“Oh no, I forgot to leave my contact information!”
It was only after Mu Chen entered the instance dungeon that he realized he hadn't given Chen Xu a way to find him.
However, considering his father was the president of the Imperial Merchant Guild's Dongyang City branch, it would probably be quite simple for him to find Mu Chen, right?
So, Mu Chen stopped thinking about that problem and began to observe his surroundings.
Contrary to his expectation of directly entering a scene, Mu Chen found himself in a very spacious hall, with four faint blue glowing teleportation arrays not far away, each marked with a level.
From the leftmost, they were: Level 1 Area, Level 2-4 Area, Level 5-6 Area, and Level 7-8 Area (Dangerous).
Clearly, these markings indicated the monster levels within the instance dungeon. Mu Chen hesitated for a moment, then directly chose the second one, the Level 2-4 Area.
The monsters in the Level 1 Area were weaker; compared to his Elite Skeleton Warlock, it should be quite easy.
Mu Chen had originally intended to go directly into the last instance dungeon, but then he reconsidered. He wasn't yet clear on the Skeleton Warlock's strength. If he really chose the last instance dungeon and was surrounded by a group of monsters, whether the Elite Skeleton Warlock would be fine was one thing; he himself certainly couldn't withstand it!
After some thought, Mu Chen decided to first test the waters in the Level 2-4 Area to see the strength of the monsters inside and also to test the power of this Elite Skeleton Warlock.
Having made his decision, Mu Chen directly entered the instance dungeon. A flash of light passed, Mu Chen felt his vision dim, and then he appeared in a desolate wilderness.
Mu Chen had already done some research before; this was Dongyang City's exclusive instance dungeon—the Death Wilderness.
Although the name sounded scary, the monsters inside were actually weakened. After all, it was just for beginners to practice, and if it were too strong, there would likely be heavy casualties.
The guide said that most of the monsters here had weak attack power but extremely strong defense, which would allow beginners to better experience the feeling of combat.
Mu Chen directly summoned his Elite Skeleton Warlock from the summoning space and immediately ordered the Skeleton Warlock to explore the surroundings.
The Skeleton Warlock obeyed and departed. Despite being just a skeleton, its movement speed was quite fast. Soon after, it encountered a saber-toothed tiger that sprang out from behind a large rock.
Roar!
The saber-toothed tiger first roared at the Skeleton Warlock, then lunged towards it with a pounce.
The Skeleton Warlock stood there motionless, as if frozen in fear. Just as Mu Chen was about to order an attack, the Skeleton Warlock suddenly raised its staff.
Wraith Entanglement!
Instantly, countless terrifying wraiths swarmed out from the staff, embracing the saber-toothed tiger in various poses.
With a thud, the saber-toothed tiger crashed to the ground in front of the Skeleton Warlock, kicking up a cloud of dust.
Corrosion Art!
Another gray light flashed, and the saber-toothed tiger's body began to fester.
The saber-toothed tiger continuously let out agonizing screams, but because the wraiths restricted its movements, it fell silent in just a few moments.
【Killed Level 3 Saber-toothed Tiger, Experience +20】
From the saber-toothed tiger's appearance to its defeat by the Skeleton Warlock, only a mere three seconds passed. Clearly, this Elite Skeleton Warlock possessed immense power!
It was a pity that Mu Chen could only summon one at the moment; he would have to wait until his level increased before summoning more.
Mu Chen could deduce that his profession was likely one that was quite formidable in the early stages and incredibly formidable in the later stages.
After all, as his level increased and the number of summoned creatures grew, he was bound to become stronger and stronger.
Mu Chen continued to explore with the Skeleton Warlock. Soon, they discovered another saber-toothed tiger. The Skeleton Warlock stepped forward, first casting a Wraith Entanglement to restrict its movement, then finishing it off with a Corrosion Art.
Another battle concluded in three seconds!
In this way, Mu Chen continuously explored with the Skeleton Warlock. Half an hour later, Mu Chen's level had already risen to 5.
Strength and Agility each increased by 8 points, Stamina increased by 6 points, and Spirit increased by 25 points.
Crucially, the summoning space had increased to 10, meaning that besides this Skeleton Warlock, Mu Chen could summon nine more skeletons!
Mu Chen immediately chose to summon, as one Skeleton Warlock was already severely impacting his leveling speed.
Mu Chen gave the Skeleton Warlock a command to be on guard, then focused on summoning.
A Skeleton Warlock on guard would only attack enemies that entered its attack range and would stop attacking once enemies left the range.
Although the Skeleton Warlock could even deal with the monsters here without needing to cast Wraith Entanglement, Mu Chen still had the Skeleton Warlock stay on guard to be safe.
A pale blue aura appeared, and moments later, a tall Skeleton Knight riding a Skeleton Warhorse appeared before Mu Chen.
【Normal Skeleton Knight】
【Level】 Lv.15
【Strength】 490
【Agility】 210
【Stamina】 175
【Constitution】 175
【Skill】 Knight Charge (Lv.15)
【Knight Charge (Lv.15)】 Charges at the target, dealing a certain amount of damage and having a chance to cause a stunning effect.
This time, Mu Chen noticed his Spirit decreased by 10 points. When he summoned the Skeleton Warlock earlier, his Spirit decreased by 20 points, meaning that the higher the grade of the summoned item, the more Spirit it would require.
Currently, Mu Chen only had 65 Spirit left. Mu Chen thought for a moment and decided to summon a few more times.
【Normal Skeleton Warrior】
【Level】 Lv.15
【Strength】 490
【Agility】 175
【Stamina】 210
【Spirit】 175
【Skill】 Berserk (Lv.15)
【Berserk (Lv.15)】 Activates berserk power, increasing all attributes by one-fold for 15s, cooldown 30s.
【Elite Skeleton Priest】
【Level】 Lv.15
【Strength】 179
【Agility】 179
【Stamina】 214
【Spirit】 500
【Skills】 Healing Art (Lv.15), Dark Baptism (Lv.15)
【Healing Art (Lv.15)】 Casts a healing spell on the target, restoring a certain amount of health, while also dispelling negative effects below Level 15 on the target, and granting 1s immunity to abnormal statuses.
【Dark Baptism (Lv.15)】 Performs a Dark Baptism on all friendly units, increasing all attributes by 2% and providing a shield with health equal to 150% of the current target's health. When the shield breaks, it deals 35% of the shield's health as damage to the target.
Mu Chen's expression brightened. Finally, another elite summoned creature appeared, though the only minor drawback was that it was a Support class. However, with the last thirty-five points of Spirit, he only managed to summon three normal Skeleton Warriors, and no elite-level summoned creatures appeared.
Overall, however, Mu Chen's summoned army was already taking shape. He had ranged warlocks, melee warriors, charging knights, and Support priests.
This lineup was already good enough to tackle some outdoor instance dungeons!
Moreover, Mu Chen's leveling speed here had already become very slow, so he put all his summoned creatures back into the summoning space and directly left the instance dungeon.
Returning to the teleportation array, Mu Chen looked up at the large screen above the instance dungeon entrance, which recorded the names of record-breakers.
“Chen Siyan actually cleared the Level 5-6 instance dungeon!”
Chen Siyan's name was displayed next to the Level 5-6 instance dungeon. A hint of surprise flashed in Mu Chen's eyes. It seemed her Thunder-Type Magister profession was also very powerful.
Mu Chen had originally planned to adjust himself after coming out before entering the last instance dungeon, but now it seemed Chen Siyan should have already entered that last instance dungeon, right?
So, Mu Chen meditated outside, recovered some Spirit, and then directly entered the last instance dungeon.