73: It's here!

"Qingshu, use healing quickly! This person is a member of yesterday's rescue team!"

Feeling like she had achieved a great merit, Jiang Ruolai couldn't help but reveal a triumphant look.

Although she wasn't the Hero and hadn't found a treasure chest in the villagers' homes.

However, she had found a wounded person in need of rescue!

"But..."

Ruan Qingshu looked at Shen Pan with hesitation.

Setting aside the suspicious wounded person for a moment.

Shen Pan still didn't know that her healing skill had been significantly weakened!

Even though she was a dual-System user, as a healer.

She would definitely be disliked if her healing output wasn't enough, right?

But she had to save him.

If she refused to use her skills when encountering a wounded person, it would give others an even worse impression!

"【Light of Holy Healing】!"

Ruan Qingshu braced herself.

She used her healing spell, which was already weaker than that of an Epic-tier healer.

A somewhat dim and listless ray of light landed on the wounded person.

"Ugh!"

The wounded person let out a muffled sound and wearily opened his eyes.

This success allowed Ruan Qingshu to breathe a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, the other party only had some superficial wounds, and she could heal them all at once!

Upon waking, the wounded person first felt around his own body.

After confirming that he hadn't been left with any disabilities.

He then looked at the three of them with an expectant expression:

"Are you… are you the reinforcements sent by the school?"

"Are the others searching in other places?"

"That's not urgent for now."

Shen Pan held down Jiang Ruolai, who wanted to speak, and calmly looked at the wounded person:

"Where are your teammates? And where are the first wave of students?"

"What is the situation with the Boss?

Did you escape using your own strength?"

【Do not trust anyone easily, even if they seem harmless!】

The System had already spoiled it.

If he still couldn't react to that.

Then there was no need to level up in the future.

He might as well just lie flat.

And just wait to be taken to the Desolate God Realm by Ruan Qingshu to live off her!

Jiang Ruolai was stunned and looked at Shen Pan strangely.

Why did these questions sound a bit strange?

They had a hint of coercion.

Shouldn't one treat a wounded person...

Seeing the somewhat cold look in Shen Pan's eyes, Jiang Ruolai understood.

Back then, Shen Pan was able to reject her party invitation for the sake of a few Classmates.

This showed that he wasn't a cold-blooded person.

Then.

This wounded person must be problematic!

"Dummy Ruolai."

Ruan Qingshu muttered a retort under her breath.

In the entire village, let alone people and monsters, there wasn't even a chicken.

Yet in a remote corner, there just happened to be a senior who came in for rescue yesterday?

This was simply insulting their intelligence!

So, Shen Pan's questioning process was completely fine.

In fact, it was a bit too lenient.

Too kind-hearted and merciful.

If it were her.

She would first put Spirit-Restricting Shackles on the suspicious person and inject them with a potion that blocks the flow of Qi and spiritual power!

The wounded person was also clearly stunned for a moment, then answered cooperatively:

"The Boss of this Mutated Dungeon is five levels higher than in the intelligence reports!"

"So we failed and were scattered by the Boss, so I'm not too sure about the situation of the others.

I relied on a one-time item to play dead, which is how I deceived the Boss!"

"And this dungeon has a rule that prohibits the use of return-to-town items!

We must successfully defeat the Boss to rescue everyone."

After listening, Shen Pan nodded:

"So that's how it is; that sounds reasonable."

Relying on a trump card to successfully save his life.

Scattered by the Boss, not knowing the whereabouts of the others.

Only knowing that the Boss must be defeated to leave.

Perfectly portraying a deadweight character who knows nothing!

Return-to-town items were indeed unusable.

Ruan Qingshu had already tested this when they first came in.

However, Shen Pan felt that the other party must have a trump card capable of instantly killing high-tier entities.

Back then, when Ruan Qingshu faced a return-to-town item that couldn't be activated.

She didn't even show a worried look.

She just said to him indifferently: "Oh."

It was evident that she was very confident!

"Right!"

"The day and night cycle in this dungeon is very frequent, and at night, it drains physical strength and spiritual power!"

"You must hurry and notify the other Classmates; those monsters only come out at night!"

Remembering something, the wounded person shouted excitedly at the three of them.

Come out at night?

Where did these bat demons come from?

Just as Jiang Ruolai was about to make a sarcastic remark, the System's notification sounded in her ears.

【The three of you chose the most difficult Mutated Dungeon for the massive experience points after the first clear.

And Shen Pan, who thought he could steamroll the dungeon, ignored one thing:

That is the reason for the dungeon's mutation!】

【A Vampire Count from the Desolate God Realm fell into a spatial turbulence while smuggling herself into Blue Star.

And happened to land in this dungeon.】

【She was originally at the Ninth Tier Peak, but even though she suffered suppression from Blue Star and the dungeon's restrictions upon landing.

She could only exert strength at the Sixth Tier Peak.

She is still absolutely not an existence that the three of you can contend with!】

【Originally, she would encounter spatial turbulence again in a few days, causing the dungeon to collapse.

Thereby escaping this dungeon to arrive in England and begin her grand plan of going undercover on Blue Star.】

【Unfortunately, you chose the wrong time!】

【Task: Avoid direct confrontation with the Vampire Count—Avril, and hide in the dungeon for three days!】

【Optional Difficulty 1: Let Shen Pan enjoy the experience points alone, level up to the Fourth Tier as soon as possible, and defeat Avril!

Optional Difficulty 2: Let Ruan Qingshu use the Authority of Death to instantly kill Avril!

(Choosing the second difficulty may cause her, who is tending towards stability, to lose control again, reducing her humanity.)】

【Reward: One upgrade point, one skill point, and optimization/upgrade of the Spirit Armor 【Ice Emperor】!】

Jiang Ruolai: "!"

The smile on her face instantly stiffened.

A Vampire Count from the Otherworld has Sixth Tier Peak strength even in her weakened period!

Yet the recommended level is 35???

No wonder the previous two waves of people all failed.

Who could have expected this!

A dungeon can be mutated, but it absolutely shouldn't be perverted!

Fortunately, the System provided a fallback plan.

It definitely wouldn't work to let Qingshu condense another bead.

Then, she would let Classmate Shen Pan use the captain's authority to lower her experience share!

Kill some random monsters, then take out that Level 56 Bloodthirsty Werewolf.

With the extra experience bonus from the Mutated Dungeon.

Classmate Shen Pan could definitely reach Level 40!

"The promotion crystal sent by the Vice Dean is really a huge help!"

Jiang Ruolai thought with lingering fear.

Suddenly.

"Whoosh~"

It was as if someone had pulled down a curtain of night, turning the daylight into a starless darkness.

Without any warning!

"Not good! The timing of your entry is terrible; you actually happened to run into the day-night transition!"

The wounded person looked at Shen Pan, who appeared to be the captain, with a terrified expression:

"Where are the others?

We must concentrate our strength to survive the night's monster tide before we can go and defeat the Boss!"

Shen Pan gave the other party a meaningful look.

Putting on high pressure as soon as they arrived.

Is this trying to make him do prerequisite quests?

In the past, he was a story-skipper!

"No need for that much trouble; just take me directly to find that Boss."

Shen Pan shook his head unhurriedly, saying words that almost caused the wounded person's brain to crash.

"Huh?"

If he hadn't misheard, this Classmate said—Me?

Is he going to his death alone?!

The expression on the wounded person's face shifted constantly, seemingly unable to understand Shen Pan's train of thought.

"This Classmate, now is not the time for jokes!

The situation is really critical!"

At a time like this, shouldn't they be gathering their team?

Then hunker down in a safe location to withstand the first night wave.

And then discuss going to conquer the Boss?

Why don't you play by the rules?!

Shen Pan smiled at Ruan Qingshu, who seemed to have guessed something:

"I, for one, like to challenge limits!

In a while, I will solo the Boss first; I'll trouble you two to clear out the small monsters on the periphery!"

He had just secretly changed the team's experience distribution ratio.

As long as the two of them killed some random monsters.

After he instantly killed the Bloodthirsty Werewolf with one punch, he would be able to break through to the Fourth Tier.

Gain new reinforcement skills, and take down that weakened Vampire Grand Duke!

"Awoo—"

Howls echoed one after another.

Pairs of scarlet eyes were constantly approaching the group.

They were surrounded!

"It's over, it's completely over! It's all your fault for not listening to my advice!

Now... it has discovered us!"