Chapter 187: Global First Clear, B‑rank Dungeon! (April 3300 Monthly Ticket Bonus Chapter)

According to the dungeon description, the dungeon boss Qin Chuan currently faces is a monster that suddenly mutated, killed most of its kin, and fled into the Evil Demon Forest.

Qin Chuan doesn't fully grasp why the opponent changed, but it doesn't stop him from following his Third Sundial Talent's guidance, killing dungeon monsters along the way, and finally confronting the opponent.

Throughout this process, his First Sundial Talent remained active.

Besides the dungeon main clue 【Ayla's Earring】, he also gained two other dungeon main clues: a letter he couldn't read, named 【Letter to Krai】, and an empty potion bottle named 【Sossali's Painkiller】.

They sound quite abstract, at least for Qin Chuan on his first dungeon run; aside from the last item being somewhat related to the boss, he had no idea what the first two were for.

But since they were still dungeon main clues, Qin Chuan kept them with him all the way.

The Corpse Wolf Sossali was not alone; beside it stood seven Corpse Wolf Leaders guarding left and right, making eight targets in total.

For Qin Chuan, who wields the Lingering Frost Domain, this is certainly not a bad thing.

By now he had sensed the boss's strength, which equals that of a Hall Tier Level 40 Spirit Beast.

Adding seven Corpse Wolf Leaders comparable to Hall Tier Level 35, this dungeon is indeed a five‑star difficulty for two elite players.

But Qin Chuan is not an elite player.

He stomped down hard, and cold air burst from him as center, spreading instantly in all directions, sweeping over the eight dungeon creatures before him and coating them in a thin layer of frost.

【Frost Freeze】, activated!

Star Lingering Frost Domain, attack increased by 60%.

Qin Chuan swept with a blade, the cold air flowed like water, instantly cutting all targets under the Frost Freeze condition.

The seven Corpse Wolf Leaders and the Corpse Wolf Sossali's bodies split in two in an instant; at the end of their lives, the guardians and those they guarded went together to the underworld.

【Congratulations, player has met the minimum clearance requirement, completed the clearance of B‑rank Dungeon: Milian Demon Forest, current dungeon clearance rating: A】

【Clearance rewards can be claimed only once; the player may claim them immediately, or continue clearing before the time limit ends to raise the dungeon clearance rating and obtain richer rewards】

【Dungeon: Milian Demon Forest】【Cleared】

【Dungeon Rank: B】

【Lateral Difficulty Rating: ★★★★★】

【Dungeon Clearance Time Limit: 70:54:33】

【Current Dungeon Clearance Rating: A】

【Current Clearance Rewards: 【Blue】 Corpse Wolf Fang, 【Green】 Title: Corpse Wolf Hunter】

【Claim Clearance Rewards】

The rewards are so-so…

Qin Chuan glanced at the floating text before him, then turned his gaze to the Corpse Wolf Sossali in front of him.

The display showed that the slain opponent did not instantly lose consciousness; its ferocious body gradually changed at the end of life, ultimately turning into a humanoid figure lying on the ground.

It had moon‑blue skin and silver‑white long hair; its deep purple eyes were already quite unfocused, aged yet one could still see traces of former handsomeness on a face full of pain, its breath faint as it headed toward death.

After only a moment's hesitation, Qin Chuan strode forward, took out the three dungeon main clues he had acquired on the way, and wanted to try his luck.

Its breath caught, it forced itself to sit up with its last breath, staring fixedly at the silver earring.

Qin Chuan knew he had guessed right. —At this very moment, every corner of Blue Star.

Countless players stared intently at the dungeon list, watching each dungeon enter clearance mode, their expressions extremely tense.

Although the Dream World's update contains more content, that can only be seen after the next entry into the Dream World, whereas the dungeons in reality have already appeared.

If these newly appeared dungeons are not all cleared within 72 hours, what awaits Blue Star will be one open dungeon entrance after another, and the unknown terrifying creatures inside them.

This threat far surpasses that of demon beasts. As of now, over a hundred of the first batch of 178 dungeons have entered clearance mode, and that number continues to rise.

But so far, no dungeon has yet displayed 'Cleared'.

Not even a single player has cleared the lowest‑rank D‑rank dungeons.

This is certainly not good news.

And there is even worse news.

One hour after Blue Star's 2.3 version update, the number of dungeons rose from 178 to 181, adding three new dungeons.

If new dungeons continue to appear every hour thereafter, this will be an absolute terrifying disaster for the whole of Blue Star.

Until a certain moment, a line of text popped up before the eyes of every player viewing the dungeon interface.

【Player Luo has successfully cleared the B‑rank Dungeon Milian Demon Forest!】

In the dungeon list, a dungeon surpassed two A‑rank dungeons in ranking and instantly appeared at the top!

【Dungeon: Milian Demon Forest (B)】【Cleared】

【Lateral Difficulty Rating: ★★★★★】

【Clearance Time: 01:05:27】

【Clearer: Luo】

Cleared!!! After countless calls and anticipation, the first dungeon has been cleared! And it's not the lowest D‑rank dungeon! Nor the C‑rank dungeon most players choose!!

It's a B‑rank dungeon!!! At this moment, when the number of elite players is under three digits, far too few players have chosen to clear a B‑rank dungeon!

In total, only seven B‑rank dungeons are currently in clearance mode, less than one‑third of the total number of B‑rank dungeons!

Under these circumstances, clearing a five‑star B‑rank dungeon is like injecting a shot of adrenaline into the whole world!

Luo! It's him!

Before this update, he had already stood at the pinnacle, attracting worldwide attention without flaunting his identity; aside from knowing he came from Yanhuang, the world knew nothing about this player, and now he stepped forward! At this moment, countless people frightened by the new update content suddenly realized they had not missed the chance to clear all dungeons within the time limit.

They have Hall‑tier players! — The outside world's uproar caused by the dungeon clearance completion, Qin Chuan knows nothing about.

At this moment, he is staring at the old man with blue skin before him.

Before death, Sossali returned to his original appearance, stroking the silver earring in his hand, his lifeless eyes regaining focus.

He repeatedly murmured the name 'Ayla', then looked at Qin Chuan and slowly spoke an unfamiliar language.

Fortunately, there is a translation.

【Unknown visitor, thank you for granting me liberation and bringing me a keepsake from a loved one in my final moments; Aila is my most beloved daughter, yet she is also the first fellow clansman to be harmed after I fell into uncontrollable madness】

【I constantly feel pain because of this, and the pain only worsens my madness】

【It was you who ended all of this】

【I noticed you found the medicine bottle I once used; if you encounter similar medicines, please never use them, for beneath their surface effects lies something terrifying, capable of causing a fundamental transformation in supernatural power】

【This is the plot of the half-demons】

【Please hand it over to Kelayi together with that letter; in fact, this is what I wanted to do, but before I could actually do it, my madness had become uncontrollable】

Suosal breathed his last, and Qin Chuan's eyes were filled with new text.

【Congratulations, player, for meeting the advanced strategy requirement: understand the origin of Suosal's anomaly, the dungeon strategy rating has been raised to S】

(End of chapter)