30: Chapter 30 Wherever Captain Chen points, we attack.

Lin Feng was startled and turned his head blankly: "God... God Yan?"

"Are you not embarrassed enough? Do you think you can curse the record back by acting like a shrew and screaming in the streets here?"

Yan Zidong's voice was as cold as a blade, carrying an unquestionable authority: "Instead of wasting time talking nonsense here, you had better get back and train properly!"

He swept a grim gaze over every member of the Shenfeng Squad and said, enunciating every word: "From now on, for the next three days, no one is allowed to rest! I will put you all through hellish special training! You will get rid of all those bad habits of yours!"

"Since they could break the record, it means there is a speedrun method for this dungeon! We will practice too! We need to refine our tactics and build up our coordination!"

"I want every one of you to improve your strength by a level before the Freshman Challenge Tournament begins!"

Having said that, Yan Zidong turned his head and took a deep look at the figure not far away who was focused on selecting a dungeon, his eyes flickering with intense fighting spirit.

"Chen Xi... just you wait."

"At the Freshman Challenge Tournament in three days, I will let you know that in the face of absolute strength, any tricks or cleverness are useless!"

"Let's go!"

After saying that, Yan Zidong didn't even look back and strode toward the exit of the teleportation hall.

"Yes! Yes!" Although Lin Feng and the others had been scolded mercilessly, hearing about "special training" and "improving strength" caused hope to ignite in their eyes.

As long as God Yan was there, they hadn't lost yet!

The group hurriedly followed behind Yan Zidong, slinking away from the place that made them feel suffocated.

...

Chen Xi had not turned his head once throughout the entire episode that occurred behind him.

To him, the Shenfeng Battle Team and Yan Zidong were already things of the past.

Since they were destined to be trampled under his feet, there was no need to give them even a single glance.

His gaze remained firmly locked on the light screen in front of him, his fingers sliding rapidly.

"Found it."

Chen Xi's finger suddenly paused, stopping on a dungeon icon emitting purple-black lightning.

【Dungeon Name: Thunder Ruins (Lv.20)】

【Multiplayer Dungeon】

【Difficulty: Nightmare】

【Recommended Level: Lv.30 - Lv.35】

【Dungeon Description: This is a ruin cursed by the ancient Thunder God, shrouded in violent thunder all year round. It is inhabited by extremely brutal thunder elemental creatures.】

【Core Drops: Soul of the Thunder Spirit (A-rank), furious thunder crystal (S-rank)...】

A multiplayer dungeon is a dungeon that multiple teams can enter simultaneously to grind monsters.

Such dungeons have no speedruns and no rankings, but the individual strength of the monsters is significantly enhanced.

The BOSS in the dungeon respawns irregularly, and as for the experience points and ownership of items after the BOSS dies, they are awarded to the Professional who dealt the highest damage.

"S-rank furious thunder crystal..." A gleam flashed in Chen Xi's eyes.

Su Xiaoxiao's hidden class advancement path is "Ice Thunder Battle Method".

Now that the ice-attribute 【heart of the frost dragon】 is in hand, as long as he secures this S-rank thunder-attribute material, he can craft another S-rank class core card!

"A Nightmare-difficulty multiplayer dungeon, huh..." Chen Xi looked at the blood-red difficulty label, the corners of his mouth curling up slightly.

After yesterday's battle, he now had absolute confidence in the strength of this team.

Judging from the situation in the last dungeon, his team's current combat power was definitely overflowing.

Even if they had to compete with other teams for the ownership of the BOSS, there would be absolutely no pressure.

"Mu Rou, Xiao Xiao." Chen Xi turned around and looked at the two beautiful figures behind him: "The warm-up is over."

"Next, I'll take you to play something more exciting."

He pointed to the lightning-shrouded icon on the light screen, his voice filled with heroic spirit: "Target, Lv.20 Nightmare dungeon, Thunder Ruins!"

"What? Nightmare!?"

Although they had just cleared the Hell-difficulty Frost Dragons Lair like a miracle, and even broken the record, looking at this new dungeon where the difficulty coefficient increased exponentially, Li Murou couldn't help but feel a bit nervous.

She gently tugged at the corner of Chen Xi's clothes, her large, deer-like, lively eyes filled with worry, and whispered: "Captain... Captain Chen, this is Nightmare difficulty! Although we were very impressive just now, this is a difficulty level one tier higher than Hell difficulty! The monster stats inside will at least double, and the mechanics will become especially disgusting..."

It wasn't that she was afraid of death; she was mainly afraid of dragging the team down and causing a wipe.

After all, during yesterday's battle, Li Murou had been mentally strained the entire time, feeling as if her body had been hollowed out.

Upon hearing this, Chen Xi did not directly answer Li Murou's concerns.

His gaze crossed over Li Murou and landed on the blue-haired girl standing beside her with a tall, straight posture and a cold expression.

"Xiao Xiao. Regarding the battle in the Frost Dragons Lair, do you feel... that you used your full strength?"

As soon as this question was asked, Li Murou also subconsciously turned her head and looked at Su Xiaoxiao.

In her opinion, that final sword strike which seemed to destroy the heavens and the earth, as if it could shatter space itself, must have been Su Xiaoxiao's ultimate burst, right?

However, after hearing this question, Su Xiaoxiao was slightly taken aback.

A very faint and confident smile then appeared on her cold face.

She shook her head gently: "Actually... it was okay."

"I didn't feel particularly strained; I probably... used about seventy or eighty percent of my strength."

"Wh... what!?" Li Murou's small mouth instantly opened into an 'O' shape, her face filled with disbelief.

"It was okay?! You actually said it was just okay!?"

"Wow! Sister Xiaoxiao, you are really so strong! You're really too monstrous! Just that one wave earlier—just controlling such a large group of monsters made me feel like my mental energy was about to be drained dry, and yet you actually said... it was okay?"

Looking at Li Murou's exaggerated expression of admiration, Su Xiaoxiao smiled a little embarrassedly: "It's mainly because your control was too perfect."

She looked at Li Murou with sincere eyes: "Before, when I was in Night Curtain, to pursue ultimate damage output, I had to constantly move to dodge monster aggro and also distract myself to coordinate with the tank's rhythm.

But just now... those monsters were pinned down by you so tightly, just like wooden stakes.

I could fully focus on charging up without any distractions, and I didn't even need to consider defense; I only needed to pour all my mental energy into the attack."

"This kind of output environment is simply the dream paradise for a turret-type damage dealer like me. So... I actually fought very easily."

Hearing this conversation, the smile on the corners of Chen Xi's mouth grew even more pronounced.

As expected. His judgment was not wrong.

Su Xiaoxiao's true strength was even more terrifying than what was displayed on her current, still semi-finished attribute panel!

In that so-called all-star battle team Night Curtain, resources seemed to be tilted toward her, but in reality, in order to balance the characteristics of the teammates, it actually restricted her performance.

But now, with Li Murou as the cornerstone of absolute control, Su Xiaoxiao, this human artillery cannon, had truly begun to show her prowess!

"And this is still without the support of a specialized class core card..." Chen Xi calculated inwardly, the light in his eyes becoming increasingly intense.

If she could achieve this level without a class core card, then once they finished grinding the Thunder Ruins this time and the class core card for the Ice Thunder Battle Method was completed... what kind of terrifying qualitative change would Su Xiaoxiao's strength undergo?

Just thinking about that scene made Chen Xi feel his blood boiling!

That would be the true trump card of the Nirvana Battle Team, enough to crush everything!

Chen Xi withdrew his thoughts and looked at Li Murou, who was still shocked and hadn't recovered: "Although this dungeon is Nightmare-difficulty, it is actually a multiplayer dungeon. With many Professionals present, the difficulty actually seems not that high; it's just that the final boss is a bit monstrous, that's all."

Li Murou looked at Su Xiaoxiao's calm and composed appearance, then looked at the confident look in Chen Xi's eyes, and the worry in her heart was instantly replaced by an inexplicable surge of hot blood.

Since her teammates were so strong, what was there for her to be afraid of?

She clenched her small fist tightly, her previously hesitant spirit instantly becoming high-spirited: "Wherever Captain Chen points, we strike! Gogogo!"

"Very good, that's it." Chen Xi nodded with satisfaction.

Subsequently, his finger pressed heavily on the blood-red "Nightmare" option.

"Target, Thunder Ruins! Let's go!"