[Level: 4 (99.00%)]
Mark Lin looked at his stats—he was about to level up again.
Thirteen Skeleton Warriors were wreaking havoc around him, steadily racking up experience points.
Compared to the previous level, this time he leveled up even faster—only fifty minutes had passed.
"There are more Skeleton Warriors, the monster density is higher, and my kill speed hasn't dropped."
"That's why I'm leveling up even faster."
Mark Lin analyzed his current situation.
He had already reached the deeper parts of the Novice Dungeon, where Level 6 and Level 7 monsters roamed everywhere.
Only the highest-level Level 8 monsters had yet to appear.
Here, the monster density was much higher, which meant he was gaining experience more rapidly.
His Skeleton Warriors were like tireless, elite hitmen—one strike, one kill, continuously harvesting monsters' lives.
The only downside was that monsters in the Novice Dungeon didn't drop any loot.
After all, it was a starter zone designed to help new players get used to combat—it was fundamentally different from the wilds.
In the Novice Dungeon, almost all monsters had been weakened.
Only the Level 8 monsters retained their full strength, on par with wild monsters.
By the time someone reached Level 8 and encountered these monsters, they would have gained enough combat experience.
After that, they would leave the Novice Dungeon entirely.
So, the Level 8 monsters served as a bridge, giving players a taste of wild monster strength in advance.
That way, when they entered the wild for real, they wouldn't be caught off guard.
As a beam of light shone down, Mark Lin finally reached Level 5.
His stats increased, and his skills improved.
The strength of his Skeleton Warriors also increased—each of their attributes rose by another 100 points.
[Killed Level 7 Brown Bear, EXP +70]
[Killed Level 7 Brown Bear, EXP +70]
The Skeleton Warriors didn't pause just because Mark Lin leveled up.
They continued their tireless hunt, slicing down monsters with ruthless efficiency.
From the moment Mark Lin had entered the dungeon, the Skeleton Warriors hadn't stopped for a single second.
"Huh? Leveling is slowing down."
Mark Lin noticed that after reaching Level 5, the pace of leveling had significantly dropped.
At Level 4, killing a Level 7 Brown Bear earned him around 0.2% EXP.
Killing 500 of them was enough to level up.
But now, at Level 5, each kill only gave 0.1%.
That meant he'd need to kill 1,000 just to level up.
His leveling speed had effectively been cut in half.
"At this rate, it's almost impossible for a regular player to reach Level 12 within a week."
"Even after leaving the dungeon and heading to the outskirts of West Sea, there still wouldn't be enough time."
"The Summer Capital Academy is really tough to get into… I wonder how my sister managed to reach Level 16 last year."
Mark Lin did the math.
To have a shot at entering Summer Capital Academy, he'd need to hit at least Level 12.
If he had just one week, he needed to reach Level 8 within three days while still in the Novice Dungeon.
Then, head to the outskirts of West Sea City to hunt higher-level monsters.
Only then would it be barely possible to hit Level 12 within a week.
Considering that, the fact that Mary Lin reached Level 16 last year… that was insanely fast.
Mark Lin cast another spell, draining all his Spiritual Power to summon three more Skeleton Warriors.
He now had sixteen Skeleton Warriors roaming the area, constantly hunting down monsters.
For Mark Lin, finding monsters took more time than actually killing them.
Killing over a thousand monsters? Divided among sixteen Skeleton Warriors, that wasn't much.
At most, it would take a bit more than an hour to reach Level 6.
After all, he had a whole squad of summoned fighters.
As Mark Lin advanced, the Skeleton Warriors led the way, cutting down every hidden monster in the grass.
After a while, the terrain of the dungeon began to change.
The grassland ended, and a forest appeared ahead.
Mark Lin knew that this was the end of the Novice Dungeon.
The Level 8 monsters were hiding in this forest.
"It's been 6 hours and 42 minutes since I entered the dungeon. Not even 7 hours, and I've reached the end—I'm probably the only one who's done that."
At this point, the dungeon had only been open for just over 7 hours.
Most people were probably still stuck at Level 3.
Even someone like Snow Xia would be, at most, barely Level 4.
Mark Lin was confident that no one leveled up faster than him.
Without slowing down, he walked straight into the forest, curious to see how strong the full-strength Level 8 monsters really were.
Could his Skeleton Warriors handle them?
It would also help him prepare for venturing into the wild tomorrow.
His Skeleton Warriors rushed into the forest ahead of him, cracking branches underfoot as they darted through the woods, searching for monsters.
"No monsters?"
The Skeleton Warriors couldn't find anything.
Mark Lin found it odd and followed them inside.
Just as he stepped into the forest, a tree branch lashed out at him.
It struck like a whip, lightning-fast, and hit Mark Lin before he could react.
The blow looked heavy and forceful—but Mark Lin felt nothing at all.
It was as if an invisible barrier had protected his body.
Passive Skill: Damage Transfer.
All damage he received would be automatically redirected to his summoned creatures.
As long as his summons were still alive, he would remain completely unharmed.
It was truly a divine skill—almost as powerful as a God-Tier talent.
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