Chapter 83: 9 Days Later, Lv25!

Chapter 83: Chapter 83: 9 Days Later, Lv25!

"Why are you here?"

Seeing the newcomers, a look of surprise appeared on Yu Zhun’s face. He stood up to greet them. "I haven’t seen you two in a few days, and you’ve leveled up so fast."

"We couldn’t help it. The power spike after hitting Lv15 is just too massive," Su Hong couldn’t help but sigh. "Yu Yu and I spent almost every waking moment over the past few days clearing Dungeons and grinding wild monsters to finally scrape together enough experience points."

Level 15 could be considered a watershed in strength, as only Equipment level 15 and above could undergo Enhancement.

Once enhanced to +10, the equipment’s stats would increase to 195% of their base values, nearly doubling their effectiveness.

Therefore, the most important thing for players arriving in the Main City from the Newbie Area was to find every possible way to grind levels and reach Lv15 as quickly as possible.

"Yu Zhun, I heard your guild is recruiting a Warrior and a Priest?" Su Hong looked slightly embarrassed. "Have you found suitable candidates? If not... what do you think of Yu Yu and me?"

"Huh?" Yu Zhun looked surprised.

When he first brought up the idea of recruiting a Warrior and a Priest, the Su siblings had crossed his mind, but only for a fleeting moment.

After all, they had already joined the Hanlong Guild, and Su Hong’s father was one of its vice presidents. No matter how he looked at it, they wouldn’t join his guild.

To his surprise, they had actually come.

"Why did you leave the Hanlong Guild?" Yu Zhun asked curiously. "With Uncle Su there, it’s not like you couldn’t stay, right?"

"Yu Yu and I coming to the Godslayer Guild was our own idea," Su Hong explained with a smile. "And my dad agreed to it."

"Uncle Su actually agreed?" Yu Zhun was even more surprised.

He let his children give up a top-ten Three Star guild in Divine Strategy City to join the Godslayer Guild?

Unsurprisingly, the older man likely made this decision because the Godslayer Guild had achieved several perfect Dungeon clears.

But even so, Yu Zhun had to admit that Su Mingde—whom he had only met once—possessed a tremendous amount of boldness.

"If you two are willing to come, I naturally don’t mind," Yu Zhun smiled. "But let me be clear first: we’re recruiting a Warrior specifically to tank damage during Dungeons."

He still remembered when they fought the Newbie Area boss, the Black Rock Snake. Su Hong’s [Slashing] had dealt over a thousand damage.

Judging from his performance back then, Su Hong seemed to be a balanced Warrior, excelling in both offense and defense, rather than the pure meat shield they needed.

"I know what you mean." Guessing Yu Zhun’s thoughts, Su Hong let out a hearty laugh. "If that’s the case, then I’m the perfect fit.

"Back in the Newbie Area, I wore pure damage Equipment because I had to carry Yu Yu and grind for experience. But in reality, I personally lean more toward defense.

"That’s because my talent is the A-rank [Rock Defense]. When I use defensive skills, it grants an additional 50% to 100% effectiveness depending on the skill.

"After hitting Lv15, I swapped out all three of my pieces of Purple Equipment for defensive types. I’m incredibly tough now. Ever heard of a ten-thousand-health tank?" Su Hong patted his chest confidently.

"I see." A look of realization dawned on Yu Zhun as he glanced at Ji Xiaoyu beside him.

"No objections here!" The wealthy young miss’s eyes sparkled.

This talent sounded incredibly reliable!

"Um... should I talk about my talent too?" Su Yue, who had been silent until now, smiled. "I’m a bit worse off than my brother; mine is a B-rank talent.

"It’s the B-rank [Emergency Healing]. It increases Healing output by 40%, and when the target’s Life Value drops below 30% of their maximum, it boosts Healing output by 120%. I might be average in other areas, but when it comes to Healing, I can handle it!" She hugged her Priest’s Book tightly.

"Holy crap!"

An exclamation rang out, coming from Salas, who just happened to be walking by.

"That’s a great talent!" Salas’s eyes lit up, his face full of envy. "With you having that, I won’t even need to bring [Healing]. I can just run four buffing skills instead."

Yu Zhun couldn’t help but smile. "Then, allow me to welcome our two newest members to the Godslayer Guild."

POP!

Salas expertly pulled out party poppers, shoving one into both Yu Zhun’s and Ji Xiaoyu’s hands before pulling the string on his own.

With that, the number of members in the Godslayer Guild became five.

Soon, afternoon arrived.

At the scheduled time for their run, Yu Zhun led the entire Godslayer Guild to the Teleportation Gate corresponding to the Lv30 Dungeon, [Valley of Glazed Glass].

"Don’t be nervous. It’s only 2A difficulty." Seeing the Su siblings looking a bit tense about entering a Dungeon of this caliber for the first time, Ji Xiaoyu comforted them with a smile. "Besides, our guild master is incredibly strong.

"All we have to do is lie back and let ourselves be carried."

"Mm!" Su Hong nodded heavily, gripping the Long Sword in his hand.

Beside him, Su Yue remained silent, pursing her lips and clutching her Priest’s Book tightly.

The party of five stepped through the Teleportation Gate and soon arrived in a valley filled with the fragrance of flowers and the chirping of birds.

"Guild master!" Salas pulled out a gleaming golden horn and handed it to Yu Zhun with a solemn expression. "Please, use this item I prepared specifically for you.

"[Self-contained BGM Horn]!"

"...Huh?" Yu Zhun, who had just been about to pull out his own horn, blinked. He took the horn Salas offered and turned it on.

DUN DUN DUN... DUN DUN DUN...

Amidst a highly suspenseful background track, Salas’s deep, steady voice echoed through the valley.

"Pay attention. This man’s name is Yu Zhun..."

Ji Xiaoyu, "!!!"

The Su siblings, "???"

Yu Zhun, "Nice."

He gave Salas a thumbs-up, then shifted his gaze toward a massive, entirely glass-colored lizard that had been attracted by the noise.

[Glazed Glass Demon Lizard (Lv25)]

[Stats:

Life Value: 50,000

Mana: 1,000

Physical Attack: 2,000

Magic Attack: 0

Physical Defense: 600

Magic Defense: 600]

As expected of a Lv30 Dungeon. Even on a lowered 2A difficulty, a normal mob had stats like this.

Gripping [Nether’s Sigh] tightly, Yu Zhun thrust it forward in an instant!

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[-240,000 Life Value]

Along with the pop-up of blood-red text, a terrifying, nearly hundred-meter-long glazed glass-colored lizard collapsed to the ground.

[Congratulations! You have displayed mighty power in the Valley of Glazed Glass, defeating the Boss, Glazed Glass Demon Lizard King (Lv35). Level Experience +30,000!]

[Congratulations! Your level has increased to Lv25!]

[Congratulations on perfectly clearing the [Valley of Glazed Glass] Dungeon. You have received the perfect clear rewards: Lucky Talisman x1, Divine Protection Talisman x1, Level-retaining Talisman x1]

[The Dungeon Boss, Glazed Glass Demon Lizard King, left you a surprise upon being killed. Dropped item: Glazed Glass Radiance Staff (Master Level)]

[The Dungeon Boss, Glazed Glass Demon Lizard King, upon being killed...]

"I’ve finally reached Lv25."

As the Light of leveling up faded, a smile graced Yu Zhun’s face.

Nine days had already passed since their first successful clear of the 2A difficulty [Valley of Glazed Glass].