There's a skull dungeon attached to my basement

At the edge of the spiderweb area in the Temple Plaza, a place where countless dried-up corpses hung, a sneaky figure crept over.

Xiao Yang's successful approach was thanks to the Black Night Shelter given by the Dark Overlord. This special treasure, in appearance, was a black crescent moon gem, and its effect was silent footsteps in the dark.

Although it was said to take effect in the dark, it actually worked as long as the ambient light was dim enough. As long as Xiao Yang briefly put away the Hope Lantern, he could enter the silent footsteps state anytime, anywhere in this already dim Skeleton Dungeon.

This state was perfect for sneaky actions. Otherwise, with the sound Xiao Yang's heavy armor made when walking, he would likely be swarmed before even getting close to this spider's nest.

What was Xiao Yang planning to do? He was preparing to be an arsonist.

Before causing trouble, Xiao Yang first took out a light brown incense stick. This was the Epic consumable item he had just obtained, the Calming Sandalwood Incense. Its ordinary appearance made it hard to imagine it was a precious Epic-tier item.

Xiao Yang had obtained a total of three Calming Sandalwood Incense sticks in the advancement rewards. These three sticks existed as a consumable set.

They were extremely expensive, and even Xiao Yang felt a bit of heartache using them. However, there was no choice. If Xiao Yang wanted to advance through the dungeon properly, mental defense was something he couldn't avoid.

Compared to his sufficiently strong attributes and numerous resistances and recoveries, his mental strength was incredibly weak. With only thirty-five points of mental strength, he would be overwhelmed by even a slight touch or nudge.

The mental attribute had become the biggest weakness in Xiao Yang's stat-monster panel.

Xiao Yang was very dissatisfied with this. Although his mental attribute wasn't actually low or weak, after all, what level of enemy was he facing now?

Saintess Corpse (Head), Level 32, Lord rank.

What level was Xiao Yang now? Level 16, Elite.

And so, Xiao Yang was indignant about not being able to withstand the Saintess Corpse's mental attacks for too long, um…

He lit the Calming Sandalwood Incense, and instantly, a sharp, clear fragrance spread out, making people feel very calm. However, this didn't affect what Xiao Yang was about to do, only the existence of the Calming Sandalwood Incense changed the state Xiao Yang was in when doing these things.

From a violent arsonist, he became a calm arsonist. Xiao Yang took out a Flame Grenade from his personal backpack. Compared to Lesser Dragon Flame, the Flame Grenade took effect faster, and the flame field could also spread wider, making it extremely suitable for setting fires.

"Have a taste of this."

The Calming Sandalwood Incense was very useful. In the sharp fragrance, Xiao Yang's harsh words were spoken without a trace of emotion.

The Flame Grenade was thrown out fiercely by Xiao Yang. Accompanied by a crisp cracking sound, flames instantly rose and began to spread rapidly.

About one-tenth of the entire spider-infested area was ignited by this Flame Grenade. This was already a very large area. The area of this Temple Plaza was unusually large, and the spiders and dried-up corpses hanging on the silk threads felt fear because of the burning flames.

However, as transcendent creatures, they weren't completely helpless against the flames. A large number of spiders crawled out from the dried-up corpses, and amidst the piercing wails, these fist-sized spiders began to aim their rear ends at the burning area, and moist, viscous spider silk was quickly sprayed out, and the flames were immediately brought under control.

Seeing this scene, Xiao Yang grinned. He had never said he would only set one fire!

One Flame Grenade after another was thrown out by him. In such a commotion, it didn't matter whether he was exposed or not. Xiao Yang switched the Black Night Shelter back to the Hope Lantern. The flames continued to ignite, but this wasn't the end. There was also Lesser Dragon Flame.

Xiao Yang's thinking was correct. Although the Calming Sandalwood Incense couldn't help Xiao Yang recover his mental strength, it could help him stabilize his mental attribute.

In the chaotic, piercing screams, the scene that had happened earlier that day was replayed. The state of soul loss constantly popped up above Xiao Yang's head. The Hope Lantern and the screams of these dried-up corpses began a tug-of-war.

However, compared to earlier, this time, with the blessing of the Calming Sandalwood Incense, the extent of Xiao Yang's mental decline wasn't very large. Although it was still declining, the rate of decline had dropped to a negligible level.

Calming, stabilizing, and tranquilizing the mind, these effects were effective for Xiao Yang. After verifying this point, things became easier, at least he wouldn't even have the chance to fight these monsters.

The corners of Xiao Yang's mouth curved into a large arc.

His return was noticed by the human-headed spider. With a venomous expression and a sharp hiss, the human-headed spider suddenly pounced towards Xiao Yang. In response, Xiao Yang gripped the Rusty Great Axe in his hand.

He started with a Roar.

"Die!"

The Roar only caused the human-headed spider to pause for a moment. With a venomous expression, the huge spider pounced towards Xiao Yang.

"Like a beast, even more so than a spellcaster."

This was Xiao Yang's most direct feeling about the human-headed spider pouncing towards him madly. But that's good, that's exactly how Xiao Yang could get a chance, wasn't it?

Wielding the Rusty Great Axe, he directly unleashed a powerful horizontal sweep. The axe heavily struck the huge human-headed spider, solidly cutting into it. Xiao Yang directly chopped off one of the big spider's legs, and the spider leg with coarse, short hairs flew out.

In pain, the human-headed spider finally suppressed part of its instinct. The power contained in that remnant was used by it.

A dazzling light circulated on the human-headed spider, and its health was instantly restored to full. Seeing this scene, the corners of Xiao Yang's mouth twitched violently.