Black Crystal Mine is one of the four instances in Blackwater Creek.

It is also the only dungeon in Blackwater Creek with an insanely high difficulty.

On their way to the Black Crystal Mine, Lu Cang and his companions picked up a few small tasks along the way.

Hmm... a few small hidden quests.

If Lu Cang hadn't led them there, the brave and fearless would never have imagined that a hidden mission could be found in such a place.

The note was found on a chicken's foot on the outskirts of Maple City.

They discovered that the chicken was actually a human in disguise, and the culprit was the hidden boss of the Black Crystal Mine.

Also, you can use a triple jump to reach the rooftop that no one could reach in the early stages.

They found the trapped NPC there and received the corresponding hidden quest.

In addition, you can buy the corresponding items in advance and find the corresponding NPC to trigger the quest directly.

The terrifying speed at which this hidden mission was accomplished left everyone speechless.

For ordinary people to find a hidden quest, they have to carefully dig through the hidden clues to find the corresponding way to accept the quest.

But for Lu Cang, finding hidden quests was just like accepting regular quests.

It connects directly wherever you go.

To put it in the words of the fearless warrior, Lu Cang's intelligence ability is like that of a prophet; he could even know where a needle would fall in the illusionary realm.

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Before the [Black Crystal Mine] instance.

[Dungeon Level: 20]

[Dungeon Difficulty Levels: Normal, Hard, Nightmare, Insane]

The dungeons still have only 4 difficulty levels, but the easy level has been removed and a new insane difficulty level has been added.

"Insane difficulty, be serious."

"LuLu, switch the spells to Flame Pillar, Wind Blast, and Flash."

The flash was, of course, a newly learned skill.

Unfortunately, because I learned too many skills, I didn't have enough skill points to upgrade Flash to level 5.

"Select the dungeon difficulty, go crazy."

"I'll enter the instance first, you guys wait a second before entering."

After saying that, Lu Cang went straight into the dungeon.

After a brief one-second wait, everyone entered the instance.

Upon entering the instance, one sees the ground covered with blades, and the haphazardly scattered corpses of the [Evil Ritual Cultists] gradually dissipate.

Insane difficulty dungeon, kill the moment you open the door.

Players will be attacked immediately upon entering the instance.

The usual strategy is for the tank to go in first and absorb the initial burst of damage, then the other teammates go in and heal the tank.

Otherwise, they might be wiped out by this wave of damage.

Lu Cang dodged them with his skillful maneuvering, then drew his sword and killed them all.

"What are you standing there for? Let's keep going."

"Wuwei, I'll go first. Xiao Leng, you protect the mage."

"Don't let the mage die!"

As the team ventured deeper into the dungeon, Lu Cang still vividly remembered this particular instance.

When I played this dungeon in my second life, I did it all by myself.

Because he only has an A-level talent and hasn't obtained his exclusive weapon yet, and only has a set of silver equipment, it's extremely difficult for him to fight.

No matter how amazing your skills are.

The mine continued forward, without any particularly great danger.

There are only a few scattered monsters.

There weren't many of them, averaging four or five per group. They were holding small knives, had bird faces, and a pair of small wings on their backs.

You can attack by throwing knives.

If you are hit by a throwing knife, there is a 100% chance that you will bleed.

Their attributes are absolutely terrifying.

Each monster has over 50,000 health points.

What does this number mean?

This is the kind of character who's so brave and fearless that even a single basic attack won't kill them.

If it were players from other teams, they could treat the mobs like mini-bosses.

Unfortunately, the fearless warrior drew his sword outside their attack range, and they were instantly killed before they could even throw their throwing knives.

"This dungeon isn't too difficult," said the fearless warrior.

"Yes, it's not difficult at all," Lu Cang replied simply.

Soon, the group arrived at the end of the mine.

There is a mine shaft, and next to the shaft, there is a lever.

Pull down that lever and the elevator will come up.

Arriving here, Lu Cang said with some helplessness, "So I still want a tank."

Lu Cang pulled down the lever.

Squeak squeak~

The sound of rusty gears turning could be heard, and the iron chain in front of them began to move, gradually rising.

The top of the elevator is gradually becoming visible.

"Fearless, draw your sword."

The brave are fearless and immediately draw their swords to strike!

Just then, you can see the monsters crowding the elevator.

【Dragon Draws Sword and Slashes】

Whoosh!

A flash of sword light swept across!

-402,111

-401,183

-404,185

-412,158

...

All the monsters inside the elevator were instantly killed by this attack.

Click—

Immediately afterwards, the elevator continued to ascend, swayed violently, and came to a stop in front of everyone.

"Why are you standing there? Come on up."

The fearless warrior couldn't help but swallow hard: "Boss... there should be an ambush down there, right?"

Yes, there are, and a lot of them.

"Prepare for battle."

Leng Qingying didn't say much, but went straight up the elevator.

Next up is the white deer.

The brave man swallowed hard again before entering the elevator.

The elevator swayed and wobbled as it descended.

The entire scene also turned dark.

The light source disappeared.

Instead, darkness prevailed.

"Brother..." Bai Lu couldn't help but feel a little nervous as she entered the dark environment.

"It's a bit dark now, but it will be bright soon."

Squeak~ Squeak~

The old elevator chain made a screeching sound.

We're almost at the bottom.

As soon as they approached the underground, Lu Cang immediately commanded, "White Deer, Flash!"

Buzz!

[Brilliant Flash] Bursts forth in an instant!

Almost simultaneously, countless throwing knives flew into the elevator!

But these throwing knives were instantly melted the moment they came into contact with the flash of light.

【Brilliant Flash (LV:2)】

[Instantly unleashes a deadly, brilliant flash, dealing 15x Spirit damage to targets within a 50-meter radius in a straight line and inflicting the Light Burn effect. Cooldown: 15 seconds. Mana Cost: 2000]

A simple and straightforward damage skill.

Strength is simple and unpretentious.

The defining characteristic of a brilliant flash is its instantaneous nature.

There's absolutely no time to raise your hand or prepare; it can be thrown out in an instant.

At the same time, the damage is also extremely explosive.

Compared to a meteorite that takes two seconds to fall, this skill is almost impossible to dodge.

Especially in player-versus-player (PvP) battles.

A single skill can instantly melt an enemy from 50 meters away.

The dazzling brilliance of the white deer was truly terrifying!

boom!

A flash of light, incredibly fast, burst forth!

Soon, the light dissipated, leaving only the faint glow emitted by the [ore] on the wall.

Nothing else was left.

Only in the lower right corner of everyone's field of vision, a series of kill notifications flashed by.

[White Deer defeated - Ritualist (Level 23) - Team gained 19,851 experience points]

[White Deer defeated - Ritualist (Level 23) - Team gained 19,851 experience points]

[White Deer defeated - Ritualist (Level 23) - Team gained 19,851 experience points]

[White Deer defeated - Ritualist (Level 23) - Team gained 19,851 experience points]

...

Hundreds of kill notifications popped up.

This is proof that monsters once lurked in this area.

Furthermore, there are hundreds of monsters capable of ranged attacks.

"White Deer, continue storing flashes."

"Getting ready to fight the boss."

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(The author has something to say that he can't put down, but there isn't enough space in a separate chapter, so he's included it in the main text.)

This book is still not doing well, but it doesn't matter. I'll be a dog if I don't finish it (this book should be over a million words).

This book will be updated much faster. As for whether it's filler or not... just press the volume button a couple more times to turn the page, it's free anyway.

There are some things that must be written, otherwise it won't make logical sense, but if you write them, it will feel padded (for example, the later stages of a certain beast or city are always filled with meetings, which I, as a reader, also think is quite padded, but from the author's perspective, it is indeed necessary to write them, there is no reason not to write the characters' actions, so it is actually very helpless).

However, judging from my current performance, I am indeed not good at writing ensemble pieces... I am much better at writing about a single strong protagonist.

But that's okay. If you're bad at something, just practice more. You'll never learn if you don't write. (Actually, I still prefer not to have any fans. That way, if a book doesn't do well, I can just cut it off until it does well enough to make money. Now I have these burdens and can't just cut off books whenever I want.)

That's all for today's update. I'll be updating much more frequently starting tomorrow. If I manage to get over 20,000 words, I hope to get a small reward to console myself for my terrible performance. Of course, if you think my writing is garbage and I expect a reward, you can also give me a few words of criticism.

Actually, if you guys don't criticize me, I won't know what the problem is and I'll make the same mistake again. I don't think getting more negative reviews is a bad thing, after all, this is my job.

If I don't update more than 20,000 words a day, I'll stop and stop giving me tips, so as not to encourage my laziness. Updating 20,000 words a day basically means writing from morning till night, with no free time.