Astera.
Lu Xiu looked at Jian Li and Shen Nian standing before her. "So—you cleared it?"
Jian Li nodded gently. Her beautiful, cool face still showed little expression, but her eyes shone. Even for her, clearing this dungeon seemed worth celebrating.
As for Shen Nian—she was already bouncing up and down.
"We finally cleared it!"
Shen Nian held her hands against her chest as she bounced in place. "Goodbye, baby Deviljho. Goodbye, NPCs who ordered me around like a servant. Goodbye, Deviljho that looked like a pickled cucumber and kept barging into our hunts. Goodbye, Nergigante, who never stopped showing up, and goodbye to that bridal Nergigante later on.
"In short, goodbye to all those dragons and monsters. I've returned from hell!"
Her ample chest swayed gently with every bounce.
But she didn't seem to care at all.
Since Shen Nian didn't mind, Lu Xiu wasn't going to worry on her behalf. She simply watched her bounce.
No reason not to look.
Beside them, Jian Li glanced at Lu Xiu, then followed her gaze. She tilted her head.
At last, after running through every joke Lu Xiu had taught her not long ago, Shen Nian gradually stopped.
She hadn't felt particularly tired when she came out of the dungeon. All that jumping afterward had worn her out instead.
But apparently she still wasn't satisfied. After catching her breath, she gripped Lu Xiu's shoulders and shook her lightly. "Come on, congratulate me!"
"Congratulations. But you've only cleared it once. Why are you saying goodbye already?"
Lu Xiu obliged, then added, "Have you cleared the offline dungeon? Collected the rewards for the second and third runs?
"Have you written the guide? Oh, I nearly forgot to tell you—I made a new weapon that needs a Nergigante horn. Yes, the Nergigante from Monster