I hire players in the martial arts world

Chapter 1484 Squad Titles

"So so, so so."

The Niu Niu team, the [Knife Maniac] team, and the Wu Gen Mo team are currently gathered in a private room, where members of the Niu Niu team, who have already passed the assessment mission, are explaining their strategies for clearing the level in detail.

In particular, the speculation about the identity of the player who entered the dungeon and obtained it made the other players realize the truth belatedly.

"I knew it! Even after we raised our friendship level with that Master Xia to the point of instant camaraderie, he still managed to drag us and the entire Xuan Yang Giant City down with him."

Similarly, the reason why the Rootless Demon Squad failed in their second and third attempts at the dungeon was that they thought they had grasped the hidden element of Xia Jinyu, but when the opponent stabbed them in the back, they were caught off guard.

Even though Wugenmo, by taking advantage of the powerful and triggering various hidden conditions, unexpectedly acquired the identity of the West Depot, he was still destined to die.

“But there’s a bug in the underlying logic, right?” [Red Beauty Drunk] interjected. “The existence of friendship level should be a layer of protection. You can all reach the point of instant rapport with each other, so as long as you don’t go too far, you shouldn’t be tricked by the other party.”

As she spoke, several top-tier gamers present cast very complex glances at her.

Finally, it was [Sword Maniac] from the same team who spoke up.

"Friendship level is not a fixed value, and the criterion for judging friendliness level is a character's affection for you. However, this does not actually affect the fact that while someone is being friendly to you, they may also want to kill you."

"Huh???" [Red Beauty Drunk] was greatly shocked.

She obviously doesn't interact with the characters in the story very often, or perhaps she's just lucky to have avoided those weirdos who have a positive friendship rating but will secretly sabotage her.

"Some people kill not out of malice, but because their goals are based on something beyond emotional considerations. So don't trust friendliness too much. This is probably an important lesson we learned in this assessment."

Niu Niu's summary was insightful, and the topic shifted once again to the specific process of this instance.

"Did you end up fighting with that Master Xia?" Wugenmo asked, his expression showing a hint of eagerness.

“No.” Niu Niu shook his head. “After I completely seized control of the entire barrier, I did notice that the other party was still trying to take it back, but after a few attempts, I should have given up. I also didn’t meet my master in the dungeon.”

But that one…

This clearly refers to Feng Mo.

"A fight broke out?" The private room with more than ten people suddenly fell silent. The members of the other two teams also stopped their quiet discussions and all looked at Niu Niu.

His expression was filled with the air of someone watching the drama unfold, but also with a hint of wanting to stir up trouble.

"They did exchange blows."

Seeing that Niu Niu was clearly unwilling to recall that memory, it was finally [Undying Evil God] who spoke up.

"This is insane! You can't even imagine, he's practically a cheat code player!"

Under the eloquent narration of the "Undying Evil God," everyone learned the whole story.

Because of the defensive tactics of the Niu Niu Squad, they had ample strength to accumulate. They then used the available resources within the Xuan Yang Domain to wear down the beast horde and, drawing on the experience gained by the players during the first beast tide, made full use of the Devouring Earth Beasts' various attacks from within.

Furthermore, the increasingly condensed Corpse Domain was built underground in the Xuan Yang Giant City, which made their strength grow stronger and stronger like a snowball rolling downhill.

After Niu Niu launched a blood sacrifice and wiped out all the ferocious beasts that had entered the Xuan Yang Giant City, the problem of the beast tide was considered solved.

Then comes the most important part: the assessment.

"The maximum number of corpse beasts I can control in my current Corpse Domain is 100,000. By constantly replenishing it through consumption with the ferocious beasts, the power of my Corpse Domain is enough to threaten, or even completely suppress, those at the Dharma Aspect Realm."

But what was the result? That one, despite the suppression of the Corpse Domain, began a frenzied extermination.

He single-handedly killed my already severely damaged zombie beast army.

Later, it was only thanks to Lili's timely activation of the Black Fire Field that they were able to restrain him.

"So, did you kill him?"

"Almost."

"Is it that much less?"

"The one from the Night Mansion was missing. When I was corroding him with corpse energy, that person from the Night Mansion suddenly jumped out and almost beheaded me. Luckily, Brother Niu prepared a lot of protective barriers."

"And then what? And then what?!"

"Because too many corpse beasts died, the Corpse Domain became unstable. So Brother Niu used the corpse energy to transform it into pure Yin element, and then launched the move he used in the Martial Arts Tournament."

"Ten Evil Soul Scattering!"

“That’s right. Just think about the situation in Xuan Yang Giant City. The people of the giant city were killed by the beast tide, and then they were repeatedly slaughtered. Then they were sacrificed in blood. The number of lives lost here is in the eight figures.”

"Did you take them down? Did you take them down?"

"Almost."

"How come it was almost there again? What was it that we missed this time?"

"Ignoring the first one, he reduced the power of Brother Niu's killing move by more than half by drawing on the rich Yin element, and even broke through on the spot!"

If Lili hadn't realized something was wrong and immediately moved us to a deeper underground fortress, and completely detonated the black fire, we probably would have been wiped out on the spot.

After that, we didn't show ourselves again, and stayed hidden until the very last day of the final assessment.

Everyone was clearly still enjoying themselves.

Judging from the previous situation, even if the Niu Niu team detonated the black fire, they probably wouldn't get any kills. After all, if an important character is killed during the final dungeon settlement, relevant information will definitely be given.

While everyone was deep in thought.

The three domestic animals have spoken.

"Quack quack!"

"Wang Wang!"

"Giggle!"

"What nonsense are you talking about!"

"Forum, it seems like they're asking us to log in to the forum."

Unexpectedly, everyone's attention turned to the Niu Niu team, where the most affectionate member of the entire group remained silent.

Although the other party didn't boast about their role the whole time like the "Undying Evil God," anyone with a modicum of sense could tell that their contribution was unparalleled in the entire team.

Because of Shenqing's hard work outside, the other members of their team were freed up. To put it bluntly, in this three-ring assessment task, Shenqing single-handedly took on the first two rings.

At the same time, he was also working extremely hard to live off his wife in order to support Lili and Niu Niu, two resource-intensive women.

Speaking of logistical support alone, Brother Shenqing has become the strongest player by selling his face!

Now he has shown another special ability: he can actually understand the barking and croaking of the three heads!

Then, as everyone hesitated to speak and simultaneously opened the forum, they discovered why the three had asked them to log in.

The root cause lies in a post that just appeared.

After the Niu Niu team completed the assessment mission, the other party entered a four-star dungeon again. The initial identity that had been locked could now be unlocked by spending dungeon points, with the highest-ranking identity even being the governor of Nanxuan Prefecture.

Furthermore, the difficulty of the dungeon has also changed. You are no longer immediately teleported to Xuan Yang Giant City and have to endure step-by-step calculations and hiding, directly maximizing your survival level.

This time, several factions are provided for selection, so players won't feel like they're surrounded by enemies from the start. At least they have a faction to temporarily align with to ensure their safety.

Of course, the final outcome of the dungeon will still involve facing the pressure from several behemoths, but in terms of survival, it won't be as hopeless as during the assessment period.

“Your guess is correct.” [Sword Maniac] looked at Niu Niu. “Based on the changes to the dungeon described on the forum, it can be seen that the difficulty of this assessment lies in the initial locked identity issue.”

This time, you win.

Niu Niu smiled and raised his eyebrows.

[Sword Maniac] continued to ask questions.

"Is the mission in Dongxuan Prefecture complete?"

"Yeah, I just finished. That's why I entered the dungeon a bit later than you guys. But hey, the latecomers catch up, hehe."

Niu Niu's sly grin made [Knife Maniac] feel his fist harden.

Of course, he understood why the other party was so happy. The mission he had previously received to reclaim the entire underground world of Dongxuan Prefecture was a personal inheritance mission. Although the mission was difficult and took a long time, the rewards were also exceptionally generous.

Now, with the added rewards from the assessment tasks, Niu Niu's cultivation level has reached the peak of the Cave Heaven Realm. In addition, the experience he accumulated in order to obtain the title effect has made him the number one player in terms of cultivation level.

As for the rewards related to the personal inheritance quest, [Sword Maniac] did not ask any further questions.

After all, this matter is still too private.

He could indeed understand Niu Niu's overly smug expression after finally reaping the rewards of his hard work.

Because in the future, it's unlikely anyone will say that in the "Crazy Bull Duo," Niu Niu was the one who was completely carried along.

The opponent proved his strength at the martial arts tournament. Even though he didn't win first place, he showed a powerful combat ability that surpassed other players and was enough to be ranked among the top. In this mission, he also demonstrated other abilities.

This is the most powerful proof to erase his not-so-outstanding past.

Niu Niu's current smugness does indeed have a sense of triumph.

This was because, during his long gaming career, he believed that he was closest to the "Sword Maniac" in terms of overall combat strength.

First, by completing the first stage of the personal inheritance mission, he obtained a growth-level inheritance artifact, which he named the Bull Staff. Although it is not as powerful as the Yama Blade with its profound heritage, it still has the potential to catch up.

Then there is the Five Elements Body Fragment that it received as a reward for its inheritance, which allows it to accommodate two attributes again in terms of opening up a second source of magic.

In addition to the original metal element, he chose fire and water.

The reason is that the two rewards he obtained when he was in the Dao God Palace were Thunder Awakening and Flame Dwelling from the Five Elements Techniques of the Legend of Sword and Fairy series. As for why he chose water, it was because he completed the inheritance mission in a relatively short time, which triggered the extra reward.

A Five Elements Technique: Water Realm, reaching the upper grade of the Hong level.

Now that it has the title and the growth-level weapon, its core inherited Guigu Taoist techniques are no less than the Wujian Heart Method of the [Sword Maniac], although in terms of moves, the Five Elements Techniques are inferior to its Wujian Blade Technique.

However, the composite immortal arts that can be created by combining various spells, and the true modifications of Daoist arts that can be created through one's own abilities, are enough to go head-to-head with the [Sword Maniac].

As one of only two characters who were in Peach Blossom Village from the very beginning of the game, along with [Sword Maniac].

He himself didn't know when it started, but the gap between his strength and that of the old knife-wielding master had widened to the point that it almost drove him to despair.

Fortunately, now he can stand beside him with his head held high again!

"I said that's enough." [Sword Maniac] looked at Niu Niu, who was as proud as a rooster, speechless. He didn't know what the other was imagining, but he was just so annoying.

"After you pass the assessment, what's the next step?"

"It hasn't been released yet, but there's a hint that it's letting us know some of the story's direction in 'Storm Riders'."

"Feng Yun?!"

The players present began exchanging glances, clearly indicating that the world Ghost Market was about to explore would most likely replicate the situation of the world of Fengyun, or at least contain some of its developments.

Although the Pioneer Team has only selected one member so far, more will definitely be sent later. For the Mountain and Sea Realm, which is now relatively stable, the new world offers them even richer rewards and more incredible opportunities!

"By the way, your team will be awarded the title of special team if you successfully pass the assessment, right?"

Niu Niu looked at Lili Mei, Lili Mei nodded and looked at the [Undying Evil God], the Undying Evil God raised his eyebrows and looked at Shen Qing Ge, Shen Qing Ge snapped his fingers and looked at Da E, Da E then burst into wild laughter.

A golden light appeared above the heads of the four people and the goose.

Immediately afterwards, the team title appeared above the heads of the five players.

Five Guardian Spirits!

After obtaining the consent of the other team members, Niu Niu then publicly revealed the information on the title panel.

【Five Directions Guardian Spirits】

[Title Effect 1 - Earth Vein Guardian: When team members stand in the five cardinal directions, the power of the earth is triggered, granting teammates within range a 15% damage reduction!]

[Title Effect 2 - Lingbi Resonance: When attacked, there is a chance that thorny vines will spawn under the attacker's feet, and after a judgment, will forcibly bind them for 0.1 seconds to 10 seconds!]

[Title Effect 3 - Guardian Spirit Contract: When a team member dies, they transform into a stone statue and continue to provide 20% damage reduction to the team until the end of the battle!]

[Title Effect 4 - Not Yet Unlocked]

The players inside the private room stared wide-eyed.

Any percentage-based damage reduction is exceptionally powerful. The world they inhabit doesn't display direct numerical values, but you can generally make an estimate.

In short, it's sour.

Even the way [Sword Maniac] looked at Niu Niu was a bit off. Moreover, this title was clearly a growth-level title, the fourth title effect that hadn't been unlocked yet, which also meant that there might be a fifth and a sixth title that hadn't been unlocked yet.

"Hey"

At this moment, sighs rose and fell. They could only blame themselves for not trying hard enough when entering the assessment instance. (End of Chapter)