readytorunbook Chapter 686 - 488: Advancing to the Second-Year Instance (Part 2)
Chapter 686 - 488: Advancing to the Second-Year Instance (Part 2)
"Reflect on yourself thoroughly, so you don’t cause trouble as soon as you get out."
Li Pu waved his hand casually upon hearing the words.
"You’re back just in time, take a look at this."
Wu Guinan pointed at the screen, gesturing for Li Pu to come over.
[Quiet!]
Before Li Pu could speak, Hu Hu stretched his head out from the bed to express dissatisfaction.
Maybe because of the 1 win and 2 losses, it seemed to think Wu Guinan was easier to bully, as long as the latter spoke a little louder, it would have an opinion.
But seeing Li Pu, it tilted its head, paused for a few seconds, then retracted.
"This guy..."
Wu Guinan was visibly annoyed.
"Interesting."
Li Pu had already seen the screen he was pointing at.
The content was from Imperial University’s school forum.
In the past, Li Pu would definitely be posting or searching for threads related to summoning there.
But now, with Li Fan selling cards, he didn’t have to do that anymore, just occasionally help Wu Guinan and Long Ren with their summoned creatures.
What he mainly lacked now were related items.
The post Wu Guinan had opened was exactly what Li Pu was interested in.
The title of the post was: [Forming a Group to Skip Class and Raid].
It was from a few second-year seniors gathering people for a team.
Because some members’ classes conflicted with the dungeon schedule, they had to recruit people on the forum.
Such posts recruiting for raids were rare on Xidu University’s forum.
"A second-year raid, we could definitely go."
Li Pu showed an interested expression.
With Qian Shanshan and the others’ help, he had almost completely cleared the first-year dungeons.
Even if he didn’t collect 100% of the related items, he at least had 95%.
It’s time to set his sights on the second-year dungeons.
"But this team is only looking for one person, and they need it to be a ranged attacker."
"Doesn’t feel quite right."
Wu Guinan caressed his chin.
"I’m a ranged attacker, why wouldn’t it be a fit."
Li Pu protested.
"But I want to join too!"
Wu Guinan’s expression turned a bit envious.
His strength was actually enough for a second-year regular raid, but since he was an exchange student in the first year, if he didn’t cling to a big shot, he feared being disliked.
"Oh."
Li Pu understood, so he took the mouse and opened another post.
[6-man Raid, Seeking Two Members]
Requirement 1: Prefer healing/support roles
Requirement 2: Reached level 3 or above
The content of this post was simple and clear.
"Then this one, [Wild Beast Swamp]."
Li Pu decided immediately.
This team just happens to need two people.
"But..."
Wu Guinan looked troubled after reading it.
"Requirement 2 is fine; it’s this Requirement 1..."
His three summoned creatures could neither heal nor support.
"No, no."
Li Pu shook his finger.
"Healing role."
He pointed at himself.
"Support role."
He pointed at himself again.
"Meeting the requirements, OK."
He snapped his fingers.
"..."
Wu Guinan wanted to argue back but didn’t know how.
They looked at the contact info from the post, then made a call.
The senior who answered was quite straightforward, not asking if they were first-year or if they were indeed healers or support.
The timing for the raid was early the next morning, so after setting up the appointment, Li Pu and Wu Guinan went to sleep, aiming to be energetic for the raid the next day.
...
Early the next morning, just as the day broke.
In the second-year area of the dungeon lobby, a four-person team was already waiting.
"Is it really okay for us to do something like this..."
One brunette girl, named Mumu, looked slightly embarrassed.
Though her hometown was outside, she had always loved Hua culture, so she enrolled in Imperial University.
All three of her summoned creatures were slimes.
"I also think it’s not very nice, like bullying."
Another girl named Mei Kong agreed.
The reason for their objections was because they had already cleared this [Wild Beast Swamp].
If [City of Eternal Fire] was the hardest second-year raid, [Wild Beast Swamp] was the hardest 6-man raid for second-years.
The beasts inside were mighty, and the annoying swamp environment greatly restricted movement.
Yet they wanted to bring along two unfamiliar classmates for such a raid.
"You guys don’t get it; this is called showing off."
"This is how we demonstrate our strength."
One of the guys laughed heartily.
His name was Hu Hu, tall and robust.
All three of his summoned creatures were tigers.
"Besides, among us four, three are in the top ten of our year. It won’t be a problem, don’t worry."
Saying that, he patted the person beside him known as Quan Shuren.
Yes, that’s Quan Shuren.
Hu Hu, Mumu, and Quan Shuren were all in the top ten of their class.
Mei Kong also ranked somewhere around the top thirty.
Four people who had already cleared it successfully, fearing they couldn’t handle [Wild Beast Swamp]?
The current setup was specifically organized by Hu Hu for Quan Shuren.
He could see his friend’s mood had been low lately, lacking energy for anything.
So he wanted to lift his spirits with a dungeon raid.
"..." x2
Mumu and Mei Kong looked at Quan Shuren without speaking.
The incident when school started had spread among the first and second years.
Whenever mentioning the exchange student, Quan Shuren was also brought up.
Nobody knew how long this background-board BUFF would last.
So they didn’t say much, hoping he’d pull himself together soon.
He was full of spirit back in first year.
"I said it’s not necessary, sigh."
Quan Shuren realized his friends’ intent, brushed off his hand, and sighed.
He knew the root of his feelings, believing that given enough time, it would naturally resolve.
"Hello, is this the team for [Wild Beast Swamp]?"
At that moment, Quan Shuren heard someone asking behind him.
"!!!"
He turned around and was visibly shocked.
Why is it him!
The crippled exchange student!
"Yes, that’s us."
"Hello, we spoke over the phone earlier."
As Hu Hu greeted them warmly.
There were so many people in school, he couldn’t possibly know everyone, let alone knowing they weren’t even second-year students.
As for Li Pu, he had only heard of him but never met him.
If looks could kill, Hu Hu would have been slain by Quan Shuren by now.
This person, did you bring him here?
Do you even know who he is?
I thought this was supposed to be a healing journey?
It’s actually an attempt to mess with my mindset, right!
Unfortunately, Hu Hu couldn’t see the expression on Quan Shuren’s face, so he missed all that.
Meanwhile, Li Pu and Wu Guinan also noticed his presence.
"Hey, this senior looks familiar."
"Indeed, as if we’ve seen him before."
Since they’d only met once, they didn’t pay much attention, and it had been over two months.
"Ugh!"
Quan Shuren clutched his chest, feeling stifled.
After exchanging names, Hu Hu and the others were a bit surprised.
But before they could say anything, Mei Kong’s phone suddenly rang.
"Sorry, I can’t make it today, you guys go ahead."
She showed a message, her elective class teacher was taking attendance.
"Uh..." xN
By the time everyone reacted, she had already run off.
This surprise left Hu Hu in a dilemma.
Mei Kong’s role was important in [Wild Beast Swamp].
And from the start, they only had 4 experienced people, now missing a key member...
But calling someone else this early won’t work; they wouldn’t be able to get a dungeon permit otherwise.
If they don’t use it, it will be voided.
"What’s wrong, senior, are you not going to raid because you’re one person short?"
Wu Guinan approached amusedly.
Today, Quan Shuren would undoubtedly learn a lot from him.
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