Global Game: I Can Choose Instance Rewards-Chapter 551 - 374: Teaming Up, Offense, and Exposure

Chapter 551: Chapter 374: Teaming Up, Offense, and Exposure

"Think whatever you want, it’s none of my business even if all of you go in together... David, I suggest you try to open a space alone first, then come out and regroup with us..."

The frail Mage couldn’t be bothered to explain to the skeptics, turning to his summoner companion with a suggestion.

"Okay, I’ll be right back."

The Caucasian, whose profession was a swarm summoner, nodded and headed towards the brass door.

As he was about to enter, a foreign player dressed in a hooded black outfit from the group tried to follow, but was stopped by a tall and strong Caucasian female Warrior.

"Stop! You can’t enter the tower with David!"

Her stance was firm, but the others immediately understood her intention.

Simply put, since those entering the tower together would be allocated to the same space, if a stranger deliberately entered the same space with you, it’s almost certain they had malicious intent, such as ambushing you from behind.

Assassin players, in particular, excel at this sort of thing, and players of other professions at the same level find it difficult to withstand their deliberate attacks, especially magic-oriented professions which aren’t good at close combat.

"Alright! Miss! No need to panic! I was just a bit hasty, I’ll wait back here!"

The player, who by his looks was most likely an Assassin, quickly stepped back two paces to respond, to avoid unnecessary hostility from them.

In this dungeon, the penalty mechanism had been lifted, allowing players to freely fight each other, but since everyone only has one life, this theoretically high-reward action also bears significant risk.

So without assurance, smart people wouldn’t start a fight lightly, only a handful of powerful and crazy lone wolf players would dare to act recklessly.

The swarm summoner player quickly entered the tower alone, and over ten seconds after he went inside, the Assassin player, who had wanted to enter together, was then allowed inside. The other players then began discussing among themselves, mainly about forming teams.

"I’m a Level 54 Thunder Mage! Are there any melee professions willing to enter the tower with me?"

"I’m a Level 58 Shadow Assassin, willing to team up with you."

"Alright, then we’ll enter together later."

"Hey, miss, are you a summoner? Are you interested in coordinating with me, the Gunman?"

"Hehe... alright... but don’t you shoot me in the back..."

"Aww, miss, you’re joking. How could a mere Gunman like me dare to do such a thing, might as well be torn apart by your summons..."

...

All conversations seemed either candid or deceitful, yet surprisingly, not many chose to enter the tower alone. The reasons perhaps only those players understood, as an internal conflict was about to erupt inside the tower.

Wang Zhifan was still practicing at the top of the tower, but he couldn’t possibly be unaware of the sudden gathering outside the tower, observing them a bit longer as his heart filled with more questions.

"Why have so many players come again? Has my Black Tower really been taken as part of the dungeon? Yet it’s only a day since the dungeon started, such information shouldn’t travel so quickly... how did these people find this place?"

He mainly couldn’t understand why these players were heading into his concealed vast desert, despite this area being highly uninhabitable, contrary to the basic survival needs of players in the game, making the situation quite bizarre.

Of course, Wang Zhifan’s lack of understanding mainly stemmed from his lack of information, as he hadn’t ventured into the indigenous regions of the dungeon but stayed comfortably in the tower, thus unaware of the immense pressure other players faced in this dungeon.

One could say that pressure almost maxed out when the dungeon began, and if it weren’t for a stroke of luck, players who knew about his tower would’ve kept running and fighting desperately.

"Perhaps I should send one or two clones to explore outside, it’s not wise to remain utterly clueless..."

Wang Zhifan, accustomed to controlling the entire situation, couldn’t help but entertain this thought, but considering his cultivation was at a critical stage, he temporarily abandoned the idea of dividing his attention to control clones outside, focusing on his practice of the Wind and Thunder Heaven-Treading Skill.

He expected to break through the boundary soon, anyway, the dungeon had plenty of time before it ended, offering ample opportunities for further exploration.

As for the newly arrived players, his attitude remained the same as before, ensuring no mistakes in the basic settings of the tower was sufficient, letting them wreak havoc inside however they pleased. With their capabilities, they couldn’t possibly affect the Black Tower, the only potential problem lay with themselves.

As Wang Zhifan finished contemplating these issues, just ready to return to his training, he suddenly noticed an impolite visitor outside his window.

That appeared to be a bird, its round brown eyes brimming with humanized wisdom, hovering outside the arched window trying to peer inside.

However, there couldn’t be any natural birds in this desert, and the Black Tower had long been set by Wang Zhifan to be opaque from the outside, hence this uninvited little creature couldn’t possibly see inside, even if Wang Zhifan were to host a party and sing karaoke, nothing but the lit interior would be visible from outside.

"Is some player probing with a summon? Not entirely clueless... but any probing actions cannot be allowed, or else where’s the dignity of the tower owner?"

Feeling offended for a moment, Wang Zhifan responded by having the tower unleash an impressive attack, covering the unknown bird probing outside his window in its range.

Thus, the players below the tower quickly witnessed a dreadful, unusual scene:

They saw the black tower, previously as serene as a sea beacon, suddenly unleashing deep purple thunderbolts from its top, these bolts, like the most ferocious storm, raged from the second tier above, finally converging in front of a window, obliterating a minute existence without a trace!

The process occurred rapidly but was clear enough for everyone below to discern what had happened, realizing someone had offended this mysterious black tower, inciting its wrath.

"Who was being foolish! Want to die by yourself? Don’t drag others in!"

The slender Mage player immediately wore a severe expression, looking at all the suspects before him, asking furiously.

"It wasn’t me."

"Whoever wants to get us all killed, step forward!"

"Little brother, it wouldn’t be you, right? That bird looks a lot like the one in your painting."

"How could it be?! I didn’t even bring out the Manifested Landscape Scroll! Besides, doing such a foolish thing isn’t my style!"

...

The players found themselves embroiled in an argument for a while, but no one admitted to provoking the black tower, nor were there clues or evidence pointing to the culprit, leaving the matter unresolved.

However, the incident was not entirely meaningless, it at least confirmed that the black tower was as mysterious as they thought, and adhering to the rules wouldn’t pose issues, but provoking it would yield dire consequences.

Therefore, subsequently, none of the players contemplated directly probing the upper levels of the black tower from outside, treasuring their lives upon witnessing the terrifying thunder, as reckless, carefree players wouldn’t have advanced to this dungeon level.

As these players began forming teams to venture into the black tower, the natives surrounding the Shadow Desert also reacted further.

In a high-tech styled underground base, a young man in glasses and a white coat, a middle-aged man with a hook nose, and a hunched old man with silver hair were watching a large screen in front of them.

Displayed on the screen was a spired tower in the desert, with some red dots moving near it, undoubtedly indicative of the area around the Black Tower.