Monster collectors on the cross-platform

That means that before entering the instance, each player must complete a day's worth of logistical tasks, and then rely on their own abilities.

This can be considered a basic guarantee for weaker players. Most players will abide by this unspoken rule, since it's easy to lose friends if you always try to have everything by yourself.

Huo was still clutching the newly acquired dungeon invitation. After crushing it, the original Griffin dungeon disappeared, replaced by "The War of the Underground Races".

As always, the notification from the network was timely. After Huo Huan switched instances, a chat channel invitation immediately appeared in front of him.

After clicking to confirm joining, a series of chat messages appeared in front of Huo Huan.

[Furry Fox]: Another big shot has arrived, group status -1.

[The Other Side of the Sea]: Another newbie has arrived. I hope a veteran can mentor me.

[Bee Shooting Water]: 4=1, let's get a decent front-line player.

……

Huo didn't rush to join the group chat. Instead, as usual, he checked the group files first, which usually contained detailed records of the copy's contents.

The facts were correct; the group files contained a detailed record of the contents of the copy.

The instance mainly consists of three major factions and some smaller, scattered factions. The three major factions are Drow Elves, Grey Dwarves, and Underground Gnomes.

The three major factions are roughly equal in overall strength, but they excel in different areas. The gray dwarves have superb weapon-forging skills and are almost all warriors with good resilience, but they have almost no spellcasters and only know one or two types of spells.

Unlike the Grey Dwarves, the Underground Gnomes are the smallest of the three factions, but they have a considerable number of spellcasters. They are skilled in spellcasting and concealment, as well as forging weapons and armor. However, due to their innate physical characteristics, the Underground Gnomes are not strong in melee combat.

As for the Drow Elves, they have swordsmen for melee combat, archers for ranged combat, and priests who can cast divine spells, making them relatively balanced in all aspects.

Besides the three major factions, there are also some smaller, scattered factions that players can choose to eliminate or recruit through diplomacy. The final mission of the dungeon is to assist your faction in eliminating the other two factions.

After understanding the dungeon content, Huo's next task is to choose a team to join or form his own team.

The dungeon requires a minimum of 15 players to form 3 teams, and then players are randomly assigned to one of three factions. The overall strength of each faction is roughly equal, and victory depends on the players' skills.

Even if a player is weak, there is still hope of winning. The NPCs in the dungeon are quite strong, and whether they can be used effectively depends on the individual player's skill level.

After reviewing the dungeon information, Huo turned his attention back to the group chat.

After thinking for a moment, Huo simply sent his basic information to the group.

[Jin Li Le]: Level 7 warrior, I think I'm pretty strong, feel free to add me if you're interested.

The moment Huo sent that message, a friend request popped up.

Don't underestimate Huo just because he's only level 7, which is only average in the group. The strength of players on the cross-network can't be judged solely by their level.

Huo's confidence in claiming his abilities is either an exaggeration or a genuine claim of being a top expert, and either way, it's acceptable.

If it's just bragging, it's just another instance; we can find a new one tomorrow.

But if you encounter a true master, then you're really going to take off.

Most people know how to choose between using a trivial dungeon attempt to gain a chance to team up with a powerful player.

After accepting the friend request, a team invitation immediately popped up. The inviter was none other than 'Bee Squeezer', who had just been recruiting teammates.

[Bee Squeezer]: Hello, everyone's here. I'm the temporary leader of this team. You can call me Squeezer. I'm a thief, skilled in reconnaissance, setting traps, and assassination.

'Bee Extractor' spoke first, giving a brief introduction of himself before falling silent.

[Jin Li]: I am Jin Li, a warrior class, skilled in head-on combat, and with strong self-healing abilities.

[Four-Color Cup Milk Tea]: I am Milk Tea, a support class, specializing in buffs and healing. Remember to come find me if you get injured.

[Eat rice but not meat]: I eat rice, I'm a mage, and I know a little bit of various spells.

[I am Tingfeng]: Tingfeng is skilled in summoning and can provide group buffs.

Chapter 81 Mission

After everyone had a brief introduction, they waited for the dungeon to start. However, at this moment, Bee Water, who was the temporary team leader, brought some new information.

[Bee Squeezing Water]: Brothers, some other teams just suggested having a tournament, what do you guys think?

[Eating rice without meat]: A competition? Let's discuss it in detail.

[Bee Shooting Water]: After entering the instance for one day, each team finds an open space, each team selects a champion, and the others can go up to challenge the champions of other teams. The team that wins in the end stays, and the other two teams leave the instance.

[Eating without meat]: I'm fine with anything, ask the other teammates.

[I am Tingfeng]: I am not good at ring battles. If I accept, then it's up to you guys.

[Four-Color Milk Tea]: +1

[Jin Li]: I'm fine, Captain, you decide.

[Bee Squeezing Water]: Then I'll go reply.

……

[Bee Shooting Water]: Alright, it's settled, let's get ready to enter the dungeon.

A short while later, BeeSpinner sent a message, and Huo opened a portal and entered the instance.

When Huo regained his sight, he was in a somewhat dimly lit city, surrounded by four teammates: three men and one woman.

"Alright, now that everyone's here, let's do some logistical tasks first," the girl with the bun hairstyle said first.

No one objected, and they dispersed.

Huo was still walking through the city, which was quite different from ordinary cities, surrounded by drow elves dressed in light clothing.

"Brave warrior, could you do me a favor?" Just as Huo Huan was looking around, a drow elf suddenly waved to him.

"A mission already? Huo was a little surprised, and turned to walk towards the other person."

"Is there anything I can help you with, ma'am?" Huo asked as they walked.

"Come in and talk." As Huo Huan approached, the drow elf grabbed his arm and pulled him into the house.

A few minutes later, Huo Huan, his clothes somewhat disheveled, strode out of the house. I thought there was some kind of mission, but it turned out to be just a slut who coveted Huo Huan's strong body.

Huo wouldn't mind exchanging ideas normally, since although the drow elves are dark-skinned, their looks are by no means lacking.

But right now, her teammates are still working hard on their tasks. If she gives him a task, Huo would probably agree to it.

Not long after Huo left, a notification popped up on the network.

[Network Notification: Your teammate 'Four-Color Cup Milk Tea' has completed the task: Healing. You have gained 200 experience points and 200 Network Coins.]

[The conditions for clearing the level have been met; the teleportation array can be activated at any time.]

[Bee Squeezing Water]: Milk Tea is awesome, you completed a task so quickly.

[Eating rice without eating meat]: Impressive!

[尽栗了]：666.

……

Huo was surprised that someone had completed the task so quickly. He suddenly felt a little urgency. Thinking of the war instances he had experienced before, Huo decided to go to the military camp to take a look.

After refusing harassment from several dark-skinned girls along the way, Huo successfully found the military camp after asking several elves.

Following the open gate, Huo Huan walked directly into the military camp. The elven swordsman guarding the gate glanced at Huo Huan but did not stop him.

After searching for a while, Huo finally found the legion commander.

Before Huo could even speak, the legion commander threw out a task.

"You've come at the perfect time, brave warrior. Some molten iron beasts have appeared in the eastern mines, and I don't have enough manpower available right now. I need you to clear these little creatures out for me."

[Network Notification: You have triggered the quest 'Clean Up the Mine'. Quest reward: 500 experience points and 500 Network Coins]

Unexpectedly, he was able to trigger a mission as soon as he arrived, and Huo gladly accepted it.

Seeing the silver-haired legion commander engrossed in working on documents and ignoring him, Huo knew that he wouldn't be able to take on any other missions for the time being.

After leaving the military camp and identifying his location, Huo headed directly east.

The mine is located a few kilometers east of the city, in a straight line, but in this underground world, it is much more winding.

Huo spread his wings and soon arrived at the mine.

Dozens of elven swordsmen guarded the entrance to the mine, and gray dwarf slaves were constantly carrying ore in and out.

Huo folded his wings and landed on the ground, then went directly into the depths of the mine through the cave entrance.

As they ventured deeper, Huo soon discovered some grayish-brown creatures about the size of heads, resembling rats.

After casually crushing one of the contained rats, information about the rat quickly appeared in the Book of Collections.

Race Name: Molten Beast

Description: A subterranean creature that feeds on ores. Its saliva is highly corrosive, which helps the Iron Beast quickly gnaw on ores.

Trait: Molten Iron

Molten Iron: For the Molten Iron Beast, which feeds on minerals, corrosive saliva is an essential survival ability. After equipping it, the corrosiveness of the player's saliva is greatly increased.

After reading the information, I confirmed that this was indeed my mission objective.

The Iron Beast is not very strong; a weaponized adult can easily kill it. The difficulty lies in finding it within the vast mine.

Huo also opened the Book of Collections to see which of his traits were related to searching and reconnaissance.

After careful selection, Huo also equipped himself with the traits of life detection, extraordinary perception, and keen vision, and then did his best to control the distribution of water elements around himself, acting as a radar.

After setting everything up, Huo began to move rapidly around the mine, using life detectors to provide approximate locations and other means to conduct close-range searches.

It was surprisingly effective; in less than an hour, Huo had killed dozens of molten iron beasts.

[Network Notification: You have completed the task: Clean up the mine, and have received a reward of 500 experience points and 500 Network Coins.]

After some time, a notification suddenly popped up on the integrated network.

It seems there's no need to eliminate all the molten iron beasts, Huo thought to himself, glancing at a rat peeking out from afar.

Having completed his mission, Huo had no interest in continuing to search for these small creatures inside the mine.

Huo has already earned 1500 Zongwang Coins from the tasks he completed himself and those completed by his teammates. Indeed, completing tasks in a team is faster.

After leaving the mine, Huo returned to the military camp and approached the legion commander again, hoping to obtain another mission.

"It's finished so quickly?" The legion commander looked up in surprise when he noticed Huo Huan coming in.