Chapter 57

Just now,

the Void Mantis sent a message.

Fourteen professionals gathered at a distance of five hundred meters from them, then dispersed, forming a encirclement around them.

I thought they would make a move on the fifth floor; I didn't expect them to be unable to wait until the fourth floor. ===== CHAPTER 125 =====

Li Yao was not in a hurry.

If he attacked one of them now, and the others saw the situation and wanted to escape, he wasn't confident he could keep them all.

"Roar, roar, roar!"

Just at this moment,

a deafening roar rang out.

"Brothers, we've hit the jackpot!"

Hearing this roar, Shang Hao immediately perked up and said excitedly.

Lava Hound, level 22 boss monster.

For their team, as long as it didn't appear while they were fighting small monsters, it was a gift delivered to their door!

Li Yao looked toward the source of the sound.

A giant hound draped in a coat of fire was rushing toward them.

Every step it took left a lava footprint on the ground.

"Was it lured by the Yan family?"

Li Yao muttered suspiciously.

It was too coincidental.

Those professionals had just formed an encirclement, and the fourth-floor boss monster appeared immediately after.

"What did you just say?"

Shang Shang Yana heard the sound but didn't hear clearly.

Seeing Li Yao didn't answer, she didn't continue to ask, but said:

"The Lava Hound is very strong. If it's convenient for you, Student Li Yao, please help us."

Li Yao looked at Shang Shang Yana, answering a different question:

"Try not to use skills later."

"Huh?"

Shang Shang Yana was stunned.

Before she could think, the Lava Hound had already appeared before them.

Without any hesitation, a super-sized Flame Claw slapped toward Shang Hao, who was closest to it.

Shang Hao roared, and a thick halo rose on his shield.

"Clang!"

The sound of steel clashing rang out.

Shang Hao retreated several steps.

[-1049]

Seeing the damage, Shang Hao laughed instead of getting angry.

"Beast, if you have the guts, kill your grandpa!"

At the same time, Shang Qian's healing spell fell on his head.

Most boss monsters have a certain level of intelligence.

The Lava Hound ignored Shang Hao's provocation and lunged directly at Shang Qian.

Shang Shang Yana arrived in time.

Although she didn't understand what Student Li Yao meant, he must have had a reason for saying so.

Shang Shang Yana muttered in her heart.

"Ding, ding, ding!"

Every claw strike from the Lava Hound was blocked by her thin sword.

Shang Mingxu stood at the back of the team, firing fireballs one after another.

Shang Hao looked at Shang Shang Yana, then at Li Yao, who was still standing in place.

A look of disdain curled the corner of his mouth.

As expected, he's saving his strength for the Second Transition mission!

That's just perfect.

"Xiao Ya, I'll help you."

Saying this, Shang Hao held his heavy shield and rushed toward the Lava Hound.

Under the siege of the four, even the Lava Hound couldn't get any advantage.

Unable to attack Shang Shang Yana, it could only attack Shang Hao.

Shang Hao had super-strong defense; as long as he let Shang Shang Yana step in for a few seconds when the healing couldn't keep up with the health loss,

the Lava Hound couldn't do anything to this team.

"Sister Xiao Ya, why aren't you using skills?"

Shang Mingxu asked while releasing skills methodically.

"It's fine."

Shang Shang Yana shook her head without answering much, her longsword dancing as if it were performing, landing continuously on the Lava Hound.

Even without using skills, her damage was definitely the highest in the team.

"Your Sister Xiao Ya is going to the sixth floor for her Second Transition, so of course she needs to save some mana now."

Shang Hao spoke up to explain for Shang Shang Yana.

Under the Lava Hound's offensive, the group even had time to chat.

In just over ten minutes, the hound's health bar was down to one-third.

"Attacking at this time should be the best moment."

The Lava Hound was near death, and everyone was at their most relaxed.

If he were a Yan family professional, he would definitely choose to attack at this moment.

Just as Li Yao was secretly pondering,

a message suddenly popped up on the system panel.

[You have been kicked from the team!]

At the same time,

"Woo-roar!"

The Lava Hound let out a final, mournful cry, its body covered in blood and gore, and slowly collapsed.

A golden light appeared on both Shang Hao and Shang Mingxu, and they stepped into level 19.

Shang Shang Yana was stunned for a moment.

The next second,

her small face suddenly turned cold.

"Shang Hao, what are you doing?"

Crusading against a boss,

if a professional hasn't made a contribution to the boss, the captain has the right to kick them from the team.

Shang Hao actually kicked Li Yao out of the team in the last second?

Shang Shang Yana felt she had never been so angry.

"Xiao Ya, am I not doing this for the team's sake?"

"Ask Shang Qian; see if she's willing to share experience with someone who hasn't made any contribution!"

Shang Qian's expression changed; this guy was actually pointing the finger at her?

But they had been teaming up for many years and had long had a tacit understanding, so she looked at Shang Shang Yana and comforted her:

"The Lava Hound appeared; Li Yao watching like that is indeed somewhat inappropriate." ===== CHAPTER 126 =====

"You guys!"

Shang Shang Yana was furious.

But being gentle by nature, she wanted to defend Li Yao but lacked the strength to do so.

However, she had her own way.

[Professional Gale Swordsman has left the team]

Shang Qian's expression sank immediately; in the past, even if she made Shang Shang Yana angry, she wouldn't have made such an extreme move.

This time, she had truly provoked this little princess!

"Shang Hao, hurry up and pull Li Yao back in!"

Shang Hao's face was livid; suppressing his anger, he reluctantly sent an invitation to Li Yao.

"Hmph, we don't need your invitation."

"Since you don't like Student Li Yao, then for the rest of the Heaven-Reaching Tower, Student Li Yao and I will just go grind together."

"You guys can go back."

Little master, there is more to this chapter; please click the next page to continue reading. It gets even more exciting!

Shang Shang Yana snorted lightly, then looked at Li Yao, just about to send a party invitation,

when she discovered a behemoth had appeared behind Li Yao at some point.

A bug?

Shang Shang Yana was shocked.

Before the Second Transition, aren't Summoners only able to summon two summoned beasts?

Everyone also discovered Li Yao's new summoned beast.

But at this moment, they had absolutely no time to care about such things.

Shang Hao's eyes widened in anger: "He's a Summoner, by what right..."

In his anger, Shang Hao realized his tone was wrong.

No matter how good Shang Shang Yana's personality was, she was ultimately the second young lady of the Shang family.

He had no right to shout at her.

Suppressing the anger in his heart, Shang Hao said: "Xiao Ya, the most critical thing now is your Second Transition mission. You join the team first, and I'll pull Li Yao into the team."

"No need."

Shang Shang Yana's tone was flat, and the sense of distance in her tone shocked everyone.

"Xiao Ya, you're going to the sixth floor, or even the seventh."

"Are you going to ignore your Second Transition mission for this kid?"

"Xiao Ya, I know you're considering your sister's face, but he's a Summoner; how can he protect you?"

"Without our protection, just the kill mission on the fifth floor would be hard for you to complete alone."

Just at this moment,

before Shang Hao could finish speaking,

a wave of energy that made one shudder erupted without warning.

"Swish!"

Several elemental flying arrows shot out from all directions, at extreme speed, with almost no reaction time.

"Boom!"

A powerful explosion blasted everyone dozens of meters away.

And the center of the explosion was exactly where Shang Shang Yana had been.

"It's over."

Shang Mingxu's face sank to the bottom.

"Damn it!"

Shang Hao roared,

but he didn't choose to rush out at this time; instead, he stood his shield in front of him and scanned the surroundings solemnly.

The enemy hasn't appeared yet; danger is everywhere!

"Is this how you protect your young lady?"

Seeing this, Li Yao laughed disdainfully.

"A Summoner, you're only good at talking tough at a time like this."

Hit by that energy wave just now, what's the point of talking about protection now?

Better to protect yourself.

However,

the smoke and dust dissipated.

"Crack."

A large insect-type creature pushed away the rubble on its head and stood up slowly.

Beneath it,

was an unscathed Shang Shang Yana. ===== CHAPTER 127 =====