Necromancer: I Am A Disaster Chapter 67 - Forget The Buffs—Just Keep Up

Jiang Taotao glanced at Lin Moyu, then at Ling Zhen.

She clearly disapproved of Ling Zhen's attitude. But losing a damage dealer now would make clearing the nightmare rank dungeon nearly impossible. The trial would end in failure.

At this moment, Mages were in high demand, and several parties were recruiting.

Ling Zhen had chosen this moment to issue his ultimatum—he knew his value.

Jiang Taotao was caught in a dilemma.

Without Lin Moyu, the party’s average level would exceed the dungeon's limit. Finding a lower-level class user wasn’t hard, but finding a Mage? Much more difficult.

Ning Yiyi opened her mouth to speak, but Lin Moyu gently touched her arm, signaling her to stay silent.

He understood her thoughts clearly: if he was removed from the party, she’d leave too.

Lin Moyu remained silent, watching.

Now, the decision was in Jiang Taotao’s hands.

After a moment of struggle, she finally spoke, “Ling Zhen, you’re out.”

His confident expression froze. He hadn’t expected this outcome.

“What?” He thought he misheard, “Party leader, without me, you won’t pass the trial! Don’t you want to get into Chuangshen Institute?”

Jiang Taotao’s voice was firm, “I do. But you forgot my class.”

She was a Spren Knight, and Knights held to their beliefs.

They’d only made it this far because of Lin Moyu.

To cast him out now? That wasn’t something Jiang Taotao could do.

Ling Zhen sneered. “Fine. I hope you don’t regret this.”

With that, he left the party.

Given the high demand for Mages, he wouldn’t have trouble finding another party.

Lin Moyu slowly rose to his feet, “Let’s enter the dungeon.”

“What?” Jiang Taotao blinked in surprise.

They were at a stalemate—neither side could get near the dungeon. Lin Moyu had to know that.

Ning Yiyi stood up right after him and chuckled, “Sister Peach, let’s go!”

Jiang Taotao frowned, “How? How are we getting in?”

“Follow me.” Lin Moyu said simply, already heading toward the dungeon entrance.

Ning Yiyi skipped after him, full of blind confidence.

If Lin Moyu said they could enter, then it had to be true.

Duan Gao and Miao Yu hesitated, unsure.

Jiang Taotao thought to herself, “At worst, we’ll just turn back.”

As long as she was there, they wouldn’t be in any real danger. The other side wouldn’t dare go too far.

“Let’s go.” She said firmly.

As party leader, her words left no room for argument. Duan Gao and Miao Yu quickly followed.

Jiang Taotao stepped ahead of Lin Moyu, gripping her shield tightly—clearly, she was tense.

As the five of them approached the dungeon, the forces of the Sakura Kingdom immediately reacted.

“Stay back! You're not allowed near the dungeon!”

“Shenxia dogs, get lost!”

Sakura Kingdom class users shouted threats, nocked arrows, and raised staves—ready for a fight.

If Lin Moyu and company approached any closer, a rain of attacks would surely fall upon them.

But Lin Moyu didn’t stop. He walked forward, calm and unwavering, as if the threats didn’t exist.

Jiang Taotao felt her heart leap into her throat. Duan Gao and Miao Yu looked tense as well.

Only Ning Yiyi looked relaxed, “Don’t be nervous. Everything will be fine.”

From the crowd, anxious voices called out—

“Brother, what are you doing?”

“Come back! You’ll get hurt!”

“Let’s go! We have to protect him!”

They were all grateful to Lin Moyu. If it weren’t for his skeletons, they wouldn’t have made it this far.

Although they didn’t know what Lin Moyu was planning, most of them still chose to protect him.

Off to the side, Ling Zhen sneered, “Idiots. Do they have a death wish?”

The Sakura Kingdom group didn’t hesitate. Seeing Lin Moyu ignore their warnings, they unleashed their attacks—arrows, magic spells, and all kinds of skills burst forth in an instant.

Jiang Taotao instinctively raised her shield.

But before the attacks could land—

Shua!

20 Skeletal Warriors burst into existence around Lin Moyu, forming a wall in front of the party.

The rain of attacks struck—but not a single one made it through.

Jiang Taotao blinked in disbelief. The others stood stunned.

“What the hell! So many skeletons!”

“What kind of class is this?”

“They’re tanking everything… those attacks aren’t even scratching them!”

“They look shabby, but they’re really sturdy!”

Despite the barrage, the Skeletal Warriors held firm—silent, unmoving, unfazed.

Lin Moyu didn’t even glance at the attackers, his voice was calm, “Let’s go. Nightmare rank difficulty.”

Infected by Lin Moyu’s calm composure, Jiang Taotao found herself instinctively trusting him. Without hesitation, she selected the dungeon difficulty as he instructed.

In the next moment, the five of them—along with the Skeletal Warriors—vanished into the dungeon entrance.

“They went in.”

“Five entered the dungeon.”

“It’s probably just ordinary rank difficulty.”

“That’s rubbish. What’s the point of ordinary rank difficulty? It had to be nightmare rank.”

“Think they can clear it?”

“Doesn’t matter. What does matter is keeping those Sakura Kingdom trash out.”

“Agreed. We can’t let that trash enter the dungeon.”

With Lin Moyu’s party having entered the dungeon, both sides resumed fighting, yet no one tried approaching the dungeon again.

Inside the Mermaid Dungeon, Jiang Taotao finally let out a breath of relief, “We actually made it in…”

Ning Yiyi chuckled and said, “Listen, just trust Lin Moyu. There’s nothing to worry about.”

Jiang Taotao furrowed her brows, “We got in, yes… but we’re still short on damage dealers. How do we clear this dungeon?”

Ning Yiyi, though an Assassin, was only level 19. Not strong enough to carry the party’s offense.

And Jiang Taotao herself, as a Knight, had to focus on defense. She couldn’t tank and deal damage at the same time.

They might manage raiding the ordinary rank dungeon. But when it came to the nightmare rank dungeon… that was going to be a real challenge.

Ning Yiyi waved it off, “Relax. We have Moyu.”

“Him? But… he’s only level 17.”

Ning Yiyi smiled and said, “His skeletons are really strong.”

And that, Jiang Taotao couldn’t argue with.

Tough, fast, and unflinching—those skeletons had tanked a barrage of magic spell and arrows without budging.

Right now, they had no choice but to place their trust in Ning Yiyi’s words.

Jiang Taotao took a deep breath, “Alright. I just hope the skeletons can deal enough damage. I’ll do my best to hold off the monsters. Miao Yu, keep the heals coming and control the field when needed.”

Miao Yu patted her small chest confidently, “Leave it to me, Sister Peach!”

As Duan Gao began casting status buffs, Lin Moyu was already moving ahead.

Buffs were pointless for his summons anyway. They didn’t benefit from them, so why waste time?

Soon, a monster appeared in front.

It was a towering Mermaid-type creature, over two meters tall.

Lin Moyu cast Detection.

[Mermaid Elite Warrior (enhanced elite monster)]

[Level: 21]

[Strength: 2,000]

[Agility: 1,200]

[Spirit: 800]

[Physique: 2,200]

[Skill: Screech]

Without hesitation, Lin Moyu gave the command, and the Skeletal Warriors surged forward.

The skeletons at the very front unleashed Berserk Strike.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The Mermaid Elite Warrior let out a screeching cry and collapsed.

[Killed level 21 Mermaid Elite Warrior, EXP +10,000]

[Obtained fish skin x10]

Duan Gao was still in the middle of applying status buffs when sudden notifications popped up.

“What just happened?”

Jiang Taotao’s eyes went wide. She turned to look at Lin Moyu, utterly stunned.

That was a nightmare rank dungeon monster. An enhanced elite at that.

Even a perfectly optimized party would’ve needed at least a minute or two to bring it down.

But just now?

A few skeletons charged forward. A few bangs echoed. And then—dead.

It was instantaneous.

Jiang Taotao stared at the place where the monster had fallen, her voice barely a whisper, “...Just like that? It was practically an instakill…”

Lin Moyu’s skeletons weren’t just tough and fast—they had terrifying offensive power.

Meanwhile, Ning Yiyi had already started walking ahead, her expression relaxed, almost smug, “Didn’t I say it? Moyu’s skeletons are strong.”

Duan Gao exclaimed, “W-Wait! I haven’t even finished casting the buffs yet!”

“Forget the buffs—just keep up!” Jiang Taotao shouted as she quickly chased after them.