Chapter 74

The entrance to the Tomb City was right where the two guilds had fought just now. After Xia Mo quickly led away the poisonous scorpions that had been attracted, the dark entrance instantly appeared before everyone's eyes.

A downward tunnel entrance was blocked by a thick stone door.

The ripe tomato leaned over and tapped it with its finger. "It's so solid! No wonder those two teams couldn't break it with all their bombardment."

"It's definitely not possible to blow it open with Hong. We have to use the key in Mo Se's hand." Sala with Meat Sauce explained on the side.

The ripe tomato nodded to show that it understood and stood up to move aside.

Xia Mo walked to the stone gate, but didn't immediately start the dungeon. Instead, he turned around and asked everyone, "Although I'm the overall commander this time, I won't be guiding you all the way. I need two captains to lead each team. Is anyone willing to volunteer?"

In fact, for a 25-person raid, she is enough to be the commander.

But she didn't want Qingyao's people to rely on her forever, so she divided the 23 people (one position was for the divine beast) into two teams, and let their respective captains lead them.

After he finished speaking, everyone looked at each other, but no one raised their hands.

How dare they recommend themselves in front of her? That would only make them look like a laughing stock...

Seeing no one said anything, Xia Mo's voice dropped, "I understand the pressure you feel as captain, and you're worried about making mistakes leading the team and causing them to be wiped out. But in games, no one is immortal. If you're afraid of death, my advice is to leave the team now, so you don't have to tell me you're scared later."

"Masters are made through death. If you want to be mediocre for the rest of your life, without any progress, I will definitely not force you to enter a dungeon."

Every word was like a heavy hammer, hitting their chest hard.

Who wants to be a complete newbie in a game forever? Who wouldn't envy the ability and skills of someone with enviable skills? Isn't the reason they enter this game, the reason they join a guild, to improve themselves?

But now when we ask them if they are willing to step out and be captain, why do they become cowards?

Everyone lowered their heads, feeling somewhat ashamed of their previous behavior.

Looking at everyone's reaction at this moment, Xia Mo's eyes flickered slightly, and he asked again: "Who is willing to be the captain of the two teams?"

This time, five pairs of hands were raised, three from Team 1 and two from Team 2.

very good.

Xia Mo narrowed his eyes and asked one by one: "Yun Yao, why do you think you can be the captain?"

She started by asking questions to the president's sister. The other four people who raised their hands felt a tightness in their hearts, but despite being nervous, they quickly organized words in their minds to answer her questions.

Yun Yao stood there, stunned for two seconds, then spoke uncertainly and a little embarrassedly: "...Because... my agility is not very high. Compared to outputing by moving around like you, I think I might be more suitable for commanding...?"

Xia Mo hummed, "You are indeed not suitable for excessive movement. Fixed-point output is more suitable for you. Practice fixed-point first."

It was suggested that she practice her output first. Yun Yao immediately understood the implication, silently withdrew her hand, and returned to the team.

He laughed until his face was paralyzed when he was called the second time. He quickly stood up and stammered, "I-I think I'm pretty strong... I'm also good at charging ahead and blazing the trail for everyone... I-I should be suitable for commanding a team?"

Xia Mo looked at him and said, "As a Paladin, your combat power and operation are qualified, but you have a shortcoming as a melee captain - your vision is not wide enough. You have been rushing in the front for a long time, unable to see the rear and the overall situation, which is a disadvantage. I suggest you observe this time and come back later."

"Okay." He laughed so hard that his face became numb, so he scratched his head and stepped back embarrassedly.

The third person's turn was a newcomer to the guild named He Ye Xiaoxiao.

Compared to Yun Yao and the one who was laughing until his face was paralyzed, her expression was much calmer. However, under her calm expression, she still couldn't hide her slightly trembling voice: "I am a ranged player, with good agility and perception. I want to try to be the captain."

Her profession is hunter, and she is currently level 18. Her overall combat power is above average. Xia Mo only took a glance at her and decided that she would be the captain of Team 1.

"Sure, you go ahead." Then he turned to the two people from Team 2 who had raised their hands, "What about you two? Do you have anything you'd like to introduce yourself to?"

After hearing her comments about Yun Yao and the man who was laughing so hard that his face was paralyzed, Ripe Tomato immediately withdrew his hand and shook his head repeatedly: "I won't introduce you, Boss! Let Wings take over!"

In the entire Team 2, only the god-like Wings was left raising his hands alone.

Xia Mo raised his chin slightly and asked him, "Have you thought it through?"

The godlike Wings licked his lips nervously. "Think it through. I'm a priest. I have to run around the field and observe everyone's health loss. I think I can be a good captain."

"Okay, let's go in then."

After saying that, he turned around, inserted the key in his hand into the lock on the stone door, and turned it hard to the side. The stone door opened with a rumble, revealing a row of long stairs leading down.

It was the first time to open up a large-scale dungeon, and everyone was extremely nervous.

It was just a set of stairs, but it took them 7 or 8 minutes to walk up it.

Xia Mo didn't say anything about this. After all, half of the 23 people were inexperienced newcomers and they needed time to adapt.

After walking down the stairs, they finally reached the gate of the Tomb City.

Because it has been buried underground for a long time, the city gate is no longer its normal gray color, but has been corroded by moisture into a lush green color, like the gate to the eighteen levels of hell.

On either side of the door, mosses, vines, and thorns grew in such a chaotic tangle that at first glance, they resembled ghostly faces. Add to that the usual underworld background music used in "Protoss" and the gusts of chilling wind, and the atmosphere truly felt like the underworld.

Knowing that they couldn't back down, the group took a few deep breaths to cheer themselves up.

The man in charge of clearing the way laughed so hard that his face paralyzed. He first tried to open the city gate, but found that he couldn't push it open. Then he chopped it several times with his sword, but the city gate still remained motionless.

"It should require an agency."

Neither pushing nor attacking worked. I laughed so hard that my face paralyzed and immediately thought of the experience of looking for the mechanism in the level 15 copy [Experimental Cage].

Xia Mo: "Well, let's all look for it."

Everyone immediately dispersed and began to search carefully on the ground and around.

Xia Mo was also observing.

Soon, she noticed a strange bronze human-faced statue on the platform at the back. The statue's eyes were staring at them, as if warning them of the intruders.

Without hesitation, she grabbed the vines nearby, stepped on the stone wall several times, and quickly jumped onto the narrow platform.

He Ye Xiaoxiao happened to see her whole set of smooth movements and couldn't help but be surprised.

She was a hunter herself and knew very well how difficult it was to complete the set of actions just now. Even though her profession gave her high agility, she could not guarantee that she could succeed in one go.

After all, if one's footsteps are off or one's force is not precise enough, one will fall off the rock wall.

And Mo Se...a star official, actually managed to climb at a high angle that even hunters might not be able to accomplish.

In an instant, He Ye Xiaoxiao remembered what she had said before she came in - all masters come from death.

So Mo Se, how many times have you died in order to reach the world's number one position today?

On the high platform, Xia Mo, who did not notice the admiring gaze of He Ye Xiaoxiao below, covered the bronze human face with his hands and tried to turn its head to the side.

As the statue's head turned, its eyes looked to the side.

It is true, this person’s face can turn.

So I turned it back and raised it 30 degrees upwards.

The bronze statue's eyes suddenly fell on the city gate, a beam of turquoise laser shot out from its eyes, and the ancient city gate rumbled open.

"Wow, this is pretty advanced~" He laughed until his face was paralyzed and blew the loose hair on his forehead. He carried a big sword and went in with several other melee fighters to explore the way.

Although the dungeon environment is very gloomy, when you first enter the dungeon, you will encounter only small monsters and it is not difficult.

This was the first time the two teams cooperated. At the beginning, they couldn't find the rhythm and played in a mess. But after cooperating more times, they found their touch and the monsters were cleared by them very quickly.

Soon they advanced to the first Boss point.

The tall armored guard raised his sword and swung it towards the melee fighters.

His sword is almost 2 meters long, and with the sword energy brought out during the attack, the entire attack radius can reach about 4 meters.

Several melee fighters were hit twice by him and could not get up. Seeing this, Xia Mo immediately threw a single continuous skill Starlight at them, drawing the hatred to himself.

The armored guard was led away by her and walked towards her with a clang in his solid silver armor.

Seeing this, He Ye Xiaoxiao immediately gave orders within the team: "Team 1, the melee fighters, take their own medicines. Everyone else, follow up and increase your output!"

The two teams of god-like wings healed the injured melee fighters while reminding others not to get too close to the boss.

The two captains each had their own instructions, and Xia Mo just listened quietly without intervening.

The armored guard swung her sword several times in succession. In order to avoid being hurt by the sword energy, she activated the accelerated [Frozen Bloodline], rushed forward, and ran out of Lao Yi's attack circle.

I originally thought that I would be safe if I rushed out, but after swinging the sword, the armored guard suddenly started reading a bar.

Oh no, a big move is definitely coming.

She immediately gave herself a bottle of purple medicine.

Almost at the same time, the armored guard finished reading the message and rushed out in a straight line with a bang, like a huge cannonball fired from a gun barrel.

As he charged forward, the sword in his hand split into two, and all the people on both sides of him were attacked!

It was the first time to fight the Boss, and no one had any confidence in their minds. The rhythm was a little chaotic compared to when they fought against the monsters. Now they were suddenly attacked, and everyone panicked. The rhythm was completely disrupted. They started running and shouting for their own families, and there was no way to stop them.

Sometimes the team would fall apart in an instant. Seeing that someone had been chopped to the ground by the boss, He Ye Xiaoxiao and God-like Wings panicked and quickly asked everyone to leave the battle.

They had already been beaten to a pulp by the boss's skills, and when they heard that they could escape from the battle, they immediately retreated one by one.

It was the first time to push the dungeon, and no one expected to complete it in one go.

What's more, Xia Mo also told them that this was a special copy, not a regular copy, and no one would compete with them, so there was no need to rush. That's why everyone was not as nervous as when they were pushing the level 15 difficult copy.

After failure, we must sum up our experience. Everyone formed a circle outside the stone gate, sat on the spot, and started discussing with each other.

"I think I should bring more red potions when fighting the first boss. His greatsword has a very high attack power and it broke my defense in one go."

"The priest could learn a few more group healing skills, if there's still time..."

"Emm, I think the main thing is to not be greedy. The combined range of this boss's sword and sword energy is about 4 meters. When you see him raise his hand, melee fighters need to immediately withdraw their hands and run away, otherwise, you will end up like at the beginning of the game, where all melee fighters will be beaten so badly that they can't even get up."

"Yes, I agree with this! But besides this, I think everyone should pay attention to the first boss's straight charge. His sword will split. If you see the reading bar in close combat, run away quickly."

"So, the pressure of defeating the first boss is mainly on melee combat and healing? Ranged combat seems quite easy."

"No, the ranged player can't overtime. Otherwise, the boss will be attracted to him, and then the charge will go straight to the ranged player, and he will definitely die on the spot."

After everyone finished their summary, some started to change their equipment, some started to add medicine, and the little divine beast Jingjing also finished eating the battle pet rations that Yun Yao specially made for it, and its satiety value returned to full.

The second time we gathered, everyone was fully confident that they could defeat the first boss this time, but who knew that someone from a ranged team got too excited and ended up OT...

The armored guard charged and was killed.

Another charge followed. This time the melee fighter was quick-eyed and ran fast, but a ranged fighter and a priest failed to react in time and were both chopped down by the split sword.

After losing three people at once, the remaining people found that the old man was having a hard time fighting.

He Ye Xiaoxiao and the god-like wings looked at each other, and saw helplessness in each other's eyes.

"Let's get out of the fight." They said.