Chapter 94

Yang Ye smiled and looked at the man in front of him, whose eyes were somewhat wandering. He chuckled and said, "Hello!"

Yemu was taken aback for a moment, not understanding what this smile from the Battle of Vows meant. However, out of politeness, he still replied, "Hello."

"Pretty impressive, huh?" Yang Ye suddenly asked.

This question startled Yemu and Sakura Rain. Lotus Rain and Apricot Rain, who were not present during the last boss fight, did not know why this question had frightened Yemu and Sakura Rain. Could it be that...

Yemu looked at the man in front of him, who was smiling in a somewhat inexplicable way, and felt a bit annoyed. He had already decided to put aside their grudges and focus on completing the dungeon, but this Battle of Vows was being uncooperative and deliberately causing trouble, making both of them unhappy. So, Yemu frowned and said, "What, do you want to fight again?"

Yang Ye chuckled and looked at Yemu, waving his hand, "No, I don't want to fight."

Yang Ye's behavior made Yemu directly assume that the other party was looking down on him and didn't want to fight. With a cold face, Yemu said, "Do you think I can't beat you? Come and try!"

Actually, Yang Ye wasn't looking down on him. He had suddenly noticed that Yemu had switched to a hidden class, which surprised him, and he had asked out of curiosity. This led to Yemu's misunderstanding. He really didn't want to fight Yemu. Seeing the two about to argue again, Sakura Rain quickly came over to mediate, "You two, no arguing!"

The two of them awkwardly separated. Sakura Rain looked at Yang Ye with some annoyance and said in a gentle voice, "Battle of Vows, I've already advised Yemu not to conflict with you. Why are you doing this again?"

Yang Ye, knowing he was in the wrong, laughed awkwardly, "I wasn't looking for a fight. I just noticed that Yemu had switched to a hidden class and was curious, so I asked out of habit..."

This statement shocked both Sakura Rain and Yemu again.

Yemu indeed had a hidden class—Tower Warrior. The name wasn't very appealing, but it was very powerful, a strong tank-type hidden class. Its defensive attributes were extremely strong. Sakura Rain had gone to great lengths to get this hidden class and to help Yemu switch to it, spending a lot of money. It was originally intended as a trump card, and even Lotus Rain and Apricot Rain didn't know about it. Yet, Yang Ye had somehow found out first. How could this not shock them!

Yemu and Sakura Rain's first reaction was that someone had leaked the information!

But when they looked at each other, they instantly understood. It seemed that the Battle of Vows had an impressive information network.

"Sakura, Yemu's hidden class is something even Lotus and Apricot don't know. How did you find out?" Even with a trial attitude, Sakura Rain didn't plan to let it go. If he could tell, that would be best; if not, it would be fine.

Yang Ye was stunned, then realized his mistake. Yes, he had blurted out that Yemu had switched to a hidden class. Apart from himself knowing it was a miner's hat, others would naturally assume he had planted a spy in their base. This...

"Uh..." Yang Ye had to find a way to cover up. There was no spy, so he needed a better explanation: "I have a skill..."

A skill that can see the other person's class?

Yemu and Sakura Rain exchanged glances, both a bit skeptical.

Yang Ye had no choice but to continue, "It can see the class and even the health points." Then he reported the health points of the four people, without a single mistake!

This made it believable!

Even a spy wouldn't need to detect everyone's health points, right? It seemed that the Battle of Vows really had a skill that could see others' health points. Impressive! Indeed, a person's fame must have a reason and strength behind it.

"Since that's the case, we won't say more. Let's enter the dungeon," Sakura Rain said with a smile, her doubts dispelled, and she was much happier.

How to describe it? The Battle of Vows gave her a strange feeling. He seemed a bit odd, not very concerned about other things, seemingly lacking drive, but actually hiding a fierce tiger inside.

He's waiting for an opportunity, Sakura Rain thought.

If the fierce tiger really comes out, how can one stand without being eaten?

...

The Deep Freeze Pond, as its name suggests, is deep and freezing! Originally, there was no lake here, but rather a manor. It was a luxuriously decorated mansion, but at some point, the ground suddenly sank, and the mansion instantly descended below the surface, forming a large pit. The river rushed in, quickly forming a lake, and the mansion was submerged, becoming an underwater building, attracting various aquatic creatures.

The area around the lake is a forest, not very dense, scattered. On one side of the lake, there is a wooden house where an old man lives, fishing and angling on the Deep Freeze Pond year-round. People say that his daughter was dragged into the Deep Freeze Pond by a monster and has been missing for decades, but the old man has never given up and waits here.

Therefore, everyone can receive a quest from him—Sixteen Years of Longing.

As the team leader, Sakura Rain only needed to go and accept the quest herself. After a simple conversation, Yang Ye's quest log received a new quest—

[Quest: Sixteen Years of Longing; Quest Description: Amy is Voss's only daughter, who was dragged into the Deep Freeze Pond by a monster sixteen years ago and has never returned. However, Voss never believed Amy was dead. He firmly believes she is still alive. This stubborn old man wants to see Amy, whether she is dead or alive. Quest Requirement: Defeat the final boss of the Deep Freeze Pond and obtain Amy's relics or other items. Quest Reward: EXP + 910,000, one of Voss's fishing equipment.]

"Sakura, do you have Water Soluble N, C100?" Sakura Rain asked.

This silly name naturally knew what she was talking about. Water Soluble N, C100, a potion that aids underwater breathing.

The entire Deep Freeze Pond dungeon is underwater, so a potion that allows breathing underwater is necessary. This potion is Water Soluble N, C100, a magical potion that allows characters to breathe underwater. It can be bought from Voss for 30 silver coins, not too expensive but not cheap either.

Seeing the trade request from Sakura Rain, Yang Ye didn't hesitate and accepted it.

[System: You have obtained Water Soluble N, C100 × 20]

Water Soluble N, C100: How can the brain work underwater? Ah, let the brain get used to being wet! After use, you can breathe freely underwater for 10 minutes.

Trembling, he took out a bottle of the potion glowing with a deep blue light and drank it in one go—

[System: Your brain is wet, allowing you to breathe underwater for 10 minutes!]

"Haha, your brain is wet now!" Yang Ye, glowing with a blue light, laughed.

"This can be used after entering..." Sakura Rain said helplessly, thinking this guy's brain was really wet.

After saying that, Sakura Rain snapped her fingers and jumped directly into the Deep Freeze Pond. This is how the dungeon is entered, by jumping into the lake. With Sakura Rain leading the way, Yang Ye and the others followed.

[System: You have entered the Deep Freeze Pond - King Level Dungeon!]

As soon as he entered the water, the bone-chilling cold rushed into Yang Ye's body, making him shiver. He quickly reduced the sensitivity to avoid turning into an ice cube on a hot summer day.

Once the situation improved, Yang Ye calmed down and observed his surroundings.

The first thing he saw was a status display in front of him: Suffocation Status. As the name suggests, this shows how long the character can stay underwater. The lower the oxygen level, the greener the suffocation status; the higher, the redder. If the suffocation status reaches the bottom, you are close to death. At this point, you have one minute to get out of the suffocation status, which will gradually improve. If you don't get out of the suffocation status within one minute, you will die. To get out of the suffocation status, you just need to get out of the water.

Since Yang Ye had already taken Water Soluble N, C100, his suffocation status remained green, with no risk of suffocation.

Looking around, there wasn't much to see. The lake bottom was dim, the water not very clear, but there were many fish swimming around. In front of Yang Ye and the others, there was a long staircase extending from the shore to the center of the lake. Players could follow the staircase to reach the mansion that had been submerged for a long time.

The mansion has an outer courtyard, inner courtyard, and a hall. The outer courtyard is the territory of the tadpole monster, which dominates there, and players must pass its test first. The inner courtyard is the domain of the loach, which has made many players bow in defeat. After passing the loach, players can proceed to the center, push open the mansion's door, and reach the final boss.

However, for now, they had to figure out how to pass the loach.

"Let's go. The first monster is relatively easy. We aim to clear it within an hour and a half," Sakura Rain said. This team had more damage dealers, and the damage was sufficient. If one main tank wasn't enough, the Battle of Vows could also serve as a tank.

The group followed the staircase towards the center of the lake, moving slowly. Movement in water is slower, and more importantly, there were many small water monsters to deal with. These small monsters had to be cleared. In this dungeon, whether you swim slowly on the surface or walk on the staircase, the small monsters will come, so most players choose to fight on the staircase for comfort.

There's no way around it; underwater attacks are incredibly frustrating.

Characters' attacks are slowed by water resistance, not only reducing movement speed but also significantly slowing attack speed. This means that the attack actions become very slow, almost like slow-motion, which is very uncomfortable.

When Yang Ye first attacked, he was also startled by this special attack mode. After much effort, he finally got used to it somewhat. The others, having already cleared the dungeon, were naturally more experienced than Yang Ye. If not for this, the speed would have been much slower.

On the staircase leading to the mansion, the most common monsters were tadpoles, large and small, swimming around, which was annoying and far from cute. Their slimy, wriggling bodies made Sakura Rain and the other girls feel nauseous every time.

Fortunately, with decent equipment, the team finally pushed to the outer courtyard of the mansion after half an hour, a large and somewhat eerie house standing before them...