Time flew by, and it was already noon. The number of online players in the guild list was gradually increasing. Jiang Hua was wandering around the game map, pondering what to do next, when her gaze suddenly fell on a message from Yi Gu in the guild channel. Jiang Hua stopped and scrolled through the previous conversations in the guild channel. She quickly understood that they were discussing going to run the Xuanwu spirit beast dungeon together. Since she had almost finished her other quests, Jiang Hua decided to join them. Jiang Hua's level was not low, and her equipment was also top-tier. With her joining, the guild members felt that their chances of winning the dungeon had increased significantly.
"Empress Ruhua is here too, making this dungeon run much easier for us."
"What nonsense are you talking about? Don't call me to save you if you can't hold on any longer."
The atmosphere in the channel became lively. Seeing that there were enough participants, Yi Gu counted the number of people and divided them into two groups. He led one group and handed the other group over to Jiang Hua for command. Without much talk, he simply explained the division of labor after entering the dungeon and how to deal with dangerous situations before starting the dungeon.
The spirit beast Xuanwu was larger than the previous spirit beasts. Although it was not as fierce and powerful as the other spirit beasts, its defensive attribute was surprisingly high. Most of the team members did not have enough attack power. Faced with the spirit beast's strong defense, their combined output only caused a negligible amount of damage. When the skills entered the cooldown phase, almost everyone was helpless and passively suffered damage from the spirit beast during this time.
"This can't go on. Although Xuanwu's burst damage isn't as high as the previous spirit beasts, we haven't been able to fight back for such a long time..."
"Its output isn't very high, and our output isn't lethal enough. Aren't we just going to wear each other down and see who's tougher and can hold out longer to defeat the other?"
The entire team immediately panicked. If they continued to stubbornly resist, their defenses were far inferior to the Xuanwu spirit beast, and the only result of the delay would be their own side falling first. Seeing this, Jiang Hua also began to worry. She stared intently at the enormous spirit beast, and a thought suddenly popped into her mind.
"Who has the highest defense in our team right now?" Jiang Hua asked, typing rapidly on the keyboard.
As soon as the news came out, one or two people quickly stepped forward and signaled to Jiang Hua with a signal.
"You guys in front try to keep the spirit beast's target at bay, so that its attacks only hit you. The rest of you with damage output should come with me to circle around behind the spirit beast and launch an attack. Take care of yourselves and save your healing skills for the people in front."
Upon receiving Jiang Hua's message, one group quickly dispersed to prepare for the next offensive. Another group hesitated, but Yi Gu didn't hesitate at all. "Following Di Ruhua's orders," all members immediately took their positions, briefly recovered from the damage they had sustained, and then launched a new offensive.
Some time ago, the guild members often teamed up to participate in many tasks and dungeons. There wasn't much communication in the channel, but everyone worked together seamlessly to conquer the new spirit beast. Although the process was somewhat lengthy, the entire team survived the spirit beast dungeon without a single death, which undoubtedly delighted the whole guild.
The rewards for this dungeon were significantly richer than the previous one, and this success allowed everyone to obtain the long-awaited "Alice's Secret." "I wonder what kind of secret it holds..." Jiang Hua thought to herself, and at everyone's urging, she opened the reward window. Immediately, a system message appeared in everyone's window announcing a large amount of gold coins, and the entire guild cheered. They also obtained several pieces of high-level equipment. After a moment's thought, Jiang Hua decided to leave these items to the guild members whose levels were lower.
"Let's go. Let's run the couples' dungeon."
Jiang Hua was chatting enthusiastically in the guild channel when a message from Yi Gu suddenly popped up in her eyes. He had bypassed the channel and sent her the message privately. Jiang Hua didn't ask any questions and replied. She said goodbye to the guild members and soon went to the couple's dungeon with Yi Gu.
"Jiang Hua, we're about to go get lunch. How much longer?" Her roommate's voice brought Jiang Hua back from her reverie. She looked at the dungeon she was still working on, then turned back and replied, "Wait for me a bit, I'll be done soon." Jiang Hua quickened her pace, and as soon as she finished the dungeon, she quickly said a few words to Yi Gu and logged off.
The school cafeteria was gradually getting crowded. Jiang Hua and her roommate searched for a long time before finally finding a seat. They quickly put down their backpacks to reserve the spot before taking their plates and joining the queue. When Jiang Hua finally returned to her seat with her lunch, her roommate was already waiting for her.
"By the way, what classes do we have this afternoon?" Jiang Hua suddenly remembered, swallowed a mouthful of food, and looked up to ask her roommate sitting opposite her.
"Are you stupid? Have you forgotten we're volunteers? B University and S University are about to have a friendly basketball league match. After lunch, we won't have much time to rest before we have to go to the teachers' place for training." Her roommate replied vaguely. Jiang Hua suddenly realized that training was coming soon, so she stopped talking and focused on eating her food. "B University... Gu Yiming is at B University too..." Jiang Hua was lost in thought, a smile unconsciously appearing on her lips.
The afternoon sun was quite strong, and Jiang Hua was already drenched in sweat after a round of rigorous training. She leaned against a large tree, intending to rest for a while, when her roommate bought her some ice-cold mineral water. Jiang Hua took a bottle, gave her roommate a grateful look, and with a swift movement, unscrewed the cap and took a big gulp.
Jiang Hua hastily wiped the sweat from her forehead and the water stains remaining on her lips, sat down in the shade of a tree, took out her phone from her pocket, quickly tapped a few times, and dialed a number.
"It's you, Jiang Hua. What's wrong? Aren't you in class at this hour?" The voice on the other end of the line was somewhat indifferent, but that didn't stop Jiang Hua from feeling an overwhelming joy the moment she heard it.
"B University and S University are having a friendly basketball match soon, are you planning to participate?"
Jiang Hua sounded quite excited. Gu Yiming was silent for a while before slowly speaking, "I think this kind of friendly match should be sent directly to the school basketball team, it's not my turn."
"No, no, I'm a volunteer for this competition right now, and I've heard that students can sign up voluntarily. It's a rare opportunity, don't you want to make the most of it?"
Gu Yiming silently calculated how many lab reports he still had to complete, then recalled the competition schedule, "It's not impossible..."
"Then I'll take that as a yes. See you at the competition!" Gu Yiming was about to say something more when the call ended. He thought about the expression on Jiang Hua's face when she said those words and couldn't help but chuckle to himself.
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