I gain permanent defense when attacked; even gods and demons can't hurt me.

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Shockwave (lv16): Active skill, consumes 65 mana, slams your shield, and deals physical damage (230% of your current total armor) to all enemies in a 25-meter fan-shaped area in front of you.

It also applies an "Armor Penetration" effect to all enemies hit, reducing their physical defense by 25% for 10 seconds.

Time passed by, bit by bit.

The queen ant's enormous body crashed down!

[Defeat the Level 20 Mutant Acid Ant Queen (BOSS)!]

[Gained 5000 experience points! +2500 reward for defeating a higher-level enemy!]

With a huge amount of experience points gained, Lin Yuan didn't use them to upgrade his class level. Instead, he poured them all into [Savage Charge].

【野蛮冲撞（lv9）：消耗：25法力。向前方发起冲锋，对沿途敌人造成物理伤害并击退。若撞击到地形或大型单位，则造成眩晕效果。距离：20米。经验值：660\/3000】

"20-meter displacement, with control."

Lin Yuan nodded in satisfaction: "It will be much more convenient to travel from now on."

After doing all this, he finally turned his gaze to the spoils scattered on the ground.

Amidst a pile of gold coins and materials, three beams of light stood out dazzlingly.

As the BOSS fell, the loot scattered on the ground gleamed.

Besides the large amount of gold coins and materials, three beams of light were particularly dazzling.

Lin Yuan stepped forward and activated [Omniscient and Omnipotent].

[Queen Ant Venomous Fang Hand Cannon (Silver)]

[Type: Hand Cannon]

[Wearing Level: LV15]

[Attributes: Strength +45, Agility +45]

【Special Effect 1: Acid Corrosion Bomb (When normal attacks and skills hit, inflict 15% acid damage and reduce the target's armor by 10% for 5 seconds, stacking up to 3 times.)】

【Special Effect 2: Deadly Spray (When using heavy weapon skills, critical hit rate is increased by 15%, and critical hit damage is increased by 20%.)】

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[Queen Ant Chitin Suit (Silver)]

Type: Leather Armor

[Wearing Level: LV15]

[Attributes: Armor +80, Agility +60, Strength +30]

[Special Effect 1: Chitin Armor (When you stand still for more than 3 seconds, your physical and magical resistances are increased by 15%, and you gain the "Steady" status, which grants immunity to knockback effects.)]

【Special Effect 2: Acidic Charge (When your gunpowder-based skills explode, they will generate acid mist, dealing corrosive damage equal to 50% of your attack power per second to enemies within range.)】

"What a pity, they're all top-tier Gunner gear."

Lin Yuan looked at the two pieces of equipment with explosive stats and shook his head.

However, a cool and pretty face immediately popped into his mind.

Ouyang Xue!

That rich school beauty is a gunner, isn't she?

Moreover, the required level for both pieces of equipment is 15, which Ouyang Xue should be able to achieve before the college entrance examination.

Lin Yuan stroked his chin, his mind racing with calculations.

Previously, Ouyang Xue said she could introduce her father's personal blacksmith to repair equipment for free.

Although it was supposed to be free, Lin Yuan still understood the importance of social etiquette.

While getting something for nothing may feel good, it's not a sustainable strategy.

These two pieces of equipment are quite suitable.

Moreover, Lin Yuan glanced at the Myriad Devouring Set he was wearing.

The originally dark green light had now become somewhat dim.

The durability section is even more alarming, with several items already showing a red warning.

There's nothing he can do; his fighting style is all about taking hits.

Faced with a hellish dungeon, where hundreds of ants bite hundreds of times per second, even the strongest equipment can't withstand it!

"This durability drops really fast."

"If we don't find a top-notch blacksmith to refine it, this set of bronze divine armor will probably be ruined."

"Perfect, I'll use these two silver-grade items as a stepping stone, and also offset the repair costs."

"This is called mutual benefit, an exchange of equal value."

Lin Yuan put away his equipment and looked at the last ball of light.

Actually, he could have taken care of the queen ant with a single shockwave, but that wouldn't have helped him gain experience and defense points.

Then, his gaze fell on the last glimmer of silver light.

It was a fist-sized crystal with a strange, dark green liquid flowing inside, radiating astonishing energy fluctuations.

[Essence of the Mutant Ant Queen (Special Material)]

[Quality: Rare (Silver Core)]

[Uses: Core material for making silver-grade jewelry (rings/necklaces).]

[Omniscient and Omnipotent Analysis:]

[Optimal crafting solution: Can be fused with "Mithril" and "Corrosion-resistant Alloy" to create a silver-grade jewelry piece—[Acid-Etched Queen's Ring].]

"hiss--"

Lin Yuan gasped, his eyes instantly lighting up like two light bulbs!

This is the core material for the jewelry!

It's important to know that among all equipment, accessories (rings, necklaces) have the lowest drop rate, even dozens of times lower than weapons!

And his luck was so good that he got the Heart of the King of Devouring Vine in the beginner dungeon and the Queen Ant Essence in the Iron Tooth Ant Nest!

Lin Yuan put the material away without hesitation. Now he had the core material to make the ring and necklace.

"It seems I have no choice but to go to the City Lord's Mansion this time," Lin Yuan thought to himself.

Ordinary blacksmith shops simply cannot handle materials of this caliber.

If it gets ruined, Lin Yuan won't even have time to cry.

Only the master blacksmith in the city lord's mansion is worthy of these two top-quality materials!

"It's almost time."

Wilderness dungeons not only have time limits, but also cooldown periods, so you can't enter them for a short time.

"Perfect timing, let's take advantage of this break and head back to the city to rest and recuperate."

……

At this moment.

Hundreds of eyes were fixed on the line of blood-red words on the dungeon stone tablet.

Currently challenging: Iron-Toothed Ant Nest (Hell difficulty)

Challenger: 1 person

[Challenge Time: 01:58:21]

The crowd was in an uproar.

Am I seeing things?

A level 15 warrior rubbed his eyes, his face full of disbelief.

"That level 9 kid... he's been inside for almost two hours?"

"Not dead yet!"

You have to understand, this is hellish difficulty!

Even elite teams with all members at level 15 or above proceed with extreme caution and dare not choose this hellish difficulty level.

A level 9 newbie, all alone, stayed inside for two hours?

"Could they be hiding somewhere?" someone speculated.

"Hide? You try hiding inside!" The old mage next to him sneered.

"The monsters in Hell difficulty dungeons are all aggressive, have a huge aggro range, and patrol!"

"Don't even mention hiding for two hours. If you can hide for ten minutes without being discovered, I'll eat my staff on the spot!"

"Then...how did he do that?"

The group exchanged bewildered glances, a sense of absurdity rising within them.

Could this kid really be grinding monsters inside?

Or is it... a bug in the dungeon?

"Look! Time's almost up!"

"If he's still alive, he'll be teleported out immediately!"

"I want to see whether what comes out is a person or a corpse!"

Everyone held their breath, staring intently at the teleportation portal.

……

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