Team up and enter the Shilipo dungeon

Standing at the doorway were two young women: Lu Qinghan and Shen Hongying.

“Haha, you didn’t think we’d find this place, did you?”

Lin Xuan was still standing at the door, curious, when Shen Hongying had already pulled Lu Qinghan into the house.

“Oh, for a big man, you’re quite neat, aren’t you?”

Shen Hongying looked around, even glancing at the trash can.

Lin Xuan rubbed his forehead helplessly when he saw her.

What did she take him for?

“Why are you two here?” Lin Xuan took two bottles of drinks from the fridge, placed them on the table, and asked.

“To see you off!” Shen Hongying was carefree and impolite, grabbing a drink and chugging it.

Lin Xuan also gave her a mental thumbs-up for her boldness.

But how did they know he was leaving Jiang City after today?

“Right,” Lin Xuan suddenly realized.

Chairman Shen Wanhe was Shen Hongying’s father!

However, the two of them had arrived at just the right time.

Dungeon difficulties were divided into five levels: Normal, Hard, Nightmare, Hell, and Apocalypse.

For a Level 20 dungeon, Normal and Hard difficulties allowed solo clears.

Other difficulties required five players, so Lin Xuan took the opportunity to invite the two of them.

“Sure, actually, we were planning to team up with you for a dungeon today anyway,” Shen Hongying said, taking off her shoes and sitting cross-legged on the sofa, nodding repeatedly at the suggestion.

Lu Qinghan didn’t answer, but she didn’t refuse either.

Lin Xuan had a rough idea of her personality by now.

He directly opened his panel, created a team, and invited the two of them in.

“The team only has three people right now. I plan to clear all five difficulties today. Do you two have anyone suitable?”

“At this time, most of the people we know have probably gone to the monster zone outside the city,” Shen Hongying blinked and suggested.

“Let’s just go to the Dungeon Hall and see. With your Skeleton Soldierss, just two random people will do.”

“Alright,” Lin Xuan nodded.

He chatted with the two of them for a while about their university choices.

Then, the three of them headed to the Dungeon Hall together.

...

Dungeon Hall.

Shili Slope Dungeon Teleportation Entrance.

According to the usual leveling speed, within a week after the college entrance examination, about one-third of new players in Jiang City would reach Level 20.

As the only dungeon for Level 20 to 30 players in Jiang City, Shili Slope naturally gathered many professional players who had reached Level 20.

“Five missing one, need an Elemental Mage for burst damage!”

“Fixed team recruiting, must be able to get into Luoshui University in Shanhe City.”

“Speed clear Normal and Hard Shili Slope, need Tank and Healer!”

“Challenging Nightmare Shili Slope, need experienced DPS who can dodge skills!”

When Lin Xuan and his two companions arrived, the place was bustling.

However, hearing the shouts, Lin Xuan silently touched his forehead to check if he was sweating.

“Boosting four and needing one to level up? These are probably people who just reached Level 20 in the last two days. They’re already asking for experienced players?”

Lin Xuan recalled the scenes from his past life playing games, where he was pressured by the raid leader during dungeon progression.

Thankfully, he was the leader now.

“What do you say, do you have any preferred teammates?” Lin Xuan turned to look at Lu Qinghan and Shen Hongying.

“No, you’re the captain now, we’ll listen to you,” Shen Hongying had no ideas and waved her hand.

It was Lu Qinghan, who usually didn’t say much, who spoke up and suggested, “If you want to clear all difficulties today, it’s best to find a Priest.”

“Hmm, I had the same thought,” Lin Xuan nodded.

Starting from Level 20, monsters all had at least two skills.

Relying solely on Skeleton Soldierss, unless he summoned hundreds of Skeleton Soldierss like in the final stages of the college entrance examination, clearing the dungeon would still be very difficult.

Furthermore, Lu Qinghan and Shen Hongying were a damage-control mage and a light-armored melee brawler, respectively.

If they were aiming for a speed clear, a Priest was indeed necessary for Nightmare difficulty.

“Alright, I’ll post a recruitment message.”

Lin Xuan went to the workstation in the Dungeon Hall, where recruitment messages could be posted.

The Shili Slope dungeon was very large; the average clear time for Normal difficulty was two hours and seven minutes.

Lin Xuan thought for a moment and wrote in the recruitment message:

“Speed clear all Shili Slope difficulties, three missing two, Priests and DPS welcome!”

After posting the recruitment, the staff gave him a communication token.

Lin Xuan took the token and returned.

As Lin Xuan approached Lu Qinghan and Shen Hongying, he saw two familiar figures.

“Oh, it’s you two?”

These two were none other than Chen Yao, the Sword Cultivator, and the twin-tailed Priest he had met in the final stage of the martial arts exam.

At this moment, the two of them were chatting with Shen Hongying, clearly knowing each other.

Seeing him return, Chen Yao, the Sword Cultivator, smiled and greeted him, “Lin Xuan, Hong Ying said you’re speed-clearing all Shili Slope difficulties and are missing two teammates.”

“How about we two join?”

“Sure, no problem.” Their professions happened to fit his requirements perfectly.

Lin Xuan pressed a button on the communication token.

The next moment, his recruitment message in the hall showed that the team was full.

Some people around who had noticed Lin Xuan’s recruitment message started discussing.

“Holy cow! Where did this reckless team come from? Such big talk.”

“Speed clear all Shili Slope difficulties? Why don’t they just ascend to heaven?”

“Heh heh, I noticed it just now too. I was about to private message the team leader, ready to see which idiot it was, but the team was already full.”

“In this day and age, there are still so many idiots.”

“What idiots? They’re called brave warriors. Not to mention Apocalypse difficulty, those swarms of mutated Willow Ghosts in Nightmare and Hell difficulties, can people who just reached Level 20 even fight them?”

“What do you know? They just wrote ‘speed clear all difficulties’ in their recruitment. Maybe they haven’t even cleared a single dungeon before; they’re just new players trying to trick people into teaming up.”

Clearly, most professional players were not optimistic about Lin Xuan’s team.

Under normal circumstances, a Level 20 Nightmare difficulty dungeon required a five-person team averaging Level 23 or higher to clear.

As for Hell, at least Level 25.

Apocalypse… many teams reached Level 30 without being able to clear it and thus couldn’t receive rewards.

At this stage, it was completely different from before Level 10.

In truth, Lin Xuan himself wasn’t entirely confident.

He had checked the dungeon guide last night, and it was indeed quite troublesome.

“However, with Lu Qinghan, who has ice-based crowd control, it should be better.”

Lin Xuan glanced at Lu Qinghan twice, then added Chen Yao and the twin-tailed Priest to the team.

It was only then that he learned the Priest’s name: Su Xiuxiu, a very elegant name.

“Alright, you all check your mana potions, health potions, and equipment durability.”

“If there are no problems, I’ll start the dungeon.”

“No problem.” × 4

After receiving confirmation from everyone, Lin Xuan went to the entrance of Shili Slope.

He placed his hand on a crystal ball, selected Normal difficulty, and decided to test the waters first.

“Entering Dungeon: Shili Slope Anomaly.”

“Team (5/5).”

“Teleportation complete, dungeon begins!”

Swish—

As soon as he entered the dungeon, Lin Xuan habitually waved his hand and cast two skills.

Thirty-two Skeleton Soldierss instantly appeared in front of the team, and Magic Barriers enveloped them.

At this moment, the other members of the team had just stabilized themselves when they saw Skeleton Soldierss standing all around them.

Chen Yao, who was not yet familiar with Lin Xuan, immediately exclaimed in surprise, “Lin Xuan, have you been continuously casting spells to improve your skill proficiency ever since you awakened your profession?”

“Your cast time is too fast.”

“Haha, I’m used to it,” Lin Xuan chuckled, waving his hand and saying, “Let’s go.”