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Chapter 44 Dungeon Cleared

The familiar feeling of weightlessness receded like the tide, and vision gradually became clear in the silvery halo.

Lin Ze opened his eyes, and the familiar circular hall came into view.

Without the slightest delay, a thought stirred within him.

Two illusory figures separated from him in an instant, falling several meters away like ink wash paintings, and then solidified into the shapes of the Winter Solstice and the Awakening of Insects.

"It really works!"

A joyful smile appeared on Lin Ze's face.

He had been wondering if he could summon clones in dungeons.

If feasible, he would no longer need to team up with others and could solo the dungeon, enjoying all the rewards all to himself.

And as it turned out, his guess was correct.

"The clone is also a professional. It can use the mark to view its personal panel, and theoretically it should also be able to team up."

Lin Ze and his two clones activated the mark simultaneously, and after a series of operations, they successfully formed a team and set the potential point allocation ratio so that he alone would receive 100%.

"Perfect." Lin Ze nodded in satisfaction.

Normally, professionals need to team up outside the instance; otherwise, they will be considered solo players once they enter the instance and will be scattered into different instance spaces.

However, he did not have this concern and could summon clones to form a team after entering the dungeon.

There's no surveillance in the instance, so you don't have to worry about your secrets being discovered.

Click!Click!

The surrounding black thorn walls began to crack, and giant scorpions emerged from them.

Lin Ze immediately gathered his thoughts and focused on the battle.

The first six levels posed virtually no challenge for him and his two clones, allowing them to pass through with ease.

The sixth-floor boss, which took a lot of effort to defeat back then, can now be easily killed with a single sword strike.

It's worth mentioning that the dungeon environment isn't very friendly to the Winter Solstice.

The monsters here don't leave behind corpses or blood when they are killed; they simply turn to ashes and disappear.

Without access to other people's blood, one can only use one's own blood for the Winter Solstice, which consumes even more blood.

They advanced rapidly and soon reached the ninth floor.

When I teamed up with Zheng Hong and others before, they had been to this level, but they couldn't clear it and had to retreat to the eighth level to leave the instance.

This time, Lin Ze and his two clones worked together seamlessly and easily passed through this level.

The twelfth floor of the Blackthorn Tower.

The monsters here have increased in strength to the level of a low-level 3, and their numbers have increased to more than sixty, with a peak level 3 boss guarding the gate.

Only then did Lin Ze begin to feel a little strained, and it took him a lot of effort to wipe out all the monsters.

On the thirteenth floor, the monster's appearance changed.

Its body size is growing larger and larger, and its carapace is covered with dense, sharp barbs. The tip of its high-raised tail barb is surrounded by a conspicuous lightning pattern, and tiny arcs of electricity crackle from time to time as it sways.

According to Zheng Hong, the giant scorpions on the thirteenth floor all possess a skill called "Paralyzing Thrust," which uses the electric arc attached to their tail stings to inflict paralysis on the target they hit, making it a very troublesome ability.

Therefore, the moment the monster appeared, Lin Ze had Dongzhi and Jingzhe unleash Blood Frenzy.

The two clones instantly gained a significant boost in strength.

Their fighting style has become increasingly fierce, completely disregarding defense and launching relentless attacks by trading blows for damage.

More than ten minutes later, as the last giant scorpion turned to ashes and vanished, the hall returned to silence in the blink of an eye.

The wounded Winter Solstice and Awakening of Insects came before Lin Ze, turned into phantoms, and disappeared into his body.

Lin Ze sat cross-legged, closed his eyes, and rested to recover his energy.

This is the exclusive dungeon combat tactic he devised, which only he can use.

Using Blood Frenzy, both clones can unleash their full power at each level, demonstrating combat strength comparable to a level 5 character.

As long as you recall your clone after the battle ends, you can refresh its status and summon it again after waiting for half an hour.

This is equivalent to having two level 5 combatants running a dungeon, which is incredibly satisfying!

"It just takes a little longer to clear dungeons."

"But it doesn't matter, running the dungeon once a day is enough."

Half an hour later, Lin Ze summoned his clone again and ascended to the fourteenth floor.

Using a unique dungeon-clearing method, I successfully cleared all subsequent tower floors, eventually reaching the eighteenth floor, which is also the final floor of the Blackthorn Tower.

The monsters on this floor have reached the lower level of level 4 in terms of combat power, and their numbers are close to sixty.

As for the boss guarding the gate, it is a giant scorpion king with a combat power of level 5 (lower rank).

"The monster strength of this lineup is too great for a normal level 4 team to handle... no, a normal level 4 team can't even get to this level."

Lin Ze pondered to himself.

It's important to know that the challenge level of a dungeon isn't set arbitrarily. Once a player with a skill level exceeding the challenge level enters the dungeon, the monster's strength will increase significantly.

The higher the level, the greater the increase.

High-level professionals face far greater dangers when entering low-level dungeons than low-level professionals.

Therefore, for dungeons like Blackthorn Tower with a challenge level of 2 to 4, the most suitable team is composed of level 4 professionals.

However, an ordinary level 4 team simply cannot handle enemies of the same level that are more than ten times larger than their own, plus a level 5 BOSS.

Unless the level 4 professionals who make up this team are all geniuses and elites whose strength far surpasses that of their peers... or they are cheating.

hum!

A sharp, urgent sword cry suddenly rang out, and Jingzhe took the lead in action.

The silver light streaked through the air like a shooting star, heading straight for the Scorpion King's head.

He took on the most troublesome boss, and with a wave of his longsword, he created an impenetrable net of swords, forcefully blocking the Scorpion King's offensive.

At the same time, Dongzhi forcefully slashed his wrist with his fingers together, and bright red blood gushed out instantly.

He raised his hand and waved it, and the blood suddenly expanded and deformed in the air, turning into more than a dozen crescent-shaped blood blades, which shot towards the surrounding giant scorpions with a whooshing sound.

The muffled thuds of blood-stained blades piercing the monster's carapace rang out one after another.

After piercing its target, the blood-red blade did not dissipate; instead, it seemed to come alive, curving and continuing to attack other giant scorpions.

With the blessing of Blood Frenzy, Winter Solstice's Blood Manipulation skill is greatly enhanced, making her combat power significantly higher than that of Awakening of Insects.

Lin Ze was not to be outdone. A pale blue halo shone around him, and he unleashed his full power with lightning speed. His figure moved like a ghost through the monster horde, and every swing of his longsword precisely hit the gaps in the giant scorpion's carapace, making him extremely efficient.

The roars, the clanging of metal, and the crackling of electric arcs mingled together, echoing throughout the hall.

More than ten minutes later, the battle between Jingzhe and the Scorpion King came to a decisive victory.

He successfully killed the Scorpion King at the cost of having his left arm pierced by the Scorpion King's stinger and a deep, bone-revealing wound on his waist.

Without a moment's pause, they turned and charged at the remaining giant scorpions.

However, after killing about ten monsters, he was torn to pieces by a swarm of giant scorpions due to his severe injuries and was the first to die.

Following closely behind, Winter Solstice also collapsed, having exhausted her blood.

In the blink of an eye, only Lin Ze remained in the team.

Fortunately, there were less than ten monsters left. Lin Ze decisively used Blood Frenzy to quickly kill the remaining monsters.

As the last monster turned to ashes, several lines of golden text instantly appeared before his eyes.

[Cleared the dungeon (not the first clear), now it's time to start the rewards.]

[Settlement in progress... Your team has gained 5332 Potential Points, 57 Blackthorn Iron, 17 Static Tail Spikes, and 1 Replica Mask]

[Start leaving the instance]