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Chapter 133 We've finally found a real powerhouse! The Social Anxiety Speedrun Team!

Enter the instance sanctuary.

Lin Yi saw the stairs leading to the second floor from the right entrance of the passage on the first floor.

There were also guards at the entrance to the stairs.

"Student, only those who achieve a B-level rating or higher can enter the second level of the dungeon."

Please show your student ID for verification!

The "Gold Rush in the Desert" dungeon is considered a high-difficulty dungeon.

Starting from level 2 of the Sanctuary dungeon, these high-difficulty dungeons will appear; they are not available on level 1.

Lin Yi handed over his student ID and was quickly granted passage.

After reaching the second floor of the dungeon sanctuary, Lin Yi realized that the space on the second floor was much larger than that on the first floor!
At a glance, dozens of instance light screens flickered and rippled on countless bases.

Some of the dungeon screens were even shrouded in a crimson hue.

Furthermore, there were significantly more Shenxiao students surrounding these instances than in other instances.

These are the so-called high-difficulty dungeons.

"Second floor of the Sanctuary, section B3, number 022..."

Lin Yi took out his phone and headed towards the area where the "Gold Rush in the Desert" instance, which Nangong Ling had sent him, was located.

He soon arrived at his destination.

As Lin Yi walked along, he felt countless strange gazes fixed on him.

At first, Lin Yi thought they had recognized him.

After all, he is now quite well-known in Shenxiao.

However, Lin Yi later realized that he had been overthinking things.

The reason so many people were watching him was because he was indeed an anomaly on the entire second floor.

Lin Yi noticed that most of the people who were able to get to the second floor were in groups.

On the first floor of the Sanctuary instance, Lin Yi also saw many people holding megaphones, asking others to apply for a team.

However, this phenomenon almost disappears on the second floor.

Most teams are so-called "fixed teams".

In other words, it's a dungeon team that has been working together for a long time and whose members are basically fixed, with freelancers like myself.

It will naturally attract the attention of others.

Lin Yi didn't pay much attention to the stares of those around him.

He walked straight to the entrance of the Sand Panning dungeon and stepped out.

Ready to enter the instance.

However, the next moment, a cold notification rang in Lin Yi's ears.

[You are entering a 10-player instance: Gold Rush in the Desert...]

[Your team size does not meet the entry requirement. Please form a team of at least 5 people before entering!]

Lin Yi was pushed aside by the light barrier of the instance.

The team leaders who had already formed teams and were waiting for their teammates to arrive around the instance all found it amusing.

"You think this is even a single floor, and you still want to solo the dungeon..."

"Heh! That's what happens when you're naive and haven't seen the world!"

"Junior, this is a high-difficulty dungeon. The number of monsters, their health, and their strength are vastly different from the five-player dungeons you encountered before. Let's team up and come back!"

"Haha! Old Jiang, you're so kind as to invite him to join the team, why don't you mentor him?"

"Ahem, junior, it's not that I don't want you, it's just that our team is full, sorry!"

Finally, the senior student surnamed Jiang who gave Lin Yi advice was somewhat embarrassed.

He's actually a nice person and didn't mean any harm.

However, he certainly couldn't abandon a teammate for Lin Yi.

Lin Yi was somewhat irritated.

I didn't expect that these challenging dungeons would have player number requirements for entry.

Entry is not permitted if the required number of attendees has not been reached.

No wonder Nangong Ling said that she had already done the Sand Sea Gold Rush with her team at the beginning of the month, and she was still trying to find a team for herself.

at this time.

The light screen of the Sandstorm Gold Rush instance rippled. Instantly, a group of people emerged from the instance.

The team leader turned around and looked at the spirit crystal screen next to the Sand Sea Gold Rush instance. He said to all the teams outside the instance with a hint of sarcasm, "Sorry, everyone, I, Lao Hu, have won the last chance to choose my own character this time, haha!"

Upon hearing this, everyone turned to look at the instance's light screen.

Sure enough, a new record was seen on the leaderboard of teams that cleared the dungeon this month.

[30th clear this month, Team Leader: Hu Youwei!]

In an instant, everyone surrounding the Sandstorm Gold Rush instance on the second floor of the Sanctuary started cursing loudly.

"Damn it, that beat-up car team that Lao Hu used to have, how could they possibly make it through the desert and find gold?"

"You got incredibly lucky!"

"Damn, you big liar, have you latched onto someone's coattails?!"

"I'm so angry! Letting that scoundrel get the chosen reward is even more infuriating than me not getting it at all!"

"Let's all go, there's no point in doing this dungeon since there's no optional reward!"

In an instant, the once bustling dungeon entrance became deserted as a large group of people began to disperse.

Lin Yi's heart skipped a beat.

Even though he rushed over to complete the dungeon, did he still fail at the last minute?

On the screen next to the Sand Sea Gold Rush instance, there were indeed thirty teams that had cleared the instance. Lin Yi even saw Nangong Ling's name among the top ten teams.

There's no way to choose Roger the Sand Bandit King's third leg as a reward.

Lin Yi didn't think he was lucky enough to get what he wanted from a randomly dropped reward.

So, we can only wait until the dungeon refreshes next month?
That took far too long.

"You...you are Lin Yi, right?"

As Lin Yi was pondering, a low voice suddenly came from behind him.

Turning around, he saw a bespectacled, somewhat frail-looking young man looking at him with surprise.

"I am, what's the matter?"

The frail-looking young man adjusted his glasses and extended his hand to introduce himself to Lin Yi: "My name is Ke Mengyuan, and I'm also from... Nuwa Academy."

"I just saw that you also want to run this dungeon."

"Um...would you...want to join our team?"

"I...we can give you all the equipment and other items that drop in the dungeon, we just need to take the materials in the final selection round."

Because there were a large crowd gathered there, Lin Yi hadn't noticed that there was a team led by Ke Mengyuan in the corner.

First of all, Ke Mengyuan, the captain of the team, has a somewhat timid and hesitant personality.

Then the other people in the team were also clearly taciturn.

Even when Lin Yi looked at them, they would unconsciously take a few steps back and avoid eye contact.

Lin Yi finally understood.

Goodness, this is a whole team of socially awkward people.

No wonder they dared not recruit any more people, even though they were all rated B or above, had a reasonable lineup, and were quite strong.

Because there are no other people with social anxiety...

It was only because Ke Mengyuan saw Lin Yi, a lone wolf without any team, and had heard of Lin Yi's exploits, that he took the initiative to extend the invitation.

Lin Yi: "Senior, isn't it only the first thirty people to clear this dungeon each month who get the chance to choose their own reward?"

Ke Mengyuan adjusted his glasses and said in his usual cautious tone, "That's right... that's correct."

"But there is another way to get the reward of materials of your choice."

"That means breaking the record for clearing this dungeon."

"Lin Yi... I've been watching you for a long time. I believe that with your strength, breaking the record for clearing this dungeon shouldn't be a problem..."

Upon hearing this, Lin Yi's eyes lit up: "Okay, then I'll join!"

Ke Mengyuan was somewhat excited.

He is actually a person with severe social anxiety.

However, for the benefit of the other members of his team, and because he was the team leader, he took the initiative to talk to Lin Yi at this moment.

I didn't expect Lin Yi to agree so readily!

He's really managed to latch onto a powerful figure!
(End of this chapter)