As Gu Shi was scrolling through the videos, it was dark before he knew it. It was not until someone pushed open the door that he realized how quickly time had passed.
"Hey, Gu Shi, you're back."
The person who came in was Qi Yu. He looked at Gu Shi sitting in his seat with some surprise.
"Well, I'm back for a few days. I heard there's a new dungeon opened in the school, I plan to try it out later."
Gu Shi glanced at the time. It was already past 9 o'clock in the evening. "Where are Zhao Zhize and Cheng Xuqing? Why haven't they come back yet?"
Qi Yu pulled out a stool and sat down. He was holding the spicy hot pot he had packed from the cafeteria. "They went out on an adventure. They've been gone for almost a month."
"As you know, Cheng Xuqing has always wanted to go on an adventure. Zhao Zhize was worried about him, so he went along. The two of them, along with three people from the next dorm, formed a five-person adventurer team and went out."
Gu Shi asked doubtfully, "Taking a risk? The school allows students to go out?"
"Well, the school has already opened up a channel for people to leave, but it only requires those who leave to possess a bound item."
Qi Yu searched on his phone. After a moment, he showed the page to Gu Shi, "Here, this is it."
Gu Shi leaned over to take a look and saw an item called Bound Teleportation Stone displayed on the screen. He then took another look and saw that the selling price marked below was a full 10,000 contribution points, which was a very high expense.
Qi Yu explained: "This binding teleportation stone can detect the health value of the bound person. When the health value is lower than a certain value, it will automatically use it to teleport the person back. Of course, the bound person can also take the initiative to teleport."
Gu Shi said in surprise: "So smart? But what if it's the kind of damage that's fatal in an instant?"
"It can maintain the vital signs of the bound person. It's said to have a function similar to stopping time, ensuring that no one will die within ten minutes."
Qi Yu said vaguely while eating, "After being teleported back, the person will appear directly in the school's infirmary. There are many magic potions in there, and the school has also exchanged new equipment from the system mall, so there is no need to worry about not being able to save him."
"I heard that a while ago, someone in the neighboring department who was nearly torn apart was saved. However, there was a fee for the treatment, and that unfortunate person was forced to take on a huge debt. I don't know when he can pay it off."
“The school now stipulates that as long as you bind this teleportation stone, you can freely explore the outside world.
I think there's a bit of a sense of "it's better to let go than to block" in this context. I know some people who really want to explore other worlds. If we keep them locked up in school, maybe someone will find a chance to sneak out."
Gu Shi also agreed with Qi Yu's idea, "That's true. I'm afraid some people are just too young and fearless to carelessly go out and wander around."
The aroma of spicy hot pot from Qi Yu's side kept wafting over, and Gu Shi felt a little hungry, so he turned around and went to the cafeteria to have a meal.
When Gu Shi came back after dinner, Qi Yu was just about to leave.
"It's so late, are you still going out?"
Qi Yu was carrying a large bag and holding two books. "Well, I've reached a bottleneck in my potion practice these past few days. I feel like I'll be successful soon, so I plan to stay in the lab for a few days. I came back to get something."
"I see. I wish you success soon."
After Qi Yu left, Gu Shi looked at the empty dormitory. He finally came back, but everyone was busy with their own things. He felt like he had experienced the feeling of going his separate ways after graduation in advance.
After watching a few more strategy videos, Gu Shi went to bed early.
The next morning, Gu Shi appeared in front of the gate of the copy in high spirits.
Gu Shi selected the difficult level [Desert Cave] on the screen, then clicked OK. The next second, he appeared in a hot desert.
Gu Shi, who watched so many strategy videos yesterday, naturally knew the levels of the bosses in the dungeons of different difficulty levels. In the difficult level [Desert Cave], there were the fourth-level advanced Sand Hidden Lizard and Flame Poison Ant, and the fifth-level elementary Wild Sand Python.
Although the bosses didn't have a fixed attack sequence like in the game, he basically knew what skills they had, so he was quite confident that he could clear the Desert Cave alone.
The initial starting point of the dungeon is right in front of the entrance to the cave, and outside is a large area of yellow sand. After entering the dungeon, the sudden rise in temperature made Gu Shi feel a little uncomfortable.
However, Gu Shi no longer needs to withstand the harsh environment like he did during the first college assessment. He has learned how to use magic to isolate himself from the influence of temperature.
Although doing so will continue to consume magic power, this consumption is just a drop in the bucket for Gu Shi, who has abundant magic power.
It’s a pity that in such an environment, Gu Shi’s ice magic was subject to certain restrictions and could not fully exert its power.
After adjusting the temperature and putting on a shield for himself, Gu Shi walked into the cave.
Although this is a cave, it is not dark. There are many holes on the surrounding stone walls that have been exposed by wind and sand erosion. Sunlight shines through the holes into the cave, and yellow sand is blown in from time to time by the wind.
The route that Gu Shi took was the least time-consuming route given by the school's strategy team.
The passage of time in the dungeon is 1:1 with that in the outside world, and time also changes in the dungeon. If you delay for too long, it is very likely that it will be night when you fight the third boss. The mad sand python will be more violent at night than during the day.
As Gu Shi was walking, a lizard-like monster suddenly appeared from somewhere beside him. He had anticipated this scene and killed the sand lizard with a wind blade.
Before finding the boss, all he had to deal with were these monsters of the same species as the boss.
The further he walked into the cave, the more monsters Gu Shi encountered. However, these second and third level sand lizards could not cause any effect on him. They were all dealt with by a wind blade.
As its name suggests, the Sand Lizard is good at hiding. It will lurk under the yellow sand for a long time, waiting for prey to come to it.
When something passes over the top of the sand lizard, it will suddenly emerge from the sand, swallow the unsuspecting prey into its stomach, and then move to another place to continue lurking.
Because of the characteristics of the Sand Lizard, the closer Gu Shi got to the Sand Lizard boss, the thicker the yellow sand under his feet became. At first, he was standing on solid ground, but later it turned into flowing sand.
Gu Shi also tried to use wind magic to blow away the yellow sand. It worked well in the front section of the road, but when he walked to the back, the yellow sand gradually became bottomless, so he gave up the idea.
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