Chapter 205
Chapter 206 Grinding Without Mercy
A terrifying surge of space energy tore through the temple in an instant. This time, The Great Ruin did not need to pass through a portal. Even though it was weaker than Joanna’s Symbiotic Fusion, it lost no power from skipping portal travel. The result was even more destructive. The entire temple collapsed.
At the same moment, the Evil God began to attack.
They had been through this once before. Everyone was ready.
Nighthowl used Astral Step and moved the whole team away in a flash.
The deadly Evil God’s petrify attack missed them completely.
After that, things were simple.
Skills went off everywhere. First, they shattered the stone statue. Then, they killed Viola.
Twenty minutes later, the dungeon was cleared.
But clearly, no items dropped.
Joanna didn’t care. She immediately sent Nighthowl to collect supplies, urged everyone to leave the dungeon, and then went straight back in again.
No breaks. Not even a pause.
Joanna and her contract beasts worked like a machine that never stopped, grinding dungeon after dungeon.
In the blink of an eye, three days passed.
For three full days, Joanna never rested. She cleared the dungeon 86 times.
Riley, Fiona, and Rowan all looked pale. When they looked at Joanna, their eyes were full of respect and fear.
She was insane. She really didn’t care about herself.
Sure, everyone here had strong bodies.
But dungeon runs burned stamina.
They were sore all over. Exhausted to the bone. Yet Joanna still looked fine.
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What they didn’t know was that, besides her SSS-rank Affinity, Joanna had five other SSS-rank talents, including Celestial Gaze, Starforged Physique, and Body of the Hurricane.
These talents constantly boosted her vitality and speed.
As long as she was alive, she kept growing stronger.
At first, the gains were slow, almost unnoticeable. But over time, her strength would surpass even Nighthowl, Alwyn, and Lucien, because she was stacking their talents as well.
Just as Fern was starting to think about giving up, a special item finally appeared before
everyone.
“You have obtained a Special Modifier: Petrified (Dark Gold-Tier p>
It appeared! Finally!
Joanna took it out immediately to inspect it.
Because Joanna had carried the entire dungeon grind, Fern had already handed over the team leader role. Joanna was now the leader and in charge of loot distribution.
A Petrify Necklace? Everyone already had more than ten necklaces. Money didn’t matter anymore. They were just splitting items directly.
The others were basically support. The last three were clearly being carried.
And now-finally-the modifier had dropped.
“Modifier: Petrified (Dark Gold-Tier)
“Effect 1: Can be added to any ability. Attacks gain a Petrify effect. When it triggers, Petrified lasts an extra 60 seconds. Petrified targets cannot move or control their own bodies. Their bodies become brittle, like stone.
“Effect 2: Can be activated on yourself to petrify your own body, greatly increasing defense.
“Note 1: A fragment of power stolen from the gaze of an unknown Evil God. Also known as rule-based power.
“Note 2: The only drop from a Bloodmoon organization stronghold p>
Joanna immediately handed the modifier to Lucien.
“Quick, Lucien. Fuse it p>
The modifier took the form of a stone statue. Lucien looked at it from every angle. Then he
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chose the simplest method.
He ate it. He directly absorbed the statue and fused it into Eternal Storm. Now, anyone touched by the wind of Eternal Storm would be petrified. And once petrified, if the storm lifted them up and smashed them back down. They would shatter.
A terrifying chain effect.
After mastering the modifier, the petrify effect on Lucien himself slowly faded. He had fully brought it under control.
Then Joanna heard a system message.
“System Alert: Your contract beast truly loves you and returns a modifier to you: Petrification p>
Joanna received petrification modifier as well.
Double gain.
However, she hadn’t copied Eternal Storm, so the affix didn’t fuse into any skill right away.
After a brief thought, Joanna’s eyes lit up. She fused the modifier into Allure Control.
Allure Control was still Dark Gold-Tier, but its power was already clear. It was an ability tied to SSS-rank affinity, meaning it scaled with SSS skills and worked especially well on humanoid enemies.
The enemies controlled by Allure Control would end up petrified.
That was unstoppable.
A completely broken forced-control skill was born.
As Joanna looked at her system panel, cheers finally erupted around her.
“Oh my god! Thank you god! We finally got it!” Riley screamed.
“I’m exhausted, but seriously-thanks, Fern and Joanna! You carried me so hard. I’m about to level up!” Fiona said excitedly.
At higher professional levels, gaining even one level could take years. After days of nonstop, high-intensity dungeon grinding, the rewards were massive. No wonder Fiona was shaking with
excitement.
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