Who wants to learn sewing skills while dating?

On the first day of entering this "game", Wang Linlin and Yan Yang understood one thing.

The game is scary, and so are human hearts.

"Not revealing personal information" was a common rule among players; lying could protect them when necessary. After all, no one could guarantee that in a critical moment, they wouldn't be thrown out as stepping stones.

Yan Yang pondered for a moment, then quietly glanced at the other three players who had visited them for no reason. He moved his lips and wanted to say something, preferably to confuse the other three without revealing his own strength.

"We don't have that much time to bother with you. The guy next door might be leaving at any moment, so we need to quickly follow his movements." The elite lady seemed to have seen through Yan Yang's thoughts and spoke first. "Let me introduce myself. My name is Russell, a senior B-rank player. This is my first time participating in an A-rank dungeon."

"My name is Jia Tian. I just got promoted to B-level. I haven't even figured out the B-level dungeons yet, but I've been pulled to A-level. That's incredible!" The middle-aged man pulled at his remaining hair, looking anxious.

"Mao Weiqi, C-level senior." The last player spoke very little, his bangs half covering his eyes, and he looked a little gloomy.

After hearing Mao Weiqi's self-introduction, the two young men looked at him in shock, as if they couldn't believe it.

"So? What level are you two? You're not D-level newcomers, are you?" The middle-aged man became obviously anxious after receiving the task. He looked at Wang Linlin and the other person repeatedly, as if he was weighing something.

"We have just been promoted to Class C." Yan Yang probably guessed how special the situation they are facing now is. There is no point in lying at this time.

Wang Linlin was so scared that she grabbed Yan Yang's sleeve and exchanged glances with him: "Why did you tell me everything?"

Yan Yang shook his head and told him not to worry.

"Sure enough." The other three didn't pay attention to the little tricks between the two, but instead confirmed their inner thoughts, "We were pulled in to balance."

"What do you mean?"

"What this means is that the guy next door with the cane is probably in the top ten, or even the top five, on the peak list."

The middle-aged man didn't know whether it was due to excitement or relief, but he suddenly collapsed and sat down on the sofa.

[I told you! That must be a big guy! ]

[We can't even touch the top ten on the Peak Ranking, right? Changing faces is as easy as drinking water for those big guys. How can anyone be sure who they are?]

[This group of players is really lucky to be in the same instance as the Peak Leaderboard.]

[Is the boss here on vacation? No wonder he looks so relaxed and doesn't care about the mission at all.]

[Hold on tight, little ones! This is a lost opportunity!]

[The two-way blocking mechanism is really annoying, otherwise I would have known his name from the boss's livestream a long time ago! Super!]

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"Top Ranking?" Wang Linlin's body tensed up several degrees, and he couldn't stop trembling. "But...but why are those adults here?"

In the minds of the two young men, the 100 people who made it to the top rankings were all beyond their reach. Such people were far removed from their lives, but any one of them could easily clear dungeons below A-rank.

Not to mention that they are the biggest bosses among the big bosses at the top of the list. The top ten of the peak list are definitely S-level bosses. Is it as easy for them to pass the game as to play?

"While the main system may be inhumane, there's one underlying rule that won't change: the upper limit on success rate." Russell, a kindhearted man, explained to the two children, "Simply put, the six of us were able to enter the same dungeon because the system calculated that our upper success rate for completing the missions within this dungeon would have reached the standard for entering an A-level dungeon."

"But we are all B and C level players. Needless to say, the upper limit of the success rate of entering this dungeon may not even be 0.01%?" The middle-aged man Jia Tian said with a self-deprecating smile.

"He's got five of us behind him, and he's still able to push the success rate up to the passing line. He's amazing!" Wang Linlin grew increasingly excited as he spoke, and his heart actually settled. With a big boss backing them up, they definitely had a little more hope.

"What first made me suspicious was when we first entered the castle. You should have seen that person destroying the crystal pendant on the first floor of the castle."

Yan Yang knew that Russell would not mention something unrelated for no reason, so he humbly asked, "What is the meaning of that thing?"

Russell nodded. "Actually, this isn't a secret among high-level players. A-level dungeons are difficult because as players' abilities increase, so too do the uncontrollable factors. To better control dungeons, the system sets an anchor point within them. That crystal pendant is the anchor point for this dungeon."

"Doesn't that mean that high-level players can just enter the dungeon and find the anchor point, and everything will be fine?"

As the system's control over the copies weakens, won't their chances of survival be greater?

Russell shook his head. "If that were the case, players wouldn't be so embarrassed in the dungeon. It's been verified that rashly destroying anchor points will only cause NPCs to enter a berserk state prematurely. It's not uncommon for NPCs to lose control and increase their attack power by hundreds of times. Few people can handle such chaos. Besides, anchor points are system-dependent, so how can they be destroyed so easily?"

"Then how do you know that is the anchor point?" Yan Yang's question was indeed what the other three were curious about.

"I have a prop that can locate an anchor point. I got it by luck. After the crystal pendant broke, I found that the prop had entered a temporarily unusable state. It's that simple." Russell shrugged. "I just got lucky and found myself in a trap."

Mao Weiqi in the corner suddenly said, "There's movement next door."

He had been standing against the wall and was the first to notice the sound of the door opening next door.

The other four people immediately fell silent and walked quietly towards the door.

"Although NPCs follow the system's instructions mechanically, they also follow the behavioral logic of 'seeking benefits and avoiding harm'. The guy next door destroyed the system's anchor point but didn't attract an attack from the NPCs, which means his strength is far greater than the sum of all the NPCs in this copy." Russell added in a low voice at the door, finishing his unfinished words.

In fact, this was also the key reason why the three of them gathered together and finally decided to rely on that person.

With such a person present, they don't have to worry about their safety anymore as long as he gives them a little help.

"Da...da...da..." is the sound of a crutch hitting the ground. The sound comes from near and goes far away, then slowly disappears. It sounds like someone has left this floor from the stairs.

"Come on?" Jia Tian couldn't wait any longer. He put his hand on the door handle and looked at Russell questioningly.

Russell thought for a moment and nodded decisively. The mission had already begun. Any NPC in this castle could embarrass them. If they encountered them, the chances of success would be too low.

[I really want to know who this big guy is...]

[Stop keeping us in suspense, tell us now!]

[I'm really curious! I've searched through my browsing history and can't find anyone who even remotely resembles this guy!]

[It was mainly because he last appeared in the live studio three years ago. The lady mentioned the anchor point, so I remembered it.]

Three years ago? Anchor point?

[...I think I figured it out.]