Chapter 1482: 1482
Lu Li pushed his limits even more in the afternoon . Even if he had three guilds form an alliance for this Instance Dungeon, gathering thirty or more Priests together for the fight was impossible . However, he had plenty of opportunities to observe the Boss’ mechanics, so the three teams and eight priests he had should be enough to defeat it .
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“Lu Li, your death has only made my sin heavier!”
The commander’s name appearing on the death-board depleted the teams’ morale . Lu Li was surprised; he didn’t think he had gained aggro, nor was his standing position particularly obvious . Now that he was down, his limited field of view made it impossible to control the battlefield . He could only wait in frustration for Hachi Chan to Revive him . Exhausting the resurrection quota was inevitable, since Lu Li was irreplaceable as commander, and was also one of the few players that was capable of using Revive .
Lu Li thought their advances were quite successful; perhaps they could finally clear this Instance Dungeon . Prior to his rebirth, Lu Li read many Instance Dungeon strategy guides and one piece of advice, in particular, had always stuck with him: “Never give up, not even when there’s only one person left standing!”
Unfortunately, his optimism had failed him . The Red Dragon easily wiped out his entire team not long after .
The line that showed up every time a player died –”Your death has only made my sin heavier”– was supposed to be a line full of dread, mercy, and struggle, yet hearing it over and over again only led to dread . The players offered mercy to others, but who was showing mercy to them?
“If you all still have the energy to move, prepare for another attempt . Breezy, get ready . The rest of you, heal up with potions,” Lu Li calmly directed his team, seemingly unfazed by their defeat .
The rest of the team rested in silence . Trapped in a cold and dark dungeon, experiencing an indefinite loop of defeat and death – the whole thing almost had them all forget that it was just a game .
“This is so hard! Why won’t the Boss die?” Hachi Chan cried as she dawdled sluggishly on the ground, unwilling to get up .
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“Just the other day, my dad asked what I was doing in this game every day,” Remnant Dream scowled . “I told him I was just raising pets and going into raids . There was nothing challenging about it . ”
“Do you two want to tag out?” Lu Li asked . He wasn’t ready to be charged with exploitation of child-workers, nor was he being sarcastic or uncaring when he offered them a break . If even he was exhausted, how would these two little girls be feeling?
“No way, we won’t risk missing out on the First Clear!” the two girls shook their heads . Lu Li couldn’t understand why they were so held up about getting the First Clear . Had Azure Sea Breeze got into their heads, turning them into star-struck idiots?
“Well, let’s get going then . This is our last chance . If we can’t clear the dungeon, we’ll have to back out and let the other teams try,” Lu Li said as he looked at the time . His team already had enough chances of clearing anyway . Perhaps the other teams might have better luck than them .
“I’m definitely gonna go get high after I get out of this game today,” Azure Sea Breeze said . He decided that he had to treat himself after a hard day’s work .
“Get high doing what? Don’t tell me…” Machine Bro smiled impishly .
“You overestimated him, Machin Bro . He just meant he’s going to go karaoke, and you have no idea how hellish it is if you go with him . Terrible singing, and a mic-hog,” Cain’s Left Hand interrupted as he shook his head and shuddered, reliving the last time he ‘got high’ with Azure Sea Breeze .
“Uh- well, I’m actually busy tonight – very busy,” Machine Bro mumbled as he turned pale and ran off immediately .
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“Don’t say that my singing’s terrible . You’re the one whose voice keeps cracking,” Azure Sea Breeze retorted .
“My singing may be a little off-key, but when you sing, none of your lines are on-key, at all,” Cain’s Left Hand shot back as he turned pale as well, obviously traumatized by the experience .
“Ugh, I should’ve asked Wandering instead of you to karaoke . He never complains when we go out, and smiles every time he listens to me sing,” Azure Sea Breeze sighed . Weary from how unfriendly those guys were, it was no wonder he was closest with Wandering .
Wandering – he was the guy who could always make you feel good about yourself .
“Alright, whoever makes a obvious mistake during this clear has to go karaoke with Breezy,” Lu Li smirked . The whole team laughed, having briefly forgotten about their fatigue from challenging the Instance Dungeon . Only the ones who had been to karaoke with Breezy remained silent, knowing those guys wouldn’t be laughing so much once they actually did go .
Once again, they attempted the Instance Dungeon .
“Flower, let’s make a bet,” Machine Bro suggested . Machine Bro had to take on one of the more tiresome tasks as a healer, but since he was good at what he did, mustering the energy to talk during battle wasn’t much of a challenge .
“Bet on what?” Lonesome Flower asked, sounding disinterested .
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“Whoever goes down first must give a hundred coins to the other,”
“Let’s do it . ”
Never one to back down from a challenge, Lonesome Flower accepted the bet immediately . Flower was the strongest damage dealer in the team and was also the Mage who always drew aggro, but that also meant that he was always targeted by the enemies . The bet had him at a significant disadvantage against a priest who was rarely targeted during attacks .
“Breezy, keep your monsters in line – they’re scattering,” Lu Li reminded . “I thought you wanted to go karaoke later tonight . If you go down right now, there’s no karaoke for a month . ”
“Goddamn, one month without getting high? I’d rather die . ”
Azure Sea Breeze had immediately gotten serious . After a while, he said, “How about it? I’m leading the monsters quite well, right? Why don’t I sing a song right now? Maybe the Boss will be charmed by my singing and let us clear this dungeon . ”
“Shut it . From now on, whoever makes idle chit chat about anything unrelated to the dungeon will have 5 guild points taken off them . ”
Lu Li was growing weary . Being one of the unfortunate victims who had heard Breezy sing, he would rather die than allow him to sing now .
The damage done to the Boss in Instance Dungeons was rolled-over to the next attempt . This final clear had the Boss begin with 50% health . The first stage had the Red Dragon down to 20%, and so did the second stage . The third stage had it at 10%, yet the difficulty of lowering it any further was a nightmare for the team . Finally, the Boss was at 4% health, but Lu Li wasn’t feeling any more confident than when he first started the clear .
“Snowy, vanish!” Lu Li yelled .
It was too late . Water Fairy was dazed for a second, and when she did Vanish, the Boss turned its head towards her . Everyone in her area was killed in an instant .
Water Fairy had gotten too distracted in the battle that she had completely forgotten about the thing that Lu Li had reminded his team hundreds of times – to look out for their Aggro . In the past, it might not have been that big a deal if the rule was broken when battling other Bosses, and Lu Li only had to look out for a couple of players who had a high chance of drawing aggro (such as Lonesome Flower) . However, after obtaining the Dragon Slayer’s Roar, close-combat players in the front line such as Water Fairy could easily draw aggro, and this time had the entire team wiped out .
“Oh man, don’t tell me, Water sis gets to go karaoke with me tonight,” Azure Sea Breeze giggled, trying to ease up the team’s dejected mood after being killed once again .
“She’s busy!” Lu Li yelled in frustration .
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