wavenovel Chapter 63 Large-Scale Team Dungeon, Uniting Multiple Squads
Chapter 63 Large-Scale Team Dungeon, Uniting Multiple Squads
"One hundred million?" Xiao Qianyu fiddled with the belt in her hand, then looked up at Lu Yan, her eyes holding a different glint. "You call this 'priceless and unavailable'?"
"Strictly speaking, it's 111,111,111," Lu Yan corrected. "The voyage fee needs to be increased by another 100 million. I think this investment is acceptable."
Zhao Leiguang listened from the side, grinning from ear to ear. Over two hundred million Chinese yuan, and all he got in return was a "not bad." He looked down at the dark red Bone King Belt around his waist and suddenly felt that the thing was a little too hot to handle.
The other members of the first squad also changed into the [Gluttonous] belt. The five of them stood together, and although the equipment itself didn't have an overtly flashy effect, the subtle, primal aura it exuded made the atmosphere of the entire dock somewhat oppressive.
Xiao Qianyu stopped worrying about the price and made a decision about what to do with the spoils.
"Zhao Leiguang, Wen Yue, lead the logistics team to take inventory. Pack the equipment of epic level and above separately, and classify the dark gold level equipment by class. Transport all of them back to the Jiangcheng headquarters."
"Yun Qing, I'd like to trouble you and Shen Xinglin to keep an eye on things and prevent any items with special attributes from being mixed in as ordinary equipment."
She methodically assigned tasks, finally turning her gaze back to Lu Yan: "You come with me to see Elder Li. We need to synchronize this intelligence with Elder Li."
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The headquarters of the Dragon Guard, Li Tianshan's office.
"Mythical equipment produced in the Pirate Realm?" Li Tianshan's voice was deep.
"Yes." Lu Yan nodded.
Li Tianshan stretched out his finger and gently touched the beast-face buckle on one of the belts, bringing up its attribute panel.
After reading it, his eye twitched involuntarily.
One of them is a miracle worthy of being recorded in history.
Five of these are nuclear weapons capable of overturning the balance of power.
Li Tianshan paced back and forth in his office, his footsteps echoing clearly in the quiet room. His mind raced, calculating the chain reactions these five pieces of equipment could trigger. Suddenly, he stopped and slammed his hand on the table.
"It must be put to practical use!" His eyes were sharp as knives. "The equipment is good, but the more advanced the mechanism, the higher the demands on the user. You must quickly master its usage and turn it into real combat power!"
He turned around and quickly operated on the tactical screen, bringing up a secret realm file marked in high-risk red.
[Large-scale team dungeon: Rotten Paradise]
Recommended number of participants: 30
[Final Boss: Thousand-Year-Old Corpse Tree]
[Known core mechanics:]
[1. Withering Aura: Upon entering combat, continuously reduces the maximum health of all players within the area.]
2. Deadwood Armor: Extremely high physical damage reduction and powerful self-repair capabilities. It summons "Corrupted Treants" as guards periodically; defeating these guards restores some of their health.
Xiao Qianyu frowned slightly as she looked at the information: "Both the S-rank guilds 'Expedition' and 'Sword of Glory' have failed in this secret realm, their entire raids were wiped out. That 'Withering Aura' is disgusting; by the late game, even full health is reduced to a sliver of health, and even tanks can't withstand it."
"We're going to use it to test it out." Li Tianshan pointed his finger heavily at the image of the "Millennial Corpse Locust Tree." "Its mechanism is disgusting, so let's see if your new belts can effectively deal with it."
He looked at Xiao Qianyu and Lu Yan, his tone leaving no room for argument: "The first squad will be the core of the assault. As for the remaining twenty-four people, I will select the best from the elite squads of the Dragon Guard. I will also arrange for Ling Shuang's third squad and Lin Rui's sixth squad to join."
"Let them see just how strong the Dragon Guards are with their new equipment," Li Tianshan added. "It'll be a lesson for them."
"Understood." Xiao Qianyu nodded.
"Oh, right," Li Tianshan seemed to remember something, looking at Lu Yan, "your trip to the pirate secret realm must have drained your personal account quite a bit of funds, right? The military can..."
"No need," Lu Yan interrupted him. "Captain Xiao will handle the profit sharing from that batch of equipment. The military's money should be used where it's most needed."
Li Tianshan looked at him and smiled with satisfaction.
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Three hours later, the large team of thirty people had assembled at the entrance to the [Rotten Paradise] secret realm.
Apart from the first squad, the remaining twenty-four were elites drawn from various squads of the Dragon Guard, including Ling Shuang and Lin Rui. They received the orders at the last minute, and many of them didn't even know the specific objective of this operation.
When they saw the entire first squad appear, a low murmur arose from the crowd.
"The first squad is leading the way? What kind of secret realm requires such a large-scale operation?"
"See that newcomer? That's Lu Yan. I heard he was involved in the Jiangnan region incident last time..."
Ling Shuang stood in the group, looking in Lu Yan's direction with a complicated expression. She had already changed into the new BD equipment that Lu Yan had planned for her, with the replica of the Crimson Lotus Goddess Spear slung on her back, making her look much more sharp.
Xiao Qianyu didn't waste any words and went straight to the point: "This time, the target is the final boss of [Rotten Peach Blossom Spring], the Thousand-Year-Old Corpse Locust Tree. I've reviewed all the information, and I only want to emphasize one point: everyone, strictly follow orders."
She paused, her gaze sweeping across the entire area: "In this operation, the first squad will be responsible for the main attack. Your task is to clear the perimeter, control the situation, and... observe how we fight."
Upon hearing this, many in the team showed their dissatisfaction. They were all elites from various brigades, with high aspirations, but now they were told that they were only there to assist and observe.
The heavy-armored warrior of the second squad took half a step forward. His name was Chen Feng, a notoriously tough guy within the Dragon Guard, known for his extremely steady fighting style.
"Captain Xiao," Chen Feng said, his voice hoarse, "our team just did a simulation of the 'Dead Wood Armor' mechanism of the Thousand-Year Corpse Locust Tree last week."
He paused for a moment, his gaze sweeping over each of the five members of the first squad.
"This thing's physical resistance is ridiculously high. Regular armor-piercing skills can't even scrape off a layer of bark. The calculations show that at least four full-strength DPS squads would need to rotate and focus fire to barely suppress its self-repair speed. Right now, with only the five of you, and having to deal with the corrupted treants it summons, the margin for error is too low."
Chen Feng's words were blunt. The elite members of the other teams around him remained silent, but their attitude was evident on their faces. They had been temporarily transferred here, expecting to be part of a coordinated team, only to be told that they were just there to clear out the mobs and "observe." This discrepancy, coupled with the high-pressure environment of facing an S-level dungeon boss, made the atmosphere in the team heavy.
Ling Shuang stood at the very front of the third squad. She gripped the newly issued Crimson Lotus Goddess Spear on her back, her gaze sweeping over the crowd and landing on Lu Yan.
"Chen Feng is right," Lin Rui from the sixth squad chimed in. "If the Deadwood Armor doesn't break, the damage simply can't penetrate it."
Xiao Qianyu didn't rush to refute. She reached out and tied her long hair into a high ponytail, the movement swift and decisive.
Nobody took Chen Feng's warning seriously.
Chen Feng frowned, about to continue, "Captain Xiao, this is not the time to act impulsively. Once..."
"Once what?" Zhao Leiguang interrupted him directly.
He strode up to Chen Feng, carrying the Earth Pulse double shields. The two-meter-tall, burly man in heavy armor exuded an overwhelming sense of oppression.
"Brother," Zhao Leiguang grinned, revealing a set of white teeth, "Sand table simulations are outdated."
He freed one hand and patted his waist.
It was a dark red belt with distinct joints, and a beast's face with its mouth open was carved at the buckle.
Its design is bizarre, but it lacks any of the dazzling brilliance that high-level equipment should have, looking no different from the junk you found at a flea market.
Chen Feng looked down at the belt but couldn't figure it out.
"Breaking through defenses used to be a hassle," Zhao Leiguang said, pushing the beast-face buckle on his belt forward. "But today is different."
He suppressed his smile and looked around at the elite teams present, whose faces were filled with doubt.
"Times have changed." Zhao Lei patted the Taotie belt heavily, his tone revealing undisguised smugness. "Today, I'll show you what it means to turn the BOSS's mechanics into our own."