Chapter 97: Dungeon, Mist Swamp!
The food Wang Zhiyan made tasted quite good, much better than takeout.
After eating and getting Wang Zhiyan settled, Li Xiang went online directly.
...
At the Guild Residence, Li Xiang's figure appeared.
There were fewer players in the Guild; most of them had gone out.
Only 15 of the 20 Guards were guarding the Guild Residence. After asking, Li Xiang learned that Liu Yunfeng had gone online early and taken those 5 Guards to grind Monsters.
Giving a mental thumbs-up to Liu Yunfeng, Li Xiang prepared to go out.
Before he had walked a few steps, he was stopped by Shiba Ceng Futu, who was in the Guild Residence.
"President, when is our Guild going to tackle the Level 20 dungeon?"
Level 20 dungeon?
Li Xiang was slightly puzzled, but then immediately understood through Shiba Ceng Futu's explanation.
At the current stage, Elite players have all reached Level 20. The Level 10 dungeon can no longer satisfy the demand for new equipment, so the new Level 20 dungeon has become the mainstream first choice.
The players in the Gods Guild are all Elite, and most have basically reached Level 20. Many Guild players have also started challenging this dungeon, but haven't made much progress.
"Now, let's gather a few more people."
"Everyone is already here."
Shiba Ceng Futu said, beckoning behind him.
Immediately, several players walked over.
Li Xiang looked them over and found that these players had all performed notably in the Savage Mine previously.
Shiba Ceng Futu immediately added Li Xiang to the party and gave the captain position to Li Xiang.
Li Xiang looked at the party composition.
He was a Demon Warrior, Summoner "Xiao Qiao Zenme Liu Lan Shui", Blood Knight "Shiba Ceng Futu", Mage "Fa Ye Zhen Nan Wan", Archer "Sheng Luo Wu Sheng".
Five people, all men.
"President!"
The players were all very happy; this was their first time interacting with Li Xiang at such close range.
Li Xiang said with a smile, "We're all our own people, don't be formal. Let's go, let's start the dungeon."
Afterward, Li Xiang directly led the party out of the Guild Residence and headed towards the Level 20 dungeon.
...
Level 20 dungeon, "Mist Swamp".
Located in the southern part of the city, this place already had many players gathered.
"4 missing 1, waiting for a Healer with over 300 healing!"
"Selling recovery potions, cheap price, first come, first served."
"Forming a party, need a Level 20 Warrior, requires having one Black Iron equipment piece."
"Missing a Mage, Magic Power required to be over 1000!"
"..."
In the small open space in front of the dungeon, a large number of players were shouting.
Many were forming parties, selling potions, or even selling equipment.
Li Xiang brought the party over and didn't hide his ID.
<Gods Guild Leader> Qu Ge Mingzi Hao Nan Lv. 35
<Gods Guild Member> Shiba Ceng Futu Lv. 24
...
A string of titles starting with Gods, especially the words "Gods Guild Leader", practically blinded them.
Many players quietly opened their recording function.
"The Gods Guild has finally started challenging dungeons!!!"
"It's actually Title Giant challenging the dungeon personally!!!"
"Which other Guild can compare to this?!"
"A Level 35 Title Giant, fully equipped with top-tier gear, challenging this dungeon will surely be a complete crush!"
"I can already imagine the Wu Shuang City broadcast an hour from now."
"An hour?! Are you looking down on my Title Giant? I say thirty minutes at most!"
"Thirty minutes?! 10 minutes!!! If Title Giant can't clear it in 10 minutes, I'll eat 'Kun' while doing a handstand!!!"
"Damn, why does this sound a little familiar..."
"Good heavens!!! So you're that 'Eat Kun' guy!!! You still owe one meal you haven't eaten, and you're still making random promises here!!!"
"Beat him up!!!"
"..."
Listening to the conversations of the people nearby, Li Xiang had a smile on his lips as he led the party to the front of the dungeon.
【Ding! Please select the dungeon difficulty. Dungeon difficulties are divided into Normal, Hard, Nightmare, and Hell.】
Regarding the difficulty selection, after thinking for a moment, Li Xiang looked back, "How about we go straight for Hell difficulty?"
The other four people were all dumbfounded.
They had already challenged this dungeon, and it was only on Normal difficulty. They barely managed to defeat the first BOSS, but were stopped at the second BOSS and couldn't beat it.
Hell difficulty...
Even the small Monsters would be hard to fight.
But...
Looking at the Level 35 above Li Xiang's head, they immediately understood that it seemed they were just there to fill the numbers...
"President, we'll listen to you!"
"Mm-hmm, clearing Hell difficulty directly will greatly boost our Guild's reputation!"
"President, let's choose Hell difficulty!"
"Haven't seen Hell difficulty Monsters yet, looking forward to it!"
Li Xiang nodded and directly selected Hell difficulty.
【Ding! Do you want to enter the dungeon "Mist Swamp"?】
Yes!!!
As Li Xiang made the choice, the five people disappeared from outside the dungeon.
Their conversation was also heard by the players nearby.
"Holy crap!!! The Gods Guild actually went straight for Hell difficulty right away!!!"
"Too strong!!!"
"Some Guilds on the forums have released the stats of Hell difficulty Monsters... They are incredibly strong! It's simply impossible to beat them!"
"It has to be Title Giant!!! Daring to rush straight into Hell difficulty!!!"
"Someone has already spread the news that the Gods Guild is challenging the Level 20 Hell difficulty dungeon."
"Just wait, if they don't clear it, it'll be a laughingstock."
...
Li Xiang and his group didn't know what was happening outside. After their vision went dark and then brightened again, they were already inside the dungeon.
What met their eyes was large expanses of mist. Visibility was very low, even only within 5 meters!!!
Appeared beside them.
【Brave adventurers, this is a place filled with mist. Many dangers are hidden within the mist. What you need to do is find the source of the mist and destroy it!】
Fa Ye Zhen Nan Wan widened his eyes, "Visibility is only 5 meters! Normal difficulty visibility is 50 meters!!! It's been reduced to one-tenth!!!"
Shiba Ceng Futu also had a solemn expression, "Everyone be careful."
Li Xiang spoke up, "Liushui, Fa Ye, Wusheng, you three stay close to Futu. After Monsters appear, I might not be able to look after you."
The four of them were all Elite. If other players said they would look after them, they would definitely scoff and ignore it.
But this was a Hell difficulty dungeon, and with such low visibility... it immediately caused a little fear to appear in their hearts.
"Yes, President!!!"
Li Xiang nodded, "Follow behind me."
The party immediately formed a single file line. Li Xiang was at the very front, Shiba Ceng Futu was at the very back, and in the middle were the three squishy damage-dealing classes.
After advancing for only about a minute, a sound of something cutting through the air appeared from the front left.
Li Xiang moved immediately, charging directly towards the front left!
The figure of a Monster about to disappear into the mist was seen by Li Xiang.
Check stats!
【LV25. Mist Treant】
Quality: Normal
HP: 99890
Physical Attack: 5161~5207
Physical Defense: 4815
Magic Defense: 3740
Skills: Hide in Mist, Mist Strike, Vine Whip, Mist Teleport
【Comment: A Treant hidden within the mist. It can appear silently and leave silently, possessing short-distance teleportation ability.】
After seeing the Monster's stats, Li Xiang's eyelid twitched.
"Holy crap!"
"As expected of Hell difficulty! A Level 25 small Monster is actually this strong! Even same-level BOSSes in the wild don't have this much attack power!!!"