Chapter 127 The Evil Eye 1 (1/2)

”How come it turned dark?”

”I can't see anything either.”

The second level of the Floating Temple was enshrouded in complete darkness!

In the Normal-level dungeon, this darkness was caused by Black Pearls which would be refreshed every 10 minutes, thus reducing the players' visibility. As long as the Black Pearls were smashed, their vision would be restored.

However in the Expert-level dungeon, to increase its difficulty levels, players' vision was set at 0 right from when they stepped into the second level of the Floating Temple!

”Stay together,” said Lin Jie. Even though he had the Wolf Soul Necklace which gave him Night View +15, he also had difficulty seeing the surroundings clearly.

”We need to stand back to back. Listen to my instructions.”

”Move 10 steps to your left, then move 6 steps in front. The first Black Pearl should be there.”

All of them gathered around in a circle, clenched their weapons, and walked towards the designated spot cautiously. The second level of the Floating Temple would refresh monsters known as the Bomb Throwers, which were actually Goblins. Under the cover of darkness, these monsters were almost invincible. If anyone managed to lure their aggro, they would be chased to their deaths.

Following Lin Jie's instructions, the five men moved forward carefully.

Lost Camel sniffed the air and said in a low voice, ”There are monsters three steps ahead.”

Lin Jie was shocked. He could remember the coordinates of the Black Pearls, but could not remember where the monsters were at. As such, the group had to change their direction.

However, it was strange that Lost Camel could distinguish the monsters around them, even though they were robbed of their visions. This was pretty amazing.

”What skill is this?” asked Dejected Night curiously.

”It's just an inborn talent of mine,” said Lost Camel proudly. ”I was bitten by dogs when I was young, and hence my nose became extremely sensitive to any signs of danger.”

Everyone acknowledged his words with a long ”Oh———”, but they all decisively dismissed the second half of his sentence. They guessed that this goofball most probably had some secret that he did not wish to reveal now. After all, this fellow was always full of gibberish—who would really believe him?

Besides, they were not in a fantasy world.

Lin Jie stretched out his hands and touched the sleek rounded object in front of him. He pulled out Broken Blade, activated Army Obliteration and stabbed into the object without any hesitation. After he heard a slight crisp sound, he shouted, ”Everyone, run and take cover!”

Shoosh!

All the people present here were experts, and their reaction speeds were fast—even for Dejected Night, who was infamous due to his reputation in Lin Jie's previous life. At the first sound of the Black Pearl's rupture, they all managed to escape to a safe place.

”Wahahaha, the bomb is coming!”

A sharp scream was heard, and there was a loud explosion where the Black Pearl was previously located! This was the attack by the Bomb Thrower, which would reduce its target's health bar cap by 500 points maximally. If hit by this, the player's health bar would remain as such until he got out from the dungeon. Considering most of the current players' stats, as long as they got hit once, it would be hard for them to survive in this dungeon.

”The next Black Pearl is about 50 yards to our left. I am not too sure of what path we should take to get there,” said Lin Jie, who had a big frown on his head. His limited vision had clearly affected his judgment. After all, he was not Superman! It was already an amazing feat that he could lead the team till this far in the darkness.

”Let me lead the way,” said Lost Camel. After which, the team could hear him sniffing hardly with every step they took. The sounds were especially obvious in the dark.

Dejected Night couldn't help but comment, ”The way this dungeon was designed, it seems as if the game designers are just intentionally making things difficult for players.”

Lin Jie smiled. ”To be honest, it isn't that difficult to clear this part. If one can't find where the Black Pearls are located at, he can send 10 Shield Specialists to pave the way and let them smash all the Black Pearls before they die. The team can then replace these Shield Specialists with other people.”

”10 Shield Specialists… which scumbag would be that inconsiderate!” exclaimed Mixed Breathless indignantly as he rolled his eyes.

Lin Jie also rolled his eyes. 'Wasn't that 'scumbag' you, who came up with this idea in the first place?'

In Lin Jie's previous life, this tactic was developed by Mixed Breathless. When he was still unnoticed by players in the game, Mixed Breathless had made a living for himself at the Floating Temple for a long time with nine of his Shield Specialists followers. Together, they did nothing else but offer services of helping other teams smash the Black Pearls.

”There's one Black Pearl right in front,” said Lost Camel as he stopped not far away from a Black Pearl.

Lin Jie instructed everyone else to stay put, activated Wind Rider Blade Aura Executioner and pierced through the Black Pearl from a distance.

With a powerful guide like Lost Camel around, the team actually managed to breeze through this originally super difficult part of this dungeon. When the fourth Black Pearl was smashed, the place finally lit up.

Hundreds of Bomb Throwers screamed, ran around hysterically and threw bombs everywhere, without giving a damn about their companions. It was as if an entire ants' nest was being dropped down and overturned all at once.

”Should we kill them?” Ice started to form in Dejected Night's hands as he began to chant the spells for Frost Nova.

Lin Jie thought about it and shook his head.

”Wait!” Before they proceeded further, Lin Jie suddenly seemed to discover that the team was missing somebody.

”Childe, where are you? Did you fall into a Goblin's pit?” asked Lin Jie in the team's group chat.

”Oh the heck of you all, I am still on the first level! You group of goofballs, I will never forgive you for this! Ah… my butt!” An angry voice shouted out from the communication device, ending the sentence in a splutter.

”Oh dear, can you still hold on?” Cold sweat broke out on Lin Jie's forehead as if he had really forgotten about Childe's existence.

The rest of them broke out in laughter when they saw this!

”Hold on? You try when you have hundreds of monsters chasing after you non-stop!” Unexpected Childe screamed through the communication device, but he did not even stop for a single moment while he did this. There were hundreds of Young Lizards behind him now. No matter how strong he was, if they pounced on him altogether for even just half a second, he would die right on the spot!

Lost Camel snorted and said, ”If you can't persist on, admit defeat to me. I will go down to help you immediately.”

Unexpected Childe was infuriated. ”To you? Hah! Me here, I can hold on by myself even if I have a few hundreds more monsters chasing me!”

Lin Jie was overjoyed when he heard this. ”Great! Then come to the second level right away, there are around 100 plus goblins here. Gather all the monsters together, we will pick you up after we kill the final Boss.”