Reincarnation of the Strongest Healer

Chapter 869: Grease

After falling down from 3F to ground level, Carmenʼs mood was naturally sour.

Who wouldnʼt be?

It wasnʼt that she messed up or anything, but the black-hearted System incorporated grease on the side wall.

”This isnʼt your fault,” Xu Feng patted her shoulders and consoled. He reckoned this wasnʼt your typical Up challenge, but one that had many random gibberish elements added meant to sabotage players.

These types of games were meant to force players to constantly memorize the trap or sabotage placement after encountering them once and redo the whole process.

Not only were these types of games frustrating, but it was also very time-consuming.

Had there been no time limit, then Xu Feng was still fine with it. However, with this revelation, he came to realize that he had severely underestimated the secret dungeon.

ʼNo wonder the level requirement was that generous. Level doesnʼt even mean anything in this dungeon.ʼ Xu Feng pursed his lips.

”Ugh, I donʼt even know where the grease part was,” Carmen grumbled. This was her main concern.

She didnʼt know the range of the grease to prevent a similar situation.

”Donʼt worry, I memorized it.” Xu Feng smiled as the two stepped onto the wooden platform to ascend to 1F again.

Timer: 38:39:45

Although quite a few minutes had gone by, Xu Feng had no intention of rushing or anything.

He knew that rushing or panicking wouldnʼt result in any satisfactory result.

Instead, it would only worsen the situation and cause the other party to be anxious and nervous.

Thus, he kept a positive outlook and paid close attention to Carmenʼs emotions.

Carmen also understood that she was behaving quite snobbish and whiney, but that stemmed from her trying not to become one.

Maybe in her mind, she thought it would have been better if Xu Feng was alone to challenge this.

”Carmen, letʼs not get too distracted.” Suddenly, Xu Feng chuckled and brought her back to reality. ”I donʼt care what you think, but if Iʼm willing to duo the dungeon with you, then I have no intention of abandoning or blaming you.”

Hearing that, Carmen could only reluctantly nod her head.

”Iʼll do my best, Guild Leader.” She said calmly.

”Good, because if you keep sulking, then Iʼm going to have you take over Veronicaʼs administrative work. Maybe the paperwork would rile you up.” Xu Feng curled his lips upward, flashing a wicked grin.

Similar to Zhao Kai, she was equally afraid of handling paperwork.

This was also why Carmen was very close with Veronica because oftentimes, she would do the paperwork on her behalf. In return, Carmen would take over some of the designs and marketing ideas to lessen the load on Veronicaʼs back.

Hence, the threat was very effective, provided that Carmenʼs body shuddered slightly as she swallowed a mouthful of saliva.

”I wonʼt mess up unless there are unexpected variables.” She declared solemnly.

Pleased, Xu Feng decided to take the lead this time and raised his right hand to signal that he was going to begin.

Time went by, and the two arrived at the 3F, facing the same side wall.

Previously, Xu Feng failed to gain much distance because other than trying to reach the other platform, he was also scrutinizing the side wall regarding the greasy part.

ʼThe grease covers the top part, forcing us to run low.ʼ He had determined silently. Carmen was running in the middle part, granted that was the ideal spot to do a wall run.

However, this particular side wall was greased from the top to the middle, leaving only the bottom part sparkly clean.

In other words, when they were running, they had to keep their altitude low, risking the chances of falling down by a large margin.

When Xu Feng explained his conjecture, Carmen frowned a bit.

”I donʼt think thatʼs entirely correct, Guild Leader.” She said.

”Oh, whyʼs that?”

”When I slipped from the grease, I tried to balance a bit in the bottom part. But then it only caused my fall to be quicker.”

”...”

Silent, Xu Feng didnʼt anticipate that one bit. He didnʼt doubt Carmenʼs words and thought she slipped further because of the initial grease.

After all, she got the grease stuck on her left shoe and tried to balance it back later on with her clean right shoe.

Even though she was caught unexpectedly, she still managed to make the best choice possible in such a split second.

That was a talent!

Not everyone could react in time like that.

”I see… seems like thereʼs a tight range we could run in.” Xu Feng heaved a soft sigh, feeling the mini-game was labeled wrong.

How could such a difficulty be called a mini-game?

Whoever designed this mechanism was a psychopath for sure.

”If you trust me, I can run first again,” Carmen said after a long pondering.

She knew that Xu Feng suggested running first wasnʼt due to his distrust of her, but rather because he didnʼt want her to feel an extreme burden.

And to be fair, she realized her mentality was quite weak when facing the unknown and new things.

However, she had come to an understanding that Xu Feng was also facing the unknown.

Unlike his usual antics that seemed to showcase his vast knowledge of everything—this time, he appeared to be adapting constantly with newfound information.

In other words, Xu Feng was also clueless but refused to give up. He kept his composure and maintained his vigilant and analytic skills to seek improvement.

Since he could do it, then why couldnʼt she do the same?

Thus, thanks to the influence of Xu Feng, her emotions and determination were gradually affected by him.

”I wonʼt fail again now that I know what is in front of us.” She clenched her fist and gazed at Xu Feng. She wanted him to know that she wasnʼt the same person in the past.

Looking at her, Xu Feng suddenly curled his lips upward and nodded in approval.

Indeed, this was the Demoness in his mind—determined and undeterred.

”Then I shall be led by you, Guild Commander.” Xu Feng gestured his hand and allowed her to walk in front of him.