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After giving Su Su a few brief instructions, Chen Ming turned and left.

With Chen Ming's personal order and the cooperation of Ling Yue and her team, the players present did not feel dissatisfied at all because Chen Ming suddenly left after waiting for several minutes.

Everyone watched Chen Ming leave.

At most, his eyes were filled with regret.

"I thought I'd be able to fight alongside Boss Tang, the Pearl, Jade, and White Jade Master, for a while..."

"But seeing Boss Bai Yutang deal with that giant Titan is quite a feast for the eyes!"

"That's true, and we're only at the beginning of the dungeon. If we keep grinding, we'll eventually have the chance to fight alongside Master Bai Yutang in the later levels!"

"..."

As they talked, the Chinese players, led by Jiuchongtian and Xueyue, dispersed and naturally occupied the most central spot.

That's right, this area, where the terrifying elite-level mini-boss Deep Sea Titan has already been defeated, and where monsters spawn frequently, is located in the very center of the map, yet no one dares to occupy it.

The players from other regions who scattered all chose to go to more distant areas.

Even though those areas are still inhabited by terrifying monsters like the Deep Sea Titans.

But there was nothing they could do. They knew very well that the best spot for killing monsters in this bronze city could only be occupied by China!

……

Chen Ming put on his hood, entered stealth mode, and began patrolling the Bronze City.

Having been expelled for over a year, he had also been away from these ordinary players for over a year, and he was actually not entirely sure about their current abilities.

"Given the tight timeframe, a 5% absorption rate is definitely not enough."

"I need to find a way to speed things up."

"And increasing the percentage of absorption is naturally the best option."

"In order to grasp this balance, I need to fully understand the strength of these players so that I can make targeted adjustments."

As Chen Ming pondered, he focused his attention on the battle unfolding beside him.

That was a standard team of 40 people.

One main tank squad was assigned to the front to absorb damage, while an off-tank squad was scattered around the front, back, left, and right of the team to provide protection and vigilance.

The support and healers in the middle are doing their best to fulfill their responsibilities.

They worked together seamlessly.

They are clearly an elite team trained by a major guild.

Chen Ming activated Eagle Vision and, with just a glance, took in all their data.

"Average level 50..."

"The equipment they wear is almost all purple, with each person having two or three pieces of orange equipment, and you can hardly see any blue equipment."

"If nothing unexpected happens, the majority of the purple-level equipment on them is also a set of various sizes, which provides many additional attributes and bonuses."

Although Chen Ming didn't survive until the game reached this stage in his previous life, once the dungeons in various cities started to be developed extensively after he reached level 30, dungeon sets became the best choice for many players.

He naturally came to this conclusion now.

While he was observing and analyzing the equipment of these people, they had already attracted a drowned armored guard.

At level 46, they have 35 HP, 1.8 attack, and 2.5 defense.

In the outside world, he could be considered a regional hegemon.

However, in the Great Western Ruins, they are monsters that can be seen everywhere, belonging to the smallest of the small monsters.

The main tank, positioned at the maximum distance, attracted the small monster and pulled it back into the group. The remaining off-tanks immediately took over, preparing to take turns tanking damage.

The damage dealers unleashed their burst skills simultaneously.

The opening wave of skills unleashed created dazzling special effects that made the ancient bronze city shine brilliantly.

"Boom boom boom!"

As the numerous explosions from the skill gradually subsided, the body of a drowned armored guard was revealed.

"Oh? You finished it in seconds?" Chen Ming suddenly raised an eyebrow.

Although it's not difficult for a 40-person squad to deal 35 damage in their initial burst of skills, their preparedness and readiness contrasted sharply with the drowned armored guards who were instantly killed.

After realizing what had happened, Chen Ming nodded secretly, acknowledging the outcome.

"This team is quite cautious in its actions."

After silently making this assessment in his mind, Chen Ming calmly walked away and headed off to another location.

It took Chen Ming about ten minutes to observe the battles of several teams.

Without exception, these players who came from all over the world were the elites of their respective countries and guilds.

A purple outfit has become the standard.

It's not uncommon for people to have two or three pieces of orange-tier gear.

Some even had half a set of orange gear on them.

If Chen Ming were to give his opinion, he felt that this team of 40 people could hold their own against a deep-sea Titan.

Of course, this is on the premise that the Deep Sea Titan will not activate various divine powers and gain divine power enhancements on both offense and defense, as it did when facing Chen Ming.

In short, as long as they proceed steadily, no monsters on the first floor will be able to cause them any real damage.

Yet, this powerful team, without exception, all chose the most conservative approach.

Pull a single small monster.

The list only includes monsters.

They proceeded cautiously, step by step, gradually encroaching upon the distant lands.

"That's a bit too conservative."

Chen Ming shook his head as he looked at the scene.

He needs the battle in the Great Western Ruins to be more intense so that he can be qualified to obtain more of the battle's aftershocks.

"But how do we ignite their fighting spirit..."

The most direct approach is naturally to increase the percentage of absorption.

By increasing this percentage, players' attributes will be weakened again, so they will naturally use more powerful moves to deal enough damage.

In this way, the divine power that Chen Ming acquired from the battle transformation portion will naturally increase as well.

but……

Players are already being extremely cautious right now.

If the conversion rate is increased further, they might not be able to keep up.

Chen Ming's original plan was to slowly boil the frog in water.

Let them gradually adapt and become bolder, then gradually increase the difficulty.

After all, they are all greedy at heart.

They all chose to stay because of the divine power.

After steadily killing monsters and finding that they only get ordinary drops such as experience points, gold coins, and equipment, they will naturally doubt whether they are just killing low-level monsters, and thus subconsciously want to increase the difficulty.

After all, difficulty is strongly correlated with reward.

Chen Ming's plan was to take advantage of their ingrained way of thinking and guide them to adapt to the new challenges.

But now, time is of the essence.

There was no time to let him wait patiently; the difficulty had to be increased.

We need to find a way to increase the difficulty even further, while also preventing players from developing any resentment.

Just as Chen Ming was deep in thought, pondering how he should plan...

A loud bang suddenly erupted not far away.

Chen Ming was very familiar with the sound.

He suddenly raised his head and looked towards the source of the sound.

as predicted.

Deep within that bronze city, in a very distant place, a colossal body was slowly moving, like a small mountain awakening.

Deep Sea Titan...

Someone actually went and drew the aggro of the Deep Sea Titan, and then...

It's awake!