Chapter 1040: A Shocking Scene
Inside the secret realm.
Ling Zhan couldn't be bothered to explain much, and directly stepped into the third level with his contract beasts.
Kuna followed behind nervously.
This human said he'd handle the rest of the dungeon himself.
But...
Could he really clear this dungeon?
At the moment—
The group had successfully stepped into the third level.
They were now standing before the gates of the Fallen Angel Palace.
The palace before them had long lost its former glory. Though tall and imposing, its color scheme was dark and ominous, and its walls were carved with markings exuding curses and corruption.
Before the palace gates stood a level 280 elite monster.
[Monster: Blazing Fallen Angel.]
[Level: 280]
[Race: Holy Light Clan]
[Skills: Blazing Storm (Celestial Void), Gale Fury (Celestial Void)...]
[Rank: Commander (★★★★)]
[Strength: 220 billion]
[Wisdom: 220 billion]
[Constitution: 200 billion]
[Agility: 250 billion]
[Note: Once a radiant holy angel, now cursed and transformed into a fallen angel. Violent and arrogant, its strength is overwhelming.]
[Notice: Due to today being the Day of Corruption, this monster's actual combat strength has increased by 50%.]
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Under Ling Zhan's "Eye of Appraisal," the monster's full stats appeared clearly.
Kuna watched the elite monster slowly ignite in blazing fire, beginning to awaken, and her expression grew heavy. A strong sense of danger welled up inside her.
Her combat instincts screamed: she should teleport out immediately.
There was no way she and this human could defeat a buffed elite monster like this.
The audience outside was already murmuring in low voices.
"As expected... It's a specially buffed monster. No way they can beat it."
"Even unbuffed, it'd be really tough."
"They should get out now, or they'll die in there."
......
All the murmuring made Kuna's mother, Lidia, scowl even harder.
Her gaze at the figure of the human on the screen was full of resentment.
This damned human...
She knew her daughter's personality well.
Helpful, full of justice, overflowing with sympathy.
She always wanted to help those in trouble.
At first Lidia thought this was a good trait, but now it just made her daughter meddlesome.
If the human wanted to keep going, fine, let him go alone.
But her daughter followed him.
That made Lidia's heart feel heavy.
If her daughter died inside, she couldn't imagine the pain she'd feel.
And just as everyone was speculating—
The human on the screen hadn't moved.
Instead, the girl in the red dress stepped forward alone toward the Blazing Fallen Angel.
"Courting death!"
The audience didn't hesitate to comment.
But what they didn't know was…
Everything that happened next would shatter the understanding of every Professional present!
Inside the secret realm.
The red-dressed girl walking toward the Blazing Fallen Angel—who else could it be but Yun Man?
She walked forward, expressionless.
Kuna looked panicked and was about to rush forward to stop her.
But Meng Shuang pulled Kuna back with a giggle. "Relax. If Sister Yun Man dares to do this, she's got it covered. Let's just watch."
Kuna opened her mouth, stunned.
You're telling me a level 190 has what it takes to go toe-to-toe with a level 280 elite?
Even if Yun Man is a divine beast, this is too ridiculous!
That's a whole 90-level gap!
Each of the four attributes had to differ by over 100 billion points!
And you're telling me she's confident under those conditions?
Are you sure this isn't suicide?
Kuna turned to look at that low-level human who, in her eyes, oddly exuded charisma.
And found that he was still calm and relaxed, not worried at all.
This...
Kuna was truly shaken.
"Fine... worst case, if anything happens, I'll use a high-grade teleport scroll to get us all out..."
Kuna bit her silver teeth and thought.
Teleport scrolls came in two types: normal and advanced.
Normal ones required 3–5 seconds of casting and couldn't be interrupted by damage or crowd control.
If interrupted, the cast had to be restarted.
Advanced scrolls, on the other hand, were instant-cast.
They were sold exclusively by the Secret Realm Hall.
Very expensive—5,000 Holy Coins per scroll.
But for good reason. Even at that price, they sold out weekly.
There were always plenty of Professionals eager to buy.
And as the mayor's daughter, Kuna was always given one before entering a dungeon.
Just in case.
After all, if the mayor's daughter got into trouble inside, the entire staff of the Secret Realm Hall would be replaced.
Their lives weren't at risk since it was a safe zone.
But the mayor did have the authority to fire anyone in town.
And those positions came with generous salaries.
No one wanted to lose such a cushy job, so they always treated Kuna with extra care.
At this moment—
Just as Kuna was nervously about to use the advanced scroll—
The next scene before her eyes completely stunned her.
BOOM!!
On the battlefield—
The level 280 Blazing Fallen Angel had fully awakened, and immediately entered a berserk state!
Like a volcanic eruption, searing flames burst from its body!
A terrifying wave of fire swept across the battlefield.
It was clearly a full-screen attack.
But then—
Just as the fire was about to engulf Yun Man—
The divine beast girl simply stretched out her fair hand expressionlessly, curled her fingers, and said calmly, "Return."
With that one word—
Under the stunned gazes of all the Professionals watching from the outside, and of Kuna herself—
SWOOSH!!
The raging fire that was about to swallow the battlefield... instantly collapsed.
As if encountering something terrifying, it shrank back and was forcibly sucked back into the Blazing Fallen Angel's body.
At that moment—not just the audience—even the Blazing Fallen Angel itself was dumbfounded.