Make me leave the team? My beast girl and I can win easily.

Before entering the instance, Lin Yu brought up the team information interface.

[Lin Yu Team]

Team Leader: Lin Yu (Nine Heavens Pill Saint - Level 20)

Members: None

Pets: Unnamed (Blood Domain Demon Bear - Level 8), Lin Xue (Frost Shadow Cloud Cat - Level 11)

He entered the team management interface and set the detailed information of "Lin Yu Team" to be hidden.

In this way, when others view the team information, they can only see Lin Yu's name and level, and cannot know that Lin Xue is a beast girl or her transformation class.

After all, the news that a beast pet could be transformed into a beast girl was too shocking to be true.

Before participating in major competitions, Lin Yu felt it was better to keep a low profile.

After the setup was complete, the five junior students also got ready and ran over fully equipped.

"Senior, we're ready." The bespectacled boy pushed up his glasses, his face full of tension and anticipation.

The other four also looked ready for battle:

The pastor girl named Nana gripped the scepter tightly, her knuckles turning white.

The chubby tank repeatedly checked the shield and armor, muttering to himself;

The assassin boy twirled a dagger in his hand, his movements deliberately stylish, thinking he was very cool;

The last archer girl took deep breaths, trying to calm herself down.

Lin Yu glanced at them and nodded: "Then let's begin."

He walked to the entrance to the level 15 dungeon and inserted his identity card into the authenticator. A dungeon selection screen popped up on the display.

【Crimson Desert】(Level 15)

Difficulty: Normal/Elite/Hard

Modes: Solo Challenge / Team Challenge / Co-op Challenge

Lin Yu chose the "Elite" difficulty level and the "Co-op Challenge" mode.

Almost the instant he confirmed his selection, a system notification popped up:

[The team "Our Bonds" has requested to join the joint challenge. Do you approve?]

"Senior, our team has already applied, and the name is 'Our Bonds'," the bespectacled boy said.

When he announced his team name, his four teammates all looked at him simultaneously, their eyes suddenly burning with enthusiasm.

It's as if this name, so full of youthful exuberance, carries some important vow.

Lin Yu's lips twitched almost imperceptibly before she clicked "Agree".

[Joint Challenge Team Established]

Team 1: Lin Yu Team

Team 2: Our Bond

Ticket price: 2000 yuan

[Confirm entry?]

"What are you standing there for? Come and pay," Lin Yu said, pressing the confirmation button.

The bespectacled boy approached with high spirits and showed his payment code.

A strong sense of weightlessness washed over me, and the surrounding scenery spun rapidly.

When my vision cleared again, a scorching, dry heat hit me.

Before me stretched an endless desert, with sand dunes undulating like ocean waves.

The sky was an eerie dark red.

The sand and gravel were stained crimson, as if the entire earth had been soaked in blood.

The heatwave distorted the distant scenery.

I could vaguely see a few withered cacti swaying slightly in the hot wind.

"This is the Crimson Desert..." the assassin boy murmured. "We can never get past the third area, and we've never even seen what the fourth area looks like."

"You'll see them this time." Lin Yu looked around. "The first area, I remember there's a kill quest there?"

"In the first area, you need to defeat 10 berserk camels to open the passage to the next area." The bespectacled boy quickly got into the zone and began reciting the strategy. "These camels have a charge attack, and their berserk state increases their attack frequency and damage..."

"Got it." Lin Yu interrupted his recitation. "You guys just wait here. When I say 'output,' go all out."

"Healers don't need to worry about healing; just apply buffs as soon as possible."

"Huh?" Nana was stunned. "Don't you need me to heal you? But the camel's injury..."

Before she could finish speaking, Lin Yu had already raised her hand and unleashed her skill.

"The alchemical furnace protects you!"

An ancient, phantom image of an alchemy furnace appeared above his head, then split into seven and flew toward everyone present.

After the illusory image of the alchemy furnace enveloped the target, it slowly rotated, emitting a warm light.

The five members of the "Bond" team widened their eyes simultaneously.

"What...what kind of skill is this?" The chubby tank looked at the thick, semi-transparent shield on his body.

He glanced at his original health bar, his voice trembling: "The shield value... is more than twice the length of my health bar!"

His shield value is a whopping 5875 points.

His total health is only 2350 points.

With such a thick shield, he felt incredibly tanky.

"Nana, why is your skill providing so little shield?" The archer girl nudged the priest girl. "Is it because you're not trying hard enough?"

Nana pouted, looking aggrieved: "I...I don't know..."

"By the way, senior, won't your buff last long if you apply it so early in the morning?" the assassin boy asked.

Lin Yu ignored the group's exaggerated reaction and simply made a shushing gesture.

The five people immediately shut up, even their breathing became soft.

This is the effect of demonstrating strength.

Lin Yu began to concentrate on refining pills, while the little bear curiously played with the sand at his feet.

The Void Alchemy skill was activated, and the surrounding energy rapidly condensed into an ancient alchemy furnace.

Purple flames ignited below.

The pure elixir flowed out from the void and poured into the alchemy furnace.

The first batch of Blood-Activating Pills took 12 seconds to refine.

Five crimson pills flew out of the alchemy furnace and hovered in front of Lin Yu, emitting a faint medicinal fragrance.

The second batch, Yiling Pills, also took 12 seconds.

Five pale blue pills took shape.

The third batch of healing pills, 24 seconds.

Five emerald green pills appeared, with intricate patterns flowing across their surfaces.

The entire process took less than a minute, and a total of fifteen pills were refined in three batches.

This is the five-fold efficiency brought about by the "Alchemy Saint" enhancement—it would take an ordinary alchemist more than four minutes to refine these pills.

"Xue'er," Lin Yu said, looking towards the distant sand dunes, "do you see that herd of camels?"

Lin Xue looked in the direction he pointed.

About two hundred meters away, a dozen unusually large camels were wandering on the sand dunes.

Their eyes were bloodshot, white foam dripped from their mouths, and their backs were covered not with camel humps but with hideous bone spurs.

"Pull them all over here," Lin Yu said calmly.

The five members of the "Bond" team gasped in shock.

There are at least twelve of them in this group!

"Bring them all...all of them over?" The bespectacled boy's voice trembled. "Senior, isn't that too many?"

"We used to only dare to pull three at a time..."

"I know what I'm doing," Lin Yu said calmly. "You just need to watch."

They dared not speak, communicating only with their eyes, each one filled with shock and disbelief.

Lin Xue nodded and gripped the longsword tightly with both hands.

She took a deep breath and then shot off like an arrow.

When the distance closed to fifty meters, the nearest camel spotted her and let out a neigh.

Instantly, the entire camel herd was startled, and their crimson eyes all turned towards Lin Xue.

"roar--!"

More than a dozen frenzied camels charged at the same time, shaking the sand and raising clouds of dust.

The scene was so breathtaking that the five people watching from afar felt their legs go weak.

At this moment, a dazzling golden light suddenly burst forth from Lin Xue's body.

Upon entering combat, the "Divine Favor" effect is triggered.

Her speed increased by 30% instantly, leaving a trail of afterimages behind her.

The shield on his body suddenly thickened considerably—this was an additional effect of "Sacred Heart's Favor": gain an extra shield equal to 200% of his maximum health.

"That's fast!" the assassin boy exclaimed.

"The shield is really thick!" the chubby boy exclaimed.

"Senior is so cool!" the archer girl exclaimed.

Lin Xue continued to rush forward.

Just as he was about to come into contact with the camel herd, he nimbly slid sideways and slipped through the gap between three camels.

Then he turned around and headed back in the direction where Lin Yu was.

This perfectly aroused the hatred of all the camels.

More than a dozen enormous creatures galloped wildly across the desert, raising sand and dust several meters high, their hooves beating like drums.

The scene was breathtakingly spectacular.

Lin Xue led the camel herd toward the location designated by Lin Yu—a relatively low-lying sandy area.

The terrain there is conducive to the concentration of monsters.

The camel herd was in hot pursuit, closing the distance between them.

The nearest camel almost bumped into Lin Xue's back.

"Watch out, senior!" Nana couldn't help but shout.

Just then, Lin Xue suddenly turned around and plunged her longsword heavily into the sand with both hands.

"Ground-Shattering Strike!"

boom--

Centered on the tip of the sword, a shockwave spreads out in a ring.

The surrounding sand trembled violently, and the charging camels staggered, with dizziness signs appearing above their heads.

Moreover, the shockwave also generated a huge amount of hatred.

The camels' target was Lin Xue.

"Start output!" Lin Yu gave the order.

At the same time, with a thought, he sent the Blood Activating Pill and the Spirit Enhancement Pill flying towards Lin Xue and the three damage-dealing classes of the "Bond" team, respectively.

As for the enemy's tanks and healers?

Lin Yu never expected these two to deal damage.

The three-person attack team, who had been holding back for a long time, immediately took action.

"Fireball!" The bespectacled boy waved his staff, and a fireball the size of a washbasin roared out and crashed into the camel herd.

boom!

An explosion rang out, and a series of damage numbers appeared simultaneously:

-412、-398、-423、-407、-391……

"Holy crap! My fireball actually dealt over 400 damage!" Chen Ming was stunned. "It used to only do 250 at most!"

"Watch this!" The assassin youth flashed and appeared behind a camel. "Backstab!"

The dagger pierced the camel's hindquarters with pinpoint accuracy, and a huge golden critical hit number appeared on the screen:

-1228!

"A critical hit for 1200!" The assassin's voice trembled with excitement. "I actually managed to land a 1200 critical hit!"

The archer girl wasn't to be outdone, drawing her longbow to its full extent: "Triple Shot!"

shhhhhh!

The three arrows were fired almost simultaneously, each striking one of the three camels:

-517, -504, -509!

"Each arrow is dealing over 500 damage!" the archer exclaimed, his eyes gleaming. "Before, it was only around 300!"

In an instant, the sounds of fireballs exploding, daggers piercing the air, and arrows whistling through the air rose and fell.

Various colorful skill effects exploded among the camel herd, and damage numbers floated up one after another.

The faces of the three outputs were flushed with excitement.

They had never experienced such exhilarating output before.

No need to dodge skills, no need to calculate aggro, no need to conserve mana.

All you have to do is stand still and unleash your skills one after another.

Cool!

So cool!

"I feel like I'm dealing too much damage, will I over-aggro?" the assassin boy asked worriedly as he weaved through the camel herd and backstabbed.

"Just focus on attacking!" The chubby guy stood in the center of the battlefield, looking frustrated. "This aggro is too stable, I can't even pull it!"

He just tried to help relieve the pressure, using several taunting skills in a row.

The camel didn't even glance at him.

As a tank, this is undoubtedly a humiliation.

I can only chop randomly; the point is to participate.

Nana held up her wand, hesitating, unsure of what to do—Lin Xue's shield value was still very high, and she had no chance to heal her.

All the camels surrounded Lin Xue, attacking her frantically, hooves, headsbutting, and biting...

Various attacks landed on her shield, creating ripples.

But her shield bar was only slowly decreasing.

Occasionally, issuing a "Duel Order" can further increase the shield bar.

As a therapist, Nana should have been the busiest person.

Now I can only throw in a few buffs randomly, and like the chubby guy, it's all about "participation."

"The senior students are really amazing!" This thought arose in the minds of all five of them at the same time.

Lin Yu stood in his previous position, continuing to refine new pills for later use while observing the battle situation.

His main purpose in this battle was to assess the offensive capabilities and combat awareness of his younger schoolmates.

So he didn't take action himself.

The result of observation is that it's so-so.

That should be enough to take down the final boss.

"As expected of an elite-level dungeon," Lin Yu assessed. "The monsters' attack power is significantly higher than in normal difficulty."

After nearly half a minute of fighting, Lin Xue's shield bar had dropped by almost half.

Her current damage reduction effects include: "Alchemy Furnace Protection" (50% damage reduction), "Duel Order" (20% damage reduction), plus a small amount of damage reduction provided by equipment...

Oh, and there's that priest named Nana, who kept casting "Divine Protection" on Lin Xue, providing some damage reduction—

It's not much, but it's better than nothing.

Lin Yu estimated that the total damage reduction exceeded 70%.

As for the damage reduction effect of "Sacred Heart's Favor", it has a relatively short duration and ends almost immediately after you pull the monsters.

Only the shield remained, so Lin Yu didn't take that into account.

"If we play it safe, Xue'er should be able to pull about 30 monsters at a time in this dungeon," Lin Yu calculated in his mind. "If she exceeds that number, her shield will probably be depleted very quickly."

Of course, even without a shield, maintaining Xue'er's health is easy.

Lin Xue can recover health by dealing damage herself, and she also has healing pills, healing pills, and healers.

Besides, Lin Yu hasn't even made a move yet.

If you're aiming for the absolute limit, then this is one way to do it...

Lin Yu had a bold idea in her mind.

He looked towards the battlefield.

At this moment, most of the frenzied camels had already fallen under the barrage of skills.

The remaining few were also in a state of low health.

Lin Xue's shield was originally only one-third full, but when "Sacred Heart's Favor" was off cooldown and triggered again, the shield value increased sharply.

Finally, the last elite camel collapsed with a mournful cry, turning into specks of light and disappearing, leaving behind a few dropped items.

At that moment, the earth trembled, and the ground in front rose up, forming a canyon.

At the end of the canyon, a green oasis can be faintly seen.

The battle in the first area has ended.

The five members of the "Bond" team stood frozen in place, staring at the camel carcasses scattered on the ground, somewhat incredulous.

That's... it's over?

Of the two teams, the most miserable was the chubby guy—

While chasing a camel with low health, he slipped and fell flat on his face, getting his mouth full of sand.

Right now, it's lying on the ground, spitting out sand.

The most tired one was the little bear, who had already fallen asleep on the soft sand.

Everyone else was at full health except for having used up some mana.

"This is so awesome!" The young assassin sheathed his dagger, his face flushed with excitement. "I've never had this much fun before! I don't even need to move around, I can just unleash my skills and deal damage!"

"I fired a 'fireball' and it dealt over a dozen damage numbers! That was awesome!" the bespectacled boy exclaimed excitedly.

The archer girl didn't speak, but her eyes lit up as she looked at the damage statistics she had caused.

However, when she switched the damage statistics to team output, she was completely stunned.

"How come my senior's damage is so high?" she murmured.

Upon hearing this, the assassin boy and the bespectacled boy immediately opened the statistics panel.

In terms of output statistics, Lin Xue ranked second, only behind the boy with glasses.

After all, Lin Xue has two AOE skills with short cooldowns and large ranges, so her output is naturally not low.

"My senior is amazing! She can withstand a lot of damage and fight back!"

"Such a fierce front-row driver, Little Fatty, you should take note!"

"Pah, what am I supposed to learn that with?"

"Senior is so beautiful and strong..." Nana looked at Lin Xue, her eyes full of admiration. "I really like senior..."

The five members of the "Bond" team gathered around, their eyes filled with admiration as they looked at Lin Yu and Lin Xue.

"Senior, your buff is incredible!" The bespectacled boy pushed up his glasses, his voice excited. "It doubled our damage output!"

"This...this is fucking easy to open the door—it's so easy it's practically impossible!"

"Even when we ran normal difficulty dungeons before, it wasn't this easy!" the chubby boy finally spat out the sand in his mouth and interjected.

"Moreover, I feel like my mana is recovering so quickly... I haven't even used any potions."

"Yes, under normal circumstances, I would have run out of mana long ago by using so many skills."

……

Lin Yu glanced at the time: "The first section took 1 minute and 32 seconds. The speed is acceptable."

This also includes the time Lin Yu spent refining elixirs.

"Not bad?!" the five exclaimed in unison, their voices trembling.

They used to play on Elite difficulty, and it took them seven or eight minutes just to get through the first area.

It only took a little over a minute to finish, and the senior student actually said "not bad"?

"Let's get ready to move on to the next area," he said. "The first area was just an appetizer; the real fun is yet to come."

"Yes!" the five answered in unison, their voices filled with confidence.