“Hahaha, noob, don't be so nervous! We've only been fighting for a little while, and you keep yelling 'OT, OT.' Are you OTMAn or something?” Baozi Invasion laughed as he passed by.

"Damn it!" Maple Tree fired wildly, attacking the two small monsters with Flowing Clouds, feeling extremely frustrated.

Was he wrong to worry about OT? In any team, OT is a serious issue, right? Who knew they'd encounter such a monstrous team where the OT monster could be controlled through skillful maneuvers? Such field control was unheard of. Maple Tree vented his frustration by firing.

In his guild, he was the boss, the leader. In dungeons, he was the head, the commander. No one dared to go west if he said east.

But what about now? He was a noob, he was otmAn, he was anxious, and he wanted to cry.

Maple Tree felt wronged!

He had come prepared, after all, this was a team capable of breaking records while trampling over major guilds. Did he even need to question their skill? Maple Tree didn't doubt these people were experts, but seeing it firsthand made him realize his mental preparation was insufficient.

Their skill level far exceeded his imagination. Maple Tree was finding it difficult to adjust to the sudden shift. In this team, he felt like his presence was dispensable. The attacks of those four were coordinated and orderly, while he was just a sidekick, an extra, a passerby. He had never felt like this before!

"Baozi, stop talking and focus. You made a mistake just now," Ye Xiu said.

"Oh? Did I?"

"Yes, the knee strike to the back was poorly positioned. If you had aimed 30 degrees to the right, the knockback would have aligned perfectly with the oncoming small monster that Soft Mist smashed over," Ye Xiu explained.

"Is that so…"

"This is practice. Focus your attention later. Although such mistakes don't affect the overall situation, they affect efficiency. A lot of wasted time accumulates with multiple errors," Ye Xiu said.

"Alright! But if I concentrate, who will take care of the noob?" Baozi Invasion asked.

"He'll take care of himself," Ye Xiu replied.

"Noob, keep it up!" Baozi Invasion shouted.

Maple Tree was in tears.

In the subsequent dungeon progress, Maple Tree gained a deeper understanding of the four-person team's coordination and skill. It was also Maple Tree's bad luck. If he had followed Ye Xiu and the others to Loulan City when he was level 28, he wouldn't have been so disappointed.

Back then, Soft Mist and Baozi Invasion were complete newbies with no experience, truly exhibiting their rookie status. But now, everyone was level 30, and they had run Loulan City three times a day without fail. They were all skilled players, and with Ye Xiu's tactical guidance, the coordination they had achieved over the days was naturally perfect, leaving Maple Tree feeling inferior.

The tactical arrangement for Maple Tree was basically to be Flowing Clouds's follower. Both of them were long-range attackers, assisting from afar while the other three gathered and encircled the monsters.

But Flowing Clouds was genuinely assisting, with various attacks creating effects that played a role in controlling and suppressing the field. As for Maple Tree, his responsibility was simply to fire the bullets from his gun, use the skills that were off cooldown, and… ensure he hit the monsters, nothing more.

He originally thought he would just be a bystander in this dungeon run, but as they continued to advance, Maple Tree found that Lord Grim was giving him more and more instructions. Gradually, he realized that he was beginning to integrate into the coordination, and he had become a part of the entire team. He realized this after a careless shot that went wide caused chaos in the entire team. Maple Tree reflected and immediately realized that Lord Grim's instructions were not to have him be a bystander, and his nonchalant handling of the situation had almost caused a disaster.

"That won't do!" Baozi Invasion said, "I think I'd better take care of the noob!"

"No need!" Maple Tree gritted his teeth. "I'm fine. My phone rang just now, and I got distracted." Maple Tree lied to secure his position. He didn't want to be a noob, didn't want to be a bystander. He wanted to be an integral part of the team.

"Baozi, just take care of yourself," Ye Xiu said to Baozi Invasion.

"Alright then!" Baozi Invasion reluctantly accepted. "Then you'll have to take care of this noob." He sounded as if Maple Tree was a newbie he had brought in and was now entrusting to someone else.

"Maple Tree, pay attention…" Ye Xiu finally spoke. He had been observing Maple Tree's strength for the first half, at least to know what level this person was at, so he could clearly determine what role he could play in the team. In a team aiming for records, it was impossible to have a dispensable bystander. Everyone had to perform to their fullest potential, that was the record team's approach. Regardless of whether they could break the record with just four people, it wasn't a question of ability, it was a question of attitude.

After half a run of observation, Ye Xiu had a clear picture of Maple Tree's level. He wasn't exactly a pro; he was about the same as Tian Qi and Moonlit Night, an experienced veteran. It would be impossible for him to handle situations requiring high-level operations, but there was still plenty of room for him to improve. Ye Xiu was now explaining to Maple Tree, bit by bit.

He explained while demonstrating.

Maple Tree had just started to handle things independently, so some chaos was unavoidable, but with two professional players and two skilled operators, they could handle even the most chaotic situations. Maple Tree was even more ashamed. The arrogance he had displayed at the beginning of the dungeon run, saying "I'm very familiar with this," was long gone. He was truly like an apprentice, listening to Ye Xiu's instructions and doing them step by step.

As a result, the progress in the second half was a bit slower, but no one complained. Soft Mist and Baozi Invasion had almost been taught by Ye Xiu in the same way, not to mention Flowing Clouds, who was helping Ye Xiu to constantly point out things to Maple Tree and often demonstrating in person.

After the entire dungeon was cleared, Maple Tree wiped away his sweat. He had run this small dungeon countless times, but this time it felt very exciting. Ye Xiu's designed strategy was seamless, with everyone's performance accurately connected. There was no extra time, and the strategy had very little room for error.

Such a strategy pushed everyone's potential to the extreme, making it perfect for breaking records.

This dungeon run ultimately took more than an hour. The time didn't matter; they had handled too many things during the process, which was intentionally slowed down.

"Alright, second run, everyone try to challenge it. Maple Tree, if there's anything you don't understand, just ask," Ye Xiu said.

"Yes, pretending to understand when you don't, that kind of noob is a team killer. You must never be like that," Baozi Invasion said.

"I'm not a noob! I'm the leader of the Moonlit Guild," Maple Tree wanted to prove himself.

"Moonlit Guild? Why not call it Starwheel Guild?" Baozi Invasion asked.

"Why would we call it Starwheel?" Maple Tree was confused.

"Because Moonlit doesn't sound good," Baozi Invasion's thinking was so simple! So simple that Maple Tree couldn't keep up with his train of thought. The others had already entered the dungeon.

In the second run, Maple Tree began to integrate into the team from the start. But break the record this time? Ye Xiu didn't have such high hopes. If Maple Tree was an elite expert from a major guild like Blue Brook Guild, then it would be possible, but as just an experienced player, it would be difficult to master the strategy they had just run once in the second attempt. Even if he didn't make mistakes, his performance would be somewhat lacking, not reaching his optimal state, naturally affecting efficiency.

If everyone's equipment was at the level of an elite team from a major guild, then Maple Tree would have some room for underperformance. But in the current situation, Maple Tree needed to perform at 100% to have a chance at breaking the record.

As Ye Xiu expected, Maple Tree was in a difficult period of adaptation. Although he didn't make any major mistakes, he needed to think about many things, and his operations were slow, which naturally caused delays.

In the end, the result of the second dungeon run was 35 minutes, 14 seconds, and 41 milliseconds. There were no extra questions. It all depended on how much Maple Tree's performance could improve. This was already a major factor directly affecting the final result.

However, it seemed impossible to complete this task today. There was only one dungeon run left, and Ye Xiu estimated that Maple Tree wouldn't be able to become proficient so quickly.

Sure enough, Maple Tree improved again in the third run, but he still wasn't completely skilled. The record ultimately stopped at 34 minutes, 47 seconds, and 68 milliseconds. And all three Loulan City dungeon runs for the day had been used up.

At this moment, how could Maple Tree not know that the problem lay with him? Everyone else's performance was flawless, and they even slowed down to accommodate him. It was annoying to be the one holding the team back! Maple Tree couldn't help but think about how those in his guild's dungeon team who repeatedly caused the team to wipe would be ruthlessly scorned. And what about him now? Although it wasn't a team wipe, the results couldn't be improved because of him. Maple Tree felt uncomfortable.

"You should have a high-level account, right?" Lord Grim suddenly asked him.

"Ah… yes!"

"Use any usable accounts to practice. The problem with the team is basically you. As long as you become more proficient, we can break this record… But if we keep practicing like this, we might accidentally level up to 31," Ye Xiu said.

"Um… I'll find a way," Maple Tree said.

"The elite monsters in the Loulan City dungeon are similar to the small monsters in the leveling area in terms of attack patterns and habits. Some practice can be done in the leveling area. For example…" Ye Xiu gave Maple Tree some more pointers.

Maple Tree listened and was enlightened. He couldn't help but nod repeatedly in front of his computer. As he nodded, he suddenly realized that he couldn't see his nodding, so he felt awkward. He quickly "ummed" in the voice chat to indicate that he had heard.

"Alright, that's all. Keep it up. I'll see you tomorrow night."

"See you tomorrow night!" Maple Tree said goodbye and tried to find a way to practice hard.

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