They fought their way through, groping along the way, and before they knew it, two hours had slipped by. Finally, they found the entrance to the last boss.
Chu Fu wiped her sweat.
"I feel like even the second time around, I'd still get lost here!" She had planned to farm the Nightmare dungeon endlessly, but wasting time like this made her think it’d be better to grind mobs out in the wild.
"312112312."
The one called "Call Me Blind" spat out a string of numbers.
Chu Fu was stunned.
"What?"
"The route. Start from the main hall, pick tunnel 3, then tunnel 1, then tunnel 2, then tunnel 1 again, and so on."
Everyone stared at him in shock.
They couldn’t tell if it was the power of his Insight talent, his blind person’s spatial awareness, or just pure gaming skill.
"Damn, you’re amazing, bro!" Chu Fu said admiringly.
Call Me Blind curled his lips slightly, clearly pleased by her praise.
After the group finished marveling, it was time to face the real boss!
They peered into the boss chamber from the tunnel entrance and found it surprisingly vast.
It looked like a royal palace for rats.
The ceiling was very high, studded with gems that emitted a faint, multicolored glow, casting a dreamy light across the hall.
At the entrance stood two hulking mutated rat knights standing guard.
Inside, rows of mutated rat soldiers stood at attention.
At the far end, a crude throne made of branches, bones, and wheat ears was set up.
A bloated female rat lay atop it, a tiny crown perched on its head.
[Bloodthirsty Mutant Rat Queen (Boss), Level 5, HP: 30,000.]
"There are guards. If we start the fight, will we be dragged into battle immediately? No time to place any plants!" said Proud But Not Arrogant. Then she patted her chest. "I’ll tank the boss first!"
But she was only level 2. Though her gear was decent, her stats were nowhere near enough to hold this boss.
Chu Fu, however, looked up at the hall’s ceiling.
Not just her—even Shen Chi raised his head to look.
Then the two exchanged a knowing smile.
"No need. This boss is easy!" Chu Fu said, pulling out some dandelion seeds.
Before, she’d only ever turned dandelions into Chainsaw Dandelions. Making Hot Air Balloon Dandelions consumed twice the mana.
But when she ran out of seeds, she would force-grow more to stock up.
Now, she grew four dandelions and turned them into Hot Air Balloon Dandelions.
"Grab onto these, everyone. I’ll control the dandelions to fly up to those pillars over there. Each of you stand on a different spot, so the boss can’t hit you. Only me and Wheelchair Bro will fight!"
The others suddenly understood.
"That’s practically invincible! We can do this for all future bosses!" said Proud But Not Arrogant.
She started thinking about getting a flying item for herself.
"Not every dungeon works like this. Some have terrain restrictions, and in higher-level ones, there are formations that block flight. Those won’t allow this trick."
"Did your brother tell you that too?"
"Uh, yeah. My brother’s amazing!"
Chu Fu pinned everything on her brother.
Soon, four Hot Air Balloon Dandelions were ready, and the group grabbed onto them. Shen Chi equipped his own flying device.
The five of them took off, flying toward the hall’s massive pillars—really just supports for the whole cavern.
But the pillars weren’t perfectly smooth; they showed signs of rat gnawing and had a few spots where someone could stand.
Chu Feng, back then, had used this method to get into a safe spot and kill the boss with crossbow bolts.
For Chu Fu and Shen Chi, there was no need to position themselves precisely—just flying was enough.
Once the three others were in place, Chu Fu dismissed the dandelion parachutes’ control and landed back on the ground, where she resumed forcing more dandelions and vines to grow.
Shen Chi unleashed his explosive mini-robots and started bombarding.
Working together, the Bloodthirsty Mutant Rat Queen could only screech and unleash skills that completely failed to reach them.
But the boss had a very fast health regen and could devour other rats to recover, so it took a full ten minutes before its massive body finally collapsed.
[You have cleared the dungeon: Mutant Rat Nest (Nightmare).]
[Dungeon clear time: 3 hours, 47 minutes, 2 seconds.]
[You have received the first-clear reward: All stats +5, one Silver Chest.]
[A server-wide announcement is about to be broadcast. Hide your ID?]
"Don’t hide!" the five said in unison.
The next second, golden text flooded the screens of every player on the server.
[Server Announcement: Players "Who Wants to Be a Plant," "Rocket on a Wheelchair," "Call Me Blind," "Proud But Not Arrogant," and "Suture Saint" have cleared the dungeon Mutant Rat Nest (Nightmare), achieving the server’s first clear! Rewards have been distributed.] ×3!
Dungeon loot dropped.
[Plague Spread (Skill Book)]
[Rat Queen’s Crown (Bronze)]
[Rat Queen’s Robe (Bronze)]
[Rat Queen’s Boots (Bronze)]
[Rat Queen’s Heart (Bronze Material)]
Three pieces of a set dropped.
Chu Fu already had a Silver-tier robe, so she didn’t need the clothing, but the Rat Queen’s Crown and Boots were usable.
To top it off, the skill book was something she could use too.
[Plague Spread (Skill Book)]: Deals 150% magic attack as poison damage to a target, adding a Blood Cough effect lasting 30 seconds. If there are other hostile targets within 3 meters, the effect automatically spreads, refreshing the Blood Cough each time and reducing movement speed and defense by 30%.
When released, Plague Spread manifests as a pink mist covering a 3-meter diameter. Affected players’ chins swell, and they cough up blood—very realistic animation.
And now, this boss’s skill had dropped for Chu Fu.
She wondered if her hidden Luck stat was particularly high.
"I’m taking the skill book, the crown, the boots, and the heart!"
By standard market pricing, Chu Fu offered 20 silver for the skill book, 4 silver for the crown, 3 silver for the boots, and 1 silver for the heart material.
The only left-over gear was the robe, which Proud But Not Arrogant purchased for 5 silver and gave to Suture Saint.
Since Call Me Blind, Proud But Not Arrogant, and Suture Saint hadn’t participated in the fight, the final payout only split between Chu Fu and Shen Chi, with a damage share of 7:3.
Chu Fu spent 30 silver total but earned back 24.5 silver from the split, so she only ended up out 6 silver.
On top of that, she also got her agreed fee from Proud But Not Arrogant for carrying through a Nightmare dungeon.
Adding it all up, she now had a fortune of 675 silver.
Too much to spend—just couldn’t use it all.
"I leveled up! I’m level 3!" Proud But Not Arrogant shouted.
Hitting level 3 on the server’s first day meant she was at least a full day ahead of the average player.
One step ahead, every step ahead.
"Time to open the chest! Time to open the chest! Praying for something useful for me!" Chu Fu rubbed her hands like a fly.
She clicked on the Silver Chest in her inventory.
A flash of light later.
A staff landed in her bag.
[Malicious Staff (Silver):
Physical Attack: 9-11
Magical Attack: 35-45
Constitution +3
Spirit +4
Toxin Enhancement: All poison-type skill damage increased by 20%.】
Chu Fu has also switched to a Silver-grade weapon!
Within just one day, Chu Fu was already holding two pieces of Silver equipment, which could easily be considered number one on the server.
Afterwards, she traded the [Dandelion Staff] to Proud Yet Not Arrogant. Since the staff had low stats—though it had no level requirement, it was only a level 1 Bronze weapon—Chu Fu only sold it for 2 Silver Coins, leaving her backpack with 677 Silver Coins.
“I’m logging off. I need to eat!” Suture Saint was using a gaming helmet, so after a few hours of play, he had to take a break and eat; otherwise, a health warning would trigger.
“I’m logging off too!” Cursing Blind Man said reluctantly, as he was also using a gaming helmet.
Shen Chi hesitated for a moment, then also said he was logging off, but would be back soon.
“Hey, Plant Girl, you have a gaming pod, right? How about power-leveling me? I’ll pay you by the hour—5 Silver Coins per hour!”
