MTLNOVEL Chapter 166: Abnormal Amplification! (Three in One, 9/9)_1
Saying goodbye to the Mysterious Merchant, Chen Mo turned directly and entered the 20th floor.
[The Heavenly Path's Hint: You have entered the fourth-tier area. All monsters in this area have their Life increased by 2000%, and their attack and defense increased by 200%! Monsters in this area will gain a third Global BUFF for the Mysterious Dungeon.]
[The Heavenly Path's Hint: The current Global BUFFs for the Mysterious Dungeon are "Solid," "Cruel," and "Bloodthirsty."]
"Bloodthirsty": Whenever monsters inflict damage, they will recover 50% of the damage dealt as life value!
As Chen Mo descended to the sixteenth floor, the observing teachers noticed that he had stayed on the fifteenth floor for a significantly longer time on this occasion.
Actually, Chen Mo had spent time browsing the Mysterious Merchant's list of items. This perusal took even longer than his descent through all the previous 15 floors combined.
This naturally sparked another round of discussions among the teachers.
"Did he get stuck on the fifteenth floor?"
If the teacher who asked this had posed such a question in the past, others would have certainly found it absurd. After all, it hadn't even taken Chen Mo a minute to descend fifteen floors. If that counted as being stuck, the other students still struggling on the first and second floors might as well give up.
But this question was quite applicable to Chen Mo. After all, he was someone who had descended from the first floor to the fifteenth at lightning speed. His sudden delay on the fifteenth floor, lasting longer than the time taken for all previous floors combined, naturally prompted a few remarks.
"There seems to be a Mysterious Merchant on the fifteenth floor. He might be looking at the merchant's wares."
"For someone like him, who descends floors faster than drinking water, would he really need those non-essential items from the merchant on the fifteenth floor?"
"I don't think he needs them, but he might never have encountered a Mysterious Merchant before. It's normal to be curious and take a look."
Sure enough, just as everyone was discussing whether Chen Mo was wasting time browsing the merchant's goods, he had already zipped from the sixteenth floor down to the twentieth.
Meanwhile, the other students were still on the first and second floors.
A speed difference of ten, even twenty times—forget a two-star, not even a five-star professional could achieve that. As previously mentioned, not even these teachers, with their current strength, could achieve this if they personally entered the Underworld City.
This speed was already beyond comprehension. It wasn't simply a matter of this student's strength; he was in a state that completely defied logic!
"Look at his descent speed. Does he look stuck? He's moving smoother than diarrhea."
"You certainly have a way with words."
"It looks like he was really just wasting time with the Mysterious Merchant."
"I'm tempted to start a betting pool on how long it will take him to reach the twenty-fifth floor."
"That's boring. I want to see if he can reach the thirty-first floor."
"The thirty-first floor? Impossible. Considering the reinforcement on the thirtieth floor, plus having to face a level 20 first-transition Golden BOSS, a level 10 player wouldn't stand a chance. His attribute values probably aren't even high enough."
"I mainly want to bet on whether he has any special tricks. Under normal circumstances, the thirtieth floor is impassable. But if he manages to get through, then perhaps…"
"Perhaps what?"
"That's a secret, best left unsaid."
Suddenly, this teacher thought of a possibility. The possibility was that Chen Mo was being used to lure the Aliens. But would using a two-star to bait the Aliens actually work? An unconventional tactic? Reverse psychology?
「Inside the Mysterious Dungeon」
At this time, Chen Mo had reached the twentieth floor.
The BOSS on this floor finally proved somewhat durable. It was a level 15 Golden BOSS with over two billion life value. Even with the onslaught of 3,400 Skeleton Monsters, it would still take a few seconds to defeat it.
However, this calculation didn't account for the Amplification Divine Ring. If the effects of Undying Worship and the Amplification Divine Ring were active together, combined with the double damage from Chen Mo's talent triggered on attack, it would be an instant kill within a second, even without considering Critical Hit Effects.
If he could achieve an instant kill, he wouldn't waste any time. Chen Mo was very decisive. In a single encounter, he sent the Guardian BOSS to its demise.
[The Heavenly Path's Hint: You have successfully killed the Guardian of the twentieth floor of the Mysterious Dungeon. You can choose one of the following three rewards! Additionally, you can spend 1 bravery point to remove a Global BUFF or grant your team a Global BUFF.]
[Reward Choice One]: Remaining time extended by 4 hours!
[Reward Choice Two]: The current reward rank increases by one tier!
[Reward Choice Three]: All team members' attributes are boosted by 50%.
It's almost SS level.
Chen Mo eagerly anticipated what the second reward would become once it reached SSS-level.
[The Heavenly Path's Hint: Upgrade successful! The reward you can receive at the end of the current dungeon run is SS level!]
[The Heavenly Path's Hint: You have successfully defeated the Guardian of the twentieth floor of the Mysterious Dungeon. You gained four bravery points; your current bravery points total ten. At the end of the dungeon, based on your bravery points, you will be awarded a title reward of a corresponding rank.]
After Chen Mo chose his reward, a black fog rose before him.
Just as the Mysterious Merchant on the fifteenth floor had said, there would be a Blacksmith on this floor.
After the black fog dissipated, a bare-chested man with impressive muscles indeed appeared before Chen Mo.
"Greetings, brave Adventurer. I am the Blacksmith who provides assistance within this Underworld City. Here, you can spend your bravery points to purchase equipment, or I can help you upgrade your existing equipment."
"Are the effects permanent?" Chen Mo immediately asked.
"Purchased equipment can only be used within this instance, but upgraded equipment will have a permanent effect."