Thanks to the stealth training Zen received from Liu Feng before the Treasure Hunt event, he was barely able to avoid detection by Karina. Sasha had no issues either, and the archer elf admitted defeat. These weren’t rookie adventurers. They had some skills.
“I don’t know how useful this skill is, but please take it. You’ve passed the first trial.”Ping!===17. Shadow StepsEffects: When activated, helps player avoid getting detected for 30 seconds while moving.===Checking the new skill, Zen rejoiced. Unlike Sasha, who was a natural at activating stealth, he struggled to maintain his cool in stealth mode. Moving while remaining stealthy was something he never learned. The new skill would definitely come in handy.“Sweet! How do I use the skill?” Sasha asked.Zen could understand her enthusiasm. Gaining new skills in a game was always exciting for gamers. This had to be Sasha’s first activChuckling to himself, Liu Feng refused to comment on the two children’s excitement about the new skills. For professionals like Akiko and himself, dismantling a trap or two was basic. They didn’t have to worry about carefully removing parts without triggering the detection mechanism. With enough brute force and finesse, physical traps like the ones the Kobolds made using primitive resources could be destroyed five times quicker than a scout could disarm it.“That’s nice,” he congratulated Zen over the group voice call when the gamer and sniper informed everyone they successfully cleared the third training in a single try with Damian’s live coaching. “You can dismantle basic traps now with basic accessory crafting and armour crafting skills. Two Shots might have to finish the other side quests to use that skill if she’s interested. However, there’s no need to assist us. Oritha should be turning in the next quest soon. The Dea
“I’ll wait here,” Zen smiled. “You should go check it out. Many secret quests come with special skills and rewards only chosen players can get.”Hearing how the secret quest granted only specific players unusual rewards, Sasha’s curiosity got the better of her. Even Damian, who was observing them, became interested. However, Oritha shrugged.“It must be another ranged skill,” she sighed. “If it were a strength-related skill, I might be interested.”“We wouldn’t know yet,” Damian hummed, studying Sasha’s perspective from over the group call. “I’ll tell you what she got after she finishes the quest.”Leisurely, everyone else resumed what they were doing. Akiko and Liu Feng only had one more quest for the main chain quest. They were to find the Mega Furnace schematic by defeating the Kobold Mad Scientist. The boss monster wasn’t difficult to defeat. However, l
“Take a left turn after two forked paths, and you’ll be at the boss room,” Zen urged.After failing once to get both Liu Feng and Akiko to the boss room, Zen devised a new strategy. Honestly, this was a fourth-floor boss. With how strong Liu Feng and Akiko were before they integrated with their bloodline, it was unnecessary for both powerhouses to be there. Hence, the objective was to get at least one of them to the destination.Sending Liu Feng and Akiko to different areas on standby, Zen predetermined where the new boss room would appear. After seeing so many failed attempts, Zen narrowed down the possible locations of the boss’ room that he would include in the gamer guide. True to his hunch, the new boss’s room appeared near Akiko.Flying over at top speed, Akiko smashed through any traps from walls and ceilings. Ground traps were easy to avoid with her newly gained aerial skills. Although the Death Princess was still unfamiliar with
“Do you think the boss was harder to locate because we were there together?” Akiko asked as soon as Zen showed up with the two other girls.Surprised, Zen asked if there was a difference between the boss dungeon Akiko had just defeated and the first time she speed-ran the dungeon. According to everyone else in the party who cleared floors by skipping the main quest, the boss monster did not drop armour upgrade tickets as a reward. Instead, they received various machine parts such as scrap metals, bolts or broken gears. It wasn’t very useful, but Damian wanted it, so they gave it to the cyborg for free.“The boss did not change rooms either,” Sasha confirmed. “He was just there at the end of the cave. I didn’t run into many kobolds or traps while doing the dungeon with Oritha. We bypassed every other monster here when we could in search of the boss room. After all, you can trigger the portal to the next floor by simply killing the b
After making arrangements with Damian to meet on floor five tomorrow, Zen logged out. The rest of his party members wanted to remain logged in while he prepared dinner as they wanted to become more accustomed to the new abilities they gained. Damian offered to record their training progress, and Zen didn’t want to interrupt their fun.Ping!Seeing a private message from Charlie and his party, Zen thought it might be a good time to discuss the new farming strategies with Party Freedom while he prepared dinner. They worked just as hard as those in the vanguard team, so Zen didn’t mind cooking any special requests they might have. Liu Feng wanted fried rice tonight, so Zen was thinking of making an assortment of rice-related dishes.Checking the fridge, Zen noticed nothing for his party members to eat if they were hungry. Apart from two bottles of supplement drinks, it was empty. Feeding these assassins was starting to become a full-time job. Zen wondered if
By the time the remaining members of Party Godly Food, except for Damian, arrived in the kitchen for dinner, Party Freedom was slumped over the kitchen counters, looking absolutely lifeless.“Thanks for the assistance,” Zen beamed as he welcomed the rest of his party members. “They helped to make dinner today, so there’s plenty of food. Even after setting aside the snacks for tonight and tomorrow’s breakfast, there’s still a heap of food left over. They packed the food they wanted and stored it in their rooms, but we still have this much left.”Akiko glanced over to the side where zip-lock bags were piled. There were three large pots of rice and an assortment of trays with different food on them. The plate that was specially reserved for Liu Feng’s meal was heaped. With this much food, the pantry was probably empty again. On the bright side, nobody would starve with this much food in the refrigerator.“What’s
Gawking at the audacity Yelena had artistically designed using ketchup, Zen didn’t know if he should stop his sworn brother from eating that omurice. There was nothing wrong with the sauce or ingredients. However, it was still a little strange seeing the Seer eating omurice with a phallic ketchup doodle on it.“What is it?” Liu Feng asked, feeling Zen’s stare. “Is there something on my face?”Shaking his head quickly, Zen nervously wished him bon appetite and escaped to have his dinner. There was no telling what Liu Feng would do if he knew he was eating fried rice with a dick pic created by Yelena. Technically, assault on an invigilator was against the school rules. However, Zen wouldn’t put it past Liu Feng to get his revenge on her if he knew. Apparently, there were many gutsy people in this academy who dared to pull on the lion’s whiskers.Taking this rare opportunity, Charlie and Remi talked with the Akiko about the
Eager to get started on the dungeon progress, Jessica and Benjamin left first. Akiko and Liu Feng agreed to boost them to the twentieth floor from the first stage because of the new members in their party. Damian was equally excited as Sasha and Oritha would start mapping out the twenty-first floor using his pedometer program. Nobody bothered Zen, who was teaching the new recruits how to clean his kitchen with double the enthusiasm and energy anyone else had. It was better to leave silently. The invigilators were there to escort them back after they were done, so there was no need to stay too long.Fifteen minutes after parting, Akiko and Liu Feng returned to the dungeon. Gambler and Tracer logged in slightly later but quickly joined up with the two powerhouses who were mock sparring as a warm-up.“That’s certainly something,” Remi grimaced.Beside him, Charlie nodded, too awestruck by the amplified raw display of agility and strength. Whoever