After reaching level 10, the third summoned beast's rank was unlocked.
However, Gu Chen wasn't in a rush; he opened the treasure chest and gift box first.
The Hell-level treasure chest in the Novice Dungeon guaranteed five-star rare equipment.
The Hell-level first-clear gift box guaranteed a rare item, with a high probability of being class-exclusive.
Gu Chen excitedly opened the treasure chest.
[You have opened the Dungeon Treasure Chest [Hell Level]]
[Obtained Weapon: Corrupted Orb]
[Quality: Rare ★★★★★]
[Restricted Level: Level 10]
[Restricted Class: Caster Class]
[Attributes: Intelligence +150, Casting Speed +50%, Skill Damage +50%]
[Effect: Each time a skill hits a target, a Death Tentacle spawns next to the target for 2 seconds]
[Death Tentacle: Deals 3000 true damage to the target and applies a Slow]
"This orb is quite good! Not only does it grant skill damage, it also increases Intelligence by 150,"
Gu Chen said with surprise and satisfaction.
His Spirit stat was only 134, but the orb surprisingly increased it by 150, more than doubling it.
Moreover, he had witnessed firsthand the terrifying power of the Fallen Witch's Death Tentacles.
For a summoner, the summoned beast's skills were the summoner's own.
The Blood Lord's [Fatal Shot] could fire six bullets with skill effects at once. When all the bullets hit the target, six tentacles would spawn around the target.
The Nightmare Lord's [Nightmare Coil] now summoned fourteen Nightmare minions to entangle the target, creating another fourteen tentacles.
In other words, Gu Chen only needed to have two summoned beasts cast their skills once each to create twenty Death Tentacles.
One Death Tentacle dealt 3,000 damage, so twenty tentacles would deal 60,000 damage.
At an attack rate of once per second, that damage would double.
120,000!
Simply terrifying!
Consider this: even the Fallen Witch, the final boss of a Hell-level dungeon, has a maximum health of only 158,000!
Just a magic orb with a skill attached to it could actually deal 120,000 damage to the target!
The Fallen Witch was completely at low health?
Gu Chen felt incredibly powerful right now!
It was mainly because this magic orb was so perfectly suited to his situation.
This rare five-star magic orb was only above average, and the skills attached were just average.
In the hands of other magicians, it would only slightly increase their power, after all, most only mastered three or four skills at most.
But in Gu Chen's hands, the damage exploded!
It was so terrifying!
Gu Chen himself almost gasped.
Placing the Fallen Orb in his inventory, Gu Chen eagerly opened the First Pass Gift Box.
[You have opened the First Pass Gift Box [Hell Level]]
[Item Obtained: Attribute Fruit]
[Quality: Rare ★★★★★]
[Restriction Level: Level 10]
[Effect: +100 to All Attributes]
A level 10 Attribute Fruit, +100 to All Attributes.
Not bad, very cool!
The bonuses brought by attribute enhancement are multifaceted, such as health, energy consumption, skill cooldown, etc.
The higher the summoner's attributes, the greater the damage of the summoned beast, which is also interconnected.
So Gu Chen did not hesitate and directly digested this attribute fruit.
It tasted sweet, just like a peach.
Then, a strong energy flowed through his limbs and bones.
[You have taken the attribute fruit, all attributes +100]
Gu Chen felt a rebirth in his body, his whole body was full of strength, and he could even blow up the stars with one punch.
Of course, this is just an illusion caused by the rapid increase in attributes in a short period of time.
Then, he changed out of the black butler robe on his body, put on the sacrificial suit obtained when killing the red priest, and then opened the character panel.
[Name: Gu Chen]
[Occupation: Summoner]
[Level: LV.10 (7234/14500)]
[Strength: 227]
[Agility: 241]
[Constitution: 263]
[Spirit: 259]
[Talent: Darkin First Blood [God-level]]
[Skill: Full Link LV.5 [Rare]]
[Equipment: Corrupted Orb, Sacrificial Set]
[Summoned Beasts: Bloodline Overlord LV.10 [Legendary★], Nightmare Lord LV.10 [Epic★]]
Not bad!
Gu Chen's level 10 four-dimensional attributes are more than enough to crush even level 15 professionals.
This gives him more confidence when he enters the wilderness. He
's already cleared the novice dungeon, but entering other dungeons will require a hefty fee. This is
because, aside from the novice dungeon, all other man-made dungeons require payment.
After all, dungeons require high concentrations of energy crystals to maintain and upkeep. Without the payment, the dungeon would have been closed long ago.
Gu Chen now has a small savings, but he has no plans to enter a dungeon.
Heading into the wilderness, entering the Abyss, is the fastest way to level up.
The Abyss, located above the wilderness, represents a form of alien invasion.
Dungeons are modeled after the Abyss, and most are located within cities, eliminating the need for professionals to trek across the wilderness to level up.
The wilderness is infested with aliens, posing a multitude of dangers. A single lapse of caution could lead to slaying by the ferocious aliens, creating a level of danger even more terrifying than a Hell-level dungeon.
Gu Chen had already made up his mind to enter the wilderness, but before doing so, he needed to secure his third summoned beast.
Opening the professional trading platform, Gu Chen found five level 10 summon skill books:
a unicorn, an earth turtle, a tree spirit, a gargoyle, and a mountain eagle.
The unicorn is a mage-type summon, the earth turtle a tank, the tree spirit a warrior, and the mountain eagle an assassin. Only the gargoyle is a support-type summon.
Furthermore, the gargoyle isn't a typical buff-type support; it's a debuff-type.
It can't grant shields, healing, or damage to its own units, but it can poison, curse, or weaken enemy units.
Speaking of weakness, the terror of being dominated by the Gray Mist Curse is still vivid in my mind.
A powerful debuff can literally make you a god.
The two summoned beasts now, the Blood Lord, are both capable of carrying and fighting, while the Nightmare Lord is capable of bursting and harvesting. A debuff-supporting one would be even more perfect.
That's you, Gargoyle.
After careful consideration, Gu Chen spent 150,000 to buy the Gargoyle summoning book. It
's excellent grade, so the price is a steal.
High-quality summoning books are rare, and even fewer are entering the market. They are generally sold internally by large guilds.
Gu Chen is not a noble, and he hasn't joined a guild. With the double buff, it would be strange for him to buy a high-quality summoning book.
Fortunately, although he can't buy a high-quality summoning book, he still has a god-level talent and can use dark blood to improve the qualifications of his summoned beasts.
Levels 9 and 10 both grant first-generation bloodlines, allowing you to upgrade your third summoned beast directly to an epic one-star.
Great!
Gu Chen's heart was filled with anticipation.
The gargoyle fused with dark bloodlines is quite interesting!