Star Abyss Walker

Chapter 63 Three-Star Dungeon Crystal!

"Will this work?"

Lu Xiaobei put the finger cot on his left hand, his eyes filled with doubt: "Can this really land precisely on the corresponding key? It seems a bit unreliable."

Are you questioning my skills?

Beside me, I crossed my arms and said, "You just need to place the middle finger of the finger sleeve on the S key, and you don't need to worry about anything else. As long as the row of directions for dancing is marked, the camera can accurately capture the movements and then press the correct command at the right time. The only thing you need to do is press the space bar after you finish inputting the command."

"Okay, I'll give it a try first..."

Lu Xiaobei was skeptical, but he opened Audition Online, logged into his account, and started playing ranked dance matches.

In the first match, the victory was a foregone conclusion, with zero mistakes and a complete crushing of several opponents in no time.

Suddenly, Lu Xiaobei's confidence soared, and he immediately arranged a very difficult piece of music!
So, from around 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Lu Xiaobei didn't eat or drink anything. She didn't even bother to eat. She kept hitting the spacebar until it was smoking. She made zero mistakes and actually managed to push her account level to the terrifying Dance Saint level!

Just as she ascended to the Dance Saint level, I heard the system bell ring in my ear!
[Congratulations! You have completed the daily quest "Lu Xiaobei's Dance Saint" (Rank B)! Rewards: 25 Character Experience, and an additional reward: "Underground Nest Dungeon Crystal" (Super Rare ★★★)!]

Finally, the dungeon crystal dropped!
I was overjoyed. The experience required to level up after Tier 2 was too much, so much so that I couldn't even reach level 24 after going to the Howling Insect Nest. But after completing this rare dungeon, I would definitely reach level 24. Moreover, the dungeon crystals are three-star super rare, and they may even produce top-quality treasures in the end!
It's still early, so I'll grab a bite and head out. I should be able to finish this dungeon before midnight tonight!
So, she politely declined Lu Xiaobei's invitation to dinner, then bought some steamed buns at a bun shop, wolfed them down, and immediately activated the dungeon crystal!

"Shh!"

On the large map, a marker for the instance portal appeared approximately two miles away.

I jogged along and found the dungeon portal next to the park. So, like a tourist, I stepped in and disappeared from the spot, appearing in the dungeon map!

The sound of tinkling kept ringing in my ears!
[Please note that you have unlocked the dungeon 〖Underground Nest - Dungeon Crystal〗 (Extremely Rare ★★★)!]

[You have entered the map: Underground of the Hydroponic Agriculture Dome!]

Objective: Defeat the mutated ratman boss!

[Note: Shooting is prohibited in the swamp gas area; you must use melee attacks to kill the exploding spore sacs!]

……

A stench hit me, and in the blink of an eye, I found myself inside an underground map. It looked like a network of underground pipes connecting grid-like hydroponic farming fields. Right in front of me, three pairs of eyes were staring straight at me!

It was a giant rat, half a meter tall, with coarse fur and sharp teeth. Its eyes were filled with greed, as if it wanted to tear people to pieces at any moment!
Sewer Giant Rat, Level 30, Elite Monster!
I focused my mind, switched to the Roarer, and unleashed a barrage of fire at the three rats. Before the magazine was even empty, all three giant sewer rats had fallen to the ground, turning into white light that floated over as experience points.

"Squeaky~~~"

Ahead, the squeaking of rats came from the darkness of the pipes again, and in the blink of an eye, more than a dozen giant sewer rats pounced on them!

The Roarer's gun spat fire again, and amidst the rats' screams, I skillfully switched magazines, constantly moving backward to maintain distance and ensure my safety.

At the same time, pay close attention to the movement of the swamp gas on the minimap. Once you enter the swamp gas area, you must not fire your gun, otherwise, if an explosion occurs, the consequences will be unimaginable!
After dealing with another batch of giant rats, I headed deeper into the dungeon map along the underground pipes. Not far away, I heard a chilling roar!

"Shh!"

A figure appeared ahead, neither human nor beast, its body bulging and bulging, looking like a human covered in fleshy growths and having evolved powerful limbs.

Biochemical Aberration, Level 30, Green Boss!

"I can smell fresh flesh and blood!"

It made a hoarse sound, and it certainly looked like a human mutated. There was something dangling from its lower abdomen. Upon closer inspection, it was a work badge. The name on it was already stained with blood. Only the photo showed that it was a blond white man. Unfortunately, he had been mutated into the inhuman, ghostly figure he was now!

"die!"

It suddenly lunged forward, unleashing its sharp claws!

"Bang bang bang~~~"

After a burst of bullets hit the opponent's head, I quickly stepped forward and brushed past him. Then I turned around and fired another round at the back of his head. After emptying the magazine, the green BOSS let out a miserable groan and fell to the ground!

With the Blue Roarer and the lv10 Advanced Shot, once you've used up all the bullets in a magazine, you can indeed easily kill the Green BOSS!
[Congratulations! You have defeated the Bio-Morphoid Variant (Green Boss) and obtained the item: 1 Boss Ability Crystal!]

……

In the setting of "Star Abyss", as long as you can kill the BOSS, you will definitely get the power crystal. The same applies to the green BOSS. So, I opened the power crystal on the spot and was immediately surprised.

Congratulations! You have successfully opened your [BOSS Ability Crystal] and obtained the item: [Modified SMC Submachine Gun] (Quality: Green)!

A green submachine gun, and it's a Tier 2 one.

I was overjoyed. This green Tier 2 submachine gun is worth about 20,000. In short, I have made a small fortune. Three-star dungeons are indeed different!
Full of enthusiasm, they grabbed their submachine guns and headed deeper into the map.

Soon after, they arrived at an experimental field.

A large number of giant sewer rats in Tanaka started squeaking loudly, and the area was filled with light yellow underground marsh gas, so shooting was clearly no longer an option.

The bayonets are now drawn!
I immediately switched my main weapon to the Legion Blade and charged towards a group of giant sewer rats. I used a Ground Spike Slash to take down half of their health bars, followed by a Burst Charge to pierce through them, and then killed them one by one with a single sword strike!

"Squeak squeak~~~" The giant rats roared, but they couldn't do anything to me, a level 23 player. Their attack power wasn't high, and hitting my 167 defense was like tickling me. But at this moment, my life steal had been stacked to 8%, and every sword strike could convert 8% of the damage into my own health. So after fighting a group of sewer giant rats, my health bar was still maintained above 95%, and I was perfectly safe!
So, I peacefully started farming rats on the map.

"drop!"

Around 8 PM that evening, a WeChat message arrived from Zhang Ruolin: "Ding Han, wanna go out for drinks? Xiaobai and I are both here, along with a beautiful female player who's incredibly pretty and would be perfect for you..."

"..."

I replied with a dog emoji: "Really?"

"Of course, do you want to come?"

“No!”

"Hmph, so aloof..."

Zhang Ruolin said, "If you don't go out to level up, it seems like we really won't see you anymore."

"That's what I said..."

I snapped a picture from the game and sent it to him: "I'm very busy, unlike you, this beautiful but wicked woman, who only knows how to indulge in debauchery all day long!"

"Wow, another dungeon? What star level is it?"

"Samsung is extremely rare!"

"Wow!!!"

Zhang Ruolin posted an emoji with eyes full of stars: "Solo dungeon, can't bring anyone along, right?"

"Ah."

I nodded: "The crystals dropped from daily quests are mostly for solo dungeons, so you really can't carry others."

"There's nothing we can do about it."

Zhang Ruolin said, "Remember to think of me if you have the chance. I'll save the prettiest girls in the bar for you!"

"You said you had to save the prettiest ones for me! I'll deal with them when I have time! (doge emoji)"

Zhang Ruolin posted a laughing emoji.

After that, the two stopped chatting, and I started to focus on grinding the dungeon.

……

It was around 11 p.m.

Finally, after killing all the rats in the hydroponic laboratory, we arrived at the end of the instance map.

At the end, a figure stood there alone and forlorn, emanating a faint blue light. Just as I reached it with my gun, it slowly turned around, revealing a strange face covered in hair and with protruding sharp teeth, making it look quite frightening.

After a brief glance, the BOSS's attributes appeared.

[Mutant Ratman] (Blue BOSS)

Rating: 35
Attack: 400-620
Defense: 100
Qi and blood: 40000
Skills: [Bite Lv7], [Swiftness Lv7], [Venom Lv7]

Details: Dr. Vance, a mutated rat-man from the hydroponic laboratory, mutated after being bitten by a poisonous rat, eventually becoming a powerful rat-man. He has lost his humanity; please be extremely careful.

……

A level 35 blue BOSS, that's a pretty high level!
I frowned, lowered my body slightly, and pointed the gun straight at him.

"Kid, you think you can kill me?"

The mutated ratman let out a mocking laugh, and suddenly wisps of blue wind patterns appeared around him. Then, his speed increased dramatically, and he quickly approached with an S-shaped, snake-like movement!
My eyes turned cold, and as I stepped back, I pulled the trigger. Immediately, with a series of "bang bang bang" sounds, bullets flew out, and some of them hit his head with great accuracy, resulting in headshots!
"201!"

"603!"

"199!"

"1218!"

"621!"

……

So-called snake-like movement is utterly useless against max-level advanced shooting!
Moreover, the damage numbers are extremely impressive, not only headshots, but also headshots plus critical hits for a total of six times the damage!
At this point, my critical hit rate had reached 7%, and shooting damage can benefit from critical hits, so in the early stages of the game, this 7% critical hit chance was quite considerable!
With just one burst of bullets, the mutated ratman's health bar had already dropped by more than 10%, and its eyes became even more venomous as it swung its claws and pounced from the side!

(End of this chapter)