Chapter 283: – Map

【Ai Mi Li】: I'm also very nervous.

Uh?

This guy's news has already been sent out, and he still doesn't confirm?

Cheng Shuili pulled up the page and then discovered she had already clicked, leaving only Wan Yi.

This person is probably busy, but this matter is urgent.

Cheng Shuili sent her a few private messages urging her, and the other party didn't stall; as soon as they saw the messages, they agreed at once.

The system page updated instantly.

【Bidirectional confirmation completed, current team members: Cheng Shuili, Qi Wan Yi, Ailin, Jiang Tang, Chu Xue!】

【Team is ready, expected to enter Hell‑grade Instance.】

Huh?

You can even see the Instance's grade in advance?

Cheng Shuili is a bit confused; is this team Instance harder or easier now?

But speaking of it…

This Chu Xue should be Xinxue Chuji, right?

Liang Shan Bo Yu Zhu Ying Lai is Jiang Tang?

Cheng Shuili originally thought only she could see this panel, but it turned out all team members could see it.

【Xinxue Chuji】: So the leader is called Cheng Shuili, what a pleasant name.

【Liang Shan Bo Yu Zhu Ying Lai】: Wan Yi sister's name is so grand, it has a classical yet cool feeling, reliable like a person!

Classical yet cool?

Cheng Shuili recalled Qi Wan Yi's appearance and affirmed, "Looks like that too."

When she spoke, several people got even more excited, seizing the name and appearance to start a new round of discussion.

Meanwhile, Cheng Shuili had closed the small group and went to check the regional channel.

What that person said earlier was right; there really was a problem.

"Urgent recruitment of teammates! Damn cockroach bro, you suddenly stood me up; if something happens, tell me properly, and I won't say anything either! You keep saying I'm not in a hurry—what's that about? Everyone else has confirmed! My friend is also in your team, says he has already confirmed, how long will you keep playing me?"

"Expose a scammer, ID is Fengyun Tianxia! He promised to take a few of us through the Instance, now keeps dodging confirmation! We handed over our supplies and Game Coins, and now we can't enter the Instance! Warn others about him!"

"There's a slacker in the team who keeps staying undecided, causing the whole team to be stuck because of him. The confirmation page is visible to everyone, yet he stubbornly says he's already confirmed; can this kind of person have any sense of responsibility!"

"Can you stop hiding your leaderboard rank and the level of the Instances you previously entered? Some people clearly have always been doing elite‑grade Instances, yet they pretend to be ordinary level to recruit a bunch of ordinary‑level teammates—what's the point? What benefit could we noobs give you?"

Big Eye scanned and found it was all similar comments.

Cheng Shuili shook her head, once again grateful that the people on her side are stable.

There were still seven or eight minutes; she checked the contents of the Abyssal Ring, took out unnecessary items, and even tucked in antidote and lizard skin.

This is a raincoat the system gave her; since it's an acid rain environment, she definitely has to bring it.

Cheng Shuili organized her gear and happened to see Qi Wan Yi's message in the small group.

【Wan Yi】: The lunchbox is ready.

【Xinxue Chuji】: Sister Wan Yi! I will follow you for a lifetime!

【Liang Shan Bo Yu Zhu Ying Lai】: Me… I'm the same!

【Ai Mi Li】: Then… then me too?

This is… a large‑scale rebellion scene.

Cheng Shuili shook her head, knocked on the cockpit door and told Su Rui that this Instance would take eight hours.

The other party's previously expressionless face suddenly turned disappointed.

The expression and demeanor oddly resembled a lonely old person.

But Cheng Shuili thought again, isn't she just that?

Except for age.

At 8:30 sharp, the Instance officially began!

Cheng Shuili's view suddenly warped, a sense of weightlessness assaulted her.

The next second, Cheng Shuili felt solid ground beneath her feet, a pungent smell of sulfur mixed with a metallic, rust‑like sour stench rushed into her nostrils, choking her throat.

Gray‑yellow dense fog pressed down heavily, visibility was extremely low, barely enough to see around the rust‑spotted massive metal pipelines and the half‑collapsed factory silhouette. The sky was an ominous dusky yellow, fine raindrops with a faint sizzle continuously fell, landing on exposed metal, instantly frothing white and leaving clear corrosion marks.

Acid rain.

Cheng Shuili immediately took out the lizard‑skin raincoat, wrapped it tightly, and pulled the hood snugly.

She quickly looked around; no one was beside her.

Cheng Shuili lowered her voice and called out the teammates' names; the voice sounded faint in the empty abandoned factory, only the drip—drip— and sizzle of rain answered her.

Did the teleport disperse?

What is this?

Is this what a team Instance is like?

Cheng Shuili fell silent for a moment, but immediately opened the system interface; the chat function that was previously unavailable was now surprisingly enabled.

Cheng Shuili promptly sent a message in the group chat.

【Wu Ya Zuo Fei Ji】: Report your position, describe the surrounding environment, stay safe. Prioritize finding cover, avoid prolonged exposure to acid rain.

【Wan Yi】: I'm under a damaged cooling tower, temporarily safe. It's raining, can't see the sun, directions are unclear. I can see many huge tanks nearby, like those used in a factory.

【Xinxue Chuji】: Leader! I'm in a conveyor‑belt corridor, the ceiling has cover but both sides are drafty! The rain drifting in hurts a bit!

What does "the rain drifting in hurts a bit" mean? Isn't she wearing a raincoat?

Cheng Shuili had specifically instructed in the group that weapons and raincoats must be equipped.

【Ai Mi Li】: I'm in a place piled with rusty iron barrels; the smell is terrible. To the west there's a small hut, but the door is locked. There's also a glass pane on the door, through which I can see lots of stuff inside.

【Liang Shan Bo Zhu Ying Lai】: I'm in a place that looks like a control room; the door is broken and won't close tightly, but inside seems harmless. On the wall... uh? Is this a map?

A map? Cheng Shuili's spirits lifted.

What else are we waiting for? Take a photo and send it out first!

Without her urging, Liang Shan Bo Zhu Ying Lai also knew what needed to be done now.

After the voice message was sent, they immediately started looking for a spot to take a photo.

Soon, the picture appeared in the group chat.

Cheng Shuili opened the picture.

It was a schematic of an industrial park area, covered in thick dust, posted on the wall of the control room; the edges were curled and yellowed, but the key parts were still fairly clear.

On the map, different colors and text marked the functions of various buildings: reaction zone, cooling zone, storage zone, office area…

In the southern part of this industrial zone where they currently are, a warehouse symbol had been circled with a conspicuous red marker, and beside it there was a handwritten exclamation mark that looked like it had been added later.

The map was accurate; based on the descriptions of those few people, Cheng Shuili quickly figured out the approximate locations of several individuals, as well as her own current position.

Originally it was hard to tell the direction, but with this map everything became easy to discuss.