Liu Nian, sitting on the motorcycle, saw the ghoul bite off the neck of the infected person blocking the road ahead. The outline of the village marked on the map could already be seen from here.
The few infected people along the way appeared to be residents of villages based on their clothing.
After the small group of infected was wiped out by the summoned creatures, Liu Nian finally leveled up as he had hoped.
Level 8 Necromancer, 1035 mana, Level 5 Summon Skeleton, Level 5 Summon Ghoul, Level 5 Summon Demon Child, Level 5 Summon Raven, Level 3 Fear, Level 3 Slow.
Not bad, at least it's starting to feel like the Sea of the Dead.
Looking at the twenty summoned creatures he had summoned, Liu Nian thought with satisfaction.
Xiao Hei has now been promoted to Lao Hei by Liu Nian, and he leads his four newly recruited underlings, hovering around Liu Nian.
Level 5 Ravens also have an additional passive skill: Basic Detection of Invisibility.
Unfortunately, the summoned units cannot be upgraded any further. The novice necromancer class limits Liu Nian's growth. To break through the summoning limitations, a higher-level class is required.
You need at least 5,000 crowns to buy an intermediate job change certificate; it would take forever to save up that much money.
Forget about intermediate level, even the basic job change certificate costs 500 crowns. The prices in the Mysterious Shop are really too expensive. It's practically a blatant warning to the poor to stay away.
Ugh, thinking about this makes me want to give up again!
As Liu Nian cycled to the vicinity of the village entrance, his heart began to race and his expression turned serious.
It wasn't out of fear, but because my heart was racing; the long-absent copy detector was beating wildly again.
There's a dungeon in the village! That was Liu Nian's first thought!
The village is surrounded by barren farmland, overgrown with weeds half a person tall. The strange door that appeared in the last instance was two meters long, and since it wasn't seen nearby, it could only be in the village.
After storing the motorcycle in his spatial storage, Liu Nian walked along the village road.
The closer they got to the village, the faster their heart pounded. Seeing the villagers coming to welcome them along the way, Liu Nian commanded his summoned creatures to go and greet them.
Before long, the summoned creature bumped into the villagers who came to greet it, and the two embraced warmly, communicating amicably with their bodies.
Liu Nian did not plan to go directly into the village, but instead walked around the perimeter of the village to clear out the infected people in the vicinity.
He patted Old Black's head and pointed into the village.
Little Black nodded as if it understood human nature, and called to its companions to fly back to the village.
The crows, who had been flying smoothly all the way, seemed to have crashed into an invisible wall just as they were about to enter the village, and they all fell to the ground.
What's going on?
Liu Nian stared at this bizarre scene, completely baffled.
The summoned creatures had by then surrounded the villagers, who expressed their utmost respect with their weapons.
The level one villagers quickly succumbed to the summoned creatures' enthusiasm and collapsed to the ground, seemingly unable to keep up with the alcohol.
Liu Nian led his summoned army toward the village entrance, but seeing the waist-high weeds on both sides, he resisted the urge to go and check on the crows.
Let's clear out the infected on the road first. There are no infected around Lao Hei and the others, and the system didn't notify us that the summoned creatures were killed, so it's good to let them rest for a while.
Old Hei gradually regained consciousness, flew back to Liu Nian's shoulder, and remained silent.
Walking to where Lao Hei had fallen, Liu Nian cautiously reached out and tentatively touched the air in front of him...?
Liu Nian's heart was pounding so hard it felt like it was about to burst out of his body, which jolted him awake.
A strange thing happened: the air that his palm touched rippled, as if piercing through some obstacle, and he finally reached out smoothly.
[Abandoned Village instance detected. Proceed?]
【whether】
With her exceptional skills and daring spirit, Liu Nian selected "yes" without hesitation.
Then, he passed through the invisible wall and arrived at the entrance of the deserted village.
Looking back, the outer perimeter of the village entrance seemed to be shrouded in a layer of mist, making it difficult to see clearly.
The words "Zhao Family Village" can still be faintly seen on the broken village monument.
Could this be a true story? Please, please don't let it be a supernatural dungeon!
Surprised by the diverse forms of the dungeons, Liu Nian walked along the wall while touching the invisible wall.
Entering the village rashly is out of the question; it's still best to determine the scope of the instance first, as always.
[Unable to teleport out without defeating the dungeon boss]
This is the system notification that came from touching the invisible wall.
The layout of the entire village is jagged and irregular.
Just when you think you've reached the end of the road, another narrow path will appear leading into the village.
The houses on the outer edges of the village are all beautifully decorated three-story villas.
The houses further in are mostly old two-story brick and tile structures, some with peeling white paint on the walls, revealing the blue bricks underneath.
All the houses in the village had their doors locked, but through Lao Hei and his companions' eyes, they discovered a small square in the very center of the village.
A burly man wielding a large decapitation axe stood guard in the square, his face obscured by his full suit of heavy armor.
Seemingly sensing an unfamiliar presence, the burly man swung his axe and cleaved it towards the sky.
A strange red light flashed from the axe tip, then condensed into a crescent-shaped energy pillar that slashed towards the crow in the air.
The perfectly timed energy beam slammed into the fleeing Black henchman, instantly obliterating the crow with only twenty health points.
Your summoned creature has been killed.
Along with the system notification sound came a splitting headache.
Liu Nian was observing the village layout through the crow's perspective when he saw the red light rushing towards him and instinctively tried to run away, only to run right into the energy pillar.
It's definitely a boss, thankfully it's not some supernatural dungeon.
Rubbing his temples, Liu Nian thought that having a smooth journey for too long wasn't good either. His reaction to the enemy had become much worse. He could have easily avoided the enemy if he hadn't thought about running away, but in the end, he even lost a crow.
It wasn't all for naught. We just confirmed that the information search skill can't be used from the crow's perspective, so we can't determine the boss's information.
Speaking of the boss, Liu Nian quickly dispatched crows to scout ahead, instructing them to just watch from a distance.
A moment later, the crow responded, indicating that the boss had not pursued them.
Hearing this, Liu Nian felt relieved. Fighting a boss before even starting the dungeon walkthrough was a bit too exciting.
Command a crow to lure a group of five infected people ahead.
The remaining crows were dispersed by Liu Nian to various intersections to scout ahead, guarding against patrol units interfering with Liu Nian's battle plan.
Why be so cautious? Because Liu Nian had just checked the level of the infected people in front of him using information gathering. The ordinary infected people were actually level eight, and the leader of the group of five had reached level ten.
This dungeon is not easy; it contains ordinary infected with 100 HP and level 10 infected with 140 HP.
One careless move could really land you in serious trouble here.
The crows that had gone to seduce the infected leader were pecking at his remaining hair in a cheeky manner. Sensing that he was in danger of going bald, the infected leader became enraged and reached out to pounce on the crows in the sky.
You already have thinning hair, and you still dare to mess with us? That's outrageous!
Command the skeletons to line up in a row on the street at the village entrance, ready to engage the enemy. Ghouls and demon children wait behind the skeletons, while the wraiths act as interference units, responsible for pulling back the leading infected.
After everything was ready, Liu Nian took a deep breath as he watched the infected person slowly running towards him.
The battle has begun, let's go!
Liu Nian waved his hand and gave the summoned creature a command!
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