allonlinenovel Chapter 526 Soloing Dungeons for Leveling Up, Enemies Hidden in the Shadows
Chapter 526 Soloing Dungeons for Leveling Up, Enemies Hidden in the Shadows
Chapter 526 Soloing Dungeons for Leveling Up, Enemies Hidden in the Shadows
Jiang Chen lingered outside the instance for no more than three seconds.
Lightning flashed outside the instance, and Jiang Chen's stay was extremely short; most people did not even notice his presence.
However, the adventurer who had previously noticed Jiang Chen entering the instance spotted him again.
His eyes widened, and he rubbed them in disbelief. "I saw him again."
His companions were enjoying the warmth around the campfire, their laughter and conversation filling the air.
"Who did you see?" someone asked curiously.
"It's that guy who went into the dungeon alone just now; he's come out again."
"Where? I don't see it."
"He went back in."
His words were drowned out by the laughter of the crowd.
"Are you seeing things? In this thunder and lightning, there's no one around."
"Or you're seeing things. How could anyone possibly solo this dungeon?"
No one believed him. After all, soloing a 12-player dungeon that required teamwork was simply a pipe dream to them.
Amidst the laughter of the crowd, he gradually began to doubt his own judgment, wondering if he had indeed been mistaken.
However, high above, unnoticed by anyone, a pair of eyes gleaming with an eerie light are gazing down at the world below.
Its gaze pierced through the thick clouds, ignoring the obstacles of thunder and lightning, and landed precisely on the entrance to the instance.
Those eyes were cold and deep, as if they could see through everything.
However, its existence is like that of a ghost, undetectable to anyone.
Jiang Chen entered the dungeon a second time, and he was even faster than the first time.
His summoned skeleton army worked seamlessly with the necromancer, unleashing a bloodbath in the dungeon.
Whether they were ordinary monsters or elites, they all fell to the ground under the impact of this powerful force.
His experience points were constantly increasing, and each kill brought him considerable benefits.
After completing a dungeon run, he gained 5% experience points, a rate that other professionals could only dream of.
He maintained this pace, steadily advancing one level per day. While others were still struggling to advance each level, he was already getting further and further away from the top.
"Perhaps only my older sister Jiang Ruo can progress faster than me on the path of cultivation."
Thinking of Jiang Ruo, Jiang Chen couldn't help but feel emotional, as it had been a while since he had seen her.
The last time we met was in that mysterious ancestral land.
Jiang Ruo seemed even busier than herself, always pursuing higher levels of achievement.
As the direct disciple of a legendary powerhouse, the responsibilities and pressures she bears are indeed extraordinary.
Besides Jiang Ruo, Jiang Chen also thought of Yi Ning and Lin Cai'er.
Both of them diligently cultivated their skills and never slacked off.
Everyone is constantly striving to become stronger.
"Killed the Tianshan Shadow Leopard, experience +6200000"
…Looking at the prompt on the screen, Jiang Chen's face didn't show much expression.
He looked again at the spot in the previous instance where the Tianshan Snow Grass had appeared, but this time he was disappointed.
That precious snow grass never reappeared.
"Looks like I was too greedy." Jiang Chen chuckled self-deprecatingly and shook his head.
He knew that some things were a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
Leaving the instance, Jiang Chen prepared to re-enter. But at that moment, he suddenly felt a strange sense of being watched.
Jiang Chen's intuition has always been sharp, and he was certain that he would be able to sense if someone was secretly observing him.
However, when he looked around, he did not find anything unusual.
Around the campsites and around the campfires, people were busy with their own tasks, their conversations rising and falling. "Perhaps I'm overthinking it," Jiang Chen thought, no longer dwelling on the matter.
He took out the cooldown rune again, preparing to reset the instance.
For this training session, Jiang Chen specially prepared three high-level cooling talismans.
One of them was one he had saved up, and the other two were borrowed from Hong Jishi and Li Xueru.
Three high-level cooldown runes are enough for him to reset the dungeon 150 times.
Jiang Chen ran the dungeon again and again, and his efficiency gradually increased from 45 minutes to 35 minutes.
In just one day, Jiang Chen's level increased to level 54.
His attributes and skills have been significantly improved, but Jiang Chen's brows remain furrowed.
The feeling of being watched grew stronger, and whenever I left the instance, that invisible gaze seemed to follow me like a shadow. "It must be someone whose strength far surpasses mine, at least a top-tier professional above level 80."
"Who exactly is watching me in the shadows? Is it an assassin from the Demon Worship Society, or those dragons or demons lurking in the dark?"
Jiang Chen pondered the question, but could not find the answer.
Humanity's border defenses have been strengthened over the years and are now virtually impregnable.
Even the demons from the abyss had to pay a huge price to infiltrate.
Moreover, the strongest they could send out was only at the level of the Flame Demon King.
If a god-level expert were to appear, Jiang Chen would be confident in defeating him.
"Forget it, if you don't understand it, don't think about it."
"there is always a solution to a problem."
Jiang Chen decided to stop dwelling on this issue and began to fully concentrate on grinding the dungeon.
After level 54, the experience required to level up increases significantly again.
Each time, I can only gain about 2% of the experience, which is significantly slower than before.
But this was still within Jiang Chen's acceptable range.
He estimated that he would need to run the dungeon about 40 times to level up.
At his current speed, he can refresh twice per hour, which means he can complete the upgrade within a day.
It doesn't even take a day.
As time went by, Jiang Chen's figure finally attracted the attention of those around him.
The adventurer who first spotted Jiang Chen shouted, "Look, I told you I wasn't seeing things! Someone really is soloing the Heavenly Mountain Divine Palace!" "Holy crap, is this guy crazy? Entering and exiting the dungeon so frequently is a complete waste of high-level cooldown amulets!"
"Look closely, he's using high-level cooling amulets, and it looks like he has more than one!"
"That's really extravagant. Just who is this guy? High-level cooling amulets aren't something just anyone can get their hands on."
"I don't know, but whatever his identity is, he must be doing something important by entering and leaving the dungeon so frequently."
People around started talking, and some tried to go up and ask Jiang Chen, but Jiang Chen completely ignored them and continued to grind the dungeon on his own.
“I’ve calculated it, and he’s always out for about half an hour each time.”
"What a waste! Replenishing energy with a high-level cooling amulet is extremely expensive."
"Maybe they don't care about these things at all."
"Comparison is the thief of joy." Amidst the envious, jealous, and puzzled gazes of those around him, Jiang Chen emerged from the dungeon once more.
This time, he was surrounded by dazzling light, a symbol of his upgrade.
The aura released during the upgrade leaked out before it could be contained, immediately causing a stir.
"He actually leveled up! He actually leveled up in a dungeon!"
"How is this possible? Soloing a dungeon level up all by himself? This is simply unbelievable!"
"Which brother is at a higher level? Quickly check what level this guy is now."
At this moment, a level 72 professional who was preparing to break through to the third job advancement nearby spoke up: "I saw him as level 54 before, but he should be level 55 now."
The words of this soon-to-be advanced professional confirmed this fact. "He really is leveling up in dungeons!"
"This is simply a monster."
After reaching level 55, Jiang Chen did not stop grinding dungeons. He entered again and found that the experience required to level up had increased again, by only 1.5%.
After a simple calculation, Jiang Chen realized that to reach level 56, he would need to run the dungeon at least 67 times. At his current speed, this meant it would take more than 34 hours, or a little over a day.
He checked the remaining Advanced Cooling Charms; there were still 77 cooldowns left, enough for him to reach level 56.
"I was too optimistic. I didn't expect the experience requirements to increase so quickly."
"It takes a day and a half to level up."
Although Jiang Chen was talking to himself, his hands didn't stop moving. While leveling up, he was also constantly replenishing his undead army. After reaching level 55, he had 35 Lich Generals, increasing his summoning queue to 1050, and his undead army's total number of skeletons reached 36750. He still used an even distribution strategy, having 12250 of each type of skeleton.
Although on the surface, the Skeleton Archmage and the Sharpshooter seem to have lower attack power than the Skeleton Berserker, especially under the "Strong Soldier" skill, where the difference between the three is particularly obvious, Jiang Chen firmly believes that each has its unique value.
He believes that these seemingly insignificant skills and abilities will inevitably demonstrate their power in the future.
Some professions become stronger later in the game, and some skills will gradually reveal their power as time goes by and the user grows.
As for the Skeleton Berserkers, with Jiang Chen's talent boost, their four-dimensional attributes have reached an astonishing 312000.
This single attribute alone is already comparable to a lord-level boss of the same tier. If all four attributes were added together, even world bosses would struggle to match it. If, someday in the future, the skeleton berserkers' vitality could be further enhanced, they would become beings even more powerful than world bosses.
Jiang Chen often fantasized about whether the skeletons would also reach the god level when he reached the god level.
Imagine the spectacular sight of a god-level undead army of hundreds of thousands, millions, or even tens of millions charging into battle.
At that time, even when facing powerful superhumans, Jiang Chen believed he had enough confidence to deal with them.
After using up all three uses of the advanced cooling charms, Jiang Chen upgraded again under everyone's watchful eyes.
He proved with his actions that he was indeed soloing the dungeon, and not wasting resources.
His actions also proved to everyone that this dungeon was not impossible to solo; it was just that they were not capable enough.
This undoubtedly delivered a resounding slap to all the doubters. Finally, Jiang Chen checked his level—level 56 (13%).
"After level 56, each level up only grants 1.3% more experience," Jiang Chen sighed softly.
The teleportation stone in his hand was activated, a flash of light appeared, and Jiang Chen's figure disappeared from the spot.
However, at that moment, another strange light flashed in the sky and landed precisely in some unknown space.
Jiang Chen, who was being teleported, immediately sensed that something was wrong.
"I've been waiting for you for so long, you've finally started to make your move." Jiang Chen's lips curled up slightly. This enemy hiding in the shadows had finally revealed his true colors.