Orc Warrior

In fact, Black Blood had already done exactly that. Golden Eagle, Wind Seeker, and the other three were Black Blood's underlings in real life. When they returned to report to Black Blood after reviving in miserable condition, he learned that all five of them had lost several pieces of equipment. Furious, he logged out and gave the five of them a brutal beating in real life, cursing them out for an entire afternoon before finally stopping.

The equipment on those five had been amassed by Black Blood after killing who knew how many thousands of people. Yet several pieces had been lost just like that. After beating them up, Black Blood logged back in and issued a bounty: any player who killed Lu Yang could bring video proof to Eternal Bliss Paradise's guild steward and receive 100 Credit Points.

Lan Yu said, "Expert, if you need me to buy potions or deliver anything, just tell me. I promise I won't tell anyone else. I'll bring it to you myself."

Lu Yang was rather touched to hear that. However, he had the Demon God's Heart, the Arsonist Staff, and Golden Electric Eel Meat, so he did not need her help for the time being.

"Thanks in advance. If I need anything, I'll definitely come to you." Lu Yang opened his friends list, checked Lan Yu's level, and asked, "You guys are nearly level 3 already, right? You're level 2 now?"

Lan Yu nodded. "We're about to reach level 3, and we've already got quite a few pieces of basic white equipment."

"Then you're planning to run the level 3 dungeon?" Lu Yang asked.

Dungeons were one of Second World's major features. The smallest dungeons required twenty players, and they were the second way players could obtain equipment in the game.

"Yes. The three warriors on our side have gathered full sets of defensive gear. Sister Yuwei wants to lead us into the dungeon and give it a try," Lan Yu said.

Lu Yang asked, "How much defense do the warriors have?"

"The three warriors are all around 62 points," Lan Yu said. That was the standard attribute for basic white equipment.

Lu Yang said, "If you trust me, don't go. Your warriors don't have enough defense. Going in would just be suicide."

None of the dungeons in Second World were easy. Leaving aside the perfect coordination required for a twenty-player dungeon, the hardware requirements for the players alone were extremely demanding.

If Lu Yang were leading and directing the team, they might still clear it with slightly inferior gear. But there was absolutely no way a novice like Xia Yuwei could lead them through it.

"Ah! Then I'll hurry and tell Sister Yuwei and the others. They're discussing it right now," Lan Yu said.

Lu Yang stressed again, "Remember, if the warriors don't have at least 71 defense, you absolutely cannot go."

Lu Yang would never have revealed this secret to anyone else. It was only because it was Lan Yu that he could not bear to watch her lose levels.

"Okay, I understand," Lan Yu said.

Inside the Rock Cave, Xia Yuwei, Zhang Zibo, Zheng Yuan, and the others were discussing the dungeon.

"Have you heard? Chi Mu and Xiong Ba have already gone to pioneer the dungeon. If they succeed, they'll earn the first-clear dungeon achievement. It'll be much easier for them to recruit top players afterward, and it'll be difficult for us to catch up," Zheng Yuan said excitedly.

Zhang Zibo said, "Zheng Yuan has a point. We're about to reach level 3, so we should try this dungeon. With our current equipment, there shouldn't be any problems."

Xia Yuwei was also deeply tempted. When the eight of them had founded their studio at the start of the game, they had only been testing the waters. They had not spent heavily to compete with the major guilds for elite players, and as a result, they had fallen a step behind from the very beginning. For the sake of their future development, Xia Yuwei wanted to compete for the dungeon's first-clear achievement.

"Fine, then we'll..." Xia Yuwei was just about to say they would give it a try when Lan Yu suddenly said, "Wait."

"What is it?" Xia Yuwei, Zhang Zibo, and the others all looked at Lan Yu.

Lan Yu said, "Um... I don't think we can clear this dungeon."

Xia Yuwei frowned. "How do you know we can't?"

"Huh?" Lan Yu did not really want to tell Xia Yuwei and the others that Lu Yang had told her. But when she saw Zhang Zibo, Zheng Yuan, and everyone else staring at her, she could only sigh and say, "The big brother who gave me equipment told me. He said that if the warriors don't have 71 defense, we absolutely can't go."

"How does he know that?" Jealousy immediately flared in Zheng Yuan's chest. "Xiao Yu, why are you still in contact with him? And you're even calling him big brother? He offended Eternal Bliss Paradise. Be careful not to get dragged down by him."

Lan Yu's delicate brows furrowed. "Zheng Yuan, please call me Lan Yu. Also, everyone in our studio has managed to remain within the top 500 on the server because of the secret location he told us about. He also taught us cooking. No matter what happens, we cannot forget the help he has given us."

Zheng Yuan wanted to argue further, but Zhang Zibo stopped him. "Lan Yu is right about that. Without him, we wouldn't be where we are today. If he needs help, we'll definitely lend him a hand. But that has nothing to do with the dungeon. I still want to test it out. We only have this one chance, and we're only short by 7 defense. I don't think it'll be a problem."

Zhang Zibo did not want to discuss matters unrelated to leveling, so he quickly steered the conversation back and looked at Xia Yuwei.

Xia Yuwei had already been eager to enter the dungeon. After hearing Zhang Zibo's words, she was even more tempted. "It's settled, then. We'll keep grinding monsters, and once we reach level 3, we'll enter the dungeon."

"Alright." Zhang Zibo, Zheng Yuan, and the others agreed excitedly. Even the studio members they had hired strongly approved.

Seeing this, Lan Yu could only stop trying to persuade them and continued killing monsters with them.

Meanwhile.

After finishing his conversation with Lan Yu, Lu Yang continued grinding monsters with Xiao Liang. By now, the orcs in the cave hall had all been killed by the two of them. Xiao Liang successfully reached level 5 and entered the top ten of the Level Rankings, while Lu Yang reached level 7, leaving Xiong Ba Fengyun, who was in second place, a full two levels behind.

Just as the two were chatting, a flash of white light suddenly appeared on the seat directly opposite the entrance to the cave hall.

"Roar!"

After the thunderous roar, Lu Yang and Xiao Liang watched in surprise as a gigantic orc, two sizes larger than an ordinary orc, appeared.

The orc held two jet-black axes and wore a full suit of black steel armor.

"An Orc Warrior?" Lu Yang said with a frown.

"Boss, can we beat it?" Xiao Liang asked.

"Of course we can," Lu Yang said.

The Orc Warrior was an elite orc monster. This kind of monster was extremely difficult for melee classes such as warriors and thieves to fight. One look at its size was enough to tell that its defense was incredibly high, and the huge black axes it wielded gave it formidable close-range attack power as well. However, it also had a weakness: no magic resistance.

Mage-type players could kill this monster easily, but there was something they needed to watch out for. The Orc Warrior could charge. Once caught by its charge, a single axe strike would be enough to kill a pure mage like Lu Yang instantly.