Full-time: The Strongest Sniper

"So what do we do now?" Tang Rou asked.

"We have no choice but to keep chasing. That's the most shameless thing about dungeons—even if players know it's a trap, they can only walk into it. After all, you can't just not run the dungeon, can you?" Xiao Nai helplessly put away the sniper rifle he had just fired. He had already tried it; the opponent was untargetable, and attacks would pass through without dealing damage.

"Let's go, Xiao Nai, Lao Zhang, you guys cover us," Ye Xiu said to Xiao Nai and Zhang Jiale.

Without hesitation, everyone chased after the direction the other party had fled.

Soon, the group was led by the boss, Leng Ying, into a forest. This densely wooded area was clearly a perfect hiding place, obviously designed to trick players into venturing in even knowing there were ambushes. And indeed, just as Xiao Nai and his companions had predicted, as soon as they entered the forest, the boss, Leng Ying, unleashed a firework behind him. With the explosion of the firework, a large group of Yinshan bandits leaped out from behind and in the trees.

Seeing this, Xiao Nai and Zhang Jiale were already prepared. They lit their grenades, and countless explosions engulfed the bandits, holding off their sudden attack and buying time for the Happy team.

But this time, the monsters are clearly different from the previous ones. The class composition is very reasonable. The squad leader is in the front row, followed by the Jing Zhang class, the ranged class is at the end of the team, and there is a priest in the middle of the team.

With this combination, although Xiao Nai and Zhang Jiale's grenade burst seemed very strong, they didn't achieve any significant results.

"Wait, how come even priests are acting as bandits? Does this fit the priest's character?" Baozi said somewhat dejectedly when he saw the priest among the minions. After all, these kinds of monsters that can heal teammates are the most annoying to players, even professional players.

Of course, the opposing priest naturally became Xiao Nai and his team's main target, since healers are the first class to be eliminated, whether in PVP or PVE.

Of course, since this is PVE, there's no need to be as careful as in PVP or devise any tactics. Ye Xiu directly commanded, "Tang Rou, you go and block those two spearmen. Jingjing, you assassinate those two captains. Baozi, you cover Jingjing and block the two swordsmen. Zhang Jiale, cover the entire area. Meiguang, use your summoned beast to restrain the enemy's ranged units. Yifan, pay attention to activating the formation. Xiao Nai and I will go and eliminate those two healers."

The opposing team had slightly more members than Happy, but this distribution meant that the suppression wasn't too great. With the cover provided by the others, Xiao Nai and Ye Xiu quickly used an aerial kick and a judo throw to knock two of the opposing team's priests into their own team.

Without the protection of their companions, the two priests instantly became like lambs surrounded by a group of burly men, trembling in fear among the Happy team. The kind-hearted Happy members, in a show of compassion, immediately launched another brutal gang beating. Even Xiao Nai and Ye Xiu, the instigators, felt a chill run down their spines at the sight.

Of course, the two priests weren't idle either. They started helping their teammates fend off the remaining monsters' attacks. Soon, the two priests were reduced to specks of light by the righteous mob attack of the Happy team. The remaining bandits were much easier to defeat. With the systematic teamwork of the Happy team, these monsters were no challenge at all. After all, the types of monsters had appeared before, and they didn't even need to relearn their attack patterns and logic.

Just as Xiao Nai and the others cleared out the group of mobs, the boss, Leng Ying, continued to ride away on his broomstick. Seeing this, Xiao Nai knew that the attack was not over yet, and said helplessly, "Everyone, pay attention to recovery and combat sustainability."

"Hey, Lao Ye, Xiao Nai, do you think the current situation might be related to the flare gun fired by our first boss?" Zhang Jiale suggested, since Glory wouldn't just randomly create a flare gun that fires when the first boss dies. There's a possibility that the flare gun might increase the difficulty later on.

"Actually, it's hard to say right now. After all, we haven't tested whether the signal gun can be interrupted. If it can, then it's relevant. If you don't believe me, then this is probably a fixed plot point," Xiao Nai said.

Fixed storylines, also known as "scripted kills," are boss fights that cannot be interrupted by player actions. However, it's rumored that Honor of Kings plans to replace some fixed storyline events with cutscenes in the future. This will allow players to clearly see which storylines are interactive and which are uninterruptible.

Each dungeon in Glory is actually connected to the main storyline, and each dungeon has a reason for appearing here within the plot; it's not just about randomly placing some monsters in the dungeon and calling it a day. It's just that because of the special circumstances of the Happy team, they didn't do the main storyline and went straight to opening the dungeons.

However, in reality, when there are quests available, completing quests is the most efficient way to level up. Of course, this isn't absolute. In the current state of Glory, everyone is vying for the monsters and materials needed for the main quest in the open world. Just getting any monsters is already a challenge, naturally slowing down leveling efficiency. The premise for efficient leveling through quests is that the quests can be completed smoothly.

In reality, Xiao Nai is a story-driven player in Glory. If he weren't currently focused on leveling up, he would have preferred to complete the main quests and experience the new storyline. However, because Xiao Nai and his companions were unfamiliar with the plot and background, they were unclear about the significance of the signal flare. If they were more familiar with the main storyline and the dungeon backgrounds, many dungeon mechanics could be deciphered.

Xiao Nai and his group continued their pursuit of the strategist Leng Ying. During this time, they continued to encounter ambushes, but these ambushes could no longer affect them and did not hinder their progress.

Ultimately, this is a ten-player dungeon. Although Xiao Nai and his group have a level advantage of five, the equipment attributes of the Happy team are already quite excellent. After all, the orange equipment that Xiao Nai and his group are wearing is equivalent to level 75 purple equipment, which is the highest level equipment that can be obtained in this dungeon.

Soon, after everyone cleared the monsters from the path, strategist Leng Ying finally reached the end, which, barring any unforeseen circumstances, would be the location of this boss battle.

Because the members of Team Happy were constantly in combat, they couldn't consume food items to recover their health and could only rely on healing potions and the priest's healing. However, there was a limit to the number of potions one could bring into the dungeon, which significantly increased the difficulty of the upcoming boss battle! (End of Chapter)