Chapter 309 · Volume 1

Scam Alert

Cheng Shuili waited a while on the regional channel before the most exciting moment finally arrived.
【Now announcing the individual contribution leaderboard for this dungeon!】
【Normal-level dungeon......】
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【Hell-level dungeon
First place: Angry Crow Takes Flight (Contribution 89%)
Second place: Qian Xun (Contribution 23%)
Third place: Liang Shanbo vs. Pig (Contribution 22%)
......】
As the system announced the names one by one, the regional channel erupted into tidal waves of exclamations after a brief moment of stagnation.
“89%! The next few people combined don't even add up to her total. This kind of strength is truly terrifying.”
“Wait, 89%? Not some other number, it’s 89%! Were there no other people in this dungeon? Did Crow explore the whole thing by herself?! Can you guys look at this data? Is this even reasonable?”
“Can the person above listen to the system properly? Although a lot of it is nonsense, there is useful info—it explicitly states that contribution degrees can be counted repeatedly. It means if you did a task and I did it too, it counts as two contributions, okay?”
That was the only serious reply; everyone else was just marveling at Crow’s strength.
“I’m not just saying this... Our Boss Crow is truly invincible.”
“Boss Crow is amazing—! (Voice cracks)”
“I started daydreaming after finding out Crow is a girl. Crow, can you take me to the next dungeon?”
“The person above sounds like they haven't been daydreaming before. Actually, you haven't missed a beat. You've even done more, haha.”
“Sister, kill me! How did she get this contribution? Did one person do the work of the entire team?”
“I see a few familiar IDs—Xinxue and Wanyi. These two have been following Crow for a long time, and now they’re on the leaderboard too. No... the more I look, the more envious I get! Why didn't Crow pick me?!”
“There are only twenty-something people on the Hell-level individual contribution list? Not to mention, if we assume one big shot brings seven people in, the top ten of both lists would be seventy people. Is this death rate too high? I participated in the Normal-level one, and as many people went in as came out. The whole thing was relaxed and pleasant; the only trouble was finding the coating.”
“I was in the Elite-level, a team of ten, and only one person died. We even ran into a few other teams at the end, everyone was super friendly, and basically no one died.”
“Looking at the data alone, it seems average, but by comparison, the death rate is just too high. Hell-level really lives up to its name.”
“But just think about the kind of dungeons Crow always participates in...”
The messages on the regional channel suddenly stopped scrolling.
Cheng Shuili glanced at them and continued to focus on the pop-up window in front of her.
The pop-up was a reward notification, and three appeared at once. It seemed all the rewards that could be distributed were being issued together.
Cheng Shuili didn't rush to look at the items that had suddenly appeared before her, opting to check the pop-ups first.
【Congratulations on obtaining the Hell-level dungeon base reward: Random Material Box x1, Random Card Pack x1, Random Special Equipment Draw Voucher x1!】
Only three items for a base reward?
And not a single chest, with only one of each item?
Cheng Shuili fell silent. Her judgment that team dungeons would be much richer based solely on the types of rewards had been too superficial.
But she really hadn't expected the system to cut down on the quantity.
However...
Cheng Shuili's gaze fell on the last item.
A Special Equipment Draw Voucher!
Something like this was just mixed in with the basic supplies?
No, Cheng Shuili shook her head. Could anything good be something everyone gets?
She found the item and picked it up to examine it.
【Random Special Equipment Draw Voucher】
【Description: A standard Hell-level dungeon base reward! Use it to perform one draw. There is a 0.02% probability of drawing a piece of special equipment, and a 99.98% probability of drawing the air that touched the special equipment!】
Cheng Shuili: “......”
Air is just air, so why add a prefix?
What’s the difference between sending a 0.02% item like this and not sending it at all?
Cheng Shuili set the item aside for now and continued to check the next pop-up.
【Congratulations on meeting the Hell-level dungeon clearance conditions. Obtained victory reward: Silver Chest x1!】
【Congratulations on ranking 1st on the individual contribution leaderboard for this dungeon (Hell-level)! Obtained contribution reward: Gold Supply Crate x1!】
These two rewards were more like it.
Cheng Shuili looked at the two chests in front of her, raised her hand to gently stroke the lids, and sighed. She decided to wait until everything had been distributed before opening them together.
【Now announcing the team contribution leaderboard for this dungeon!】
【Normal-level dungeon......】
......
【Hell-level dungeon
First place: Angry Crow Takes Flight (Contribution 32%)
Second place: Qian Xun (Contribution 12%)
Third place: Broken Iron (Contribution 8%)
......】
The system was still reading, but Cheng Shuili stared at the data with some confusion.
Why was this figure so low?
Just as she was wondering, a new message appeared in the small group chat.
【Xinxue】: Is the system being lazy? Why is the team contribution just a simple average?
Cheng Shuili paused and calculated the sum of the members' contributions; it really was that number.
She marveled in her heart; Xinxue was truly worthy of being someone who dared to trade, sensitive to numbers as she was.
Cheng Shuili scrolled up and saw a few people joking about the contribution scores.
Speaking of which, Ginger Candy ranking third must be because she was the one who discovered the shelter during the second peak, right?
Luck is indeed a part of strength, and sometimes it’s harder to come by than true skill.
The system announced a total of five teams, making it the fastest broadcast to conclude.
Cheng Shuili shook her head and turned her attention to the panel that had just popped up.
【Congratulations on ranking 1st on the team contribution leaderboard for this dungeon (Hell-level)! Obtained contribution reward: Gold Supply Crate x1!】
【Congratulations on winning the “Best Player” title for this dungeon (Hell-level) partition with the highest contribution! Obtained special reward: Special Equipment Box x1.】
【Congratulations on completing the hidden task “Explore the ruins of the research institute,” obtained Easter Egg reward: Choice Item Card x1.】
That makes a total of... six pop-ups!
The rewards should be fully distributed now.
Cheng Shuili thought, planning to check the detailed functions of the rewards one by one.
But the system hadn't finished its announcement yet.
【Since this dungeon was the first team dungeon, there is one more hidden core reward for this dungeon!】
Cheng Shuili paused. She had previously assumed this core reward was the Easter Egg reward, but it turned out they weren't the same.
In that case, Qi Wanyi and the others had a share in the Easter Egg reward, but this core reward was something only she, as the captain, could obtain.
What could it be?
【The acquisition mechanism for the core reward is that only one team per dungeon can obtain it! And only the team captain can obtain it! After a team qualifies, a scam alert will be sent to all team members: kill the captain to replace them and obtain the core reward!】

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