[Ding~ Welcome to the Black Dragon Clan Secret Realm · Dragon Hall (Golden Secret Realm)! This secret realm exploration lasts for sixty minutes. Please complete the secret realm mission within the time limit, clear the secret realm, and obtain rewards!]
[Ding~ Please note: This is the final opening of the Dragon Hall Secret Realm. If this attempt fails, the Dragon Hall Secret Realm will disappear forever.]
As the system prompt ended—
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Five beams of white light fell.
Lin Mo and the other four were teleported into a silent world with no end in sight.
A blood moon hung in the sky.
Under the crimson moonlight, giant and magnificent dragon palaces could be seen spread across the entire area in every direction.
At the same time, a system notification panel popped up in front of Lin Mo.
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[Dragon Hall Secret Realm Strategy Hint]:
— One of the three Black Dragon Clan protectors, Heaven-Defying Demon Dragon, could no longer endure the Black Dragon Emperor's violent rule, so he led a group of Black Dragon Clan imperial guards and fled the clan. After learning about this, the Black Dragon Emperor flew into a rage and issued a clan-wide kill order against Heaven-Defying Demon Dragon.
— It has now been confirmed that Heaven-Defying Demon Dragon escaped into the Dragon Hall Secret Realm with the imperial guards. Players are requested to accurately locate Heaven-Defying Demon Dragon's hiding place within the secret realm and kill him.
— Note: Heaven-Defying Demon Dragon is hiding inside one of the dragon halls, but the other dragon halls all contain Dark Demon Dragons from the Black Dragon Clan imperial guards that Heaven-Defying Demon Dragon brought with him. Please be careful. Once the wrong dragon hall is opened, the Dark Demon Dragons inside will be released and attack you.
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Looking around, there were at least hundreds of dragon halls scattered throughout the secret realm.
And just from appearance alone, every single dragon hall looked exactly the same.
Trying to accurately find Heaven-Defying Demon Dragon's hiding place among all these dragon halls was no easy task.
At this moment, Lin Miaomiao said, "After our first two rounds of trial and error, we've already ruled out fifteen dragon halls. I've marked those halls already. This time we can avoid those fifteen and search for Heaven-Defying Demon Dragon among the remaining halls."
As soon as Lin Miaomiao finished speaking, Zhao Jun said in a deep voice, "Even after removing fifteen, there are still over eighty left. And the only way to find Heaven-Defying Demon Dragon is to open them one by one like blind boxes."
"But every wrong choice will trigger attacks from the dragon group. We have to kill the dragons before choosing the next target. That will waste a lot of time."
"We need to speed up the search and reduce the time spent on mistakes."
At this moment, Lin Mo carefully observed the structure of the dragon halls.
Memories related to the supreme clan, the Black Dragon Clan, from his previous life surfaced in his mind.
Soon, he came to his own conclusion, "No need to test them one by one. Just follow me."
After speaking, Lin Mo directly bypassed the dragon hall in front of him.
As if he already had the answer sheet, he walked straight toward the deeper part of the secret realm.
The scene left He Xiao and the others completely confused.
Lin Miaomiao crossed her arms and thought for a moment, "His target is so clear. Could Vice Guild Leader Lin actually know where Heaven-Defying Demon Dragon is hiding?"
He Xiao found it unbelievable, "How is that possible? There's no official guide. How could he know? Unless he's one of the developers?"
Zhao Jun looked worried instead, "We only have this one last chance. If we fail again, Xiaoxue, your SS-rank talent will have been wasted."
Looking at Lin Mo's back as he walked ahead alone, there wasn't a trace of doubt in Ling Xue's beautiful eyes. They were filled with trust instead.
"Follow Lin Mo. Protect him."
The group immediately followed Lin Mo.
They passed by one dragon hall after another.
But even without entering the halls and releasing the Dark Demon Dragons inside, the trip through the secret realm was far from peaceful.
Slash!
While Lin Mo was fully focused on moving forward, a level 60 Dark Death Guard wearing black dragon armor suddenly rushed out from behind a hall on the right side, wielding a giant sword as it charged at Lin Mo.
"Vice Guild Leader, be careful!"
With a shout from the back, He Xiao, the fantasy mage, quickly waved his staff and cast a spell, Sheep Transformation!
Buzz!
The spell landed perfectly on Lin Mo, turning him into a sheep.
Lin Miaomiao immediately looked at He Xiao like he was insane, "Your mother's kiss! Bro! You actually missed like this too?"
"What do you know?", He Xiao said without any embarrassment, "When Sheep Transformation is used on teammates, it works the opposite way and raises their defense! Turning Vice Guild Leader Lin into a sheep was to protect him and reduce the damage he takes."
"Nicely said!", Zhao Jun replied, "Then why didn't you just turn the Dark Death Guard into a sheep instead? Then it wouldn't even have the chance to hurt Vice Guild Leader Lin."
While the group argued, only Ling Xue saw that Lin Mo was in danger. Without saying a word, she picked up her sword and entered combat.
A-rank, Rising Dragon Strike!
Boom!
Casting from a distance, she summoned a silver dragon shadow from underground. It struck the approaching Dark Death Guard directly and launched it into the air.
The next second, Ling Xue quickly closed the distance.
Slash! Slash! Slash! Slash!
Her sword rose and fell as she unleashed a smooth combo.
-5325!
-5196!
-5288!
Even against a level 60 monster six levels above her, she could still deal damage more than twice the average output of ordinary players at this stage. It was enough to show how strong Ling Xue was.
But even after that combo, it barely mattered to the Dark Death Guard with its 170,000 HP.
At this point, the other three stopped arguing and joined the fight.
Paladin Zhao Jun held his shield and activated his ultimate skill, Holy Shield, granting physical shields to the entire team.
Under Lin Miaomiao's continuous healing, he held the Dark Death Guard in close combat.
That created opportunities for Ling Xue and He Xiao to attack.
The four worked together, fighting with the intensity of facing a boss monster, and finally killed the Dark Death Guard.
BUZZ!
The Sheep Transformation effect disappeared, and Lin Mo returned from sheep form back into a human.
At this moment, seeing that Lin Mo hadn't lost a single point of HP, He Xiao proudly said, "See? Wasn't my protection useful?"
Lin Miaomiao looked at He Xiao with disdain, "Is there a chance Vice Guild Leader Lin didn't need your 'protection' at all?"
"How is that possible?", He Xiao said, "Soul Archers are super fragile, okay? If it weren't for me just now, with the Death Guard sneaking up on him from that close, Vice Guild Leader would've been in danger."
Right then, another Dark Death Guard suddenly attacked from behind He Xiao.
"Watch out!"
Lin Mo "returned the favor" by lifting his leg and kicking the unprepared He Xiao flying away, helping him dodge the Dark Death Guard's attack.
The next second, Lin Mo raised the Venom Crossbow and locked onto the Dark Death Guard.
Ice Snow · Grip of Extreme Frost!
Heavenfire · Wildfire Prairie!
Heaven Slayer · Seven Star Volley!
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
A rain of arrows fell from the sky, instantly turning the Death Guard into a sieve.
At the same time, a series of massive blood-red damage numbers exploded above its head.
-64528 (Critical)!
-69882 (Critical)!
-13256 (Critical)!
-13439 (Critical)!
-13666 (Critical)!
[Ding~ Your teammate Rulebound has killed level 60 monster Dark Death Guard. EXP +224000!]
Instant kill!
The people in the party all sucked in a breath.
"Damn! Vice Guild Leader Lin is so strong!"
Lying on the ground after being kicked over, He Xiao rubbed his butt and exclaimed, "Holy shit! That's insane!"
Looking at Lin Mo's overwhelming strength, the admiration in Ling Xue's eyes shone even more.
'If you wore the full set of tier-5 equipment I made for you, Lin Mo... how far would your strength rise then?'
Ling Xue was already starting to look forward to seeing Lin Mo reach peak level strength under her personal support.
So she sent a message to the company's equipment department.
["How much longer until the equipment is finished?"]
["Very soon! President Ling, all materials are ready. The equipment is currently being crafted, and we've fully sped up production. Everything should be done within an hour."]
After receiving the reply, Ling Xue happily said, ["Good. Send it to me by mail as soon as it's finished."]
["Yes!"]