novellk Want to grind Chapter 5? I'll take you!
Want to grind Chapter 5? I'll take you!
Lu Chao kept going in and out of the Lion Cave entrance, constantly accepting and abandoning missions, feeling like a complete idiot himself.
"The chances of getting good tasks from this unreliable system are too low; it just keeps giving out terrible, unreliable tasks..."
Lu Chao muttered to himself as he continued grinding for over twenty minutes before finally stopping after entering the dungeon once more.
"Ding! The occasionally unreliable system has activated, updating the tracking mission and altering the mission details: Killed by the Boiling Blood Lion Dog, clearing the first level of the Lion Cave. Rewards: Gold +0, Cultivation +400, Unreliable Lottery Tickets +0!"
"Give me 400 cultivation points!"
Lu Chaoding silently considered the matter.
Normally, clearing this dungeon once only grants 10 cultivation points. To accumulate 400 cultivation points, you would need to clear it 40 times!
"The reward is alright, but the key is the mission itself. You have to get killed by the lion dog and still complete the level—how are we supposed to do that?"
After a moment's thought, Lu Chao ran out of the instance again.
A system notification immediately sounded: "Ding, you have left the Lion's Den. Do you wish to abandon the current mission?"
This time, Lu Chaoding did not respond to the system immediately; he looked at Xiao Ning.
Xiao Ning was still lingering in front of the dungeon when she saw Lu Chao emerge from the cave entrance, and she had lost all hope.
In her opinion, Lu Chaoding is probably mentally unstable.
"Hey!" Lu Chaoding said with a smile, "Want to run a dungeon? I'll take you!"
"What?"
Before Xiao Ning could react, he immediately received a team invitation from Lu Chaoding.
Lu Chao urged again, "Join the team, I'll take you through the dungeon!"
"Ah, okay! But is it just the two of us? Are there any other people?"
Xiao Ning accepted Lu Chaoding's invitation to join his team, but his question went unanswered because Lu Chaoding had already retreated back into the lion's den.
"This guy... he doesn't seem very reliable?"
Xiao Ning stomped her foot, and quickly, she teleported into the Lion Cave, arriving next to Lu Chao.
Lu Chaoding, carrying the Ghost-Slaying Axe and wielding the Commoner's Sword, said coldly, "The battle will automatically begin in one minute. You will follow my commands!"
"Okay! I'll follow your instructions..."
Xiao Ning nodded. He was also curious whether this beta tester was a true pro or a newbie.
A minute passed quickly, and Lu Chaoding and Xiao Ning entered the battle space. It was Lu Chaoding's turn right away.
Without saying a word, Lu Chao pointed at the Boiling Blood Lion Dog, and the Commoner Sword and two sword shadows flew over like sharp arrows.
"-20"
"-2"
"-2, toughness broken, -280"
A huge orange-red damage number appeared above the Bloodlust Lion Dog's head. It was knocked over and its health bar dropped by three-quarters, and its resilience bar was completely emptied.
"That damage... Wow, your output is insane!"
Xiao Ning's eyes widened, her face filled with disbelief.
At this point, she had no choice but to believe that Lu Chaoding was a big shot.
That's over 300 damage in one hit? That's outrageous!
Lu Chao was quite satisfied with the damage he had dealt; inwardly he was practically jumping for joy, but on the surface he remained calm and composed, saying to Xiao Ning with an inscrutable expression, "It's your turn. Cut it down, just keep cutting it down!"
"good!"
Xiao Ning was very excited. As a sword goddess, she possessed ranged attacks. With a flick of her finger, she unleashed a basic attack combined with her talent lightning strike, dealing 22 points of damage to the Bloodlust Lion Dog.
Next, it was Boiling Blood Lion Dog's turn to act. It ran fiercely towards Lu Chaoding and then jumped up to ram into Lu Chaoding's stomach.
"-40, toughness breached!"
Lu Chao didn't feel much pain. After the round started, he casually used a normal attack and killed another 48 points of Boiling Blood Lion Dog's health with one sword.
At this point, the Bloodlust Rengar only had 26 health points left!
Xiao Ning's turn began, and with a casual sword strike, Boiling Blood Lion Dog only had 4 health points left!
However, the Bloodlust Lion Dog had an attack power of 80. It acted again, and Lu Chaoding, who only had 60 health points left, knelt down as he wished.
Xiao Ning asked with slight surprise, "Brother Ding, what's wrong, Brother Ding?"
"Leave me alone! Attack the poodle and end its wicked life."
At this point, Lu Chaoding could only speak; he was no longer able to move.
"Okay, bro!"
Xiao Ning drew his sword, sending the Bloodthirsty Lion Dog tumbling head over heels, belly up!
A system notification came in, announcing the successful completion of the dungeon.
Xiao Ning was naturally delighted, while Lu Chaoding received an additional system notification: "Ding, the Occasionally Unreliable System has been activated. Killed by the Boiling Blood Lion Dog, dungeon cleared. Mission rewards settled: Gold +0, Cultivation +400, Unreliable Lottery Tickets +0..."
Lu Chaoding was satisfied.
The next moment, he and Xiao Ning were teleported back to the entrance of the Lion Cave. Xiao Ning was at full health, while Lu Chaoding was at half health because he had died in the dungeon.
"You beat it that easily? It only took less than two minutes! Top Bro, you're amazing! Top Bro, shall we continue? How about we play nine more times to get ten lottery tickets and go try our luck in the lottery?"
Xiao Ning said with some excitement.
Lu Chaoding, however, immediately disbanded the team, saying, "Let's take a break..."
He was already thinking about how to use his cultivation at this point.
Lu Chaoding's cultivation level has now reached its maximum, which is 500.
Cultivation points can be used in two ways: first, to increase one's own level, and second, to upgrade the secret technique [Splitting Light and Shadow Sword].
"No rush to level up. Lion's Den has a level restriction; you can't enter once you're above LV2. Let's focus on leveling up our secret techniques!"
After a moment's thought, Lu Chaoding decisively spent 200 cultivation points to upgrade [Splitting Light and Shadow Sword] to LV2.
"Ding! Congratulations! Your Splitting Sword Shadow has been upgraded to LV2. The secret technique is activated, allowing you to create four sword shadows!"
"Ding! Consuming 300 cultivation points will upgrade the Splitting Light Sword Shadow to LV3. Do you wish to continue?"
"continue!"
Lu Chao upgraded the Splitting Light Sword Shadow once again, using up his 500 cultivation points.
When the LV3 Split Light Sword Shadow is used, it can split into 8 sword shadows, each of which has 10% attack power.
Lu Chao checked the skill description of Splitting Light and Shadow and found that this secret technique could be upgraded, but upgrading to LV4 required a [Sword Immortal's Legacy].
"【The legacy of a sword immortal】? Just from the name, it's obviously a high-level item; I reckon it won't be easy to find."
At that moment, Lu Chaoding had a thought, and with a clang, the Pifu Sword split into nine, with one body and eight sword shadows floating behind him in an umbrella shape.
He was a little smug and asked Xiao Ning next to him, "Isn't it cool?"
"Cool! Thai pants!"
Xiao Ning really couldn't understand Lu Chaoding at this moment. He just thought Lu Chaoding was very powerful, with good equipment, good skills, and everything else.
At that moment, Zhao Weike and his group came from the path below.
Wang Yingluo spotted Lu Chaoding immediately and shouted, "That pit is still here!"
"This guy is a jerk, the whole village should boycott him!" Zhang Defa shouted.
Xiao Ning was somewhat puzzled upon hearing this.
Who are they talking about?
It couldn't be me, could it?
Could it be Ding Ge?
What's going on?
Why is Ding Ge, who is so strong and has such explosive damage output, being called a noob?
She looked at Lu Chaoding with a puzzled expression, but Lu Chaoding rushed into the lion's den again.
"Time is money, time is life! I need to seize the time to grind through the dungeons and really push myself. I can't let these alien players hold me back!"
Lu Chaoding pondered silently for a moment, then received a system notification: "Ding, the occasionally unreliable system has activated, updating the tracking mission and altering the mission content: Kill the Boiling Blood Lion Dog, clear the first level of the Lion's Den, reward: +1 Gold Coin, +1 Boiling Blood Lion Dog!"
"What? You're rewarding me with a poodle?"
Lu Chao was taken aback. A poodle could be a prize? Was that even plausible?