Forming a Team

"Hey, is that Brother Ming? It's me. I found out who picked up your scraps..."

"Yeah, yeah! His nickname is Qian Wang, he's from Shan Hai! Not even level ten."

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After saying goodbye to Lin Qimeng and her group, Wang Qian duo finally arrived at the dungeon entrance on the first planet of Star Domain 5.

The entrance to the Dark Forest dungeon was a portal formed from dark energy, surrounded by towering trees.

Unlike other bustling areas in the beginner zone, there weren't many newcomers at the Dark Forest dungeon entrance at this stage.

This wasn't because the dungeon was unpopular or unimportant.

On the contrary, as the first dungeon in the game, the Dark Forest dungeon was exceptionally significant.

Most players' few pieces of equipment were primarily obtained from it, along with experience points for leveling up.

Furthermore, the propulsion device, crucial for level 5 players, also required a quest to be completed within this dungeon.

Without tackling this dungeon, ordinary players might remain as infantry for their first ten-plus levels.

The reason for the low population here was that very few newly registered players had managed to reach level 5 yet.

As for those who had joined the game earlier, they had long surpassed the dungeon's profit-making level, hence the current situation.

Although Wang Qian duo didn't have a main quest, the benefits he gained from that beast tide were immense.

However, such benefits could only be fully exploited by someone with the Full Recovery Potion.

With few people around, Wang Qian duo was happy to be at ease. But when he tried to enter the dungeon directly, he failed.

Only then did he carefully examine the dungeon information.

Dark Forest

Difficulty: Normal

Entry Requirements: Level 5-12

Player Limit: 3-5 people

"This stupid dungeon even has a player limit?!"

Wang Qian duo complained as the dungeon refused to let him in.

What else could he do? He had to find people to team up with quickly!

He couldn't do it alone.

Damn it, this was annoying.

"This damn broken game has too many people when you don't need them, and not enough when you do!" Wang Qian duo searched around but couldn't find anyone to team up with.

There were actually a few people at the dungeon entrance, but he still couldn't form a team.

It wasn't that he looked down on others; it was that others looked down on him.

Every time he saw a recruitment message in the regional channel, Wang Qian duo would immediately apply, only to be rejected without exception.

This was very awkward...

After being rejected many times, Wang Qian duo quickly discovered the problem: the people at the dungeon entrance were generally around level 10.

These were players who had started the game before mechs could be brought into reality, but they played casually, hence their lower levels.

Because of this, they were well aware of the dungeon's difficulty. Ordinary level 5 players would only be a burden, nothing more.

And since they couldn't easily steamroll the dungeon, they wouldn't bring along a dead weight.

Wang Qian duo was about to give up, planning to spend money to hire someone to carry him in if absolutely necessary, when suddenly, things took a turn.

A party invitation appeared before him, and he immediately accepted it.

"Alright, alright! We finally have enough people. Brother, what kind of mech do you use? Qian Wang, never heard of you. Which club are you from?"

As soon as Wang Qian duo joined the team, someone in the party asked.

Old Wang glanced at his nickname, which was Yun Zhong Ge.

"Agility type."

"Another agility type! With our team's current setup, the balance for this dungeon is a bit off!" another person said. Their nickname was Cang Hai Ming Yue.

"Can't you stop complaining? At this stage, the skills of intelligence and strength mechs require charging, making it difficult to snatch monsters.

It's inevitable that agility experts will stand out! Do you think everyone is like you, Cang Hai Ming Yue? Besides, our team isn't unbalanced," Yun Zhong Ge retorted.

"Okay, let's gather. The Normal difficulty dungeon isn't that hard. Let's clear it quickly and then study the Hard mode!"

A player named Qi Ji Zhi Jian said. As soon as he spoke, the other two immediately stopped arguing.

"Do you guys know each other?" Wang Qian duo asked, looking at them. He could pass this dungeon no matter what, but it would be agonizing if he encountered friends and had to share loot.

"You don't know us?" The only female player among the four saw that Wang Qian duo genuinely didn't recognize them and finally spoke. Her nickname was "Jiao Wo Wu Shen."

"Are you guys famous?"

"Looks like you really don't know us, so you're not from the circle. Brother, are you a new player? How did you reach level five?" Yun Zhong Ge asked.

"Just leveling up by grinding mobs normally, it's pretty easy!" Wang Qian duo "truthfully" said.

"Impressive!

But don't worry, we're pro players, we won't do something like stealing gear.

Let's gather first, no need to waste too much time here, we can talk as we walk," said Call Me Wushen.

Yun Zhongge and the other three were indeed pro players, and top-tier ones at that. It was just that due to different club directions, they hadn't played this game before.

Recently, due to a special reason, they had entered this game.

Normally, when tackling a dungeon for the first time, players need to report their stats. But for pro players, time is money, and they didn't have that luxury.

Moreover, they were confident that as long as everyone performed normally, this normal difficulty dungeon wouldn't be a problem.

Dungeons being difficult varied from person to person.

As for Wang Qian duo, they figured someone who could reach level five at this point couldn't be weak.

On the way to the entrance, Wang Qian duo observed the other four through the party chat.

The captain, Miracle Sword, was a Strength-type mecha. Cang Hai Ming Yue was an Intelligence-type mecha. Call Me Wushen and Yun Zhongge were both Agility-type mechas.

Strength-type mechas were early-game tanks, while Agility and Intelligence-type mechas were damage dealers.

The overall team composition was decent, but not ideal for this dungeon. The first boss of this dungeon was a bit special and required two tanks.

However, leveling up a Strength-type mecha was too difficult, and they didn't have the time or patience to wait.

As for finding a high-level veteran player, none of them considered it, as it would affect their overall profit.

There was a limit to the number of dungeon runs per day, so they naturally wanted to maximize their rewards.

Since the distance wasn't far, they quickly gathered at the entrance. Miracle Sword, as the team captain, triggered the dungeon and chose to enter.

Then, with a flash of black light, they appeared inside the dungeon, the Dark Forest.

The Dark Forest, as its name suggested, was a forest composed of towering trees. It was very dim inside, hence its name.

"Be careful of traps in the forest. The first wave of monsters will be here soon. Everyone's read the guide, right?" Call Me Wushen said, specifically glancing at Wang Qian duo. The words were clearly meant for him.

Wang Qian duo nodded. He had indeed read the guide, though it wasn't much use to him.

"Alright, Yun Zhonghe, prepare to pull. Sword Boss, prepare to tank. Just unleash your skills, no need to conserve mana. There will be places to recover later!" Call Me Wushen naturally took command.

"Cat Sister, my name is Yun Zhongge!" Yun Zhongge complained, but still obediently moved to the front to prepare to pull.

Aside from him correcting the woman's pronunciation of his name, the other three had no objections to her commands.

From this, it was clear that she was originally meant to be the one doing this in the team.

Wang Qian duo also focused his attention, preparing himself. This was his first time doing a dungeon in this game, and he was doing it with pro players. He didn't want to embarrass himself.

They soon spotted the monsters. The first wave of mobs in the dungeon were the native Star Beasts of the Dark Forest: a pack of over ten level 5 Forest Terror Wolves.

Although they were called wolves, each one was several meters tall, almost as tall as their mechas when standing up.

They were very different from normal wolves!

"Cat Sister, how many should I pull?"

"Let's try three first to test the waters."

Wang Qian duo heard their conversation clearly but didn't quite understand.

Could they choose how many to pull? Wouldn't they all rush over once attacked?

But what followed was Yun Zhongge's pulling technique, which left him in awe.

His weapon, like Wang Qian duo's, was a crossbow. However, his first shot didn't directly hit a Terror Wolf but rather the trunk of a tree.

His control was excellent; the crossbow bolt embedded itself in the tree trunk without piercing it.

Just this, and Wang Qian duo felt inferior.

If it were him, he might have blown the tree down, or more likely, missed entirely.

Then, a magical scene unfolded. Three of the wolves in the pack twitched their ears and walked towards the direction of the arrow.

He then fired another arrow, at the exact same distance from the three wolves as the previous one.

One arrow after another, the three wolves gradually moved away from the pack.

When they were a certain distance away from the pack, Yun Zhongge shot an arrow and hit the eye of one of the wolves.

Weak Point Hit -96

Then, the wolves charged towards Wang Qian duo and his group as if their lives depended on it. The wolves in the distance, however, didn't move as if nothing was happening.

"What kind of skill is this..."