Everyone's eyes widened as they saw the item's description.
Summoning Rune…
"It's single-use!"
After a long while, Lin Chi grumbled in dissatisfaction.
Of course, no one paid attention to him.
When they fought the Skeleton Spirit earlier, its level was 65.
They all knew how thick its health was and how strong it was.
After Zhao Lei took aggro and before Chu Tian arrived.
He had exclaimed in shock, saying if he were still a Shield Warrior, he wouldn't have been able to withstand three hits from that guy.
That thing suppressed his level too much.
Shield Warriors relied mainly on their shields, using block and parry as defensive measures.
With the level suppression, Zhao Lei's blocks and parries would easily be broken through by the opponent.
Drunken Monk was different; he took all the damage.
There was no blocking or parrying; all damage went into the Stagger, then was resolved.
However, he had an evasion.
For every hit he took, he gained a buff that gave him a 20% dodge chance on the next attack.
And it could stack…
This meant that in the worst-case scenario, he would take five hits, and the sixth would definitely be dodged.
It was like a miss… effect.
The Drunken Monk could also gain a stack of this dodge buff by hitting a target with his single-target skill, Phantom Kick.
The only thing unclear now was the upper limit of the Drunken Monk's Stagger.
Whether it could be overloaded by a boss's high-burst skill in one go.
This would require future practice, as even Zhao Lei wasn't sure.
He hadn't found the display location for the so-called Stagger.
There was no way to verify the stored value in his Stagger when he reached the "Severe Drunken Fist" state.
It was also unknown if there were any other indicators after "Severe Drunken Fist."
Chu Tian picked up the rune and swept up the items on the ground.
Apart from that rune.
Everything else was considered trash by everyone else.
Although there were a few Silver and Gold equipment pieces.
The equipment requirements were too high.
If they couldn't wear them now, they were no different from trash.
The rest were some gold coins and potions.
Chu Tian didn't find anything particularly valuable, as this monster was from a future speed-run dungeon.
Even though it was rare, there was still a chance to drop a Summoning Rune.
Since Chu Tian and his team defeated it, and it was the first kill, one was guaranteed to drop.
On this floor, Chu Tian didn't choose to find a hole.
Before, it was to avoid the guards stationed at the entrance to prevent them from being discovered.
On the sixth floor, those people hadn't arrived yet, so they couldn't arrange guards.
Therefore, Chu Tian led them directly towards the entrance.
Chu Tian was in the front, pulling aggro all the way.
With his extremely high defense, he nearly dragged all the monsters on the map behind him.
The others maintained a distance from him.
Following behind the monsters.
This nameless cave became smaller with each subsequent floor.
So, after about ten minutes, Chu Tian informed everyone in the team to be aware of the entrance ahead.
After he lured the monsters away, Zhao Lei would take the lead and descend to the seventh floor.
Everyone responded.
Soon, a black hole appeared ahead.
With steps extending downwards.
Chu Tian gradually moved away with the monsters.
Everyone quickly went down.
Chu Tian would soon drag the monsters back to block the entrance.
Using the old method, gather the monsters…
The monsters gradually blocked the opening, leaving only a small gap.
Chu Tian circled around twice more.
Finding the right distance, he fiercely activated the Leap skill on his shoes.
He jumped over the monsters' heads.
The giant bear's body soared into the air.
The Skeleton Warriors below waved their claws at Chu Tian.
Making a grating sound like nails on a chalkboard.
"Second jump…"
As his body was about to fall, Chu Tian stomped on the air with his feet.
His final landing spot was on the steps of the entrance pit.
Immediately after, he lowered his body, transformed into a leopard, and accelerated rapidly, sprinting downwards.
…
Fifth Floor.
Countless mobs were chasing a team of tens of thousands of people.
"Damn it, why are all these monsters gathered at the entrance?"
"Damn system, are you letting us live or not?"
"Stop dawdling, run! All the Shield Warriors were instantly killed upon contact."
"Several guild leaders in the front row have also died, what should we do?"
"What else can we do, alas… Don't push me… Ah!"
Various battle reports came from the team.
Someone was pushed and fell, instantly swamped by bones.
Many people at the back of the team, upon hearing this, immediately turned their backs and ran.
They bolted towards the rear.
The entire fifth floor was bustling, with everyone scrambling to escape to the fourth floor.
Finally, out of seventy to eighty thousand people, only a little over twenty thousand lucky survivors returned to the fourth floor.
This wave directly caused heavy casualties to the guild coalition of Blackwater City.
They had received orders to wait at the entrance between the fourth and fifth floors.
Waiting for the casualties to arrive.
They dared not retrieve their corpses and could only choose to respawn at the graveyard.
After respawning, they had to wait for half an hour for the weakened state to pass before returning.
Chu Tian's move successfully delayed them for another half hour.
…
Seventh Floor. Zhao Lei and the others stood not far from the entrance.
"Guess if Brother Tian can step on a trap?" Zhao Lei stared at the stairs.
"Do you think the boss is like you, clearing mines all the way, stepping wherever there's a mine?
Seriously, I doubt how you survived when we executed missions through minefields in the past."
Jing Kaiyu looked at him with disdain…
"Holy cow, I wasn't the one clearing mines, and besides, weren't you always in front during minefield traversals?
Why didn't you lead the way just now?" Zhao Lei's neck turned red from his retort.
"Stop arguing, the boss is coming down!"
Everyone's spirits immediately lifted, and they all looked towards the entrance.
A fiery red Star Cat, trailing a long exhaust plume, rushed down.
Descending the smooth steps, as soon as Chu Tian stepped onto the ground of the seventh floor.
Chu Tian suddenly felt a slight vibration under his feet, but despite it being extremely subtle, he perceived it immediately.
"Holy hell… there's a mechanism!"
Chu Tian, in his leopard form, immediately rolled.
Boom… A burst of sound came from where he had just stood.
It was a landmine explosion.
Gravel and iron fragments flew everywhere…
But not a single piece touched Chu Tian.
However, just as his roll ended.
The vibration came again…
"More? Chain traps?"
The leopard's body twisted like a knot.
He somersaulted directly out of the air.
Bang…
Bang…
Bang, bang…
Explosions continued to sound.
The few people watching from a distance were stunned.
Chu Tian had detonated no less than twenty landmines in this instant.
But he hadn't taken any damage.
Although he detonated them, at the moment of explosion, he could always find a way to dodge out.
The problem was, at every landing spot, there were still landmines.
That area was a minefield…
The sound of the landmines here was fierce.
Chu Tian didn't want to test their power, even though he didn't know what it was.
Even if they couldn't kill him, they would still hurt.
Although the landmine skill was secret, there was about a two-second interval from touch to detonation.
Chu Tian thus easily dodged them with his senses, agile movements, and highly sharp state.
Five minutes later…