Chapter 36: The Second Raid Team, SS-Ranks Gather!

Two hours after Li Yao and the others entered the dungeon.

At the entrance of the Primordial Dungeon.

All the spectating professionals had been dispersed; almost everyone remaining was a member of the Dragon Kingdom’s Ministry of War.

At this moment, several elderly men in military uniforms sat in a circle.

Four young professionals stood behind them, their expressions varied.

"Has Zhang Yucheng not arrived yet?"

The elderly man sitting in the primary seat frowned and asked.

"General Wu, it takes some time for Zhang Zhang Yucheng to travel from the capital."

Beside him, a middle-aged man who looked like an adjutant checked the time and continued:

"Seventeen minutes; he will definitely be here."

General Wu nodded.

The Dragon Kingdom had always been cautious regarding Primordial Dungeons appearing within its borders.

The four young professionals present were all top-tier prodigies from across the country.

Including those who changed classes early a few years ago, the Dragon Kingdom currently had a total of seven awakened SS-rank professionals.

There were three of them present right now!

Not to mention the one who had not yet arrived.

The one hailed as the Dragon Kingdom’s "Little Sword Head."

Zhang Zhang Yucheng of the Zhang family.

With such a lineup, even if this Primordial Dungeon were truly randomized to Purgatory difficulty, General Wu had full confidence in conquering it.

However.

Compared to the serious General Wu, the four young professionals present were somewhat distracted.

The difficulty of a Primordial Dungeon lies in the unknown.

Historically, the vast majority of Primordial Dungeons were cleared by the first batch of professionals.

After all, those who dare to challenge the unknown are never weaklings.

They had come here just as a precaution; in all likelihood, they wouldn't even get a chance to act.

"I heard that among the people who went in this time, there's an SS-rank professional from the Sakura Kingdom, right?"

Learning that they still had to wait over ten minutes.

Among the youths, a sturdy red-haired man chatted idly.

"People from the Sakura Kingdom? What are they doing in the Dragon Kingdom?"

Immediately, one youth snorted coldly.

"Can't they stay put in their island nation? They dare to come to the Dragon Kingdom to grab a share of the dungeon?"

The hatred between the Dragon Kingdom and the Sakura Kingdom was irreconcilable. ===== CHAPTER 83 =====

As the son of the Northern Border Grand General, with eighteen generations of military ancestors, Qin Qin Xuehou harbored an extraordinary hatred for the Sakura Kingdom.

"Little General Qin, times have changed."

A beautiful woman wearing a qipao said with a smile.

"Ever since that time the Sword Head Zhang entered the Sakura Kingdom and casually beheaded two Sixth-Turn professionals—"

"The Sakura Kingdom people haven't dared to let out a peep in front of the Dragon Kingdom. If not for the Eagle Kingdom backing them, they probably would have surrendered to the Dragon Kingdom long ago."

"So what?"

Qin Qin Xuehou swept a cold glance at her.

"Don't be so fierce."

The beautiful woman chuckled, showing no fear.

"I heard this SS-rank professional is the little princess of the Kujo family, a beauty who topples cities and states, called by the Sakura Kingdom people a beauty born once every two thousand years."

"How about it, Little General Qin? Do you want to kidnap her back to be your trophy wife?"

Qin Qin Xuehou did not speak.

The red-haired youth from before blinked, looking quite tempted:

"The Kujo family's little princess, I have an impression of her too, but why did she come to the Dragon Kingdom?"

At this time, Yang Yang Yingying, the only S-rank professional among them, finally had a chance to speak.

"I heard from my dad that it seems she came to find Li Yao."

"Li Yao? That Summoner who soloed the Nightmare dungeon?" The red-haired youth said disdainfully.

Dungeons have levels of strength, and Nightmare-level difficulties also have levels of strength.

Being from the capital, he naturally looked down on dungeons in these backwater areas.

However.

He volunteered to join the second dungeon raid team.

Precisely for the Purgatory-level dungeon Li Yao opened.

I've come to Nancheng to help you clear the Primordial Dungeon; it's not too much to ask to clear one of your Purgatory-level dungeons, right?

Even if it's a trash dungeon, a Purgatory-level first clear is still worth his time.

"That's right, it's that Li Yao."

Yang Yang Yingying saw the other's disdain for Li Yao and played along:

"I heard that if it weren't for Kujo Mise, my two cousins wouldn't have let Li Yao enter the dungeon at all."

"A Summoner, besides leeching rewards in the dungeon, I can't imagine what use he could have."

Li Yao should have already died at the hands of my two cousins, right?

Yang Yang Yingying thought to herself.

Yang Yang Junfei and Yang Feng killing Li Yao in the dungeon, then taking the younger generation of the Yang family to conquer the Purgatory-level dungeon.

This was the plan the Yang family had originally intended.

But looking at it now, it was a bit troublesome.

Yang Yang Yingying still wore a fawning smile, but she was extremely agitated inside.

These three.

Except for Qin Qin Xuehou, who might have truly come for the Primordial Dungeon.

Yan Yan Gaojie and Shang Shang Zijin should both be here for the Purgatory-level dungeon.

Facing these two, the Yang family had no right to refuse.

Damn it!

Regarding Yang Yang Yingying's fawning, Yan Yan Gaojie didn't pay any attention to it, but asked with confusion:

"You're saying Kujo Mise came to find Li Yao?"

As soon as this was said, the three SS-rank professionals' eyes lit up simultaneously.

With no blood relation, Kujo Mise traveling thousands of miles to find someone—they couldn't think of any explanation other than professional reasons.

Shang Shang Zijin pondered: "I was wondering before, Kujo Mise, as a Heart-Whisper Witch, is hailed as the strongest support-type class."

"Why would she waste energy to learn an S-rank Shikigami summoning skill?"

Qin Qin Xuehou hit the nail on the head: "Shikigami summoning is ultimately just a conceptual summoning skill; the things summoned can only be considered projections."

"Looking at it this way, the Heart-Whisper Witch's strongest ability is the amplification of monsters."

"Coincidentally, the summoning skills in the Sakura Kingdom are almost all Shikigami summons."

"Hmph, worthy of being Sakura Kingdom people; the classes they change into are all such crooked paths."

The three were all among the Dragon Kingdom's top prodigies; their vision had long been set beyond the Dragon Kingdom.

Now that they had a chance to analyze the abilities of foreign prodigies, they would be more confident in future resource disputes at the borders.

Speaking of this.

In Yan Yan Gaojie's eyes, the jealousy grew stronger.

Being thought of by such an ice-cold beauty, does a sewer-tier Summoner deserve it?

"I'd like to see if the amplified summoned beast is still just trash that shatters at a pinch."

"I only hope he can think clearly about his family name."

Qin Qin Xuehou's eyes were cold, staring deeply at the Primordial Dungeon entrance.

"If I discover he has any act of treason—"

"Regardless of whether he cleared the Primordial Dungeon or what contributions he has—"

"I will kill him."

Meanwhile.

Inside the Primordial Dungeon.

"Li Yao, if you keep hiding your strength like this, I will kill you!"

Yang Yang Junfei was furious.

"Oh? Is that so?"

Li Yao looked innocent.

"I'm a Summoner; do you expect me to rush up and hit people with a staff?" ===== CHAPTER 84 =====