Chapter 50

Jiang Taotao explained the entire situation.

Ning Yiyi asked, "Then what should we do? If we run into them, will we have to kill people?"

As she spoke, she unconsciously glanced at Lin Moyu; he was someone who had truly killed before.

At the mention of killing, several people clearly became nervous, but Lin Moyu remained indifferent.

Jiang Taotao shook her head. "Usually, it doesn't come to that. Similar things have happened before, where they just guard the Dungeon entrance and don't let anyone in. It's rare for actual killing to occur."

Hearing Jiang Taotao say this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Jiang Taotao continued, "But we can't let our guard down either. It's not like deaths have never happened."

"Alright, let's get ready to enter Mermaid Island."

"Duan Gao, buff us!"

Duan Gao gave an affirmative response and immediately began casting his skills.

One halo after another instantly appeared on everyone.

Strength Enhancement! Agility Enhancement! Defense Enhancement!

Mana Stimulation!

Under the influence of the various buffs, everyone's attributes received a massive boost.

Lin Moyu felt these status effects.

The four main attributes—Strength, Agility, Constitution, and Spirit—all increased by 30%.

Mage skill power increased by 20%.

All status effects would last for one hour.

With the Prophet's buffs active, everyone's combat power improved significantly.

A Prophet was indeed a powerful Support class, especially indispensable in high-difficulty Dungeons.

With a Prophet present, a team's combat effectiveness could increase several-fold.

However, compared to Lin Moyu's god-tier talent, the Prophet's enhancement was too weak.

"What would happen if the Prophet's buffs were applied to a Skeleton Warrior?"

With a thought from Lin Moyu, a Skeleton Warrior suddenly appeared beside him.

A gust of chilling wind arose out of nowhere, and the temperature dropped by several degrees.

The sudden appearance of the Skeleton Warrior gave several people a big fright.

The Skeleton Warrior was enveloped in a chilling wind, its soul fire flickering, holding a large blade that gleamed coldly.

From time to time, it emitted hair-raising grinding sounds.

Duan Gao, who was currently buffing everyone, was so startled that his hand trembled, and he even stopped his skill.

Miao Yu let out a scream and instantly ducked behind Jiang Taotao.

"Holy crap."

"An undead-type summon."

Jiang Taotao wasn't exactly calm either. "Lin Moyu, is this your summon?"

Lin Moyu looked at Duan Gao. "Could you please give it a set of buffs too?"

"O-okay."

Duan Gao froze for two seconds before coming to his senses, struggling to calm himself down as he continued buffing everyone.

Light continuously flickered across the beach as every team applied their buffs.

Looking around, they were all rare classes.

Classes that were rarely seen in other cities were blossoming everywhere here.

Lin Moyu now understood what God Bai meant by Xiajing Academy's internal personnel.

These people had displayed their talent early on, studying and growing within Xiajing Academy since they were young, and then completing their class awakening there.

One could say they were Professionals cultivated by Xiajing Academy.

Basically, everyone was a rare class, and everyone received the best education and enjoyed excellent resources.

They far surpassed the Professionals in other cities.

Someone like Ning Yiyi, who was the same age as Lin Moyu, was already Level 19.

And she also knew more than Lin Moyu.

Jiang Taotao was only one year older than Ning Yiyi and Lin Moyu, yet she had already reached Level 23.

"Huh?"

Duan Gao looked surprised. "My skills can't be applied to it."

As soon as the buff halo appeared on the Skeleton Warrior, it dissipated.

He tried a few more times, but the result was the same.

Lin Moyu wasn't disappointed.

Perhaps it was because his own talent was too strong; low-level skills like Duan Gao's were directly overridden by his talent.

"It can't even receive buffs? How useless," Ling Zhen snorted, his tone full of disdain.

Lin Moyu looked at him, his gaze cold.

After being provoked time and again, it wasn't as if Lin Moyu had no temper.

Red light flared in the Skeleton Warrior's eyes as it also turned to look at Ling Zhen. Its soul fire flickered incessantly, and chilling winds gusted.

Ling Zhen's hair stood on end, and he unconsciously took a step back, firelight simultaneously flickering from the staff in his hand.

Jiang Taotao reacted extremely quickly, immediately stepping between the two. "If you want to fight, do it when we get back. Complete the trial first."

Lin Moyu nodded and withdrew his gaze.

Ling Zhen took a deep breath, struggling to restrain himself.

When the Skeleton Warrior looked over just now, he had truly felt a threat to his life.

As a roar echoed in the sky, the trial began.

Jiang Taotao immediately said, "Onto the island."

The few of them formed a team and were treated as a single entity by the light screen.

Their average level was exactly 20, meeting the requirements.

Everyone felt as if they had passed through a curtain of water and had entered Mermaid Island.

Chapter 65: The Last Time

The air on the island was filled with moisture.

With every breath, one could smell a strong fishy odor.

The humidity was extremely high, making one feel as if they were soaked in water.

It felt very uncomfortable.

"What an unpleasant place, it's both smelly and fishy."

Ning Yiyi covered her nose; she really disliked the smell here.

In the center of the island stood a mountain peak, which was very prominent.

The Mermaid Dungeon was located on top of that mountain.

From afar, one could see a massive waterfall cascading down from the peak.

At the very top of the peak, the entrance to the Mermaid Dungeon was like an underwater whirlpool, constantly swirling.

Jiang Taotao looked toward the mountain peak to confirm their direction.

The space within the island was larger than expected; after passing through the water curtain, everyone had been scattered.

The previously dense crowd was now nowhere to be seen.

"Move quickly, our goal is the Mermaid Dungeon."

"Try to avoid attacking any monsters that we don't have to fight."

Jiang Taotao said in a low voice.

She took the lead and ran forward.

The others immediately followed.

There were pools of water everywhere, and many monsters could be seen inside them.

These monsters were half-human and half-fish, with scales covering their bodies.

They weren't as beautiful or cute as the mermaids in stories.

Their exposed fangs were extremely sharp, glinting coldly in the sunlight.

There was no doubt that their teeth were enough to bite through steel.

Narrow paths formed between the pools, and the team moved quickly through them in a single file.

Splash!

Amidst the sound of water, a merman monster suddenly shot out from a pool and charged straight at them.

Jiang Taotao reacted instantly and activated a skill.

Taunt!

A Knight's signature skill.

The merman monster acted as if it had been greatly insulted.

It abruptly turned around and lunged at Jiang Taotao, its eyes glowing red as if it had lost all reason.

Lin Moyu's Detection Spell simultaneously landed on the merman.

[Merman Soldier]

[Level: 19]

[Strength: 300]

[Agility: 150]

[Spirit: 200]

[Constitution: 320]

[Skills: None]

Looking at the attributes, it fit the standard for a Level 19 monster.

It wasn't powerful and had no skills.

Such a wild monster couldn't stop them at all.

Charge!

Without waiting for the merman monster to arrive, Jiang Taotao had already raised her shield and met it head-on.

Under the Charge skill, she instantly crossed a distance of over ten meters and slammed into the merman.

With a thud, the merman was sent flying several meters and landed on the ground.

At that moment, a fireball flew out and landed accurately on the merman.

With a boom, the merman monster was instantly engulfed in flames.

But it didn't die from that; it struggled for a moment and then charged at Jiang Taotao again.

A figure flickered behind it; Ning Yiyi had appeared beside it at some unknown moment.

Her dagger, glowing with a faint light, stabbed out.