Sword at Fleeting Time volunteered to take on the task of writing the dungeon strategy. “Why don’t you just let me write the strategy?”
“Okay. You’re the best at writing reports.” Soul Chaser smiled and punched his shoulder.
Everyone else was happy and at ease. So, of course, they had no objections.
“Let’s go to the Forest Cemetery first and write after the fight.” Night Owl was unwilling to delay the upgrading time, so he opened his mouth to say.
“Okay.”
The group of people went to the Forest Cemetery dungeon. The scene of this dungeon was a large forest, but because it was surrounded by the dark tombs ahead, the entire dungeon gave people an eerie feeling. Several people had been baptized in the Dark Tomb before, so they were naturally not afraid. As they followed the road marked on the map, they kept seeing rows of black tombstones exuding an ominous atmosphere. This was the place where they had to kill the monsters.
When players entered the range of the tombstone, the tombstone would emit a red light, constantly summoning mobs to come over to kill the intruders. There were three waves of mobs. The first wave was vampire bats, the second wave was rotting zombies, and the third wave was ghouls.
Vampire bats and zombies were the same as those in the Dark Tomb, so they just needed to deal with them carefully. However, the ghoul was a new monster, covered in black, and had a hideous face and a pair of blood-red eyes. It looked at the players as if it were a feast delivered to their door. Because they were monsters that ate corpses, they even had a disgusting smell.
“Ahhhh… Is this game still viable?! These monsters are too scary!” Gu Le had the ‘Revolving Sword’ skill, which could directly bring back a group of monsters. With Soul Chaser’s ‘Explosive Arrow’, the efficiency of killing the monsters had increased a lot. However, similarly, the impact he received when facing the monsters was also geometrically increasing.
In the end, he almost closed his eyes and rushed forward to slash it, then screamed and pulled the monster back.
“Hahahaha!” Soul Chaser and the other, who had now gotten acquainted with Gu Le, sent merciless jeers at him as they fought the monsters. “Think of the bountiful experience of these monsters. You’ll be able to tolerate it!”
Ran Qi couldn’t help but laugh as well. His teammates were just too funny.
After clearing out all the mobs caused by the tombstones, the boss of the dungeon appeared before them.
It was a Giant Cannibal Flower. It was very difficult to deal with as it had a lot of attacks.
The root of the cannibal flower grew in the soil and would send out countless vines to bind the players. The spikes of the vines would pierce the player’s body and absorb the blood in the player’s body. Once caught by it, the player can’t escape and must be rescued by the companions. Companions must break the vines, otherwise the player would become food for the cannibal flower. Therefore, it was best for players to act together, so that the vines would only attack one of them, while the other people could take the opportunity to break the vines.
In addition to vines, the cannibal flower also sprayed a large amount of venom from its mouth. Once the venom touched the body, the player would enter a poisoned state and their HP would continue to decrease. However, thanks to Ran Qi’s Purification skill that could remove all negative status, this problem was easily solved.
When the HP continued to decrease, the cannibal flower would also spew out red spores, which would quickly grow and turn into smaller cannibal flowers when they landed on the ground. It was necessary to eliminate all of them with an AOE skill before these spores grew into a sea of horrifying cannibal flowers.
The boss had a final skill that was both difficult and annoying. It would burrow into the ground, teleport in front of a player, tie them up with vines, and then bite them with its big mouth. When watching on the screen, it didn’t feel real. But when players switched to the holographic scene, they could truly feel the pain of being bitten by the cannibal flower.
After briefly talking about the playing methods and precautions, Night Owl divided everyone into groups. “Everyone is in groups of two: Coke and Plume Ink, Soul Chaser and Sword at Fleeting Time. Bai Ran is following me.”
Gu Le was in charge of pulling the monster. He was the one who was most vulnerable to vine attacks, so he needed a strong attacker to help him interrupt the vine attacks at any time.
Soul Chaser had the AOE skill, so it was best for him to be in charge of clearing out the little cannibal flowers, while Sword at Fleeting Time was in charge of cooperating with his actions.
Night Owl was confident that the cannibal flower wouldn’t catch him. Since his fireball was the cannibal flower’s greatest nemesis, it would be most appropriate for him to protect Bai Ran, who didn’t have much offensive power.
“Wait! Before we start fighting, let’s eat something first!” Soul Chaser said, taking out a leek and egg pie. He took a big bite.
“Right, right, right. Even though the boss in the experience dungeon is easier to defeat. It’s always right to be careful!” Plume Ink also immediately chimed in and then took out a fresh meat pie and ate it as well.
“I believe in your evil. What are you two archers eating that adds defense and mana recovery? If you are greedy, just say so.” Sword at Fleeting Time mercilessly exposed their little schemes before picking up a fresh meat pie and eating it as well.
“Then why are you eating fresh meat stuffed ones? To put it nicely, aren’t you also greedy?!” Plume Ink was very unconvinced.
“Yes. I’m just greedy, but I’m honest.” Sword at Fleeting Time said confidently.
Night Owl didn’t join in their childish bickering, but he honestly took out a pumpkin pie and ate it. It was unclear whether he was doing it to increase his attack or because he simply preferred sweets.
Ran Qi thought that maybe he could make some red bean cake, fried sugar cake, and other foods next time to see if he had a sweet tooth…
After everyone finished eating, they officially started fighting.
Gu Le rushed forward to pull the monster. The cannibal flower sprayed venom madly towards him after being attacked. It felt like being spit on in his face. The sensory experience was extremely disgusting. Gu Le could only desperately raise the shield in his hand to block his head and face.
Plume Ink, who was in the same group as him, hid behind Gu Le very clumsily, using him as a human shield. The cannibal flower’s venom was sprayed several times, but he didn’t get poisoned at all.
“Hey! That’s too much ah!” Gu Le turned around and protested.
“Hey, who made me a delicate and frail archer? I can’t bear it like you ah! A capable person has to work hard, so you should be more considerate!” Plume Ink said plausibly, not forgetting to give Gu Le a rainbow fart.
Gu Le really ate it up, so he continued to work diligently to carry the monster.
Soul Chaser and Sword at Fleeting Time moved quickly around the perimeter. Once the cannibal flower sprayed out its red spores, they would kill them all before the little cannibal flowers grew up.
Night Owl led Bai Ran around in the middle, which neither delayed him from attacking the boss nor delayed Bai Ran from healing the others. When vines emerged from the ground and prepared to wrap around them, Night Owl’s fireball would immediately burn those vines.
Unlike the other four people in a mess, only Night Owl and Bai Ran’s bodies were always clean and dry.
The cannibal flower soon fell under everyone’s violent attacks and became a bounty of experience. At the same time, something like a piece of paper fell from the air.
“What is that?” Gu Le raised his head and looked at the slowly falling piece of paper in confusion.
The cannibal flower stood tall at four to five meters high. As it fell, a piece of paper floated down from above. Caught in the air wave, it drifted towards Ran Qi and Night Owl. Instinctively, they both reached out and grabbed the paper simultaneously. It turned out to be a worn parchment with a complex map drawn on it…
[System Announcement] Congratulations to the player [Night Owl] [Soul Chaser] [Plume Ink] [Sword at Fleeting Time] [Coke] [Bai Ran] for clearing the Forest Cemetery Experience Dungeon within 20 minutes, achieving the ultimate achievement, and obtaining the title [Spicy Hands Destroying Flowers].
[System Announcement] Players [Night Owl] and [Bai Ran] successfully killed the Cannibal Flower and obtained the [Mysterious Treasure Map] that it held for years.
[Mysterious Treasure Map (Bound)]
Grade: Advanced
Description: An ancient drawing that seems to have a map drawn on it. Going to the marked location may yield unexpected gains. (Owner: Night Owl, Bai Ran)
This treasure map was actually a treasure-digging item that could dig up money, equipment, recipes, skill books, and other items. However, there was also the possibility of triggering some encounters, such as the Treasure Thief and Secret Dungeon.
The Treasure Thief carried the most precious treasure. After defeating it, there was a chance to obtain Grade A or above top-quality equipment or skill books and other precious items. There were many treasures buried in the Secret Dungeon and a ferocious beast that guarded the treasure. After defeating the ferocious beast, they could obtain the treasure it guarded, which might contain Grade S orange equipment, pet eggs, or advanced skill books.
[World] Bear Hardship with Equanimity: Damn it! Advanced Treasure Map!
[World] Sunset Red: I’m envious… Advanced Treasure Map can get a lot of good items!
[World] Curly Hair: Ahhhhh. I suspect that Mr. Night Owl is the Chosen One!
[World] Black Jade Moon: I remember the treasure maps are bound when picked. How come there are two owners?
This treasure map was indeed bound when picked. However, Ran Qi and Night Owl grabbed the treasure map at the same time, making them the owners of the treasure map at the same time.
Ran Qi thought it was quite good. Although the chances of triggering the Treasure Thief and the Secret Dungeon were very small, it was the same as winning the lottery. However, the higher the quality of the treasure map, the chances of triggering the encounter would also be synchronized to enhance. So, this Advanced Treasure Map to Ran Qi who had this super lucky star’s hands might trigger the encounter. Treasure Thief or Secret Dungeon, he, a priest without attack skills, really didn’t know how to fight the monsters. Having this mobile turret, Night Owl could let him feel much more at ease.
“As soon as we finish this dungeon, let’s go dig for the treasure.” Ran Qi looked at Night Owl. He was eager to go and try out what could be dug out of this Advanced Treasure Map.
“Okay.” Night Owl agreed without any hesitation.
“Haha, it turns out to be a treasure map for digging treasures! Fortunately, Brother Ran and our boss got it together. If this thing were bound to him, then this Advanced Treasure Map would be in vain!” Soul Chaser revealed Night Owl’s dark history without fear of death. “In the beta test, the boss hit an Intermediate Treasure Map while killing the monsters. As a result, the boss ran over and dug up 50 copper coins and a broken dagger out of it.”
“That’s right! The boss’s luck is so bad! Hahahaha!” Plume Ink and Sword at Fleeting Time couldn’t help but laugh when they saw the players who didn’t know the truth, bragging about Night Owl as Chosen One on the World Channel.
Ran Qi: “……”
Ran Qi looked at Night Owl’s dark face and silently lit a candle for these three funny teammates.
“There is a competition next month. It’s not good to go too long without practicing. Let’s meet at the training ground tomorrow morning.” Night Owl said in a calm voice.
“Ahhh?! Don’t want!”
“Don’t want ah! Boss, we were wrong!”
Several people felt as if lightning struck them and immediately began to howl. However, Night Owl ignored their pleas for mercy.
“Boss, it’s still early next month. We just had intensive training the day before yesterday…”
“Yes, boss. It’s still early. If we go offline tomorrow, it will affect Bai Ran and Coke’s leveling up. Although I really want to go to training, I can’t delay my teammates!”
“That’s right, boss! Now is the critical time to level up! Don’t waste time!”
Falling in their attempts at compassion, they began to try to reason with each other like they were dying.
Gu Le smirked and added insult to injury. “It doesn’t matter. Don’t consider us! We have to go to class tomorrow morning too!”
“No way?” Plume Ink and Soul Chaser looked at Ran Qi in disbelief.
Ran Qi touched his nose and said with some embarrassment, “Yes. We have classes every morning…”
He also doesn’t want to go offline… But his physical quality is so useless that the game doesn’t allow him to be online for more than 24 hours continuously!
“Then we can go offline together tomorrow.” Night Owl smiled slightly and made the final decision happily.
Soul Chaser, Plume Ink, and the other suddenly became dejected. It seemed that they would not be able to escape the devil’s training from Night Owl tomorrow morning.
What a self-inflicted disaster…
Perhaps they turned their grief into strength. In the next four dungeons, they worked very hard to attack, which greatly improved the efficiency of completing the dungeons. They quickly completed all four dungeons, and their levels also increased.
[System Announcement] Congratulations to the player [Night Owl] for being the first to reach level 30 and obtaining the title [Brave Man], as well as [Physical Exchange Coupon*2].
Night Owl had successfully reached level 30 by relying on the generous rewards from the dungeon.
Level 30 was an important dividing line in the <Magic Realm>, when players reached level 30, they could go to the new main city. They could change jobs to expand their skill tree, create a guild, and qualify to enter the Abyssal Dungeon, etc. It could be said that at level 30, the gameplay of the game was officially open. So, as the first person to reach level 30, the rewards obtained by Night Owl had also been upgraded.
Not only did the number of rewards from the physical exchange coupons increase, but the title attributes of [Brave Man] also increased dramatically, adding 20 points to Night Owl’s all attributes. Together with the title attributes, his own attributes, and equipment attributes that he had obtained previously, stacking up to become a very terrifying value.
While players’ HP was generally around 300, Night Owl’s HP was about to exceed 700, and his attack power was three times that of ordinary players. If not for the fact that his defense was not as good as Gu Le’s, he was afraid that the team’s tank could be directly replaced with him to act as a tank.
[World] Cain: I’m crying. The boss’s leveling speed is simply inhuman. When we’re still struggling in the Shadow Forest dungeon, they are already playing Dark Tomb. When we are still wandering around level 20, they are already level 30…
[World] Twilight: Boss Night Owl is so awesome!!! (shout oneself hoarse)
[World] Unbreakable Mountain and River: When will big boss Night Owl establish a guild? I’ll be the first to sign up!
[World] Frosty Late: I’m afraid they’ll need to get a guild summon order first~
[World] Curly Hair: Our big boss Night Owl is the Chosen One. How can a guild summon order be difficult for him?!
After Plume Ink saw the messages on the World Channel, he really wanted to spit out the fact that the lucky person was Bai Ran instead of Night Owl. Otherwise, just based on Night Owl’s rotten luck, they would probably never see this guild summon order in this lifetime…
However, for the sake of his little life, he wisely remained silent.
“Bai Ran happens to be at level 25. How about we go and do level 25 experience dungeon?” Soul Chaser said eagerly.
“I’ve been clearing dungeons for a day. Why don’t we take a break?” Gu Le weakly proposed. He had been clearing dungeons since he went online. He really needed a break. As a warrior who drew hatred, he had suffered a lot. The mental damage he had received was definitely a few times more than the other people.
“Okay. Just in time for me to go and write up the dungeon strategy.” Sword at Fleeting Time agreed.
“Then, let’s go hang out at the Trading Hall.”
With a few words, they made arrangements for themselves clearly. Soon, only Night Owl and Bai Ran were left.
“Let’s go dig for treasure?” Night Owl looked at Bai Ran.
“Okay.”
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