That afternoon, the group was sitting in the living room playing Ludo when the system's voice suddenly rang out from somewhere in the corner:
[Um... players, it's time to enter the Instance.]
Without even looking up, Su Fengzi asked, "Didn't we agree we'd get two days off after every Instance? Since when does the system get to go back on its word?"
The system fell silent for a few seconds before continuing, [Well, the last Instance was too easy, so we're cutting your break short by half a day...]
Pei Yanchuan casually rolled a six and said as he moved his piece, "How is it our fault the Instance was too easy?"
The system fell silent again. After a long while, it finally seemed to give up all pretense and said, [What will it take to get you into the Instance?!] There was even a hint of grievance in its voice.
The five of them looked up at one another. Only an idiot would pass up a free advantage. A chance to take advantage of the system didn't come along every day, and they certainly weren't about to waste it.
"Make us immune to death in this Instance."
[Absolutely not!] the system snapped. Even cheats had limits. These people were going too far!
"Then..." Ye Chu changed his demand. "Our skills won't have any side effects in this Instance!"
The system went quiet, presumably considering whether this demand was feasible.
[Well, that's possible, but the Hunter's skill is excluded.]
The system had seen through Ye Chu's plan. He had been thinking that if it agreed, he could simply have Lu Rui unleash her ultimate and finish off the boss as soon as they entered the Instance.
Still, they were getting a huge bargain either way. The