234: Chapter 234 of the dungeon has been completely ruined!

After confirming that Salos and the other two had left, Chen You opened the party list again to double-check.

He wasn't in any party.

Good.

He opened the system interface and selected [Reset dungeon].

[System Notification: All dungeon states will be reset. Confirm?]

"Confirm."

As he uttered the word softly, the castle, grassland, and candy trees before him began to twist, fade, and ultimately dissolve into a dazzling expanse of white light.

As the light dissipated, Chen You found himself back at the dungeon's entrance.

In the distance, the colorful mobs had respawned. The level indicators above their heads, which had previously shown Level 92, had now changed to a harmless "LV23."

That's more like it.

This was the appropriate difficulty for his current level.

Without the three top-tier fighters by his side, Chen You couldn't be bothered to keep up the act of being a grand mage.

A flash of sword light swept past. Those Level 23 elite monsters couldn't even get within ten meters of him before dissolving into particles of light in droves.

...

Over ten minutes later.

Chen You stood before the final boss Teddy's castle for the fifth time.

He looked expressionlessly at the three pieces of equipment lying in his backpack.

A schematic for a warrior's chestplate, a schematic for a mage's trousers, and a schematic for a mage's bracers.

If Oro knew about this, he'd probably cry himself to death.

After obtaining his own "Heavenly Heron Hands" schematic, Chen You had immediately run the dungeon three more times without stopping.

The result was as if the system had orchestrated it, perfectly avoiding the Cultivator profession.

Once could be called luck, twice a coincidence, but this was the third time...

Chen You's brow furrowed.

He looked up at the still-adorable candy castle, a doubt creeping into his mind.

"Could it be... I need to perform some strange ritual again?"

As soon as the thought surfaced, even he found it absurd.

Let's finish this run first.

He pulled another commemorative firecracker from his backpack.

"Heavenly powers, time to show your might."

Chen You comforted himself, deftly lighting the fuse.

Brilliant fireworks shot into the air once more, exploding against the dungeon's gloomy gray sky.

At the exact moment the fireworks exploded, a cold, system prompt tone sounded abruptly in his ear.

[System Notification: Abnormal energy fluctuations detected within the "Land of Many Colors" dungeon, exceeding the current spatial node's capacity limit.]

[Warning: The dungeon will be forcibly closed and enter cooldown in one minute. Please evacuate immediately!]

The expression on Chen You's face froze.

What's going on?

Capacity limit?

He looked at the lingering firework smoke in the sky, then at the Teddy in the distance that was beginning to mutate. An outrageous thought surged into his mind.

No way...

Did I... break this dungeon?

BOOM!

The mutated Tyrant Teddy had already charged out.

Its body, originally made of candy, now looked as if it had been stained by magma, radiating a scorching heat.

Chen You had no time to admire it. His attention was fixed on the bright red countdown in the upper right corner of his vision.

[00:59]

[00:58]

"Holy shit! They're serious!"

He couldn't help but curse.

Gotta finish this fast! Don't waste it!

"Startling Swan!"

-15234!

-27589! (Critical Hit)

-14992!

...

A series of crimson damage numbers cascaded like a waterfall from the boss's head.

Tyrant Teddy's massive body was pushed back repeatedly by the sword light, utterly unable to fight back.

The next second, its enormous form crashed to the ground, dissolving into particles of light, among which a particularly dazzling cluster of multicolored radiance stood out.

Ignoring the countdown, Chen You rushed forward in three quick strides, snatching that cluster of light into his hand.

[System Notification: You have obtained [Schematic: Fortune, Prosperity, Opening Heaven - Heavenly Heron Boots].]

Another piece!

Suppressing his inner elation, Chen You swiftly glanced at the schematic. Confirming it was a Cultivator set piece, he immediately chose to exit the dungeon without hesitation.

Better not wait for a forced closure and risk something going wrong, swallowing the schematic I just got!

...

Thousand Light City, next to the event NPC.

Chen You's figure materialized out of thin air.

He was just about to open his backpack to check if the newly acquired schematic was still there when his ears were flooded with a cacophony of noise.

"Fuck! Watch your damn mouth!"

"You can insult me, but insulting Big Shot Chen You is not allowed!"

*Clang! Clang! Clang!—*

The clashing of weapons mingled with the detonations of spells, sparks flying everywhere.

Chen You followed the noise, and his entire person froze.

Not far ahead on an open patch of ground, two groups of people were locked in a fierce brawl.

To be more precise, a large crowd was "brutally" ganging up on three to five people.

The players surrounded in the middle clearly had decent gear, but they were no match for the sheer numbers outside.

All sorts of blade glints, sword shadows, frost, and fire were being thrown at them as if they were free.

However, the attackers were clearly still rational, controlling their damage output and not outright killing them.

But being constantly beaten is worse than being sent back to the respawn point!

"A pack of mad dogs!" roared the surrounded warrior. "That Chen You just got lucky! You bootlickers, is it really worth this?"

"Luck? Have you forgotten how Big Shot Chen You secured benefits for us?" A Werewolf Warrior slammed his axe against the warrior's shield, sparks flying.

"Exactly! Last time, the Great Player even spent money to publicly share the strategy for the Ten Thousand Fox Cave! That's a level you can't even comprehend!"

"You're just jealous! Pure, sour grapes!"

"Today, we're gonna teach you that you can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want!"

...

Listening to this exchange, the corner of Chen You's mouth twitched slightly.

What the hell is going on?

Since when did he have so many fanatical fans?

And it's escalated to offline brawls?

The attacking side generally had levels around 25, with average gear. Each had various guild names displayed before their IDs. They were clearly a temporary "Justice League" that had banded together.

The ones being ganged up on had slightly higher levels, close to 30. The leader, a warrior named Lei Yan, seemed to be a somewhat well-known elite player.

At that moment, Lei Yan was miserably blocking attacks from all directions, his face flushed a deep purple.

He just couldn't stand that guy named Chen You. Why did all the good things happen to him?

Earlier, seeing the top figures from the Three Great Divine Races, he thought they might have suffered at Chen You's hands and couldn't help but make a few sarcastic remarks.

Then, out of nowhere, this group of people appeared and immediately flagged for PvP without a word.

Couldn't reason with them, couldn't fight them off.

Frustrating. So damn frustrating!

Just as the battle was intensifying, a sharp-eyed player on the outskirts of the crowd suddenly spotted Chen You, who had just teleported in.

He froze for a moment, then rubbed his eyes and let out an earth-shattering shriek.

"HOLY SHIT! IT'S Big Shot Chen You!!"

That one shout instantly drowned out all other noise.

The chaotic battlefield fell into a deathly silence.

Everyone's movements froze in place. A thousand gazes, *whoosh*, converged on Chen You in unison.

Awe, fanaticism, curiosity, terror... various emotions fermented within the crowd.

The Werewolf Warrior who had been shouting moments ago now could barely hold onto his axe.

He hurriedly ran up to Chen You, like an elementary school kid meeting his idol, his face flushed with excitement.

"G-Great Player! H-how... how did you get here?"

"These bastards were talking shit about you behind your back. We couldn't stand it, so... we decided to teach them a lesson for you!"

He pointed at Lei Yan and the others, his face a mix of seeking praise and righteous indignation.

Lei Yan, the one being pointed at, now looked ashen-faced.

It's over.

The man himself is here.

Getting caught badmouthing someone behind their back on the spot... this was the ultimate social death scenario.

He could already imagine how this mysterious player, notorious for being "obscenely wealthy," would deal with him.

Looks like he was going to lose his first death today right here.

Looking at this completely unexpected scene, only one thought ran through Chen You's mind.

"What the hell is this... fans' actions, idol pays the price?"