Chapter 370

These mountain apes were clearly different from those at the foot of the mountain.

Their bodies were much larger, and their fur was slightly purple, making them incredibly conspicuous against the white snow.

Visibility was very low.

Li Yao could only barely see several dark shadows standing on the mountainside behind these mountain apes.

Luring this group of monsters here must have taken quite a bit of time.

How could this group of people possibly be so much faster than them?

Li Yao was somewhat puzzled, but he didn't dwell on it, following the team as they ran down the mountain.

Their team was actually quite lucky.

When they discovered the mountain apes charging down, they weren't at a high position, allowing them to dodge the encirclement in time.

Meanwhile, the teams above Li Yao, consisting of both Dragon Nation practitioners and those from other countries, were quickly surrounded by these purple mountain apes.

They continuously unleashed skills, attempting to break out.

But there were simply too many monsters, and it was an encounter battle; most of them couldn't break through the heavy encirclement.

One by one, white light emerged from their bodies as they teleported away.

The Sorrowful Snow Mountain is a Master-tier dungeon; as long as it isn't Purgatory-tier, escape scrolls can be used.

An escape scroll costs about a million Dragon coins, and these top-tier practitioners from various martial academies all carried stock for emergencies.

Li Yao and the others hid on a platform near the foot of the mountain.

Beside them were several other practitioner teams that had luckily escaped; most of these teams were incomplete, and some even had only one person left.

Xu Fei realized something was wrong, frowned, and spoke up: "How could they have the time to lure so many monsters over?"

Xue Jiuling asked in a low voice: "Could it be because of the spawn points?"

"Impossible."

Xu Fei shook her head, stating firmly.

"Each team's spawn point might be different, but the distance to the summit must be the same."

"The Sorrowful Snow Mountain is a competitive dungeon; once inside, everyone starts at the same line. It's impossible to have such a large gap!"

"Hey, I say."

Beside them, a practitioner clad in heavy armor suddenly spoke up.

"You wouldn't happen to be coming to the Master-tier Sorrowful Snow Mountain for the first time, would you?"

"That's right."

Xu Fei looked over: "But what does that have to do with their fast climbing speed?"

The heavy-armored practitioner sneered: "No wonder you don't understand anything."

"I can only say that you students from Jingyu are truly rich; you dare to spend so many points to enter the Master-tier difficulty without knowing anything."

Hearing this, Xu Fei was somewhat dissatisfied.

"Although it's our first time entering, I checked the guides on the Star Net. I wouldn't say I know it like the back of my hand, but I should know the simplest things."

"We couldn't just miss this opening time because we hadn't been in before, could we?"

"Heh."

The heavy-armored practitioner gave a light snort, looking very disdainful.

"You know everything?"

"You know that the Master-tier level cap is raised to below the Third Advancement, right?"

"Do you know that an Array Master above Level 40 and Grade A can learn a small-scale teleportation array?"

"Do you know that a Space-type Mage above Level 40 and Grade S can learn the Space Shift skill?"

"The Master-tier difficulty only restricts Third Advancement practitioners; Level 40 practitioners can enter the dungeon as long as they don't complete their advancement quest."

"Stop reading those free guides; the real stuff all costs money."

The group was stunned.

Xu Fei's face turned red.

As the team leader, checking guides was her primary responsibility.

But she really hadn't thought about checking those paid guides.

Level 40 is the Third Advancement threshold; some classes can comprehend class skills upon reaching this level.

She hadn't considered this at all.

Array Master.

Li Yao recited in his heart.

He remembered that person from the Yuwen family in Jiangzhou seemed to have advanced into this class.

However, that guy had sent people to assassinate him because of some resources.

The whole family had been sent to the border to participate in the war by the merchants.

If that hadn't happened, he supposed that guy would have been recruited by various martial academies and cultivated as special personnel, right?

"Alright, I didn't say all this just to chat with you."

The heavy-armored practitioner spoke again, smiling: "Let me introduce myself, Zhang Yi, a Second-tier student at the Saint Forest Academy, S-grade Knight-class."

A Second-tier student of Saint Forest, the same rank as the Jingyu team members.

Both require contribution and strength to reach a certain level before they can be promoted.

The four major martial academies all use this model.

It's not that you are automatically promoted when the time comes.

"I originally wanted to come in and climb to the summit to exchange for some contribution points, but I didn't expect that group of Asura practitioners to be so insane. They let in a Level 40 SS-grade Priest class; it's one thing to teleport to the summit, but they don't intend to let anyone else climb up."

"Now you see it too; I'm all alone, and my other teammates were crushed by that group of mountain apes and left the dungeon using escape scrolls."

"In order not to waste points, before leaving, I told them to spend a lot of money to hire an Array Master to come in. Since so many people left with escape scrolls, there are just vacancies in the dungeon quota, and they should be coming in soon."

"How about it? Including the Array Master, our team is still short four people. Do you want to come over?"

"Of course, you need to help me bear the points spent on hiring the Array Master. It's not much, five thousand points per person for the four of you. As for the academy contribution for reaching the summit, it depends on your own ability."

"I'll join!"

Before the other party finished speaking, Fu Hong said anxiously.

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Paying an extra five thousand points to reach the summit looks much better than being blocked here by monsters and wasting ten thousand points for nothing!

He glanced at Li Yao and said with a sneer: "I haven't wanted to be a babysitter for this kid for a long time; he doesn't do anything and just sits comfortably in the team acting like a big shot!"

Xue Jiuling immediately scolded angrily: "What are you saying?! Without Li Yao, who would have lured the monsters away? We might all still be at the foot of the mountain!"

"Besides."

"Leaving the team halfway without encountering danger is a big taboo for practitioners; it's no different from being a traitor. Think clearly, once it gets out, who will dare to team up with you for dungeons in the future?"

Fu Hong looked disdainful and said with a smile: "If I leave alone, it might really be like what you said."

Two lackeys stood behind Fu Hong without hesitation, looking at Xue Jiuling and saying extremely arrogantly:

"There are so many monsters on the mountain, isn't this encountering danger?"

"Get out? Who would believe it? We have three people!"

"Nonsense!" Fu Hong feigned anger and knocked the two of them, "We have four people!"

"Team Leader Xu, how about it, do you want to come with us?"

"You!"

Xue Jiuling was furious and quickly looked at Xu Fei.

If even she left, she and Li Yao would really have no way to clear their names!

Moreover, to obtain academy contribution, one must ensure at least a fifty percent casualty rate, meaning three people in the team.

If Xu Fei leaves, even if they reach the summit later, they won't be able to obtain contribution.

Fu Hong ignored Xue Jiuling entirely and looked at the heavy-armored practitioner beside him: "Brother Zhang Yi, let me make it clear first, so as not to let some irrelevant people mix into the team."

He pointed at Xue Jiuling and Li Yao.

"This woman is a Knight-class, which conflicts with your class, and this kid—"

"A Level 26 Summoner!"

"Haha, tell me, isn't it ridiculous? A Level 26 dares to come and participate in a Master-tier dungeon; he must be crazy for contribution!"

"Oh?" Zhang Yi raised an eyebrow.

He looked Li Yao up and down, feeling he looked familiar, but didn't pay much attention.