Chapter 23: Chapter 23: No Enhanced Skills, Knowledge Blind Spots
Through the iron gate, Marsh cast a detection spell.
[Goblin Mine Guard (Enhanced Elite Monster)]
[Level: 14]
[Power: 800]
[Agility: 400]
[Spirit: 200]
[Physique: 1000]
[Skill: Stun Attack]
As expected, the goblin mine guard was a formidable enhanced elite monster. Its attributes were significantly higher than those of ordinary monsters. It had tremendous strength and physique, as well as high attack and defense stats.
For a level 14 knight, the physical attributes would typically range between 300 and 400, but the enhanced goblin before him was far stronger.
Without a team and proper coordination, it would be difficult to defeat such a monster in a nightmare-level dungeon.
However, Marsh was undeterred. These attributes, while impressive, were still inferior to the power of his skeleton warriors.
He summoned his skeleton warriors from the summoning space, and in an instant, the room was filled with them. Marsh opened the gate and began the dungeon run in earnest.
The goblin mine guard roared and charged out from behind the iron gate. But what awaited it was the broadsword of one of Marsh's skeleton warriors. The goblin's sheer size and strength were no match for the relentless attack.
The skeleton warrior, though smaller, had a significant advantage. The goblin's dexterity and wisdom were low, and the skeleton warriors attacked with precision. The skeleton warrior's blade struck the goblin, creating deep, terrifying wounds.
In a one-on-one battle, the goblin would surely have been doomed, but now, surrounded by several skeleton warriors, it stood no chance. In just two seconds, the goblin collapsed with a scream.
[Kill Level 14 Goblin Mine Guard, Experience +4200]
A surge of excitement rushed through Marsh's heart. The experience gained was about 10 times that of regular monsters. Killing a single monster here was equivalent to defeating 10 monsters in the outside world, and the process was nearly as fast.
With this realization, Marsh felt more confident in his decision. He immediately issued an order, and his skeleton warriors moved out, charging through the dungeon corridors.
[Kill Level 14 Goblin Mine Guard, Experience +4200]
[Obtain Bone x5]
[Kill Level 14 Goblin Mine Guard, Experience +4200]
[Obtain Fur x6]
The messages kept coming, the experience accumulating quickly as materials filled Marsh's inventory. As the dungeon unfolded, a map of the mine began to take shape in Marsh's mind. The dungeon was, as its name suggested, a mine—a vast network of tunnels extending in all directions.
Most adventurers would choose one of the passages to explore, but Marsh wasn't like most. He sent his skeleton warriors into every passage, ensuring that no monster escaped his wrath. Every corner, every nook was cleared, and the monsters within were slain. In just five minutes, Marsh saw an upgrade glow around him.
"Finally, level 11."
After leveling up, his mental power was fully restored. Marsh immediately summoned four more skeleton warriors, bringing the total number to 56.
[Name: Marsh]
[Occupation: Necromancer (Unique)]
[Level: 11 (0.00%)]
[Power: 120]
[Agility: 120]
[Spirit: 40/400]
[Physique: 120]
[Equipment: None]
[Summon Space: 56/110, Skeleton Warriors (Quantity: 56)]
[Talent: Comprehensive Amplification (Level 2, Uniqueness)]
[Passive Skill: Damage Transfer]
[Active Skills: Soul Flame (Level 10), Summon Skeleton Warrior (Level 11), Corpse Burst (Level 1)]
[Comprehensive Amplification (Level 2): All skill effects are increased by 20 times.]
[Damage Transfer: All damage suffered by the necromancer is transferred to the summoned creatures.]
[Soul Flame (Level 11): Burns the target's soul, causing burning damage based on spirit and skill level.]
[Summon Skeleton Warrior (Level 11): Summons a Bronze Rank Skeleton Warrior.]
[Corpse Burst (Level 1): Detonate a corpse, causing damage equal to 10% of the corpse's HP to enemies within a 1-meter radius.]
As he checked his stats, Marsh realized that after level 10, the increase in basic attributes was more substantial. Strength, agility, and physique now increased by 20 points per level, double the previous amount. His spirit had increased by 100 points. As his level continued to rise, the attribute increases would grow even more significant.
Marsh also noticed that the skeleton warriors' attributes had grown. Their four core attributes had increased by 400 points, a massive boost.
The improvements were as expected, but there was one skill that puzzled Marsh: Corpse Burst. Unlike his other skills, it hadn't improved.
"Why?" Marsh wondered, scratching his head in confusion. "Soul Flame and Summon Skeleton Warrior have been upgraded, but Corpse Burst stayed the same."
He couldn't figure it out, and the situation was beyond the limits of his knowledge. It felt like a blind spot—something he didn't understand yet.
"If only Ning Yiyi were here. Maybe she'd know what's going on," Marsh thought with a wry smile. He remembered Ning Yiyi, a cheerful girl who loved to play tricks and never stopped talking. She knew a lot more about these things than he did. If she were around, he'd ask her about it.
But for now, Marsh had to put the issue aside. He pressed forward into the dungeon, moving toward the deeper parts of the mine.
There were eight passages in the dungeon, each one connected to the others, forming a labyrinth. However, all these passages eventually converged at a single point.
Marsh distributed his skeleton warriors evenly across each passage, making sure that not a single monster escaped. The experience kept flowing in, and his level steadily increased. The efficiency of his dungeon run was far greater than what he had experienced outside the dungeon.
By the time Marsh emerged from one of the passages, every monster within had been defeated.
[Level: 11 (32.22%)]
He had completed nearly a third of the dungeon in under half an hour, his progress incredibly fast compared to typical dungeon runs. The more monsters he killed, the quicker his level rose, and with each new challenge, Marsh was one step closer to mastering the dungeon and unlocking new powers.
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