At dawn, Zhou Qingfeng was already waiting at Lin Ran's door.
Lin Ran saw him as soon as he left the house, and it was unclear how long he had been waiting.
Zhou Qingfeng was very efficient. Seeing Lin Ran approach, he immediately handed him a square card.
Lin Ran examined it carefully. It was very thin, only 3 or 4 millimeters thick, half the size of a palm, and he could sense a strange spatial force on it.
[Tai'an City Temporary Identity (Unregistered): Allows teleportation to any location in Tai'an City at any time. (Valid for 14 days)]
"Once you pass the assessment, you will receive a 14-day Tai'an City Temporary Identity. This card is bound to your soul and cannot be traded. It allows you to directly teleport to coordinates near Tai'an City!"
Zhou Qingfeng knew Lin Ran had never used it, so he explained briefly.
Lin Ran immediately understood. No wonder he kept seeing people disappearing while walking in the wild!
He then grabbed Lin Ran's arm!
"Let's go!"
The two figures vanished into tiny points of light, a slight dizziness washed over them. In a matter of seconds, the surroundings had completely changed!
The entrance to the Level 5 Goblin Dungeon in the western district of Tai'an City!
Lin Ran glanced around. The marble platform beneath his feet was clean and gleaming. Directly in front of him, a blue portal composed of strange rune-shaped stones came into view!
Perhaps because it was early in the morning, there weren't many people here, less than twenty scattered around, mostly Level 5 professionals like Lin Ran!
B-level professions, rare even in the wasteland, were everywhere here, as common as the streets. Their attire was much more lavish than Lin Ran's.
Lin Ran had to admit, there was still a significant gap in talent between the wasteland and the urban area!
"Is there something on my face?"
Since arriving here, Lin Ran had noticed that Zhou Qingfeng's gaze had been fixed on his face.
"Oh, nothing, nothing!"
Zhou Qingfeng shook his head, muttering to himself.
"Strange! This kid's first time using teleportation, how come he's fine?"
Thinking of the vomiting and diarrhea he'd suffered when using teleportation, his old face flushed.
The two waited for a moment, and the light dots all descended, and the eight people arrived on time.
As soon as they arrived, the bald, white-haired old man, Han Qiu, began to complain.
"Old Zhou, you guys, you made it for tomorrow, why did you suddenly change the time? I wasn't prepared at all!"
As he spoke, he nudged the young man in white brocade clothes!
"A-level class, level 6 Azure Knight!"
Lin Ran raised an eyebrow. The old man's words were full of meaning!
"Yeah, I came in such a hurry, I could only pick one who looked decent!"
The middle-aged man was also shamelessly "comparing misery."
The young man in front of him!
"A-rank class, level 6 Elf Mage!"
"Even I can't do that! I'm the tallest of the short guys!"
"A-rank class, level 6 Shadow Assassin!"
Zhou Qingfeng's mouth twitched, and he cursed inwardly.
"Bastards!"
Everyone knew they were going to the Wasteland. How could they be so carefree as to use sweet words to lure a few promising people over from other urban areas?
Lin Ran's level originally had some advantages in the Wasteland, but now he had nothing to show for it.
"Necromancer? Undead?"
Han Qi stared at him. While there were few geniuses in the Wasteland, there was no way an Undead would show up!
"Old Zhou, that's where you're wrong! Even if you didn't dislike anyone, there's no need to give up on yourself!"
"Yeah, the Elite Goblin dungeon is indeed difficult. You'd need at least a full B-rank class, just for show!"
"A D-rank class, and only level 5! Tsk, tsk, tsk!"
Several people thought they'd seen it wrong and stared at Lin Ran for a while. Although they had never seen a class before, they were pretty sure it was an Undead class!
The Undead class is a notorious pitfall, a bottom-tier existence!
"Bullshit! How dare you talk like that? Who's giving up on yourself? This is the person I chose! A bunch of short-sighted bastards!"
Zhou Qingfeng's eyes were almost blazing as he comforted Lin Ran by the shoulder.
"Xiao Ran, ignore those guys!"
This gesture touched Lin Ran deeply. Actually, he and Zhou Qingfeng had only met twice!
The others tacitly kept their mouths shut. Knowing he was being protective of his own, they didn't bother to engage in a heated argument. They gave him a bland glance, clearly showing disdain!
This infuriated Zhou Qingfeng, leaving him feeling as powerless as punching cotton.
Han Qiu stopped talking and cleared his throat.
"The rules are simple. As long as you get a Goblin Crystal, you'll pass! Goblin Crystals only appear in Elite dungeons and above, and you must clear the Elite Goblin dungeon to find them!"
"Goblin Crystals come in three colors: red, blue, and green, corresponding to Perfect, Excellent, and Fair, respectively! Which one you get depends on your clear time!"
"That's your score!"
"Little ones, be safe. Go!"
Lin Ran followed the others into the Goblin dungeon, inevitably excited. After all, this was his first time!
When Lin Ran opened his eyes, he was already in a dense forest. As far as his eye could see, there were five ugly goblins wielding maces!
However, Lin Ran was standing right before them, yet they were blind, pacing back and forth, unable to see him.
This was because once a summoner teleports, a 10-second safe zone is created approximately three meters from the teleportation area. This safe zone blocks the senses of all monsters in the dungeon.
Once this zone is left, or after 10 seconds, the safe zone automatically disappears, allowing all monsters in the dungeon to detect and attack the summoner normally. This is a common protection mechanism.
Yesterday, Elder Zhou had warned us that elite dungeons are not easy to navigate, and from their tone just now, it sounded even more dangerous than the Bermuda Forest!
This made Lin Ran wary. His first dungeon trip, he absolutely couldn't afford to fail miserably!
"Everyone, come out!"
"Bang, bang, bang!"
Twenty undead formed two rows in unison. In an instant, Lin Ran's undead outnumbered the goblins by a factor of four!
"Form a group of four, set up your formation, and be careful!"
Lin Ran was clear-headed, carefully staking out each goblin's position!
The undead's target was set!
With a whoosh, the undead burst out of their safe zone and swarmed over, easily surrounding the five goblins. Their speed was so swift that the goblins hadn't even had time to react.
"Hmm? Why do these goblins seem so clueless? Do they have other tricks up their sleeves? Those old guys probably didn't bother trying to trick me!"
Lin Ran frowned for a moment, then suddenly realized something.
The goblins reacted, their ugly faces becoming even more ferocious. They screamed, their maces glowing red!
[Violent Blow]
[The goblin's next attack deals double damage]
"Sure enough! The goblin's about to unleash a skill. It must be something big!"
"Don't give them a chance!"
Lin Ran immediately ordered the undead to attack!
"Puff! Puff! Puff!"
The moment the undead's scythe touched the goblin's figure, its health bar instantly plummeted and it dissipated on the spot.
[Kill a Level 5 Goblin, +100 Experience]
[Kill a Level 5 Goblin, +100 Experience]
Lin Ran's experience value quickly soared to 8%. Experience points begin to increase significantly after level 5. 8% is enough for Lin Ran to hunt in the outer reaches of Bermuda Forest for two hours!
However, of the four undead's combined attack, only two hit the goblin. The attacks of the other undead seemed to have barely touched the goblin!
"Huh?"
Lin Ran scratched his head.
"Am I seeing things?"
"Whoosh! Whoosh!"
Just as Lin Ran hesitated for a moment, the bushes shook, and two goblins leaped out!
As soon as they appeared, the goblins unleashed their abilities, their maces a strangely bright red as they slammed down on the back of the undead within a meter.
"Not good!" Lin Ran's face changed!
By the time Lin Ran could react, the two attacks had already landed!
"Bang! Bang!"
Two muffled thuds echoed!
A notification came from Lin Ran's side!
[Undead has taken damage, HP -1]
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