After hearing this, Universe Overlord's eyes lit up brightly.
He reached out and gave Universe Fury's bald head a rub.
"Kid, you're quite the talent!"
Universe Overlord recalled what "Who Called Who Blind" had said.
His eyes had been ruined by that very person, Wan Universe.
So this was Wan Universe's enemy!
The target was obvious.
But upon second thought, Universe Overlord didn't ask about Wan Universe's background.
After all, if this person was Wan Universe's enemy and he had lost to them, wouldn't that just embarrass Master Wan Universe?
It would be better for him to find the person, beat them up, and then take the credit to Wan Universe, which might also get him off the hook for losing the workshop's 50 characters.
Luckily, these people had been contacted privately and didn't live in the workshop, so the loss of 50 players at the server launch wouldn't be exposed.
But hiring these people had cost real money.
Thinking of this, Universe Overlord asked, "Who took a video just now? Let me see. I'll send their photos around."
"No!"
"I didn't take one either."
"Brother Ba, forgot about it."
After all, they lost. What was there to film?
A lackey hesitated and stammered, "Brother Ba, that 'Proud and Not Coy' posted a video on the official website."
"Damn it!"
Universe Overlord cursed in anger.
But he still patiently watched the video.
And it was a waste of time.
Chu Fu was flying in the sky, so you could only see her fluffy skirt, and even underneath was a pair of pumpkin pants. Not even a glimpse of anything more.
Same with Shen Chi.
The only one captured clearly was "Who Called Who Blind," but he had an eye patch covering his eyes, looking very imposing and hiding his face.
Left with no choice, Universe Overlord screenshotted "Who Called Who Blind," sent the photo to his social circle, and asked friends to share it.
Weren't there stories about linking to a stranger in the same city through six people in your social circle?
He wanted to see if he could find this guy.
If he did, he would beat that blind man to death.
"Brother Ba, are we still leveling up? It's getting dark."
"The wild monsters are too aggressive, and we can't see without vision."
"Maybe we should go back and grab some rabbits?"
"If we get to level 3, we can enter the dungeon!"
In [Primordial Gate], night only lasts four hours, apparently to accommodate workers and students: from 2 PM to 6 PM is night, and the rest is daylight.
After nightfall, wild monsters deal double damage.
Dungeons aren't affected.
"Stop the nonsense, keep grinding!"
Universe Overlord barked.
The others pouted. It wasn't that they didn't want to keep fighting, but after Universe Overlord got beaten, he had reflected and decided to improve himself.
His method of improvement was to have a five-person team reduce monsters to critical health while he delivered the final hit.
That way, he could hog all the experience and level up faster.
He had arranged four such teams, all his trusted men.
This way, he could reach level 3 quickly and then tackle the dungeon.
He just prayed that those disabled guys had only cleared on Normal mode and wouldn't touch Hard mode—that way, he still had a slim chance.
Too bad—he wouldn't get that chance.
...
By the wheat field.
Chu Fu and the others emerged from the dungeon and submitted the quest to the old farmer.
Each received 50 copper coins, plus bonus experience.
If not for the experience boost, they'd basically be slaving for the farmer's charity.
But the experience was considerable.
"15% experience per run. Seven runs, and we'll hit level 3!" Proud and Not Coy calculated. That's just three hours to level 3.
The forums said players would need at least a day and a half to reach level 3.
Being carried definitely speeds things up.
Proud paid the fee without hesitation.
Chu Fu earned 30 silver coins, bringing her total to a whopping 33 silver coins.
"Sister Plant, want to keep going? If we do Hard mode, I'll pay 200,000. If we can do Nightmare mode, I'll give 500,000!"
Proud and Not Coy said.
That amount was just the cost of one of her designer bags.
But this game was utterly captivating.
Besides, being in a top-tier wealthy circle, she had heard whispers.
Right now, military and government sectors across the country were investigating this game, and they had found nothing.
Even national power couldn't shake it.
The game was simply too bizarre, so they had to improve within it.
In fact, many physical industries were already liquidating assets and moving them into the game.
If she could become a top player in the game, she might compete with her younger brothers and illegitimate siblings for the inheritance—instead of being married off and looked down on for being overweight and ugly.
Her father looked like that, and somehow it was her fault?
All thanks to her nouveau riche, misogynistic father!
But at least her dad threw cash her way, and money talked—which won Chu Fu over.
"Of course, let's keep going!" Chu Fu agreed.
More in-game currency meant more power for her future.
"Who Called Who Blind" said, "This time, take my share too. I don't deserve it—I barely contributed."
"Keep mine as well. I didn't anticipate the boss issue. You could handle it alone anyway."
"And Brother Wheelchair is level 4; he can pull in one more person."
Shen Chi's biggest role was being level 4, which balanced the party's average level. Without him, they could only bring one person.
So his contribution wasn't small either.
"Alright, 1:9 split. I keep only 10%."
"Fine. I won't stand on ceremony with you!"
Chu Fu noticed Shen Chi didn't care about money, and "Who Called Who Blind" was a bit particular but decent—since he hadn't done the work, he refused the payout.
Proud and Not Coy wired the money directly to Chu Fu, paying upfront.
Suture Saint clung to Proud and Not Coy's arm, teary-eyed.
"Proud, rest assured! From now on, wherever you point, I'll charge. We just met, and you've already spent so much on me. Mistress, your loyal servant has arrived too late!"
Proud and Not Coy waved her chubby hand.
"Small matter. Just the price of a bag. Stick with me, I won't let you down. Work hard, build up the Rose Alliance, crush the Universe Workshop, and I'll buy you a Maserati!"
Chu Fu overheard and was tempted to work for Proud and Not Coy herself!
"Alright, let's go! Entering the dungeon!"
Chu Fu selected Hard mode and applied to enter.
In Hard mode, even the minions had 1,500 HP, 2.5 times the Normal difficulty.
Not only that, but their numbers had tripled.
But under Chu Fu's new mutated creeping vine's onslaught, the dungeon remained trivial.
In fact, thanks to the vine's area attacks, the clear time didn't increase despite the extra monsters.
Twenty minutes later, they reached the boss room.
Inside was a massive, tumor-ridden mutant rat with an enormous belly.
[Twisted Bloody Queen Rat (Boss) Level 3, Health: 15,000.]
The boss's health is only twice that of normal, but its regeneration, defense, and attack power are significantly higher.
"We can't exploit the terrain in this boss fight. We have to all enter before the boss activates. For the hard-mode dungeon, the boss has an additional skill—Cyst Explosion. Just keep an eye on where the cysts land and dodge them."
"Let's aim to take it down within 10 seconds!"
