Before entering the dungeon, Lin Mo deliberately cleared out his backpack. Aside from potions, there was nothing else inside.
But at this very moment, apart from potions, there were suddenly a full seven magic scrolls and five skill books sitting in his backpack.
And even the number of gold coins had jumped from 21 to 33.
[E-rank Magic Scroll: After use, randomly obtain one E-rank magic scroll.]
[E-rank Skill Book: After use, randomly obtain one E-rank skill book.]
Lin Mo was slightly startled.
"Wait! These dropped from that group of mobs just now?"
"Normal mobs drop magic scrolls and skill books? And they even drop gold coins directly?"
Lin Mo immediately felt his heart race, his mouth go dry.
It was not that it was impossible.
But according to the settings of Divine Oracle, the probability of mobs below level 30 dropping E-rank magic scrolls or E-rank skill books was no less than the probability of players drawing an S-rank talent when they first entered the game.
At least from the moment he entered the game until now, Lin Mo had never seen these two things drop from ordinary mobs.
That was why rarity drove value. Based on the current market situation, even the lowest-tier E-rank magic scroll was worth no less than twenty thousand RMB.
As for E-rank skill books, they might gradually depreciate in value later on.
But at this stage, when the average player on the entire server only had two E-rank basic class skills, and even having three skills could already make someone a big shot in the eyes of countless players.
The value of a single E-rank skill book would absolutely not be lower than twenty thousand.
And inside Lin Mo's bag, the 7 scrolls, 5 books, and the additional 12 gold coins corresponded exactly to the 12 mobs he had just killed.
Which meant: every single Shadow Guard and Patrol Hound had dropped either a scroll or a book. Plus 1 gold coin. All things considered.
That meant the drop value of each Shadow Guard or Shadow Patrol Hound was close to thirty thousand RMB.
Lin Mo could not help blurting out a "holy shit."
"The value of this elite-tier hidden dungeon is this insane?"
"No wonder Wang Junjie was so happy back in my past life after killing just some dungeon mobs in ten minutes."
Maybe for Wang Junjie, what made him happy was not the value of these items. After all, he had spent thirty million just to enter the dungeon. Dropping items worth ten or twenty thousand was, for him, actually a loss.
But, the key point was that these items were rare goods he could not buy outside no matter how much money he had.
So he did not care how much he invested.
He only cared about what he obtained.
At this moment, Lin Mo suddenly thought of something, "Wait! If even the mobs are worth this much,"
"Then the boss mob wouldn't it be…"
Excited, Lin Mo raised his head and looked toward the only remaining boss-level Shadow Guardian ahead of him. The corner of his mouth immediately curled upward.
The instant their gazes met, the Shadow Guardian was struck with terror.
Even the Shadow Warhorse beneath him was frightened, twisting its body and preparing to flee with its master.
Just as the weakness description said: this Shadow Guardian really was extremely afraid of death.
"Trying to run? No chance!"
Lin Mo grinned and chased after him at once.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
A storm of rapid-fire shots blasted the Shadow Guardian off his horse.
When the 9-second cooldown ended, at the instant Lin Mo fired his second SSS-rank Ice Snow Extreme Cold Grasp, a five-digit critical hit of 13,350 damage instantly killed the Shadow Guardian.
[Ding~ You have slain the level 30 boss monster Shadow Guardian. Experience +303,000! Reputation +15!]
[Ding~ Loot has been automatically collected into your backpack!]
Only then did Lin Mo realize: it was not just the drops, even the experience and reputation rewards from killing monsters had been increased to three times the normal amount.
At this moment, Lin Mo impatiently opened his backpack to check the Shadow Guardian's drops.
To his delight, he discovered that the Shadow Guardian had directly dropped 15 gold coins.
Plus two D-rank magic scrolls and one D-rank skill book.
"Holy shit!"
"This boss's value really is even more outrageous."
Lin Mo could not help but exclaim.
By comparison, earlier, when Lin Mo had exploited a map bug and spent a full eight hours killing the Insect Race Shaman, even with double drop rates, he had only barely obtained two C-rank magic scrolls and two C-rank skill books. That whole ordeal now looked downright clownish.
Lin Mo had spent less than a minute to wipe out this Shadow Race patrol squad, and had already gained loot with a total value close to one million.
In an instant, Lin Mo was filled with anticipation for the remaining 58 minutes of his dungeon run.
And aside from these scrolls, skill books, and gold coins, after killing the Shadow Guardian, an extra item appeared in Lin Mo's backpack: a [Shadow Race Token].
"If even the mobs outside the hall have such terrifying value, then inside the holy hall there must be countless rare treasures hidden away."
"As long as I collect three tokens, I can enter the Shadow Holy Hall. Let's push in one go."
Thus, carrying excitement and anticipation, Lin Mo immediately began his next hunt.
———
At the same time, outside the dungeon—
Inside Shadow City, the players of the Dragon Soul Guild were also going all out to guard the area for Lin Mo.
After all, Lin Mo had a cooperative relationship with their guild leader, Dragon Soul Aoshi.
The longer Lin Mo survived in the dungeon and the more he gained, the greater the share of profits the Dragon Soul Guild would receive in the end.
Therefore, they absolutely had to ensure that the surrounding Shadow Guards did not infiltrate the dungeon through the Shadow Gate.
Otherwise, if the Shadow Legion charged straight in, Lin Mo alone would be instantly killed.
Slash! Slash! Slash! Slash!
Dragon Soul players stood guard around the Shadow Gate, doing their utmost to slaughter Shadow Guards attempting to approach it.
The Shadow Guards were level 30, and combined with their undying bodies, they would revive on the spot at full health within three seconds of being killed.
As a result, it was no easy task for the Dragon Soul Guild players, who averaged only level 23 to 24, to deal with them.
In the midst of the intense fighting, white flashes symbolizing death would light up from time to time.
But the Dragon Soul Guild players were united. As soon as there was an opening, someone would immediately step in to fill the gap.
Just as they were desperately resisting the Shadow Legion, a battle report came from the perimeter, "Boss, Chaotic World Guild has stepped up their assault! The west gate is about to fall!"
At this moment, Su Muqiu said, "Boss, I'll take some people to support the west gate!"
"You can't go!", Dragon Soul Whisper stopped Su Muqiu and said, "You are a dungeon guardian. If you die, it will increase the strength of the dungeon monsters by 10%. We must ensure the safety of all guardians."
"You stay here. I'll go!"
With that, Dragon Soul Whisper led a group of Dragon Soul players to support the west gate of Shadow City.
———
But not long after.
Battle reports came one after another from the east gate, north gate, and south gate, "Boss, we can't hold it!"
"Even if we can't hold it, we still have to!", Dragon Soul Aoshi barked an order, "No matter what, we must hold out for one full hour!"
If it were only about resisting Chaotic World Guild, Dragon Soul's strength would not have been under that much pressure.
The most critical issue was that Dragon Soul also had to divert most of its combat power to deal with the Shadow Legion.
Dragon Soul already had fewer people than Chaotic World.
Under these circumstances, splitting forces to defend all four city gates meant that the troops at each gate were extremely limited.
———
At the West Gate of Shadow City—
Under Dragon Soul Whisper's on-the-spot command, Dragon Soul's archers and mages stood atop the city walls, using their height advantage to suppress the Chaotic World players attacking the city below with concentrated fire.
Meanwhile, focusing on defense, high-level knights formed a defensive line, holding firm both inside and outside the city gate.
All rear-line priests had healing fully turned on.
As a result, even though Chaotic World's players continuously intensified their assault, they still found it difficult to break into the city.
Seeing that all four gates remained unconquered despite prolonged attacks.
Wang Junjie flew into a rage, "Damn it! A bunch of useless trash!"
"Kill! All of you, kill! If you can't take Shadow City, then all of you can get the hell out!"
Wang Junjie grew increasingly anxious that the hidden dungeon would be taken down by Lin Mo.
His desire to break through Shadow City as soon as possible also grew stronger and stronger.
At the same time, on the outskirts, a large crowd of onlookers had gathered, enjoying the spectacle without fear of trouble.
Passerby A: "Watching them attack the city is so hype! It reminds me of the days when I used to play Legend with my dorm mates."
Passerby B: "666! Bro, you played Legend too? Which server? I'm Zha Zha Hui. If you're a brother, come chop me."
Passerby C: "Watching this makes me want to join in too! But it doesn't really have anything to do with me～"
Just at this moment, Wang Junjie turned his head and saw these spectators gathered on the outskirts.
So he shouted at them—
"I am Wang Junjie!"
"Today, no matter who you are, as long as you help me take this city, I'll give you a ten-thousand-yuan cash reward!"
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