She Was Jealous

Su Mu glanced at it and handed the card to Ye Qingxue.

"For you."

Ye Qingxue was stunned for a moment. "For me?"

"I already have this skill book," Su Mu said. "You can keep it. In the Ice and Snow World, it can hide skeletons under the snow to attack. Even if it's not perfectly compatible, it's still quite useful."

Ye Qingxue hesitated for a moment.

She could indeed imagine how that card would be used in the Ice and Snow World. Hiding bones under the snow and launching a surprise attack on a core card—this tactic was very useful in defensive dungeons.

But she shook her head. "No. You put in more effort in this dungeon, I can't take it for nothing."

Before Su Mu could say anything, Ye Qingxue had already pulled out a random soul skill book that shimmered with a pale golden light from the card box and handed it over.

"I saw your bet with someone before, and it seems you're lacking in this area. I have a few more here."

She paused, then said seriously, "Don't refuse. If you don't want it, I won't take the card either."

Su Mu looked at the random quality soul skill book.

Its market value is at least four or five hundred thousand. His E-grade skeleton summoning card, at most, is only worth tens of thousands. Clearly, he made a better profit.

He thought for a moment, then nodded and accepted it.

"OK."

Ye Qingxue saw that he accepted it.

Su Mu felt a little embarrassed.

After all, he was indeed scheming against her, wanting to use her cooldown-clearing item to farm dungeons.

The other party was surprisingly generous.

But ultimately it's a win-win situation.

"How about we continue playing Nightmare mode?" Su Mu suggested.

Ye Qingxue glanced at him. "With your strength, soloing Nightmare shouldn't be difficult, right?"

Su Mu thought for a moment and didn't deny it, "If I were to do it alone, I could, but it would be extremely mentally taxing. There's also a chance of failure. With you working together, the success rate is almost guaranteed."

Upon hearing the preceding words, Ye Qingxue thought to herself...

As expected, Su Mu can solo it.

Since Su Mu can solo the opponent, I absolutely cannot interfere with him; otherwise, even if I win, it would be an unfair victory.

Moreover, she has her own dignity and doesn't need to rely on others.

But after hearing what Su Mu said next, she relaxed a little.

At least, he wasn't just giving her the runaround. He genuinely felt her presence was meaningful.

At this moment, Su Mu continued, "So it's best if we study together. And don't forget, our competition is after university. Right now, what we need to fight together is the upcoming college entrance examination."

Ye Qingxue glanced at her level.

After completing a round of Nightmare Lair, her level has increased from level twelve to level thirteen.

Although she already had more than half the experience points, she only spent a little over half an hour clearing this dungeon. Moreover, she could even rest on the sidelines, unlike before when she had to be on high alert.

She no longer hesitated.

"Fine. But there are three conditions," Ye Qingxue said firmly. "If you put in more effort, the equipment cards and materials you get are yours. If I have any suitable cards, I'll exchange them for something of equal value. Also, I must cover the cooldown of the dungeon."

Su Mu was stunned.

He was wondering how to bring it up when the other person had already said it.

Moreover, they don't want anything else; even if something suits their taste, they'll trade it for something else.

This is practically like hooking up with a rich guy.

Su Mu did not refuse.

Strictly speaking, Ye Qingxue couldn't possibly solo this dungeon. He was indeed carrying a female player.

No, it's not called "bringing a girl," it's called "bringing the boss."

The two exited the instance.

A grayish-white light curtain expelled them. Outside the entrance to the Land of Buried Bones, the crowd had grown considerably, and dozens of eyes were fixed on the two of them.

A tall, thin dungeon raider instinctively cast Appraisal, scanning Su Mu before frowning.

"That guy's information is completely hidden; his level, core cards, and theme are all blocked."

He then turned to Ye Qingxue, scanning her with his Appraisal, and this time he got a result.

"Ye Qingxue, Level 13. Rongcheng No. 1 High School, SSS-level Snow Queen."

There was a moment of silence.

"Level 13? She was only level 12 when she came yesterday, right?"

"How long were they inside? More than half an hour?"

"Nightmare Lair for over half an hour, and we've reached at least the fifteenth wave. The two of them are taking turns cooperating, and they haven't formed a secret realm, which means both of them are very strong."

"I know Ye Qingxue, she's an SSS-level Snow Queen, so it's not surprising she could reach wave 15. But the guy next to her, I can't see any information about him, not even his level."

"Badges, I guess. Badges that can block detection aren't cheap."

"That means they came prepared. And being able to team up with Ye Qingxue to tackle Nightmare difficulty is no small feat."

"Didn't someone solo the Nightmare difficulty level yesterday? Also from Rongcheng No. 1 High School. I wonder if it's the same person."

"Possibly. But the one who soloed the game supposedly had an F-rank core card, it's unlikely to be such a coincidence."

Whispers arose, but no one recognized Su Mu.

Ignoring the stares, Su Mu chose to enter Nightmare mode again after Ye Qingxue cleared the dungeon's cooldown.

"Going in again? Don't they even need to rest?"

"They must have cooling equipment. Otherwise, how could they keep going in?"

"Cooling equipment isn't cheap; even the most basic scroll that reduces cooldown by one hour costs at least 100,000. They're grinding like this non-stop; they must be rich."

"Although we can't find any information about that man, the fact that he can team up with Ye Qingxue means he's definitely not an ordinary person. Given Ye Qingxue's family background, anyone she takes a liking to must be at least of the same level."

"We can't be envious. They have money and talent; let's just wait for our time to cool down."

The murmurs were left behind.

The two entered the nightmarish Land of Buried Bones once again.

A dark red sky loomed overhead, bone pillars stood like a forest, and mist billowed like molten liquid. The crack hadn't yet opened, and the next wave of monsters was still spawning.

Taking advantage of this brief moment, Su Mu retrieved the random-quality soul skill book that Ye Qingxue had given him from his Soul Space.

"Use".

The next moment.

The pale golden light stood out starkly against the dark red mist.

Ye Qingxue, who was standing to the side and adjusting the Snow Queen's state, paused for a moment when she caught a glimpse of the golden light.

Of course she recognized that light; she had obtained more than a dozen random soul skill books, and the light from each one was clearly visible to her.

The highest she ever got was an A-rank soul skill, its brilliance as dazzling as the sun. She hesitated for a long time before finally deciding not to refresh the page, fearing she might overwrite that A-rank soul skill.

Now, the Soul Skill Book in Su Mu's hand shone even brighter than the A-grade book she had ever seen.

The pale gold quickly turned into a deep gold, and then from a deep gold into a dazzling bright gold.

The light grew brighter and brighter, as if someone had lit a sun in this dark red cemetery. Su Mu was completely engulfed by the golden light, and even the surrounding bone pillars were coated with a layer of gold.

Ye Qingxue subconsciously narrowed her eyes.

This light is at least S-rank.

To be honest.

Su Mu's luck

She was jealous.