Chapter 263: Thin veil! The other side of Shang Shang Yana!

The newcomer wore heavy knight armor.

Her short, capable hair made her look full of heroic spirit.

She wore a special cape on one shoulder, representing the rank of Vice-Captain.

For equipment like capes, wearing them on one shoulder only served as decoration.

It couldn't activate the equipment's effects.

She did this to tell others

that she was a Vice-Captain,

and that she had better equipment for the cape slot.

"Captain Tang Tang Menglei? Why is she here?"

"Could she be trying to 'steal business' from Li Yao?"

"I think that must be it! This is great—if they fight, we're the ones who profit!"

"Better if they argue and both lower their prices!"

Tang Tang Menglei ignored the gossip around her

and walked straight up to Li Yao.

"Allow me to ask, Captain Li Yao, how can you guarantee a clear?"

"Could it be that leading a clear of the 【Sea Floor Labyrinth】 has given you the illusion"

"that you can clear any Purgatory dungeon in Some Jingyu Martial Academy?"

"Hiss!"

As soon as these words were spoken,

the sound of people gasping in shock echoed repeatedly.

Too exciting!

Tang Tang Menglei's expression was calm, appearing very polite to Li Yao on the surface,

but the content of her words showed no mercy at all!

Li Yao frowned slightly.

He didn't remember ever provoking this woman.

"Student Li Yao, she is from the Power Faction,"

Shang Shang Yana whispered in Li Yao's ear.

"If Student Li Yao is comfortable with it, just leave it to me."

"Hmm."

Shang Shang Yana was skilled in this area.

Li Yao had no reason to worry if he left it to her.

The Power Faction.

Li Yao had heard Xiao Hei introduce them before.

They were one of the five major guilds of Some Jingyu Martial Academy.

Being called one of the five major guilds meant their guild leaders were all Captain-tier!

Li Yao hadn't remembered the name of that specific captain.

Each of the five major guilds had their own areas of expertise.

The Power Faction mainly focused on leading dungeon teams, lending points, and buying/selling monster materials.

That's right.

That Vice-Captain was someone who had borrowed points from the Power Faction.

Looking at it this way,

it wasn't without reason that Tang Tang Menglei had come to find trouble.

His own way of leading people to level up—always running Purgatory dungeons—

clashed perfectly with the 'elite route' the Power Faction took!

The more popular he was, the greater the impact on the Power Faction's interests.

Shang Shang Yana faced the surrounding students' chatter

and walked up to Tang Tang Menglei without changing her expression.

"Captain Tang, before I answer your question, I'd like to ask one."

"Go ahead."

Tang Tang Menglei crossed her arms, her eyes narrowing slightly.

She knew this young lady.

The second young lady of the Shang family was not someone easily fooled.

"Captain Tang Tang Menglei just mentioned the Sea Floor Labyrinth."

"I'd like to ask, is the second-place clear time for Purgatory difficulty held by the seniors of the Power Faction?"

"Yes, but so what?"

Tang Tang Menglei's expression changed slightly, likely guessing what the other party was going to say.

Shang Shang Yana smiled softly: "Then who is in first place?"

"Li... Li Yao."

Tang Tang Menglei couldn't hide this point.

It was hanging high on the leaderboard.

Li Yao wasn't just first; he was first by a landslide.

Shang Shang Yana pressed on: "The seniors of the Power Faction are powerful, and you even left your names on the Abyssal Fortress Purgatory leaderboard for us younger students to admire."

Shang Shang Yana paused,

using the softest tone to say the sharpest words:

"Then why does Captain Tang believe that the person who surpassed you for first place in the Sea Floor Labyrinth would be unable to clear the Abyssal Fortress on Purgatory difficulty?"

"That's different!" Tang Tang Menglei said quickly. "That record in the Sea Floor Labyrinth was set when we were level 40."

"Only after our levels and equipment improved were we barely able to clear the Abyssal Fortress on Purgatory difficulty."

"Besides, Captain Ge was there too."

Ge Qiu, a Captain-tier student and leader of the Power Faction guild.

"Hmm, I acknowledge that," Shang Shang Yana nodded calmly.

"But Captain Li Yao has also improved, hasn't he?"

Tang Tang Menglei seemed annoyed by Shang Shang Yana, saying in a rush:

"Enough nonsense. These empty words can't prove that Li Yao can lead a team to clear Purgatory difficulty."

"Leading nineteen people—even Captain-tier students couldn't possibly do that at a low level!"

"Is Captain Li Yao weaker than Captain-tier students?" Shang Shang Yana asked weakly.

"You!"

Even Tang Tang Menglei had to admit

that as long as Li Yao's level caught up,

he would 100% be able to surpass Captain-tier students!

This was an undeniable fact!

"Captain Tang, as you said, Captain Li Yao is leading nineteen people."

"During the Sea Floor Labyrinth, he was leading thirty-nine."

"The more people in the dungeon, the higher the difficulty."

"Even if the Abyssal Fortress is rarer and higher difficulty than the Sea Floor Labyrinth,"

"the number of people entering is half that of the forty people in the Sea Floor Labyrinth!"

"The trade-off means the difficulty gap between the two dungeons won't be too large."

"Why is the Abyssal Fortress so insanely difficult for us students that only six teams have cleared it so far?"

"The most critical reason is that only twenty professionals can enter the dungeon!"

"But Captain Li Yao has always soloed dungeons!"

"Does the reduction in the number of people entering have any impact on him?"

Shang Shang Yana asked softly again: "Captain Tang, do you think it has an impact?"

Tang Tang Menglei's face changed,

unable to suppress the anger in her heart.

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She gritted her teeth and said: "I won't hide it from you—the final boss of the Abyssal Fortress is a Named-tier creature."

"Ask Li Yao if he still dares to go in!"

"Thank you for telling us this secret, Captain Tang," Shang Shang Yana said very politely.

"Have you watched the live stream of the contention battle, Captain Tang?"

"What tier was the monster Captain Li Yao soloed?"

*Too fierce!

Li Yao watched from the side, trembling with fear.

Is this really that soft, weak Xiao Na?

She had mastered the essence of sarcasm, and the other party couldn't even refute it?

However,

watching Xiao Na anger this woman did feel quite satisfying.

But Li Yao didn't want to waste any more time.

Shang Shang Yana seemed to sense Li Yao's thoughts.

She stopped looking at Tang Tang Menglei and said:

"Dear seniors, I've said what needed to be said."

"If you trust Captain Li Yao, you can continue to sign up with me!"

"The price is still what I said before: 2000 points!"

Shang Shang Yana's words, while retaliating against Tang Tang Menglei for mocking Li Yao,

also acted as a stabilizer for the students present.

Everyone rushed to sign up.

Before long,

Shang Shang Yana had received the points!

This was a huge number.

Non-Vice-Captain students might not earn this many points in a year!

Shang Shang Yana used her own points to transfer 2000 in,

transferring them all to Li Yao's ID card.

Watching Shang Shang Yana quickly gather the twenty people,

Tang Tang Menglei was furious.

She couldn't help but say: "Don't forget, everyone!"

"That monster in the contention battle was only a level 35 Named-tier."

"And the final boss of the Abyssal Fortress is level 50!"

"It's not too late for you to regret this!"

Shang Shang Yana didn't even look at her,

saying casually:

"Yeah, in the blink of an eye, the contention battle was half a month ago. Time really flies!"

"I remember Captain Li Yao wasn't even level 25 back then, right?"