Aster stepped out of the dungeon and immediately turned around to entered once more.
This time, he selected "Hard Mode".
"Easy mode was too easy, and it’s give a little point, hard is what I should have been cleaning"
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The moment Aster entered the dungeon. Meanwhile, General was quite shocked to see Aster coming out of the dungeon so soon.
"The previous record for clearing this dungeon in easy difficulty was 2 minutes 12 second, but Aster cleared it in only 1 minutes 2 second" General smiled and thought
"Hehe! I want to see what surprise he can bring in his year college ranking tournament"
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Meanwhile, Aster entered Hard Mode.
The graveyard looked almost identical to Easy Mode. The only difference is that the monsters were much stronger. A nearby grave suddenly exploded open. A skeleton slowly climbed out, its crimson eyes burning with eerie flames.
System window:
Monster: Undead Skeleton
Level: 5
"So the normal monsters are already Level 5"
He remembered that the boss of Easy Mode boss had only been Level 5.
"This really is a huge jump."
He opened his status window.
Class: Lazy Sovereign
Level: 4
Attack: 28
Mana: 25
Intelligence: 34
Speed: 25
Vitality: 25
Free Stat Points:10
"My Attack and Mana are the most important. I should add my extra point to them"
Without hesitation, he invested five points into each.
Attack: 33
Mana: 30
Aster then summoned the "Undead Greatsword".
Effect: Deals double damage to Undead enemies.
He tilted his head.
"Physically, it doubles my damage. But will my manifested Slashes receive the same bonus? There’s only one way to find out."
"Slash."
A Slash of mana instantly shot forward.
The instant it struck the skeleton—
"Boom!"
The Level 5 Undead Skeleton was split clean in half.
Aster’s eyes lit up.
"It works. So depending on the weapons, the slash effect can also change. Now one Slash is enough to kill one skeleton."
"That means I can manifest two Slashes every second and kill two monsters continuously." He grinned.
"I thought Hard Mode would actually be difficult. But with this Undead Greatsword, it’s as easy as easy mode!"
Just like before, Aster walked past every grave without attacking. One after another, skeletons crawled out and began chasing him.
Soon...
An entire army of undead was pursuing him through the graveyard. Only after every single grave had awakened did Aster finally stop.
He calmly drew his Undead greatsword.
Any skeleton that entered within ten meters of him was instantly greeted by a manifested Slash.
One Slash.
One kill.
Again.
Again.
Again.
Within moments, the entire horde had been wiped out.
"System"
"Congratulations!"
"Level Up!"
"Level Up!"
Aster smiled and immediately distributed all ten newly earned stat points.
Five into Attack.
Five into Mana.
His status updated once more.
"Class:" Lazy Sovereign
"Level:" 6
"Attack:" 48
"Mana:" 45
"Intelligence:" 36
"Speed:" 35
"Vitality:" 35
"Free Stat Points:" 0
The ground suddenly trembled. The largest grave in the cemetery burst apart. A towering skeleton wearing rusted armor slowly emerged.
"System"
"Monster: Skeleton Commander"
"Level: 10"
Aster summoned his Iron chain from the inventory
"Bind."
The monster froze.
"Slash."
"Slash."
Two manifested Slashes struck his arms cutting them of, and another pair of slesh destroyed this skeleton general"
"Crack!"
The Skeleton Commander exploded into countless bones.
"System"
"Congratulations!"
"Dungeon Cleared."
"Reward: None
"So easy?with this Undead Greatsword becoming top will be really easy, I just need to clear more time"
Aster came out of the dungeon
The General looked at the updated leaderboard.
His expression completely froze.
"...Fifty-eight seconds?"
Hard Mode...
Cleared in only fifty-eight seconds.
The previous record...
Three minutes.
Without wasting a second, Aster entered the dungeon again.
However, this time something caught his attention.
"Dungeon Difficulty"
Easy
Normal
Hard
Hell
His eyes widened.
"The Hell Mode option is unlocked now? So I can challenge it already?"
Without the slightest hesitation,He selected it. He was sucked into the dungeon once again
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This time, the scenery changed instantly. The graveyard was far larger than before. A thick crimson mist drifted across the ground. The air itself felt heavier.
Aster cautiously walked forward.
A nearby grave exploded.
A skeleton climbed out.
"System"
Monster: Undead Skeleton
Level: 15
"...Fifteen?"
"That’s higher than the Hard Mode boss."
Before he could react...
Another grave shook.
Then another.
Then another.
Unlike the previous difficulties...
The awakening of one skeleton triggered every graveyard in sight.
Hundreds of undead began climbing out simultaneously.
"...That’s not good."
Before Aster could lure them together like before...
The entire undead army had already surrounded him.
"Slash!"
"Slash!"
A single Level 15 Skeleton required four manifested Slashes to finally bring down.
While he was attacking one, the rest charged straight toward him, Forced onto the defensive, Aster could no longer stand still. He continuously retreated while activating Slash after Slash.
However...
Because he kept moving "Sloth’s Authority" could no longer activate. His mana drained at an alarming speed.
"This won’t work.bI’ll run out of mana before I kill them all."
Without hesitation, Aster activated "Body Strengthen" before drinking a Strength Potion.
For the next five minutes...
His attack power surged.
This time...
Instead of relying on manifested attacks...
He rushed forward with the Undead Greatsword itself and attacked physically.
One swing.
One skeleton fell.
Another swing.
Another corpse collapsed.
Finally...
"Level Up!"
Aster immediately poured every stat point into Attack.
He continued cutting down skeletons.
Another Level Up.
Again...
Every point into Attack.
Soon, his Slash had become powerful enough to kill the undead in a single hit once more.
Thanks to the Greatsword’s double damage against undead and the strength potion. The slaughter accelerated dramatically.
Finally, Aster stopped moving.
Sloth’s Authority activated once again.
Mana consumption plummeted. Countless manifested Slashes began raining across the battlefield.
Within minutes...
The endless sea of skeletons had been completely annihilated.
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The ground suddenly exploded.
A deafening roar echoed across the graveyard.
A gigantic armored skeleton slowly rose from the largest grave.
Its crimson aura alone was enough to make the surrounding earth tremble.
"System"
"Monster:" Undead Skeleton General
"Level:" 22
Aster narrowed his eyes.
"Level 22..."
"I’m only Level 8."
"But with the Undead Greatsword, Body Strengthen, and the Strength Potion..."
"I can still beat it."
He immediately summoned his Iron Chains.
"Bind."
The chains shot toward the Skeleton General.
"Clang!"
They shattered instantly.
The monster broke free without slowing down. It swung its massive sword.
"Parry!"
Aster blocked the attack at the last possible moment. At the same time...
"Slash!"
A manifested slash effect struck instantly. Unlike physical attacks...
Manifested Slashes appeared directly on the target, making them extremely difficult to dodge. And they are almost invisible.
Crack.
A fracture spread across the Skeleton General’s left arm.
"So full-body binding won’t work..."
Aster quickly came up with another idea. He retreated several steps. As the Skeleton General charged toward him...
"Bind."
This time...
The chains wrapped only around one leg. The monster immediately lost its balance and crashed to the ground.
"Slash."
"Slash."
"Slash."
Aster unleashed a relentless barrage of manifested slash attacks.
Cracks rapidly spread across the Skeleton General’s body.
Finally—
"BOOM!"
The giant skeleton shattered into countless fragments.
"Hahaha..."
"So much for a Skeleton General."
System
Level up!
Level up!
Congratulations! Skill level up Slash level 12
Dungeon Cleared!
Reward Obtained: Talent Stone x1