TSA Chapter 10

Because Ran Qi went to make the staff, potion, and scallion pancakes after forming the team, it was slightly delayed.

[Private Chat] Coke: Ahhhhh, Ran Xiaoqi, where are you ah? Why don’t you come? I’m dying of embarrassment!

[Private Chat] Bai Ran:?

[Private Chat] Coke: They were too noisy outside, so went into the dungeon together.

[Private Chat] Bai Ran: Isn’t that normal? What is embarrassing?

The entrance to the Shadow Forest’s Challenge Dungeon and the Experience Dungeon were in the same place. At this moment, thousands of players had gathered at the entrance to the dungeon, and there were quite a few people who were using the nearby channel to find a team. So, it was normal to be noisy.

Anyway, after entering the dungeon, there was a small area that was a safety zone. As long as the players didn’t go out of the range of the safety zone, no monsters would appear. So, many teams would choose to wait for people to gather there.

[Private Chat] Coke: Because of my equipment…

This time, Ran Qi understood. He promised to give Gu Le’s equipment but had no time to give it to him yet. At this moment, his body was still wearing novice suits…

[Private Chat] Bai Ran: Don’t worry, I’ll be right there!

Ran Qi quickened his pace and rushed into the dungeon as fast as he could.

As soon as he entered the dungeon, Ran Qi saw that his teammates were divided into two sides, with Night Owl sitting on the ground discussing tactics, while Gu Le shrank pitifully on the other side without the confidence to strike up a conversation at all.

“Coming?” Night Owl stood up. Ran Qi had already greeted him before saying that he needed a little time to clean up his bag. So, he didn’t care about Ran Qi’s late arrival.

Soul Chaser followed suit and stood up. He was very tall, with a long black bow in his hand. His frowning made him look like he was not in a very good temper.

Standing beside Soul Chaser was Plume Ink, who looked six or seven times similar to Soul Chaser. They were probably brothers in reality. However, their temperament was completely different. Plume Ink’s eyebrows were curved, and there were two shallow dimples on the side of his cheeks, which could easily make people feel close to him. It had a strong contrast with Soul Chaser.

Sword at Fleeting Time, on the other hand, had a scholarly aura. It felt like he shouldn’t be holding a dagger in his hand, but a book. His appearance was very well worth, which at first glance wouldn’t be particularly stunning, but would make people feel comfortable.

After seeing Ran Qi entering the dungeon, Soul Chaser said skeptically, “These two people… can they really do it?”

It was no wonder that Soul Chaser would think like this. It was because the equipment on Gu Le was so poor that he did not look like he could carry a boss, while Ran Qi had the lowest level and came in wrapped in a black cloak. It made people feel that he and Gu Le were not a better choice.

Night Owl raised his eyes and looked over. Soul Chaser immediately stood up straight with a jolt, and his mouth closed tightly.

Ran Qi laughed, not caring about Soul Chaser’s words as he rushed to the Night Owl and handed him the freshly made secondary expansion backpack.

“Thanks a lot.” Night Owl wasn’t polite and directly accepted the expansion backpack and equipped it.

After that, Ran Qi went to Gu Le’s side, took out one piece of equipment after another, and handed it to him. In no time, Gu Le had changed into a powerful warrior with a full body of green suits and a blue suit.

“Ran Xiaoqi, did you go on a robbery? Why do you suddenly become rich?” Gu Le really didn’t expect him to have so many good things. How long had it been since the server started, and Ran Qi could actually get so much good equipment?

“Robbing your ass. Will you rob one for me?” Ran Qi glared at his best friend angrily. He took out a few more Scallion Pancakes and stuffed them into his hands. “There weren’t enough ingredients to make you a weapon, so you can eat some Scallion Pancakes first to make do.”

Scallion Pancake enhanced the player’s max HP and strength and lasted for 15 minutes, making it ideal for melee professions.

Gu Le was instantly shocked. “Damn. Are you that big shot who made the Scallion Pancake?!”

“Don’t you look at the World Channel?” Ran Qi thought it was already a well-known secret.

“I was too busy killing monsters at that time… There’s no time to see those…” Gu Le scratched the back of his head with some embarrassment. He was a warrior and responsible for luring monsters. He couldn’t relax for a moment. Indeed, he didn’t have time to read the gossip on the World Channel.

“It’s okay. It’s not too late to find out.” After talking, Ran Qi took off the Cloak of Invisibility on his body. There were only six of them in the dungeon anyway, so there was no need to cover up anymore.

Seeing the fiery red B-grade set on Ran Qi, Gu Le’s eyes were about to stare out of the socket. “You, you, you… Don’t tell me you made this suit too!”

This set had just been on the system announcement. The maker was anonymous. Even if Ran Qi had gotten rich by selling Scallion Pancakes, it would have been impossible to buy this set in such a short time. Thinking back to what Ran Qi said, the amount of information seemed a bit too much…

“Yeah. I learned a lot of life skills.” Ran Qi admitted it readily. Anyway, he and Gu Le had such a good relationship. There was nothing to hide. With that said, he touched out a few more bottles of red and blue potions and stuffed them into Gu Le. “Be prepared. You’ll watch and use them in a while.”

“Oh, okay.” Gu Le had been shocked to the point of numbness. Now, he didn’t feel strange no matter what Ran Qi pulled out.

After the shock, he couldn’t resist pulling out a scallion pancake and starting to nibble on it.

Because it was a game, the scallion pancake was still in the same state as when it was fresh out of the oven, piping hot and crunchy with a rich scallion flavor, a wonderful taste he had never tried before.

“Fuck. These scallion pancakes taste too good! Give me a couple more!” It was the first time Gu Le had eaten such delicious food and was so excited that he really wanted to eat enough at once.

“Okay.” Ran Qi graciously took ten more scallion pancakes and gave them to him. He turned to Night Owl and said, “Captain, we’re ready to fight.”

Soul Chaser & Plume Ink & Sword at Fleeting Time, who were watching from the side. “…”

Inexplicably feeling a bit of a face slap…

“Okay.” Night Owl said calmly, “Soul Chaser pulls the monster. Coke is in charge of receiving it, one by one, seeking stability rather than speed.”

The small monsters in the Shadow Forest were all in groups. If the warriors who could only attack in close combat were to lure the monsters, a group would be attracted directly. It would be easy to cause them to overturn. Therefore, it was safest to have the archer with the farther range lure the small monsters one by one.

Gu Le was on the way to assist. First, he captured the hatred of the small monster, and then, the others gathered their attack together to quickly eliminate the small monster.

feeling

Although they were fighting one by one. They could almost kill one in a second because of the high attack power in concentrated targets. After being proficient in cooperation, the speed of fighting was almost the same as fighting in groups.

“Let’s take a rest first and restore all your best state. Wait a moment and prepare to start the boss.” Night Owl said in a deep voice, then took out the dispelling potion he had bought and distributed it to everyone. “This is a dispelling potion that can remove all kinds of negative status. If you are stunned by the boss, you should drink a bottle quickly.”

“I don’t need it. I have ‘Purification’ skill.” Ran Qi waved his hand.

The price of the dispelling potion was quite high. Why does he need to take the potion if he can use a skill?

Night Owl immediately looked at him in surprise. If he remembered correctly, Bai Ran already had three skills, right? This was only the first day of server opening ah!

As if sensing his shock, Ran Qi touched his nose guiltily. “I was lucky. When I opened the treasure chest, I found another skill book…”

To distract everyone’s attention, Ran Qi took out scallion pancakes and distributed five to everyone. “Scallion Pancakes can increase max HP and strength.”

“Okay, thank you…” Soul Chaser and the others took the scallion pancake in a daze. They had been greedy when they saw Gu Le eating the scallion pancake, but they couldn’t put down their face to ask for it. They didn’t expect Ran Qi to actually take the initiative to give it to them. They suddenly felt a little embarrassed. After all, they had originally disliked him for having low levels and poor equipment.

Although they knew that eating scallion pancakes was to add strength, they were reluctant to eat them in one go, because they had never eaten such delicious food in their lives. It made people just want to let the beautiful taste stay on the tip of their tongue for a while longer.

“I’m a mage, so I don’t need to eat this.” Night Owl handed back the scallion pancake to Ran Qi. He also knew how high the price of scallion pancakes was. As a range mage, it was a waste to eat this.

“This can increase your max HP and the taste is really good. It’s good to try them.” Ran Qi refused to accept it and said to Night Owl in a low voice, “I made the Scallion Pancake myself. The cost is less than one silver coin.”

Night Owl: “…”

Ran Qi even said this, so Night Owl had to take it. After taking a bite of the crispy scallion pancake, his eyes immediately lit up. He spent a lot of effort to control himself from taking out a second scallion pancake to eat.

Ran Qi noticed that when Night Owl ate the scallion pancake, although it was fast, it was still elegant and calm. It formed a sharp contrast with those who were gorging down on their food beside him. But obviously, he also liked to each the scallion pancake.

He suddenly felt that the Blue Star people who couldn’t eat Earth’s delicacies were really pitiful. It seemed that he could make more other foods for them to taste when he had time.

After everyone had eaten the scallion pancake and restored their physical strength and state to their best, they began to fight the boss.

The majestic Orc Boss appeared before everyone with a sledgehammer and shield. Gu Le was the first to attack the monster. He wielded a gigantic sword in his hand and waited until he stabilized the hatred before the others began to attack.

Night Owl’s attack power was the highest among everyone. To prevent OT(off-tank/over-threat), he controlled the attack rhythm very well. After using Fireball, he immediately switched to basic magic bullets to ensure that the boss did not turn to attack him while ensuring an uninterrupted combo.

The player’s skill combo count determined the final dungeon score. Due to the boss’s ability to perform range attacks, hitting the ground with a sledgehammer could knock people unconscious, while also sweeping them with a sledgehammer, causing players to lose a lot of HP. Therefore, everyone must spread out to avoid being affected. As a result, the combo would inevitably be interrupted.

However, Night Owl was particularly accurate in predicting the boss’s skills. He could leave the boss’s attack range as quickly as possible and continuously attack during the movement. The same for Soul Chaser and Plume Ink. Their arrows were very accurate. They could move soon while accurately drawing the bow and shooting the boss.

Watching their sharp operations, Ran Qi seemed to understand a little why the system recommended Gu Le to play as a warrior.

Gu Le was a bit single-minded type and couldn’t do two things at the same time. Every time in the mech simulation class, Gu Le could always get good results in the one-on-one mode, but as the number of enemies increased, his results declined rapidly. Compared with the archer who needed to dodge and move while observing the position of the monster and attacking, the warrior who only needed to pull the monster was more suitable for him.

The assassin, Sword at Fleeting Time, practiced eight words. ‘When the enemy advances, I retreat; when the enemy retreats, I disturb’ quite well. As soon as he saw the boss raise the sledgehammer in his hand, he would quickly withdraw from the boss’s attack range. After the boss finished using his big move, he would immediately step forward to attack hard.

With everyone’s concentrated effort, it only took them fifteen minutes to defeat the Orc boss.

[System Announcement] Seems plain, but can amaze the world with a single brilliant feat! Congratulations to the player [Night Owl] [Soul Chaser] [Plume Ink] [Sword at Fleeting Time] [Coke] [Bai Ran] for clearing the first kill of the Shadow Forest Challenge Dungeon! Get the title [No One Can Stop], and [Physical Exchange Coupon*1].

[System Announcement] Congratulations to the player [Night Owl] [Soul Chaser] [Plume Ink] [Sword at Fleeting Time] [Coke] [Bai Ran] for clearing the Shadow Forest Challenge Dungeon in 25 minutes, 22.87 seconds, and getting SSS-level evaluation. Additional reward of [Gold Treasure Chest].

[System Announcement] Player [Night Owl] raised his sword to kill and the Orc Warrior Charman dropped [Warrior Helmet] and fled in embarrassment.

Three consecutive system announcements made the World Channel explode.

[World] Cain: Damn. He is truly Big Boss Night Owl. he got the first kill of the Challenge Dungeon on the first day of the server opening!

[World] In a Few Words: Kneel to the boss. The fight finished in 25 minutes and still got an SSS-level evaluation. Awesome!

It was easy to clear the dungeon, but it was not easy to get an SSS evaluation.

After clearing the dungeon, the system would calculate the score based on the performance of all team members. During the boss battle, numerous combo moves were used to ensure uninterrupted attacks, which could continuously double and stack the score. Additionally, clearance time, battle dodge, and the priest’s healing would earn bonus points, while points would be deducted for boss damage and member death.

The higher the settlement score of the dungeon, the higher the level of the clearance Treasure Chest. If the final score was above S level, there was a certain chance of a gold treasure chest appearing, but if it was an SSS level evaluation, the probability of a gold treasure chest was 100%. They could get top-quality equipment and top-quality items from the gold treasure chest, which was something everyone knew.

Now they not only got the Gold Treasure Chest from the clearance rewards, but the system had also rewarded them with an additional Gold Treasure Chest. How could people not be jealous?

Not to mention that in the third system announcement, the boss also dropped A-grade equipment directly. It was well known that bosses in Challenge dungeons would drop equipment, but the grades and attributes of equipment dropped by bosses were random. Usually, it was dominated by green and blue equipment. Good things like purple equipment naturally had a very low drop rate.

[World] Twilight: Holy shit! The boss actually dropped purple equipment! How can luck be so good? Is their luck going to heaven ah?!

[World] Sunset Red: I think the priest in the team is only level 15, and the warrior is only level 16. Is the difficulty of the challenge dungeon adjusted?! I remember during the beta test, someone only cleared it the next day, right? Suddenly, I want to challenge the dungeon to have a try…

[World] Unbreakable Mountain and River: Challenge dungeon, let’s go! Attack professions above level 15, come here!

[World] Nightless Day: Level 16 mage-seeking team to challenge dungeon!!

Seeing Night Owl receive SSS-level evaluation, a gold treasure chest, and A-grade purple equipment, the players were all envious and eager to challenge the dungeon. After all, they also wanted good things like gold treasure chests and purple equipment!

Since someone else’s level 15 was okay, their level 15 must be okay too!

Soul Chaser and Plume Ink watched the messages sent by players on the World Channel but fell into a mysterious silence.

These players all thought that they were able to clear the dungeon so quickly because of Night Owl and several high-level experts leading the team, or because of the difficulty adjustment of the dungeon, but only they knew that the difficulty of the dungeon was not reduced, and the credit was not theirs.

In fact, the person who made the greatest contribution to completing the challenge dungeon was actually Bai Ran.

Bai Ran wore a B-grade suit and had three skills at the same time. His healing skills were unparalleled. They didn’t have to worry if the boss knocked their HP out. As long as they were not killed instantly, Bai Ran could use his healing skill to fill their HP.

During the beta test, they also had the same configuration and brought level a 18 priest and a warrior, but they had to fight two or three times in a row before clearing the dungeon. Finally, they only received an A-level evaluation.

Of course, it was because they did not understand the mechanism of the dungeon, as it was their first raid. However, the fundamental reason was that the warrior couldn’t control the monster and the priest couldn’t keep up with the healing.

However, this time, they played very easily. With a little comparison, it was easy to find out who brought about this change.

They finally understood why Night Owl took the initiative to invite this priest, who was only level 15, to join the team.