Chapter 133: A Golden Scale Is No Mere Creature of the Pond

Roaring fiercely, the Golden Scale Divine Beast towered above, letting out a thunderous cry. Coupled with the dragon shape skillfully painted by Chen Mo’s insight, it truly exuded the majestic aura of a dragon.

Even an S-rank mutated zombie had its trump card. It fused its golden scale dual blades into a massive golden scale greatsword, gripping it tightly with both hands, the golden light radiating brilliantly as it slashed downward at Chen Mo from the sky.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The tremendous force shattered the earth beneath them, splitting it into fragments. Rocks tumbled from the mountains on both sides, and the sky was cloaked in a golden glow.

Chen Mo knew the odds were grim, but he pressed forward without hesitation.

Just as the S-rank mutated zombie’s golden scale greatsword pierced through Chen Mo’s golden scale barrier, poised to strike him, two beams of frost shot straight toward the blade!

They struck the greatsword dead center, instantly freezing it solid, drastically slowing its attack speed!

Before, Chen Mo’s speed matched that of the S-rank mutated zombie, with both poised to land blows simultaneously.

Now, with the weapon frozen by Ning Xuan, the attack speed of the S-rank zombie was halved.

Ning Xuan! So beautiful!

Roar!

The golden scales transformed into a dragon, truly resembling a soaring flying dragon. Its two claws struck the S-rank mutated zombie’s body.

A furious roar erupted from the S-rank mutated zombie, unwilling to yield, before its body exploded violently!

[Congratulations! First kill of an S-rank zombie. You have received the First Kill Gift Pack.]

Ding~ Ding~

Two pieces of equipment burst out from the remains of the S-rank mutated zombie with melodious chimes.

Chen Mo scanned them quickly, his eyes nearly popping out!

[Golden Scale Dual Blades]

[Quality: S-rank]

[Effect: Strength +100; Special: Small chance to summon Golden Scale illusions]

[Part of the Golden Scale Set]

Drool! Wow! Drool!!

Strength +100—that’s equivalent to 1,000 attack power! To put it into perspective, the current Demon Lord’s attack is only 1,000. This single piece of equipment effectively doubles Chen Mo’s entire combat strength!

Especially since the Vampire’s Claws are only C-rank gear, and the Oblivion Set is D-rank! (Although the Oblivion Set is low level, it’s the only one of its kind in the world.)

Finally, tears streamed down Chen Mo’s face as he acquired his strongest weapon yet—the S-rank Golden Scale Dual Blades!

Eagerly, Chen Mo reached to pick up the blades and store them in his inventory.

Suddenly, Ning Xuan stretched out her delicate hand to stop him.

“Hey! Ugly monster, wait!! Can I have this equipment? I have a brother who loves me very, very much. He’s the best brother in the world. He once gave me a B-rank necklace—you see, it’s the one I wear around my neck. So I vowed to give him even better equipment someday. Can I have this weapon? I want to give it to my brother!”

Chen Mo was deeply moved, but he quickly stored the Golden Scale Dual Blades away.

This was an S-rank weapon! Even A-rank weapons were fiercely contested by global conquerors, organizations, and guilds. Some small nations in the Middle East even waged wars over a single A-rank weapon. One can imagine how precious an S-rank weapon was!

If Ning Xuan accidentally revealed she had an S-rank weapon, it would be a disaster for both her and Chen Mo. Possessing such a treasure openly would only bring catastrophe.

So, Chen Mo decided to play the villain this once and refused his sister’s request, keeping the Golden Scale Dual Blades safely stored.

“Waaah—” Ning Xuan’s tears flowed freely. “You ugly monster, you stole my weapon! I’m going to beat you to death!”

[Dungeon Announcement: Dungeon ended. Seven players remain. Congratulations to these seven players. You will receive completion rewards and rank-based rewards.]

[Congratulations! Remaining player count below ten. Hidden Task 2 completed. Player awarded the title “King of Slaughter.” Players with this title enjoy permanent Slaughter Mode benefits in other no-kill dungeons and in real life.]

This was even more exhilarating than obtaining the S-rank weapon!

Permanent Slaughter Mode bonuses—this was terrifyingly powerful! Chen Mo’s current attribute points totaled 500; doubling meant 1,000! This was nearly equivalent to doubling his attack, health, movement speed, and attack speed! Moreover, the higher the attributes, the greater the bonus.

A golden light enveloped Chen Mo as the air warped around him. His task was complete; he was about to be returned to his original dungeon.

Ning Xuan, seeing the golden light on the S-rank zombie, thought it was dying and cried even harder.

“Ugly monster, don’t go! Are you going to die? I don’t want your weapon anymore! Come back!”

Chen Mo looked down at Ning Xuan sobbing uncontrollably and felt a pang of guilt. He let out soft growls.

Ning Xuan lunged toward the golden light, trying to hold Chen Mo back. Yet the space distorted, the golden light vanished, and everything disappeared!

...

Thud!

Chen Mo landed heavily on the ground. He quickly got up, checked his hands, then touched his face, confirming he was no longer a zombie but had returned to human form.

He opened the leaderboard.

Little Prince led with 40,000 points, surpassing All-Conqueror with 38,000 points in second place. Tang Qi Gongzi held third with just 1,000 points, and fourth had 900...

He must have returned to the initial dungeon. Unexpectedly, Shangguan Chaoyue worked so hard, climbing from 20,000 to 38,000 points, nearly catching up to Chen Mo.

Keep in mind, before leaving this dungeon, Chen Mo had ordered all zombies to avoid Shangguan Chaoyue. That he still managed to gain points implied he used special methods, carefully hunting zombies stealthily and killing them without exposing himself.

Third place was almost a joke with only 1,000 points. That player owed Chen Mo a debt of gratitude—Chen Mo’s zombie tide had wiped out all the experts, allowing low-score players to survive.

[Dungeon Announcement: Dungeon ended. Seventy-eight players remain. Congratulations to these seventy-eight players. You will receive completion rewards and rank-based rewards.]

[Congratulations to player Little Prince for completing the dungeon.]

[Congratulations to player Little Prince for securing first place.]

This system truly targeted Chen Mo. Despite the Demon Lord’s global first place with 100 million points, he hadn’t earned any completion reward. It was so unfair he felt like crying!

But one must be content. Chen Mo was already ecstatic with all he had gained from this dungeon.

“Master, dungeon ended. You will be teleported back to the dungeon hall in three seconds.”

Chen Mo interrupted, “Hey! Wait! I haven’t opened my rewards yet!”

The female elf, Meimei, had already activated the teleportation array.

“Master, no worries. You can open them after you return to the dungeon hall. Three! Two! One!”

A white light enveloped Chen Mo, instantly teleporting him back to the dungeon hall.