With all the goblins dealt with, Li Xiuman could finally level up in peace.
“Level up.”
[Ding! Level increased to Lv. 25.]
[Constitution +1, Spirit +2]
[Free Stat Point +1]
[Dragon-Blooded Skeleton Strength Modifier: Strength +1]
With the level up, the familiar energy surged into his body from his right arm.
Meanwhile, his left arm had already returned to its normal color, without a single drop of energy flowing from it.
Li Xiuman could easily bear the energy from just his right arm alone. The pain was now extremely mild, and only a sensation of swelling, similar to feeling full, spread from the bones throughout his entire body.
[Ding! Strength +1]
At this moment, Li Xiuman's three primary attributes had become:
Strength: 36, Constitution: 44 (45), Spirit: 49.
His Constitution had decreased by one point earlier because he used Death Shield when dealing with Orfen, which exceeded the shield's absorption limit and allowed the Power of Death to corrode his body.
“Ah, comfortable.”
Yet, a sense of loss washed over him.
What was up with this feeling that felt just like going through a breakup?
Without the torment of the two clashing energies, Li Xiuman felt as if something vital was missing during his level-up process.
Li Xiuman would like to clarify right here and now: he was definitely not a masochist.
Even though the previous leveling-up process had been excruciatingly painful, once he pulled through, one of his three primary stats would increase by an extra point.
If it could be like that...
So what if Li Xiuman had to endure some torture?
That was a whole extra stat point!
What skeleton could possibly resist the temptation of +1 to their stats?
If a bit of torment was all it took to get an extra point, Li Xiuman wished the torture could be even more intense.
“It seems finding a new arm is an urgent priority.”
Li Xiuman looked toward the Goblin King.
Now that the Goblin King's body was used up, maybe he could recycle it and put it to some secondary use?
That left arm, although a bit ugly, was still the arm of a Lv. 30 Unique Variant Goblin King. Its energy ought to be highly concentrated, right?
It should be enough for him to absorb during a level-up once or twice.
But that was still just a backup option.
Li Xiuman much preferred an arm like the Glacial Seal Sword's previous owner's. No matter how many years that person had been dead, the residual energy was still enough for him to absorb so many times.
At this moment, Number Zero walked back over to Li Xiuman and handed the Rib Sword back to him.
“Keep it.”
Li Xiuman was simply too lazy to move, so it was better to let Number Zero hold it to boost their experience gains.
“Tier 2 Magic: Multiple Undead Reanimation!”
Stepping in front of the corpses killed by Number Zero with the Rib Sword, Li Xiuman lowered his wand and cast Undead Reanimation.
Accompanied by a series of creaking sounds, the goblin corpses littering the ground twisted and reanimated.
Sure enough, these zombie goblins all possessed the blessing of the Power of Death, making them far stronger than directly reanimated zombie goblins.
As such, Li Xiuman did not hesitate to control the battle-damaged zombie goblins to dig out their own magic stones, line up, and jump into the lava.
Afterward, Li Xiuman incorporated the newly reanimated zombie goblins, blessed with the Power of Death, into his current zombie army.
“Go, dig out the magic stones of all the dead goblins for me.”
Li Xiuman commanded once again.
Instantly, all the zombie goblins crouched down and began harvesting the goblin corpses strewn across the floor.
All the magic stones were piled into a small mound, causing Li Xiuman's eyes to gleam with delight.
This harvest wasn't just generous; it was absolutely bountiful!
The Goblin King had truly been far too polite.
Storing all the magic stones into his inventory, Li Xiuman led his grand army of zombies as they continued forward to the next floor.
On the twenty-fifth floor, Li Xiuman managed to scavenge an extremely rare ten-angled fire crystal.
This was the first time Li Xiuman had ever laid eyes on a ten-angled fire crystal.
Its color was transparent and bright red, looking like a flawless, premium ruby.
Considering that Li Xiuman had combed through the volcanic zones of two dungeons and only found one using his [Appraisal] skill, it was easy to see just how rare this item was.
Even though fire crystals weren't particularly precious magic materials, a ten-angled one was an entirely different story.
This thing could easily be considered a unique material altogether separate from normal fire crystals.
On the twenty-sixth and twenty-seventh floors...
Li Xiuman did not have such good luck. He only collected some molten talc and hunted a batch of Flame Goblins.
On the twenty-eighth floor.
Li Xiuman's luck was pretty good; he found two Nine-Angled Fire Crystals.
[Appraisal] truly was a god-tier skill.
On the twenty-ninth floor, Li Xiuman encountered an earthquake. The rock beneath his feet fractured instantly, and he fell into the lava.
He lost more than half of his zombie goblins, but Li Xiuman managed to climb onto a floating rock. Drifting along the flowing lava, he descended into the thirtieth floor.
The thirtieth floor.
The floor where the floor boss's room was located.
After successfully reaching the stone doors of the boss room,
Li Xiuman did not push open the doors to challenge the boss. Instead, he began searching for a groove on the massive stone doors.
Before long, Li Xiuman successfully located a palm-shaped groove in the top-right corner of the stone door.
It was just like the one on the 30th floor of the White Bear City Dungeon.
A lingering urge tempted him to press his hand into it.
However, he had been brutally screwed over by this back in White Bear City. Exercising self-control, Li Xiuman suppressed his desire and did not act rashly.
He was terrified it would teleport him to some godforsaken corner again.
He tried casting Appraisal on it.
[G-07 Dungeon Authority Authentication Port] After verifying the identity of the Demon King, a certain level of dungeon authority can be obtained.
“It's not a teleportation trap?”
“Does it only teleport you once?”
After hesitating for a moment, Li Xiuman pressed his hand into the groove.
To prevent any accidents, he had Number Zero and the zombie Goblin King stand closely by, ready to chop off his arm at a moment's notice.
Since his right arm was far too precious, Li Xiuman extended his left arm.
[Ding! Beginning authentication...]
[Port authentication complete. Target identified as Z-01 Dungeon's Tier 2 Demon King.]
[Acquiring authority... Demon King panel has been updated.]
[Main Quest updated.]
[Defeat the floor boss of the G-07 Dungeon's 30th floor.]
[Quest Rewards] EXP +10,000, Lava Layer Terrain Creation Authority, Unique Variant Creation Limit +1, Flame Goblin Creation Limit +1
“Wait, what? What just happened?”
Li Xiuman hastily pulled his arm back, staring at the pop-up window in front of him.
The long-dormant Demon King panel had finally updated.
[Please defeat the G-07 Dungeon's 30th-floor guardian boss within 24 hours. Countdown: 23:59:59]
“So I'm being forced to challenge this floor's boss now?!”
“I'm not ready yet!”
“At least let me leave the dungeon first and pick up my second princess!”
(The second princess refers to the new blade; the crown prince is the Rib Sword.)
After grumbling for a long while, Li Xiuman was forced to accept reality.
He didn't know if there would be a penalty for failing this quest, but it was best not to gamble.
Besides, having defeated the Lv. 30 Unique Variant Goblin King not too long ago, Li Xiuman did indeed harbor the intention of directly challenging the floor 30 boss.
There was still one day left to prepare...
With one whole day, if he focused on farming monsters, it would be more than enough to raise his level by another step.
If he gathered enough zombie goblins as well...
He still had a fighting chance.
Rate on N.U.
