still in their early levels?
"No one's done it before," Lin Moyu replied, his expression calm.
Xia Xue pressed on, "From level 10?"
"That's right."
His affirmation struck her like a bolt of lightning. Now she understood why Lin Moyu leveled up so quickly. While she had just left the novice dungeon, he had already dived into the mine dungeon, tackling it at nightmare difficulty.
If not for the cooldown limitations, he'd likely be approaching level 20 by now.
This efficiency was staggering. In the short time they had been in the dungeon—barely ten minutes—they were already facing the final boss, a stark contrast to the hour it had taken her and her previous team to reach the same point on normal difficulty.
The imposing figure of the Giant Goblin King loomed ahead, radiating an overwhelming sense of power.
As the skeleton warriors surged forward, accompanied by a horde of fierce wolves, a cacophony of deafening roars erupted, leaving behind an eerie silence.
An upgraded light enveloped Lin Moyu, signifying another victory.