"Shit! I leveled up?!"
In his dream, Lin Yuan, who was in spectator mode, was suddenly startled, then beamed with joy.
Gu Chen looked over and saw that not only Lin Yuan, but also Lin Qingqing, Su Ran, and Wu Ziyi had leveled up, all to level 5.
He himself was almost at level 8.
Lin Qingqing and Su Ran were ecstatic. Remember, they hadn't even reached halfway through the dungeon!
They had reached level 5 without doing anything along the way. In the past, this would have been unthinkable.
"I wonder how Li Wenhui is doing?" Lin Qingqing suddenly remembered Gu Chen's bet.
"It's definitely screwed," Lin Yuan said. "Li Wenhui cleared a Normal-level dungeon this morning. He's only level 4, and he's wearing a Rare-level Knight set. And he's already thinking about going to a Hell-level dungeon?"
"It's hard to say," Wu Ziyi analyzed from the side. "Li Wenhui not only has a Rare-level set, he also possesses an A-level talent. Furthermore, his team members' class combinations are far superior to ours."
"He actually has an A-level talent? How come I didn't know about it?" Lin Yuan looked surprised.
"It's normal. For ordinary people, many information channels are closed." Wu Ziyi raised his head slightly.
"Then how did you know? Aren't you also an ordinary person?"
"Me? Humph! Even ordinary people are different..."
As they chatted, Gu Chen used a health potion to completely restore the Vampire Lord's health.
Immediately, [Vampire Heritage] was cast again, transforming five more corpses into vampire descendants: one level 6 guard, two level 7 guards, and two level 8 guards.
Why not transform more vampire descendants at once?
Because the Vampire Lord still had to battle the level 13 Black Robe Deacon, he needed to maintain a health level above 50% to prepare for any unexpected situations.
As for the transformed vampire guards, they retained the basic attributes of the Fallen Guards while also possessing the vampire instincts, thus greatly enhancing their combat power.
With their superior senses and speed, coupled with their exceptional recovery abilities, almost every vampire guard could face one or two Fallen Guards head-on, even when suppressed by the Gray Mist Curse.
As the battle continued, the number of vampire guards gradually increased, and the Fallen Guards began to lose ground, with only a dozen or so remaining to hold their ground.
Meanwhile, the vampire lord's attacks intensified. After a few rounds, the black-robed deacon's health dropped below halfway.
And only six of the Fallen Guards remained in the main hall.
Twenty-five vampire guards killed six Fallen Guards. The tide was turning, and the situation was favorable.
Longswords and great axes continued to strike, the Fallen Guards' health steadily decreasing. Soon, one of them collapsed to the ground.
[Kill a LV.9 Fallen Guardian, +521 EXP]
[Level Up]
[Level: LV.8 (13/4850)]
[Strength: 107]
[Agility: 106]
[Constitution: 113]
[Spirit: 114]
[Summoned Beasts: Vampire Lord LV.8 [Legendary★], Nightmare Lord LV.8 [Epic]]
[Talent - Currently Gain One Dark Bloodline]
"Awesome!" Gu Chen's eyes lit up with joy.
After upgrading, the Vampire Lord's health was instantly restored to full.
[Vampire Heritage] activated again, causing the Vampire Lord's health to plummet. Five guard corpses rose from the ground, their eyes blazing with bloodthirsty red light.
35 vs. 5, the number of Vampire guards increased again.
Gu Chen activated his talent, gaining a Dark Bloodline.
[You have obtained: Dark Bloodline - First Generation]
[Dark Bloodline - First Generation: Can be used to upgrade a first-generation dark creature, or to awaken a royal dark creature's bloodline.]
"Upgrade!"
After careful consideration, Gu Chen integrated this dark bloodline into the Nightmare Overlord.
[Summoned Beast Star Upgraded Successfully]
[Nightmare Lord [Epic] → Nightmare Lord [Epic★]]
[Level: LV.8]
[HP: 11150]
[Attributes: Strength 119, Agility 126, Vitality 125, Spirit 130]
[Talents: Unspeakable, Dream Come True]
[Skill I: Disillusionment Instant Kill [Epic]]
[Skill II: Nightmare Haunting [Epic]]
[Skill III: Deep Dream [Epic]]
[Skill [Nightmare Haunting] Enhanced]
[Nightmare Haunting: Every 10 Spirit points summons a Nightmare Servant. Nightmare Servant entangles the target for a short period of time. Targets entangled by multiple Nightmare Servants will receive multiple damage.]
After the skill enhancement, [Nightmare Haunting] has an additional control effect, entangles the target for a short period of time.
Furthermore, if entangled by two Nightmare Servants, the target will take double damage.
Five equals five times, and ten equals ten times.
However, the damage source must be the Nightmare Overlord to inflict multiple damage; otherwise, it's ineffective.
"That's quite impressive!" Gu Chen's eyes suddenly lit up.
Previously, this skill simply attached the Nightmare Servants to the target, without any control effects. Now, it can entangle the target in place, which is a completely different story.
Gu Chen's thought flashed through his mind, and black mist rose around the Nightmare Overlord. Three dark shadows flashed and entangled the three remaining Fallen Guardians.
The control effect was immediately activated, and the three Fallen Guardians, entangled by the Nightmare Servants, lost their ability to move and were cut down on the spot by the nearby Vampire Guardians.
Then, three dark shadows flew out from the guards' corpses and returned to the Nightmare Overlord's side.
[Kill a LV8 Fallen Guardian, +235 XP]
[Kill a LV9 Fallen Guardian, +518 XP]
[Kill a LV8 Fallen Guardian, +230 XP]
[Kill/Assist check active, you have accumulated 3 Whisper of the Dead]
Awesome!
This is exactly what I was looking for!
The cost of summoning a Nightmare Servant is negligible, but it allows the Nightmare Overlord to activate a dream while simultaneously accumulating stacks of the Necromancer Orb—killing two birds with one stone.
"Holy crap! That's awesome!" Lin Yuan couldn't help but exclaim.
He wasn't impressed by Gu Chen's ability to accumulate 3 Whisper of the Dead with just one move, but was deeply shocked by the corpses of the guards scattered throughout the main hall.
That's the equivalent of 200,000 HP!
And just like that, they were destroyed!
This meant that defeating the Black Robe Deacon was a piece of cake.
Lin Yuan was slightly startled, suddenly realizing he was getting a little carried away.
That was a level 13 elite monster!
It had an average stat of 130 and a whopping 35,000 HP. He couldn't kill it even with a heavy sword for a whole day. How could it be a piece of cake?
He hadn't drunk any alcohol before entering the dungeon, so how could he be so drunk?
At this point, all the Fallen Guards had been killed, and the Black Robe Deacon could no longer use his minions to deflect damage.
On the Blood Lord's side, the healing potion had long since worn off. He suffered from the effects of his weakened state and engaged in a tense battle with the Black Robe Deacon.
At this moment, the Blood Lord suddenly gave up the fight and retreated rapidly.
The Blood Lord, however, rushed towards the Black Robe Deacon like crazy, fearlessly.
The first person to reach the black-robed deacon was a level 9 vampire guard.
Without a word, he self-destructed!
That's right, self-destructed!
With a bang, the explosion instantly shattered two thousand of the black-robed deacon's health.
Followed by, a second vampire guard arrived, then a third, and a fourth.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The explosions resonated like thunder, shaking the main hall.
The black-robed deacon's health plummeted, plummeting, reaching zero in a matter of seconds.
Beneath the blood-stained black robe, a tall figure collapsed to the ground, completely motionless.