Zhou Yingting returned to the leveling point to continue gaining levels, while the four people in front found the Abyssal Minion challenging during the fight.

If they're not careful, they could be killed by this minion instantly, then wait for the respawn countdown.

Upon realizing this, a large shadow started to appear faintly in the distance.

"With your current performance, you can't pass this stage anymore. You can surrender now, and if you choose to surrender, I'll deduct less of your Three-dimensional Attributes, how about it?"

The five people kept fighting desperately, and suddenly, a rumbling noise came from afar, causing the five of them to pause slightly.

As they raised their heads to see the massive figure, carrying a Combat Power reaching a hundred thousand, four of them instantly froze, and their faces were pale.

"Is this the final boss? A hundred thousand Combat Power?"

Shanshan looked despairing; she originally thought this stage shouldn't be that difficult. Who could've imagined the simplest stage could be this challenging?

"This stage, they say, was crafted by the Master of the Abyss, clearly biased. Our initial Combat Power is only 10 points, and we have to face the final boss with a Combat Power that soared to 100,000 points. How can we play?"

Ji Mingkai's face fell ugly instantly at this moment.

From the start of this phase, he realized how challenging this stage is.

But he never expected the final obstacle to be of this magnitude.

100,000 points of Combat Power!

His current Combat Power is merely 800!

And now, they've reached the eleventh stage.

Clearing 21 stages means facing this 100,000 Combat Power boss, and time is running out for them.

"This stage, seems we can't pass it."

Han Qiaowen looked at the Combat Power atop the boss's head, feeling despair as well.

In this stage game, she could vividly feel how hard it is to upgrade this little hero's Combat Power.

Such a stage, how could they possibly clear it?

Just like Ji Mingkai said, the game is entirely designed to favor him. How could these people ever beat him?

"Don't rush, take it slowly, it's not over yet."

Zhou Yingting saw the guy with a Combat Power of 100,000, frowned slightly, then reassured the four.

"With 100,000 Combat Power, honestly, we can't play. Even this little boss, we've been fighting for ages, leaving no time for leveling."

Hong Wanqing looked exasperated at this moment.

This stage, why is it tougher to pass than any stage before?

"Even if we can't win, we must continue; we can't just surrender like this?"

Zhou Yingting heard and promptly said sternly, "If we surrender, then half of our Three-dimensional Attributes will be deducted. These things will enter reality too, are you ready to surrender?"

The four fell silent upon hearing, saying nothing, merely focusing desperately on dealing with the small boss ahead.

Watching the slight stabilization of the four's emotions, Zhou Yingting let out a small sigh of relief in his heart.

As he lifted his head, looking at the giant boss behind, his gaze flickered slightly.

This guy surely knows how to play psychological attacks, is he putting pressure on them?

After casually glancing at the opponent's Combat Power, Zhou Yingting began focusing on farming Abyssal Minions, praying they would drop some good equipment or Talent Entries.

When Zhou Yingting reached Level 15, upgrade reward options finally appeared once again.

————Choose Upgrade Reward————

Obtain a piece of EX-level equipment, usable for five minutes.

Gain ten percent Life Value.

Receive thirty percent armor boost.

Gain 1000 points of Life Value.

Zhou Yingting frowned at the four rewards.

The first reward is EX-level equipment, which has only five minutes of usage time, but during those five minutes, Zhou Yingting's Combat Power would experience a qualitative leap, presumably allowing him to farm higher-level minions and boost his Combat Power.

However, after calculating, his current level means within five minutes he could perhaps gain one level, which doesn't particularly seem necessary.

As for the second reward, Zhou Yingting ignored it entirely.

The third one seemed worth some consideration.

Adding a one million armor boost, plus thirty percent armor boost, would mean an extra 300,000 armor.

At five percent Attack Power boost, that 300,000 can add 15,000 Attack Power and Magic Strength.

Should he choose this?

Zhou Yingting couldn't help but glance at the fourth reward.

Gaining 1000 points of Life Value seems pretty useless.

The little hero's Life Value currently exceeds ten thousand, so just this meager thousand doesn't really count.

Looks like choosing the third reward is the only way.

After all, it offers more than ten thousand boost, which seems decent.

But the issue is, he must acquire that Talent Entry now.

Zhou Yingting's eyes fixated tightly on the little hero in front, glancing at the time to the side.

30:12

Time is running out; if he can't obtain the Courageous Talent Entry soon, this stage will end in failure.

He unwisely placed the bet on this Talent Entry in the stage.

But.... amongst ten levels worth of upgrade rewards, there are no other Entries available that could explosively boost the little hero's Combat Power.

If he follows the slow and steady method like Shanshan and the others, selecting basic rewards, Combat Power wouldn't rise significantly.

Zhou Yingting furrowed his brow, then took a deep breath.

Watching the little hero's experience value rise continuously, he prayed the Courageous Entry would appear soon.

As time passed bit by bit, a light emerged again before Zhou Yingting.

Next, upgrade rewards appeared once more.

————Choose Upgrade Reward————

Obtain a piece of SSS equipment.

Experience value increases by twenty percent.

Obtained magic entry: Magma Body.

Obtained talent entry: Prayer.

Two entries?

Zhou Yingting saw this scene, noticing that Courageous wasn't listed, and felt disappointed.

Though disappointed, the entries still needed to be reviewed.

The magic entry for Magma Body allows transformation into a Magma Giant during use.

Upon transforming into a Magma Giant, physical and magic resistance increase by five hundred percent, and power and magic strength increase by one hundred percent, lasting for thirty seconds.

Zhou Yingting's eyes lit up seeing this.

This magic entry can significantly enhance one's power in a short time!

Moreover, it can synergize with Courageous.

Even without Courageous, this entry is very powerful.

Seeing this, Zhou Yingting almost chose this entry directly.

After a moment of hesitation, Zhou Yingting turned his gaze to the fourth reward.

No matter what, he should check the fourth talent entry; perhaps it is also good.

Talent entry: Prayer.

'Effect: Every ten minutes, you receive a talent entry, and the negative effects of entries obtained are increased by ten percent.'

Upon seeing this, Zhou Yingting had no doubt and immediately selected the third magic entry reward.

This Prayer entry had become utterly useless at this stage.

Thus, Zhou Yingting abandoned it without a second thought.

As Zhou Yingting learned this magic entry, a small image of a fire giant appeared in the magic section.

However, the Courageous entry had yet to appear.

Zhou Yingting could only hope fervently for this entry to appear.

Under Zhou Yingting's anxious gaze, the little heroes continuously slew the Abyssal Minions before them.

Suddenly, at the instant the minion fell, a glowing entry dropped to the ground.

Seeing this, Zhou Yingting was slightly surprised, but then his face beamed with joy.

Without hesitation, Zhou Yingting clicked open to check.

Talent entry: Courageous.

'Effect: When your Life Value drops to fifty percent, your armor and magic resistance are boosted to 1,000,000 points for thirty seconds, with a cooldown of ten minutes. Negative effect: Within a minute of effect activation, you won't be able to control your little heroes.'

Can't control little heroes?

Seeing the negative effect of this entry, Zhou Yingting frowned.

Upon reflection, it seemed this negative effect might be tolerable.

"I have the Courageous entry!"

As Zhou Yingting wondered how to deal with the entry's side effects, Chu Shanshan suddenly spoke up.

She looked at Zhou Yingting, asking whether he still needed it.

Zhou Yingting glanced at his talent entry and shook his head, "I already have it, so I don't need that entry."

"Alright."

Chu Shanshan nodded upon hearing this, unfazed, and continued controlling the little hero to fight.

Zhou Yingting hadn't learned this entry yet. Now that he had, if the effect triggered and the cooldown was active, it would be bothersome.

When the time was right, he would lower his Life Value to below fifty percent and learn the entry then.

With this thought, Zhou Yingting's gaze was fixed on the timer.

Right then, the minions in stage 18 started to appear slowly.

With their emergence, despair appeared on the faces of all four.

They had struggled until now, yet the combat power of these appearing minions reached thirty thousand.

Their average combat power was a mere five thousand.

How could they confront these minions with five thousand combat power?

"We're done for. With just five thousand combat power, we can't survive a single blow from this thing. How can we fight?"

Hong Wanqing's cheek twitched, inwardly ready to surrender.

From prior battles, they understood that such-level minions were beyond their capabilities.

Now was the time to give up.

"Yunlin, aren't you supposed to have a growth factor? Haven't you developed yet? Why is your combat power still 3,000?"

Ji Mingkai, filled with despair, glanced at the leaderboard. Seeing Zhou Yingting's combat power at only 3,000 added to his disappointment.

Weren't they supposed to have a master on their side?

Why was Zhou Yingting's combat power so far behind the average now?

They were already at stage 18!

They couldn't even beat the minions before them, let alone reach the final boss.

Also, Zhou Yingting seemed off from the start.

Even at level 2, his combat power was only 10.

Although he knew Zhou Yingting's catching up with average combat power wouldn't have cleared this stage, he couldn't help his disappointment.

Chu Shanshan had strongly recommended Zhou Yingting before.

Claimed he was an expert and that having him would increase the clearance rate.

But now, it's evidently dragging down the clearance rate!

Chu Shanshan exchanged glances, equally stunned and puzzled.

Zhou Yingting's current performance was vastly different from before.

Why was he still lagging behind now?

Was his previous performance in the dungeon just a stroke of luck?

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