Online Game: My Decay Drives the Entire Server Crazy

Lin Ye smiled: ”Five million? That person behind the scenes is quite wealthy.”

”What do you plan to do?”

Lin Ye thought for a moment, pulled the [Eye of the Undead] from his bag, and weighed it in his hand: ”Have you heard of the Abyss Dungeon?”

Qin Wentian paused: ”You want to run the Abyss Dungeon?”

”Not run it, but scout it. The Abyss Dungeon is about to open, and all the top players on the server will go. The person behind the scenes will definitely go too. Instead of waiting for him to come to me, I might as well go find him.”

Qin Wentian was silent for a few seconds, then said: ”The Abyss Dungeon is very dangerous. The monsters inside can corrode equipment and stats, and dying will cause a level drop. Very few people on the entire server can clear it.”

Lin Ye smiled: ”Dangerous? Isn’t that perfect? The more dangerous the place, the easier it is for people to slip up.”

He stood up, walked to the window, and looked at the lights of the main city in the distance, a wicked smile curling his lips.

”Besides—I just happen to need an opportunity to test the new effect of my Talent.”

”A new effect?” Qin Wentian paused.

Lin Ye opened his Talent panel, where a new prompt had appeared— [System Prompt: Detected that the host has successfully thwarted three malicious attacks in a row. Talent advancement effect unlocked: Abyss Decay—Deals an additional 200% damage to Abyss Monsters and can absorb Abyss energy, converting it into personal stats. Duration: Permanent.]

Qin Wentian looked at the effect and gasped: ”Deals an additional 200% damage to Abyss Monsters? And can absorb Abyss energy? Isn’t this Talent a bit too ridiculous?”

Lin Ye smiled: ”It’s not ridiculous, it’s professional. Let’s go, call Fatty Wang and Qinghan. Tomorrow, we’re going to the Abyss Dungeon.”

Qin Wentian hesitated and asked: ”I’m going too?”

”Of course. Weren’t you the guild leader of the number one guild on the server? You must have run quite a few dungeons, right?”

Qin Wentian smiled bitterly: ”I have, but never an Abyss-level one.”

Lin Ye patted his shoulder: ”Then consider it an eye-opener.”

That night, Lin Ye called Fatty Wang and Su Qinghan together and announced the plan to run the Abyss Dungeon tomorrow.

Fatty Wang’s legs went soft: ”Brother, the Abyss Dungeon? That’s a top-tier dungeon for level 40 and above! I’m only level 30; isn’t going in there just suicide?”

Lin Ye smiled: ”Don’t worry, with me around, you won’t die.”

Su Qinghan also frowned: ”The monsters in the Abyss Dungeon will corrode equipment and stats. Even though our equipment is good, it can’t withstand the corrosion.”

Lin Ye pulled a few pieces of equipment that shimmered with a silver light from his bag and handed them to the three: ”Put these on.”

Su Qinghan took them and looked, stunned: ”This is... Abyss resistance equipment? When did you get these?”

”I farmed a few while running the Hidden Mine last time. Although the quality isn’t high, it’s enough to resist the Abyss corrosion.”

Qin Wentian also took a piece and looked at the stats, unable to help but exclaim: ”You even prepared this?”

Lin Ye shrugged: ”It’s professional, after all.”

Early the next morning, the four of them formed a party and arrived at the entrance of the Abyss Dungeon on the northernmost side of the main city. It was a massive black vortex, exuding an unsettling aura. A stone tablet stood at the entrance, with a few lines of text carved into it—

[Abyss Dungeon · Corrosive Cave] Level Requirement: 40. Suggested Party Size: 10. Current Clear Rate: 0%. Warning: Monsters within the dungeon have corrosive properties; death will result in a permanent level drop.

Fatty Wang looked at the stone tablet, his legs going soft: ”Brother, are we really going in?”

Lin Ye smiled: ”What are you afraid of? I’m here.”

He stepped into the black vortex. Su Qinghan, Fatty Wang, and Qin Wentian exchanged a glance and followed him inside.