"Huh? Why is there only one monster in the fifth wave of beasts?"
Watching the fifth wave's massive, slow-moving beast, Jiang Yuan's mind filled with a big question mark.
[Elite Boss: Primordial Lion Demon] Level: 60 HP: 2,000,000 Defense: 5,000 Attack: 20,000 Description: A unique elite monster in the sect dungeon. Its attacks can inflict a stun effect lasting 10 seconds.
"Swish! Swish! Swish!"
Countless cross-shaped blade lights, shimmering with green radiance, sliced through the neck of the slow-moving Primordial Lion Demon. The beast's mountain-like body froze briefly before crashing heavily backward!
"Ding! Your sect has defeated the fifth wave of beasts, earning 2,000,000 experience points!"
As the system notification sounded, beams of light appeared before the members of the Ascending Dominance Guild—blue, purple, and even a few orange and red beams that Jiang Yuan spotted among them!
"Loot's dropping! Grab it fast!"
In the rear ranks, especially among lower-level players with outdated gear, eyes turned red at the sight of equipment scattered on the ground. Someone shouted, and the crowd surged forward, frantically snatching up the dropped items.
"Haha! I got a rare piece!"
"That's nothing! Look what I picked up—an epic boot!"
Hearing the excited cries from the guild members who had rushed ahead, the rest of the team could no longer hold back and charged forward in a frenzy!
"The sixth wave of beasts is here! Everyone fall back!"
At the far end of the stone chamber, a massive stone door reflected the shadow of approaching beasts. The guild leader, Ascending Dominance Cang Sheng, shouted in panic. But the players, obsessed with looting, ignored the impending sixth wave, continuing to scoop up the fallen gear!
Just as the Ascending Dominance Guild members reveled in the joy of snatching epic and even legendary equipment, an invisible crisis slowly descended upon them!
"Ah!"
"Uh!"
"Oh!"
Strange cries rang out one after another. Those blinded by greed and desire fell one by one to the sixth wave's beast tide!
"Quick! Priests, save them!"
Watching guild members drop in droves, Ascending Dominance Cang Sheng wore a look of frustration, directing the priests to start reviving.
But to his dismay, some players, after being revived, didn't use their life-saving skills to flee. Instead, they continued picking up items from the light beams, only to fall again under the beasts' sharp claws.
Others, after being pulled back by healers, managed to activate their survival skills. But due to their low levels and near-zero attribute resistance, they soon fell victim to stun, charm, immobilization, fear, sleep, and other effects, getting one-shotted by the oncoming beasts!
"Swish! Swish! Swish!"
Minutes later, white lights flickered over the fallen Ascending Dominance Guild members. These were players who had died over twenty times and were forcibly teleported out.
Seeing this, Jiang Yuan quickly summoned his creatures and began clearing the sixth wave of beasts.
"Ding! Congratulations! Your sect has successfully defeated the sixth wave of beasts, earning 3,000,000 experience points!"
After the system notification, Jiang Yuan suggested to Ascending Dominance Cang Sheng that he change the loot mode to sect-based pickup. This way, items Jiang Yuan collected would automatically go into the guild's sect warehouse, to be distributed later by Cang Sheng based on need.
True enough, following Jiang Yuan's advice, Cang Sheng changed the loot mode. No one rushed forward recklessly anymore; everyone obediently stayed back.
With the situation stabilized, Jiang Yuan continued clearing the subsequent waves of beasts, providing the Ascending Dominance Guild members with four rounds of experience totaling 150,000 to 350,000 points.
Soon, the tenth wave's elite boss arrived. This time, the boss was named "Primordial Beast King," with 4,000,000 HP, 5,500 defense, and 20,000 attack.
Watching the approaching Primordial Beast King's stats, Ascending Dominance Cang Sheng looked at Jiang Yuan and asked, "The boss is too strong. Should I organize our guild members to help you?"
"If a thousand summons can't do it, then I'll summon ten thousand!"
Jiang Yuan waved at Cang Sheng, signaling them to stay back and watch. Taking a deep breath, he summoned five thousand Cangyuan Wolves and five thousand Mangshan Bears in one go!
Ten thousand summons instantly filled the already cramped stone chamber to the brim. Many Ascending Dominance Guild members at the back lost sight of the Primordial Beast King entirely.
"Howl~~~"
"Roar!"
Ten thousand cries merged into a single wave of sound, drowning out the Beast King's roar and stripping it of its imposing presence.
To ensure no mistakes in the final boss of the sect dungeon, Jiang Yuan summoned the maximum number allowed by his super-mythical passive skill—a full ten thousand summons!
"Attack!"
The Cangyuan Wolves and Mangshan Bears, under Jiang Yuan's command, lunged at the Primordial Beast King, instantly engulfing its mountain-like form!
Seconds later, as before, multicolored beams illuminated the dim stone chamber in a dazzling display. This time, no one rushed madly to grab the loot.
Jiang Yuan picked up each piece of equipment, sending it to the guild's sect warehouse, quickly filling dozens of slots on the first page.
The sect dungeon had a total of fifteen waves of beast tides. By the time Jiang Yuan killed the tenth wave's elite boss with two basic spells, each Ascending Dominance Guild member had already earned over 400,000 experience points!
A few minutes later, the fifteenth wave's elite boss, "Bone Serpent Demon," couldn't last a minute under the assault of five Cangyuan Wolves before dropping a pile of gear.
"Ding! Congratulations! Your sect has successfully completed the sect dungeon in 17 minutes, with an SSS rating. Rewards are being calculated!"
As the system notification sounded, everyone in the dungeon was teleported back to the outer sect's sect grounds.
"All done!"
Jiang Yuan clapped his hands, looked at Ascending Dominance Cang Sheng, and smiled.
"Haha! Brother Jiang Yuan, you're incredible! Here, the mythical gear I promised you!"
Overjoyed, Cang Sheng immediately retrieved a mythical necklace from the sect warehouse and traded it to Jiang Yuan.
But just as Jiang Yuan completed the trade and was chatting cheerfully with Cang Sheng, celebrating the guild's first successful sect dungeon run, his friend list icon for Hamster Pudding began shaking violently.
Opening the chat window, a message appeared before Jiang Yuan—short, just one sentence, but enough to stir the imagination.
"Jiang Yuan, I can't hold on much longer!"