MMO: Pierce Heaven Til' It Breaks Chapter 24 - Secret Dungeon

Chapter 24: Secret Dungeon

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Before players reached Level 15, they could only enter one dungeon, Frost Labyrinth. After Level 15, however, they would have their choice of several dozen new dungeons for every time they leveled up.
In Eastcloud Valley, several million Black Wolves would spawn at once, but there were only four Black Wolf Alphas (Elite) in here. The Black Wolf King boss did not spawn here.
Usually, the monsters of every level would have a boss, but Eastcloud Valley was different. No matter how hard you searched around the valley, you would not find even an inkling of a boss, because this place just would not spawn a Black Wolf King boss.
In actuality, if you wanted to find the Black Wolf King, collecting enough Wolf Soul Crystals was the key.
There was a Level 15 Secret Dungeon in Eastcloud Valley, and entrance required the player to talk to a Werewolf NPC on a full moon night. Each entry required the use of 300 Wolf Soul Crystals, and if you did not have enough Wolf Soul Crystals on you, the Werewolf NPC would not give you any hints about the dungeon.
This Secret Dungeon in Eastcloud Valley was only discovered four months after the game started, and by then the average level of the player base was already Level 20. A Level 15 dungeon like this naturally would not attract any interest, until one year later, when a White Elf Wizard named Heartless Fish earned a piece of special equipment in this dungeon. Only then did the price of Wolf Soul Crystals skyrocket. Some players even canceled their account and started from scratch in order to farm Wolf Soul Crystals. (If the player’s level was too much higher than the monsters’, they would not be able to obtain any items from the monsters.)
“Hey, don’t go, I have 7 more here.”
“I have some too.”
Even when Li Yi’s capacity was full, there were still many players vying to sell him their crystals.
“No hurry, do all of you know how to use the paid inbox? Just write my name, put in the price of the item, and send it straight to me. I want as many as you have. Plus, I’ll take the items and pay you guys instantly.”
Li Yi took out a Return Scroll and raised his hand, disappearing from the spot in an instant.
“Damn, he’s rich. That Return Scroll costs one Gold Coin per pop.”
“What are you waiting for? Send it over! If we’re too late and he stops accepting them, we won’t be able to sell them anymore.”
The many players snapped to their senses and opened their mailboxes, sending Li Yi their Wolf Soul Crystals.
“…No way.”
Li Yi was standing in the Auction House and checking off his list of sold items when he received another shock.
The Skill Tomes had all been sold off, earning him a total of 375 Gold Coins, but that was nothing. The main thing was he managed to sell off the Bloody Soul Beads, and that netted him 100,000 credit points.
100,000 credit points could be exchanged for 100,000 in cash. Add that to the 50,000 that I Love Beast Beast transferred to him, and Li Yi had already earned 150,000 in cash alone.
In the past life, Li Yi’s skills were decent as well, but he never earned any money in the game. It was precisely because he had to obtain equipment in order to level up that he began to use his wits in other ways and started to research cheats…
Although his nature as a Black Hand when looting bosses had not changed at all, at the very least he had earned money with his own two hands now.
His conscience was perfectly at ease with this money he earned, and he took it with great satisfaction!
There sure were plenty of wealthy people. A defense accessory like the Bloody Soul Bead would be considered expensive at even 5000 credit points, so he never expected that it could even be auctioned off at 100,000.
“Where are you grinding, Old Li? There’s a dungeon I want your help with.”
“Fatty, come to Eastcloud Valley. Don’t ask why, just come.”
“Beast Beast, are you there? I want to ask a favor. Yeah, it’d be even better if you could bring someone else too…”
At the entrance to Eastcloud Valley, Old Li Flying Dagger was the first to arrive with Moonlight Ocean in tow, followed by I Love Beast Beast, and finally Chen Yang the Fatty.
The five of them got to know each other for a bit. Li Yi aside, when Chen Yang saw Old Li Flying Dagger, the man at the top of the rankings, he instantly grew excited.
Old Li Flying Dagger had never dropped from the top rank ever since he first reached it. Countless people had probably set him as their target to surpass.
“Idol, you level up way too fast. Level 14, 70%, oh my god, you’re almost two levels higher than the guy in second place. Could you tell me how you level up so quickly?”
“Don’t eat, drink, or sleep for half a month, that’d do it.” Old Li Flying Dagger smiled faintly.
Chen Yang was instantly stunned.
“The dungeon will only open up when the moon is at its roundest, and according to my calculations, that will take over two more hours at the very least. Since we’ve got nothing else to do anyway, let’s farm some Black Wolves in the meantime.”
“Sure!”
Li Yi’s suggestion immediately got unanimous approval, especially from Old Li Flying Dagger, who was the first to run into the valley. The last thing an obsessed level grinder like him wanted was any distractions. Only Li Yi could have managed to pull him away from his grinding; if it was anyone else, they would not even stand a chance.
“Brother Yi, where did you get the Skill Tomes for Natural Summons? That’s absolutely crazy, most of the people I’ve met who go the summoning route like me don’t even have a pet by the time they reach Level 10.”
There was a Water Spirit made of water that was even taller than Chen Yang following behind him. It was the skill that Natural Summoners learned when they reached Level 10.
Summoners did not have attacking power, so they could only rely on their pets to defeat monsters. Even more ridiculous was the fact that Summoner Skill Mentors would not teach them any skills that allowed them to summon pets, only a long-range attack called Soul Staff Technique and the Spirit Power Warfare skill that increased their M-DEF.
The Soul Staff Technique was the only offensive skill that Summoners had, and its ATK was ridiculously weak. Even if the skill was fully leveled and the Summoner was wearing with the best equipment, it still would not reach 1000+ in damage. On the other hand, Spirit Power Warfare was rather good. It increased the Summoner’s M-DEF in proportion to their level, so that a good Summoner in end-game would be the worst nightmare of every Spellcaster.
Li Yi laughed heartily. “I picked it up at the entrance of the Frost dungeon.”
“Tch, you’re pulling my leg again.” Chen Yang snorted, dissatisfied.
“Brother Dark Wing.” I Love Beast Beast approached him and asked quietly, “I wanted to ask, where did you learn the strategy you used to beat the Fire Lord last time? Cough cough, if you’re not at a liberty to say, you don’t have to.”
“I read a guide online that was written by a self-proclaimed closed beta player. There were a lot of guides for many bosses there, the Fire Lord was only one of those. Unfortunately, I hadn’t managed to record all of the guides in there before the whole thing was deleted.” Li Yi smiled slightly and casually bluffed.
“A closed beta player!” I Love Beast Beast was shaken.
There was a rumor among players that King of Pantheon had been in closed beta for ten years, but nobody knew exactly who had participated in this closed beta.
“Brother Dark Wing, if it’s possible, I’d like to…”
“When I feel like selling guides, I’ll make sure to contact you first.”
Before I Love Beast Beast could finish the sentence, Li Yi interrupted him.
“Alright, haha.” I Love Beast Beast laughed out loud and put the topic aside.
“Let’s farm here.”
Li Yi stood in front of the concave stone and said with a chuckle.
“Old Li Flying Dagger will go pull the aggro, and as for everyone else, stand with me.”
In accordance with the method Li Yi taught, a massacre of the Black Wolves officially began.
Moonlight Ocean’s and Li Yi’s explosive power combined with the flexibility of Chen Yang’s pets allowed the small party of five to grind at astonishingly high speeds. Of course, if they did not have a major healbot in I Love Beast Beast dragging them down, their level grinding speed would be even faster.
“Healing classes truly are trash when it comes to level grinding, huh.” I Love Beast Beast was slightly helpless.
“It’s true that healing classes are trash at level grinding, but in every other situation, be it running dungeons or beating bosses, it doesn’t matter how many people you have unless you got a healer.”
Li Yi shot a Black Wolf, killing it, and he smiled as he told I Love Beast Beast, “I have a friend who’s a healer, and she can solo all the dungeons on her own. Nobody dares to PK her, because she managed to outlive every single person who tried, without exception.
I Love Beast Beast was stunned speechless.