The owner of the voice, though young, carried a full measure of arrogance.
Hailiwei and the other two looked in unison towards the source of the voice; it was Pulman.
The very classmate the three of them had been discussing.
“Hailiwei! I told you long ago, bringing two burdens into a Dungeon will only harm yourself! See, even the simplest Mikelson World Tree, you guys wiped out!”
As Pulman spoke, he gradually approached Hathaway and the others.
Behind him, several adventurers followed, well-equipped and clearly formidable.
Pulman’s father served as the Vice-Guild Master in a Level 4 Adventurer Guild.
The people accompanying him were all seasoned adventurers around Level 17.
Leading them was a powerful Warrior, a Level 19 expert.
Their mission was to help Pulman clear the Mikelson World Tree.
For such a professional team, clearing a Level 1 Dungeon was incredibly easy!
Now, Pulman’s level far surpassed Hathaway and the other two, having already reached around Level 16.
“How about I carry you guys? As long as you kneel and kowtow three times, I’ll boost you straight to Level 19!”
As soon as Pulman appeared, Hathaway and the other two stopped arguing.
Indeed, the best way to resolve a conflict is to introduce an external one.
Pulman must have resorted to this tactic because he didn’t want to see his friends fighting each other.
He’s truly… I’m so moved…
Gawain, with his bad temper, couldn’t stand it when he saw the smug Pulman, so he raised his staff, ready to strike.
Fortunately, Hathaway and Halin stopped him in time.
Otherwise, let alone those professional adventurers, he might not even be able to defeat Pulman alone.
“Let me go! I’m going to duel him to the death!” Gawain struggled.
“Shut up! Let me handle this!”
Hathaway wiped away her tears, stepped forward, and said, “Pulman, there’s definitely something wrong with the Mikelson World Tree.
Forget about us, even you wouldn’t be able to clear it! Absolutely not!”
At this, Pulman became agitated.
“What nonsense are you spouting! Just because you guys are incompetent doesn’t mean I am too!”
“Then do you dare to challenge it? I’ll bet your azure leaf stone! I bet you can’t do it!” Hailiwei pressed on.
“You’re trying to provoke me!” Pulman fumed!
But then he thought of the Mikelson World Tree’s reputation and felt reassured.
“A bet it is! If I win, the three of you must kneel and call me ‘Daddy’!”
“That’s not a fair trade, unless you put up three azure leaf stones!” Hathaway haggled.
Pulman was speechless for a moment; azure leaf stones weren’t easy to come by, and even though his father was rich, they were still his father’s.
“Fine, then just you alone! Just wait!”
With that, Pulman unclasped his azure leaf stone necklace and threw it towards Hathaway!
It seemed he was very confident, confident that he wouldn't fail!
“Young master, you absolutely mustn’t!” The captain’s expression instantly changed, looking over with worry, trying to stop him.
But Pulman didn’t give him a chance: “What! Are you so lacking in confidence? I’ll tell my father later and have him fire you!”
With words spoken, the captain could no longer say anything.
“Counter! Mikelson World Tree, 11 tickets!”
Watching Pulman and his group gradually walk away, Halin and Gawain looked at Hathaway with some concern.
...
In the grotto of the Zelante Dungeon, Pulman and his group arrived.
The moment the team stepped out of the cave, they were all stunned.
The main reason was that the changes in Thunder Cliff were simply too great!
So great that it was hard to believe this was the same Thunder Cliff.
The Dungeon known as the simplest, the adventurers’Novice Village .
“There’s no need to panic, everyone, it’s just a Dungeon update, it’s not like we haven’t encountered it before!
The upper limit of this Dungeon is set, and there will absolutely not be anything that even I can’t defeat!”
Listening to the captain’s analysis, everyone calmed down.
Following past experience, they applied various buffs to each other and then formed a fixed formation.
They protected Pulman and the magic-users within it, steadily advancing towards Thunder Cliff.
At this moment, the Players on the cliff, seeing another wave of enemies approaching, couldn't suppress the twisted smiles on their faces.
During this time, the group had already eliminated three waves of adventurers, and their team kill quest was completed.
At this moment, Wang Dana, holding two automatic crossbows, stood on the high cliff, full of anticipation.
“Wait a little longer! Just a little longer! As soon as the bridge collapses, we’ll attack together!”
The others, controlling their ballistas, nodded repeatedly.
That’s right, with the elimination of adventurers, a large amount of origin points flowed in, gradually making the Players wealthy.
All sorts of traps were strengthened, and the ballistas on the cliff increased to three.
Apart from the Archer Wang Dana and the Mage Yuān Shēn, the other three melee and support characters could each control a ballista.
Three ~ Two ~ One…
The moment everyone stepped onto the bridge, the bridge collapsed, and the Players’ skills and arrows simultaneously rained down on them!
The adventurer team’s formation was instantly disrupted, but they were indeed professionals and quickly reacted.
The team captain shouted: “Be alert! Shields up, mages focus on shields, healers focus on health!”
For a moment, the clang of metal against metal was incessant.
Suddenly, a ring of fire expanded at everyone’s feet, not only pushing people away but also causing some damage.
This was a magic skill cast by Miss Yuān Shēn.
However, Yuān Shēn’s level was a bit low, and combined with everyone present being professional adventurers, no casualties occurred.
“Charge out! We must charge out! We absolutely cannot sit here and wait to die!”
The Players on the high cliff were surprised to see the adventurers, despite the attacks, jump over the stone bridge without any casualties.
“It seems like a skilled bunch! But that’s good, let them test out the updated traps!”
Yangde seemed completely unfazed, even somewhat looking forward to the adventurers’ arrival.
He had now acquired weapons and learned skills; it was his most confident moment.
“Yeah, yeah! The developers finally listened, and they even prepared a big gift for them.
It’s just, I wonder if they’ll be fortunate enough to receive it!”
Xiao De was also eager, rubbing his fists, ready for a big fight.
The adventurer team, hiding at the bottom of the cliff, breathed a sigh of relief as the attacks subsided; they could finally rest.
“Rogue, Hunter, go scout ahead for traps!”
Two people from the team stepped out, one in front of the other, carefully checking for traps along the way.
“Here’s one, such an obvious tripwire! Anyone could see it, right?”
The Rogue muttered, placing a small flag there, then began carefully disarming the trap.
“You be careful, I’ll go scout ahead!”
The Hunter instructed, stepping over the tripwire trap, and walked forward.
The moment he landed, a crisp 'click' made both of them break out in a cold sweat.
A whistling sound came!
“Oh no!” the Rogue exclaimed, retreating rapidly backward.
But behind the Hunter was the tripwire; he could only go forward.
He rolled, narrowly dodging the danger.
Feeling the pendulum covered in steel spikes brush past his back, the Hunter breathed a sigh of relief.
But was he truly safe?
“Click ~”
Another crisp sound, and the Hunter, who hadn’t yet found his footing, was launched again, propelled into the deep abyss by a spring-loaded board.
“Ah…! Holy sh*t! Holy sh*t!… I wanna go home…”