Chapter 137: Chapter 137: My surname is Owe, as in "Owe a Beating
After examining the dungeon world, they chose a direction to go. The Magic Beasts around the entrance had been killed by the Awakeners who went in first, so they needed to go further inside.
"Where did you hide the turtle prize?" Qian Qi asked the system, walking at the forefront of the team.
[Right to the east, very close!] The system said proudly: [To save you a few steps, I specially dug a hole near the dungeon entrance!]
Qian Qi looked at its perfectly squared panel corners, imagining its effortful digging: ...
You’re so hardworking, little short hands, poof~.
The system was entirely unaware of Qian Qi’s inner thoughts and eagerly pointed out the direction, determined to prove its honesty and integrity.
Qian Qi turned to Liang Yongjie, "Captain Liang, can I go fetch something first? It’s nearby and won’t take long."
"Fetch something?" Liang Yongjie was puzzled. What could be fetched in the dungeon? Wasn’t Little Qian visiting the dungeon for the first time?
"Yes, I dug a hole to hide a tool here earlier," Qian Qi nodded, "It’s really close. If it’s inconvenient for you, you can wait for me here."
"If it’s not far, we can go together," Liang Yongjie pondered. After all, they had no specific direction for hunting, simply going by luck, fighting whatever they encountered.
Moreover, he couldn’t let Qian Qi, a student, act alone. Even if it was near, it was perilous.
Turning to the team for a brief discussion, no one had objections, though two more cautious passerby teammates grumbled a bit but eventually agreed to accompany Qian Qi.
The group followed Qian Qi heading northeast. On the way, Liang Yongjie asked his doubt, "Have you been to this dungeon before?"
Xu Jinghong also glanced at Qian Qi, seemingly interested in this question.
"Yes, but I didn’t stay long before fleeing," Qian Qi adjusted the frame of her sunglasses, showing a silly smile again, "Only managed to throw the item I brought last time here."
"I see." Liang Yongjie nodded. It was now a dungeon safety period; if Qian Qi was curious about the inside of the dungeon, she could freely shuttle through the dungeon relying on her pace.
The dungeon safety period is the interval between the boss’s death and its refresh period, during which humans can freely shuttle in and out of the dungeon, hence also called the dungeon safety period.
The safety period for an E-level dungeon is two days or 48 hours, D-level is 30 days, and C-level is as long as 5 months. This is why it’s harder for more advanced Awakeners to level up because the boss refresh rate is slow, causing delays and making it easy for other Awakeners to snatch.
Talking about this, Liang Yongjie couldn’t help but praise, "Qian Qi from the news a few days ago was impressive, daring to venture into a D-level dungeon alone and even conquering it!"
"Indeed!" Qian Qi echoed, "She’s practically my role model! My goddess! My supreme idol!"
"Hahaha, by the way, you have the same surname as her, right? Qian isn’t a common surname!" Liang Yongjie couldn’t help but ask.
"Oh, I don’t have the surname Qian," Qian Qi kindly explained, "My surname is Qian, meaning unfixably overdue."
Liang Yongjie: ???
Wasn’t it the second tone? Now it’s become the fourth tone?
Alright then, it’s just a name. Since Qian Qi didn’t want to reveal her name, Liang Yongjie wouldn’t press her.
Chatting back and forth, they reached the place where the system dug the hole. She stopped, squatted down, and started digging with her hand.
The system hadn’t buried it deeply; after a while, Qian Qi felt something touching her fingers. She quickly cleared the dirt away to find a dark green shelled object.
Crucially, only a part of this shelled object was exposed.
Qian Qi followed the shell, digging for a while, but couldn’t find the end, an ominous feeling arose in her heart.
Wait a minute... the Yanjiao dungeon’s prize item, could it be...
[Bingo~ it’s just as you thought~] Before Qian Qi said anything, the system had already set off a white confetti cannon on the panel.
Qian Qi’s face twitched; she glanced at Liang Yongjie.
"What’s wrong?" Liang Yongjie patiently asked.
"..." Qian Qi silently buried the dirt back, "Nothing, I’ll come to retrieve it after you finish hunting the Magic Beasts."
Liang Yongjie paused, afterward? And not sure if she could even come back, but seeing Qian Qi’s determined look, Liang Yongjie didn’t say more, just nodded.
The group set off once more.
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It had been five days since Qian Qi had conquered the Yanjiao dungeon. During this time, whether the Dungeon Association made a move, or D-level Awakeners and C-level Awakeners acted, many Magic Beast corpses were left here.
The group cautiously walked for about ten minutes, finally encountering two D-level Magic Beasts. Ten E-level Awakeners could barely handle one beast, aided by D-level Xu Jinghong, it wasn’t too hard.
They were lucky to meet a new species, but the disadvantage was that they had no knowledge of the new species’ weaknesses, so could only forcibly attack them.
The team split into two groups: Liang Yongjie led two teammates and the other seven to deal with one, while Liang Yongjun took the remaining three including Xu Jinghong to tackle the other.
Only Qian Qi sighed quietly, "I... have been isolated."
If I can’t help, I’ll just cheer you guys on~
Qian Qi turned and climbed a tree, sitting atop it to observe their battle.
The new species looked somewhat like a Four-Nothing-Beast, with a horse-like and ox-like body covered in deep brown mane, beneath which were fish-scale-like armor plates. Its neck had three thick stripes, and the head looked like a dragon or hyena. The most prominent feature was the white antlers resembling a moose’s, which could knock a burly man flying with a hit.
Qian Qi watched as the Power System burly man Fan Haixing grabbed the trident-like antlers but was directly knocked away by the beast, drawing a beautiful arc in the air.
"Wow~" Qian Qi’s gaze moved from Fan Haixing’s body from ground to air and then back to the ground.
"Boom——" As Fan Haixing’s back hit a tree, he let out a tragic scream, "Ah——!"
"Hiss~" Qian Qi inhaled sharply, "Sounds painful."
"What kind of Magic Beast is this?" Qian Qi asked the system.
[Demon Nightmare Beast.]
"Oh~ Demon Nightmare Beast~" Qian Qi muttered the name, then suddenly stiffened, "Wait? Demon Nightmare Beast?"
Why is it called Demon Nightmare Beast?
Anything associated with "nightmare" is usually not a good beast, often possessing mental power hallucination attacks—!
Qian Qi quickly looked over, and indeed, facing the group’s siege, the two Demon Nightmare Beasts couldn’t escape or counterattack with force, so they suddenly roared, turned around, and released two clouds of yellow smoke toward Liang Yongjie’s group.
[Haha, Qian Qi, look, they can release toxic farts just like you!] The system laughed heartily.
Qian Qi: ???
You release toxic farts! Your whole family releases toxic farts!!!