Chapter 769: Shadow Twin-Headed Sea Serpent
Silence.
Deathly silence.
Inside the entire hall at the dungeon entrance, everyone's eyes were wide open, completely stunned by the scene before them.
Especially the young Professional with the Archer class, who was utterly dumbfounded!
He had never seen a crossbow unleash such massive, devastating group attacks!
This non-specialist had forcefully turned a low-damage, sustained weapon into a powerful group-killing machine!
Meanwhile, the members of the two teams that had previously mocked Ling Zhan had complex expressions on their faces.
They had assumed that this non-specialist would be nothing but dead weight in the dungeon.
Yet, against all expectations, even the sea serpent's attack—which even the Witch God had to avoid temporarily—was not only effortlessly neutralized by this non-specialist, but the entire group of sea serpents was completely wiped out!
How on earth did he do that?
It wasn't just them…
Even Avril and Ansely inside the dungeon were staring blankly at the scene, their pretty faces frozen in shock.
[Ding!]
[Your team has successfully eliminated all sea serpent monsters!]
[Congratulations! You have passed the first stage!]
[Your team will be teleported to the second stage! Please prepare yourselves!]
At this moment.
A notification from the secret realm dungeon appeared on the information panel.
Soon…
The surrounding deep-sea environment began to blur as the entire space started to ripple.
Ling Zhan understood that the dungeon was transitioning between stages, teleporting them to a different space.
It only took five seconds.
The environment in front of everyone had completely changed.
The new surroundings were darker and colder.
Occasionally, giant, oddly-shaped fish swam past.
But strangely…
Under the glow of magical light, a vibrant expanse of colorful coral stretched out, forming a beautiful coral sea.
Without hesitation, Ling Zhan raised his hand and activated the Druid's basic skill: Life Listening.
[Life Listening (F): Hear the voices of all living beings and communicate with them through intent.]
Now upgraded to SS-level, the skill no longer required a lengthy activation time or physical contact and could forcibly issue commands to life forms.
Buzz!!
As the mysterious ripple spread, all the coral around them fell under Ling Zhan's control.
Through communication and shared sensory feedback with the coral, Ling Zhan wasted no time extending his hands to pull Avril and Ansely into his arms!
"Ah!"
The two girls let out shy gasps of surprise.
Their soft bodies pressed against him, but Ling Zhan had no thoughts of enjoying the moment. He immediately activated the skill 'Light Leap'!
Whoosh!
The trio instantly vanished from their original spot!
But the very next second.
Boom!!
A terrifying, abyssal maw emerged from beneath the coral, biting down exactly where they had just stood!
"Holy crap! He actually dodged that!"
Outside the secret realm, Ba Quanming and the members of the two teams groaned in frustration.
They had already purchased the strategy guide for this Sea Serpent Abyss dungeon in advance.
So, they were well-versed in the mechanics of this dungeon.
The Sea Serpent dungeon had only three levels.
But starting from the second level, things got extremely difficult.
Especially at the beginning, when elite monsters launched sudden, silent ambushes. Without proper preparation, 90% of teams would suffer casualties.
No matter how high your perception was, it wouldn't help.
The monster's ambushes were silent and undetectable by any means!
Yet Ling Zhan had still managed to dodge it!
The key part was…
Through the screen, they could see Ling Zhan holding the two beautiful girls in his arms, their faces shy and blushing!
Clearly, the two girls had a deep affection for Ling Zhan.
If a girl had no feelings for a guy, being held like that would definitely result in disgust and rejection.
This realization was like a heavy blow to many of the transferees on-site who had instantly fallen for the two girls at first sight!
Having strength and good looks was one thing.
But even having beautiful girls who liked him?
Is he living the dream or what?!
The funny thing was that they had looked down on this non-specialist earlier.
One missed attack.
"Roar!"
The massive, hideous monster inside the dungeon let out an angry roar and vanished into stealth once more!
However, it didn't realize that while other transferees couldn't detect its presence, Ling Zhan was different!
With the help of the Ten Thousand Demons Eye and the signals from the surrounding marine plants.
The supposedly invisible monster's location was fully exposed to Ling Zhan.
Under these circumstances.
The monster's detailed status panel appeared before Ling Zhan.
[Monster: Shadow Twin-Headed Sea Serpent.]
[Level: 140.]
[Race: Deep Sea Clan.]
[Skills: Invisible Ambush (S), Absolute Stealth (S), Order Empowerment (SS)...]
[Rank: Commander-level (Purple-Named Monster).]
[Strength: 10 million.]
[Intelligence: 10 million.]
[Constitution: 10 million.]
[Agility: 10 million.]
[Remarks: A notorious assassin species of the deep sea, known for killing without a trace—extremely troublesome.]
......
Just as Ling Zhan was reading the information, Avril and Ansely, their cheeks flushed, were about to speak.
But in the next moment…
Whoosh!
Ling Zhan activated the second phase of Light Leap!
Crack!
The spot where they had just stood shattered under the bite of the Shadow Twin-Headed Sea Serpent.
Avril and Ansely finally snapped out of their shy daze, their faces turning pale instead!
They hadn't sensed the ambush at all!
Without Ling Zhan, they would have had to rely on their life-saving trump cards to survive that attack.
The terrifying thing was that the Shadow Twin-Headed Sea Serpent had only revealed itself for an instant during its attack.
Immediately after, it resumed its transparent, invisible state.
This level of stealth was beyond their ability to detect.
If they had been running this dungeon by themselves, they would have likely died twice by now.
Ling Zhan ignored the two girls in his arms and immediately activated a basic skill of the Fusang Nation's ninjas:
Shadow Clone Technique!
The clones formed by Ling Zhan immediately made hand signs once again!
They cast the Shadow Clone Technique once more!
Under the astonished gazes of everyone, Ling Zhan's clones continued creating more clones, resembling a never-ending chain of matryoshka dolls.
Normally, an F-grade Shadow Clone Technique wouldn't allow the clones to replicate the original's skills. They could only inherit a portion of the original's attributes and combat techniques.
But the SS-grade Shadow Clone Technique was different.
The clones inherited all of Ling Zhan's skills, including his innate talents and secret realm abilities!
The only downside was the diminishing effectiveness with each replication.