After Liang Shaoyu and his gang left, Qin Wuyao glanced at the upscale Skygrace Pavilion and casually offered, “Need a meal? My treat.”
“No thanks. But I appreciate the help back there,” Lu Ran replied, puzzled by her sudden friendliness.
“I’m heading out to grind. Wanna join?” she pressed.
“I’m eating first,” Lu Ran said, eyeing the high-level escorts flanking her.
He knew power-leveling had diminishing EXP returns if level gaps exceeded 15, but wealthy families like hers could brute-force efficiency with four Level 15 carries—far faster than solo grinding.
“Need gear, then? Better starter equipment would help,” Qin Wuyao tried again.
“Really, I’m good,” Lu Ran insisted, unnerved by her persistence.
With a sigh, Qin Wuyao finally left for the fields.
Lu Ran splurged his last 100 gold on a hearty slum meal before returning to the Dungeon Hall.
…..
Dungeon Hall – Party Instance Zone
The assassin tailing Lu Ran froze in shock as his target strode into the solo queue for Frostwolf Valley—a 5-man Level 5 dungeon—and vanished into the portal.
“H-he just… solo-entered?!”
Fumbling, he messaged Qin Wuyao:
[Alert: Lu Ran entered Frostwolf Valley ALONE.]
…..
Outside the City
Qin Wuyao stared at her communicator, dumbfounded.
“He’s Level 5. No healer. No team. Is he suicidal?”
She typed back:
[Keep watching. If he survives, notify me IMMEDIATELY.]
…..
Frostwolf Valley
A biting chill greeted Lu Ran as he materialized in a snow-laden gorge.
The dungeon’s layout was straightforward: 150 Frostwolves, 3 Elite Frostwolves, and the final boss—Frostwolf Alpha—spawned across three zones.
“Normal difficulty first,” Lu Ran mused.
Dungeons scaled from Normal to Abyssal, with escalating rewards and lethality.
For now, caution over greed.
Stepping out of the safe zone, he raised his staff—
Summon Undead!
Whoosh!
A tsunami of skeletons erupted forth—90 undead warriors, with more replenishing as his 450 MP regenerated.
The swarm devoured everything.
Frostwolves fell instantly, overwhelmed by sheer numbers.
[Frostwolf slain! +70 EXP]
Better than Trial Grounds! Plus—
Clink!
A gold coin drop.
“Efficiency,” Lu Ran grinned, lazily collecting loot while his undead legion plowed ahead.
…..
First Elite: Frostwolf Brute
The hulking Elite Frostwolf (2000 HP) moved like lightning, its icy claws inflicting slow debuffs.
But before it could attack—
BOOM!
20 Corpse Explosions (120 dmg x 20 = 2400 damage).
[Elite Frostwolf defeated! +300 EXP]
A blue glow pulsed from its corpse—
▶ Frostwolf Robe (Blue-Tier)
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+13 INT (→ +130 MP)
“Perfect.”
With his MP cap now at 580, Lu Ran’s skeleton army ballooned to 116 units.
The dungeon became a joke.
…..
Final Boss: Frostwolf Alpha
The Alpha—a metallic-furred monstrosity—growled as Lu Ran’s horde flooded its arena.
“What’re you staring at?” Lu Ran smirked.
Then—
KABOOM!
100+ simultaneous detonations.
The boss exploded mid-roar, showering loot:
[Frostwolf Alpha slain! +1000 EXP]
Drops:
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Blue-tier Frostwolf Claws
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Purple-tier ???
