“What level are you?”
Hearing a familiar voice, Lin Mo Yu opened his eyes and saw Xia Xue.
A touch of dust lingered on Xia Xue’s delicate face, and the air around her pulsed with elemental energy.
She had obviously just emerged from a battle, freshly out of a dungeon.
She stared at Lin Mo Yu, her face full of discontent.
Lin Mo Yu's voice was calm, “Level 14.”
“What!” Xia Xue exclaimed, “How is that even possible?”
She had teamed up with others to clear the West Sea Mine dungeon on Normal difficulty twice in a row, leveling up from level 10 to level 11.
Two consecutive dungeon runs had left her exhausted.
Even if Lin Mo Yu could solo dungeons, he couldn’t possibly level up this quickly.
There was no way Xia Xue could imagine that Lin Mo Yu had been clearing dungeons on Nightmare difficulty.
Lin Mo Yu didn’t bother to answer her.
Believe it or not.
Knowing Lin Mo Yu, Xia Xue understood he wouldn’t lie.
If he said he was level 14, then he was definitely level 14.
The discontent in Xia Xue’s eyes intensified.
The higher your level, the slower you level up.
On the first day of the newbie dungeons, she was level 5, and Lin Mo Yu was level 7.
A difference of two levels.
Logically, they should be closing the gap by now.
Why was she only level 11, while Lin Mo Yu was level 14, widening the gap instead?
Xia Xue snorted, “I won’t give up.”
With that, she turned and left.
Lin Mo Yu watched her, unsure what to say.
For years, he had always been ahead of Xia Xue.
Before their class change, he consistently ranked first in all subjects, while Xia Xue was the perennial runner-up.
After their class change, his level continued to climb, leaving Xia Xue even further behind.
Lin Mo Yu understood that Xia Xue was always discontented and wanted to compete with him.
This was true both before and after their class change.
However, he had never given her a chance.
Suddenly, he saw Xia Xue enter a dungeon with a group of people.
“Strange, didn’t she just come out?”
“How is she able to go in again so quickly?”
“Why doesn’t the dungeon have a cooldown?”
Lin Mo Yu witnessed something unbelievable.
He had tried both Normal and Nightmare difficulty, and both dungeons had cooldowns.
And they shared the same cooldown.
After clearing Nightmare difficulty, he couldn’t enter Normal difficulty for 12 hours.
But how could Xia Xue enter so quickly?
Lin Mo Yu was certain that Xia Xue had only just emerged from the dungeon.
The lingering battle aura around her hadn’t fully dissipated.
Plus, there was the scent of the Goblin King.
There was no mistaking it.
While meditating, Lin Mo Yu had his Skeleton Warrior keep watch.
Two hours later, Xia Xue reappeared at the dungeon entrance.
She had cleared a dungeon run.
Exiting the dungeon, Xia Xue couldn’t help but glance back at Lin Mo Yu.
Lin Mo Yu could see the exhaustion etched on her face.
The kind of exhaustion caused by continuous combat.
Then, after only a few minutes, Xia Xue found another team and entered the dungeon again.
Lin Mo Yu noticed she seemed to have used an item before entering the dungeon.
A soft light had flowed around her body at that moment.
Lin Mo Yu guessed that this item was what allowed Xia Xue to bypass the dungeon cooldown.
“If I have a chance, I’ll have to ask her about it.”
Lin Mo Yu thought to himself, and resumed his meditation.
His mental energy gradually recovered.
As his level increased, his mental strength attribute also became more prominent.
His base mental strength had reached 700, far exceeding his other attributes.
This was a characteristic of Mage classes, with extremely high mental strength.
In exchange, their other attributes were extremely poor.
They lacked any semblance of balance.
Every class had its own characteristics, and Lin Mo Yu accepted them.
Hours later, a slightly heavy footstep sounded nearby.
Xia Xue, with a tired look, sat beside Lin Mo Yu.
Even without the cooldown restriction, she couldn’t continuously clear dungeons.
Her body couldn’t take it.
“I’m dead tired.”
Xia Xue sprawled on the ground without any regard for her image.
She wasn’t afraid of the Skeleton Warrior beside Lin Mo Yu.
After all, Lin Mo Yu was her classmate, so there was no need to be afraid.
After resting for a while and catching her breath, Xia Xue regained some energy. “This young lady is already level 12. I’ll catch up with you soon.”
Level 12. If she was clearing Normal dungeons with a team, she’d need at least 3-4 runs to level up.
It wouldn’t be easy to catch up to him.
Lin Mo Yu looked at Xia Xue, who looked utterly exhausted, “Aren’t you tired?”
Xia Xue snorted, “Tired? Of course I’m tired. This young lady doesn’t want to move a finger right now.”
“Why?”
Xia Xue looked at him with a hint of displeasure, “Why? You have the nerve to ask me why? You’ve been ahead of me for so many years. This young lady has to surpass you.”
“Just because of that?”
Lin Mo Yu didn’t expect Xia Xue to hold such a grudge. He wished he had thrown a few tests for her, letting her get first place.
Xia Xue gazed at the sky, “Of course it’s not just that. I want to get into the Xia Jing Academy. Don’t you want to get into the Xia Jing Academy too? So you should understand.”
To get into the Xia Jing Academy, one would need to be at least level 14, level 15 to be safe, and level 16 for the safest bet.
With two days remaining, Lin Mo Yu figured Xia Xue could reach level 14 at most. Level 15 would be tough.
Unless...
Lin Mo Yu whispered, “You should clear dungeons on Nightmare difficulty. That will help you level up faster.”
“Are you kidding me? Elite teams aren’t easy to find. Those elite teams want level 16 or 17 players. I’m only level 12, nobody wants me.”
Xia Xue rolled her eyes at Lin Mo Yu, as if to say, “Do you even understand anything?”
Looking at the elite teams at the dungeon entrance, waving their flags and shouting for members, they had requirements not just for level and class, but also for equipment.
Unless you were a healer support, the requirements could be lowered slightly.
For damage dealers like Xia Xue, the requirements were the highest.
Seeing that Lin Mo Yu was silent, Xia Xue continued, “So, this young lady will just clear Normal dungeons a few more times. Level 14 shouldn’t be a problem, and maybe even level 15 with a little effort.”
Listening to her words, Lin Mo Yu finally asked, “Why can you ignore the cooldown?”