At Times Like This, Betraying Your Teammates Was Not Condemned...

On every floor, within every labyrinth area, there were absolute safe zones similar to those inside towns!

Monsters generally did not appear around these safe zones. Even if they did, players inside the safe zone could not be attacked. Thus, these safe zones were where players exploring the labyrinth area rested...

Sitting in one such safe zone, Wu Yan let out yet another sigh. It was so full of resentment that Asuna, beside him, was thoroughly fed up.

"Come on, do you really need to be this disappointed?..." Asuna turned her head away in displeasure. "The rewards for killing the Floor Boss may be generous, but they shouldn't be indispensable to you, right?..."

"The rewards are secondary..." Wu Yan said listlessly. "You wouldn't understand. That feeling when you could clearly handle it, but always fail because someone else got there first..."

"What? You're making it sound like I'm forcing you..." Asuna put her hands on her hips. "We're all trying to clear the floor. What difference does it make who gets the kill? The Assault Team isn't your enemy!" "Yeah..."

"Then cheer up already!"

Seeing Wu Yan looking so dispirited, Asuna angrily reached out, pinched the soft flesh at his waist, and twisted hard!

"Aaargh!!!" Wu Yan howled like a wolf, nearly jumping off the ground. "Are you trying to kill me?! Attacks that don't reduce HP still hurt!"

"Then stop looking so lifeless all the time!" Asuna lifted her chin, saying indignantly, "Give me back the Wu Yan who overcame paralysis and easily took down labyrinth monsters!"

"I can still deal with those monsters easily..." Wu Yan grumbled. He pursed his lips, glanced at Asuna, and suddenly adopted a flattering tone.

"Hey, Asuna, just let me go take on that Floor Boss..."

"No!" Asuna refused without hesitation. "That's too