Chapter 25: Game Insider Information
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"Alright! You kid, no need to be so excited." After finishing the property transfer, Lin Sirong saw Wen Yu with a grin from ear to ear and said:
"With your ability, kid, all of this would have been yours sooner or later!"
"Treat me to hot pot! I'm damn near starving to death. Since we're in Rong City, we have to have hot pot! It was hard to get some time off today. Gotta feast on some meat!" Lin Sirong said.
"No problem! Let's go! Dalongkan! My treat! I'll get the beer!"
"Forget the beer, let's get a private room, we need to talk."
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During the meal, only Lin Sirong ate voraciously; Wen Yu barely touched his chopsticks and didn't eat anymore.
When a person is extremely excited, they can't eat much.
Clearly!
Wen Yu hadn't gotten over the thrill yet.
A few minutes later.
Lin Sirong also put down his chopsticks and let out a satisfied belch.
"Full! That feels good! It's delicious, really, but it's still a bit too spicy for me~" Lin Sirong continued:
"Alright, let's talk business!"
Wen Yu immediately perked up. He wanted to hear what kind of matter required Lin Sirong to travel all the way to Rong City to say in person.
"Kid, do you know, is it possible that the so-called Second World really is humanity's second world?" Lin Sirong glanced at Wen Yu and said.
"?..." What did that mean?
"It might be a real world." Lin Sirong said, dropping a bombshell:
"Of course, everything right now is just speculation."
"Forget it, let me tell you from the beginning." Lin Sirong lit a cigarette and began to recount the past.
"The time was about a month ago? It was an ordinary day, but something extraordinary happened."
"The national control mainframe was suddenly taken over by a virus."
"Of course, we thought it was a virus."
"It turned out that the mainframes of all countries in the world were taken over in that same minute."
"The government mobilized a large number of technical personnel, and even after more than ten days of continuous attempts, they still couldn't crack it."
"The content, you know. It's 'After Tomorrow'!" After saying that, Lin Sirong took a deep drag of his cigarette.
Wen Yu was completely shocked: "So, that isn't a game jointly developed by the countries?"
"Correct, it isn't."
"At first, all countries were confused, discussing how everyone should boycott it together! And never let the people know about this."
"But you know the state of Blue Star..."
"It was impossible to keep it hidden."
"Therefore, the banner our country put out was that it was jointly developed by various countries."
"But do you know? Some countries directly announced the true situation of the Second World."
"Even worse! They directly promoted it, saying it was a product of God. God's salvation for the people!" Lin Sirong said bitterly.
"And as for where 'After Tomorrow' came from, or why it came to be, there still isn't a clear explanation even now!"
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"Then why do you say it might be a second world?" Wen Yu asked curiously.
"This is also a guess by the government about 'After Tomorrow' after entering the game!" Lin Sirong continued:
"Do you remember the opening animation when you first entered the game?"
"Planetary invasion?" Wen Yu thought for a moment and said.
"Correct, but the speculation is that this is not a planetary invasion game! Instead, it's a distress signal sent to our Blue Star when a planet was being invaded!"
"It! It needs people to help!" Lin Sirong said firmly.
"!" After hearing this, Wen Yu felt his scalp tingle. Was that actually a real planet?
"In the future, it's possible that humanity can truly enter 'After Tomorrow' to survive! Would you say that is a second world?" Smashing the cigarette out, both men fell silent for a moment.
"So, Brother Rong. What does the government plan to do?" After a while, Wen Yu continued to ask.
"Wen Yu, think about it. Since 'After Tomorrow' has character classes/combat power settings, if humans really enter 'After Tomorrow' in the future, who will be in charge?"
"Whoever has the biggest fist is in charge?" Wen Yu thought for a moment and replied.
"Correct! That's exactly it—whoever has the biggest fist is in charge! Whoever's sword strike hurts the most is in charge! Whoever's Magic Missile hurts the most is in charge! Whoever shoots an arrow the furthest is in charge!"
"The government's current policy is to let as many people enter the game as possible! If that day really comes, our China must occupy the most important areas! Or even the vast majority of the areas!"
"And currently. In the whole world! In 'After Tomorrow', whose fist is the biggest?" After saying that, Lin Sirong stared straight at Wen Yu.
"..." Wen Yu was silent... Is it me? Am I that awesome?
"Hahaha, no need to look so conflicted. As far as we know, at the current stage, you are the strongest in the world!" Lin Sirong patted Wen Yu's shoulder.
"Then what do you need me to do?" Wen Yu wasn't a pretentious person.
"For now, there isn't anything you need to do; just keep leveling up and making money." Lin Sirong said:
"Most of what I told you today is still just speculation. It's entirely possible that the government is making a mountain out of a molehill."
"What it will end up like, no one knows."
"Don't just because I told you so much, believe it completely in your heart and define 'After Tomorrow' as such!"
"Maybe we're just overthinking it~ It's just a game that inexplicably appeared in everyone's sight, right? Hahahaha"
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Lin Sirong left without letting Wen Yu see him off.
Before leaving, Lin Sirong patted Wen Yu's shoulder again but didn't say anything.
But he had said enough today.
His words let Wen Yu know why the government valued this game so much.
He said the government would slowly let the Chinese people know the truth about this matter.
He also told Wen Yu not to have such a heavy burden, as everything was just speculation.
But Wen Yu knew that speculation based on some kind of logic is called deduction.
...
Wen Yu's mind was in a mess; the joy of getting the house was suppressed by the shock of learning the "truth".
"Thinking so much is useless, just level up well! Keep stacking damage!" Wen Yu cheered himself on.
Wen Yu first returned to Dragon God Yunzhou and asked the property management to arrange for someone to clean the house.
After all, no one had lived there for a long time.
Next, Wen Yu went to the bank and withdrew 100,000 yuan.
He returned to his rented room and packed his luggage.
The luggage was simple: a family photo, a laptop, and some cheap clothes.
This was what he brought when he came, and now that he was leaving.
He was still taking these same things with him.
He quietly looked around, picked up his phone, and called his landlady.
"Hello, Auntie Wang!"
"Little Wen, what's up?"
"Auntie Wang, I'm leaving! I'm going to another city to stay with a relative!"
"Ah? You're not renting anymore? You just paid the rent. I'll return the money to you in a couple of days."
"No need, Auntie Wang! Thank you for taking care of me all these years!"
"No, what are you thanking me for, you child. I'll still return the money to you!"
"Really, no need. Find some time today to come back and tidy up the room! I'm leaving in a bit!"
"Okay, I'll find time this afternoon to come over and clean. I wish you all the best in the future, Little Wen."
"Thank you, Auntie Wang. Thank you for taking me in all these years!"
He placed the 100,000 yuan on the coffee table.
He picked up his luggage and took one last look at the old room he had lived in for several years.
Leaving Happiness Garden, he headed towards Dragon God Yunzhou.
Leaving the past, heading towards the future.
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Chapter 26: Isn't This Easy as Pie?
When Wen Yu logged back in, the Time had already reached 3:30 PM.
The level leaderboard had completely changed!
[Dynasty - Emperor] Level 13 (34%) (Archer)
[Time] Level 13 (17%) (Mage)
[Fantasy - Doomsday] Level 12 (79%) (Mage)
[Still Not Calling Mom] Level 12 (51%) (Warrior)
[Sharp Blade - Wang Bin] Level 12 (38%) (Archer)
[Gathering Righteousness - Righteous Brother] Level 12 (22%) (Warrior)
[Dynasty - Morning Star] Level 11 (86%) (Warrior)
[Sharp Blade - Li Yujie] Level 11 (93%) (Mage)
[Fantasy - Yu Yu Hakusho] Level 11 (79%) (Archer)
[War God - War Invincible] Level 11 (60%) (Warrior)
"This Emperor is a bit fierce; he actually managed to surpass me!" Wen Yu nodded while looking at the top of the leaderboard.
"Also... where did my big Brother Rong go! Where is he! My poor Brother Rong!"
What surprised Wen Yu slightly was that the War God Guild, which had entered the game a bit later, had its guild leader actually make it into the top 10 of the leaderboard.
"Develop well! War God, I'll come to collect the water in a couple of days! You must keep the skill upgrade cards safe for me!"
Wen Yu, having just logged in, immediately went to clear the [White Wolf Kings Lair].
Three dungeon runs yielded a total of 6 gold equipment pieces, 6 silver equipment pieces, and 24 skill upgrade cards.
A piece of the gold mage set did drop, but it was a weapon part that Wen Yu already had.
When Lin Sirong logged in, he sold it all to him at once.
However, Wen Yu finally knew what the last piece of the set was.
[Dawn Belt] (Warrior/Assassin) (Gold)
Description: The belt part of the dawn set, crafted by the legendary master Leonardo, which went missing after the last demon invasion.
HP +1000
Physical Attack +100
All Attributes +20
Set Effect (1/5): None
Profession Requirement: Warrior, Assassin
"It seems this is the piece of the dawn set I'm missing! Now that I have a goal, it's easier; it will drop eventually."
After three dungeon runs, Wen Yu's level returned to the top of the leaderboard.
[Time] Level 13 (69%) (Mage)
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Wen Yu had also hoarded up to 68 skill upgrade cards over the past two days. It was Time for an upgrade!
Still starting with [Magic Missile]!
"Ding! ~"
"Upgrade successful!"
[Magic Missile] (Platinum)
Requirement: skill upgrade card * 32
Effect: Deals 150% magic damage to enemy units.
Cooling: 10 seconds
Cost: 10 mana
"Nice, it's finally reached the standard of the Novice Village. This Person Wen returns to the peak!"
Next is Ice Shard!
[Ice Shard] (Bronze)
Requirement: skill upgrade card * 4
Effect: Deals 70% magic damage per second to enemy units within a 20 * 20 meter range, and reduces enemy unit movement speed by 20%.
Duration: 10 seconds
Cooling: 2 minutes
Cost: 100 mana
Choose to upgrade immediately!
"Ding! ~"
"Upgrade successful!"
[Ice Shard] (Platinum)
Requirement: skill upgrade card * 32
Effect: Deals 100% magic damage per second to enemy units within a 20 * 20 meter range, and reduces enemy unit movement speed by 20%.
Duration: 10 seconds
Cooling: 2 minutes
Cost: 100 mana
After the upgrade, Wen Yu still had a full 24 skill upgrade cards left!
Looking at the remaining two skills, [Magic Shield] and [Teleport].
Wen Yu tentatively upgraded each once.
[Magic Shield] (black iron)
Requirement: skill upgrade card * 2
Effect: Provides a shield with 110% magic damage for himself.
Duration: 10 minutes
Cooling: 1 minute
Cost: 100 mana
[Teleport] (black iron)
Requirement: skill upgrade card * 2
Effect: Instantly teleports to any location within a 15 * 15 meter range.
Requirement Level: 10
Cooling: 30 seconds
Cost: 50 mana
As expected, just as Wen Yu thought, the Teleport skill only added range.
"If the cooldown Time were reduced a bit, that would be truly useful. Now, the movement distance is completely dispensable to me!"
Continue upgrading [Magic Shield]!
Wen Yu upgraded [Magic Shield] to gold quality in one go.
The effect also changed to a shield with 140% magic damage.
At this moment, Wen Yu only had 8 skill upgrade cards left, not enough to continue upgrading.
After clearing the [White Wolf Kings Lair], Wen Yu prepared to head to the level 20 monster area to level up as quickly as possible. Lin Sirong's words today gave Wen Yu a sense of urgency!
"Enforcer! Enforcer!"
Just as he was about to leave, Wen Yu heard someone calling for the Enforcer! He turned around to look.
It was that guard of the city lord again! Calling out to him loudly! Running towards him!
Wen Yu was immediately startled! At this Time, a small number of players had already reached level 10 and arrived at Glory City!
"Shh! Shh! Keep it down! Why are you yelling so loudly!" He looked left and right, but it didn't attract any attention.
Wen Yu breathed a sigh of relief.
"Brother, don't mess with me! Next Time you look for me, call me Time directly! Don't call me Enforcer!" Wen Yu said to the guard.
"Enforcer Sir! The City Lord invites you." The guard walked up close and said.
"..." Not sure if you listened or not.
Seeing the familiar City Lord Chen Ping again.
Today, Chen Ping finally had a smile on his face, and perhaps even a bit of pride?
"Enforcer, you're here! Sit!" Chen Ping pointed to the seat next to him and said to Wen Yu.
"What's up with the City Lord? A happy occasion brings a fresh spirit?" Wen Yu said after sitting down.
"Haha, my brother, you don't know! When I had you become the Enforcer, it caused strong dissatisfaction among those seven people! They said I found a useless adventurer to enforce the law, and the situation would only become more chaotic!"
"As a result, as soon as you became the Enforcer, you were entrusted with a mission at a critical moment and brought back the stolen [seal stone]! That really made me save face!"
Those seven people? Wen Yu felt that the City Lord was likely referring to the city lords of the other seven Tier 3 Main Cities.
"Look! Now the seals in each city show signs of loosening! The seven of them are now begging me!" Chen Ping laughed loudly.
"They hope that you, the Enforcer, will participate in the operation to escort the [seal stone] to each city! Of course! It's up to you! If you want to go, go. If you don't want to, I'll decline for you!"
"Ding! ~"
"Triggered hidden quest — [Seal Crack]!"
Description: Assist the armies of the seven major cities in carrying the [seal stone] to the various seal locations and supervise the completion of the seal!
"Brilliant City (0/1)"
"Extreme Ice City (0/1)"
"Tomorrow City (0/1)"
"Mobei City (0/1)"
"Binhai City (0/1)"
"City in the Forest (0/1)"
"Wind City (0/1)"
"Accept quest?"
Rewards: Unknown
Failure: Demon invasion of the main city
Limit: 48 hours!
Accept! That must be accepted!
Isn't this just a free gift?
The bronze BOSSes of the other seven major cities have all been killed!
Who would come to snatch it? Isn't this easy as pie? My grandma could complete it!!
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Chapter 27 Luo Yun
"Good, good, good! Then go!" Chen Ping smiled and nodded at Wen Yu.
"Go to the City in the Forest first! The seal in the City in the Forest has loosened the most. Go handle it as soon as possible, then go support the other main cities!"
"Understood, City Lord Sir, I will depart immediately."
Putting on the [enforcer mask], Wen Yu arrived at the gate of the City Lord's Mansion in the City in the Forest!
After the guards announced his arrival, Wen Yu met the City Lord of the City in the Forest, Wang Zecheng.
"Enforcer, you have finally arrived!" Wang Zecheng enthusiastically grabbed Wen Yu's hand and said:
"The journey was long and arduous, thank you for your hard work!"
"..." Why does this feel so strange? What is this? Flattery?
"City Lord Sir, I heard that the seal in the City in the Forest is already extremely unstable. Let us not delay, shall we set off directly?" Wen Yu was not prepared to engage in small talk with him.
"Good, good, good! Then let us set off immediately. The team is already fully prepared and has been waiting for a long time!"
Just like that, a confused Wen Yu followed the army of the City in the Forest and set off.
Wen Yu took a rough look; it was a team of exactly 300 people. Is it really necessary to have so many people just to escort a [seal stone]?
The squad leader noticed Wen Yu's confusion and said:
"Reporting to Enforcer Sir, after our team escorts the [seal stone], we will camp on the spot outside the seal and remain on high alert! That is why the number of people is slightly larger!"
"I will need your guidance along the way, Sir!" After speaking, he cupped his fists towards Wen Yu.
"Easy enough. How long will it take for us to reach the sealed location?"
"The sealed location is in the depths of the graveyard. Under normal circumstances, it will take 30 minutes," the squad leader replied respectfully.
"Might as well have just given the [seal stone] to me. It takes 30 minutes just to run there. This is a pure waste of time!" Wen Yu thought to himself.
They didn't encounter any monsters jumping out to seek death along the way. However, they did meet a few players jumping out to seek death.
"Look! Isn't that the GM? The one who resells equipment!"
"Eh? It really is him! What is he doing? Escorting a convoy? Or going deep inside to test monster performance?"
"Say, if we blast him, can we get some good loot? This is a GM!"
"..." Wen Yu naturally didn't speak, acting like an expert!
With a single [Magic Missile], the level 12 wild monster fell instantly, and this group finally behaved.
The convoy moved forward slowly, passing through the level 12 monster territory. Players were no longer visible at all.
And as Wen Yu chatted with the squad leader and the surrounding guards while walking, Wen Yu felt even more that this game was far from as simple as it looked.
According to them, the place they were in was called "Earth Star," but no one could say how long Earth Star had existed.
The squad leader's name was Luo Yun.
This was information obtained from Wen Yu's [Insight Technique]. He was only level 22. His combat power was far inferior to Wen Yu's.
When the Demon Race descended one year ago, he was only 23 years old when he enlisted and joined his current squad. Daring and fighting hard, he left his own story in the squad. As the old captain passed away while fighting the Demon Race, he naturally succeeded to the position.
His dream was to be able to become a City Guard in the City in the Forest, just like the guards at the gate of the City Lord's Mansion, only needing to patrol and stand guard every day.
Because that way, he would at most face harassment from zombies outside the city, but there would be no fatal danger.
Although the military pay would be less, it was safer.
He told Wen Yu that every time he left the city for missions related to the Demon Race, his wife couldn't sleep all night.
His child would cry every day wanting to see their father.
He gave his child a name he thought sounded nice, Luo Xi.
He said it wasn't that he didn't dare to fight and struggle anymore, but that his wife didn't dare to let him go fight and struggle anymore.
Wen Yu felt that he just didn't dare to fight and struggle anymore.
But Wen Yu felt he was a man.
This was Luo Yun's dream.
And for Liao Xing, his dream was to one day become a squad leader.
Wen Yu also asked some questions that had been puzzling him, but no one could answer them for him.
Each of them seemed to be flesh and blood, with their own stories and their own dreams.
"Except for that damn Glory City City Guard, that is an NPC without dreams. All day long, he only knows how to shout loudly, 'Enforcer! Enforcer!' It's annoying as hell," Wen Yu thought to himself.
...
Arrived at the destination safely.
As the [Rift Administrator] used the [seal stone], the task list: City in the Forest (1/1) changed to completed status. After saying goodbye to Luo Yun and the others, Wen Yu tore the Return Scroll and slipped away.
After knowing that the team was indeed safe, Wen Yu felt relieved to leave the team for the tasks in the next few main cities and ran to the level 20 monster area to grind monsters.
He called it: I am going to patrol the surroundings and observe secretly!
Then jump out and act cool when the team is about to arrive!
The [Rift Administrator] of Brilliant City was reinforcing the rift. This was the last main city Wen Yu came to. The total time spent was 4 hours, and by now, it could be considered fully completed.
Looking at his experience, which had reached level 15 (406100 / 1012000), Wen Yu sighed deeply.
He hadn't intended to grind monsters for so long... His level shot up to 15. It was too boring!
Wen Yu did not immediately return to Glory City to complete the mission, but instead used the [teleportation array] to come to the City in the Forest again.
"City Lord Sir, I have a small favor to ask of you!" Wen Yu said sincerely, cupping his fists at Wang Zecheng.
"Enforcer, thank you for your contribution to the City in the Forest. What is it? Please speak! I will definitely help if I can!" Wang Zecheng walked over and enthusiastically grabbed Wen Yu's hand again.
"The captain of the 5th squad of the Demon Suppression Brigade, Luo Yun. Could you transfer him back to work in the city after he completes this mission?"
"Luo Yun? Who is this Luo Yun?" The City Lord asked in return.
You don't even know his name... He is just a young man fighting on the front line to resist the Demon Race.
And I happen to know him.
"He is a young man who shares my ideals, working in your City in the Forest's Demon Suppression Brigade! Currently ordered to be stationed on the periphery of the rift!" Wen Yu spoke again.
"Oh, oh, oh, no problem! I have noted it down. Luo Yun? To be able to share ideals with the Enforcer! It seems he is also a rare talent! When he returns, I will transfer him to work in my City Lord's Mansion!" Wang Zecheng agreed immediately.
Leaving the City Lord's Mansion of the City in the Forest, Wen Yu looked down at his toes.
He didn't know what he was doing either, but he wanted to do it, so he came and did it.
When Wen Yu returned to Glory City again, Chen Ping had been waiting for Wen Yu in the hall for a long time.
"Enforcer! Well done. Now the seals of the 8 main cities have all been reinforced. The Demon Race will be unable to threaten us for a long time!"
"Ding! ~"
"Congratulations on completing the hidden quest - [Seal the Rift]!"
"Congratulations on obtaining 105,000 gold coins"
"Congratulations on obtaining 560,000 experience points"
"Congratulations on obtaining 2,000 reputation points!"
Holy crap! A direct reward of 100,000 bucks! And what's with this massive amount of experience points! Even the [fault tolerance badge] has been upgraded!
"Thank you, City Lord!" Wen Yu said goodbye and prepared to leave.
"Enforcer! Wait a moment!" Chen Ping called Wen Yu again.
"Sir, is there anything else!" Give me some more! Give me some more hidden quests!
"Do you have the [enforcer mask] with you?" Chen Ping asked.
Wen Yu took out the [enforcer mask]. "I have it, what's wrong?"
Chen Ping took the [enforcer mask] and said to Wen Yu:
"We will jointly report your merits and grant you new enforcement authority! Come and collect it in 3 days!"
"..." Wen Yu wanted to say that he hadn't finished his buy-low-sell-high business for the day yet...
Without the [enforcer mask], wouldn't he be unable to wander around for three days? Do you want me to rot in Glory City?
Officer! Are you kidding me?! I completed the hidden quest and got nerfed instead?
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Chapter 28: Minotaur Castle
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With the [enforcer mask] tragically confiscated, Wen Yu had nothing else to play with.
He could either honestly go to the Level 20 maps of Glory City to grind mobs, or return to the site of his "social death"... the legendary Novice Village No. 13241 to kill rabbits.
After thinking about it, Wen Yu decided to continue leveling up. He'd save the rabbit-whacking for later when it was late at night and everything was quiet.
Ding!~
You have a new message!
Lin Sirong finally replied. For some reason, this guy hadn't been online for a whole day since returning to Shangjing.
"Impressive, Brother Rong! You've dropped off the rankings and you're not worried at all! You haven't been online for a whole day!" Wen Yu teased.
"Don't even mention it. I was working with them on some crappy Talent table until this late," Lin Sirong replied.
"Don't ask, it'll be published tomorrow morning. Do you have any gear to sell? Hurry up and trade. I haven't farmed a single thing all day!"
Wen Yu traded all the gear on him to Lin Sirong in one go. He estimated that their team would find killing the Abyss White Wolf King incredibly easy now. They might even consider hell difficulty.
This Time, he traded a total of 6 gold pieces, 6 silver pieces, and over a dozen common and black iron items he'd picked up from mobs along the way. He only charged Lin Sirong 400,000.
It was worth noting that Level 20 wild mobs had started dropping Level 18 black iron gear. This proved Wen Yu's previous guess was dead wrong.
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"Speaking of which, I don't think I've seen the Level 20 mobs of Glory City yet," Wen Yu was thinking.
Suddenly, another message notification interrupted his train of thought.
Opening it, he saw that Big Smart had arrived at Glory City.
[I Can Fly]: "Boss, I've reached Glory City. Have you done today's dungeon yet?"
"Already did it. Let's do it tomorrow morning, around 9:00."
After setting a Time with Big Smart, Wen Yu began his mob-grinding journey.
-1800
Ding!~
Killed Stone Monster, EXP +400 (Killing mobs 5 levels higher, EXP +100%)
Obtained Gold Coins *19
...
Wen Yu moved deeper as he grinded. Suddenly!
Ding!~
Current Dungeon [Minotaur Castle]! Please select difficulty.
The notification sounded, and Wen Yu was stunned.
...?
He looked up at the massive gate representing the dungeon entrance.
Wen Yu wasn't surprised that there was a dungeon entrance in a Level 20 mob area; he had already encountered one while doing the hidden quest.
"When I first encountered it, didn't it tell me I couldn't enter yet? Why can I enter now?"
"Is it because I reached Level 15? Or can I only enter from Glory City?"
Exiting the dungeon prompt decisively, Wen Yu decided to check his attributes to see if they were sufficient before deciding whether to enter.
[Time]
Level 15 (982,100/1,012,000)
HP: 1270+1000
MP: 770+2000
Magic Attack: 33,188+430
Physical Defense: 149+200
Magic Defense: 149+200
Intelligence: 16,502+92
Constitution: 34+43
Crit Rate: 44%
Special Attributes:
Luck: 24
Skills: [Magic Missile], [Magic Shield], [Teleport], [Ice Shard]
Equipment: [staff of dawn], [cloth armor of dawn], [dawn mage hat], [dawn cloth shoes], [spirit control belt], [plea bracelet], [gray wolf king necklace], [shining ring], [desolate bracelet], [fault tolerance badge]
Ah... with these attributes, I should be able to handle some cows, right?
Ding!~
Current Dungeon [Minotaur Castle]! Please select difficulty.
"Hell!" It had to be Hell! He wouldn't even consider anything else.
You have selected the dungeon [Minotaur Castle], difficulty [hell]. Enter?
"Yes!"
With a flash of white light, Wen Yu vanished from the spot.
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Wen Yu opened his eyes and looked around curiously. He could tell it was still daytime, but the sky was very dark, as if a mass of dark clouds was constantly looming over the dungeon. Aside from a castle resembling medieval Europe before him, the area was overgrown with weeds and had no other buildings.
"Am I supposed to kill my way from outside the gate all the way inside?"
Wen Yu walked toward the castle and tossed out a Magic Missile. The main gate shattered directly into four pieces!
-10,000
?...
Does this gate count as a monster too?
Without overthinking it, Wen Yu stepped inside.
[Minotaur Warrior]
Level: 20
HP: 3000
Physical Attack: 260
Defense: 300
Skills: None
Not bad. There weren't many monsters, only about 40. Their attack power wasn't high either; they couldn't even break Wen Yu's defense.
He directly cast an Ice Shard, clearing the room instantly. Wen Yu's level increased accordingly.
He reached Level 16 (66,100/1,112,000).
He continued up the spiral staircase. The area of the second floor was significantly smaller than the first.
The number of monsters had also decreased quite a bit.
[Minotaur Mage]
Level: 20
HP: 1500
Magic Attack: 400
Defense: 200
Seeing the Minotaur Mage's attributes, Wen Yu thought of himself. Was the HP of mages all over the world this worrisome?...
He didn't bother waiting for Ice Shard. There were only about 20 monsters in total, which was just 20 or so Magic Missiles.
Four minutes later, Wen Yu headed for the third floor.
There were only two monsters stationed on the third floor.
Moreover, compared to the tall Minotaur Warriors and Mages on the first and second floors, the monsters on the third floor were notably shorter.
[Minotaur Wizard] (Gold BOSS)
Level: 20
HP: 30,000
Magic Attack: 1000
Defense: 400
Skills:
Flash Freeze (Instant cast, freezes the target in place, unable to move or attack. Deals 100% magic damage per second for 10 seconds)
Teleport (Can instantly teleport to dodge the moment an enemy attacks, 30s cooldown)
The other was called
[Minotaur Shaman] (Gold BOSS)
Level: 20
HP: 30,000
Magic Attack: 1000
Defense: 600
Skills:
Thunderbolt (Instant cast, summons thunderclouds to strike the target 3 Times, each dealing 150% magic damage)
Teleport (Can instantly teleport to dodge the moment an enemy attacks, 30s cooldown)
"..."
"Aren't you two a bit too ridiculously strong?" Wen Yu was speechless.
While Wen Yu wasn't afraid, this was clearly not something a Level 20 player could defeat...
"Oh, maybe not necessarily? A Level 20 Mage also has Elfs Blessing and Chain Lightning. Whether they can win is another story."
Activating Magic Shield, Wen Yu prepared to tank a wave of the two monsters' skills to test their strength.
Wen Yu wasn't afraid of dying at all, even though his actual HP was only around 2000.
However, the Gold-grade Magic Shield provided him with a massive shield of 47,000 HP.
Wen Yu teleported right between the two BOSSes.
The two BOSSes finally began to move.
The Minotaur Wizard prioritized Flash Freeze. Ice quickly formed under Wen Yu's feet and continued to spread upward. This was followed by numbers over Wen Yu's head.
-651
-651
-651
-1302 (Crit)!
...
The damage numbers continued to tick.
On the other side, the thunderclouds summoned by the Minotaur Shaman reached Wen Yu's head. Wen Yu looked up.
He saw a bolt of lightning striking toward him! Because he was frozen, Wen Yu couldn't dodge the thunderous strike at all!
-1151
-1151
-1151
After the two BOSSes finished one round of damage, Wen Yu's shield had dropped by a full 10,614 HP!
"The intensity is damn high. Anyone who gets CC'd by this would be in a daze."
He countered with Ice Shard!
Just as the Ice Shard effect began, both BOSSes used Teleport simultaneously, leaving Wen Yu stunned.
One of them teleported out of the Ice Shard's range, while the other finished its teleport only to still be within the range.
-30,000
[Minotaur Shaman] instantly fell in a pool of blood.
"Still brainless after all. You teleported, yet you teleported right into the range..."
The remaining [Minotaur Wizard] couldn't escape the fate of a [Magic Missile] either.
The two monsters fell to the ground one after another.
"Boring~ so damn boring!"
"Level 20 Hell, nothing more than this!"
"Can't even a single monster survive for even 1 second under one of my skills!" Wen Yu postured, unmatched under heaven!
...
But after waiting for a long Time, the system notification still hadn't sounded.
"Where's the system notification?"
"Where's the 'ding'? Don't you love to 'ding!~' the most? Come on!"
After waiting for a while, Wen Yu thought of a possibility.
"I can't possibly have not cleared it yet, right?..."
He hurriedly ran toward where the monsters had fallen, and sure enough, there was another staircase behind them.
By the looks of it, it led to the fourth floor...
Wen Yu checked his Magic Shield again. The cooldown had already finished.
"Good thing the Magic Shield cooldown is short!"
Wen Yu, having almost failed his posturing, stepped forward again toward the fourth floor of [Minotaur Castle].