The second floor of the dungeon was even more treacherous than the first. The aliens here were no longer failed experiments like the beast-corpse chimeras, but evolved forms possessing reason and even greater strength.
After walking a short distance on the second floor, a group of armored beast-corpses spotted Gu Chen and his companions.
The leading beast-corpse, wielding two massive axes, formed an attack formation with the others behind them, halting them in their tracks.
"Humans, get out of our crypt! You are not welcome here."
As they spoke, the group's attributes were revealed.
[Alien: Beast Corpse Warrior]
[Level: LV. 17]
[HP: 62500]
[Attributes: Strength 180, Agility 173, Constitution 192, Spirit 175]
[Skill: Battle Charge]
This ordinary level 17 alien served as the chieftain of the Beast Corpse tribe, connecting to the first floor of the dungeon.
The level 20 Dwarf King statue wasn't a regular dungeon plot point; it was merely a choice point.
Looking at the dozen or so Beast Corpse Warriors before him, Xu Xia's face paled.
"Brother Chen, it's best to make a strategic retreat. I'm familiar with these Beast Corpse Warriors. The more of them there are, the greater the damage from the battle formation charge."
"If a real fight breaks out, this group of Beast Corpse Warriors could unleash a power many times greater than their own!"
Gu Chen nodded, but showed no sign of retreating. The Undead Golem nearby roared, inflicting two negative status effects on the Beast Corpse Warriors.
The leading Beast Corpse Warrior raised his axe high and let out a deep roar. "How dare you attack us, human? You're courting death—"
Before he could finish his words, a barrage of bright silver bullets suddenly appeared in the dungeon, accurately striking the Beast Corpse Warrior's head.
Pah!
The skull shattered, and a headless corpse fell heavily to the ground.
[Kill Beast Corpse Warrior Level 17, Experience +3199]
Simultaneously, six black mist-like death tentacles emerged and attacked the remaining Beast Corpse Warriors.
The battle was about to break out, but the remaining Beast Corpse Soldiers showed no sign of confusion. Instead, they quickly formed a battle formation and charged towards Gu Chen.
As expected of soldiers, they were well-trained, unlike the Beast Corpse Chimeras who simply relied on instinct to attack.
However, it was not enough.
The Nightmare Overlord was surrounded by a surge of black energy, and more than a dozen black shadows shot out at high speed, instantly wrapping around the Beast Corpse Soldiers.
If the battle formation charges, the more Beast Corpse Soldiers there are , the
higher the damage? But the question is, if they can't charge, will the damage still be high?
With more than a dozen Beast Corpse Soldiers entangled in place and continuously losing health due to the plague, the Blood Clan Overlord and the Nightmare Overlord would not miss this opportunity and rushed directly into the Beast Corpse Soldiers, like a tiger among a flock of sheep.
Bullets whistled, black mist filled the air, and one by one, the Beast Corpse Soldiers fell to the ground.
[Kill LV.17 Beast Soldier, +3136 EXP]
[Kill LV.17 Beast Soldier, +3150 EXP]
[Kill LV.17 Beast Soldier, +3147 EXP]
In just three to five minutes, over a dozen Beast Soldier soldiers were lying on the ground.
[Level Upgrade]
[Level: LV.14 (2267/87500)]
[Strength: 267]
[Agility: 331]
[Constitution: 358]
[Spirit: 394]
[Summoned Beasts: Bloodline Overlord LV.14 [Legendary★], Nightmare Lord LV.14 [Epic★], Undead Golem LV.14 [Legendary★]]
[Talent - Currently Available: One Dark Bloodline]
As usual, the level 14 Dark Bloodline is reserved for the level 15 summon.
Elsewhere, Xu Xia's pupils trembled with shock.
I'd expected the Beast Corpse Soldiers on the second floor of the dungeon to be a significant obstacle, but unexpectedly, they were reduced to a pile of ragtag creatures when confronted by Gu Chen's summoned beasts.
Lin Yuan, Lin Qingqing, and Su Ran watched with delight. Although they weren't dead, by clinging to Gu Chen's thighs, they felt the thrill of cheating.
Reaching level 14, the Bloodline Lord's health skyrocketed to 56,340, allowing him to transform 80 Bloodline Descendants.
Immediately, he activated his skill, consuming 24,000 HP and transforming all the corpses on the ground into level 17 Bloodline Descendants.
Because Gu Chen was aiming for a record, and the Bloodline Descendants weren't particularly powerful, he hadn't used them in the battle, merely acting as scouts.
However, don't underestimate them.
With the exception of a few above level 20, the rest were all above level 10.
A Bloodline Descendant above level 20 deals 5,000 damage on self-destruction, while those above level 10 deal 3,000 damage.
Therefore, if these 80 vampire descendants simultaneously detonated, they could instantly unleash 250,000 damage.
This was Gu Chen's idea: to deliver a powerful blow to the final boss.
Next, the vampire descendants continued to lead the way, while Gu Chen led the group forward.
The second floor of the dungeon was even more complex than the first, with numerous crisscrossing passages. Even when Gu Chen was determined to find the main dungeon on the second floor, he nearly got lost.
Fortunately, he had Xu Xia.
It wasn't that Xu Xia was particularly familiar with the route; he was also a directionally challenged person on the second floor.
However, he had a piece of advanced technology, a scanner he had also developed.
After scanning the map, he then scanned the surroundings to create a holographic map.
The holographic map displayed the current location and generated the optimal route, effectively preventing getting lost in the complex terrain.
"Get ready to go. The entire 10-kilometer journey will take approximately 45 minutes."
The advanced technology began to guide.
This time was based on the average speed of a level 14 professional, so there might be some errors, but the difference would not be significant.
But 10 kilometers was still a long way to go, so they needed to speed up.
"How about I have a summoned unit carry you?" Gu Chen asked Xu Xia.
With navigation, they had to start their journey. Xu Xia was just an ordinary person without a job upgrade, and he couldn't keep up with the others.
"No, I can keep up."
As he spoke, Xu Xia pulled out a mechanical device from his space ring and put it on with expert movements.
The device was dark gray with some silver-white lines, and its shape was tough and smooth, fitting the human body's contours.
The shoulders, chest and legs are covered with armor, equipped with power units, with support structures at the waist and hips, and cooling fins and antennas on the back.
This scene made Lin Yuan's eyes widen.
"Fuck! Old Xu, you, you, you are wearing a mecha?"
"No, this is a battle armor, numbered MARK1."
Click! Click! Click!
Xu Xia began to warm up, moving his joints and limbs, and a series of mechanical rotation sounds came from the battle armor.
As he took a step, the whole person was like an agile cheetah, and he rushed out eight or nine meters in a breath.
"In order to reduce weight, I deliberately did not load the weapon system, so the walking speed is much faster."
"Let's go, we should be able to reach the main prison on the second floor in 45 minutes."