Chapter 121

In an instant, he completed the second layer's objective.

And the third layer...

His 【Steel Shield】's cooldown was up!

The efficiency was so high it left one utterly dumbfounded.

At the very least, the "spectators" outside were truly startled by Luo Chenyu's efficiency.

"Holy crap... this guy is seriously strong. How long has it been? He's already broken through ten layers."

"Longshan City, a small city of just over two hundred thousand people—I've never heard of any fierce player like this here. Could he be an outside prodigy too?"

"Definitely. He looks fierce and sturdy, but he's actually not that old. He's probably some academy elite student."

"With monster-clearing efficiency that high, he's gotta be a Mage or a hidden class of the Mage profession. The first 50 layers are all about monster-clearing speed—way too friendly to Mages."

"Hahaha, bro, does your flag from earlier still count? My stomach's acting up today, and I've got something warm and fresh for you!"

"Pfft, being fierce at the start doesn't mean he'll stay fierce. He definitely won't make it past 50 layers..."

"No worries, I'll build it up and save it all for you!"

"Beep beep beep beep beep..."

Inside 【Ninefold Abyss】.

"Although the monsters don't give experience, the experience from this settlement is way too sweet!"

After clearing just ten layers, Luo Chenyu had already risen to level 22—far more efficient than grinding out in the wild.

Moreover, as the layers grew higher, both the number and level of monsters rose noticeably, and the experience rewards grew accordingly.

Although the permanent attribute potions rewarded were still F-rank, the quantity had increased.

By now, apart from Spirit, his F-rank attribute potions were nearly maxed out.

Constitution up 60 points, Strength and Agility each up 45 points.

Simply too good to be true!

Most importantly, after all this bombardment, his shield's max capacity had reached a whopping ten million.

In other words.

Every normal attack dealt at least a million AoE damage.

"If this keeps up, I'm gonna be invincible!"

Luo Chenyu lit a cigarette in high spirits, feeling quite the loneliness of invincibility.

Reality, indeed, was just so.

On every layer, no matter how many monsters there were or how strong their attributes, none could escape a single shield detonation from him.

After clearing 10 layers, the rewarded items changed to E-rank permanent attribute potions.

The more he fought, the stronger he grew!

Layer 20...

Layer 30...

Layer 40...

After Luo Chenyu entered layer 41, the monsters were no longer assorted little demons, but familiar ones—goblins from the newbie dungeon, all sorts of goblins.

Facing these "old friends," his strikes became very gentle, letting them depart without a hint of pain.

"Ding! You have completed the 【Ninefold Abyss】 forty-ninth layer challenge. Reward: 490,000 experience points, D-rank permanent Strength Potion +1!"

"Ding! Your level has increased by 1. Current level: LV. 25!"

"Ding! The 【Ninefold Abyss】 fiftieth layer guardian BOSS 【Abyss Emissary · Aike】 will appear in 30 seconds. Please be advised, please be advised!!"

This prompt left him slightly dazed.

The hidden BOSS from the newbie dungeon actually "moonlighted" as a guardian of 【Ninefold Abyss】.

A true working BOSS!

He knew 【Abyss Emissary · Aike】 possessed extraordinary intelligence, so he wanted to see its expression upon their "reunion."

It was sure to be wonderful.

【Ninefold Abyss · Fiftieth Layer】

Objective: Slay guardian BOSS 【Abyss Emissary · Aike】 (0/1)

Time limit: 10 minutes

Reward: Experience +1,000,000, Tier 3 special skill of your class +1, A-rank permanent All-Attribute Potion +1!

Failure: Lose challenge qualification!

As the countdown ended.

"Hehehehe..."

A familiar laugh rang out, and 【Abyss Emissary · Aike】, draped in a black robe, stepped out from the darkness.

"Another professional challenger coming... Wtf, it's you bastard!!"

Seeing Luo Chenyu's face, 【Abyss Emissary · Aike】 blurted out a "national classic," then snarled viciously: "Heaven has a path but you don't walk it, Hell has no door yet you barge right in—today I swear I'll tear you into ten thousand pieces!"

Hearing those "flowery" words, Luo Chenyu burst out laughing.

"Long time no see—didn't expect your cultural level to have improved so much. Congratulations, congratulations!"

"Hmph, last time my clone was bound by the rules. Now..."

【Abyss Emissary · Aike】's voice cut off abruptly—a tall, imposing figure stood before it, a fist the size of a rice bowl raised high.

"Now, you die too!"

Boom!!!

A group of them slammed viciously into 【Abyss Emissary · Ike】's forehead, sending it crashing to the ground.

Critical Hit -5,856,000!

Instant Kill!!

The terrifying shield's additional damage actually triggered a critical hit as well.

One could only say this guy was out of luck.

Otherwise it very likely could have blocked the second punch.

"That's it???"

"Ding, you have completed the Fiftieth Layer challenge of 【Ninefold Abyss】, gaining 1,000,000 experience points, the Tier 3 defensive-specialist skill 【Block Counter】, and A-Rank Permanent Strength Potion +1!"

Luo Chenyu hadn't even had time to check the rewards.

【Abyss Emissary · Ike】's corpse gave off an eerie black mist, finally transforming back into that short goblin form.

"You... you..."

A shrill voice rang out, but no words followed.

At this moment, it was truly stunned.

That terrifying impact was still deeply branded into its mind, impossible to shake off.

"Yo ho... not dead yet!"

Luo Chenyu looked at the phantom floating in mid-air with a meaningful gaze, and suddenly a ridiculous thought popped into his head.

The moment the thought arose, he struck directly!

Spatial Lockdown!

Spatial power surrounded 【Abyss Emissary · Ike】 within it.

He wanted to try and see what would happen if he kept this phantom formed of black mist.

"Wh... what skill is this?"

【Abyss Emissary · Ike】 was stunned; it felt pain from its very soul, and just as it tried to leave, it was bound by the omnipresent spatial power, unable to escape.

"Nothing much, you left in a hurry last time, so let's have a proper chat this time!"

Luo Chenyu waved his hand and threw a punch at 【Abyss Emissary · Ike】's phantom.

But the result gave him a great shock.

His fist passed right through the phantom, and apart from over 2,000 damage from "Blood Rage," there was no other effect whatsoever.

【Abyss Emissary · Ike】: "..."

The chat was a lie — killing it one more time was the real goal, wasn't it!

"Let me go... I'll give you all my treasures!"