31: Chapter 31 Nightmare Difficulty Goblin Nest

More and more gazes were cast from the square, and the discussions spread like fine sand blown by the wind, rustling softly.

Facing everyone's gaze, Shangguan Yunshu's expression remained as cold and calm as ever.

She was already long used to such scenes.

Lu Yang was equally calm.

He walked behind Shangguan Yunshu at a leisurely pace, with not a hint of tension visible on his face.

He was destined to become a top expert in the future.

To him, this little scene was a piece of cake.

However, Shen Qingci and Rebecca were a little nervous.

After all, they had also heard the discussions of these professionals, who regarded the two of them as formal members of the Dawn Pioneering Team.

In reality, they knew their own situation best; they were actually still in Shangguan Yunshu's probationary evaluation stage.

If they performed poorly in this dungeon pioneering, they might miss out on joining the Dawn Pioneering Team altogether.

Thinking of this, they looked at each other and saw determination in each other's eyes.

No matter what, they had to perform well this time!

Shangguan Yunshu led Lu Yang and the other three, quickly arriving before the dungeon entrance.

The white vortex spun quietly not far away, with a recording stele standing beside it where pale golden light patterns slowly drifted across its surface.

A tall, blond young man was communicating with two teenagers.

Sensing the movement around them, they all raised their heads and looked over.

Upon seeing Shangguan Yunshu, the blond young man's eyes lit up, and he hurried forward to welcome her.

The blond young man wore a neat and crisp white casual outfit, stepped in white sneakers, and had his blond hair neatly combed back, revealing a rather handsome face.

He walked quickly up to Lady Shangguan, his eyes filled with undisguised reverence. Raising his right hand to his ear, he executed a standard Alliance salute, his tone respectful and eager: "Commander! You are here!"

The two teenagers following behind him looked somewhat nervous and hurriedly saluted as well: "Commander!"

One of the teenagers was on the shorter side with a slightly chubby build, looking as though he didn't exercise much. He wore a white priest's robe and held a black wooden staff.

The other was a tall, thin teenager with black curly hair, wearing a dark brown leather armor with two short daggers tucked at his waist. He looked ordinary and appeared very quiet.

Calling Shangguan Yunshu commander, the three of them were clearly members of the Dawn Pioneering Team.

Shangguan Yunshu's expression remained as cold as ever; she merely nodded slightly at the three of them as a greeting.

She turned slightly sideways, motioning toward Lu Yang and the other two behind her, and introduced them in a calm tone: "Lu Yang, Shen Qingci, and Rebecca, you will pioneer this dungeon together."

Hearing Lady Shangguan's introduction, the blond young man immediately looked at Lu Yang.

His eyes held a look of appraisal mixed with amazement. He extended a hand toward Lu Yang with a handsome, brilliant smile: "You must be Lu Yang? A pleasure to meet you, I'm Blake Monroe, the tank of the Tier 3 Main Force Team of the Dawn Pioneering Team. Perhaps we'll have the chance to pioneer dungeons together in the future!"

Since the other party was so enthusiastic, Lu Yang naturally wouldn't put on a cold face. He also smiled and reached out to shake hands with Blake Monroe: "Lu Yang, very nice to meet you, Senior."

Seeing that Lu Yang had a good temperament, Blake Monroe's smile instantly became even more enthusiastic.

He let go of his hand, pointed at the two slightly nervous teenagers nearby, and introduced them: "These two are our new members. The little chubby guy is Lance Wade, a priest, and the other is Zhu Tongchen, an assassin. You two little fellows must listen to Lu Yang inside the dungeon, understand?"

Lance Wade and Zhu Tongchen both looked over at Lu Yang.

Lu Yang clearly saw scrutiny in their eyes, along with a trace of unconvinced expression.

Neither of them spoke.

Blake naturally saw through their unconvinced attitudes.

Looking somewhat exasperated, he gave each of them a pat on the forehead: "Don't look so unconvinced. You are geniuses, that's true, but Lu Yang is special. He achieved the first clear of the novice welfare dungeon on Nightmare difficulty, and he did it solo."

Hearing this, Lance Wade and Zhu Tongchen instantly widened their eyes, looking at Lu Yang as if they had seen a ghost.

Lance Wade's facial muscles trembled slightly, and he blurted out instinctively: "Impossible! Nightmare-level Withered Forest?! Even a five-person team would find it hard to clear, how did he do it solo??"

Zhu Tongchen was relatively reticent, only widening his eyes slightly as he looked at Lu Yang without speaking, though his eyes were filled with shock.

Blake grinned: "That's why I said Lu Yang is special. You two must know that above geniuses, there are even more Genius existences. However, for a Genius like Lu Yang, there probably aren't any other geniuses above him."

Speaking of this, he paused and added a more rigorous qualification: "Of course, I mean within the entire Milky Way."

After all, compared to the entire Universe, the Milky Way was merely a drop in the ocean.

Looking across the entire Universe, among those top powerful races, professionals who awakened prismatic mythical-tier talents were probably not few in number.

Lance Wade listened in a daze, then flashed an enthusiastic smile toward Lu Yang. The speed of his face-turning was so fast that even Lu Yang couldn't help but admire it: "Hello, Brother Lu! I'll be counting on you in the upcoming dungeon! I'll definitely keep your health topped up!"

Zhu Tongchen also nodded and spoke solemnly: "Hello, Classmate Lu Yang. Inside the dungeon, you call the shots."

Lu Yang smiled slightly and said: "Let's cooperate and strive to clear the dungeon in one go."

After Lance and Zhu Tongchen agreed, their gazes couldn't help but stealthily glance toward Shen Qingci and Rebecca on the side.

After all, these two girls were extremely pretty.

And being able to join their pioneering team meant their talents were clearly very strong as well.

Facing such girls, they unconsciously grew a few degrees more nervous.

Shen Qingci was poised and graceful, revealing a pure and sweet smile to the two: "Hello, my name is Shen Qingci, a mage."

Rebecca crossed her arms, scanned the two with a lack of interest, and casually said: "Rebecca, knight."

Lance and Zhu Tongchen hurriedly nodded in response, and the tips of the little chubby guy's ears even turned a bit red.

Lady Shangguan glanced at them, then said to Lu Yang: "You lead the team. Just make sure they don't die. It's best if you can cultivate their joint combat capabilities, but if not, just let them watch and get the clearance rewards."

Shen Qingci: "???"

Rebecca: "???"

Lance: "???"

Zhu Tongchen: "???"

The four people's minds were completely filled with question marks.

Wait... what did Lady Shangguan mean by those words?

Did she think they might be dead weight?!

They were top Soul Talents after all; even if they weren't as good as Lu Yang, they still counted as geniuses, right?

Also... even if they just watched from the sidelines, Lu Yang could clear it all by himself?!

Uh... well, that wasn't a problem.

After all, he had previously solo-cleared the novice welfare dungeon on Nightmare difficulty.

But... listening to Shangguan Yunshu's implication, bringing them along this time was purely to let them grab a first-clear reward?

This stung their hearts quite a bit.

Lu Yang didn't feel anything was wrong.

If it weren't to maximize the first-clear rewards, he could have easily crushed through it by himself.

He nodded and said nonchalantly: "No problem, I won't let anything happen to them."

Rebecca bit her lower lip, her pretty eyes casting a sidelong glance at Lu Yang.

So annoying!

She felt looked down upon!

She was actually quite strong, okay!

Shen Qingci wasn't angry; she looked at Lu Yang's back with a hint of admiration in her eyes.

Classmate Lu Yang was truly confident, making people feel like he was very reliable.

Lady Shangguan nodded: "Go."

Lu Yang didn't say anything more; through the panel, he submitted party requests to Shen Qingci and the other four.

Once the party was formed, he led the four of them and strode toward the dungeon entrance.

The white vortex spun quietly before them; the closer they got, the more they could feel a subtle spatial fluctuation, like an invisible film gently pressing against their skin.

[You are about to enter the Goblin Lair, please select the difficulty: 1. Normal, 2. Hard, 3. Nightmare]

[Nightmare]

[Selection complete! Entering the dungeon!]