Previously, Chen Mo had breezed through the floors almost instantly, but this time, he couldn’t.
Over three billion Health was still quite a lot to wear down.
Besides, this creature also had immunity to abnormal statuses and damage reduction abilities.
Chen Mo immediately activated the effect of his The God of Bravery title, sealing the creature’s corresponding abilities.
However, as he progressed deeper into the floors, the monsters seemed to possess more and more skills. Sealing only three abilities wasn’t quite enough.
I wonder how the rewards for this floor will change!
Chen Mo summoned 3,400 Skeleton Monsters. He activated both Undying Worship and the Amplified Ring, and combined with his own damage output, it took him a full two or three seconds to finally kill this Level 20, first-transition, silver-grade BOSS.
"Finally, it’s dead!"
It was a good thing the monster was completely dead; otherwise, hearing Chen Mo’s remark, it might have died of anger all over again.
I only lasted less than three seconds against him, and he says ’finally’?
As the BOSS fell, a Heavenly Dao Hint arrived promptly.
[Heavenly Dao Hint: You have successfully killed the Guardian of the 30th floor of the Mysterious Dungeon. You may choose one of the following three rewards! Additionally, you can consume one bravery point to remove a Global BUFF or grant your team a Global BUFF.]
[Reward One]: Remaining time extended by 6 hours!
[Reward Two]: Add one Almighty Spiritual Fruit to the settlement rewards.
[Reward Three]: All team member attributes increase by 200%.
An Almighty Spiritual Fruit? That’s good stuff!
Consuming an Almighty Spiritual Fruit permanently increased All Attributes by 10 points.
It was an extremely rare, top-grade fruit.
It was almost impossible to find in the outside world.
Who wouldn’t want their attributes to be stronger? Anyone who got their hands on one would consume it immediately.
My current attributes are sufficient to handle a Level 20, first-transition, Golden BOSS. There’s no need to rush an attribute increase. I’ll take the fruit reward for now!
After some consideration, Chen Mo chose to increase his settlement rewards.
After selecting his reward, Chen Mo contemplated whether to remove a Global BUFF.
He found this Dodge BUFF particularly annoying.
But if he spent another bravery point, he wouldn’t be able to secure his SS-level title.
Although he was almost certain that the 35th floor would feature a Level 20, first-transition, Golden BOSS, what if something unexpected happened?
After carefully weighing the pros and cons, Chen Mo concluded that even if the 35th floor had a Level 20, first-transition, Golden BOSS, he could still handle it, with or without the Dodge BUFF.
However, if it wasn’t a Golden BOSS, he figured that even without the Dodge BUFF, if he was fated to lose, he would lose anyway.
Thus, it was more important to secure the title.
He abandoned the idea of removing the BUFF this time.
[Heavenly Dao Hint: Upgrade successful! At the end of the current instance, you will receive one SSS-level Gift Pack and one Almighty Spiritual Fruit!]
[Heavenly Dao Hint: You have successfully defeated the Guardian of the 30th floor of the Mysterious Dungeon. You have gained 6 bravery points, bringing your current total to 20. At the end of the instance, you will receive a title reward of a rank corresponding to your bravery points.]
Just as Chen Mo finished selecting his rewards, a dark fog once again billowed up before him.
Isn’t this the Mysterious Merchant who appeared before?
"You again? What good stuff did you bring this time?"
The merchant paused, then chuckled, "You mean my younger brother, whom you met previously?"
"Younger brother?" Chen Mo was taken aback. "How many brothers are there?"
The merchant didn’t answer, instead saying directly, "Greetings, brave Adventurer. I am a merchant offering assistance within this dungeon. You can exchange your bravery points for items you might need. Would you like to see my wares?"
Does he have to give that opening spiel every single time?
Chen Mo said with resignation, "Alright, let me see."
As the merchant handed over a product list, Chen Mo noted that this one offered slightly more items than his brother.
There were a full fifteen items listed.
"Huh, there’s actually something useful here. Can this ’god-grade secret key’ be discounted?"
Chen Mo hadn’t expected that, among the items this merchant sold, there would actually be a god-grade secret key capable of opening god-grade treasure chests.
However, the price was a bit too steep, a full five bravery points.
He simply couldn’t afford it.
To get the SSS-level title on the 35th floor, he could currently only spend a maximum of two bravery points.
Although there were several good items worth two bravery points, they were mostly single-use consumables for within the instance. Their effects were potent, but not particularly cost-effective.
Chen Mo decided to save his points for now; perhaps there would be better opportunities on later floors.
However, he still tried to bargain.
After all, when comparing the SS-level title to the god-grade secret key, the latter was undeniably more valuable.
No one wanted to find a god-grade treasure chest only to be unable to open it, left to stew in agonizing frustration.
With a god-grade secret key, finding a god-grade treasure chest was tantamount to receiving an SSS-level reward.
So, all things considered, the god-grade secret key was definitely superior to an SS-level title.
For the god-grade secret key, Chen Mo was willing to risk losing the SS-level title.
The crucial point, however, was whether this Mysterious Merchant would be willing to offer a discount.
"Can you give me a discount on this god-grade secret key?"
"How many bravery points are you willing to pay?"
The Mysterious Merchant actually seemed open to negotiation, surprisingly asking Chen Mo in return.
This piqued Chen Mo’s interest.
"I can only afford two bravery points."
"I’m truly sorry, but that would be too great a loss for my humble shop. I cannot make that deal," the Mysterious Merchant said, his tone full of regret.