Chapter 155
Chapter 156 Who Is the Best Contract Beast?
The Blood Moon was not a real celestial body at all. It was a form of special energy. Nighthowl swallowed it on the spot.
A system message appeared. “You have destroyed the dungeon’s unique modifier: Corrupted Frenzy. Your skill, Celestial Gaze, has absorbed this modifier. Any target exposed to the gaze will enter frenzy mode and fall into a confused state-they will attack anything nearby, friend or foe p>
That was not all. Nighthowl’s attributes surged. The wave of energy felt incredibly good, like a warm current rushing through his body.
He lifted his head and activated Celestial Gaze. One by one, every frenzied tree inside the dungeon collapsed and died.
The dungeon ended. As a reward, he received a shield-Tree Guardian’s Blessing (Silver-tier). It could easily sell for a few million credits.
The moment he stepped outside, the dungeon’s glowing gate dimmed and vanished.
An announcement echoed across Dungeon Plaza.
“Dreadwood Dungeon difficulty has been downgraded to Hard-tier. Cleared by: Joanna Lane. Bonus: +1 credit p>
The players who had bought the guide were stunned. Their teams were not even fully formed yet, and the dungeon had already been downgraded. The guide they bought was now useless.
Nighthowl was slightly surprised too. Once a dungeon dropped to Hard-tier, it no longer gave credits. Of course, it could still be farmed. He could clear it again, write a guide, and spread it to other realms so more players could drain this world’s
resources.
But that meant nothing to him. So, he switched targets and entered a different Nightmare-tier dungeon.
This time, he cleared it properly. But the terrain was too restrictive. He could not
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wipe out enemies in one strike. This dungeon did not suit him.
He moved on again.
The next dungeon was much better-wide and open. Perfect for Celestial Gaze.
After exiting, he noticed the same level 16 assassin still shouting for a party. No one wanted him.
Nighthowl sent a party invite.
“I’ll take you through the dungeon. The credits go to me-hmm, I mean my Summoner, Joanna p>
“Huh p>
The assassin stared at the system prompt.
“Joanna’s contract beast, Nighthowl, has invited you to join a party. Accept? Yes or No p>
“You-wait-were you the one who cleared Dreadwood? You downgraded it?! You’re Joanna’s contract partner, and you ran the dungeon alone?! Oh my gosh!” The assassin’s jaw dropped.
“So, are you joining?” Nighthowl asked calmly.
“Yes! I’m in p>
The assassin paid 0.5 credits. At first, he just wanted someone to explore with him. He was only level 16, just an assassin, not someone who could clear dungeons fast.
But this was different. Nighthowl said he could guarantee a clear. This was a powerhouse he had to grab onto, no matter what.
As for not improving his skills? Just being a giant baby?
With credits, what couldn’t be improved? He was still low-level anyway. He would treat it as power-leveling.
Soon, Nighthowl recruited three more players using the same promise. Then they
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entered the dungeon.
It felt just like the old Spider Lady Dungeon runs.
Normally, clearing a Nightmare-tier dungeon gave 1 credit. Now, Nighthowl earned 3 credits per run.
Two hours later, Nighthowl had earned 102 points.
As expected, he was the companion beast who had been with Joanna the longest. He was the most loyal, the strongest, and the most reliable contract beast.
During that time, he fully cleared multiple Nightmare-tier dungeons, obtained three unique items, and forced several dungeons to downgrade.
As more and more players gathered at Dungeon Plaza, they noticed the dungeon rankings.
“Dungeon Clear Rankings: #1 Joanna Lane. Nightmare-tier clears: 35 Dungeon downgrades: 4”
Soon, players from the arena, Skyreach Spire, and Dungeon Plaza started sharing information. They realized something terrifying. Joanna was on every leaderboard.
And the gap was growing larger and larger.
Everyone lost it.
[What is going on with this Joanna? She’s everywhere at the same time. Is this a bug p>
[This is insane. Succubus talent could make others offer her credits, and now she can even make others clear dungeons for her p>
[Is the ranking system broken p>
[Even if someone carries for her, it shouldn’t count as her score! Does she have clones or something? Does she have eleven bodies? One in the Arena, five in Skyreach Spire, and five farming dungeons p>
[Thanks for the invitation. Got beaten up by Joanna’s humanoid summoned beast.
“Of course,” Joanna said.
She leaned down and kissed the top of his fluffy head.
“Not like that p>
Nighthowl suddenly returned to his human form. His tall body took up a lot of the bed. He looked down at Joanna, and the strong pressure made her eyes shift away without thinking.
“Kiss me again,” he whispered.
The night passed in quiet.
The next morning, Joanna still remembered her food stream.
Not for money-just to record her life.
After breakfast, the doorbell to the villa rang.
Alwyn went to open the door. An old man stood outside. Next to him was Garfield, who looked like he had lost his whole world.
The Lowes is here?
But just yesterday, Garfield had been talking tough.
Why did he lose all his spirit today?
“Hello, Joanna,” the old man said kindly. “I’m Webster Houle, a professor from the Divine and Demonic Academy, Department of Paranormal Dungeon Studies. You can call me Professor Houle p>
Joanna had thought the man was from the Lowes.
She never expected him to be an academy professor instead.
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