He's good at clearing dungeons, but if you want him to collect all the information and perfectly clear a dungeon from a strategy guide perspective, that would be asking too much of him.
He was forced to learn about the only two five-star dungeons; somehow, people connected to the dungeon's background approached him.
Seeing Yin Xiu remain silent, Ye Tianxuan naturally rested his chin on his hand and joked, "It's a bit much to ask the God of Slaughter to take care of the town. I'll handle the task of collecting strategy guides myself."
"If you're worried about anything, why don't you come with me to the dungeon?" Ye Tianxuan smiled and stared at Yin Xiu. "I was originally planning to go to the next dungeon with you anyway. It'll be safer if we go together and take care of each other, right?"
Yin Xiu pondered that even if he wanted to stop Ye Tianxuan from entering the dungeon, it was unlikely. For the sake of the town, he would definitely complete the dungeon walkthrough before leaving.
If he keeps refusing, Ye Tianxuan might do what he did before and sneak into the dungeon in the middle of the night.
"I understand." Yin Xiu reluctantly conceded, "I'll go into the new dungeon with you."
"That's more like it." Ye Tianxuan nodded in satisfaction, stretched on the bed, and said, "I'll rest for a while and recharge my energy, then we can go to the dungeon again tonight, okay?"
"So rushed?" Yin Xiu frowned, recalling that Ye Tianxuan had just come out of the dungeon and had entered it in a hurry before. He stared intently at Ye Tianxuan. "Is your time really that tight?"
"I just want to leave the instance as soon as possible. We're just one step away from the end, just in case." Ye Tianxuan remained unfazed by his scrutiny. "Who knows if another new instance will be released after we finish this one? The sooner we get it over with, the easier it will be."
"That's true..." Yin Xiu couldn't figure out his thoughts for a moment, so he could only nod in agreement.
"Going to sleep now, see you tonight, remember to close the door when you go out." Ye Tianxuan yawned and lazily snuggled into the quilt.
Anyway, Yin Xiu didn't know about the divination for a month, so he could make up whatever he wanted. He had strictly instructed the people in town not to reveal it. In the last month, he figured it would be enough to get through the dungeon, so there was no need to worry him.
As for where he died after leaving the town, that was none of Yin Xiu's business.
Yin Xiu silently turned around, closed Ye Tianxuan's door, and walked home while clutching the divination slip in his pocket.
His divination concerned the future, but he didn't know exactly when. Yin Xiu could only try to follow him into the instance, hoping that nothing would happen to him, at least within the instance.
Family and friends are the only precious things he has left. Must he gain one and lose another?
He is human, and therefore sinful. So even if he becomes a little greedy, is that okay?
As dusk fell, Ye Tianxuan, still wearing his gleaming white tracksuit, strolled leisurely along the alley, greeting the players in town as he went.
"Boss Ye, are we going to the dungeon?"
"Boss Ye, we're waiting for you to finish the dungeon!"
"Boss Ye, good luck with the dungeon! We'll keep an eye on it and give you real-time updates."
"Waaah, Boss Ye, you're the best! How can the town survive without you?"
Faced with the players' enthusiastic welcome, Ye Tianxuan simply smiled and waved before entering Yin Xiu's house.
"Could you turn on the chat for this instance?" Ye Tianxuan went straight to the table as soon as he entered the room and found tea and cups that had been brewed long ago.
Yin Xiu paused for a moment, then said gently, "Do I really have to turn on the live comments? I'm not used to it."
"Don't worry, the people in town don't have the same impression of you as before, so don't worry too much. As far as I know about dungeons, we'll go in together this time. The dungeon will definitely separate us, but with a chat window in the middle, it'll be easier to communicate." Ye Tianxuan said leisurely while holding his teacup.
Yin Xiu frowned, seemingly lost in thought, "Alright..."
He was really afraid that he would see some strange comments on the live chat that would affect his mood, since he hadn't turned on the live chat for many years when playing dungeons.
"Alright, let's go into the dungeon then." Before leaving, Ye Tianxuan drank the tea that Yin Xiu had poured in one gulp, licking his lips with satisfaction. "Your tea is so weak, it's like plain water."
Yin Xiu stared at him indifferently, "Drink it or don't, it's up to you."
The doll, resembling a small black octopus, was being manipulated by Yin Xiu when it was suddenly torn apart. The next second, everyone in the room vanished from their spot.
At the same time, a notification sounded throughout the town.
[Congratulations, player, on entering the dungeon: Deep Sea Summoning]
Player names in this instance: Yin Xiu, Ye Tianxuan
Gender: Male
Residence: Rooms 401 & 103, Alley A, 35-Dimensional Town
Assets held in duplicate: 500031, 5551111
Dungeon progress: All dungeons completed, 99% complete.
Tonight, the entire town is lit up, with everyone staying up all night to monitor the new instance and not wanting to miss any information.
A live stream of the dungeon session popped up on the black screen. Yin Xiu, Ye Tianxuan, and the other players matched with him were in different screens. Judging from the scene, it seemed that everyone had been assigned to different areas.
With a hiss, Yin Xiu opened his eyes as the instance's notification sounded in his mind.
"The theme of this instance is: Summoning from the Deep Sea."
"You are a human student at the Deep Sea Academy. You have had a wonderful semester at the Deep Sea Academy, and now you have seven days left to graduate and leave the academy."
"Before graduation, you need to get along well with your classmates, communicate amicably, and not violate any school rules to spend your last seven days here."
"This is the best school in the entire deep sea. They will all accept you as an outsider. You will become their friend, their companion, and their oneness."
After the sound rang out, Yin Xiu slowly raised his head and looked around.
He sat in a dark and quiet classroom, wearing a black school uniform. On the table in front of him were several books with incomprehensible writing and a note. The surroundings were silent, with only a sliver of light coming in from the window outlining the empty desks and chairs and casting shadows in the corner of the classroom, making it extremely eerie.
A faint breeze blew in from the window, carrying a slightly damp scent. The entire classroom seemed to be swaying gently, extremely unstable, and didn't feel like it was on land at all.
Yin Xiu looked around but saw no one, no players, and no monsters.
He looked down at his school uniform.
I was just complaining about not having been to school in the last instance, and this instance is school-themed. I remembered the instance item I got before entering that looked a lot like Li Mo.
He wondered if this was something Li Mo had prepared for him.
For some reason, this thought filled his heart with a strange sense of satisfaction, perhaps because he had finally arrived at school, or perhaps because someone had prepared a surprise for him.