Kill Black Robe Butler Elite LV.13, +1573 XP]
[Obtained: Summoner Skill Book*1]
[Obtained: Stand Doll*1]
[Obtained: Healing Potion*3]
[Obtained: Life Restoration Potion*2]
"Summoner Skill Book!"
What a stroke of luck!
Gu Chen's face lit up with joy, and he quickly opened his pocket space.
[Skill Book: Full Link]
[Profession: Summoner]
[Level: 5]
[Quality: Rare]
[Effect: Fully links your status with summoned units, sharing buffs and debuffs.]
This skill is quite impressive. One portion of the cost is shared with the summoned unit, leaving only one-third, and one portion of the benefit is shared with the summoned unit, making it three times as much.
Although no equipment was dropped this time, the rare drop of a class skill book is quite valuable.
Learn a skill.
A purple light shone from the summoning book before disappearing.
[You have learned a new skill [Full Link]]
"Finally, a skill," Gu Chen muttered inwardly.
Summoner skills are incredibly rare. Even in a small, border town like Lincheng, there aren't any corresponding skill books for sale. Therefore, besides the basic summoning skills, this is his first class skill.
Then, Gu Chen looked at another piece of loot.
[Dummy]
[Quality: Rare]
[Effect: After activation, the user can withstand 3,000 damage.]
This value is equivalent to 3-4 times the maximum health of an average level 8 class player, but for Gu Chen, it's just over 2 times.
It's a bit small, but it's not bad as a shield.
Gu Chen immediately activated the [Dummy], hung it on his body, and then stored the rest of the loot in his personal storage.
At this moment, the Blood Lord seemed to have discovered something and handed a stained glass bottle to Gu Chen.
"What is that?"
Gu Chen looked over curiously and discovered that the bottle contained a heart, still beating slowly.
Quest Item: The Sealed Heart.
Looking at the murky, grayish-black water in the bottle, Gu Chen felt a momentary discomfort.
[Sealed Heart]
[Type: Quest Item]
[Description: A heart cut from a witch, originally intended to be offered to the gods in exchange for power against the abyss. Who knew...]
"I'll put this quest item away for now." Gu Chen stored the sealed heart in his personal space.
After the black-robed deacon was killed, the gray fog curse suddenly became much thinner, and its weakening effect was greatly reduced.
Gu Chen found a clean spot in the main hall, released Lin Yuan and the others from their dream, and rested for a while.
The main purpose was to restore the Vampire Lord's health and, by the way, to transform more Vampire Descendants.
After all, just now, in order to quickly kill the Black Robe Deacon, he had self-destructed eight Vampire Descendants.
Over an hour later, the Vampire Lord had fully recovered.
Behind him were thirty figures shrouded in a rich blood aura—this was the current limit of what the Vampire Lord could transform.
A level 13 Vampire Deacon and twenty-nine Vampire Guards, four at level 9, six at level 8, nine at level 7, and ten at level 6.
Converting units below level 10 into Vampire Descendants costs 1000 health points, and the self-destruction deals 2000 damage.
Units below level 20 cost 2000 health points, and the self-destruction deals 3000 damage.
As for units below level 30, the situation was still unclear.
After everything was ready, Gu Chen summoned the Nightmare Overlord, and Lin Yuan and the other three entered the dreamland again.
With a vampire descendant clearing the way, Gu Chen quickly reached the end of the main hall and stood beneath two heavy iron doors.
Pushing open these doors, he entered the Sanctuary, the final stage of the Nightmare-level dungeon.
Slay the boss within and find a vial of sealed blood to successfully complete the dungeon.
But this was a Hell-level dungeon after all, so the Sanctuary was merely the appetizer; the altar beyond was the main course.
A level 6 vampire guard pushed open the door, and Gu Chen, protected by a group of vampires, entered the Sanctuary.
As soon as he entered, the gray fog density increased again, and the effects of the Weakness status suddenly erupted, causing Gu Chen's overall stats to drop by 35%.
"With such a terrifying gray fog curse, it's no wonder no new professional has ever been able to clear a Hell-level dungeon." Gu Chen's face paled noticeably.
Luckily, Lin Yuan and the others were already in a dream, otherwise they would have lost half their lives.
In the center of the sanctuary stood a gaunt, hunched figure shrouded in dark red clothing.
According to the guide, this should be the sanctuary's boss, the Red Priest.
Beneath his robe, the Red Priest's face was obscured by shadows, revealing only a pair of eyes gleaming with fanaticism and cruelty.
His skin was as pale as paper, covered in black lines, as if an evil spell were spreading across it.
As the group of vampires entered the center of the sanctuary, the crystal ball in the Red Priest's hand suddenly glowed with a deep purple light.
"Roar!"
A thick purple energy, like smoke and mist, formed a series of skeletal phantoms around the Red Priest, struggling and roaring in the void.
[Alien: Red Priest Elite]
[Level: LV.15]
[Health: 72,000]
[Attributes: Strength 140, Agility 147, Constitution 162, Spirit 150]
[Skill I: Gray Mist Curse]
[Skill II: Wraith Blast]
[Skill III: Life Sacrifice]
[Skill IV: Death Echo]
"This is truly hell."
Average 150 attributes, plus 72,000 HP, and the weakening effect of the Gray Mist Curse—it would probably make even the most ordinary professional feel a chill down their spine.
With such a high HP pool, the Vampire Lord's current state would surely be no match for him.
With this thought in mind, Gu Chen pulled out a healing potion from his personal space and used it on himself.
The healing potion took effect, and the weakening state immediately dissipated.
At the same time, Gu Chen activated a skill.
[Full Link: Fully link your status with summoned units, sharing buffs and debuffs.]
The next second, the weakened Vampire Lord and his guards perked up, their health rapidly improving.
Gu Chen then looked at the ghostly figure beside him.
"Go, it's your turn."
The Nightmare Lord also returned to peak form, transforming into a black mist and emanating into the void, heading towards the Red Priest.
In the center of the sanctuary, the Red Priest swung his sleeves, sending three vengeful skeletons soaring into the air, directly neutralizing the Vampire Lord's bullets.
The foremost Vampire guards had already reached the Red Priest, slashing down mercilessly with their longswords and heavy axes.
However, the next second, a vengeful skeleton lingering around the Red Priest charged forward, reducing the leading Vampire guard to a pile of dry bones.
Immediately afterwards, several more wraith skeletons flew out, charging towards the remaining vampire guards.
At this moment, the void suddenly shattered, a deep, dark crack instantly engulfing the wraith skeletons.
The Nightmare Lord appeared, surrounded by Nightmare Servants like a black mist.
The next second, the Nightmare Servants transformed into dark shadows and flew towards the Red Priest.
[Nightmare Haunting: Summon a Nightmare Servant for every 10 Spirit Points. Nightmare Servants can entangle their targets in place for a short period of time. Targets entangled by multiple Nightmare Servants will suffer multiple damage.]
One, two, three
In a single breath, ten dark shadows entangled the Red Priest.
The Nightmare Lord, shrouded in a thick black mist, suddenly vanished into the dream. The next second, a ghostly figure appeared behind the Red Priest.
[Illusionary Instant Kill: Use dreams to approach the target unit, launch a surprise attack, and deal heavy damage.]
Skill activated.
[Illusionary Instant Kill] hits the target, instantly unleashing a burst of heavy damage.
Immediately afterwards, the ten dark shadows entwined with the Red Priest trembled violently, unleashing ten times the damage of [Nightmare Haunting].
Boom!
The hunched figure beneath the red robe froze, as if struck by lightning, collapsing to the ground.
Twenty-eight thousand!
The Nightmare Lord's two skills combined, unleashing a burst of twenty-eight thousand damage!
The Red Priest's health bar instantly dwindled to nearly half, having been sapped of over 40% in a single blow.