Buzz—buzz—buzz—
Just as the elf girl Lilis was still feeling confused—
A strange vibration suddenly rippled through the entire dungeon space.
Lilis's beautiful eyes instantly lit up.
As a Class User herself, she knew exactly what this meant—
Someone had entered the dungeon to challenge it!
If the challengers succeeded,
then she could finally be rescued!
However—
Facing that Black Dragon who radiated overwhelming pressure,
Lilis didn't dare show her excitement too clearly.
If this were before, she wouldn't have cared at all.
But today…
She felt that something was off.
This Black Dragon…
Was strange.
"..."
After glancing at the elf girl once more,
Su Yang ignored her completely and shifted his attention—
Toward the adventurers who were about to enter the dungeon.
Massive EXP.
Massive equipment.
Massive loot.
They were finally here.
Dungeon Entrance
As the teleportation glow faded—
The members of the Spirit Hunt Guild appeared one by one!
Their overall lineup—
Guild Leader:
Lei Shan — Level 99, Fourth Advancement
Class: Destruction Thunder Lord
Vice Guild Leader:
Zhao Ming — Level 95, Fourth Advancement
Class: Tempest Multi-Shot Archer
Vice Guild Leader:
Qian Yuan — Level 94, Fourth Advancement
Class: Healing Holy Knight
Vice Guild Leader:
Li Dan — Level 93, Fourth Advancement
Class: Sacred Light Greatshield
...
This lineup could only be described as luxurious.
Frontline tanks.
Ranged DPS.
Support.
Healers.
Everything was perfectly covered.
With this lineup—
And that hard-earned strategy guide—
Lei Shan had an 80% confidence of clearing the dungeon.
"Everyone, keep up!"
"Warriors, Knights, Shields — form the outer formation!"
"Protect the DPS, healers, and supports in the center!"
"Follow my commands and push forward slowly!"
According to the strategy guide—
The Black Dragon Fortress's outer checkpoint
was filled mostly with monsters around Level 80.
To Spirit Hunt,
They posed absolutely no threat.
Most of the time,
the frontline tanks didn't even need to block.
The terrifying firepower of the Mages and Archers
was enough to annihilate the monsters
before they could even get close.
Like this—
Spirit Hunt smoothly cleared the outer checkpoint.
The entire process was effortless.
Not only that—
Several Gold-Tier and Platinum-Tier equipment pieces even dropped.
They were useless to the guild's top brass,
But for the average members,
they were extremely valuable.
"This strategy guide really is reliable…"
"My Sumeru Ring was well spent."
Lei Shan nodded in satisfaction.
They had already cleared nearly one-tenth of the dungeon.
Following the guide—
There shouldn't be any major problems.
Just then—
Several guild members at the front of the formation
suddenly stopped moving and cried out in shock:
"Holy shit! What's that up ahead?!"
"I can't see its info — it's all '???'!"
"This thing's definitely an Elite Monster!"
Hm?
Hearing the commotion,
Lei Shan raised an eyebrow and looked forward—
At the same time, he casually cast Appraisal.
[Level 95 Elite — Kobold Chieftain]
HP: 100,000
[Attributes]
Strength: 1211
Speed: 823
Spirit: 702
[Talents]
[Glory of the Kobolds]: Increases the power of all skills by 10%.
[Blurred State]: Immune to mental-interference type skills.
[Skills]
[Soul Sunder]: The Kobold Chieftain blinks behind the target and brings the axe in its hand down onto the enemy's crown, delivering a painful strike that deals physical damage equal to 80% of Strength.
[Taunt Doll]: The Kobold Chieftain throws out a doll, forcibly drawing the opponent's attacks to it. The doll's HP is 70% of the Kobold Chieftain's.
Lei Shan: ???
What the hell is going on?
Kobold Chieftain?
Isn't this supposed to be an elite-tier monster?
A flash of shock passed through his eyes.
But the shock wasn't because the Kobold Chieftain was too strong.
It was because—
This was not a place where it should appear at all!
According to the guide, elite monsters like the Kobold Chieftain only start appearing when progress reaches 60%.
So why did it suddenly show up in this outpost stage???
Was there something wrong with the guide?
No…
Along the way here,
the monsters they encountered and even the terrain
had matched the guide perfectly.
There was no way the guide was wrong…
Then what was going on?
Lei Shan thought it over, but couldn't figure it out.
But no matter what, right now there was only one thing to do—
kill it first and talk later!
In the few seconds that Lei Shan was doubting the guide,
the Kobold Chieftain activated [Soul Sunder]!
Its figure flickered—
and vanished from where it stood!
That meant one person in the guild
had been chosen to have their skull smashed in!
"Hmph!"
A cold snort rang out.
The vice guild leader, Li Dan—
Level 93, Fourth Advancement, Holy Light Great Shield Knight!
He activated his own skill in sync—
[Holy Light Shield Barrier]!
In an instant, a golden holy light enveloped the entire team!
Bang!
With a deafening crash,
the Kobold Chieftain's [Soul Sunder]
was completely blocked by the [Holy Light Shield Barrier]!
"Storm Multishot!"
The other vice guild leader, Zhao Ming, spoke calmly.
He drew the diamond-tier longbow in his hand
and unleashed his attack skill!
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
Several light arrows imbued with the power of a raging storm
rained down upon the Kobold Chieftain—
and instantly killed it on the spot!
This—
was the terrifying power of a Fourth Advancement rare class!
...
Above the Black Dragon Fortress.
Su Yang narrowed his eyes slightly.
Those enormous golden dragon pupils
pierced through the mist of the secret realm,
falling upon the Spirit Hunters in the midst of battle.
"That Kobold Chieftain was way too weak…"
"At this rate, in the end, it'll still have to be me—
the big brother—to step in…"