F-class thief? Sorry, I can steal anything.

Chapter 80: Trying to stall for time, huh? Let's see who can outlast whom!

Mu Wanqing felt like she was going crazy.

She looked at Chen Yifan, who was sitting cross-legged on the ground, slowly munching on compressed biscuits.

For the first time, I seriously doubted my own judgment.

This man.

Is it extreme caution, or is he out of his mind?

"We can't just wait here!"

She finally couldn't hold back any longer, and her voice became somewhat sharp as she suppressed her anger.

"That boss could wake up from its slumber at any moment, and we're so close to it, we're sitting ducks!"

Chen Yifan swallowed the last bite of the cookie, patted the crumbs off his hands, and glanced at her.

"First, it's not asleep, it's 'feeding'."

"Didn't you see its heart is still beating? It's absorbing energy and undergoing transformation. In this state, as long as we don't provoke it, we're at maximum safety."

"Secondly, we are not just waiting around."

As Chen Yifan spoke, he took out a simple map from his backpack, which he had drawn from memory after coming in.

He pointed to their current location on the map.

"This is the only passage in the entire dungeon leading to the final boss area. In other words..."

A playful smile curved at the corners of Chen Yifan's lips.

"We've now trapped the BOSS inside the door."

Mu Wanqing: "..."

What the hell?! They've got the BOSS trapped inside the door!

The boss blocked our only way out, okay?!

She felt her logic was about to be distorted by this man's fallacies and heresies.

"What are you trying to say?"

After a long while, she took a deep breath and forced herself to calm down.

"I want to say that we are safe now."

Chen Yifan leaned against the rock wall and adjusted himself into a comfortable position.

"We don't need to do anything before my 'plan' is launched; we just need to wait patiently."

plan?

You have no plan whatsoever!

Mu Wanqing was internally ranting, but on the surface, she had grasped a key piece of information.

--wait.

This man seems to be waiting for a specific "opportunity".

Her mind raced, and a certain possibility suddenly came to mind.

Is it some kind of powerful skill or item with a long cooldown?

She glanced at Chen Yifan discreetly, silently keeping this guess in her mind.

At the same time, another thought came to mind.

He needs time...

This is an opportunity for me too!

A glint of light flashed deep in Mu Wanqing's eyes.

Her finger, which was resting on the pinky ring, twitched almost imperceptibly.

"Coordinates locked. Target: King-level lifeform [Corrupted Ancient Tree], suspected of undergoing metamorphosis. Requesting support. Execute the highest priority 'hunt and retrieval' plan."

An invisible spatial fluctuation was once again silently transmitted outwards.

After doing all this, her anxiety vanished.

Instead, there is a sense of composure in control of the situation.

Is this a delaying tactic?

Ok.

I'll drag it out with you.

Let's see whether your "plan" starts first, or my "reinforcements" arrive first!

Having figured this out, Mu Wanqing was no longer anxious.

Following Chen Yifan's example, she leaned against the rock wall on the other side, took out a piece of dried meat that exuded a rich life force from her spatial bracelet, and ate it in small, elegant bites.

For a moment, an eerie peace settled over the narrow passageway.

Neither of them spoke again, only the faint sound of chewing food could be heard.

Chen Yifan glanced at her, a cold smile playing on his lips.

They're putting on quite a convincing act.

Do you really think I don't know you're tipping me off?

From the moment I learned [Nightmare Eyes].

He could see even the slightest fluctuation of energy emanating from this woman.

Although the subtle fluctuations emanating from her body just now were faint, they were incredibly clear.

She's calling for someone.

well.

Chen Yifan was not annoyed at all; on the contrary, he was somewhat expectant.

This is exactly what he's been waiting for...

This woman has an endless array of tricks and hidden cards up her sleeve.

The more people who come, the better.

He closed his eyes and began to doze off, but his mind was highly focused. He monitored Mu Wanqing's movements while calculating the cooldown time of [Stealing All Things].

Time passed, second by second.

Some changes began to appear in the cave outside the passageway.

Some wandering monsters, corrupted by the energy of decay, began to gather toward the tunnel, drawn by the presence of the two living people.

"Hiss—"

Several Corrupted Earth Dragons, their bodies covered in green pustules, were the first to rush in.

Mu Wanqing's expression changed, and she was about to get up.

"I'll do it."

Chen Yifan's calm voice rang out.

The next second, his figure had disappeared from the spot.

puff!puff!

In the darkness, a series of cold glints flashed.

Those elite monsters, around level 22, didn't even have time to let out a scream before their heads were severed and they collapsed to the ground with a thud.

As the level increases.

The effects of psionic enhancements are becoming increasingly apparent.

Chen Yifan's figure reappeared in the same spot, as if he had never left.

The Nightmare Fang in his hand was completely unstained by blood.

Sold out instantly!

Mu Wanqing's pupils suddenly contracted.

She could see clearly that Chen Yifan hadn't even used any movement skills when he made his move; he had simply relied on his terrifying burst speed and precise technique.

After changing his weapons, his regular combat strength has also increased to such a terrifying level!

However, what she found even stranger was...

After killing the monsters, Chen Yifan merely frowned, showing no joy on his face.

"What's wrong?"

She asked instinctively.

Chen Yifan glanced at his experience bar, which had been almost overflowing after killing Thousand Nightmare, but now... it remained completely still.

[Note: You have reached Lv.25, and your current job level has reached the cap. Please complete your first job advancement as soon as possible, otherwise you will not be able to continue gaining experience points.]

Fuck!

Chen Yifan cursed inwardly.

I forgot about that.

In this era of universal job switching, the job system from level 1 to 100 is like a pre-programmed "game".

At levels 25, 50, and 75, you must complete the corresponding job change quests to break through the level barrier and continue leveling up.

Otherwise, no matter how many monsters you kill, your experience points will be zero.

He's currently stuck at level 25, the threshold for the first job advancement.

"It's nothing."

Chen Yifan replied expressionlessly, but in his heart he began to make plans.

The inability to gain experience means that the reward for killing monsters is zero.

This also means an upgrade...

It became impossible.

Mental strength cannot be improved for the time being.

He glanced at the monsters' corpses, a barely perceptible glint in his eyes.

The experience value is zero.

But the source material... is not.

The next few hours.

At the entrance to the passageway, a scene unfolded that Mu Wanqing would never forget.

Wave after wave of corrupted monsters were drawn by the presence of the two living beings.

Then, without exception.

Chen Yifan swiftly dismembered and brought down all of them with a skillful technique akin to "Butcher Ding dissecting an ox."

When he does make a move, he always targets the most valuable material parts of the monster.

The venom sacs of the Corrupted Earthworm, the carapace of the Armored Worm, the vocal cords of the Screaming Banshee...

Every cut was so precise it was as if it had been measured with a ruler.

In just a few hours, the monster corpses piled up at the entrance of the tunnel had formed a small mountain.

Chen Yifan, on the other hand, was like a tireless butcher, methodically collecting various materials amidst mountains of corpses and seas of blood, and then categorizing them and throwing them into his beginner's backpack.

Mu Wanqing was completely numb.

She looked at the person squatting on the ground.

A man skillfully peeling a complete hide armor off a Corrupted Giant Lizard?

I feel like my understanding has been completely overturned.

This is hardly an SSS-level genius or a young hero.

This is clearly a case of plucking feathers from a passing goose, not even letting go of a bone fragment...

The ultimate corpse-stitching master!