"We can actually choose three different factions. This dungeon seems to have a lot of processes. Different factions have different missions. Does it mean that we have to clear all three factions before we can officially clear the dungeon?" Maple Moon analyzed.
"Don't talk so much nonsense. Which one do you choose?" Twinkle Fried Rice asked.
Hao Tian pondered and said, "This is a level 90 dungeon. We probably won't be able to clear it. We've just come here, so let's familiarize ourselves with the dungeon first. It's best to choose a faction that we're familiar with. Escape mercenaries."
"Ah, escape again." Everyone could not help but complain. Escaping was not as fun as catching people.
However, most of them were professional players. Even if they knew that it was difficult to clear a level 90 dungeon, they would not back down. Although they were escaping underground and might not be able to see the Dragon Emperor's attack like before, Pork Bun did not know the exact situation of this dungeon, so he did not say anything.
Hao Tian chose the camp of the fleeing mercenaries. White starlight appeared at the edge of everyone's vision. Their vision was pulled by an unknown force, and they quickly "fell" toward the planet. The scenery around them flashed past. Fleets of various colors, white clouds, blue sky, and so on crashed into the grayish-black rocky ground. The next moment, their vision passed through and fell into the dark underground space, returning to the vision of the naked eye.
In front of them was a dark and winding underground. Everyone shuddered and regained control of their bodies. They looked down and saw that their bodies were in perfect condition. Not a single part was missing.
At this time, a small virtual window appeared in front of the ten of them. This was the mission list display. Players could set the UI to show some of the information on the panel. Now, the dungeon mission was automatically displayed and could not be canceled. It floated in the upper right corner of their vision.
You are a mercenary on the run. The underground space is filled with Dark-star hovering ships and groups of warriors. You know very well that if you are caught, you will face torture worse than death. Surrounded by an inescapable net, there is almost no way out. However, the reinforcements ignite your desire to live.
Dungeon Objective: Escape pursuit until the Dragon Emperor arrives. Countdown: 12 hours
Reward: 600 experience
Failure Condition: All members are captured
Punishment: Every time a player is captured, the total reward will be reduced by 10
Optional Mission 1: Kill 100 Dark-star soldiers. Reward: 40 experience
Optional Mission 2: Destroy 10 hovering ships. Reward: 70 experience
Optional Mission 3: Protect six mercenaries who are being chased. Reward: 100 experience
Challenge Mission 1: Do not trigger the alarm throughout. Reward: 200 experience
Challenge Mission 2: Get rid of your pursuers 5 times without any damage. Reward: 350 experience
Random Events: During the escape, you have a chance to encounter random events. Complete two random events and you will be rewarded 300 experience points.
Side Mission Completion Count Affects Dungeon Clear Rating
Note: When you come into contact with the main character of the event, the objective and difficulty of the Instance Dungeon will change. When the main character is within one kilometer of you, you will be notified. Please choose carefully whether to change your route.
After the mission was displayed, a twelve-hour countdown timer appeared in the upper left corner of his vision.
"What a huge amount of information." Mad Blade took a closer look and said, "The ultimate goal of a fugitive mercenary is to survive. If you want a high reward, then you have to be reckless and cowardly."
Everyone read through it. Hao Tian frowned and analyzed.
"Twelve hours is shorter than our actual experience. Moreover, if one member fails, the total reward will be reduced. Therefore, in order to get a high score, all members have to survive until the end and work together. Also, with this kind of mechanism, it should mean that you can betray your teammates. Ahem, but there is a price. "Then, the optional mission is only useful when you encounter enemies. It conflicts with the Challenge Mission. One of the two Challenge Missions is to sneak around, and the other is to cause trouble. This means that you have to make a choice between the optional and the Challenge Mission. Hmm, looking at the comparison of rewards, the difficulty of causing trouble will be higher. Those random events should be unexpected factors. This Instance Dungeon is very complete. Lastly, it mentioned the main character. This means that we will not follow Black Phantom like before but will be independent. I …"
Before he finished his analysis, the buzzing sound of hovering ships could be heard in front of him. An anxious voice came from his earpiece.
"All mercenaries, pay attention. Four hovering ships are searching the area. Don't stay here. Leave immediately."
As soon as the voice finished, the light of searchlights lit up in front of them. Everyone's expression changed. They did not have time to communicate. They hurriedly turned around and ran.
"This Instance Dungeon started so quickly. It has only been two or three minutes, and the enemies are already here," Sleepy Winter said worriedly. "The pace of the Instance Dungeon is too fast. If the enemies are too dense, it will be very difficult to last for twelve hours."
After running for a while, the hovering ships behind them moved forward slowly. They did not seem to have noticed them, but their speed was not slow at all. Everyone ran until their Stamina was depleted, but the distance between them was not large. The worst thing was that there was only one path in this part of the Instance Dungeon, and they had not found the fork yet.
This was a level 90 Instance Dungeon, and the difficulty was obvious everywhere. They were only level 60, and they could not even shake off the first wave of enemies. The team was running too slowly, and they would be caught sooner or later. Everyone realized this and discussed in the channel.
"Let's stop running. Let's go back and test the strength of the monsters," Mad Blade suggested.
"Alright, let's adjust our positions. Mechanics, stand at the back and attack. Espers, move around. Pugilists, go up."
Hao Tian made a quick decision and ordered everyone to form a simple coordination formation. The searchlights approached quickly, and a hovering ship that was only a few meters long appeared. When it noticed everyone, it immediately sped up and flew over. The mini laser cannon on it shot out slender green lasers.
Bang bang bang
There was no smoke when the laser cannon exploded. The rock walls and the ground were blasted into pieces.
Everyone rushed forward and surrounded the hovering ship. The battle began immediately.
At the same time, the countdown frame in everyone's vision suddenly turned red, and a notification popped up.
You have triggered the first level of alert. Enemy reinforcements will arrive in ten minutes.
"Hurry, finish the battle in ten minutes."
With the time limit, everyone's expression changed slightly. Their eyes became serious, and they increased the intensity of their attacks.
Bang bang bang
All sorts of powerful attacks were thrown at the hovering ship. However, the shield of the hovering ship was not just for decoration. It took a huge amount of damage. The mini laser cannon was not weak, and one shot could take away two to three hundred health points. Although the damage did not seem high, its attack speed was very fast.
If they were Grade B Supers, it would be easier for them to deal with the hovering ship. However, they were only Grade C Supers at level 60. Furthermore, the players did not have any templates, and they did not have many talents, so they did not have an advantage in terms of attributes. Level 60 players were at the bottom of Grade C Supers. Furthermore, even if the players reached level 90 in Version 2.0, they would only be Grade C Supers. The gap between each Grade increased continuously. To them, the hovering ship, which was supposed to be an elite monster, became a boss.
As time passed, everyone became anxious, and it was easy for them to make mistakes. In the end, they paid the price of three people to destroy this hovering ship in ten minutes.
The remaining people were panting heavily. More than half of their status had been depleted.
"It's too difficult. The side mission requires us to destroy ten hovering ships, and one is already so difficult. We even lost three people. The level difference is too big," Twinkle Fried Rice said.
Three people were gone, and the total profit was reduced by thirty. It had only been ten minutes, and they had already lost so much. Everyone realized that they were looking for trouble if they entered with their current level. Furthermore, the monsters in the dungeon had been strengthened. When the hovering ship exploded, a few Dark-star soldiers inside had escaped. They were supposed to be ordinary people or low-grade Supers, but their levels were a bunch of question marks. They were above level 60. Luckily, the explosion of the hovering ship had reduced the health of the Dark-star soldiers by more than half. Otherwise, the players would have died.
The alarm was still going on. Everyone turned around and ran, but the reinforcements came too quickly. They were exhausted and had no choice but to sacrifice their teammates to ensure the survival of the remaining people. However, this was just drinking poison to quench thirst. Not long after, the last Hao Tian was pincered by two hovering ships and was captured.
Everyone was wiped out, and the countdown was fixed. It had only been thirty minutes since the start.
Their vision blurred, and they were kicked out of the dungeon and returned to the stronghold.
"It's gone in half an hour. How are we going to play?" Sleepy Winter was speechless.
At this time, the other players who had formed teams to clear the dungeon were all kicked out. They were all crushed. After exchanging their experiences and asking around, they all chose the escaping mercenaries. They were all seeking stability. The best result was King Admiral's team, who lasted for 50 minutes. The worst was Fried Eggplants with Fish's team, who encountered the first wave of hovering ships. They couldn't finish off the enemy within 10 minutes and were surrounded by two hovering ships that came as reinforcements.
However, no one was depressed. After all, the dungeon introduction had written clearly that they were challenging a higher level than them. They were already mentally prepared. Furthermore, if they did not get wiped out eight or ten times, how could it be called pioneering?
Pro players always liked to challenge high levels of difficulty. Hardcore players would never be defeated by difficulty. Everyone was excited and continued to enter the dungeon. There was a limit to the number of times they could challenge the same dungeon. The game refreshed to zero every six days. The players had obtained some Germinal Organization battle dungeons from Han Xiao, but they decided to use up the battle dungeon first.
Hao Tian and the others entered the dungeon again. It was still the familiar opening animation, and then they came to the faction selection interface. This time, Pork Bun could not sit still and said, "The escaping mercenaries are too difficult. The other factions should be easier. It's easier to survive being hunted down than running away. There are also reinforcements, so we should be able to survive. Let's try another faction."
During the first challenge, Pork Bun had recorded the whole process, and it could be used as material. However, he was most concerned about the scene of the Dragon Emperor showing her power. Even if it was just a cutscene, it would be good. Fighting the dungeon was not his goal; the recording was. His only goal was to wait until the countdown ended and watch the cutscene.
The few of them were quite familiar with each other. Seeing that he said so, Mad Blade and Hao Tian agreed. The others did not have any objections. This time, they chose the Dark-star faction. After being tortured the last time, they felt that choosing the Dark-star faction would be more reliable.
This time, when they entered the dungeon, they realized that they had become ground troops following a hovering ship. There was still a countdown, but the Dark-star faction only had a three-hour countdown. The mission was different from the escaping mercenaries. This time, they had to capture a certain number of mercenaries within the time limit. The optional missions were to protect the hovering ship at the beginning and help other Dark-star companions surround the target. The challenge mission was to capture a specific target.
The Dark-star faction had a special characteristic. As ground troops, they had to follow the hovering ship and could not leave freely. Otherwise, the dungeon would be judged as a failure, and a battle would be triggered.
"Now, we should be safe."
From the role of prey to the role of the hunter, everyone felt a little relieved. They followed the hovering ship and soon found a group of mercenaries. When the order to attack was given, everyone immediately attacked.
Then, they discovered a sad fact.
Damn, mercenaries would fight back, and they were even more f * cking powerful.
The hovering ship that everyone had spent so much effort to destroy was easily dismantled into pieces by this group of mercenaries whose levels were all question marks. Then, in order to get rid of the alarm, this group of mercenaries chased after them and killed them. Everyone was in danger and immediately fell from heaven to hell. Their hearts were broken.
Who is the hunter here?
Why are you running when you can fight so well?
The prompt appeared, saying that reinforcements would arrive after ten minutes. Their group of pursuers had become the ones running away. Both factions had their own dangers. Dark-star had more reinforcements, and mercenaries had stronger individual combat power. No matter which side they chose, they would have to face the advantage of the other side. However, there was an advantage to the Dark-star faction. As long as they ran a distance away, the mercenaries would not dare to follow them.
Pork Bun ran away at lightning speed. He decisively betrayed his teammates. The others could only follow behind him and run for their lives.
After running for a while and sacrificing two lives, the mercenaries finally retreated. The rest of the mercenaries were panting heavily. Bun-Hit-Dog ran the fastest, and he was in the best condition. He did not have any other strong points, but running fast was his only advantage.
"I, I think that since the hovering ship has been destroyed, we should stay here and wait for the dungeon to end."
Before he finished speaking, a new order came from everyone's earphones. They were assigned to follow another hovering ship. It was the same as before. If they did not follow the order, they would fail the dungeon. There was no way to steal the chicken.
It was impossible to paddle around.
Everyone was helpless. Just as they were about to move, a new prompt appeared.
Ding dong ding dong
The prompt echoed in their ears. The frame of their vision kept flashing with red light. It seemed to be very urgent.
[Notice: You are within one kilometer of the main character. Please carefully decide if you want to change your route.]
Hao Tian's eyes narrowed. "According to the normal route, it is impossible for us to complete the mission. Why don't we try to contact the main character? I guess the main character is also divided into factions. If we can meet someone from the same faction, the difficulty of the dungeon should decrease. If we meet an enemy, it might be a sure-kill plot. This is a gamble."
He was very experienced. His analysis was clear and logical.
Everyone felt that it was quite reasonable. They looked at each other. "Let's wait then."
The red light flashed more and more rapidly. It meant that the main character was getting closer and closer. It was like a death knell. Everyone's hearts were in their throats.
Boom!
A faint vibration came from the wall. It was getting louder and louder. It seemed to be getting closer.
"This sound …" Frenzied Sword's eyes suddenly widened as he realized something. He panicked and exclaimed, "Run!"
However, it was too late.
Boom!
The next moment, the rock wall beside them collapsed. The round silver Car Ball broke through the rock wall and rolled over. They were in the middle of it. All of them were wiped out instantly.
In the stronghold, Hao Tian and the others appeared again. They were all stunned. It was as if they had not recovered from being killed in one hit. They could not help but look at Mad Blade.
Mad Blade's face was filled with pain.
"That's Black Phantom's vehicle. I was sitting in this ball when we escaped together. There is no way we can survive if we meet him. This is our bad luck."
Pork Bun's face twitched. He wanted to cry but had no tears. "I just wanted to record some material. Why are you doing this to me?"
The players of Black Star began their journey of suffering. They were tortured to death, but they still enjoyed it, feeling pain and happiness at the same time.
Pork Bun was the one who suffered the most. He did not have the spirit of a professional player. He was almost in a trance from the torture.
However, for the material, he had to force himself to continue suffering. It was very tragic.
The dungeon that Han Xiao gave out was to keep the players busy for a period of time. The materials he ordered arrived one day later. He locked himself in the machinery modification room, accompanied by metal and the lathe, and started to build a new generation of combat system.
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