MTLNOVEL Chapter 166: Abnormal Amplification! (Three in One, 9/9)_2
"How does the upgrade work?"
"I can upgrade your equipment's Level and allow you to use it at Level 10 without being restricted by the dungeon rules. However, equipment that I have upgraded will be permanently bound to you. So, even if you want to give it to others in the future, they will not be able to use it. Please consider this carefully."
Upgrading equipment doesn't seem that interesting. Chen Mo thought for a moment. He possessed an Equipment Upgrade Stone, allowing him to upgrade his equipment directly. There was absolutely no need to spend bravery points. After all, bravery points were crucial for acquiring the SSS-level title and shouldn't be consumed lightly. Using them for something so easily replaceable felt somewhat wasteful.
Chen Mo immediately shook his head and said, "Forget it, I don't really need it."
"Then I shall take my leave. You will meet my brother on the twenty-fifth floor. He has powerful Skills for sale; perhaps you will be interested."
"You sure have a lot of brothers!"
The moment Chen Mo finished his complaint, the figure dissolved into mist before his very eyes.
Skills on the twenty-fifth floor? If I can upgrade Skill Levels, I might give it a try. Currently, all of Chen Mo's Skills were at Level 1, primarily because upgrading them was too expensive, so he hadn't bothered. If there was a good way to upgrade Skills, it would certainly be worth a try.
He immediately proceeded to the twenty-first floor, preparing to head to the twenty-fifth to see what this so-called 'Skill merchant' was all about.
[The Heavenly Path's Hint: You have entered the fifth stage area, where all monsters' Life has increased by 4,000%, and their attack and defense have increased by 400%!]
[The Heavenly Path's Hint: The monsters in this area would acquire the fourth common Underworld City BUFF.]
[The Heavenly Path's Hint: The current common Underworld City BUFFs were "Solid," "Cruel," "Bloodthirsty," and "Dodge."]
"Dodge": When any monster takes damage, it has a 25% chance to evade the damage!
Dodge damage... This BUFF is nasty. It directly cuts my output efficiency by a quarter. I should definitely consider getting rid of it. Looking at this Dodge BUFF, Chen Mo felt it definitely needed to be removed.
After all, the attribute increase on the lower floors was too terrifying. It was a multiplicative increase; monster Life had already increased by 40 times and their attack power by 4 times.
What's next? 80 times, 160 times? Who could withstand that?
No wonder the teachers outside had said Chen Mo had little chance of clearing the thirtieth floor. According to this rate of increase, the thirtieth floor would feature at least a Level 20 golden-grade BOSS with 80 times the Health and eight times the other attributes. For a Level 10 professional, such terrifying attributes were an insurmountable mountain.
Outside, a betting pool had already opened, and many teachers had begun to discuss whether Chen Mo could clear the thirtieth floor. In truth, none of them had much confidence. After all, Chen Mo's current performance was like an unforeseen BUG in a program; no one knew where the limits of this BUG truly lay.
Although the numerical increases in the later stages were quite drastic, Chen Mo's speed in descending to lower floors seemed completely unaffected, and he reached the twenty-fifth floor in no time.
Taking a look around at the other students, the few whose names appeared near Chen Mo's were drawing considerable attention, as everyone was comparing their progress to Chen Mo's current monstrous speed. They wanted to see just how much faster Chen Mo was than a normal person. Among this group of names, only a few had entered the second floor; the rest were all still on the first floor.
Chen Mo's insane performance here had already reached the ears of the Academy Alliance's upper echelons. They were utterly baffled. Why did this student possess such an outrageous clear speed? They couldn't help but suspect that a loophole had appeared in this dungeon and immediately dispatched personnel to investigate through special channels. If a loophole appeared in the college entrance exam dungeon, it would be a massive problem. It had to be investigated thoroughly.
While the Academy Alliance dispatched people for a thorough investigation, many Aliens were mixed among them. Upon receiving orders, they immediately relayed the relevant intelligence back to their secret headquarters.
No need to pay it any mind. Since they've started acting, they naturally have to go through with the whole show. However, the actor they found really can't act; the performance is too unnatural. That's probably why they feel compelled to cooperate with an investigation, Rangu thought. He was now even more convinced that Chen Mo was just bait.
But this bait isn't very bright; his performance is far too over-the-top. He just needed to act normally, be a bit better than an ordinary person, and that would have been fine. What's this about being so fast? Forget him being a two-star Skeleton Mage; even a fourth-transition expert like myself wouldn't dare claim to clear this kind of dungeon at his speed. Even if you wanted to show you were the one who triggered the sound of the great path, you can't be this ridiculous!
Of course, Rangu didn't believe Chen Mo was doing this intentionally. After all, being targeted by us is basically like gambling with his own life. This kid was probably duped by Earth's higher-ups. He then received some powerful items and, enjoying using them so much, didn't know how to control his strength, completely exposing the ulterior motives of Earth's higher-ups.
Rangu couldn't help but find it somewhat amusing. They've already revealed their hand to this extent, yet they still want to feign an investigation to 'confirm' it and then pass this information on to me? There should be a limit to underestimating people!
Outside the dungeon, the Academy Alliance's inspection was in full swing, with the Aliens observing the entire process clearly.