The moment the young gunner finished speaking, within less than three seconds, the few people below suddenly heard a sharp cry from the large golden eagle in the sky above the mountain path. It swooped down like a massive shadow towards the mountain path ahead, while the large gray bear leading the way in front of everyone suddenly accelerated and charged upward. In the blink of an eye, it rushed up to a square platform on the upper section of the path and disappeared, leaving the people below momentarily only able to hear the furious roar of the large gray bear, followed by a tiger's roar, and then an exciting and thrilling mix of sounds typical of an animal brawl.

Since the middle-aged man in the fur coat had already engaged his two summoned beasts in battle, the four players below the platform naturally couldn't just stand by and watch. They immediately quickened their pace, cautiously rushing up to the platform to provide support.

Among them, the middle-aged man chasing after his baby was naturally the fastest. He was up on the platform within a couple of seconds after his summons started fighting, but the other three didn't hear him fire a shot for a while.

Then it was the young gunner, who was the second to rush up to the square platform above. As a gunner player with precise aim and great confidence, he started shooting continuously as soon as he got up there, not at all worried about accidentally hitting the beast tamer player's summoned creatures.

As for the last two blade-wielding players, namely the slender black-clad long-haired young woman and Wang Zhifan, they found that by the time they reached the upper platform, the first battle that had broken out there was already over.

At this moment, as Wang Zhifan stepped onto the platform, he saw the middle-aged man in the fur coat taking out something in his hand to feed his two gigantic summons that were obediently squatting in front of him. Although both of these huge summoned beasts bore minor battle scars on their bodies, they were very light injuries and could easily be ignored.

As for the loser of the earlier battle, "defeated" or "crushed" couldn't quite describe it. Wang Zhifan could only barely make out that it might have once been a tiger-like creature from its forcibly torn and fragmented remains.

"Everyone, please wait a moment. My two babies need to rest for two minutes to recover to full condition for the next wave of enemies."

Seeing that the last two blade-wielding players had also made it onto the platform, the middle-aged man in the fur coat took the opportunity to explain the situation to the others. Meanwhile, the rest saw that as he fed his two summoned beasts, the slight battle scars on the bear and eagle began to quickly fade. In no time, they had fully recovered to their pre-battle state.

"Wow, you're really good to your babies, not letting them carry any scars. I heard that kind of healing food is of Fine Layer quality, you're really generous."

Off to the side, the young gunner, who had helped out earlier, remarked to the beast tamer middle-aged player with a tone of admiration. It wasn't clear if he was commenting on the other's caution or their wealth.

"We're doing a dungeon, after all. Being careful doesn't hurt. If my babies are in better shape, it'll make this dungeon run smoother. As for these materials, they only cost around ten thousand bucks outside, really cheap stuff."

The middle-aged man in the fur coat replied earnestly, without a hint of extravagance or showing off.

"Alright, then. Old buddy, when I get a good baby, I'll definitely sell it to you. We agreed on an asking price of eight million, remember."

The young gunner, upon hearing this, immediately assumed that the middle-aged man was surely a real-life wealthy tycoon.

"No problem, just eight million. Even if it's over a billion, it's still no big deal."

The middle-aged man in the fur coat responded nonchalantly.

At this time, standing nearby, Wang Zhifan showed no outward emotional reaction, but inside, a storm had already started to brew.

"This middle-aged man seems truly rich... If I complete the dungeon later and choose a summoned beast to sell to him, wouldn't I instantly become wealthy... However, even an exceptional summons is something he might not be able to afford since we're talking ten billion level stuff, and I'm not too keen to sell it to him or others for that matter... But focusing on selling only rare-grade things seems like such a waste..."

Wang Zhifan was feeling a bit conflicted at this moment. Determined to become wealthy, he wanted to seize this dungeon opportunity to reach a mutually satisfactory deal with the seemingly wealthy middle-aged player in front of him. But he couldn't think through all the details because there was no perfect plan, and every approach had unavoidable losses or risks.

However, this internal dilemma ceased after a short while because the beast tamer gentleman had already completed his task, and let his two fully restored summons continue leading the way. The progress bar of this dungeon started to advance once again.

Their party of four, together with the bear and eagle, then left the square platform where they encountered the first enemy and continued to wind their way up the mountain path. The golden eagle, utilizing its vantage point in the sky, scouted for enemies in advance, while the large gray bear, serving as both a tank and physical damage dealer, led the front. The four players followed at a short distance, ready to act with their guns.

They didn't continue along the mountain stair path for much longer before the keen-sighted golden eagle detected the second wave of enemies and communicated this to the fur-coated middle-aged man who then relayed it to the rest of the team.

"Everyone, be aware! My eagle has already spotted the second wave of enemies! They are divided into two groups: the visible ones are ten melee armored dragon guards waiting on the upper platform, and the hidden ones are located in even higher positions, likely two to five ranged archer dragon guards."

This time, the middle-aged man in the fur coat did not let his summoned creatures rashly charge the platform to attack the enemy. Instead, he had everyone halt to discuss strategy.

"Dragon guards... I've heard people talk about these things on the forums, and they're supposedly quite formidable. The melee type aren't easy to kill even with a few headshots, and the ranged ones are really annoying, as they like to hide and stealthily shoot cold arrows with both precision and viciousness... We need to proceed with caution on this stage."

As the beast tamer middle-aged player finished speaking, the young gunner, who had gotten along best with him so far, shared his thoughts. He seemed more serious about this second wave of enemies, different from his previous laid-back attitude.

"Yes... bro, you're right. We can't treat the dragon guards in this dungeon as ordinary mobs. Each one ranks as an elite monster, and we must approach them with care."

The middle-aged man in the fur coat nodded along and then proposed a strategy:

"I have an idea; I'm not sure if you all agree. I want my two pets, along with you two warrior classes, to charge up the steps to meet the enemy. The idea is to provoke the hidden archer dragon guards to reveal themselves by shooting, and simultaneously tackle the melee dragon guards up there. Meanwhile, our gunner will seize the opportunity to target each of the shooting archer dragon guards..."

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