Wei Xu Qingling didn’t even know how many times she had cursed those two players.
How could there be players with such weak abilities?
If it weren’t for them, she wouldn’t have to be this exhausted right now.
But she wasn’t sure if it was just her imagination—the dungeon seemed to be getting harder and harder.
Before, she could just coast through and still complete the tasks.
Now, finding lone monsters one by one was far too difficult.
Honestly, wasn’t this dungeon way too unfriendly to warriors?
You take damage just by getting close.
Wei Xu Qingling had only been tussling with two small monsters for a moment, and yet, despite all her experience from four previous assessment dungeons, her health had already turned yellow.
Wei Xu Qingling winced in pain and popped a Red Potion, restoring her health to full.
No matter how good the Red Potion tasted, it couldn’t soothe her aching heart—this was five points at stake!
She’d already used a Red Potion right at the start.
How was she supposed to survive the rest of the dungeon?
Before she could wallow in her frustration, another small monster respawned right in front of her.
Wei Xu Qingling was on the verge of a breakdown.
Could someone please tell her why the monsters kept spawning right in front of her?
She didn’t want to fight!
Couldn’t she get a little rest?
Just as she steeled herself to face the enemy, a Magic Missile suddenly flew out from the side.
Wei Xu Qingling didn’t have time to look who was helping her and quickly engaged the monster.
17, -16, 17, 16…
With their combined efforts, the little monster died in no time.
Turning around to see who had helped her, Wei Xu Qingling found a girl behind her.
The girl seemed a bit flustered when their eyes met, but then smiled gently.
“Thank you for helping me just now,” Wei Xu Qingling said seriously.
“If you need help later, I can return the favor.”
The girl shyly replied, “Hello, my name’s [If You Are Not Here.] This dungeon is a bit tough. How about we team up temporarily?”
Wei Xu Qingling hesitated.
The girl’s attacks were decent, and her Magic Missiles mostly hit their mark.
Besides that, her attack power was about on par with Wei Xu Qingling’s.
A warrior paired with a mage was the classic setup.
More importantly, [If You Are Not Here] seemed to have a good temperament—when a monster was left with low health just now, she clearly held back, letting Wei Xu Qingling get the final hit.
Wei Xu Qingling felt tempted and asked, “How should we divide the monsters later?”
[If You Are Not Here] smiled and said, “One each. I gave that last one to you, so next time I’ll start. If we get Red or Yellow Potions, we’ll split them evenly.”
Wei Xu Qingling thought for a moment.
If she kept going solo, she’d be at a loss in this dungeon.
This [If You Are Not Here] seemed decent—maybe she really was a good teammate.
She nodded and extended her hand.
“I’m Wei Xu Qingling. Hope we work well together.”
[If You Are Not Here] sighed in relief and shook her hand.
“Looking forward to it.”
***
Su Luo was not happy right now.
Actually, scratch that—she was very unhappy.
They had already obtained two potions in a row.
In theory, getting two potions after killing three monsters meant their luck was pretty good.
They should have been pleased.
But both potions were Red Potions.
Ha! Trying to sell Red Potions in front of a healer was like showing off your lack of skill!
Yun Feibai was equally speechless—having a powerful healer on their side made Red Potions practically useless.
Yet all that spawned were Red Potions.
Wasn’t this infuriating?
Both of them felt the dungeon’s genuine hostility toward them.
The two trudged forward gloomily, looking around to see if there were any players willing to trade Yellow Potions for Red Potions.
Because the map was small, they soon ran into two players grouped together.
The two players were battling three monsters, all already low on health.
Likewise, the three monsters were all on their last legs.
For them, these three monsters were more than enough to take down.
Both players were covered in sweat—clearly, they had been fighting for some time.
At that moment, they saw Su Luo and Yun Feibai approaching with fierce expressions, their faces pale.
One of them shouted loudly, “Those monsters are for whoever sees them first. We’ll let you have the monsters, just don’t mess with us!”
His heart was filled with bitterness.
They had been wandering for a long time before encountering a single monster and were complaining about how stingy the dungeon was.
Suddenly, three monsters spawned right in front of them, and the two were immediately overwhelmed.
He thought, it’s not them, it’s just that the dungeon’s love is too much for us to handle.
They had spent so much health just to get the monsters to low health, only to have two full-health monsters suddenly block their way.
He almost wanted to shout, “Why, you cruel heavens, why!”
Though reluctant, he knew clearly that if these two caused trouble, they wouldn’t just fail to kill the monsters—they might even lose their lives.
Weighing the options, he had to choose the outcome that was better for them.
Su Luo raised an eyebrow and said, “We’re not here to steal those monsters. We came to trade potions.”
Though the three low-health monsters were indeed tempting, Su Luo and Yun Feibai were people with principles and boundaries.
As long as no one provoked them, they wouldn’t bully others.
The two players were stunned, hardly believing Su Luo’s words.
After so many dungeon runs, they rarely encountered players with such principles.
Most players prioritized profit, and everything else came second.
As fellow players, they understood well that if the weaker side controlled the good resources, it was easy to tempt stronger players.
If it were them facing three low-health monsters, they probably wouldn’t be able to resist.
Of course, they weren’t bullies—they would only take one kill.
But Su Luo was someone strong yet principled—a type they had never seen before.
The two exchanged a glance.
Seeing that Su Luo and Yun Feibai had no intention to steal monsters, they quickly finished off the three monsters.
When the monsters vanished in a flash of white light, a Red Potion suddenly dropped on the ground.
The two players were thrilled by their luck but suddenly remembered the two full-health players nearby watching them like hawks.
The leader of the two was called A Li Ya, the one who had just quickly spoken up about dividing the loot.
A Li Ya cursed his bad luck silently.
It was rare to get a Red Potion drop, and there were other players right beside them.
He carefully looked up, hoping Su Luo hadn’t noticed the Red Potion.
But obviously, he was disappointed.
A Li Ya saw that the female player was staring straight at the Red Potion.
But for some reason, he thought he saw a hint of disdain in her eyes.
Without thinking too much, A Li Ya shook his head and laughed to himself—he must be crazy to think a player would disdain a Red Potion.
How could anyone dislike a Red Potion?
Sigh, forget it.
He sighed inwardly and said aloud, “This Red Potion’s yours. I’m ‘A Li Ya,’ and this is my friend ‘Crossword Silent.’ Want to be friends?”
Su Luo quickly shook her head and said, “No, no, thank you.”
Yun Feibai stifled a laugh at Su Luo’s eagerness to avoid them.
Su Luo caught the amusement in Yun Feibai’s eyes and got flustered.
Taking advantage of A Li Ya’s distraction, she sneaked a nudge at Yun Feibai.
When Yun Feibai’s gaze turned to her, Su Luo shot him a fierce look.
Yun Feibai clearly read one message in her eyes: You’ve offended me!
His smile deepened—little kitten, you’ve ruffled my fur.
A Li Ya felt that these two players were becoming more mysterious by the minute.
The dungeon had been running for a while now.
They had come from a distance but were both still at full health.
Obviously, either they had a lot of Red Potions or their strength was so overwhelming that the small monsters barely managed to scratch them.
But whichever the case, their reaction just now was unexpected.
Refusing to take the Red Potion they’d worked hard for?
A Li Ya could understand that—they might be lucky to meet some good-hearted players.
But that disdainful tone—what was that about?
A Li Ya really couldn’t understand.
Did they really hate Red Potions that much?
Ridiculous.
A Li Ya found himself baffled by them, but since they seemed to be decent players, he wasn’t worried about being ripped off.
He just lowered his head and drank his Red Potion.
Su Luo stood nearby, waiting patiently for them to finish before pulling out a Red Potion and asking, “Red Potion for Yellow Potion—interested?”
The two players looked baffled, clearly not understanding what was going on.
A Li Ya thought, they really dislike Red Potions.
Everyone knew that stamina could be recovered through regular exercise and rest, but health in a dungeon could almost only be restored by Red Potions.
So, Red Potions were generally considered more valuable than Yellow Potions by most players.
And yet, this female player was trying to trade Red Potions for Yellow Potions—it was unbelievable.
Crossword Silent noticed A Li Ya was stunned, hesitated, then bravely asked, “How many Yellow Potions for one Red Potion?”
He thought they might be aiming high, but it was fine—worst case, they’d only get one.
Compared to the three monsters and Red Potion from earlier, they were still ahead.
He had no reason to worry.
He already believed these two were good people, so he wasn’t worried about them overpricing.
Instead, he was very curious—opportunities to trade Red Potions for Yellow Potions didn’t come often!
Sure enough, he heard Su Luo say, “Two Red Potions for three Yellow Potions.”
That was a very fair price, well within A Li Ya’s acceptance range.
He even thought he was making a profit.
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