Chapter 358: Dungeon Upgrade, Blame Dongfang Shun
Lin Moyu did not attack the monsters in the dungeon.
There are many possible conditions to trigger a dungeon upgrade, not just clearing the monsters at the fastest speed.
The [Fire God Temple] and [Water God Courtyard] dungeons were upgraded by using this method of clearing all the monsters.
However, the [Whirlwind Plains] dungeon was different - it required clearing every single monster in the Whirlwind Plains, not leaving a single one, even in the most hidden corners.
Only then was the dungeon upgrade triggered.
The light elemental dungeon was the most peculiar, as it did not have the concept of an upgrade.
As long as one could withstand the light elemental eruption, it was considered a success.
As for the current lightning elemental dungeon, it was filled with lightning elemental spirit monsters everywhere.
For a moment, Lin Moyu was at a loss on how to proceed.
"I can only try it out. Although the royal family has also tried the method of clearing a large number of monsters in a short time."
"But the speed definitely cannot match my undead army!"
This dungeon at the nightmare difficulty level could only accommodate 6 people.
No matter how fast they cleared the monsters, it was impossible to surpass the speed of Lin Moyu’s undead army with tens of thousands of members.
With a thought, the undead army appeared in the dungeon and simultaneously launched an attack.
20 undead armies, each with 600 skeletons.
Among them, 200 were skeleton warriors, 200 were mages, and 200 were archers.
A total of 12,000 skeletons.
As soon as the undead army appeared, they charged forward.
The dungeon terrain was a valley, not very deep.
The entrance of the valley was only about 5,000 meters wide on both sides.
The skeletons quickly annihilated the lightning elemental monsters.
Lin Moyu kept track of the time, and in no more than 10 minutes, the entrance of the valley was completely cleared of monsters.
The elemental monsters did not leave corpses, so there was no way to use corpse explosion.
This speed was already the limit.
According to Lin Moyu’s estimation, if it were a 6-person team, it would take at least three to four hours to clear all the monsters here. He was at least tens of times faster than them.
If this was still not enough to trigger the dungeon upgrade, it meant that this [Lightning Valley] dungeon did not rely on clearing speed to trigger the upgrade.
"It’s not about clearing speed, nor is it about clearing all the monsters...
"It’s also different from the [Whirlwind Plains]."
He had already cleared all the monsters outside the valley, which the royal family had also done before.
But it was no use.
Lin Moyu looked at the entrance of the valley.
From within the valley came continuous thunderous roars.
This time, it was not the dungeon monsters, but real lightning and thunder.
"According to the information provided by Dongfang Yao, after entering the valley, I will soon encounter a fork in the road."
"No matter which path I take, I will eventually be able to exit the valley."
"After entering the fork, lightning will strike down."
"The lightning’s attack power is extremely great, forcing the entire team to keep moving forward, unable to retreat."
This was the information from the Dongfang family.
The Dongfang family had tried every single path, but to no avail.
Over the years, they had tried every possible method, but were still unable to complete the dungeon upgrade.
Lin Moyu soon encountered the fork in the road.
Six paths lay before him.
Lightning flashed and thundered in the sky, while dense lightning strikes rained down behind him.
He had no way to retreat.
The point where the lightning struck was slowly moving forward, leaving him little time to choose.
In a few more minutes, he would be struck by the lightning.
Lin Moyu’s eyes suddenly lit up.
"Could it be like this...
"Six paths, six professions."
"Each profession needs to walk through one path alone..."
"But the support and healer classes have no combat power, how can they fight the monsters..."
"Or perhaps they don’t need to fight monsters, they just need to complete the path. The support and control classes can use control skills, although it’s dangerous, it’s not impossible."
Lin Moyu felt that his guess was probably correct.
"Let’s try it!"
Six skeleton mage teams charged into the paths.
He was alone, but he had the undead army.
He could walk all six paths simultaneously.
The lightning elemental monsters had dual immunity to lightning elemental and physical attacks.
Here, the skeleton warriors were completely useless.
The archers were slightly useful.
Only the mages could truly shine.
The monsters on the six paths were cleared synchronously, constantly pushing towards the valley exit.
Although Lin Moyu guessed that it might not be necessary to clear the monsters on the paths.
But he still did it, since it didn’t take much time.
Behind him was the thunderous roar of the striking lightning, constantly following him.
Ordinary profession teams would never dare to retreat, only able to keep moving forward, or else they would be devoured by the lightning.
The paths in the valley were a bit long, but Lin Moyu pushed forward at a steady pace.
At the moment he walked out of the valley, the valley collapsed with a thunderous rumble.
The entire valley had become a sea of lightning, constantly roaring.
Not only the valley, but the entire dungeon was also shaking.
"It worked!"
A hint of joy appeared in Lin Moyu’s eyes.
The dungeon had finally begun its upgrade.
In the main hall outside, a group of elders from the royal family were still discussing how to train their younger generations.
Suddenly, lightning burst forth from the dungeon, illuminating the main hall.
Some lightning even struck people, crackling loudly.
Dongfang Yao exclaimed happily, "It’s upgraded, it really upgraded!"
The upgrade of the lightning elemental dungeon also meant obtaining the lightning elemental crystal.
The royal family knew a lot of information, including the existence of elemental crystals.
This was precisely why they tried so hard to upgrade this dungeon.
The aura of the dungeon upgrade spread far, almost enveloping half of the imperial palace, alerting many people.
Seconds later, Dongfang Yi appeared in front of the main hall.
Seeing so many members of the royal family gathered here, he was somewhat dazed.
"What happened?"
Among those present, there were many who were Dongfang Yi’s elders.
Although their status and strength were not as high as his, they could still converse with him as equals.
"Father, it’s like this..." Dongfang Yao immediately recounted the events.
She even mentioned the earlier incident with Dongfang Shun.
Dongfang Yi showed no reaction to Dongfang Shun being beaten.
This idiot deserved it, he was lucky he didn’t die.
Dongfang Yi said, "So Lin Shenjian is currently in the dungeon, you didn’t go in, did you?"
Dongfang Yao said, "No, we didn’t go in."
Dongfang Yi nodded, "It’s good that you didn’t go in. The promise you made must be kept."
"After all, there will be many days ahead, the dungeon won’t run away. You can clear it as much as you want in the future."
"For now, just let Lin Shenjian clear it to his heart’s content."
Dongfang Yao had the same idea.
At this time, Dongfang Yi’s uncles pulled him aside and began discussing letting their younger generations undergo military training.
Although the royal family had their own methods for cultivating their descendants, that was only for leveling up.
It was not the same as going through the military and experiencing actual battles.
Among those present, more than half had been in the military.
Even Dongfang Yi himself had been in the military and participated in many battles, killing demons.
Dongfang Yi fully supported their idea.
This matter was settled, and Dongfang Yao couldn’t help but silently mourn for her royal siblings.
Their good days were over. Once in the military, there was no guarantee they would return alive.
"If you want to blame someone, blame Dongfang Shun. You’re all in this mess because of him."
The dungeon had completed its upgrade and became quiet again.
The sea of lightning formed after the valley’s collapse became even more ferocious, its power multiplied many times.
Lin Moyu gazed at the sea of lightning, and within it, he saw a pearl.
The pearl floated up and down in the sea of lightning, and if one didn’t look carefully, it would be easy to miss.
But even if one saw it, if it were any other profession, there was a 90% chance they wouldn’t be able to retrieve it.
Under such intense lightning strikes, even a knight with Extreme Defense activated wouldn’t last five seconds.
Lin Moyu donned his skeletal armor and calmly walked into the sea of lightning.