Worthless Profession: Dragon Tamer

Chapter 372, Consecutive Level Ups

Translator: Silavin

Wherever the black mist passed, the previously motionless graves began to show signs of activity.

Black earth turned over as dried corpses crawled out one after another, shedding from their cocoons and transforming into Monsters.

Seeing this, Lu Fan thought to himself that these cocoons were indeed Monsters. Just that they had yet to be activated by this Boss’s Skills, which was why they had been sleeping underground in cocoon form.

Now that a group of Humans had arrived, and they had awakened the Shadow Excavator, it naturally activated its Skill. It resurrected all these dried corpses.

In an instant, the entire graveyard became like a pot of boiling water, descending into chaos.

When Lu Fan used Appraisal to check on these Monsters’ Attributes again, there was finally a response.

All the dried corpses that emerged from the cocoons were Monsters called Shadow Walkers. Though they were numerous, Lu Fan was somewhat surprised to find they were not actually that strong. They were merely Level 85 Elite Monsters.

Moreover, they each wielded either a blade or club made from polished black bones, clearly indicating they were Close Combat Monsters. As long as the front line could withstand them, they would not be difficult to kill.

At once, hundreds upon thousands of Shadow Walkers surged forward with no strategy in mind. They were like a human wave, attempting to overwhelm Lu Fan and his group with pure numbers.

Lu Fan did not take these Mobs seriously. With his Underworld Serpent’s Cry enchanted with Chain Lightning, he began continuously shooting arrows into the Monster groups.

Meanwhile, the Fallen Corpse Holy Dragon King also took to the air, and released its Dragon Breath. Wherever this breath went, only ashes remained. Still, some Shadow Isle Essence would drop from time to time.

Xiao Ye, after being summoned by Lu Fan, was not recalled.

She joined the battle too, transforming into her Battle Form and using Lava Blaze to slaughter the Mobs.

As for the others, they also began fighting with their Skills.

These Level 85 Elite Monsters were not difficult opponents for anyone present. Even the weakest, Andrei, could make great strides dealing with these Monsters due to Xiao Cui’s Buffs. He could use his Skills to blast away these Mobs.

After the group had slain about two hundred Monsters, Lu Fan discovered there were actually more Monsters than he had initially thought.

Because from each cocoon, not just one Shadow Walker emerged.

Within each, at least four or five Monsters were bundled together, sealed inside the cocoon.

Now, once the cocoons broke, Shadow Walkers came in wave after wave. Though Lu Fan’s group killed all the waves that came after them, their numbers were still astounding.

Even so, since they had transformed into Monsters, these Shadow Walkers provided Experience Points, allowing Lu Fan to happily harvest Experience Points.

Moreover, there was plenty of Shadow Isle Essence on the ground waiting to be collected, making Lu Fan want to farm here a while longer.

After clearing nearly five hundred Shadow Walkers, the Shadow Excavator, behind the Monster Tide, seemed to realise its Minions could not handle Lu Fan’s group. Thus, it raised its pickaxe high again and struck the ground twice more.

After the first strike, black mist suddenly erupted from beneath all the Shadow Walkers, enveloping them. When the mist dispersed, the Shadow Walkers’ skin had turned pitch black, as if covered in armor.

At the same time, their names changed from ‘Shadow Walker’ to ‘Shadow Rager’, becoming Level 90 Bronze Grade Bosses with doubled Attributes!

With the second strike, a crimson light shot forth from the tip of the Shadow Excavator’s pickaxe. The light pierced into all Shadow Ragers, causing their hands and eyes to glow crimson, significantly increasing their Movement Speed and Strength Attribute!

This Shadow Excavator certainly had some tricks up its sleeve – not only could it increase its Minions’ Level and Grade, but it could also give them Buffs!

Lu Fan’s expression changed, but then he thought this might not be such a bad thing overall. After all, Monsters with Higher Level and Grade would provide more Experience Points. Being able to farm for Experience Points here was actually starting to get really good.

The Monster Attribute increase did not affect Lu Fan by much. However, Andrei and the others felt the greatly increased pressure.

Originally, everyone could cut through the Monster Tide with ease, but after the Monsters’ Level increased, they clearly could not act as freely as before. They began gathering together, using teamwork to resist the Monsters.

Other than Lu Fan, only Ye Wuxian could still easily kill Monsters with her spear.

Although the group faced increased pressure, they could still withstand the waves of Monsters.

However, this situation did not last long as the Shadow Excavator struck its pickaxe again.

Instantly, black mist exploded from the ground, enveloping the Shadow Ragers.

When the mist dispersed, the Shadow Ragers had doubled in size, becoming Level 90 Silver Grade Bosses – Shadow Berserkers!

Andrei engaged one in combat but was sent flying by its club, landing injured on the ground.

However, with the ‘fueling’ Effect of Spring of Life, Andrei recovered after resting briefly on the ground.

Now that he had learned his lesson, knowing these Monsters were beyond his ability to handle, he safely stayed behind the others. From then on, he only contributed via Range Attacks using his Range Skills, not daring to approach.

As the group continued killing Monsters, more and more cocoons in the graveyard broke open.

Though the cocoons were empty, they continuously emitted black mist, affecting the surrounding environment.

Unknowingly, the black mist here had become exceptionally thick, surpassing any place Lu Fan’s group had previously visited.

This black mist naturally negatively influenced them.

Everyone except Lu Fan discovered that even with Xiao Cui continuously applying Jade Light to remove Debuffs, their Attributes were still steadily decreasing.

It was like a bucket with an ever-growing hole. Even if water could fill it completely each time, most would leak out instantly after filling, making it impossible to maintain a high water level.

Moreover, while everyone was already feeling pressured from their steadily dropping Attributes, the Shadow Excavator struck its pickaxe again, raising all Shadow Berserkers’ Levels.

This time, the Shadow Berserkers grew pairs of pitch-black flesh wings, gaining the ability to Fly. Now, they have turned into Shadow Sky Rippers.

Furthermore, their flying speed was considerable, easily breaking through the defense lines of the three Fourth Profession Players.

Now, these Minions had transformed into Level 95 Gold Grade Bosses, and their numbers were overwhelming, completely beyond what those present could handle.

Except for Lu Fan and Ye Wuxian, the others definitely did not have the ability to survive against this. A single Shadow Sky Ripper was enough to give a Fourth Profession Player a headache, but now there were over a thousand Shadow Sky Rippers!

“It’s over! We’re all going to fall here!” The Destroyer whimpered, his voice filled with despair.