After resting for around ten minutes, Cleansed Rue and One-eyed Ghost gathered everyone to enter the Ancient Demon Court. However, before they could enter, they heard the sound of footsteps coming from the cavern entrance.
Immediately, the members of both Guilds turned toward the source of the footsteps and saw a team of nearly 300 players led by a cloaked man entering the cavern. Walking beside the cloaked man was a beautiful woman, and this woman was none other than Su Qianliu.
âWhy are they here?â
âDidnât already give up on partnering with our two Guilds?â
âDid they regret their decision?â
The members of Hundred Flower Palace and Nature Hall began a quiet discussion among themselves as they looked at Su Qianliuâs group.
âWhat is Su Qianliu trying to do, Big Sis Rue? Didnât she already terminate our partners.h.i.+p?â Rain Song, the female Knight carrying a round s.h.i.+eld and a one-handed axe on her back, asked.
âThey should be planning on raiding the Ancient Demon Court by themselves by the looks of it,â Cleansed Rue said.
âThey want to raid it themselves?â Song Rain couldnât help but blink her eyes in disbelief when she heard Cleansed Rueâs answer. âAre they stupid?â
Although the Ancient Demon Court was only a Trial Dungeon, its raid difficulty was more than double that of h.e.l.l Mode Team Dungeons of the same level. Moreover, unlike h.e.l.l Mode Team Dungeons, the loot players could acquire from an Ancient Demon Court was highly dependent on the evaluation they received, and the lootâs quality would be reduced significantly if players couldnât achieve a high evaluation.
The Ancient Demon Courtsâ raid evaluation was split into five ranks: D, C, B, A, and S. The difficulty of achieving a higher rank increased exponentially, and players would need to score at least a B-rank evaluation for a high evaluation. This was also why their two Guilds had dispatched their best players to raid the Ancient Demon Court.
Yet, now, Su Qianliu was trying to raid the Ancient Demon Court with her adventurer team that didnât even reach the standard of well-known adventurer teams.
(TL/N: ordinary -> well-known -> top adventurer team)
âMaybe they came prepared,â Cleansed Rue said as she moved her gaze from Su Qianliu to s.h.i.+ Feng. âAlthough I donât know who that Swordsman is, the fact that he managed to get Su Qianliu to join him must mean that he is strong.â
Hearing this, Song Rain retrieved her axe and s.h.i.+eld and asked, âShould we get rid of them now?â
Now that Su Qianliu had already withdrawn from their partners.h.i.+p, they were no longer in the same boat. Meanwhile, an Ancient Demon Court in the Miniature Ancient World was of extraordinary value. Before the entrance key was found, anyone could freely enter the Ancient Demon Court. It might be fine if Su Qianliuâs team lacked the strength to raid the Ancient Demon Court, but itâd be a problem if her team did have the necessary strength.
However, Cleansed Rue shook her head and said, âLet them be.â
âI concur,â One-eyed Ghost said, nodding. Then, he smiled as he continued, âThey are aware of the Ancient Demon Courtâs location. While we might be able to kill them here, if they publish the Ancient Demon Courtâs coordinates to everyone out of spite, weâll be the ones to suffer.â
If the various superpowers learned of this Ancient Demon Court, they definitely wouldnât let it be. Meanwhile, their two Guilds couldnât guarantee that they could acquire the key on their first try. So, the best solution now was for both sides to keep the Ancient Demon Court a secret and rely on their respective abilities to secure the ancient settlement.
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At the same time as Cleansed Rue and One-eyed Ghost had come to an agreement, Su Qianliu, Blackie, and the other members of the team couldnât help but feel shocked and anxious.
âc.r.a.p! Itâs the Frostflame G.o.ddess and new Sword Meister!â Blackie was flabbergasted when he saw Cleansed Rue and One-eyed Ghost in the distance. âWith those two here, their team is probably on par with the various superpowersâ main forceâŠâ
âGuild Leader, Iâm afraid itâll be tough for our team to compete with theirs,â Su Qianliu said to s.h.i.+ Feng with a worried look on her face. She didnât think that Hundred Flower Palace and Nature Hall would send two such experts into the Miniature Ancient World.
The strength of two top 100 G.o.dâs Domain Experts List experts was no laughing matter. Even if Cleansed Rue and One-eyed Ghost were only at Tier 3 right now, it was still impossible for their team to win against these two experts. After all, each of these people could const.i.tute an entire team by themselves.
âRaiding a Dungeon and combat standards are two separate matters,â s.h.i.+ Feng said nonchalantly as he glanced at Cleansed Rue and One-eyed Ghost. âThey might have a significant advantage over us, we have our own strengths as well.â
âStrengths?â Su Qianliu asked skeptically. No matter how she thought over the situation, she couldnât figure out how their team was superior to the other partyâs team in any way. âDo we have any?â
âOf course,â s.h.i.+ Feng said. Then, he walked up to the Ancient Demon Courtâs ma.s.sive entrance and reached for the magic array engraved on it, saying, âFor example, the ability to stir up trouble!â
As soon as s.h.i.+ Feng finished speaking, the magic array on the door suddenly glowed with a dazzling light.
âNot good! Stop that lunatic!â One-eyed Ghost shouted, his expression sinking when he saw the magic array activating.
Although the Ancient Demon Court was an ancient settlement, it had a few similarities with Team Dungeons. One example would be the different difficulty settings. Meanwhile, the Ancient Demon Court had two difficulties: Normal Mode and Hard Mode. However, unlike Team Dungeons, the difference in raid difficulty in the Ancient Demon Courtâs Normal Mode and Hard Mode was ma.s.sive. Hard Modeâs difficulty was at least several times higher than that of Normal Mode. Moreover, once an Ancient Demon Courtâs difficulty was set, it couldnât be changed again for a month.
âThis crazy b.a.s.t.a.r.d!â Cleansed Rueâs expression also turned ugly when she saw s.h.i.+ Feng adjusting the Ancient Demon Courtâs difficulty.
If the difficulty was changed to Hard Mode, itâd become much more difficult for them to acquire a high evaluation. Meanwhile, it was almost impossible for them to acquire the Ancient Demon Courtâs key without a high evaluation.
However, before One-eyed Ghost and Cleansed Rue could say anything else, another change occurred to the doorâs magic array. Specifically, the magic arraysâ color had gradually changed from red to black.
âh.e.l.lâŠMode⊠How is thisâŠpossible?!â Cleansed Rue was utterly shocked when she saw the familiar skull illusion appearing in front of the door.
At this time, apart from Cleansed Rue and One-eyed Ghost, even Su Qianliu couldnât help but be dumbfounded by this situation.
In G.o.dâs Domain, it was common knowledge that the highest difficulty the Ancient Demon Courts had was Hard Mode. Never had a higher difficulty been seen before. Yet, now, the black skull illusion unique to h.e.l.l Mode Dungeons had appeared above the teleportation portal in front of the Ancient Demon Courtâs entranceâŠ
âAlright, now it is fair for all of us. Letâs go in, then,â s.h.i.+ Feng said before walking into the portal.
The Ancient Demon Courts indeed only had two difficulty settings on the surface. However, during his previous life, after his sub-world gained access to the Greater G.o.dâs Domain, the various powers in his sub-world came to realize that the Ancient Demon Courts actually had a hidden difficultyâh.e.l.l Mode.
Apart from being a much more challenging mode to tackle, h.e.l.l Mode was also the only place where players could acquire the true treasures the Ancient Demon Courts had to offer.
Meanwhile, activating an Ancient Demon Courtâs h.e.l.l Mode was simple. All that was needed was for a Grandmaster Magician to adjust the difficulty setting. However, as Grandmaster Magicians and Tier 6 G.o.d-ranked experts typically wouldnât visit Ancient Demon Courts, n.o.body in his previous lifeâs sub-world had noticed this feature until they gained access to the Greater G.o.dâs Domain.