Chapter 1039: Best Die Inside
"If we insist on pushing forward, then I choose to quit."
"I have no reason to risk my life for this stranger."
"Sangui, what about you?"
Asude stated his view.
Then turned to ask Sangui.
Sangui immediately made his stance clear.
"I agree with Asude and Arya."
"Kurna, you should understand us. We get that you want to bring this human, but this dungeon is too difficult to carry him now."
"If we insist on carrying him, the whole team will suffer. It's even dangerous."
"As a frontline, even I'm feeling the pressure. We need two tanks to share the aggro."
Hearing this, Kurna fell into deep thought.
She wasn't an unreasonable person.
She could understand their point.
Ling Zhan had no ties to them. Forcing others to risk their lives to carry him was indeed unfair.
"You all exit the dungeon first. I'll check out the third stage's monsters."
"If there's danger, I'll retreat immediately."
Kurna said calmly.
"Sigh, if you're dead set on trying, then fine. I'm out."
Arya wasn't going to stick around.
Before crushing her teleport scroll, she turned and sneered at Ling Zhan, "You call yourself a man? If you want to level up, do it yourself. Leeching off Kurna like a coward. Tch!"
With that—
She crushed the teleport scroll and left.
Yun Man, Chang Yue, and Meng Shuang's expressions immediately turned cold.
Asude followed with a dismissive look at Ling Zhan. "If you're a man, stop relying on women. That's my advice. Later."
And he, too, left.
Sangui gave Ling Zhan a scornful glance, then exited.
Now only Kurna, Ling Zhan, Yun Man, Chang Yue, and Meng Shuang remained.
"I'm sorry..."
Kurna looked at Ling Zhan apologetically.
She had promised confidently to help him level, but now she couldn't.
"Why are you apologizing?"
Before Ling Zhan could answer, Meng Shuang asked her.
"Why apologize..."
Kurna didn't know how to reply.
"It's not like we can't clear this dungeon. What are you apologizing for?"
Meng Shuang rolled her eyes adorably.
"Huh?"
Kurna was stunned.
"What do you mean 'huh'? They left, but we're still here, right?"
"It's just a stupid dungeon. Is it really that hard to clear?"
Meng Shuang stood with her hands on her hips, looking speechlessly at Kurna.
In fact, she was close to Kurna in age.
Both were around thirteen or fourteen.
Chang Yue and Yun Man were seventeen or eighteen.
Slightly older than Meng Shuang.
"Not hard?"
Kurna couldn't believe what she was hearing.
Today's Fallen Angel Ruins—just the first two stages had worn the team out.
Thinking about the rest was a nightmare.
The spectators outside who heard Meng Shuang's words couldn't help but look at each other and burst into laughter.
"See that? That's what they call naive confidence."
"Exactly!"
"Low-level, big mouth."
"Forget them. Even five level-300 powerhouses need to give it their all just to have a chance to clear this dungeon. And this girl's talking big like it's no big deal?"
Arya, Asude, and Sangui, who had just exited, also heard Meng Shuang's bold statement.
The three teens exchanged cold smirks.
"Heh! Looks like Ling Zhan's divine beasts are brain-dead too."
"No kidding. I can't wait to watch them get wrecked in stage three."
"Without us, they won't last a second! Let's enjoy the show!"
Everyone was waiting for a good laugh.
Just then—
A woman in a fiery red robe rushed toward the secret realm hall.
She had long red hair, fox ears on her head, and a bright red fox tail behind her. Stunning looks, graceful and elegant.
Her features closely resembled Kurna's.
No doubt about it.
She was Kurna's mother—Lady Lidia, the town mayor's wife.
Lidia looked extremely worried.
She had heard her daughter had gone into today's Fallen Angel Ruins with Arya, Asude, Sangui, and a human freeloader.
As soon as she found out, she rushed over.
Upon seeing the live feed and the teens who had exited—
Lidia turned to the nearest official and said sharply, "Send a message to my daughter now! Tell her to come out immediately! Continuing this run will only lead to danger."
The staff quickly nodded.
"Aunt Lidia, I'm sorry. It's not that we didn't want to support Kurna—it's just that this really felt like suicide," Arya quickly came to explain.
Though they were nobles of the town, it was best not to offend the mayor's wife.
"Mm. I understand."
Lidia nodded coolly.
Meanwhile, the staff began contacting Kurna inside.
But then—
No one expected what happened next—
Before Kurna could respond, that human had already walked alone to the stage three portal.
Yun Man, Meng Shuang, and Chang Yue followed right after.
Kurna had received the message but, seeing Ling Zhan and the others advance, she bit her lip and chased after them.
"What the..."
The staff was dumbfounded.
Lidia was stunned.
She never imagined her daughter would actually follow that human!
Her mature and charming face turned grim.
The surrounding Professionals didn't even dare to whisper.
Arya, Asude, and Sangui exchanged glances—though expressionless, there was mockery and schadenfreude in their eyes.
Yep...
They actually didn't like Kurna.
Her talent and strength surpassed theirs.
And she was the mayor's daughter.
For years, they had to flatter her.
Now seeing her walking into danger—they couldn't help but feel delighted.
"Good!"
"Hope she dies in there!"
"Haha!"
These dark thoughts, of course, they only dared think—
Not say aloud.