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#44 - Chapter 44 Hell Difficulty Hidden Dungeon

Why do I have to shout the skill names?

Thankfully, Wang Chu hadn't canceled the exo-skeleton mech state.

Otherwise, the already flushed face under the faceplate would have said it all.

Wang Chu coughed lightly, trying to hide his embarrassment.

"This... it's required by the skill, I can't help it."

"Oh~~, I see~~"

Su Wanqing revealed a sweet smile, seemingly believing Wang Chu's explanation.

What else could she say?

Was he supposed to say that he hadn't outgrown his chuunibyou phase yet?

It's not like... after becoming a mech pilot, which man in his twenties could resist the temptation to shout "Invincible! Rising Dragon Sword!"?

Thankfully, the next second, darkness descended.

In the blink of an eye, the two had already appeared outside the dungeon portal.

"Holy crap! What is that mech??"

The [Weiyuan Swordsman Combat Type] appeared in the plaza, instantly attracting everyone's attention.

Some mech pilots who had seen it before explained, "You haven't seen this before, have you? That person is Wang Chu. What he activated is the first fully-covered exo-skeleton mech he constructed himself... and it's of gold quality."

"Wang Chu? Is that the Wang Chu who got SSS-rank evaluations twice in a row?"

"Heh heh, who else could it be besides him?"

"Hiss... he was already so amazing, and now he's constructed a gold-quality mech... This year's National Mech Warrior Exam, I'm afraid there's no suspense anymore!"

"That's not necessarily true... It's said that there are many geniuses this year. This year's Mech Warrior Exam will be a good show to watch!"

"......"

Ignoring the attention of others, Su Wanqing wrinkled her delicate little nose and said.

"It's on cooldown again. This dungeon CD is really annoying."

It's said that in the past, there was no cooldown restriction for entering ordinary dungeons through the dungeon portal.

Later, some mech pilots discovered that those mech pilots who constantly entered dungeons to level up were quickly affected by the abyssal aura.

This thing was like radiation, unknowingly affecting the mech pilots' condition.

Therefore, various countries and alliances established dungeon CD restrictions.

"Don't rush to leave."

Wang Chu grabbed Su Wanqing's small hand and said, "After finishing the Golden Kingdom just now, I dropped an Arokin Shard, which can be used to enter a hidden dungeon."

"Arokin Shard!"

Su Wanqing's eyes lit up.

[Arokin Shard (Material)]

[Quality: Gold]

[Introduction: A golden item of unknown origin, it can be used to travel to the mysterious Golden Ancient Kingdom.]

Although the drop rate of this item was low, other mech pilots had dropped it before, so it wasn't anything new.

Immediately afterwards, Wang Chu activated the item.

[Ding, Arokin Shard has been activated, please select the dungeon difficulty.]

[Golden Ancient Kingdom, Difficulty: Normal / Hard / Nightmare / Hell]

Oh?

Wang Chu raised an eyebrow.

Hell difficulty Golden Ancient Kingdom dungeon?

"Strange... According to the textbooks' strategy for the Golden Ancient Kingdom, the highest difficulty should be Nightmare level... When did a Hell difficulty get added?"

After thinking for a moment, Wang Chu clicked on the Hell difficulty.

Who cares why.

Just clear it!

"Confirm to select the Hell difficulty [Golden Ancient Kingdom] dungeon?"

"Yes!"

[Dungeon Rating: Hell]

[Main Quest: Kill the ancient giant worm, Fùbǎn, that plagues the area.]

[Time Limit: None]

A heavy door slowly opened.

Behind the door was a world full of yellow sand.

"Hell level [Golden Ancient Kingdom] dungeon?"

Seeing the dungeon notification, Su Wanqing was surprised.

"Yes."

Wang Chu nodded: "I'm also curious why there is a Hell difficulty option..."

"Although I don't think the Hell difficulty dungeon will pose a threat to the two of us, we should still be careful!"

"Yeah!"

As soon as the words fell.

A rat demon jumped down from the cliff on the side.

It yelled with its big teeth: "Squeak squeak!!"

[Rat Scout (Elite)]

[Level: Tier 1 Level 15]

[Strength: 300]

[Agility: 400]

[Defense: 300]

[Introduction: Squeak squeak! I, Rat, love to follow.]

[Skills: Shadow Sneak, Camouflage]

[Weakness: Everywhere is a weakness]

"These stats... are just about the same as Elsa's before, pitifully low..."

Wang Chu complained.

"Hey, hey, Divine Envoy, how can you insult people!"

"Oh... I accidentally said it out loud."

After a few days of getting along, Elsa had also become more lively with the others, no longer as respectful as before.

"Squeak squeak!!"

The Rat Scout yelled again, brandishing its short knife and charging up!

The poor rat didn't know what terrifying existence it was about to face.

[Mech: Weiyuan Swordsman Combat Type (Fully Covered Mech)]

[Mech Quality: Gold]

[Core Chip Module: Absolute Overclock (Gold)]

[Weapon Module: Elf Sacred Sword (Rainbow) (1500 All + 1500 All)]

[Left Limb Module: Littru's Gauntlet of Power (Gold) (150 Str + 150 Agi)]

[Right Limb Module: Littru's Gauntlet of Power (Gold) (150 Str + 150 Agi)]

[Left Leg Module: Combat Tyrannosaurus Leg Armor (Gold) (150 Str)]

[Right Leg Module: Combat Tyrannosaurus Leg Armor (Gold) (150 Str)]

[Multi-Functional Module: Elf Cloak (Gold) (150 Agi)]

[Rank: Tier 1 (Level 15 23333 / 60000)]

[Strength: 20700 (17100+3600)]

[Agility: 14550 (11100+3450)]

[Defense: 13500 (10500+3000)]

[Durability: 56% (Consumption Speed + 2250%)]

[Additional Entries: [Dragon Might] Increases damage dealt to dragon-attribute monsters by 40%. [Dragon Claw] After Dragon Claw is activated, the next attack will deal 2x damage.]

[Other Status: [Rapid Decay] [Abyssal Restraint (Sealed)]]

(To make the data more straightforward, to save everyone from having to recall, some data is listed directly after the module)

At just Tier 1 Level 15, all of Wang Chu's stats in mech state had already broken the 10,000 mark, and his strength points had even broken 20,000!

Terrifying!

This was all thanks to the gold-quality [Weiyuan Swordsman Combat Type], which increased all stats by 50% compared to the Zero Type!

Secondly, it was the [Elf Sacred Sword] transformed from Elsa!

Under the [Adaptive] effect, the [Elf Sacred Sword] had automatically upgraded to Tier 1, with a bonus of 1500 points to all stats!

Then, under the [Enemy Breaker] effect of +1 to all stats for every enemy killed, it had additionally increased all stats by 1500 points!

In the Rat Scout's mind, the words of the Rat Scout Captain still echoed.

"You! Go take him down!"

"Squeak squeak!"

Immediately afterwards.