Chapter 50: I Have a Premonition
5.6 per cent for option I, 27.8 per cent for option II, 55.6 per cent for option III and 11.1 per cent for option IV.
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[Option 3]
Without exploring, walk through the lair through the hole where the last explosive was hit
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Zhuang Yusheng began to pack his belongings. He picked up his backpack, grabbed his dagger, and prepared to go.
At this time, Zheng Zhuo spoke.
"How was the hole that was blown up by the explosives last time?"
He said.
"You said you planted the explosives to get to the entrance to the next level. Then, the hole you blow up should also go straight to the second basement floor. β
Zhuang Yusheng glanced at Zheng Zhuo.
"You want to enter from the part I blew up last time?"
"Could there be any problems?"
Zhuang Yusheng raised his hand and pointed to the depths of the cave.
"Just look at it."
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Zheng Zhuo walked forward along the position pointed by Zhuang Yusheng. The gravel on the ground began to increase, and the smell of beasts began to waft in the air, and after a while, the particles of those gravel gradually became larger, and Zheng Zhuo saw the traces left by the explosives after they were blasted.
It was a circular opening in the rock face. The opening was smaller than Zheng Zhuo imagined, and the diameter was only two people high.
Zheng Zhuo quietly hid on the side and looked into the hole.
Hole to hole. The explosives pierced several layers of rock walls one after another, creating a dark passage through the underground labyrinth. On the ground and rock walls, faintly fluorescent fluorescent mosses are scattered around. The red eyes of rats and bats shone in the depths of the pitch-black pathway.
If it's just a Lv.1 mouse and a bat, there's nothing to be afraid of......
β¦β¦ Zheng Zhuo once thought so. But he was wrong.
Quantity.
There are not just a few pairs, dozens of pairs, hundreds of pairs of red eyes. Thousands of red eyes flickered in the depths of the cavern.
(You get it now, right?) οΌβ
Zheng Zhuo turned his head, only to find that Zhuang Yusheng had arrived at his side at some point.
(The original nest collapsed due to the effects of explosives!) Now, the beasts that have escaped from the lair have gathered on this path. οΌβ
He whispered.
(Haha, the guy who blew up the dungeon can be regarded as the most immoral person in the world...... Although I blew it up this time. οΌβ
(My [Stealth] is only Lv.1, and it is impossible to avoid all of them in the face of such a large number of monsters.) οΌβ
Zhuang Yusheng continued.
(It's better to pick a smaller number of positions to enter.) Detours are also unavoidable. οΌβ
However, Zheng Zhuo did not leave because of his words. He stopped where he was, looking left and right.
(What if we could reduce the number?) οΌβ
(Huh?) οΌβ
(Let me try.) οΌβ
Zheng Zhuo took out a short staff.
"Mage's Hand, Reload."
The tip of the short staff glows with a transparent aperture. He approached the hole once more and chose a target: the rat closest to the hole.
"Release."
The transparent hand rose from the ground and grabbed the rat's tail.
"Come here."
The rat squeaked, was lifted upside down, dragged towards the hole, and then slammed its belly into the tip of the cane.
The Mage's Hand is gone. The rat fell.
"Fireball, reload."
"Release."
Boom.
The fire flickered at the entrance of the cave. Accompanied by black smoke and a stench of burning, the fireball was shot out to successfully defeat the rat at close range.
Wow.
Zhuang Yusheng whistled on the side.
"It looks like an assassination skill."
"The cast range of the Mage's Hand Lv.1 is a bit close." Zheng Zhuo looked at the short staff in his hand and said, "However, it succeeded." β
Do you think there is any hope for moving forward?
He turned his head to consult the dungeon experts.
"Try it."
And the other party is obviously a guy who will bite like a hyena when he encounters a little opportunity.
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So, Zheng Zhuo and Zhuang Yusheng entered the big hole. Zheng Zhuo leaned forward against the edge of the big hole, used [Identification] to confirm the location of the fewest monsters, got as close as possible, and used [Mage's Hand] to pull those rats and bats over one by one, and then used [Fireball] to dispose of them. Zhuang Yusheng stood behind Zheng Zhuo, occasionally stabbing his prey with a dagger as they tried to escape.
Zhuang Yusheng himself did not feel much guilt about this situation that only Zheng Zhuo was dealing with.
"There's no way, I only have [Stealth Lv.1] except for [Space Target]. To be honest, the last time I entered the dungeon, I didn't fight a single monster. β
Zheng Zhuo thought that what he said should be true. Because [Identification] shows that his level has been stuck at level 1. He didn't have to, nor did he need to, challenge.
Zheng Zhuo used the method of [Mage's Hand] + [Fireball] to stop and walk, and soon, he advanced some distance in the hole that the explosives had pierced.
They entered an empty stone chamber. The area of the stone chamber is much larger than the passage just now, but the interior is lined with stalactites and stalagmites, which makes it appear more crowded.
Zheng Zhuo looked from afar. Inside the stone chamber there is an exaggerated collapse, which creates a steep slope. On the slope, you can see countless red eyes.
The number of eyes was several times greater than what they had seen before.
"Do you want to climb over that slope......
Zheng Zhuo looked around. But it was clear that you couldn't move on without going over that slope.
The slope is very high and there is no shelter around it. The hand of a mage, who is only 5 meters away, obviously can't completely dispose of all the rats on it, let alone the bat at the top.
If you get closer, can you see the path of the shelter?
Zheng Zhuo leaned forward along the stalagmites on the ground, hiding his figure. This stalagmite can only meet the needs of one person to hide, so Zhuang Yusheng stood at the back.
Zheng Zhuo used the combination technique just now to deal with some of the approaching monsters. It took him dozens of minutes to walk halfway to the stone chamber. There was no way to avoid it, but he didn't see any other path.
Do you want to turn back?
Zheng Zhuo thought about it and opened the [Appraisal].
Then, he noticed something.
The yellow bar under your [Class: Mage Lv.1] has increased a lot.
In this way, the previous [Subconscious Voting] wrote "Career Level Increase"......
Want to go back?
Zhuang Yusheng in the rear asked hand in hand, and Zheng Zhuo waved his hand.
He decided to stay a little longer.
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A few more minutes passed. After Zheng Zhuo didn't know how many times he disposed of the mice and bats that approached, his movements became tired, and his hands and feet began to be paralyzed......
He opened the [Identification] again.
green dialog.
[Class: Mage Lv.1] Changed to [Class: Mage Lv.2]
Here it comes.
Zheng Zhuo was overjoyed.
Underneath the profession, there is a small flowing bar. That's the class trait he's about to get.
The small strip keeps flashing the text. At yesterday's bazaar, Zheng Zhuo saw someone selling scrolls of [Identifying Class Traits] and [Reselecting Class Traits]. Come to think of it, class traits are abilities that need to be identified after being upgraded.
Thinking about it this way, people who don't have [appraisal] in this world may have to go to some kind of institution to confirm before they know that they have been upgraded.
Zheng Zhuo thought so, and [identified] his own professional characteristics.
The flow of occupational traits has slowed down. Zheng Zhuo vaguely read the words.
He realized that he could stop at the nature of the profession he wanted to stop.
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γQuestionγ
[Upgraded!] What class traits do you have to choose in order to deal with hordes of monsters? γ
[Option 1]
[Physical Resistance: S]: The physical damage dealt to you is slightly reduced
[Option 2]
[Fatigue Resistance: S]: Fatigue caused by casting decreases
[Option 3]
[Fire Resistance: S]: Fire damage taken is slightly reduced
[Option 4]
[Falling Stone Resistance: S]: The damage taken in falling stone terrain is slightly reduced
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But none of the class traits from Level 1 to Level 2 seem to be usable!
Can they really be used to dispose of the large number of rats and bats in front of them?