19: Rich enough to rival a country

To be on the safe side, bringing a reliable teammate would be much better. After all, teamwork often leads to a better gaming experience.

“You're up so early?”

Today, Dungeon & Fighter updated with a lot of new content and powerful weapons. For Lin Shufen, who was eager to increase her popularity, this was an unmissable opportunity.

Recently, the number of in-game competitors had been increasing, which caused her popularity to decline.

So, like most players, she also chose to wake up early to prepare for the arrival of the new version.

“Actually, I didn't sleep all night. Have you started streaming yet? Come and challenge this new mode with me!”

“Hold on a second, I just logged in and don't have enough invitations to enter yet. Let me get some first, then we can start.”

“Why go to all that trouble? Just trade with me directly.”

To save time, Yu Waner simply gave all her Abyss Party Challenge Letters to the other party.

“Remember to exchange them with Grandis, where you can trade them one-for-one for real tickets!”

“Wow, thank you so much, Sis!”

Their relationship was already quite close, so Lin Shufen accepted the gift without any hesitation.

Such a generous act made many onlookers envious.

“She just gave away thousands of precious resources so easily? That's too extravagant, isn't it?”

“Does anyone know how much these are worth?”

“Friend, based on my personal experience, to get three hundred, you'd have to open them at least a thousand times…”

“Sigh... She's practically as rich as a nation. It's truly enviable…”

Soon, they arrived at the [Sky Fortress] dungeon in the Sky City area.

Lin Shufen's character was a Mechanic who had reached Level 56; while Yu Waner was even better—a Level 57 Soul Bender warrior.

The two of them were now capable of handling high-difficulty combat missions within their respective level ranges.

However, they weren't very clear about the exact difficulty, so they decided to start by testing the difficulty in this relatively low-level area.

After selecting their target, the duo stepped into the exclusive battlefield of [Sky Fortress]...

“Brave ones, please break through this last sealed door, defeat the powerful existence hidden deep in the darkness, and win the glory of the brave!”

As a line of bright red, eye-catching slogans popped up, the air seemed to fill with an even more tense atmosphere.

“This should be where those rare treasures are born, right?”

A particularly striking pink marker in the lower right corner of the map caught Yu Waner's eye.

“Most likely, yes…”

Lin Shufen agreed.

When facing unknown enemies, one must be extra cautious.

With a hint of reverence, the two quickly applied their buffs and began their journey of exploration...

They soon reached the key room.

“Huh... What is this?”

Seeing the scene inside the room, she was a little disappointed.

“Haha, I'm also very confused…”

Previously, she had thought there would be something exceptionally fierce waiting to be challenged, but who would have thought that only a giant, unmoving stone pillar remained standing there.

However, it turned out that it was by no means as simple as an ordinary decorative object...

After being reminded by a fan in the live stream to try attacking it, it actually triggered a series of chain reactions!

First, some small monsters carrying staffs appeared and were quickly cleared, followed by the true final Boss—a humanoid monster wielding a heavy, pipe-like long staff appeared before the two of them!

Chapter 20: Even Slowly Grinding Can Wear Them Down

“Endure the baptism of chaotic power!”

As soon as the words fell, the opponent forcefully struck Yu Waner's character, sending her flying.

“Is this guy really that strong?”

Immediately after taking damage, she took a recovery potion.

“It's okay! We'll take turns distracting him, and we'll be fine!”

Although they initially encountered some frustration, they quickly regained their spirits and prepared for the more intense battle that was to come...

A Shadow Clone immediately froze the Pipe Man, then activated all the magic circles, trapping the Pipe Man in the center of the circles and fiercely attacking him.

Lin Shufen wasn't idle either; as soon as a skill lit up, she pressed it without hesitation.

Once all her skills entered cooldown, she simply retreated to a safe area and attacked from a distance with her pistol.

The Pipe Man's health was exceptionally high, but due to the seamless cooperation of the two and their respective high attack power, they quickly dealt with the ferocious Pipe Man.

However, before they could celebrate their victory, several professional Gunners in uniform suddenly emerged from between the pillars.

These professional Gunners were different from Lin Shufen's class; they wore special outfits and could use a powerful skill called “Wanderer's Wild Shot”!

Not only that, the damage they dealt was astonishing.

Just one round of Wanderer's Wild Shot instantly killed Lin Shufen's Mechanic and also destroyed her Robot Storm.

“This…”

Looking at the gray screen before her, Lin Shufen hadn't reacted yet—how could she be eliminated so easily?

One must know that her level was already 56, and this was just a Level 28 difficulty Abyss dungeon.

Why could the opponent end her existence with just one move?

“Don't worry, we have plenty of Revival Coins. We can wear them down by slowly grinding.”

Yu Waner, who had also died from the Wild Shot, shrugged indifferently.

“Indeed.”

Lin Shufen immediately understood.

Since they had plenty of revival items, they might as well take the opportunity to use them.

The two immediately activated the revival function.

The moment they were reborn, they immediately used all their newly recovered abilities to launch a barrage of attacks on those Gunners.

Although these Gunners had strong damage, their defense was weak.

Soon, when the last silhouette of a Gunner disappeared into the ice summoned by the Soul Bender, the ground was instantly covered with various equipment.

“Equipment dropped!”

The two shouted in unison and immediately rushed towards the dropped items, starting a fierce collection battle.

Usually, dice are rolled to decide who gets the best prizes; the lucky ones naturally get more.

Soon, the entire area had been thoroughly looted.

She opened her item list to carefully check her harvest.

“A pile of inferior materials, lowest-grade hardeners, ore fragments, aquamarine, Xuan Steel Boots…”

“Tsk… All useless stuff plus one blue-grade item.”

Upon hearing this, Yu Waner's face turned as dark as ink, as if all the bad materials had fallen into her hands.

“Then what did you get?”

Based on what she had seen earlier, at least five items had dropped, so she guessed Lin Shufen must have gotten something.

“I also only picked up a few blue-quality items… Eh? Wait, I actually found a purple rare item! This is great!”

Her excitement was evident.

A purple label meant excellent properties, and such treasures appearing in deep exploration were extremely valuable.

“What type is it? What's its name?”

She asked with a hint of envy.