Chapter 33: Running the Dungeon Again and Successfully Reaching Level 17

Seeing this, Ye Mengyan was utterly stunned.

Only now did she recall that this was not an ordinary dungeon, but rather a hard mode dungeon. She knew well that the monsters in hard mode were several times stronger than those in normal mode. Yet these monsters, in front of Yang Feng, were powerless and instantly wiped out.

In that moment, Ye Mengyan felt her scalp tingling, her whole body trembling uncontrollably. Was this really grinding monsters and leveling up in a dungeon? It was even easier than a field trip!

"Let's go," Yang Feng said calmly, not noticing Ye Mengyan’s expression.

At this point, the Crow Warriors were already flying toward the bottom of the pit. Hearing Yang Feng’s words, Ye Mengyan snapped back to herself and hurriedly followed.

"Yang Feng, do you always tackle hard mode dungeons alone?" Ye Mengyan finally couldn’t hold back her curiosity and asked.

If she hadn’t seen it with her own eyes, she never would have believed it. Not just her—no one else would believe it, either. A professional at only level ten or so, daring to solo a hard mode dungeon. In the entire history of Great Xia’s professionals, only a handful could manage such a feat, and every one of them was extraordinarily gifted.

"Yes," Yang Feng replied with composed indifference.

"Yang Feng, at what level did you start soloing dungeons?" Ye Mengyan continued.

"Around level twelve," Yang Feng mused, then answered.

Upon hearing this, Ye Mengyan finally understood why Yang Feng leveled up so quickly. When she left the novice village, Yang Feng must have already started solo grinding in the dungeon of Greenhill Town—and in hard mode, no less. If not for the required cooldown between dungeon entries, Yang Feng might already have surpassed level twenty.

Yang Feng’s leveling speed was simply astonishing. From entering the dungeon until now, it had been less than ten minutes. Now, they were about to encounter the dungeon’s greatest boss—the Wind Wolf King.

When Ye Mengyan teamed up with others for normal mode dungeons, it would take at least an hour to reach the Wind Wolf King.

At this moment, the Wind Wolf King lay on the ground, radiating an oppressive aura. Then, the Crow Warriors led a huge pack of Wind Wolves charging at the Wind Wolf King.

Boom!

Boom!

Boom! …

A series of deafening explosions erupted, and everything was over.

At that moment, a brilliant white light burst forth from Yang Feng. Seeing the Wind Wolf King annihilated in an instant, Ye Mengyan was completely dumbfounded. She even began to doubt whether the Wind Wolf King was just a regular monster.

When she saw the dazzling white light enveloping Yang Feng, Ye Mengyan exclaimed, "Yang Feng, you leveled up—you're at seventeen!"

"Yes," Yang Feng nodded; he had indeed reached level seventeen.

Ye Mengyan felt numb. She was only at level thirteen, still needing twenty percent more experience to reach fourteen. Now Yang Feng was at seventeen—the gap between them was widening. Thinking about it, she couldn’t help but feel a bit unwilling.

[Defeated Wind Wolf King, experience +20,000]

[Received Wind Dagger, bronze grade weapon]

[Received one low-grade demon core]

Hearing the notifications, Ye Mengyan sighed softly.

"The Wind Dagger is suited for assassins—why isn’t it a staff?" she muttered.

Yang Feng asked in confusion, "Do you need a staff?"

"Of course! The Wind Staff dropped by the Wind Wolf King is the best staff for mages before level twenty-five. Sure, I could buy one at the trading hall, but I'd have to ask my father for money. Now that I’m an adult, I really don’t want to keep asking him..."

Before Ye Mengyan finished her sentence, a staff was tossed her way. She paused, then instinctively caught it.

[Wind Staff]

Wasn’t this the staff she had always dreamed of owning?

"This staff is for you," Yang Feng said, utterly unconcerned by her surprised expression.

To Yang Feng, a mere Wind Staff was nothing worth mentioning.

"Thank you, Yang Feng," Ye Mengyan said after a moment of stunned silence.

Then, curiosity got the better of her. "Why are you giving me the Wind Staff?"

"I already have one," Yang Feng answered, pulling out the Wind Wolf King’s beginner magic scroll.

In truth, both magic scrolls and staffs were weapons used by mage-type professionals. Most mages preferred staffs, as they could both cast spells and serve as weapons. Magic scrolls, on the other hand, lacked those functions.

Therefore, staffs were generally more practical than scrolls.

"But Yang Feng, staffs are much more useful than magic scrolls," Ye Mengyan protested.

"I just don’t like holding a staff," Yang Feng replied with a shake of his head.

"..." Ye Mengyan was left speechless. She hadn’t expected that Yang Feng simply didn’t use a staff because he disliked it.

But from the beginning until now, she hadn’t seen Yang Feng take out a magic scroll, either.

"Perhaps, for Yang Feng, staffs are simply beneath his notice," she thought to herself.

Yang Feng, oblivious to Ye Mengyan’s thoughts, began checking his personal stats.

[Name: Yang Feng]

[Class: Curse Master (unique hidden class)]

[Level: 17]

[Combat Power: 300]

[Speed: 400]

[Mental Power: 900]

[Stamina: 300]

[Equipment: Wind Wolf King’s beginner magic scroll, Wind Robe]

[Pet Bag: 90/100, Crow Warriors (90)]

[Talent Skill: When receiving damage, can transfer damage to pets]

[Skills: Fireball (Level 17), Crow’s Beak (Level 17), Venomous Tongue (Level 17)]

[Active Skill: All attributes increased by twenty percent]

After reaching level seventeen, Yang Feng’s chances of applying to Qingbei University had greatly improved. If he could reach level eighteen, it would be ideal. But even if he couldn’t, it didn’t matter.

Once at level seventeen, his experience gain would slow down. Yang Feng had expected his experience bar to rise to ten percent, but it was only at five percent now.

Although teaming up with Ye Mengyan meant she would share half of his experience, the rate of growth was still considerably better than before.

Yang Feng calculated silently: if they used Ye Mengyan’s cooldown scroll, the two of them could enter three more dungeons. At his current speed, three runs would take about an hour.