The other members of the Prisoner team waited outside for a long time, only to finally hear the news of the two teams forming an alliance. They were a bit surprised for a moment.
Compared to other top teams, the Prisoner team was generally approachable due to their captain He Yuanqing,but occasionally lending a helping hand was one thing, and establishing an equal alliance was another thing. To be honest, among the teams currently in the rankings, there were no more than three teams that could be on par with them. Even if the top ten teams met them, they would often consciously choose the second line.
Before He Yuanqing came looking for this person, the members of the Prisoner team had basically digested the huge information that the Dawn team did have the God Lou from that year. However, now He Yuanqing was also a god-level player. He definitely wasn’t inferior to Lou Yueren. Was a God Lou from that year really enough to support a team so that it had the same strength as them?
Compared to He Yuanqing’s agreement out of a personal relationship, the members of the Prisoner team exchanged looks and were obviously more inclined to another possibility.
In other words, the other members of the Dawn team also possessed absolute top-level strength.
So, where did this team come from?
Once all the members of the two teams gathered together at the call of their captains and sat opposite each other, the Prisoner team’s staring at the Dawn team seemed even more blatant.
Lou Yueren naturally had no objection to the others being stared at like this. However, the gazes of the people on the opposite side finally fell on Chi Ting, which made him immediately unhappy. “He Yuanqing, what is wrong with these team members of yours? haven’t you heard that you can’t bully your friend’s husband? Isn’t it inappropriate for them to keep looking at our dear captain like this?”
“……” He Yuanqing opened his mouth, but in the end, he could only turn around and remind his team members, “Stop staring at them.”
The Prisoner team members: “……”
He was reminding them, but looking at the captain’s expression, it was obvious that he had already written a whole small essay full of curse words in his heart.
He Yuanqing cleared his throat. “So, if there is any situation next, please contact Mr Lu Nanling at any time, right?”
The two teams had added each other as friends after meeting. Lu Nanling replied, “Yes, just contact me anytime.”
He Yuanqing nodded. “Then, see you in the second round of instances.”
Chi Ting stood up and shook his head. “Okay, see you in the instance.”
The Prisoner team went downstairs under the leadership of He Yuanqing. Once they reached the hotel entrance, a team member asked, “Captain, when we left the instance, you said that the next one would be a group instance. Now it seems that the Dawn team also guessed it?”
“If he can’t guess this then all the instances that Lou Yueren went through back then would’ve been in vain.” He Yuanqing looked back at the towering building. He recalled the time when he saw Lou Yueren again with a profound look on his face. “But after not seeing him for so long, I feel like he has changed a lot. Really, with this guy’s personality, it would’ve been hard to imagine that he would be able to participate in team battles one day.”
He paused before chuckling. “Maybe this is called, ‘everything has a weakness.’ Yes, it is good.”
After watching the Prisoner team leave, the Dawn team also took the opportunity to hold their first group meeting after their memories were restored.
The previous instance had ended, but it could be seen that this instance was much more difficult than an ordinary instance. This made them have to pay more attention to the next test.
All the way to the end of the meeting, Chi Ting watched Lou Yueren sneeze again and again. He couldn’t help laughing. “It seems that many people are thinking about God Lou recently.”
Lou Yueren rubbed the tip of his nose and said with a smile, “I only want you to remember me.”
Ji Xingque felt he was going deaf due to the chatter between the two of them. Just as he was about to remind them to be mindful of the situation, he heard Hua Qianmei said leisurely, “How can there not be many people paying attention to this? Many players in the Sanctuary have the potential to be paparazzi. Now our team is completely famous.” She sent a forum link to the group, and everyone understood the meaning of these words.
One had to think of every possible way to pass on information in their world. It had been a long time since they had experienced such a fast speed of information transmission. They never expected that He Yuanqing had just left their hotel, and the news of the private meeting between the Prisoner team and the Dawn team had spread from one person to one hundred.
Looking at the words ‘God Lou’ appearing in the title of the posts, Lou Yueren sighed emotionally. “Yes, even though I have been away from the martial arts world for so many years, it seems that the martial arts world is still full of legends about me.”
Chi Ting randomly clicked on a post, read through it, and gave a brief review. “It isn’t bad. Thanks to God Lou, we also benefited from it.”
If the previous news only made players speculate, then the news of He Yuanqing’s private meeting with the Dawn team was like a bombshell that directly turned all of the speculation into reality.
They had never heard of the Dawn team before, but anyone with a bit of knowledge of the current player strength rankings knew very well what type of personality He Yuanqing had.
The first round of the instance had ended not long ago. It was self-evident the reason that made He Yuanqing rush to meet someone in person without taking a rest.
[F*k, Lou Yueren is really in the Dawn team! He is actually God Lou!]
[So, he came out of the ultimate instance? He wasn’t able to leave after clearing the instance?]
[Isn’t it said that he was locked in an instance for a long time because he failed to clear it?]
[No wonder why the Dawn team was able to take first place. It turns out they had the protection of an old god.]
[F*k, come back and speak after you understand. Lou Yueren is very strong, but our Captain Chi is stronger!]
[It is so funny. You keep calling him God Lou. If he was really that strong, he would’ve cleared the instance and left long ago. Why would he be locked in the instance?]
[Indeed, I think the legend of the old great god has spread strangely. It happened not long after the 1st world was launched. If it was now, he might just be an average player.]
[Average player? Why don’t you go challenge one of them and show us?]
[Okay, okay, what is there to argue about? Wait until the second round of the instance starts and see which team wins in the end to see how strong they are.]
[By the way, if it was really God Lou who entered the ultimate instance that year, why did he come to participate in this event again? Is he going to collect a set of cards again to challenge the ultimate instance? He should know what is in the ultimate instance. So why is he so anxious to do it again? Is this really the only way to leave the unlimited world?]
[Gah, the above person’s perspective is good. If you think about it carefully, it is actually possible!]
During the next two days, almost everyone in the unlimited world was discussing the contents of the ultimate instance.
The second round of the event competition was about to begin. Who would eventually get the key to the ultimate instance was still the issue everyone was most concerned about.
Gradually, the opinions on the forum were divided into two camps. One group believed that since Lou Yueren had already entered the ultimate instance in the past, he was in possession of a strategy. He would have an advantage over other teams if he tried again. They hoped he could avenge his previous failure and pass it smoothly. The other group felt that the first failure was enough to prove that God Lou wasn’t as strong as he was hyped up to be. The Dawn team’s first place in the first round didn’t mean anything. After the second round began, their true strength would be revealed in the face of powerful teams.
But no matter what, judging from the recent discussions, the presence of the Dawn team had undoubtedly overwhelmed a number of strong teams. It jumped from obscurity to the top of the forum.
Just as Chi Ting said, this was all thanks to God Lou.
Finally, the day for the second round arrived. Everyone from the Dawn team gathered downstairs and headed to the instance location mentioned in the notice.
In stark contrast to the spectacular scene of huge crowds during the first round, there was no one other than the staff when they arrived.
“What’s going on? Did we find the wrong place?” Ji Xingque looked confused.
Chi Ting had just replied to a message. Now he explained, “There is no mistake. I just asked Captain Qiu of the Seven Seas team. The notice they received wasn’t the same entrance as ours. It seems that the entrances for each team have been separated.”
Lu Nanling thought for a moment. “This is to prevent us from having too much communication before entering the instance. But why?”
“No matter what, he is definitely planning something bad again.” Lou Yueren rubbed his brow and moved closer to Chi Ting. “See? My eyelids have been twitching violently since I left my room. I always feel that nothing good will happen.”
Chi Ting unceremoniously pushed him away. “Mine is jumping too. I can only say that entering an instance is not a good thing in itself.”
Lou Yueren thought about it and smiled. “Thinking about it carefully, it seems that this is indeed the case, right?”
Chi Ting glanced at the time. “Let’s go. It is almost time. Go sign in and enter the instance.”
Upon hearing that they were about to enter an instance, Song Xuefeng let out a heartfelt sigh from the back of the group.
Ji Xingque laughed. “Brother Song, stop sighing. We still have to pass this instance.”
“…Alas.”
The group arrived at the corresponding location. They confirmed the information with the staff NPC and waited to be led to the teleportation point.
Above their heads, a countdown was already ticking. At the same time, the same scene was being simultaneously presented in seven other locations.
10, 9, 8, 7…
As the countdown number reached zero, a familiar system sound rang clearly above everyone’s heads.
[Ding—!]
[Welcome the Dawn team to the instance: Doomsday Tower Defense.]
[Genre: Tower defense game.]
[The current number of survivors in the instance: 41/41.]
[The game is being imported.]
[Attention, please follow the rules of the game!]
……
Doomsday?
Chi Ting was slightly stunned when he saw the name of the instance.
He wasn’t joking with Lou Yueren before. He did have a bad premonition since he woke up today. At this moment, this premonition was so strong that it reached the peak.
He had to say, this was a term that was hard not to associate with bad things.
Before he could think more, the surrounding light beams exploded. Chi Ting’s thoughts were stripped away, and he was completely immersed in the thick darkness.
The familiar feeling of weightlessness enveloped him in an instant.
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