Chapter 186: New Changes to the Sundial Hand and Time Stop! (April 3250 Monthly Ticket Bonus)

Ding ling ling—

Without waiting for Qin Chuan to decide, a sudden burst of ringing sounded.

Seeing the caller ID show 'Chang Jinze', Qin Chuan answered the phone.

"Good thing you haven't entered the dungeon yet." On the other end of the call, Chang Jinze breathed a sigh of relief the moment the call connected.

"What's wrong?" Qin Chuan couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.

"I, Feng Yin, and Wu Chi are preparing to team up to explore a B-rank three-star dungeon to test the waters. Do you want to join us?" Chang Jinze invited proactively, "I checked—if you select the same dungeon to enter the party, we'll all enter the dungeon together."

"B-rank dungeon?" Qin Chuan pondered for a moment.

Long Ji and Feng Yin both have golden talents; Elder Ji has mastered Spirit Descent, and the three of them exploring the corresponding Elite Tier B-rank dungeon should be a sure thing.

If I followed them, I'd probably only get to drink the soup.

For the first dungeon, Qin Chuan planned to try a B-rank one to test the waters, but since only one dungeon can be cleared per day, doing it in a party would be somewhat wasteful.

"You guys go ahead, I'll first pick an easy one to try." Qin Chuan politely declined.

"Alright." Chang Jinze said no more and hung up.

Hanging up the phone, Qin Chuan checked the dungeon list again.

The dungeons are arranged in order of level and star rating, with the earlier ones being more difficult.

Qin Chuan's gaze quickly fell on the fifth dungeon in the list.

【Dungeon: Milian Evil Demon Forest (B)】 【Available】

【Suggested Player Level: Elite Tier】

【Participant Limit: 2】

【Lateral Difficulty Rating: ★★★★★】

【Dungeon Remaining Clearance Time: 71:55:13】

Although the dungeons starting from the third are all B-rank five-star, this dungeon has the lowest participant limit.

The lower participant limit obviously makes it more suitable for soloing.

Without much hesitation, Qin Chuan chose to clear it, skipping the party and starting directly.

In the next instant, his figure vanished with a faint glow inside the rented house.

"He refused."

At the Special Affairs Group headquarters, Chang Jinze put down his phone and looked helplessly at the two people before him, "Wu Chi, he isn't your disciple, is he? How could you not even give him face?"

"I only taught him a bit; it's not really a master-disciple relationship, and I don't want to interfere with his decision." Ji Huai calmly said, "A B-rank secret realm, the three of us are enough."

"Alright." Chang Jinze shook his head slightly, "I don't even know if Qin Chuan will really pick an easy secret realm; I always feel he's just brushing us off."

"You're right." Feng Yin suddenly said, "A B-rank five-star dungeon has already started being cleared."

"Huh?" Chang Jinze's face darkened, "Let's go, let's go, let's go!"

"We three can't possibly be outdone by a teenager, right?"——After a bout of dizziness, Qin Chuan regained his footing.

In the overly damp air, a rotten smell lingered, and a hazy mist obscured the distant view.

At this moment he was in a forest where the trees, whether trunks or branches, were pitch black, their poses menacing and twisted, even the leaf veins showing varying degrees of deformation, looking quite sinister.

Milian Evil Demon Forest.

Qin Chuan recalled the name of the dungeon he had chosen.

The environment here is awful, but the damp air still gives some advantage to ice-based abilities, so it's not completely terrible.

He casually condensed an ice horse-cutting saber, and Qin Chuan tapped the flashing dot in the upper right of his view.

【Dungeon: Milian Evil Demon Forest】

【Dungeon Introduction: The Moon Spirit Clan of Milian will forever remember that on the night the red moon descended, the clan chief Sosali turned into a ferocious giant wolf, slaughtering most of the clan and hiding here; every tree in the Evil Demon Forest is the ferocious form of the dead before death.】

【Dungeon Level: B-rank】

【Lateral Difficulty Rating: ★★★★★】

【Dungeon Boss: Dead Corpse Wolf·Sosali】

【Dungeon Talent: Sundial Hand (Gold)】 【Worn Title: None】

【Minimum Clearance Requirement: Slay Dead Corpse Wolf·Sosali】

【Clearance Time Limit: 71:54:47】

【Give Up This Clearance】

【00:00:48】

In the Dream World, player talents are changed to dungeon talents upon entering a dungeon.

Thinking of this, Qin Chuan opened his talent view.

In the next instant, the new Sundial Hand effect appeared before his eyes.

【Sundial Hand (Gold)】

【Passive: When a dungeon main line exists within one kilometer, guidance is triggered.】

【Active: Scan all enemy units within ten kilometers, usable three times per dungeon entry.】

【Active: Lock the dungeon boss's position, usable once per dungeon entry.】

The original exploration resource became exploration of the dungeon main line and enemy units, while the third talent's lock-on target became locking the dungeon boss.

Besides that, the usage frequency limit of Sundial Hand was also altered somewhat.

Although he hasn't tried it yet, Qin Chuan already felt the power of this talent.

His gaze continued downward.

Bad news: the dungeon clearance time limit for the attacker is unchanged, meaning the closer the dungeon's time limit is to its deadline, the harder it is for players to complete.

Good news: clearance can be actively abandoned, to some extent ensuring safety.

Furthermore, he saw a familiar thing.

【00:00:48】

A faint sound came from ahead, interrupting Qin Chuan's thoughts; in the thick fog, a giant wolf with a rotting body, dragging its entrails as it walked, approached him step by step, its scarlet eyes filled with madness.

【Dungeon Creature: Corpse Wolf】

It is not a dungeon boss, but a minor monster.

Qin Chuan withdrew his gaze; just as the creature was about to pounce, he stirred his will, reducing time by one second.

【00:00:47】

The flowing mist around him and the corpse wolf lunging ahead froze in an instant; the familiar feeling let Qin Chuan be certain in his heart.

Time Stop, but it was not merely Time Stop.

Previously, Time Stop could only be used at the moment the Dream World Entrance closed; in the dungeon it gained a new use, becoming usable on demand and stoppable on demand.

With a casual slash he cut the corpse wolf before him, whose strength matched Elite Tier Lv30, in two; as Time Stop ended, Qin Chuan had fully grasped the present situation.

If so, then let's begin.

The third gnomon talent activated! The map of the entire dungeon instantly appeared before Qin Chuan's eyes; on the map, the light point indicating the dungeon boss was bright and clear.

Slashing his way through the corpse wolves, Qin Chuan's figure darted swiftly through the Demon Magic Forest, heading straight for the dungeon boss, until a larger, clearly stronger corpse wolf rushed at him, appearing before his eyes, causing his movement to pause slightly.

【Dungeon Creature: Corpse Wolf Leader】

【Discovered Mainline Clue】

This guy… has a Mainline Clue on him?

Qin Chuan raised his long blade; instantly a chilling aura wrapped in boundless sharpness slashed toward the Corpse Wolf Leader's body.

Star·Breaking Frost Slash.

Facing this dungeon creature before him, whose strength equaled Hall Tier Lv35 Spirit Beast, Qin Chuan used a skill for the first time as a sign of respect.

With a single stroke, the Corpse Wolf Leader was split in two; a silver light flew out, which Qin Chuan caught swiftly with keen eyes and quick hands.

【Congratulations, player obtained Mainline Clue: Ayla's earring】

Qin Chuan glanced at the exquisite silver earring in his hand, casually slipped it into his pocket, and continued toward the direction of the Corpse Wolf Sosali.

(End of chapter)