Chapter 190: Evolution Food Company Dungeon
Yanning still wanted to say something, but on the phone, only the disconnected signal remained.
Beep.
Beep.
Beep.
Damn!
How could this guy be so irresponsible?
Yanning cursed helplessly.
Back in the meeting room, everyone looked at one another. Their expressions were grim, and no one dared to leave.
At the same time, the live stream had already begun its countdown, and the bullet comments gradually became active.
"996 is a blessing. Damn, you still have to work while entering the dungeon. Is there a cow on horseback too?"
"Jingnan and one flower. Again, two local teams. I wonder if Feiha’s side is stronger or Jochi’s side is stronger."
"Snake Catching Expert Su Xian: I have General Shen Yu. He can probably break the dungeon’s female boss."
"What experts does Feiha have?"
"The Eavesdropper of the East City Room: You can’t say that. Shen Yu does have some bugs, but on Feiha’s side, I remember their captain almost made it into the national team. That person is quite something."
"Dragon Nightingshiping: I don’t care. I’m just waiting to see which female trickster Shen Yu is going to target."
"I’ve already taken off my pants and prepared the tissues. Why isn’t the live stream starting?"
The bullet comments immediately began to stir.
As time slowly passed, Shen Yu was still deeply asleep in bed.
Suddenly, white light enveloped him.
He was lying between Yang Jin and Yun Han when the entire bed began to shake violently.
Then—
Shen Yu vanished without a trace.
"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the big family of Evolution Food Company!"
"I am your team leader for this dungeon, Director Zhu Weiman of the Human Resources Department."
"Please line up in an orderly manner and follow me to the second floor of the company, where the physical examination department is located."
"Once everyone passes the physical examination, you can officially join our company."
"Come on, come on. Please enter the elevator in an orderly manner."
The morning sunlight poured through the windows of the grand building, illuminating the first-floor lobby.
The hall covered nearly five hundred square meters.
At the front of the group stood a short, plump man wearing a suit.
He stood upright, speaking enthusiastically to everyone.
The scene looked almost exactly like an ordinary company orientation.
Except—
These weren’t ordinary new employees.
They were dungeon participants.
At the front of the hall stood three rows of people.
In the first row were a young man and a young woman.
The man looked somewhat similar to Zhu Weiman. His expression was calm, and his eyes revealed little emotion.
The woman wore round-framed glasses and had a round face. She nervously clutched the corner of her clothes, looking extremely anxious.
Behind the two of them stood eight more people, arranged into two rows of four.
Shen Yu narrowed his eyes and scanned his surroundings.
So this was the instance for this round?
He stood in the second row, second position.
On his left was Yanning.
On his right were Ning Su and Chu Chang’an.
Their team occupied the entire second row.
Every member wore a tense expression.
It was almost as though he had sensed something.
Shen Yu turned his head and glanced behind him.
There were four more people in the third row.
Two men and two women.
One of the men had long hair that completely covered his eyes.
He was relatively short.
It seemed as though he deliberately used his hair to hide his eyes while secretly staring at Shen Yu.
The other man looked very much like Mo Han.
However, this man was much taller, easily reaching one hundred and ninety centimeters.
His build was also considerably stronger.
His sharp gaze was fixed directly on Shen Yu.
Shen Yu raised an eyebrow.
So this was the Feiha team.
He ignored the two men’s scrutiny and briefly examined the other two women.
One was a tall woman with a ponytail and a slightly Korean appearance.
Her icy eyes stared coldly at Shen Yu.
The other wore sportswear and a cap.
At first glance, she looked like a tomboy.
Among the four, aside from Mo Han’s brother, Shen Yu found himself most interested in this tomboy.
Why had he immediately recognized her as a tomboy?
It was simple.
A familiar system notification sounded in his ear.
Ding! Goddess Strategy System.
A potential strategy target has been discovered.
Target: Wen Lan.
Appearance: 93.
Height: 175 cm.
Measurements: 84, 62, 86.
Personality: Independent, strong-willed.
Talent: Unknown.
Current Favorability: 15.
Shen Yu’s eyes flickered.
This was the first time he had encountered someone he could actually strategize with.
If this girl took off her hat and wore a skirt, she might be stunning.
After all, the system had given her an appearance score of ninety-three.
This one might be special.
Are all goddesses like this?
Full of contrast?
Shen Yu’s gaze swept across Wen Lan once more, but he didn’t pay her much attention.
In this dungeon, gathering clues was more important.
He needed to focus on the female boss.
"All right, everyone."
"Get on the elevator."
"Come on, everyone."
Zhu Weiman had already reached the elevator entrance.
He pressed the button while repeatedly urging everyone forward.
Once all eleven people squeezed into the elevator, the space immediately became cramped.
The Jochi City team and the eight members of the Feiha team exchanged silent glances.
The round-glasses girl, who had been standing at the front of the line, suddenly flushed.
She was squeezed into a corner.
Her breathing gradually became heavier.
"Hah..."
"Hah..."
"Hah..."
The sound immediately attracted everyone’s attention.
"Hey, what’s wrong with you?"
The girl hurriedly fumbled inside her pocket.
A small canister resembling an asthma inhaler fell onto the elevator floor.
"Ha!"
"Ha!"
"Ha!"
Her arm trembled.
Her entire body began to twitch.
She tried desperately to grab the inhaler, but her body was shaking so violently that she couldn’t control her movements.
"Is it acute asthma?"
"Help her!"
"Let her take a few puffs from the inhaler, or she might not make it."
Ning Su immediately recognized the symptoms.
He bent down and reached for the inhaler.
But before he could pick it up—
His arm was suddenly pulled.
Ning Su turned his head.
Yanning was shaking her head.
Her eyes were alert as she glanced toward Zhu Weiman and the young man who resembled him.
Something was wrong.
For some reason, the moment Zhu Weiman and the young man noticed Ning Su reaching for the inhaler, both of them froze.
Their eyes widened.
Their bodies became completely still.
Their gazes were hollow.
Yet they stared intensely at Ning Su.
Yanning’s instincts screamed danger.
"Something’s off."
"Don’t pick it up."
Before Shen Yu had arrived, Yanning had barely been the vice-captain, but her instincts had already saved the team countless times.
She immediately stopped Ning Su.
Then she looked toward the Feiha team.
The tomboy, Wen Lan, clearly showed hesitation in her eyes.
She wanted to save the girl.
But the other woman—the one who seemed to control the air—simply blinked.
After exchanging glances with the other Feiha members, everyone suddenly stopped moving.
Shen Yu’s eyes narrowed.
Damn it.
What was that woman’s ability?
Did she control the air?
Why had everyone stopped moving the moment she blinked?
What was going on?
Yanning couldn’t figure it out either.
So she simply held Ning Su back and urged him not to act.
"Cough!"
"Cough!"
"Cough!"
"Save me..."
"Please..."
The team that had seemed relatively normal moments earlier had suddenly become eerily quiet.
The only sound was the metallic clang of the elevator.
Everyone seemed to be ignoring the girl convulsing on the floor.
Strange.
Silent.
Inexplicable.
No one knew why everything had suddenly become so bizarre.
"Save me!"
"Save me!"
Perhaps because of his Succubus Physique, the round-glasses girl suddenly grabbed Shen Yu’s leg.
Her twitching eyes filled with hope as she looked up at him.
Shen Yu didn’t move.
He simply stared at the girl.
Yang Hua.
Appearance: 82.
Not yet at goddess level.
Was she safe?
Shen Yu fell into deep thought.
At that moment, everyone’s eyes were on him.
"Hey, Shen Yu..."
"Just to be safe, don’t."
Yanning whispered urgently.
But Shen Yu slowly crouched down.
"Wait!"
"Wait!"
Shen Yu’s hand reached toward the asthma inhaler.
The live-stream comments exploded.
"Shen Yu isn’t really going to sacrifice himself this early, is he?"
"This girl doesn’t seem like she’d give any reward."
"And besides, Zhu Weiman is watching him. Something is definitely wrong."
"There’s no need."
"She’s just an NPC."
"What’s the point of saving her?"
"Does the Feiha team have some kind of special ability? They seem extremely decisive."
Shen Yu bit his lip.
He looked at the girl’s desperate face.
After a long moment—
He gritted his teeth and grabbed the asthma inhaler.
He quickly sprayed it into her nostrils.
"Hah!"
"Hah!"
"Hah!"
After several quick breaths, Yang Hua’s face gradually relaxed.
She slumped against the wall, clutching Shen Yu’s arm.
"Thank you."
"Thank you."
"I’m Yang Hua."
"I’m here for the accountant interview."
She looked at him.
"What’s your name?"
A system notification sounded in Shen Yu’s ear.
Ding! Yang Hua’s favorability toward you has increased by 5. Current favorability: 25.
Shen Yu’s expression became complicated.
"Sales department."
"Shen Yu."
He had hesitated for a long time before deciding to save this NPC.
It wasn’t because he had suddenly developed a saintly heart.
He had simply thought about his system.
What would happen if he maxed out the favorability of an ordinary NPC?
The female ghost boss was undoubtedly the most important target.
But perhaps ordinary NPCs could provide useful information as well.
In previous dungeons, there hadn’t been any suitable targets.
This time, however, with all the abilities he possessed, Shen Yu dared to take the chance.
And after this action—
He could clearly feel Zhu Weiman’s gaze toward him had changed.
It wasn’t admiration.
It was more like the gaze of a hunter watching its prey.
"Thank you."
Yang Hua grabbed Shen Yu’s arm and stood up.
Her small palm against his arm produced a strange, ticklish sensation.
Shen Yu’s expression changed slightly.
But he said nothing.
Ding-dong!
At that moment, the elevator doors opened.
Behind them—
A huge testing machine appeared.