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Chapter 8 Radiating Charm Again
That made things even more interesting.
Joanna did not think too much about it and chose to spend the affinity points to soothe Nighthowl.
Nighthowl felt a pleasant scent rush toward him, clearing his muddled consciousness just a little.
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If he had once believed he was nothing more than a beast, now he began to sense faint traces buried deep within sealed memories.
He was not a wolf.
He was…
He could not remember.
Even so, Nighthowl felt extremely comfortable, like soaking in a hot spring. His mood lifted.
All of this seemed to come from his contracted companion.
He wanted to give something back to her.
A surge of energy burst out from his body and flowed into Joanna.
A system notification followed.
“You have pacified Nighthowl. Nighthowl thanks you sincerely. You receive a boon from your contracted companion: Vitality +10, Strength +20, Agility +20; Spirit +30 p>
Joanna’s eyes widened.
After all, how do summoners become strong?
Aside from nurturing their summoned beasts, they could also receive feedback from them.
But that feedback rate was usually only about 1% of the summon’s attributes.
The more contract beasts a summoner had, the more feedback they could get. That was why summoners were considered a late-game class.
But this time, she received 10% of his upgraded attributes.
Joanna’s overall strength doubled in an instant.
She quickly opened Nighthowl’s attribute panel. After confirming that he had not lost any of his level-up attributes, she finally relaxed.
“That’s amazing. This way, when you level up, my attributes go up too. I won’t drag you down anymore. Thank you, baby. You’re the best, the best contract beast in the world p>
When faced with something fluffy, her voice naturally became soft and sweet, and she could not help praising him.
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She leaned over and kissed the wolf’s head again.
As for whether he might turn into a humanoid contract beast in the future, that did not matter.
Right now, he was just a little wolf. At most, he would become some kind of wolf demon later.
“You … you’re okay too p>
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Nighthowl circled around Joanna once. He noticed that the pleasant scent he liked had faded again, and he fell into thought.
Did his contracted companion’s aura also need to accumulate energy?
Running dungeons meant gaining energy.
“Let’s keep running dungeons p>
He sent out a short spiritual message.
Joanna realized something. Her contract beast was just as hardcore as she was.
“Alright, alright. Next, we’re going to the zombie hospital p>
The Zombie Hospital was a Level 3 dungeon, but with Nighthowl’s attributes, this dungeon that normally required teamwork was not difficult at all.
“Dungeon Challenge: Zombie Hospital p>
“Entry fee deducted: 30,000 Starcoins p>
“Entering dungeon p>
Her vision shifted, and Joanna appeared in the lobby of a hospital. The hall was packed with zombies shuffling around slowly.
With her previous attributes, even at Level 9, she would not have been able to clear this dungeon in one sweep. She would have had to clean it up step by step.
Out of habit, she ran to the tall information counter and cut down two small zombies wearing pink nurse uniforms, securing a favorable position.
After that, the zombies would gather around. As long as she held the counter, she could slowly clear them
out.
This was the strategy that worked best for Dawnbreaker.
Back when they ran this dungeon, the whole team had moved together. Neil was Level 3 and had put all his points into Spirit without increasing Agility at all. He was far slower than the rest of them and could barely even climb over the counter.
At one point, a zombie lunged at him and bit his neck. Joanna had blocked it and saved his life.
This dungeon was actually great for leveling up, but Neil thought the environment was too complicated.
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Combined with the limited resources they could bring out, they had stopped running it.
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Joanna had not returned either. There were simply too many monsters. If she soloed it, her affinity points. would increase.
So she had naturally given up on this dungeon.
In fact, the items in this dungeon were extremely valuable.
At that moment, Nighthowl also leapt onto the information counter.
He did not really know why he jumped up there. He simply followed his contracted companion.
When he saw the zombies swarming in, the silver wolf stretched his neck and let out a long howl.
“Awooooooo p>
Celestial Gaze clearly could not be used inside buildings, so it had its limitations. Fortunately, Nighthowl had plenty of other skills, and his other abilities could still one-shot monsters.
Visible soundwaves spread outward. The zombies on the entire floor fell like harvested wheat, their heads rolling off on their own.
Lunar Howl.
“You have killed Zombie x199 p>
“You have obtained Zombie Cores x3 p>
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The first-floor lobby of the Zombie Hospital contained 199 patient zombies and one special security zombie. That security zombie was the small boss of this floor.
However, it had been inside the elevator and was not affected by the soundwaves.
Once all the regular zombies were cleared, the security zombie stepped out of the elevator.
This was part of the dungeon’s mechanics. The boss only appeared after all the minor enemies were defeated.
Nighthowl jumped down from the counter and extended his claw toward the security zombie. From an extreme distance, a silver flash that tore through space appeared, and the security zombie’s head rolled to the ground.
The first boss of the dungeon was killed.
“You have killed Security Zombie ×1 p>
“You have obtained Security Uniform Top (Common-tier p>
It was a Common-tier top that could be sold for 6,000 Starcoins.
“We made a profit, we made a profit p>
Joanna was overjoyed.
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There were extra gains this time.
“Let’s go. Upstairs p>
On the second floor, Nighthowl repeated the same process.
“You have killed Zombie *199 p>
“You have killed Zombie Department Head x1 p>
“You have obtained Zombie Cores x5 p>
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Third floor.
“You have killed Zombie *199 p>
“You have killed Zombie Director x1 p>
“You have obtained Zombie Cores x4 p>
In dungeons, even bosses did not always drop good items.
Especially in heavily farmed dungeons like this one, resources were already extremely scarce.
Only high-level dungeons that were difficult to clear had guaranteed drops.
“You have cleared the dungeon. Clear Time: 11 minutes, 23 seconds p>
“Would you like to save the current record? The current clearing party is: Shattered Dawn p>
“Save it p>
After that, Joanna began a full sweep.
On the first floor, in the pharmacy area, there were large quantities of medicine.
Inside a refrigerated, anti-theft cabinet, there was an item that was mandatory to obtain in the Zombie Hospital dungeon.
“Low-Grade Zombie Vaccine (Common-tier): After injection, all attributes +1. Each person could only be injected once p>
Joanna had never used it before.
Because they had not returned to this dungeon later on, she had never spent 20,000 Starcoins to buy the vaccine.
She still could not use it now either. If she did not sell the vaccine, she would not have enough to cover the entry fee.
Fortunately, with Stellar Dominion as a storage space, she could take everything from the pharmacy. Even a
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single cold medicine tablet could be sold to players in survival-type dungeons for 50 Starcoins.
Some herbs were both medicinal and edible, such as ginger, elderberry, lemon, and barberry. All of them could be sold for money.
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