16: Chapter 16: Another record broken, and he'll have to call me "Dad" again?

A burly, middle-aged man in military uniform strode over.

He walked with the stride of a dragon and the step of a tiger, his aura sharp and fierce, with a squad of elite soldiers following behind him.

Commander Xu Tianjiao, the commander of the Demon Suppression Army stationed outside the Magic City, and also Xu Qianqian's father.

"As parents, I can understand how you feel."

"However, recklessly destroying the dungeon space could trigger the descent of demonic creatures, which would then endanger the entire city."

"I ask that you both put the tens of millions of citizens of the Magic City first, and consider the big picture."

But Li Muyao didn't care about that. Right now, she was like a mother lion protecting her cubs, her eyes flashing with a fierce light.

"If my son is in danger... whoever stands in my way dies!"

City Lord Lu Feng gently patted Li Muyao's back, soothing her:

"Trust our son."

"His Slime is not an ordinary Slime."

Li Muyao naturally believed in that freakish Magic Pet with 'True Damage'.

If her son didn't have the strength, how could he have achieved a rating exceeding SSS?

She believed in her son.

But she also had to prepare for the worst.

Commander Xu Tianjiao took in this scene.

He didn't know where City Lord Lu Feng and his wife got their confidence from.

Given the composition of Lu Yuan's team, they wouldn't be able to last long at all after entering the demon-level challenge.

No one could save them.

What Commander Xu Tianjiao was most worried about was...

That after Lu Yuan died, City Lord Lu Feng and his wife would lose their sanity and forcibly destroy the dungeon portal, triggering a disaster with the descent of demons.

By then, the lives of hundreds of millions of people in the Magic City would be under direct threat.

On the other side, the few teammates behind Xu Qianqian all wore looks of schadenfreude.

After all, everyone studying at the Magic City Royal Academy came from prominent families, and wasn't everyone a genius?

Why should everyone revolve around Lu Yuan?

There were plenty of people who couldn't stand Lu Yuan.

Now that they had finally found an opportunity, they naturally wanted to stomp on him hard.

Deng Tianhao sneered.

"Lu Yuan actually dared to challenge a demon-level difficulty with a useless Slime and a bunch of misfits."

"Qianqian, don't you think they're dead for sure?"

Xu Qianqian stared fixedly at the pitch-black portal, standing frozen in place.

"When did I ever want him to die?"

Deng Tianhao was stunned, somewhat incredulous.

"Qian... Qianqian, he bullied you like that."

Xu Qianqian frowned, looking displeased.

"That is our business; it has nothing to do with you."

"Also, we aren't that close. Next time, please call me by my full name, 'Deng Tianhao'."

Deng Tianhao was met with a cold shoulder.

He instantly felt awkward, his face turning green and then white.

In the end, he could only snort coldly and turn to leave.

Xu Qianqian looked back at the pitch-black portal, muttering to herself.

"You are not allowed to die..."

"Lu Yuan, you bastard, you've beaten me so many times and made me call you 'Daddy' so many times.

I've already won this time, you can't back out. Even if you die, you have to come out and call me 'Mommy' before you die!"

Hearing this, Commander Xu Tianjiao's eyelid twitched violently, and the corner of his mouth spasmed.

What the hell was this?

How did his obedient daughter become like this?

Just then, a sudden exclamation erupted from the crowd.

"Look at the leaderboard!"

"Holy crap! The leaderboard changed!"

Everyone instinctively looked at the information stone pillar next to the dungeon entrance.

Light flowed across the surface of the stone pillar, and lines of text appeared.

The leaderboard suddenly jumped.

All rankings automatically dropped by one place.

The 'Xu Qianqian Team' that had just reached the top dropped from first to second place.

A brand-new team appeared out of thin air at the very top.

[Difficulty: Hard · Land of Flames]

[First Place]

[Clear Time: 2 hours 01 minutes]

[Team Members: Lu Yuan, Ji Guangyao, Liu Jiesen, Yang Liu, Li Meng]

Xu Qianqian blinked her large eyes, feeling completely overwhelmed.

"A dungeon with a demon-level challenge... and you still managed to break my record?!"

"I just wanted you to come out alive!"

"I didn't tell you to break my record!!!"

No way... am I going to have to call him 'Daddy' again?