This time, Lufeng did not hold back and was not worried about his health. He knew that every time he lost health, Murong Xiaoxiao would quickly replenish it, which assured him that his health was secure.
Therefore, Lufeng wanted to take action to train himself and set an example to prove himself. First, there was no need to burden Gao Chao and others anymore; as the leader, he could not always teach others a lesson. Only by leading by example and winning people over with virtue could he help Gao Chao truly integrate into the atmosphere of the studio. Second, there was an opportunity to gain more valuable items, and there was no need to let Gao Chao and others take this chance. Only what he earned through his own efforts would be cherished more. Third, and most importantly, if Lufeng wanted to make a comeback, mere bursts of power were not enough; only through accumulation could he achieve explosive growth. To progress faster, he needed to engage in close combat with monsters to better understand the differences between melee and ranged combat, allowing him to improve quickly and even catch up to or surpass experts like Sima Changfeng and Extreme Radiance.
This time, Lufeng did not rely on the advantage of Phantom Form but instead dodged the Rebel Leader's large blade in close combat. Ranged attacks were fine until they got too close; the consequences would be dire if he got caught up in an attack with low defense. Compared to before, Lufeng was now taking more than double the damage; where he used to lose over a hundred health per second, he was now losing several hundred.
"Hey, heal us too! Why is it only your brother in your mind?"
Gao Chao was frustrated that Murong Xiaoxiao was only focused on Lufeng's health and had no time to heal him.
Wang Xiaojing helped block the attacks and said indifferently, "I won't let you die! Do you want me and Xiaoxiao to keep you in our hearts?"
Gao Chao grinned, "That would be great; I couldn't ask for more."
"You're really something!"
Wang Xiaojing was genuinely annoyed with Gao Chao, feeling like she was being watched all the time. She dodged aside and stopped blocking the Rebel Leader's attacks for him.
Hearing Wang Xiaojing's insults, Gao Chao felt no shame but rather pride. He struck a scissor pose and laughed, "Who dares say their youth has never been foolish? I'm just being myself! I'm not like Qiu Han, who clearly wants to say something but keeps it all bottled up. What's there to hide?! I feel like people like me are truly wise fools; what's the use of overthinking? It's better to have fun! My youth is mine; I’ll be my true self. Yay~"
Watching Lufeng's health bar continuously decrease, Murong Xiaoxiao became anxious: "Brother, I can't heal you anymore~"
Lufeng did not respond to Murong Xiaoxiao but used a Golden Elixir Gourd himself and continued to reap the Rebel Leader. As he saw its health drop significantly, he executed a double kill with left and right strikes, defeating the Rebel Leader.
"Ding~"
System Prompt: Dungeon completed, automatic submission of Dungeon will be sent in 20 seconds.
Gao Chao and the others were stunned. It should be noted that during the last moment, Lufeng's double kill, combined with his Sunglasses Cat attack, had drained over twenty thousand health points in an instant.
"Quick, grab the loot! Why are you all just standing there? It's not that I'm trying to steal the final critical hit from you; it's just that you all are too weak, haha!" Lufeng reminded them while laughing heartily.
"Damn it, I despise you!" Gao Chao raised his middle finger and then said to Qin Shou and Qiu Han: "Qin Shou, Fourth, the boss is trying to take the big prize from us. We can't let him succeed next time."
"Collectively despise the boss!" Qin Shou chimed in, while Qiu Han chose not to join in their mockery. Instead, he thought about Lufeng's attack direction, admiring his courage to face the Rebel Leader head-on.
Lufeng casually glanced at the loot and indeed found that the final explosion yielded good items, including Golden Silkworm Thread, low-level gem synthesis talismans, and Extreme Probability Pearl, among others.
"3"
"2"
"1"
After 20 seconds, Lufeng and the others returned to Dunhuang, continuing their search for the next Rebellious Thief...
After entering the Dungeon for the fifth time, Lufeng seemed like a different person. He was less about Bullshit, and aside from pulling monsters, every attack he made was with full effort, and his speed was gradually increasing.
Seeing Lufeng's unusual behavior, Qiu Han and the others no longer questioned it and were inspired by him. Seeing everyone working so hard, even Gao Chao felt embarrassed to slack off.
Gradually, the chat shifted from casual banter to robotic dungeon runs, with the time between runs decreasing from eight minutes to six.
Half an hour later, the dungeon run event concluded. Lufeng and his team managed to complete nine runs. With their current equipment, the only teams that could achieve nine runs besides Royal Beauty, Extreme Radiance, Sima Changfeng, and Bad Blade were Lufeng's team. Meanwhile, the unfortunate lady ran back and forth from Sword Pavilion to Dunhuang but could only manage six runs, marking her first-ever low record.
This dungeon run yielded significant rewards. Lufeng and his team handed over all valuable items to Wang Xiaojing and recorded the data. They obtained over thirty level one gems alone, which even moved Wang Xiaojing. Fortunately, in Heavenly Inquiry, gems of the same type and level can stack; otherwise, their inventory would have been overflowing with just gems.
After the event ended, Murong Xiaoxiao reached level 39, firmly holding the top spot on the world leaderboard. The second place, Bad Blade, was only at level 37. This was unexpected for Lufeng; he couldn't help but feel that the dungeon run practice had given Murong Xiaoxiao a chance to be the first to break level 40 and earn rewards.
"Xiaoxiao, how much experience do you need to reach level 40?" Lufeng asked as he looked at Murong Xiaoxiao and gently touched her hair with concern.
Murong Xiaoxiao swatted Lufeng's hand away and pouted, "Why are you asking this all of a sudden? Don't touch my head anymore."
Seeing Murong Xiaoxiao's cute expression, Lufeng couldn't help but pat her head again and laughed, "Come on, just tell me how much you need, and I won't touch your head anymore."
Murong Xiaoxiao rolled her eyes adorably and replied lightly, "I'm almost at 40; I just need over thirty thousand experience. What's up?"
"Haha, alright then! You should take this Sunglasses Cat!"
Lufeng laughed heartily and traded the Sunglasses Cat to Murong Xiaoxiao.
"I don't want it!" Murong Xiaoxiao shook her head in refusal.
Gao Chao smirked slyly, "You don't want it? Then give it to me! I want it but can't get one. What a pity!"
"I didn't tell you!"
Murong Xiaoxiao pouted and then stuck out her little lips at Lufeng: "I already said I don't want it, yet you still give it to me. Just wait until there's a Blood Sacrifice Crocodile, then give it to me. As for that Polar Bear or Panda, once you get a High-Level Blood Sacrifice, I'll definitely accept it without hesitation. This Sunglasses Cat is useless to me; I can't be bothered to level up alone. It's pointless!"
Lufeng paused for a moment and smiled slightly: "I didn't expect my Xiaoxiao to suddenly understand everything and even know about the Blood Sacrifice Crocodile. But that crocodile looks so scary; aren't you afraid?"
"I haven't seen one yet. I checked online last night for suitable Blood Sacrifice Babies, and I didn't expect it to be a crocodile. But there's no other choice; I just have to get used to it slowly. Anyway, it won't bite me, and as long as it helps with healing, I'm not scared," Murong Xiaoxiao pretended to be calm, showing no fear at all.
Regarding the issue of the Blood Sacrifice Baby, Lufeng truly felt troubled. Murong Xiaoxiao definitely wouldn't like this kind of baby. However, among the Level 5 and Level 45 babies, only the crocodile had Stamina Aptitude as a growth type. If they used other babies for Blood Sacrifice, not only would they not be as good as the crocodile, but they would also waste the attacks of other qualities and couldn't allocate all potential points to Stamina.
Seeing Lufeng suddenly fall silent again, everyone felt that Lufeng was becoming increasingly unpredictable, making it impossible to guess how he would arrange everyone's leveling issues next.
Now even Gao Chao realized his position; as a member of the studio, he could only follow the organization's arrangements. Without rules, nothing could be accomplished. Seeing Lufeng's silence, he decided to behave and no longer speak out of turn.
After a long while, Lufeng came to terms with it. Murong Xiaoxiao was no longer a child; she should learn to adapt and face everything. What could a Crocodile Baby possibly mean?
Once he figured it out, Lufeng felt relaxed overall; there was no need to worry too much about Murong Xiaoxiao anymore. Then he teased them: "Let's head back to town first; I'll arrange a special mission for everyone later!"
After saying that, Lufeng directly activated the return to town feature in Dali, not giving Gao Chao and the others a chance to ask questions.
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