As The Most Powerful Mage, I’m Back - Chapter 10

Chapter 10: Adventurer Team

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

[Level 2 Instance Dungeon: Goblin Tribe]

At the entrance of the dungeon, a group of people had just walked out of the teleportation array. There were three men and two women in total adjusting their equipment. The blonde-haired man in the lead was counting the number of people while setting up the team’s strategy.

“Take on the role of meat shield, Shi Shan. You are responsible for attracting the aggro and blocking the damage from the small monsters.”

“Got it,” A dark-skinned muscular man holding a large shield replied in a deep voice.

“Zhuo Xiu, as Archer, you will be in charge of long-range attacks and supplementary damage.”

“Roger that, Captain,” A long-haired youth carrying a wooden bow and quiver replied.

“Healer Xu Hui, you are in charge of healing the injured team members and raising their health to prevent casualties.”

“Okay, Xiao Yun,” a lady with a good figure holding a long priest’s staff replied sweetly. Then, she threw a seductive look at the blonde-haired captain.

Seeing this, the captain, Xiao Yun, nodded in satisfaction and responded to her coquettish eyes. It was obvious the two had a good relationship.

As for the last person…

Xiao Yun turned his head and locked his gaze on the last figure in the group. His eyes burned as he asked ambiguously.

“Xiyue, I’ll be responsible for dealing damage as a Mage, while you cover me as a Swordsman. You must protect me well, okay?”

“Understood,” the girl called Xiao Xiyue had an indifferent expression as she replied with a simple word.

It was obvious she was not interested in Xiao Yun’s enthusiasm and only gave a cold reply.

Although the young girl with long black hair and tight clothes wore simple cloth armor, it could not hide her beautiful figure.

She quietly followed the team, holding a long sword in her right hand. Her expression was indifferent, and her temperament was cold. She was like a proud winter plum blossom, emitting an unapproachable aura.

Xiao Yun’s gaze burned as he sized Xiao Xiyue up. A trace of desire unconsciously rose in his heart.

He subconsciously licked his lips and thought to himself, ‘Damn it. Why must Xiao Xiyue pretend to be so cold?’

As a noble mage, he had lowered himself to pursue her for so long. Not only did she not give him any response, but her attitude was even colder. She simply did not know what was good for her!

When Xu Hui saw that Xiao Yun’s gaze was still fixed on Xiao Xiyue, her expression changed, and a trace of jealousy rose in her heart. She glared at Xiao Xiyue with dissatisfaction and snorted coldly, revealing a gloomy expression.

Immediately, she approached Xiao Yun and held his arm. She looked up at Xiao Yun, and the gloominess on her face disappeared. She changed her face in an instant, and a flattering smile appeared on her face once more. She asked in a sweet voice, trying to divert Xiao Yun’s attention.

“Captain Xiao Yun, are you confident in this instance dungeon?”

Xiao Yun was stunned, then he patted his chest and said confidently, “Of course I am. As a Level 28 Mage, a mere Level 2 dungeon isn’t something I’m afraid of. ”

“As long as you guys are responsible for your own work, pin down those that need to be restrained, and cover those that need to be covered while I’m responsible for dealing damage, nothing will happen. Don’t worry.

“According to the guide on the official website of the Class Advancement Guild, most of the Goblins in the Goblin Tribe are just over Level 10. Only a few elite beasts and the final dungeon boss are a little difficult.

“As long as we follow the procedure, everything will be fine. Our team has already cleared many Level 2 dungeons. There’s nothing to be worried about.”

As soon as these words were spoken, the surrounding people all nodded slightly, clearly agreeing with Xiao Yun’s words.

To better deal with the monsters, after countless research by experts and scholars, they came up with the most suitable team configuration for raiding the Instance Dungeon, which was the meat shield, damage output, healing, restraining position, and so on.

According to the distribution of different functions, the team members could learn from each other’s strengths to a large extent. After continuous adaptation, they could achieve the effect of one plus one being greater than two, and their combat effectiveness would be maximized.

Every class changer had to undergo a large amount of specialized training during their academy days in order to prepare for their future career. So, they were already familiar with the set of standardized combat procedures.

The current five-man team was obviously using a standard battle process. They had cleared dungeons of all sizes together and were no longer newbies. They did not think they would fail a mere Level 2 dungeon.

After the party cleared the dungeon, the rewards that dropped would be distributed among them.

The magical beast dungeons that had once brought great harm to humans had now been developed and utilized by class changers, becoming an important source of resources.

At this moment, Xiao Xiyue, who had been silent all this while, suddenly spoke.

“Have you noticed? We’ve already walked a third of the way. It’s clear this area has the most monsters, but we have yet to encounter a single one. Don’t you think that’s strange?”

After hearing her words, the team members who were originally moving forward also stopped in their tracks and revealed suspicious expressions.

“That’s right! Although the beasts are randomly spawned, and the number may be high or low, it’s not to the extent that we won’t have encountered a single one,” Shi Shan said in a deep voice. He also sensed that something was wrong.

“That’s true…” Xiao Yun rubbed his chin and revealed a thoughtful expression. He hesitated before saying, “Could the dungeon have already been cleared by someone else?”

“No way, Captain. Are we that unlucky?” Xu Hui was still holding onto Xiao Yun’s arm and said unhappily, “Then wouldn’t we have made a wasted trip?”

“That’s unlikely.” Xiao Xiyue shook her head and denied this statement. She explained, “This instance dungeon has only appeared for half a minute, and we had already applied to enter. In such a short period, the probability of the two teams colliding is close to zero.”

“How can you be sure? Maybe we’re just unlucky?” Xu Hui glared at Xiao Xiyue with hostility in her eyes and retorted unwillingly.

Xiao Xiyue was silent. She did not intend to argue.

“Alright, alright. We’ll know if someone beat us to it or not if we continue walking. The boss can’t possibly not have respawned because of bad luck, right?”

There seemed to be a bad atmosphere brewing between the two girls on the team. So Xiao Yun quickly stood between the two and jokingly comforted them, preventing the dispute from escalating.

“Hmph…” Xu Hui tilted her head and reluctantly accepted his comfort. She did not continue.

Xiao Yun scratched his head awkwardly. He had previously pursued both Xiao Xiyue and Xu Hui at the same time. The former ignored him, while the latter quickly wooed and stuck to him every day.

However, it was precisely because of this that whenever he wanted to curry favor with Xiao Xiyue, Xu Hui would always be jealous and deliberately target Xiao Xiyue. It caused him to be sandwiched between the two, making it extremely awkward.

Xiao Yun glanced at Xiao Xiyue’s beautiful figure from the corner of his eye and could not help but curse in his heart.

‘Xiao Xiyue, I’ve already investigated your background. You’re the student council president of Evergreen Academy, and you secretly came to the adventure team to earn money. Naturally, this is not the main point. It’s that you actually dared to support Lin Feng in private, that war criminal Lin Feng!

‘Don’t you know that as the president of the student union, you should set an example for the students? Yet, you’re secretly supporting Lin Feng? As long as I threaten you by exposing this secret, let’s see how you’ll obediently submit and be controlled by me!

‘You forced me to do this. I didn’t want to at first, but you repeatedly rejected my pursuit and disdained me, making me lose a lot of face. You refused a toast only to drink a forfeit!’

The more he thought about it, the more pleased he became. Xiao Yun could not help but smile to reveal a smug expression. Especially when he thought about how Xiao Xiyue, the school belle who was the center of attention in school, was about to be forced to submit under his threat. When he pictured how her originally cold face would reveal a little girl’s delicate appearance, he felt a burning desire in his heart and could not wait to implement his plan.

However, the time was not yet right. The members of the party were still around. He would wait until they finished clearing this dungeon.

Xiao Yun suppressed his burning desire and forced himself to calm down. The most important thing now was to clear this dungeon…

“Who is it?!”

Just as Xiao Yun’s thoughts were running wild, a cold shout from the team interrupted his thoughts and attracted the attention of the entire team.

A sound came from behind Xiao Xiyue. Startled by the sudden movement, she subconsciously swung her sword behind her.

Just as the sword was about to slash at the person, she realized that the thing behind her was not a beast but a black-robed youth. She tried her best to retract the sword, but it was too late due to the inertia of her body.

Xiao Xiyue’s heart turned cold. This abrupt sword attack could very likely kill someone by mistake. When she thought of the possible punishment she might face, her brain went blank, and she fell into a daze.

However, in the face of this lightning-fast sword, the black-robed young man seemed to have predicted it in advance. His body bent backward with astonishing flexibility, and his scalp almost brushed against the sword’s edge. A few strands of hair fell. He had barely dodged the sword.

“I said—”

The young man in black squatted down and picked up a few strands of hair that had been cut off from the ground. Then, he slowly got up and held the hair between his fingers. He shook it at the girl, who was stunned and at a loss. A hint of resentment appeared in his eyes as he said helplessly, with an expression that said, “Look what you did.”

“This is our first time meeting. There’s no need to be so enthusiastic, is there?”