Global Necromantic Specialist

Outside the dungeon, the two opposing sides continued their tense standoff.

In the past thirty minutes, another conflict had erupted, but neither side gained the upper hand. They stood about fifty meters away from the dungeon entrance, unwilling to move closer. Anyone who attempted to approach would immediately be struck by Thunder-Ting.

Suddenly, five figures emerged from the entrance of the dungeon, accompanied by ten skeletal warriors.

Marsh and his team had returned.

"They're out already?"

"That was fast. It's only been half an hour."

"They probably couldn't handle it and gave up."

"Heh, look at those skeletons—tough-looking, but they're just meat shields."

The warriors from Sakura Country mocked openly. To them, the skeleton warriors were nothing more than durable but mindless minions. They never even considered the possibility that Marsh had cleared the dungeon.

Clearing a nightmare-level dungeon in just half an hour? Impossible. Even the most perfectly balanced team would need at least an hour or two.

Meanwhile, the warriors from the Shenxia Empire reacted differently. They were relieved to see Marsh and his team return safely.

"As long as they're alive, that's all that matters."

"Yeah, even if they failed the dungeon, they'll have another chance later."

Ling Zhen sneered. "They're just lucky to have made it out."

Jiang Taotao scanned both sides, noticing that no one was missing.

That meant none of them had even attempted to enter the dungeon.

"Be careful," she warned.

Ning Yiyi, however, smiled brightly. "Don't worry. With Marsh around, everything will be fine."

"Alright," Jiang Taotao nodded. "We'll wait for you outside."

Duan Gao and Miao Yu stepped forward as well. "Go on, we'll be here."

The three of them retreated to the Shenxia Empire's side.

Marsh and Ning Yiyi stood together. Under the watchful eyes of the surrounding warriors, Ning Yiyi took out a Cooling Talisman and activated it.

A soft golden glow enveloped the dungeon entrance.

In an instant, the dungeon's cooldown reset to zero.

Before anyone could react, Marsh and Ning Yiyi entered the dungeon again.

Confusion and Shock

"What the hell? Why are they going in again?"

"Are they crazy? Two people entering a dungeon?"

"Even on normal difficulty, two people wouldn't be enough."

"Wait, is that… a Primary Cooling Talisman?"

A murmur of disbelief spread through the crowd.

"That's a rare item. It's not something you can just buy with money."

Marsh himself had searched for it in both the Imperial Exchange and the Xuefu Exchange, but neither had it. This talisman was obviously precious.

The only person he had seen with one before was Jeny.

Earlier, when he had casually asked Ning Yiyi if she had a Cooling Talisman, he hadn't expected her to actually have one.

Just like Jeny's, Ning Yiyi's talisman was a Primary Cooling Talisman, capable of being used ten times before needing to be recharged.

She still had five uses left.

If she used it for the whole team, they could enter the dungeon one more time.

But if it was just her and Marsh, they could enter two more times.

After a brief discussion, Marsh and Ning Yiyi decided to clear the dungeon again.

After all, whether Jiang Taotao, Duan Gao, and Huang Yu were present or not didn't really matter.

As long as Marsh was there, that was enough.

Inside the Dungeon

Ning Yiyi grinned excitedly as they stepped into the familiar dungeon.

"You promised to power-level me, and I didn't expect you to keep that promise so soon."

Marsh nodded. "I always keep my promises."

Ning Yiyi's smile widened. "Then I'll keep you to that. And I'm not letting you off with just one time."

"Alright."

Without wasting time, Marsh summoned ten skeleton warriors.

They immediately ran forward, clearing the passage.

Unlike last time, Marsh didn't bother taking down the monsters one by one.

Instead, he gathered them all in one place.

Within five minutes, the skeleton warriors had herded more than thirty elite mermaid warriors to the end of the passage, near the Mermaid Queen's pet python.

The skeleton warriors leapt down into the pit.

The monsters followed.

After ensuring all the enemies had entered the pit, Marsh and Ning Yiyi arrived at the passage's end.

The giant python, enraged, was frantically attacking the skeleton warriors, along with the elite mermaid fighters.

Marsh raised his hand.

Skill: Slow Curse.

A deep red glow spread across the cave as chains appeared around the monsters.

Their speed plummeted.

The skeleton warriors turned and attacked.

Over a dozen skeletons focused on a single mermaid elite.

It died instantly.

Skill: Corpse Explosion!

BOOM!

A massive explosion rocked the cave. Dust and debris rained down.

All thirty elite mermaid warriors were obliterated in an instant.

[Kill Level 21 Elite Mermaid Fighter, +25,000 EXP]

[Kill Level 21 Elite Mermaid Fighter, +25,000 EXP]

A flood of notifications appeared.

Over 700,000 experience points flooded into their status screens.

The giant python, still reeling from the explosion, barely had time to react.

Marsh followed up immediately.

Skill: Corpse Explosion!

In three seconds, he triggered ten consecutive corpse explosions.

With a shriek, the giant python collapsed.

[Kill Level 23 Pet Snake of the Mermaid Queen, +125,000 EXP]

[Obtain Silver Armor: Snakeskin Light Armor]

[Obtain Intermediate Monster Crystal Core]

Last time, this battle had taken over thirty minutes.

This time? Less than five.

Ning Yiyi clapped her hands excitedly. "That was amazing!"

Marsh simply nodded. "Let's move."

The two jumped down into the cave, advancing toward the Mermaid Queen's palace.

A horde of elite mermaid soldiers patrolled outside the palace.

Marsh sent in the skeleton warriors.

BOOM!

Several corpse explosions later, the entire patrol was wiped out.

A soft white light surrounded Ning Yiyi's body.

She gasped.

"I leveled up! Level 20!"

She stretched her arms with satisfaction. "Finally!"

Marsh recalled how, when he first met her, she was already Level 19.

Meanwhile, he had only been Level 10.

Yet even after all this time, she was still only Level 19.

She was clearly someone who didn't enjoy grinding.

The dungeon doors swung open.

The Mermaid Queen emerged, radiating power and fury.

Just like last time, Ning Yiyi hid behind Marsh.

"I won't be charmed if I don't look at her," she whispered.

The Mermaid Queen let out a piercing scream.

But this time, Marsh was prepared.

His skeleton warriors had already retrieved the corpses of the fallen elite soldiers.

None of them were caught in the shockwave.

As soon as the Queen finished her scream, Marsh cast his spell.

Skill: Slow Curse!

Red chains wrapped around the Mermaid Queen, reducing her speed drastically.

The skeleton warriors charged in, carrying the corpses.

Skill: Corpse Explosion!

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The Mermaid Queen didn't even get a chance to fight back.

Her HP bar plummeted.

With a final, agonized shriek, she collapsed.

[Kill Mermaid Queen, +200,000 EXP]

[Obtain Silver Weapon: Mermaid Queen's Dagger]

[Obtain Silver Weapon: Mermaid Queen's Magic Book]

[Obtain Mermaid Tear x1]

Total dungeon time?

Less than ten minutes.

Ning Yiyi laughed. "Let's do it again! We need all three Mermaid Tears!"

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