After Aurora contacted them, the remaining seven people soon arrived at the teahouse's private room.
There were three men and four women.
Including Fenric and Aurora, the ten-person team consisted of four men and six women.
Suddenly, the small private room felt rather crowded.
"Mr. Shura!"
"Shura, good evening!"
"Hello, Lord Shura. Please look after me!"
"Great God Shura, you're my idol! I've finally met you!"
As soon as the seven arrived, they all greeted Fenric.
Some were respectful, some spoke with easy familiarity, some were humble, and others sounded almost fawning.
Seven people, each displaying a different approach to social interaction.
Almost none of them knew Fenric personally. However, he vaguely recognized one of them—the companion who had previously fought Adam alongside him.
The man known as the "Zen Master."
"We've met before, haven't we? We fought Adam together last night, right?" Fenric took the initiative to speak.
Zen Zendaruth looked slightly flattered and replied, "Yes! I didn't expect Mr. Shura to remember me. I heard that The Demon of the Heart and One-Punch Man dungeons last a very long time. You truly have an excellent memory."
Aurora smiled beside them.
"Since everyone is here, Shura, would you like to say something?"
Fenric waved a hand.
"I don't have much to say. I just hope everyone works together and doesn't drop the ball at a critical moment."
Everyone quickly offered their assurances.
"Mr. Shura, don't worry! This dungeon concerns all of us. I'll follow your instructions and won't act recklessly!"
"Me too, Great God Shura!"
"Same here!"
Fenric said, "Good. If there are no other questions, I'll begin."
Everyone nodded in agreement.
Then,
Fenric took out the multiplayer dungeon card and used it.
The system immediately sent a notification:
"Attention: You have used a multiplayer dungeon card!"
"Note: Within 30 minutes, you and your team members must proceed to Multiplayer Preparation Room No. 1 in the Dungeon Hall and wait. The mission will begin in 30 minutes. Anyone who fails to arrive in time will be considered to have withdrawn."
Upon hearing the system prompt, Fenric paused briefly before addressing everyone.
"The system says we need to go to Multiplayer Preparation Room No. 1 in the Dungeon Hall and wait. The dungeon will begin in half an hour."
Aurora said, "Then let's go!"
The ten of them left the private room one after another and headed toward the Dungeon Hall.
…
Inside the Dungeon Hall,
Fenric looked at the countless newcomers gathered around the safe-zone area to clear dungeons and could not help feeling a little nostalgic.
More than a month ago, he had started here, earned his first godlike evaluation, and gradually followed the path that had brought him this far.
Although less than two months had passed in the real world, the time Fenric had spent in dungeon worlds amounted to roughly two or three years.
Even now, he clearly remembered the very first dungeon he had chosen.
Infernal Affairs!
Shaking his head, Fenric set those thoughts aside. With the system assistant's guidance, he arrived at Multiplayer Preparation Room No. 1.
Fenric was the first to arrive.
It was not because he was fast and the others were slow.
Rather, the Samsara System had opened this multiplayer preparation room specifically for him. The others could enter only with his authorization.
Maximum capacity: ten people.
In other words, this preparation room existed exclusively for multiplayer dungeons.
Soon,
Fenric began receiving authorization requests from the others.
He selected "Approve," allowing them to enter one by one.
Once the room reached its capacity, it would be marked as full, and no further requests could be submitted.
…
Time passed quickly.
Soon,
the system notification sounded:
"Teleportation countdown begins: 10, 9, 8... 3, 2, 1!"
When the countdown ended,
Fenric and the other nine were enveloped in red light and vanished instantly.