28: Chapter 28 New Teammates

Jiang He's brain short-circuited instantly!

"Husband? When did I become her husband?"

This was a huge misunderstanding.

He just opened his mouth to explain when his private messages started flashing frantically.

[Luo Xue: Big brother, I beg you, just admit it! I'll treat you to a meal later! I'll kneel and explain everything to you! ┭┮﹏┭┮!]

Jiang He swallowed the denial that was on the tip of his tongue, steeled himself, straightened his back, and coughed. "Ahem... That's right, I am her husband." He felt his face burning.

Gu Qingming's eyes instantly turned bloodshot, his teeth ground together with a clacking sound, and his fists were clenched so tightly that his knuckles turned white!

He stared daggers at Bai Luoyao, his voice squeezed out from between his teeth: "Bai Luoyao! You... how dare you hide this from me?"

Bai Luoyao didn't show any weakness and retorted directly: "Hide it from you? What a joke! Who do you think you are? Do I need to report to you when I find a husband?"

"Fine! Very well! Just you wait!" Gu Qingming's chest heaved violently. He turned around, glared at Jiang He, and then left with his people.

"Wait, Xiao Yao, can you let go of me now?"

Bai Luoyao immediately let go of his arm, feeling her cheeks burning.

"I... I'm sorry, I..."

Jiang He let out a long sigh and waved his hand. "It's fine, I understand."

"You understand?" Bai Luoxue and Xiao Yao exclaimed at the same time.

"Yeah," Jiang He shrugged. "An ex-boyfriend, how normal."

He automatically labeled Gu Qingming as a scumbag.

"Pfft!" Bai Luoxue burst into laughter. "Hahaha! Ex-boyfriend? Big brother, your guessing skills are too good!"

Afterwards, Bai Luoyao took a deep breath and explained the whole situation.

He was the sole heir of the top-tier wealthy Gu family.

Both families' elders intended to arrange a marriage.

But the young master of the Gu family was the fighter jet of scumbags.

The number of women he had played with could form an infantry company.

His methods were despicable; he had even tried to drug Bai Luoyao.

If it hadn't been for Bai Luoxue's alertness in catching him, the consequences would have been unimaginable.

Afterwards, he even tried to use money and family influence to suppress the matter, and his reputation in the circle was already infamously rotten.

Jiang He and Zhao Yun listened from the side, stunned, their worldviews suffering a massive critical hit.

"Holy... So this is the legendary top-tier playboy?" Zhao Yun clicked his tongue.

"Indeed, we can't understand the world of the rich..."

After speaking, Bai Luoyao quietly raised her eyes to check Jiang He's reaction, and asked with slightly flushed cheeks: "Do... do you have nothing to ask?"

"Oh! I do!" Jiang He nodded immediately.

Bai Luoyao felt a strange sweetness in her heart, filled with a little anticipation: "Then go ahead and ask."

Jiang He said with a serious face: "I just want to ask, do you still have anyone on your side? We're still missing one teammate for the dungeon!"

The last shred of romance was instantly shattered.

Bai Luoyao's pretty face instantly froze.

"No!" Bai Luoyao left a blunt remark and turned to walk aside with Xiao Xue.

Seriously? Crossing the river and burning the bridge?

That wasn't your attitude when you were begging for my help earlier?

Jiang He didn't know whether to laugh or cry; women are indeed fickle creatures.

Forget it, better to rely on himself.

As for a tool person, aren't they easy to find?

He opened the regional chat channel and sent a message directly:

[Game ID: Leading a team to speed-run the Phantom Labyrinth, 4 waiting for 1, any class, as long as you're a person! Those who want to get carried, message me ASAP!]

As soon as the message was sent, private messages flooded in.

Just as Jiang He was about to click and pick someone at random, a somewhat familiar ID caught his eye.

[Old Demon]?

Isn't this the third-ranked player on the Novice Village leaderboard?

Did he come to Chang'an City too?

[Game ID: From Novice Village No. 8063?]

[Old Demon: Yes.]

[Game ID: What a coincidence, me too.]

[Old Demon: Yeah, I know.]

Fine... another cold and arrogant poser.

Jiang He decisively sent a party invitation.

With the team assembled, without a word, he crushed the dungeon scroll in his hand.

With a hum, the five of them instantly disappeared from the spot.

[Dungeon: Phantom Labyrinth (Advanced)]

[Objective: Kill the Lord of the Labyrinth, Vikes]

The scene before them changed. An ancient stone corridor extended into the darkness, with three identical heavy stone doors standing abruptly in front of them.

"Holy crap! Old Demon?" Zhao Yun was the first to cry out.

Only then did everyone see the last member clearly, a new teammate dressed as a warrior.

Jiang He walked over with a smile. "It's fate! We're all from Novice Village No. 8063!"

"Yeah," Old Demon nodded. "I know."

Jiang He: "..."

Seriously, he knows again?

Jiang He was speechless.

He was known for being a social monster.

He had intended to build some rapport and recruit a long-term teammate, but the other party only knew how to say [I know].

It was as if he could see through everything.

Shaking off his mood, the group walked towards the three doors.

A system prompt appeared:

[Choice: Pick one of three; only one leads to the true entrance. If you choose wrong, you must clear all monsters (50) behind the door within one minute. Failure means the challenge ends.]

Old Demon frowned slightly and habitually began to analyze: "We need to..."

Before he could finish, he was stunned to find Zhao Yun and Xiao Xue chatting happily.

"Da He, are we sticking to the old routine later?" Zhao Yun asked.

"Yeah." Jiang He responded casually.

"Big brother is the best~" Xiao Xue gave a thumbs up.

Old Demon: "???" Are these people this carefree?

"Shouldn't we... discuss a strategy?" He tried to steer the conversation back on track.

"Bang." A muffled sound.

Zhao Yun was fast; he had already pulled open the nearest door!

"Are you crazy?" Old Demon was so shocked his voice almost cracked. 50 monsters?

[Choice Incorrect! Clearing task activated!]

[Monster Spawn: Irritable Goblin (Lv20) × 50]

[HP: 5000/5000]

Just as Old Demon was marveling at the strength of the monsters, Zhao Yun and the others had already started acting?

He saw that they didn't choose to attack, but instead kept using Taunt on the monsters to draw aggro, running towards his and Jiang He's position.

"Damn, what are you doing?" Old Demon immediately dodged.

He saw Jiang He backhand a slash, followed by several Blood Speech Techniques, smashing them out crazily as if they didn't cost energy.

- 8900

- 7600

- 9200

"???"

Jiang He smiled at him, revealing his white teeth: "Don't just stand there like a fool, why aren't you going to draw aggro and lure the monsters?"

"Oh, oh!"

In less than forty seconds, the group flashed with white light and returned to the corridor.

Old Demon stood stunned in place for a long time, unable to recover: "This, this is already finished? Fifty level 20 monsters? One hit, one kill? This damn thing is a Priest?"

Zhao Yun walked over, threw an arm around his shoulder and said: "Brother, you'll get used to it slowly. The big boss of Novice Village No. 8063 didn't get his title by bragging."

Click, he finished speaking and pulled open another door.

They were lucky; this time the choice was correct.

The scene behind the door was the same, the monsters were just a tiny bit stronger.

But under Jiang He's blade, the only difference was that their HP was slightly higher, yet they fell in exactly the same posture.

Old Demon's expression was numb throughout the whole process.

From the initial shock, to doubting life in the middle, and now to complete numbness.

His only task now was to follow along and take a few symbolic steps.

Even when he used Taunt to lure monsters, it was just to prove he was somewhat useful.

The other guy could have relied on ranged attacks, but chose melee combat instead?

He realized at this moment that he was just a tool person?

Was his only importance to make up the numbers for the team?

Half an hour later, they finally arrived at the depths of the labyrinth.

The final choice.

Two identical doors stood in front of them.

The prompt had also changed:

[Final Choice: The correct door leads to the Lord of the Labyrinth. If wrong, the entire team is eliminated.]

The air instantly grew heavy.

Even Zhao Yun put away his playful smile, looking rarely serious.

A flash of light appeared in Old Demon's eyes.

Finally, it was time for him to prove his value.

Analyzing logic, deducing traps—his dignity as a high-level player needed to be defended.

"Everyone listen to me, we need to..." He cleared his throat, preparing to conduct a pre-battle analysis.

"Click." He saw that Jiang He had already wandered to one of the doors at some point and, extremely casually... pulled it open.

[Congratulations to the player for choosing correctly: Please kill the Lord of the Labyrinth, Vikes as soon as possible]

"Damn..."