Necromancer: I Am A Disaster

In an instant, the Whirlwind Tiger was hit by 4,000 Elemental Explosions and 4,000 arrows. With a final, anguished cry, it collapsed to the ground.

The formidable level 44 hell rank dungeon leader was defeated in a flash.

Lin Moyu took a steadying breath. Although he’d anticipated the outcome, the sheer swiftness of it was still striking. He had instakilled bosses before, but only with the aid of the Enhance Troops skill. However, this skill wasn’t inherent to his class and could one day disappear. From the start, Lin Moyu had never intended to rely on it, choosing no to use it whenever possible.

[Killed Whirlwind Tiger, EXP +1,760,000]

[Obtained Whirlwind Hand Wraps]

[Obtained Wind Crystal Fragment]

[Whirlwind Hand Wraps: platinum rank weapon, all attributes +1,000, increases the damage of Brawler-type skills by 60%.]

[Wind Crystal Fragment: collect five Wind Crystal Fragments to fuse into a Wind Crystal.]

The hand wraps were unremarkable for platinum rank equipment—lacking any supplementary skills—ranking at the bottom among platinum rank equipment. Lin Moyu gave them a brief glance before stowing them in his storage space.

After defeating the Whirlwind Tiger, he didn’t immediately enter the palace. Instead, he scoured the surrounding area, recalling how easy it was to overlook things in dungeons like the Water God’s Courtyard. Despite his thorough search, nothing stood out. The Whirlwind Tiger’s body had disintegrated into the wind upon death, leaving no trace—not even a bloodstain.

The entrance to the palace was empty and pristine, the gate spotless and the stone walls bare—a stark contrast to the opulent Water God’s Courtyard.

“The Wind God seems to prefer simplicity.” Lin Moyu murmured, “So, why place a gem here?”

At the palace’s top, a small, barely noticeable gem emitted a faint green glow, blending seamlessly with the green stone wall. It was so well-hidden that only a careful eye could spot it. Lin Moyu commanded a Skeletal Berserk Warrior to retrieve the gem.

[Wind Gem]

[Wind Gem: permanently reduces wind elemental damage by 50% and may grant a wind elemental skill.]

"As expected." Lin Moyu murmured with a smile as he activated the Wind Gem using his spirit.

A fierce wind roared to life, swirling around him continuously, filling his ears with its gusting sound. After a minute, the wind subsided. He didn’t gain a new skill, but his wind elemental resistance had increased—a result he’d anticipated, as the chances of gaining a skill were quite low. He’d already been fortunate to gain a skill from both the Poison Gem and the Light Gem respectively.

Lin Moyu entered the palace. It was vast and, like the exterior, simply designed. The floor, made of smooth stone, had been polished to a mirror-like gleam by the relentless winds. Walking across it gave him the strange that he might slip.

At the far end of the palace stretched a long corridor. Despite its simple style, the palace radiated an imposing presence due to its sheer scale.

Suddenly, a massive whirlwind shot out from the corridor, attempting to sweep him away. Lin Moyu held firm, his Bone Armor flashing with light and easily deflecting the whirlwind’s force.

"Not strong enough." He muttered.

With that, 4,000 Skeletal Great Mages unleashed a concentrated burst of attacks, obliterating the whirlwind instantly. Consequently, a small, translucent wind ball floated gently to the ground.

Intrigued, Lin Moyu picked it up. Holding it in his hand, he could feel the wind spiraling within, emitting a faint whistling sound as if someone were whispering in his ear. He gave it a gentle squeeze; it was soft and pliable, almost like cotton.

Lin Moyu marveled at the surreal sensation of holding the wind itself.

[Wind God's Whisper: can be used to awaken the Wind God.]

After playing with the wind ball for a bit, Lin Moyu stored it away.

"Now, all that's left is the Wind God's Key."

Based on what he’d learned from the other elemental dungeons, each held not only an item to awaken the god but also a key to unlock the true god palace. Lin Moyu searched the palace once more but found nothing unusual.

Next, he crossed the corridor and arrived at the entrance to an imposing palace. Above the gate hung a blank plaque, which struck him as odd. The previous palace hadn’t had a plaque, and since the Wind God favored simplicity, such an adornment seemed out of place.

He commanded a Skeletal Berserk Warrior to leap up and remove it. The moment the plaque was removed, it quickly shrank into a small jade token.

[Wind God's Key: a key that can open the true Wind God's Palace.]

Lin Moyu’s intuition had been right—the plaque was indeed concealing a secret.

Now, only one task remained: to defeat the boss and obtain Wind Crystal, which could be used for synthesizing the Elemental Divine Stone—a prize he wouldn’t pass up.

His undead troops charged into the palace, scouting ahead of him. The vast chamber was completely barren, without any adornments or furnishings, save for a beast lying motionless on the floor. As the skeletons flooded in, the beast slowly opened its eyes.

The instant it opened its eyes, the air thickened as the wind element that surged from its body. In a flash, the palace filled with whirlwinds of varying sizes, engulfing the undead troops.

The Lich Generals raised their staves and cast their healing skill. Although the whirlwinds were numerous, but their attack power wasn’t particularly high, allowing the undead troops to hold their ground.

The beast let out a thunderous roar, shaking its body as it summoned a massive whirlwind to shield itself.

Lin Moyu stepped into the palace. With a flick of his finger, he cast the Detection spell.

[Wind God’s Mount (hell rank boss)]

[Level: 45]

[Strength: 70,000]

[Agility…]

Lin Moyu didn’t spare another glance at the beast’s attributes. They simply didn’t matter.

The Skeletal Berserk Warriors charged forward, shattering the whirlwind shield around the beast, their massive axes glowing with a fierce red light. At the same time, the Skeletal Great Mages and Skeletal Marksmen launched their assault. Lin Moyu also pointed a finger and cast Deterioration Curse.

[Berserk Blast (level 1): deals 500% of the user's strength as damage to the target. Cooldown: 10 minutes.]

The Skeletal Berserk Warriors’ Berserk Blast packed immense power; with their strength attribute, the skill could deliver damage equivalent to 500,000. Meanwhile, the Skeletal Great Mages and Skeletal Marksmen matched the Whirlwind Tiger in terms of power.

The three struck in unison, delivering a wave of concentrated attacks. The Wind God’s Mount—a level 45 dungeon boss—was severely injured in an instant, the protective whirlwind around it fading as it slumped to the ground, barely alive.

Only 0.33 seconds later, the second wave of attacks landed, ending the beast without so much as a scream. From start to finish, the fight took a mere second.

“That counts as an instakill, right?” Lin Moyu remarked with a smirk.

[Killed Wind God’s Mount, EXP +2,700,000]

[Obtained Whirlwind Sword]

[Obtained Whirlwind Leather Armor]

[Obtained Wind Crystal Fragment x3]

[Whirlwind Sword: platinum rank weapon, all attributes +1,000, increases the power of Swordsman-type skills by 60%.]

[Whirlwind Leather Armor: platinum rank protective equipment, all attributes +700, reduces wind elemental damage by 20%.]

The equipment drops were unimpressive, so Lin Moyu just tossed them into his storage ring, planning to sell them at the trade office later, though he doubted they'd fetch much.

“Four Wind Crystal Fragments per run—that’s more than the Water God’s Courtyard. Shame about the EXP, though; less than 2% per run.” He muttered.

Now that he’d reached level 40, the EXP required to level up had skyrocketed. One full raid barely earned him 1.5% EXP.

Lin Moyu resolved to clear the dungeon a few more times to gather enough Wind Crystals, then never come back.

As he finished his run, the bell rang in the Dungeon Hall, marking a new record: 3 hours, 42 minutes, and 51 seconds. While not particularly outstanding, those familiar with the Dungeon Hall knew his second record was what mattered. The first was always a warm-up.

Lin Moyu exited the dungeon, then re-entered right away. This time, he wasted no time, locking onto the wind channel to the sky plain and racing straight for it. The familiar thrill of speedrunning washed over him.

With his agility now at 47,850—over 20 times what it had been at level 39—his speed was astounding, though not 20 times faster. Still, it was three to four times faster, covering the 20-kilometer distance in just over two minutes, averaging an impressive eight to nine kilometers per minute. He was so fast that even the Skeletal Great Mages struggled to keep up.

As he dashed ahead, he left the Wind Faeries to his skeletons. The monsters across the plain were too scattered, making it too time-consuming and inefficient to hunt them down.

Once he passed through the wind channel and set foot on the sky plain, the Skeletal Berserk Warriors charged forward, gathering Whirlwind Spren along the way. The Skeletal Great Mages followed, casting Elemental Explosion, their area-of-effect attack. Though its radius was only 10 meters, but each cast struck two or three Whirlwind Spren simultaneously. After five rounds of attacks from 4,000 Skeletal Great Mages, hundreds of Whirlwind Spren were eliminated.

As for the remaining ones, Lin Moyu ignored them. Taking the lead, he leapt onto the floating stone platforms, advancing swiftly along the pathway toward the palace.