19: Chapter 19 Teamwork

Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh—ten flashes of white light flickered as the group reappeared in a disheveled state.

"F*ck, what kind of trash dungeon is this? It even has a reset? Can't afford to play fairly, can you?" Zhang Zixuan kicked a pebble by his foot and cursed in a fit of rage.

"Oh, isn't this our Young Master Zhang?" Zhao Yun had been waiting nearby for a long time. Crossing his arms, his face was full of schadenfreude. "What happened? Went in for a stroll and lost some levels?"

"Don't get ahead of yourselves. If I can't clear it, you trash definitely won't either. Just wait to lose your levels."

"That's not necessarily true," a calm voice rang out.

Jiang He was looking at him with a half-smile.

"You... what do you mean?" Zhang Zixuan suppressed the unease in his heart. "Don't tell me you think you can clear it?"

"Why don't we try and find out?"

Seeing Jiang He's confident appearance, Zhang Zixuan's heart skipped a beat: Could it be... he really found a way?

No, impossible.

Zhang Zixuan immediately crushed the thought.

He firmly believed in his judgment—this dungeon was meant to be cleared by sheer numbers.

With ten people divided into four cages, there was always a probability that one cage would get six or seven people.

As long as the luck was good, six or seven people could definitely clear a hundred guards in one minute.

He was just a bit unlucky just now; he would definitely succeed next time.

"Hmph, just putting on an act. I want to see how you four losers clear this stage. Just wait to lose your levels!"

The next second, the four of them vanished from the spot.

Lost Temple · Advanced Difficulty

The turntable needle began to spin.

First round, South side, Bai Luoyao's cage opened.

Bai Luoyao took a step out of the cage.

The guards activated instantly. She didn't go all out with her damage like the first time; instead, she sprinted toward Jiang He's direction.

The 60-second countdown ended.

Guard count: 0/100.

The guards turned into light particles, but they didn't fully return to their original positions; most of them gathered near the East corner.

Second round, West side.

Third round, North side.

Fourth round, East side.

"Da He, it's up to you," Zhao Yun shouted.

The cage door opened, and Jiang He charged out like a beast.

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

All guards within a five-meter radius were harvested like wheat before a scythe.

-7000! -8000! -9000! ...

The number of guards plummeted at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The 60-second countdown ticked away frantically!

50 seconds, Guards: 30/100

40 seconds, Guards: 70/100

30 seconds, Guards: 85/100

When only 10 seconds remained on the countdown.

Jiang He's blade swept across the neck of the final guard.

[Regional Announcement: Congratulations to Game ID's team for successfully challenging the dungeon Lost Temple (Advanced). Reward: All challengers Level +3]

In another instance of the dungeon, Zhang Zixuan pounded on the cage and roared:

"Impossible, how on earth did he clear it?"

His luck in this dungeon run was very good, with six people in one cage.

Just as they were about to complete the task, Game ID beat them to it and took the First Kill.

At the same time, his squad killed the last monster.

System Prompt: Challenge Successful.

Returning to the Novice Village, Zhang Zixuan searched the entire village for Game ID, vowing to kill him to vent his anger.

However, he could never find any trace of him.

Deep within the Canyon Forbidden Zone.

When Jiang He and the others first exited the dungeon, they wanted to find Xiao Hu to take another quest.

But they were informed that currently, the Novice Village only had two dungeon challenges open.

And once a dungeon was cleared, there were ten opportunities to refresh and grind it daily.

Although the rewards for re-grinding were very low.

But even a tiny fly is still meat, right?

Just as he was about to re-enter the dungeon.

Xiao Hu said he wanted to ask for his help.

It turned out his father had been heavily injured by a monster years ago.

He needed a Fire Dragon Fruit for treatment, but the Fire Dragon Fruit grew in the deepest part of the Canyon Forbidden Zone, which was extremely dangerous and where no one dared to venture.

Xiao Hu stated that if Jiang He could bring back the Fire Dragon Fruit, his family would surely give a generous reward.

[Quest: Treat Zhao Dashan, find the Fire Dragon Fruit for him. Countdown: 10 hours.]

The group rushed to the canyon without stopping.

As they went deeper, the air became abnormally hot.

The rocks beneath their feet were scalding, and small damage numbers began to continuously float above the four's heads:

-10, -10, -10, ...

"Damn, this hellish place even drains health?" Zhao Yun cursed.

"Careful, something is coming out," Bai Luoyao warned.

Suddenly, the ground shook violently, and a scorching wave of air rushed at them.

[Ancient Molten Dragon · Gluttony (Lv20)]

[Health: 200,000]

[Dragon Might Domain: Within a thousand-meter range of the dragon, lose 1% of maximum health per second.]

The dragon was over thirty meters tall.

Its entire body was covered not in scales, but in thick, red carapace.

A pair of massive dragon wings slowly unfurled, and a strange fruit grew atop its head.

It was exactly the Fire Dragon Fruit they were looking for.

"Two... two hundred thousand health?" Zhao Yun gasped, feeling his legs go a bit weak.

"Humble ants, how dare you step into my territory and covet my treasure." The dragon spoke slowly, its voice incredibly majestic and carrying a will of destruction.

Jiang He was shocked—the BOSS could actually speak human language?

In the next second, the dragon actually launched an attack.

"Zhao Yun, activate your defense. Xiao Yao, Xiao Xue, use ranged attacks. I'll go for a sneak attack."

Jiang He flashed to the side and struck with a Blood Speech Technique.

He wanted to see how the damage was. If it was okay, they'd fight; if not, the worst case was just giving up the quest.

-4800

Jiang He was overjoyed; this attack was completely viable.

But in the next second, the dragon's wings swung, and Jiang He was sent flying.

-2000

"Damn, we can't do this," Jiang He shouted.

This attack was terrifyingly high; his health had dropped by half in one hit?

Bai Luoxue shouted: "Run!"

Just as the group was escaping, the dragon flapped its wings and came whistling toward them.

Zhao Yun immediately activated his Taunt skill.

The dragon's aggro was instantly pulled onto Zhao Yun.

It turned and flew toward Zhao Yun.

"You guys run first, it doesn't matter if I lose a level."

Suddenly Jiang He turned and ran back, striking with another Blood Speech Technique at the same time.

-5200

The dragon's aggro was pulled back again.

Jiang He was sent flying once more.

-2000

Xiao Xue hurried to restore his health.

Bai Luoyao directly threw two Fireball Techniques over.

Jiang He dodged to the side and quickly healed himself.

Seeing the dragon arrive in front of him, it suddenly stopped and flew toward Bai Luoyao again.

"Damn, is there a BUG?" Jiang He shouted.

The Bai sisters didn't understand what he meant.

But Zhao Yun understood instantly.

As a veteran gamer, he could see the issue with that maneuver at a glance.

Jiang He shouted: "Zhao Yun, Taunt it!"

"On it!"

The skill activated, and sure enough, the dragon stopped and flew toward Zhao Yun again.

Jiang He then struck with a Blood Speech Technique.

"Xiao Yao, if it flies toward me, hit it with a fireball."

By now, Bai Luoyao had figured it out.

He was kiting the cooldowns; Zhao Yun's Taunt refreshed every 15 seconds.

Her Fireball Technique refreshed every 5 seconds.

And Jiang He's didn't seem to have a CD?

As long as the three of them stood in the right positions, they could keep the monster running back and forth.

Two hours later, the dragon fell straight to the ground.

Everyone was overjoyed; it was their first time experiencing the joy of team cooperation.

Coming to the dragon's side, a pile of equipment had dropped on the ground.

After checking, it was decent.

There were a few pieces of equipment that could be temporarily kept for Zhao Yun to wear once his level was high enough.

The rest were all packed up and handed to Bai Luoyao.

[Regional Announcement: Congratulations to Game ID's team for killing the Ancient Molten Dragon · Gluttony. First Kill reward: 50 Gold Coins * 4]