Chapter 175 True. Raising a Strange Creature

"Ghostly... Fetus?"

Lin Xi looked at the red legendary item that popped up on the extraction interface and frowned.

This Specter... I've never heard of it before.

However, even in her previous life, Lin Xi knew very little about UR-rank Specters; the one she was most familiar with was the one Flonisa had obtained.

In Lin Xi's impression, UR-rank Specters should be the kind that instant-kill with stats and skills, responsible only for absolute carnage—super fierce and violent, clearing the screen the moment they appeared.

But a Ghostly Fetus?

It's actually... an egg?

Lin Xi looked at her game interface; she was baffled, confused, and lost in thought.

Does this... mean I have to hatch it?

[Congratulations to the players for clearing the stage. All players will be teleported back to reality in ten seconds.]

Hearing the game's prompt, Lin Xi could only click confirm to put the UR-rarity Specter named Ghostly Fetus into the Ghost Dormitory. Then, a blue fluorescent light enveloped her, and she vanished from the dungeon.

Game Public Channel.

Irritable Black Hamster: [Congratulations to Boss Yi Meng for successfully clearing a four-and-a-half-star dungeon! A single run exceeded the minimum score for the Dungeon Leaderboard!]

Rain on the Clouds: [Haha, of course. Unlike some people who have entered dungeons several times and haven't even touched the gates of the leaderboard, not even leaving a name behind!]

Hidden Beauty in a Golden House: [This feels great. We've been suppressed by those little Sakura neighbors for so long; finally, we have something to mock them with.]

I'm from Zaun Don't Mess With Me: [Four thousand points in one go?! Impressive, as expected of Boss Yi Meng. Her rank jumped straight into the top ten!]

Blue Thin Shiitake Mushroom: [What a pity this invasion doesn't include the Sakura Country. Sometimes I suspect those damn Sakura people have sucked up to the game admins; otherwise, how do they get all the good luck?]

True Fragrance Warning: [Yeah, why? Because they have fewer people? Or because we have more?]

To Be Honest: [But... speaking of which, this dungeon really tugged at the heartstrings. Those diagnosis reports at the end made me so angry!]

Xiao Gongju: [Not just angry, I'm laughing out of spite. I can't find the words to describe my feelings.]

Xiao Gongju: [Muah, Yi Meng. If they don't want you, I do. You're always welcome at my place! Waiting for you!]

Ling Xueyuan: [??? Xiao Gongju, you've changed! You're actually starting to poach from us?]

Xiao Gongju: [(◍•ᴗ•◍), I can't help it. I've been chasing her for so long but never see her, and now there's even less of a chance.]

Once this Dungeon Leaderboard opened, it was either Xiao Gongju was selected but Lin Xi Yi Meng wasn't, or Lin Xi Yi Meng was selected but Xiao Gongju wasn't. It was like the Equinox Flower—the flowers and leaves never meet.

Ling Xueyuan: [...]

Ling Xueyuan: [True, this game is really unkind. It actually can't satisfy the condition of selecting both you and Boss Yi Meng at the same time.]

Xiao Gongju: [Hehe, Yuan'er, don't think I don't know what you're doing while sending this. I bet you're laughing!]

Seeing this, Ling Xueyuan composed herself and continued the discussion as if no one else had noticed.

Supernatural Research Institute, Conference Room.

Xiesui Qusan glanced at the giggling Ling Xueyuan, shook his head, and sighed.

Forget it, the fun between rich women was something they wouldn't understand.

Then again, who would have thought that for a four-and-a-half-star dungeon, Lin Xi Yi Meng would get four thousand points in one go.

Four thousand points from scratch—not only did she make it onto the Dungeon Leaderboard, but she also charged straight into tenth place!

It was a pity the minimum requirement for ninth place was five thousand points, leaving her one thousand short. However, if the game was willing to pick a lucky person like Boss Yi Meng every day, a thousand-point gap could be closed in minutes.

"This was expected."

Xu Xu Ru Sheng looked at the first ID to appear on the Dungeon Leaderboard so far with great satisfaction, as if he were the one receiving the ranking rewards instead of Lin Xi Yi Meng.

"That's Boss Yi Meng's style." Ling Xueyuan nodded beside him; this perfectly matched the image of Lin Xi Yi Meng in their minds.

One could only say it was lucky they didn't wait until tomorrow to use their leaderboard funds; otherwise, they might have ended up like Flonisa—waking up to find their world had collapsed.

"At least there won't be a game invasion this time, thanks to Boss Lin Xi Yi Meng. I hope the next game leaderboard can be delayed by a few hours so Boss Yi Meng has enough time to raise that legendary UR Specter!"

Xiesui Qusan stroked his chin and said, "We might not be able to help Boss Yi Meng with other things, but we can look for Cultivation Materials and do our best to help her raise a complete-form Specter."

...

When Flonisa, who had finally managed to fall asleep, was woken up, she was about to lose her temper. But then she looked up and saw the notification on the game's public channel, leaving her breathless with shock.

Isn't this... a seven-day dungeon? It's only been a few days? She cleared it already?

Wait, if she cleared it, doesn't that mean the leaderboard funds they prepared are completely useless?

Thinking of this, Flonisa immediately scrambled up and opened the game interface. Sure enough, the leaderboard ranking was already in the "ended and rewards claimed" state, with Lin Xi Yi Meng's ID hanging high in the number one spot.

Flonisa: ...

You... can even play like this? Only now did Flonisa realize the logic behind the Dragon Country's previous actions.

She thought those people from the Dragon Country had lost their minds, pouring money into the leaderboard days before it ended, but it turns out they were waiting for this!

Taking a deep breath, Flonisa looked at the rift in mid-air where Specters were stirring. She could only put the leaderboard she missed out of her mind for now and deal with this wave of game invasion first.

The remaining territory of the Sakura Country, Yu Gui Zhai.

The Yu Gui Divine Son looked at the eager, restless Specters in the sky and let out a sigh of relief.

This leaderboard didn't cost him anything; in fact, he even made a small profit.

No players were selected, perfectly avoiding the game invasion. Then, because Lin Xi Yi Meng finished the dungeon early, Flonisa's leaderboard funds weren't used, which instead saved him money and even saved the Yu Gui Divine Son from having to make an excuse.

"Lord Divine Son, what should we do next?"

"What to do? Wait for the next leaderboard."

"But..." Cherry Blossoms Bloom in Hometown looked at the Yu Gui Divine Son hesitantly and continued, "That Lin Xi Yi Meng obtained a UR-rank Specter. Now our Lord Nine-Tailed Tamamo has no advantage."

"If the next one is also a Dungeon Leaderboard and we happen to be selected alongside Lin Xi Yi Meng, wouldn't that..."

"Wouldn't that what?" The Yu Gui Divine Son turned his head to look at Cherry Blossoms and sneered.

"A UR-rarity Specter? Hehe, even if she can pull it, she needs resources to raise it."

"If it's just a one-star UR Specter, there's nothing to fear. Something that hasn't developed yet—my Nine-Tailed Tamamo can take it out in minutes!"

The Yu Gui Divine Son spoke with immense pride and confidence.

So what if she spends a lot? That's in the past. The materials required to raise a UR are definitely not few, not to mention she doesn't have the shards to star it up.

As for that Star-up Gift Pack, the Yu Gui Divine Son didn't think Lin Xi Yi Meng still had any Game Coins left to buy it!

That's an astronomical sum. It popped up when the Yu Gui Divine Son obtained Nine-Tailed Tamamo before. Although it was priced in Game Coins, the conversion made it several times more expensive than direct top-ups!

At that time, he had painfully bought only two, raising Nine-Tailed Tamamo to three stars, the same star level as Lin Xi Yi Meng's Xi Niang.

He didn't believe Lin Xi Yi Meng, who had just competed for the leaderboard several times, could still have enough Game Coins to directly buy a max-star UR Specter!

As long as she can't raise it, it's all for nothing!