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[The Path of Confrontation] (Exclusive Quest of the Elite Hidden Dungeon Shadow Holy Hall)
— Difficulty Rating: 900
— Description: On the Continent of Oracle, the law of the jungle prevails. Among the various races, the strong survive and the weak are eliminated. As the greatest natural enemy of the human race of Blazing Ember City, the Shadow Clan has been in constant turmoil in recent years, attempting to take Blazing Ember City as their first step toward launching a full-scale plunder against the entire human race. After years of bitter searching, humans finally discovered the deeply buried racial stronghold of the Shadow Clan within the Shadow Gate: the Shadow Holy Hall. Please enter the Shadow Holy Hall and obtain the Shadow Codex. The Shadow Codex may record secrets crucial to wiping out the entire Shadow Clan and safeguarding the human race.
— Quest Rewards: ???
— Quest Time: 59 minutes 12 seconds
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Lin Mo remembered that in his previous life, Wang Junjie had survived for ten minutes inside the Shadow Holy Hall.
And for the first nine minutes, he had spent all of it searching for this quest NPC, Allen.
In the end, the moment he finally found Allen and received the dungeon quest, he was immediately swarmed and beaten to death by a group of dungeon monsters.
But even so, in those short ten minutes, even with the quest not yet truly underway, he had still made an enormous profit.
One could easily imagine.
"If I can make full use of the entire sixty minutes in the dungeon and complete the quest, the final rewards will definitely be maxed out in value."
So Lin Mo did not dare to waste a single second.
He immediately followed the quest guidance and began clearing the dungeon.
The quest requirement was very simple: enter the Shadow Holy Hall and obtain the Shadow Codex that recorded the secrets of the Shadow Clan.
However, according to the detailed quest instructions, outsiders who wished to enter the Shadow Holy Hall first needed to obtain at least three waist tokens.
"The Shadow Clan chieftain, the dungeon boss Dark Ruler · Riga, commands twelve great guardians. Each guardian carries one waist token."
Lin Mo reviewed the quest details and quickly identified the most important objective at the moment.
"In other words, as long as I kill three Shadow Guardians, I can enter the Shadow Holy Hall and seize the Shadow Codex."
The moment his words fell, a sharp shout rang out.
"Human! You dare trespass into the sacred land of my Shadow Clan!"
Following the voice, Lin Mo saw a Shadow Clan general clad in fully enclosed shadow armor, mounted on a shadow warhorse, leading a patrol squad as they appeared in his field of vision.
The blood-red ID above the Shadow Clan general's head made Lin Mo's blood boil.
[Shadow Guardian] (Lv30 Physical-Type · Elite Boss)
"Speak of the devil, and he shows up."
"I was just about to look for you. Who would've thought you'd deliver yourself right to my door."
Looking closely, Lin Mo indeed saw a silver token hanging from the Shadow Guardian's waist.
That had to be the waist token needed to enter the Shadow Holy Hall.
Lin Mo immediately locked his gaze onto the Shadow Guardian.
SSS-rank Eye of Insight!
Whoosh!
Golden light flickered in his pupils.
The next second, the Shadow Guardian's attributes appeared before Lin Mo—
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[Shadow Guardian] (Physical-Type · Elite Boss)
— Level: 30
— Physical Attack: 2500
— Physical Defense: 1200
— Magic Defense: 1020
— HP: 38000
— Skills: Shadow Arrow (C-rank), Shadow Shot (C-rank)…
— Weakness: As a great guardian under Dark Ruler · Riga, the Shadow Guardian holds a prominent position within the Shadow Clan. Though appearing loyal, he is actually extremely afraid of death. When there are no guards protecting him, the Shadow Guardian will enter a Cowardly State, reducing all attributes by 10%.
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"Looks like the 'capture the leader first' tactic doesn't work very well on this Shadow Guardian."
After identifying the Shadow Guardian's weakness, Lin Mo prioritized locking onto the eight Shadow Guards and four Shadow Patrol Hounds around him.
They were all level 30 normal monsters.
With only 2000 attack, 1000 defense, and 7000 HP, they were no different from the poisonous insects Lin Mo had already slaughtered countless times on the tenth floor of the Insect Nest Dungeon.
At this moment, the Shadow Guardian pointed angrily at Lin Mo.
"Kill this human!"
Roar! Roar! Roar!
The four patrol hounds let out beast-like howls, baring their sharp fangs as they charged straight at Lin Mo.
As they entered his attack range—
Buzz!
A faint glow spread from Lin Mo's Venomous Set and passed through the Shadow Patrol Hounds.
The next second, "-1" damage numbers popped up above their heads.
Lin Mo knew this meant the Venomous Set's passive effect had automatically triggered: all enemies entering his attack range would automatically enter an undispellable poisoned state lasting sixty seconds.
Poison Damage!
Poison Kill!
Poison Blood!
Poison Immunity!
Poison Body!
Poison Counter!
Poison Break!
Toxin Conversion!
Against enemies in a poisoned state, all eight special effects of Lin Mo's eight Venomous equipment pieces were fully activated!
At peak condition, Lin Mo drew his bow and fired.
SSS-rank Ice Snow · Extreme Cold Grip!
SSS-rank Heaven-Slaying · Seven-Star Volley!
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
An extreme cold domain covered the ground.
Seven golden star arrows descended from the sky like thunder, piercing through the four patrol hounds.
-15764 (Critical)!
-3175 (Critical)!
-3274 (Critical)!
-3372 (Critical)!
Awoo!
Amid a chorus of painful howls, the four level 30 patrol hounds were instantly killed on the spot.
Lin Mo couldn't help but exclaim in excitement, "A full set of Tier 2 gold-quality Venomous gear is seriously insane."
After dealing with the patrol hounds, the eight Shadow Guards drew their swords and charged toward Lin Mo.
Lin Mo's gaze turned cold.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Raising the Venomous Crossbow, relying on his massive 800+ agility, arrows rained down like a storm.
Instantly, huge basic attack critical damage numbers of over 3500 popped up above the Shadow Guards' heads.
On average, just two normal arrows were enough to instantly kill one Shadow Guard.
The eight Shadow Guards didn't even get a chance to approach Lin Mo. All of them were shot dead while still a full ten meters away.
Lin Mo took a closer look and found that beside the corpses of both the Shadow Guards and the Shadow Patrol Hounds, there was absolutely nothing. Not a single drop.
"Damn it! Monsters in a hidden dungeon and they don't drop a single hair?"
Just as Lin Mo felt angry and utterly baffled, a system combat notification sounded in his ear—
[Ding~ You have obtained temporary permission for the Shadow Holy Hall dungeon: unlimited backpack space!]
[Ding~ You have slain 4 Shadow Patrol Hounds. Loot has been automatically collected and stored in your backpack!]
[Ding~ You have slain 8 Shadow Guards. Loot has been automatically collected and stored in your backpack.]
"Auto-loot? That's a great feature."
Lin Mo's expression changed instantly.
"Brother System, I spoke too loudly just now!"
No wonder in his previous life, when watching Wang Junjie's livestream of this dungeon, he saw that after every kill there was no loot on the ground, yet Wang Junjie was still having a blast, with plenty of viewers even mocking him as an idiot.
Turns out all the treasure was already in Wang Junjie's pocket.
"In my previous life, in just ten minutes, Wang Junjie only had time to kill some minor dungeon mobs."
"But after paying the enormous price of thirty million just to open the Shadow Gate and enter the dungeon, how could the value of killing a few small mobs alone make him that insanely happy afterward?"
With these doubts swirling in his mind, Lin Mo casually opened his backpack and took a look.
However, with just that single glance, Lin Mo's eyes went wide, and he instantly fell into shock…
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