Are you kidding me?! The boss of the Hell Dungeon is a loli!

The red-haired female player crouched down.

Try to make your expression look friendly.

"Little sister, don't be afraid. My name is Hongye, and your name is Jiang Luo, right?"

Jiang Luo timidly raised her head.

Tears glistened in her ruby-like eyes.

He nodded vigorously.

Then he hugged the rag bear even tighter.

"Sister Hongye, this place is so scary. Luo Luo misses her mother. Luo Luo wants to go home..."

Hongye sighed and turned to look at Xuanwu.

"Captain, leaving her here is tantamount to sending her to her death. Those C-rank ghouls on the outer perimeter could tear her to shreds." She tightened her grip on the Wraith Blade. "Take her with us. We've brought enough supernatural items this time; protecting an ordinary person shouldn't be a problem."

The other fully armed players in the group nodded in agreement.

They are all federal elites.

Although I know that bringing a dependent child along will increase the risk.

But to leave an unarmed little girl in an SS-level dungeon.

This violated the oath they took when they joined the strategy team.

Xuanwu stared at Jiang Luo for a while.

In the end, they compromised.

He unbuttoned his trench coat.

He took down a menacing-looking heavy shield from behind.

The shield was entirely black.

A huge, shriveled human head is embedded in its surface.

The mouth of the human head was sealed shut with several thick iron nails.

A nauseating stench filled the air.

"Listen up, kid! I don't care how you got in here. Since you're with us, you must obey orders. If you don't want to die, you'd better behave!" Xuanwu slammed his shield heavily onto the muddy ground, splashing mud everywhere. "If you run around, yell, or touch anything you shouldn't, I'll personally throw you to those vampires as a blood bag."

Jiang Luo shrank behind Hongye.

Two small hands gripped the hem of Hongye's clothes.

Xuanwu saw this.

He reached out and pulled a nail from the mouth of the shield-bearing man's head.

The shriveled head instantly came to life.

It opened its blood-red maw.

It revealed a dense array of sharp fangs inside.

An extremely oppressive, S-class, eerie aura emanated from the shield.

The leaves on the surrounding withered trees were shattered by this oppressive force.

This is Xuanwu's trump card.

S-rank eerie item: the Ghost Head Shield.

A Rank S-class hungry ghost is sealed inside the shield.

This ravenous creature possesses a domineering rule of devouring.

It can forcibly absorb most of the strange attacks of A-level and even some of S-level.

"Look closely, this is an S-rank Hungry Ghost." Xuanwu's voice was full of warning. "As long as you behave, it can save your life. If you dare to cause trouble, it will eat you first."

The starving ghost let out a mournful roar in sync with Chongjiang Luo.

A foul stench wafted towards us.

Jiang Luo plopped down on the ground.

She burst into tears.

"Uncle is so scary, Luo Luo will be good, Luo Luo will never run around."

On the surface, she was crying her heart out.

Jiang Luo secretly complained to himself.

That's it?

They used a crippled, starving ghost sealed inside a broken iron plate to scare Lolo.

This guy must have lost his mind.

Who's the kind person who uses a shield to scare children?

Besides, this thing isn't even as good as one of Xiaobai's toes.

Little White is a genuine abyss-borne calamity.

Even S-rank lords can be chewed like spicy snacks.

However, this broken shield is quite sturdy.

Once we've squeezed these players dry...

Lolo can take this shield off and bring it back to Red Moon Castle.

Use it as a teething toy for my baby.

Xiao Bai has been complaining lately that the stones in the castle are too hard and hurt his teeth.

He'll definitely like this iron plate.

Hongye quickly pulled Jiangluo out of the mud.

He took out a clean handkerchief and wiped Jiang Luo's face.

"Captain, don't scare her. She's just a child."

Xuanwu drove the iron nail back into the man's mouth.

The shield returned to its lifeless state.

"All personnel on alert. Advance according to the original formation. Hongye, keep an eye on her and don't let her fall behind."

The dozen or so players quickly formed a tight defensive formation.

Xuanwu, carrying the monstrous shield, walked at the very front.

Hongye led Jiangluo in the middle of the group.

Others, armed with various bizarre props, stood guard on both sides and behind.

"What we need to do is enter the vampire labyrinth and coordinate with the other three teams. We must conserve our strength as much as possible, understand?" Xuanwu's tone became more serious.

Everyone nodded in agreement.

Jiang Luo sobbed as she secretly observed the team.

No wonder there's only one S-rank player in this team; they've split into four groups.

It seems we can't get rid of them so quickly.

Otherwise, it will be difficult to provide support later...

Jiang Luo secretly began to make plans.

She looked at the members of the group.

The tall, thin guy on the left wearing wire-rimmed glasses.

He was holding a diary stained with black blood.

Whispers could be heard coming from the diary.

This should be a Class A bizarre item related to mental cultivation.

Illusionary rules specifically designed to combat vampires.

The bald, muscular man on the right wore a necklace made of human finger bones around his neck. Each finger bone exuded a dense aura of death; it was a cursed item used to enhance physical strength.

This team boasts an impressive roster.

Each person carries a high-level, eerie artifact.

We're rich! We're rich!

(✧◡✧)

These don't look like players here to conquer dungeons.

This is clearly a mobile ATM for terror and an armory of equipment.

……

The fog in the dead forest grew thicker and thicker.

Visibility dropped to less than five meters.

The pungent smell of blood filled my nostrils.

Xuanwu stopped in his tracks.

Raise your right hand and make a fist.

This signaled to the entire team to stop advancing.

"Ahead lies the outer defensive perimeter of the vampire castle, the vampire labyrinth." Xuanwu stared at the thick fog ahead. "Intelligence indicates that this labyrinth is constructed from the primordial blood of the SS-rank lord Dracula, and is filled with spatial distortion rules. Once separated, one will be picked up one by one by the vampire servants within the labyrinth."

Hongye gripped the Blade of the Wraith tightly in her hand.

The wailing on the blade grew even more mournful.

"Captain, should we use the Dawn Grail to smash a path through?"

"No way." Xuanwu refused decisively, slamming his spectral shield on the ground, splashing mud and water everywhere. "The Dawn Grail is a trump card meant to deal with Dracula's true form, we can't waste it on the outer labyrinth. Glasses, use your guide to scout ahead, we'll proceed cautiously through."

The tall, thin man with glasses opened the blood-stained diary.

Bit your finger.

Drip fresh blood onto the yellowed paper.

A black beetle covered in eyes crawled out of the diary.

The beetle circled twice in mid-air.

Then he plunged headlong into the thick fog ahead.

"Follow the guide ghost," the bespectacled man said in a low voice.

The team set off again.

Carefully stepping into the thick fog.

Jiang Luo was being led by the hand by Hongye.

They obediently followed in the middle of the group.

She looked up at the swirling red mist around her.

His mind was full of calculations.

That old bat Dracula really went all out.

This vampire labyrinth is filled with fragments of rules he scattered.

If you are a regular S-rank player

Even if there is a guiding spirit to lead the way.

It would take several days and nights to get around here.

But for Jiang Luo...

This maze is as transparent as your own backyard.

However, she is currently a delicate C-level newcomer.

How can I break the formation by myself?

Of course, we need to make these low-level players suffer a bit more!