Volume One, Chapter 14: The Gift of the Spatial Pendant, the Lordly Monster Appears!
“Storage pouch!”
Lin Yi’s eyes suddenly brightened, and his footsteps came to an abrupt halt.
Come to think of it, the biggest headache for Lin Yi in recent days was the overwhelming amount of loot—his backpack simply couldn’t hold it all.
Last time, to squeeze in those black iron armors, he had to give up a lot of precious materials.
Fortunately, Bai Jia was with him this time to help carry the gear; otherwise, he would have had to painfully part with some of it again.
If he had a storage pouch, venturing out alone to level up in the future would no longer be such a trouble.
Seeing this, Cheng Muqing quickly chimed in, “I have a five cubic meter storage pouch.”
“If you take the two of us through this secret realm, it’s yours!”
Lin Yi’s previously demonstrated strength had already made her see him in a new light.
Now that he had become a black iron practitioner, his power was probably more than doubled.
She eagerly wanted to seize this opportunity to ride on some of the rich experience!
Such a storage pouch would cost at least several million if bought from the Myriad Treasures Pavilion.
Not to mention, ordinary players usually didn’t even qualify to purchase one.
However, Lin Yi had no intention of bringing two people at once.
Cheng Muqing, as a novice practitioner, was fine, but Lei He was already a level twelve black iron practitioner, which would significantly split his experience.
“Deal, but I’ll only bring one person.”
“And they must follow my commands without acting on their own.”
Before Cheng Muqing could speak, Lei He grew anxious, “That won’t do!”
“Miss, you can’t agree to that. What if we run into danger?”
Lin Yi said no more and turned to leave.
With strength comes the right to be willful.
Cheng Muqing furrowed her brows slightly, pouting in a coaxing tone, “Don’t go, I’ll agree!”
“Lei He, you go ahead.”
“Tell Uncle De not to worry—I have my own ways to stay safe.”
Though Lei He was reluctant, as a subordinate, he dared not disobey orders.
In the end, he could only leave the dungeon realm with a heavy heart, dissolving into a beam of light and vanishing.
After Lei He left, Cheng Muqing hurriedly turned around.
She searched her chest and took out a cross-shaped pendant.
“Here, take it.”
Cheng Muqing was very straightforward, not at all worried that Lin Yi would back out, handing over the reward directly.
A flicker of excitement shone in Lin Yi’s eyes as he casually took the pendant.
[Spatial Pendant: Contains a five cubic meter extradimensional space, usable to store non-living items.]
Lin Yi hung the pendant around his neck; paired with his Wolf King robe, it added an extra layer of noble aura.
After retrieving his gear from Bai Jia, he felt much lighter.
No longer having to carry that heavy backpack was a relief!
With the deal sealed, the three set off once more.
At this moment, they had passed through the central part of the dense forest.
The Dark Altar was drawing nearer, and the number of patrolling skeleton knights was noticeably increasing.
Another wave of skeleton knights surged forth—twenty in total!
Cheng Muqing’s expression tensed, instinctively about to call for Lei He but suddenly remembered he had already left.
Her gaze then turned to Lin Yi.
Lin Yi chuckled lightly as flames blazed fiercely atop his staff.
“Whoosh...!”
The raging fire element converged, forming fireballs in midair in an instant.
Each fireball was over half a meter wide.
“Firefall!”
“Boom!”
In an instant, the sky seemed besieged by a meteor shower.
Lin Yi didn’t even use the swamp domain to restrict the skeleton knights’ movement; the fireballs poured down like a furious tide.
The tremendous impact shattered the skeleton knights into burning bones.
-9781!
-9356!
-10153!
-9975!
...
High damage numbers continuously appeared; the skeleton knights were instantly annihilated!
Lin Yi’s strength had improved more than tenfold since before—absolutely unbelievable!
[Defeated level fifteen skeleton knight, gained 321 experience!]
[Defeated level fifteen skeleton knight, gained 303 experience!]
[...]
The tally kept updating; after this attack, Lin Yi gained nearly six thousand experience points.
Watching Lin Yi rummage through the bone piles for loot, Cheng Muqing and Bai Jia were full of awe.
Is this guy really human?
How could a mage be so insanely powerful!
Just then, Lei He appeared at the dungeon exit.
“What happened?!”
Seeing this, Cheng De’s heart tightened and he hurriedly asked, “Why did only you come out?”
Lei He gave a wry smile and succinctly recounted what had happened inside the secret realm.
After hearing it, Cheng De’s expression grew heavy as he sank into deep thought.
He knew Cheng Muqing was always cautious.
Since she made such a choice, this young man named Lin Yi must indeed have extraordinary qualities.
“Investigate Lin Yi’s background thoroughly and report back to me.”
“Also, inform the family head about today’s events!”
“Yes, Lord Cheng De!”
A Cheng family warrior took the orders and swiftly departed.
“We’ll wait for the lady here.”
Cheng De took a deep breath; though curious, he could only wait patiently for now.
...
Elsewhere, Cheng Muqing watched Lin Yi instantly kill another group of skeleton knights.
Finally, she couldn’t help but ask, “Lin Yi, what exactly is your profession?”
But as soon as the words came out, she felt a bit regretful.
After all, this involved someone’s privacy, and her question was indeed abrupt.
“Sorry.”
Lin Yi just waved his hand and smiled, “I’m just an ordinary mage. Isn’t that obvious?”
Yet, Cheng Muqing and Bai Jia didn’t believe him.
No wonder—could an ordinary mage be this powerful?
Lin Yi smiled but didn’t elaborate further, leading the two women onward.
Now, this difficult-level dungeon seemed unusually easy before them.
Even Cheng Muqing was surprised; in the past, even simple dungeons hadn’t been this smooth.
The two women could even chat occasionally, doing little besides occasionally adding status buffs for Lin Yi.
Cheng Muqing’s experience was rising rapidly, having just reached level three.
Lin Yi’s own experience accumulation was also considerable; he was about to level up again!
There was no denying that this dungeon realm was indeed a great place to strengthen oneself.
...
“Thud thud thud!”
Suddenly, a heavy sound echoed, shaking fallen leaves into a swirling dance.
Lin Yi realized—the final boss had arrived!
The pounding grew more urgent, approaching from afar.
In difficult-level dungeons, there were usually two boss monsters; this should be one of them.
Soon, one after another, skeleton knights emerged from the forest ahead.
One, two, three...
Cheng Muqing silently counted, inhaling sharply.
There were thirty in total!
Among them were three skeleton knight captains!
More astonishingly, the largest skeleton knight led the front.
It rode a nightmarish steed covered in flesh, its hooves burning with black flames.
Through the gaps in its armor, newly grown flesh was faintly visible.
This was clearly a boss monster—the skeleton knight commander!
Cheng Muqing and Bai Jia exchanged a glance, both seeing solemnity in each other’s eyes; their earlier ease vanished.
[Skeleton Knight Commander]
[Level: LV15 Boss Monster]
[HP: 169,810]
[Skills: Nightmare Pierce, Bone Spear Charge, Undead Armor...]
This boss monster had nearly 170,000 HP; even though Cheng Muqing and Bai Jia had full confidence in Lin Yi, they couldn’t help but feel some unease.
“Invader, die!”
Suddenly, the skeleton knight commander roared.
Yet Lin Yi’s eyes showed no fear!
Since becoming a black iron practitioner, he had never truly fought at full strength.
“Fall back, find a safe place to hide.”
With that, Lin Yi raised his staff slightly; a dense light element gathered.
In an instant, a milky white light shield enveloped him completely.
“Firefall!”
“Boom...!”
The fire element frenziedly converged; massive fireballs blasted toward the charging skeleton knights.
-12,135!
-11,009!
-11,357!
-12,085!
...
Staggering damage numbers appeared one after another; more than half of the thirty skeleton knights fell instantly.
[Defeated level fifteen skeleton knight, gained 298 experience!]
[Defeated level fifteen skeleton knight, gained 287 experience!]
[...]
Lin Yi’s experience skyrocketed instantly; a brilliant white light burst forth from his body.
[Leveled up to LV13!]
Lin Yi gazed ahead, a smile curling at the corner of his lips. “Swamp domain!”
In the blink of an eye, the remaining skeleton knights were trapped in the quagmire.