Chapter 98: Chapter98-Abnormality in the Beast God Dungeon
Hundreds of beastfolk surrounded Moonshade, their roars rising one after another.
But Moonshade did not panic in the slightest. The longsword in his hand danced through the air, and every slash brought down a beastfolk.
As a veteran warrior of Moonchaser Guild, his movements were smooth and experienced. He advanced and retreated with ease.
Even though he was surrounded so tightly that not even water could pass through, the attacks of those beastfolk still could not touch the corner of his clothes.
Another slash fell, and a beastfolk’s head flew into the air.
"They’re only wild monsters in their thirties. No matter how many come, they’re just EXP delivery."
The corners of Moonshade’s lips curved upward. The more he killed, the more excited he became.
But at that moment, the entire world suddenly trembled violently.
The clouds in the sky abruptly churned. A layer of dark-golden light patterns visible to the naked eye spread out from the depths of the void, covering the entire dungeon.
The moment the corpses of the beastfolk that had just been slain transformed into white light and dissipated, the remaining blood energy was actually drawn back by some invisible force and poured into the bodies of the beastfolk that were still alive.
Moonshade was in the middle of killing enthusiastically and did not notice the phenomenon above his head at all.
He slashed at the beastfolk in front of him. According to the experience from his previous strikes, this slash should have been enough to empty its HP.
Hiss!
The blade cut into flesh, sending blood spraying out.
But...
That beastfolk did not fall.
Moonshade froze.
"Hm?"
He subconsciously followed up with another slash. The blade once again swept across the beastfolk’s neck.
According to the previous damage numbers, this strike should have killed it without question.
However, that beastfolk still stood firmly in place, its eyes blood-red as a low growl rumbled from its throat.
Moonshade frowned.
Only then did he realize something was wrong.
The damage number from that slash just now was clearly much lower than before.
He glanced down at the battle record, and his pupils suddenly contracted.
Against ordinary beastfolk earlier, one slash from him could deal over 30,000 damage, enough to instantly kill them.
But that slash just now had only dealt a little over 7,000 damage.
It had shrunk by nearly five times.
"What’s going on?"
Before Moonshade could think it through, two beastfolk pounced at him from both sides.
One swung a heavy axe down at his head, while the other swept in from the side. Their coordination was seamless. They were clearly not on the same level as the scattered rabble from earlier.
Moonshade reacted extremely quickly. His body lowered, and he rolled across the ground, dodging the pincer attack.
He rapidly pulled away, holding his longsword horizontally before his chest while staring fixedly at the two beastfolk in front of him.
"Did I get hit by a debuff?"
He immediately opened his status panel and quickly scanned through it.
No poison.
No curse.
No negative status of any kind.
"Then how is this possible?"
Moonshade gritted his teeth and swung his sword again at the nearest beastfolk.
He used his full strength with this strike. The blade wind howled past and struck the opponent’s chest with perfect accuracy.
[-7,821!]
The damage number floated up, but the opponent’s HP only dropped by a thin layer.
Moonshade was completely dumbfounded.
He could not even cut through an ordinary beastfolk anymore?
A thought suddenly flashed through his mind.
It was not that he had become weaker.
The beastfolk had become stronger.
Moonshade hurriedly raised his hand and cast Detection Spell.
[Beastfolk Warrior]
[Skills]: Heavy Axe Cleave, High-Speed Assault, Hunting Perception, Berserk Roar, Ironblood Guard
[Description]: An elite frontline warfighter carefully selected by the beastfolk race. It has guarded the borders for years, patrolling and hunting. Through countless battles and slaughter, it has tempered a body as tough as steel and an extremely sharp perception.
Moonshade’s eyes widened.
"A-Rank?! They were clearly B-Rank just now! How did they suddenly become A-Rank?!"
Refusing to believe it, he cast several more Detection Spells in a row.
Light panels appeared above the beastfolk in the distance one after another.
A-Rank.
A-Rank.
All of them were A-Rank.
Moonshade sucked in a cold breath.
"What the hell... Can the beastfolk in this dungeon level up by themselves?"
He made a decision immediately. His body suddenly turned, and he rushed toward a nearby corner.
Behind him, dozens of beastfolk chased relentlessly. Their heavy footsteps shook the ground slightly.
Moonshade ran with everything he had. After turning a corner, he had just managed to catch his breath.
Then, without warning, a massive figure blocked his path.
It was an existence far larger than ordinary beastfolk, standing more than two meters tall. Its entire body was covered in bulging muscles, and it held a giant axe glowing with a dark-red light.
It looked down at Moonshade from above. There was no emotion in its eyes, only pure killing intent.
A beastfolk BOSS.
Moonshade’s pupils suddenly shrank.
Before he could react, that giant axe had already fallen.
White light flashed.
The next moment, Moonshade had appeared at the respawn point of Moonlight City.
He stood there, gasping heavily, his face filled with disbelief.
Everything had happened too quickly just now.
So quickly that his brain had only barely caught up with the rhythm even now.
After taking several breaths to calm himself, he hurriedly opened the world channel and dumped out everything he had just experienced.
"Brothers, something’s wrong with the Beast God Dungeon! All the beastfolk inside have risen to A-Rank, and their levels have also become Lv.60! I got instantly killed inside!"
The moment the message was sent, a flood of replies immediately exploded beneath it.
"Haha, Moonshade, did you drink too much? A-Rank? How long has the Beast God Dungeon even been open? How could A-Rank monsters appear?"
"Exactly. Outlander already controls the dungeon. That dungeon is basically his backyard. Would he let the beastfolk inside suddenly become stronger?"
"At least make your lies believable, bro."
Moonshade grew anxious.
"I’m telling the truth! I saw it with my own eyes just now! I cast Detection Spell several times, and they were all A-Rank!"
"Yeah, yeah, sure. Everything you said is right. Maybe you accidentally wandered into a hidden area?"
"Alright, alright. Stop bragging. Move along."
The messages in the world channel refreshed rapidly, but not a single person took his words seriously.
Moonshade was so angry that his face turned red. Even his fingers trembled as he typed.
But halfway through writing a rebuttal, he forcefully deleted it.
No matter how much he said, it was useless.
No one believed him.
...
At the same time, inside the headquarters of Serenity Guild.
Ben sat in the main seat, reading through the messages in the world channel.
Moonshade’s mocked statement caught his attention.
"Something went wrong in the Beast God Dungeon... all the beastfolk rose to A-Rank?"
Ben frowned slightly.
Previously, he had sent Assassin Three and the others into the dungeon to investigate. The message they sent back had said that there were only B-Rank wild monsters inside, with abundant EXP, making it an excellent leveling ground.
Now someone was suddenly saying that all the beastfolk inside had risen to A-Rank. Its credibility was indeed not high.
But what if that person was telling the truth?
Ben pondered for a moment, then took out a dungeon teleportation token from his backpack.
This was one he had snatched from the auction earlier. He had obtained two in total. One had been used by a subordinate for scouting, while the other had remained in his possession as a backup.
"I’ll know once I teleport in and take a look."
As his voice fell, Ben activated the token.
White light flashed, and his figure disappeared from where he stood.
