44: Chapter 44 Unexpected Changes, Crisis Approaches

Inside the tomb.

"Phew~~ It's good that you're alright."

Gu Yuehua patted her chest, looking quite shaken.

Liu Lin stepped forward and asked in confusion, "Sanmu, what did you do? How did the Dog-Head General just die while we were fighting it?"

Li Mumu smiled without saying a word, revealing the stats of his Fish Scale Armor: 5% reflected ranged damage, 10% reflected melee damage.

Hiss...

Everyone gasped, simultaneously understanding the cause of the Dog-Head General's death.

Damage reflection!!!

"Damn it, this is the first time I've seen someone so perverted. Li Mumu, are you sure you're even human?"

Gu Yuehua finally couldn't help but curse, clearly shocked by Li Mumu's series of maneuvers.

Li Youqian nodded in agreement.

"Doubt +1."

Wang Baobao said with a grin, "I've noticed that Xiao Mumu is getting tougher and tougher. Back in the Spider Cave, you still needed to rely on Blood Grass to restore health, but now, facing a Silver Elite monster, you don't even lose a drop of HP."

"Xiao Mumu, tell Sis, what's your record for how many times you can go at it in one night?"

Li Mumu: "..."

"Sis, I'm not Liu Lin. I never do that kind of thing."

"Tch!"

Liu Lin scoffed, saying, "Sanmu, are you playing innocent in front of Sister Baoer? You were the one who showed me those adult movies, remember?"

Li Mumu: "..."

Wang Baobao became interested and asked, "Xiao Mumu, what kind of movies? Tokyo Hot? Korean Restricted? European/American Uncensored?"

Li Mumu slapped his forehead and replied, "Balala the Fairies: Duomi's Love."

Wang Baobao stroked her chin, fell silent for a moment, and then said, "Xiao Mumu, you really are a pervert!"

Li Mumu said with teary eyes, "Sister Baoer, you're overthinking it. It's just the kind that can be broadcast on TV."

Wang Baobao pulled out the chat history with Li Mumu and pointed at a nude video, saying, "This kind?"

At this moment, Liu Lin, as if possessed, leaned in and clicked on the video.

"Little chick, little chick is shiny, elephant, elephant's nose is long..."

The other four women in Gu Yuehua's team saw this and immediately covered their faces with their hands, shouting loudly.

"Ahhh!!!"

"My eyes! Pervert!!!"

While the four women were screaming, they were also watching intently through the gaps in their fingers. Cuihua even gave a brilliant commentary.

"Caterpillar?"

"Hahaha..."

Just as everyone was laughing and joking, Dongfang Xue frowned, seemingly contemplating something important.

"Xiaoxue, are you worried about something?"

Gu Yuehua observed this and took the initiative to ask.

Dongfang Xue was silent for a while before saying, "It's nothing, I just feel like something is fishy."

"Fishy?"

Hearing this, Li Youqian stepped forward and asked, "Miss Dongfang Xue, is there something wrong?"

Dongfang Xue frowned slightly, "Haven't you noticed? The Dog-Head General is dead, but we haven't gained any experience points."

As soon as these words were spoken, Gu Yuehua's expression changed drastically.

That's right!

Why was there no experience? Not gaining experience... meant that the Dog-Head General wasn't dead!!!

Thinking of this, Gu Yuehua immediately turned around and warned, "Watch out!"

But it was too late...

Behind Xiuhua, who was giggling, a scythe was quietly approaching her neck.

Snap!

A critical hit on a weak spot, plus the fact that she was a physically weak Priest, meant Xiuhua was killed instantly by that single strike!!!

"No!"

Gu Yuehua cried out in alarm.

Everyone reacted and discovered that the dead Dog-Head Generals had all respawned with full health, wielding scythes to ambush the DPS and Healer positions.

If this plan succeeded, at least three members of the team would die.

In this critical moment, Li Mumu activated the title "i am the most handsome guy in huaxia!", maxing out his aggro. The Dog-Head Generals' eyes turned blood-red, and a dozen scythes all turned to slash at him.

"First Class Skill: Bronze Skin and Iron Bone!"

Bang, bang, bang...

Li Mumu was completely unharmed!

Gu Yuehua was filled with rage; her longtime friend's tragic death left her devastated.

"First Class Skill: Rock Song!"

Rock music played, boosting the excitement of all members and increasing their four-dimensional attributes by 10%.

"How dare you kill my teammate! I'll fight you to the death!!!"

Cuihua raised her shield and charged, arriving in the middle of the Dog-Head Generals, and shouted with tears in her eyes.

"First Class Skill: Taunt!"

The Taunt skill snatched the aggro of five Dog-Head Generals from Li Mumu. The moment they attacked, Cuihua used a combo skill.

"second job skill: Shield Counter!"

Boom!

Knight Time!

After a perfect counter-attack with the shield, the surrounding time slowed down, the enemies' movements became sluggish, and the Knight was unaffected.

Cuihua seized the opportunity and slashed wildly.

After all, Cuihua and Xiuhua were teammates who had been through life and death together. Now that Xiuhua had died so tragically, how could she not avenge her?

And just like that...

With everyone's close coordination, the Dog-Head Generals were unable to withstand the assault and fell once again.

This time, Gu Yuehua learned her lesson and stared intently at the experience bar.

0 increase.

It was the same as the first time; all the Dog-Head Generals were killed, but not a single point of experience was gained. This meant... they would respawn again!

Thinking of this.

Gu Yuehua felt a trace of lingering fear. Constantly killing, constantly respawning—when would it ever end?

Dongfang Xue also saw the problem and frowned slightly, saying, "Captain Gu, is there any record in the data about Dog-Head Generals that keep respawning?"

Gu Yuehua shook her head with an ugly expression, feeling guilty, and said, "No records..."

Li Youqian frowned deeply and added, "I've never heard of it either, but the facts are clear. There is only one possibility: this dungeon is undergoing some unknown change."

Li Mumu shivered, thinking to himself, *Another dungeon mutation? I've only been in a few dungeons. The first time I encountered a beast tide, I almost GG'd. Are we going to do this again?*

Dongfang Xue thought for a moment and said, "The situation is serious. We now have two choices: one, immediately exit the secret realm and abandon the mission; two, temporarily leave this place and head directly to the final tomb chamber."

"Time is of the essence. Everyone, please vote. Raise your hand if you choose the first option."

After Dongfang Xue finished speaking, none of the nine people present raised their hands.

That's right. Professionals must possess the courage to not fear death; otherwise, if they encounter even more difficult secret realm dungeons in the future and just give up, their lives are basically GG.

Li Mumu scratched the back of his head and said, "We accepted the mission, so there's no reason to give up halfway. Although death is terrifying, developing an inner demon because of it is a great taboo for a Professional."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone nodded in agreement.

At this moment, Li Youqian also stepped forward to speak.

"Captain Gu, Xiuhua's death is a great tragedy. Regarding this, I will compensate her family with thirty million."

Gu Yuehua didn't say anything to that. As mercenaries, if they die during a mission, the employer has no obligation to compensate, but Li Youqian's actions undoubtedly proved that he was a very good person.

"Alright, since we've decided, let's get moving immediately while the Dog-Head Generals haven't respawned yet."

Dongfang Xue urged everyone, as according to the previous respawn time, the Dog-Head Generals were about to respawn.

"Alright!"