73: A gathering of experts

Generally, when hearing such a notification, it means the map might be a dungeon, or the monsters here will drop items that cannot be found outside.

"What is this place? It's so dim."

As soon as the girls entered, they began scanning their surroundings. Although the darkness in the cave wasn't as deep as night, their vision was significantly reduced, making it difficult to observe everything inside.

"With me here, you don't need to worry. In a moment, you'll be responsible for quickly picking up equipment and following me. You don't need to worry about anything else."

After Xiao Xing spoke, he summoned the Divine Deer once again. Instantly, the dazzling light from the Divine Deer's body illuminated the entire cave, allowing everyone to see the situation inside.

"What is this cave for? It seems like there's nothing here!"

If Orchid scanned the surroundings repeatedly, and when she saw nothing, she looked at Xiao Xing and asked.

Xiao Xing was the one who brought them here, saying it was a good place, but there wasn't even a single hair to be found, which naturally made her feel a bit suspicious.

"Big Brother Jian Chen, you didn't trick us into coming here just so you could...!"

"What are you thinking about all day?"

Before Xue Lan could finish her sentence, Xiao Xing interrupted her. If he let her continue, it would truly be very embarrassing.

He wouldn't stoop to bringing several girls here just to bully them; even if he were to act, he would bully them openly and honorably.

Xiao Xing ignored her and took the lead in walking further inside.

Based on his years of experience, he knew without even thinking that there were people below.

Currently, the Rank of the average player was around 15, while high-end players were around 16 or 17.

Third Young Master Wu, who was first on the leaderboards, had already reached Rank 19, and the top-tier players below him were all Rank 18.

This was only a Rank 20 monster map, so it was normal for people to appear.

Since they could enter, it proved the dungeon hadn't been activated yet. Thus, someone had cleared the first floor and should be continuing to grind monsters below.

This first floor was only a few hundred meters deep, and Xiao Xing quickly led them to the deepest part.

A teleportation array appeared here, serving as the passage to the next floor.

When they arrived at the second floor, it was still empty. Judging by certain traces, the people killing monsters must have just left not long ago.

Seeing this situation, Xiao Xing wasn't in a hurry.

The third floor had a Rank 20 Great Lord, guarded by two Lords and a large number of elite monsters. Those people would likely find it very difficult to defeat them.

When Xiao Xing and the others arrived at the third floor, the light from the Divine Deer instantly illuminated the entire interior of the cave.

When the world was suddenly lit up, the group of people who were teaming up to raid the two Lord monsters were instantly startled.

They had already finished killing the common and elite monsters on the third floor and were planning how to deal with the two Lords.

"Wow, there are so many people here."

As the cave lit up, If Orchid couldn't help but cry out.

Her eyes scanned the dozens of people ahead, her expression becoming more and more shocked.

Although she didn't know them personally, some of their names were very familiar because several of them were experts on the Rank leaderboards.

"So it was them who killed the monsters here. I thought Brother Jian Chen wanted to..."

Seeing so many people appear here, Xue Lan glanced at Xiao Xing and couldn't help but show a look of embarrassment.

In reality, Xue Lan was very good at protecting herself and would never go to deserted places with other men.

Over time, she had formed this habit, thinking that Xiao Xing bringing them to such a place must mean he had some improper intentions.

However, she was a bit too sensitive; after all, this was a game. If she wasn't willing, players couldn't do anything to her.

Hearing Xue Lan's words, You Lan glared at her and said:

"This is a game, don't think about such nonsense. If you keep this up, I won't let you come out next time!"

You Lan was a bit worried that Xiao Xing would get angry; after all, he was one of the top experts in the game.

Moreover, he had just joined the guild. If he got angry, even if he didn't leave the guild for Qing Lan's sake, he probably wouldn't take them leveling in the future.

You Lan also knew Xue Lan's character, but she had told her several times that there was no need to worry so much in a game, yet she hadn't broken the habit.

"Xue Lan, I don't think Big Brother Jian Chen is that kind of person. You don't need to worry about anything in the future."

Spirit Orchid, who was nearby, also took Xue Lan's hand and comforted her softly.

"Alright, alright, isn't everything fine now? There are so many people here, Big Brother Jian Chen won't do anything to you."

Seeing Xue Lan crying from feeling wronged, If Orchid hurriedly comforted her.

They were all good sisters in reality, so their relationship was naturally very good. Aside from this point, Xue Lan had no other issues, so they didn't think there was anything wrong with her.

"Don't cry anymore. We'll go kill monsters and get lots of equipment, okay?"

Seeing Xue Lan sobbing continuously, Xiao Xing could only pat her hair and comfort her softly.

He wasn't familiar with Xue Lan. At first, he thought she was joking, but he didn't expect her to be so sensitive inside.

"Okay!"

Xue Lan wiped away her tears. Her expression still showed signs of sobbing, but she no longer intended to keep crying.

Seeing this, Xiao Xing also breathed a sigh of relief.

In his past life, he rarely interacted with girls, so he didn't know that these young women would cry over a little grievance.

In reality, they were probably Young Misses from wealthy families; otherwise, they wouldn't feel so wronged over such a small thing.

Once he saw that Xue Lan's emotions had stabilized slightly, Xiao Xing looked ahead.

There were seven teams here, totaling 35 people.

Their Ranks were all 17 and 18, and Third Young Master Wu, who was Rank 19, was also among them.

Besides Third Young Master Wu, Xiao Xing also saw two other people from the leaderboards.

There was Ye Bai's team, and in another team, a girl named Three-Year-Old Cute.

Aside from those three, Xing Tian and Absolute Shadow each led a team as well. Xiao Xing didn't recognize the others.

After they cleared the common monsters, they had teamed up to kill the two Lords, but the arrival of Xiao Xing and his group gave them a fright.

At this moment, everyone's eyes were fixed on the shining Divine Deer, their hearts shocked beyond measure.

How could such a thing exist in the early stages of the game? Yet it appeared vividly before their eyes, leaving their minds blank.

"Fellow experts, are you going to fight the BOSS? If not, please make way."

Seeing their stunned expressions, Xiao Xing smiled at them.

He had just used the Eye of Death to observe everyone briefly.

Aside from Third Young Master Wu and Three-Year-Old Cute, who had hidden classes, no one else did.

Even Ye Bai, in this early stage, had only obtained a special class called Shadow Swordsman.

They could kill the guarding Skeleton Lords, but they likely wouldn't be able to handle the final Archmage.

However, since they arrived first, Xiao Xing wouldn't stoop to stealing their monsters. He would only step in if they couldn't defeat them.

"Jian Chen, how did you come here?"

After Third Young Master Wu snapped out of it, he couldn't help but shout in surprise.

He had originally planned to develop for a few days before challenging Jian Chen.

But not long after, Jian Chen's Rank of 20 flashed across the leaderboards, nearly making him cough up blood and die.