Chapter 274: Effortless Instant Kill, Substantial Rewards

Jiang Chen thought to himself, actually it's not wise for him to personally join the battle.

As a Necromancer Summoner, he is not a Warrior and could simply observe from afar, letting the skeletons gradually wear down the Ancient Earth Dragon.

In that case, he could even find time to rest.

But not now, because time is urgent.

He doesn't want to see the skeletons suffer loss, and is eager to save time.

So he can only take on the role of a meat shield.

Skeleton Warriors have already crawled all over the Ancient Earth Dragon, with hundreds, even thousands of them on its body.

Beside Jiang Chen, 1,690 Skeleton Mages simultaneously halted their attacks.

"Come over, use Collecting Technique, quickly!" Jiang Chen shouted loudly.

Everything ready, Qiao Zhixin sprinted over. As a level‑59 professional, her speed far exceeds Jiang Chen's.

She rushed in, released a burst of fireworks, then instantly returned.

Qiao Zhixin arrives quickly, leaves even faster, and is very obedient.

As the fireworks blossomed, Jiang Chen's ultimate skill "Strong Soldier" also activated.

Skill: "Strong Soldier"

"Strong Soldier: For 30 seconds, self and Summoned Entities gain All Attributes increased by 200%, and all attacks deal an additional 500% damage. Cooldown: 1 hour."

The rune on his back burst into dazzling light, sprinkling each skeleton.

The skeletons' attributes surged instantly, simultaneously unleashing the Rage Power skill.

A level‑33 Skeleton Warrior, originally 52,000 strength, surged to 156,000 under Strong Soldier.

Under the Lich General's Amplify, the strength attribute reached 200,000.

The Rage Power skill deals damage equal to 400% of the strength attribute.

This slash...

... equivalent to 800,000 points of strength.

Adding the extra 500% damage...

Even though the Ancient Earth Dragon has 80% physical immunity, this slash's damage is still considerable.

Skeleton Mages are the same. With Strong Soldier and Legion Enhancement, their Spirit Attribute approaches 400,000.

Skill damage is greatly increased, plus the extra 500% damage...

A terrifying amount of damage, an astonishing quantity.

Then comes his own skill.

Jiang Chen knows the Ancient Earth Dragon can't block.

Mottled light spots flash on the Ancient Earth Dragon, and its target instantly shifts to Qiao Zhixin.

Before it can act, a flame pierces its head.

Soul Burn, and under Strong Soldier, Jiang Chen's Spiritual Power rises sharply.

Soul Burn intensity markedly rises, plus an extra 500% damage.

Finally makes the Ancient Earth Dragon emit a wail.

It's not painless; it was just less painful before.

The Ancient Earth Dragon's target quickly switches back from Qiao Zhixin to Jiang Chen.

Its mouth opens, ready to spew dragon breath.

At this moment, the skeletons' attack arrives.

Thousands of Skeleton Warriors simultaneously unleash their strongest strike.

Thousands of Red Light streak across the sky, exceedingly beautiful.

In the air, brilliant light sweeps across the heavens, illuminating the Instance.

1,690 skills simultaneously strike the Ancient Earth Dragon at various points.

The Ancient Earth Dragon lets out a mournful Roar, then collapses softly.

The light in its eyes gradually dims and finally vanishes.

"Kill Ancient Earth Dragon, Experience +5,800,000"

"Obtain Earth Dragon Armor"

"Obtain Earth Crystal"

"Obtain Earth Gem"

"Obtain Jade Earth Heart"

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Obtain Earth Dragon Armor via Collecting Technique

Obtain Earth Crystal via Collecting Technique

Obtain Earth Gem via Collecting Technique

Obtain Heart of Earth via Collecting Jade

"Earth Dragon Armor (Warrior exclusive): Platinum-grade Armor, All Attributes +2000, Damage reduced 20%. Skill: Full Defense"

"Full Defense: For 1 minute, Defense increased 1000×, all damage reduced 99%, cooldown 20 minutes."

"Earth Dragon Armor (Warrior exclusive): Platinum-grade Armor, All Attributes +2000, Damage reduced 20%."

"Earth Crystal: Can combine with other single-element crystals to form an Elemental Divine Stone, increasing the chance of Profession Ascension at Third Transcendence; the more elements fused, the stronger the stone's effect. It can also be used alone, permanently enhancing physical attack resistance; after solo use, it can no longer benefit from Elemental Divine Stones."

"Earth Gem: Permanently reduces physical damage by 50%, with a chance to obtain a physical-type skill. If used by a Holy Knight during the second Job Change, it greatly increases the probability of Profession Ascension."

"Heart of Earth: Essential item for Job Change into Earth Knight."

Under the full‑scale outbreak, the "Ancient Earth Dragon" was instantly killed, without a doubt.

The "Strong Soldier" skill is truly too powerful; in Jiang Chen's hands, this skill is utilized to the fullest.

With the existence of the Collecting Technique, the harvest directly doubled.

Even equipment like Earth Dragon Armor increased by one piece.

Only the two pieces have different attributes.

One piece has a very good skill, the other does not.

The equipment is secondary; the Earth Gem and Earth Crystal.

This is a completely unexpected gain, and Jiang Chen can't help but feel delighted.

Form a Collecting…

…Master, it's really too profitable.

Especially for someone like him who does Solo Run, forming a Collecting Master yields even more astonishing returns.

Qiao Zhixin runs over, excited, "So awesome, you actually instant‑killed the BOSS."

Jiang Chen smiles slightly, takes out an Earth Dragon Armor with a skill and tosses it to Qiao Zhixin.

Qiao Zhixin takes it, overjoyed, "Is this for me?"

Jiang Chen hums, "Compare it yourself and see which of the ones you're using now is better."

Qiao Zhixin checks the attributes and, without a word, swaps into the Earth Dragon Armor.

Obviously the Earth Dragon Armor is better.

The brand‑new Earth Dragon Armor on her body fully showcases Qiao Zhixin's graceful figure.

Qiao Zhixin may be a bit timid, but her figure is really nice.

Qiao Zhixin's face is full of delight; it's clear she really likes the armor she's wearing.

As for other items, Qiao Zhixin didn't even mention them; she doesn't care.

This girl is as pure as a blank sheet.

Jiang Chen thinks for a moment, throws an Earth Gem to Qiao Zhixin, "Activate it, now."

Qiao Zhixin is slightly stunned, seeing the Earth Gem's effect, "Using this for me, would that be too wasteful?"

From her point of view, such good attributes should be used by Jiang Chen himself.

At least it should be given to a Knight‑type profession.

Giving it to himself is a bit too wasteful.

Jiang Chen says, "No nonsense, use it quickly; we still have to keep grinding the dungeon, hurry up."

"Oh!"

Qiao Zhixin doesn't dare to object, directly activates the Earth Gem.

She is soon enveloped by a tan‑colored light.

Jiang Chen at this moment also takes the Earth Crystal and fuses it with an Elemental Divine Stone.

Soon, he obtains an Elemental Divine Stone fused from fire, poison, and earth elements.

"Elemental Divine Stone (Fire, Poison

, Earth): used during Third Transcendence, can increase Profession Ascension chance by 10%."

The three‑element Elemental Divine Stone can only increase Profession Ascension chance by 10%, which is still insufficient.

Need to keep searching for Elemental Crystals and continue fusing.

As for the Earth Gem, Jiang Chen did not use it.

He wants to see whether the next dungeon run will still drop Earth Gems from the BOSS.

If it won't drop again, he'll give this Earth Gem to Wu Lingdong.

This can greatly increase Wu Lingdong's chance to Job Change into an Earth Knight.

As for himself, he already has a passive Physical Resistance skill.

Physical damage to him has already been reduced by a full fourfold.

Even if the passive skill cannot be upgraded, his Physical Resistance will improve as his talents grow.

Moreover, he's not a Warrior; he also has Damage Transfer and Bone Armor.

As long as he doesn't act recklessly, there'll be no danger.

Therefore the Earth Gem's effect on him is not as great as imagined.

As for skills, physical skills are of no use to him as a Mage.

The light on Qiao Zhixin disappears; the fusion ends.

From now on, all physical damage to her can only deal half damage.

"Did you obtain any skill?" Jiang Chen asks.

Qiao Zhixin exclaims happily, "I obtained a physical skill called Stun."

"Stun: has a certain chance to inflict a stun effect on the target, lasting 5 seconds, cooldown 5 seconds. Against targets higher than one's own level, the stun duration shortens accordingly."

"I finally also have a Warrior‑type skill!"

"Thank you, thank you!"

Hearing this skill, even Jiang Chen can't help but feel a bit envious.

If Qiao Zhixin's strength is high enough, exceeding the

opponent's constitution attribute.

It could very likely generate infinite Stun.

This skill may not be very useful in mass killings.

But if it's one‑on‑one, it can be called a Divine Skill.

Qiao Zhixin happily hopped and skipped, their pretty face reddening from excitement.

Jiang Chen said, "It's indeed a decent Skill."

"Prepare, we're entering the Instance. Don't linger outside, keep moving forward in the Instance."

One run of the Instance took 4 hours.

Now there are exactly 4 hours 40 minutes left before the "Earth Core" Instance closes.

We have plenty of time to run it once more…

Even twice, three times.

As long as the remaining time is fast enough, that'll be fine.