Qin Yu woke up.
As soon as she woke, she touched her face in bewilderment.
"I... I'm not dead?!"
She only remembered a rock hitting her head at the end.
She had thought she was doomed, but aside from a slight headache, she was practically fine...
The joy of surviving a brush with death welled up in her heart.
But what exactly had happened?
Qin Yu looked ahead and saw a raging fire, with her three friends and that annoying man all standing nearby.
He's fine too? Wait... weren't those dozens of people all after him?
Rubbing her head, Qin Yu walked over.
"Xiao Yu, you're finally awake!"
"What exactly happened just now? Where did those people go? Do you know?"
"Haha, they were all paper tigers. They looked intimidating with so many people, but their levels were actually low. We chased them all off!"
The bespectacled fat guy immediately spoke up.
He didn't dare say that Buyu had killed them all and was now burning their bodies in plain sight!
Thank goodness we had a water mage who cleaned up the surroundings thoroughly enough. Otherwise, we really couldn't have fooled Qin Yu.
"Really? That's great!"
"Hey, shouldn't you thank us for saving your life?" Qin Yu huffed at Chen Nian.
Chen Nian turned and smiled at the adorably ditzy female singer.
"Thank you."
He's actually pretty handsome when he's serious... Qin Yu turned her head slightly. "Hmph, as long as you know! So, how are you going to repay us for saving you?"
Unexpectedly, those words sent the other three into a panic, sweat pouring from their foreheads!
"Sis Yu, you can't do that!"
"Uh... we don't really need any repayment, do we? Helping each other is what we should do."
"Yeah, Xiao Yu, this guy is innocent too. Don't be so petty!"
Hearing this, Qin Yu nearly exploded with anger.
These three were all friends she had made playing Calamity, and they were incredibly close. Why were they siding with an outsider now?
"Y-you guys, why are you speaking up for an outsider?!"
"Forget it, let's drop that. How did this fire start? What's burning?" Qin Yu asked.
"It started during the fight. Don't worry about those details. Right, Xiao Yu, didn't you say you found a dungeon? Where is it?"
"Right in there!"
At the mention of the dungeon, Qin Yu immediately perked up. "Quick, follow me!"
"Wait! Xiao Yu, let's bring this guy along too."
"Huh?"
Qin Yu's slender eyebrows shot up, her face full of confusion.
"I risked my life to find this dungeon. Why should we bring him? He nearly got me killed just now!"
The other three grumbled inwardly.
You don't know a damn thing!
Having Buyu carry us through a dungeon is an incredible honor, okay?!
We couldn't ask for anything better!
Besides, who knows what dangers we might run into inside? With the great Buyu here, won't we steamroll everything in minutes?
"It's fine, don't fuss over it. Everyone who's here gets a share. Besides, one more person means more strength, right?"
"I-I'm fussing?!"
Qin Yu pointed at her own nose, nearly choking with anger.
What's wrong with these guys today? Why do they keep speaking up for an outsider?!
Still, she really was generous. Even without knowing Chen Nian's true identity, she actually agreed.
"Fine, fine, you can come along."
"But let me make this clear first: once we're in the dungeon, you have to follow my orders. Otherwise, don't blame us if you run into danger!"
Chen Nian smiled and nodded. "Okay, I'll follow your orders."
The other three were inwardly convulsing.
Making Buyu follow your orders? Who do you think you are, Xiao Yu? You really think you're somebody!
"Ahem, ahem..."
But they didn't dare say anything and could only cough furiously to clear their throats.
And so, Qin Yu led the four of them all the way to where she had discovered the dungeon.
In a corner of the ruins, there really was a vortex of chaos!
"The dungeons in this world seem to spawn randomly. Only those with the right luck can find them. If we can clear it, we'll really hit the jackpot!"
"Don't get your hopes up too high. This dungeon's level isn't low. I got hurt just going in to try it out."
Qin Yu pouted and muttered, "Anyway, be careful with everything. If anything seems wrong, run back out. It's not worth losing your life."
"Understood!"
Chen Nian cooperated with her quite enthusiastically too.
Dungeons were indeed chance encounters, and their rewards were very generous. If they could clear one, they should.
Touching the vortex of chaos, they were sucked into the dungeon one after another.
[Successfully entered the dungeon "Fire Abyss"]
They saw the text notification at the same time, and their hearts jolted.
It was actually a completely new dungeon they had never seen before!
Qin Yu had already been inside once, so she wasn't surprised.
"Be careful. Even the mobs in here are tough. We have to move as a group, not fight alone."
Normally, they would certainly have felt nervous, but what the hell was there to fear now?
With the great Buyu here, what dungeon couldn't they steamroll with ease?!
"Let's go, everyone keep up. We'll fight our way through!"
Qin Yu was quite motivated when it came to exploring and leveling up. That was also why she liked playing games.
The party advanced all the way forward.
The entire area resembled the inside of a volcano, consisting mainly of lava and rock. The monsters were also mostly fire elementals.
Working together, they had little trouble clearing the mobs.
[Genetic energy +20] [Genetic energy +25]
Their experience points kept rising along the way.
But Chen Nian was slacking off the whole time.
He was secretly fiddling with the loot he had just picked up.
Skill scrolls-nine in total!
All class talents gradually unlocked some skills as their levels increased.
But rare skills and powerful skills would not unlock with levels!
They required skill scrolls to unlock.
Take the most ordinary swordsman, for example. One with the rare sword technique "Skyborne Moonbreaker" would be a whole tier stronger than one without it!
Chen Nian was so overpowered because his talent, "Word Spirit Sage," was already powerful, and he had also unlocked the top-tier, high-risk word spirits "Golden Sword of Judgment" and "Death God."
Rare skill scrolls could be obtained through synthesis!
Three into one.
Every three-into-one synthesis had a chance of producing a rare skill.
What Chen Nian was going to do now was use all nine skill scrolls for synthesis!
If he synthesized a rare skill, he would hit the jackpot. Even better if he could use it himself; if not, he could sell it in the trading space. It would definitely fetch an astronomical price!
[Blazing Flame Spear + Ice Spear Technique + Rising Winds and Surging Clouds] = Demon-Hunting Slash [Moon-Soaring Hook + Water Dragon Technique + Eight Desolations Palm] = Thunderclap Step [Heaven's Protection + Flame Meteor + Mental Interference] = Tiger Demon Roar
Unfortunately, none of the three syntheses produced a rare skill.
Chen Nian synthesized the three new skill scrolls he had obtained once again!
If this still produced an ordinary skill, it would be a huge loss. But since he had gotten them for free anyway, it wouldn't hurt too much.
[Demon-Hunting Slash + Thunderclap Step + Tiger Demon Roar] = Void-Escaping Spirit Snake
Chen Nian: !!!
Sequence 53: Word Spirit-Void-Escaping Spirit Snake.
Holy shit, I actually synthesized this thing?