TSA Chapter 13

The last boss was a Zombie King with a very high physical attack and defense. They needed to rely mostly on the magic profession. When the boss’s HP dropped to 50% and 20%, it would enlarge its Cyclone Hammer. The boss grasped the two sledgehammers in its hands and performed a map-wide spinning attack, entering a hegemonic state while attacking. Any attack would be ineffective against him, and only the boss could attack the players.

At this time, the priest’s pressure would be greater because the team members would scatter in all directions to avoid the boss’s attacks. In case they were too far away and couldn’t keep up with the heal, there might be casualties.

Additionally, now and then, the boss would let out a roar. After each roar, the boss’s hatred would be cleared. At this time, whoever was the first to attack it would gain its hatred. So, the warrior must be the first to grab the boss’s hatred and other people must also stop simultaneously or their team might be destroyed. It was a great combat awareness test for the warrior and the other members.

However, these problems would not be problematic for Night Owl and his team.

Everyone’s combat awareness was very strong. As soon as they saw that boss raise its head and prepare to roar, they immediately stopped the movements. Gu Le, on the other hand, continued to wield his sword, steadily holding the boss’s hatred. There would be no OT situation.

With Night Owl, an extremely high DPS mage. One person was able to top the other three people, beating the boss’s HP down, with a surprisingly high efficiency.

Soon, the Zombie King’s HP dropped to 50% and began to enlarge its Cyclone Hammer.

“Disperse!” Night Owl ordered. Everyone hurriedly dispersed in all directions.

Gu Le had bad luck. The Zombie King followed him wherever he went. However, his speed was not as fast as Zombie King’s, so he accidentally got hit several times, making him squeal.

“Ranran, help ah!!!”

“I’ve put a recovery skill on you. You won’t die, don’t panic.” Ran Qi stepped forward and gave Gu Le a healing as he ran past him.

Ran Qi’s recovery skills became more effective as his level increased. It could restore 30 HP every three seconds. Combined with his equipment and attribute bonuses, Ran Qi could fully heal his HP with just one heal. As a result, even though Gu Le was being pursued by the boss, his HP never fell below 80%. He felt extremely secure in his ability to stay alive.

In less than five minutes, the boss fell to the ground.

[System Announcement] Congratulations to players [Night Owl] [Soul Chaser] [Plume Ink] [Sword at Fleeting Time] [Coke] [Bai Ran] for clearing the Dark Tombs’ experience dungeon in 20 minutes, reaching the Ultimate Achievement and earning the title [Faster Than the Wind].

Since it was a normal Experience Dungeon, there was no first-kill reward for clearing it. However, they completed the clearance within the dungeon’s limit time, so they still got an achievement. Although the reward was only the title, the additional attribute was still very good. It could increase agility by 6 points, which was still very helpful for professions like Ran Qi and Gu Le who moved at a slower speed. At least, when escaping, they would be much faster.

This new system announcement shocked again the world channel players. While they were still grinding the Shadow Forest’s experience dungeon, the other people had already cleared the challenge dungeon and even got the first kill.

It really made them envious ah!

[World] Cain: … Really worthy of a team led by a big shot ah…

[World] Ga Tu: Big shot Night Owl has leveled up again! This upgrading speed is really out of reach! Please take me!

[World] Big Orange: Only the big shots can go to the Dark Tomb to gain experience. We’re all looking for death if we go qaq.

[World] Four Seasons: I have a bold idea…

[World] No Happiness: No, you don’t! Don’t think about that nonsense. Go pull monsters!

However, Ran Qi and the others didn’t even go to the World Channel to watch the fun. They just went straight out of the dungeon and continued to clear for the second time.

There was less than an hour left until eight in the morning. They had to finish the remaining dungeons before the dungeon CD was reset.

Once they were back, their speed became even faster. They cleared the entire dungeon in fifteen minutes. After that, their speed kept increasing. Finally, they managed to finish all five dungeons before 8 o’clock and the experience they gained was even more considerable. Everyone went up by about three levels.

“Should we take a break or wait until the CD is refreshed to continue?” Night Owl asked.

“I want to continue,” Ran Qi replied after some thought.

He was not level 18. With five more times of this dungeon, he would definitely pass level 20. He could activate another new skill.

“Then I’ll continue as well. I’m almost level 20!” Gu Le was also thinking the same thing as his friend. They were in an excellent state just now, so they might as well finish today’s dungeon in one go.

“Let’s continue.” Night Owl wanted to continue as well. They had a very clear goal of upgrading as soon as possible.

They proceeded to clear five more dungeons. They were more efficient this time, resolving the battle in less than an hour.

The experience of the Dark Tombs dungeon was really rich. Night Owl directly rose to level 26, leaving the other players far behind. Soul Chaser and Plume Ink followed closely behind and rose to level 25. The three alone took the top three spots on the ranking list.

“Why don’t we complete the challenge dungeon as well?” Soul Chaser suggested excitedly.

“Okay ah!” Gu Le also felt that he was in an excellent state and might get another first kill. “Ranran, what do you think?”

“I…” Ran Qi was about to agree when he heard a system’s prompt.

[System] You have been online for 24 hours. For the sake of your health, please go offline within 30 minutes to take a rest.

The gaming pods did allow players to log into the game for a long time and not need to get offline to eat, but it would put some physical and mental burden on them. They needed to go offline to relax. The game officials would limit the online hours according to the player’s physical and mental level, and issue health reminders promptly.

With a scrappy qualification like Ran Qi’s E-level, he must go offline and rest for at least 1 hour in 24 hours or he would be forced offline.

“I suddenly remember that I have a class in the morning and have to go offline for a while.” Ran Qi was embarrassed to say that he got a healthy reminder from the system. They would know that he was a loser…

Although this was true, he also needed to save face!

“Okay. Let’s do it later.”

“Oh yes. I have to go to class, so I’ll be offline too!” Gu Le was a bit confused at first, but he quickly guessed the reason Ran Qi was going offline and immediately followed to cover for him.

As a classmate, of course, he had to go offline too.

Gu Le’s physical condition was D-level, slightly better than Ran Qi’s. He could be online for a maximum of 40 hours. It was still plenty of time. However, since Ran Qi was not here, he had no interest in being alone. So, he might as well go offline and take a rest.

Before going offline, Ran Qi opened the exchange mall, which contained a wide variety of real-life items.

Ran Qi only had three exchange coupons now. The items that could be exchanged were very limited. The cheapest were apples, oranges, strawberries, potatoes, tomatoes, and other fruits and vegetables. A coupon could be exchanged for a pound. He needed to use three coupons for a pound of meat. Ran Qi wanted the strengthening potion the most, and he needed a whole 500 exchange coupons. He didn’t know how long it would take to save up.

But he wasn’t too worried. He had a unique method of gaining coupons anyway.

Thinking about the fruits he hadn’t tasted in a long time, Ran Qi thought about using a physical exchange coupon and exchanging it for a pound of strawberries to reward himself.

[System] Congratulations to the player for successfully exchanging 500 grams of strawberries, deducting one physical exchange coupon.

The efficiency of the interstellar courier was really no joke. After Ran Qi went offline, he climbed out of the game pod and then went to the bathroom to take a shower. His light brain received the receipt prompt after he came out of the bathroom.

Ran Qi put on his pajamas and opened the balcony door. He saw a small pink and round mechanical octopus parked on the small platform of the balcony. It looked very cute. It was said to cater to the majority of women and children. After all, they were the main force of shopping.

“Hello, Octopus Express at your service!” The little octopus’ two big round eyes aimed at Ran Qi’s face and performed a quick scan.

“Verification complete. This is your goods. You’re welcome to use Octopus Express again.” The little octopus’s figure suddenly grew bigger and then took out a bag of strawberries from its belly with its tender pink tentacles.

The bright red strawberries were big and fresh. It looked very attractive.

Ran Qi poured the strawberries into a bowl and rinsed them briefly with water before using his light brain to send a message to Gu Le.

The ringing only lasted for a second before Gu le picked it up.

“I exchanged a pound of strawberries. Do you want to try them?”

“Okay, okay!” Gu Le was excited. “But I just took a shower. Why don’t you come over to my room?”

They lived in dormitories at school, with one suite per person. The space was not too spacious, but very well equipped with all the amenities, from the kitchen to the bathroom and the balcony. Compared to the school dormitory that Ran Qi had lived in his previous life, it was like a world away.

The controller randomly assigned the school’s dormitories, so Ran Qi and Gu Le ended up in different dormitory buildings. However, Gu Le’s dormitory building was right next door, just a few steps away, which wasn’t that much of a hassle.

“Okay, I’ll be there soon.”

However, Ran Qi’s luck might have been used in the game. He had just stepped out of the dormitory building when he encountered Zhang Shuo and the others who had just gotten out of class.

“Yo! Isn’t this our good-for-nothing young master? Why aren’t you leveling up in the game and running out offline to wander around ah?” Zhang Shuo became excited as soon as he saw him, striding over to Ran Qi and asking in an exaggerated tone. “Could it be that you’re forced to go offline by the game?”

“Hahahaha.” His lackeys followed behind him and laughed in unison.

Ran Qi rolled his eyes speechlessly, thinking that these people were really childish. He had no intention of quarreling with them, so he said directly, “A good dog doesn’t block the way.”

“What did you say?” Zhang Shuo’s face instantly sank.

“What? Want to fight?” Ran Qi glared back without any fear. There were cameras everywhere in the school, and forbidding physical conflict between students was the first rule of the school. If Zhang Shuo dared to make a move, the school would immediately tell him to get lost.

“Haha!” Zhang Shuo obviously knew this, so he just sneered. “You wait for me.”

Ran Qi didn’t bother with his harsh words and passed him without looking at him.

Several people were still muttering behind him.

“What’s that kid holding?”

“Looks like strawberries?”

“Did he exchange it with the coupons?”

“How is that possible? How can a loser like him get the exchange coupon? His father must have bought it for him at a high price!”

“Hmph. Go to hell.”