"Well, it's okay." Xu Le replied perfunctorily.
"cut."
Next it is time to clean up the battlefield. The first floor of the building has basically been cleaned up.
Except for Chang Fengle who was a complete newbie, everyone else was more or less experienced mercenaries, so the cleanup was quick.
It took about 20 minutes of exploration and cleaning to finish the first floor, and then I headed towards the second floor.
Xu Le estimated the time. According to the current speed, it would take them a whole day to complete a 30-story building
Maybe it won't get processed in a whole day.
If that's the case, then it's understandable that their mission time was extended to 2 months.
"Alright, alright, everyone performed very well. Everyone played to their full potential. That's it. Let's keep moving forward."
After the post-war mobilization, Bai Jing ran to Xu Le and asked quietly:
"My level is just okay in your eyes?"
“This evaluation is already very high.”
How should I describe Bai Jing's level? According to the standard value, she is barely at level 3.
He should be at the level of a newly promoted Level 3 warrior, which is very good for his age, otherwise he would not be able to become a solo mercenary leader.
Although the leader of a mercenary group is not entirely determined by strength, the proportion of strength is also very important.
“That doesn’t sound like a very good review.”
"Then you work harder."
"How hard have I tried? Have you seen how hard I've worked?"
Xu Le waved his hand and lost interest in answering.
The team also reached the second floor and dispersed again.
When they reached the second floor, Chang Fengle next to Xu Le looked at him with admiration and whispered:
"The guide needs to consult your evaluation. You are really amazing, brother. It seems that I followed the right person."
"A blacksmith must be strong himself."
"So you said the guide's level is just okay. What are her shortcomings? She seems very strong."
"If we describe Bai Jing according to the standards of a Level 3 warrior, she still has many shortcomings, the first of which is her fighting posture.
As a warrior, if you have the conditions to use firearms, you should try to reduce close combat and physical combat."
"Why? Shouldn't warriors fight in close combat?"
Xu Le glanced at Chang Fengle as if he was looking at an idiot.
"Because you never know what your next opponent's abilities are, and you will always run into someone who is stronger in hand-to-hand combat than you.
A warrior's physical fitness is indeed worth boasting about, but it should not be used to compare with weirdness.
When conditions permit, use more firearms, explosives, and long-range weapons to minimize your chances of injury, reduce physical exertion, and enhance combat skills.
This way, when you encounter an enemy that you can't defeat with physical combat, you'll have a faster weapon reaction and response strategy, rather than standing there and being killed by a weird explosion."
Xu Le's teaching was very attentive. These words were basically taught to him by Bai Jing, Wang Shu, and Rewi Alley.
Now give it to a newbie, it's a little hard for him, but it's very dry.
“It feels like it makes sense.”
“This is the experience our predecessors have summed up over the years.”
"Thank you for your advice, brother."
…
After a fierce battle broke out on the first floor, the subsequent exploration of the building went much more smoothly.
It took them about five hours to reach the 30th floor.
Xu Le saw from the damaged elevator shaft that the building had a total of 31 floors.
That is to say, there are only two layers left.
At this point, the conditions of the others have already shown a downward trend, but Xu Le himself is more focused than before.
"Be careful in this area."
"Um, did you sense any danger, brother?"
"There should be a tricky weirdness here, but it never appears."
Hearing Xu Le say this, Chang Fengle's expression also changed.
Along the way, Xu Le's abilities have been fully demonstrated. Even if Chang Fengle is slow, he has already understood at this time that Xu Le is the real boss.
He said it was a difficult problem, so it must be a very difficult problem.
"Brother, I feel that the players' condition levels are very poor." Chang Fengle suddenly said.
Xu Le was a little surprised. He turned his head and looked at Chang Fengle:
"Hmm? So what do you think we should do now?"
"I just counted the floors. If I'm not mistaken, there are 31 floors in total, and this is the 30th floor.
The team members are now very tired and a little distracted, but many of them are definitely thinking about finishing the search of the building as soon as possible.
so… "
"If you have something to say, just say it. You have nothing to worry about in front of me." Xu Le encouraged him.
"What I mean is that in our current state, if we encounter a strong enemy, we are likely to be injured or lose members..."
Chang Fengle spoke timidly, but his judgment was completely correct.
Given the team's current mental state, if they encounter more difficult monsters, there is a high possibility of casualties.
"That's a correct judgment. If it were you, what would you do?"
"Let the team stop and take a break?"
"That's indeed how it should be." Xu Le nodded.
After getting Xu Le's affirmation, Chang Fengle smiled foolishly twice.
In fact, Bai Jing was also hesitant. As an experienced guide, she could naturally feel the team's condition declining.
But there are really not many floors left. Should I explore them all in one go, or take a rest here
After thinking it over again and again, Bai Jing still shouted at the stairs:
“Everyone, everyone’s condition has declined after walking for so long, although I know many people want to clear the building in one go because there are only a few floors left.
But often, it is because of this fluke mentality that the team is wiped out, so let's take a break after exploring this floor."
No one refuted Bai Jing's words.
Some people may have different ideas, but if you think about it a little, you will understand that what she said is actually correct.
We've come this far, so it won't hurt to wait a little longer.
"good."
"no problem."
Each team nodded in agreement, and Bai Jing felt relieved and prepared to continue exploring the building.
But just as she reached the alley entrance on the right, a huge force broke through the wall and knocked her out in an instant.
Licking crawler, level 3 weird, ancient sound polluter.
Bai Jing, who was knocked flying, turned around in the air, endured the discomfort in her body, and used the handle and blade of the knife to hook onto the wall to stop herself.
roar!
The licking creeper roared and spit all over her face.
Bai Jing did not panic when facing such a huge monster. She first swung a few swords to force the crawler back, then jumped up and fought with it.
Seeing Bai Jing being attacked, other team members also responded and rushed over to help.
However, Xu Le just shook his head, which made Chang Fengle a little confused:
"Uh, brother, they reacted quickly? Why are you still shaking your head?"
"If Bai Jing's first reaction just now was to throw a grenade, perhaps the battle would have ended by now."
"ah?"
Xu Le did not continue to explain. He looked at Bai Jing and snapped his fingers lightly.
Bang!
Bai Jing suddenly felt a layer of electric current attached to her weapon, which not only enhanced the sharpness of the weapon.
Some of it also flowed into her body, allowing her to move faster.
“Fuck!”
Bai Jing couldn't help but say something and swung the knife in her hand faster.
Bending down to avoid a strange sweep, the Thunder Blade quickly began to swing.
clang clang clang!
The wind blade with lightning cut the crawler into pieces, and Bai Jing felt that she had entered an unprecedented state.
Powerful, fast, sharp.
"Fuck, I'm so strong!"
The more she fought, the more excited she became. Even the mercenaries who were very familiar with her were surprised at this moment.
Because the fighting power displayed by Bai Jing was completely inconsistent with her usual performance.
What's with the lightning on her
Bai Jing kicked the ground with her feet to dodge the creeper's breath, then turned behind it and stabbed it in the skull with a knife.
The blow severely damaged the crawler.
However, Bai Jing did not become complacent because of her improved strength. She continued to stab the heart and spine.
Just like Xu Le once said, when dealing with monsters, you have to use a three-point kill method.
Bai Jing also understands this well.
"drink!"
With a low shout, Bai Jing cut the crawler into two pieces. The fighting power he displayed made the people around him look at him sideways.
"Awesome! My sister."
“It’s really awesome.”
Amid the compliments from the crowd, Bai Jing put down her knife. She felt the lightning passing away.
This is really a sad thing.
Bai Jing looked at Xu Le with complicated eyes. She felt that her previous state was related to Xu Le.
And Xu Le also waved at her in response.
"Brother, did you do something just now?" Chang Fengle on the side felt something was wrong and asked Xu Le quickly.
Xu Le had no intention of hiding anything.
“I used to ride on a toad, but at that time I didn’t have a very good grasp of certain abilities, because the toad’s skin was thick and tough, so it could handle any kind of abuse.
But then I found that people can ride it, but it requires much more precision than a toad, so I’m trying it.”
"Riding a toad? Riding a person? Brother, is riding a person a serious thing for you?"
"Of course it's serious."
"I see… "
"Okay, wait here for a while, I have something to do."
"Brother? Where are you going?"
"Go collect some things, you just stay here."
After Xu Le finished speaking, he walked to the window, a current flashed through his body, and he flew upwards.
"Fuck, big brother can fly!"
After seeing this scene, Chang Fengle became even more certain that Xu Le was an extremely powerful master, and he would have to hold on to him tightly in the future.
…
Xu Le came to the top floor and quickly approached in one direction.
Some fleshy veins appeared on the ground, as if connecting the entire floor.
Here, he could already see clearly what the other party was.
A vicious tumor, a level 4 weirdness, and a polluter of ancient sounds.
Looking at the tumor in his arm that kept throbbing, Xu Le just felt nauseous.
He walked directly to the front of the malignant tumor, stretched out his hand, and tried to grab the core of the tumor.
Suddenly, the constantly beating tumors around burst open, and the monsters bred inside broke out of the body to protect their master in advance, trying to attack Xu Le.
The number of these sarcomas is astonishing, a large number of them are densely packed together.
In a large part of them, you can see the limbs of former humans.
This means that the monsters here have killed many humans.
"A human who failed in his mission?"
Looking at these monsters rushing towards him, Xu Le's spine also squirmed.
Phew!
Like a sea of trees suddenly blooming, a large number of branches burst out from Xu Le's body and pierced into the bodies of these monsters.
Then they extend their roots and quickly absorb the ancient sound energy in their bodies.
Xu Le stood in front of the vicious tumor, he could even feel a strange tremor in front of his eyes.
Then he pressed his palm to the head of the vicious tumor.
Kacha!
The branch easily pierced the skull, leaving a seed in Xu Le's brain, a vicious tumor.
…
After returning to the 30th floor, Xu Le was still humming a song.
"I planted a seed and it finally grew into fruit. Today is a great day."
"What is the song that big brother is singing?" Chang Fengle did not ask what Xu Le did, but just asked about the song that he sang. He is a newbie, not a brainless one.
Xu Le was obviously in a good mood at this time, and he didn't know whether his direction was correct.
But after doing it, the joy in my heart is real.
"Ah, I was just planting trees."
"Planting trees? Big brother's hobby is very unique."
"This brings me to an organization I joined."
"The organization you joined? Is it a powerful organization? Does it have many members? Is it powerful?"
"Um...are young people nowadays so realistic? Don't they ask about ideas, dreams, and other things?"
Xu Le gestured and added:
"For example, to restore light to mankind, to allow people to face this reality without discrimination, or to put an end to darkness?"
"Dream? How much does a dream cost per pound? We at Tianrui Lifeng have always been down-to-earth and don't do those empty things."
"How do you keep your feet on the ground?"
"First, get money and people, expand your own strength and power, then get more weapons and upgrade the level of organization members..."
"Uh, what's the purpose of doing this?"
"Of course, we have to destroy the Red Moon Temple. Only by destroying the Red Moon Temple can this world develop freely.
This is our philosophy at Tianrui Lifeng.”
Looking at Chang Fengle with a passionate face, Xu Le nodded heavily.
"That's true. Only by destroying the Red Moon Temple can this world develop freely. It's such a simple truth, but I didn't understand it until I arrived at Tianrui Lifeng."
While we were talking, the others had almost finished their rest.
Bai Jing shouted:
"Everyone gather and prepare for the next level."
"yes."
Looking at the team advancing to the top level, Xu Le felt a little expectant, but also a little worried.
"These people shouldn't fight among themselves over a piece of fruit, right?"
After reaching the 31st floor, brilliant light shone on everyone's faces, and a colorful soul tree appeared at the end of everyone's vision.
Of course, these people don’t know that this is the Tree of Souls, they just think it is an ancient Yinduo Tree.
"The Ancient Yinduo tree has many fruits on it. I'm going to get rich!"
While the mercenaries were excited, only Bai Jing looked at Xu Le with a puzzled look.
"You did it again?"
"Everyone is tired and needs some rewards."
"What on earth do you want to do, man?"
“A great dream.”