AWB Chapter 114 [Dark Cave] Dungeon 2
Chapter 114 [Dark Cave] Dungeon 2
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[Dark Cave] (Normal Difficulty)
The light suddenly dimmed, and a murky air mixed with the smells of mold, mineral dust, and a faint stench of blood rushed towards us.
Lin Tian and Celia appeared in a narrow, damp mine tunnel.
A system notification sound came from my ear:
You have entered the instance: Dark Cavern (Normal Difficulty)
[Dungeon Objective: Clear all mutated creatures from the cave and defeat the final boss, "The Cave Digger - Rockbreaker".]
Current progress: Area 0/3
The walls on both sides of the mine tunnel were inlaid with scattered ores that emitted a faint glow, providing some illumination, but mostly there was bottomless darkness.
Underfoot was uneven, muddy ground, with scattered pickaxes and overturned mine carts occasionally visible.
"Squeak!"
Several sharp screechs broke the silence. A shadow flickered ahead, and three molten mine rats with shed fur, blood-red eyes, and sharp teeth, smelled the presence of living people and pounced!
【Demonic Mining Rat】(Normal)
Rating: 12
Health: 3500/3500
These creatures, corrupted by dark energy, possess attributes far superior to those of wild monsters of the same level.
Lin Tian didn't even blink, nor did he raise his staff.
In the slightest thought—
Summon the wolf pack!
hum!
Space was limited inside the mine tunnel, so Lin Tian only summoned ten Shadow Wolves this time.
As soon as these giant wolves, wreathed in eerie blue demonic flames, appeared, they almost completely blocked the passage ahead. Their scarlet eyes instantly locked onto the three reckless mine rats that charged towards them.
"roar!"
A deep roar echoed through the mine tunnels, carrying a chilling pressure.
The three demonic mine rats suddenly froze in their charge, their animal instincts triggering a fear akin to that of their natural enemy!
But before they could turn and run away, the two wolves at the front pounced out like arrows released from a bow!
The wolf claws slashed through the air with a piercing shriek, and the damage numbers skyrocketed!
In a single exchange, the three level 12 dungeon monsters were instantly killed without even managing to land a single attack! They vanished in a flash of light, leaving only a few copper coins on the ground.
[Ding! Killed a level 12 mutated mining rat, experience points +120!]
[Ding! Talent 'Enhancement' triggered! Gain 1 'Enhancement Points'!]
[Dominator Power +2]
A notification sound plays.
"Clear ahead, call me if you encounter any elite monsters or bosses." Lin Tian gave the wolf pack the order, while he leisurely followed behind, even taking out the bottle of juice he hadn't finished from his backpack.
Celia followed obediently beside him, warily watching for any unusual activity that might occur around them.
Ten shadow wolves, like efficient killing machines, pushed forward along the mine tunnel.
Any mutated creature that pounces down from a corner, a side road, or overhead—whether it's a mine rat, a giant mutated bat called the "Vampire Night Bat," or a "Staggering Miner Corpse" whose body is pieced together from ore and rotting flesh—cannot withstand a single pounce or claw tear from the Ghost Wolf.
A terrifying damage number appeared above the monster's head.
These dungeon mobs, which would require a regular ten-person team to handle carefully, and even need to be held aggroed by tanks and kept under control by healers, are as fragile as paper when faced with the Shadow Wolves, whose stats are far superior to those in the current version.
Wherever the wolf pack passed, they left behind only streaks of white light that quickly dissipated and scattered copper coins and materials.
Lin Tian didn't even need to lift a finger; he could simply follow leisurely, occasionally bending down to pick up the dropped quest items, [Dark-Soaked Ore].
Experience points, upgrade points, and Domination power begin to grow steadily.
The first area was quickly cleared.
Current progress: Area 1/3
A slightly open mine pit appeared ahead, and a monster that was significantly larger, with sharp crystals embedded in its body and wielding a huge pickaxe, blocked the middle of the road.
【Crystal Mine Guardian】(Elite)
Rating: 13
Health: 85000/85000
Skills: [Heavy Pickaxe Smash], [Crystal Spikes], [Roar]
The first mini-boss.
"Awoo!"
Without Lin Tian's command, the first few ghost wolves roared and pounced!
The Crystal Mine Guardian let out a deep roar and swung its massive pickaxe at the lead ghost wolf!
[Heavy pickaxe swing]!
A reasonably significant damage number appeared above the Ghost Wolf's head, but it was negligible compared to its massive 110,000 health points.
But the Ghost Wolf's counterattack was even more terrifying!
Seven or eight ghost wolves surrounded the elite monster and tore at it frantically, causing its health bar to drop rapidly at a visible speed!
It attempts to activate [Crystal Spikes], summoning spikes from the ground to attack surrounding enemies.
But the skill was interrupted by the Ghost Wolf's continuous attacks just halfway through casting!
The [Roar] attack power increase effect has just been applied, but my health is already critically low!
In less than ten seconds, this elite monster, which might take an average team a minute or two to fight, didn't even get to unleash a few decent skills before letting out a mournful howl of despair.
The massive body crashed to the ground, dropping a small pile of coins and a piece of equipment that shimmered with light.
[Ding! Killed a level 13 Crystal Mine Guardian (Elite), experience points +5500!]
[Ding! Talent 'Enhancement' triggered! Gain 5 'Enhancement Points'!]
[Dominator Power +10]
Oh? The dungeons give a lot of experience, so you can level up quickly.
After clearing the mobs and boss in the first area, Lin Tian's experience bar visibly increased by a small increment.
Lin Tian stepped forward, picked up the equipment, and glanced at it.
[Guardian Crystal Leggings] (D-rank), average stats, just throw it into your inventory.
"continue."
Without stopping, the wolf pack surged into the next mine tunnel.
The monsters in the second area have been upgraded to level 13-14, and a new mutated creature called the Shadow Lurker has appeared. This monster can become invisible for a short time and then launch a sneak attack.
However, due to the extremely high perception of the Dark Wolves, their stealth is useless, and they are often torn apart by a single claw as soon as they get close.
The cleaning speed remains incredibly fast.
Soon, the second area's mini-boss, a [Cursed Overseer] floating in the air and constantly unleashing shadow bolts, appeared before us.
【The Cursed Overseer】(Elite)
Rating: 14
Health: 92000/92000
Skills: Shadow Bolt, Curse of Agony, Summon Miner Corpse
The magic-based elite tried to create distance to attack, but the mine tunnels were too narrow, and it was quickly overtaken by the swarming wolves.
The Shadow Bolt only deals a few hundred points of damage to the Spectral Wolf.
The [Curse of Pain] was successfully applied to a ghost wolf, reducing its health by 200 points per second for 10 seconds.
Before it could unleash its [Summon Miner Corpse] ability, it was blasted apart by the wolf pack, screaming as it gave up experience points and a few loot items.