Chapter 27 Ultimate Summit Climb

Aside from the storage ring and resources, there were no points at all, indicating that this person had prepared quite a lot of things before coming in.

Rong Yi initially thought that the 33rd floor would be a piece of cake today, but after wandering through the winding corridors, he realized why the deadline for the mission was one week.

The layout here is like a maze. No matter how you look at it, the surrounding buildings are exactly the same. The small, open rooms that used to be downstairs are all gone here.

Despite the commotion that had been so loud, the echoes had reverberated several times, yet no one came over to see what was going on.

Rong Yi began to mutter to himself: "They said there would be no shortage of weapons above the 30th floor, so it's unlikely that we'd all be wiped out in one go."

Is anyone there?

The sound echoed throughout the corridor, but there was still no other movement, so Rong Yi had no choice but to find another entrance himself.

Some time after she left, the wall split open, revealing a crack. The eye behind the crack stared for a moment, then looked away, and the wall returned to normal.

Just as Rong Yi was preparing to spend time looking for the door, two men and a woman suddenly appeared in his line of sight after a turn, and both sides stopped in their tracks in tacit agreement.

The most eye-catching one was the woman, wearing a black pencil skirt, a fitted short shirt, with a full bust and a curvy figure, and her long, curly hair made her look even more charming.

"Are you also looking for directions?" Rong Yi asked first.

“Yes, it seems we’re going the same way.” The woman who spoke put one hand on her waist. “The three of us are a team, so since we’ve met, why don’t we cooperate for now?”

Rong Yi had the same idea. "Then let's go."

"Zhang Shiting." She extended her right hand, and Rong Yi grasped it. "Rong Yi."

Zhang Shiting pointed to her two teammates behind her, "The one on the left is Guan Lang, and the one on the right is Leng Rui."

The man named Guan Lang was handsome, with a neat short haircut and wearing a light blue functional suit. He nodded back when Rong Yi looked at him.

Leng Rui had a resolute expression and was dressed casually, as if he were on vacation rather than here to complete a dungeon.

The two men seemed uninterested in their conversation; though they were supposed to be teammates, they looked more like Zhang Shiting's bodyguards standing behind her.

“They’re just so quiet.” Zhang Shiting noticed Rong Yi looking at the two of them. “But you know how men are, they can keep their words to themselves in bed, hehe.”

Rong Yi: ...

“I came from roughly that direction. The corridor is all the same. After a few turns, I can’t tell where I came from.” Rong Yi pointed in a direction. “I knocked on the wall and it echoed hollowly, which means the house is behind there, but the people inside don’t come out.”

Zhang Shiting stared intently into Rong Yi's eyes. His pupils were a rare pure black, and the corners of his eyes were upturned, giving him a sharp and imposing look. Even though most of his face was covered, one could still sense the aggressive nature of Rong Yi's beauty.

Seeing that no one responded to his long speech, Rong Yi realized that Zhang Shiting was staring at him like a lovesick fool. "?"

Zhang Shiting snapped out of her daze, covered her mouth, and chuckled, "I can't help but take a second look when I see a beautiful woman."

Rong Yi: ...How many eyes do you have?

"Ah, we also discovered the problem with the wall, but it's fine if people don't come out. We just need to find the entrance and go up. However, if we stay like this until night, it will be difficult to find a house to avoid trouble in the early morning."

Rong Yi remained outwardly calm, but inwardly he wondered if the three of them knew that the rule of not closing at midnight starting from the 30th floor, and that monsters were being released from time to time.

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, they will all need to travel in groups and wait for the monsters to appear before reaching at least the 33rd floor. This rule is quite clear and there is no point in hiding it.

"There's no need to worry about the early morning hours. There's no 'curfew' starting from the 30th floor, and monsters will be released at random times. You can get resources by killing those things."

Guan Lang and Leng Rui immediately turned their attention to Rong Yi. Leng Rui asked, "How do you know? We asked the people downstairs, and they didn't know anything about the situation on the 30th floor."

Zhang Shiting turned around and clicked her tongue, "Arui, don't ask about the source of the information."

"I was lucky to find out," Rong Yi replied briefly. "Now we just need to see if the people here will take the initiative to attack after the monster appears. If they do, that would be best, as we could ask them for directions."

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The truth is, the people here are very good at holding back; whether you walk alone or in a group of four, it makes no difference—you're just going in circles.

To prevent any unforeseen events, Rong Yi held the Canglan Dagger in his hand, and Zhang Shiting glanced at it a few more times.

Rong Yi looked up at the neat and clean ceiling, thinking about the monsters that had been released. Based on what she had seen and heard downstairs, the destructive power of these monsters should not be underestimated. She had also often seen damaged walls downstairs.

But it's different here; tiled buildings are more prone to damage than those below.

“I also find this strange.” Zhang Shiting had the same question in her mind. Seeing Rong Yi looking around, she guessed that she was probably thinking about this as well. “Although we didn’t go out to face the so-called monsters, the power they showed from the side was enough to explain everything. The floors above the 30th floor are very special.”

Guan Lang twisted his neck, his cervical vertebrae cracking. "Now we have a chance." He had wanted to go outside and see how powerful the monster was, but Zhang Shiting persuaded him to stop. At the time, there were only three of them, and without other mission members to join them, they were worried about being outnumbered.

Zhang Shiting hummed in response, "Did you find out anything about the monster, Miss?"

Her tone carried a hint of coquetry, which almost made Rong Yi tremble.

"Yes, I know of four types. The first type is taller than a person when standing, and has great strength. The people here call it Tyrannosaurus Rex. Its appearance is similar to an extinct dinosaur. It has powerful lower limbs, sharp forepaws, and a long tail. You have to be careful of attacks from its tail. Its weakness is its eyes."

Guan Lang and Leng Rui abandoned their nonchalant attitudes and watched as Rong Yi carefully wrote down every word she said.

"The second type is called hunting dogs. Usually, two or three are released together. They can be easily dealt with by guns, but they are very fast. Once they bite, they can tear off a piece of flesh."

"The third type is called Broken Bone. As you can tell from the name, it has an amazing bite force. It will bite through anything in its mouth. It is about the size of a calf, and its weak point is its abdomen."

"The last type of Phantom Lizard is the most troublesome. It can change color according to the environment and is good at ambushing. If you shoot it near the nose, it will easily kill you."

After hearing the message, Zhang Shiting enthusiastically grabbed Rong Yi's arm, "You're amazing, Miss. It's a good thing I met you, otherwise it would have been really hard to deal with the monster."

She was also very good at handling people, handing Rong Yi a white-packaged box, "These are hemostatic pills, six in a box, which can immediately clot blood in cases of bleeding under 200cc."

Rong Yi didn't hesitate. He opened the box and saw six smooth, white pills. He then closed the box and put it away.

Seeing her accept the gifts readily, Zhang Shiting smiled faintly, thinking that this kind of give-and-take was the best.

As Rong Yi wondered how much longer it would take to find the entrance, the hairs on the back of her neck suddenly stood on end, and her right hand trembled involuntarily. A sudden instinct made her push Zhang Shiting away.

Suddenly, a square hole appeared in the wall next to Rong Yi, and a deep roar of a beast was accompanied by a tail whip that cut through the air.

Rong Yi's pupils contracted slightly, and he immediately made a gesture of holding something in his right hand, raising a first-level shield in front of him.

Crackling sound—

The sound of the whip rubbing against the air made one's heart tighten. In less than a second, Rong Yi felt his right hand go numb the moment the shield appeared, and his body was forced back two steps by the force.

Happy New Year’s Eve!

(End of this chapter)