Xu Xia joined the team.
Before this, no team of professionals had ever taken an ordinary person who had failed to transfer into the Abyss. To others, this was an act that was completely incomprehensible.
However, for Gu Chen, there was no difference between taking an ordinary person and a professional. After all, he was the only one doing the real work, and the others just had to shout "666" on the side.
Moreover, Xu Xia was not completely useless.
He was from Wancheng, and the Bone Burial Dungeon happened to be on the border of Wancheng. In other words, in terms of familiarity with the Abyss, Xu Xia knew it the best among everyone.
However, when he learned that Gu Chen was going to enter the Nightmare Level Abyss, he couldn't help but be shocked.
"Ah? Nightmare Level?" Xu Xia was a little slow to react. "Brother Chen, are you sure you don't want to start with Normal Level first? Or Hard Level is also fine."
Gu Chen was stunned, and then he remembered that he had only mentioned entering the Bone Burial Dungeon Abyss, and didn't mention Normal or Nightmare Level.
"Well, we're indeed entering the Nightmare Abyss. If you find it too dangerous, you can leave the team now."
"Of course, I can refund you. If you find any materials later, you can also come to me to buy them."
At most, we can just find someone else. With so many people in the Abyss Square, there's definitely more than enough people to fill the role.
Xu Xia was torn between two options, unsure whether to continue.
The Nightmare Abyss was even more difficult than the Hell-level dungeon. There was no chance of escaping by instantly using a teleportation scroll.
More often than not, by the time you realized the danger was imminent, it was too late.
Many professionals were killed by the Abyss aliens before they even had time to use a teleportation scroll.
The difficulty of completing the dungeon was several levels higher than that of the dungeon.
It could be said that a dungeon is a preserved scenario, while the Abyss is incredibly real.
Xu Xia was torn. "Why did you have to choose the Nightmare level? This is the Abyss!"
Gu Chen said helplessly, "Because only after clearing the Nightmare level can you unlock the Hell level."
Xu Xia's expression froze, as if his brain had shut down.
What does that tone, that expression, mean?
If it weren't for the Nightmare Level restriction, would you have gone straight to Hell Level?
"Are you sure you can make it?"
"Guaranteed."
"So confident? I might quit midway."
"The last person who quit midway probably regretted it."
"..."
Xu Xia's face was agonized. For
an ordinary person who failed to advance to the Nightmare Level Abyss was unheard of, almost tantamount to seeking death.
Initially, he just wanted the materials, but Gu Chen's offer of a chance to team up and enter the Abyss was a dream come true for him.
For someone who couldn't become a professional, the Abyss held an unimaginable allure.
But the Nightmare Level Abyss was also extremely deadly!
"Actually, I just wanted a material."
Xu Xia's face shifted, but he ultimately refused to let this opportunity slip away.
"Okay, I'll follow!"
Lin Yuan stepped forward, patting him on the shoulder with a smile. "Congratulations. Going all in is a form of wisdom."
"Since you've decided, then get ready."
Gu Chen didn't waste any more time, walking to the entrance of the Abyss, opening the interface, and selecting Nightmare Level.
[Warning, the current difficulty setting is Nightmare. Challengers will face a near-realistic abyss, extremely difficult and with a high mortality rate. Do you want to choose?]
"Yes."
[The current team's average level is too low. Regrouping is recommended.]
"No."
[Entering the Bone Crypt [Nightmare Level] Abyss, please wait.]
The abyss entrance was similar to the dungeon entrance. A blood-red light erupted from the spatial vortex, and then Gu Chen and the four people behind him disappeared.
At the same time, all professionals in the Northern Territory received a message from the professional platform.
[Notification: Gu Chen, Lincheng SSS-rated, has led his professional team into the Bone Crypt [Nightmare Level]].
This simple message sent the entire Northern Territory into an uproar.
"What the hell? Lincheng? SSS-level evaluation?"
"Gu Chen, the name looks familiar, isn't this the summoner that the Li family is hunting? The son of the Northern War King?"
"Is he crazy? Gu Chen is only a level 10 summoner, but he dares to go to the second-level abyss?"
"Is he courting death? Even if he is the son of the Northern War King, it is impossible for him to clear the nightmare-level abyss at level 10?"
"No, didn't you see the point? Gu Chen got the SSS-level evaluation from Lincheng? The people of Lincheng said that this is not the case."
"Gu Chen did clear the hell-level dungeon of the Temple Ruins, and his SSS-level evaluation is genuine. I saw it with my own eyes!"
"I traveled through time? Did Gu Chen clear the hell-level dungeon? Is the SSS-level evaluation real?"
"Why are you asking me? If you want to ask, ask the Lincheng City Hall!"
"Quick, quick, call the city lord hotline and ask, our great Lincheng finally has an SSS-level evaluation winner, why don't they report it?"
"Having said that, I suddenly want to ask, since Gu Chen has already received an SSS rating, why fight to the death with the Li family?"
In the Lincheng City Hall, in the City Lord's office.
Xu Lai was under immense pressure. As Lincheng's highest official, he had never felt so desperate in his entire political career.
That's right, despair.
Initially, when he learned that a Lincheng transfer student had received an SSS rating, he was ecstatic.
An SSS rating not only meant a place in the Shangjing Academy, but also meant he could secure more resources from the northern border—a testament to his political achievements.
Just as he was about to report this to Gubei City, he received a request for a meeting from the Li family.
Li Xiao had only made a small request: to request that the City Hall postpone the application process for the recommended admission by a few days.
As for everything else, the Li family would handle everything else.
Xu Lai naturally wanted to know what the Li family was going to do, but even as City Lord, he didn't want to offend the Li family easily; after all, they were the most prominent family in Lincheng.
From his perspective, as long as Lincheng could get an additional recommended admission to a prestigious university, it didn't matter who received the SSS-level rating.
Delaying the process for a few days was common, and since it wasn't a violation, it was a minor matter.
So, Xu Lai readily agreed.
The next day, Li Renjie was killed. Although Xu Lai was shocked, he could still sit still.
However, today, Gu Qingfeng came, and Xu Lai could no longer sit still.
Next, Gu Chen's identity was exposed. He turned out to be Gu Qingfeng's son!
At that moment, Xu Lai was completely panicked. He was just a small lord of Lincheng, but he actually blocked the royal son's admission quota?
Even if he killed him, it would not be enough to atone for this sin.
Just now, he received news that the Li family was destroyed.
At that moment, Xu Lai's eyes went dark, as if he had seen his own end.
He was extremely anxious and almost collapsed, but he suddenly realized that since all the members of the Li family were dead, it meant that he was the only one who knew those things.
In this way, as long as the admission quota was given to Gu Chen as soon as possible, he could land smoothly.
Thinking of this, Xu Lai immediately grabbed the phone on the desk.
"Secretary Li, follow the emergency procedure and immediately assign the recommendation quota to Gu Chen, and make a big report on the fact that he has passed the Hell-level Novice Dungeon!"
"Quick! Quick! Definitely quick!"
Xu Lai shouted the word "quick" three times in a row. He had never lost his composure like this before.
However, before he finished speaking, a striking message popped up on the monitor in front of him.
[Notice, Gu Chen, who has obtained the SSS-level evaluation in Lincheng, has led a team of professionals into the Bone Burial Crypt [Nightmare Level]]
Looking at the information in front of him, Xu Lai's eyelids jumped, and the expression on his face froze completely.
It's over!
Everything is over!
As soon as this news came out, he could no longer hide the fact that he had delayed the recommendation process.