[Ding~ You killed a level 48 Shadow Demon Scorpion!]
[Ding~ You killed a level 48 Shadow Demon Scorpion!]
[Ding~ You killed a level 48 Shadow Demon Scorpion!]
The strength of level 48 monsters was simply too high.
Even with Lin Mo and Ning Xi, the two number-one ranked players on the Heavenly Ranking and both possessing SSS-level talents, working together, it still took a full two hours before they finally killed the required three hundred Shadow Demon Scorpions.
Compared to their earlier dungeon runs at Snake King Island, Poison Swamp, and Corrosion City, where they cleared them in half an hour, this result this time was honestly a bit embarrassing.
But it didn't matter.
'Time doesn't matter. As long as we clear the dungeon, we can get five first-clear gift packs.'
'And with Ning Xi's tenfold reward amplification, we'll get the equivalent of the rewards from fifty first-clear gift packs.'
Lin Mo said with anticipation, 'The gift packs contain large amounts of dungeon materials and crystal cores. After the tenfold amplification from these packs, the crystal cores we get should be enough to finish upgrading the skills on my Poisonous Set.'
'Once the set skills are upgraded, my strength will definitely get another big boost.'
With that in mind, the group arrived at the depths of the Scorpion Empire and began attacking the final dungeon boss: the level 48 third-tier Shadow Demon Scorpion King.
Although the boss of the previous dungeon, Corrosion City, had already been a third-tier boss, a level 42 third-tier boss and a level 48 third-tier boss were completely different levels.
But with just this final step left to complete the challenge and clear the dungeon, there was nothing else to think about.
Just fight!
Roar! Roar! Roar!
Facing the massive Scorpion King ahead, roaring as it charged forward while swinging its enormous pincers, Lin Mo swallowed hard.
Then he ordered Black Gold · Strong-Maned Pig, "You go first!"
A military order was like a mountain.
Facing a giant creature more than ten times its own size, Strong-Maned Pig, who was currently only level 36, grabbed his nine-toothed rake and charged toward the Scorpion King without hesitation.
At the same time, once Strong-Maned Pig took position and successfully pulled the boss's aggro, Lin Mo and Ning Xi in the backline raised their bow and staff and began attacking.
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Ten minutes later—
Boom!
Accompanied by a loud crash, the Shadow Demon Scorpion King, whose HP bar had slowly been drained empty, collapsed to the ground with its enormous body.
[Ding~ Congratulations! You and players Liuli, Wind Whistling, Shadow of the Wind, and Evening Breeze successfully killed the level 48 third-tier dungeon boss Shadow Demon Scorpion King! Rewards obtained: EXP +6.05 million (110%), Reputation +100, Divine Artifact Nirvana Luck +1%!]
Lin Mo deliberately left the final blow for Ning Xi.
At that moment, a notification appeared before Ning Xi's eyes.
[Ding~ SSS-level talent Nine-Five Supreme triggered. Do you want to consume 32,580 reputation points to apply a tenfold amplification to the drop rewards of the boss Shadow Demon Scorpion King?]
Following the principle that the greater the reputation cost, the higher the value, Ning Xi didn't hesitate for even a moment and chose to spend the massive 32,580 reputation points to amplify the rewards.
The next second—
Clatter! Clatter!
Countless glittering golden spoils suddenly rolled out from the corpse of the Demon Scorpion King, instantly piling up into a small mountain.
Seeing this scene, Qin Feng and the others' eyes nearly popped out.
Ling Xiao: "Holy crap! It can drop that much stuff?"
Xia Wanwan: "Oh my god! How much loot did it just drop?"
Qin Feng: "Brother Mo… did you turn on a cheat program?"
'If you didn't close it, that means you turned it on?'
Even Lin Mo, who had already prepared himself mentally beforehand, was still utterly shocked when he saw the boss drop ten times the loot.
Tenfold reward amplification.
Tenfold drops.
It was equivalent to them not killing one Shadow Demon Scorpion King, but ten Shadow Demon Scorpion Kings at the same time.
Ten level 48 third-tier bosses.
Even Lin Mo couldn't help but shout "holy crap" in his heart.
But on the surface, he still pretended to be calm as he walked over to the Scorpion King's corpse and began picking up the loot.
[Ding~ You picked up Gold Coins +510! Silver Coins +20! Copper Coins +50!]
[Ding~ You picked up Crystal Cores +3250!]
[Ding~ You picked up C-rank Magic Knight Skill Book · Flame Thrust +10!]
[Ding~ You picked up C-rank Magic Scroll · Magic Resistance +10!]
At this moment, Lin Mo's heartbeat sped up.
'This is simply… unbelievably insane!'
Just like Qin Feng said, it really felt like they had turned on cheat codes.
It definitely justified the more than thirty thousand reputation points Ning Xi had spent for the reward amplification.
After collecting all the resources into their backpacks, the five of them then turned in the dungeon quest.
With the double bounty from both the boss and the quest rewards, golden light rained down above all five of their heads.
Lin Mo leveled up to level 41.
Ning Xi reached level 36.
Ling Xiao, Qin Feng, and Xia Wanwan all reached level 34.
This made Xia Wanwan feel a little embarrassed as she said to Lin Mo, "We originally agreed that you'd power level us to level 30, and I only paid you the power leveling fee up to level 30. But now, Senior Lin Mo, you've already brought us all the way to level 34, and I don't have any more money to pay you."
Lin Mo smiled indifferently and casually extended an invitation, "Then are you interested in joining my guild? If you join my guild, the power leveling fee is completely waived."
As soon as he said that, Qin Feng excitedly said, "Brother Mo, you're planning to create a guild? When are you going to start it? I'll bring all the brothers from my ZhuFeng Guild to join you."
"Let's wait a bit longer," Lin Mo said, "We'll talk about it after we reach the level two main city."
Ling Xiao possessed the rare A-level talent Jade and Stone Burn Together, one in ten thousand. The value he could bring to a guild was self-evident.
As for Xia Wanwan, she was still the campus beauty of Ning University. With her looks alone, she could serve as the guild's public face.
And she studied accounting, so in the future she could also help Lin Mo manage the guild's finances.
As for Qin Feng, although his talent, strength, and ability were all lacking, he was full of enthusiasm.
A guild needed this kind of energetic and active member.
So Ling Xiao and Xia Wanwan both agreed.
"Alright! When the time comes, we'll definitely join your guild."
At the same time, just as they finished submitting the quest, the familiar system announcement descended from the sky once again.
[Announcement(Blazing Ember City): "Ding~ Congratulations to players Rulebound, Liuli, Shadow of the Wind, Wind Whistling, and Evening Breeze for clearing the dungeon Scorpion Empire! As the first team in Blazing Ember City to clear the Scorpion Empire dungeon, all members receive rewards: Gold Coins +50, Reputation +100, First-Clear Gift Pack +1!"]
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As the dungeon was cleared, the Shadow Secret Scroll inside Lin Mo's backpack began flashing with bursts of red light.
When Lin Mo took it out and checked, he discovered that the Shadow Power had finally been fully gathered.
According to the instructions: the holder of the A-level hidden quest Eradicate the Darkness, which was Ning Xi, would be able to use the Shadow Secret Scroll containing the collected Shadow Power to reopen the Shadow Gate.
And as long as they stepped into the Shadow Gate and entered the elite hidden dungeon Shadow Holy Hall, killing the Dark Ruler · Riga would complete the quest.
But Lin Mo knew very well, they still had to wait.
Because once the Shadow Gate was reopened using the Shadow Secret Scroll, it would definitely be just like when they previously entered the Shadow Holy Hall dungeon using the three Shadow Hearts, it would only remain open for one hour.
If the Dark Ruler wasn't defeated within that hour, the quest would fail.
If even a level 48 dungeon was this difficult, it was easy to imagine that with the current strength of Lin Mo and Ning Xi, they definitely couldn't deal with the level 50 fifth-tier super boss Dark Ruler · Riga.
They had to prepare a bit more and ensure everything was foolproof before taking down the boss in one attempt and completing the quest.
Returning their attention to the present, at that moment, Lin Mo suddenly thought of something.
'If the reward for clearing the dungeon could also be amplified, wouldn't we be able to get ten first-clear gift packs at once?'
'And then amplify each of those first-clear gift packs again… which would mean… in the end we'd get the rewards of 100 first-clear gift packs.'
Just as Lin Mo's heart was burning with excitement, Ning Xi poured cold water on the idea.
"Reward amplification can only be used once on the same target. If we use it now, we can indeed get ten first-clear gift packs."
"But the ten gift packs we receive afterward can't be amplified again."
'Alright then. Looks like that "bug" can't be exploited.'
But even so, what came next was still worth looking forward to.
Lin Mo took the lead and handed his first-clear gift pack to Ning Xi.
Then he instructed Ling Xiao and the others, who were about to hand their gift packs to him as usual.
"This time, don't give the gift packs to me."
"Give them to her!"
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