An invasion from the Abyss? I, a demonic cultivator, laughed.

Chapter 60 Nightmare Dungeon
A mechanical voice rang in Chu Xiu's ears, and the surrounding scenery began to become illusory, shattering like a mirror. When he came to his senses, he was already in the Awakening Space.

Chu Xiu touched his chin thoughtfully.

The dungeon was not difficult, and it posed no challenge to him at all.

However, it still took him quite a bit of effort to kill the large number of ghouls one by one, without missing a single one.

This resulted in him completing the dungeon in about fifteen minutes.

As for the rewards, nothing was given except for the basic rewards for completing the dungeon quest; the drop rate was pitifully low.

In terms of experience, it increased by about 9 points, which was better than he expected.

He is currently 877 points away from leveling up, and needs to run 98 more dungeons to level up. If he runs continuously, it will take him nearly 25 hours.

Acceptable!

Of course, he couldn't keep grinding. Dungeons are extremely taxing on both physical and mental strength, and he wouldn't force himself to challenge them when he wasn't in good condition.

This is not a game; you only have one life, and once it's gone, it's gone.

Even with a conservative estimate, a week should be enough.

Moreover, as his proficiency increases, his speed will also increase!

He didn't mind the fatigue. For a demonic cultivator, it's not just about being ruthless to others, but also to oneself. This was nothing compared to the hardship.

Chu Xiu's main concern was the randomness of the dungeon.

Because each time a dungeon is created, monsters will spawn randomly, and the spawn point will also refresh.

Theoretically, if you're extremely unlucky, it's possible to encounter Warrior-class or even Ferocious-class monsters in a normal difficulty dungeon!
Of course, the probability is so small that it can be almost ignored, but if you do it too many times, you will eventually fail.

Those who led people to raid dungeons near Chu Xiu's school gate rarely lived past forty.

He shook his head, stopped worrying about it, and immediately started a new instance.

This time, he chose the [Hard] difficulty level.

On Hard difficulty, the attributes of the ghouls are almost the same as in reality, and the time has changed from day to night, which further enhances the strength of these ghouls and increases their numbers.

But for Chu Xiu, it was still a chaotic massacre.

Finally, the game took 20 minutes to complete, and I gained 2 Cause and Effect Points and 13 Career Experience.

It's a little more efficient, but not by much.

Chu Xiu was already quite tired. He returned to reality and rested for half an hour before continuing to challenge the more difficult Nightmare dungeon.

At this difficulty level, the ghouls' physique is increased by an additional 20%, and their numbers double!
Now, Chu Xiu truly experienced what a zombie horde was like in reality, something he hadn't had time to challenge.

As soon as we entered the parking lot, dozens of ghouls surged in from all directions, covering the entire area.

These simulated ghouls know no fear, do not back down, and are even more difficult to deal with than real ghouls!
Although it wouldn't hurt Chu Xiu with his +7 Energy Absorption Heavy Armor and Tough Skin trait, to be honest, even if dozens of cockroaches jumped over at once, it would be scary enough.

Moreover, Chu Xiu noticed that there were elites mixed in among them!

This made him cautious, so to be on the safe side, he started to lure and clear the monsters layer by layer, instead of rushing straight down and going on a rampage like he did in the first two difficulties.

With the help of the Boots of Silent Walk, he could quickly escape after each monster kill, although it took him a lot more time, but he did not encounter any danger.

When they finally reached the bottom, the final boss was none other than the level 9 elite 008 corpse demon that Chu Xiu had killed before!
With an additional 20% boost to his constitution, this guy is now able to hold his own against elite Yin Ghosts, although he's still no match for Chu Xiu.

However, considering the surrounding monsters, Chu Xiu did not let his guard down. He lured the monsters several times, using his high mobility to fight a hit-and-run game. Once the monsters were almost gone, he led the elite Yin Ghost to kill it in one blow.

In the end, I gained 4 Cause and Effect Points, 33 experience points, and was lucky enough to get a [Standard] quality equipment.

However, because repeatedly luring monsters back and forth consumed a lot of time, it took a full hour and forty-five minutes to clear the dungeon, and the efficiency actually decreased. "The Nightmare difficulty dungeon requires a full team of combat classes of C rank or above, equipped with a full set of Excellent quality gear, and all of them at level 9 to be qualified to challenge it."

"Moreover, the chances of failure are not low! If I'm not mistaken, those groups that run dungeons are mainly running dungeons on [Normal] and [Hard] difficulty."

"To reliably farm Nightmare difficulty, you need at least a full squad of B-rank combat classes!"

Even Chu Xiu sensed a hint of danger. For example, if a few more elites spawned in the horde of corpse demons, or worse, if the final boss spawned as a warrior-level enemy, he would be in trouble.

"Although these situations are unlikely, they still need to be considered, and clearing the Nightmare dungeon is too costly."

With so many ghouls swarming in, and elites mixed in, injuries were inevitable. Although they were mostly minor wounds like scrapes and bruises, they would accumulate and affect his leveling speed.

For Chu Xiu, what he wanted was to complete the game without taking any damage.

Therefore, he decided to mainly grind dungeons on the [Hard] difficulty level to level up.

It's not too late to farm Nightmare mode after I've trained a few more Yin Ghosts.

With his mind made up, Chu Xiu stretched his slightly sore shoulders, let out a long breath, and returned to reality.

As soon as he returned to his room, he heard a loud knocking on the door, and Li Xiu shouting outside, "Chu Xiu! Chu Xiu!"

Chu Xiu was startled. When your mother calls you by your full name, it usually means trouble is coming.

He quickly opened the door: "Mom, what's wrong?"

Outside the door, Li Xiu glared at him angrily, followed by a tall figure.

"Ah Chu," Zhang Qingshan greeted with a smile.

"Oh, it's Qingshan. Come in quickly." Chu Xiu smiled, trying to get away with it.

But Li Xiu wasn't about to let him off the hook, and angrily questioned, "What are you doing in there? Why didn't you answer the door after knocking for so long?"

Chu Xiu chuckled and said, "Mom, I was so sleepy that I fell asleep."

"Nonsense! Were you out playing a dungeon?"

"No way, I'm just going into the Awakening Space to take a look. Oh, Mom, you can rest assured, I won't take any risks."

Li Xiu stared at Chu Xiu for a long time before sighing, "Forget it, I can't control you young people. Qingshan, you should persuade him. He's a support class, so he shouldn't think about those unnecessary things."

“Okay, Auntie,” Zhang Qingshan assured her readily.

Li Xiu shook his head, turned and left. Zhang Qingshan closed the door and laughed, "You've gone to do something, haven't you? You've only been back for a short time and you're already doing something? So impatient?"

Chu Xiu remained noncommittal.

Zhang Qingshan added, "Why didn't you call me? If we go on a quest together, we can have more assurance for each other."

"I just didn't want to slow you down," Chu Xiu smiled. "So, what brings you here so late at night?"

"What else can we do but talk to you about exploring the Abyss afterward?" Zhang Qingshan waved his hand. "I was wondering if you would never go into the Abyss again, but it seems you're not going to give up."

Chu Xiu smiled. Having grown up together, he knew Zhang Qingshan too well. This guy was extremely loyal to his friends, and he probably came this time to help him level up.

However, in a place like the abyss, it's already difficult enough to just survive. Does he even have the right to do so?

"Green Mountain."

Chu Xiu raised his head:
"What talents and professions have you awakened?"

(End of this chapter)