Another loud explosion echoed through the forest as the knight's body was detonated as well. The three people were completely erased from existence, not even a speck of dust remained. It must be acknowledged, the Corpse Explosion skill was perfect for erasing evidence.
Following his plans from the previous day, Lin headed towards the West Sea Mine, the stronghold of the goblins. As he drew closer to the West Sea Mine, the levels of the goblin tribes gradually increased. 12th-level goblin warriors and 13th-level goblin archers made their appearance. But against the extraordinarily powerful skeleton warriors, they were ineffective.
After a night of meditation and a full recovery of his spiritual power, Lin summoned 4 more skeleton warriors, bringing their total number to 48. With the "Summon Skeleton Warrior" skill leveling up to 10, evolving from iron-tier skeleton warriors to bronze-tier, the requirement for spiritual power also increased. Now, summoning a single skeleton warrior required 70 points of spiritual power. Lin had a total of only 300 points of spiritual power. Just like before, he could only summon 4 at a time. However, Lin was quite satisfied. He believed that one day, the summoning space would be filled, but he wasn't in a hurry.
As he neared the West Sea Mine dungeon, more and more people began to appear. The monsters on the path to the dungeon had been mostly cleared out. Soon, Lin saw the dungeon entrance—a vortex similar to that of the novice dungeon, only much larger. The novice dungeon vortex had a diameter of half a meter at most, while this West Sea Mine dungeon entrance had a diameter of a full meter. The vortex continuously emitted a bloodthirsty aura that would instill fear in the faint-hearted just by smelling it.
At the dungeon entrance, many people were shouting and searching for team members, discussing something. Lin, with a single skeleton warrior by his side, approached the dungeon entrance. The other skeleton warriors were tucked away, but their passive skill remained effective, ensuring Lin's safety.
The sight of the skeleton warrior, with its bone-grinding steps and soul fire flickering within its skull, spreading chills, caused panic among many. They retreated, clearing a path for Lin. Lin, examining the dungeon information, found it was not a true dungeon meant for novice leveling but rather one with only normal and nightmare difficulties, lacking a hell difficulty level. Normal difficulty contained elite monsters, several times stronger than those outside, while nightmare difficulty had enhanced elite monsters, posing an even higher challenge. Lin, unresponsive to invitations to team up, chose the nightmare difficulty and was transported into the dungeon.
Outside, people were left with anticipation, wondering if Lin could survive the solo dungeon attempt. The West Sea Mine dungeon was exactly as its name implied—a mine-like terrain filled with a suffocating atmosphere and thick with the scent of blood. Before Lin was a massive iron gate leading to the dungeon's official start, with a monster over two meters tall howling behind it, ready to tear Lin apart the moment he dared to open the gate.