After explaining his analysis and judgment clearly, Wang Zhifan quickly gained the support of the chubby female gunner. She had already made up her mind to wait outside the cave, as for whether the young mage inside could come out safely, they couldn't care anymore.
Sometimes, the waiting period can seem rather long, making people feel restless and uneasy. The female gunner unconsciously began pacing back and forth outside the cave, while Wang Zhifan changed his weapon to a handgun, intending to test the power of a fine layer firearm paired with fine layer bullets.
Long-range weapons are often so fascinating. Even though he's a melee swordsman player, Wang Zhifan would choose not to engage enemies in close combat if given the option.
Finally, when the two outside the cave began to doubt whether the young mage inside had encountered an accident, they finally heard some unusual sounds.
First, a muffled explosive sound came from deep within the cave in front of them, accompanied by noticeable ground tremors. Then, a human scream came from inside, followed by similar explosion-like sounds repeating several times, causing the ground tremors to intensify, making it unclear whether the explosions were happening again or if initial sounds were echoing throughout the cave.
"As expected, there's more than one monster inside."
At this moment, Wang Zhifan, outside the cave, could easily deduce that the young mage inside had encountered trouble. He likely attacked the first bear monster he saw in the glow of the fireball and almost instantly killed it. Still, unexpected enemies emerged from deeper within, causing some panic, forcing him to attack ferociously again, making the sounds and vibrations inside the cave even more intense.
While Wang Zhifan was carefully analyzing and pondering, he suddenly frowned, started running wildly further away, and shouted loudly without looking back:
"Run! This place is going to collapse!"
The chubby female gunner, who was standing outside the cave, was observing the situation inside the cave like Wang Zhifan was before. Upon hearing his shout, she urgently sprinted towards the direction away from the cave.
As it turned out, Wang Zhifan's prediction was accurate again, albeit not timely. As he had just run over a dozen meters away, the sound of stones rolling behind him resonated, and as he sprinted faster with all his might, reaching the nearby hillside, he turned back to see the original cave and hill had changed in appearance. The cave was gone, and the hill had noticeably lowered.
"Misjudged, almost got myself killed... How did I not consider that a Level 3 Fireball Technique would lead to the cave's collapse..."
Wang Zhifan felt speechless and also quite frightened. He had long suspected that there was more than one monster in the cave, but didn't expect such a massive reaction when the young mage went in. If he had reacted a bit slower, he might have ended up buried beneath the collapsing rocks, and the now-absent chubby female gunner would probably have become minced meat under that pile of rubble.
Just when Wang Zhifan was feeling uneasy, a familiar reward list panel appeared before him:
[Please choose your dungeon rewards (You may select up to 4 items)]
[Common Level (98% drop rate)]
[Battle Axe (Common) X0~4…]
...
[Fine Level (1% drop rate):]
[Battle Axe (Fine) X0~3, Handgun (Fine) X0~3, Great Sword (Fine) X0~3…]
[Barbarian Bear Armor (Fine) X0~3, Barbarian Bear Battle Skirt (Fine) X0~3, Barbarian Bear Leg Guards (Fine) X0~3…]
[Handgun Bullet Pack (Fine) X0~3, Submachine Gun Bullet Pack (Fine) X0~3, Rifle Bullet Pack (Fine) X0~3…]
[Frenzy Bracelet (Fine) X0~3, Fury Gloves (Fine) X0~3, Bearman Belt (Fine) X0~3…]
[Warrior Skill Upgrade Scroll (Fine) X0~3, Mage Skill Upgrade Scroll (Fine) X0~3, Assassin Skill Upgrade Scroll (Fine) X0~3…]
...
[Rare Level (0.01% drop rate):]
[Bear Race Mage Headband (Rare) X0~1]
As his gaze scanned through the descriptions of these rewards, he found that some items had certain utilities for him.
[Frenzy Bracelet (Fine)]
[When you wear these bracelets, your melee hits on an enemy will grant you a frenzy effect, lasting for 10 seconds each time, stacking up to 3 layers.]
[Frenzy: Increases your attack and movement speed by 4%, and enhances your physical damage by 7%.]
...
[Fury Gloves (Fine)]
[When these gloves are equipped alone, they offer a basic level of protection. If you also equip the Frenzy Bracelet, you will gain a fury effect.]
[Fury: Grants you an extra point of strength at the start of combat. Each frenzy layer provides another point of strength, with the fury buff disappearing upon exiting combat or frenzy ending.]
...
[Bearman Belt (Fine)]
[Increases your physique and strength attributes by 12% but decreases your agility and spirit attributes by 10%.]
...
[Bear Race Mage Headband (Rare)]
[When wearing this headband, each point of strength you have increases the power of your destructive spells by 1%.]
[When wearing this headband, each point of physique you possess enhances your defensive spell effects by 1%.]
[Casting spells while wearing this headband has a 10% chance of becoming double-cast.]
...
"It's surprising that the reward allows for 4 selections this time. Could it be because there was more than one monster? Unfortunately, the most important rare reward is not suitable for my use."
Although Wang Zhifan still doesn't know what the monsters in this dungeon looked like, he is now certain he completed it, as he's already reached the reward selection stage. This dungeon experience was both the smoothest and most thrilling one for him.
This time the rewards were not very difficult to choose from. First, there was no need to select any of the common-level items, nor any fine-level equipment, as his current wolf hide armor was adequate.
He needed to select the Frenzy Bracelet and Fury Gloves, as these two are linked in effect, significantly enhancing physical classes when equipped.
The Bearman Belt was optional due to its significant negative effects, making it inferior to the Iron Mountain Belt he was already wearing.
The sole rare item, the Bear Race Mage Headband, was definitely worth selecting. While it's currently useless for Wang Zhifan, being a complete waste in his hands, its potent effects justify its rare quality status, requiring a mage player to utilize it properly.