As the blade sank into the archer's neck, Lin Wan immediately rolled over and hid in its blind spot, then moved towards the fountain while fighting.
The melodious notes of Lin Shenjianlu's zither echoed in her ears, like a stirring battle song.
Out of the corner of her eye, the green, blue, and red arcs danced like raindrops, bouncing back and forth between the mobs around them and herself. From a third - person perspective, it was like a sea of colorful musical notes.
Lin Wan had no time to think. She nervously monitored her own HP and that of the mobs, and occasionally glanced at the threat meter beside her.
A little over a minute later, Lin Wan noticed that her HP had never dropped below 20%. It was always at a level where she could land a critical hit at any moment but wasn't critically low. Her threat value was incredibly stable, always maintained at about 3 - 5% higher than Lin Shenjianlu's.
The HPs of the mobs constantly attacking her were dropping steadily. One by one, they let out wails and fell to the ground.
After this wave, they had cleared all the mobs on the first floor.
Lin Wan buried her dagger in the neck of the last archer, leaving a thin trail of blood. The bow clattered to the ground, and the archer staggered before finally collapsing.
Immediately afterwards, several green lights filled her HP bar, and Lin Wan finally let out a sigh of relief.
Even Lin Wan, who had seen countless masters, couldn't help but let out a soft exclamation: "Well done."
Lin Shenjianlu's low laughter came from her ear. His voice was as gentle as the March sunshine, warming her heart: "It's truly an honor for me to receive praise from a great master."
For some inexplicable reason, Lin Wan felt a tickle in her heart at his words, and her face flushed slightly. She coughed lightly and changed the subject: "Let's continue. There are still three floors left."
"Okay." Lin Shenjianlu replied softly.
After that, Lin Wan hardly refuted Lin Shenjianlu's suggestions. That's why her eyes lit up when she managed to defeat the first - floor boss with hardly any HP loss.
"You're really amazing. I don't think I've seen you much before." Lin Wan sheathed her dagger at her waist and sighed.
Lin Shenjianlu was silent for a few seconds before saying, "I didn't play much before. I just started recently."
Lin Wan nodded: "No wonder. You're not at the max level yet."
"I should reach it after clearing this dungeon. I'm already level 81."
Lin Wan nodded and walked with Lin Shenjianlu to the teleportation array leading to the second floor.
Gradually, as they fought and chatted, they reached the fourth floor. During this period, the only issue was that Lin Shenjianlu had to leave the dungeon briefly to get potions; otherwise, they had no other problems.
After the last mob fell to the ground, Lin Shenjianlu had almost changed a whole set of equipment. At this moment, it could be seen that the zither on his back was emitting a faint, ethereal glow in the darkness. It was the light of an artifact, which only appeared when it was being used temporarily.
Lin Wan took a look and sighed: "Although I have full confidence in your strength, if you go out like this, you'll probably be mobbed by players and treated like a boss before you even reach the main city."
"I have no choice. I can't bind it until I reach level 85." Lin Shenjianlu laughed, his tone full of helplessness.
Lin Wan thought for a moment and said, "How about you give it to me when we go out? I'll help you forge it."
Lin Shenjianlu was clearly stunned for a moment, then said half - jokingly, "Does this mean you've accepted my marriage proposal?"
Lin Wan had completely forgotten about this. Hearing this suddenly, she was stunned for a while before asking, "What?"
"The marriage proposal. I sent you the application. You couldn't have missed it, could you?" Lin Shenjianlu's voice was full of teasing.
Hearing this, Lin Wan finally remembered the application she saw when she first logged into the game. She coughed lightly in embarrassment and said, "Oh, that. I haven't decided yet."
"Can you make a decision after we defeat this boss?" Lin Shenjianlu said with a smile.
Lin Wan felt a bit awkward. She was eager to change the subject when she heard Lin Shenjianlu say, "Anyway, you've divorced your ex - lover. There's no harm in marrying me. Maybe it'll even piss off that guy who stood you up."
This...
It seemed to make sense?
Lin Wan rolled her eyes. Having a powerful teammate like him didn't seem so bad.
"If we clear this dungeon, I'll accept your proposal."
"Really?" Lin Shenjianlu's voice was filled with obvious excitement.
Lin Wan squinted her eyes. Something felt strange, but since it was her own words, she hesitated for two or three seconds and then nodded: "Really."
"Then I have to work hard!" Lin Shenjianlu said, his voice full of eagerness.
The outcome that followed was both expected and unexpected for Lin Wan.
She knew they could clear the dungeon quickly, but she didn't expect it to be this fast. The Sky City Lord, a six - winged seraph with three million HP, was defeated by her and Lin Shenjianlu without a single death.
When the dagger pierced the Lord's heart and the last flicker of flame took away 3,521 HP, leaving only 3 HP, Lin Wan felt her heart almost leap out of her chest.
But Lin Shenjianlu calmly restored Lin Wan's HP, put away his zither, and walked up with a smile: "So, great master, are you going to keep your promise?"
Lin Wan blinked her eyes. Suddenly, a sense of deja - vu washed over her.
"Have we... met before?" Lin Wan said hesitantly.
Lin Shenjianlu was stunned and didn't say a word for a long time.
"Shang Shan... Ruo Shui?" Lin Wan said nervously and hesitantly.
[Ding - ]
[System: Your friend Lin Shenjianlu has logged off. Leave him a message.]
Lin Wan: …
Logged off? What was going on? Did he really need to log off just because she guessed his identity?
Lin Wan was a bit confused. Then she turned to look at the shiny loot on the ground. After a moment of hesitation, she moved the mouse and looted it all.
At the same time, the system issued two consecutive announcements.
[System Announcement: The Sky City dungeon has been cleared for the first time by Lin Shenjianlu and Longyan Jixu.]
[System Announcement: The Sky City Lord - Seraph An has been killed for the first time by Lin Shenjianlu and Longyan Jixu.]
Lin Wan just glanced at these two announcements casually and didn't feel much emotion.
Although the protagonists were calm, the game channels were undoubtedly in an uproar, especially the game forum -
[Shocking! The Sky City has been cleared for the first time by a two - person team without a single death?!]
Floor 1: Holy cow! I just logged out of the game. It's true!
Floor 2: Yeah, yeah! It's Master Longyan and someone I don't know.
Floor 3: Let me tell you, that unknown guy is actually an 83 - level zither player! 83 levels! 83 levels!! What does that mean? Are zither players this powerful these days?
Floor 4: There's another detail. Did anyone notice that Lin Shenjianlu's name is in front and he's the team leader!
Floor 5: Yes, yes. Brother above, you're not alone!
Floor 6: Holy cow! Who the hell is this Lin Shenjianlu?
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