Chapter 172: Your Master Will Return!
After lunch, I prepared to go online.
Zane recalled Ziyu’s disapproving expression from earlier.
What was wrong with her?
She had always been obedient since childhood.
Sigh, girls change significantly as they grow up! Zane reflected, his thoughts drifting into the world of Dream of the Mists.
The campsite in Brother Tree Forest had changed significantly compared to yesterday.
The rough wooden fences had been replaced by sturdier stone piles. Although still weak, it looked much more comfortable.
The tents inside hadn’t moved, but there were piles of sand and stones around the stone piles, with a few wooden trees on the other side.
One after another, Brother Tree Forest players and Gray Wolf were returning with wild meat or resources.
After the big battle, their levels had increased quite a bit, and a few had even crossed rarity tiers.
It seemed that given time, they would be able to develop to a certain scale.
Glancing around, I couldn’t see Butterfly Dance and Alu; perhaps they were busy with something.
Speaking of which, I hadn’t returned to the city for a day, so my gear was all red and purple. Not choosing to exhaust Xinxin yesterday was indeed a wise decision.
I shattered a return scroll and, after a long absence, returned to Yunshui City.
Bam!
A passerby bumped into Zane without noticing.
“Sorry, man, I’m in a hurry.”
“It’s fine,” Zane shook his head, picking up his gaze to see crowds bustling in the street. When did Yunshui City have so many people?
“Giant dungeon, needing one healer! Strong ones only! We’ll be heading out immediately!” “Someone casually started eating and drinking near the teleport point.”
“Healer? Take me! Level 25 knight, I’m an unfallable tank!” “Dude, you think I can’t see? You only have the level; your gear is all ragged. You probably don’t even have a piece of Black Iron Equipment, right?” said the recruiter.
“How is that possible!” The knight felt insulted, removing his iron necklace to display it. “Isn’t this genuine Black Iron Equipment?” “Come on, a level 5 Black Iron Equipment is worse than a high-level white piece. Move along, don’t bother me.”
The knight left in tears, while more people squeezed in, fearing they might miss the next ride.
Such scenes were countless, but with the imbalance of healer to DPS ratios, it was becoming even harder to assemble this bizarre lineup.
Listening to the chaotic chatter, Zane understood that the new dungeon’s monsters had very high attack power and multiple area attacks. For regular players, a five-healer to tank setup was the most stable configuration; as long as the knight didn’t fall, the priest could take turns healing and slowly wear down the monsters.
This led to many melee classes being neglected.
But that didn’t matter to him.
He opened the adventure group’s special channel.
It was already buzzing lively inside.
“Youyoufen, heal me, quick, quick, quick!” Endless Sea’s urgent voice.
Half a second later, a flustered voice came from Youyoufen, “Okay… Lightning—”
Before finishing, Endless Sea’s avatar turned gray, already downed.
Not only that, but it seemed the only tank had fallen; Jiangxia, Brother Shiu, and Youyoufen’s avatars also turned gray.
“++ Again wiped out!” Endless Sea cursed.
“It’s all my fault…” Youyoufen lamented.
“The issue isn’t with you…” he took a deep breath and said, “Cute Orange, just stay here and buff. Don’t go anywhere!”
“Ah? But I see the monsters are about to hit me…”
Sister, I still have a shield to use…”
Haha… is that so? “Cute Orange asked innocently.
The atmosphere seemed good.
“Brothers, your main DPS has returned, are you happy, excited?” Zane announced.
“…”
The voice channel fell silent.
But within three seconds, it erupted again.
“Damn! Fengchen bro, you finally made it out. You have no idea how tough our leveling was…”
“Haha, I can tell.”
“Zanny bro, where were you yesterday? Why didn’t you respond?” Zimei asked.
“Encountered a little accident, I’ll explain later. By the way, send me the coordinates for Cold Crystal Mine.”
“Don’t hurry over just yet; we’re almost out of potions. Can you buy some on the way?” Nangong added.
“Sure!” Zane nodded.
“By the way, Starry is here too, right?”
“Yeah,” Yuzhen controlled Starry and said, “People’s consciousness seems to be missing again. It’s been happening a lot lately.”
…
With a full pack of red and blue potions, as well as some Heart Calming Pills, Yuzhen headed towards the dungeon coordinates.
By the way, Heart Calming Pills were no longer rare on the market; Shattered Rock Ridge had produced a considerable amount lately. Coupled with the depreciation of gold coins, buying a few sets for use was no issue.
“Zane, over here!” Brother Shiu waved from a corner of the mine.
“Coming!” Zane replied.
Nangong and the others also emerged, looking concerned about their progress.
Taking the opportunity during the potion distribution, Endless Sea said, “You two are here, just right for 12 people to split into two teams, no need to look for wild players anymore.”
“Okay, how do we divide?”
“One team has one healer…” He suddenly paused. “No, it seems the female hero would be better off with Fengchen bro, I’ll go to the other team. A team is short a tank.”
“Is this the realization of being the third wheel?” Jiangxia remarked.
Everyone smiled knowingly, while Endless Sea’s face darkened. “Can we please not mention this!”
After preparations, Brother Shiu clicked to enter as the team leader.
Suddenly, the surrounding players vanished, as though entering a separate dungeon space.
“Is it starting?” Lan Chen asked.
“Yeah, as soon as we pass through this little opening, it officially begins.” Brother Shiu nodded.
“I’ll explain the process to you first; otherwise…” Brother Shiu stared in shock as Lan Chen and Starry went in one after the other.
Several girls quickly followed.
“Wait for me, guys!”
After passing through the opening, the system notification chime sounded immediately.
“Ding!”
System Notification: “Chasing the Cold Crystal Giant” dungeon (Easy) officially begins. Please remain cautious of your surroundings!
Only a brief message, suggesting that more exploration would depend on the players themselves.
“Woo–woo”
Suddenly, a haunting roar emanated from the front.
A blue light burst forth, illuminating the rows of cold crystals along the path.
Although the three girls had been through many times, they still couldn’t help but grip their hands tightly.
“Big about this road you go to the end, there will be a strange, two methods are, one is to let the bunker at the head of the hole at the mouth, the other is to pull and hold, this road length should be enough.” Brother Shiu pursed his lips and said.
“Understood.” They grasped it a bit.
Five people followed the path and continued forward; just as they were about to reach the end,
Heng–
A wave of strange abnormality erupted, the mouth of the cave ignited with a deep blue glow,
Upon closer inspection, at least five enemies emerged.
Check information!
Deep Cold Crystal Soul:
Grade: Gold grade
Level: 32
Health: 43,500
Magic Attack: 478-621
Physical Defense: 289
Magic Defense: 270
Skills: Ice Beard Rain, Ice Crystal Shield, Hand-to-Hand Combat
Description: Born from the long-extinguished crystal mine spirits, far more common than the cold ice.
Crystal souls are to possess even stronger power.
