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nTranslator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

nAfter the whole series of damage was dealt, the giant frost ape’s HP bar was emptied and it fell to the ground with a loud crash.

nAfter Lu Yuan equipped Noah’s Dagger, his DPS had reached a terrifying level.

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nEven an elite monster would not be able to withstand Lu Yuan’s attacks if he went all out.

nAs long as he did not fall into the predicament of being surrounded and attacked, he did not even need to use Stealth to become invisible, he could just directly kill the monster head-on with ease.

nAfter killing this giant frost ape, Lu Yuan felt that he could finally enjoy himself to the full.

nPhew!

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n“It’s been a long time since I felt so good. As expected, to have such an experience, I really need good equipment.”

nLu Yuan could not help but sigh.

nIn his previous life, there were many moments when Lu Yuan’s equipment was not that good.

nAs a result, he usually was unable to enjoy himself when fighting.

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nNow, Lu Yuan’s progress was ahead of many players, leaving many players behind, a benefit he had gained from his ability to complete the hidden missions he knew.

nThis was his advantage.

nLu Yuan collected the items dropped by the giant frost ape. Among them was a portion of its blood essence. Unfortunately, it did not drop any equipment.

nThere were also some materials such as fur that were temporarily useless to him. He did not think much about it and stuffed them all into his backpack.

nLu Yuan continued forward to explore.

nUnexpectedly, he encountered another giant frost ape not long after he moved forward.

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n“This is unexpected. The monsters here are so dense?”

nAlthough he had heard about the dangers of this map in his previous life, he did not expect it to be due to the density of the monsters.

nFortunately, the level of this giant frost ape was the same as the previous one.

nLu Yuan continued to use the same attack pattern as before and quickly killed it.

nLu Yuan’s attacks were very fast and fierce. With the attribute bonuses from his equipment, even without the thieves’ specialized skills, his attack speed did not decrease.

nThe giant frost ape quickly fell under the attacks of Lu Yuan’s dagger.

nAfter collecting the items dropped by the giant frost ape, Lu Yuan continued forward.

n“So stingy. Not even a piece of equipment was dropped, but the EXP given is quite generous.”

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nLu Yuan looked at his EXP bar, and it had clearly increased by a little.

nIt was currently at 3% of Level 10.

nAccording to Lu Yuan’s estimation, killing a giant frost ape would give him between 0.5% to 1% of EXP.

nTherefore, he should be able to level up again from tonight’s quest.

nThinking of this, Lu Yuan was instantly filled with motivation.

nSoon, he continued to move forward. However, after only taking a few steps forward, he encountered another giant frost ape.

nThe difference was that this giant frost ape’s level was one level higher than the previous ones, and its HP was also a little higher.

nLu Yuan could not help but frown when he noticed such a thing.

nHe did not expect that the deeper into the cave he went, the stronger the monsters’ levels would become.

nThis was a really dangerous trip.

nHowever, it was still within the range of Lu Yuan’s capabilities.

nHe held the dagger in his hand and continued to attack in slashes.

n-34!

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n-40!

n-38!

n-42!

n-39!

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nAfter a series of attacks, he quickly defeated this giant frost ape and obtained another portion of blood essence.

nLu Yuan continued to advance deeper.

nAs he went deeper and deeper, Lu Yuan gradually discovered that the giant frost apes’ levels were gradually increasing, and their strength also gradually became much stronger.

nWhen Lu Yuan entered a deeper floor, he even discovered that the giant frost ape’s level had already reached that of a level 20 elite monster.

nIt was a little difficult to fight against such a monster since there was a gap of a full 10 levels with hierarchical suppression.

nEven with the hidden attributes bonuses, Lu Yuan’s DPS was reduced by 40-50%, and his hits seemed like mere painless scratches.

nThe time he needed to defeat each giant frost ape had more than doubled.

nMoreover, Lu Yuan had to keep positioning himself to avoid the giant frost ape’s skills.

nThis was no joke. The giant frost ape was at level 20. If he was hit even once, he might die.

nLu Yuan had no choice but to be careful. After scratching at it for a long time, he finally killed the giant frost ape.

nThe EXP he received was a full 2%!

nAfter all, he would be rewarded by a large amount of EXP for cross-level killings.

nPhew!

nLu Yuan could not help but let out a long sigh of relief.

nSuch a high-level monster was already the limits of Lu Yuan’s abilities.

nIf their levels were any higher, he would not be able to even deal any damage to them anymore.

nLu Yuan looked at the dagger in his hand. This was a really divine weapon. If it was the original wild wolf dagger he had used, it would probably not have been to deal any damage a few monsters back.

nSince his arrival, Lu Yuan had already gradually noticed the eerieness of this map.

nThe deeper one went, the higher the levels of the monsters would be. Moreover, the monsters were spawned so densely.

nIt did not seem like it was designed as a training spot.

nLu Yuan speculated that there were some secrets in there.

nIn his previous life, Lu Yuan only knew of such a map, but he didn’t know the details.

nHe had only heard that it was very dangerous here. After completing the quest to obtain the blood essence, many players would then stop there and didn’t continue to investigate further.

nLu Yuan was naturally not interested back then, so he didn’t probe further.

nTherefore, he did not know much about it in his previous life.

n“Since I’ve encountered this, might as well go deeper.”

nLu Yuan had the legendary thief skill Shadow Following, so he had enough confidence.

nWith a sway of his body, Lu Yuan disappeared into the void and hid his figure.

nThen, he continued to explore deeper.

nNot far ahead, he saw another giant frost ape.

nThis giant frost ape’s level was already at level 22!

nIt had been strengthened again!

nThis time, Lu Yuan did not act rashly, because the hierarchical suppression was too heavy.

nAccording to the current hierarchical suppression, Lu Yuan’s DPS would be reduced by more than 60%, making his damage seem even more feeble than a cat’s scratch.

nTherefore, Lu Yuan did not try attacking for the time being but chose to continue forward.

nAfter being strengthened by 3 levels, the duration of Shadow Following had been increased to 3 minutes.

nTherefore, in terms of time, he had sufficient to explore.

nLu Yuan continued moving forward.

nUnknowingly, he had already arrived at a deeper area.

nLu Yuan was shocked to discover that ahead of him, there was an entrance leading to the next floor.

nHowever, at the entrance, two level-30 elite monsters were guarding it!

nUnder normal circumstances, players at this stage of the game would not be able to pass through them, because the monsters were too ferocious!

nThe hierarchical suppression had already reduced Lu Yuan’s DPS to 20%.

nThe damage he could deal was no longer a scratch, but a tickle.

nLu Yuan looked at the remaining time of his Stealth: 112 seconds!

nThere were still about 2 minutes left.

nLu Yuan calculated the time he would need to get out later.

nThere was still plenty of time! He could totally go down and take a look!

nHe would just take a look! After he finished looking, he would leave. He would definitely not hesitate in leaving!

nWith this thought, Lu Yuan did not hesitate to pass through the two guards, directly passing through the entrance and entering the next floor.

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