In the private room of Wansheng Grand Hotel, the three of them finished eating and drinking but didn't immediately start the dungeon.

Wang Zhifan felt that Chu Wei was a bit off, so he booked her a room in the hotel to let her catch up on sleep and rest for two hours to regain her condition.

During this time, Wang Zhifan and Chen Ming chatted to relieve the food, browsed forums, and even played some video games. Such everyday entertainment is essential for players because the pressure of life and death in dungeons can easily lead to anxiety, and entertainment helps alleviate this anxiety, allowing players to perform better in dungeons.

Once Chu Wei finished resting and regained some of her condition, the three of them started the day's dungeon after preparing thoroughly.

They entered the dungeon world together from the hotel private room where they were eating. Once they regained their senses, they found themselves on a massive stone platform atop a mountain, with the luxurious tables, chairs, sofas, and walls around them all having vanished. Now, there were nearly twenty players on the platform, and they could see several rows of grand ancient Xia Country-style palaces and pavilions on one side of the platform.

[Dungeon Objective: Assist Wuji Sect in eliminating all invading enemies.]

As this dungeon objective prompt appeared before the players on the platform, these uniquely dressed players began to discuss eagerly.

"Holy shit! This looks like a fantasy-type dungeon! This is not good!"

"Bro, is this fantasy-type dungeon hard?"

"Of course it's hard! Let me tell you, I played this kind of dungeon once, and the soldiers inside were crazy strong! They don't die after being shot several times! But if they land a punch on us, we're pretty much done..."

...

At the corner of the bluestone platform atop the mountain, Wang Zhifan, Chu Wei, and Chen Ming were silent, carefully observing the surroundings.

Wang Zhifan was fully equipped this time, but to keep a low profile, he carried the Wolf-Slaying Blade. As his gaze swept across the platform and saw the dozen or so players not far away, he immediately realized this dungeon wouldn't be as easy as the last time; the dungeon surely had something major planned for him.

Chu Wei, wearing her special gray form-fitting suit from the bureau, had her gaze pass over the many players, focusing on the tall palaces and pavilions on the other side of the platform. She quickly spotted the suspected "Wuji" characters on the plaque of a large hall at the central location.

As for the youngest, wheelchair-bound boy, Chen Ming, he seemed calm externally but had an unmistakable look of shock and confusion in his eyes, likely due to seeing so many players fighting in a dungeon together for the first time, feeling a bit excited and nervous.

"We need to confirm where the Wuji Sect is. It seems the plaque on that hall over there has 'Wuji' written on it. That should be the Wuji Sect's base."

At the moment, Chu Wei, wearing her special gray form-fitting suit from the bureau, raised a handgun to point into the distance, drawing Wang Zhifan's and Chen Ming's attention to that location.

"Without a doubt, the mountaintop we're currently on should be the territory of this Wuji Sect or whatever; I estimate this is a dungeon for a defensive encounter."

Wang Zhifan glanced at the spot indicated by Chu Wei but didn't pay much attention there. Based on his understanding of dungeons, usually, the initial position in this type of dungeon is the location that players need to defend.

"Fan is correct. I've read many fantasy novels, played many games of this style, and this kind of mountaintop is surely the territory of a sect."

The thirteen or fourteen-year-old bespectacled boy, Chen Ming, sitting in a wheelchair, echoed at this moment.

"Look, three people are coming out of that large hall over there."

Chu Wei promptly informed the two that three suspicious NPCs emerged from the location she was watching.

Before she finished speaking, the dozen or so players nearby seemed to have been flipped on like a switch, simultaneously approaching the three NPCs walking towards the platform.

As players, they were too familiar with this dungeon routine; before the battle begins, there's always some NPC explaining the situation and providing necessary information.

Before long, beneath a few drifting white clouds in the blue sky, on this large bluestone platform atop the mountain, nearly twenty players, including Wang Zhifan, faced the approaching three Wuji Sect NPCs and found they were a middle-aged man and two young adults dressed in classical black and gold outfits.

The middle-aged man, around forty years old, with long hair, walked steadily in front, undoubtedly the leader, followed closely on both sides by a young man and woman, both exhibiting nimble and elegant ancient styles, appearing to be in their twenties.

Soon, the leading middle-aged man arrived before the players and began speaking in a voice like a resounding bell:

"Thank you, warriors, for coming to assist my Wuji Sect in resisting the Demon Sect! If our Wuji Sect survives this calamity, we will forever remember your immense grace and virtue! Please allow us to offer our humble bow first!"

The tall middle-aged man in a black outfit with gold trim finished speaking, then deeply bowed towards the nearly twenty players before him in acknowledgment.

As this Wuji Sect leader bent over to offer thanks, the pair of young man and woman standing slightly behind him also bowed to demonstrate their gratitude to the players.

However, the players in front of them clearly weren't too concerned with such formal courtesy rituals. Before these three NPCs finished their bow, a player suddenly spoke:

"Hey, don't just thank us verbally, Wuji Sect. Can you give us something tangible? At times like this, hurry up and present your Divine Weapons, treasure pills, magical cultivation techniques so we can have the motivation to wipe out this Demon Sect."

This player seemed to be probing, thinking about whether he could get some benefits from the NPCs before the battle.

Unfortunately, as soon as he finished speaking, all the players felt a sudden heavy pressure emanate from the still-bowing long-haired middle-aged NPC before them! It was like everyone's heart was suddenly pressed with a big stone, making it uncomfortable!

But fortunately, this situation lasted for less than a second before the long-haired middle-aged NPC quickly restrained the massive pressure he emitted, smiling calmly at the players before him, saying:

"This warrior is joking; my Wuji Sect is merely an unknown small sect in the central land; how could we have any Divine Weapons or treasure pills? But please rest assured, warriors, if we can repel the invading demon gate this time, my Wuji Sect will dig three feet and definitely offer generous rewards!"

"Haha! Sect Leader, please don't mind; he was just joking earlier! We're here to help your sect for the sake of righteousness and justice, not for worldly possessions. Please rest assured, Sect Leader, we will certainly do our utmost to eliminate the intruding enemies!"

Perhaps realizing that the player asking for treasures from the middle-aged NPC earlier had gone too far, another player now spoke to smooth things over.

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