Chapter 56: The Financial Dungeon Raid Team!

"Liu Bo! Quick, clear out the inventory!"
"Yes!!" Liu Bo sprang to his feet, as if injected with adrenaline.
Everyone noticed a pattern: whenever Manager Su's footsteps approached, it meant the "battle order" was about to be given!
Everyone was like a wound-up robot, their nerves on edge.
Upon hearing Su Hao's command, they completely abandoned thought; their bodies reacted first, the keyboard and mouse pounding like a storm!
They were terrified of being even 0.1 seconds too slow and delaying the "team's DPS output"!
Holy crap… this atmosphere, this feeling, it's so damn familiar!
Su Hao felt as if he had returned to the days when he led a group of brothers, endlessly raiding dungeons in the game!
That's right! It felt exactly like that!
Wasn't it like this back then?
Faced with the BOSS's various insane skills and attack patterns, wasn't he, as the raid leader, yelling and shouting commands to his raid members to position themselves, deal damage, and dodge skills?
"DPS! Burst! Use all your skills!"
"Stop! Everyone stop! Don't over-aggro!"
"Healers! Keep the main tank's health up!"
"Hey you! Dodge that red circle!"
This scene before him was a real-life version of the financial market...
A raid instance progression battle!
Now, he was still that raid leader, only this time he wasn't commanding a game character, but real money worth 250 million!
"Liu Bo! Buy back the one you just sold!"
"Huh?...Manager, I just...I just..."
Liu Bo was clearly a bit slow to catch up with this "god-like" pace, his movements a beat too slow.
Liang Haiyuan, standing nearby, immediately roared, displaying the demeanor of a former "vice-raid leader" from a dungeon:
"Liu Bo! Do what I tell you to do! Throw your brain away! Execute orders!"
"Ah! Yes! Sorry!!" Liu Bo jolted awake, frantically operating the controls,
"Oops! I pressed the wrong key! Manager! I pressed the wrong key!"
Well, even the one or two "pig teammates" who always falter in dungeons, making mistakes due to nervousness, have been perfectly replicated!
"It's alright, it's alright," Su Hao's voice was surprisingly calm, even carrying a hint of reassurance, "Don't be stressed, relax. Mistakes are normal, we can make up for it in no time."
"Waaah... I'm so sorry, Manager!" Liu Bo was almost moved to tears.
And so, in an extremely tense yet strangely exciting atmosphere, this hastily assembled "financial dungeon raiding team"!
Under the leadership of their "god-level raid leader" Su Hao, they marched towards the ultimate BOSS called "Making Big Money!"
Eyes red!
Screaming!
Launching the final assault!
***
"Huff—! Huff—! Holy crap! Finally…finally it's over!"
As the closing bell rang and all trading orders ceased execution, a chorus of heavy, relieved breathing filled the office.
Su Hao wiped his forehead; it was covered in fine beads of sweat, and the back of his shirt was soaked through, clinging tightly to his body.
The rest of the team weren't in much better shape.
One by one, they slumped in their chairs, pale-faced, eyes glazed, as if they had just finished a long, drawn-out marathon.
"My god... I'm exhausted... I'm so tired..."
"Ugh... I was so damn nervous. My neck and shoulders feel like they're in casts, completely stiff."
"Me too... my hands are still shaking..."
This was absolutely the first time in their professional careers they had experienced such a crazy, thrilling, and... deadly transaction!
For several hours, their minds were practically blank. All their actions depended on Manager Su's brief but precise instructions.
Tens of millions, even hundreds of millions, of funds flowed in and out in seconds, like a rollercoaster, with each click of their fingers.
Every time Manager Su's unhurried footsteps approached their workstations, they felt as if their blood had frozen, the tension almost suffocating them!
And the moment the manager gave the instruction, their brains didn't have time to think; they acted entirely on muscle memory and instinct.
Fingers flew across the keyboard, each person afraid that even a 0.1-second delay would cause them to miss that fleeting, crucial opportunity!
Every click to confirm a trade felt like their hearts were about to burst from their throats under immense pressure!
That pressure was enough to drive anyone mad!
Of course, under such extreme pressure and tension, mistakes occasionally occurred, like Liu Bo's.
Fortunately, Manager Su remained remarkably composed and didn't lose her temper.
Each time, she would simply say, "It's okay, we'll earn it back," her nonchalant tone offering a slight reassurance.
But… only a tiny bit.
"I...I feel completely drained, from head to toe, utterly exhausted..."
"Is this a side effect of excessive dopamine release, a state of extreme high, or the exhaustion from a surge of adrenaline that completely drains you?"
"Let me tell you, several times just now, I almost pressed the wrong button! My heart skipped a beat! I still feel a throbbing pain in my chest, am I going to have a heart attack...?"
Were they nervous? Incredibly nervous!
But were they thrilled? Incredibly thrilling!
But everyone had to admit that they had never experienced such a high concentration and such prolonged dopamine rush to their heads!
That's 250 million!
Using such a massive amount of money to engage in the most heart-pounding, extreme short-term trading in the financial markets!
This experience is something they can brag about for a lifetime!
Even now, several minutes after the market closed, many people's fingers were still trembling uncontrollably, like leaves on a leaf.
It was the aftereffect of a mix of excitement and exhaustion.
"Um...how much did we...make today?" someone asked cautiously, panting, voicing the question everyone was concerned about. "Was it...about 5%?"
Li Huilin, responsible for compiling the statistics, looked at the final summary on the screen, swallowed hard, and announced an answer that instantly silenced the entire office:
"5%? That's too narrow-minded... Our total return rate today... is 35%!"
"Pfft—!!" Liu Bo spat out the mouthful of water he had just drunk, choking and coughing violently.
"How...how much?!"
"Did I hear that right? 35%? Just in these few hours?"
"Really?!"
The entire office erupted in chaos!