Chapter 169: Alright, Big Brother!
Dungeons are different from public maps.
Once you enter, you’ll appear in an independent map.
However, unlike traditional dungeons, the dungeons in Dream of the Mists can be challenged countless times.
By the way, dying in a dungeon does not cause a level drop; instead, it consumes 20% of the current level’s experience points.
If the experience points fall below 20%, it will drop to 0%.
There’s also a well-known setting among players – killing a boss grants the highest experience and drop rates, which applies even in dungeons.
These insights were discovered by the first-tier players.
Although only three hours have passed, someone has already cleared the simple difficulty chase of the Cold Crystal Giant.
The top three clear times will be automatically recorded on the system leaderboard, which players can see clearly.
The first place is Ye Ye Cao Cao; indeed, there is only one member, indicating a solo clear, with a time of 24 minutes and 17 seconds.
The second and third places are both over 40 minutes and unstable; it won’t be long before new records overwrite old ones.
It’s said that even on simple difficulty, there’s a slight chance of dropping Silver Tier gear pieces.
Silver Tier gear with set attributes isn’t much worse than Gold Tier pieces, which is one reason players are motivated to challenge.
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“Did everyone remember?” the Endless Sea confirmed again.
“Mm!” Youyoufen nodded.
“What about Cute Orange?”
“I… I remember!”
“…It seems not.
“Anyway, this is the last time, it’s already 11 PM, if we fail again, we won’t have time to retry. The two of us big guys are fine, but staying up late isn’t good for you,” Endless Sea said.
Jiangxia confidently nodded, “Don’t worry, I completely understand!”
“Okay, I’ll start.”
Just as the map transitioned, Brother Shiu asked, “By the way, how’s Nangong and the others doing?”
“…Don’t mention it, they haven’t even reached phase two,” Jiangxia complained, “It’s so hard without a high-level tank. Even Wencheng can’t heal when they get one-shotted. I’ve pulled in some wild players, but they have no skills; it’s better to have five fighting.”
“Stop chatting; let’s focus this last time.” Endless Sea took a deep breath.
“Mm.” Everyone nodded in agreement.
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“Can you stop climbing on me?!” Zane looked at the butterfly girl who was tightly hugging him.
“Smells so good… Sister’s body.”
“Wait, let’s put climbing aside for now; you need to call me correctly!” The blonde girl said seriously, “Call me Big Brother.”
“Big… Brother?” she repeated in confusion.
“Yes, just like that! Say it a few more times!” Zane said cheerfully.
“Big Brother… Big Brother!”
“Mm, very good!” He patted the little butterfly’s head, and she seemed very pleased, smiling sweetly.
Suddenly, a wave of cold air burst from a distance, causing Zane to shiver instinctively.
Wow, this water element is sneaking around!?
However, thanks to this, he remembered the important matter.
“What’s your name?”
“Name…? I can’t remember,” the girl said, looking down.
“This is easy; let Big Brother give you one. How about… Butterfly Wushuang?”
The butterfly shook her head vigorously as if it were a tambourine.
“Eh? Huh, you don’t like it?”
“Dragon Proud Butterfly? The God of Illusions?”
These were quickly rejected.
Oh, she doesn’t accept such unique names; he could only try a simple one: “Butterfly Wu.” How about that?”
No response.
“If you don’t talk, I’ll take that as a default.” After all, a name is just a code; when she remembers everything, it will simply be a joke.
“Butterfly Dance, can you help me rescue that sister elf lying on the ground?”
The little butterfly followed Zane’s gaze and saw Treika lying weakly on the ground as if she could leave at any moment.
“Let me take a look.”
“Your Majesty, don’t be deceived by this sinister adventurer! The elf on the ground is the culprit for your current state. Once you save her, everything will be over!” Linoska could no longer hold back and approached with a hand full of ice.
“Don’t come over!” Butterfly Dance shouted, hugging Zane tightly.
“…”
What’s with this tragic atmosphere?
However, Zane had no intention to explain; he didn’t know how things were outside either.
The sooner they resolved this, the sooner they could leave, if she still remembered how to control the illusion.
The little butterfly slowly rested her head on the Light Elf’s body, remaining motionless.
“This is…” It seemed something awakened within her; she became dazed.
After a while, she gently placed her hand on Treika’s forehead.
Whoosh—crack!
A sound of something breaking came from within.
Then, the previously locked health bar began to recover slowly.
“Alright, Big Brother!” Butterfly Dance raised her hand to signal.
“Well done, little sister!”
“…If only Linoska knew what she was thinking at this moment, she could only respond – frozen for a thousand miles.
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After searching for several hours and traversing most of the Spirit King’s Forest, Starry was almost certain that Treika was no longer here.
The remaining aura and traces pointed towards the northwest direction.
Could it be that Kirus took her away?
Now that she thought about it, she only realized later that when she first encountered the Light Elf, she had heard this information—that Kirus was Treika’s pursuer.
She should have thought of it earlier.
Now half a day had passed; it was too late to chase after her.
But it wasn’t like she hadn’t gained anything.
Those peculiar Illusion Feather Butterflies had specific movement patterns and routes.
Connecting them on the mini-map formed a small circle.
In other words… if they walked into that circle.
…
Ten minutes later, after clearing her way through hardships, Starry entered the destination.
Inside was a simple cave.
Walking straight in, without any obstacles, she opened her magical lantern, illuminating the dim space.
A massive white expanse lay ahead.
Moreover, there were some unconscious creatures, such as squirrels and wild boars.
Looking back, there were even a few humans… goblins too?
They were all eyes closed, breathing steadily, lost in a deep sleep.
What happened?
Suddenly, a sound came from within the white expanse.
A handprint broke through the white walls.
A nimble hand stretched out, and a crisp girl’s voice called out, “Big Brother!”
Shaking off,
She tore through the shell, and half-formed wings unfolded. The butterfly girl joyfully hugged the White Wolf.
Starry was stunned by this bizarre phenomenon.
“Big Brother?”
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In the Cold Crystal Mine, a female knight in silver armor leaned against the wall next to the dungeon entrance.
“Sister Hua, want to try to break the record again?” A man holding a bow couldn’t resist asking.
“No, there’s no hope of surpassing her on simple difficulty anymore.”
“Really? How can she be faster than all six of us alone? There must be some hidden mechanism; if we can find it…”
“Stop talking, I know my own strength.”
“…Damn it, why is that person so strong despite being a hidden class?”
“You’re mistaken. There’s no strength disparity in classes; it mainly depends on the player’s skill.”
“Alright, fine. Shall we leave with a second-place record then?”
“Hmph, when did I say we were going back?”
“Ah?”
“We’re going to take on the medium difficulty,” Sister Hua said with a slight smirk.
