Chapter 1: The Apocalypse

"I'm still alive? Where is this?"

Lu Yuan opened his eyes and looked at his surroundings. It was both familiar and unfamiliar.

Looking at the familiar layout of the apartment, Lu Yuan felt a little incredulous. He finally remembered where this was.

Have I been reborn?

I'm back to three years ago?

Countless thoughts flashed through Lu Yuan's mind, and his thoughts were finally settled when he saw the time that was ticking on the clock above his head.

May 1st, 2071.

11:55 pm.

In five minutes, the Apocalypse would be released.

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"The Apocalypse" was announced to the public as a cross-generational online game jointly developed by hundreds of countries on Earth.

It was 100% realistic and was known as the Second World.

It could defeat all the games on the market in an instant.

This was supposed to be a cross-generational event and a celebration of the world. However, after the game was initiated, no one could have imagined that this game would become the bane of the destruction of the world one year later.

One year after the open beta, the game world and reality merged, disaster erupted.

The monsters and NPCs that were looked down upon by the players in the game in the past displayed unparalleled destructive power as soon as they entered reality.

Since the game and reality overlapped, the players' in-game strength was also synchronized into reality, so they were not afraid of the normal monsters.

It was not until the Gods of the game world that fell from the vault of Heavens appeared in reality that the players understood what kind of hell was awaiting them.

A massacre from another world to the present world.

A massacre between civilizations.

In his previous life, even if Lu Yuan tried his best, he could not stop the Gods who had fallen to become Saints from encroaching on Earth step by step.

Even with the unprecedented unity of mankind and the concerted efforts of all countries, there was still nothing they could do. They could only watch as their land and resources were slowly taken over.

After sorting out the memories in his mind, Lu Yuan was a little dazed.

One second ago, he had died in despair, and in the next second, he was back to the time before the Apocalypse started its open beta.

"Since the Heavens have given me a chance to do it again, I will not make the wrong choice this time."

Picking up the gaming helmet on the table and putting it on his head, Lu Yuan secretly made up his mind.

Last time, it was only when he slowly came into contact with the core of the world that he realized what he had missed at the beginning.

Since he could start all over again, he was confident that he would be able to go even further in the Apocalypse this time and achieve achievements that he had never even dared to imagine in his previous life.

Lu Yuan stopped reminiscing and looked at the clock above him. It was already 11:59 pm.

Without hesitation, he turned on his gaming helmet and entered the game.

"Player's DNA detected!"

"Player's pupils detected!"

"Detection completed!"

"World loading!"

"Respected player, welcome to the World of Apocalypse!"

A cold system notification sounded in his ears, and Lu Yuan's consciousness gradually connected with the gaming helmet. As his consciousness shuttled into the game world, he entered a deeper level of the game space.

In front of him was a plaza.

In the middle of the plaza, there were all sorts of statues.

These statues were divided and stood in five different areas, neatly arranged.

Even though this was not Lu Yuan's first time entering the Apocalypse, he was still shocked by the realness of it.

Lu Yuan gently touched a statue in front of him, and the intense feeling of history rushed at his face. At the same time, the sky suddenly changed.

A light shadow synchronized into the sky.

"For the Empire!" A berserker holding an epee roared in the light shadow. He waved the bloodthirsty sword light and attacked a giant humanoid creature in the distance.

Behind him, a woman wearing a mage robe was waving the staff in her hand. She was mumbling something, and a large red magic array appeared above the giant humanoid's head. Countless meteors fell.

Priests, knights, thieves...

All of the professions used their specialties to attack the massive human creature.

"The Battle of the Northern Snow Plains," Lu Yuan muttered as he looked at the CG animation in the sky.

No Apocalypse player was unfamiliar with this battle.

This battle caused the world's core to be destroyed, which in turn led to the Gods falling from the Vault of Heavens, turning them into Saints that walked the world.

The human world fell into chaos, and the chaotic times began.

This was the main storyline of the Apocalypse, and it was also the fuse between the fusion of game and reality.

[Player, please choose your race!] A system notification sounded.

In the next moment, the nine statues on the plaza lit up.

These nine statues represented the nine great races in the game of the Apocalypse.

Human Race, Half-elf Race, Orc Race, Dragon Race, Half-undead Race, Half-dwarf Race, Half-titan Race, Half-deity Race, and Half-elemental Race.

Other than the Human Race, the other eight races were all hybrids of the humans and other races.

Each race had its unique talents. The Human Race had extraordinary intelligence and learning ability, while the Half-elves had more outstanding speed and reaction speeds.

The other races also had their unique talents. All were relatively balanced, and not one race was stronger than the other.

Lu Yuan, who had been reborn, naturally had his considerations.

"I choose the Human Race!"

The learning ability and wisdom brought by the Human Race might not be of much use in the early stages, but in the later stages, it was related to an inheritance.

In his previous life, Lu Yuan had chosen the Half-elf Race, which did not meet the inheritance requirements. He could only watch as other players fought for the inheritance, causing him to miss the opportunity to become stronger.

[Ding! The player has chosen race. Player, please choose your profession.]

Following the system notification, the nine statues dimmed, and the statues representing the five professions lit up.

Warriors, mages, priests, thieves, and archers.

These were the five basic professions of the Apocalypse.

Players who had just entered the game could only choose within these five basic professions. As for the various advanced professions, players would have to explore and obtain them in the game.

"That one!" After Lu Yuan finished speaking, he looked expectantly at the small statue next to the statue that represented the mage profession. That statue seemed to be hidden by the other statues. If one did not look closely, one would not be able to see it.

In his previous life, he had missed this greatest opportunity. Now that he had been reborn, he did not know if this opportunity was still present.

[Player choosing... Unknown error detected, system checking...]

As the cold system notification sounded, Lu Yuan heaved a sigh of relief and a smile appeared on his face.

As expected, it was still present... Lu Yuan waited silently.

[Unknown error detected, system checking...]

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[Unknown error detected, system checking...]

[System checking completed, the error can not be fixed, the profession can not be selected. As compensation, the player may choose to create a profession or choose another profession.]

[By choosing another profession, the player can obtain a top-class hidden profession inheritance scroll for that profession.]

[Player will obtain a Light Ascetic profession-changing scroll by choosing the warrior profession.]

[Player will obtain a Shadow Lord profession-changing scroll by choosing the thief profession.]

...

"The player chooses to create a profession. The player chooses to create a liberal profession with no profession division. The player may learn the core skills, talents, and specialties of other professions..." Lu Yuan began to describe the details of the liberal profession to the system.

This was the fantasy that he had whenever he was hit by regret in his previous life.

In his previous life, Lu Yuan did not choose to create a profession because he was greedy for the hidden profession scroll. It was only after he entered the game and his understanding of the professions became deeper that he gradually understood what he had lost back then.

[Analyzing profession...]

Chapter 2: The Sole Divine Level Talent

[Analyzing profession...]

[Analyzing the feasibility of the player's plans...]

[The player's description plan is feasible. Congratulations to the player for obtaining a liberal profession.]

Lu Yuan smiled when he heard that the profession was successfully created.

The idea of creating a liberal profession came from a novel he read many years ago.

Although this profession did not initially have any professional skills, it allowed the player to learn the specialties and skills of all the other professions.

[The liberal profession character has been successfully established. Player, please draw your character's talent.]

[As the player is in the liberal profession, the player does not have any basic professional talents. To compensate the player, the player's draw of the character talent will be fixed within Sole Divine talents.]

"F*ck, something like this is possible?" Lu Yuan was both surprised and delighted.

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There were three types of talents in the Apocalypse. The first type was the racial talent that came from race selection, for example, the Human Race's Wisdom Heart.

The second type was professional talent. When players chose a profession, they would receive an initial professional talent. Apart from that, they could only obtain talents via exploration in the game.

The last type was character talent. Each player could only have one, and they could only obtain it when they created their character. Apart from that, there was no other way to obtain a character talent.

No matter what talent it was, it would range within C-SSS level according to its strength. Above SSS would be the Sole Divine talents, which mostly only ever appeared on NPCs.

In the three years of his previous life in the game, other than the player who had obtained the Human Race inheritance, no other player had obtained a Sole Divine talent.

Although Lu Yuan lacked a professional talent at the moment, in return, he could 100% obtain a Sole Divine level character talent. It could be said that he had made a huge gain.

He had earned a lot!

"Draw character talent," Lu Yuan said after calming himself down.

[Talent drawing...]

[Congratulations, the player has obtained a Sole Divine talent: Unlimited Skill Upgrade.]

[Talent drawing complete. Please give your character a name.]

"Lu Yuan." Lu Yuan did not hesitate and gave his character his real name.

All of the characters in the Apocalypse were real people. If one gave themselves strange names, it would affect their favorability with the NPCs as well as their ability to accept quests.

As such, Lu Yuan chose his real name directly.

As for hiding his identity so that he would not be targeted in real life due to being in the limelight in the game?

Lu Yuan had never thought of that, and he felt that such an assumption would be meaningless.

The World of Apocalypse was incredibly big, and by the time he was noticed by someone observant and conscientious, the world and the game would have merged, and his strength in the game would have been brought along with him into reality.

He would then have the ability to protect himself.

After finishing all the basic selections, the game began to count down.

[3]

[2]

[1]

[Ding!]

[You have been randomly assigned to novice village 1376. Wishing you a happy game.]

As the light flowed, Lu Yuan opened his eyes and found himself on a street.

At the moment, the street was filled with players.

These players looked around curiously.

"Damn, isn't this too realistic?"

"As expected, the realism is 100%. The Apocalypse Company was not bragging."

"I simply have high praises for everything, this is simply crushing all the games on the market!"

"What are your talents?"

...

The entire street was bustling with activity.

As the world's first holographic online game, everything in it aroused the curiosity of the players.

Unlike the players who were making a fuss over nothing, Lu Yuan calmly stood where he was and silently called out the attribution panel in his heart.

[Name]: Lu Yuan

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[Race]: Human

[Race Talent]: Wisdom Heart (no level)

[Professional Talent]: None

[Character Talent]: Unlimited Skill Upgrade (Sole Divine talent)

[Individual Attributes]: Strength 10, Physique 10, Agility 10, Intelligence 10, Perceptiveness 10, Charm 19

[Faction]: Orderly Neutral

[Profession]: Level 0 liberal profession

[HP]: 100

[MP]: 100

[Skill Points]: None

[Attribute Points]: None

[Status]: Intact

[Professional Skills]: None

[Individual Skills]: None

[Specialties]: None

[Evaluation]: As someone with the liberal profession, you do not have any professional skills, nor do you have any outstanding tendencies. Your attributes are very average. The only advantage you have is that you are a little handsome. I suggest that you go to the city for a walk. Perhaps some noble ladies will like you...

Looking at the panel, Lu Yuan clicked on the talent introduction.

[Wisdom Heart]: As a human, you do not have any advantage in terms of strength. However, your brain and genes that have developed well enough have given you a strong learning ability and sufficient wisdom.

[Unlimited Skill Upgrade]: You can upgrade your skills twice a day. You can break through the level limit of the skills.

...

His attributions were very average.

Apart from charm, all of them were 10.

This was a characteristic of the liberal profession. Since they had no profession, their attributes would not be biased, everything would seem very ordinary.

However, when Lu Yuan saw the introduction of his Sole Divine talent, he could not help but hold his breath. He knew that the Sole Divine skill would be very powerful, but he did not expect it to be so powerful.

He could level up his skills twice a day, and most importantly, he could break through the skills' level limit.

One should know that most of the skills in the World of Apocalypse were at most level 10, and it would take at least half a month to train a normal skill to its maximum level.

On top of that, this required the player to have enough stamina to continuously use his skill for the entirety of the half a month period mentioned above.

Meanwhile, Lu Yuan only needed five days to max out each skill with his talent. He could even break through the skill's level limit indefinitely.

"As long as I live long enough, even an ordinary fireball will probably be more powerful than some rare skills when I strengthen it to over level 100, right?" Lu Yuan could not help but sigh in amazement. As he looked at the crowded street, he understood the first thing he had to do.

Learn skills.

Then level them up to the max.

With the memories of his previous life, Lu Yuan knew more about the novice village's missions than anyone else.

He did not go to the sardined village chief like the other players. Instead, he turned and walked towards the north of the village.

All the NPCs for the basic missions were gathered in the center of the novice village. As Lu Yuan walked further and further, he met fewer and fewer players.

Soon, there were not many people on the large street.

He went straight to a farmer's house.

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"Excuse me, is Uncle Andre at home?" Lu Yuan stood outside the courtyard and shouted.

"What's up? Are you an Other-world Human?" Soon, a middle-aged man wearing a straw raincoat with a tiger skin apron around his waist opened the door.

Uncle Andre looked at Lu Yuan warily and asked him about his background.

This was the ability of all NPCs in the Apocalypse Continent, they could tell the difference between players and native humans.

"Uncle Andre, I learned from my teacher that you are a great thief. I want to learn the skills of a thief from you," Lu Yuan said sincerely.

"Your teacher is?" Andre frowned.

"Norma, she asked me to come," Lu Yuan said.

Andre had a sole hidden mission.

Only players with the thief profession had the chance to receive the hidden mission from him because only thieves could learn his inheritance skill.

Lu Yuan happened to know the whole flow of the mission as well as Andre's background. The Norma that Lu Yuan had mentioned was a Half-elf, Andre's lover during his younger days.

Chapter 3: Andre's Inheritance Mission

Lu Yuan did not choose to complete the series of tedious pre-missions according to the script. Instead, he chose to use Norma to skip the pre-missions.

"Norma is your teacher?" Hearing Lu Yuan's words, Andre's face softened a lot, but he was obviously still a little vigilant.

"That's right. Miss Norma asked me to say hello to you. She wants to ask you, do you still have the maple leaf of Lake Duccio?" Lu Yuan spoke again.

The maple leaf from Lake Duccio was a secret between the two of them. Only Norma and Andre knew about it.

In his previous life, Lu Yuan only learned about the past from Norma when he helped her complete a series of missions.

Lu Yuan believed that Andre would not doubt him once he said this.

"So you're Norma's disciple. is Norma doing well?" Sure enough, after hearing Lu Yuan's words, Andre no longer had any doubts. He greeted Lu Yuan with a face full of warmth.

"Miss Norma is doing well. She is now living in the Tower of Amber City. She is a great mage." Lu Yuan appropriately expressed his admiration.

"As expected, she has embarked on the path of exploring the truth." Andre sighed, as if he had thought of something and his eyes revealed some longing.

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Lu Yuan did not speak and just sat quietly.

After a while, Andre returned to reality and looked at Lu Yuan gently.

"Since you're Norma's disciple, I don't have any objections if you want to learn from me. However, you need to prove your strength."

As Andre spoke, a system notification sounded out in Lu Yuan's ear.

[Ding! Andre's favorability towards you has increased by 150 points. Current favorability is at Fond (150/450)]

The favorability in the World of Apocalypse was divided into five levels: Hate, Indifferent, Friendly, Fond, and Adore.

Norma, forever the best... Lu Yuan could not help but cheer in his heart when he heard the system notification.

The first time players came into contact with NPCs, the favorability of the NPCs towards the players would always be Indifferent. Now, because of Norma, Andre's favorability towards him had jumped to Fond.

Players had to complete a series of missions and hand in some special items to increase their favorabilities. This three-level upgrade had saved Lu Yuan a lot of effort.

[Andre has a mission for you: Shadow Following]

[Shadow Following]

[Mission Level]: Extraordinary

[Mission Requirements]: Recently, Andre has been troubled by something. it is already the season for peach blossoming, but there isn't a single peach blossom blooming in the Peach Blossom Garden. To plant a garden full of peach blossoms was Andre's promise to Norma. Andre doesn't want anything to go wrong in the Peach Blossom Garden, so he has invited the player to go to the Peach Blossom Garden to investigate the reason.

[Mission Reward]: The player may choose any one of Andre's thief inheritance skills, 1,500 EXP, 150 gold coins, Klaus' Pendant

[Mission Failure]: Andre will randomly teach you a skill, 10 gold coins, favorability -10

"Klaus' Pendant?" Lu Yuan quickly received the mission and stared at the mission list.

He was sure that the players who completed this hidden mission in his previous life did not report of such a thing in the forum posts.

Was it a deliberate concealment or a change caused by his reborn?

Lu Yuan was sure that no matter what the situation was, this Klaus' Pendant must be extraordinary.

Even after he walked out of Andre's house, Lu Yuan was still dazed. Norma's lethality towards Andre was even greater than he had imagined.

Even if he failed the quest, Andre would still teach him a skill, though he could not choose. The only punishment was that Andre's favorability towards him would reduce by 10 points.

This punishment was neither painful nor itchy.

Holding the map that Andre gave him, Lu Yuan turned and left the novice village.

At this time, most of the Apocalypse players had accepted missions and left the village to complete them.

When he passed by the training area, Lu Yuan turned his head and saw that it was densely packed with people.

The wild monsters had just respawned and did not even survive for a second before they were killed by the players who had been waiting for a long time.

There was too little meat for so many wolves!

In his previous life, he was one of them.

But now that he had been reborn, everything would no longer be the same as before.

Lu Yuan moved forward and soon arrived at a valley.

Standing at the most conspicuous spot in the valley, Lu Yuan took out the map from his backpack and gently tore it open.

This was a map and also a magic scroll. Inside it was a small directional teleportation spell that was meticulously carved by a second-tier mage.

In the Apocalypse, all professions were divided into five tiers, and above the five tiers was the Extraordinary tier. As for the Gods above the Extraordinary tier, Lu Yuan had never come into contact with them even in his previous life.

After players reached level 20, they could begin their first profession-changing. After completing the profession-changing, they could become second tier professionals.

In other words, only mages above level 20 had the ability to construct the magic scroll in Lu Yuan's hands.

As the map was torn open, a magic black hole opened up where Lu Yuan was. Without hesitation, Lu Yuan stepped into it.

In the next second, light swirled.

When Lu Yuan opened his eyes again, he was already in a garden.

Peach blossom trees were planted all around him, and a few secluded paths were carved out within with well distribution.

"Andre is really rich. Even these paths are made of second tier materials." Walking on the path, Lu Yuan could not help but sigh in amazement.

The Peach Blossom Garden would cost at least tens of thousands of gold coins just to build. Andre was not just ordinarily rich.

As he sighed in amazement, Lu Yuan hurried on. Soon, he arrived at the center of the Peach Blossom Garden. He stopped in front of a towering tree that was ten meters thick.

"Adventurer, welcome." A voice entered Lu Yuan's ears. At the same time, the earth trembled slightly.

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Lu Yuan had long since been prepared for these changes, thus he quietly stood there without moving.

"You're very brave, Adventurer." The ground returned to its usual calmness, and a human face suddenly appeared on the trunk of the towering tree.

"Thank you for your praise, Sir Tree of Life," Lu Yuan bowed to the uncle in front of him with the World of Apocalypse's etiquette.

"You deserve this praise. You're a weak Adventurer, yet you've come to look for me. What's the matter?"

"I hope you can protect this garden once more," Lu Yuan said.

According to the post from the thief who had completed the hidden mission in his previous life, the reason why the peach blossoms in the Garden were not blooming was because the Tree of Life was no longer protecting them.

These peach blossom trees all grew next to the Tree of Life. If the Tree of Life did not protect them, it meant that the laws of this space would subconsciously hinder the peach blossom flowers, causing them to stop growing and be unable to bloom.

"Give me a reason, Adventurer. Although you are very brave, I don't think this is enough of a reason for you to make a request of me." The Tree of Life was not angry at Lu Yuan's unreasonable actions. It looked at Lu Yuan with interest.

[The Tree of Life's favorability +10. Current favorability is at Indifferent (10/50)]

"I believe you will agree, sir." Lu Yuan looked at the Tree of Life with confidence

Chapter 4: Mission Completed, the Sole Divine Level Skill

Recalling the complete process of the mission, Lu Yuan said confidently, "I believe you'll agree, sir."

"I'd like to hear where your confidence comes from," the Tree of Life said.

It was very curious about what shocking words this confident Adventurer would say to make it change its mind.

"You despicable Treant, you're just a despicable failure who wants to get his hands on the Law of Life. I wonder if it's because you've been in this enchantment for too long that your brain has gone numb or something else is going on. You look like a dirty rat in the sewer when you have lost your Universal Love character." Under the expectant gaze of the Tree of Life, Lu Yuan threw away his poise and started cursing.

"Damn Adventurer, how dare you insult me." The Tree of Life was a little taken aback. After a while, it started to retaliate.

However, compared to Lu Yuan's words, the Tree of Life's counterattack seemed weak and powerless.

"Life is supreme. It's no wonder that a guy like you can't get the recognition of Life. If you look at your current appearance, what's the difference between you and a wild dog hiding in a corner licking its wounds alone? Oh, I was wrong. There's still a difference. At the very least, the wild dog still understands the value of loyalty, but you've broken the Treant Race's oath."

Lu Yuan let loose a torrent of abuse. All kinds of words in the tone of the Apocalypse Continent continuously attacked the heart of the Tree of Life.

At the same time, the sound of the system notifications kept ringing in Lu Yuan's ears.

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[Because you insulted the Tree of Life, the Tree of Life's favorability toward you has decreased.]

[Because you insulted the Tree of Life, the Tree of Life's favorability toward you has decreased.]

[Because you insulted the Tree of Life, the Tree of Life's favorability toward you has decreased.]

...

[Your relationship with the Tree of Life has become Hate.]

After hearing that his relationship with the Tree of Life had become Hate, Lu Yuan did not stop. Instead, he continued to hurl all kinds of abuse.

In the Apocalypse Continent, when an NPC's favorability toward a player reached Hate, it would attack the player.

Meanwhile, the Tree of Life, which could come into contact with the Laws of Life, had long since reached the Extraordinary tier. It was not something a mere level one player like Lu Yuan could resist.

However, Lu Yuan was not worried about these things.

This was because the Tree of Life was completely different from an ordinary NPC.

It was a defeated NPC that had been sealed within this enchantment.

Within this enchantment, it could not attack or even move.

"You... Enough, enough. Stop cursing." After a long while, as Lu Yuan's cursing did not stop, the Tree of Life could not take it anymore. It roared with incompetence and fury.

Faced with the Tree of Life's incompetent rage, Lu Yuan ignored it and continued to curse.

The poor Tree of Life, although it had extremely high intelligence and talent since birth, it did not have any talent in cursing people.

From the moment it was born until now, no one had dared to use these words to insult it.

It did not know what a scolding fight was.

"You despicable Adventurer, I curse you to die a horrible death." The Tree of Life looked at Lu Yuan with hatred.

After staring at him for a while, it seemed to have compromised and said, "Stop cursing, I'll agree to your request."

"Dear Sir Tree of Life, thank you for your kindness. On behalf of the thousands of peach blossom trees in the Peach Blossom Garden, I thank you for your kindness." Lu Yuan smiled kindly and bowed respectfully.

It was as if he was not the one who had insulted the Tree of Life just now.

"You..." The Tree of Life was a little speechless.

It could not understand how such a person could exist in this world.

"Then I'll leave first. I believe that Sir Tree of Life is a Treant who respects his oath and has a noble character. You don't wish for me to come again, right? After all, the directional teleportation scroll is very expensive, it's worth a whole 500 gold coins," Lu Yuan said, then turned around and left.

Only when the Tree of Life agreed did he heave a sigh of relief.

Reality proved that the thief who had obtained the inheritance was not lying.

Although this method seemed ridiculous, it was indeed feasible.

Thinking of this, Lu Yuan could not help but praise in his heart. There were so many strange people in the world. To think that they could even think of such a strange method.

Lu Yuan had just walked to the front of the teleportation black hole when the surrounding peach blossom trees were already full of peach blossoms. A faint fragrance of peach blossoms lingered around his nose.

Looking at the peach-colored garden, Lu Yuan looked at it longingly once more before turning around and stepping into the teleportation black hole.

...

"You managed to convince the Tree of Life just like that?" At Andre's home, Andre had a strange expression after listening to Lu Yuan's description.

After the Peach Blossom Garden had problems blooming, he had gone there once. Naturally, he knew about the existence of the Tree of Life. However, no matter what, the Tree of Life was still an Extraordinary tier creature. If it did not relent, there was nothing he could do.

Andre had left this matter to Lu Yuan to handle. He didn't have much hope in the first place. It was just a restriction of the rules, so he had to do it this way.

However, he didn't expect Lu Yuan to be able to actually do it.

Although the method was a little... difficult to put in a nutshell.

"What's wrong? Uncle Andre, did I do something wrong?" Lu Yuan looked at Andre innocently, but his heart was very calm.

As long as I'm don't feel awkward, the one who will feel awkward is others.

"You... you did well." The corner of Andrey's mouth twitched. At the same time, a system notification sounded.

[Congratulations to the player for completing the hidden mission. The mission reward is being distributed.]

[Congratulations to the player for obtaining 1,500 EXP, 15 gold coins, Klaus' Pendant, and one chance to choose an inheritance skill.]

As the system notification sounded, five green lights shone on Lu Yuan's body.

The 1,500 EXP instantly allowed him to level up to level 5.

At the same time, a long page appeared beside Andre.

[Legendary Skill]: Shadow Following

[Description]: Active skill, an extremely rare Divine skill among legendary thieves. Consumes 50 MP to enter Shadow State where attacks can be launched without being discovered. Under Shadow State, the player obtains 25% damage immunity. Lasts for 30 seconds, cooldown time: 30 minutes. (Note: cannot be upgraded)

[Legendary Skill]: Nimble Left Hand

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[Description]: Passive skill, an extremely rare Divine skill among legendary thieves. An advanced version of the Weapon Master Specialty. When using weapons and skills, the player gains +5 additional Judgement. When using weapons, the player automatically gains mastery over weapons above the Proficient level. (Note: cannot be upgraded)

[Legendary Skill]: Shadow Dictator

[Description]: Passive skill, as an essential skill for legendary thieves, its powerful strength at the Extraordinary tier has allowed the player to touch the edges of the Laws of Shadow. The player will transform into the shadow dictator and will be able to comprehend the Laws of Shadow more easily.

...

Lu Yuan was dazzled by the series of legendary skills on the page.

Andre was indeed the greatest thief. Just the legendary skills of thieves that he allowed Lu Yuan to choose from numbered at more than a dozen.

Lu Yuan did not dare to take them for granted and read each of them carefully.

Legendary skills were very rare, not to mention in a place like the novice village. This opportunity was very precious.

Lu Yuan must choose a skill that suited him and had potential.

"Uncle Andre, I want to learn this." After hesitating for a long time, Lu Yuan pointed to one of the skills and said.

Chapter 5: The Powerful Ability of the Sole Talent

Lu Yuan pointed at the skill called Shadow Following on the screen and looked at Andre.

There were more than ten legendary skills on the screen, and each of them could be said to be very powerful. However, Lu Yuan chose Shadow Following after careful consideration.

Shadow Following, being the advanced skill for Stealth, could only be learned when an NPC advanced into the Extraordinary tier.

The fact that one's attack could not be seen while one was in the Stealth state was enough to show how powerful this skill was.

Even though this skill could only last for 30 seconds, in the Apocalypse, 30 seconds was enough to do many things.

The most important thing was that he could complete a mission that seemed impossible in his previous life with this skill.

"As you wish." Andre nodded and reached out to stroke Lu Yuan's head. He looked like a deity helping him to grow.

[NPC Andre is teaching you the legendary skill Shadow Following.]

[Teaching...]

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[Teaching...]

As the system notification sounded, Lu Yuan felt a little dazed. It was as if his entire being had been sublimated.

[The teaching is complete. Congratulations to the player for mastering the legendary skill Shadow Following.]

[As the first player in all the servers to master a legendary skill, the system will announce the news in all the servers. Does the player wish to hide his name?]

"No." Lu Yuan's lips curled up. Since he had been reborn, how could he be a coward? When the game world invaded in the future, the humans on Earth would need a commander, a commander with both fame and strength.

Not only was Lu Yuan not afraid of becoming famous, on the contrary, he yearned to become famous.

The system announcement was only the first step.

[Congratulations to player Lu Yuan for obtaining a legendary thief skill. As the first player in the entire server to obtain a legendary skill, player Lu Yuan has obtained 1 legend point and 10 reputation points.]

[Congratulations to player Lu Yuan for obtaining a legendary thief skill. As the first player in the entire server to obtain a legendary skill, player Lu Yuan has obtained 1 legend point and 10 reputation points.]

[Congratulations to player Lu Yuan for obtaining a legendary thief skill. As the first player in the entire server to obtain a legendary skill, player Lu Yuan has obtained 1 legend point and 10 reputation points.]

Three consecutive system announcements resounded through the sky and entered the ears of all the players in the Apocalypse.

...

"Damn, who is Lu Yuan? He's so awesome. Even though I don't know what level a legendary skill is at, but even the system announced it. He must be very strong."

"From his name, he sounds like a Chinese. I have to say that China is forever the best."

"I know Lu Yuan. He and I are university classmates. We are best friends. If you want to know more about Lu Yuan, you can add me as a friend. Let's chat privately."

...

As the server chat system started to blow up from the system announcement, countless players started to discuss Lu Yuan's identity. There were even many players who pretended to be Lu Yuan's family and friends.

However, what everyone was most concerned about was the details of the legendary skill mentioned in the announcement.

...

In the training area of No. 46734 novice village of the Autumn Maple Plain, a man with a bow and arrow in his hand killed the desert spider in front of him with one arrow. Then, he stopped his actions.

"Lu Yuan? Interesting. He's quite ostentatious," The man muttered to himself.

...

"Legendary skill? Get in touch with Lu Yuan. No matter the price, we must get him to join our guild."

...

Outside the novice village, Lu Yuan bade farewell to Andre and left the village.

He had already obtained the legendary skill. The next step was to level up.

After thinking for a while, Lu Yuan opened his attribution panel.

[Name]: Lu Yuan š’·š“®š’¹š“ƒā„“š“æš“®š“.š“¬š“øš“‚

[Race]: Human

[Racial Talent]: Wisdom Heart (no level)

[Professional Talent]: None

[Character Talent]: Unlimited Skill Upgrade (Sole Divine talent)

[Individual attributes]: Strength 15, Physique 15, Agility 15, Intelligence 15, Perceptiveness 15, Charm 19

[Faction]: Orderly Neutral

[Profession]: Level 5 liberal profession

[HP]: 150

[MP]: 150

[Skill Points]: none

[Free Attribute Points]: 5

[Status]: Good

[Professional Skill]: Shadow Following [Max]

[Individual Skill]: None

[Specialty]: None

[Legend Points]: 1 (legend points are obtained when a player has done a legendary event in the World of Apocalypse. Some hidden missions and events have a basic requirement for legend points)

[Reputation Points]: 10 (player's fame in the World of Apocalypse)

[Evaluation]: As someone with the liberal profession, you do not have any professional skills, nor do you have any outstanding tendencies. Your attributes are very average. The only advantage you have is that you are a little handsome. I suggest that you go to the city for a walk. Perhaps some noble ladies will like you...

The EXP obtained from completing Andre's hidden mission increased Lu Yuan's level by 5 levels, and his five main attributes each increased by 1 point.

In the World of Apocalypse, every time a first-tier professional leveled up, they would receive 1 free attribute point. Lu Yuan did not choose to add the points to his attributes and instead turned his gaze to the Shadow Following skill and his character talent.

"According to the description of my talent, I can level up my skills twice a day, and I can break through the level limit of the skills. If I use it on the Shadow Following skill, would it work?" Lu Yuan fell into deep thought.

Thinking about it, Lu Yuan did not hesitate.

He looked at the Shadow Following skill and thought to himself, "Use the talent skill, skill effect target, Shadow Following."

[Detected that the Shadow Following skill cannot be leveled up... Talent skill can break through the level limit of skills... Successful breakthrough... Shadow Following level +1.] The system's intermittent notification sounded.

F*ck, it really works... Lu Yuan's eyes lit up as he quickly opened the skill description. He wanted to see the changes that had happened to the already powerful legendary skill after it was forcefully upgraded by his talent.

[Legendary Skill]: Shadow Following +1

[Description]: Active skill, an extremely rare Divine skill among legendary thieves. Consumes 100 MP to enter Shadow State where attacks can be launched without being discovered. Under Shadow State, the player obtains 27% damage immunity. Lasts for 1 minute, cooldown time: 28 minutes. (Note: cannot be upgraded)

The MP cost was doubled, but the damage immunity effect and duration were both increased. Even the cooldown time was reduced by a portion.

Although it was not much, one had to know that Lu Yuan could forcefully level up two levels every day. Over time, this skill would be strengthened to an unknown extent.

Without hesitation, Lu Yuan used the last upgrade quota of today on Shadow Following.

[Legendary Skill]: Shadow Following +2

[Description]: Active skill, an extremely rare Divine skill among legendary thieves. Consumes 150 MP to enter Shadow State where attacks can be launched without being discovered. Under Shadow State, the player obtains 30% damage immunity. Lasts for 2 minutes, cooldown time: 25 minutes. (Note: cannot be upgraded)

"I'm invincible now. Maybe I can try going to the high-level training areas to level up." Lu Yuan could not help but sigh in amazement as he closed his attribution panel.

The Shadow Following skill that had been leveled up twice in a row was too powerful. The two-minute duration was enough for him to do anything.

After obtaining the legendary skill, Lu Yuan walked with a spring in his step. Soon, he arrived at a mine.

There were many mines near the novice village, and the one before him was one of them.

Many earth magic demons that ranged between levels 8-10 were wandering in the mines. Earth magic demons were special creatures of the World of Apocalypse, they were evolved from corrupt human mages.

They had bodies that were slightly stronger than ordinary mages, but compared to other creatures of the same level, their bodies were still very weak.

The only thing worth mentioning was their spells, which had astonishing destructive power.

To other players, facing such a creature with high attack and low HP was a headache. This was because they were instantly killed the moment they saw it and they could not get close to it at all. Even if the earth magic demon's body was weak, they could not do anything about it.

However, to Lu Yuan, who had the Shadow Following skill, this was simply a suitable place to train and level up.

Before entering the mine, Lu Yuan saw a few earth magic demons wandering at the entrance. He immediately activated the Shadow Following skill.

His entire body seemed to turn into a black shadow, blending into the darkness and finally turning into nothingness.

Under the Shadow State, Lu Yuan held the novice dagger that the system gave him and walked step by step towards one of the earth magic demons.

After the earth magic demon entered his attack range, Lu Yuan held the dagger in his hand and stabbed towards the back of the earth magic demon.

[-11!]

A blood-red damage point floated out from the earth magic demon's body, and at the same time, information about the earth magic demon appeared.

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[Earth Magic Demon]

[Level]: 8

[HP]: 500

[Skills]: Unknown

[Description]: As a weak mage's apprentice, when he came into contact with the Abyss' whispers, he was filled with desire, unwillingness, and ambition, causing him to willingly corrupt and fall into the abyss.

The NPCs of the World of Apocalypse did not have specific stats, their strength and weakness depended on one's own level and the skills they had.

Because Lu Yuan had not learned any investigative skills, he could only see the most basic information.

With a wave of his hand, the dagger slashed down!

Lu Yuan did not hesitate, Shadow Following only had a duration of two minutes. He had not learned any attack skills, so he could only slash dagger by dagger at the earth magic demon's body.

There was a saying of weakness attack in the World of Apocalypse. Lu Yuan was in Stealth, so he could slowly adjust his position to ensure that every attack dealt weakness damage.

Chapter 6: The Mine

The earth magic demon that had been attacked by Lu Yuan felt a sharp pain coming from its body. It growled and looked around vigilantly, wanting to see who had the guts to attack it in the mine.

After looking around, the earth magic demon was dazed.

There was no one around. If not for the burning pain coming from its body, the earth magic demon would have thought that it was hallucinating.

Lu Yuan's lips curled up at the earth magic demon's reaction, and he did not hesitate as he continued to stab at the earth magic demon.

[-17!]

[-21!]

[-13!]

[-19!]

...

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About ten seconds later.

The earth magic demon fell to the ground and turned into a ray of white light before dying in the mine.

Even until its death, it had not been able to figure out how it died.

The item drop rate in the World of Apocalypse was incredibly low, and even though Lu Yuan had killed a monster three levels higher than him, this earth magic demon had only given him a few dozen copper coins.

However, cross-level killings brought many bonus EXPs. Killing just one earth magic demon gave him 20 EXP, increasing his EXP bar by 1%.

Lu Yuan was not surprised. He casually put away the copper coins and looked at another earth magic demon.

It was the same series of actions.

Lu Yuan stayed in the shadows, like a Grim Reaper in the dark, mercilessly harvesting the lives of the earth magic demons.

Until there were only ten seconds left for Shadow Following, Lu Yuan had killed more than ten earth magic demons.

Outside the mine, Lu Yuan retreated in excitement. š™—š’†š’…š’š™¤š’—š’†š™”ļ¼Žš™¤š’“š™œ

Killing more than ten earth magic demons had increased his EXP bar to 19%. In addition to that, he had gained more than 700 copper coins, three bottles of small MP recovery potion, and a mage skill book.

It seems that I'm quite lucky, I managed to get a skill book in one attempt.

Lu Yuan was delighted. He had obtained a skill book by killing only a dozen monsters.

And it was a skill book for the mage profession.

It could be considered to have barely made up for his lack of offensive skills.

An important part of his mission was completed.

[First-tier spell]: Summon Fire

[Description]: As a first-tier entry-level spell, it is the entry-level principle for elemental-type spells. It can be considered an essential spell for every mage. Learning it will help you understand the rhythm of the elements.

[Effect]: Consumes 20 MP and summons a ball of flame. Deals 35 +1.6 Intelligence bonus magic damage to the front. Cooldown time: 5 seconds.

Lu Yuan directly opened the skill book and chose to learn it.

After the Summon Fire skill was imprinted on his attribution panel, he looked at the three small MP recovery potions in his backpack.

[Small MP Recovery Potion]

[Description]: A casual creation of a level 2 Alchemist. Although it is only the most basic of MP recovery potions, it can still recover a considerable amount of MP for novice adventurers.

[Effect]: Recovers 10 MP per second. The total effect lasts for 10 seconds.

Lu Yuan casually added the remaining attribute points to his Intelligence, raising his maximum MP to 200 points. Then, he swallowed two bottles of MP recovery potion.

After waiting for 20 seconds for his MP to return to full, Lu Yuan walked around the mine and found a heavily injured NPC lying on the ground.

[Solar Mika, Level 19, Amber City Guard (heavily injured).]

"Hello, is there anything I can help you with?" Lu Yuan walked up. As a pure human, he had an innate advantage over the other races in front of NPCs like city guards.

Even in the World of Apocalypse, there was a saying that people who were not of the same race would have different thoughts, and thus would be treated hostilely.

"Hello, my compatriot. I really need your help, but you're very weak. I don't want you to die because of this," Solaka said as he looked at Lu Yuan, his pale lips moving.

"I'm Miss Norma's disciple, and I think you'll need my help," Lu Yuan said as he casually summoned a ball of flames.

25 MP disappeared, and in return, he obtained a ball of flame that he could manipulate at will.

"If that's the case, that's great. However, I need to test your strength. Can you help me kill a wolf king and bring its fangs back to me?" Solaka said.

The wolf king was a boss in the novice village. Although it was only at level 5, with the support of the boss panel, its strength was not weaker than an ordinary earth magic demon.

The initial mission was to kill a level 5 boss. One could foresee the difficulty of this mission.

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"It is my honor to be of service to you, sir." Lu Yuan bowed slightly. His etiquette was even better than some of the native life forms.

[Solaka has a mission for you. Will you accept it?]

[Obtain the wolf's fang]

[Mission Level]: First tier

[Mission Requirements]: Solaka, who is heavily injured, needs the wolf king's fang to be used as medicine to heal his injuries. Please retrieve the wolf's fang within an hour.

[Mission Reward]: Solaka's favorability + 20, follow-up missions, EXP 150, the player may choose a first tier skill book of any class.

Lu Yuan accepted the mission and left.

Solaka had a mission series on him, and even Solaka himself was a huge treasure.

Because Solaka was an Alchemist.

If players' favorability with Solaka reached the level of Fond, they could activate the sideline system and spend money to learn Alchemy from Solaka.

Leaving the mine, Lu Yuan walked towards the level 2 training area.

Wild wolves were only level 2, and they could only be spawned in the level 2 training area.

To gain EXP in the Apocalypse Continent was particularly difficult.

Right now, most players were at level 1, and only those who had completed hidden missions with rich rewards like Lu Yuan could level up in such a short time.

Therefore, there were very few people in the level 2 training area.

When Lu Yuan arrived, there were only a few scattered players in the level 2 training area leveling up in the area. Most of these players still grouped up according to their professions to kill the wild monsters.

After entering the level 2 training area, Lu Yuan quickly approached a wild wolf. When he was within five meters of the wild wolf, he triggered the wolf's aggro. The wild wolf immediately stared at Lu Yuan with its scarlet eyes.

"Hey bro, hurry up and leave. This is a level 2 training area, and you won't be able to defeat it by yourself. The Apocalypse's death penalty is too severe, so don't mess around."

A priest player who was farming wild wolves saw that Lu Yuan was acting like a hothead and tried to persuade him to leave as he casually healed his teammate.

In the World of Apocalypse, there was a death penalty system. After dying once, the player would enter a weakened state, all stats would be reduced by 50% for 3 hours.

It could be said that the system was very strict.

In response to the priest player's friendly reminder, Lu Yuan turned around and smiled. At the same time, his hands didn't stop as he summoned a ball of flames and threw it at the charging wild wolf.

Bang!

Flames exploded.

The wild wolf was blown away.

A large, blood-red number appeared on its body.

[-108]

Normally, not mentioning magic resistance, Lu Yuan's Summon Fire spell could only deal 67 damage each time.

However, in the World of Apocalypse, if the level difference was too big, there was a hierarchical suppression. Thus, when a level 5 Lu Yuan fought a level 2 wild wolf, his damage was increased by 50%.

A wild wolf only had less than 150 HP, and a hit of Lu Yuan's Summon Fire had taken out two-thirds of its health.

The wild wolf howled as it got up and looked at Lu Yuan as it charged forward once more.

The skill was in cooldown, and Lu Yuan did not stay idle. He quickly walked up to the wolf and stabbed his novice dagger into its throat.

[-49!]

With a red light, the wild wolf fell to the ground and turned into white light.

Lu Yuan casually put away the items dropped by the wolf and quickly rushed towards the other wolves.

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Under the hierarchical suppression, level 5 versus level 2 was like fighting a baby. Lu Yuan did not even need to use his skills, he only needed three attacks to kill a wild wolf.

On the other side, the priest player who had been watching the whole time saw that Lu Yuan killed the wild wolf so concisely. Her lips slightly opened, and she muttered, "Dead!"

"I'm indeed dying. Quickly heal me, Sister Qing." In front of the priest, a warrior holding an epee blocked in front of a wild wolf. At this moment, his HP bar was already turning red.

"Coming, coming." The priest player who had come back to her senses hurriedly cast Divine Heal, allowing the warrior's HP bar to recover by one column.

Looking at the wild wolf in front of her which was about to be maimed by them, the priest player recalled that Lu Yuan had used a spell to deal 108 damage. She could not help but walk forward, then she raised her fist to smash at the wild wolf's body.

[-1!]

The priest player looked at the [-1] damage point and bit her lips lightly. She fell into deep thought.

When she saw that the thief in her party had only dealt 9 damage in one attack, she instantly understood.

"This is an expert." Thinking of the scene where she had reminded him not to send himself to his death, the priest player felt her face burn.

"Sister Qing, why are you distracted again? Heal me, I'm begging you, I'm really going to die."

Chapter 7: The Boss Appears

Half an hour later, Lu Yuan was killing wild wolves in the level 2 training area in a frenzy. His smooth and clean killing speed instantly attracted the attention of all the players in the level 2 training area.

Without a doubt, Lu Yuan was an anomaly in their eyes.

Most players could only deal a few points of damage, and even if they used their skills, they could only deal around 10 to 20 points of damage. However, Lu Yuan could deal 40 to 50 points of damage, or even more than 100 points of damage in one go.

How could this not be terrifying?

At the same time, on the Apocalypse's forum, a post called "Strictly Investigate Cheats, Resist Cheats" was pushed to the front page by countless players.

At the beginning of the post was a video.

In the video, there was a man holding a novice dagger.

Although the man's ID and level could not be seen, based on the surrounding environment, most of the players who were watching the video could tell that this was a level 2 training area.

At the same time, a male commentator's voice sounded, "I believe that everyone can also tell from the title. This is a video sent to me by a fan, reporting a player who is cheating. Let's watch the video first."

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The video continued. As a wild wolf appeared, the moment it opened its eyes, it charged crazily at the man.

The man stood quietly on the spot.

Just as the wild wolf charged towards the man, the man moved. He turned his body slightly to dodge the wild wolf's attack.

The video paused. The male voice said, "So far, everything is still normal. You can see that the player in the video is very skilled and has a good mentality. He is very calm when facing the wild wolf's attack, he dodged it very well. He is an expert, buttttt..."

He dragged the "but" long.

Just as the players watching the video were puzzled, the video continued.

The dagger in the hand of the man who had dodged the wild wolf's attack turned into a cold light and stabbed into the back of the wolf's neck. A [-51] blood-red number floated out.

The wild wolf cried out in pain. The man did not stop and attacked again.

[- 49!]

[- 50!]

The wild wolf's HP bar was emptied, and it fell to the ground, whining as it turned into a ray of white light.

The man in the video picked up the things on the ground and quickly walked away.

After the video ended, a thin man appeared in the video.

"Hello everyone, I am Mr. Good Traveler. I believe that the players who have played the Apocalypse have already seen through the man's actions. The player in the video only used three attacks to kill a wild wolf. According to what I know, even the guild master of World Dominator has only reached level 2. Even if he used his skills, he could barely deal over 20 damage. I hope that the officials will investigate this matter thoroughly and deal with it seriously. As a new game and the world's first holographic game, it shouldn't be destroyed by a cheater like this."

The video ended.

The comment section below was in an uproar.

"This player is so disgusting. Even when playing a game, he has to use a cheat. I'm going to puke."

"What do you mean by using a cheat? What if he has good skills? What if his level is high? You have to know that the Apocalypse seems to have a level penalty. The difference in level will increase the damage."

"The person above, you're probably the one who used the cheat, right?"

"Are you an idiot? Didn't you think about it? If this player's level is as high as you said, why would he come here to farm low-level wild wolves? It can't be a mission, right? If his level is so high, why would he do such a low-level mission? Isn't this a joke?"

"Allow me to interrupt. Are cheats for sale?"

"I curse all the cheaters' families to death. What a disgusting thing."

...

Outside the forum, a woman saw the abuse in the comments section and could not help but type again. However, in the end, her comments were still drowned in the flooding comments section.

...

Just as the Apocalypse forum was in an uproar because of a video, Lu Yuan had already killed hundreds of wild wolves.

Although because the level gap was too big the EXP gained would be reduced, his EXP bar still reached 58%.

"450 wolves should be enough." As Lu Yuan killed another monster, he stopped moving.

"Player Lu Yuan, because you killed a large number of wild wolves in a short period of time, this has aroused the hatred of the Wild Wolf King. The Wild Wolf King will respawn in the wild wolf zone within 30 seconds to avenge its people."

[Player Lu Yuan, because you killed a large number of wild wolves in a short period of time, this has aroused the hatred of the wild wolf king. The wild wolf king will respawn in the wild wolf zone within 30 seconds to avenge its people.]

[Player Lu Yuan, because you killed a large number of wild wolves in a short period of time, this has aroused the hatred of the wild wolf king. The wild wolf king will respawn in the wild wolf zone within 30 seconds to avenge its people.]

[Player Lu Yuan, because you killed a large number of wild wolves in a short period of time, this has aroused the hatred of the wild wolf king. The wild wolf king will respawn in the wild wolf zone within 30 seconds to avenge its people.]

30 seconds after the system notification sound, a robust wild wolf with pure white fur respawned in the wild wolf zone.

As soon as it came out, it directly rushed towards Lu Yuan's location.

"What the hell? Wild wolf king? Boss, there's a boss in the level 2 area." Some players who were training in the level 2 area immediately retreated when they saw the wild wolf king. Then, they immediately used their methods to spread the news.

Many players even sold the news to the guilds they could contact.

Soon, the entire novice village knew that a boss had appeared in the level 2 area.

Players had a natural impulse towards bosses.

Even though the Apocalypse had a powerful death penalty, there were still a large number of players swarming towards the level 2 area.

At this moment, Lu Yuan was checking his harvest.

He had killed 450 wild wolves.

In total, he had obtained a little more than one gold coin.

At the same time, he had obtained more than 30 small MP recovery potions, a dozen white equipment for various professions, and a complete set of wild wolf equipment.

[Wild Wolf Dagger]

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[Rarity]: Green

[Effect]: Strength +2, Attack speed +3, player's attacks have a 15% chance of having a bleeding effect.

[Set Attributes 1/5]: All attributes +1, additional skill Lupine.

[Wild Wolf Shirt]

[Rarity]: Green

[Effect]: Physique +3, Attack speed +1, when attacked, the player has a 15% chance of obtaining a healing effect that lasts for 5 seconds.

[Set Attribute 1/5]: All attributes +1, additional skill Lupine.

[Wild Wolf Belt]

[Rarity]: Green

[Effect]: Strength +1, Attack speed +1

[Set Attribute 1/5]: All attributes +1, additional skill Lupine.

...

[Lupine]

[Special skill]

[Effect]: The user will transform into a werewolf. Strength +2, Agility +3. Attacks will have a tearing effect. Lasts for 30 seconds, cooldown time: 6 hours.

A complete set of green equipment.

It could be said to be the only set in the entire server.

This set of equipment was totally prepared for thieves.

A large amount of attack speed bonuses would greatly increase a thief's damage output.

Just as Lu Yuan put on the set of equipment, the wild wolf king had already followed his scent and found Lu Yuan.

The moment it saw Lu Yuan, its aura surged. Its bones cracked and its hair stood on end.

It wanted to let this ignorant adventurer know the consequences of massacring its people. It wanted him to die in fear.

However, it was clear that it had made a wrong decision.

Facing the threat of the wild wolf king, Lu Yuan was not afraid at all. Instead, he found it funny. In his previous life, he had even dared to attack a God. Now, a small wild wolf king wanted to make him feel fear.

Not to mention, he was currently a player.

What was a player?

As long as you dared to show your HP bar, a player would even dare to slaughter a God.

The players' reputation as the fourth natural disaster was definitely not undeserved.

[Wild Wolf King (BOSS)]

[Level]: 5

[HP]: 1,200

[Skills]: Unknown

[Description]: As the alpha wolf that led its wolf pack to escape from the Wailing Plains, although it is undoubtedly a loser in the Wailing Plains, it is still the king of this area.

"I've been waiting for you for a long time," Lu Yuan said in a low voice.

As soon as he finished speaking, he immediately disappeared from the wild wolf king's sight.

After killing monsters in the level 2 area for so long, the Shadow Following skill had already finished its cooldown.

As a racial boss, the wild wolf king had astonishing intelligence. Facing this strange scene, it did not panic. Naturally, it knew that this was the Stealth skill of the thief profession.

The wild wolf king let out a low growl, carefully keeping its guard up.

When the Stealth skill was activated, the player would reveal himself every time he launched an attack. This weak ant before it was merely struggling in vain.

[-31!]

[-35!]

[-29!]

In an instant, three red numbers floated out of the wild wolf king's body.

At the same time, a ball of flames appeared out of thin air, striking the wild wolf king. šš‹ļ½…ššļ½Žšš˜ļ½–ļ½…šš•ļ¼Žšš˜šš›šš

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[-89!]

In just two seconds, the wild wolf king's HP fell by 184 points.

It was almost one-sixth of its original HP.

After finishing the first set of damage output, Lu Yuan immediately activated his set equipment skill, Lupine, transforming himself into a werewolf.

After receiving the attacks, the wild wolf king realized that the damned adventurer was still nowhere to be seen. It immediately panicked. It had never encountered such a scene before.

A sense of fear spread from the bottom of its heart, constantly filling up its empty heart.

As a complete failure, it had an abnormal fear of the unknown.

It frantically waved its sharp claws and continuously attacked in all directions.

Looking at the wild wolf king's unorganized attacks, the corners of Lu Yuan's mouth rose.

"It's just a dying struggle!"

Chapter 8: Boss First Kill

"It's just a dying struggle!"

A disdainful voice sounded out in the air.

At the same time, the werewolf Lu Yuan used his claws to tear apart the wolf king's flesh.

[-41!]

[-39!]

[-58!]

...

The stat bonuses in the World of Apocalypse were not something simple like one plus one. Every bonus attribute point was even comparable to the two or three attribute points before it. As the stats increased, the stat bonuses would become more and more terrifying.

As a result, every level up in the World of Apocalypse was only rewarded with a pitiful amount of free attribute points.

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After a short 30 seconds, Lu Yuan exited his werewolf form.

At this moment, the wild wolf king only had 234 HP left.

Facing this amount of HP, Lu Yuan bit down on the MP regeneration potion in his mouth and cast another ball of burning flames.

[-88!]

Following this, Lu Yuan picked up his dagger from the ground and once again attacked the wild wolf king.

The wild wolf king did not hide its tracks, and thus he wanted to kill the wild wolf king as soon as possible.

Otherwise, if a large number of players came, even if he was strong now, he would not be able to gain any advantage in front of so many players.

After all, the cost of crime in the game was too low. Snatching bosses and killing players were common.

It was not uncommon for players to kill other players in the wild just because they were in a bad mood.

The moment the Shadow Following skill's effect disappeared, with a slash of the dagger in Lu Yuan's hand, the wild wolf king crashed to the ground.

A ball of light scattered.

The wild wolf king's corpse disappeared, and a large number of items dropped on the spot.

[Congratulations to player Lu Yuan for killing the level 5 wild wolf king. As the first player to kill a boss in the entire server, player's Legend points + 1, reputation points + 20. Player Lu Yuan's name is Well-known.]

[Congratulations to player Lu Yuan for killing the level 5 wild wolf king. As the first player to kill a boss in the entire server, player's Legend points + 1, reputation points + 20. Player Lu Yuan's name is Well-known.]

[Congratulations to player Lu Yuan for killing the level 5 wild wolf king. As the first player to kill a boss in the entire server, player's Legend points + 1, reputation points + 20. Player Lu Yuan's name is Well-known.]

Following the system announcement, all the players who were rushing to the level 2 training area paused for a moment before their speed increased once again.

The boss was gone, but they also wanted a share of the loot from the boss.

From afar, they saw a player standing beside a pile of glowing items, ready to bend down to pick up the items.

"Stop!"

One of the leading players shouted.

Lu Yuan, who was picking up the items, put the wolf fang into his bag. Then, he looked up. When he saw the hundreds of players who were coming towards him, Lu Yuan ignored them and quickly put all the items into his bag. Then, he turned around and planned to leave.

After he got the mission item, there was no use for him to stay in the level 2 training area anymore.

The level penalty was too severe. With his current level, he had killed over 400 level 2 monsters, but he still hadn't leveled up a single level.

"Brother Lu Yuan, wait a moment." The leading player, Xiongba Tianxia, saw that Lu Yuan had ignored him and quickly spoke.

"What's the matter?" Lu Yuan turned around and stood on the spot. He knew that this was the guild master of the World Dominator Guild, Xiongba Tianxia.

"I don't think brother Lu Yuan has entered a guild yet, right? Why don't you join our guild? You can name your conditions," Xiongba Tianxia said.

Since the boss had been killed and the items had been taken away, Xiongba Tianxia naturally didn't have any intention of offending Lu Yuan. After all, he had been announced twice in a row by the world announcement and was an expert that had even mastered a legendary skill. If he could get Lu Yuan to join him, he would do so. There was no need to offend him.

"I'm sorry, but I'm not interested in joining a guild. I'm used to being alone." Lu Yuan smiled gently at Xiongba Tianxia's invitation.

He had a good impression of Xiongba Tianxia.

In reality, Xiangba Tianxia was originally a retired soldier.

In his previous life, when the game world invaded reality, Xiongba Tianxia had led his guild to fight on the front lines.

Unfortunately, at the end of the second year after the game started, the Saints descended. The Saints massacred the world and fought for believers, causing the people of Earth to live in distress.

Xiongba Tianxia had led hundreds of his top subordinate players to intercept the Saints, but in the end, the Saint transformed by the God of Slaughter killed them all along the coast.

According to the last video image from the satellite, Xiongba Tianxia did not stop brandishing his sword until he died.

The reason why he didn't respond to him previously was only that the World Dominator Guild wasn't the only guild present. Lu Yuan didn't want to get into trouble.

Although Lu Yuan wasn't afraid of these players, he didn't want to get into trouble either. Otherwise, it would affect his matters.

"It's fine. Brother Lu Yuan, if you're interested in the future, please consider World Dominator as your first choice. The door to World Dominator will always be open for you." Xiongba Tianxia was a little disappointed, but he still spoke frankly. š‘š‘’š˜„š‘›š˜°š‘£š‘’š‘™.š˜¤š‘œš˜®

"I say, Xiongba, put away your fake compassion. That kid over there, hand over the items that the boss dropped. Otherwise, you might not be able to leave here alive today," The guild master of another guild said after rebuking Xiongba Tianxia when he saw this scene.

Lu Yuan sized him up. He was also a familiar face.

The guild master of the Frost Snow Guild, Bingshuang Luanwu.

The Frost Snow Guild was a big guild in all the big games. Naturally, Bingshuang Luanwu was used to being arrogant in the games.

"Oh, I'd like to see how you're going to prevent me from getting out of here. Just based on the trash in your guild that even need to team up to kill a wild wolf?" Lu Yuan sneered.

Although he was afraid of trouble, it did not mean that he would admit defeat.

The people present wanted to refute Lu Yuan's sarcasm, but they couldn't find the words.

After all, he was a player who could go solo against a level 5 boss.

"Brat, it seems like you don't know the severity of the death penalty. Do you believe that we will specifically target you in the future? We will kill you every time the death penalty disappears," Bingshuang Luanwu threatened. This sentence had worked every time.

In the face of the severe death penalty in the Apocalypse, this sentence had an astonishing deterrent power.

"I can't guarantee anything else, but you can try."

As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Yuan's figure sped up like a ghost, leaving afterimages. In the next moment, he arrived in front of Bingshuang Luanwu.

He was expressionless as the dagger in his hand lightly slashed past. In the next second, Bingshuang Luanwu covered his neck.

At the same time, a large [-89] damage points appeared on Bingshuang Luanwu's body.

As the guild master of a large guild, Bingshuang Luanwu's current level was only at level 2. Under the level penalty, Lu Yuan had taken away more than half of his HP the moment he made his move.

"Boring. This time, I'm only teaching you a lesson. If you keep pestering me, I don't mind letting you experience what the death penalty feels like," Lu Yuan said as he put his dagger away.

Although Bingshuang Luanwu was arrogant and domineering, he too had been on the frontlines in his previous life. Facing the temptation of the game world civilization, he was still unmoved. He had done his best for Earth.

Towards such a person, Lu Yuan would naturally hold back.

However, if Bingshuang Luanwu continued to pester him, he did not mind killing him.

"Alright, stop fooling around." Seeing that Bingshuang Luanwu was about to flare up, Xiongba Tianxia grabbed his shoulder.

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Bingshuang Luanwu stared at Lu Yuan's back until he was far away. Then, he suddenly laughed.

"Xiongba, this person is interesting. He is the first lone ranger who dared to attack me. I want this person."

...

Outside the mine.

Lu Yuan went straight to Solaka and took out the wolf fang of the wild wolf king from his backpack.

"The wolf fang you want, Sir," Lu Yuan said.

"Thank you, Adventurer. I take back what I said before. You are very strong," Solaka took the wolf fang and said.

"Thank you for your praise." Lu Yuan nodded.

While Solaka was making alchemy potions with the wolf fang, he was checking the items dropped by the wild wolf king.

"Damn, I even got this."

Chapter 9: Nameless Iron Plate

Because there had been too many people, Lu Yuan had casually stuffed the items into his bag without even looking.

"So, being reborn is equivalent to having a change of luck?" Lu Yuan could not help but laugh as he guessed.

The wild wolf king did not drop many items, and apart from the mission item, wolf fang, there were only four items.

Among the four items, three were equipment.

One was blue and two were green.

In the World of Apocalypse, the rarity of equipment ranged from low to high. The lowest was the gray broken grade, which was commonly known as the white equipment.

Above that was the green excellent grade, and above the green grade were the blue exquisite grade, the purple extraordinary grade, and the orange peerless grade.

Above all those was the red grade equipment, which was also called mythical equipment. Just like their name suggested, only Gods could have such equipment.

Even though it was a little exaggerated, it was enough to show just how precious mythical equipment was.

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The blue equipment in Lu Yuan's hands now could be said to be the best equipment among the current Apocalypse players.

Not to mention that Lu Yuan was currently wearing a full set of green equipment.

Lu Yuan casually threw the three green equipment that he did not need into his backpack and picked up the blue equipment to check its attributes.

[Klaus' Wish]

[Rarity]: Blue

[Equipment Level]: Level 5

[Description]: This is a ring forged from Klaus' only tear during his lifetime. It contains Klaus' lifelong feelings and longing.

[Effect]: Intelligence +3, MP recovery speed +80% , additional skill Meteor Hate.

[Note]: The equipment can be upgraded. The conditions for upgrading are unknown. Perhaps you can try understanding Klaus' life.

[Meteor Hate]

[Description]: The strong do not need tears, this is Klaus' motto. However, in the end, he still went against his beliefs. This is a blow of Klaus' regrets. Of course, it is also yours.

[Effect]: Launches a light wave, causing 1-1000 damage. The specific damage points will be based on the player's current rage.

This was a blue accessory.

It was a rare piece of equipment that could be upgraded.

Lu Yuan was someone who had seen the vastness of the world, so this was not what had surprised him among the items he had obtained.

After putting the ring on his finger, Lu Yuan took out a piece of thick iron plate from his backpack.

From its remains, one could barely recognize that this was a token.

Even the information given by the system was "unknown".

Its function was unknown, and its name was also unknown.

If this item was given to others, they might not know how to use it, but Lu Yuan knew.

This was because it was originally an item he had in his previous life.

However, in his previous life, he had obtained it from killing a boss in Amber City, a high-level main city.

It was all thanks to this iron plate that Lu Yuan had stood out from the countless players in his previous life.

Originally, Lu Yuan had planned to wait until he reached level 10 to leave the novice village and enter the main city before looking for this item. He did not expect it to be given to him now.

Fate sure knows how to joke, Lu Yuan could not help but smile bitterly.

Putting away the iron plate, Solaka's alchemy potion production had already come to an end.

He held a test tube in his hand. The test tube contained dark purple liquid. As Solaka gently sprinkled some powder that was ground from the wolf fang into the test tube, the liquid in the test tube began to react violently, constantly bubbling. As the liquid bubbled, a foul smell filled the surroundings.

If Lu Yuan had never come into contact with the Alchemy profession and hadn't seen stranger things than this, he would have suspected that Solaka was not producing a healing potion but poison.

Half a minute later, the potion reaction ended, and the originally purple liquid turned green.

Solaka looked at Lu Yuan, pleased with himself, and snorted coldly when he saw that Lu Yuan's expression was calm.

[Solaka's favorability towards player -1.]

?

Lu Yuan was taken aback, but when he saw Solaka's expression, he instantly understood.

The NPCs in the World of Apocalypse all had their own temperaments, and it was obvious that Solaka was someone who liked to show off in front of others.

"Sir, you're truly the greatest Alchemist I've ever seen. Even though you're injured and can't move, you were still able to easily produce a second-tier potion," Lu Yuan said with a look of admiration. š“«š“®š’¹š“·ā„“š“æā„Æš“µ.š“¬ā„“š“¶

The admiration was fake, but what he said was true.

Solaka was indeed capable. He was an amazing Alchemist, although he had some quirks.

"Cough, cough! Keep a low profile. This is just a small trick of mine." Solaka coughed a few times in embarrassment, but he could not hide his beaming expression.

"Oh right, you must have used a lot of potions while trying to help me obtain the wolf fang. I will give these potions to you. First-tier potions are just right for you to use at this stage." The more Solaka looked at Lu Yuan, the more he felt that Lu Yuan looked pleasing to his eyes. With a slap on his forehead, he took out a handful of potions from his pocket.

"Sir, you're too courteous. There's no need, there's really no need. I've already received the reward that I deserve." Lu Yuan wore a refusing expression and reluctantly took the potions. He glanced at them from the corner of his eye and threw them into his backpack.

You...

Solaka looked at Lu Yuan. The two of them stared at each other.

"By the way, Sir, is there anything else I can help you with? Take it as a thank you for the potions you gave me," Lu Yuan changed the topic.

"Since you took the initiative, I can't refuse. I need you to go into the depths of the mine and check out the situation inside. I went in once before, and the dirty creature inside remembered my smell. I'll have to trouble you with this." Solaka took out a mask and handed it to Lu Yuan.

"This mask blocks the senses of ordinary earth magic demons. Even if they see you, they will subconsciously treat you as one of their own kind. In the mine, other than that dirty creature, no one else can see through the mask's disguise, you don't have to worry. Although I'm heavily injured, that dirty creature is also heavily injured. There's a high chance that it's hiding in a corner and licking its wounds."

[Congratulations to the player for triggering the follow-up mission, the Secret in the Depths of the Mine.]

[The Secret in the Depths of the Mine]

[Level]: Fourth tier

[Description]: There's a demon from the Abyss hiding in the depths of the mine. Its existence is a threat to the Empire. Please help Solaka investigate the situation.

[Mission Reward]: 750 EXP, follow-up missions.

Abyss demon and fourth-tier difficulty.

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There was a fourth-tier abyss demon hidden inside the mine.

If he was not a player, Lu Yuan would definitely turn around and leave. However, the game had just started and the two dimensions had not started to merge yet. Even if he died, he could be resurrected.

Lu Yuan accepted without hesitation. After putting on the mask, he swaggered into the mine.

The wandering earth magic demons in the mine saw Lu Yuan and looked at him curiously. Then, they looked away and continued wandering.

Although he had come to the mine to farm monsters in his previous life, it had been several years. Lu Yuan could not remember the route clearly. After searching for a while, he finally found the entrance of the mine.

As soon as he entered the mine, the rotten smell of flesh and plants entered Lu Yuan's nose.

The two smells intertwined and wreaked havoc in the mine.

After retching twice, Lu Yuan pinched his nose and slowly walked inside.

The mine was very dark, without any lighting equipment.

Lu Yuan walked slowly inside until his eyes adapted to the dark and he could discern objects before he quickened his pace.

Chapter 10: Vampire Bats in the Depths of the Mine

Lu Yuan walked very carefully, but he was not nervous.

According to the strategy given by the player who had completed this mission in his previous life, he did not encounter the abyss demon in the mine.

He only encountered the sneak attacks of two level-9 vampire bats, where he was instantly killed.

After the mission failed, it ended there.

The player did not mark that this was a sole hidden mission in the strategy that he sent out, probably because he had the poor taste of making others suffer when he was in a bad mood.

Hence, Lu Yuan did not know that there were vampire bats were in the mine.

He could only carefully edge into the mine bit by bit.

Very quickly, five minutes passed. Lu Yuan walked out of a narrow tunnel and entered a spacious hall.

The entire hall was dark, with only a few glowing ores scattered on the ground, illuminating the hall.

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"The liberal profession before level 10 is still too weak." Lu Yuan sighed. If he was a Mage, he could use a zero-tier spell Illumination.

If nothing else, he could still be as powerful as an archer.

But he was of the liberal profession, a layman who did not have any professional talent and initial skills.

This was the only drawback of the liberal profession.

Because the novice village did not have a professional instructor, other than killing monsters and obtaining skill books from the killings, he did not have any chance to learn skills.

Unlike players of other professions who could automatically learn a professional skill every three levels before level ten.

Just as Lu Yuan was carefully fumbling towards the center of the hall, the originally quiet hall was suddenly filled with the deep roar of a beast.

At the same time, two air-piercing sounds were heard.

Lu Yuan, who had been alert to his surroundings, heard the sound and immediately reacted. He twisted his body to the side.

However, the vampire bats were still too fast.

Even though Lu Yuan had reacted immediately, he still could not dodge their attacks.

[-78!]

[-96!]

Two wounds opened up on Lu Yuan's waist.

In almost an instant, Lu Yuan's originally full HP was reduced to only a few.

"This attack, no wonder that bastard was killed instantly." Lu Yuan instantly activated the Shadow Following skill and took out a bottle of HP recovery potion from his backpack. After biting it open and swallowing it, Lu Yuan could not help but curse.

Without hesitation, Lu Yuan turned around and ran.

It was not wise to fight with the vampire bats in such a dark environment.

He had to lure the vampire bats out first.

The two vampire bats hovered in the air and searched for the disappeared earth magic demon with some confusion in their hearts.

They were not smart enough to understand how the earth magic demon that dared to intrude into the mine could withstand their attacks without dying, and how it could disappear.

While the vampire bats were stunned, Lu Yuan had already arrived at the entrance of the tunnel. He took out a copper coin from his backpack and threw it into the mine, then he pressed himself close against the wall.

The copper coin landed heavily on the ground, the sound ear-piercing in the silent environment.

The two vampire bats immediately flew towards the tunnel.

As the subordinates of the abyss demon, not only were they extremely powerful but they also had extremely sharp hearing abilities after being modified by the abyss.

They no longer needed to rely on sound waves to locate their position like ordinary bats.

After the two vampire bats flew past Lu Yuan, Lu Yuan quickly followed behind the vampire bats tightly.

From time to time, he would throw one or two copper coins to attract their attention.

It was much easier than expected to deal with these brainless monsters.

Lu Yuan quietly looked at the duration of his skill while luring the monsters.

The duration of Shadow Following was as long as two minutes after it was strengthened. Although it was not short, it was not long either.

He had to finish the battle as soon as possible.

Soon, the five-minute journey that he had taken to enter the cave was completed in just over forty seconds.

After coming out of the cave, Lu Yuan could finally see the vampire bat's position with the help of the sunlight.

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He quickly stepped forward. The powerful attack speed bonus the wild wolf set brought made Lu Yuan's movements extremely fast. Almost the instant he took out his dagger, a bloody hole appeared on one of the vampire bats' bodies.

[-17!]

Under the level penalty, Lu Yuan's attack was not painful at all. It only caused a little over 10 damage.

[Vampire Bat]

[Level]: 9

[HP]: 900

[Skills]: Intermediate Hemophagia, unknown, unknown...

With the bats having 900 HP, it meant that Lu Yuan would need around 90 slashes to kill a vampire bat.

Meanwhile, Lu Yuan's Shadow Following still had about a minute left.

"Summon Fire!" Lu Yuan muttered to himself.

A ball of flame appeared out of thin air above the mine. The flame was like a pocket, wrapping around the vampire bats as soon as it appeared.

[-42!]

Lupine!

Set skill activated.

Lu Yuan transformed into a werewolf and rushed towards a vampire bat.

[-11!]

[-14!]

[-18!]

[-17!]

[-16!] š“«ā„Æš“­š“ƒš“øš“‹ā„Æš“ļ¼Žš“¬š“øš“‚

...

The wild wolf set's attack speed bonus was fully displayed at this moment. In just three seconds, Lu Yuan's sharp claws were swung out more than ten times.

The vampire bat's HP abruptly dropped by a large chunk.

The vampire bat that was injured let out a wail and subconsciously wanted to fly higher, trying to stay as far away from the ground as possible.

They had low intelligence and did not understand why they were attacked but could not find the target.

The only thing they could do was fly up.

"Die!" Lu Yuan took out a bottle of potion from his backpack and swallowed it in one gulp.

Then, his entire body strangely floated in the air.

There was no need to get used to it at all. Lu Yuan seemed to be a natural aerial creature as he skillfully and quickly attacked the vampire bats.

The potion that Lu Yuan swallowed was called a levitation potion. It was given to Lu Yuan by Solaka.

There was only one bottle.

Lu Yuan originally thought that he could keep it to save his life in the future. He didn't expect that he would have to use it as soon as he got it.

"That bastard couldn't have anticipated this, right?" Lu Yuan cursed in his heart. The more he thought about it, the more likely it was. No wonder he had forcefully given these potions to him.

After casually killing one of the vampire bats with a slash of the dagger, Lu Yuan turned his gaze to the other bat.

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After spending 30 seconds, until the Shadow Following and Lupine skills reached their limits, Lu Yuan killed the last vampire bat.

The huge amount of EXP bonus from killing monsters above his level increased Lu Yuan's level to 89% of Level 5.

The two bats did not drop anything other than two teeth.

Lu Yuan picked up the teeth and looked at them carefully.

"An alchemy material?" Lu Yuan muttered to himself as he looked at the familiar structure.

At this moment, he finally understood. It turned out that this hidden mission was self-directed by Solaka from the beginning.

Whether it was his serious injury or the abyss demon in the mine, it was just a trap set up by Solaka. Lu Yuan did not know the exact reason yet.

"Ah, 've been discovered. Sorry. But don't you know? If you know too much, you'll come to no good end." Solaka walked out from the corner and looked at Lu Yuan with a fierce look.

"Stop fooling around. No matter what, this mission is considered to be completed, right?" Lu Yuan rolled his eyes.

The system did not notify him that Solaka's favorability had dropped. Solaka was obviously playing antics.

Chapter 11: Assembly

"Tsk, how boring. I just remembered that you Other-world Humans seem to be able to distinguish whether the other party has good or evil intentions towards you." Solaka felt snubbed and took out a chain from his pocket.

"I originally prepared another item for you, but I didn't expect you to have Klaus' Pendant on you. This is the chain for Klaus' Pendant. I'll wait for you in Amber City."

After saying this, Solaka disappeared from the mine.

Lu Yuan looked at the chain in his hand.

[Annie's Chain]

[Description]: This is a semi-finished product created by Alchemist Annie herself. It has no effects. Only when one gets Klaus' Pendant created by her husband and merges them into one, might one be able to witness some wonders. Of course, it could also be a love letter from their youth.

So this is how Klaus' Pendant was supposed to be used... Lu Yuan took out Klaus' Pendant and put the two together.

Previously, when he completed Andre's mission, he was rewarded with Klaus' Pendant. However, Lu Yuan did not see any use for it at that time, so he did not pay much attention to it and simply threw it into his backpack.

He did not expect to get another accessory in just a short while.

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[You have found items that can be fused. You can go to the equipment store to fuse them.]

The system notification sounded.

Lu Yuan put away his things and walked towards the novice village.

He should also clean up all the unused items and exchange them for some gold coins.

When he arrived at the novice village, Lu Yuan did not go to the equipment store first. Instead, he went to an ownerless stall. After paying 500 copper coins as the stall fee, the stall temporarily belonged to Lu Yuan.

"Some green equipment and white equipment are sold here. First come, first served." Lu Yuan casually wrote a sentence as the stall's introduction. Then, he took out all the equipment that he did not need from his backpack.

Each piece of equipment had a corresponding special effect depending on its quality. To attract people, Lu Yuan did not turn off the special effect.

The equipment on Lu Yuan's body that was emitting green light immediately attracted the attention of all the players in the trading area. š‘š˜¦š˜„š‘›š˜°š˜·š‘’š˜­.š‘š˜°š‘š

"Selling green equipment? This guy is so powerful... F*ck!" One of the players in the crowd suddenly jumped up in surprise.

"This guy has blue equipment. He must be a monster."

...

The crowd gathered before Lu Yuan's stall. A warrior pointed at the ring on Lu Yuan and asked, "Brother, is that ring on your body for sale? The price is negotiable."

"It's not for sale," Lu Yuan looked at the warrior and said.

Seeing that everyone's attention was mainly focused on the ring he was wearing, Lu Yuan spoke again, "I'm only selling the equipment I've displayed in the stall, nothing else."

"Make way, make way." At this time, the crowd was forced to make a path. A Mage, surrounded by the crowd, came to the front of Lu Yuan.

It was Bingshuang Luanwu that he had met once before.

"I want all of your equipment. How about you name your price?" Bingshuang Luanwu asked.

"It's written very clearly. The highest bidder will get it. The time limit is 10 minutes," Lu Yuan said coldly. His attitude was neither warm nor cold.

Bingshuang Luanwu choked. The words that he had been prepared to say were immediately swallowed back into his stomach.

"Xiongba, you bastard, you actually secretly increased the price." Opening up the auction device on the small stall, he found that the price of the few pieces of green equipment had already risen to 3 gold coins.

The person at the top of the list was none other than Xiongba Tianxia.

Bingshuang Luanwu immediately joined in.

Lu Yuan had written clearly on the public sign that only game currency was accepted, so everyone tacitly did not mention using real currency.

Soon, ten minutes had passed, and the pieces of green equipment were sold for a total of 13 gold coins. All the pieces of white equipment were also sold, but they were sold at a total of less than 1 gold coin.

The World of Apocalypse's currency was exceptionally valuable, normal players could barely earn 1 gold coin a month. One gold coin was already quite a lot even for the natives of the World of Apocalypse.

Now, a few pieces of equipment that were not needed could be sold for 13 gold coins.

However, Lu Yuan could enjoy the benefits of doing this at the beginning of the game. Now that everyone was leveling up, even if the drop rate of equipment in the World of Apocalypse was very low, there were still pieces of green equipment on the market.

Although they were not many, they were definitely not rare.

The advantage of Lu Yuan's two green equipment was that they were level 5 equipment. Players could use them once they reached level 5.

Very quickly, after selling the items, Lu Yuan patted his butt and prepared to leave.

"Brother Lu Yuan, how about adding me as a friend? I forgot to add you as a friend since you left in a hurry last time. I can't miss it this time," Xiongba Tianxia came up and said.

It was normal for people to form cliques in the game. Lu Yuan nodded and sent a friend request after he found Xiongba Tianxia's name in his friend search.

Ever since the announcement last time, Lu Yuan had wisely activated the option of refusing friend requests. Now, if he wanted to add friends, he could only take the initiative to apply for it.

"And me, and me." Bingshuang Luanwu ran over energetically. He had the appearance of a middle-aged man, but his behavior was like that of a child.

Lu Yuan was too lazy to waste time with Bingshuang Luanwu. He conveniently sent him a request and left.

With a huge amount of money on him, even his steps felt light.

Soon, he arrived at the equipment shop. Lu Yuan took Klaus' Pendant and Annie's Chain from his backpack and handed them to the owner of the equipment shop.

"Boss, please help me assemble them," Lu Yuan said.

"This is not easy! Let me think..." The owner of the equipment shop took the items, pushed his reading glasses, and considered carefully for a moment.

"I can assemble it, but I'll need one gold coin as the assembling fee." The equipment shop owner said.

"What kind of item costs so much to assemble?" Lu Yuan was a little angry. Although he had a huge amount of money now, he didn't want to be ripped off like that.

"That's the price." The equipment shop owner frowned and said.

"Fine. I'll have to trouble you to help me assemble it." Seeing that the equipment shop owner insisted, Lu Yuan could only curse the profiteer in his heart. Then, he obediently put one gold coin on the table.

"Cool, wait for ten minutes."

After putting away the gold coin, the equipment shop owner did not hesitate. Soon, he brought the gold coin and the two items to the processing room behind the weapons shop.

Lu Yuan found a stool to sit down at the side, and a series of crackling sounds came from the processing room.

Feeling bored from waiting, Lu Yuan opened the Apocalypse forum and started to scroll through the posts.

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When he opened the popular post, the name of the first post immediately attracted Lu Yuan's attention.

"Strictly Investigate Cheats, Resist Cheats"

There are cheats in this game?

Why didn't I know about it?

It was probably another clickbait. Lu Yuan made a judgment in his heart, but he could not resist his curiosity and opened the video.

As he watched, Lu Yuan felt that something was wrong.

"Isn't this person me? Saying that I'm cheating? Oh, it's fine then." Looking at the headline, Lu Yuan really could not find a suitable point to refute.

After all, what he was doing was indeed no different from cheating.

In his previous life, he had been busy fighting and killing. Now that he had been reborn, he was experiencing the long-lost vitality in his new life, which made Lu Yuan inevitably have a juvenile mentality.

"Your things are assembled." At this time, the equipment shop owner walked out of the processing room and shouted to Lu Yuan.

Chapter 12: Individual Quest Key

"Thank you, boss." Lu Yuan walked over and took the item.

Annie's Chain and Klaus' Pendant had been perfectly combined, no traces of the combination could be found. Even the name had changed.

[Goddess of Time's Blessing]

[Rarity]: Sole special item

[Description]: Annie and Klaus' daughter died that winter. The death of a teenage girl was nothing to this city, but to Annie and Klaus, it was a disaster, they were constantly praying to the Gods to allow them to return to the past.

[Effect]: After the player uses it, the player will enter an individual quest and go to that winter to complete the incomplete wishes of Klaus and Annie.

[Note]: The difficulty of the quest depends on the player's level.

Individual quest!

When Lu Yuan saw the words 'individual quest', he knew that he had made a huge profit.

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In the World of Apocalypse, when players reached level 10, public quests would be open to them.

Those quests were public, and everyone could enter them.

Apart from those, there were also some quests that were extremely special, most of them could only be entered once.

As such, even if the players formed a full party to enter such special quests, each quest could only accommodate less than 10 people at a time.

These quests were also known as individual quests.

Individual quests allowed players to form parties and enter, but most players would not leak the fact that they had obtained an individual quest.

Lu Yuan quietly put the pendant away, his steps as he walked out of the equipment shop were light and filled with a spring.

This individual quest was indeed not easy to activate.

Lu Yuan had to complete two hidden missions to assemble the key. If there was a mistake in the middle, the key would not be able to see the light of day again.

"Replenish my supplies, and enter the quest." Lu Yuan set the fundamentals for what he was going to do next.

He quickly bought a bunch of potions from the potions store, then went to the tavern and clothing store to buy a lot of food and some winter clothes. After that, Lu Yuan went offline to eat.

After eating, he took a shower and had a good sleep. The next day, Lu Yuan got up and casually made some breakfast before starting the game.

After entering the game, Lu Yuan went straight to the outskirts of the novice village.

Entering the individual quest would cause quite a racket. To avoid trouble, Lu Yuan had to find a remote place to enter.

According to the description of the key, the world in the quest seemed to be in winter.

Since it was winter, it would not be wrong to prepare more food and clothes. These items were originally very cheap anyway. The only drawback was that they took up a lot of the space in his backpack.

"Come out, I wonder how much longer you guys will be following me?" Lu Yuan was very familiar with the thieves' Stealth since he often used Shadow Following.

Lu Yuan even felt that if he used Shadow Following two more times, he might be able to directly learn the Stealth skill.

As soon as he left the novice village, Lu Yuan could feel stares coming from all around him.

Lu Yuan knew that he was now famous in the novice village, so he was not surprised at that time, but he did not expect that some would secretly follow him using Stealth.

"You're not budging, are you?" Lu Yuan saw that the thief players did not respond after a long time, thus he directly picked up a stone and threw it at the trunk of a big tree.

[-1!]

After receiving damage, the player hiding in front of the tree trunk was immediately forced out of Stealth state.

When the other thieves saw that Lu Yuan could recognize their Stealth, they were shocked and no longer disguised themselves as they walked out of the shadows.

At the same time, more than 100 players gradually appeared in the surrounding forest and surrounded Lu Yuan. š‘š‘’š˜„š‘›š‘œš˜·š‘’š‘™.š˜°š‘Ÿš‘”

"I'm very good-natured. Just stand there and don't resist. I'll let you go in a while," The leading player with an ID called Lie Rufeng said as he walked out from the crowd.

"Who did I think it was? So it's the notorious Inferno Guild," Lu Yuan said sarcastically.

The gaze he looked at Lie Rufeng was filled with hatred.

In his previous life, the Inferno Guild led by Lie Rufeng specialized in exploiting ordinary players in the Apocalypse game.

This one guild had swallowed too many resources in the game, causing the growth of some ordinary players to be stunted.

After the world fusion and the Saints' descent, Lie Rufeng, who had swallowed so many resources, did not think about how to protect his country and his civilization. Instead, he directly defected to the game civilization and became a dog under the intruders.

In his previous life, the Earth's front-line warriors had been defeated because of Lie Rufeng's sudden defection, resulting in the tragic death of countless high-level players.

Now it seemed that Lie Rufeng's devious idea was directed on him.

"Notorious? So what? In the game, if you still follow the rules, then why play? Take off all your equipment and I'll let you go. Otherwise, I don't mind blocking you at the resurrection point and making your equipment drop one by one." Lie Rufeng laughed wildly, his face full of pride.

It was as if Lu Yuan was praising him.

"You're hopeless." Lu Yuan shook his head and summoned the wild wolf's dagger in his hand.

"If you refuse a toast, I'll have to do it the hard way. Kill him for me. Whoever kills him will be rewarded 10,000 yuan each time, there's no upper limit." Lie Rufeng shouted. As the saying went, when a high reward is offered, brave fellows are bound to come forward. When the players heard that they would be rewarded with 10,000 yuan each time they killed Lu Yuan, their eyes were filled with greed as they surrounded Lu Yuan.

As for Lie Rufeng, he stood calmly on the spot.

He was very clear that Lu Yuan's strength could not be underestimated from the fact that he could obtain the first legendary skill in the entire server and even kill a level 5 boss alone.

If he were to rashly go forward, Lu Yuan might even seize the opportunity to kill him instantly.

A gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall.

Lie Rufeng chose to stand where he was and watch.

"He's really cautious." Seeing that Lie Rufeng did not come forward, Lu Yuan decided not to wait any longer. He immediately activated Shadow Following and disappeared into the shadows.

"So he's a thief." Some players cried out in surprise. In their opinion, Lu Yuan must have used the thieves' Stealth to disappear into thin air.

"Ranged professions, use your skills to blast him out." A player who seemed to be a small leader instructed.

Seeing that someone had stepped forward to command, Lu Yuan quickly went forward, and the dagger in his hand directly stabbed into the throat of the small leader.

Throat slit!

[-82!]

[-56!]

[-37!]

Three slashes in one second.

The small leader did not even have time to react before he fell to the ground and turned into a corpse.

"Summon Fire!" Lu Yuan casually summoned a ball of flame.

Because the players of the Inferno Guild were standing close to each other, this skill directly hit six or seven people.

[-127!]

[-137!]

[-112!]

...

"Won't he drop out of Stealth state when he attacks?" Some players panicked.

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When they saw that their comrades were dying miserably but they couldn't even see their opponent, the feeling of helplessness made them stop in their tracks.

"Ha! A bunch of borers." Looking at the players who were so scared that they didn't dare to move, Lu Yuan ignored them. He quickly left the encirclement and came to Lie Rufeng's side.

This battle had been in Lie Rufeng's eyes since the beginning.

Seeing that none of the players had fallen for a long time, Lie Rufeng's veins bulged on his face and he roared, "Move closer to me."

"It's too late!" This was the first time Lu Yuan spoke in Shadow State. After he gently whispered these words into Lie Rufeng's ear, he held Lie Rufeng's neck in one hand and stabbed him three times with the wild wolf dagger he held in the other hand.

[-94!]

[-43!]

Lie Rufeng turned into a corpse with no signs of life after the second stab.

Then, Lie Rufeng's corpse turned into a ray of white light.

There was an item lying quietly on the ground.

Chapter 13: Entering the Quest

Lu Yuan had no intention of running away from this rabble.

Under the level penalty, the damage they could deal to him was already very low. In addition to the damage immunity effect of the Shadow Following state, even if Lu Yuan stood there and let them hit him, they could only take a few points of Lu Yuan's HP even if they used their skills.

Not to mention, Lu Yuan was not a blockhead that would just stand there and let them attack.

After finishing Lie Rufeng off, Lu Yuan looked at the group of players who didn't know what to do and immediately lost interest in killing them.

A group of rabbles. Lu Yuan felt that killing them was a waste of his time.

He picked up the item Lie Rufeng dropped and turned around to leave.

[Sanbao's Amulet]

[Rarity]: Gray

[Description]: This is a protective amulet that Sanbao's mother made for Sanbao.

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[Effect]: Movement speed +1

Lu Yuan casually threw it into his backpack. He planned to use it to disgust Lie Rufeng when he set up a stall again after he came back from the quest.

After passing through the level 6 training area, Lu Yuan soon arrived at a valley,

Mount Gazing Valley.

Lu Yuan walked into Mount Gazing Valley and came to a remote corner. Then, he took out the [Goddess of Time's Blessing]

He clicked to use it.

In the next second, the pendant emitted a gentle white light, which enveloped Lu Yuan entirely.

Lu Yuan felt that his five senses had lost their function. He could not hear or see, nor could he even feel the flow of time.

[Entering individual quest]

[Quest building...]

[The Law of Time is watching you. Wishing you good luck, player Lu Yuan.]

When he opened his eyes again, Lu Yuan found himself in a patch of snow.

A string of numbers appeared at the top left of his view. It was 11:59. š˜£š˜¦š˜„š˜Æš‘œš˜·š˜¦š˜­.š‘š‘œš‘š

This string of numbers was time, but Lu Yuan did not know what this time represented.

It might be the amount of time he could stay in this quest.

It was snowing heavily.

Lu Yuan was entirely covered in a layer of snow after standing on the spot for a short while.

[The quest's initial mission has been issued. Please find Anna in Amber City's Western District.]

After taking a look at the mission, Lu Yuan opened the map and confirmed the direction of Amber City.

He walked through the snow with difficulty, Step by step.

Every step he took created a huge pit in the snow, and the snow was so heavy the thickness reached his calves.

"My skills seem to have disappeared?" Lu Yuan frowned. He wanted to use his skill, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't.

The only thing worth rejoicing over was that his body's attributes were still preserved.

Otherwise, if he really became an ordinary person, let alone clearing the quest, he would probably collapse in the snow.

After more than an hour, Lu Yuan could already see the appearance of Amber City from the snow plain. He shook off the snowflakes on his body and continued walking forward.

In his previous life, he had experienced all kinds of hardships. Now, he only had to walk in the snow. To him, it was just child's play.

Half an hour later, Lu Yuan stood at the entrance of Amber City.

"Stop! You have to pay the entrance fee." Just as Lu Yuan was about to enter the city, a city guard blocked his way.

"How much?"

"10 copper coins."

Lu Yuan glanced at the city guard and wanted to take out 10 copper coins from his backpack.

But what made him despair was that his backpack seemed to be sealed, and he couldn't take anything out.

"Big brother, please do me a favor. I lost everything in the snow. There's really nothing I can do," Lu Yuan said with his pale lips.

Even if he had a strong physique, his body could not take it after walking in the snow for nearly two hours.

The young city guard who stopped Lu Yuan couldn't bear to see him like this. Just as he was about to speak, he was stopped by the older city guard beside him.

"It's impossible to not collect your entrance fee. Rules are rules... I'll help you pay your fee." The older city guard switched his tone and took out 10 copper coins and threw them into a box.

"Thank you, big brother! I'll return this money to you." Lu Yuan thanked him.

He called him big brother from the bottom of his heart.

After entering Amber City, Lu Yuan opened the map to identify the direction of the mission and walked towards the Western District.

According to the system's tagging, he soon arrived at a two-story building.

Standing downstairs, Lu Yuan gently knocked on the door.

"Who is it?" A crisp female voice sounded.

"Sir Klaus asked me to come," Lu Yuan said.

"Dad?" The female voice hesitated for a moment, but eventually opened the door.

"Didn't my dad go to Moke City to give a lecture? Why did he ask you to come? And I remember that my dad doesn't have a friend like you, right?" Anna looked at Lu Yuan warily. If it weren't for the fact that it was daytime and her house was in the city, she wouldn't have opened the door.

What a beautiful little girl!

One punch would definitely make her cry for a long time, right?

Most of the famous characters in the game world weren't bad-looking, especially those Goddesses. Each of them had the appearance of a country-toppling beauty.

Even Lu Yuan, who was used to seeing the appearance of the Goddesses, was entranced by Anna's appearance the moment he laid his eyes on her.

Anna's skin was fair and delicate. Under her beautiful almond-shaped eyes was a tear mole. Her golden hair flowed down gently. She looked like a combination of a western beauty and a Jiangnan woman.

No wonder she was so vigilant even in broad daylight... Lu Yuan understood.

It was understandable since she looked like this. After all, the world was quite chaotic.

"I am indeed not your father's friend, but it was your father who asked me to come," Lu Yuan retracted his gaze and said seriously.

Originally, Anna had slightly let down her wariness because of Lu Yuan's reaction when he saw her, but now her wariness rose once again.

"What is this? Do you think it's fun to toy with me?" Anna was a little angry. Her good impression of Lu Yuan instantly disappeared.

Her mother was right. Most of the good-looking men were not serious... Anna confirmed her mother's words in her heart.

"Listen to me slowly and you'll know," Lu Yuan said to comfort Anna.

Then, he told Anna everything, including how he got the pendant and how he got here.

"So you came back from the future?" Anna rolled her eyes.

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"I know it's unbelievable, but you can take a look at this." Lu Yuan took out the pendant.

It was fortunate that he needed to take out the pendant when he entered the quest. Otherwise, it would be even harder for him to convince Anna to accept the truth since he wasn't able to open his backpack.

"This production method is so familiar. It does have the shadow of mom and dad." Anna studied the pendant carefully.

As the daughter of two great Alchemists, Anna's alchemy talent was naturally not weak. It could even be said that she was very strong.

At a glance, she could tell that this pendant was not an imitation made by someone else.

"So I'm going to die?" Anna was still somewhat unwilling.

If it was any other normal person, no one would believe that they were going to die if someone suddenly appeared and told them so.

"Can you let me in so that we can slowly chat? After walking for more than two hours, I'm freezing to death."

"Ah! I'm sorry, please come in." Anna quickly made way for Lu Yuan to enter.

[ Mission completed. The quest has officially started! ]

Chapter 14: The Twelve Calamities Demon, Hernas

The moment he entered the house, he immediately felt the warmth.

The fire was burning in the furnace at a high temperature.

The house was very clean.

Exquisite items and furniture were placed all around.

On the walls, there were some paintings that seemed extremely valuable, which made the house appear very stylish.

"Take a seat to warm yourself first."After entering the house, Anna beckoned at Lu Yuan to sit down.

After Anna believed in Lu Yuan's identity, she let down her guard.

How could he be a bad person if he could obtain the pendant made by her parents?

Lu Yuan sat down on the sofa.

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His body temperature gradually warmed up and he recovered from the cold and the stiffness it caused.

Lu Yuan could not help but feel puzzled.

It was clear that they were warm in the house, so why would Anna die this winter?

Could it be that she had made a sudden trip out and thus died in an accident?

Anna sat quietly opposite Lu Yuan, looking very obedient. Coupled with her extremely good looks, she looked very cute.

On the table in front of her, there were some fruits and a vase of flowers. They looked very exquisite.

Anna said softly, "Sir, do you want some fruit? I'll peel it for you."

As she said that, Anna picked up an apple and was about to pare its skin for Lu Yuan.

Unexpectedly, when she picked up the fruit knife, Anna's hands were trembling.

"Clang!"

The sound of the fruit knife hitting the ground could be heard clearly.

Anna could not hold it in anymore. It was like a chain reaction, her entire body started to tremble.

"I... I'm sorry, sir... I'm really... very scared..."

Anna's voice was obviously trembling as she spoke, with a sobbing tone. It made people feel pity for her.

Anna wept softly. Tears streaked across her angel-like face, and her face turned pale.

Seeing Anna's expression, Lu Yuan could not help but feel touched.

Even though she was just an NPC, at this moment, Lu Yuan felt that Anna had a human soul and was real.

After all, she was just a little girl.

No matter how strong she was, when she learned that she was about to die, she would still cry in fear.

Lu Yuan stood up and sat beside Anna. He reached out and gently held Anna's shoulder. He tried his best to comfort her with a gentle tone.

"Alright, Anna. You will be fine. I promise. I came here this time to save you from this disaster. I swear on my whole person that I will definitely protect you." š‘š‘’š˜„š‘›š‘œš˜·š‘’š‘™.š˜°š‘Ÿš‘”

Lu Yuan's comforting words worked. Anna gradually regained her emotional stability and was no longer so afraid.

"Really... really, sir?"

Lu Yuan gave her a determined look and nodded lightly. "Of course it's true."

Anna raised her head slightly and looked at Lu Yuan's handsome face. He seemed very reliable.

Just as she was about to say something, suddenly, a violent snowstorm started bellowing outside.

The sky suddenly darkened, as if a huge black curtain had enveloped the city.

The air was filled with an oppressive pressure that made it difficult to breathe.

Huff~ Huff!

The raging cold gale suddenly blew, making whistling sounds.

"Clang, clang, clang!"

The windows were clashing against one another as the strong gale blew.

Heavy snow fell as if they were about to condense into ice.

The surrounding temperature also dropped rapidly, causing a feeling as if one had fallen into an ice cave.

All of this happened without any warning!

It was as if such a snowstorm had appeared out of thin air!

Lu Yuan could not help but look out of the window.

"This is..."

Anna also noticed the abnormality and her face turned pale. "How could a snowstorm suddenly appear without any warning?"

Lu Yuan's expression was solemn.

Others might not know, but Lu Yuan was very clear about the reason behind all this in his heart.

The cause of all this was not the sudden change in the weather, but because that existence had appeared!

One of the famous Twelve Calamity Demons, Hernas!

Each Calamity Demon had the formidable strength to destroy mountains and rivers as well as wipe out cities with a raise of their hand.

The Laws they grasped could even destroy the world.

Hernas was known as the Snow Demon, and he controlled the Laws of Ice and Snow.

Every time he appeared, he would be accompanied by a violent blizzard.

Everything around him would be affected!

In his previous life, Lu Yuan had also experienced a blizzard without any warning.

At first, the players and NPCs thought that this was just an ordinary blizzard and that it would pass quickly.

Unexpectedly, this was the beginning of a disaster.

This snowstorm was unprecedentedly severe and violent.

The frost that fell was enough to freeze all living things. Any temperature would pale in comparison to this snowstorm and instantly turn cold.

The impact of this snowstorm had caused millions of lives to die!

Whether one was a player or an NPC, they would all die!

The fire of an ordinary furnace would be unable to resist the cold since the blizzard itself was constructed from the Laws of Ice and Snow of a Calamity Demon!

The power of the Laws was superior to all the powers in the world!

Lu Yuan, who had experienced the disaster back then, knew what kind of hellish, painful, and despair-filled abyss this was.

On top of that, this violent blizzard was only the prelude to the arrival of Hernas!

What was truly terrifying was yet to come!

And now, a raging blizzard was happening in Amber City without any warning, just like in his previous life.

Lu Yuan instantly understood what was going on, combined with the hints given on the pendant, Lu Yuan immediately knew why Anna would die in a blizzard.

Because the blizzard itself was caused by Hernas!

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This was a top-tier demon that people had to look up to in despair!

In his previous life, Lu Yuan had never even reached the level of such an existence!

He did not expect to encounter such a demon again in such a way.

Anna's face was pale, she was afraid of such a sudden snowstorm.

An inexplicable pressure came down, and Anna almost couldn't catch her breath.

The streets outside were already in chaos.

Many people were afraid of such a violent snowstorm. There were shouts and yells everywhere, and there were also sounds of things hitting the ground. These sounds were accompanied by the sound of the snowstorm as they came in through the window.

Lu Yuan was just about to do something when he suddenly heard a system notification.

[The snowstorm has arrived. All restrictions on the player have been removed.]

[Issuing main mission, Save Anna and ensure Anna's survival through the blizzard.]

Chapter 15: The Blizzard Begins

Seeing this system notification, Lu Yuan could not help but let out a long sigh of relief, because, with this, all the restrictions on his skills would be removed.

Thus, he could use his skills for the continuing mission, which could be considered as a guarantee of safety.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

The cold gale outside the window continued to wreak havoc.

The storm seemed to be getting heavier.

"Clang! Clang! Clang!"

Amber City was now in chaos.

Indistinctly, the sounds of shouting and chaos could still be heard from the streets outside.

Because the snowstorm had arrived too suddenly, many people were caught off guard.

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Snow was falling heavily, and the temperature continued to drop.

Lu Yuan had experienced the disaster in his previous life, so he naturally knew how powerful it was.

It wouldn't be long before the outside world would be covered in frost.

Amber City would also become a city of frost due to this!

The temperature gradually dropped, and the air carried a suffocating pressure.

The cold quickly crept into the house.

A layer of frost instantaneously formed on the surrounding walls, and like some kind of disease, it quickly spread.

There was still some hot water left in the cup on the table, but it quickly lost its warmth and turned into ice in the blink of an eye.

There were also some fruits that were also completely covered in frost and were utterly frozen.

The wooden floor could not resist the erosion of the frost as well and a layer of frost formed on the floor.

In such an environment, Anna seemed a little helpless.

She had never experienced such a violent snowstorm, which caught Anna off guard.

In addition to what Lu Yuan had said to her earlier, it immediately made Anna feel a little uneasy.

"Sir Lu Yuan, I won't... die just like this... right?"

Tears flashed in Anna's eyes, and she choked silently.

The terrifying snowstorm of such as scale, coupled with the prophecy just now, it was as if death had really descended on her.

When the terrifying scene appeared, no one could face it calmly, what was left was only the deep fear of death.

Lu Yuan saw her tears and her fear, and his heart ached for her.

"Don't worry, I've said it before. I'll protect you well!"

Lu Yuan took the initiative to step forward at this time.

Moreover, the restrictions on his skills had been removed, so there was nothing to worry about.

With his skills, Lu Yuan had a certain level of protecting ability.

...

The clamor and chaos outside continued.

The wind continued to howl.

The blizzard raged, the gale did not stop.

The temperature was also continuing to drop.

Lu Yuan saw that on the mission interface, there was a countdown.

There were still seven hours left.

This should mean that he had to protect Anna's safety during these seven hours.

Lu Yuan could not help but smile bitterly.

This mission was really not easy to clear.

Lu Yuan knew that he was going up against Hernas, one of the Twelve Calamity Demons who was also known as the Snow Demon!

Once this existence descended to the world, it would undoubtedly be a disaster!

Therefore, the most important thing now was to think of a way to withstand this snowstorm.

Otherwise, Anna would freeze to death!

Lu Yuan asked, "Where do you keep all the fuel in your house? We have to gather all the fuel now! The house also has to be reinforced, or else it might be blown away by the storm!"

As he said this, Lu Yuan took out the items that he had prepared beforehand from his backpack. They were items that could protect one against the cold.

"These are high-calorie foods. If we eat them, our bodies will be able to have enough calories to generate heat and resist the cold. These are extremely warm clothes. You can change into them too! This is liquor with high alcohol content. If it's too cold, just take a sip! But children shouldn't drink too much alcohol. Alright, tell me where the fuel for your family is first."

Anna watched as Lu Yuan arranged all kinds of things in an orderly manner and instantly felt that Lu Yuan was reliable, which made her calm down quite a bit.

"The fuel at home is stored in the basement."

Lu Yuan nodded. Then, he quickly took all the fuel that could be moved from the basement to the living room.

The furnace fire had to be vigorous enough. Otherwise, it would be extinguished by the blizzard very soon.

"The fire in the furnace must not be extinguished! Otherwise, the cold temperature will devour us!"

Clang!

Lu Yuan moved all the fuel over and piled it on the ground. š‘š‘’š˜„š‘›š‘œš‘£š‘’š˜­.š˜Æš‘’š‘”

It did not matter even if he dirtied the exquisite carpet on the ground!

Anna was shocked when she saw how fast Lu Yuan was moving.

Then, Lu Yuan found some wooden planks in the house and used them to strengthen the windows.

At the same time, there were also some areas that looked fragile and needed to be strengthened.

Cling, cling!

In a short while, Lu Yuan had already reinforced all the areas that could be strengthened.

"Okay, it's done."

Anna looked at her own house, which had completely changed.

After being reinforced by Lu Yuan, the house was not recognizable anymore.

It was just like an abandoned house in the desolate lands, without any beauty at all!

Lu Yuan could not help but smile as he said, "Do you feel that the house has become hideous because of me?"

Anna nodded subconsciously, but soon came to her senses and quickly shook her head.

Lu Yuan said with a serious face, "Beauty and art are not important anymore! The key now is to survive!"

Anna acted as if she had done something wrong and said in a low voice, "Yes, I understand, Sir Lu Yuan. All matters will be up to you."

After Lu Yuan finished what he need to do, he could clearly feel that the temperature had dropped again.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

The fierce wind outside was still continuing.

The gale and snowstorm were wreaking havoc in Amber City.

In Amber Cty, some small wooden houses and some frail houses were shaking as if they were about to collapse in the strong wind.

There was no one on the street anymore because it was too cold!

To stay outside was torture.

The homeless people who had no shelter would soon die because they would not be able to resist the cold.

The ice and the cold would erode everyone, including all the living beings in the city!

Even though Anna was already close to the furnace, as the temperature dropped, she could still feel the cold invading her body.

Lu Yuan also clearly felt the cold.

He could not help but raise his head to look outside.

Through the crack in the window, the view outside was completely blocked.

Looking out, all one could see was a flurry of snow!

The snow and the winds whistled over, wreaking havoc everywhere.

The sky seemed to have been covered with a shadow that enveloped the entirety of Amber City!

In the house, one could only rely on the weak furnace fire to feel some warmth.

If one moved slightly away from the fire, one would quickly freeze into ice.

Fortunately, Lu Yuan had brought all the fuel over in time, and now they could only rely on the fuel to keep warm.

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The house was almost turning into an igloo!

Lu Yuan was also worried.

If this continued, Amber City would not be able to withstand it no matter what!

The Twelve Calamity Demons were too terrifying!

This blizzard was like the end of the world, bringing complete despair to the people!

After watching for a while, Lu Yuan could not stand the cold anymore.

Thus, he returned to the furnace to keep warm.

He also conveniently made the fire in the furnace burn more vigorously.

There were still 4 hours left in the countdown.

In these 4 hours, all he had to do was keep Anna alive!

Chapter 16: Mission Cleared! Perfect Score!

The temperature in the house dropped rapidly.

The surroundings were filled with the smell of frost and ice.

Anna was also shivering from the cold.

"It's so cold, Sir Lu Yuan."

Anna tried her best to wrap herself tightly in her clothes. š˜£š˜¦š˜„š˜Æš‘œš‘£š˜¦š˜­.š˜¤š˜°š‘š

Even so, she was still unable to resist the erosion of the cold.

Lu Yuan even took Anna's sleeping blanket from her room and wrapped it around her, but it could only temporarily ease the cold a little.

Lu Yuan could clearly feel that the temperature was continuing to drop.

It was already several tens of degrees below zero! Was the dropping of the temperature not stopping yet?!

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The house was also swaying under the strong wind, making whistling sounds.

If Lu Yuan had not reinforced the house beforehand, it might have already collapsed.

At this time, many houses in Amber City had collapsed, even the trees on some streets had been uprooted.

It was clear how terrifying the storm was.

It was like the end of the world.

Lu Yuan kept adding fuel to the furnace to make the fire burn even more vigorously.

He wanted the weak warmth to at least maintain the temperature of the human body.

Even so, Anna still felt cold.

No wonder Sir Lu Yuan had said that she would die in this snowstorm. This snowstorm had suddenly swept over the city, and she was indeed going to die.

Anna was already falling into the depths of despair.

"Such freezing temperatures are already beyond the limits of mortals. I can even foresee the number of people that will die due to this snowstorm!" Anna thought to herself.

At this moment, a pair of hands hugged Anna tightly.

In order to maintain their temperatures, Lu Yuan couldn't care less about etiquette.

He hugged Anna tightly in his arms.

"Summon Fire!"

Instantly, a flame formed in Lu Yuan's hands, and he ignited the furnace's fuel.

Lu Yuan used his skill Summon Fire to create a flame that would keep the furnace burning.

After such actions, there was indeed a slight effect.

Anna's temperature finally started warming up, and she felt much better.

However, the price of this was the consumption of Lu Yuan's MP.

Damn it, how long was this blizzard going to last?!

Lu Yuan looked at the countdown. There were still two hours left!

These two hours were about to become the darkest two hours of the whole incident!

By now, the fuel had almost been used up, the house was also about to collapse, but the snowstorm outside was still continuing, and it was getting more and more intense!

The snowstorm continued to intensify, and the snow had already piled up very heavily, even to the height of one to two meters!

This city was about to be covered by the snow, turning into a city of frost.

Lu Yuan was also in despair.

How could humans be able to withstand such a snowstorm?

It was simply impossible!

Amber City was probably about to be destroyed!

Hmm?

Destroyed?

Lu Yuan suddenly remembered that Amber City was, in fact, not destroyed.

Instead, it had always existed!

Then, from the end result, could it be inferred that this snowstorm did not destroy Amber City?

In line with such thought, according to the progress of this snowstorm, it should be coming to an end soon!

I have to hold on!

As these thoughts raced through his mind, Lu Yuan used Summon Fire once again to ignite the fuel.

This was the last remaining fuel!

Lu Yuan was making a bet.

He was betting that the storm was about to end, so he simply ignited all of the fuel!

Boom!

The flame in the furnace was burning fiercely.

For a moment, it actually dispelled a lot of the cold.

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Anna also clearly felt that the initial warmth had returned quite a bit.

"Sir Lu Yuan, is it really okay for us to use up all the fuel?"

"It's okay, it'll be over soon."

"Alright..." Anna still chose to believe Lu Yuan's words and followed his judgment.

As expected, after the blizzard continued for quite a while, when there was still half an hour left in the countdown, the system notification sounded.

[The blizzard has ended. Anna has been confirmed to be alive. The mission has been cleared! The reward will be given after the player leaves the quest!]

[The player will automatically be sent out of the quest in a countdown of 30 minutes!]

It's over!

After Lu Yuan received such a notification, he could not help but be delighted!

As expected, the blizzard had ended!

They were still alive!

This meant that Amber City had not been destroyed, nor had it become a frost city!

It still existed!

Was it over? Just like that?

Lu Yuan still had some doubts in his heart.

Could it be that this blizzard was not the prelude to the arrival of Hernas?

No!

Even if it was not the prelude to the arrival of Hernas, it must have something to do with him!

Because only he and him alone could have caused such a terrifying snowstorm.

This demon was the one who had grasped the Laws of Ice and Snow and was known as the Snow Demon!

As he thought about this, a question also popped up in Lu Yuan's heart: What was the reason behind all this?

Why did such a snowstorm suddenly fall in Amber City? What on earth was the reason behind all this?

Lu Yuan could not figure out the reason and could not help but fall into deep thought.

"Sir Lu Yuan, has the snowstorm ended?"

Anna was still lying in Lu Yuan's arms.

She could feel that the snowstorm outside had stopped, and there was no longer the same howling wind as before, so little Anna stuck her head out and asked.

Lu Yuan came back to his senses and could not help but nod and smile.

"Yes, it's over! We survived."

As if she had survived death, Anna's spirit was renewed.

Surviving a disaster always made people feel happy.

"Really? That's great! I didn't die!"

Lu Yuan also smiled.

"Although we didn't die, after this snowstorm, there are still a lot of things that need to be cleaned up."

After that, Lu Yuan also helped to tidy up the house.

He also removed the wooden planks that he had used to reinforce the house while he was at it.

With a glance, it seemed like the house had returned to its original appearance.

[Anna's favorability towards you has increased by 500. Current favorability is at Intimate!]

Lu Yuan didn't expect the favorability to increase, it was a good thing though.

Looking at the time, there were only a few minutes left before he would be automatically sent out of the quest.

Lu Yuan said his farewells to Anna.

"Alright, I should go. My mission is completed."

"Goodbye."

Anna seemed to be a little reluctant, but she also knew that Lu Yuan was not from this world.

Her eyes were filled with reluctance as she watched Lu Yuan leave.

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"I will remember you, Sir Lu Yuan."

Lu Yuan smiled and was teleported out with a flash of white light.

[Ding~!]

[Congratulations to the player for completing the individual quest. Progress 100/100! Completed!]

[Anna's survival (1/1) completed!]

[Anna's home is intact (1/1) completed!]

[Anna's favorability towards the player exceeds 150 (1/1) completed!]

[Overall Evaluation]: Perfect

[Quest Reward]: Obtained 3,000 EXP, 300 gold coins, 30 reputation points!

[Additional Reward]: Due to the perfect score, the blue equipment 'Klaus' Wish' has been upgraded to purple equipment 'Klaus' Blessing'. Please check it out yourself. ]

Chapter 17: The Village Chief's Hidden Mission

After being teleported out of the quest, he returned to his original location.

Fortunately, the location he chose to enter the quest was rather remote, thus no one saw Lu Yuan coming out of the quest.

He wanted to quietly make a fortune, and not cause a scene.

After receiving the quest reward, he obtained a huge amount of EXP, causing Lu Yuan's level to directly rush up to 4% of Level 7!

The EXP this quest gave him was more than enough for him to level up by one level.

This made Lu Yuan delighted.

Then, he remembered something and opened his backpack.

Sure enough, something was lying quietly in his backpack.

This was the additional reward for Lu Yuan's perfect score.

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[Klaus' Blessing]

[Rarity] : Purple

[Equipment Level] : Level 7

[Description]: This is a ring forged from Klaus' only tear in his life. It contains the emotions and thoughts of Klaus throughout his life. However, because a warrior has saved Anna, Klaus no longer has any regrets, and thus, he gives the warrior his most sincere blessing.

[Effect] : Intelligence +5, MP Recovery Speed +100% . Additional skills Meteor Hate, Blessing.

[Meteor Hate]

[Description]: The strong do not need tears, this is Klaus' motto. However, in the end, he still went against his beliefs. This is a blow of Klaus' regrets. Of course, it is also yours.

[Effect] : Causes 1,000 damage. Cooldown time: 6 hours.

[Blessing]

[Description]: Contains Klaus' blessing for the warrior, and also carries Anna's blessing. After experiencing a blizzard that lasted for ten hours, Anna will never forget that the warrior had saved her. This blessing will bring unexpected effects.

[Effect]: All effects of the first skill used next will be doubled. Cooldown time: 12 hours.

After seeing this equipment, Lu Yuan was so shocked he almost drooled!

Not only were the attributes strengthened, but the grade of the equipment was also upgraded from blue to purple.

There was also a new additional skill that could double the effects of the next skill he used!

This was not as simple as doubling the damage, it was doubling the effect! This meant that no matter what skill it was, it would have double the effect!

This was too strong!

Unfortunately, it had a 12-hour cooldown.

Otherwise, it would be invincible.

With haste, Lu Yuan put on this equipment.

At that moment, Lu Yuan seemed to have thought of something.

"If my memory serves me right, there was a hidden mission by the Village Chief that was super hard to clear. According to the normal process, it would've taken me a long time before I would be able to clear it, but with this equipment, maybe I can go challenge it now."

Thus, Lu Yuan quickly rushed back to the novice village and headed straight to the Village Chief's house.

At this time, there were not many people at the Village Chief's house.

At first, it was still very popular, but the players gradually needed to leave to level up and complete missions, thus there were not many players around.

"Is the Village Chief home?"Lu Yuan called out softly in the central area of the novice village.

Not long after, an old man opened the door.

"You're looking for me? All the missions in the village have been sent out. Please come back tomorrow."

As soon as the Village Chief finished speaking, he prepared to close the door and send Lu Yuan away.

However, Lu Yuan only said two words calmly, "Noah's gem."

When the Village Chief heard it, he was obviously taken aback.

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"What did you say? Why can't I understand you?"

Lu Yuan continued, "The Noah's Gem is the most precious treasure of the village, but it disappeared unexpectedly 30 years ago..."

"Enough, stop talking!" The Village Chief suddenly interrupted Lu Yuan's words with a stern voice.

One could see that the Village Chief's body was obviously trembling.

"Alright child, come in first then let's talk."

Lu Yuan did not stand on ceremony and entered the Village Chief's house.

The Village Chief solemnly closed the door.

"Child, how did you know about Noah's Gem? Who told you!"

Lu Yuan's eyes darted around and he said, "It was my teacher who told me. My teacher is Sir Andre."

The Village Chief could not help but nod. "So it was him... no wonder..."

Then the Village Chief abruptly looked at Lu Yuan. "Since you are his disciple, then how much of his abilities have you grasped?"

"I'm good at Stealth! I can help you retrieve Noah's Gem!"

Lu Yuan's determined gaze moved the Village Chief.

The Village Chief could not help but let out a long sigh:

"Since you're his disciple, it should be fine..."

[The Village Chief has a mission for you: Retrieve Noah's Gem!]

[Mission Level]: Extraordinary

[Mission Requirement]: Noah's Gem, the most precious treasure in the village, disappeared 30 years ago, which has been the Village Chief's sore spot. His wish in this life is to retrieve Noah's Gem. Please explore by yourself, find Noah's Gem, and hand it over to the Village Chief. The player will then receive a huge reward.

[Mission Reward]: 2,000 EXP, 200 gold coins, Noah's Dagger

[Mission Failure]: Player will not be able to accept the Village Chief's mission again, Village Chief's favorability -10, gold coins-10.

As expected, the mission appeared! This was the extremely hard hidden mission!

Lu Yuan accepted the mission without hesitation.

He left the Village Chief's house with haste.

This mission was etched in Lu Yuan's memory!

In his previous life, this mission was only triggered later on in the game.

Furthermore, the location of Noah's Gem was also extremely abnormal.

It was in a place where only players below level 10 could enter, but the monsters inside were all of level 20 to level 30!

As such, only players in the thief profession could complete it, and it required the thieves to have very strong Stealth abilities at that.

Therefore, at that time, it was once one of the most difficult hidden missions.

That being said, the rewards were also very generous.

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The most valuable reward was the dagger! The dagger was very important to Lu Yuan!

If he got it, he would immediately be so happy he could fly!

Lu Yuan had just received Anna's Blessing, which could double the effect of any of his skills.

As long as he used it on the Shadow Following, there would be no problem!

Lu Yuan had enough confidence.

Moreover, Lu Yuan clearly remembered the route of that location.

As long as he chose the right route, he would be able to obtain Noah's Gem with lightning speed!

Lu Yuan opened the map and could remember clearly that Noah's Gem was in a place that was north of the novice village.

He just needed to walk in this direction and turn a few corners, then he would enter a mountain range.

In one of the mountain ranges, there would be a cave. That was his destination!

Chapter 18: Retrieve Noah's Gem

[Currently entering the Map: Cave of Death!]

The moment Lu Yuan entered, he received a system notification.

After seeing the system notification, Lu Yuan could not help but be delighted.

As expected, his memory had served him right.

This was the cave!

The most precious treasure of the novice village, Noah's Gem, was in the deepest part of this cave.

According to the memories of his previous life, the gem was stolen by the blood demon race hiding in this cave.

There were blood demons patrolling everywhere in the cave.

Their levels were very high, and they could easily kill players at this stage instantly.

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The most crucial and difficult part of this mission was that the cave limited entry to only players below Level 10.

Therefore, players could only use their wits or find powerful skills.

Another method was the thief's Stealth.

In his previous life, a thief player had done it this way. He had accidentally barged into this cave and used the thief's Stealth skill to successfully enter a place that looked like a worship hall in the deepest part of the cave.

Then, he easily retrieved Noah's Gem.

As a result, the thief obtained a very powerful dagger. This was also the reason why the thief was able to become a legendary level expert as compared to his initial rookie state!

A large part of his success was related to the dagger he obtained through the completion of this mission.

This was not a secret because this was a sole hidden mission, after it had been completed once, no one could not do it again.

It wasn't like the blood demons could take the gem again and put it back in their cave, right?

Therefore, the correct path that Lu Yuan should follow was to rely on the memories he had from his previous life and copy another's homework to obtain Noah's Gem.

Lu Yuan moved forward tentatively and suddenly saw three blood demons patrolling in front of him.

They looked like bats, but they did have a humanoid form. Their entire body was blood red with streaks of black and messy hair among the red. There was also a long fork in their hands.

It was obvious that they were not creatures to be trifled with.

[Blood Demon] (?)

[Level]: ?

[HP]: ?

[Skills]: ?

[Description]: A kind of demon that lives in the Cave of Death. Its methods are extremely cruel, and its cruel nature makes it so that it will attack any living creature that enters the Cave of Death.

Good Heavens! With Lu Yuan's current level, only question marks would be revealed when he tried to check the attributes of the blood demon.

If he was hit once, he would definitely be instantly killed.

Fortunately, Lu Yuan had the skill [Shadow Following], which allowed him to become invisible.

[Legendary Skill: Shadow Following +2]

[Description]: Active skill, an extremely rare Divine skill among legendary thieves. Consumes 150 MP to enter Shadow State where attacks can be launched without being discovered. Under Shadow State, the player obtains 30% damage immunity. Lasts for 2 minutes, cooldown time: 25 minutes. (Note: cannot be upgraded)

At the current level of the skill, its duration was 2 minutes.

However, Lu Yuan had activated Klaus' Blessing, allowing the effects of the next skill used to be doubled.

As such, he instantly obtained 60% damage immunity, and the duration of the skill became 4 minutes!

Lu Yuan turned into a shadow and disappeared into the void.

With 4 minutes of duration, Lu Yuan could operate freely.

This was enough for Lu Yuan who knew the route well!

Lu Yuan walked straight ahead.

When he passed by the three patrolling blood demons, as expected, they did not notice Lu Yuan.

It was as if he was air, and was unnoticeable.

Success!

Lu Yuan was delighted.

As expected of a legendary skill!

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Lu Yuan could swagger forward.

In the Cave of Death, the air was filled with a very uncomfortable stench.

There was also a gloomy aura.

It was probably related to the living habits of the blood demons.

Along the walls of the cave, there were some torches and the like.

These torches were just enough to provide some light.

In the dim light, Lu Yuan could barely recognize the route.

"If I remember correctly, I should walk straight forward for a while before reaching an intersection."

As Lu Yuan walked, he silently planned the route in his heart.

As there were only four minutes, he could not waste any time!

Otherwise, once his Stealth ended, he would be killed by the blood demons at any moment.

Soon, Lu Yuan arrived at the intersection.

At this intersection, several more blood demons were guarding it.

They looked very ferocious.

"After you see the intersection, take the left road, walk through two intersections, and then turn right."

Lu Yuan thought to himself as he ran.

He used his fastest movement speed!

He took a left turn, walked through two intersections, and then headed right.

"I should see a blood demon statue later on, but not in this room. I need to enter the next floor."

As expected, Lu Yuan soon arrived at a room with a blood demon statue.

A huge blood demon had been carved out and placed in the middle of the room.

However, he was temporarily clueless as to why the blood demons wanted this statue.

Two blood demons were guarding the entrance of the room, so the statue should be quite important.

That being said, once he entered the room, there were no blood demons.

Lu Yuan quickly arrived at the back of the huge statue in the room.

"The back of the statue can be opened. After opening it, there will be a passageway that leads to the next floor!"

Then, Lu Yuan really did find a mechanism behind the statue and he pressed it gently.

"Ka-cha-cha-cha!"

Behind the statue, the ground began to shake slightly. The stone slab was opened and a flight of stairs appeared that led to the next floor.

Fortunately, the noise was not very loud and it did not alarm the two blood demon guards outside.

Otherwise, they would definitely come over to see what was going on.

At that time, Lu Yuan's plan might be ruined.

Lu Yuan followed the stairs that had appeared and walked down.

As he walked down, Lu Yuan found that there was a bright light emitting from the bottom.

Waves of bright light came from below. ļ½‚ļ½…šššš—šš˜ļ½–ļ½…šš•ļ¼Žļ½ƒšš˜šš–

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"This should be related to Noah's Gem," Lu Yuan guessed in his heart.

As expected, when he reached the bottom, he saw a sacrificial altar.

The sacrificial altar was in the form of an extremely exaggerated blood demon.

It was completely different from what he had seen just now. One look and he could tell that it was the God of the Blood Demons.

However, Lu Yuan could not care less about such things.

Instead, he focused his attention on Noah's Gem which was on the altar.

Most of the light around was emitted by Noah's Gem.

The light from the torches around was not as intense as the light emitted by Noah's Gem.

It was like a luminous gem. It emitted a gentle, bright, and faint yellow light, which was pleasing to the eye.

"Yes! This is it!"

Chapter 19: Mission Reward: Noah's Dagger!

Lu Yuan stepped forward and grabbed Noah's Gem in his hand.

[Obtained precious item: Noah's Gem.]

[Noah's Gem]

[Description]: It possesses great power. It was once an unknown village's precious treasure, but was snatched away by the blood demons and worshipped as the most valuable treasure in the world. Its effects are unknown, and it has some mysterious powers.

As expected, this is the Noah's Gem that the Village Chief is looking for.

All he needed to do now was to pass this gem to the Village Chief and the mission would be completed!

Lu Yuan took a look at his Stealth state. Remaining time: 1 minute 21 seconds.

There wasn't much time left!

He had to hurry back.

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Leaving was easier than coming in as he had already familiarized himself with the route.

Thus, with his highest speed, Lu Yuan sprinted and quickly left.

He ignored the blood demons he encountered along the way. As long as they did not bump into each other, it would be fine. If he did bump into one, it was very likely that they would immediately be alarmed.

Naturally, Lu Yuan did not want any extra trouble, so he maintained a steady but fast pace.

Some blood demons could even feel the wind that Lu Yuan stirred up as he ran, but they could not see or sense the presence of anything else, and they were left confused.

Finally, after running a stretch of the route, Lu Yuan managed to leave the Cave of Death just before the Stealth effect ended.

He had just about used up the duration!

This made Lu Yuan feel a lingering fear. He did not expect time to be so tight.

It was enough to show how difficult this mission was.

However, thinking about it, the guy that completed this mission in his previous life was probably a genius. He probably used a lot of positioning techniques to study the blood demons' patrol route thoroughly, which was probably why he succeeded.

Unlike Lu Yuan, who did the mission simply and crudely by directly ignoring the blood demons.

...

Soon, Lu Yuan returned to the central area of the novice village and knocked on the Village Chief's door a few times.

"Today's missions have all been handed out. Come back tomorrow."

The Village Chief's voice came from inside the house.

Lu Yuan coughed lightly and said, "Village Chief, it's me. I've brought back Noah's Gem."

Just as Lu Yuan finished speaking, the Village Chief's door was directly thrown open.

Lu Yuan was directly pulled in by the Village Chief, who then conveniently closed the door!

His actions were as smooth as flowing water, and even Lu Yuan could not help but sigh in amazement. The Village Chief was vigorous for his old age, and his movements were still as agile as ever.

"Where's the item? Did you just say you brought it back?"

For a moment, the Village Chief seemed to be a little anxious and his gaze was firmly locked on Lu Yuan.

Lu Yuan could not help but smile and say, "It's here."

As he spoke, Lu Yuan took out Noah's Gem from his backpack.

When it was taken out, it immediately bloomed with a brilliant light. It was a gentle bright yellow light, which was extremely pleasing to the eyes.

The Village Chief looked at Noah's Gem on Lu Yuan's hand and could not help but widen his eyes.

His gaze seemed to be stuck to it, and his entire body trembled slightly.

The Village Chief trembled as he stretched out his hand. He was so excited that he could not even speak clearly.

"This... is... really... Noah's Gem..."

The Village Chief's eyes were filled with tears.

At this moment, it was as if he was seeing his closest relative once again, whom he had been separated from for a whole 30 years.

No, his reaction was even more exaggerated than this.

Lu Yuan even suspected that the Village Chief might faint on the spot.

Lu Yuan said softly, "This is Noah's Gem!"

The Village Chief gently took Noah's Gem from Lu Yuan's hand and held them in his palms. He was so excited that he could not speak.

The moment he touched it, he could feel the warmth of Noah's Gem as well as its gentle light.

The Village Chief excitedly said, "That's right! I'm sure! This... This is Noah's Gem! Noah's Gem! It's finally back!"

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Then, the Village Chief abruptly raised his head and said, "Child, you've completed the mission with flying colors! Come, these rewards are yours!"

A golden light flashed.

[Congratulations to the player for completing the hidden mission 'Retrieve Noah's Gem'. The mission reward is being distributed.]

[Congratulations to the player for obtaining 2,000 EXP, 200 gold coins, Noah's Dagger!]

[The Village Chief's favorability towards you has increased by 300! Current favorability is at 'Fond'!]

Following the distribution of the rewards, Lu Yuan felt a warmth on his body, and he directly leveled up again, reaching level 8!

The speed of him leveling up could be said to be flying!

Most importantly, Noah's Dagger was lying quietly in his backpack.

[Noah's Dagger]

[Rarity] : Purple

[Equipment Level]: Level 10

[Description]: This is a dagger infused with the divine power of Noah's Gem. It was forged by the best forgers in the village, and it has the power of a mysterious aura.

[Effects] : Strength +10, Agility +10, Attack speed +10.

[Special Effect]: Noah's Strike.

[Noah's Strike]

[Description]: An intense attack brought about by Noah's Gem, dealing a powerful blow to the target.

[Effect]: When attacking, there is a 10% chance for the player to deal 200% additional damage to the target.

[Note]: Equipment can be upgraded, upgrade condition unknown

Looking at this dagger, Lu Yuan was so happy he almost drooled!

It was a purple-grade dagger, and the attributes of the dagger were also very strong.

On top of that, it had a special effect that could cause 200% damage, though there was only a 10% chance of dealing such damage, and it was dependent on luck.

However, Lu Yuan noticed that the dagger could be upgraded!

This meant that this dagger still had room for growth.

Perhaps in the future, this dagger would grow into a piece of divine equipment!

No wonder in his previous life, the thief who obtained this dagger became a legendary character later on.

Such a dagger was simply invincible!

Unfortunately, Lu Yuan was still only at level 8. He would only be able to equip this dagger when he reached level 10.

It just so happened that after he leveled up to level 10, he would be able to leave the novice village and head to the main city.

The Village Chief's mission had been completed. Even if Lu Yuan spoke to him again, it would not trigger anything else.

All that greeted his eyes was the scene of the Village Chief giggling while hugging Noah's Gem.

Although the scene was amusing, Lu Yuan was not willing to waste time looking at the Village Chief giggling.

Lu Yuan left the Village Chief's house.

Right now, he needed to properly level up.

Lu Yuan had to be faster than all the players to level up to level 10 so that he could enter Amber City before anyone else.

This was because Lu Yuan knew that Amber City had many hidden missions.

This was also his advantage.

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If he let someone else beat him to the draw, he would have nowhere to cry of his regret.

Lu Yuan opened the map. In the east of the novice village, there was a wild forest. In this wild forest, there was a cemetery.

This cemetery would spawn skeleton guards that were over level 10.

These skeleton guards were just nice for him to level up. They were the most suitable.

At the same time, they were also within his training range, his training efficiency would not be low.

Thus, he sprinted along the way.

The moment he left the novice village, he could see some players fighting monsters in groups.

From time to time, he would also hear waves of screams. They were either the screams of the players or the monsters.

Of course, there were also the angry curses of the players.

Lu Yuan ignored them all and directly ran to his destination.

Chapter 20: Training Spot, the Wilderness Graveyard!

Lu Yuan sprinted all the way and soon reached the Wilderness Forest. This was a relatively large map with various small areas in it.

[ Player has currently entered the Area: Wilderness Cemetery! ]

Lu Yuan followed his memory and soon arrived at his destination.

After entering the Wilderness Cemetery, Lu Yuan could feel that his surroundings were emitting a sinister aura.

The surrounding trees and forests were extremely eerie, as scary as ghosts and spirits.

In front of Lu Yuan was a dense mass of tombstones. The words carved on the tombstones had become so indistinct they could not be seen clearly, giving the place a sense of age that was filled with desolation and bleakness.

At a glance, one could tell that this was a very old and abandoned cemetery.

Suddenly, in the cemetery grounds ahead, there was a sudden tremor, one could feel that something was going to drill out from the ground.

Sure enough, skeleton soldiers could soon be seen to be drilling out from the tombs one after another.

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Each tombstone corresponded to a skeleton soldier.

And in front of Lu Yuan, there were densely packed tombstones...

Lu Yuan could not help but break out in cold sweat.

Fortunately, he did not go forward in one go just now, so Lu Yuan had only triggered five tombstones, which was still acceptable for him.

Otherwise, if he had triggered these hundreds of tombstones at the same time, even Lu Yuan would not have been able to withstand so many monsters.

Looking at the many tombstones before him, Lu Yuan could not help but let out a sigh in amazement. Every time he came here, he would always feel that it was very spectacular.

The guy who discovered this training spot was really a genius.

He wondered if the person was scared out of his wits when he first discovered this place back then.

The advantage of this training spot was that the monsters here were very dense, and there were a lot of them.

Fighting monsters and leveling up here for a whole day was a very enjoyable thing.

[Skeleton Soldier]

[Level]: 13

[HP]: 1,000

[Skills]: Leap Attack, Thump, Slash

[Description]: A monster formed from the bones of a dead person. It has lost its consciousness and is extremely brutal. It will attack all living creatures.

Lu Yuan looked at the attributes of the skeleton soldier. They were considered to be alright since it only had 1,000 HP.

It was completely within the range of Lu Yuan's endurance. After leveling up, Lu Yuan's combat level had also increased significantly.

Although he could not equip Noah's Dagger yet, he could rely on his slowly rising level to achieve a good damage effect.

Lu Yuan went forward. Through executing different positionings, he lured the five skeletons and tried his best to gather them together.

Then, Lu Yuan directly activated the equipment skill of Klaus' Pendant, Meteor Hatred!

A red wave of light shot out from Lu Yuan's hand and directly struck out!

[-1,000!]

[-1,000!]

[-1,000!]

...

Several damage values appeared. The fixed damage of 1,000 was enough to instantly kill these five skeletons!

The five skeletons fell with a loud bang and turned into Lu Yuan's EXP.

Lu Yuan took a look at his EXP bar which increased visibly.

With Lu Yuan's current level, leveling up to level 10 would require 4,000 EXP.

Killing one skeleton could give him around 25-30 EXP.

Therefore, Lu Yuan only needed to finish killing all the skeletons in the cemetery to be able to level up to level 10!

Lu Yuan was elated. Killing monsters and leveling up here was too great.

"In my previous life, I didn't get to enjoy this training spot. I didn't expect to be able to experience it this time."

Lu Yuan continued to trigger more skeletons.

One by one, skeletons crawled out from the grounds in the cemetery.

Each of them looked extremely ferocious.

"Roar~!"

After crawling out of the ground, they dashed towards Lu Yuan with their bony legs, a rusty long sword in each of their hands.

This time, Lu Yuan had lured out about 12 of them.

Looking in the direction where the skeletons were coming from, with a movement of his body, Lu Yuan immediately activated his skill [Shadow Following] and disappeared into the void.

The 12 skeletons instantly lost their target and were dazed on the spot.

Lupine!

Set skill activated!

Lu Yuan transformed into his werewolf form. His attack power and attack speed increased drastically.

He brandished his dagger and slashed at one of the skeletons.

[-21!]

[-20!]

[-23!]

[-20!]

[-25!]

[-27!]

...

A series of damage was dealt to the skeletons. Lu Yuan's attack speed was very fast, coupled with the bonus effect of his equipment, he could deal a whole bunch of damage to his heart's content.

He finished the attack with the skill Sumon Fire.

[-87!]

He directly killed one of the skeletons, which only took him a dozen seconds.

It could be seen how efficient Lu Yuan was in leveling up!

Then, he turned around and slashed at the next target.

...

The skeletons here were completely no match for Lu Yuan.

There were no other players here to interfere, so Lu Yuan could focus mentally and physically on killing monsters. Even though his skills of Shadow Following and Lupine had ended and had entered cooldown, Lu Yuan was still able to perform his killings with ease.

The skeleton soldiers' movement speed was slow, and their reactions were also slow.

At this moment, Lu Yuan's advantage was revealed. Because Lu Yuan's attributes growth was very average, his agility was also not bad.

Lu Yuan's control over his character's footwork was at the ultimate level, to the point he could enter the skeleton pile seven times and come out unscathed as well as take the lives of seven skeletons!

He constantly relied on his footwork and his positioning to harvest one skeleton after another.

Time slowly passed, a warmth enveloped his body and golden light flashed.

Lu Yuan had leveled up. His current level was already at level 9!

He was still one level away from reaching level 10.

Once a player reached level 10, he could then head to the main city. Lu Yuan would also be able to equip Noah's Dagger then. When that time came, his attributes would increase explosively once more.

He had just harvested a lot of skeleton soldiers. Among them, there were a few decent pieces of equipment dropped from the killings.

[Tattered Shirt]

[Rarity]: Blue

[Level]: 9

[Effect]: Vitality +7

[Description]: A tattered shirt. Even so, it still has a certain effect.

...

[Tattered Belt]

[Rarity]: Blue

[Level]: 9

[Effect]: Strength +4, Attack speed +3

[Description] : A tattered belt. Even so, it still has a certain effect.

...

[Tattered Boots]

[Rarity] : Blue

[Level] : 9

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[Effect] : Agility +4, Movement speed +3

[Description]: A pair of tattered boots. Even so, it still has a certain effect.

...

[Worn-out Helmet]

[Rarity] : Blue

[Level] : 9

[Effect] : Intelligence + 5

[Description]: A worn-out helmet. Even so, it still has a certain effect.

...

Lu Yuan almost jumped in joy when he saw the set of equipment that he had obtained.

Chapter 21: Level 10 Achieved! Change of Equipment!

Although the wild wolf set on Lu Yuan had the skill Lupine on it, which was very satisfying to use, however, the attributes of the equipment themselves were not strong, and they were only a set of green equipment.

Moreover, once he reached level 10, he could equip Noah's Dagger instead, so there was no need to use the wild wolf set anymore then.

He might as well change out of them directly.

After Lu Yuan equipped the set of tattered equipment, his attributes had increased by quite a bit.

With this, his efficiency in fighting monsters had increased as well.

Following that, Lu Yuan continued to lure out a batch of skeletons.

He continued to kill monsters!

Whoosh, whoosh~!

[-34!]

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[-35!]

[-38!]

...

Lu Yuan waved his dagger, feeling much more at ease.

The increase in attributes allowed Lu Yuan's attack speed to increase as well.

Therefore, his current attack speed was actually about the same as when he had used Lupine previously.

Lu Yuan was secretly pleased. As expected, he needed to change his equipment into better ones more often.

If he did not change his equipment, he would not have known that he could be so strong!

After a few slashes, he used Summon Fire!

[-107!]

His current Summon Fire could deal over 100 damage to the skeleton!

His power had indeed increased a lot!

To finish, Lu Yuan swung his dagger and cut the skeleton a few times, killing it and turning it into EXP.

Lu Yuan looked ahead and saw that there was still a dense pile of tombstones.

He had only cleared less than half of them, there was still so many left.

It was enough for him to level up to level 10!

Once he thought about the fact that he could use a new dagger after leveling up to level 10, Lu Yuan was full of motivation. His eyes were filled with fervor as he looked at the skeletons. In his eyes, they were all EXP treasures.

Just like that, Lu Yuan happily hacked at the skeletons.

...

The time that had passed was unknown, and Lu Yuan was already numb from the repeated action of slashing at the skeletons one by one like a machine.

Finally, as one of the skeletons fell, Lu Yuan felt a warmth on his body, and golden light flashed.

He had leveled up!

Lu Yuan had finally reached level 10!

When the notification sound indicating his success in leveling up sounded, Lu Yuan was newly refreshed!

"I've finally reached level 10!"

Lu Yuan could not help but feel a burst of joy.

Then, he took out Noah's Dagger from his backpack.

This was a dagger with a faint golden glow. Its appearance was very elegant, and its shape was perfect.

Lu Yuan directly equipped it. The dagger in his hand felt extremely perfect!

"I've finally reached level 10!"

At this moment, Lu Yuan's attributes soared, and the numbers entered a very exaggerated state!

[Name]: Lu Yuan

[Race]: Human

[Race Talent]: Wisdom Heart (no level)

[Professional Talent]: None

[Character Talent]: Unlimited Skill Upgrade (Sole Divine talent)

[Individual Attributes]: Strength 29, Vitality 25, Agility 29, Intelligence 25, Perceptiveness 22, Charm 19

[Faction]: Orderly Neutral

[Profession]: Level 10 liberal profession

[HP]: 510

[MP]: 280

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[Skill Points]: None

[Free Attribute Points]: 0

[Status]: good

[Professional Skills]: Shadow Following (+2), Summon Fire (LV1)

[Individual Skills]: Mone

[Specialties]: None

[Legend Points]: 2 (legend points are obtained when a player has done a legendary event in the World of Apocalypse. Some hidden missions and events have a basic requirement for legend points.)

[Reputation]: 60 (player's fame in the World of Apocalypse)

[Evaluation]: As someone with the liberal profession, you do not have any professional skills, nor do you have any outstanding tendencies. Your attributes are very average. The only advantage you have is that you are a little handsome. I suggest that you go to the city for a walk. Perhaps some noble ladies will like you...

...

With every level up, one could obtain one free attribute point.

However, every time he used them, Lu Yuan would make sure to keep his stats balanced since the best and strongest path was to make his attributes as balanced as possible and develop them in a rounded way.

Since he had already reached level 10, there was no need for him to stay here anymore.

Lu Yuan started collecting his spoils of war.

The pieces of equipment that were dropped were mostly white equipment. Some of them were green-grade equipment.

Blue-grade equipment was rarer. Lu Yuan had one set which he was wearing now, but he could not even gather a full second set. He could only gather a few pieces here and there.

However, he could still sell them for money. At this stage, blue-grade equipment was very attractive to players!

Lu Yuan quickly returned to the novice village.

He wanted to quickly sell the equipment off, then he could go to the main city.

If he didn't do it now and here, this batch of equipment would lose its competitiveness and would depreciate in his hands. It was not worth it.

Lu Yuan quickly rented a booth and paid 500 copper coins.

"Rare blue and green grade equipment for sale! Good quality and cheap! First come, first served! The item will go to the highest bidder!" Lu Yuan write these words once more.

Then, just like before, he turned on all the special effects of the equipment on his body.

One could only see that Lu Yuan's body was suffused with a faint blue light that was even flashing with a hint of purple!

The light effect quickly attracted the attention of many players.

"What the f*ck? That person is fully equipped with blue-grade equipment!"

"Are you blind? That person even has purple-grade equipment!"

"Who is this person? He's so awesome! He managed to get purple-grade equipment so quickly, and here I am, still using white equipment!"

"Let's go! Let's go and take a look at the kind of equipment he's selling!"

Sure enough, his actions were very useful. It worked every time Lu Yuan tried it, and soon, someone came forward to his stall.

"Damn! The levels of these equipment are so high! They can only be equipped at level 8 or 9!"

"And the attributes are also explosive!"

"F*ck! There's a set of sole equipment here, the wild wolf set!"

"This wild wolf set is simply invincible! It can be said to be the divine equipment of the novice village! The Lupine skill it brings with it is so powerful!"

"Brother, how much is this wild wolf set of yours?" A thief player came to ask the price.

Lu Yuan said indifferently, "5 gold coins per piece, a total of 5 pieces in the set, so 25 gold coins for the whole set, it cannot be sold separately!"

As Lu Yuan said the price, the thief was immediately startled.

"It's so expensive! Can you give me a cheaper price?"

Lu Yuan said indifferently, "No bargaining. If you want it, just take it. Otherwise, I can't guarantee that it won't be bought by others later."

Hearing Lu Yuan's words, the thief hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth and decided, "Okay! I'll buy it!"

The transaction was immediately done, and Lu Yuan earned 25 gold coins!

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The thief was very frank and bold, and Lu Yuan could not help but take a look at the thief's ID, which read 'The Man Like Wind'.

A very windy name.

After that, Lu Yuan was able to sell the green-grade equipment gradually as the attributes of the green-grade equipment were relatively good.

For players at the current stage of the game, these green-grade equipment were basically divine equipment that could help them level up.

The prices were also relatively reasonable at 4-6 gold coins each.

In a short while, Lu Yuan earned 100 gold coins. This was quite a sum.

However, no one came to ask about the blue-grade equipment as they were too rare.

The price was set at 15 gold coins per piece. Such a price was too expensive for ordinary players.

"Move aside, move aside. Let me see what new equipment you have."

Among the crowd of onlookers, a person squeezed in.

Chapter 22: Set Off to Amber City!

Lu Yuan recognized this person as soon as he saw him. After all, he was a familiar face.

The guild master of the Frost Snow Guild, Bingshuang Luanwu!

Currently, Bingshuang Luanwu's level was quite high as well, reaching a height of level 8.

After all, as the guild master of a large guild in the game, his strength was naturally very strong, and his level would not lag by much.

With a group of underlings helping him level up, his process of leveling up was naturally much faster than the average player's.

However, he was still a little lacking compared to Lu Yuan.

"BInshuang Luanwu, you're here again."Lu Yuan glanced at him and said indifferently.

"Hahaha, as expected, it's you! Other than you, I'm also in this novice village, and there's no one else here who has the strength to be able to get so many green-grade equipments, and even blue-grade equipment!"

Then, Bingshuang Luanwu seemed to have noticed something, and his eyes could not help but widen!

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"F*ck! The equipment on you, they're purple-grade! Good Heavens! You've even managed to get purple-grade equipment! Be frank, are they for sale?"

Lu Yuan naturally knew that this guy was very rich. He wanted to buy all the powerful equipment he saw.

But unfortunately, it was impossible for him to sell it. After all, this was Lu Yuan's foundation to be able to have a foothold in the game. Without these pieces of equipment, Lu Yuan's strength would be greatly reduced.

"I'm sorry, they're not for sale! Don't try getting the equipment on me, doing that will only be wasting everyone's time. And, if you continue like this, the blue-grade equipment are also going to be sold out."

Lu Yuan pointed at the sign, which showed that someone had already bid for the blue-grade equipment.

The blue-grade equipment had already reached the price of 17 gold coins per piece.

After the countdown ended, the deal would be completed. This was something that Lu Yuan had set up beforehand.

Once someone placed a bid, the deal would automatically be completed three minutes later.

When Bingshuang Luanwu took a closer look, he could not help but curse, "F*ck! You actually sneakily tried to steal my spoils!"

That's right, the person who placed the bid was none other than Xiongba Tianxia!

Xiongba Tianxia laughed out loud and said, "What's there to steal? Naturally, the highest bidder will get the items!"

Bingshaung Luanwu refused to admit defeat! He immediately increased the bid to 18 gold coins!

Xiongba Tianxia took a look and immediately became angry. He also increased the price by 1 gold coin!

...

These two people kept exchanging spiteful words, but Lu Yuan's heart was wild with joy.

Good! That's it!

By exchanging spiteful comments like this, the final beneficiary would naturally be Lu Yuan. On the contrary, it wouldn't be beneficial to these two fools.

In the end, the price of each piece of blue equipment was raised to 30 gold coins per piece!

Only then did Xiongba Tianxia stop and he calmly said, "The attributes of the blue-grade equipment are naturally not bad, but the current price has already exceeded their value."

Bingshuang Luanwu also calmed down. Although he was wealthy, spending an exorbitant amount of money on equipment that was not worth as much, was equivalent to having had his head kicked by a donkey.

"Let's stop here! We'll divide the equipment equally!"

"Agreed!"

As the two of them calmed down, they quickly decided on a plan to split the equipment, which was to split the blue-grade equipment that Lu Yuan sold equally.

This made Lu Yuan sigh a little. With this, there would be no fun to watch.

However, Lu Yuan was still satisfied. After all, such blue-grade equipment could only normally be sold for 15-18 gold coins each at most.

Now that he could sell them for 30 gold coins each, he had already profited quite a lot. š’ƒš™šš’…š’š™¤š™«š’†š’ļ¼Žš™˜š’š™¢

Therefore, for the time being, Lu Yuan was very satisfied.

After the transaction for the blue-grade equipment was completed, some green-grade and white equipment were still left, which Lu Yuan bundled and sold to Xiongba Tianxia and Bingshuang Luanwu.

These two were guild masters, as such they had many underlings under them. Thus conveniently, they could distribute the equipment among their underlings, which was a pretty good thing.

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Lu Yuan did some calculations, and found that he had earned 700 gold coins by selling equipment this time!

It could be said that he had made a small fortune!

Such an outcome could not make Lu Yuan happier.

At the later stages of the game, the importance of gold coins would be further and slowly displayed.

It could be said that at the later stages of the game, without gold coins, it would be difficult for one to continue forward.

Lu Yuan felt that he could be considered to be doing well since he had obtained quite a lot of funds without much inconvenience.

At this time, Lu Yuan decided that it was time to set off to the main city.

Otherwise, there was the possibility that the good opportunities would be taken away beforehand!

Very soon, Lu Yuan appeared at the Village Chief's house.

"The missions today have all been handed out. Please come back the next day."

The Village Chief was still repeating this sentence, blocking the new players outside.

However, it was Lu Yuan who came. "Village Chief, it's me. I'm already at level 10. I want to go to the main city!"

Creak!

The Village Chief immediately opened the door.

"Good kid, so it's you! Come in quickly!"

After entering Village Chief's house, the Village Chief kept sizing up Lu Yuan.

"Hm, not bad! Your strength is indeed enough to enter the main cities! You just need to pay 1 gold coin!"

Lu Yuan naturally would not pay straight away, otherwise, he would be teleported to a random main city. Lu Yuan's goal was to go to Amber City.

He was more familiar with Amber City, including how to trigger the hidden missions and hidden NPCs there.

This was his advantage. If he was teleported to Xilin City, the so-called City of Ores in the west, he could only spend his days mining.

At that time, Lu Yuan would not even have the chance to cry about his regret!

"Village Chief, I want to go to Amber City!"

The Village Chief could not help but frown when he heard Lu Yuan's sudden words.

"Logically speaking, everyone is teleported randomly. But since it's you, I'll open a backdoor for you! Give me five gold coins, and I'll teleport you to Amber City!"

Lu Yuan could not help but curse the Village Chief as an old fox!

The price he charged directly increased by five times!

How black-hearted!

Fortunately, Lu Yuan had just earned a sum of money, so he did not mind.

After receiving Lu Yuan's five gold coins, the Village Chief beamed with joy.

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"Alright, child! I wish you a safe journey!"

Just as he finished speaking, a teleportation array appeared in front of them.

On the teleportation array, all kinds of obscure runes flickered on it.

Lu Yuan still couldn't comprehend these runes for the time being, but he might have a chance to do so in the future.

Soon after, Lu Yuan felt a shift in the sceneries in front of him, and in an instant, he was teleported away.

When the scene in front of his eyes became clear again, he was already in Amber City.

Around Lu Yuan, the buildings and the sort had all changed.

[Congratulations to the player Lu Yuan for being the first player in the world to enter a main city. Obtain rewards: reputation points +10, Legend points +2, random equipment treasure chest (purple-grade)!]

[Congratulations to the player Lu Yuan for being the first player in the world to enter a main city. Obtain rewards: reputation points +10, Legend points +2, random equipment treasure chest (purple-grade)!]

[Congratulations to the player Lu Yuan for being the first player in the world to enter a main city. Obtain rewards: reputation points +10, Legend points +2, random equipment treasure chest (purple-grade)!]

Chapter 23: Level Up the Skill Again!

Three consecutive system announcements resounded, and it instantly attracted the attention of all the players.

"F*ck, isn't he too strong! He entered a main city just like that?!"

"So this is a God! I've only just reached level 5, but he's already reached level 10 and entered a main city!"

"Such a God, he's so strong!"

"Damn, is he really not cheating with this leveling speed?!"

"I heard that the current guild master of a large guild is only at level 8. I didn't expect this Lu Yuan to already be at level 10!"

"This can't do! I have to continue to work hard to level up and catch up with everyone!"

Since Lu Yuan, who was someone from within the country, was the first player in the world to enter a main city, the news undoubtedly filled his fellow compatriots with enthusiasm.

As long as the title of the number one player was not snatched away by foreigners, it did not matter.

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Remembering how the system had announced the news thrice, one could clearly see the advantages of this.

This was a glory for the national region!

...

After Lu Yuan entered Amber City and looked around, he found the surrounding buildings very familiar.

In his previous life, Lu Yuan had settled down in Amber City. It could be said that he knew Amber City like the back of his hand.

Lu Yuan opened his backpack, and sure enough, he saw an equipment treasure chest lying quietly in his bag.

He opened it without hesitation, hoping that he could get a piece of top-grade equipment.

[Congratulations to the player for obtaining the equipment - Silver's Power!]

[Silver's Power]

[Rarity] : Purple

[Level] : 10

[Effect]: All attributes +3, the player has a 20% chance to recover HP when attacking.

[Description]: A ring carefully crafted by Silver. It has powerful magic power.

This was a piece of ring equipment. Its attributes were not bad, and its chance of recovering the wearer's HP was also very practical, so Lu Yuan equipped it directly.

At this time, Lu Yuan could already feel that his body was tired.

Unknowingly, it had been almost a whole day since he entered the game.

The exhaustion of his body would directly affect his state in the game.

At this moment, Lu Yuan felt a little powerless even if he wanted to hurry up and complete the hidden missions.

He might as well go offline. Since he had already obtained the reward for being the first person to enter a main city, there was nothing to regret for the time being.

Phew!

After Lu Yuan logged off, he took off his helmet and felt the air in the real world.

The air in reality felt good. It was a completely different experience from the air in the game.

In his previous life, after Lu Yuan experienced the integration of the game and reality, he did not have the chance to feel the air of reality again.

Lu Yuan stood up and went to the windowsill. He drew the curtains and looked outside. He could still feel the breath of life.

However, it was already late at night.

Lu Yuan suddenly felt his stomach growling. He could not help but laugh at himself.

Unknowingly, he had been immersed in the game for a long time, to the point he was famished.

Lu Yuan ordered some barbecue and some beer.

Just like that, in the middle of the night, he ate barbecue and drank beer.

It was a great joy in life.

He had not experienced such a pleasant experience for a long time.

Therefore, Lu Yuan still cherished the time he had in reality.

After eating, Lu Yuan took a shower and fell asleep.

When he woke up, the sunlight outside the window was shining in, bringing with it some warmth.

Lu Yuan woke up with a start. He was afraid that when he woke up, he would still appear in the eroded world, the world that was like Doomsday.

However, after regaining his senses, he could feel that everything was still fine, which made Lu Yuan feel a lot more at ease.

After cleaning up, Lu Yuan took some simple food, then he continued to log into the game!

Amber City, let's go!

With a flash of white light, Lu Yuan logged in and soon appeared in Amber City.

It was already the second day, thus, at this time, Lu Yuan's talent skill could be upgraded by two points again!

Lu Yuan was still thinking about upgrading his skill Shadow Following to its maximum state, so he decisively added his talent points to Shadow Following.

[Detected that the Shadow Following skill cannot be leveled up... Talent skill can break through the level limit of skills... Successful breakthrough... Shadow Following level +1] The system's intermittent notification sounded.

Success!

[Legendary Skill]: Shadow Following +3

[Description]: Active skill, an extremely rare Divine skill among legendary thieves. Consumes 170 MP to enter Shadow State where attacks can be launched without being discovered. Under Shadow State, the player obtains 33% damage immunity. Lasts for 3 minutes, cooldown time: 22 minutes. (Note: cannot be upgraded)

Seeing the effect of this skill, Lu Yuan felt invincible!

The duration of his Stealth state could already last for 3 minutes.

If he were to level up again, it might become even more awesome!

Just as Lu Yuan wanted to continue leveling up, he received a notification from the system.

[Currently unable to level up. Requires 2 talent points.]

Lu Yuan could not help but be stunned.

He did not expect that at the current stage, the requirement for him to upgrade his skill would increase from 1 talent point to 2 talent points!

This was simply a scam!

Didn't that mean that he would have to wait until tomorrow to level up?!

If he did wait, it would seem a little wasteful, because tomorrow he would be able to obtain another 2 talent points.

That being said, if he used this talent point on the skill "Summon Fire", it was a little wasteful as well, because Summon Fire was only a tier 1 spell, which was considered a relatively low tier.

Since it was like that, it seemed that there was no need to upgrade Summon Fire. If he wanted to upgrade a skill, he naturally had to choose a powerful skill.

Lu Yuan kept pondering in his mind, and he quickly recalled that there was such a hidden skill in his possession that could cause large-scale damage. It was simply a mage's divine skill!

Unfortunately, this skill was marked as being unable to be upgraded, therefore, it was only useful in the early stages of the game. Later on, when the level of the Mages rose, the players would learn new skills and this skill would be abandoned.

However, Lu Yuan was different, because Lu Yuan's talent itself allowed him to break through the level limit of his skills!

Wasn't this tailor-made for him?

Lu Yuan could not help but be delighted. After recalling where the NPC was, Lu Yuan went straight to him.

Although it was a mission that everyone could accept, he heard that the first person to complete this mission would obtain a stronger version of the same skill.

Thus, Lu Yuan hurried over.

In Dawn Tavern of Amber City, a middle-aged mage was already drunk inside.

He did not look good at all, his robe dirty and messy.

If one judged him by his appearances, he looked like a drunkard who had appeared out of nowhere and was disgusting, but Lu Yuan knew that this person had very high attainments in magic!

It was just that he was addicted to alcohol.

Lu Yuan quickly entered Dawn Tavern.

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The time was gradually slipping into the night, and so the tavern was very lively, and the surroundings were noisy.

"Come, continue drinking!"

"Hahaha, don't stop! Continue, continue!"

All kinds of shouts and the sound of wine glasses clinking mingled together, creating a noisy atmosphere.

Lu Yuan entered the tavern and began trying to identify the person he was looking for.

A bartender who was dressed very neatly walked over.

"Welcome, sir. There are still empty seats over here. Do you need anything?"

The bartender was very polite, but this was just a facade.

If Lu Yuan showed any signs of wanting to stay for free, which meant that he did not come here to spend money, he would be thrown out in the next second.

After all, the tavern was built to do business!

Chapter 24: Triggering a Hidden Mission!

Lu Yuan casually threw a gold coin at the bartender. š™—š™šš’…š’š’š’—š™šš™”.š™˜š’š’Ž

"I'm just looking around, it's none of your business."

After receiving Lu Yuan's gold coin, the bartender's eyes couldn't help but light up.

Then, he acted sensibly and did not ask anything more, allowing Lu Yuan to move freely in the tavern.

Dawn Tavern was a two-story building.

Lu Yuan recalled from his memories that the person he was looking for should be upstairs.

There were fewer people upstairs, with only a few scattered people drinking here.

With a glance, Lu Yuan found Rogge who was completely drunk in a corner. He did not look presentable at all.

He walked up to him and could hear Rogge muttering, "Wine... give me wine..."

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Lu Yuan could not help but frown. He was really a drunkard.

"Sir Rogge... Sir Rogge, can you hear me..."

Lu Yuan tried to greet him, but it did not seem to work.

At this time, he vaguely recalled that from the memories in his previous life that he seemed to need a bottle of good wine to trigger the mission.

Thus, Lu Yuan went downstairs and bought a bottle of the best wine in the tavern which cost him two gold coins!

However, Lu Yuan was rich now, so he didn't care much about the price.

After getting the wine, Lu Yuan went upstairs and continued to try striking up a conversation: "Sir Rogge, the wine is here."

Pop!

Lu Yuan opened the wine cork and immediately, a strong smell of wine with a delicate fragrance wafted out.

As a result of his actions, Rogge reached out and snatched the wine from Lu Yuan's hand.

Gulp, gulp, gulp!

Rogge downed a few mouthfuls straight away, but his moves didn't seem to be that of a drunkard's.

"Good wine! Good wine!"

After taking a few mouthfuls, Rogge also felt satisfied.

Rogge raised his head and shook his head as he looked at Lu Yuan.

"Kid, how come I've never seen you before? Who are you? How do you know me? Why are you looking for me?"

Lu Yuan had already thought of an excuse.

"The Village Chief asked me to look for you. He said that your magic attainments are very high and no one in Amber City can rival against you! I want to learn magic from you!"

The general gist of it was to praise this NPC.

Sure enough, after Rogge heard his words, he laughed out loud and was very happy.

"Not bad, not bad! Kid! You have good taste! Many people think that in Amber City, Enriece is the leader in magic attainments. Humph! He's just my defeated opponent. If he hadn't used such a sneaky attack during the competition back then, he wouldn't have been as strong as me!"

Rogge immediately revealed an extremely confident demeanor.

After that, his eyes dimmed.

After that competition, Rogge had suffered a great blow to his esteem. Thus, he had pursued the extremes of magic and developed a forbidden spell.

Unexpectedly, an accident occurred during the development and he suffered a huge injury. Such an injury had made Rogge stagnant in his magic attainments, causing him to be overwhelmed with sorrow.

In the end, he could only drown his grief away with alcohol all day long.

Then, Rogge fixed his eyes on Lu Yuan.

"Kid, it's not impossible for you to learn magic from me, but I need ten portions of the giant frost ape's blood essence. If you can get them and give them to me, I'll teach you my trump magic!"

[Rogge has a hidden mission for you: Traces of Frost]

[Mission Level] : Extraordinary

[Mission Requirement]: Find a way to collect 10 portions of the giant frost ape's blood essence and pass them to Rogge. Please note, the giant frost apes are very powerful and brutal, so be careful.

[Mission Reward]: Rogge will teach you his trump spell - Frost Descent, 1000 EXP, 10 gold coins!

[Mission Duration] : 24 hours.

[Mission Failure]: Rogge's favorability -100, Rogge will no longer speak to you.

Lu Yuan did not hesitate to accept it.

That's right, it was the skill Frost Descent, which was a large-scale killing skill.

Its only drawback was that it couldn't be upgraded, which was a pity.

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But to Lu Yuan, this was a divine skill!

"Kid, hurry on your way. I can't wait here for that long. I still have things to research on."

As Rogge spoke, he gulped down another mouthful of wine and even burped from it, looking very undignified.

Lu Yuan knew that he was not joking.

He nodded and left.

This quest was not difficult. He only needed to kill giant frost apes, which would allow him to collect their blood essence.

That being said, the giant frost apes themselves were difficult opponents. Lu Yuan remembered that the giant frost apes were elite monsters, making them a little difficult to deal with.

The giant frost apes were in an ice cave in the north.

Lu Yuan left Amber City and headed straight for it.

In the outskirts of Amber City, the monsters he encountered nearby were not very strong.

They were all relatively weak, like dreadwolves. They were only level 10 or so, so they were not a threat to Lu Yuan.

Hence, he ignored them and continued walking north.

After reaching the forest outside the city, he turned left along the path and went straight forward.

He could feel that the temperature had dropped a lot. However, such a drop in temperature was nothing compared to the snowstorm that was caused by Hernas.

Lu Yuan knew that this was his destination.

[System notification: Currently entering the Map, Frost Cave!]

This was his destination.

When he entered the cave, he saw that some ice cakes had condensed on the walls of the cave.

His surroundings were filled with waves of frost.

Through the chill, Lu Yuan could clearly feel the intense frost elements contained within.

It was just as the rumors said, the giant apes here were able to control some of the power of the frost elements. No wonder they were so difficult to deal with.

"Roar~!"

In front of Lu Yuan, a giant frost ape appeared. It stood on its two feet as it walked, and had white fur all over its body, its muscles were also very thick!

[Giant Frost Ape](Elite)

[Level]: 16

[HP]: 2,000

[Skills]: Scratch, Ice Stab, Frost Fury

[Description]: A type of giant ape that lives in the Frost Cave with a brutal nature. It can control the power of the frost elements. If you encounter it, you'd better run quickly. Otherwise, you will become a delicacy!

Lu Yuan could not help but frown. As expected of an elite monster.

It had a total HP of 2,000, and it looked very terrifying!

However, Lu Yuan had just updated his equipment, so he was naturally not afraid.

Lu Yuan gritted his teeth and as he went forward, he activated his equipment skill, Meteor Hate!

[-1,000!]

The fixed amount of damage was dealt, causing the giant frost ape to lose half of its HP!

Following that, a ball of flames appeared in Lu Yuan's hand!

Summon Fire!

[-104!]

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It barely dealt more than 100 damage!

Lu Yuan continued to move forward, quickly brandishing the dagger in his hand, and swiftly slashed at the giant frost ape.

[-35!]

[-40!]

[-41!]

[-38!]

...

A series of damage was dealt, and the frost ape's HP decreased visibly.

Lu Yuan's damage per second reached over 350 in just three seconds!

The damage he could deal was extremely terrifying!

Chapter 25: A Monster That's Strength Gradually Increased

After the whole series of damage was dealt, the giant frost ape's HP bar was emptied and it fell to the ground with a loud crash.

After Lu Yuan equipped Noah's Dagger, his DPS had reached a terrifying level.

Even an elite monster would not be able to withstand Lu Yuan's attacks if he went all out.

As long as he did not fall into the predicament of being surrounded and attacked, he did not even need to use Stealth to become invisible, he could just directly kill the monster head-on with ease.

After killing this giant frost ape, Lu Yuan felt that he could finally enjoy himself to the full.

Phew!

"It's been a long time since I felt so good. As expected, to have such an experience, I really need good equipment."

Lu Yuan could not help but sigh.

In his previous life, there were many moments when Lu Yuan's equipment was not that good.

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As a result, he usually was unable to enjoy himself when fighting.

Now, Lu Yuan's progress was ahead of many players, leaving many players behind, a benefit he had gained from his ability to complete the hidden missions he knew.

This was his advantage.

Lu Yuan collected the items dropped by the giant frost ape. Among them was a portion of its blood essence. Unfortunately, it did not drop any equipment.

There were also some materials such as fur that were temporarily useless to him. He did not think much about it and stuffed them all into his backpack.

Lu Yuan continued forward to explore.

Unexpectedly, he encountered another giant frost ape not long after he moved forward.

"This is unexpected. The monsters here are so dense?"

Although he had heard about the dangers of this map in his previous life, he did not expect it to be due to the density of the monsters.

Fortunately, the level of this giant frost ape was the same as the previous one.

Lu Yuan continued to use the same attack pattern as before and quickly killed it.

Lu Yuan's attacks were very fast and fierce. With the attribute bonuses from his equipment, even without the thieves' specialized skills, his attack speed did not decrease.

The giant frost ape quickly fell under the attacks of Lu Yuan's dagger.

After collecting the items dropped by the giant frost ape, Lu Yuan continued forward.

"So stingy. Not even a piece of equipment was dropped, but the EXP given is quite generous."

Lu Yuan looked at his EXP bar, and it had clearly increased by a little.

It was currently at 3% of Level 10.

According to Lu Yuan's estimation, killing a giant frost ape would give him between 0.5% to 1% of EXP.

Therefore, he should be able to level up again from tonight's quest.

Thinking of this, Lu Yuan was instantly filled with motivation.

Soon, he continued to move forward. However, after only taking a few steps forward, he encountered another giant frost ape.

The difference was that this giant frost ape's level was one level higher than the previous ones, and its HP was also a little higher.

Lu Yuan could not help but frown when he noticed such a thing.

He did not expect that the deeper into the cave he went, the stronger the monsters' levels would become. šš‹ššŽļ½„ļ½Žļ½ššŸššŽļ½Œ.ļ½ŽššŽšš

This was a really dangerous trip.

However, it was still within the range of Lu Yuan's capabilities.

He held the dagger in his hand and continued to attack in slashes.

[-34!]

[-40!]

[-38!]

[-42!]

[-39!]

...

After a series of attacks, he quickly defeated this giant frost ape and obtained another portion of blood essence.

Lu Yuan continued to advance deeper.

As he went deeper and deeper, Lu Yuan gradually discovered that the giant frost apes' levels were gradually increasing, and their strength also gradually became much stronger.

When Lu Yuan entered a deeper floor, he even discovered that the giant frost ape's level had already reached that of a level 20 elite monster.

It was a little difficult to fight against such a monster since there was a gap of a full 10 levels with hierarchical suppression.

Even with the hidden attributes bonuses, Lu Yuan's DPS was reduced by 40-50%, and his hits seemed like mere painless scratches.

The time he needed to defeat each giant frost ape had more than doubled.

Moreover, Lu Yuan had to keep positioning himself to avoid the giant frost ape's skills.

This was no joke. The giant frost ape was at level 20. If he was hit even once, he might die.

Lu Yuan had no choice but to be careful. After scratching at it for a long time, he finally killed the giant frost ape.

The EXP he received was a full 2%!

After all, he would be rewarded by a large amount of EXP for cross-level killings.

Phew!

Lu Yuan could not help but let out a long sigh of relief.

Such a high-level monster was already the limits of Lu Yuan's abilities.

If their levels were any higher, he would not be able to even deal any damage to them anymore.

Lu Yuan looked at the dagger in his hand. This was a really divine weapon. If it was the original wild wolf dagger he had used, it would probably not have been to deal any damage a few monsters back.

Since his arrival, Lu Yuan had already gradually noticed the eerieness of this map.

The deeper one went, the higher the levels of the monsters would be. Moreover, the monsters were spawned so densely.

It did not seem like it was designed as a training spot.

Lu Yuan speculated that there were some secrets in there.

In his previous life, Lu Yuan only knew of such a map, but he didn't know the details.

He had only heard that it was very dangerous here. After completing the quest to obtain the blood essence, many players would then stop there and didn't continue to investigate further.

Lu Yuan was naturally not interested back then, so he didn't probe further.

Therefore, he did not know much about it in his previous life.

"Since I've encountered this, might as well go deeper."

Lu Yuan had the legendary thief skill Shadow Following, so he had enough confidence.

With a sway of his body, Lu Yuan disappeared into the void and hid his figure.

Then, he continued to explore deeper.

Not far ahead, he saw another giant frost ape.

This giant frost ape's level was already at level 22!

It had been strengthened again!

This time, Lu Yuan did not act rashly, because the hierarchical suppression was too heavy.

According to the current hierarchical suppression, Lu Yuan's DPS would be reduced by more than 60%, making his damage seem even more feeble than a cat's scratch.

Therefore, Lu Yuan did not try attacking for the time being but chose to continue forward.

After being strengthened by +3 levels, the duration of Shadow Following had been increased to 3 minutes.

Therefore, in terms of time, he had sufficient to explore.

Lu Yuan continued moving forward.

Unknowingly, he had already arrived at a deeper area.

Lu Yuan was shocked to discover that ahead of him, there was an entrance leading to the next floor.

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However, at the entrance, two level-30 elite monsters were guarding it!

Under normal circumstances, players at this stage of the game would not be able to pass through them, because the monsters were too ferocious!

The hierarchical suppression had already reduced Lu Yuan's DPS to 20%.

The damage he could deal was no longer a scratch, but a tickle.

Lu Yuan looked at the remaining time of his Stealth: 112 seconds!

There were still about 2 minutes left.

Lu Yuan calculated the time he would need to get out later.

There was still plenty of time! He could totally go down and take a look!

He would just take a look! After he finished looking, he would leave. He would definitely not hesitate in leaving!

With this thought, Lu Yuan did not hesitate to pass through the two guards, directly passing through the entrance and entering the next floor.

Chapter 26: Obtained the Skill, Frost Descent!

[System notification: you have entered the Map, Frost Worship Ground!]

Lu Yuan was stunned. The name of the map had changed.

He had thought that he would reach the second floor of the Frost Cave, but unexpectedly, it was the Frost Worship Ground.

After entering the place, Lu Yuan found that the surroundings were filled with condensed frost elements.

Clusters of pale blue elements had already condensed into a solid form and were floating in the air, emitting a pale blue light.

As if they were being pulled, the pale blue frost elements were gradually drifting into a deeper part of the area.

Lu Yuan could not help but frown slightly. "This is... ?"

It seemed very eerie.

Without having the time to think it over, Lu Yuan continued to explore while his Stealth state was not over yet.

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The findings of his exploration were that he reached the conclusion that this map was very strange.

In the middle of the map was a piece of land that was made up of floating ice blocks, and expanded into the area like a spider web.

Under it was a bottomless abyss. It was pitch-black, and it looked very unsettling.

On top of that, the path in the middle was guarded by the giant frost apes!

Lu Yuan approached carefully and found that these giant frost apes were already at level 35!

He would be completely destroyed if he even got close to them! There was no way he could beat them!

They could probably kill Lu Yuan with a light slap.

Lu Yuan moved nimbly and easily bypassed them.

Then, in the middle of the path, Lu Yuan saw many different paths. Each path was guarded by giant frost apes.

Lu Yuan even saw a few that seemed to have evolved. They had purple fur all over their bodies, and they were even stronger and fiercer.

Those should be an even more powerful species.

When he reached this spot, Lu Yuan knew that there was no need to continue exploring, because this was no longer something he could deal with.

The moment his Stealth entered cooldown, he would be killed very quickly, thus it was not worth it.

Seeing that the duration of his Stealth was left with a little over 30 seconds, he quickly left the place, his pace while returning was like lightning.

Phew!

Lu Yuan finally managed to retreat from the dangerous area just before his Stealth entered cooldown.

In the area where he was now, the levels of the giant frost apes were below level 20.

For the time being, they would not pose a threat to Lu Yuan.

Since the mission only required the blood essence of the giant frost apes, without a requirement for level, it should be fine for him to just fight with the giant frost apes in the outer area.

It was just conveniently so that the monsters in the outer area were spawned more densely, so he could also treat this as training to level up.

Hence, Lu Yuan held a dagger in his hand and fixed his gaze on one of the giant frost apes.

[-38!]

[-41!]

[-42!]

[-39!]

[-40!]

... š‘š˜¦š˜„š‘›š˜°š˜·š‘’š˜­.š‘š˜°š‘š

A series of damage was inflicted on the ape. It was extremely enjoyable to fight.

Lu Yuan was also enjoying such a battle.

...

After an unknown amount of time.

Lu Yuan finally finished collecting 100 portions of the giant frost apes' blood essence.

"I'm so tired I might die. He actually asked for 100 portions of giant frost apes' blood essence, such a beast."

Lu Yuan looked at his EXP bar and found that it was already at 99%.

He should be able to level up after completing the quest.

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Just as Lu Yuan was about to return to the city, he suddenly heard the sound of a system notification.

There was a second player who had entered a main city, but it was in an overseas region.

Lu Yuan could not help but frown. According to the current progress of the game, after there were players in the overseas region that entered one of the main cities, the players of the domestic region would be soon to arrive as well.

He believed that it wouldn't be long before a large number of players would rush in and enter the main cities.

When that time came, the main cities would be very lively.

Thinking of this, Lu Yuan had no choice but to speed up his progress.

This was because his advantage was his advanced knowledge about some of the hidden missions, as opposed to the other players.

If he was any slower, the other players might discover the missions on their own.

In his previous life, Lu Yuan had seen a lot of strategy geniuses research and discover the trigger conditions of many hidden missions.

Almost every NPC's background had been discovered by those guys!

As such, Lu Yuan had to hurry up.

...

Lu Yuan looked at the time. Only four to five hours had passed, time was still sufficient, so he returned to the second floor of Dawn Tavern.

Sure enough, Rogge had not left yet. He was still drinking till he was drunk here.

It looked like he was a living drunkard in the flesh, with no hint of his bearing as a mage.

Lu Yuan went up to talk to him and found that Rogge was completely ignoring him.

He was mumbling nonsense about wine and so on.

Lu Yuan was speechless when he heard that. This guy couldn't be trying to trick him into buying another bottle of wine for him, right?

However, to trigger the conversation, Lu Yuan could only endure it.

He went downstairs and bought another bottle of wine that cost two gold coins, then spoke to Rogge again.

"Sir Rogge, the good wine is here."

Lu Yuan opened the wine stopper and immediately, a strong smell of wine wafted out from it.

Rogge seemed to instantly sober up and snatched the wine from Lu Yuan's hand.

Gulp, gulp, gulp!

After gulping down a few mouthfuls, Rogge felt comfortable all over.

"Good wine! Good wine!"

After that, Rogge raised his head and saw Lu Yuan.

"It's you. You're back so soon? How was it? Did you collect 100 portions of the frost giant apes' blood essence?"

Lu Yuan directly threw the 100 portions of blood essence to Rogge.

"It's all collected."

Rogge looked at the 100 portions of blood essence with disbelief in his eyes.

"Oh my God, you did it, and in such a short time! Come, this is your reward."

With this, Rogge raised his hand and a golden light entered Lu Yuan's body.

[Congratulations on completing the mission - Traces of Frost!]

[Obtained 1,000 EXP! Obtained 10 gold coins! Obtained skill Frost Descent!]

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[Frost Descent] (cannot be upgraded)

[Effect]: Consumes 100 MP to summon frost to deal continuous frost damage to the target area, causing 100+10 Intelligence damage for 10 seconds. Cooldown: 180 seconds.

[Description]: This is a forbidden spell that mage Rogge spent a lot of effort to create. However, there was a problem in the final stage, causing the power of this spell to be permanently fixed at the initial stage, which is also Rogge's lifelong regret.

Lu Yuan could not help but cheer in his heart when he saw this skill!

That's right! It's this skill!

The first player to complete this mission would obtain a version of the skill that was slightly stronger. There would be an additional 100 fixed damage, and the cooldown time would also be reduced by 20 seconds.

However, this was only a small advantage.

Still, it was enough for Lu Yuan!

With his talent, he could upgrade the Frost Descent skill once again!

With this thought, Lu Yuan used his skill point on it.

Chapter 27: Encounter Solaka Once More

[Detected that Frost Descent skill cannot be leveled up... Talent skill can break through the level limit of skills... Successful breakthrough... Frost Descent level + 1.]

The intermittent system notification sounded.

Lu Yuan was not unfamiliar with such a system voice.

As expected, the upgrade was successful.

[Frost Descent +1] (cannot be upgraded)

[Effect]: Consumes 100 MP to summon frost to deal continuous frost damage to the target area, causing 150+15 Intelligence damage for 10 seconds. Cooldown: 160 seconds.

[Description]: This is a forbidden spell that mage Rogge spent a lot of effort to create. However, there was a problem in the final stage, causing the power of this spell to be permanently fixed at the initial stage, which is also Rogge's lifelong regret.

After the upgrade, the damage of the Frost Descent skill increased even more.

The basic damage was increased by 50 points, and the bonus to the attributes was also increased.

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As Lu Yuan's intelligence slowly increased, its superiority would gradually become more obvious.

With this advantage, the skill would flourish in Lu Yuan's hands. It would not become a skill that was invincible in the early stages and useless in the later stages, as concluded by the other players.

Rogge checked the giant frost apes' blood essence that Lu Yuan had given him.

He seemed to have found something unusual within and discovered some unknown clues.

"Brat, I need to make a trip to the Magic Research Institute now, come with me, I might need you."

At this moment, Rogge's tone had changed.

A moment ago, he was still a drunkard, but unexpectedly, at this moment, Rogge was filled with the dignity of a senior mage.

His temperament had completely changed. He was filled with the solemnity of magic.

Lu Yuan was also shocked by this temperament.

He could not help but be taken aback by his words.

"Okay, I'll go with you."

The reason why Lu Yuan had agreed to go with Rogge was not because of the change in Rogge's temperament.

It was because during the conversation just now, it seemed that he had triggered the next hidden mission.

With his sharp perceptiveness, Lu Yuan knew that it was likely that he was going to receive a follow-up hidden mission.

Therefore, it would not be a loss to follow him.

Soon, with Rogge leading the way, the two of them arrived at Rogge's Magic Research Institute.

It was located in a relatively remote area away from the city.

There weren't even many people on the streets, one could only see some street lamps that were shining bright in solitary.

After entering the Magic Research Institute, Rogge took out a portion of the giant frost apes' blood essence.

He then placed it on the table and used a strange magic instrument to observe it, as if he wanted to study it thoroughly.

"This is strange, really so very strange. This blood essence actually has such a structure."

Rogge used a special method to gradually analyze and extract some of the components in the blood.

After a while of analysis, Rogge seemed to have found some clues.

Lu Yuan could not help but be curious and asked, "What's wrong? What's different about this blood?"

Rogge frowned, as if he was thinking, and directly ignored Lu Yuan's words.

Lu Yuan pursed his lips and felt that he was bringing contempt upon himself.

He thought that there would be some hidden mission, he did not expect that he would be brought here just to watch Rogge carry out his magic research.

However, Lu Yuan looked around the Magic Research Institute and found that it was really extraordinary.

Other than the magic instruments that were all over the test bench, there were some monster sculptures and even stones that were engraved with magic runes all over the room.

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Just from its appearance, the magic aura within the Institute couldn't seem to be concealed.

So this was a mage's Research Institute.

At this moment, the door was suddenly opened from the outside and a figure barged in.

"Rogge! I didn't expect you to be here. I've been looking for you!"

Lu Yuan also saw the person who barged in and realized that it was a familiar face.

It was the Alchemist - Solaka!

The NPC he had met in the novice village!

Rogge said impatiently, "Don't bother me! I'm busy! Get lost!"

Rogge was focused on his research and naturally didn't want to be disturbed.

Solaka seemed to be very familiar with Roger's temperament and didn't pay much attention to it. He laughed sinisterly.

But then Solaka noticed Lu Yuan who was by the side and couldn't help but be stunned.

"It's you? Haha! I didn't expect you to be here. I thought I would only see you in a few days, but you've come unexpectedly soon."

Lu Yuan frowned and said, "Why are you here?"

Solaka laughed loudly, and his laughter was very presumptuous.

"It's none of your business where I am, though I'm very surprised that you're here. You even know Rogge."

Rogge stopped his research at this time, then turned his head and said, "Enough, Solaka! This is my territory, don't be too presumptuous!"

Soraka moodily said, "Alright."

Then Solaka changed his expression again and said, "But I think you have also discovered the clues!"

Rogge couldn't help but frown as he said, "Could it be that you already knew about it?"

Solaka was in high spirits and was very proud. He said, "Of course! I already discovered that something was wrong a long time ago. That's why I made use of such clues and even found a good helper."

Saying this, he turned to look at Lu Yuan.

"Him?"

Solaka nodded.

"This kid is quite capable. I just don't know if he can deal with the monsters there."

Listening to the conversation between the two NPCs, Lu Yuan could already feel that there was another hidden mission for him to take on.

"What do you want me to do?"

Solaka looked at the frost elements on the experiment table.

After Rogge's extraction and separation, he had analyzed and extracted a portion of the frost elements contained in the blood.

"If I'm not wrong, kid, you've already entered the Frost Cave, right?"

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Solaka pointed at the frost elements on the experiment table.

Rogge frowned and said, "I asked him to go. I needed the blood for research."

Solaka nodded and continued, "Then there's no mistake! In the depths of the Frost Cave, there will be a worship ground! It's the place where the power of the frost element is worshipped!"

Hearing this, Rogge could not help but widen his eyes.

"What?! What did you say?! Worship ground?"

Lu Yuan did not expect Rogge's reaction to be so exaggerated.

The worship ground that they were talking about was probably the place where Lu Yuan had entered on the next floor of the Frost Cave.

However, the monsters in that place were already several tens of levels. Needless to say, a casual pat by any one of them would kill him completely.

It was impossible for him to go there to fight the monsters.

Lu Yuan secretly glanced at Solaka, thinking to himself: It can't be that this guy wants me to go there and kill all the monsters, right? I have absolutely no way of doing that.

Chapter 28: Investigating the Grounds of Frost Worship

Solaka said confidently, "That's right! According to my research, this is indeed the worship ground for frost elements!"

Then, as expected, Solaka turned his gaze to Lu Yuan.

Lu Yuan thought to himself, "This is not good. This guy is really going to ask me to send myself to my death!"

"I can't do it. Don't look at me. The monsters there are so ferocious. If I go there, death will be my only option!"

"Who said that I wanted you to kill the monsters there? Since that place is the worship ground, the monsters there are naturally not weak, they're not something you can interfere with."

Lu Yuan asked in puzzlement, "Then what do you want me to do?" š™—š’†š’…š’š™¤š’—š’†š™”ļ¼Žš™¤š’“š™œ

Solaka said with a sinister tone, "I remember that you have mastered that guy's skill called Shadow Following or something like that."

Lu Yuan could not help but be shocked, he did not expect to be seen through by this person.

"So what!"

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Solaka continued to say, "Don't be nervous, I just have a favor to ask of you."

When he finished saying this sentence, Lu Yuan heard the system notification.

[Alchemist Solaka has issued a hidden mission to you - Investigate the Frost Worship Ground.]

[Mission Requirement]: In the depths of the Frost Cave, there is a worship ground that is related to the composition of the frost elements. Solaka hopes that you can record the route to the worship ground and draw it into a map. The more detailed the map is, the higher the reward will be.

[Mission Reward]: 1,500 EXP, 20 gold coins, Solaka's gift, unlock the follow-up missions.

[Mission Failure]: Solaka's favorability -50!

[Time Limit] : 24 hours.

Lu Yuan could not help but be stunned. This was a mission to explore the route.

In simple terms, there was no need to fight monsters. He just needed to explore and record the routes.

Lu Yuan, who had the thieves' legendary skill, Shadow Following, naturally had nothing to fear.

He directly accepted the mission.

Solaka smiled very cheerfully and said, "Kid, you have the guts! I like it! Go! I'll wait for you here. This is a magic scroll used to record routes, use this to draw the map. Remember, the time limit is only 24 hours. Don't exceed the duration!"

Solaka casually threw the magic scroll to Lu Yuan.

Lu Yuan glanced at Solaka and didn't say anything.

He left immediately.

After Lu Yuan left Rogge's Magic Research Institute, only then did Rogge chat with Solaka, "Have you discovered something?"

Solaka smiled craftily and said, "Take a guess?"

The following moments were filled with their private conversation, but Lu Yuan did not have the time to care about those two.

Instead, he had to hurry up and complete this hidden mission.

As time passed, more and more players would slowly enter the main cities.

Therefore, Lu Yuan had to be fast to progress faster than all the other players.

Soon, Lu Yuan entered the Frost Cave again.

[System notification: you have entered the Map - Frost Cave!]

When he entered the Frost Cave again, he found that the number of giant frost apes inside had decreased by a lot.

This was because the monsters needed time to respawn, otherwise, Lu Yuan could farm monsters here indefinitely.

As such, there were no obstacles along the way.

However, when he entered a deeper area, the levels of the giant frost apes that appeared were already very high, they were no longer within the range of Lu Yuan's abilities.

This time, Lu Yuan first activated Anna's Blessing which could double the effect of the next skill he used, then only did Lu Yuan enter Stealth state.

With this, Lu Yuan's Stealth state would last for a full 6 minutes!

It was enough for Lu Yuan to do a lot of things!

Because he had already been here once, Lu Yuan did not hesitate and directly went through the entrance into the Frost Worship Ground.

[System notification: you have entered the Map - Frost Worship Ground!]

Just like last time, the moment he entered, he could see the frost elements floating in the air.

These frost elements were like little elves, slowly floating deeper and deeper into the area.

Lu Yuan did not pay any heed to the giant frost apes that he saw along the way.

The giant frost apes were all over level 30 and were not something he could deal with.

In the middle was an ice bridge formed by an ice block, and there were also some passages.

They were densely packed like a spider web that was intricate and complicated.

No wonder Solaka had asked him to draw a map of this place. It was so complicated.

Lu Yuan looked at the remaining duration of his skill and found that there were still more than four minutes left.

Time was still sufficient.

Lu Yuan continued to explore deeper and recorded the routes along the way.

The magic scroll that Solaka gave him was quite convenient.

It was not a difficult task to do.

Therefore, Lu Yuan's exploration covered a small half of the area soon. According to his progress, he should've covered around 25% of the grounds.

However, when Lu Yuan looked at the remaining duration of his Stealth, there was only more than one minute left, it was not enough!

If he left now, all his efforts would be for naught.

He could only think of a way first.

At this time, the monsters Lu Yuan encountered were already at the question mark levels.

That was to say, he could not see their attributes.

Even so, he could still make the preliminary judgment that these were boss-level monsters.

That was because their names had become the giant frost ape king.

They were creatures with purple fur all over their bodies and were stronger and bigger.

With just a light pat from any one of them, he would be turned into meat paste.

Lu Yuan had to carefully walk past the monsters that he needed to bypass. He could not make them alarmed, otherwise, he would be finished.

If it was not for the fact that Lu Yuan had a thieves' legendary skill, he would have been discovered countless times already!

Taking advantage of the fact that there was still a little time left for his Stealth, Lu Yuan arrived at one of the small platforms.

He did not see any giant frost ape kings near this small platform, it should be a small vacuum zone.

Standing here, Lu Yuan quickly dispelled the Stealth state that was granted to him by Shadow Following, and it entered cooldown.

After +3 upgrades, the cooldown time was only 22 minutes.

Hence, he only needed to wait for 22 minutes before he could enter Stealth again!

...

Just as Lu Yuan was about to die from waiting, and the cooldown time was about to end in 10 seconds, a giant frost ape king with purple fur all over its body started walking towards Lu Yuan.

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The sound of its footsteps on the ice bridge made faint sounds of ice being crushed, but it was very intimidating.

[Giant Frost Ape King] (Boss)

[Level]: ?

[HP]: ?

[Skills]: ?

[Description]: In the depths of the Frost Cave, there are giant frost apes that have absorbed a large amount of frost elements and thus transformed into giant frost ape kings. They possess extremely powerful frost manipulation abilities.

...

Lu Yuan could not help but curse in his heart!

It turned out that this place was not a blind spot, but a position where the patrolling giant frost ape kings would pass by every half-an-hour!

The giant frost ape king was getting closer and closer!

Chapter 29: Damned Solaka

Lu Yuan could only continue compressing himself into a smaller space as he tried to retreat. š‘š‘’š˜„š‘›š‘œš˜·š‘’š‘™.š˜°š‘Ÿš‘”

But at this moment, he suddenly realized that there was another giant frost ape king behind him.

If he retreated too quickly, he might enter the area that might trigger the giant frost ape king's alarm.

God knows what would happen if the alarm of the giant frost king apes was triggered.

What if at that time, if all the giant frost king apes were alarmed, they would directly destroy some of the ice bridges or passages, or what if they would cast some kind of large area spell which could cover and launch attacks over the whole place?

If that time came, Lu Yuan would have no chance to even express his regret.

So this was what it really meant to infiltrate the enemies' base!

Those stories of infiltration where all the enemies were killed by the protagonist were all lies!

Lu Yuan was so nervous that he was sweating.

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His eyes were locked on the cooldown time of the Shadow Following skill.

3...

2...

1!

Just as the giant frost ape king was about to approach Lu Yuan, Lu Yuan's figure disappeared into the void, and instantly, all trace of him vanished.

When the giant frost ape king passed by, it did not find anything unusual.

Lu Yuan could not help but let out a long sigh of relief.

Thank God! Just a little longer and he would've been dead meat!

Fortunately, he managed to enter Stealth in time.

After this small interlude, Lu Yuan continued to explore ahead by relying on his Stealth state.

At the same time, he also marked the half-hour patrol mechanism at the point just now on the map.

According to the mission description, the more detailed he was in his records, the better rewards he would get, so he simply wrote down all he knew.

It was just that the current duration of his skill was no longer six minutes, it was only three minutes, which was neither too long nor too short.

Still, Lu Yuan was satisfied.

He continued to explore bit by bit.

...

Finally, after waiting for an unknown number of skill cooldowns, Lu Yuan completed exploring 97% of the map.

The last 3% was probably the deepest part of the area.

Lu Yuan stood on a small platform and looked at the area in front of him.

He found it very mysterious.

In front of him was a piece of polar ice.

However, in the middle of this polar ice, there was a huge object.

It was in the shape of a heart and was even beating like a heart.

The difference between it and a normal heart was that it was made of ice crystals. There were layers of ice crystals on it, and it looked very spectacular.

It was crystal clear and carried glittering colors, seeming enchanting to the eyes.

In the surroundings, there was an unceasing flow of frost elements gathering toward the heart.

They lit up the surroundings with a dazzling light, which was extremely beautiful.

For a moment, Lu Yuan was stunned by the scene.

This was simply a miracle!

It was like it was naturally born to exist as such.

No wonder this place was called the Frost Worship Ground.

So this was what they were worshipping here.

If it wasn't that Lu Yuan's current strength was a little lacking, he might have even thought of taking this thing away.

Cough cough, just borrowing it to admire.

But Lu Yuan did not act rashly, because in between him and the heart, there were many giant frost ape kings. Just a rough headcount totaled up to more than a dozen of them.

There was even one with golden fur in the middle. It looked even more advanced and powerful.

It was not something that Lu Yuan could afford to offend.

These giant frost ape kings seemed to be worshipping the heart formed from frost crystals!

It was simply a mysterious phenomenon.

Without thinking too much about it, Lu Yuan quickly filled in the last 3% of the map and left.

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It wouldn't do him any good to take another look anyway.

However, at this time, Lu Yuan realized that he could not directly return to the city and leave this place.

It was as if there was some kind of restriction, so he was only left with the choice of walking out with his two feet.

Lu Yuan's heart was filled with ten thousand f*cking curses.

Since this was the case, he had to slowly inch his way out again.

...

After waiting for the cooldown of Shadow Following skill for God knows how many times, and feeling tired to the point of death, Lu Yuan finally exited the Frost Cave.

"Damn it! This mission is simply a scam! If that damned Solaka doesn't give me any benefits, that'll be too ridiculous!"

At this time, the sky outside had already lit up slightly.

Some of the residents of Amber City had woke up and started their day's activities, the city gradually became lively.

Soon, Lu Yuan returned to Rogge's Magic Research Institute.

Lu Yuan pushed the door open and entered. He saw that Rogge and Solaka were still here.

Solaka looked calm and composed, while Rogge was cursing.

At first glance, the two of them looked like enemies.

Seeing Lu Yuan walking in, Solaka couldn't help but smile.

"I didn't expect you to be back so soon! I'm so very shocked!"

Lu Yuan was full of anger from his experience in the Frost Cave and did not bother to hide his long face when facing Solaka.

He directly threw the magic scroll that recorded the map to Solaka.

"The map is recorded here. Take a look for yourself. I should have completed the mission."

Solaka took the map that Lu Yuan threw to him and eagerly checked it.

After opening the magic scroll, he saw that it was indeed a map of the Frost Worship Ground.

In the deepest part of the area on the map, there was even a record of the Heart of Frost.

As Solaka looked on, he showed an excited expression.

"That's right! This is it! Come, kid, this is your reward."

With a wave of Solaka's hand, a golden light went into Lu Yuan's body.

[Congratulations to the player for completing the hidden mission - Investigate the Frost Worship Ground!]

[Obtained 1,500 EXP! Obtained 20 gold coins! Obtained Solaka's gift!]

His EXP bar only moved forward by a bit. As his level increased, the EXP required to level up also gradually increased.

It was unlike the beginning, where one could advance several levels in a row with every mission completed.

Lu Yuan checked his backpack.

He found that Solaka's gift was a random potion.

[Solaka's Gift]

[Description]: Solaka has meticulously refined many high-quality potions. Do you want to know what's inside? Just open it and you'll know.

Lu Yuan opened it straight away.

[Congratulations to the player for obtaining the potion - Hot-blooded Potion * 5!]

[Hot-blooded Potion]

[Rarity] : Blue

[Level] : Level 10

[Effect]: Upon usage, the player's attack power will be increased by 30% for 120 seconds, while defense power will be reduced by 30%. Disappears after use.

[Description]: A potion that Solaka specially developed for powerful warriors. It can increase one's attack power for a certain period of time, but the price is that one's defense power will also be reduced accordingly. After all, the best attack is the best defense.

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After Lu Yuan finished reading all this, he could not help but look at Solaka.

Damn it! You're only giving me this?! Doesn't your conscience hurt?!

Lu Yuan knew that he had been cheated by Solaka again!

What kind of reward was this?

This potion did not seem to have any effect at all!

It was simply a scam!

Seemingly to have sensed Lu Yuan's gaze, Solaka said with a smile, "How is it? You're satisfied with the reward, no?"

Lu Yuan cursed at him, "If I accept any other one of your missions, I'm a dog!"

Rogge ignored the grudge between Lu Yuan and Solaka.

He asked appropriately at the right time, "What did the investigation find?"

Chapter 30: Come Back in Three Days!

After hearing Rogge's question, Solaka put away his cheeky smile and put on a serious face.

"I'm afraid it has something to do with that existence! Take a look for yourself. In the depths of the worship ground, there is a Heart of Frost!"

"What?!"

Roger was instantly shocked when he heard Solaka's words!

He then snatched the magic scroll from Solaka's hand and examined it himself.

As expected, he found the problem when he examined it.

"So this is the case... So this is actually the case..."

After taking a look at the map, Rogge wore a blank expression, as if he had understood something.

At this moment, Solaka looked at Lu Yuan with a smile on his face.

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"Kid, I wonder if you dare to accept the follow-up mission?"

Lu Yuan narrowed his eyes and looked at Solaka who was in front of him, his face full of the words "as if I will be fooled again".

You've already cheated me once, and now you want to do it again?

Solaka was also quite helpless as he said, "There's nothing I can do about it. These lucky draws can only be said to be based on luck."

Lu Yuan could not help but say, "So you mean that my luck is very bad, which is why I only got blue-grade potions?"

When Solaka heard Lu Yuan's words, he immediately fell silent as well.

Because in Solaka's settings for the lucky draw, the blue-grade potions were the lowest grade among the rewards.

All of this could only be blamed on Lu Yuan's bad luck.

Solaka was instantly speechless.

After a moment of silence, Solaka opened his mouth again and said, "How about this, I will personally give you three bottles of good potion, and you come over in three days to complete the follow-up mission."

After saying that, Soraka directly threw three bottles of potion at Lu Yuan. šš‹ššŽššļ½Žšš˜ļ½–ššŽšš•.šš—ššŽšš

Lu Yuan then saw the attributes of the potions. They were on a completely different level from the potions that he had obtained just now.

[Boiling Potion]

[Rarity] : Purple

[Level] : Level 10

[Effect]: Upon usage, the player's attack power will increase by 30% for 180 seconds, skill damage will increase by 20%. Disappears after use.

[Description]: A potion that Solaka specially developed for powerful warriors. After modification, it can increase one's attack power for a certain period of time, and at the same time, increase one's skill damage. There are no side effects.

...

[Burning Potion]

[Rarity]: Purple

[Level]: Level 10

[Effects]: Upon usage, for 180 seconds, the player's MP recovery speed will increase by 100%, skill cooldown and spell casting time will decrease by 30%. Disappears after use.

[Description]: A potion developed by Solaka specifically for mages who are full of Intelligence. After modification, it can increase one's MP recovery speed for a certain period of time, as well as reduce one's cooldown time and casting time of skills. There are no side effects.

...

[Soul Dreaming Potion]

[Rarity]: Purple

[Level]: Level 10

[Effect]: Upon usage, within 180 seconds, the player's HP will increase by 30%, and HP recovery speed will increase by 100%, while defense and anti-interruption ability will increase by 30%. Disappears after use.

[Description]: A potion developed by Soraka specifically for the guardian knights. After modification, it can increase one's HP upper limit for a certain period of time, while increasing one's HP recovery speed and defense at the same time. There are no side effects.

Such attributes were simply awesome.

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These are useful potions. Although the potions he obtained from the lucky draw just now could also increase a certain amount of attack power, they sacrificed defense power, thus they had side effects.

With this comparison, one would know which were more awesome.

The attribute bonuses of these potions were all useful, they could simply be considered to be the strongest battle buffs.

Lu Yuan was not greedy. Being able to have these potions in his hands could already be considered as a trump card of his.

Since Solaka had said so, Lu Yuan agreed to come back in three days.

However, seeing the reactions of the two NPCs just now, and hearing their conversations, Lu Yuan could tell that the follow-up missions were probably not going to be simple. Perhaps the whole matter was related to some powerful monster.

It was hard to say for sure.

But currently, he could only wait and see. Fortunately, three days in the game were not equivalent to three days in reality, so he shouldn't have to wait for long.

With this, Lu Yuan left Rogge's Magic Research Institute.

When he walked to the streets outside, Lu Yuan could already see some players appearing one after another.

After such a period of time, it was not strange to see other players in the main city.

However, this also gave Lu Yuan a rough idea of what was going on, and at the same time, he was a little anxious.

If Lu Yuan did not hurry up, some of the good things in Amber City would be excavated by other players.

He had mentioned it before, but in his previous life, one of the strategy teams was stationed in Amber City. There were over a hundred people in the strategy team.

Everyone in the team would try to trigger the NPCs or do things that would increase or decrease the NPCs' favorability towards them in an attempt to trigger the NPCs' missions.

With this kind of trial and error, it was very easy for them to trigger hidden missions.

He had to take advantage of the fact that the members of the strategy team had not fully leveled up yet, and there were only a few of them at most now, thus they would not be able to discover anything for the time being.

Lu Yuan had to speed up.

As he walked, he thought about this problem.

Without realizing it, Lu Yuan had already walked into the inner city.

After entering the inner city, it was obvious that the security here was much tighter.

Guards could be seen everywhere.

One could enter the inner city, but there were many places in the inner city that one could not go.

This was because although the inner city did need resources from the outer city, it mainly provided residences for the nobles and the descendants of the royal family.

Hence, to enter these manors, one needed to have clearance documents or tokens.

Further in, there was the City Lord's mansion. It sat in the center of the inner city, its buildings extremely majestic.

Usually, the City Lord of Amber City would work in the City Lord's mansion.

Near the City Lord's mansion, there was an extremely exquisite mansion.

Those who knew the inner city knew that this was the mansion of the City Lord's daughter.

At the entrance of the mansion, the guards were similarly strict. Anyone who passed by would be interrogated.

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Lu Yuan's goal this time was exactly the Princess' mansion.

"Stop! Who is it!"

Lu Yuan was questioned by the guards as soon as he arrived.

Three guards walked over in unison with sharp spears in their hands pointing at Lu Yuan.

If Lu Yuan made any unexpected moves, a few holes would appear on him.

Lu Yuan took the initiative to express his goodwill. "Brothers, I'm here on a mission because of the Princess' illness!"

Hearing Lu Yuan suddenly mention the Princess' illness, the expressions of the few guards suddenly changed.

Although they were still looking at Lu Yuan warily, they had already put away the weapons in their hands.

For the time being, the atmosphere relaxed for quite a bit.

"Are you a doctor? You don't look like one. Instead, you look like a thief!"

Chapter 31: The Princess' Illness

The one who seemed to be the captain of the guard team kept examining Lu Yuan.

He didn't have any other choice but to seem uncourteous.

After all, he was responsible for the security of the Princess' mansion. Naturally, he couldn't allow any blunders.

However, the Princess' illness was confidential to begin with. It was a secret mission that had been entrusted to the higher-ups within a small area.

Hearing Lu Yuan's sudden words, he naturally needed to examine him carefully.

Lu Yuan coughed lightly and continued: "Of course, I'm not a thief, but I'm not a doctor either. In fact, I'm... Um, I was sent by Solaka. The greatest Alchemist Solaka sent me here. I heard that the Princess has fallen ill, so I rushed here. I have a way to treat the Princess' illness."

When the guard heard that Lu Yuan was so confident and even mentioned the Alchemist Solaka's name, his guard against him immediately became less.

"Alright, follow me. You guys continue to guard here! Don't let any suspicious people slip past you!"

"Yes!"

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Then, Lu Yuan followed the guard captain into the Princess' mansion.

After entering the Princess' mansion, Lu Yuan finally understood what luxury was.

The interior decoration was very exquisite with the aura of nature. The moment he entered, a huge courtyard barged into his eyes.

Around the courtyard, there were some very beautiful trees and some rockery, the chirping of birds could also be vaguely heard.

There was also a pond in the middle of the courtyard where some small fish were playing.

Lu Yuan sighed in his heart. As expected of the place where the Princess lived. It was so very luxurious.

When they arrived at the backroom, he was immediately ordered to stop by the guard captain.

"Halt! I'll go ask for instructions! A word of advice. It's best not to act rashly. Here, someone can take your life at any time!"

It was normal for the guard captain to warn Lu Yuan. After all, he had brought Lu Yuan here, so naturally, there were other experts in charge of this area.

Otherwise, if a ruffian had entered, the consequences would be unimaginable.

After the guard captain went to ask for instructions concisely, a middle-aged woman walked out from the backroom. š™—š’†š™™š’š™¤š™«š™šš™”.š™£š™šš’•

One could see that she had spent quite a lot on maintaining herself. At first glance, she looked very young.

She was also wearing extremely luxurious jewelry and clothes.

Lu Yuan also saw the name of this NPC, Diana.

Diana walked out and looked at Lu Yuan.

"You said that you can cure the Princess' illness?"

The moment she spoke, one could feel her dignified temperament. This was a temperament that could only be nurtured in one by being in a high position for a long time.

Lu Yuan said in a neither servile nor overbearing manner, "That's right! I can cure the Princess' illness!"

Diana nodded and said, "Very well! The younger generation can be regarded with respect!"

[Diana has issued you a sole mission - Cure the Princess!]

[Mission Requirement]: One day, the Princess of Amber City fell ill with a strange illness, causing her to be bedridden. Every day, she would be in a daze, and every day, she would only be awake for about an hour. Therefore, your mission is to cure the Princess' illness. You will receive a generous reward if you succeed.

[Mission Reward]: 3000 EXP, 50 gold coins, 50 reputation points, a mysterious gift from the Princess!

[Mission Failure]: You will never be allowed to enter the Princess' mansion again, the Princess' favorability towards you -500!

[Time Limit] : 72 hours.

As expected, the mission was successfully triggered, and Lu Yuan immediately accepted it without hesitation.

The time given by the mission was three days. Based on his memories from his previous life, Lu Yuan had long familiarized himself with the process of this mission.

He knew that the time was completely sufficient to complete the mission!

Diana revealed a smile, "In that case, I'll await your good news. Come and find me when you're ready."

With that, Diana went back to the backroom.

Lu Yuan also left.

...

In the backroom of the Princess' mansion, it was just so that the Princess had woken up. She saw Diana, who had been taking care of her, suddenly go out for a while before coming back.

She could not help but ask curiously, "What's wrong? Did something happen outside?"

Diana smiled and said, "Nothing much. Just now, a young man came over and said that he could treat your illness. Let him try for now."

Hearing Diana's words, the Princess' expression suddenly darkened.

"Will my illness really recover? If he can truly cure me, I will thank him properly."

Diana could not help but sigh softly. It was really hard to say.

...

Lu Yuan quickly left the inner city.

When he returned to the outer city, he could still feel the hustle and bustle of the outer city.

Not only were there some peddlers, but there were also many pedestrians. In addition, some of the players had moved in.

The whole city was bustling.

After Lu Yuan received the mission, the mission notification on it changed to "go back to look for Diana after you are ready".

He still had 71 hours and 50 minutes left to complete the mission.

The countdown started the moment he received the mission.

"Fortunately, I know what kind of illness the Princess has. I really admire those guys who had researched it in my previous life. Even without any clues, they can still comb out such a mission line."

The illness that the Princess was suffering from was called the Frost Moss Disease, where there were frost elements within her that were constantly eroding her body.

As a result, she was muddleheaded all day and only had one hour of being conscious each day.

According to the normal procedure of the mission, one had to perform a preliminary assessment of the Princess' illness, then search through the ancient books and determine the cause of the illness.

After determining the cause of the illness, one would then have to find a physician who could treat the illness.

Then, through various clues, one would learn that there was such a physician in Amber City who could cure the Frost Moss Disease.

After some time, one would finally find this physician.

After finding the physician, one would then have to complete the task of looking for the relevant ingredients and making the potion.

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Each step was equally tedious!

It was simply not something that a human could complete within such a short time!

"But the current me already knows who the physician is!"

According to the memories of his previous life, Lu Yuan already knew who the physician was, and he even knew where he was!

This was Lu Yuan's advantage.

According to the route in his memory, Lu Yuan crossed the street and walked through various alleys.

Finally, he found the location of the physician in one of the alleys.

Almost no one would come here, even players would not set foot in this place.

Lu Yuan raised his head and saw a clinic. The sign read Rhine Clinic.

The sign had many years of history, the words on it had been eroded till they were almost too faint to read.

Chapter 32: Searching for the Fire Spirit Herb

Lu Yuan gently knocked on the door. "Is anyone here? Is Sir Rhine here?"

After a while, sounds of movement inside could be heard.

Creak!

The door was opened.

"Who are you looking for?"

It was an old man who had opened the door.

However, his gaze was very sharp, and his body was still as strong as ever.

Lu Yuan said promptly, "Sir Rhine, I'm here to treat an illness."

When Rhine heard this, he was immediately a little angry and said, "Find someone else to treat the illness! There's no one here to treat illnesses!"

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Just as he finished speaking, Rhine slammed the door shut.

Rhine had a very strange temper. As long as it was someone who made him unhappy, he would not treat the person.

This was also the reason why Rhine got angry the moment he laid eyes on Lu Yuan, because he could feel the aura of a thief on Lu Yuan, and Rhine hated thieves.

Lu Yuan could not help but be shocked. He had forgotten about this.

Hence, Lu Yuan put away the dagger and took out a white staff he got from somewhere, which changed his demeanor quite a lot.

Lu Yuan knocked on the door again.

"Sir Rhine, there's been a misunderstanding. I'm not a thief."

Creak!

The door opened again.

"Please leave quickly and stop knocking on the door. Otherwise, I'll call the guards over!"

Rhine seemed to be a little angry.

Lu Yuan was very calm and continued to say, "Sir Rhine, please look. I'm indeed not a thief. In fact, I'm a mage's apprentice learning low-level magic."

Lu Yuan gestured a few times and used the beginner magic skill, Summon Fire.

A ball of flames appeared in Lu Yuan's hand.

When Rhine saw it, he could not help but be stunned, and the expression in his eyes immediately changed.

"So you really are a mage's apprentice."

Lu Yuan nodded and said, "Yes, there was indeed a misunderstanding before."

...

Since the misunderstanding was resolved, Lu Yuan entered Rhine's Clinic.

After entering, he could see that although the facilities here were a little old, the equipment was still very complete.

"Young man, what disease do you have?"

Lu Yuan answered truthfully, "The Frost Moss Disease. I hope that Sir Rhine can create the potion to cure this disease."

When Rhine heard Lu Yuan mention the Frost Moss Disease, he could not help but be taken aback, as if he had recalled something terrible.

"What?! Did you say the Frost Moss Disease? Are you sure it's the Frost Moss Disease?" šš‹ļ½…ļ½„ļ½Žšš˜ššŸļ½…ļ½Œ.ļ½ƒļ½šš–

Rhine was very shocked.

For a moment, Rhine could not believe it.

Lu Yuan nodded and said, "That's right, it's indeed the Frost Moss Disease!"

Rhine could not help but sink into his memories.

"This sickness is a sequela that occurred after the snowstorm that year that suddenly swept over Amber City and took many people's lives. When the snowstorm stopped, what followed was this sickness, which caused many to suffer excruciating pain. This is a disease caused by the invasion of frost elements into the human body. According to the results of the research conducted by the alchemists and mages at that time, the frost elements were the remnants of the snowstorm, but they were enough to leave people with this kind of illness!"

As he said this, Rhine could not help but look at Lu Yuan.

"Young man, let me ask you again. Are you sure it is the real Frost Moss Disease?"

Lu Yuan nodded again. "I'm sure!"

Rhine could not help but sigh. "I thought we had cleaned up all the frost elements back then, but I didn't expect it to still exist. Well, maybe this is fate. Young man, as long as you find the fire spirit herb, I can make the potion for it."

With Rhine's words, Lu Yuan also saw the change in his mission notification.

[Mission notification: Find three fire spirit herbs and give them to Rhine.]

The location of the fire spirit herbs was not difficult to find. It was near a fire cave not far south of Amber City.

Lu Yuan knew the location.

Hence, he quickly left the city and headed straight towards the south.

According to the route in his memory, after leaving through the south gate, he had to pass through an area of woodland and turn into a mountain range from a small path.

Then, he would see a place surrounded by flames where the surrounding temperatures would be rising rapidly.

The color of red flames would be everywhere, and it would seem terrifying as if one had entered a flaming mountain, but these flames were not corrosive. It was just that their temperatures were a little high and they looked somewhat terrifying.

Lu Yuan soon arrived at his destination, and he could already see a fire spirit herb in front of him.

However, there was a monster called the fire python guarding it.

It was only normal for there to be monsters guarding these kinds of spiritual herbs.

[Fire Python] (Elite)

[Level]: 18

[HP]: 2,500

[Skills]: Flame, Bind, Tail Whip, Devour

[Description]: A kind of python that lives near fire caves. It treats the fire spirit herbs as its food to absorb the power of the flames, which allows it to gain a certain amount of flame evolution.

Hiss, hiss!

This fire python was spitting out its red tongue, its gaze already locked on to Lu Yuan.

In the eyes of this fire python, an intruder like Lu Yuan was to be killed without mercy.

Suddenly, its huge head poked over and bit at Lu Yuan.

It looked extremely ferocious.

Lu Yuan had already reequipped Noah's Dagger.

His gaze was bright as he looked in the direction of the incoming attack. Lu Yuan slid to the side and made the fire python's attack miss.

Then, taking advantage of the fire python's inability to react in time, Lu Yuan brandished the dagger and quickly slashed at it.

[-40!]

[-38!]

[-39!]

[-41!]

...

A series of damage was dealt on the python, causing the fire python to feel pain.

With a roar, it used Tail Whip against Lu Yuan.

Lu Yuan noted the rhythm of the python's attack and paid great attention to his footwork.

Then, with a big [MISS], he dodged this attack once again.

Lu Yuan took advantage of this gap and quickly pulled away.

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With a raise of his hand, he activated and threw the Frost Descent skill over.

A layer of frost appeared on the fire python's head. Icicles formed from frost descended and aimed at the fire python.

[-341!]

[-357!]

[-345!]

...

A terrifying amount of damage was dealt. Within the duration of the Frost Descent skill, the fire python was killed.

The HP of such a monster was not very high. It was only slightly higher than that of the giant frost ape.

However, to Lu Yuan who had already mastered the Frost Descent skill, it was not considered much.

Plus his skill had been upgraded and strengthened.

Chapter 33: Creation of the Potion Complete

Unfortunately, the cooldown time of Frost Descent was a whole 160 seconds, otherwise, Lu Yuan would have been invincible.

Who could withstand such a devastating area skill?

After killing the fire python, Lu Yuan scooped up the loot and stuffed it into his backpack.

The equipment dropped was a staff, but its level was limited to level 15, so Lu Yuan couldn't equip it for the time being.

Thus he could only put it aside for now.

Lu Yuan put the fire spirit herb into his backpack.

Then, with the same method, he killed two more fire pythons very quickly. With this, he had obtained three fire spirit herbs.

It was still a breeze for him.

However, Lu Yuan knew that there were relatively complicated follow-up missions.

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After Lu Yuan gave the three fire spirit herbs to Rhine, Rhine was greatly shocked as he did not expect that Lu Yuan would be able to get the fire spirit herbs so quickly.

"Young man, you have completed the task with excellence. I will create the potion for you now!"

Then, Rhine fiddled with some of the instruments on the experiment table. The instruments looked like they were used to synthesize potions.

The process was a little different from what the alchemists did to refine potions.

It was more about extracting the medicinal properties of the herbs and then fusing them into a relatively mild medicinal liquid. It was easier to take, and at the same time, it could cure its patients better.

Unexpectedly, after a while, Rhine shouted, "Oh no! I didn't expect that after such a period of time, the magic power of the Aiya Magic Stone I have is no longer enough."

Lu Yuan was not surprised at all.

In his previous life, Lu Yuan already knew that this mission was rather complicated.

"Young man, I need you to find a lady named Shereen and ask for one Aiya Magic Stone."

Lu Yuan nodded and agreed, "Alright, please leave it to me."

[Mission update: Find Lady Shereen and ask for one Aiya Magic Stone.]

Lady Shereen was a scholar who frequently studied magic runes.

She could be considered an old friend of Rhine.

Lu Yuan followed the directions as indicated in the instructions and found Lady Shereen in a relatively remote area.

Usually, scholars who conducted magic research would do so in relatively remote areas. Otherwise, once the magic went out of control, it would lead to casualties, and would even cause quite a stir in the city, which was unnecessary.

"Oh? You said that you were sent here by that old man Rhine? Hmph! I didn't expect that old fellow to still be alive. Not only is he not dead, he even wants one of my Aiya Magic Stones!"

From Lady Shereen's words, Lu Yuan could tell that the relationship between the two of them was extraordinary, the tone of their conversation was very similar to that of best friends.

They both loved and hated each other.

Since he was asking her for a favor, Lu Yuan's attitude was naturally very good.

"Yes, my respected Lady. It was Sir Rhine who asked me to come. The reason that Sir Rhine needs the Aiya Magic Stone is that he needs to create the potion to treat the Frost Moss Disease."

When Lady Shereen heard this term, she immediately revealed a shocked expression.

"I didn't expect it to be this. After so many years, this illness has actually appeared once again."

After that, Shereen's expression changed again and she looked at Lu Yuan.

"Help me deliver a letter, and I'll give you the Aiya Magic Stone."

Lu Yuan nodded to indicate that this was not a problem.

Soon, Lady Shereen sat at the table and wrote a letter. Surprisingly, Lu Yuan found that the words she used were magic characters.

Those who had not studied magic characters would not be able to see the words on the letter.

From a bystander's point of view, it was as if Lady Shereen was moving her pen but was writing nothing as the paper seemed to be as blank as the void.

After a moment, the letter was finished.

"Alright, go and give this letter to Enel. I'll give the Aiya Magic Stone to you when you return. Don't think about slacking off. I'll receive feedback after he receives the letter."

...

[System notification: Current mission progress has been updated. Please deliver the letter to Enel]

Thus, Lu Yuan started running errands again.

Enel was in the Mages' Guild.

Enel was currently in charge of the Guild's magic education work.

It was very fitting with his retirement life.

When he saw that Lu Yuan had come with a letter, he was also a little surprised.

"Oh? I didn't expect Shereen to write to me. How rare. Back then, she had said that she would never contact me again."

Lu Yuan pretended to not understand his words.

"I think she may have something important that she needs to tell you."

Enel looked very kind. As the mentor of beginner mages, he was enjoying life after retirement.

Naturally, he seemed amiable and was good-natured.

"Alright, young man, please return. I've already received the letter."

Thus, the simple errand ended.

[Mission update: Please report to Lady Shereen.] š˜£š˜¦š˜„š‘›š˜°š˜·š˜¦š‘™ļ¼Žš˜Æš˜¦š˜µ

...

After Lu Yuan left, Enel took the letter back to his office and closed the door, only then did he take out the letter.

"What exactly happened? She even used magic characters to encrypt it."

Then, as he continued reading, Enel's expression gradually changed, as if he had seen something extremely terrifying.

"I didn't expect it to be because of this... After so many years, it actually appeared again..."

...

Lu Yuan quickly returned and reported to Lady Shereen.

"My respected Lady, I've already sent the letter. I think you should have already noticed."

Lady Shereen could not help but nod and said, "You're right, young man. I've already received the feedback. Come, this is the Aiya Magic Stone for you."

As she spoke, Shereen waved her hand in the air, and a magic stone emitting a faint green light appeared, which then slowly floated towards Lu Yuan.

Lu Yuan put the Aiya Magic Stone away.

He had finally obtained the important mission item.

"Alright, I have already given you the Aiya Magic Stone. Please go back."

[System notification: Current mission progress has been updated. Please hand the Aiya Magic Stone over to Rhine.]

...

Soon, Lu Yuan returned to Rhine's Clinic once again.

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"Sir Rhine, I've already obtained the Aiya Magic Stone."

Rhine nodded as he took the Aiya Magic Stone from Lu Yuan.

"With the support of this Aiya Magic Stone, I should be able to extract the medicinal properties and create the potion very soon."

Rhine began the work he had on his hands.

The creation of potions was quite meticulous.

One had to first extract the medicinal power of the spirit herbs, then add some neutralizing agents or catalysts to neutralize or catalyze the medicinal power.

The proportions needed to be perfectly controlled.

One could only see a pale green magical glow appear on the experiment table.

In a short while, the medicinal power was extracted.

Soon after, the potion was created.

Chapter 34: Mission to Awaken the Princess, Completed!

"Yes! The fire spirit potion has finally been successfully created once again."

Following Rhine's excited voice, Lu Yuan also heard the system notification.

[System notification: The current mission progress has been updated, let the Princess take the fire spirit potion.]

After seeing the mission notification, Lu Yuan could not help but let out a long sigh of relief.

Finally, this mission was coming to an end.

The Princess would be given the medicine, which would allow her to wake up and eliminate the illness in her body.

After that, he would get the reward and would be able to leave.

It was that simple.

However, matters went out of Lu Yuan's expectations and the process did not seem to be that simple.

"Young man, this is the fire spirit potion. Please let me go with you. I want to take a look at the Frost Moss Disease."

[System notification: The current mission progress has been updated. Please take Rhine with you and let the Princess take the fire spirit potion.]

Seeing the mission notification, Lu Yuan could not help but curse in his heart.

Why was this old man suddenly so meddlesome? Really, I can handle such matters myself.

After calming down, Lu Yuan suspected that this might be related to the pre-missions just now.

Lu Yuan had skipped the previously needed investigation, so he did not go through the complicated pre-missions.

Therefore, Rhine might have some questions at this stage, and thus wanted to follow him to see how the patient was doing.

Lu Yuan silently criticized the old man in his heart, "If you knew that the person with the illness was the Princess of Amber City, would you be shocked?"

...

The result was that Rhine was not shocked.

Lu Yuan and Rhine soon arrived at the Princess' mansion.

The security here was still very tight.

Rhine looked like he had seen and experienced a lot, so how could he have been shocked by the identity of a mere Princess?

"You're saying that the person who has the Frost Moss Disease is the Princess of Amber City?"

Lu Yuan nodded: "That's right, it's the Princess."

Hearing this, Rhine's expression turned a little solemn.

He was probably wondering that with the Princess' noble status, how did she come into contact with the frost elements.

Furthermore, she had allowed the frost elements to enter her body.

This made Rhine puzzled.

The guard captain recognized Lu Yuan and quickly brought them to where the Princess was.

Diana walked out and saw Lu Yuan and Rhine. She could not help but feel a little surprised.

"You are... Young man, is this the solution you have found?"

Lu Yuan took the initiative to speak: "This is Sir Rhine. He has successfully created the fire spirit potion which can cure the Princess' illness."

Hearing Lu Yuan's words, Diana's expression could not help but change.

"I didn't expect that after so many years... there's still someone who can create the fire spirit potion."

Rhine's gaze was neither servile nor overbearing as he said, "The Frost Moss Disease has always been a concern of mine, naturally, I will not leave the patient be, whether that patient is the Princess or a beggar on the street."

Just as he finished speaking, the guard captain shouted sternly: "How dare you compare the Princess to a beggar!"

After saying that, he wanted to throw Rhine out.

However, Diana waved her hand, and the guard captain had no choice but to cease his actions.

"You're still the same."

Then, Diana could not help but let out a long sigh.

"I've been looking for you for a long time. I thought that you were no longer in Amber City. I didn't expect this young man to bring you here."

Rhine maintained his composure and said, "Well, I've been in Amber City the whole time."

Diana sighed softly.

"Alright, please come in. I think the Princess' should be able to recover from her illness this time."

Thus, Diana brought Lu Yuan and Rhine into the Princess' room.

The Princess' room was decorated in a very simple manner, with relatively plain decorations, and did not fit in with the luxury of the royal family.

Instead, there were more potted plants than luxurious decorations.

This was what the Princess wanted to see within her one hour of consciousness every day.

Now, she was lying quietly on the bed.

"The Princess is here. Please pass the fire spirit potion to me, I will feed it to the Princess," Diana took the initiative to say as such.

Rhine then passed the fire spirit potion to Diana.

Diana came to the bedside and gently helped the Princess up. Then, she opened the fire spirit potion.

Immediately, she could smell a very fresh aura with a faint scent of flames.

Lu Yuan took a glance and found that the Princess was in a very bad state.

Her entire person was like white frost, terrifyingly white.

Her complexion was a sickly white, and one could vaguely see that some of her blood vessels had already turned black.

So this was the Frost Moss Disease.

She had lost her clear consciousness. š›šžš—±š—»šØšÆš—²š—¹.šœšØš¦

As the Princess took the medicine, her skin gradually began to recover some color.

Then, she seemed to have regained some temperature.

As the potion gradually spread in the Princess' body, it took effect.

The Princess also felt a burning power that was dispelling the frost in her body.

She couldn't help but moan in comfort.

After this, the Princess gradually woke up.

"This is..."

Diana couldn't help but be delighted when she saw that the Princess had come to.

"Alice, you're finally awake! Oh my God, this is unbelievable!"

Alice, of course, was the name of the Princess.

Alice was still a little weak. She smiled slightly and said, "What nonsense are you talking about? Don't I wake up every day?"

At this moment, Diana's tears were about to flow out.

"This time it's different. This time, you're completely and truly awake."

After Alice heard that, she smiled in relief.

"So I'm saved. The young man you mentioned really did it."

Diana nodded happily.

"That's great..."

Rhine, who was silent at that moment, opened his mouth and said promptly, "The Princess'Frost Moss Disease has been dispelled. May I ask the Princess a few questions?"

Diana stopped him and said, "The Princess has just recovered from her illness. Please allow her to rest for a few days."

Unexpectedly, Princess Alice said, "It's alright. I'm fine now. I can feel that my consciousness has recovered. The frost elements in my body have gradually disappeared. A flame that makes me very warm is dispelling the frost."

Diana seemed to be a little anxious.

"Alice..."

The Princess still insisted, "It's alright. If you have anything to ask, fire away. I will answer whatever I know."

Lu Yuan was also curious as to the questions that Rhine would ask.

Chapter 35: The Appearance of the Apostle

Since Princess Alice had said so, Rhine did not have any apprehensions of asking the wrong question.

"Based on my simple observation, I found that the Princess' illness appeared about three days ago. Am I right?" Rhine said calmly.

When they heard this, Alice and Diana could not help but be shocked, because Rhine was right.

That was indeed the case. Alice's Frost Moss Disease had appeared three days ago, and her condition got worse by the day since then.

Alice could not help but nod. "You're right, Mr. Rhine."

From Alice and Diana's expressions just now, one could already observe that Rhine's speculations were correct

"And thus, Princess, another question. In the six hours before the onset of the illness, what did you come into contact with, or rather, who did you come into contact with?"

Hearing this question, Princess Alice revealed a look of reminiscence, and she looked as if she was somewhat pained.

"Someone I came into contact with... Could it be him?"

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Hearing that she had indeed come into contact with someone, Rhine hurriedly asked who it was and what had happened.

"That day... was the day I would visit the outer city every week. When I had just finished my sightseeing and was prepared to return to the mansion, I met a dispirited knight on a street in the eastern district. His clothes were very tattered, and he looked like a beggar, very much down and out. But his base seemed very good, I could tell that he had a glorious past. I felt pity for him, and so I asked someone to give him some food."

...

Three days ago, in the eastern district.

"Someone, bring some food and warm clothes here."

Soon, a servant brought some food and clothes to her.

Alice personally handed the food and clothes over to the dispirited knight.

"Sir, there are some food and clothes here. I think they would be very useful to you."

The knight looked to be in his thirties. From his face, one could see that he was filled with vicissitudes.

However, at this moment, the dispirited knight's eyes were full of vigor. There seemed to be a faint blue light flowing in his eyes.

"My respected Princess, I didn't expect you to be so kind."

Alice smiled gently. "It's what I should do, isn't it? I hope these can help you."

The corners of the dispirited knight's mouth curled up into a wicked smile.

"Who wouldn't like such a kind Princess? Well, my kind-hearted Princess, you should experience this then."

Saying this, a faint blue light appeared with a wave of the dispirited knight's hand and entered the Princess' body.

For a moment, the Princess couldn't react on time and was puzzled as to what had just happened.

"What is this... ?"

The dispirited knight smiled wickedly.

"This is a gift given to you by my Lord because of your kindness. Enjoy it."

As soon as he said that, a gust of strong wind blew up in the surroundings. It was accompanied by a blizzard and frost, causing the temperature in the surroundings to drop to an extremely low level.

Her vision became blurry as a result of the blizzard and the knight disappeared in an instant.

...

"After the gust of strong wind stopped, the dispirited knight had disappeared. When I returned to my mansion at night, I felt an extremely cold element corroding my body. I was extremely cold. And so..."

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After listening carefully to Princess Alice's explanation, the room fell into silence.

Such a story sounded too bizarre.

What was the background of this dispirited knight?

From Alice's description, it could be seen that he was the culprit.

But what was the reason for him to have put in so much effort?

Lu Yuan could not help but ponder in his heart that the plot of this story was gradually developing in a further direction.

At this moment, Rhine broke the silence.

"Hernas..."

"What?!"

"What did you say?"

Lu Yuan could not help but raise his head and look at Rhine.

Diana and Alice also looked at Rhine in unison.

This was because the name Rhine had mentioned was that existence!

One of the Twelve Calamity Demons, Hernas!

They had always been the most taboo existence for humans because the Twelve Calamity Demons were simply too powerful.

Humans were a far cry from them, and they left humans with only despair and fear.

Rhine continued speaking: "Based on the Princess' description just now, I should be confident in saying that the seemingly dispirited knight should be an abyss-fallen person who serves Hernas as his master to obtain the frost power of Hernas. As such, he is the apostle of Hernas!"

Rhine's words were too shocking.

Even Lu Yuan, who was a bystander, could not help but be attracted by such a plot.

In his previous life, Lu Yuan knew that there was a disaster in Amber City that was related to Hernas.

To be precise, it was the power that Hernas had released to infiltrate the human world.

From there, apostles started to appear. They led many frost-eroded monsters and launched a fierce attack on Amber City.

This monster siege had once been recorded in the annals of history because it was too epic and ardent.

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Although Amber City was almost destroyed in the end, and many players had their levels reduced due to death in the game, everyone still could not help but feel excited about the realistic battle which even involved players.

Unfortunately, Lu Yuan did not know much about the details of the monster siege.

He only understood from later-on deciphering that it was planned by an apostle.

Lu Yuan could not help but be cautious.

Could it be that the two apostles were one and the same?

Diana frowned and said, "Are you sure? Rhine, can you take responsibility for what you said?"

Rhine said with a serious face, "I am 100% sure. The proof is the Frost Moss Disease! Back then, after the snowstorm, these kinds of symptoms appeared. My teacher, Moss also experienced them, but my teacher did not despair. Instead, he chose to use his own body as an experiment and successfully analyzed the kind of frost element involved. It was a trace of Hernas' power of the Laws of Ice and Snow, which formed a virus-like existence with frost elements. In the end, he developed the fire spirit potion that could dispel this illness, and thus the illness was named the Frost Moss Disease."

Hearing Rhine's words, everyone came to a sudden realization.

So there was such a story, even Diana did not know about it.

Alice's eyes turned solemn and she said, "If that's the case, we must issue an arrest warrant for this apostle! We can't let him do whatever he wants!"

Chapter 36: Purchasing Real Estate

The consequences of letting such a villain go unchecked could be quite serious.

On top of that, they still didn't know what his plans were.

Why did he plant such a frost element into the Princess' body?

Facing such a dangerous person, the priority was, of course, to find him.

Therefore, issuing a wanted notice was also one of the things they had to do.

No matter what, Princess Alice's illness had finally come to an end, she had already recovered.

Though, a bad feeling seemed to be lingering in the hearts of these NPCs.

At this time, Princess Alice opened her mouth and said, "Young warrior, you have successfully found Sir Rhine to create the fire spirit potion and cure my illness. Come, this is your reward."

The Princess raised her hand lightly, and a golden light entered Lu Yuan's body.

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[Congratulations to the player for completing the sole mission, Cure the Princess!]

[Obtained 3,000 EXP! Obtained 50 gold coins! Obtained 50 reputation points! Obtained a mysterious gift from the Princess!]

Finally!

After such a complicated mission, the reward was finally here!

Lu Yuan felt warmth as the golden light flashed, and the EXP he received allowed him to successfully level up to level 12.

However, all this was not very important.

The most important thing was the mysterious gift that the Princess had given him.

Lu Yuan opened his backpack, and sure enough, he saw a token lying quietly in his bag.

[The Princess' Command]

[Description]: Players can purchase any piece of land in the city without any restrictions.

In the game, after one's reputation reached a certain level, with a certain amount of reputation points and gold coins, one could buy a piece of land from the real estate management office in the city.

However, the locations of the land that players could buy were restricted, and some strategic locations were not available for players.

The locations that were open for purchase were usually not the best.

More or less, they were a little remote.

But now, after Lu Yuan obtained the Princess' Command, he could buy land outside the scope of the initial supply for players. Therefore, Lu Yuan could choose to buy a piece of land in the most prime location!

Anyone who understood real estate would understand the value of such freedom.

This was also why Lu Yuan had spent so much effort to complete this complicated mission.

After all, it was a gift from the Princess, who was much more generous than Solaka.

After accepting the Princess' reward, Princess Alice smiled at Lu Yuan and continued, "Young man, I admire your courage and wisdom. I wonder if you have enough courage to face the apostle of Hernas?"

[Alice has issued you the sole hidden mission - Face the Apostle!]

[Mission Requirement]: The appearance of the apostle of Hernas has made Alice feel uneasy, so she hopes that a brave person can investigate and find the apostle.

[Mission Reward]: 3,500 EXP, 70 gold coins, 70 reputation points, a self-selected treasure chest (purple), the Princess' mysterious gift!

[Mission Failure] : No punishment

[Mission Duration] : No restrictions

After seeing the mission notification, Lu Yuan decisively accepted the mission.

There was no time limit, and there was no punishment for mission failure.

It was a waste to reject this mission. Moreover, it was a sole hidden mission.

If he did not accept it, he would be an idiot.

Alice smiled in relief. "As expected, I did not misjudge you. You have enough courage. Then, I will be anticipating the good news. Alright, it's time for me to rest. Everyone, please leave."

After Lu Yuan accepted the mission, the Princess also gave the order for the guests to leave.

Hence, Rhine and Lu Yuan had no choice but to leave first.

After leaving the Princess' mansion, the first thing Lu Yuan wanted to do was, of course, to buy the real estate.

Soon, Lu Yuan rushed over to the real estate management office in the outer city.

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For the time being, there were no players here.

This was because the purchase of real estate required a lot of reputation points.

Lu Yuan walked in and started a conversation.

"I want to buy real estate."

The real estate manager was a fat man with a chubby face. He looked at Lu Yuan with squinting eyes, as if he had some disdain.

He was probably thinking "nowadays, any poor person can come over to buy real estate".

Lu Yuan could not help but roll his eyes at this NPC. This NPC was such a snob.

However, he was an NPC after all. He still had to perform according to his duties.

A 3D image of Amber City appeared in front of Lu Yuan.

On it was the locations where one could buy real estate, as well as the reputation points and gold coins required.

Fortunately, Lu Yuan had received a lot of reputation points from his previous missions, and he had accumulated almost 1,000 gold coins.

It would cost at least 500 gold coins and over 100 reputation points to buy any real estate.

For many players, it was not something that they could achieve at the moment, and thus, it was only natural that no one would come to buy real estate.

On the map, there were many gray locations which indicated that they could not be bought by players.

This was the restriction.

Lu Yuan immediately showed the token given by the Princess.

"Please open all the property rights."

The fat manager saw the token and could not help but tremble in fear.

"So you came with the Princess' decree. Many apologies for the disrespect."

His attitude was completely contrary to his previous performance. Now, he was a bootlick.

With this, Lu Yuan saw that on the map in front of him, all the properties lit up.

The purchase restrictions were lifted.

Lu Yuan could not help but be pleasantly surprised. So the function of the token was true.

Then, he quickly chose a real estate location.

The location he chose was very good. It was located on the main road of the transportation hub.

To the south, it was close to the teleportation array, which made travel convenient.

To the north, it was close to the city gates, and thus leaving the city to train was also quite convenient.

To the west, there was a business center, making shopping easy.

To the east were the Knights' Training Grounds and the Mages' Guild.

This kind of exceptionally favorable geographical advantage was simply too great.

Thus, Lu Yuan quickly decided on it.

Because he had the token given by the princess, the price of the real estate was not that expensive anymore.

Instead, they were very low: 1,000 gold coins and 200 reputation points!

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After all this time, Lu Yuan had already collected more than that.

So he could just buy the place straight away.

"Sir, your taste is really good! The geographical location of this place is really good! If it were me, I would want to buy a piece of land in this location too."

The fat manager said with a flattering tone, which was completely different from his disdainful attitude a few moments ago.

Lu Yuan pursed his lips and ignored him. Although the manager's bootlicking manner made him feel a little impatient, his words did make him feel pleased.

No wonder so many people liked to be bootlicked by others.

"Alright, how long will it take to settle the procedures?"

Lu Yuan proceeded to pay and was instantly penniless. All the accumulated assets he had earned from before had been used up in an instant.

The real estate manager was also beaming from ear to ear, the smile so big his entire face was piled with wrinkles.

"Immediately, sir, immediately!"

Chapter 37: Continuous Skill Level Up

Not long after he said this, the real estate manager handed Lu Yuan a token that was equivalent to a key.

"Sir, please take this. This is the proof that you own the land."

[Congratulations on obtaining land. Please check the location yourself.]

[After obtaining the land, players can choose the type of building that they wish to build. There is only one chance to choose, so please choose wisely.]

Lu Yuan could not help but be delighted!

Finally!

This was Lu Yuan's goal, he had finally achieved it.

Buying land with a prime location would have a great positive effect on Lu Yuan's future development.

Soon, Lu Yuan rushed to his land, and he could not help but drool when he saw it.

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The location was really good.

Then, Lu Yuan used the real estate certificate token and tried to open the management panel of the land.

On the management panel, he could choose the type of building he wanted to build.

Simply put, he could choose the type of shop that he wanted to build, whether it was a potion shop, an equipment shop, a Magic Research Institute, or anything else.

There were many choices available.

Lu Yuan could not help but look at the last column.

An auction house!

If one chose to build an auction house, it would provide a place for players to perform auctions.

Players could put their items up for bidding, but after each transaction was completed, there would be an amount of service charge.

The service charge was the main income of the auction house.

Lu Yuan's gaze was stuck to the option of building an auction house.

"I remember that in my previous life, the people who chose to build an auction house all made a lot of money."

In the game, there was a limit to the number of auction houses that could be built.

In each city, the number of auction houses that could be built was not allowed to exceed five, but players were allowed to transfer the ownership of their auction houses.

Therefore, Lu Yuan did not hesitate to choose to build an auction house.

This was a building that could bring him a lot of money.

[System notification: Currently, the player has chosen to build an auction house. The estimated completion time is three days. Please wait patiently.]

He still needed to wait for another 3 days.

If that was the case, he would just have to wait patiently.

Currently, there were two missions on Lu Yuan's mission list.

One was to investigate the apostle, and the other was Solaka's follow-up mission.

He had no clues on the investigation of the apostle at the moment, and he still had to wait for a day before he could take Solaka's follow-up mission.

Both couldn't be done at the moment, therefore, Lu Yuan decided to log off first.

Sigh!

Lu Yuan could not help but let out a sigh of relief.

After logging off, he saw that the sky outside had already darkened and it was already nighttime.

Unknowingly, another day had passed.

Lu Yuan ate some simple food, took a shower, and slept like he passed out.

Lu Yuan especially cherished the feeling of sleeping in real life, because Lu Yuan knew there wouldn't be much time for him to do so in the future.

In the future, once there were abnormal changes in the game, he would not be able to sleep so comfortably anymore.

After a night of happy dreams, when Lu Yuan woke up, the light of dawn had already appeared outside.

This was the light the sun cast the moment it rose from the east.

He had gone to bed early last night, so it was only about eight o'clock when he woke up.

Lu Yuan washed up briefly and then cooked some noodles, which solved the problem of breakfast.

Then, he went online.

A white light flashed, and he was online again.

[System notification: Current mission updated. Go to Rogge's Magic Research Institute and talk to Solaka.]

It seemed that the mission was now open to be completed.

Lu Yuan once again set his eyes on his talent.

Every day, he would have two talent points to level up his skills.

This time, Lu Yuan did not hesitate. He directly added the 2 talent points to the Shadow Following skill.

[Detected that the Shadow Following skill cannot be leveled up... Talent skill can break through the level limit of skills... Successful breakthrough... Shadow Following level +1.] The system's intermittent notification sounded.

He had succeeded!

[Legendary Skill]: Shadow Following + 4

[Description]: Active skill, an extremely rare Divine skill among legendary thieves. Consumes 160 MP to enter Shadow State where attacks can be launched without being discovered. Under Shadow State, the player obtains 35% damage immunity. Lasts for 200 seconds, cooldown time: 20 minutes. (Note: cannot be upgraded)

Lu Yuan looked at the upgraded skill and felt very good.

After leveling up, the damage immunity of the skill had increased to 35%, the duration was also increased by 20 seconds, and the cooldown time was reduced by 2 minutes.

Lu Yuan was very satisfied with this.

At this moment, he could not help but look forward to the specs of his skill when he reached +10, +20, or even +100.

At that time, he would probably be able to use Stealth indefinitely. The damage reduction effect could even reach 99.9999999%.

That would be great!

Lu Yuan could not help but think this way.

However, he quickly snapped out of his delusions. š™—š’†š’…š™£š™¤š™«š’†š™”.š’„š’š™¢

If he only had 2 points every day, he would probably need to accumulate a lot of skill points.

Lu Yuan thought for a moment about the other hidden missions in Amber City.

After thinking about it carefully, he realized that some of them were not very suitable for him, because the rewards were not that good, or to put it more simply, they were not worth it.

The missions that would provide good items and rewards would have to wait until he reached level 20.

"So for now, I should focus on Solaka's follow-up missions."

Thus, Lu Yuan quickly headed to Rogge's Magic Research Institute.

Lu Yuan remembered the route and coordinates of the place, thus it was not long before he reached his destination.

Lu Yuan pushed the door open and walked in.

He saw Solaka and Rogge sitting quietly at the table. On the table was a map that was marked with dense routes and many red circles.

Of course, there were also several wine bottles beside Rogge.

The two seemed to be having a heated discussion when Lu Yuan pushed the door open and entered.

"You brat, you're finally here!"

Solaka noticed Lu Yuan as soon as he entered.

"Hehe, brat, you're finally here. I've been waiting for you!"

Rogge's eyes lit up.

"You're just in time!"

Lu Yuan's face was full of confusion.

What are these two guys trying to do? Are they trying to sell me off?

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"Hurry up and come over!"

Lu Yuan was quickly called over to the table.

Solaka said with a serious face, "Kid, I have a very important mission for you to investigate. I wonder if you have the courage to complete it."

When Lu Yuan heard his words, he could not help but think, "Is this guy trying to trick me again?"

After all, with the two previous experiences, Lu Yuan had no choice but to be careful.

[Solaka has issued a hidden mission to you - Abnormal Frost!]

[Mission Requirement]: In the vicinity of Amber City, many monsters with frost elements are gradually becoming abnormal. Solaka suspects that it is related to the Frost Worship Grounds. The player needs to investigate five Frost Worship Grounds, record the anomalies and report to Solaka.

[Mission Reward]: 3,500 EXP, 70 gold coins, 70 reputation points, beginner Alchemy Inheritance!

[Mission Failure]: Solaka's favorability -100!

[Mission Duration]: 24 hours

Chapter 38: Solaka's Follow-up Mission

He did not expect it to be another hidden mission.

Lu Yuan accepted it immediately.

Looking at the mission requirements, it seems that he was still required to investigate the worship grounds, but he did not need to record the route, he only needed to investigate the anomalies.

It was just that the number of grounds he had to investigate was a little too much. There were five of them, was Solaka trying to tire him out?

Moreover, the time limit was 24 hours.

Fortunately, after leveling up, Lu Yuan's Stealth state by using his Shadow Following skill could reach 200 seconds, and the cooldown was only 20 minutes.

This was also one of the main sources of Lu Yuan's confidence.

"Good kid! You have guts! Come and take a look!"

Solaka showed the map on the table to Lu Yuan.

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It was a map of the surroundings of Amber City. On it, the red circles marked the locations of the Frost Worship Grounds.

With the specific locations, the mission would be relatively easy, since he just needed to go there directly.

"These are the locations of the Frost Worship Grounds that were discovered after exploration. You need to investigate them."

Rogge said from the side, "Recently, these monsters have been making abnormal movements frequently. They have already exceeded their range of activity. This goes against the conclusion on creature movements. I suspect that it has something to do with the Heart of Frost in the Frost Worship Grounds. You have to be more careful."

Lu Yuan silently recorded the marked locations and said, "Of course."

With this, Lu Yuan left Rogge's Magic Research Institute.

He replenished his HP and MP, then quickly left the city.

According to the markings on the map, the five Frost Worship Grounds were not very far away.

The distance was not any further compared to the Frost Cave that he had gone to last time.

Basically, the places were all related to monsters with frost elements.

Soon, Lu Yuan arrived at one of the Frost Worship Grounds.

It was a mine that used to produce a type of ore, but because of the snowstorm, it had collapsed.

Hence, it was abandoned.

As such, some frost element moles had occupied the place.

Lu Yuan carefully sneaked in.

Two patrolling moles came from the front.

[Frost Mole] (Elite)

[Level]: 20

[HP]: 3,000

[Skills]: Bite, Icicle, Ice Stab, Ice Prison

[Description]: A group of moles that originally lived in the mine was unexpectedly eroded by the frost. They evolved with the power of frost and are extremely ferocious.

Hm? The moles are patrolling as well?

Lu Yuan remembered that in the Frost Cave he went to last time, the giant frost apes seemed to be patrolling as well.

This made Lu Yuan feel a little surprised.

Since when did monsters become so intelligent?

Lu Yuan ignored them and directly entered the Shadow Following state. His figure disappeared into the void.

For the time being, the mission was just to conduct investigations. Therefore, if he could choose to not alarm the creatures within the grounds, he would do so.

The worst thing that could happen was that if the creatures were suddenly alarmed, it might activate some kind of defense mechanism. At that time, it would only be more troublesome.

Lu Yuan directly ignored the two patrolling moles and went forward to explore.

[System notification: You have entered the Map, Frost Worship Ground!]

It was the name Frost Worship Ground again.

Lu Yuan looked around. Frost elements were floating in the air which gradually drifted into the depths.

It was just like what he had seen last time.

These frost elements should be gathering toward the Heart of Frost in the deepest part of the area.

Therefore, Lu Yuan just followed the frost elements along the way.

On the way, Lu Yuan found that the frost moles were very vigilant.

Every section of the road was guarded by a frost mole.

There were also patrols.

With such defense, they could cover a large area, leaving no spot unguarded.

This was terrifying.

"Who is the designer of all this? He actually designed the defense to such an extent. Was he afraid that players would sneak in and assassinate him?" Lu Yuan could not help but ridicule in his heart.

Fortunately, he had the Shadow Follower skill and thus would not be discovered.

This map was not as big as the Frost Cave from before.

The duration of his Stealth state was sufficient.

Hence, Lu Yuan quickly reached the depths of the area.

In front of him, there were ice cubes formed from various types of frost, and they were spread out like a spider web.

In the middle of the spider web, there was a pink ice crystal, which looked like a heart.

As expected, right in front was indeed a heart of ice crystals, just like what he had seen in the Frost Cave.

This was what Solaka and Rogge called the Heart of Frost.

Under the Heart of Frost, there were many moles making offerings and worshipping.

These moles seemed to be of higher levels and seemed to be moles that had mutated into bosses.

Lu Yuan casually recorded these anomalies, and with this, he received a notification from the system.

[System notification: Current mission progress has been updated. Investigate the Frost Worship Grounds (1/5)!]

With this, he had completed the investigation of one of the locations.

Lu Yuan did not stay any longer. Taking advantage of the little time left for his Stealth state, he quickly left the mine.

Then, he headed to the next location to investigate.

According to the map given by Solaka, the next location was at the bottom of a broken cliff, where there was also a Frost Worship Ground.

[System notification: You have entered the Map, the Broken Cliff's Frost Worship Ground!]

After receiving this system notification, Lu Yuan knew that he was not in the wrong place.

Additionally, he had confirmed that frost elements that were glowing with a pale blue light were appearing before him.

The characteristics of the frost elements were very obvious. They floated in the air and were slowly floating into the depths.

Lu Yuan had just taken a few steps forward when he saw monsters patrolling once again.

They were skeletons.

[Frost Skeleton] (Elite)

[Level]: 25

[HP]: 5,000

[Skills]: Frost Manipulation, Slash, Frost Power, Frost Fury.

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[Description]: Originally, they were a group of undead sleeping at the bottom of the cliff. However, due to their absorption of the power of the frost element, they have undergone an abnormal evolution and now possess the power of the frost elements. They are extremely ferocious.

...

The bones of the skeletons were glowing with pale blue light.

This should be the power of the frost elements.

As expected, it was also the symbol of one's absorption of the power of the frost elements. ļ½‚ššŽļ½„ļ½Žšš˜ļ½–ššŽšš•ļ¼Žšš˜šš›šš

Lu Yuan silently pondered in his heart and quickly understood.

The levels of this kind of monster were too high. They were not something he could deal with for the time being.

After thinking it thoroughly, with a sway of his figure, Lu Yuan directly disappeared into the void.

He immediately activated the Shadow Following skill and entered the Stealth state.

After bypassing the frost skeletons, Lu Yuan continued forward to explore.

Chapter 39: Underground Palace

Lu Yuan quickly went deeper into the place.

As he gradually went deeper in, he discovered that the defense here was simply terrifying.

It could be said to be extremely tight.

Not only were there a fixed number of monsters guarding everywhere, but there were also some patrolling monsters with extremely tight patrol routes.

Seeing this, a very unusual feeling emerged in Lu Yuan's heart.

They didn't seem like monsters anymore, instead, they resembled well-trained soldiers.

When this kind of speculation formed in his mind, even Lu Yuan himself was shocked.

Because if it was true, then it would be too scary.

A group of monsters that had their own ideas and had formed a well-trained group to set up a defense in their territory - this was unimaginable in any game.

If there were no designers behind the scenes that had programmed the monsters as such from the beginning, the implications would be too scary.

Lu Yuan thought to himself as he carefully bypassed the patrols.

Soon, he entered the deepest part of the area.

In the deepest part, as he had seen before, there was a spiderweb-like frost in front of him.

In the middle, there was a Heart of Frost.

At the bottom, skeletons were worshipping the Heart of Frost.

Suddenly, an idea formed in Lu Yuan's mind.

It couldn't be that... They were becoming human-like, right?

Added with the patrol routines he had witnessed earlier, and their worshipping methods akin to human practice, Lu Yuan had no choice but to consider this possibility.

Of course, Lu Yuan was thinking that it would be great if his speculations were not true because once they were confirmed, it would simply be terrifying.

Lu Yuan recorded these anomalies and received a system notification.

[System notification: Current mission progress has been updated, Investigate the Frost Worship Grounds (2/5)!]

He had already completed the investigation of two locations.

This meant that the direction of his investigations was right, and everything seemed to be developing as he had expected.

Lu Yuan quietly left the Broken Cliff's Frost Worship Ground.

Then he went to the third location, which was also a Frost Cave. However, the monsters inside were no longer giant frost apes.

Instead, they were a kind of frost bat.

Lu Yuan thought to himself, "The bats couldn't be worshiping the Heart of Frost too, right?"

In the end, when he entered the deepest part of the area, Lu Yuan was shocked.

Unexpectedly, the bats were also able to worship the Heart of Frost like humanoid creatures.

Lu Yuan felt a little uneasy.

He recorded all this down.

[System notification: Current mission progress has been updated. Investigate the Frost Worship Grounds (3/5)!]

The third one was also completed.

Lu Yuan left quietly.

The fourth location was quite close to the third location.

Therefore, Lu Yuan still needed to wait for his skill to cool down. Fortunately, after leveling up, his skill's cooldown was already very fast.

After the cooldown for the Shadow Following skill was over, Lu Yuan once again entered the Frost Worship Ground.

The fourth location was also a Frost Cave.

The monsters here were frost white wolves.

Their entire bodies were covered in white fur, and there was a faint blue glow.

They looked very ferocious.

Lu Yuan immediately entered the Stealth state.

With all the experience from before, Lu Yuan knew that the monsters here were intelligent as well.

Their defense was carefully planned.

Each and every one of the frost white wolves was ferocious.

Lu Yuan had to pass by them carefully.

When he entered the deepest part, he saw the Heart of Frost again.

Below it, there were many frost white wolf kings making offerings and worshipping.

Lu Yuan gradually reached a conclusion in his heart.

These monsters either had their own will and could anthropomorphize, or someone was controlling them from behind, making them anthropomorphized.

Lu Yuan was more inclined towards the latter because the monsters in each worship ground worshipped in the same manner.

This was not something an ordinary monster could do.

Lu Yuan recorded this information down and left quietly.

[System notification: Current mission progress has been updated. Investigate the Frost Worship Grounds (4/5)!]

There was only one more location left.

The last location was further away, which was also why Lu Yuan left it for last.

Along the way, Lu Yuan gradually found that there was a type of frost elemental monster that appeared in groups.

Normally, this was impossible, because each monster had its own territory and would normally never take the initiative to leave its territory.

The appearance of them in groups now meant that the balance was broken.

The monsters would actually take the initiative to appear outside of their respective territories.

Lu Yuan could not help but frown. šš‹ššŽļ½„šš—ļ½ļ½–ššŽšš•ļ¼Žļ½ƒļ½šš–

Soon, he arrived at the last Frost Worship Ground.

What Lu Yuan did not expect was that the last Frost Worship Ground he had to investigate was actually underground.

Entering through the entrance, he immediately encountered two giant frost bears guarding the entrance.

[Giant Frost Bear] (Boss)

[Level]: ?

[HP]: ?

[Skills]: ?

[Description]: The giant bears in this area have gained control over the power of the frost elements due to the erosion of the power of the frost elements, but at the same time, they have become even more ferocious.

The monsters' attributes could not be seen at all, which meant that their levels were far above Lu Yuan's.

Just in case, Lu Yuan used Anna's Blessing. After being blessed, the Shadow Following skill would last for a full eight minutes.

Eight minutes should be enough.

Lu Yuan bypassed the two giant frost bear guards and walked in.

The moment he went forward, he discovered that this was actually an underground ice palace!

Everything in the surroundings was made of ice. There were also many frost elements floating in the air, slowly condensing towards the deepest part of the palace.

The ice was condensed, and there were traces of man-made carvings everywhere. It was exceptionally gorgeous.

The surrounding walls, the ground, and the huge frost pillars that were scattered all around all looked very exquisite.

In the Ice Palace, there were still many giant frost bears guarding or patrolling, and the defense seemed tighter than ever.

Lu Yuan carefully explored and inched forward into the depths.

In the end, when he reached the deepest part of the area, a throne made of ice crystals appeared.

Someone was sitting on the throne!

Yes! It was indeed a person!

He was wearing a black robe and a hood, thus his face could not be seen clearly.

When Lu Yuan saw the whole scene, he could not help but be taken aback. What was going on?

Why was there someone here?

"I didn't expect that a small ant could trace me to this place."

The person on the throne spoke. His voice was extremely hoarse and low, but at the same time, there was a hint of evil charm.

Lu Yuan could not help but be shocked. Could it be that he had been discovered?

No, he was still in the duration of his Stealth state, it should be impossible for him to be discovered!

"You're such a small ant, yet you want to struggle?"

After saying this, the black-clothed person extended his hand and pointed at Lu Yuan. An ice spike appeared out of thin air and stabbed towards Lu Yuan.

Chapter 40: The Disaster Back Then

In front of Lu Yuan, frost elements condensed and formed an ice spike that stabbed straight at Lu Yuan.

Lu Yuan's heart could not help but thump.

What was going on? He was actually discovered?

Without much time to think, Lu Yuan sidestepped and barely managed to dodge the ice spike.

The ice spike missed!

Lu Yuan frowned slightly and confirmed that he was still in the Stealth state, but had indeed been seen through.

There was something very wrong with this person!

[System notification: Current mission progress has been updated, Face the Apostle mission completed.]

[System notification: Current mission progress has been updated, Investigate the Frost Worship Grounds (5/5)!]

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Following the system notifications, Lu Yuan confirmed that this person was the apostle!

He did not expect that the deepest part of the Frost Worship Ground would be controlled by the apostle!

One of the speculations in Lu Yuan's heart was thus confirmed.

"Oh? I didn't expect you to be able to dodge it."

Roar!

A series of roars sounded in the surroundings.

As the apostle's ice spike stabbed at him, the surrounding giant frost bear kings' alarms were triggered and they were enraged.

Lu Yuan looked at the surrounding bear kings in their enraged state and knew in his heart that things were not looking good, he had to quickly escape.

Thus, Lu Yuan directly escaped.

When he entered, the route was already deeply engraved in his mind.

Therefore, when he escaped, he had already planned his escape route.

The bear kings' attack power was very high, but their weakness was that they were too heavy and slow.

Therefore, before the bear kings' attacks landed, Lu Yuan had already positioned himself and dodged.

He bypassed the bear kings' encirclement one by one and quickly escaped from the underground Ice Palace.

The bear kings underground were all furious. They weren't willing to give up and were about to mobilize all their forces to kill Lu Yuan.

"Forget it. Just let him go. He's just a mere ant. There's nothing to be afraid of. Wait until I absorb the power of the Heart of Frost. When that time comes, the entire Amber City will be no match for me!"

The apostle had a sinister smile on his face. He casually spoke evil words as if he was saying something very common.

...

Lu Yuan ran all the way and his Shadow Following state had long ended.

He was in a sorry state after escaping.

However, when he saw that there were no more pursuers behind him, he could not help but heave a sigh of relief.

Finally, they stopped chasing after him. Otherwise, he would definitely have died here today.

When Lu Yuan recalled the last few minutes, he could not help but break out in a cold sweat. He did not expect the apostle to be able to see through his Stealth state.

After all, his Stealth was from a thief's legendary skill, Shadow Following.

Even a question mark level boss was unable to not see through it.

It also proved indirectly that the apostle was really strong.

To be able to escape from such a desperate situation, Lu Yuan could not help but break out in a cold sweat.

Along the way, he also encountered some violent frost monsters.

There was no longer any code of conduct among them, and they were just plainly causing chaos and destruction.

Fortunately, their levels were not very high, so Lu Yuan easily cleared them out.

Lu Yuan guessed that the monster riots should be related to the apostle.

Everything was the work of the apostle.

In his previous life, Lu Yuan had experienced the disaster in Amber City.

The descent of the blizzard, and the tsunami-like monster wave that the apostle had led to attack Amber City.

Lu Yuan still remembered the tragedy back then.

Countless monsters had appeared endlessly on the horizon.

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And all of this was caused by the apostle.

At that time, the apostle was extremely powerful and had grasped the power of frost. He even had the shadow of Hernas on him.

Back then, all the battle forces in Amber City were mobilized.

The city protection runes and the city protection great array shone for three whole days!

Even the players participated, but they suffered heavy casualties.

Each player died at least three times, meaning they lost three levels consecutively.

At that time, the epic battle scene at the foot of the city made people's blood boil.

Most of the players, even if they lost their levels, would still attack the monsters and defend the city.

There were even some players who had dropped back to level 10 and lost all their equipment. However, they still tried their best to kill the monsters and defend the city.

As such, the battle was recorded in the annals of history.

However, the final outcome...

The apostle's strength was too great, and the city's defense was finally exhausted.

The city protection great array lost its luster.

Amber City was destroyed.

The players in Amber City were forced to go offline.

No one knew what happened during the period when they were offline.

When the players went online again, all they saw was the Amber City which was being gradually rebuilt amidst the ruins.

There were smoke and broken ruins everywhere. There were also countless corpses and painful wails.

The scene of hell on Earth that the players saw the moment they went back online,

Lu Yuan still remembered it clearly.

The instigator of this disaster was the apostle!

Thinking of this, Lu Yuan could not help but clench his fists.

He only regretted that he did not have enough power.

Lu Yuan quickly returned to Rogge's Magic Research Institute.

He pushed the door open and walked in.

"Hey, kid, you're back so soon?"

Solaka could not help but be surprised when he saw Lu Yuan return.

This time, Lu Yuan had to investigate five Frost Worship Grounds, and not just one.

He did not expect Lu Yuan to be so fast.

Lu Yuan's mood was heavy, and he immediately handed in the mission.

After receiving the results of Lu Yuan's investigation, Solaka and Rogge were silent.

Rogge gulped down a mouthful of wine!

"I told you! The monster riots were controlled by someone behind the scenes! I didn't expect it to be an apostle of Hernas!"

Solaka was also in disbelief.

"I didn't expect that demon to still have an apostle in the human world!"

Rogge took another gulp of wine and burped.

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"I don't think he's an apostle that survived from back then. Recently, Hernas has been making moves to once again infiltrate the human world. This person should be a newly promoted apostle!"

Upon hearing Rogge's speculations, Solaka pondered for a moment and said, "In that case, the apostle's power is not very strong yet."

Then, he could not help but look at Lu Yuan.

"Kid, what do you think?"

Lu Yuan frowned slightly. "I can't see the depth of the apostle's power, but I can feel that his power still needs some time to grow. Otherwise, I would have long been dead, it would've been impossible for me to come out alive."

After hearing Lu Yuan's words, with a wave of his hand, Rogge said, "Then what are we waiting for! We must exterminate the apostle! The existence of this kind of guy is a threat to Amber City!"

Solaka was also silent for a moment.

This was not a small matter.

To mobilize Amber City's military power was not something that Rogge had a say in.

At this moment, Lu Yuan opened his mouth promptly and said, "Perhaps we can ask the Princess for help."

Chapter 41: Apostle Crusade

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Upon hearing Lu Yuan's suggestion, Solaka and Rogge thought about it carefully before agreeing to it.

"You're right. Since the Princess has issued an arrest warrant for the Apostle, she will agree if we explain the situation to her," Rogge said as he looked at Lu Yuan and Solaka.

"Well, if we can borrow the strength of the empire, then the chances of us destroying the Apostle will be much higher," Solaka said, then turned to Lu Yuan and said, "Kid, the task of reporting to the Princess and convincing her is up to you."

[Solaka has issued a hidden mission to you — seek help from the Princess.]

[Mission Requirements]: Explain to the Princess that the recent monster riot was controlled by Hernas' Apostles, and convince the Princess to help, thus obtaining the help of the Empire.

[Mission Rewards]: 1000 EXP, 10 gold coins, 10 reputation points, one bottle of purple grade recovery potion.

[Mission Failure]: Reputation points -10, gold coins -10.

[Mission Duration]: 3 hours

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Lu Yuan did not expect Solaka to give him another hidden mission. After all, he could gain from this mission without anything to lose. This was because Lu Yuan had previously accepted the mission from the Princess to find the Apostle, so with this, he could comlete both missions at the same time. Lu Yuan was quite delighted.

Thus, he immediately said to Solaka and Rogge, "I will definitely convince the Princess to help us."

"Very well. I'll leave it to you, kid!" Rogge looked at Lu Yuan and said.

"We have to act against the Apostle as soon as possible. Otherwise, once he gains enough power, it will be a disaster for Amber City. I'll go to the palace immediately!" Lu Yuan looked at the two of them and said with determination.

Then, he immediately turned to leave and went straight to the palace!

On the way, Lu Yuan did not stop. He dare not waste any time because he was very aware of the consequences of the Apostle gaining enough power.

Soon, Lu Yuan arrived at the palace.

He walked straight to the Princess' residence. As soon as he arrived at the entrance of the residence, he was stopped by the guards.

"Warrior, if you want to see the Princess, you have to wait for us to inform Her Highness," A guard said to Lu Yuan.

"Please tell the Princess that I have found the Apostle of Hernas and have something important to discuss with her," Lu Yuan said.

The guard immediately went to inform the Princess.

Soon, the guard was back and led Lu Yuan to the Princess' room.

With a wave of her hand, the guard bowed to the Princess and left.

Following this, Lu Yuan slowly explained the matter to the Princess.

"What? The Apostle of Hernas is controlling the monsters to cause riots? It's unbelievable. What is he trying to do?" The Princess was very shocked after listening to Lu Yuan's story. She did not expect that this Apostle had such great power to the point he could control the monsters to cause riots.

She immediately stood up and said to Lu Yuan, "Warrior, I did not expect you to find the Apostle so quickly. Your ability has far exceeded my expectations."

"I was just lucky," Lu Yuan replied.

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[Congratulations on completing the sole hidden mission — face the Apostle!] š—Æšžš—±š§šØš˜ƒšžš„.š—¼š—æš 

[Obtained 3,500 EXP, 70 gold coins, 70 reputation points, self-selected acessory treasure chest (purple grade), the Princess's mysterious gift!]

Lu Yuan hadn't expected the mission to be completed so quickly. It was a complete coincidence that he had found the Apostle.

"My luck is quite heaven-defying," Lu Yuan was secretly pleased.

He opened the self-selected accessory treasure chest and obtained quite a few items.

[Angel Headgear]: Increases intelligence by 20 and movement speed by 15. The wearer will be immune to spiritual attacks that do not vary too far from his level!

[Holy Necklace]: Increases MP by 50, skills' cooldown time reduced by 10%. A skill that does not consume MP can be activated once to skip a skill's cooldown time altogether!

[Devil's Bracelet]: Increases attack by 10 and skills' power by 10%. Releases a skill that carries the power of the Devil and continuously burns the enemy!

[Ring of Holy Light]: Increases HP by 5%. Every time the player casts a skill, the player will recover 10% HP. HP will be recovered in the out-of-combat state!

...

"F*ck! These rewards are too many! As expected of a Princess, she's really rich and generous!" Lu Yuan said in his heart.

"The Holy Necklace is the most suitable for me. If I wear it, I can activate a skill that does not consume MP to skip a skill's cooldown time. This is a perfect match for me! I'll upgrade you!"

Lu Yuan stretched out his hand and tapped. With this, the Holy Necklace was immediately equipped on him. He looked at his status bar and saw that his MP had increased by 50 points and the cooldown time of all skills had been reduced by 10%. He was very satisfied with this purple-grade accessory.

[Mysterious gift — the Princess' Token]

[Description]: The owner of the Princess' Token can mobilize a portion of the Royal guards to listen to your commands!

Lu Yuan did not expect the princess' mysterious gift to be a token that could mobilize the Royal guards.

If he could mobilize the Royal guards, then it would be much easier for him to attack the Apostle later on. After all, the Royal guards were the best of the best.

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However, the Royal guards alone were far from enough to kill the Apostle. The only way for it to be a success was to ask the Princess to request the help of the army and the experts of the Royal Family.

Otherwise, if the Apostle escaped, it would be a huge problem in the future.

"Princess, the apostle is about to grasp great power. Please ask the Royal Family to send an army to fight and kill the Apostle with us. If the Apostle is allowed enough time to obtain great power, Amber City will be destroyed!" Lu Yuan said solemnly to the Princess.

The Princess understood the severity of the matter, thus she immediately said, "Warrior, I will present your idea to Father and ask him to send the strongest experts to participate in the battle. When the time comes, I will need your help to guide them to the apostle's position!"

[Congratulations on completing the hidden mission — seek help from the Princess!]

[Obtained 1,000 EXP, 10 gold coins, 10 reputation points, one purple-grade recovery potion!]

"Completing two missions in a row is just awesome!" Lu Yuan was secretly delighted.

The Princess looked at Lu Yuan with hope in her eyes and said, "You are the bravest person I have ever met. I firmly believe that you can help the Royal Family's experts to kill the apostle. Are you willing to help us protect Amber City together?"

"Princess, don't worry. I will definitely kill the apostle. I will not let him threaten Amber City!" Lu Yuan said with determination in his eyes.

He would definitely be rewarded with peerless equipment by killing the apostle.. Lu Yuan was excited. As long as he seized the opportunity to be the one to give the apostle the final blow, he would gain rewards that would allow him to be in the Heavens!

Chapter 42: Going to the Cave of Fire

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Upon hearing Lu Yuan's promise, the Princess nodded her head in satisfaction. She said to Lu Yuan, "Very good, I did not misjudge you."

[The Princess has issued a hidden mission to you — assist the Royal Family to kill the apostle. ]

[Mission Rewards]: 2,500 EXP, 200 gold coins, 50 reputation points, Amber Kiss

[Amber Kiss]

[Description]: A kiss of blessing presented by Princess Alice. The recipient will receive a 10% increase in MP, magic resistance, attack speed, strength, recovery speed, and defense!

[Mission Failure]: Princess Alice's favorability towards the player will be reduced by 150 points. The effect of the Princess' Token will be reduced!

[Mission Duration]: Unlimited

"Wow, the Amber Kiss can enhance all attributes!" Lu Yuan was shocked. He did not expect the Princess' Amber Kiss to be so useful.

Lu Yuan glanced at Princess Alice. Her skin was as white as snow, and she had long golden hair, with eyes as blue as amber. No wonder she was the Princess, she was more beautiful than all the other NPCs Lu Yuan had seen before.

"It would be good if I could have a few more Amber Kisses. It wouldn't matter even if there weren't any rewards," Lu Yuan thought to himself.

Then, Lu Yuan immediately accepted the mission. Either way, Lu Yuan had originally planned to join the battle to get a piece of the benefits anyway. It was an unexpected pleasant surprise to have received a hidden mission issued by the Princess that fit his plans. As such, Lu Yuan accepted the Princess'mission without hesitation.

"I will go and explain this matter to Father right now. Young warrior, you may leave!" The Princess waved her hand and said.

Lu Yuan immediately left the Princess' bedroom.

Following this, the Princess and her guards went to the City Lord's Mansion where the City Lord lived.

After Lu Yuan left the Princess' mansion, he met up with Solaka and Rogge again.

"Kid, you did well! With the help of the Royal Family, we will definitely be able to kill the demon's apostle!" Rogge laughed loudly.

"The demon's apostle won't be killed so easily. We should be fully prepared," Solaka touched his chin and said slowly.

"Hmm, that makes sense," Rogge's expression turned solemn.

Hernas was a demon who could become one of the twelve calamities. His apostle wouldn't be easy to kill.

"That's right. First, we need to find out why the apostle is at the Frost Worship Ground. Clearly, there's something there that is allowing him to nurture his power," Lu Yuan said to Solaka and Rogge. He had a hunch that these two guys must know something.

Rogge and Solaka looked at each other. Then, Solaka said with a serious expression, "The Frost Worship Grounds the Heart of Frost. I think the apostle of Hernas must be planning to absorb the power of the Heart of Frost."

"Yes. If he is allowed the time to absorb the Heart of Frost, no one in Amber City will be his match. In addition with those monsters that have been corroded by frost, Amber City will not be able to withstand his attack at all!" Rogge said with a serious expression.

"Hmm? Heart of Frost? So that's what the apostle used to gain enough power to destroy Amber City," Lu Yuan was enlightened.

"Then we must stop him from absorbing the Heart of Frost. However, our strength alone is not enough to defeat the apostle. We'll have to wait for the Royal Family of Amber City to take action!" Lu Yuan concluded. Indeed, it would be difficult for just the three of them to even get close to the apostle, let alone stop him.

"Yes, so we still have to wait for news from the Royal Family," Solaka agreed.

"Kid, please help me find the three sunstones," Solaka said to Lu Yuan.

"Oh right, kid, help me get some underground lava. I want to create a magic array," Rogge said to Lu Yuan as well.

[Solaka has issued a hidden mission to you — find sunstones]

[Mission Rewards]: 1,000 EXP, 10 reputation points, 20 gold coins, one bottle of purple-grade speed potion šš‹ššŽļ½„šš—ļ½ļ½–ššŽšš•ļ¼Žļ½ƒļ½šš–

[Purple-grade Speed Potion]

[Description]: Increases the user's speed by 200% and dodge rate by 100% for 180 seconds!

[Mission Failure]: Reputation points -8, Solaka's favorability -200.

[Mission Duration]: 3 hours.

[Rogge has issued a hidden mission to you — obtain underground lava]

[Mission Rewards]: 1,000 EXP, 10 reputation points, 20 gold coins. acquire skill — Flame Spear!

[Flame Spear] (level up not allowed)

[Effect]: Summons underground lava to form a flame spear, deals 500 fixed damage to a single target. Cooldown time: 200 seconds, MP consumption: 120!

[Description]: The mage Rogge had coincidentally obtained this spell. It was created by a powerful mysterious mage. The Flame Spear can instantly kill the opponent, but, one must pay attention to the timing of its release!

[Mission Failure]: Rogge's favorability -100, reputation points -15!

[Mission Duration]: Three hours.

"F*ck! I'm going to be rich! Rich!" Lu Yuan was extremely excited. Their missions didn't seem hard, yet the rewards were generous. Lu Yuan had been wanting to get a single-target killing skill, and now it was at his doorstep.

"If I can learn this skill, wouldn't it make it more convenient for me to get a piece of the cake during the fight against the apostle later?" Lu Yuan was secretly delighted.

"The purple-grade potion is also something good!" Lu Yuan thought to himself. Previously, to his utmost surprise, he had been discovered by the apostle even though he was under the state of Shadow Following. Fortunately, he escaped quickly, otherwise, he would have died directly on the Frost Worship Grounds. Thinking about it now, Lu Yuan still had lingering fear!

If he had this purple-grade speed potion, his chances of survival would be higher.

Lu Yuan immediately accepted the two missions. Lu Yuan remembered that the sunstone and the underground lava were at the place where he went looking for the fire spirit herb, near the Cave of Fire not far south of Amber City.

Lu Yuan immediately set off for the Cave of Fire.

Soon, Lu Yuan arrived at the outer area of the Cave of Fire. He immediately activated Shadow Following and entered the inner area of the cave. He did this because the outer area of the Cave of Fire was guarded by level 20 fire porcupines. Though Lu Yuan could solo a level 20 fire porcupine with his current strength, if a few more came, he would lose his life here.

[Fire Porcupine] (elite)

[Level]: 20

[HP]: 4,000

[Skill]: Fierce flame collision, flame spike, lava spiral, flame devour

[Description]: The fire porcupines usually live in caves with extremely high temperatures. They like lava caves. They can store underground lava in the spikes on their backs!

Lu Yuan used Shadow Following to carefully bypass the guarding fire porcupines. Fortunately, the monsters here were as smart as the ones he encountered in the Frost Worships Ground.. Therefore, it didn't take long for Lu Yuan to sneak into the depths of the Cave of Fire.

Chapter 43: Mysterious Pearl

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Crystal-like sunstones that were shimmering with a faint red light appeared in front of Lu Yuan. However, Lu Yuan did not dare to enter rashly for the time being.

This was because a fire porcupine that had mutated to the boss level was guarding the sunstone. Lu Yuan had to think of a way to get the sunstone as soon as possible. Otherwise, once the duration of his Shadow Following had passed, he would be killed by the fire porcupine boss just by being sat on!

[Fire Porcupine King]

[Level]: ?

[HP]: ?

[Skills]: ?

[Description]: ?

The fire porcupine king's level was much higher than Lu Yuan's, so Lu Yuan couldn't see any information on his interface at all.

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Lu Yuan quickly came to the entrance of the cave where he had entered, and cast the skill Frost Descent!

The fire porcupines guarding at the entrance were immediately hit by the skill, but they could not find their opponent, so they could only run around in all directions.

The fire porcupines let out painful wails, trying maniacally to find the person who had ambushed them at the entrance of the cave.

Soon, the boss-level fire porcupine noticed the commotion of the fire porcupines at the entrance of the cave. It immediately got up and moved its huge body towards the entrance of the cave.

Before the arrival of the fire porcupine, Lu Yuan had already sneaked back into the depths of the Cave of Fire. He quickly placed the three sunstones into his backpack.

[System notification: Current mission progress has been updated, find sunstones completed (3/3)] š˜£š˜¦š˜„š˜Æš‘œš˜·š˜¦š˜­.š‘š‘œš‘š

After using Anna's Blessing to extend the duration of Shadow Following, Lu Yuan walked deeper into the Cave of Fire and saw that the cave was filled with lava bats!

[Lava Bats] (elite)

[Level]: ?

[HP]: ?

[Skill]: ?

[Description]: A group of bats that live near the lava. They can absorb the power of lava for their own use. Their attacks contain the high temperature of lava!

"F*ck, I can't see their levels at all. I can't afford to offend even one of them! No wonder that old man Rogge was so generous to use such a powerful skill as a reward. If I'm not careful, this mission might even cost me my life!" Lu Yuan thought to himself. As expected, no skills in the world would be easy to obtain!

Lu Yuan immediately quickened his pace. Fortunately, Rogge had given him a detailed map of the Cave of Fire. Otherwise, Lu Yuan would not be able to find the underground lava even if he used up the duration of the Shadow Following skill.

Soon, Lu Yuan arrived where the underground lava was. The temperature here was extremely high. Even Lu Yuan's body could not tolerate such a high temperature.

Lu Yuan took out the bottle that Rogge had given him from his backpack.

[Lava Collection Bottle]

[Description]: A bottle specially made to collect high-temperature lava. It can also be used to collect other high-temperature items.

[Introduction]: Invented by a mysterious craftsman. Mages and forgers are extremely fond of it.

After Lu Yuan took out the lava collection bottle, he placed the bottle on top of the lava. As soon as the boiling lava below met the bottle, it was automatically collected by the bottle. Soon, the lava collection bottle was filled with boiling lava.

[System notification: Current mission progress has been updated. Obtain underground lava, completed.]

Lu Yuan immediately put the bottle into his backpack. Just as he was about to turn around and leave, a round pearl slowly rose from the lava. The moment the pearl peeked out of the lava, a terrifyingly high temperature followed. It was as if the Sun had fallen onto the Earth and was roasting everything. Lu Yuan's HP bar began to decrease rapidly.

Lu Yuan panicked and wanted to leave immediately, but before he could even turn around, his HP bar was already down to one-third.

"Shit! What the hell is this pearl? F*ck! Am I going to die here today?"Lu Yuan was extremely shocked. Even in his previous life, he had never heard of such a terrifying thing in this small Cave of Fire!

"Damn you, Rogge! F*ck!" Lu Yuan roared in his heart because at this moment, his HP bar was only left with a trace of HP.

At this moment, under the endless lava, a creature whose body was so huge that its entire appearance could not be seen slowly opened its eyes, and its huge vertical pupils suddenly lit up with a golden light.

With this, the terrifying pearl began to sink back into the lava, and the terrifyingly high temperature instantly disappeared.

Then, the huge creature's eyes glanced in Lu Yuan's direction before slowly closing, as if it was falling into a deep sleep. The terrifying pearl slowly floated on its forehead.

"Gosh, that was scary, what the hell was that! The terrifying temperature that followed the pearl almost killed me instantly!" Lu Yuan was still feeling lingering fear. He immediately took out a recovery potion from his backpack to recover his HP!

Soon, his HP was recovered. Lu Yuan immediately left. If that terrifying pearl suddenly appeared again, his little heart would not be able to take it!

Fortunately, the strange pearl had not appeared in his previous life. Otherwise, it would be a doomsday massacre for the ordinary civilians and low-level players in the real world!

Lu Yuan immediately left the Cave of Fire and met up with Rogge and Solaka.

"Haha! Kid, I didn't expect you to get the sunstone and the underground lava so quickly. You've really exceeded our expectations!" Rogge looked at Lu Yuan and said with satisfaction.

"Yes, I'm very surprised too. To think you could get both in just over an hour," Solaka said to Lu Yuan.

Lu Yuan glanced at Rogge. He had almost lost his life because of this guy's mission.

Rogge didn't tell him that there was a terrifying spiral hidden in the depths of the underground lava, but Lu Yuan had noted it down in his heart. When he was strong enough, he would go back to investigate!

At this time, Rogge waved his hand, and a white light entered Lu Yuan's forehead. Rogge said, "Kid, this is your reward for this mission!"

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[Congratulations on completing Rogge's hidden mission — obtain underground lava]

[Reward]: 1,000 EXP, 10 reputation points, 20 gold coins, acquired skill — Flame Spear!

Solaka waved his hand and Lu Yuan's mission reward, the potion, appeared in front of him. Solaka said, "Kid, you deserve this."

"I don't need you to tell me that," Lu Yuan ridiculed in his heart.

[Congratulations on completing Solaka's hidden mission — find the sunstone]

[Reward]: 1,000 EXP, 10 reputation points, 20 gold coins, a bottle of purple-grade speed potion!

After this, Rogge and Solaka looked at each other as if they had a secret and chased Lu Yuan out.

[System notification: Mission progress has been updated. Please follow the City Lord's army to move out tomorrow and assist the experts of Amber City in killing the apostle of Hernas!]

"So the Royal Family has finally made a decision?" Lu Yuan looked up at the night sky and muttered.

Then, Lu Yuan turned into a ray of white light and disappeared.. He had gone offline.

Chapter 44: The Army Was Deployed

The army would be deployed tomorrow. Whether or not Amber City could be saved would depend on this battle.

Lu Yuan walked to the window. It was currently midnight in the real world. He looked at the bustle and lights outside the window, and the way the stars in the sky shone on them. At this moment, he felt an unprecedented peace and serenity in his heart.

Suddenly, Lu Yuan's gaze became sharp. Since the heavens had given him a new life, it meant that he had to change the fate of the entire world. He had to protect this peaceful and serene scene!

In his previous life, after the game world and the real world merged, the countless tall buildings collapsed and all the cities became ruins. Let alone the tens of thousands of lights, not even many humans were left!

Back then, when one looked up at the sky, one would not see the moon nor the stars. One would only see the Gods who sat high in the sky and ignited the divine fire. The Gods had slaughtered countless human experts who dared to resist them, and Lu Yuan was one of them!

In this life, he wanted to change his fate and break through the limits of the game. With the body of a mortal, he would slaughter the Gods!

There was not much time left for him…

After the night, Lu Yuan got up early to wash up. He ate some steamed buns that were leftovers from yesterday and continued to go online.

After Lu Yuan went online, he did not choose to meet up with the Imperial army first. Instead, he first went on the forum to post.

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[Today, the army of Amber City will go to the Frost Worship Grounds to fight against the monsters]

"Today, the Imperial army of Amber City will be going to the Frost Worship Grounds that are the furthest away from Amber City, to fight against the monsters. The Imperial army of Amber City will set off very soon. Brothers, come quick! There's a possibility of huge rewards! The monsters at the underground Frost Worship Grounds are all advanced. With the Imperial army of Amber City taking the brunt, we can pick up the equipment dropped by the advanced monsters without suffering any damage!"

After posting, Lu Yuan logged out of the forum. The reason he posted was to gather more people. Although the players' levels were low, those who could reach level 10 and enter the main cities so early on in the game were all gaming experts. It was better to have some help than nothing!

Moreover, perhaps there would be a few lucky ones who would obtain some treasure that would have unexpected effects on the battlefield.

Once this post was posted, the comments section below immediately exploded.

"Where did this rumor come from? Why haven't I heard of such a plot?"

"Is it fake?"

"It shouldn't be fake. Everyone, hurry up and get online. There is indeed an army gathering at the Amber City's city gates!"

"Really? Woohoo~ woohoo~ time to go get some equipment!"

Instantly, a large number of players gathered in Amber City. Each of them was equipped with their best equipment, preparing to get a slice of the cake on the battlefield and kill a few low-HP monsters to level up!

Lu Yuan went straight to the city gates to meet up with the army of Amber City.

By the time Lu Yuan arrived, the tens of thousands of Imperial Army had already been waiting there for a long time. There were also Royal guards in golden armor and experts sent by the Royal Family, who consisted of two knights, a priest, three berserkers, a mage, and an archer.

Lu Yuan opened the level panel and realized that he could not see their level information at all. Only question marks were nodded. Lu Yuan nodded, it seemed that they were indeed experts!

Lu Yuan stood at the front of the team along with the experts from the Royal Family. Then, two more people came to stand beside him.

They were Solaka and Rogge respectively.

Lu Yuan frowned slightly. Why were these two standing in front of the team with him?!

At this moment, a large number of players had gathered. Some of them who were not in Amber City had even spent money to teleport to here. After all, a good chance to gain equipment and EXP for low damage was not common.

Just then, a hand patted Lu Yuan's shoulder from behind. It was the guild master of the World Dominator Guild, Xiongba Tianxia!

There was also another person behind Lu Yuan who was looking at him. It was the guild master of the Frost Snow Guild, Bingshuang Luanwu!

Lu Yuan looked back and saw that the players were gathered around the army, prepared to go on the expedition with the army!

Lu Yuan smiled. The scene reminded him of the battle three years ago.

"Lu Yuan, are you here to gain benefits for free as well?" Bingshuang Luanwu asked Lu Yuan.

"Well, this is my mission. If I complete this mission, I will be rewarded with the Princess' Amber Kiss!" Lu Yuan said slowly.

"F*ck! You're the guy who posted, right?" Bingshuang Luanwu looked at Lu Yuan and asked.

"Yep!" Lu Yuan replied.

At this moment, Xiongba Tianxia gave Lu Yuan a thumbs up from behind. Smart! Truly smart! To think Lu Yuan had tricked the other players into helping him with his mission. He never thought the game could be played as such. It would be a pity if such a person did not join his guild.

At this moment, the City Lord who was standing on the city walls said, "Brave warriors! This battle will determine the survival of the Amber City. As the City Lord, I represent the countless residents of Amber City to express our gratitude to you! The residents of Amber City will forever treat you as the heroes of Amber City!"

At this moment, the Princess who was standing beside the City Lord and said, "I wish the heroes a victorious return!"

The residents of Amber City were also praying that the army of Amber City would be able to return victorious!

Wu ~ ~

Following the sound of the war horn, the army of Amber City began to move forward.

Lu Yuan, who was in front, was crazily swallowing potions. He had to maintain his full status, otherwise, any boss-level monster from the Frost Worship Grounds could easily kill him!

"Lu Yuan, how did you find such a big quest? Such a great scene, tsk tsk tsk!" Bingshuang Luanwu said with a slightly sour tone.

"Old friend, I'm afraid that the two of us won't be able to escape unscathed this time!" Solaka said to Rogge.

"Hehe, then let's not escape!" Rogge said with a smile.

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Lu Yuan looked at the two NPCs and felt that their realness was already somewhat beyond the dimension of the game. He sighed in his heart and felt even more depressed. It seemed that the fuse between reality and the game had become faster because the human nature of these NPCs had not awakened so early in his previous life.

Now that Rogge and Solaka had begun to have some human nature, it meant that Lu Yuan did not have much time left!

Soon, the army arrived near the Frost Worship Grounds. Lu Yuan gave a signal to stop, and the army immediately stopped.

"Everyone, adjust your status. We're almost there!" Lu Yuan said to the back.

The army's warriors took the opportunity to replenish their stamina, while the players also frantically took potions.

Not long after, Lu Yuan shouted, "Attack!"

The army began to charge forward at full speed. The minute they arrived at the entrance of the underground Worship Grounds, the army's warriors and the Royal guards immediately began to fight with the monsters, while the players constantly shuttled through the battlefield, looking for an opportunity to give the monsters the fatal blow.

Meanwhile, Lu Yuan directly charged into the depths of the cave under the protection of the Royal guards, followed by Rogge and Solaka.

Very soon, they encountered the first boss-level monster. The warrior and knight in the party cooperated with the archer, and they soon killed the boss-level monster.

The party of experts continued to advance!

Chapter 45: The Perfect Lineup of the Royal Family Experts

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

As they encountered the first boss-level monster, the experts increased their speed in dealing with the monsters. They could not afford to be delayed by these monsters for too long. Otherwise, if the apostle completely absorbed the power of the Heart of Frost, they would be finished!

As the battle continued, the Frost Worship Grounds continued to tremble and dust dropped. Suddenly, a boss-level monster appeared in front of everyone. Just as the Royal Family's experts were about to join forces to kill it, another three boss-level monsters appeared behind this boss-level monster!

"Everyone, be careful! There are a total of four boss-level monsters!"Lu Yuan reminded everyone. Then, he immediately hid at the back of the party.

The perfect line-up of the Royal Family experts immediately attacked again. It was still the warrior and knight at the front while the archer attacked from the back.

At this time, the mage in the party also started to attack. He raised his magic staff high up and violent flames shot out from the ground. The surrounding ice quickly melted.

Just then, the archer found an opportunity and released an extremely fast sharp arrow. Before everyone could react, the arrow had directly pierced through the throat of one of the boss monsters!

There were only three left. When the remaining three saw that one of their companions was killed, they immediately went berserk, and the temperature in the surroundings dropped a lot.

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The priest immediately activated Holy Light. The Holy Light enveloped everyone and they instantly felt their bodies become warm. With this, the HP of the warrior and the knight in front quickly recovered!

As the priest joined in on the battle, the attacks from the experts of the Royal Family became even more intense. The mage maniacally cast fire spells while the archer at the back delivered high single-target damage.

Soon, two boss-level monsters were killed in a row!

There was only one left!

The knight's full body armor slowly emitted a golden light that gathered on the long spear in his hand. He charged forward, and the long spear pierced through the last boss. He then lifted the boss-level monster up high, and with a swing of his spear, the boss-level monster smashed into the thick ice wall!

"I'm rich! Rich!"Lu Yuan was so happy he was smiling till his mouth was about to split. Although he couldn't obtain EXP since he wasn't the one who killed the monsters, he could still pick up the equipment that was dropped!

"F*ck! I almost forgot about something important!" Lu Yuan slapped his head.

He opened his skill panel and added the two skill points he had today on the skill Flame Spear.

[Flame Spear] +2

[Effect]: Summons underground lava to form a flame spear, deals 600 fixed damage to a single target. Cooldown time: 180 seconds, MP consumption: 100!

"Not bad, not bad," Lu Yuan said in satisfaction. By adding the skill points to Flame Spear, he had more confidence in delivering the last blow to the apostle!

Soon, the Royal Family experts finished recovering from the battle, and they once again advanced into the depths of the Frost Worship Grounds.

As the Royal Family experts were all very powerful, coupled with the fact that their lineup was perfect, the boss-level monsters were doomed to be defeated.

Under Lu Yuan's lead, the party quickly found the apostle. At this moment, he was already in the midst of absorbing the Heart of Frost.

When the apostle saw Lu Yuan, he said with a malevolent expression, "You demand ant! If I had known earlier, I would have killed you!"

The apostle was furious at himself for not killing Lu Yuan earlier. Because of this, he had been forced to start absorbing the Heart of Frost in advance.

"Humph! Everyone, hurry up and attack!" Lu Yuan said.

Everyone knew that if the apostle was allowed to completely absorb the Heart of Frost, no one would be his match. Even all the combat force in the entire Amber City combined would not be able to do anything to him.

Hence, they all started to make their moves. However, before they could do so, monsters after monsters at the boss-level rushed over and protected the apostle.

"Damn it, why is this guy so difficult to deal with?" Lu Yuan cursed in his heart. He hid in a corner because this battle was not something he could participate in.

The Royal Family's berserker took the lead to attack. He held two huge axes in his hands and instantly exploded with enormous strength as he started to fight with a boss-level monster. The two huge axes that weighed 1,000 catties each danced nimbly in his hands, and the boss-level giant frost ape that was fighting against him actually gradually fell into a disadvantageous state.

Instantly, the blood aura of the boss-level giant frost ape soared, and its strength rose steadily!

With this, the berserker fell into a disadvantageous position instead. Meanwhile, the priest from the Royal Family launched a red Holy Light to envelop the berserker!

The berserker who was gradually falling into a disadvantageous position was once again a match for the boss-level giant frost ape with the support of the priest. Following this, Solaka gave a bottle of purple-grade berserk potion to the berserker, which made the boss-level giant frost ape at a disadvantage once again!

The knight in front gathered the divine light in the long spear in his hand once more. He was about to unleash a full-powered attack, and his opponent was a boss-level frost wolf! The priest once again released a ray of golden light that enveloped the knight's entire body.

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The frost wolf in front of the knight was also charging up its power. It was also preparing to unleash its strongest attack to kill the knight!

The knight was the first to make the move. The long spear in his hand carried an incomparably powerful penetrating force as he charged towards the boss-level frost wolf.

The frost wolf had also finished charging up its strength. A huge icicle was spat out from its mouth, colliding with the tip of the knight's spear. In that instant, a powerful shockwave instantly spread out! Immediately, the entire Frost Worship Grounds shook violently.

The man and the beast were in a stalemate. They were almost evenly matched! As time passed, the knight gradually fell into a disadvantageous status. At this time, Solaka once again took out a purple-grade potion. This time, the effect of the potion was to enhance the user's penetration ability! After the knight drank the potion, the penetration of his long spear increased significantly. In an instant, the icicle of the frost wolf was penetrated. The long spear continued forward until it penetrated the body of the boss-level frost wolf. ļ½‚ššŽļ½„ļ½Žšš˜ļ½–ššŽšš•ļ¼Žšš˜šš›šš

At this moment, the mage and archer were exhausting the opponent's boss-level combat power. In fact, several boss-level monsters had already been exhausted by the two to the point that they were heavily injured. The archer shot out sharp arrows one after another that were coated with an extremely terrifying poison. One could imagine just how strong the poison at the arrowheads was!

On the other hand, the mage continuously fired fire spells, which caused the frost around them to melt. Incomparably terrifying gigantic pillars of flame shot out from the ground while a gigantic fire-type magic array dropped rolling fire rocks from above. They created a sea of fire around the boss-level monsters!

The berserker and the knight were still fighting at the front while the rear provided support as well as damage output. Even though the boss-level monsters were many, they were still being killed and forced to retreat. The boss-level monsters were boss-level to the players, but not to the experts of the Royal Family!

Everyone was shrouded in the Holy Light of the priest!

At this moment, the outer perimeter was also in constant battle. The Royal guards in golden armor were like terrifyingly sharp swords, crazily harvesting in the outer perimeter. In addition, there were two Royal Family berserkers and a knight guarding the outer perimeter. Thus, the monsters at the outer perimeter had no way of resisting at all.. The army slowly advanced towards the direction where Lu Yuan and the others were.

Chapter 46: Forbidden Array, the Lava Scorching Sun Array

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

With the support of the priest and Solaka, the experts from the Royal Family were getting more and more powerful as they fought. They were almost about to slaughter all the boss-level monsters!

At this moment, Rogge, who had been at the back, suddenly shouted, "Not good! He's almost finished absorbing the Heart of Frost!"

Everyone raised their heads and saw that the apostle was indeed about to finish absorbing the Heart of Frost!

Seeing that time was about to run out, Solaka instantly took out several bottles of purple-grade potion. The Royal Family experts killed even more fiercely!

At this time, the boss-level monsters had been almost completely cleared out by Lu Yuan's party. The army outside had also successfully entered the underground Frost Worship Grounds to meet up with them.

Following the arrival of the army, a large number of players also followed in. The moment they entered, they felt the terrifying pressure of the apostle. The players cried out one after another in surprise.

"F*ck, this is the real big boss!"

"Goddamn! If anyone were to succeed in delivering the last blow, he would be able to ascend to the heavens in a single step!"

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"How did Lu Yuan even get such a mission?!" Xiongba Tianxia muttered as he looked at the apostle.

"Lu Yuan is really a mysterious person!" Bingshuang Luanwu was also shocked as he said. The game had just started not long ago and everyone was still newbies, yet Lu Yuan was able to receive such a difficult mission so early on, and this shocked him the most.

Three more Royal Family experts joined in the massacre. They were the two berserkers and the knight who had been guarding outside!

With the addition of the three experts, the boss-level monsters that were already retreating were quickly killed!

However, at this moment, the apostle's absorption of the Heart of Frost had also been completed. Immediately, a blizzard began to descend! Powerful energy was emitted from the apostle's body. However, it was obvious that the apostle was having some difficulty controlling the power.

"He has just finished the absorption and has not gotten used to the power yet! We still have a chance!" Rogge shouted.

The two berserkers instantly attacked the apostle. Violent blood aura spread out around their bodies, and the moment they unleashed their strongest attack the moment they made their move. The other experts also came to their senses and unleashed their strongest moves while the supporting priest at the back gave her full support. Her hands were slightly trembling from the high-intensity combat.

Terrifying attacks were launched at the apostle, but he did not panic at all. A huge ice wall instantly rose, blocking the attacks of the Royal Family experts.

"You're just a bunch of ants, yet you want to kill me? Now that I have absorbed the Heart of Frost, what can all the experts in Amber City do? Hahaha! Kid, I will slowly torture you later!" The apostle looked at Lu Yuan and said viciously.

If he had not let Lu Yuan go that day, he would not have had to absorb the Heart of Frost in advance, which had now caused the power of the Heart of Frost to be greatly reduced and his breathing to become unstable.

Rogge and Solaka looked at each other. Rogge's eyes were filled with determination as he slowly nodded his head. Following this, Solaka's hands trembled as he took out three bottles of potion. Three bottles of orange-grade potions!

Rogge took the potions and stepped forward. He said, "Everyone, I'm really sorry that I didn't help you just now. Next, please watch my performance!"

After saying that, Rogge took out his wine bottle and took a swig of wine.

Then, he drank the orange-grade potion that Solaka had made with the three sunstones, and with this, Rogge's whole body turned red!

Rogge's eyes instantly emitted a blood-red light, and a huge magic array appeared behind him. As soon as the magic array appeared, the Grounds of Frost Worship slowly cracked, and lava spewed out.

"Huh? This is the forbidden array, the Lava Scorching Sun Array!" The apostle said in fear. The magic array brought him a strong sense of danger!

With a wave of his hand, a terrifying icicle appeared in front of him. The icicle was emitting extremely cold air, but it also melted under the high temperature of the magic array.

"Go!" The apostle waved his hand, and the icicle instantly shot out towards Rogge!

"Protect Rogge!" Solaka shouted. His eyes were red. He was aware of the price Rogge had to pay for casting this forbidden magic array! šš‹ššŽšššš—šš˜ššŸššŽļ½Œ.šš˜ļ½’ļ½‡

Hearing Solaka's shout, the Royal Family experts and the golden-armored Royal guards stood in front of Rogge to block the icicle for him.

With the completion of Rogge's array, the ice in the Frost Worship Grounds started to melt. The terrifying temperature in the Frost Worship Grounds steadily rose, making Lu Yuan feel as if he was in underground lava!

The powerful shield formed by the Royal Family's experts and the golden-armored guards enveloped everyone. On the other hand, the apostle's bad premonition was getting stronger and stronger, and his heart became more and more uneasy.

The apostle extended his hand and a frost spear instantly appeared. Immediately, the temperature in the surroundings slowly dropped again. He held the spear in his hand as he charged towards Rogge.

At this moment, many cracks had started appearing on Rogge's body as flames burst out from his body!

"Block it!" The knight in front roared!

Immediately, the shield formed by the Royal Family experts and the golden-armored guards burst out with an intense and blinding golden light!

Boom!

With a loud sound, the shield formed by the Royal Family experts instantly shattered. Meanwhile, the Royal Family experts and the golden-armored guards were exhausted as they fell to the ground and were no longer able to make a move.

They could only watch helplessly as the apostle's spear drew closer and closer!

"Sacrifice!" Rogge shouted at the back.

His body instantly turned into flames and his entire being merged into the array, which aid the array to be completed in an instant.

The moment the array was completed, dozens of huge lava pillars shot out from the ground and directly trapped the apostle!

Following that, it was as if a sun was slowly descending from above.

"No!" The apostle roared. At this moment, he could feel the thick aura of death. He could feel that he would really die in this array. He was unwilling to accept it. He had just absorbed the Heart of Frost, how could he be willing to be killed?

He roared, "If I don't die, I will definitely destroy Amber City and that ant!" He glared at Lu Yuan and said fiercely!

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Instantly, the sun above enveloped him, and the apostle's HP bar continuously dropped.

Many players had been prepared to try delivering the last blow to the apostle. However, under the hierarchical suppression, they could only deal 4-5 damage to the apostle, which made it so they could not compete against Lu Yuan, after all, Lu Yuan's Flame Spear could deal 600 fixed damage!

At this moment, the HP bar of the apostle was only left with less than a quarter. Many players were staring at the HP bar of the apostle, not daring to even blink!

Each and every one of them was ready to unleash their strongest move. Whoever could kill the apostle would definitely be able to ascend to the heavens in a single step!

Just when the HP bar of the apostle was only left with a little bit, the many players were starting to rub their palms together in anticipation!

[800!]

[700!]

[750!]

[600!]

Lu Yuan, who had been hiding in the corner, instantly made his move!

Chapter 47: Pursuit

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Under the nervous gazes of the players, the HP of the apostle continued to drop!

As time passed, the strength of the great magic array became weaker and weaker, and the apostle was showing signs of breaking free!

The group of Royal Family experts and golden-armored guards wanted to make a move, but they had already exhausted all their strength in the previous battle. At this moment, they could not even get up, let alone kill the apostle.

Suddenly, a flaming spear appeared in Lu Yuan's hand. In an instant, the fire on the flaming spear lit up the entire battlefield.

Lu Yuan had activated his skill, Flame Spear!

At this time, the apostle had yet to break free from the Lava Scorching Sun Array, but he could already feel that the strength of the array was continuously weakening.

Thinking that he would be able to break free from the array soon, the apostle laughed loudly. He did not take Lu Yuan's Flame Spear seriously at all. The apostle laughed as he said, "I will be able to break free from the array soon. When the time comes, the first person I will kill..."

Before the apostle could finish his words, a flaming spear pierced through his head. In an instant, the endless flames burned on his body!

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Apostle's HP: [-600!]

Under the burning flames, cracks appeared on the apostle's body. Then, his body gradually melted.

The apostle looked at Lu Yuan in horror. He did not expect that an ant like Lu Yuan could launch such a powerful attack. Logically speaking, Lu Yuan should only have been able to deal around 20 HP of damage to the apostle with his current level. Unfortunately for the apostle, the Flame Spear dealt 600 fixed damage!

"No! Great Hernas, please don't give up on your follower!" The apostle shouted towards the sky. He hoped that Hernas would cast a projection to save him, but his cries were destined to stay in the Frost Worship Grounds.

Boom!

With a loud bang, the body of the apostle exploded, then slowly turned into dust and disappeared.

[Mission status update: Assist the Royal Family in killing the apostle (completed)]

[Congratulations on successfully cross-level killing the apostle]

[Rewards]: Level up to level 20, obtained the skill Frost Heart, obtained items Frost Helmet (purple-grade), Frost Armor (purple-grade), Frost Pants (purple-grade), Frost Bracers (purple-grade), Frost Boots (purple-grade), Frost Belt (purple-grade), Frost Lance (orange-grade)!

"F*ck! F*ck! Level up to level 20?" Lu Yuan was excited. He did not expect the rewards for killing an apostle to be so plentiful. This saved him a lot of time in obtaining EXP!

[Frost Heart] (can not be leveled up)

[Effect]: Expends one's HP to temporarily increase one's level (HP can not be recovered through potions or skills), increases upper limit (unknown)!

[Description]: A skill formed from the Heart of Frost in the Frost Worship Grounds. The user needs to sacrifice one's life to the Heart of Frost to obtain great strength. The skill is very good, but it is life-consuming!

"F*ck! This Frost Heart skill is a cheat! It costs HP though!" Lu Yuan complained in his heart. Though he was complaining, the Frost Heart skill was still quite heaven-defying. It could be used as his trump card!

[Frost Helmet ] (Frost Barrier 1/7)

[Effect]: Intelligence +40, resistance +35, MP +10% !

[Description]: A helmet made of ice from the Frost Worship Grounds, will give you frost power!

[Frost Armor] (Frost Barrier 2/7)

[Effect]: Defense +50, resistance +40, movement speed +20, HP +5%!

[Description]: An armor made of ice from the Frost Worship Grounds, will give you frost power!

[Frost Pants] (Frost Barrier 3/7)

[Effect]: Movement speed +40, defense +40, strength +35!

[Description]: Pants made of ice from the Frost Worship Grounds, will give you frost power! š—Æšžš—±š—»šØš˜ƒšžš„.š—»š—²š­

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(Frost Barrier 7/7)

[Frost Barrier]

[Effect]: An energy barrier will appear around you. It can block enemy attacks and has a chance to immunize spell damage!

[Description]: This is Frost's blessing to you. It is also Frost's protection for you!

"A set of purple equipment. Not bad, not bad!" Lu Yuan nodded his head in satisfaction. To think the apostle dropped a full set of equipment during his death, he did not disappoint him. !

[Frost Lance]

[Level]: 30

[Effect]: A lance that can pierce through anything. It has extreme frost attached to it, which will reduce the opponent's mobility and slowly freeze them!

[Description]: It has been accompanying the Heart of Frost. Under the constant nourishment of the Heart of Frost, the lance has been turned into frost. It is the accompanying weapon of the Heart of Frost!

"This can only be equipped at level 30..." Lu Yuan put the Frost Lance into his backpack. He could not use it for the time being.

[Congratulations to player Lu Yuan for obtaining the first orange-grade equipment in the entire server]

[Congratulations to player Lu Yuan for obtaining the first orange-grade equipment in the entire server]

[Congratulations to player Lu Yuan for obtaining the first orange-grade equipment in the entire server]

The moment the system notifications ended, someone suddenly shouted, "F*ck! Kill him!"

"That's right, that's right! Kill him!"

"We've been waiting here for so long, yet the last attack was dealt by that brat!"

"How can we take this?!"

"So what if he's level 20? We have advantages in numbers, we'll attack him together!"

"Kill him! The equipment that drops will belong to whoever gets it!"

At this moment, the players all went crazy upon seeing the grade of the equipment that Lu Yuan had gotten. A complete set of purple-grade equipment and an orange-grade weapon! Who wouldn't be jealous of such equipment?

Xiongba Tianxia and Bingshuang Luanwu glanced at each other.

"F*ck it! Kill him!"

"Brother Lu, I'm sorry!" Xiongba Tianxia also planned to attack Lu Yuan. Who wouldn't yearn for such equipment?

At that moment, all the players rushed towards Lu Yuan.

"Hmm? The lot of you want to kill me and get my equipment?" Lu Yuan shook his head and smiled.

He raised his hand and used the Frost Descent skill. Instantly, a huge magic array appeared above the players. Countless hailstones fell, and the players under the array continuously lost their HP.

"F*ck! An AOE attack skill!"

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"Isn't that guy a thief? How can he know a mage's skill?!"

After Lu Yuan used the skill Frost Descent to stop the players, he immediately fled the Frost Worship Grounds. The players were still chasing after him, following him out of the Frost Worship Grounds.

"One more time?" Lu Yuan used the skill of the Holy Necklace to skip the cooldown time of Frost Descent, and cast it once again.

"What the hell? How can his skill cooldown be so fast?"

"He's definitely cheating!"

"The apostle just now had more than 500 HP left, yet he was instantly killed by this guy!"

"F*ck, kill the cheater!"

With this, the players activated their skills and charged towards Lu Yuan, chasing him back to Amber City!

Although Lu Yuan could deal with these players, he did not want to kill them. If he did, some of their levels would up and they would have to return to the novice village. That was not what Lu Yuan wanted to see!

This was because Lu Yuan's auction house had just finished building, and it was now only waiting for him to go back and open his business. If he killed a group of players at this time, it would not be worth it!

Chapter 48: Log Off!

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Lu Yuan was quickly chased back to Amber City. He abruptly stopped and turned around to say to the players, "Stop chasing me. If you continue, you'll all die!"

"What are you bragging about?!"

"You think with our numbers, we're afraid of you?"

"That's right! So what if you're at level 20? With our numbers, even if each of us gives you a scratch, you'll die!"

"Brother Lu, my bad this time!" Xiongba Tianxia looked at Lu Yuan and said apologetically.

"Haha, Lu Yuan, if you give me a few pieces of equipment, I'll help you deal with them!" Bingshuang Luanwu also looked at Lu Yuan and said with a smile.

Although Lu Yuan's level had far surpassed theirs, it was just as the person before had said. With so many of them, even if each of them only scratched Lu Yuan once, they would be able to scratch him to death.

"Bingshuang Luanwu and Xiongba Tianxia?"

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"I didn't expect the guild masters of these two large guilds to also be chasing after Lu Yuan. Haha, Lu Yuan can be considered to be doomed!"

"Xiongba Tianxia, Bingshuang Luanwu, hurry up and leave. Otherwise, even if you want to escape later, you won't be able to. It wasn't easy for the two of you to reach your level now," Lu Yuan said.

"F*ck, ley's not waste our breath on him. Attack! This guy must be waiting for his skill cooldown to be over!" Bingshuang Luanwu said.

Lu Yuan sighed and took out a golden token!

The moment the token was taken out, the soldiers at the city gate immediately came to Lu Yuan's side. At this moment, a team of Imperial Guards in golden armor was also rushing towards him!

"How can he make those soldier NPCs protect him?!"

"It's just some soldiers. Let's attack..."

However, only the guy who said this rushed forward.

This was because the players had noticed that a team of golden-armored soldiers had appeared behind Lu Yuan!

They were very much aware of what those golden-armored soldiers behind Lu Yuan represented. They were the Imperial Guards of Amber City!

They had killed the monsters in the outskirts of the Frost Worship Grounds like they were killing chickens, and were the highest combat power of the Amber City Army!

"Damn, what the hell?"

"The Imperial Guards of Amber City?"

"Why is this guy so monstrous?"

"I quit, I'm going offline. My mom called me for dinner."

"I have things to do at home too, I'm off."

"My mom is making dumplings today, and they're irresistible fragrant. I'm off too!"

One by one, the players went offline.

The golden armored guards charged at the players with spears in their hands.

The remaining players also went offline with haste, turning into streaks of white light and disappearing!

Lu Yuan watched as the players went offline and smiled.

At the same time, on the highest floor of a skyscraper in the real world, a young man with a handsome face was looking out of the window and muttering, "Lu Yuan... How interesting, I wonder what kind of person he is in real life?"

In a luxurious mansion, a robust young man also mentioned Lu Yuan's name, "Lu Yuan... is always so unexpected!"

In the main city of Amber City, Lu Yuan came to the City Lord's Mansion where the City Lord and the Princess were waiting for the good news of the soldiers' triumphant return.

Seeing that Lu Yuan had arrived, the Princess hurriedly went forward and asked, "Young warrior, has the apostle been killed?"

"Respected City Lord, Princess, the apostle has been killed. From now on, Amber City will no longer have to be under the threat of the apostle," Lu Yuan answered with a smile.

Then, Lu Yuan reported the situation of the Frost Worship Grounds to the Princess and the City Lord.

"I never thought Rogge to be such a great mage who would bravely sacrifice himself!" The Princess said regretfully.

"Yes, I didn't expect Rogge to sacrifice himself to save Amber City! I announce that he will be Amber City's hero forever! I also announce that Rogge is the one with the highest magic attainments in Amber City!" Amber City's City Lord said.

At this time, Princess Alice slowly walked to the front of Lu Yuan. She stood on her tiptoes and gently kissed Lu Yuan's cheek, then said, "Young warrior, this is your reward for this mission!"

[Congratulations on completing the hidden mission issued by the Princess]

[Acquired: 2,500 EXP, 200 gold coins, 50 reputation points, Amber Kiss!]

[Amber Kiss]

[Description]: A kiss of blessing presented by Princess Alice. The recipient will receive a 10% increase in MP, magic resistance, attack speed, strength, recovery speed, and defense!

Lu Yuan was stunned. He did not expect the Amber Kiss to really be the kiss of the Princess. Wasn't the softness of her lips too real? Lu Yuan was secretly pleased.

At this moment, the Princess said, "Young warrior, may you receive the blessing of the Amber God!"

"Thank you for your blessing, Princess!" Lu Yuan bowed and turned to leave.

After Lu Yuan turned around, the Princess lowered her head, her face slightly red.

It seemed that the Princess had already awakened some humanity!

Since his reborn, the NPCs in the game have been awakening faster than Lu Yuan had imagined!

Lu Yuan did not notice the Princess' abnormality. He left the City Lord's Mansion and went straight to the auction house that he had previously chosen to build!

At this time, the auction house system had already automatically arranged for an auction host NPC to be here.

As soon as Lu Yuan reached the place, a female NPC wearing a sexy short skirt immediately came to the front of Lu Yuan and said, "Master, the auction house has been built. We are only waiting for your order to start the business."

"Okay, get ready. I want to auction some things tomorrow!" Lu Yuan ordered.

"Yes, Master," The sexy NPC bowed to Lu Yuan and got to her work.

Lu Yuan opened the forum. By now, the forum was exploding with posts about him. Nine out of ten posts were about him.

[Lu Yuan has a set of purple-grade equipment and an orange peerless grade weapon!]

[Anyone who reports sights of Lu Yuan outside Amber City to our guild will be rewarded with 100 gold coins! (sightings within Amber City do not count)]

[Thief Lu Yuan! Specialized in hogging others' efforts!]

[Lu Yuan is cheating, I beg the officials to look into it seriously!]

Lu Yuan helplessly shook his head and smiled when he saw these posts. These guys said different things when they were taking advantage of the battle in the outskirts earlier.

Lu Yuan logged onto the forum and posted another post.

[Lu Yuan will be holding an auction in the auction house in the center of Amber City later!]

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"Brothers, Lu Yuan will be auctioning off items at the auction house in the center of Amber City later! Quickly come online and see if there are any good items. It is said that many pieces of purple-grade equipment will also be auctioned!"

After posting, Lu Yuan immediately closed the forum, completely ignoring the comments section of his post.

"This thief still dares to come out and auction items?"

"Looks like he must have picked up quite a lot of good items at the Frost Worship Grounds!"

"Where did this guy get his cheat code from? I want one too!"

"I'd like to see what good stuff he'll be selling!"

Players who saw the post all came back online. Even the irresistibly fragrant dumplings were left aside.

[Your good friend Xiongba Tianxia is online!]

[Your good friend Bingshuang Luanwu is online!]

Lu Yuan smiled when he saw the notifications of these two people coming online.. It was a good thing the two generous rich guys were online.

Chapter 49: Auction

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Soon, wave after wave of players poured into Amber City once again.

Although many players had been able to get some of the loot during the battle this time, the number of players who were able to get purple-grade equipment was still very small. In fact, some didn't even get a single piece of equipment.

"To think this guy has purple-grade equipment to be auctioned!"

"F*ck, the biggest winner of the battle in the Frost Worship Grounds this time is this guy, right?"

"I haven't even collected a complete set of blue-grade equipment!"

Many players began to complain. Comparing themselves to him was just infuriating. Lu Yuan had once again attracted the hate of many players.

"Who exactly is this guy?" Bingshuang Luanwu asked Xiongba Tianxia who was next to him.

"He gives me the feeling he knows the game like the back of his hand. No matter what it is, he's always ahead of us!" Xiongba Tianxia shook his head and sighed. All these years, he had always been at the peak of every game he played, he did not expect to be completely suppressed by Lu Yuan in this game.

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Soon, Lu Yuan's auction house was filled with players. Originally, there were some players and guilds that were planning to kill Lu Yuan in the auction house to snatch his equipment, but when they saw the teams of golden-armored guards in the auction house, they gave up on this idea. With their current levels, they would only be left with the option of being beaten up by the golden-armored guards.

At this moment, a sexy NPC wearing a sexy short skirt appeared in the auction hall. She said, "Ladies and gentlemen, Welcome to Lu Yuan's Auction House!"

That's right, the auction hall that Lu Yuan opened was simply named Lu Yuan's Auction House.

"The items being auctioned today are the loots Sir Lu Yuan has obtained from the Frost Worship Grounds! The auction begins now!"

"Item 1: Frost longsword, blue-grade! With additional skill! The starting bid is 30 gold coins!"

"Item 2: Frost staff, blue-grade! With additional skill! The starting bid is 30 gold coins!"

"Item 16: Frost set equipment, blue-grade! With set skill! The starting bid is 100 gold coins!

"F*ck, set equipment!"

"How many good items does that guy have? He's even selling equipment!"

"Have you forgotten? The equipment he's currently wearing is a set of purple-grade equipment!"

"Oh, right."

"I bid 130 gold coins!"

"What are you doing? Didn't we agree to only look and not buy?"

"I can't help it. The equipment is too attractive!"

"I bid 150 gold coins!"

"Who dares to compete with me? I bid 170 gold coins!"

Meanwhile, Lu Yuan, who was under the stage, was so happy that he was about to fly. With this, he could earn a lot of money.

"Item number 20: Divine boots! Purple-grade! The starting bid is 200 gold coins!"

"F*ck, purple-grade! And boots at that!"

"Damn, is he not the king of thieves?!"

"This pair of boots suits me perfectly. I bid 250 gold coins!" Bingshuang Luanwu stood up and said.

"I bid 300 gold coins!" Xiongba Tianxia also said.

"I'm sorry, but I bid 350 gold coins for this pair of boots!" A clear and melodious female voice appeared. Everyone looked over and saw a woman with seductive eyes. She was looking at Xiongba Tianxia and Bingshuang Luanwu with a smile.

"It's the guild master of Jiangnan Yanyu Guild, Liu Ruyan!"

"Just by listening to her voice, I can tell that she must be a great beauty in real life!"

In the end, the divine boots were successfully bid by Liu Ruyan for 350 gold coins. Due to the drop rate of boots being relatively low in the game, such equipment tends to be more expensive than the others.

After that, a few more pieces of purple-grade equipment were auctioned. All of them were taken by the large guilds. It had to be said that those who could build large guilds were all rich in real life. If they didn't have enough game gold coins, they could just reload with cash!

"Next up is the final item for auction: Divine crystal armor, purple-grade! Has additional skill Immunity that allows the wearer to be immune to one attack within a second! The cooldown time of the additional skill is 60 seconds. As long as the timing is right, it can be a weapon that will allow you to kill enemies of a higher level. It's a deadly counter-attack weapon! The starting bid is at 300 gold coins!"

"F*ck! I want this thing. That additional skill is really sick!"

"With your reaction speed, it's useless on you!"

"I bid 400 gold coins!" Bingshuang Luanwu directly placed his bid. For expert players like them, the Immunity skill allowed them much more room to operate.

"I bid 450 gold coins!" Xiongba Tianxia also placed his bid! š˜£š˜¦š‘‘š˜Æš˜°š˜·š˜¦š‘™ļ¼Žš‘š‘œš˜®

In the end, the purple-grade equipment was bought by Bingshuang Luanwu for 600 gold coins!

"Thank you for your support. Today's auction is over! Those who have successfully bid items, please follow me backstage to collect your items!"

Lu Yuan, who was backstage, was about to fly from delight. Seeing the gold coins in his account, he felt that even his dinner would taste better tonight.

...

The next day after the auction, the Princess invited Lu Yuan to the City Lord's Mansion.

"Princess Alice, what can I do for you?" Lu Yuan immediately asked when he saw Princess Alice. He liked doing missions for the Princess because her mission rewards were very generous.

"Young warrior, Amber City is no longer in danger. I invited you here because we will be holding Sir Rogge's funeral in two days. I hope you will attend," Princess Alice said with an unnatural expression.

Lu Yuan glanced at Princess Alice. Logically speaking, such an expression should not appear on an NPC like Princess Alice.

At this moment, the pressure in his heart increased sharply. It seemed that Solaka and Rogge were not the only NPCs that were starting to have humanity, but even the Princess. The time left for him was becoming less. He had to become stronger faster.

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If the game and reality were to fuse ahead of time, then his being reborn would not be able to change the fate of the real world!

Lu Yuan's expression immediately turned solemn.

[Princess Alice has issued a hidden mission to you — attend the funeral of Mage Rogge]

[Mission requirements]: Attend the funeral of Mage Rogge in two days!]

[Mission Rewards]: Reputation points +10, EXP +1000, gold coins +50, Princess Alice's favorability +200!

[Mission Failure]: Reputation points -100, EXP -1000, gold coins -50, Princess Alice's favorability -300!

[Mission Duration]: Three days!

Lu Yuan did not hesitate and immediately accepted the mission. Although the reward for this hidden mission was not much, Lu Yuan still respected Rogge. Even though Rogge was only an NPC, he was willing to sacrifice himself for Amber City by completing the Lava Scorching Sun Array. without Rogge, he would not have received such a generous reward for killing the apostle!

"Dear Princess Alice, please rest assured. I will definitely attend the funeral of Sir Rogge," Lu Yuan bowed to Princess Alice and said respectfully.

After accepting the mission, Lu Yuan left Amber City!

Chapter 50: Jinyao City

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio š—Æšžšš—»šØšÆšžš„.šœš—¼š¦

Now, Lu Yuan had already reached level 20. This time, he was heading to the other Frost Worship Grounds to level up.

With Lu Yuan's current level, he was still not a match for the boss of the Frost Worship Grounds.

Soon, Lu Yuan arrived at the first Frost Worship Grounds.

Lu Yuan was wearing the set of purple-grade frost equipment with the purple-grade Noah's dagger in his hand. Fully equipped, he started farming for EXP in the outskirts of the Frost Worship Grounds. The monsters at the first Frost Worship Grouds were all level 20 frost moles. The level 20 frost moles were powerless against Lu Yuan's dagger. Soon, blood flowed like a river on the Frost Worship Grounds as a string of numbers appeared on the frost moles' bodies.

[-1,000]

[-1,100]

Currently, Lu Yuan was on the same level as the frost moles, but with the support of his equipment, he was able to take down a frost mole in two or three minutes.

Soon, Lu Yuan had cleared out all the frost moles in the outer area. He did not dare to go any deeper in as he was still no match for the boss and could only escape if he encountered one.

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After this, Lu Yuan soon arrived at the Broken Cliff Frost Worship Grounds and began to farm monsters in the outer area again.

The outer area here was filled with level 25 frost skeletons that were elite monsters. Lu Yuan had a harder time farming as compared to his smooth process at the first Frost Worship Grounds, but with his strength, it was still easy for him to kill level 25 elite monsters. After all, he had the support of skills since he hadn't used any skills at the first Frost Worship Grounds.

By killing the monsters in the outer area of two Frost Worship Grounds, Lu Yuan had leveled up by one level and was now at level 21!

The monsters in the underground Frost Worship Grounds had all been killed, so only two Frost Worship Grounds were left of the five. Lu Yuan did not rest and continued to farm monsters outside the other Frost Worship Grounds.

The matter of Princess Alice having awakened her humanity made Lu Yuan extremely nervous. At this moment, he only had one thought in his mind, and that was to become stronger and even stronger!

Lu Yuan had been farming monsters non-stop for the past two days. At this time, it was already late at night in the real world, but Lu Yuan still had no intention of logging out of the game.

Soon, two days had passed in the game, and Mage Rogge's funeral would be held today!

[System notification: Mission status update. Please go to the cemetery in the north of Amber City to attend Mage Rogge's funeral!]

Lu Yuan immediately headed there. Soon, he arrived at the cemetery in the north of Amber City. Countless residents of Amber City, the City Lord, and the Princess were all here.

Upon arriving at the cemetery, he followed the City Lord and the Princess and stood in silence before Rogge's tombstone.

In front of Rogge's tombstone, Solaka stood there, holding a jar of fine wine in his hand. He calmly said, "Old friend, this may be the last time I treat you to a drink because I'm about to leave Amber City and travel far!"

After saying this, Solaka poured the fine wine in front of Rogge's tombstone and turned to leave.

"The great mage Rogge had sacrificed his life to save Amber City! He is the eternal hero of Amber City and is the mage with the highest magic attainments in Amber City!" The City Lord of Amber City said, and everyone mourned in silence for six hours.

[Congratulations on completing the hidden mission issued by Princess Alice!]

[Rewards]: Reputation points +10, EXP +1,000, gold coins +50, Princess Alice's favoribility +200!]

After the funeral, Lu Yuan opened his personal interface and went offline.

"Even the Princess has awakened her humanity, how much time do I have left?" Lu Yuan muttered as he lay on the bed and stared at the ceiling.

"Why did Rogge, Solaka, and Princess Alice's humanity be awakened so early on?" Lu Yuan was puzzled. These few days, Lu Yuan had also been observing the other NPCs, but they showed no signs of awakening their humanity. At present, only the three of them showed signs of their humanity awakening.

Lu Yuan drifted into sleep while thinking about this. The next morning, Lu Yuan went online again. This time, he went straight to the City Lord's Mansion in Amber City. He was level 20, and could already advance to a level 20 main city.

Lu Yuan said to the City Lord, "Respected City Lord, I wish to head to a higher-leveled main city!"

"My choice is Jinyao City!" Lu Yuan said respectfully to the City Lord. He choose the city because he had been randomly teleported to the city in his previous life, which allowed him to have a better understanding of Jinyao City, in turn making it convenient for to him find missions and level up.

"Oh! Young warrior, if you leave, it will be the loss of Amber City. However, if you want to go to a higher-leveled main city, Amber City should not stop you. According to the laws, you can not choose the location. However, since you have made a huge contribution to Amber City, I am willing to make an exception for you!" With a wave of the City Lord's hand, a ray of light enveloped Lu Yuan, and a mysterious strength instantly spread throughout his entire body.

In an instant, Lu Yuan's figure disappeared from where he was.

Meanwhile, beside the City Lord, Princess Alice's eyes were slightly red!

In an unknown area, a ray of golden light pierced through the clouds and descended from the sky!

At this time, the system had already issued three announcements in a row.

[Congratulations to Lu Yuan for becoming the first player to reach a level 20 main city!]

[Congratulations to Lu Yuan for becoming the first player to reach a level 20 main city!]

[Congratulations to Lu Yuan for becoming the first player to reach a level 20 main city!]

"Damn! It's Lu Yuan again!"

"He's a cheater! Definitely a cheater!"

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"F*ck! Who the hell is Lu Yuan?" A blonde blue-eyed foreigner cursed loudly.

"Shit, this damn guy beat me to it again!"

Once the announcement was out, players all over the world were in an uproar again. They had just reached the level 10 main cities not long ago, yet Lu Yuan had already reached a level 20 main city. Most of the players were even still in the novice villages!

The top gaming experts from the other countries felt that they were living in Lu Yuan's shadow in the game.

A figure slowly descended from the golden light. It was Lu Yuan!

"JInyao City! Finally, I'm here again!" Lu Yuan looked at the city in the distance and sighed.

"In my previous life, Jinyao City dispatched an army of knights to fight Engels, the Demon God on the Demon Flame Mountain Range. However, the knight army was completely annihilated. Later on, Engels led an army of demons to attack Jinyao City, and the entire city was destroyed. All the players in Jinyao City were killed too, and I was one of them. Nobody in Jinyao City could defeat the Demon God Engels!" Lu Yuan muttered.

"Engels… what if I can kill him?" Lu Yuan rubbed his chin. He thought about it, but he soon gave up on the idea. Even if he gathered all the forces of Jinyao City, he could not kill Engels, let alone do it by himself. He should just continue completing missions to level up!

Lu Yuan was currently at the edge of Jinyao City's territory. Not far ahead was the Demon Flame Mountain Range!

Suddenly, Lu Yuan's expression changed drastically!

Chapter 51: The Mysterious Woman

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

It was because he noticed that there was a mysterious woman farming monsters in front of him!

The woman couldn't possibly be an NPC. In his previous life, Lu Yuan had come to the Demon Flame Mountain Range countless times, and he had never seen an NPC here!

As if sensing that Lu Yuan was looking at her, the woman smiled at Lu Yuan and said, "Hello!"

"How did you reach level 20 so quickly?" The woman asked Lu Yuan with a smile.

Lu Yuan's expression changed drastically. With these words, he could confirm she was definitely not an NPC. How could there be such an intelligent NPC?

Lu Yuan opened the system interface and checked the system announcement over and over again. It clearly showed that he was the first player to reach a level 20 main city!

Who the hell was this mysterious woman? Lu Yuan was extremely shocked. Just as he was about to ask the woman, she suddenly said, "I have some things to attend to, so I'll take my leave first!"

With that, the woman immediately left, and Lu Yuan chased after her!

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When Lu Yuan chased after the woman to the foot of the Demon Flame Mountain Range, a gust of hot wind blew past his face which made him blink. In the blink of an eye, the mysterious woman had disappeared.

Lu Yuan searched the area repeatedly, but he could not find anything.

"Could it be a skill like Teleportation? Who the hell is that woman? If I'm the first player to reach a level 20 main city, then what is she?" Lu Yuan was confused.

"If she's an NPC of the game…" Lu Yuan shivered. He did not dare to think of such a possibility. If this woman was an NPC, then the speed at which the game world and the real world would fuse was beyond his imagination!

Based on his current leveling speed, the tragedy of his previous life would only repeat itself, or even worse!

After all, in his previous life, everyone's level was higher than the current timeline, while everyone was still in the rookie stage now!

"I thought that everything would be under my control after I was reborn, I never expected strange phenomena to appear one after another. First, it was Rogge and Solaka, then Princess Alice, and now that a mysterious woman. My mentality is f8cking about to collapse!" Lu Yuan roared in his heart.

"I better go do missions and level up first!" Lu Yuan shook his head. It was useless for him to think so much at this point. The only thing he could do was to become stronger.

Lu Yuan immediately turned back and soon arrived at the gates of Jinyao City.

When the knights at the gates saw Lu Yuan, they immediately pointed their knight's spear at him.

One of the knights asked, "Who are you?"

"I'm a novice knight of the Human Race!" Lu Yuan said slowly. As the City of Knights, knights had a higher status than other professions and were loved by the residents of Jinyao City!

"A novice knight? Do you have the certificate to enter the city?" The knight continued to ask Lu Yuan.

"No, but Nick, the Holy Knight in the city, is my teacher!" Lu Yuan replied. Lu Yuan had a deep impression of the Holy Knight Nick from his previous life. Nick was one of the four Holy Knights in Jinyao City. During the battle with the Demon God back then, the gates guarded by the other three Holy Knights had been trampled by the demon army. Only the east city gates guarded by the Holy Knight Nick were still intact. None of the demons had entered through those gates.

However, Nick was also the earliest Holy Knight to die in the great battle.

After hearing Lu Yuan mention Nick's name, the knights who guarded the city gates put down their spears. The knight who had just spoken bowed towards Lu Yuan and said, "So you're the student of the Holy Knight. I'm really sorry! You can enter the city now."

With this, the tightly shut city gates slowly opened and Lu Yuan entered Jinyao City.

Lu Yuan looked at the streets of Jinyao City and found it to still be familiar. From time to time, a team of patrolling knights would pass by.

Lu Yuan directly went to a shabby little wooden house because that was the residence of the Holy Knight Nick!

He was heading to Nick's to learn the skill of a knight, to prepare for level 30 when he could equip the Frost Lance in the future!

Thus this time when he went online, he was not in a hurry to add points to his skill. He had decided to save it for the upcoming knight's skill!

Lu Yuan gently knocked on the door of the little wooden house a few times, and a tall man immediately walked out. He looked at Lu Yuan with sharp eyes, "Who are you?"

"Respected Sir Holy Knight, I am your admirer. I want to learn from you how to be an outstanding knight!" Lu Yuan said respectfully to Nick.

"If you want to learn how to be a knight, you can go to the Jinyao Knight's Academy. I can't teach you!" Nick waved his hand as an indication for Lu Yuan to leave.

However, since Lu Yuan came to find Nick, how could he not know how to unlock his mission?

Lu Yuan said slowly, "Respected Lord Nick, it was Miss Kate who asked me to come."

Kate was the Princess of Jinyao City. Nick was childhood sweethearts with Princess Kate and was the guardian knight of Princess Kate. However, as Nick grew up, his talent as a knight began to show, and he eventually became a Holy Knight. Then, he was ordered by the City Lord to guard the east gates of Jinyao City, thus the number of times they met gradually decreased. However, Nick still respected Princess Kate, even though he was no longer the guardian knight of the Princess!

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Sure enough, when Nick heard the name Kate, he changed his words and said, "Since Kate asked you to come, then I need to test your courage and determination on becoming a knight before all else! As long as you dare to go to the Demon Flame Mountain Range to get 88 magic crystals of the fiery tiger for me, then I will agree to be your teacher. If you can't, you should just obediently go to the Jinyao Knight's Academy!"

[Nick has issued a hidden mission to you — obtain 88 fiery tiger magic crystals]

[Mission Rewards]: 2,000 EXP, 100 gold coins, Nick's favorability +100, obtain skill Jinyao Sprint!

[Mission Failure]: Nick's favorability -100!

[Mission Duration]: Three days!

"No problem, respected Lord Nick. I will go and retrieve the fiery tiger magic crystals for you now!" Lu Yuan replied to Nick and directly accepted the mission.

Nick nodded his head in satisfaction when he saw that Lu Yuan was still so calm in the face of his request of 88 fiery tiger magic crystals. This meant that he had passed the courage test.

After receiving the mission, Lu Yuan left Jinyao City and headed to the Devil Flame Mountain Range again. At the same time, Lu Yuan was also anticipating meeting that mysterious woman once again. Such a mysterious existence made Lu Yuan very uneasy. š›š—²š—±š§šØš˜ƒš—²š—¹.šœšØš¦

The territory of the fiery tigers was at the foot of the Demon Flame Mountain Range. In the periphery, most of them were at level 22 or level 23. They were not very difficult to deal with for Lu Yuan.

Just as Lu Yuan summoned Noah's dagger, he heard the sound of fighting coming from not far ahead.. Lu Yuan immediately stopped approaching the Demon Flame Mountain Range.

Chapter 52: Eliminating the Demon Squad

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

"The demons actually invaded the territory of our Jinyao City. Then let them experience the divine might of our Jinyao City's Knight!" Nick said angrily.

Then, Nick looked at Lu Yuan and said, "I wonder if you have the courage to face the powerful demon soldiers?"

"Of course, highly respected, Holy Knight Mr. Nick. I will personally go out and kill the demons!" Lu Yuan said to Nick with a look of resolution.

Nick nodded his head in satisfaction at Lu Yuan's response. Then, he said, "Well, as a knight, you should be full of courage! I think you are already a qualified Knight!"

[ Nick has a hidden mission for you — destroy the demon squad that has invaded Jinyao City ]

[ mission requirements] : Go with Jinyao Knights to destroy the demon teams that invade Jinyao City!

[ mission rewards ] : EXP +2,500, reputation points +200, gold coin(s)+3, Nick's favoribility +200, acquired skill Knight Holy Light!

[ mission failure ] : EXP -1,000, reputation points -100, gold coin(s) -200, Nick's favoribility -200!

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[ mission duration ] : Eight hours!

"Next, Chris, you will lead this newly promoted Knight to eliminate the demon squad!" Nick ordered the Knight who was riding a white horse.

"Yes, Holy Knight!" the Knight named Chris said respectfully to Nick.

"New Knight, please follow me!" Chris said to Lu Yuan.

So then, Lu Yuan followed Chris to the location of the demon squad. When they passed the city gate, Chris gave Lu Yuan a lance.

Chris also gave Lu Yuan a white horse. Then Chris led the Knight squad to hunt down the demon squad.

Lu Yuan's body lit up with a full set of purple frost equipment as he followed the Knight squad to kill the enemy.

Soon, the Knight squad found the demon squad.

Chris, who was leading the squad, said to the demon, "Demon, don't you know that this is the territory of Jinyao City?"

"Haha! So what if this is Jinyao City's territory? Jinyao City will eventually belong to the Demon Race!" the leader of the demons replied.

"Jinyao City will definitely not become a territory of the Demon Race. We have the protection of our Holy Knight! Speak! What is your purpose for entering Jinyao City?" Chris asked while pointing his lance at the demon.

"The Holy Knight is not even worth mentioning in front of the great Engels! Prepare to welcome the arrival of the Great Sir Engels!" the leader of the demons said with a smile.

"Humph! Since you refuse to tell us, you shall pay the price for invading the territory of Jinyao City!" the Knights charged after hearing Engels' command.

"Pay the price? In your dreams! Demons, counterattack!" The demons' leader's body started to expand. Immediately after that, all the other demons' bodies gradually became huge too!

"New Knight! Do you know the Jinyao Sprint?" Chris asked Lu Yuan.

"Yes!" Lu Yuan immediately replied.

"My fellow Knights! Jinyao Sprint!" Chris shouted.

Then, all the Knights' bodies emitted the Holy Light, and the Holy Light slowly shifted to the knights' lance!

The Knights sprinted out one after another, and a large lance appeared in front of the Knight!

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"Demons, Blood Shield!" shouted the leader of the demons. When up against Jinyao Knights' Jinyao Sprint, the thick-skinned demons were unable to block it, so they could only release the demon's Blood Shield skill.

The demons stood in a straight line, and a huge red shield appeared in front of the leader of the demons. Along with the shield came a strong stench of blood.

Boom!

The huge lances of the knight pierced directly into the huge Blood Shield, sending out an intense shockwave, emitting smoke and dust all around.

As time passed, the demons' Blood Shield gradually began to lose its resistance, and cracks began to appear!

"Demons! Put in more effort!" roared the leader of the demons angrily.

Even then, it was still unable to block the sharp lances of the Knight!

Boom!

The demons' Blood Shield exploded, and the demons were injured and all spat out blood.

"Knights! Charge!" Chris led a squad and rushed up to fight with the demons. The demons who had just been defeated were soon no match for the Knight's squad.

"Don't be afraid, the great Engels will avenge us!" The leader of the demons led the other demons to fight to the death.

A Flame Lance suddenly appeared in Lu Yuan's hand, and the surrounding temperature instantly grew very hot.

Whoosh!

Lu Yuan threw the Flame Lance and pierced through a demon. This was a good opportunity to gain experience. There was no way Lu Yuan would let it slip by.

He used the Holy Necklace to respawn the Flame Lance again, and then used Anna's Blessing to double the Flame Lance!

Another Flame Lance appeared in Lu Yuan's hand, and he found the right time to use the Flame Lance to pierce through another demon.

By this time, the leader of the demons had gone crazy, and he led the rest of the demons to rush towards Lu Yuan in madness.

Whoosh!

Another Flame Lance appeared in Lu Yuan's hand. When the other demons saw the Flame Lance in Lu Yuan's hand, they began to dodge. They were afraid of being the next demon to be pierced by Lu Yuan's Flame Lance.

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"Knights! The demons are scared out of their wits. Everyone, continue to charge!" Chris shouted to the Knights.

Meanwhile, Lu Yuan continued to hold the Flame Lance in his hand, waiting for an opportunity because he wanted to save this last move for the leader of the demons.

Soon, the demons who had lost their will to fight were all killed by the Knights. Only the leader of the demons was still fighting back.

"Jinyao Knights! Your time of death is coming! The great Engels will lead our Demon Race to occupy Jinyao City!" The leader of the demons seemed to have given up resisting.

He stood still and shouted, "Jinyao Knights, you..." But before he could finish his words, a Flame Lance pierced through his head!

[ Congratulations on a crossing-tiers challenge and killing an advanced demon x 3 ]

Reward: EXP +6000, reputation points +300, gold coins +300! Purple grade equipment: Demon Shield; Purple grade equipment: Demon Leather Armor; Blue grade equipment: Demon Helmet!

Lu Yuan did not look at them before putting them into his backpack. Equipment like these was useless to him. He would keep it to auction in the future!

"New Knight, I didn't expect you to be so outstanding. It's really beyond my expectation!" Chris looked at Lu Yuan and said with a smile. Lu Yuan's performance had already exceeded his expectations. At first, he thought that Lu Yuan would be like other new knights who would be flustered when they saw a demon. They would usually be at a loss during actual combat and forget all the things they learned in Jinyao Knight's Academy!

"As expected of Holy Knight Nick's student.. You are very outstanding! Some day you will become a Holy Knight who protects Jinyao City!" Chris praised Lu Yuan.

Chapter 53: Desert of Death

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

"Knights, clean up the battlefield. Don't let these filthy demon corpses pollute Jinyao City's holy land!" Chris raised the spear in his hand and commanded the Knights.

"Yes, Sir Chris!" The other knights obeyed Chris' orders and began to clean up the battlefield. They dragged the demon corpses outside the boundaries of Jinyao City. Naturally, there would be magical beasts that would appear and eat the demon corpses.

"Let's return to Jinyao City!" Chris led the Knights back to the city.

When they reached the outside of the city gate, the guard Knights at the city gate saluted Chris and the others.

"Congratulations, Sir Chris. You have returned in triumph with all the Knights!" shouted the knight guards in unison.

At this moment, a guard stood out and said to Lu Yuan, "New Knight of Jinyao City, I'm very sorry for doubting your identity just now!" He bowed and apologized to Lu Yuan. He was the city gate guard Knight who stopped Lu Yuan today and questioned him.

"It's okay. On the contrary, you did a good job. You shouldn't allow any suspicious person into Jinyao City," Lu Yuan said to the city gate guard Knight.

"Open the city gate and let the Knights enter the city!" As the city gate guard Knight's voice fell, Jinyao City's large gate opened gradually.

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Lu Yuan and the Knights entered the city. At this time, Chris casually said to Lu Yuan, "New Knight, what is your name?" š—Æš—²šš—»š—¼šÆš—²š—¹ļ¼ŽšØš—æš—“

"The Honorable Sir Chris, my name is Lu Yuan," Lu Yuan said to Chris.

"Lu Yuan, you have not officially become a Knight of Jinyao City. To become an official Jinyao City Knight, you need a Jinyao Knight Badge issued by the City Lord!" As he said that, Chris pointed at the shiny badge on his chest.

"I see. How may I obtain the Jinyao Knight Badge from the City Lord?" Lu Yuan asked Chris.

"You are already qualified to obtain the Jinyao Knight Badge. I will report your bravery to the City Lord and your achievements in killing the demons. Then you shall go with me to collect all the equipment of a Jinyao Knight," Chris said to Lu Yuan.

"Yes, Sir Chris!" Lu Yuan bowed to Chris and followed Chris to Jinyao City's Knights registration office to collect the equipment.

Shortly after, Chris and Lu Yuan arrived at the Knights registration office in Jinyao City.

At the entrance of the registration office, an old man was sitting on the recliner and yawning.

"Peter, I brought a new Knight to register and collect the equipment!" Chris said to the old man at the door.

"Oh! You've come at a bad time!" said the old man at the door. He stood up immediately.

"Oh? Why?" Lu Yuan asked.

"We're out of the Holy Light armor, and the materials for making the Holy Light armor haven't been delivered to me yet!" Peter said to Chris and Lu Yuan. He had a look of regret on his face.

"I guess we'll have to come back another day. I'm sorry, Lu Yuan. I've brought you here for nothing," Chris said to Lu Yuan apologetically.

At this moment, Peter said, "As long as you can go to the Desert of Death to the north of Jinyao City and get four Sand Crystals, I can forge the Holy Light armor for you today. Moreover, it's a strengthened Holy Light armor!"

"I wonder if you have the courage," Peter said to Lu Yuan.

[ Peter has a mission for you — get four Sand Crystals ]

[ mission requirement ] : Head to the Desert of Death to the north of Jinyao City. Search for Sand Crystals, and bring them back to Peter!

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[ mission rewards ] : 2,000 EXP, 10 reputation points, 30 gold coins, Peter's favoribility +200, Holy Light armor (strengthened) !

[ mission failure ] :-1,000 EXP, -15 reputation points ,-30 gold coins , Peter's favoribility -200!

[ mission duration ] : Three days!

"Of course!" Lu Yuan nodded at Peter and accepted the mission.

"Very good, as expected of a Jinyao Knight. After you get the Holy Light armor, look for me outside the East Gate. I'll take you to the City Lord to get the Jinyao Knight Badge!" Chris praised Lu Yuan before riding away.

"Mr. Peter, farewell!" Lu Yuan said goodbye to Peter and rode his white horse to the north of Jinyao City.

Lu Yuan was stopped by the guards at the North Gate as soon as he arrived. A city guard Knight said to Lu Yuan, "Knight! Please show me your pass to leave the city!"

"Holy Knight Nick is my teacher. Today, I'm going to the Desert of Death to look for Sand Crystals under his orders!" Lu Yuan said to the city guard Knight.

Sure enough, after hearing the name "Holy Knight Nick", the city gate guard Knight immediately let him out.

Lu Yuan sighed with emotion. The title "Holy Knight" in Jinyao City was more useful than any pass.

After leaving the city, Lu Yuan headed to the north. Soon, he arrived at the edge of the Desert of Death.

The Desert of Death looked very calm on the surface and did not feel dangerous at all. However, Lu Yuan knew that the danger of the Desert of Death was hidden in the sand.

And these Sand Crystals could only be found in the depths of the Desert of Death. In his previous life, countless people who stepped into the Desert of Death would mysteriously lose HP and die. They would not even be able to walk out of this map no matter how hard they tried.

Because once they stepped into the Desert of Death, the sand under their feet would change. The Desert of Death was a huge natural labyrinth.

Moreover, there were countless monsters hidden under the sand, springing up on people unaware.

Fortunately, Lu Yuan was very familiar with this place in his previous life. After studying the Desert of Death in his previous life, he finally found the principle of this desert and a small path that would not be attacked by the monsters under the sand.

Lu Yuan rode the white horse and then stopped in place. He did not move at all, as if waiting for an opportunity.

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Then, Lu Yuan began to ride the white horse slowly. The speed of the white horse was slow and steady. Not long after entering the Desert of Death, Lu Yuan stopped again. This time, there was an endless stream of sand gathering under the feet of the White Horse.

"Almost time," Lu Yuan muttered.

Then, he rode the white horse forward again. Not long after, he stopped again. The sand under the feet of the white horse was constantly retreating. It looked like the white horse was constantly moving forward, but the white horse and Lu Yuan were actually still on the same spot.

Soon, pieces of Sand Crystals appeared in front of Lu Yuan. Lu Yuan stopped the white horse in its place while he used Shadow Following to slowly approach the Sand Crystals.

This was because each Sand Crystal had a sand scorpion guarding it.

[ sand scorpion ]

Level: 27!

HP: 3,500!

Description: A magical beast with a terrifyingly toxic tail needle. The guardian of the Sand Crystals. It can absorb the strength of the Sand Crystals and hide in the sand, making it difficult to see. It is an assassin hidden in the desert.

Although Lu Yuan was not afraid of the sand scorpion now, the Desert of Death was full of strange things.. It was better to be careful.

Chapter 54: Jinyao Knight Badge

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Lu Yuan quietly avoided the small holes in the sand. These small holes were where the sand scorpions were hiding. Now, Lu Yuan was in the Shadow Following status. As long as he did not step on the sand scorpions, it would not be a big problem!

Lu Yuan quietly approached the Sand Crystals, and then slowly put the sand crystals into his backpack.

[ system notification: Mission status for getting four Sand Crystals updated (1/4)]

Lu Yuan then carefully approached the other Sand Crystals and used the same method to retrieve another Sand Crystal.

[ system notification: Mission status for getting four Sand Crystals updated (2/4)]

[ system notification: Mission status for getting four Sand Crystals updated (3/4)]

Just as Lu Yuan was about to obtain the fourth Sand Crystal, a rattlesnake that was hidden in the sand below suddenly appeared and hovered above the sand crystal!

[ rattlesnake ]

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Level: 27!

HP: 4,000!

Description: A hunter in the Desert of Death. It hides in the sand. Its fangs are extremely sharp and can penetrate through armor. A rattlesnake is a merciful hunter!

Just as the rattlesnake was about to hover above the Sand Crystal, the sand scorpion below suddenly charged out. As the Guardian Magical Beast of the Sand Crystals, it naturally would not allow the rattlesnake to hover above the Sand Crystal!

The sand scorpion raised its sharp-hooked tail and attacked the rattlesnake. The rattlesnake opened its large mouth, and venom dripped down from its fangs. Furthermore, its tail was constantly rattling!

"D*mn it! You're wasting my time!" Lu Yuan immediately activated meteor hate and struck the rattlesnake, -400!

Then, he activated flame lance and struck the sand scorpion! -600!

Then, he took out Noah's tears and killed the two monsters!

-80!

-150!

-300!

Just as Lu Yuan finished killing the two monsters, a golden light descended from the sky and surrounded Lu Yuan. Instantly, a warm current flowed through Lu Yuan's entire body! Lu Yuan LV 22!

"Level Up! It won't be long before I reach level 30. I'm really looking forward to the power of that orange legendary weapon!" Lu Yuan raised his head and sighed. The orange legendary weapon was almost the most advanced weapon that a player could obtain. As for the red mythical weapon, Lu Yuan had only seen it on the Gods in his previous life!

In his previous life, the Gods were all wearing red mythical equipment. Even if players from all over the world went to arrange for the Gods to come to the real world, they were still no match for the Gods. That kind of strength was so terrifying that it was as if they were real Gods. Even in his previous life, Lu Yuan was shocked by the terrifying oppression of the Gods when he met them!

It was impossible for people to have the heart to resist and want to submit to their aura.

Lu Yuan had been reborn and knew this game inside out and had become even stronger than in his previous life. However, that did not guarantee he could win against the Gods.

Without thinking any further, Lu Yuan directly collected the last sand crystal into his backpack.

[ system notification: Mission status for getting four Sand Crystals updated (4/4)]

[ system notification: Mission status for getting four Sand Crystals updated (completed) ]

After Lu Yuan completed the mission, he immediately left on his white horse. Nighttime in the Desert of Death would be extremely cold.

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Lu Yuan soon came to the Knights registration office of Jinyao City again. He took out four pieces of sand crystals from his backpack and place them in front of Peter.

"I didn't expect you to bring back four pieces of Sand Crystals so quickly. You are indeed an outstanding Knight!" Peter gave Lu Yuan a thumbs up and praised Lu Yuan with a big smile.

"I will make the Holy Light armor for you now!" Peter said and took the four Sand Crystals to the blacksmith's forging room.

Then, he put a Sand Crystal into the furnace and melted it. After that, he combined it with a special metal to forge it. Soon, a Holy Light armor was completed. Unlike other Holy Light armors, this one had a faint golden light.

"Take it, young man! This is your reward!" said Peter as he handed the Holy Light armor to Lu Yuan.

[ congratulations on completing the mission that Peter gave you — acquired four pieces of Sand Crystals ]

[ acquired 2,000 EXP, 10 reputation points, 30 gold coins, Peter's favoribility +200, Holy Light armor (strengthened) ]

[ Holy Light armor (strengthened)]

Effect: defense +50, movement speed +10, HP + 5% . š’ƒš™šš’…š™£š™¤š’—š™šš’.š™£š™šš™©

Additional skill: recover HP 30%, CD 120 seconds!

Description: A strengthened version of the Holy Light armor forged by the best blacksmith in Jinyao City, Peter. It is of the same grade as the Holy Knight armor, Purple Grade!

"Thank you, Sir Peter!" Lu Yuan bowed to Peter to express his gratitude.

Peter glanced at Lu Yuan and then waved his hand.

Lu Yuan immediately rode his white horse to the East Gate to look for Chris.

Soon, Lu Yuan arrived at the East Gate of Jinyao City where Chris was patrolling on the top of the city wall.

Lu Yuan climbed up the city wall, walked up to Chris, and said, "Sir Chris, I have already obtained the Holy Light armor."

Now, Lu Yuan had changed his entire set of equipment into a Knight's equipment.

"Very good, I didn't expect it to be so fast. I'll take you to the City Lord now and give you the Jinyao Knight Badge!" Chris patted Lu Yuan's shoulder in satisfaction.

Chris brought Lu Yuan down from the city wall and rode to the City Lord's mansion with Lu Yuan.

When they reached the City Lord's mansion, Chris said to the guard Knight at the door, "Inform the City Lord that I have brought this student of Holy Knight Nick, Lu Yuan, here to receive his Jinyao Knight Badge!"

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"Yes, Sir Chris!" The guard at the door said respectfully to Chris, and then hurriedly ran in to report.

Soon, the guard Knight turned back and said to Chris and Lu Yuan, "Sirs, please follow me!"

Lu Yuan and Chris dismounted and followed slowly behind the guard Knight.

Shortly after, they arrived at the main hall where the City Lord presented the Jinyao Knight Badge to the Knights. The City Lord and Princess Kate were both in the main hall.

After Chris and Lu Yuan had bowed to the City Lord and Princess Kate, the City Lord took out a shiny golden badge and presented it to Lu Yuan.

"My brave Knight, I have already heard about your deeds. You are qualified to become a Jinyao Knight who guards Jinyao City! Now, I will present you with the Jinyao Knight Badge!"

"From now on, you will be a true Jinyao Knight!" said the City Lord to Lu Yuan. Then, he personally placed the Jinyao Knight's badge on Lu Yuan.

"Thank you, City Lord, for granting me the Jinyao Knight's Badge. From now on, I will work hard to become a Holy Knight and better protect Jinyao City!" Lu Yuan said to the City Lord.

[ system notification: you have triggered a hidden reward — you're a Jinyao Knight ]

[ acquired: 1,000 EXP, 100 reputation points, City Lord's favoribility +100, Princess Kate's favoribility +100! ]

Chapter 55: Jinyao Knight's Academy Tournament

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

"I didn't expect that there would be a hidden reward for becoming a Jinyao Knight!" Lu Yuan also did not expect that this hidden reward could only be triggered by someone like him who had no profession or had chosen to be a Knight at the beginning of the competition.

After obtaining the Jinyao Knight Badge, Lu Yuan followed Chris out of the City Lord's Mansion.

"Congratulations, Lu Yuan! You have become a true Jinyao Knight!" Chris congratulated Lu Yuan.

"Sir Nick had said before that after you've obtained the Jinyao Knight Badge, you should go and look for him. You should go now," Chris said to Lu Yuan.

"Okay." Lu Yuan immediately rushed over to Nick. Usually, when such an NPC took the initiative to look for him, he knew that meant there was a hidden mission.

Soon, Lu Yuan arrived in front of Nick's small wooden house. Lu Yuan stretched out his hand and knocked on the door. Nick quickly appeared.

"I didn't expect you to get the Jinyao Knight Badge so soon. I was right about you! Haha!" Nick said to Lu Yuan with satisfaction.

"Here is your reward!" Nick directly sent a white light into Lu Yuan's forehead.

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[ Congratulations on completing Nick's hidden mission — eliminate the demon squad that invaded the territory of Jinyao City ]

[ EXP +2,500, reputation point +, gold coins +300, Nick's favoribility +200, acquired skill: Knight Holy Light! ]

[ Knight Holy Light ]

Effect: acquired aid to the Holy Light, all of the Knight's skill is increased by 30%, lasts for 120 seconds, CD 180 seconds.

Description: The Holy Light descends from the sky, aids the knight and he becomes a Jinyao Knight bathed in the Holy Light!

"Sir, may I ask why you are looking for me?" Lu Yuan asked Nick.

"The Jinyao Knight's Academy is going to hold the Rookie Knight Tournament. I hope you can go and participate and have a good fight with other Knights of your cohort. This time, Harvey, a student of the Holy Knight Wayne, who guards the West Gate, is also participating. I hope you can defeat him in the tournament!" Nick said to Lu Yuan. š—Æš—²š—±š—»š—¼š˜ƒšžš„.š—°š—¼š¦

Lu Yuan immediately understood that there was a grudge between Nick and Wayne.

[ Nick has a hidden mission for you — defeat Harvey in the Jinyao Knight's Academy Tournament ]

[ mission requirements] : Participate in Jinyao Knight's Academy Tournament, defeat Holy Knight Wayne's student, the new Jinyao Knight Harvey!

[ mission rewards] : EXP +4,000, reputation points +200, Nick's favorability +250, gold coins +400, acquired skill: Holy Lance!

[ mission failure ] : EXP -2,000, reputation points -100, Nick's favoribility -300, gold coins -200!

[ mission duration ] : 10 hours!

Lu Yuan accepted the hidden mission without hesitation. The reward of this hidden mission was very generous, and it did not sound too difficult!

"I will defeat Harvey, Sir. Please don't worry!" Lu Yuan said confidently to Nick.

"Not bad. As expected of my student. I will make sure Wayne is embarrassed!" Nick said to Lu Yuan with a smile.

"There's no time to lose. You should head to the Academy now! It's about to start!" Nick said to Lu Yuan.

Lu Yuan immediately got on his white horse and galloped towards the Jinyao Knight's Academy.

Lu Yuan soon arrived at the Jinyao Knight's Academy. This time, Lu Yuan was in the Knight's equipment and was also wearing the Jinyao Knight Badge. He was not stopped by the guard Knight.

Just as Lu Yuan entered Jinyao Knight's Academy, the Tournament had already begun!

A young Knight in the fighting arena of the Academy said, "Is there anyone else who wants to challenge me?"

He had already defeated several Knights in a row. Even Bruce, who came in top in everything in Jinyao Knight's Academy was no match for him!

By now, none of the students dared to challenge him, because he had gone all out and did not hold back his hits at all. He had already injured several Knights.

The Knight on the stage was Harvey, the student of the Holy Knight, Wayne.

"That's to be expected of a student of the Holy Knight. Even Bruce is no match for him!"

"He's really too strong!" The other students were discussing among themselves. It seemed that the students of the Holy Knights were not on the same level as them.

At this moment, Lu Yuan arrived. He directly jumped into the fighting arena and said to Harvey, "I challenge you!"

Lu Yuan cupped his fists at Harvey and said, "I am Holy Knight Nick's student, Lu Yuan!"

"Wow! Another Holy Knight's student!"

"He's Sir Nick's student, but why haven't I heard of him before?"

"Both of them are the Holy Knights' students. Who is more powerful?"

The other students started discussing.

At this moment, Harvey, who was still in the arena, also bowed to Lu Yuan and said, "I'm Holy Knight Wayne's student, Harvey!"

Lu Yuan took the lead in launching an attack and used the Jinyao Sprint. The Holy Light from his body was transferred to his lance, forming a terrifying penetrating force!

Harvey was not willing to be outdone either. He also used the same Jinyao Sprint Lu Yuan had used and collided with Lu Yuan's lance.

Boom!

A thundering sound was heard as violent waves of energy were being emitted.

The two of them were in a stalemate. Then, Lu Yuan activated his skill, Knight Holy Light.

A ray of Holy Light suddenly fell from the sky and covered Lu Yuan's body. Under the Holy Light, Lu Yuan's Jinyao Sprint attribute instantly increased by 30%. Harvey was soon defeated!

"Humph! Knight Holy Light? I can use that too!" Harvey shouted angrily. He also used Knight Holy Light, and a ray of Holy Light fell from the sky and covered Harvey.

The two of them were in a stalemate again.

"Good heavens! This NPC is using whatever skill I use!" Lu Yuan sneered in his mind.

"I'll see if you can use this!" Lu Yuan directly activated his skill, flame spear!

Boom!

A flame spear suddenly appeared in Lu Yuan's left hand. Instantly, the temperature of the entire arena rose a lot. Lu Yuan used his left hand and threw the flame spear!

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Whoosh!

Harvey had no choice but to give up his Jinyao Sprint. He hurriedly took out a huge shield to block Lu Yuan's attack.

"Good heavens! He even has a turtle shell!" Lu Yuan said!

"I'll break your turtle shell too!" Lu Yuan held the lance in his hand and continued attacking the huge shield.

Very quickly, the huge shield started cracking. Harvey appeared from behind the shield. He then threw the lance in his hand at Lu Yuan. The lance actually had a faint lightning power!

At the same time, Lu Yuan had used the Holy Necklace to respawn the flame lance's CD. Then, he used Anna's Blessing to double the flame spear!

Lu Yuan hurriedly summoned the flame spear and threw it out.

Boom!

It collided with Harvey's lance which had lightning power!

At this time, a flame spear appeared in Lu Yuan's hand again!

Chapter 56: Holy Knight Leaves the City

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio š›š—²š—±š§šØš˜ƒš—²š—¹.šœšØš¦

When another Flame Lance appeared in Lu Yuan's hand, Harvey's eyes widened in disbelief. Was this man's skill unlimited?

Woosh!

Lu Yuan threw the Flame Lance in his hand, and a streak of flames shot directly at Harvey!

-600!

Harvey was directly sent flying by the flame spear. Lu Yuan followed up with a follow-up attack. He immediately used the Jinyao Sprint to boost his Knight Holy Light!

And then he defeated Harvey in one move.

[ Congratulations on defeating Harvey. Acquired reward: EXP +1,500, reputation points +20! ]

[ system notification: Mission status has been updated. Defeat Harvey at Jinyao Knight's Academy Tournament (completed) ]

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"He's so amazing!"

"Harvey was no match for him at all!"

The other Jinyao Knight's Academy students were discussing animatedly!

At this moment, Lu Yuan said to Harvey in the fighting arena, "You're very strong, but you're still not strong enough!"

Then, he jumped off the arena and left on his white horse.

Lu Yuan quickly returned to Nick's small wooden house and reported the mission to Nick.

"Hahaha! Then Wayne will definitely be fuming mad when he hears this news!" Nick laughed out loud.

"Come on, boy! Here is your reward!"

[ Congratulations on completing Nick's hidden mission — defeating Harvey in the Knight of Gold College Tournament ]

[ Reward: EXP +4,000, reputation points +200, Nick's favorability +250, gold coins +400, acquired skill: Holy Lance! ]

[ Holy Lance ]

Effect: deals 1,200 damage to the opponent! CD 180 seconds!

Description: Skill of the Holy Knight, combined with the powerful skill of the lance becomes unstoppable!

"I've finally gotten this!" Lu Yuan said in his heart gleefully.

Lu Yuan opened his individual skill panel and added the two skill points from today onto the Holy Lance and the Holy Lance became LV 2.

After adding the points, Lu Yuan logged out of the game.

"It's past midnight again!" Lu Yuan muttered. He felt that the day seemed to be getting shorter and shorter.

"Sigh... I wonder what that mysterious woman is."

"If she's a player, then why did the system say that I'm the first player to enter a level 20 main city?"

"If she's an NPC in the game, then why is she so intelligent? Why would she greet me?"

"Could it be..." Lu Yuan's expression changed slightly. He shook his head and said that it should be impossible.

"Go to sleep first! My sleep is important!" Lu Yuan laid down on his bed, but he could only fall asleep in the wee hours of the morning.

Because he kept wondering, "Could that mysterious woman be an NPC who has completely awakened her human nature?"

...

The next day, Lu Yuan did not get up until noon.

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"I'd overslept!" Lu Yuan got up and washed up. After eating a packet of instant noodles, he went online again.

As soon as he went online, he went to Nick's place first. According to his memories of his previous life, he could trigger the hidden mission from Nick to save the City Lord today.

Just as he was about to knock on Nick's wooden door, Nick walked out with a solemn expression.

"That aura! It's the demon leader's!" Nick said from the direction outside the king's city gate with a solemn expression.

"Sir Nick! I've got bad news!" Just then, Chris rushed over to Nick with panic on his face.

"Today, the City Lord has left the city! Now, the City Lord headed toward the demon leader's aura!"

"There's also Princess Kate! Princess Kate is there too!" Chris reported nervously.

It turned out that the City Lord and the princess had left the city today to search for a spirit potion in the territory of Jinyao City. However, they did not expect that the demon leader would dare to enter the territory of Jinyao City to attack the City Lord!

After Nick heard Chris' words, his Holy Knight's aura erupted from his body, and the energy raged around him.

Even Lu Yuan, who was a player, felt overwhelmed by Nick's Holy Knight's presence.

Nick waved his hand, and the Holy Knight armor immediately flew out from the small wooden house and onto his body. There also appeared a lance exclusive to the Holy Knight!

After sensing Nick's aura, a white horse covered in armor rushed over and stopped in front of Nick. Nick directly jumped onto the white horse and left the city with the Holy Knight's powerful aura.

Lu Yuan knew that the hidden mission was coming.

He also immediately rode his white horse after Nick.

Very quickly, the two of them arrived at the City Lord and Princess Kate's location. They saw that almost all of the escort Knights that the City Lord had brought along were seriously injured. The City Lord was also injured and had fallen onto the ground!

Princess Kate was not injured. However, the demon leader was approaching her step by step. A smile appeared on the demon leader's face!

Seeing this, Nick flew into a rage, and his aura surged once again!

He directly held the lance in his hand, and the Holy Light from the sky enveloped his body. Then, the lance in his hand flashed with bolts of lightning, and the sky also boomed with the sound of thunder!

Boom!

Nick directly threw the lance out, and the lance, accompanied by violent lightning, hurtled at the demon leader!

"Nick!" Obviously, the demon leader also went straight for Nick. He roared at Nick. Then, he hurriedly took out the demon's Blood Shield. As Nick was a Holy Knight, this demon leader did not dare to be careless at all. If he were not careful, he might be killed instantly by Nick!

No one dared to underestimate the Holy Knight. Even as one of the leaders of the Demon Race. But there were many leaders in the Demon Race. But currently, there were only four holy knights in the entire Jinyao City.

Soon, cracks appeared on the demon leader's Blood Shield.

Boom!

Very quickly, the demon leader's Blood Shield exploded. The violent lightning penetrated his body and nailed him to the ground!

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The Holy Knight had lived up to his reputation.

Nick arrived in front of the demon leader in a flash. He pulled out his lance and pointed at the magical beast leader.

He said, "How dare you enter Jinyao City's territory?" As he spoke, the lance in Nick's hand began to surge with the power of lightning!

"Hehe! This entire world will someday become the territory of the great Demon Lord Engels. Why can't I be here?" the demon leader retorted.

"Then you must die!" The power of lightning in Nick's hand surged wildly, accompanied by the rumbling of thunder!

It pierced through the demon leader, and the violent lightning directly charred his body!

At this time, Nick walked to the side of the City Lord and asked anxiously, "City Lord, are you all right?"

At this time, Lu Yuan had also rushed to the City Lord. He saw that the city Lord's face was flushed, and his eyes were also blood red.

Based on his memories from his previous life, Lu Yuan knew that the City Lord had been attacked by fire magic, and his Flame Flower had come in handy.

However, he was not in a hurry to take it out. He was waiting for the Princess to give him a mission!

Chapter 57: Saving the City Lord

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

At this moment, Princess Kate said, "Take my father back to Jinyao City first!"

"Yes, your Royal Highness!" Nick directly carried the City Lord on his back, and soon everyone returned to the City Lord's Mansion of Jinyao City!

At this time, the princess looked at the dying king, and her eyes were red.

The physicians of Jinyao City expressed their helplessness one after another! Seeing the king's injuries, they all shook their heads and said, "Princess, the City Lord seems to have been poisoned by fire-type poison. This poison has already infected His Majesty's entire body!"

"Unless..." the physician said with some hesitation.

"Unless what?" The princess hurriedly asked.

"Unless there is the legendary Flame Flower!"

"However, Flame Flower is extremely rare. It can only grow in the corpse of a fire-type expert!"

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"The corpse of a fire-type expert lies on the ground. His flesh and blood fuse with the ground and flowers slowly grow out. The flowers then pass through the heart of the fire-type expert and bathe in the power of fire. Only then can it grow into a Flame Flower!" A physician said slowly!

When the princess heard the conditions for the Flame Flower to grow, she also felt despair. Such harsh conditions were probably rare in the world!

The princess said to a knight, "Pass down the order. Whoever can find the Flame Flower will be greatly rewarded!"

At this moment, Lu Yuan stood out and said to Princess Kate, "Princess, I may have a way to find the Flame Flower!"

The princess looked at Lu Yuan and said, "Really? Can I trust you?"

"Of course!" Lu Yuan replied.

[Princess Kate has issued a hidden mission to you – find the Flame Flower to save the City Lord.]

[Mission Requirement]: Find the Flame Flower and save the City Lord of Jinyao City!

[Mission Rewards]: EXP increases 5000, reputation increases 3,000, gold coin increases 3000, favorability of Princess Kate increases 400, favorability of the City Lord increases 400, favorability of all residents in Jinyao City increases 100, mysterious gratitude of City Lord!

[Mission Failure]: EXP decreases 3000, reputation decreases 300, gold coin decreases 2,000, favorability of Princess Kate decreases 200, favorability of City Lord decreases 200, favorability of all residents in Jinyao City decreases 50!

[Mission Duration]: 24 hours!

"I'm going to be rich!" Lu Yuan was excited in his heart. In his previous life, he did not complete this hidden mission. Instead, it was discovered by others.

"I didn't expect the reward for this hidden mission to be so generous!"

"I'm really lucky. I found the Flame Flower as soon as I arrived!"

"I'll come back after I go out for a walk!"

Lu Yuan was excited in his heart. At the same time, he was also curious about what the mysterious gratitude of the City Lord was. If other ordinary rewards were so generous, wouldn't this mysterious gratitude be something great?

"Princess, I'll go out and look for the Flame Flower now!" Lu Yuan bowed to the princess and turned around to leave!

They saw Lu Yuan walk out of the City Lord's Mansion and directly ride his white horse out of the city, heading towards the Demon Flame Mountain Range!

After Lu Yuan came to the periphery of the Demon Flame Mountain Range, he started to kill monsters crazily. That mysterious woman also liked to kill monsters in the periphery. He wondered if he would be able to meet her this time.

"Last time, I used Shadow Following and was discovered by her. I can't do anything to her even if I met her!" As he spoke, Lu Yuan threw out another skill and finished off a fiery tiger.

Lu Yuan was already at level 22. He did not need more than two moves to kill these fiery tigers on the outskirts. It was a little boring to kill them!

At this moment, a woman's voice suddenly came from behind Lu Yuan, "Hello!"

"F*ck! "Lu Yuan was shocked!

The mysterious woman covered her mouth and laughed softly behind Lu Yuan.

"Are you the strongest player in the entire server, Lu Yuan?" The woman asked Lu Yuan with a smile.

"Who are you? Are you cheating? Why did the system announcement say that I was the first person to enter a level 20 main city, but you arrived earlier than me?" Lu Yuan asked three questions in a row.

However, the mysterious woman only smiled at Lu Yuan, and then slowly said, "I don't know either."

"How could you not know? Who are you lying to?" Lu Yuan continued to ask.

However, in the blink of an eye, the woman disappeared again.

Lu Yuan could only shake his head helplessly. He did not chase after her this time since he could not catch up anyway!

"It's about time. Let's go back and report!" Lu Yuan immediately stopped killing monsters and rode his little white horse back to Jinyao City!

Very soon, he arrived at the chamber of the City Lord of the City Lord's Mansion once again. He took out the Flame Flower and instantly, a terrifying high temperature enveloped the entire chamber!

The physicians came forward one after another to observe, "That's right, it's exactly as described in the book!" ļ½‚ššŽšššš—šš˜ššŸššŽļ½Œ.ļ½Žļ½…ļ½”

"It's indeed the legendary Flame Flower!"

Lu Yuan placed the Flame Flower on the City Lord's forehead. The City Lord's expression was gradually returning to normal. The black and red fire-type poison was slowly transferred onto the Flame Flower. Not long after, the City Lord slowly woke up.

Seeing the City Lord slowly waking up, Princess Kate immediately expressed her gratitude to Lu Yuan excitedly.

After thanking him, the princess immediately ran to the side of the City Lord's bed and asked the City Lord, "Father, are you alright?"

The City Lord slowly nodded and said, "Yes."

"It was this Jinyao Knight who found the Flame Flower and saved you!" The princess said to the City Lord.

The City Lord slowly looked at Lu Yuan and said to Lu Yuan, "Brave Jinyao Knight, thank you for saving my life. I will never forget this kindness!"

Then, the City Lord gently raised his hand and said to Lu Yuan, "This is my thanks to you." A white light directly entered between Lu Yuan's eyebrows.

There was also a golden token floating in front of Lu Yuan!

[Congratulations on completing the hidden mission issued by Princess Kate – find the Flame Flower to save the City Lord ]

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[Reward: 5,000 EXP, 500 reputation points, 3,000 gold coins, 400 favorability of Princess Kate, 400 favorability of the City Lord, 100 favorability of all residents of Jinyao City, City Lord's mysterious gratitude!]

[The king's mysterious gratitude]: Received a Knight's Token, level increased by one level, all attributes increased by 5%, received 5 skill points!

[Knight's Token]: Can have a Jinyao Knight Legion that belongs to oneself, become the great general of Jinyao City's knights!

"F*ck! 5 skill points!" Lu Yuan was shocked, he did not think that this City Lord's mysterious gift actually included skill points!

Moreover, he had become the great general of Jinyao City!

A stalk of Flame Flower in exchange for this was definitely a huge profit! Lu Yuan was excited in his heart!

Following that, Lu Yuan said excitedly to the City Lord, "Thank you, City Lord, for the reward."

At this moment, Nick, who had been standing by the side, said, "Hmph! These demons actually dare to invade our Jinyao's territory time after time. This time, they actually injured the City Lord. It's time for them to pay the price!"

At this time, the king also replied, "Well, the dignity of our Jinyao City is inviolable!"

A murderous aura instantly filled the entire chamber!

Chapter 58: Abyss Knight Corps

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Lu Yuan walked out of the chamber and took out the token that he had just obtained!

An army of knights!

This was definitely very precious. It could even play a role in the future world fuse!

"Let's go to my army and have a look first!" Lu Yuan put away the Knight's Token!

Lu Yuan rode his white horse on the streets of Jinyao City and slowly moved forward.

"According to Nick and the City Lord, they are going to send out an army of knights to fight against the demon race!"

"If I can stop Engels from awakening, how much reward can I get?"

Thinking of this, Lu Yuan soon arrived at the location of his army!

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One by one, the Jinyao Knights stood at attention, waiting for Lu Yuan's arrival. They had long received the order that a new general would lead them that day!

Lu Yuan took a look at the army. There were tens of thousands of them!

He was also a little shocked in his heart. He was given an army of tens of thousands of people. It was evident how strong the military strength of Jinyao City was!

Even so, it was difficult to escape the fate of being wiped out when facing Engels.

After seeing Lu Yuan's arrival, the army put their right hands on their chests and lowered their heads slightly, shouting in unison, "Abyss Knight Corps, welcome General Lu Yuan!"

Lu Yuan nodded. Just as he was about to brag, a knight riding on a white horse suddenly appeared, he looked at Lu Yuan with a panicked expression and said, "General Lu Yuan! There's a group of demons entering our territory at the east gate!"

"Lord Nick said that he wants you to lead your army to deal with them!"

"In just a few days, these demons have entered the territory of JInyao City many times. Why is that?" Lu Yuan was puzzled. After all, once the demons entered the territory of Jinyao City, Jinyao City would definitely send out the knights to wipe them out. Could it be that the demons were stupid? Why did they come when they knew that they would be killed?

The demons were definitely not stupid. They must have some kind of purpose! š’ƒš’†š™™š™£š’š’—š’†š’.š™˜š™¤š™¢

"Two teams of Knight-errant Knights! Follow me out of the city and destroy the demon!" Lu Yuan raised his spear high. The sunlight shone on his Holy Light armor and spear, reflecting a dazzling light!

As soon as Lu Yuan finished speaking, two teams of Knight-errant Knights immediately stepped out and followed Lu Yuan out of the city!

Knight-errant Knights were good at traveling and annihilating. They were the elites and sharp spears among the knights of the Jinyao City!

Knight-errant Knights were also the ones with the highest death rate among all the major knights in the Jinyao City!

Lu Yuan led two teams of Knight-errant Knights through the bustling streets of Jinyao City. The residents of the Jinyao City on the streets made way for them one after another. The killing intent of this group of knights made them feel terrified. They were completely different from the usual knights who patrolled the city!

Soon, Lu Yuan and his two teams arrived at the east gate of the city. When the guard knight on top of the gate saw Lu Yuan and his team coming, he immediately shouted, "Open the gate! Open the gate!"

The knight at the gate immediately put down his spear and ran to open the gate.

The sound of the huge gate opening was heard. The gate slowly opened.

Lu Yuan and his team did not slow down at all. They almost flashed past the city gate in an instant!

After Lu Yuan left the city, he immediately took out a compass. The compass instantly locked onto the position of the demon squad. Lu Yuan and the others immediately followed the direction of the compass at full speed!

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Soon, Lu Yuan and the others found the demon squad. Lu Yuan raised his spear and asked, "Demon! Do you know that this is the territory of the Jinyao City?"

"Under the leadership of the Great Engels, everywhere would be the territory of our demon race!" The leading demon looked at Lu Yuan and said. He did not feel the slightest panic because of the arrival of Lu Yuan and the others, instead, Lu Yuan still felt a trace of excitement in his eyes!

"Engels? It seems to be still in a deep sleep, right? Even if he wakes up, our Jinyao City will not be afraid. We have the protection of the four Holy Knights!" Lu Yuan said, this demon's brain did not seem to be very good. He wanted to get some information from him first.

"Holy Knight? They are nothing in front of the Great Engels! As long as Sir Engels wakes up, the Jinyao City will no longer exist!" The demon said proudly to Lu Yuan, it was as if he could already see the Jinyao City being trampled under Engels'feet!

"What if Engels can't wake up?" Lu Yuan continued to ask.

"Hehe! We are prepared to let Sir Engels wake up! Now all we need is..." the demon seemed to suddenly realize that something was wrong and immediately stopped talking.

"What else do you need?" Lu Yuan looked at the demon and continued to ask. This demon actually had some intelligence.

"Hehe, why should I tell you?"

"Since you don't want to tell me, then die over there! You'll have to pay the price for intruding into the territory of Jinyao City!" Lu Yuan knew that he could not ask any more questions, so he directly exploded his aura, and a holy light directly enveloped him. It was the Knight Holy Light!

After Lu Yuan activated the Holy Light, the knights behind him also activated the Knight Holy Light one after another. Suddenly, rays of golden light fell from the sky and enveloped the knights, as if the knights were the main characters blessed by the heavens.

The demons opposite the knights once again activated their Blood Shield. They stood in a straight line and transferred all their blood energy to the leading demon. A scarlet Blood Shield appeared in front of them. With the appearance of the Blood Shield, a fishy smell with the smell of blood assaulted their faces!

Lu Yuan shook his head. Demons were demons. He hadn't even released his Knight's Sprint yet, and they had already formed a Blood Shield.

If they had already set up the Blood Shield, wouldn't he be an idiot if he didn't charge at them?

Lu Yuan directly ordered the knights, "Charge to their rear and then release Knight's Sprint!"

"F*ck! A sneak attack!"

"This man doesn't know martial virtue!"

The demons were in a mess. At this moment, it was too late for them to retract their Blood Shield!

Because Lu Yuan and the others were extremely fast, they arrived in front of them in an instant!

Lu Yuan led his knight party to the back of the demons in a flash.

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"Knights! Release Knight's Sprint!"Lu Yuan raised the spear in his hand and commanded.

The knights used Knight's Sprint one after another. In an instant, a huge spear appeared in front of Lu Yuan and the others, aiming at the demons behind them!

Swoosh!

In an instant, the knight's spear pierced through the demons one after another!

This was the consequence of using a branch line defense that could not be taken back! The other party had not even used their skill yet and they were already in a hurry to use their Blood Shield. Lu Yuan could not help but sigh in his heart.

Demons were indeed demons. Moreover, the demons this time were even dumber than the previous ones!

[Congratulations on annihilating the demon squad.]

[Reward obtained]: EXP increased by 4,000! Reputation increased by 50! Favorability of all residents of Jinyao City increased by 50! A purple-grade weapon, Demon's Long Blade obtained! A blue-grade armor, Demon's Skin obtained! A blue-grade Demon's Horn Helmet obtained!

Lu Yuan looked at the reward and thought to himself, "Looks like the demons we annihilated this time is not as high-grade as last time! They only dropped so little equipment!"

"Knights! Clean up the battlefield!" Lu Yuan turned around and said to the knights.

Chapter 59: Went to Demon Flame Mountain Range for Investigation

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Soon, Lu Yuan and the others dragged the bodies of several demons out of the territory of Jinyao City.

Just as Lu Yuan and the others returned to the Jinyao City, a knight of the City Lord suddenly came to Lu Yuan and said respectfully, "General Lu Yuan, the City Lord and Lord Nick have something to discuss with you at the City Lord's Mansion."

"Looks like there's another hidden mission!" Lu Yuan excitedly rode his little white horse through the streets of Jinyao City.

He headed towards the City Lord's Mansion!

Soon, Lu Yuan arrived at the City Lord's Mansion. At this time, there was not only Nick, the Holy Knight, but also the other three Holy Knights!

In addition to the dozens of generals of Jinyao City, it could be said that the highest combat power of the Jinyao City had gathered at the City Lord's Mansion!

Lu Yuan could feel that the City Lord's Mansion was filled with a murderous aura!

"This is the rhythm of a war!" Lu Yuan thought to himself. Although he already knew the outcome of the Jinyao City, he could not help but a desire to fight ignited within him!

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Looking at the aura of these knights, it was not certain that the City Lord could kill Engels before he woke up, because Lu Yuan was present this time!

Seeing that everyone had gathered, the City Lord slowly said, "I think everyone has already sensed that the demons have recently invaded the territory of our Jinyao City!"

"A demon leader even dares to enter the territory of our Jinyao City to attack me!"

"Everyone is a strong warrior of our Jinyao City. Do you have any thoughts?" The City Lord looked at the knights and slowly asked.

"I think we should send an army of knights to fight against the demons and let them know the price of entering the territory of our Jinyao City!" Nick said slowly.

"I agree with General Nick!"

"The demons have recently appeared at the west gate of our city. Even if they have been annihilated, there will be new demon squads coming in soon!"

"We should send out an army of knights to attack the Flame Mountain Range!" The Holy Knight, Wayne, who was guarding the west gate, also said.

Nick glanced at Wayne. The two of them had reached a rare agreement!

"I don't think it's appropriate. The demons only entered the periphery of the territory. Let's see what they want to do before we make a decision!"

"If we send out an army of knights to attack the Demon Flame Mountain Range, we will definitely suffer heavy losses. The gains will not make up for the losses!" Said Jack, the Holy Knight who was guarding the north gate.

"If we don't fight now, do we wait until Engels wakes up then only we fight?" Nick looked at Jack and asked.

"We are not sure whether Engels will wake up or not. Have you ever thought about the residents of JInyao City when you are so eager to start a war?"

"Do they really want a war to happen?" Jack looked at Nick and asked.

At this time, the Holy Knight, Tony, who was guarding the south gate, stood out and said, "Why don't we send people to investigate the purpose of the demons entering the territory of Jinyao City first, and then we will make plans after hearing the results?"

The other three Holy Knights looked at the City Lord and nodded slowly.

"Hmm..." the City Lord nodded slowly. Then, he looked at the knights and said, "Who is willing to accept this mission?"

At this time, Lu Yuan was delighted. Wasn't this mission tailored for him?

Lu Yuan stood out and said, "Respected City Lord! I am willing to go to the Demon Flame Mountain Range to investigate the reason for the demons entering the territory of Jinyao City!"

The City Lord looked at Lu Yuan and nodded slowly. "General Lu Yuan, your courage is unparalleled. Now that you are willing to stand up for the city, the city will definitely not mistreat you!"

[The City Lord of Jinyao City has issued a hidden mission to you – to investigate the reason why the demons entered the territory of the city.]

[Mission Requirement]: Go to the base camp of the demons in the Demon Flame Mountain Range and investigate why the demons entered the territory of the city!

[Mission Rewards]: EXP increases 4,000, reputation point increases 100, gold coin increases 200, acquired skill Jinyao Holy Light! š“«š“®š’¹š“·ā„“š“æā„Æš“µ.š“¬ā„“š“¶

[Mission Failure]: EXP decreases 2,000, reputation point decreases 100, gold coins decreases 100!

[Mission Duration]: Three days!

Lu Yuan accepted the mission without any hesitation. He had the Shadow Following. As long as he did not encounter any particularly abnormal demons who could see through his Shadow Following, it would not be a big problem!

After accepting the mission, Lu Yuan immediately left the city. Once again, he rode his little white horse towards the direction of the Demon Flame Mountain Range!

Very soon, Lu Yuan arrived at the Demon Flame Mountain Range. Lu Yuan jumped off his little white horse and directly sneaked into the Demon Flame Mountain Range alone.

Lu Yuan was not in a hurry to release the Shadow Following at the periphery. Very soon, Lu Yuan was almost at the foot of the Demon Flame Mountain Range. Once again, he took out the compass that he had used when he went out of the city to annihilate the demon squad.

This compass was invented by the craftsmen of Jinyao City to look for traces of the demons. He slowly headed toward the direction of the demon base camp.

Soon, Lu Yuan arrived at the top of the mountain. At this time, he was in the state of Shadow Following. He felt that there was a powerful demon aura gathering in a place where hundreds of demons were guarding. Though Lu Yuan was in the state of Shadow Following, he was still in danger.

Lu Yuan secretly bypassed the guards and slowly moved toward the place where the powerful aura gathered.

Soon, Lu Yuan came to the side of the demon leaders!

A demon leader said, "Can't we just send out the demon army to enter the territory of Jinyao City? Do we, the mighty demon race, need to be afraid of a small Jinyao City?"

"That's right, that's right. The teams we send out now will never come back. Even Luca was killed by the knights and thrown back!" Luca was the demon leader who was just killed by Lu Yuan.

"Send out the army? Will you block the Holy Knight?"

"That's right, Sir Engels hasn't woken up yet. Who can block the Holy Knight?"

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"Then how long can we keep sending out teams to search for that thing?"

The demons argued endlessly.

"Search? What are they searching?" Lu Yuan was puzzled. These demons seemed to be searching for something in the territory of Jinyao City!

"This Auland grass can only be found in the territory of Jinyao City!"

"Sir Engels can only achieve perfect awakening using the Auland grass!"

"So we must find the Auland grass as soon as possible!"

"Starting from tomorrow, send more teams to the territory of Jinyao City to search for it!"

"If we encounter the Jinyao Knight, we must first escape to reduce the losses of our demon race!" A demon leader said. Lu Yuan was surprised that there was such a high IQ among the demons!

It turned out that these demons wanted to find the Auland grass to let Engels wake up perfectly!

"Then send the knights to find all the Auland grass in the territory first!" Lu Yuan thought.

Chapter 60: The Army of Jinyao Knights Set Out

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

After that, Lu Yuan slowly sneaked out of the base camp of the demons.

[System notification: Mission status has been updated. Investigation of the reason why the demons entered the territory of the Jinyao City has been completed.]

When he arrived at the periphery of the Demon Flame Mountain Range, Lu Yuan immediately rode on his little white horse and rushed back to the City Lord's Mansion! He had to bring the news back immediately and then ask the City Lord to send knights to search for the Auland grass around the territory!

They had to act faster than the demons!

Soon, Lu Yuan returned to the City Lord's Mansion again.

In the City Lord's Mansion, the Holy Knight and many knight generals were still there, and Lu Yuan had already returned!

Many knights were surprised that he had returned so quickly.

Lu Yuan directly said to the City Lord, "City Lord, I have already investigated the purpose of the demons entering the territory of Jinyao City!"

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"Oh? I didn't expect General Lu Yuan to be able to investigate the reason so quickly. Why did the demons enter the territory of the Jinyao City?" The City Lord hurriedly asked, the four Holy Knights were also looking at Lu Yuan, waiting for his answer.

"The main purpose of the demons entering the territory of the Jinyao City is to find the Auland grass!"

"To awaken Engels!"

"This Auland Grass is a poisonous grass that can make people fall into a dream. However, if you master the relevant usage, you can also awaken people from a dream!"

"Engels has been in a deep sleep for so long. His strength will definitely be greatly reduced when he just awakens!"

"And the Auland grass can make him reach his peak state when he just awakens!"

Lu Yuan said slowly. Then, he continued to say, "If we let Engels achieve a perfect awakening, the entire Jinyao City might not be able to withstand the power of the Great Demon God!"

"We must find all the Auland grass before the demon race and uproot them!"

"City Lord, please send someone to clean up the Auland grass in the territory!"

Lu Yuan said slowly to the City Lord. The City Lord also nodded slowly. Obviously, he also knew how terrifying the Great Demon God Engels was!

"Hmm..." the City Lord waved his hand and announced that the generals should send their knights to search for the Auland grass in the territory!

Then, Nick suggested, "It's only a matter of time before Engels wakes up. The Auland grass will only allow him to reach his perfect state!"

"I suggest that we send out an army to kill Engels before he wakes up!"

At this moment, the other three Holy Knights nodded slowly. After all, Engels was a Great Demon God. Even if the four Holy Knights attacked together, they would not be a match for Engels. If Engels woke up, then the entire Jinyao City would be in danger!

"Good! Then Nick, Wayne, Tony, the three of you will lead an army to the Demon Flame Mountain Range to kill Engels. Jack will stay in Jinyao City to guard against any mishaps!" The City Lord directly ordered the three Holy Knights to set off!

"Let's call it a day for today's meeting! The three of you prepare yourselves. Tomorrow, you will lead an army to set off!"

With a wave of his hand, the City Lord waved at Lu Yuan. The rewards for this quest had already been distributed to Lu Yuan.

[Congratulations on completing the hidden mission issued by the City Lord – investigating the reason why the demons have entered the territory of Jinyao City.]

[EXP increased by 4,000, reputation point increased by 100, gold coin increased by 200. Jinyao Holy Light obtained!]

[Jinyao Holy Light] (Could not upgrade)

Effect: Directly restores 70% HP, cooldown time is 200 seconds!

Description: A recovery skill transformed from the Holy Light of Jinyao City. It can instantly restore your state!

The moment the reward was received, a golden light instantly enveloped Lu Yuan's entire body. Following that, Lu Yuan could only feel a warm current coursing through his body.

Boom!

The golden light around Lu Yuan was shattered. Level 23!

"Another level up!" Let's look at the skill description first!

"70% HP! It's a little ridiculous to recover it directly!" Lu Yuan was shocked by the effect of this skill. Lu Yuan had decided to use the two skill points on this Jinyao Holy Light the next day.

As for the 5 skill points that he obtained from saving the City Lord, he had not used it yet. Because that skill point could not be used to level up skills that could not be leveled up, he could only keep it for the time being!

"I'm going offline! The big battle is starting tomorrow!" Lu Yuan yawned in reality.

He played the game until midnight again!

According to Lu Yuan's memories from his previous life, Jinyao City would face the wrath of Engels after experiencing this battle. However, Engels in his previous life was in a perfect state. Could Engels, who was not in perfect state in this life, be defeated?

Soon, Lu Yuan fell asleep.

The next morning, Lu Yuan got up and washed up early in the morning. He casually ate something and went online again! š‘š‘’š˜„š‘›š‘œš‘£š‘’š˜­.š˜Æš‘’š‘”

As soon as Lu Yuan went online, he immediately opened his skill panel and used the two skill points he gained on that day on Jinyao Holy Light.

Lu Yuan gradually realized that as he mastered more skills, the two skill points given by his divine talent seemed to be a little insufficient!

His Shadow Following had not leveled up for a few days!

This was a little sad. In Lu Yuan's original imagination, he should have reached 100 + points for each skill and become invincible in this world. Now it seemed that it was difficult to even reach 10 + points for each skill!

Lu Yuan shook his head. Time was getting more and more pressing, but the two points he received each day from his divine talent made him anxious!

Lu Yuan did not want to think too much. He went straight to the east gate to see if Nick had any missions for him!

Soon, Lu Yuan arrived at the east gate, Nick saw Lu Yuan and said to Lu Yuan, "Kid, you came at the right time. You led a team of Knight-errant Knights to sneak into Engels' hibernation place! If there's a chance, kill Engels directly!"

"The other two Holy Knights and I will attack the Demon Flame Mountain Range head-on, and your role is to assassinate Engels!" Nick said slowly to Lu Yuan.

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[Nick has issued a hidden mission to you – kill Engels.]

[Mission Requirement]: Lead Knight-errant Knights to sneak into Engels' resting place and kill Engels!]

[Mission Rewards]: Level up 3 levels in a row! Gold coin increases 3,000! Reputation point increases 500! Favorability of all the residents of Jinyao City increases 300! All knight's skills will be obtained! All equipment of Purple Knight will be obtained!

[Mission Failure]: No punishment!

[Mission Duration]: Three days!

Lu Yuan accepted the mission without punishment immediately, but he knew that it was almost impossible to complete this mission because Engels could wake up by himself. Lu Yuan would have a hard time killing Engels whether he was in a perfect state or not!

Unless Lu Yuan activated the Frost Heart! However, he did not know how much the Frost Heart could increase his level. It would be awkward if it had to absorb his lifespan just to increase his level by four or five levels!

Soon, the three Holy Knights led the army forward. With the three Holy Knights leading the Jinyao Knights, all of them were filled with fighting spirit!

This was because the Holy Knight was truly a god-like existence in the hearts of everyone in Jinyao City!

A crack suddenly appeared in the sky that was originally filled with dark clouds.. A ray of sunlight shone on the bodies of the Jinyao Knights. Their Holy Light armors and knights' lances shone with golden light!

Chapter 61: Attacking the Demon Flame Mountain Range

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

A very large army of Jinyao Knights was slowly moving forward towards the mountain range that stretched for tens of thousands of miles!

In front of the army, three very powerful auras were leading the army forward. It was roughly estimated that this army had nearly 200,000 knights!

At this time, Lu Yuan and his team of Knight-errant Knights were slowly walking behind the army. They needed to wait until the army and the demons were completely at war before they sneaked into Engels' sleeping place. Although Engels was still sleeping, however, they knew that they might face death as they moved forward, and Lu Yuan was no exception!

However, Lu Yuan still had many life-saving methods!

"Kill Engels... If I can kill Engels, I estimate that I can directly rise to level 30 main city!" Lu Yuan muttered. Lu Yuan accepted this mission with the mentality of taking a gamble!

If he could kill Engels, it would be an instant success. If he could not, he might die once!

Very soon, the army in front of them had stopped advancing because they had already reached the foot of the Demon Flame Mountain Range. All the magical beasts in the periphery had been killed!

At this time, a demon leader with six long wings on his back flew up to the sky and said to the Knight Army at the foot of the mountain, "Does your Jinyao City want to wage an all-out war with our demon race?"

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"Your demon race has repeatedly invaded the territory of our Jinyao City in recent days! You even injured the City Lord of our Jinyao City!"

"It seems that the Jinyao Knights of our Jinyao City hasn't set foot on the Demon Flame Mountain Range for a long time. That's why you demon race dares to be so arrogant!"

"Today, I'll flatten your Demon Flame Mountain Range. I'll let you demons feel the fury of our Jinyao City and the lance of the Jinyao Knights!" Nick raised the lance in his hand and said to the Six-winged Demon in the sky.

"Hmph! With just your Jinyao City?"

"You dare to say that you'll flatten the Demon Flame Mountain Range?"

"Who gave the Jinyao City the courage?"

"The Great Engels will awaken. It's still not too late for the Jinyao City to retreat!"

The voices of the other demons in the Demon Flame Mountain Range rang out one after another!

"Jinyao Knights! Charge!" Holy Knight Wayne directly issued the charging order.

Suddenly, a huge horn sounded in the knights' camp!

Instantly, all the knights began to charge!

The Demon Army on the Demon Flame Mountain Range had been waiting for a long time. They all picked up their Demon's Long Blades and started to fight with the knights!

Instantly, the entire Demon Flame Mountain Range was dyed red with blood. Streams of Holy Golden Light appeared in the sky above the Demon Flame Mountain Range and enveloped the knights!

After the battle began, Lu Yuan and the others were not in a hurry because the Holy Knight and the demon leader had not made a move yet.

Very quickly, the Six-winged Demon in the sky swooped down. It held two scimitars in its hands and charged into the Knight Army as if there was no one there!

At this moment, the Holy Knight Tony said, "Leave this demon to me!"

Holy Wings instantly appeared on his back and he almost instantly appeared in front of the Six-winged Demon leader!

The demon leader knew that he was no match for the Holy Knight, and he immediately spread out his six wings, trying to escape!

Holy Knight Tony held a lance in his hands, and his lance was surrounded by streams of water. Instantly, the streams of water turned into ice, and many Icy Lances appeared beside Tony!

The Icy Lances pierced through the Six-winged Demon leader, and the powerful Holy Light was transferred from Tony's Holy Light armor into the lance!

Swoosh!

Holy Knight Tony's lance pierced out, directly piercing through the demon leader!

And the Icy Lances reassembled once again!

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"Hmph! Gus, Moose, let's attack together!" One of the demon leaders said to the other two beside him.

The three demons charged towards Holy Knight Tony!

"Wayne, let's go!" Nick said to Holy Knight Wayne, and then his lance was instantly filled with powerful lightning!

"Do I need you to say that?" The lance in Holy Knight Wayne's hand was also instantly filled with incomparably violent and terrifying thunderbolts!

After the two Holy Knights used their Lightning Lances, the sky changed drastically!

Instantly, thunder and lightning surged in the sky, and endless lightning surrounded the two Holy Knights!

Before the three demon leaders could reach Holy Knight Tony, they were killed by Nick and Wayne!

At this time, the demon leaders who had been on the mountaintop could not sit still. Although they knew how powerful the Holy Knights were, they did not expect that they could kill the demon leaders almost instantly!

One of the demon leaders said, "Everyone! The strength of the Holy Knight is too strong! None of us is a match for them!"

"Only if we attack together can we take them down!"

The demon leaders nodded one after another. One after another, they released a terrifying bloody aura and charged towards the direction of the three Holy Knights!

For a moment, the surroundings of the entire Demon Flame Mountain Range were shaking. This was because the experts who attacked were already the top combat strength of this level 20 main city!

At this time, Lu Yuan, who was at the back, muttered, "The time has come!"

Lu Yuan turned around and said to his Knight-errant Knights, "Let's go! For the Jinyao City!"

The knights behind him also shouted, "For the Jinyao City!"

Then, a small team of Knight-errant Knights bypassed the fierce battlefield and went straight to the back mountain of the Demon Flame Mountain Range!

The closer Lu Yuan and the others were to the back of the Demon Flame Mountain Range, the clearer they could feel the loud heartbeat!

It made Lu Yuan and the others feel very depressed!

Lu Yuan understood that this meant that they were getting closer to Engels!

At this time, a cave appeared in front of Lu Yuan and the others!

Lu Yuan and the others entered the cave directly. Although the entrance of the cave was not big, the interior of the cave was really huge. Moreover, there were many mysterious rune symbols on the walls of the cave!

They saw an altar in the cave, and on the altar, there was a sleeping demon in the middle of the altar!

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The loud heartbeat came from here!

This demon's entire body was surrounded by mysterious runes!

"This must be Engels!" Lu Yuan thought to himself.

He directly activated the Knight Holy Light and used Anna's Blessing to double the skill of the Holy Lance. Lu Yuan turned to the knights behind him and said, "Knight's Sprint!"

The knights quickly used Knight's Sprint and Knight Holy Light! š—Æš—²š—±š—»šØšÆš—²š—¹.š—°š—¼š—ŗ

Meanwhile, Lu Yuan used his highest single-target attack skill, the Holy Lance!

"Charge! "Lu Yuan ordered. Then, he held the lance in his hand. The lance was imbued with the power of faith of the residents of Jinyao City and turned into a Holy Lance!

Just as his attack was about to pierce through Engels' chest, Engels slowly opened his eyes on the altar!

Suddenly, a huge "danger" appeared in front of Lu Yuan! This was the game system warning him!

Oh no! It was over!

Chapter 62: The Awakening of the Great Demon God Engels

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

A huge "danger" appeared on the interface in front of Lu Yuan. Lu Yuan had only faced such a situation once in his previous life, and that was when he faced the gods!

He did not expect that Engels would actually be able to cause such a situation to happen to Lu Yuan. The gap between Lu Yuan's level and Engels' was simply too big!

Lu Yuan's attack could not pose a threat to Engels at all. Lu Yuan knew that he had lost the bet!

Lu Yuan immediately cast Shadow Following, followed by a potion to increase its attribute, and immediately fled frantically!

Meanwhile, the Knight-errant Knights that Lu Yuan brought over were directly charging forward. They cast the huge lance that appeared from the Knight's Sprint, and the moment it came into contact with Engels' body, it instantly collapsed!

Lu Yuan could not help but sigh. These few knights were really tough. They actually dared to charge forward when Engels woke up!

However, it was good that they charged forward. This would give Lu Yuan some time to escape.

However, at the instant when the huge golden lance scattered, Engels also gently raised his hand. A rune instantly appeared in front of the few knights. The few knights were instantly suppressed by this rune and could not move a single inch!

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After the rune suppressed the few knights, it appeared above their heads. Following that, the rune slowly descended. The few knights' bones were completely broken. Then, their bodies seemed to be suppressed by a huge object that weighed over ten thousand kilograms. They were crushed into minced meat. Blood kept flowing out of their bodies!

Lu Yuan was stunned when he saw this scene. Engels, who had awakened by force, was actually so powerful. It was over!

This was the first thought in Lu Yuan's mind. With his strength, he could not escape from this cave!

Even if he was in the Shadow Following state, even an apostle could see through his Shadow Following state. How could Engels not see through it?

He quickly used the Frost Set's set skill: Frost Barrier!

A Frost Barrier covered Lu Yuan's entire body!

Lu Yuan hated himself for not having a flash skill!

Engels was also looking at Lu Yuan. He slowly said, "Thief, knight, mage? Interesting!"

Then, he gently raised his hand and extended a finger towards Lu Yuan.

The rune in the cave glowed slightly. Then, an extremely terrifying energy gathered in his finger, as if it had the power to destroy the world!

"Die!" Engels said expressionlessly. Boom!

A ray of light shot out from his finger!

An energy that could pierce through the entire mountain range burst out and charged towards Lu Yuan. If Lu Yuan was hit by this ray of light, it could be said that he would definitely die!

"D*mn it! It's over, I can't escape!" Lu Yuan said in fear.

Just at this moment, a figure appeared in front of Lu Yuan and disappeared from the spot with Lu Yuan!

At this moment, the demons in the Demon Flame Mountain Range battlefield were being defeated one after another. The strength of the three Holy Knights was too powerful. Even if the demon leaders attacked together, it would be difficult for them to resist!

Although the Holy Knights were powerful, there were too many demon leaders. Therefore, the outcome of the battle in the mountain range was still unclear for the time being.

At this moment, everyone on the battlefield could feel that a powerful and terrifying aura was slowly awakening in the cave! A terrifying sense of oppression appeared.

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At this moment, the demon leaders laughed loudly when they saw the situation. One of the demon leaders said, "The Great Sir Engels has awakened. Are you Jinyao Knights ready to welcome the fury of Sir Engels?"

"Although Sir Engels has awakened by force, he is not someone you Holy Knights can deal with!"

"The demon race is about to flatten the Jinyao City!"

Hearing this, the three Holy Knights frowned. The awakening of Engels was undoubtedly bad news for them!

At this time, Nick turned to Wayne and Tony and said, "Oh no! Engels has awakened!"

"It seems that the Knight-errant Knight team that we arranged to assassinate Engels has been completely wiped out!"

Wayne felt the terrifying aura of Engels and said, "This is troublesome!"

"Engels' strength is somewhat beyond our expectations. This aura actually makes me afraid!" At this time, the Holy Knight, Tony, who was guarding the south, said. Iit must be known that the Holy Knight's combat strength and temperament had already reached the peak of these Jinyao Knights. But now, just facing Engels' aura was enough to make them feel terrified. This was absolutely terrifying!

"It seems that Engels has truly awakened. I'm afraid it's going to be dangerous today!"

"Let's retreat for the time being! If Engels appears on the battlefield later, we'll be in big trouble!" Tony said.

Nick and Wayne looked at each other and nodded slowly!

Nick raised his lance and shouted, "Jinyao Knights! Retreat! Return to Jinyao City!"

As Nick's voice fell, a loud retreat horn sounded throughout the battlefield of the Demon Flame Mountain Range!

Many knights began to retreat because they also felt the terrifying aura. Even the three Holy Knights in front of them felt fear. Their feelings were stronger than the Holy Knights'!

It was an aura that could not be defeated!

Just as the knights were about to retreat, a terrifying devil flame suddenly soared into the sky from the back of the mountain range. It was accompanied by a thick bloody aura!

The devil flame in the sky slowly spread out. A demon with huge wings on its back appeared in the sky. Its body was covered with terrifying runes!

A terrifying pressure instantly swept across the entire battlefield!

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The fear in the hearts of the Jinyao Knights below became even more obvious. They even felt that their breathing had become somewhat difficult!

At this time, the demon leaders began to laugh loudly and said, "Jinyao Knights!"

"You can't escape anymore! The Great Sir Engels has already descended onto the battlefield!"

"So what if you're a Holy Knight? You are nothing in front of the Great Sir Engels!"

All the demon leaders looked at the three Holy Knights in front of them with fierce expressions. They were too powerful, and they could not gain any advantage even if they attacked together! They even killed a few of them!

However, the awakening of Engels had given them great confidence. They could even imagine the scene of the three Holy Knights kneeling in front of them and begging for mercy!

The three Holy Knights could feel that the appearance of Engels had caused great fear in the hearts of the Jinyao Knights.

The bodies of the three Holy Knights instantly erupted with a powerful aura!

Powerful energy continuously surged out from the bodies of the three Holy Knights and covered the entire Jinyao Knight Legion!

Then, it swept across the entire battlefield.. At this moment, all the Jinyao Knights also felt the terrifying pressure brought by Engels disappear like a tide.

Chapter 63: Flame Flower

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

"Fighting sounds, could it be that mysterious woman?" Lu Yuan thought for a while in his mind and finally decided to use Shadow Following to go up the mountain to take a look.

After Lu Yuan's figure and aura had completely disappeared, he began to slowly climb the mountain!

Lu Yuan slowly approached the fighting sounds, but it was just two magical beasts fighting, and not the mysterious woman who had disappeared in the Demon Flame Mountain Range. Lu Yuan could not help but feel a wave of disappointment in his heart.

However, Lu Yuan had no intention of leaving, because he found that the two magical beasts seemed to be fighting over something.

Sure enough, in front of the two magical beasts was a flower that was shining with a red flame. Even from a distance, Lu Yuan could feel the temperature of the red flame flower.

"Oh? It's actually a rare Flame Flower!" Lu Yuan thought. No wonder the two magical beasts were fighting. Who would not want this thing? Moreover, this Flame Flower had a crucial connection to his next hidden mission.

[Flame Flower]

Effect: Grants 50% bonus to fire-type attacks, immune to fire-type attacks, dispels all injuries or illnesses caused by fire-type attacks!

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Description: Flame Flower, a beautiful flower accompanied by death and blood! Don't be deceived by its beautiful appearance. Its growth is extremely bloody and cruel!

Immediately, Lu Yuan opened the interface to check the levels of the two magical beasts.

[Flame Demon Python]

Level: ?

HP: ?

Skill: ?

Description: A flame-devouring python. It likes to devour its prey whole. Its body contains endless strength. Do not be entangled by it, or it will be difficult for you to escape!

[Purple Flame Demon Ape]

Level: ?

HP: ?

Skill: ?

Description: A demon ape that is burning with purple flames. It has endless strength, but it is also extremely nimble and agile. It has extremely high intelligence!

"Both of them are BOOS level. They are indeed a little difficult to deal with. It's a pity that Shadow Following won't be able to last for long. Otherwise, I will wait until both of them are heavily injured before killing the two of them. I will definitely reap a huge harvest!" Lu Yuan thought to himself.

"For now, I will use Shadow Following to retrieve the Flame Flower!" Lu Yuan relied on Shadow Following to sneak up on the Flame Flower. The two BOOS level magical beasts did not discover any traces of Lu Yuan at all.

Lu Yuan quietly uprooted the Flame Flower. However, even with the Frost Set, Lu Yuan would still be burned by the terrifying temperature of the Flame Flower! After Lu Yuan uprooted the Flame Flower, he immediately put it into the magma collection bottle that he obtained from Rogge, and then put it into his backpack.

The two BOOS level magical beasts still did not realize that the Flame Flower had disappeared. They were still fighting, causing the nearby giant trees to collapse.

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Lu Yuan immediately used Anna's Blessing to double the Shadow Following time, and quickly descended the mountain. Later, if the two BOOS level magical beasts realized that the Flame Flower had disappeared and used their AOE skill to attack indiscriminately, it would not be good!

As expected, just as Lu Yuan was about to reach the foot of the mountain, the Purple Flame Demon Ape's angry roar was heard. Suddenly, at the mountain range, flames soared into the sky and a burst of purple demonic flames burned fiercely. Even though Lu Yuan was about to reach the foot of the mountain, he could still feel a terrifying temperature coming from there!

"Fortunately, I ran fast. Otherwise, before I could escape from the Sea of Fire, my HP bar would be empty!" Lu Yuan said with lingering fear.

After Lu Yuan came to the foot of the mountain, he immediately took out Noah's Dagger and began to hunt down the elementary-level fiery tiger. He immediately used his skill, Frost Descent! A huge magic array appeared and countless hailstones smashed heavily onto the ground. The fiery tigers' HP bars in that area continued to drop, and they still could not find their target because Lu Yuan was still in the state of Shadow Following!

After the Frost Descent skill entered the cooldown, Lu Yuan immediately began to harvest. At this time, the fiery tigers were already at low HP. Under Lu Yuan's Noah's Dagger, they would not be able to withstand two or three slashes!

Very quickly, Lu Yuan had already gathered all 88 fiery tigers' magic crystals. He immediately returned to the Jinyao City and planned to give the fiery tigers' magic crystals to Nick.

However, on the way, he met the mysterious woman who was killing monsters. Lu Yuan directly used Shadow Following and planned to approach the mysterious woman first. š’ƒš™šš™™š™£š™¤š’—š™šš’ļ¼Žš’š’†š’•

At this time, Lu Yuan was already less than 100 meters away from the mysterious woman. However, the mysterious woman suddenly looked in Lu Yuan's direction, seemingly sensing Lu Yuan's approach.

Seeing the woman looking over, Lu Yuan's heart immediately broke out in cold sweat. Could it be that she could sense him? It shouldn't be? Currently, the only person who could sense Lu Yuan using Shadow Following was the apostle!

The woman smiled and left in a flash. Lu Yuan immediately chased after her in Shadow Following state. This time he even used a purple speed potion, but he still could not catch up to her. The woman still disappeared mysteriously!

"She disappeared mysteriously again. Could it be a cheat?" Lu Yuan was puzzled. That did not make sense. There should not be cheats in this game. In his previous life, he had never heard of cheats, otherwise, why would he fight when the real world and the game world fuse together? Wouldn't he be able to kill a God just by using cheats?

"It can't be a cheat!" Lu Yuan said with certainty.

"I will definitely catch you next time and ask you clearly!" Lu Yuan thought to himself. He would not feel at ease if he did not ask clearly!

Soon, he returned to Jinyao City again. He walked to the small wooden house and knocked on the door. Nick walked out directly.

"Respected Holy Knight Nick, I have already taken the 88 fiery tiger's magic crystals that you asked for. Please have a look!" After saying that, Lu Yuan bent down and offered the magic crystals with both hands. If one wanted to learn a skill, he must first show respect to his teacher, even in the face of the NPC in the game.

"Kid, your brave determination is beyond my imagination. I didn't expect you to take 88 fiery tiger's magic crystals so quickly! Very good!" Nick smiled at Lu Yuan with satisfaction.

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Nick waved his hand, and a white light entered Lu Yuan's forehead. Then Nick said, "Kid, this is the reward for this mission. Let me teach you Jinyao Sprint first!"

[Congratulations on completing Nick's hidden mission.]

[Obtained 2,000 EXP, 100 gold coins, 100 Nick's favorability, and Jinyao Sprint!]

[Jinyao Sprint]

Effect: The Knight concentrates all his strength on the lance and launches a strong piercing charge!

Description: Jinyao Sprint is a skill that all Jinyao Knights must master. It is extremely powerful and basically unstoppable when used in a group on the battlefield!

"Hmm? Isn't this charge the same as the knight from the royal family of Amber City?" Lu Yuan thought to himself.

"I shouldn't waste my two skill points for now. This skill sounds a little ordinary!"

Lu Yuan ridiculed in his heart.

At this moment, a knight riding a white horse came to the small wooden house and reported to Nick, "Respected Holy Knight, Sir Nick, a team of demons has entered the territory of our Jinyao City!"

Chapter 64: Asked Again and Again

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

"At this moment, its aura is not stable. We might be able to fight him!" Nick said to the other two Holy Knights.

The other two Holy Knights also nodded slowly. Although Engels was powerful, the three of them might be able to fight him together!

The dark clouds which originally covered the sky slowly dispersed again. Rays of golden light descended from the sky again, shining on the Jinyan Knights in the mountain range battlefield!

Streams of water surrounded Holy Knight Tony. The speed of the water slowly slowed down, and then it actually gradually condensed, forming ice!

The temperature around his body dropped rapidly. Even the constantly burning Demon Flame Mountain Range's ground was sealed by this ice!

At this time, incomparably violent lightning was surrounding Holy Knight Wayne! It formed numerous Lightning Dragons!

Holy Knight Nick, a bolt of lightning descended from the sky and wrapped around Nick, as if connecting him to the Lightning Pool in the sky!

The Jinyao Knight Army, which had originally wanted to retreat, was also filled with fighting spirit under the leadership of the three Holy Knights!

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At this time, the three Holy Knights were already prepared to attack with all their strength. At this time, Engels, who was watching the Jinyao Knight Army from the sky, did not make any movements!

Nick and Wayne took the initiative to attack!

Two huge berserk Lightning Dragons appeared from their lances and charged towards Engels with the endless power of lightning. Everywhere the Lightning Dragons passed by was charred black. It could be seen how powerful the two Lightning Dragons were!

A huge Ice Lance also appeared in an instant. The extremely terrifying cold air instantly swept across the battlefield. Wherever the Ice Lance passed, it directly froze the entire area!

If Lu Yuan was here, he would definitely sigh. Holy Knights were indeed terrifying!

The powerful attack of the three Holy Knights was about to hit Engels!

Endless blood aura gathered around Engels!

Then, it slowly formed into a huge Blood Shield!

Boom!

A loud sound!

The energy in the entire Demon Flame Mountain Range instantly raged wildly!

Some of the elementary Jinyao Knights and demons could not even stand properly!

If Lu Yuan was here, he would not be surprised that the great battle back then could destroy Jinyao City like that. How could the residents of Jinyao City and Jinyao City withstand such a terrifying energy?

As time passed, Engels' Blood Shield was trembling violently, and the skill of the three Holy Knights gradually became illusory!

Soon, cracks appeared on Engels' Blood Shield, and the skill of the three Holy Knights had indeed dissipated. Obviously, Engels had blocked the attacks of the three Holy Knights alone!

Seeing this, the three Holy Knights hurriedly ordered the Jinyao Knights, "Retreat to the Jinyao City!"

Engels' strength had already exceeded their imagination. They had to return to the Jinyao City to have the strength to fight with Engels!

The Jinyao Knights retreated one after another!

At this moment, the demon leaders were raising their arms high and cheering, "Demons! Don't let them escape! Kill them all!"

The demons were chasing after the Jinyao Knights, but the three Holy Knights were still present. How could they let the demons catch up to the Jinyao Knights!

The three Holy Knights activated their AOE skill one after another and attacked the demons who were chasing after them!

The demon leaders did not dare to act rashly. They were afraid that they would be instantly killed if they rushed over!

They looked up at the Great Demon God Engels. Engels was just quietly watching the three Holy Knight kill a large number of demons!

A demon leader stood up and said to the Great Demon God Engels, "Great Lord Engels!"

"Please kill these three Holy Knights!"

"That's right! They have killed too many of our clansmen!" ļ½‚ššŽšššš—šš˜ššŸššŽļ½Œ.ļ½Žļ½…ļ½”

"The Jinyao Knights dare to take the initiative to attack our Demon Flame Mountain Range. Sir Engels, please kill the Holy Knights!"

At this time, the Great Demon God Engels finally made a move!

He slowly raised his hand, and endless blood aura gathered in his hand. Instantly, the entire Demon Flame Mountain Range was filled with a bloody wind!

The terrifying blood aura gradually formed a huge energy ball in Engels' hand. The energy contained in the energy ball was extremely terrifying!

At this moment, Nick turned around to face Engels. Although Engels' strength was terrifying, the battle intent in Nick's eyes was rising!

Nick said to the other two Holy Knights, "You guys lead the knights to retreat. I'll hold him off!"

The other two Holy Knights looked at each other and nodded. They immediately escorted the Jinyao Knight Army to retreat!

If the two of them stayed behind, perhaps all three of them would die here. The army without the protection of the Holy Knight would also be slaughtered by the demon leaders!

All the energy in Nick's body surged out. The lance in his hand was also filled with violent lightning power. Nick had to fend off Engels alone!

At this moment, the terrifying energy ball in Engels' hand suddenly became illusory, and Engels spat out a mouthful of blood!

It seemed that Engels' forced awakening had backfired!

"A good opportunity!" Nick held the lance in his hand and leaped up. Instantly, dozens of lightning bolts fell from the sky and surrounded Nick!

At this moment, Nick was like a God of Thunder with a lance in his hand!

The rolling lightning bolts strengthened his body. The lance in his hand carried endless lightning bolts!

He was going to launch his strongest attack! He was going to kill Engels in one go!

Just when Nick was about to attack Engels alone, the two demon leaders appeared directly in front of Engels!

In an instant, the two demon leaders were pierced through by Nick's lance!

Meanwhile, Nick was hit by Engels, who had temporarily recovered. He fell heavily to the ground, creating a huge pit!

At this time, the Jinyao Knight Army had already retreated safely. Engels and the demon leaders had no intention of continuing to chase after them.

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Nick smiled happily. He immediately stood up again. He was already prepared to die in battle!

At this time, on Lu Yuan's side, he was saved by that mysterious figure.

It directly brought him to the periphery of the Demon Flame Mountain Range!

At this moment, Lu Yuan's heart was still unable to calm down, because the person who saved him was precisely that mysterious woman!

Lu Yuan did not expect that this mysterious woman would actually appear in Engels' sleeping place, and even saved him!

The terrifying thing was that she actually had the ability to save him from Engels' attack!

Although the mysterious woman had a skill that seemed to be similar to flash, saving Lu Yuan right under Engels' nose was still quite shocking to Lu Yuan!

One had to know that under that kind of situation, Engels' ability could completely seal off the entire cave!

The mysterious woman's strength completely exceeded Lu Yuan's expectations!

Lu Yuan directly asked the mysterious woman, "Who exactly are you? Why are you in Engels' cave? What level of strength are you exactly?" It was another round of questions.

Chapter 65: Special Mission

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

The mysterious woman looked at Lu Yuan calmly, obviously not wanting to answer Lu Yuan's questions.

However, when she looked at Lu Yuan's curious expression, she slowly opened her mouth and said, "My name is Guan Yue!"

"As for who I am? I don't know either!"

"I'm just an ordinary person."

"As for why I'm in the cave, it's because I saw you guys following behind the Jinyao Knight Army sneakily. I was just curious and followed you guys into the cave!"

"I'm not sure about my level. I can't see my level either!"

After saying that, the mysterious woman opened her personal interface for Lu Yuan to see.

"Wow!" Lu Yuan said in shock because the mysterious woman's personal interface was completely blank except for her name!

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Lu Yuan suddenly remembered that the mysterious woman had followed them into the cave. Not only did he fail to discover her, but it also seemed that even Engels did not discover her existence!

Thinking of this, Lu Yuan's legs went weak. He remembered that he had chased her before. So, she was the real boss!

The clown was actually Lu Yuan himself!

Lu Yuan once again used his triple question skill, "Are you a human or a ghost? Player or NPC? Why did you save me?"

Guan Yue frowned slightly, and then she said to Lu Yuan, "Aiya! You're so annoying! Why do you have so many questions?" Obviously, she was annoyed by Lu Yuan's triple questions.

Lu Yuan was speechless

"You're so strange. You don't let anyone ask about you," Lu Yuan thought.

"Oh no!" Lu Yuan suddenly said.

Guan Yue was shocked and quickly asked, "Huh? What's wrong?"

"The Jinyao Knights are still in the Demon Flame Mountain Range! I must tell them that Engels has awakened!"

"Otherwise, all the Jinyao Knights and the three Holy Knights will probably die!"

Then, Lu Yuan immediately turned around and walked towards the direction of the Demon Flame Mountain Range. He waved at Guan Yue and said, "Miss Guan Yue! Thank you for saving me! I will repay you another day!"

Guan Yue directly walked to the front of Lu Yuan. Then, she placed her slender hand on Lu Yuan's shoulder, and the two of them instantly disappeared from the spot!

In an instant, the two of them appeared on the battlefield of the mountain range. Lu Yuan immediately went up to the injured Nick and said, "Lord Nick!"

"The Great Demon God Engels has awakened! Our mission failed!"

"Immediately retreat with the Jinyao Knight Army!"

"Otherwise, if Engels comes over, we'll be in trouble!"

Lu Yuan anxiously said to Nick.

Then Nick slowly said, "It's too late!"

"What's too late?" Lu Yuan asked.

Then, Nick directly pointed at Engels in the sky and said, "What do you think?"

At this time, Lu Yuan slowly looked up and saw the huge body surrounded by a mysterious rune in the sky!

"F*ck! It's over!" Lu Yuan said in shock!

At this time, Engels was staring at Lu Yuan from the sky. He did not expect that this small fry who had just escaped would actually dare to come back!

At this moment, Engels was ready to attack again. Nick pushed Lu Yuan away and the aura on his body erupted once again!

At this moment, the Jinyao Knight Army was already about to retreat to the foot of the mountain. He still needed to hold on for a little longer!

He only needed to hold on for a little longer!

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However, Engels' attack this time was even more fierce than before!

He directly cast a powerful rune!

He was ready to kill Nick in one go!

Nick kept retreating under the pressure of the rune and gradually could not resist it!

At this moment, Guan Yue directly escaped from the Demon Flame Mountain Range with Nick and Lu Yuan!

Engels' eyes were fixed on the position where Guan Yue was just now!

He did not sense Guan Yue's aura at all. Not only that, he could not even sense Guan Yue's skill!

In an instant, Guan Yue brought Nick and Lu Yuan to the foot of the Demon Flame Mountain Range. At the same time, the Jinyao Knight Army had retreated to the foot of the mountain!

The three Holy Knights gathered again. Nick was just about to thank Guan Yue but Guan Yue had disappeared!

At this time, Lu Yuan was once again shocked. Did this flash skill not have a cooldown time and did not consume any energy?

This was definitely a cheat!

Tony ordered the knights, "Advance at full speed! Return to the Jinyao City!"

When the city gate Guard Knights saw the return of the Knight Army, they immediately opened the city gate and did not dare to delay!

The three Holy Knights and the knight generals who were following the expedition immediately headed straight for the City Lord's Mansion!

When the Holy Knight Jack, who was guarding the north of the Jinyao City, received the news, he immediately rushed to the City Lord's Mansion!

Soon, the experts of the city gathered at the City Lord's Mansion again!

The City Lord asked Nick and the others directly, "How was the battle?"

"Engels has awakened! The city must be ready for an all-out war!"

"But don't panic! Engels is not invincible!"

"He has awakened by force. At this time, his strength has not fully recovered!"

"We, the Jinyao Knights, have the protection of the Jinyao Holy Light in the Jinyao City. It is not certain who will win when we are against Engels."

Nick said slowly. The Jinyao Knights had a special bonus in the Jinyao City, which could increase their strength!

Therefore, although there were a lot of demons, this was the reason why the Jinyao City could still stand here for so many years!

Then, the City Lord directly ordered, "Strengthen the training during this period of time!"

"We will defend Jinyao City to the death!"

Although Engels was powerful, the Holy Knights of Jinyao City were also fearless!

"Go back and prepare for the war!"

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The City Lord waved his hand and said!

Then, the City Lord said to Lu Yuan, "General Lu Yuan, I have a special mission for you!"

"I heard that you passed through the Desert of Death and came back safe and sound?" The City Lord asked Lu Yuan.

"Yes." Lu Yuan nodded to the City Lord. He knew that there was a hidden mission!

"If a great war happens and our Jinyao City is no match for the demons, I hope that you and your Abyss Knight Corps can bring the Princess and the residents of Jinyao City to the Desert of Death to ensure their survival!" The City Lord slowly said to Lu Yuan. š›š—²š—±š§š—¼šÆš—²š—¹ļ¼Žš§šžš˜

[The City Lord of Jinyao City has issued a hidden mission to you – protect the residents of the city.]

[Mission Requirement]: If the city is about to be defeated, lead Abyss Knight Corps to bring the princess and the residents of the city to the Desert of Death to avoid the demons!]

[Mission Rewards]: EXP increases 4000, reputation point increases 300, favorability of City Lord increases 100, favorability of Princess Kate increases 100, favorability of all the residents of the city increases 100. You will obtain the title of Knight of Glory!

[Mission Failure]: EXP decreases 1,000, reputation point decreases 200, City Lord's favorability decreases 100, Princess Kate's favorability decreases 100, all residents of Jinyao City's favorability decreases 100!

[Mission Duration]: Unlimited!

Chapter 66: New Holy Knight?

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Lu Yuan immediately accepted the mission without hesitation. This mission was very worthwhile for him!

With that, he could preserve the integrity of his Knight Legion!

If his Abyss Knight Corps was destroyed in the battle, then it would not be fun!

Lu Yuan quickly said to the City Lord, "I will do my best to ensure the safety of Princess Kate and all the residents!"

"Okay..." the City Lord looked at Lu Yuan and nodded with satisfaction.

Then, Lu Yuan also left the City Lord's Mansion.

After Lu Yuan left, the City Lord immediately took out the Holy Light armor he wore when he was young and placed it in a mysterious magic array!

And the City Lord directly took out a golden lance in another mysterious magic array and placed it together with the Holy Light armor!

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Then, the City Lord slowly took out pieces of equipment from the mysterious magic array!

Meanwhile, in Jinyao City, the residents were hoarding food one after another. The number of knights patrolling on the streets was several times more than usual. A few Holy Knights stood on the city wall all day long!

They were guarding against Engels' sudden arrival!

The entire Jinyao City was shrouded in an atmosphere of imminent war!

On this day, a huge magic array slowly rose in Jinyao City. Then, the magic array lowered a protective barrier to envelop the entire Jinyao City!

The protective barrier contained endless holy light energy!

Lu Yuan had been frantically doing small missions to level up in the city for the past few days. Now that he was unable to leave the city, he could only do these complicated small missions to level up.

Lu Yuan basically did not rest and continued to level up!

Very quickly, his level rose to level 35!

Right at this moment, powerful energy bombarded the protective barrier above Jinyao City!

Following that, a large group of Demon Army entered the territory of the Jinyao City from all directions!

The great battle had begun!

The endless Demon Army was like a swarm of locusts, crazily pouring into the territory of Jinyao City. They were densely packed and incomparably terrifying! š›š—²šš§š—¼š˜ƒš—²š—¹.š—¼š«š—“

At each city gate, more than seven demon leaders were leading the team. In other words, each Holy Knight had to face more than seven Holy Knights!

Lu Yuan was shocked. No wonder Jinyao City was destroyed in this big battle!

Lu Yuan immediately rode on his little white horse and rushed to his Abyss Knight Corps!

In Lu Yuan's memory from his previous life, the four Holy Knights of Jinyao City were all killed in this battle! Including the City Lord and the princess, none of them were spared!

Therefore, Lu Yuan had to protect his Abyss Knight Corps. This Knight Corps was different from the Golden-armored Guards of Amber City!

He was only qualified to deploy the Golden-armored Guards of Amber City, but they would not completely listen to him. In the end, the Royal Guards of Amber City would only listen to the royal family of Amber City!

However, the Abyss Knight Corps was different. As long as the Jinyao City was gone, the Abyss Knight Corps would be completely under his control!

They would truly belong to him!

At the city gate, every Holy Knight left the city to fight. If not for the energy shield protecting the Jinyao City, it would have been destroyed by the terrifying energy released by the battle between the Holy Knights and the demon leaders!

At this time, a personal guard of the City Lord ran to Lu Yuan and said, "General Lu Yuan! The princess and all the ordinary residents have gathered at the north gate!"

"Please escort them to the Desert of Death with the Abyss Knights!"

"Jack the Holy Knight has stalled a few demon leaders. Please act as soon as possible!"

After saying that, the knight left.

Lu Yuan said to the tens of thousands of knights in front of him, "A few days ago, I received a special mission from the City Lord. That is to escort all the residents who do not have the ability to fight into the Desert of Death!"

"This mission is very difficult. Even a Jinyao Knight would find it difficult to survive in the Desert of Death! Not to mention that we have to escort a bunch of civilians!"

"You need to listen to my orders completely in the Desert of Death. I can guarantee your safety!"

"Abyss Knight! Let's go!" Lu Yuan raised his lance high, followed by tens of thousands of Jinyao Knights running forward. Soon, Lu Yuan arrived at the north gate!

Princess Kate and the residents were already waiting for Lu Yuan's arrival!

Lu Yuan said, "Later, everyone needs to listen to my orders completely! Otherwise, your little move will kill everyone!"

"Open the city gate!" Lu Yuan shouted.

The two city gate Guard Knights slowly opened the city gate. Lu Yuan led the Knight-errant Knights to the front while the other knights protected the residents!

When they went out of the city, they saw corpses, broken limbs, and even the ground was dyed red with blood!

Not far away, the Jinyao Knights and the demons were still fighting. Lu Yuan ordered them to go around the battlefield!

Lu Yuan and the others slowly went around the battlefield. At this time, a demon leader broke through the obstruction of the Holy Knight, Jack, and headed straight for Lu Yuan and the others!

His target was Princess Kate!

"D*mn it! Why didn't Jack stop him?!" Lu Yuan cursed.

Facing the demon leader, if there were only Lu Yuan and the others were all knights, they would not be afraid. However, the princess and many residents were among them. If the demon leader wanted to kill the princess or take the princess away, Lu Yuan and the knights would have a hard time dealing with them.

"Come on!" Lu Yuan immediately used the Frost Heart!

He immediately raised his level to level 40. At this moment, Lu Yuan's HP bar was continuously decreasing!

Lu Yuan immediately equipped himself with the orange Frost Lance!

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When Lu Yuan was equipped with the Frost Lance, a terrifying low temperature instantly appeared. Even the Jinyao Knights who were wearing Holy Light armor felt a little cold! Streams of cold air were continuously emitted from Lu Yuan's lance!

The demon leader immediately sensed Lu Yuan's threat and directly launched an attack on Lu Yuan!

A long blade appeared in his hand, with a terrifying black mist wrapped around it!

"Just in time! I also want to test my level-40 strength!" Lu Yuan directly jumped up and then directly used the skill of Holy Lance to support the Frost Lance!

Lu Yuan instantly arrived in front of the demon leader, and the lance directly penetrated the body of the demon leader!

Lu Yuan hurriedly stopped the skill of Frost Heart, or else, if he killed the demon leader, he would also die later!

Lu Yuan was shocked in his heart, this Frost Heart was indeed extremely terrifying. He actually felt that his HP bar of this level 40 was decreasing at a decent speed!

Lu Yuan estimated in his heart that the strength of the demon leader was around level 40, while the strength of the Holy Knight was around level 50. Engels should be at level 60, or even higher!

When the knights saw that Lu Yuan could actually kill the demon leader in one hit, they all opened their mouths and said, "General Lu Yuan, you have become a Holy Knight?"

At this moment, even the princess in the crowd was looking at Lu Yuan. If Jinyao City could have one more Holy Knight, then the odds of winning would be higher!

Chapter 67: Gain EXP

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

"Keep moving!" Lu Yuan raised his lance and ordered the Abyss Knight Corps. š›š—²š—±š§šØš˜ƒš—²š—¹.šœšØš¦

They had to go to the Desert of Death as soon as possible. At this rate, Jinyao City would not be able to hold out much longer. The Holy Knight was gradually showing signs of fatigue. It could be seen from the fact that Jack failed to stop the demon leader just now.

"We must reach the Desert of Death as soon as possible. Only there can we stop the demon's footsteps!" Lu Yuan shouted.

After Lu Yuan's attack just now, no demon leader dared to come and challenge Lu Yuan. After all, he might be the fifth Holy Knight hidden in Jinyao City.

Unless the demon leader was brainless, he would not fight Lu Yuan. The last one who tried was killed instantly.

All the demons exclaimed in shock that they did not expect that there was actually a fifth Holy Knight hidden in Jinyao City.

If the Demon Race had known before that there was another Holy Knight in Jinyao City, they would have withdrawn their troops long ago. One Holy Knight was enough to turn the entire battle situation around!

At this moment, Lu Yuan was frantically refilling his potions. He was getting ready to respawn the next CD for the Frost Heart skill.

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However, Lu Yuan was very surprised that there were no other demon leaders coming to stop him.

Lu Yuan and the rest arrived at the Desert of Death very soon. Lu Yuan had led the troops and stood outside the desert for an entire day and night.

The next morning, just as the sun had risen, Lu Yuan slowly opened his eyes and said, "Now's the time!"

Lu Yuan rode on his little white horse and entered the Desert of Death.

A small path with golden light appeared under Lu Yuan. This was the small path that Lu Yuan discovered when he was studying the Desert of Death in his previous life.

At the end of this small path was the only oasis in the Desert of Death. However, if one did not go through the small path like Lu Yuan, they would probably be devoured by the Desert of Death before they could find the oasis.

Of course, there were also those who were lucky enough to find the oasis by accident after getting lost in the Desert of Death for a few days.

However, those were far and few in between.

After Lu Yuan went in, he quickly led his Abyss Knight Corp and the people of Jinyao City in.

Everyone walked along the Golden Path and did not encounter any danger along the way!

Soon, they arrived at the center of the Desert of Death.

The oasis!

[ Congratulations on completing the hidden mission the City Lord of Jinyao City had for you — protect the people of Jinyao City ]

[ EXP +4,000, reputation points +300, City Lord's favoribility +100, Princess Kate's favoribility +100, all the citizens of Jinyao City's favoribility +100, you have obtained the title of Knight of Glory! ]

[ The title of Knight of Glory ]

Effect: receives the respect of all Knights and people of Jinyao City!

Introduction: the highest honor of Jinyao City's Jinyao Knights, will become everyone's favorite Knight, and will be able to obtain the qualifications to run for the City Lord!

"F*ck! The qualifications to run for the City Lord!"

"The f*cking city is gone. What's the use of running for the City Lord?"

However, after thinking for a moment, Lu Yuan still equipped his individual panel with this title.

Since Jinyao City was going under, I'll build a Lu Yuan City instead.

This oasis was no different from the forest outside. The resources inside were enough for the people of Jinyao City to live for decades.

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Under Lu Yuan's orders, all the people and Knights started to build wooden houses. Each wooden house needed to be equipped with a Fire Crystal.

This Fire Crystal could constantly generate heat, which was enough to deal with the cold night in the Desert of Death!

After the basic wooden houses were built, Lu Yuan started to lead the Abyss Knight Corp to hunt the magical beasts in this oasis.

Only then could the safety of the people of Jinyao City could be guaranteed. Over the next few days, Lu Yuan and the Abyss Knight Corp were killing monsters all the time, leaving only some weak ones as food.

After killing all the monsters that posed a threat to the Knights, Lu Yuan's level had reached level 27 after clearing the monsters in the oasis.

Almost all the EXP from killing the monsters in the oasis was taken by Lu Yuan. From then on, the Abyss Knight Corp knew that their general enjoyed taking the credit.

Every time they were about to kill a monster, Lu Yuan would intervene and give the monster the final blow.

"Level 27! That's not enough!" He was still three levels away from equipping himself with the orange legendary weapon, Frost Lance.

With the Frost Lance, Lu Yuan's combat power would be upgraded to a new level.

Just then, Princess Kate suddenly walked to Lu Yuan and said, "General Lu! Could you bring me out?"

"I want to see Jinyao City!"

"I want to know if my father is dead or alive!" Princess Kate said to Lu Yuan with a look of determination.

Lu Yuan looked at Princess Kate's exquisite face, hoping to see some sign from her face. As expected, Princess Kate's face turned slightly red.

Lu Yuan turned around and sighed. It was happening again! Princess Kate had a trace of humanity awakening.

At this moment, Princess Kate looked very pitiful. The NPCs in the game all had a fixed image. Although Princess Kate was from the same era as Nick, she still looked young, like a young girl!

Even Lu Yuan's heart was a moved little. Unfortunately, she was only an NPC!

Lu Yuan said to Princess Kate, "I'll bring you out there tomorrow morning. I also want to go back to Jinyao City to take a look!"

When Princess Kate heard that Lu Yuan was willing to bring her back to Jinyao City, she was relieved. After all, it was difficult for her to walk out of this oasis by herself.

Moreover, Lu Yuan might be a Holy Knight. The protection of a Holy Knight was more than enough to protect an army!

Early next morning, Lu Yuan picked a few Knight-errant Knight to go with them.

The princess could not ride a horse, and even if she could, the princess would not be able to keep up with Lu Yuan and the others on her own horse. So then the princess and Lu Yuan rode the same horse.

Soon, the first ray of light of the sun appeared. Lu Yuan found the right timing and a golden path appeared again.

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Lu Yuan and the others directly stepped onto the golden path.

Soon, Lu Yuan and the others stepped out of the Desert of Death, and they immediately rushed to Jinyao City.

When they arrived at the North Gate of Jinyao City, they saw that it was already in ruins.

Everyone was shocked by this scene. The city wall had collapsed, and the ground was covered in corpses and severed limbs.

Countless corpses piled up into several mountains of corpses and there was a sea of blood.

At this time, Holy Knight Jack had also disappeared. Only Lu Yuan and the others were seen stepping over the ruins.

At this time, there was a faint breathing sound coming from under the ruins.

Lu Yuan immediately moved the big rock away. He saw a severely injured Jinyao Knight slowly opening his eyes to look at Lu Yuan and the others. Then, he said, "The South City Gate, the North City Gate, and the West City Gate have all been breached!"

"Go now and support the East Gate!" After saying that, the Jinyao Knight seemed to have used up all his strength, and fell into a permanent deep sleep.

Lu Yuan's eyes lit up! Great! The East Gate had actually held up until now! Time to gain EXP!

Chapter 68: East Gate

Lu Yuan said to the squad of Knight-errant Knight, "Protect the Princess well! I'll go to the East Gate to take a look!"

Then, Lu Yuan rode his little white horse to the East Gate.

"We'll go too!" Princess Kate said to the few Knight-errant Knights.

"But General Lu Yuan asked us to protect you here!" said a Knight-errant Knight to Princess Kate.

"Since the East Gate hasn't been breached, my father might still be there!" Princess Kate said to the Knight-errant Knight.

The few Knight-errant Knights looked at each other and finally decided to accompany Princess Kate to the East Gate.

Since the East Gate hadn't been breached, it meant that Holy Knight Nick was still alive. And that the Jinyao Knights of Jinyao City was still guarding the gate.

They also wanted to do their part.

On the way to the East Gate, Lu Yuan saw countless corpses, severed arms, and limbs. The streets were stained with blood and dyed a different color.

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It was enough to show how fierce the battle between Jinyao City and the Devil Flame Mountain was.

However, there was one thing that puzzled Lu Yuan.

After taking down the west, south, and north gates, the demons had turned to gather at the East Gate to invade the city.

Why didn't they enter the city and meet up with the demons outside the East Gate? Wouldn't that help them surround the East Gate on both sides?

Lu Yuan couldn't figure it out now. Then, he shook his head slowly and smiled. Demons would always be demons. They were brainless. He guessed that the smart demon leader that he had met at Devil Flame Mountain had been killed.

If the demons knew Lu Yuan's thoughts at this time, they would definitely curse Lu Yuan.

"Damn it! They had quietly taken the people away and now we're killing nothing but the air in the city?"

"Damn it! Those despicable humans snuck everyone away and caused so many demons to die. Come in and take a look. Damn it, the city is empty!"

"There are still people to kill at the East Gate. Of course, we'll head there!"

"A siege! Do you know what is a f*cking siege? How can attacking from behind be called a siege?"

Soon, Lu Yuan arrived at the East City Gate. He looked up to the top of the city wall. There stood a tall figure wearing golden armor and holding a golden lance on the top of the East City Gate. A faint golden Holy Light was gathered around him.

That person was the City Lord of Jinyao City.

Lu Yuan jumped onto the top of the city wall and stood with the City Lord.

Suddenly, the Divine Thunder descended.

Lu Yuan looked down and saw that Holy Knight Nick was surrounded by the Divine Thunder and there were more than ten demon leaders before him.

Holy Knight Nick was facing more than ten demon leaders alone.

With the help of the Divine Thunder, Nick fought harder and harder.

The demon leaders could not withstand even one blow from Nick and were heavily injured.

However, the demon leaders were taking turns to fight which continually depleted Nick. They took turns in groups to deplete Nick.

But Nick was not afraid at all. His eyes were filled with an endless fighting spirit.

The Divine Thunder was constantly on the lance in Nick's hand. At this moment, his Holy Light armor was also surrounded by thunder and lightning!

Around him, the earth was filled with thunder and lightning. As soon as the demons got close to Nick, they would immediately get injured.

As soon as Nick had just finished fighting one group, another group of demon leaders rushed forward.

Then the previous group went to recover from their injuries.

Lu Yuan did not expect these demons to actually have a strategy.

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A demon leader first faced Nick's Lightning Lance. But after a mere glance, the demon leader was hit by Nick consecutively and was seriously injured.

The demon leader had thought that he could go back to heal his injuries while the others stalled for him like before.

But at this moment, the demon leader suddenly felt a gust of hot wind blowing against his face, and a Flame Lance appeared in front of his eyes almost instantly.

Psst!

The Flame Lance pierced through the demon leader's head, and the collision of flames and blood constantly produced a sizzling sound. Then, steam emerged from his head.

Now, Nick turned back to look at the city wall and gave Lu Yuan a thumbs up.

"Who is that?" One of the demon leaders suddenly looked at the city wall.

A young Knight wearing a Frost Armor and holding a Flame Lance was standing beside the City Lord of Jinyao City.

Then, the City Lord said, "General Lu Yuan, are the people of Jinyao City and Princess Kate safe?"

Lu Yuan replied, "The people are now in the oasis of the Desert of Death, but Princess Kate should be right behind you now!"

The City Lord suddenly turned his head and saw that Princess Kate was rushing over. Then, the City Lord shook his head helplessly and smiled.

"Then, you have not completed your mission well enough!" said the City Lord to Lu Yuan.

Lu Yuan smiled but did not reply. He threw the Flame Lance in his hand again, and the terrifying Flame Lance penetrated straight into the body of another demon leader.

When the demon leader saw that Lu Yuan had killed another demon leader, he immediately flew into a rage.

Lu Yuan's appearance posed a threat to their lives.

"Kill him!" One of the demon leaders ordered the other demons.

In an instant, the demons rushed towards the top of the city wall. At the same time, the remaining 100,000 plus Jinyao Knights of Jinyao City had also gathered at the East Gate.

For a long time, the demon army could not break through the East Gate.

The Demon Army looked towards the direction of the city wall, but the 100,000 Jinyao Knights at the East Gate were not to be trifled with.

The infinite Holy Light shot into the sky again, enveloping the Jinyao Knight, providing them with stat bonus!

And on the demons' side, they were gathering endless blood aura like crazy. They were looking towards the city wall.

The battle had begun once again.

Lu Yuan had not been idle either. He saw a gigantic Ice-blue Magic Array appear above the demon army. Following that, countless hailstones fell from the sky, and a large group of demons lost HP immediately.

Group Skill: Frost Descent!

This was the terrifying aspect of frost descent. It was extremely suitable to be used to clear out the mess of troops.

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Seeing this, the demons became even more frenzied. At this moment, they were already red-eyed from all the killing. They had fought for so long and yet it was so difficult to take the East Gate.

In an instant, the entire world was dyed red with fresh blood again.

Lu Yuan could not help but sigh. The sacrifices in the war were really too great!

In a large-scale war, human lives seemed worthless. Even though these were merely NPCs in a game, their blood looked so real.

Just like in his previous life, after the game world fused with the real world, only the high-level players had some ability to protect themselves. The commoners were basically slaughtered like animals.

At this time, Lu Yuan was still paying attention to Holy Knight Nick's situation.

After all, there was a lot of EXP to be gained from killing these demon leaders.

At this time, another demon leader was seriously injured by Nick.

The Flame Lance in Lu Yuan's hand burst with terrifying high heat.

That demon leader was instantly terrified..

Chapter 69: The Fifth Holy Knight of Jinyao City

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

The Flame Lance instantly appeared in front of the demon leader. This time, it was too late for the demon leader to dodge.

His body was pierced by the extremely fast Flame Lance.

Blood spurted out.

The other demon leaders began to retreat one after another.

Lu Yuan's appearance had already disrupted their battle tactics.

At this time, Holy Knight Nick also had a chance to rest.

Lu Yuan came out from the middle of the road. This cheeky lad specialized in picking heads. The demon leaders did not dare to fight with Nick anymore as they were afraid that Lu Yuan would pluck their heads off.

The demon leaders looked at each other. It seemed that it was going to be difficult to take over Jinyao City today.

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"Let's attack together and try our best to kill Nick!"

"If Nick dies, then it will be much easier to break through the East Gate!"

The demon leaders nodded. Streams of blood slowly gathered around them, forming streams of blood aura that slowly caught their breath.

On Holy Knight Nick's side, lightning descended from the sky and they were constantly falling next to him. Nick's breath was also slowly recovering. He had not rested for the past few days as he had been fighting constantly.

Now, Lu Yuan's arrival had helped ease a lot of the pressure off Nick.

After the demon leaders recovered their blood aura, they charged toward Nick, bringing with them a monstrous amount of blood and energy!

"Come on! Even if I die, I will never let you take one step past my East Gate!" Nick shouted loudly. An incomparably terrifying berserk lightning instantly struck in the direction of the demon leaders.

Nick single-handedly took on more than ten demon leaders.

The Holy Knight was surrounded by berserk lightning. Streaks of lightning flashed in the blood-colored sea of aura.

"Nick should have the strength of about level 55," Lu Yuan thought to himself.

At this moment, a Flame Lance appeared in Lu Yuan's hand once again.

Lu Yuan would be able to advance to level 28 if he killed another demon leader now.

At this moment, a terrifying sense of energy was slowly awakening in the Devil Flame Mountain Range.

Engels!

Lu Yuan thought to himself, "This is bad!"

He immediately jumped off the city wall and charged into the devil army with a lance in his hand and killed as many as he could.

His skill was lighting up wherever he went.

He did not care about how much HP he was using up.

He had to reach level 30 before Engels arrived.

Lu Yuan took out bottles of potion and started to take as much potion as he could.

Lu Yuan was like a madman in the midst of the demon army. At this moment, the demons did not dare to get close to Lu Yuan. They could only retreat slowly.

Lu Yuan took out Noah's Dagger and used Shadow Following to charge into the demon army. He wreaked havoc as he killed as many as he could.

At this moment, a golden light shot down from the sky and surrounded Lu Yuan. Then, it entered Lu Yuan's body. Lu Yuan felt a warm current circulating in his body. Level 29!

One more level to go!

Engels, you have to slow down!

Lu Yuan continued to kill within the demon army. At this moment, he could already feel that terrifying aura. It was rapidly coming toward Jinyao City from the Devil Flame Mountain Range.

"F*ck! I'm running out of time!" Lu Yuan cursed in his heart!

He activated the Frost Heart. Once the Frost Heart was activated, his HP was continued decreasing!

A red level appeared around his level: level 45!

The moment Lu Yuan activated the Frost Heart, he had charged immediately to Nick's side.

The Frost Lance in Lu Yuan's hand was surrounded by a terrifying chill. Whatever he passed turned into frost.

Soon, Lu Yuan arrived at the battlefield where Nick and the demon leaders were fighting.

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A demon leader said to Lu Yuan, "Young punk! I didn't expect you to dare to leave the city!"

"You're dead meat!"

Endless blood aura gathered in the hands of the demon leader, forming a terrifying blood aura black hole.

Nick turned to Lu Yuan and said, "Boy! Get out of here!"

To which Lu Yuan replied, "Teacher, I'm here to fight with you!"

Lu Yuan activated his frost set skill: Frost Barrier.

And then, Holy Light kept rising from Lu Yuan's body. After that, the Holy Light was transferred to the Frost Spear in Lu Yuan's hand.

Streams of Jinyao Holy Light also surrounded the lance in Lu Yuan's hand.

Lu Yuan's current single attack skill with the highest damage: Holy Lance!

The demon leader was about to attack Lu Yuan but was pierced through by Lu Yuan's Frost Lance.

Then, Lu Yuan's figure flashed again.

He flashed in front of another demon leader, and the lance in his hand once again penetrated the body of another demon leader.

One of the demon leaders exclaimed, "He is a Holy Knight! Everyone, retreat quickly!"

"The fifth Holy Knight of Jinyao City!"

"Retreat!"

The demon leaders cried out one after another. Nick alone was hard to deal with, and now there was Lu Yuan whom they suspected to be the fifth Holy Knight of Jinyao City.

Why would they hang around and wait unless they wanted to be killed instantly?

"Humph! Trying to escape?" Lu Yuan rushed to the front of a demon leader and killed him in a second.

Moreover, another Ice Magic Array appeared above the heads of the demon leaders.

Lots of hailstones fell from the sky.

Lu Yuan's strength had increased again in the hailstones.

"If I kill one more I'll reach level 30!" Lu Yuan looked at his HP bar that was constantly dropping. There was still enough for him to kill one more demon.

All of Lu Yuan's aura energy exploded, and the surroundings instantly became a frost land.

At this moment, a terrifying bloody aura swept across the entire battlefield.

Engels! He was here!

At this time, Nick shouted at Lu Yuan, "Boy! Run! Engels is here!"

After saying that, Holy Knight Nick frantically retreated to Jinyao City.

At this moment, Lu Yuan was a little reluctant.

He moved forward again and caught up with another demon leader.

In an instant, that demon leader was pierced by Lu Yuan's lance!

At this moment, a rune appeared above Lu Yuan.

A huge Icicle fell from the rune.

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If Lu Yuan was hit by this Icicle, he would most certainly die.

Just as the Icicle was about to hit Lu Yuan, the Frost Shield on Lu Yuan's body suddenly flashed with a golden light.

The fatal Icicle triggered the Frost Shield's immunity effect.

Lu Yuan was able to protect his life.

At this moment, a golden light descended next to Lu Yuan again. He had reached level 30.

Lu Yuan frantically retreated to Jinyao City. Fortunately, the terrifying rune did not follow him.

After Lu Yuan had reached Jinyao City, he immediately came into contact with the effect of the Frost Heart.

At this time, Lu Yuan opened his panel and looked at the golden orange legendary weapon. He was extremely happy.

It was worth risking his life to kill this demon leader.

At this time, Lu Yuan once again leaped onto the city wall and stood with the City Lord.

Chapter 70: All of Jinyao City Aided Him

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Lu Yuan saw a terrifying blood-colored fog heading toward Jinyao City.

The City Lord of Jinyao City looked at the endless blood-colored fog and said softly, "You're finally here! I've been waiting for you for a long time!"

"I've been holding because I was waiting for you!"

"My Jinyao Knights will definitely not die in vain!"

Boom!

The Golden Lance in the City Lord's hand suddenly emitted an extremely terrifying Jinyao Holy Light.

Lu Yuan was extremely shocked.

This Jinyao Holy Light was actually purer and stronger than the Holy Knight's.

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At this moment, the ruined walls of the entire Jinyao City were shining faintly with the Jinyao Holy Light.

Following that, the Jinyao Holy Light turned into streaks of pure golden energy that continuously gathered in the body of the City Lord of Jinyao City.

As the pure energy of the city continued to pour into the body of the City Lord, he began to glow with a golden light.

Lu Yuan, who was standing beside the City Lord, was shocked to see that the aura of the City Lord of Jinyao City was increasing rapidly. He had never heard of the City Lord of Jinyao City possessing this skill in his previous life.

However, on second thought, it was normal for Lu Yuan not to have heard of it. After all, by the time the battle had entered this stage, no player dared to enter Jinyao City.

He heard Princess Kate's voice saying, "Father! No!"

Princess Kate understood clearly that the City Lord of Jinyao City had to pay a price for obtaining such great strength.

That price was his life. His body was unable to withstand this kind of energy.

All of the strength of Jinyao City was aiding him. š˜£š˜¦š‘‘š˜Æš˜°š˜·š‘’š˜­ļ¼Žš‘›š˜¦š˜µ

This was the trump card of every City Lord of Jinyao City.

The true name of the Golden Lance in his hand was called the Jinyao Lance.

At this moment, a figure slowly appeared in the massive blood fog.

Its body was surrounded by an incomparably terrifying profound rune. Its appearance made everyone present feel a terrifying pressure never felt before.

It was the Great Demon God of the Devil Flame Mountain Range, Engels.

And his aura was much stronger than when he had just awakened in the Devil Flame Mountain Range!

It seemed that Engels had been recovering his strength during this period of time.

Lu Yuan's expression turned solemn at this moment. This was the ceiling of a level 20 main city's combat power.

Even though the aura of the City Lord of Jinyao City next to him was constantly increasing, Lu Yuan still felt a sense of powerlessness in his heart.

"Engels! You shouldn't have woken up!" the City Lord of Jinyao City said to Engels.

"Thorne! Who gave you the audacity to speak to me like that?" Engels roared at the City Lord of Jinyao City.

"Engels, it was a mistake for you to wake up! Today, I will let you repent of your mistakes!" Golden light burst out from the City Lord of Jinyao City, illuminating the entire world.

"Thorne? With your strength? Today, I will send you to meet your father!"?Lots of blood aura accumulated around Engels.

Huh? There was a hidden plot? Lu Yuan thought to himself. He did not expect that Engels knew the City Lord of Jinyao City.

"Engels! My father had defeated you. How dare you mention my father!" The Jinyao Lance in the City Lord's hand exploded with golden light as he pointed it straight at Engels.

"Humph! I did not expect that the child whose legs turned weak when he saw me back then would now pick up the lance and challenge me!" The blood aura around Engels kept rotating and formed a huge blood aura whirlpool.

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"Since my father could seal you all those years ago, I can do it now!" Pure and dense Jinyao Power instantly erupted around the City Lord of Jinyao City. Lu Yuan, who was standing by the side, couldn't even stand steady anymore.

One could see that the Jinyao Power was extremely terrifying.

At this moment, the Jinyao Lance in the City Lord's hand was constantly absorbing Jinyao City's Jinyao Power, constantly releasing dazzling golden light. There was no terror equal to it.

"Thorne! Do you think you can seal me with your strength?"

"Go to hell! After today, Jinyao City will no longer exist!" The blood aura whirlpool behind Engels shrank and appeared in his hand!

The blood aura whirlpool slowly approached Jinyao City with an unparalleled terrifying devouring power.

The endless golden energy of the Golden Lance raised high by the City Lord of Jinyao City instantly transformed into a huge Phantom Lance that appeared above the city's East Gate.

Boom!

The gigantic Golden Phantom Lance collided with the blood aura whirlpool.

Instantly, two unparalleled powerful energies spread out, shaking the earth and the mountains!

Some of the low-level demons were so shaken by this terrifying energy that they vomited blood.

Meanwhile, all the Jinyao Knights had retreated back into Jinyao City.

The endless power of the City Lord of Jinyao City gathered in the Jinyao Lance.

Suddenly, thousands of Phantom Lance appeared in the sky, carrying the endless Jinyao Power as they slowly passed through the clouds and descended to the human world.

"Today I will use the power of the Jinyao Power to kill you!"

"And I will also use the Jinyao Power to wipe out your Demon Race!"

The Phantom Lance in the sky continued to multiply.

Moreover, a golden Holy Light passed through the endless clouds and shone on the City Lord of Jinyao City!

"Humph! Kill me? Your father couldn't do it, much less you!" Thousands of huge blood shields appeared around Engels, covering the entire battlefield.

"The Jinyao Power sealed me once. I'll never let there be a second time!" Engels roared. The dark red runes that surrounded his body flew out one after another onto the blood shields.

The giant golden Phantom Lance in the sky slowly descended with power to destroy the heavens and earth.

The blood shields that were aided by the runes were also releasing the power of the runes!

"F*ck! If this thing collides, the remaining East Gate of Jinyao City will also be destroyed!" Lu Yuan cursed in his heart. He quickly jumped down from the city wall and ran to join Holy Knight Nick.

The City Lord had no time to take care of him in a fight. It was safer for Lu Yuan to hide with Nick.

Nick began to release an endless stream of Knight Holy Light, slowly forming a protective barrier that covered the entire East Gate of Jinyao City.

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At this time, Nick opened his mouth and asked Lu Yuan, "How did your strength increase so fast that you could kill demon leaders in an instant?"

"No, my strength is like the City Lord's. I traded my life for it," Lu Yuan replied. Lu Yuan felt someone staring at him.

It was Princess Kate. Lu Yuan then smiled awkwardly at Princess Kate.

Even though this was in a game, he still felt a little embarrassed.

At this moment, there was a loud bang.

The entire East Gate of Jinyao City shook violently.

Nick had no choice but to summon Divine Thunder to help him stabilize his defensive barrier.

Gradually, this terrifying power slowly dissipated, and Lu Yuan immediately climbed up the city wall to watch the battle. Nick was also on the city wall.

Cracks appeared on each of Engels' blood shields. Even with the aid of the runes, they almost could not withstand the Jinyao Phantom Lance of the City Lord of Jinyao City.

Then, Engels could be seen slowly appearing among them..

Chapter 71: The Power of the City

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

The runes that were attached to the Blood Shield returned to surround Engels' body once again.

"I didn't expect you to have grown so much. Very good!" Engels began to attack again, but this time, they were not blood aura.

Instead, it was the dark red rune that had been circling around his body.

As soon as the dark red rune appeared, a heavy bloody stench immediately appeared.

The dark red rune released an endless stream of blood aura and immediately surrounded the entire Jinyao City.

Lu Yuan secretly thought that this was not good. Engels was trying to trap the entire Jinyao City and prevent it from releasing any more Jinyao Power.

Within the blood fog, each rune was emitting a blood-red light!

"Humph! Engels! Aren't you underestimating me too much!" The City Lord of Jinyao City raised the Jinyao Lance high in the air as his Jinyao armor kept releasing Jinyao Power to dispel the blood fog.

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At this moment, golden runes appeared one after another all over Jinyao City.

Instantly, the entire blood fog array was dissipated like how a misty fog was dissipated by the winds and rain.

The mystery rune that rose from Jinyao City instantly shone with golden light.

Then, they turned into rune chains that were extremely terrifying.

The rune chains carried a suffocating and terrifying sealing power and headed rapidly toward Engels.

At this moment, the ruins of Jinyao City continuously released the power of Jinyao Power.

There were also many Jinyao Knights who which the Jinyao Power appeared on their bodies and aided to the rune chains.

At this moment, the people of Jinyao City who were still in the oasis of the Desert of Death also had the Jinyao Power appear on their bodies.

Across the entire Desert of Death, the rune chains of Jinyao City were added to the Jinyao Power.

Even the dead Jinyao Knights were emitting the Jinyao Power.

Lu Yuan was too.

At this moment, the entire Jinyao City was constantly emitting the Jinyao Power and aided the Jinyao chains.

Lu Yuan was shocked. Such a terrifying sealing power had the strength of the entire Jinyao City imbued in it.

Why did Jinyao City lose in his previous life?

He saw the Jinyao rune chains heading toward Engels.

Engels released all the runes in his body to resist, but when his runes faced the terrifying Jinyao rune chains, they instantly collapsed.

It was as if these dark red runes were just phantoms.

Lu Yuan was extremely shocked.

Could it be that in this life, Jinyao City would win? He had seen the strength of the dark red runes with his own eyes, but they were actually so weak when confronted by the Jinyao rune chains.

The runes on Engels' body kept dimming.

Eventually, Engels spat out a mouthful of blood.

Then, his arms, legs, and wings were bound by the Jinyao rune chains.

At this time, a stream of blood flowed out of the City Lord's mouth too.

After the Jinyao rune chains bound Engels, his body was constantly emitting steam, accompanied by his screams.

The Jinyao rune chains continued to pull in an attempt to rip off Engels' limbs.

"F*ck! Isn't that death by dismemberment?" Lu Yuan was shocked. He did not expect Jinyao City's City Lord to have such a method to dismember Engels.

At this time, Holy Knight Nick also looked at Jinyao's City Lord in shock. Was this still the City Lord who was injured by a demon leader?

At this moment, Jinyao's City Lord said to the Jinyao Knights, "I'm sorry, Knights, before, I could only watch everyone's sacrifice, but I was unable to stop the demons!"

"Because I had wanted to save my strength to deal with Engels!"

A golden light emitted from the City Lord's eyes, and then his eyes turned golden!

The entire Jinyao City once again released endless Jinyao Power toward the East City.

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The Jinyao Power kept flowing endlessly like water.

However, this time, the Jinyao Power did not gather on Jinyao's City Lord.

Instead, it gathered above Engels.

Then, it slowly formed a great formation of the Jinyao array, slowly descending right above Engels.

In the Jinyao array, the immeasurably mysterious Jinyao runes kept spinning.

The array carried an extremely terrifying sealing power as it descended gradually.

Who would have thought that the one who turned the tide of the battle was actually the City Lord of Jinyao City? Who would have thought that the City Lord of Jinyao City would actually gather the power of the entire Jinyao City?

Even Lu Yuan could not have guessed such an outcome. It seemed that Jinyao City should have won in this life.

Engels was still continuously struggling within the Jinyao chains.

His whole body was covered in dark red runes. These dark red runes were emitting red light as if they were trying to help Engels escape from the rune chains. At the same time, the rune chains were still pulling.

Cracks were already appearing on Engels' body.

The terrifying blood aura continued gathering toward Engels.

It formed a sea of blood fog.

"Thorne! I admit that I've underestimated you!"

"But do you think you can kill me? Dream on!" Rune after rune on Engels' body shone with red light, illuminating the entire battlefield.

And the demons that were illuminated by the red light flowed with endless blood aura.

Their blood was kept bleeding out of their bodies.

And were gathering like crazy on Engels' body.

Instantly, the screams of the demons rang out.

A demon leader shouted at Engels, "Sir Engels! Are you trying to devour us?"

"Stop! Sir Engels!"

"Please let go of me!"

The cries of the demons rang out one after another.

Soon, the blood in the demons dried up and they turned into dried corpses. š™—š’†š™™š™£š’š™«š™šš’.š’„š’š’Ž

Engels said slowly, "Don't worry! I'll take revenge for you!"

"You did not die in vain to become my strength!"

"It's your honor to become my strength and contribute to the destruction of Jinyao City!"

An endless supply of blood was slowly being absorbed by the runes on Engels' body and finally turned into Engels' strength.

Instantly, a terrifying power of blood aura came out of Engels' body!

In an instant, an endless stream of blood aura wrapped around the Jinyao rune chains.

One could only hear the continuous cracking sounds coming from the Jinyao rune chains.

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The Jinyao rune chains could not hold on much longer.

Following that, the Jinyao rune chains started dimming.

As time passed, the Jinyao rune chains started to turn into phantoms.

At this moment, at the East Gate, the City Lord was trembling. Lu Yuan knew that the City Lord had reached his limit.

It seemed that in this life, Jinyao City would not be able to change its fate of losing.

Boom!

The dark red rune on Engels' body appeared again with the blood of the terrifying demons as they wrapped around the Jinyao rune chains.

The already dim Jinyao rune chain had become a phantom.

Boom!

The Jinyao rune chain could not hold on any longer and burst apart.

Chapter 72: A New City Lord

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

The endless rune chains turned into countless rune shards that scattered across the battlefield.

Engels raised his head and looked at the Rune Array in the sky.

Instantly, Engels charged into the sky with his infinite demon blood aura.

His target was the Rune Array that carried the terrifying sealing power.

Engels wound up the boundless and terrifying blood aura, and the dark red runes on his body on his hand. At this point, all of them were gathered on his right arm, emitting streams of bright red blood light.

The huge Rune Array, which contained an infinite amount of sealing power, was smashed by Engels' punch and cracks appeared in it.

Bam! Bam! Bam!

Engels kept punching away at the terrifying Jinyao Rune Array.

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Suddenly, the Jinyao Rune Array could not withstand this infinite bloody aura anymore.

It exploded.

Rune shards fell slowly from the sky.

The moment the Jinyao Rune Array was broken, the City Lord, who was on the city wall spat out a large mouthful of blood.

The City Lord also could not support the Jinyao Power and collapsed.

Lu Yuan reflexes were quick and he immediately went forward to catch the City Lord.

Then, the princess hurried up the city wall and said to the City Lord, "Father, are you all right?"

At this moment, the City Lord said to Lu Yuan, "From now on, you will be the new City Lord of Jinyao City!"

"I hope you can lead Jinyao City and safely avoid this disaster!"

Then, the City Lord slowly raised the Jinyao Lance and handed it to Lu Yuan, saying, "This is the Jinyao Lance. When you possess the Jinyao Lance, you will become the true new City Lord of Jinyao City."

[ City Lord of Jinyao City has a hidden mission for you — become the new City Lord of Jinyao City. ]

[ Mission requirement: become the new City Lord of Jinyao City! ]

[ Mission rewards: 5,000 exp, 500 reputation points, 50,000 gold coins, 500 Princess Kate's favoribility, 500 Nick's favoribility, 500 Jinyao people's favoribility, 500 gold coins, acquire Jinyao Set! Acquire the Jinyao Lance! ]

Mission failure: No penalty

Mission duration: Unlimited

Lu Yuan slowly nodded, and then accepted the the City Lord's hidden mission.

Then Lu Yuan took the Jinyao Lance from the City Lord of Jinyao City.

[ Congratulations on completing the hidden mission of the City Lord of Jinyao City — became the new City Lord of Jinyao City ]

[ EXP +5,000, reputation points +500, gold coins +50,000, Princess Kate's favoribility +500, Nick's favoribility +500, Jinyao City's peoples' favoribility +500, Jinyao Set acquired! Jinyao Lance acquired! ]

[ Jinyao Set ]

Effect: the exclusive equipment set of the City Lord of Jinyao City, able to gain the recognition of the entire Jinyao City and strengthen you with Jinyao Power!

Description: evolved from the Holy Light Armor of the first City Lord of Jinyao City, it is an armor that is constantly strengthened by Jinyao Power!

[ Jinyao Lance ]

Effect: controls the Jinyao Power of the entire Jinyao City!

Description: The symbol of the City Lord of Jinyao City. With it, you can control the Jinyao Power of the entire Jinyao City for your own use!

Lu Yuan immediately equipped himself with the equipment set and the Jinyao Lance.

Instantly, an endless stream of Jinyao Power surged into his body from all parts of the city.

At this moment, Jinyao Power was continuously added into Lu Yuan's body.

The previous City Lord smiled in satisfaction and slowly closed his eyes.

Lu Yuan slowly put the previous City Lord down. He slowly stood up and looked at Engels, who was not far away.

At this moment, Jinyao Power was still adding into Lu Yuan's body like a tidal wave.

Lu Yuan's aura was constantly increasing, illuminating the sky with a brilliant light.

Lu Yuan slowly opened his mouth and said, "From now on, I am the new City Lord of Jinyao City."

"Since I am the City Lord, I will do my best to protect Jinyao City!"

"Trust me, Jinyao City will be revitalized again!"

Lu Yuan raised his lance and shouted, "For Jinyao City!"

Then, Princess Kate, Holy Knight Nick, and over 100,000 Knights of Jinyao City gathered at the East Gate also shouted, "For Jinyao City!"

"For Jinyao City!"

Lu Yuan was dressed in golden armor and held a Jinyao Lance in his hand.

Standing on the top of the city wall, Jinyao Power surrounded him, showing that he was invincible.

At this moment, Engels' aura was also rising rapidly.

On one side, the Holy Light illuminated the sky, and on the other side, it looked like the end of the world. The red blood light dyed the sky and earth red.

The fighting spirit in Lu Yuan's eyes was rising rapidly. The feeling of having a powerful strength was back.

Since his rebirth, Lu Yuan was finally able to stand up after being a weakling for so long.

"Engels, the Demon God who destroyed the entire Jinyao City!"

"Today, I have experienced your strength!"

At this moment, Engels said to Lu Yuan, "What? Are you, a puny ant, challenging me?"

"It's not a challenge!"

"I'm going to kill you!"

An endless stream of Jinyao Power exploded from Lu Yuan's body, followed by Jinyao runes that surrounded Lu Yuan's body.

Lu Yuan's aura did not stop rising.

Lu Yuan jumped down from the city wall and looked in the direction of Engels.

Engels snorted when he saw Lu Yuan rushing over. Then, he slowly summoned a blood-red long blade and waited for Lu Yuan to arrive.

Lu Yuan held the Jinyao Lance in his hand and used the Knight's Sprint. He charged towards Engels with the terrifying penetrating power that was enhanced by Jinyao Power.

A large Frost Magic Array appeared above Engels. However, this time, the Frost Magic Array was aided by Jinyao Power.

In an instant, endless frost descended.

A dark red rune appeared and blocked the Frost Magic Array for Engels.

Then, the blood-red long blade in Engels' hand, which was powered by the terrifying blood aura power, clashed with Lu Yuan's Jinyao Lance.

The ground around them exploded one after another.

Knight Holy Light!

Above the Vault of Heavens was a ray of golden holy light that shone on Lu Yuan's body. Lu Yuan's aura soared once again.

"How dare you fight me head-on?"

"Then let's do this!"

Holy Lance!

The endless Jinyao Holy Light on Lu Yuan's body crazily gathered on the Golden Lance.

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"Bring it on!"

Engels roared, and the runes on his body instantly surrounded his blood-red long blade.

At this time, Nick released all his strength on the city wall to protect the city gate.

Everything around where they fought tilted from the infinite fearsome energy.

The ground around them caved in.

At this time, a Flame Lance suddenly appeared in Lu Yuan's left hand, and the high heat instantly swept across thousands of miles.

Engels' eyes narrowed. Two dark red runes instantly flew out to stop Lu Yuan from throwing the Flame Lance.

At this moment, Engels was gradually unable to hold out any longer and began to retreat slowly.

At the same time, Lu Yuan's skill had also expired.

The two of them instantly separated.. After moving apart, Lu Yuan once again took out the Flame Lance and threw it straight at Engels.

Chapter 73: I'll Fight You to Death

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Engels hastily summoned his Blood Shield to block it.

At this moment, Engels said, "If I had known earlier, I would have killed you in the cave back then!"

"Kill me? Why don't you try again?" After Lu Yuan said that, the infinite Jinyao Power exploded once again.

Then, Lu Yuan's figure vanished from the battlefield. No one could sense his aura.

He had used Shadow Following.

Engels' expression changed. He immediately summoned all the runes on his body to form a protective shield.

Suddenly, Lu Yuan appeared behind Engels.

He held the Jinyao Lance in his hand was filled with Jinyao Power and he thrust it at Engels.

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The ultimate penetrating power attacked Engels' rune shield.

Seeing that Lu Yuan did not end his stealth status after the attack, Engels spread the wings on his back and flew into the sky.

At this moment, a golden light appeared in the sky, and above that golden light was a human figure.

Engels saw that there was another human figure among them, so he slashed out with a blade aura.

Engels sent that player back to the level 10 main city

And so on an island country somewhere in the real world, a person who had been living a good life cursed loudly, claiming that he had encountered a bug.

In the Shadow Following status, Lu Yuan leaped with all his might and soared into the sky.

The Jinyao Lance brought with it an unlimited amount of Jinyao Power, its penetrating power once again charged toward Engels.

At this moment, Engels looked at the dust rising from the ground and had already guessed Lu Yuan's location. The long blade in his hand was once again augmented with a dark red rune.

He swung out a blade aura towards that general direction.

The first slash missed and landed on the ground. A deep crack appeared in the ground.

The next few slashes missed again.

Engels' mind suddenly buzzed.

Danger!

That was Engels' only thought. He thought of switching back to his runes to form a protective shield again.

But it was too late.

Lu Yuan appeared behind him. The terrifying penetrating power of the Jinyao Lance pierced through Engels' body.

Engels instantly fell from the sky.

He crashed heavily onto the ground.

Smoke and dust flew everywhere.

Lu Yuan also landed on the ground, and he frowned slightly.

There was no system notification.

Engels slowly stood up amidst the smoke and dust, and his body still had the blood aura that came from the Devil Flame Mountain Range.

At the same time, the demons that stayed behind in the Devil Flame Mountain Range did not know what was happening to them.

The blood in their bodies were bursting out of their bodies.

The blood aura in their bodies seemed to have been extracted by something.

All the demons knelt on the ground and shouted, "Our great Sir Engels, please save us!"

What they did not know was that the one who extracted their blood was Engels.

The demons turned into dried corpses one after another.

And the aura of Engels on this side soared once again.

Lu Yuan's expression slowly became solemn.

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He had already mobilized all the Jinyao Power that could be mobilized by Jinyao City.

"Damn it! It's over, but I haven't been able to be this cool for more than a day!" Lu Yuan cursed in his heart.

At this time, Engels also slowly opened his mouth and said to Lu Yuan, "I didn't expect an ant like you could actually force me into such a state!"

"You should be proud of yourself!"

Engels walked toward Lu Yuan as he spoke. Meanwhile, the blood aura in the Devil Flame Mountain Range was still gathering toward Engels.

Engels' soaring aura did not show any signs of stopping.

Although Lu Yuan was panicking internally, he still opened his mouth and said to Engels evenly, "You were beaten to the ground by an ant!"

Engels, "…"

A black hole of blood aura appeared in Engels' hand. This was several times more terrifying than the blood aura whirlpool that had gathered earlier.

Lu Yuan was panicking. F*ck, he's going for the big one now?

Then I'll escape first!

Lu Yuan wanted to escape but was unable to move.

The blood aura black hole in Engels' hand was surrounded by dark red runes. At this moment, the black hole's Devour Power had firmly sucked onto Lu Yuan.

Even the Jinyao Power on Lu Yuan's body was showing signs of being sucked away.

It was over! I'm toast this time!

By then, Engels had already walked up to Lu Yuan. He raised his long blade and said to Lu Yuan, "Little ant, do you have any last words?"

"F*ck my last words!" Lu Yuan cursed. Since he could not escape and could not beat Engels, Lu Yuan decided to curse.

Engels' expression changed and he raised his long blade and slashed at Lu Yuan.

At this moment, Guan Yue appeared behind Lu Yuan. She placed her hand on Lu Yuan's shoulder and brought Lu Yuan back to the top of the East Gate.

Lu Yuan was still confused and said, "Sh*t!"

Then, he realized that Guan Yue was beside him and immediately said, "I can't move at all. Why are you still able to dodge?"

"Maybe you're too weak!" Guan Yue said to Lu Yuan.

At this moment, Engels' eyes were staring at Guan Yue. Her appearance made Engels feel a hint of danger.

Engels had not sensed her aura. Even though his current strength had already surpassed his peak status, he still had not sensed her when she appeared.

Lu Yuan was about to say something when Guan Yue interrupted him and said, "Let's kill him first!"

"We? You… ?" Lu Yuan said in confusion.

Guan Yue did not want to listen to Lu Yuan's nonsense anymore. She immediately took out a dagger and disappeared.

Lu Yuan shook his head in resignation. Then, he activated the Frost Heart Skill.

His level was raised to level 50!

Then, he jumped down from the city wall again, and his body was filled with unlimited Jinyao Power.

"This time, I'll fight you to death!" Lu Yuan shouted at Engels.

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Engels' endless blood aura once again swept across a hundred miles radius, turning the surrounding area into his territory.

He hoped that he could use this territory to sense Guan Yue's aura. The feeling that Guan Yue gave Engels was more dangerous than Lu Yuan, even though Lu Yuan now had the power of the entire Jinyao City supporting him.

At this moment, Lu Yuan quickly arrived in front of Engels. Engels once again released the blood aura black hole.

Lu Yuan smiled and said, "You're using that move again? What a pity! It's useless now!" š—Æšžš—±š—»šØš˜ƒš—²š—¹.š§š—²š˜

Engels' expression changed. Lu Yuan had become stronger again in such a short time.

Everywhere Lu Yuan passed, the areas that were originally filled with Engels' blood aura were dispelled by Jinyao Power.

At this moment, a holy golden light descended from the sky and enveloped Lu Yuan once again.

Lu Yuan once again charged towards Engels with an extremely strong penetrating power.

At this moment, a human figure also flashed and appeared behind Engels.

Now, the ancient-looking dagger in Guan Yue's hand was aimed at Engels' neck..

Chapter 74: Head Snatcher

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Guan Yue's dagger was about to cut into Engels' neck.

But a dark red rune instantly lit up from Engels' neck to block Guan Yue's attack.

Engels knew how powerful Guan Yue's concealment ability was. From the moment Guan Yue disappeared, he had been carefully guarding against Guan Yue.

The moment Guan Yue appeared, he sensed Guan Yue's aura.

When Engels' sensed that Guan Yue had appeared, Engels immediately activated a rune onto her neck to prevent her from using this move.

After Guan Yue missed, Engels began to go crazy.

The blood aura around his body surged crazily like violent waves on the sea.

Moreover, the path in the sea of blood that Lu Yuan had broken through was once again filled with blood fog.

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At this time, Engels' territory was made whole again.

"Damn, Engels is really difficult to deal with!" Lu Yuan cursed angrily.

At this moment, a blood blade suddenly slashed towards him.

Lu Yuan instantly used his lance to block.

At this time, Guan Yue had disappeared from the battlefield again. No one could see her.

Even if Engels' territory covered a radius of a hundred miles, he was still unable to sense Guan Yue.

Now, Engels' dark red rune did not leave his body anymore. He was really afraid of Guan Yue.

And this Lu Yuan in front of him also had that strange disappearing skill.

At this moment, Lu Yuan looked at the HP Bar on his head. He knew that he could not hold on for much longer.

Once his HP bar was empty, he would be finished immediately.

At this moment, Guan Yue suddenly appeared behind Lu Yuan. Lu Yuan turned his head and said to Guan Yue gently, "Later, I'll break through his rune shield from the front!"

"Then you flash appear behind Engels. The moment I break through his rune shield, I want you to attack and finish him off!"

Guan Yue did not say anything but nodded slightly.

Lu Yuan looked at Guan Yue and said, "Kill him!"

"Kill him" Guan Yue also looked at Lu Yuan and replied.

Engels' blood aura around Lu Yuan was instantly dispelled by the Jinyao Power.

Then, one after another, mystery Jinyao runes appeared in the Jinyao City again and slowly attached itself to the Jinyao Lance in Lu Yuan's hand.

After the Jinyao Lance in Lu Yuan's hand was covered with the runes, the golden runes slowly surrounded Lu Yuan's body.

Lu Yuan closed his eyes and slowly opened them. At this moment, his pupils had also turned golden!

Then, a few huge Dharmas slowly rose from Jinyao City.

They were all the City Lords who had given their lives to Jinyao City.

One of the Dharmas was the City Lord who had just died.

At this moment, a few huge Dharmas of the City Lords were emitting an alarming golden light.

They illuminated the entire world. Engels' sea of blood could not get close to even a thousand meters of the Dharmas.

A few gigantic Dharmas were holding lances in their hands.

Meanwhile, Lu Yuan, who had summoned these Dharmas, was bleeding non-stop from everywhere.

A few gigantic golden dharmas raised their lances and stabbed straight at Engels.

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Engels hurriedly activated his rune barrier to block.

However, not long after, cracks appeared on Engels' barrier.

Engels had no choice but to mobilize his other runes to block the few gigantic City Lord's Dharmas!

However, his shield was still constantly cracking. Engels kept on using runes to block, but he was still unable to block.

At this moment, Lu Yuan directly spat out a large mouthful of blood.

His HP consumption from summoning the City Lord's Dharmas was too great.

Finally, a dark red rune rose from the back of Engels' neck and slowly turned to the front.

At this moment, Guan Yue instantly appeared behind Engels. The ancient-looking dagger in her hand instantly emitted a blinding golden light.

The dagger, which was so sharp it could destroy anything, slashed at Engels' neck.

Engels' rune shield instantly exploded into countless pieces. At this moment, Engels' head slowly slid down from his head.

At this moment, Lu Yuan finally heaved a sigh of relief. If Engels had held on for a little longer, he would be the one who would be finished!

Suddenly, Lu Yuan realized that something was wrong. There was no death notification.

Cracks continuously appeared on Engels' body. He wanted to self-destruct. At this moment, Guan Yue was looking at Lu Yuan. She did not notice that Engels was still alive.

A Flame Lance appeared in Lu Yuan's hand. The Flame Lance appeared in front of Engels in an instant and pierced through his heart.

[ Congratulations on killing the final BOSS of a level 20 main city! ]

Reward: Level +5, reputation points +1,000, gold coins +10,000, acquired skill Demon Wings! Acquired skill Rune's shield!

[ Demon Wings ] (Level cannot be increased)

Effect: grows a pair of Demon Wings on the back, no CD, no time limit!

Description: The wings on the back of Engels, the Great Demon of the Demon Flame Mountain Range, can travel thousands of miles a day and soar into the clouds!

[ Rune Shield ] (Level cannot be increased)

Effect: dark red runes appear beside you, the runes form a Rune Shield, surrounding your body, providing you with 360-degree protection! CD time: 200 seconds. Duration: 60 Seconds!

Description: The Rune of the Great Demon God Engels of the Demon Flame Mountain Range. The shield is formed by the runes. It can focus on one point to resist powerful attacks. It is the strongest defense of the Great Demonic God Engels!

After Lu Yuan finished reading the description of the skills, he was secretly delighted. Although there was no orange-colored legendary equipment this time, he had acquired two heaven-defying skills.

The Demon Wings was like a cheat. There was no time limit for it to be used, and there was no d*mn CD. If this was not a cheat, then what was it? It happened to make up for Lu Yuan's shortcoming of being unable to fly.

There was also the Rune Shield. Lu Yuan had personally experienced its power, especially just now. Lu Yuan needed to summon the Dharmas of the previous generations of City Lords of Jinyao City in order to break Engels' Rune Shield. It was clear how terrifying the Rune Shield was.

At this moment, Lu Yuan was completely relaxed. After fighting Engels for so long, both Lu Yuan in the game and Lu Yuan in real life were extremely tired.

At this time, Guan Yue walked in front of Lu Yuan and said, "He's dead."

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Lu Yuan nodded tiredly.

Then, Guan Yue opened her mouth again and said, "Head snatcher"

Lu Yuan was about to retaliate when he realized that Guan Yue's figure had already disappeared.

Then, Lu Yuan turned around and looked at Jinyao City. Then, he opened his individual skill panel and logged off.

At this time, Lu Yuan had not slept for a day and a night in the real world.

After he logged off, Lu Yuan lay on the bed and muttered, "Bingshuang Luanwu, World Dominator Guild, Liu Ruyan, and all other players..."

"Y'all work hard to level up and catch up with me!"

"Otherwise, it would be a little boring for me to protect the world by myself!"

Then, Lu Yuan slowly closed his eyes. At this moment, the image of Guan Yue appeared in his mind!

Who on earth are you?

Chapter 75: After the Battle

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

He was really curious about Guan Yue's identity. Lu Yuan had not heard any information about the player Guan Yue in his previous life.

Even her individual panel was blank.

If Guan Yue was really a player, then she should not be unknown in his previous life.

After all, with her heaven-defying flash skill, she could not keep a low profile even if she wanted to!

Guan Yue...

Unknowingly, Lu Yuan had already fallen asleep.

Lu Yuan slept until the next morning before he slowly woke up. The previous battle had consumed a lot of Lu Yuan's energy, causing him to be extremely exhausted in real life.

After Lu Yuan woke up, he immediately got up and washed up. After that, he hastily ate some breakfast and went online again.

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Becoming stronger was the first thought in Lu Yuan's mind right now. The second thought was probably to guess the identity of Guan Yue...

After Lu Yuan went online, the dilapidated Jinyao City seemed to have just gotten a chance to breathe. It was slightly glowing with golden light and was flickering rhythmically as if it was breathing.

One by one, the Jinyao Knights were cleaning up the bodies of the Knights who had died in battle and bringing them to the tomb of the Knight at the West Gate.

The bodies of the demons were dragged to the Demon Flame Mountain Range and eaten by the magical beasts.

Lu Yuan could not speak for a long time when he saw this scene. This scene was exactly the same as the real world that he had seen in his previous life.

The bodies were piled up on the streets like ordinary garbage. No one was cleaning them up.

The world had merged together. All the rules and systems of each country had been paralyzed. There was only endless chaos and civilian casualties!

Lu Yuan shook his head and stopped thinking about it.

As long as he had enough strength in this life, he could change the fate of the entire world.

Lu Yuan slowly walked on the streets of Jinyao City. He was still equipped with the Jinyao armor on his body and the Jinyao Lance in his hand. Lu Yuan was still being strengthened by the unlimited Jinyao Power.

Lu Yuan raised the Jinyao Lance in his hand. The unlimited Jinyao Power of Jinyao City was once again released and gathered in the lance in Lu Yuan's hand.

Then, under the control of Lu Yuan, the Jinyao Power lifted up the corpses of the demons.

Lu Yuan waved the Jinyao Lance in his hand and threw the corpses of the demons into the Demon Flame Mountain Range.

Boom!

Piles of demon corpses fell from the sky, emitting a fishy smell that attracted the surrounding magical beasts.

At this time, the Jinyao Knights who were cleaning up the corpses saw Lu Yuan and bowed to him, "City Lord!"

Lu Yuan nodded slowly. He looked at the Jinyao Lance in his hand. Now, the Jinyao City was completely his own force.

At this time, Princess Kate suddenly appeared in front of Lu Yuan. She said respectfully to Lu Yuan, "City Lord, the people of our Jinyao City are still in the Desert of Death. We need their strength to rebuild Jinyao City. Please go and bring them back!"

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Lu Yuan said, "I was just about to go to the Desert of Death to bring them back. But thank you for your reminder, Princess!"

At this moment, Lu Yuan thought to himself, "Damn, I almost forgot about this!"

"Don't call me Princess anymore. You are the City Lord now," Princess Kate lowered her head and said softly.

"It's okay. I will always keep the status of a princess for you." After Lu Yuan said that, he called his little white horse and headed to the Desert of Death.

Princess Kate slowly raised her head where she was and looked at Lu Yuan's figure become smaller with a trace of radiance and confusion in her eyes.

Soon, Lu Yuan came to the Desert of Death again. However, this time, he did not need to wait for the first ray of the sun to shine into the Desert of Death for the small path to reach the oasis like before.

Now, with the unlimited Jinyao Power of Jinyao City, he had become the highest combat power in this level 20 main city.

Lu Yuan used Engels' Demon Wings skill. Under the aid of Jinyao Power, he was like a golden sun, crossing the Desert of Death.

After flying for half a day, he could finally see the oasis in the middle of the Desert of Death. He could not help it. The Desert of Death was too big.

Even the current Lu Yuan still needed to fly for half a day to reach the oasis in the middle of the Desert of Death!

After arriving at the oasis, Lu Yuan immediately said to the people of Jinyao City, "Everyone can return to Jinyao City. We have won!"

The people of Jinyao City immediately cheered happily. Although they were very safe in this oasis with the protection of the Abyss Knight Corp, this place was ultimately not as good as Jinyao City.

"However, the previous City Lord has sacrificed himself in the battle with Engels. Now, I am the new City Lord of Jinyao City."

"Don't worry, everyone. I will lead Jinyao City to rebuild its glory once again!"

"Jinyao City will shine brilliantly forever!" Lu Yuan raised the Jinyao Lance in his hand. His body was emitting unlimited Jinyao Power, shining with golden light!

The sunlight shone on his body through the trees in the oasis!

It was as if a god had descended!

The people of Jinyao City and the Knights of the Abyss Knight Corp bowed to Lu Yuan and said, "Greetings, City Lord!"

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"Everyone, pack up and prepare to leave the Desert of Death and return to Jinyao City!" Lu Yuan said loudly.

Soon, several mysterious runes appeared in Jinyao City and quickly headed toward the direction of the Desert of Death. The mysterious runes hovered in the sky above the Desert of Death and emitted endless Jinyao Power. Then, they slowly descended and circled around all the people of Jinyao City and the Abyss Knights. Then suddenly, they rose into the sky and headed toward Jinyao City.

Soon, Lu Yuan brought the huge gates of Jinyao City back to the city. At this time, Lu Yuan had arrived at the City Lord's Mansion. A few mysterious magic arrays instantly rose up. Lu Yuan removed all his equipment and placed them into the magic array.

"Although this equipment is powerful, at my current level 30, I'm still unable to fully control it. I'll put them away for now!" Lu Yuan muttered.

At this moment, several golden lights suddenly appeared in the sky, and within each golden light were many human figures!

"I see that many players have already reached level 20!"

"Didn't Engels send back that player? How did he return so soon?"

"It seems that our Human Race is full of talents!" Lu Yuan nodded in satisfaction.

The player from an island country who had been living a good life had unintentionally triggered a hidden storyline in his main city and soared to level 20 like Lu Yuan. However, he had just arrived at Jinyao City and had yet to land when he was sent back by Engels. He did not know whether he was lucky or unlucky.

At this moment, Lu Yuan sat on the City Lord's seat.. A teleportation magic array appeared in his hand and Lu Yuan began to slowly study it. This time, he did not ask for help when he teleported to an advanced main city!

Chapter 76: About to Leave

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

At this moment, human figures were descending from the sky. It was as if the seeds of gods were being sprinkled on the earth. This continued for a long time.

At this moment, Lu Yuan was on the streets of Jinyao City watching the people of Jinyao City rebuild Jinyao City. Suddenly, a large hand appeared behind Lu Yuan.

The large hand slowly patted Lu Yuan's shoulder and said, "Brother Lu Yuan, I didn't expect to see you here!"

It was the guild master of World Dominator Guild, Xiongba Tianxia!

Lu Yuan turned around and looked at Xiongba Tianxia. He was not surprised. In his previous life, Xiongba Tianxia was in the same main city as him when he was at level 20.

However, it was different in this life. Lu Yuan had become the City Lord!

Just as Lu Yuan wanted to put on a show and greet Xiongba Tianxia in surprise, a voice suddenly appeared behind the two of them, "Lu Yuan!"

"Brothers, Lu Yuan is here!"

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"It's that head snatcher Lu Yuan with the orange and purple equipment sets!"

Immediately, a large group of players who had just entered level 20 quickly surrounded them.

"It's the legendary Lu Yuan!"

"He must have a lot of good things on him!"

"Get out of the way! I'll go first! The orange equipment is mine!" A Berserker appeared in front of everyone. He held a huge ax in his hand and charged at Lu Yuan with terrifying berserk energy.

Lu Yuan shook his head slightly. Then, he stepped forward and sent the player flying with a punch. That player immediately died and dropped his level. He returned to the level 10 main city again!

Following that, a guild master shouted, "His level is much higher than ours. Brothers from the guild, come with me. If we can get the orange weapon, it would be worth it even if we die!"

A few figures instantly erupted with energy and began to prepare their charging skill.

At this moment, Lu Yuan slowly said, "Brother Xiongba, don't you want anything from me?"

"I've given up. Although orange-grade weapons are good, I still have to be alive to take them!" Xiongba Tianxia said. He could no longer guess Lu Yuan's current strength. He guessed that if Lu Yuan made a move, there was a very high chance that Xiongba Tianxia would get killed instantly.

Lu Yuan smiled lightly at the players and said, "I guess it wasn't easy for you to level up. I hope that you will cherish your level. If you don't want to drop down to the level 10 main city, then scram!"

Players began to retreat one after another.

"Hmph, aren't you just a few levels higher than us? Why are you acting so high and mighty?" A player shouted.

"Bros, let's go! I don't believe that so many people can't kill him!"

"Let's go together! The orange weapon is mine!"

Lu Yuan shook his head slowly and then sighed softly.

Then, he raised his hand and waved it. The surrounding Jinyao Knight quickly rushed in his direction.

A team of Jinyao Knights riding on white horses and holding long lances appeared in front of the players. At this time, the war in Jinyao City had just ended, and the Knights of Jinyao still carried the smell of blood on their bodies!

The terrifying oppressive presence from the Jinyao Knights made the faces of many players turn solemn.

They asked in puzzlement, "Do you mean Jinyao City doesn't allow us to fight?"

"That's not right. Why was Lu Yuan fine after killing people just now?"

"We haven't even started taking action yet, and the Knights are here?"

The Knights who were filled with killing intent saluted Lu Yuan one after another. Then, they respectfully said to Lu Yuan, "City Lord, what are your orders?"

"City Lord?"

"What the hell?"

Lu Yuan raised his hand and pointed at the group of players. Then, he slowly said, "Kill them!"

"Yes, Sir!" The Jinyao Knights replied loudly

Then, they raised their spears and charged at the players!

"F*ck! You can become a City Lord in this game?"

"That's possible?"

"Cheating! This is definitely cheating!"

"I'm not playing anymore. My mom made dumplings again, bye!"

"I'm going offline too, bros!"

Many players began to go offline. Those who were slower were killed by the Jinyao Knights.

At this moment, Xiongba Tianxia, who was beside Lu Yuan, gave Lu Yuan a thumbs up. Then, he asked, "Brother Lu Yuan, did you really cheat?"

At this moment, Lu Yuan suddenly asked Xiongba Tianxia, "Brother Xiongba, have you heard of Guan Yue?"

Xiongba Tianxia slowly shook his head.

Lu Yuan nodded and fell into deep thought. Guan Yue had disappeared again after killing Engels.

Now, the game's forum exploded again.

[ Lu Yuan became the City Lord in the game! ]

[ That's a cheat, right? Can this game become the City Lord? ]

[ Lu Yuan cheats the game! For only 998, you can fulfill your dream of becoming the City Lord! ]

At this time, Lu Yuan had also ended up on some platforms' hot topics:

[ A young man actually did such a thing in the game? ]

[ A young man is suspected to be cheating in a game, causing a discussion among netizens. Quickly come to the comment section and tell us what you think! ]

At this moment, Lu Yuan was still thinking about Guan Yue. Though he knew that others said that he was cheating, he did not care.

He was indeed cheating, but it was just a metaphysical cheat that allowed him to be born again.

"Could it be that she is no longer in Jinyao City, but has gone to an even more advanced main city?" Lu Yuan muttered.

Then, Lu Yuan shook his head and stopped thinking about Guan Yue.

Lu Yuan mounted his little white horse and left.

That left Xiongba Tianxia on the same spot with a dumbfounded look on his face. Lu Yuan was leaving just like that? Did he cheat?

Lu Yuan rode his little white horse to the City Lord's Mansion, which was the core existence of the entire Jinyao City. It had not suffered too much damage.

Lu Yuan gave the order to summon Princess Kate and Holy Knight Nick.

Soon, the two of them arrived at the City Lord's Mansion.

Then, Lu Yuan slowly said to the two of them, "Next, I will leave Jinyao City for a period of time. I'm entrusting Jinyao City to the two of you!"

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Lu Yuan directly said to Nick, "The task of protecting Jinyao City will be handed over to you. Although there are no demons now, Jinyao City is still in danger. Jinyao City needs someone to enforce the rules and laws!"

Lu Yuan took out a token and handed it to Nick, then, he said to Nick, "Teacher, I believe that you can protect Jinyao City on my behalf. When I come back, I hope to see a Jinyao City that is even more powerful than now!"

Lu Yuan took out another token and handed it to Princess Kate. Then, he said to her, "Princess, after I leave, I'll leave all the affairs of Jinyao City to you. This is the City Lord's token."

"From today on, you're the acting City Lord of Jinyao City!"

"I believe that under the leadership of the two of you, Jinyao City will once again flourish and surpass her former peak!"

At this time, Princess Kate said, "You're letting me be the acting City Lord?"

"I... I can't do it!"

Lu Yuan smiled at Princess Kate and said, "I believe you can do it!"

"Where are you going?"

"To become stronger!"

Chapter 77: The City of Chaos

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

A mysterious teleportation array appeared in Lu Yuan's hand!

The teleportation array slowly expanded in his hand and began to operate!

In the past, Lu Yuan had to rely on the City Lords to activate the teleportation array. Besides, he could not choose a certain location!

Now that he was the City Lord himself, he could simply go wherever he wanted.

However, at this moment, Lu Yuan looked at the teleportation array in front of him and fell into deep thought!

Which Level 30 main city should he go to?

Should he go to Cairo, where he had stayed in his previous life, or to Tianming City, where there were many hidden missions?

At this moment, Lu Yuan suddenly thought of a very special main city!

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Lu Yuan smiled and said randomly, "I'll choose you then!"

Then, Lu Yuan said to Princess Kate and Holy Knight Nick, "I gotta go. I'll leave Jinyao City to the two of you!"

Then, Lu Yuan stepped into the teleportation array!

In a mysterious continent, a magical black fog suddenly appeared in the corner!

Then, a figure slowly walked out from the Black Fog. It was Lu Yuan!

Player (S) : Congratulations! Player Lu Yuan has become the first player in the entire server to enter a Level 30 main city!

Player (S) : Congratulations! Player Lu Yuan has become the first player in the entire server to enter a Level 30 main city!

Player (S) : Congratulations! Player Lu Yuan has become the first player in the entire server to enter a Level 30 main city!

Lu Yuan smiled, three consecutive announcement of the system popped up again!

Somebody would say that he was cheating again!

As expected, once the system announcement was released, the game forums exploded again!

At this moment, Lu Yuan was looking around. It was a modern-style main city!

He looked at the tall buildings around him and said slowly, "So this is the chaotic land that countless people complained about after being sent here!"

"The chaotic land without rules, the chaotic city without a City Lord!"

"Then I will establish the rules and become the City Lord!" Lu Yuan said with determination in his eyes.

Level 30 main city, chaotic city! Without a City Lord and rules, there was no punishment after killing people here. In this place, one could be as evil as he wished and commit crimes as much as he wanted without any restrictions!

In this place, without any power, one could only choose to kill or be killed!

The NPCs in the game would attack you anytime!

As a result, a large number of players who were teleported to the main city began to live on the run as soon as they arrived. Players who were approaching Level 30 would not be a match for these NPCs. They could only be hunted down crazily!

Lu Yuan chose this main city because unlike other main cities, he did not have to complete numerous tedious quests in order to obtain the rewards and slowly upgrade here!

He only had to keep killing people to obtain reward here. He did not have to follow anyone's orders to complete the quest!

The only one who could give him a quest here was himself!

At this moment, Lu Yuan's first goal was to kill his way to fame. He would slowly gather his followers and build his own force!

Although Lu Yuan already had the Jinyao City, the Holy Knight's ability there was too monotonous!

There were all kinds of profession in this chaotic city, and each of them was equally strong!

Otherwise, they would not be able to survive in the city of chaos!

"Let's name the new force as Abyss then!" Lu Yuan said slowly.

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By establishing his own force, he would be able to protect his family better in the future fuse of the world!

Suddenly, a hint of sadness appeared on his face. If he had his own faction in his previous life…

Then everything would have been different!

Perhaps his parents would not die, and perhaps Xiao Yue would not die either!

In his previous life, Lu Yuan had become one of the strongest humans in the world, but he was still weak in front of the Gods!

Even though Lu Yuan was powerful enough to defend a country by himself, he was unable to protect his parents and childhood friend!

After learning that his parents and childhood sweethearts had been killed, Lu Yuan was furious!

He directly fought with the Gods!

But in the end, he was still no match for the Gods. Anyone would feel helpless while facing the Gods!

Even if it was Lu Yuan!

The strength of the Gods surpassed the upper limit of the game's combat strength!

How could a player whose strength was still within the game's combat strength limit be comparable to the Gods?

In this life, Lu Yuan had to change his fate. Since the Gods surpassed the game limits, then he had to change the entire game in this life. He would break through the game limits, he would become the God and kill the Gods!

At this moment, a fighting sound suddenly came from the front!

The metal-clashing sound was heard, accompanied by the sound of sharp blades piercing through flesh!

Lu Yuan was slightly stunned. What was with this familiar opening?

Someone was fighting right in front of him as soon as he arrived at the main city!

Could it be such a coincidence?

Lu Yuan walked in the direction where the sound came from. Instantly, a familiar figure appeared in front of him!

If it was not Guan Yue, who else could it be?

At this moment, Guan Yue was holding her ancient-looking dagger in her hand. She was single-handedly fighting over a dozen NPCs!

Guan Yue heavily injured an NPC with one slash!

A flaming spear instantly pierced through that person's body. Next, a terrifying flame spread from the spear to his entire body!

At this moment, Guan Yue appeared in front of Lu Yuan and said, "Hey idiot! It's you again! you snatched it from me again!"

Guan Yue pouted her lips and said to Lu Yuan with dissatisfaction.

Lu Yuan spread his hands and said, "How could you say I snatched it from you? I did it the good way."

"Why not? I could have killed him soon, you…" Guan Yue continued to complain to Lu Yuan with an upset tone!

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"Isn't it just a human? I'll return it to you immediately!" Lu Yuan raised his hand and a huge Ice Magic Array instantly condensed in the sky!

Then, extremely cold hail suddenly fell from the sky!

In an instant, the remaining NPCs were all severed!

Guan Yue held a dagger in her hand and instantly flashed into the magic array, killing each of them with a single slash!

Not long after, the heads of more than ten NPCs rolled on the ground!

After Guan Yue finished killing them, she walked to Lu Yuan and said, "Hmph! At least you have some conscience!"

"Don't mind such a small matter. Are you interested in doing something big with me?" Lu Yuan said to Guan Yue. Guan Yue was a very powerful woman. If she was tricked into his boat… then he would have higher success rate!

"What's that? Why did you follow everywhere I go? I have already left the Jinyao City. Why are you here after me again?"

Guan Yue looked at Lu Yuan suspiciously. She thought of the time when Lu Yuan saw her and kept chasing her in the Devil Flame Mountain Range. What kind of pervert he was?

"What do you mean I follow you everywhere you go?" Lu Yuan's tone became slightly higher as he asked.. Could it be that this women mistook Lu Yuan as a pervert?

Chapter 78: Guan Yue Abyss

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Guan Yue didn't say anything. She just continued to look at Lu Yuan with her doubtful eyes.

Lu Yuan looked at Guan Yue and said helplessly, "Forget it. I'm not going to talk about this with you. I'm planning to build a force in this chaotic city. Are you interested?"

"You?"

"Yes! Me!"

Guan Yue glanced at Lu Yuan with disdain and said, "Forget it. You're too weak. You're not even as powerful as me!"

"Well, well. You're indeed strong, but can you fight hundreds of them alone?" Lu Yuan said to Guan Yue. This woman actually despised him for being weak!

After all, he was the strongest player in the game. How could she despise him for being weak?

"I can't fight a hundred of them, but I'm stronger than you. Why don't I form a faction myself?" Guan Yue looked at Lu Yuan and said.

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Lu Yuan was shocked. He didn't expect this girl to be so smart!

"Hey! That's not true. Don't you need to manage after building a faction? Don't you have to recruit people? What about the internal strife among the underlings? What about the traitors?"

"Don't you think it's troublesome?"

"I took the initiative to offer to do such a laborious task, and you actually dislike it!"

"Good! Then you can go and build your own faction!" Lu Yuan turned around and walked away after saying that. From his observation, Guan Yue should be a woman who disliked tedious work.

Every time he saw her, she was always farming monsters. Even the missions were too troublesome for her to be bothered with.

As expected, after Guan Yue heard Lu Yuan's words, she fell into deep thought!

"This idiot seems to have a point. Building my own faction is indeed a little troublesome!"

"Why don't I join him then?" Guan Yue said slowly after thinking for a while.

At this time, although Lu Yuan appeared not to care about Guan Yue joining or not, he was secretly panicked.

Why hadn't this woman stopped him yet? Could it be that she wanted to form a faction herself?

Despite being reluctant, Lu Yuan had no choice but to admit that Guan Yue was indeed much stronger than him. He had to rely on the strength of Jinyao City to fight against Engels, but Guan Yue relied on herself alone!

If she joined his force, it would be twice the result with half the effort!

"Hey! Idiot!" At that time, Guan Yue finally spoke.

Lu Yuan was ecstatic in his heart, but he looked as steady as an old man as he said to Guan Yue, "What's up? Don't call me idiot! Call me Lu Yuan!"

"I've thought about it, you seem to make sense!"

"In that case, I'll join your faction!"

"What's the name of your faction?" Guan Yue asked Lu Yuan.

"It's called Abyss!" Lu Yuan replied to Guan Yue.

"Abyss? Why isn't it called Guan Yue?" Guan Yue said to Lu Yuan.

"Why is it called Guan Yue? Guan Yue sounds like a girl's name!" Lu Yuan said to Guan Yue.

Guan Yue turned her head, looking as if she was insistent.

Lu Yuan was helpless and could only change his words, "Then let's call it Guan Yue Abyss, alright?"

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Guan Yue then turned her head and said to Lu Yuan, "It would be even better if the last two words are cut off!"

Lu Yuan looked at Guan Yue speechlessly.

Then, Lu Yuan said to Guan Yue, "Since you have already joined Guan Yue Abyss, what position do you want to be?"

"I want to be the boss, the boss who doesn't work!" Guan Yue looked at Lu Yuan with hopeful eyes!

"I'll be the boss, you can be the second one in charge! The second doesn't have to work either," Lu Yuan said slowly.

"Then who's the third?"

"Nobody... Currently, there are only the two of us in Guan Yue Abyss!"

Guan Yue ran out of words.

"Is it too late for me to quit now?"

"It's too late!" Lu Yuan said. How funny, did she think she could quit after stepping into the trap?

"Then what's our goal? To recruit newbies and collect protection fees?" Guan Yue asked Lu Yuan.

"What protection fees? Are you that short of money?"

"Aren't you?" Guan Yue looked at Lu Yuan and asked with a puzzled look.

Lu Yuan reached out and opened his personal panel. Guan Yue saw the long string of numbers behind the gold coins and immediately exclaimed.

"Wow! Wow! You're really rich. Did you get them by picking up heads?"

Lu Yuan looked at Guan Yue's curious face and really wanted to give her a big slap. However, he hesitated and realized that he was not her rival. Why was she so bad at words?

Then, Lu Yuan took a deep breath and slowly replied, "Can you stop mentioning about picking up someone's head? I got them from clearing missions. Don't you do missions?"

"It's too troublesome. I can't be bothered to do it. Besides, I don't know what quests are there to do!" Guan Yue replied.

"You don't know? Are you a player?" Lu Yuan asked. He was hoping that Guan Yue would admit that she cheated in the game!

At this moment, Lu Yuan was eager to know the answer. He blared blankly at Guan Yue.

"I don't know either!" Guan Yue replied slowly.

Lu Yuan was helpless. Then, he took out a bag of gold coins and threw it to Guan Yue. He said, "Take it. If you follow me, you'll get a lot of benefits!"

Guan Yue immediately took the gold coins with a smile. She then said, "Thank you, Big Brother!"

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Then, she immediately opened the bag to check. Her eyes were shining as if she had never seen gold coins before!

"What a little money-grubber!" Lu Yuan cursed silently when he saw Guan Yue's expression. However, on second thought, how many gold coins could she get from killing monsters? It was normal for Guan Yue to look this way!

Currently, Lu Yuan was indeed rich. The auction house in Amber City and the taxes in Jinyao City were fluxing into his account every day. He was truly a nouveau riche!

"Then what is our goal? Why don't we collect protection fees?" Guan Yue looked at Lu Yuan and asked in puzzlement. In Guan Yue's little mind, setting up a faction could do nothing better than collecting protection fees.

Lu Yuan rolled his eyes at Guan Yue helplessly and said, "Can you stop thinking about that small amount of money all day? How much could the protection fee be? When we become the City Lord, you will get a great fortune!"

"Don't you know? There is no City Lord in this chaotic city, but there is someone who is known as the Godfather. He has established the biggest force here!"

"The Evil Church!"

"The members of the Evil Church are everywhere in chaotic city. He could be said as the City Lord of this city!"

"The goal of Guan Yue Abyss is to replace the Evil Church, control the entire chaotic city, and establish rules so that it is no longer chaotic. Only then can we become the City Lord!" Lu Yuan explained patiently to Guan Yue.

The Godfather, the strongest man in the current Level 30 main city.. He had countless followers who were all across the entire chaotic city. It would be much harder for Lu Yuan to replace the Godfather than to kill Engels!

Chapter 79: Balon

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

"What should we do first?" Guan Yue asked Lu Yuan. She was too lazy to think about recruiting. She would just leave everything to Lu Yuan!

Most importantly, killing the Godfather would earn her a lot of money!

Lu Yuan mumbled, "The first step would be recruitment of course!"

"How and where do we start? Are they willing to follow us?" Guan Yue asked.

"Kill those who are unwilling to!" Lu Yuan's expression changed. Killing people was something so common here!

"Let's go. There are many battle arenas in chaotic city. There are people fighting in these arenas every day!"

"These people are much stronger than the ordinary residents of chaotic city. So, we have to recruit them!" Lu Yuan said.

Soon, the two of them arrived at an arena. On the platform, a Knight and a Warrior were fighting. Only one among them could survive!

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The Knight took the lead to charge forward, but the Warrior did not panic. He

picked up a big knife and slashed open the horse under the Knight!

"Good guy! Slide shovel! The strongest move to beat a tiger!" Lu Yuan said in shock.

"What's the big deal?" Guan Yue was puzzled.

"What do you know? This is the ultimate skill of a peerless expert. Using it to kill a tiger is simply a divine skill!" Lu Yuan slowly explained. š’ƒš™šš™™š™£š™¤š™«š™šš’.š’š™§š’ˆ

Guan Yue did not understand. It was just a slide move. She wondered why was Lu Yuan so amazed about it.

Lu Yuan knew that the Warrior was bound to win before the battle had even begun. This Warrior seemed to be covered in wounds. With one look, one could tell that he was a veteran in the battle arenas.

With so many wounds and still surviving, he must be much stronger than the other fighters.

Meanwhile, the Knight looked like a freshman. Hence, it was an easy battle without surprise!

As expected, the Knight was defeated very quickly!

The Knight fell to the ground and was beheaded by the Warrior!

At this moment, an NPC host suddenly appeared on the stage. He raised his microphone and said, "Congratulations to Balon for winning another round!"

"Is there anyone else who wants to challenge Balon on the stage?"

Lu Yuan directly jumped onto the stage and said, "I'll do it!"

"Oh? This... Hmm... I'm not sure where this young man is from, but he wants to challenge Balon. Everyone, give him a round of applause!" After saying that, the NPC host left the stage.

The applause from below the stage instantly rose. Balon threw the Knight's head off the stage and kicked his dead body away. Then, he also kicked the horse's body off the stage.

He said to Lu Yuan, "Kid, what's your name?"

"Lu Yuan!"

"Lu Yuan, very good. I've remembered your name. You can rest in peace now!" Balon said fiercely to Lu Yuan.

"Oh? Perhaps you'll be the one to rest in peace? What if I defeat you?" Lu Yuan asked Balon.

"Defeat me? Then you can definite;y kill me!" Balon said slowly.

"I won't kill you. After I defeat you, how about you join my faction?"

Lu Yuan asked Balon.

Balon thought for a moment. He had fought in this arena for so many years. How could he get defeated? With that, he instantly promised to Lu Yuan, "Sure!"

Balon picked up his long saber and instantly erupted with a terrifying sharp saber aura. He rushed towards Lu Yuan in a flash!

Lu Yuan directly summoned the Frost Lance and used the Holy Lance with a terrifying penetrating power. It breached through Balon's defense layers immediately!

Balon was shocked. He did not expect this guy to have such terrifying strength!

He concentrated all his strength on the long saber and used his footwork, moving in a serpentine shape. He found out that Lu Yuan's Holy Lance could only attack from one direction. If he could take advantage of his footwork, he could dodge this guy's attack!

Lu Yuan smiled, "Great, you can even move in a serpentine manner!"

Then, Lu Yuan's figure disappeared from the arena. Other than Guan Yue, no one could sense Lu Yuan's aura!

Balon, who was about to attack Lu Yuan, paused on the spot. Lu Yuan seemed to have disappeared in front of his eyes!

Danger, that was the only thought in Balon's mind!

As expected, he suddenly felt a chill at the back of his head!

He saw Lu Yuan's frost spear directing towards the back of his head!

The cold air emitted from the Frost Lance sent a cold chill right to his heart!

This was the closest encounter to death he had after fighting in the arena for so many years!

Balon put down the long saber in his hand and muttered, "I've lost. I'm willing to join your faction!"

Balon did not have any resistance to joining Lu Yuan's faction, because Lu Yuan was able to defeat him so easily. Balon was completely convinced!

Moreover, Balon had not join any faction yet, so he agreed very quickly!

This was also the reason why Lu Yuan came to recruit at the arena. Most of the people here were strong and they did not join any faction!

Lu Yuan put away his lance and said to Balon, "Guan Yur Abyss, welcome to join us!"

Then, Lu Yuan said to Balon, "Since you have joined us, then come with us!"

Balon wanted to follow Lu Yuan, but the host NPC stopped Lu Yuan, "Balon belongs to the arena. Isn't it inappropriate for you to snatch our man?"

"Balon belongs to the arena? He belongs to us now then!" Lu Yuan said domineeringly. How could this arena try to keep Balon!

"Are you looking for trouble?" The host NPC continued with an ice-cold gaze.

"I think you're the one looking for trouble!" Lu Yuan directly pulled out his Frost Lance. Streams of ice-cold air spread out from the tip of the lance, and the entire arena was instantly frozen!

The temperature in the arena instantly plummeted!

Immediately, dozens of NPCs looked in the direction of the arena!

Among them, there were people from all kinds of professions!

Instantly, the energy they released illuminated the entire arena in a colorful light!

"Guan Yue!" Lu Yuan called her out. Guan Yue's figure instantly flashed behind these people. She took out her saber in an instant!

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The saber was incomparably sharp!

At this moment, a huge Ice Magic Array appeared in the sky!

Lu Yuan charged into the dozens of people with his Frost Lance and started to fight head-on!

Instantly, waves of cheers came from the audience!

They only saw Lu Yuan moving swiftly, and Guan Yue's figure flashing!

Very quickly, the entire arena turned blood-red!

Right then, Balon also joined the battlefield!

Immediately, dozens of NPCs were all killed! Not a single one was left!

With that, the host NPC's expression changed drastically. He did not expect these two people to be so scary, killing almost all of them in an instant!

At that moment, a voice came from behind the audience!

Chapter 80: Arena Master

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

"Kid, you came to my arena to steal my man, and you even killed my men..."

"Isn't that too unreasonable?"

Lu Yuan looked in the direction of the voice and saw a middle-aged man in a black suit in front of everyone!

Behind the middle-aged man, there was a large group of underlings!

Lu Yuan estimated that there should be over a hundred of them!

However, Lu Yuan was not flustered at all. He raised his lance and said to the middle-aged man, "You said Balon is your man? Did you sign a contract? You can't say that he belongs to the arena just because he fought here, right?"

"Also, so what if there is a contract?"

"In this chaotic city, I make the rules!"

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The middle-aged man narrowed his eyes and said to Lu Yuan, "Kid, don't be arrogant just because you are doing not bad. There are many people in this chaotic city who can kill you, I'm one of them!"

A terrifying energy burst out from the middle-aged man's body. The energy directly formed gusts of wind around his body!

The surrounding audience quickly fled in all directions. When the battle began, they would not care about the audience at all. If someone was killed by accident, he could only accept his fate to be unlucky. This was chaotic city!

The Frost Spear in Lu Yuan's hand instantly exploded with streams of earth-freezing air. Icicle after Icicle appeared on the stage that was already frozen!

At this moment, Guan Yue also instantly disappeared from the arena!

No one could sense her aura anymore!

When the middle-aged man saw Guan Yue disappear, his expression instantly changed.

He immediately hid behind his underlings, with them surrounding him!

Lu Yuan's expression changed. This NPC was so intelligent. He realized that the NPCs in this life were smarter than those in his previous life!

"It's even better if they are gathered!" As Lu Yuan's voice ended, a huge Ice Magic Array was formed. Frost Descent!

As the Frost Descent was cast, Lu Yuan's figure instantly disappeared. Using Shadow Following, Lu Yuan spread his Demon Wings and charged into the sky. The lance in his hand was instantly enhanced by a mysterious Holy Light, the Holy Lance!

Next, Lu Yuan descended from the sky with the terrifying penetrating power of the Holy Lance!

Like an icy blue meteor, he rapidly descended!

At this moment, the middle-aged man below seemed to have not notice it. He was instantly frozen with a blinding holy light.

Boom!

A loud sound instantly resounded throughout the world!

The middle-aged man was already lying on the ground on his last breath. The protective squall that was wreaking havoc around him also slowly dissipated.

Just as Lu Yuan was about to fire another shot, Guan Yue suddenly appeared and directly cut off the middle-aged man's head!

Seeing that, the underlings were trembling and at a loss. These two had killed their boss in an instant.

Lu Yuan said to these NPCs, "Your boss is dead. Those who surrender can live!"

"What do you want them for? Kill all of them!" At this moment, Guan Yue said to Lu Yuan. What kind of good man could one be if he surrendered?

Lu Yuan said helplessly to Guan Yue, "There can't be only the three of us in the Guan Yue Abyss, right?"

"Aiks, I don't know. Do as you wish!" After saying that, Guan Yue squatted down and rumbled the middle-aged man's body.

After taking out a bag of gold coins, Guan Yue's expression immediately brightened. She immediately kept the bag of gold coins into her pocket.

Lu Yuan looked at Guan Yue speechlessly. This girl was really a money grubber...

Lu Yuan looked at the underlings again. All of them put down their weapons one by one. Lu Yuan looked at them, feeling satisfied. They were made up of all kinds of professions, but Priests and Mages were relatively less than the others.

On the battlefield, Mages and Priests were undoubtedly very useful. The former was good at group attacks, while the latter was good at group healing. They were definitely popular on the battlefield!

Lu Yuan counted the number of people. One hundred and fifty-three in total. Lu Yuan nodded in satisfaction.

At this point, the host NPC was trembling all over as he looked at Lu Yuan. He said, "You killed Boss Martin! The master of the arena, Paul, will not let you off! You just wait to suffer Paul's wrath!"

"Paul? "Lu Yuan looked at the host with a puzzled expression.

Thinking that Lu Yuan was afraid, the host's body suddenly stopped trembling. With a proud expression, he said to Lu Yuan, "Sir Paul is the true leader of more than a dozen arenas around here. If you beg for mercy now, I might even be able to put in a few good words and let you work under Sir Paul!"

Lu Yuan was speechless.

Lu Yuan looked at the NPC and cursed in his heart, "Look at him, does he think that he's Paul himself?"

Lu Yuan directly threw the Frost Lance in his hand and it pierced through the host's body!

The host turned from looking proud to disbelief right before he died. In his opinion, anyone who heard Paul's name should be so afraid that their knees would go weak. They should have knelt down to beg for mercy!

Lu Yuan walked up to Balon and asked, "Balon, do you know who Paul is?"

Balon nodded slowly. He replied with a solemn face, "Paul is very strong. If I were to face him, I probably wouldn't be able to withstand three moves!"

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"All the arenas in this region are under his control!"

"He should have up to thousands or ten thousands of subordinates. I'm not very sure."

"In this arena that we're in, it is just a small arena with hundreds of people guarding it. There will only be more in those big arenas!"

Hearing that, Lu Yuan nodded and began to think. If that was really the case, then Paul might be a little difficult to deal with.

It would be great if the power of Jinyao could cross the barrier and enter this Level 30 main city. With that, let alone Paul, Lu Yuan would even dare to fight against the Godfather with his gold calvary!

Lu Yuan opened his mouth, "You just said that there are a few hundred people guarding this place. Where are the others?"

Lu Yuan wanted to subdue the remaining people. After all, his Guan Yue Abyss was indeed too quiet now. Lu Yuan would literally accept anyone now. In any case, those who were weak would be like cannon fodder on the battlefield. He would not feel anything even if they died!

"Paul... is quite interesting," Right then, Guan Yue suddenly said.

"Why don't I just kill him and you subdue his underlings?" Guan Yue looked at Lu Yuan and said slowly.

Lu Yuan stared at Guan Yue and took a deep breath.

Chapter 81: She Was Not Very Smart

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

"Do you think you are very powerful?" Lu Yuan asked Guan Yue.

"Don't you think so?" Guan Yue looked at Lu Yuan and asked, looking confident.

Lu Yuan went speechless, but on second thought, Guan Yue was indeed very powerful!

However, Lu Yuan was still unwilling to let Guan Yue. In case Paul had a large group of underlings by his side, it would be dangerous. Even if Guan Yue could appear in a flash.. the moment Guan Yue appeared, she could still be killed!

At that moment, Guan Yue was looking at Lu Yuan expectantly, waiting for Lu Yuan's compliment.

"Well... I agree that you're very powerful!" Lu Yuan looked at Guan Yue and said helplessly.

"Here I go then!" Guan Yue immediately beamed with joy. After saying that, she was ready to leave.

Lu Yuan stopped her and said, "Don't be in a hurry. Let's go and recruit more people first!"

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After saying that, Lu Yuan led Balon and his new men to leave the scene. Soon, Lu Yuan and the others arrived where the others were.

An NPC walked up to Lu Yuan and said, "Kid, get lost!"

Lu Yuan took out Noah's Dagger and cut off the NPC's hands. Then, he said slowly, "Your boss, Martin, has been killed. I only have one word to say. Those who surrender will live, and those who don't will die!"

After saying that, the frost equipment set and Frost Lance appeared on Lu Yuan's body!

In an instant, everything within a few miles was frozen!

Lu Yuan released his aura without holding back. He was already at Level 35 before he reached the Level 30 main city. He wanted to keep a low profile but he was obviously too strong!

The terrifying aura instantly brought a chill to the remaining hundreds of people!

"I repeat! Those who surrender live!" As soon as he said that, icicles rose around Lu Yuan!

Immediately, a large number of NPCs surrendered. However, there were some who were reluctant to surrender. Guan Yue's body flashed and killed all of them instantly!

Those who surrendered secretly rejoiced, or else they would end up like them!

Lu Yuan led these new men and returned to the arena. His plan was to wait for Paul here to seek revenge on him!

However, in the following few days, Lu Yuan's arena was quiet. Within that period of time, Lu Yuan recruited a few more experts who fought in the arena.

Finally, a Berserker came to Lu Yuan's arena, accompanied by a few hundred people behind

The Berserker opened his mouth and said to Lu Yuan, "Brat, are you seeking death by snatching our arena?"

"That's right, why don't you try killing me?" Lu Yuan immediately summoned his Frost Lance and released a terrifying aura!

The Berserker in front of him was not afraid at all. In terms of level, he was even stronger than Lu Yuan!

However, Lu Yuan was currently dressed in godly equipment, and he had a few heaven-defying skills, so he was definitely not freaked out at all!

Lu Yuan instantly charged forward with his lance covered in layers of frost!

Lu Yuan wielded his lance and activated Knight's Sprint!

The huge axe in the Berserker's hand instantly emitted a red glow. The veins on his hand also immediately exploded!

Clang!

The sound of metal clashing resounded throughout the entire arena!

Following that, the Berserker didn't want the fight with Lu Yuan to last long. He activated the Berserker's berserk skill.

His body instantly became larger, and his muscles were constantly expanding!

His strength was also constantly increasing!

Lu Yuan smiled and said, "Keep up with all these fancy tricks!"

His figure disappeared and put on Noah's Dagger to replace the Frost Lance!

Lu Yuan instantly appeared behind the Berserker and attacked him. Although there was a hierarchical suppression and Lu Yuan's damage was largely reduced, it did not affect Lu Yuan's killing ability in the slightest!

There was no doubt that the Berserker would not understand until he died. How could this brat attack others without revealing his true form?

Lu Yuan looked at the remaining few hundred people and was secretly delighted. This fellow was here to send his underlings again!

Very quickly, Lu Yuan recruited a few hundred new underlings!

After the incident, Paul got extremely furious. He did not expect this fellow to be so disrespectful!

He smashed the table in front of him into pieces!

This fellow appeared out of nowhere and provoked him time and time again!

Paul called out to his subordinates, "Go! Investigate that brat for me!"

Right then, Paul was not blinded by anger. This fellow must have something great behind to be able to provoke him! He was not afraid of Paul at all!

Therefore, he decided to investigate Lu Yuan's identity before making a move!

After that, Paul sat on the chair and took a deep breath. At that time, he thought of his old opponent, Connie!

He muttered, "Connie, if you are the one behind this!"

"Then I will start a full-scale war with you!"

"I have never been afraid of you!"

At this moment, on Lu Yuan's side, his influence was expanding. Controlling one arena was no longer enough for him. He wanted to slowly control all the arenas in this chaotic city!

Only with sufficient power could he challenge the Godfather!

If Lu Yuan and Guan Yue were foolish enough to challenge the Godfather themselves, then they would have drown by the saliva of Godfather's followers!

Lu Yuan directly said to Balon and the others, "Where is the nearest arena?"

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The arena was very profitable in this chaotic city. In addition, those who came to fight the arena were all strong. Right now, Lu Yuan was in need of people. The arena would be his first target!

Balon replied, "It's another arena under Paul's control. That's the arena that Deng Lipu is guarding. Deng Lipu is much stronger than Martin and there will be more people there!"

Lu Yuan smiled and said, "That's the kind of crowd I want."

"I should have reached level 36 by killing that amount of people, right?" Lu Yuan thought to himself.

Lu Yuan was about to call Guan Yue, but he found that Guan Yue was no longer there.

"Where did this girl go? Could she have gone to kill Paul?" Lu Yuan's expression changed. He was really afraid. If Paul was so easy to kill, he would not be able to control so many arenas!

Before Lu Yuan and the others went to look for Deng Li Pu, Guan Yue came back with a human head!

Balon exclaimed, "This is Deng Li Pu!"

Lu Yuan was shocked. Guan Yue seemed to have become stronger. In just a short while, she had killed Deng Li Pu!

Fortunately, she was not very smart!

Chapter 82: Killed Their Way Up The Building

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

"You killed him just like that?" Lu Yuan asked Guan Yue.

"Aren't we going to kill him?" Guan Yue replied.

Damn it... Lu Yuan didn't know what to say. She was too efficient...

Lu Yuan said to Balon directly, "Balon, bring your men and take over the place!"

"Take the surrenders. Kill the ones who don't!"

Balon replied and immediately brought his men over, ready to take over the second arena of Guan Yue Abyss!

After Balon and the others left, Lu Yuan said to Guan Yue, "Guan Yue, tell me, what level are you at now?"

Guan Yue slowly shook her head. She didn't know either.

"Then which professional player are you?"

"What is a professional player?"

Lu Yuan was shocked. Guan Yue did not even know this. Guan Yue was definitely not human!

"You don't know what a player is?" Lu Yuan said to Guan Yue. At this moment, Lu Yuan felt a chill. Who exactly Guan Yue was?

"I know what a player is. Isn't it just someone who plays game? I don't know what a professional player is!" Guan Yue pouted and said to Lu Yuan. At this moment, she felt that Lu Yuan was a little silly!

"Stop asking. I don't know anything!" Guan Yue said to Lu Yuan. She was annoyed by Lu Yuan's questions. He kept asking questions!

Lu Yuan was just about to ask something when he saw Guan Yue's impatience, so he kept quiet.

Ever since he became closer with Guan Yue, he didn't get to know Guan Yue better, but Guan Yue became even more mysterious!

Her strength did not seem to increase according to her level. It was not clear whether she was a player or an NPC. However, judging from Guan Yue's current reaction, she was more like a player.

Although some NPCs had slowly awakened their humanity, but it was not to the extent like Guan Yue. She was completely a "Human"!

With that, Lu Yuan said to Guan Yue, "We need to catch up. There are countless arenas in this chaotic land. It will take forever if we do this one by one."

At that moment, something crossed Lu Yuan's mind. If even Paul had more than 10,000 followers, how many followers would the Godfather have then?

It was probably comparable to the army of Knights in Jinyao City, right?

However, the more he thought about it, the more excited Lu Yuan became. This was a challenge!

At this moment, a subordinate hurriedly ran to Lu Yuan and said, "Sir Lu Yuan, quickly go and save Sir Balon!"

"Paul has sent three strong players. Sir Balon will not be able to hold on any longer!"

Lu Yuan glanced at Guan Yue instantly. Guan Yue nodded and placed her hand on Lu Yuan's shoulder!

In an instant, the two of them appeared behind Balon!

Right then, Balon was struggling to hold on despite being heavily injured!

Lu Yuan quickly used Jinyao Holy Light to recover 70% of the Balon's HP. After Lu Yuan obtained this skill, he did not use it much. The HP that Frost Heart consumed could not be recovered by this skill or healing potion.

If Lu Yuan could not beat an opponent, he would activate Frost Heart. If he could beat the enemy, he would not lose any HP...

In addition, Lu Yuan had not gained any skill points for a few days. He was planning to save two skill points every day!

It was more than enough for him with his current skills. There was no need for him to level up anymore.

He might as well wait for a powerful skill.

After recovering Balon's HP, Lu Yuan said to the three experts, "Who gave you the courage to attack us?"

"Hmph! You should know the price to pay when you snatched our arena!"

"Sir Paul has ordered that anyone who succumbed to you will be killed without mercy!"

"Today, we will kill you and report to Sir Paul!"

The three experts shouted at Lu Yuan.

Lu Yuan looked at the three of them, a Warrior, a Mage, and a Priest!

Guan Yue could easily kill the three of them. Lu Yuan did not care much about killing people anymore.

If Lu Yuan got followers in this chaotic land, his EXP would continue to increase!

He was about to reach Level 36 now!

Before Lu Yuan could say anything, Guan Yue's figure had already disappeared. The Mage and Priest were dead in an instant!

The Warrior did not even realize that his teammate was dead and charged straight at Lu Yuan. Just as he was about to slash Lu Yuan with his long sword, the Warrior's head fell to the ground.

His body suddenly stopped. Then, his head fell to the ground!

Lu Yuan's expression did not change. He believed in Guan Yue's attack speed. Besides, this guy would not be able to kill him with a single slash. He was just acting cool.

"Why didn't you dodge? Fortunately, I acted quickly. Otherwise, he would have killed you!" Guan Yue looked at Lu Yuan and said.

"I believe in you!" Lu Yuan said to Guan Yue firmly.

Guan Yue was speechless.

"Alright, since Paul dared to kill my people, I must make him pay the price!" Lu Yuan said loudly. š›šžš—±š—»šØšÆš—²š—¹.šœšØš¦

With Lu Yuan's and Guan Yue's current strength, they did not need to fear Paul at all. He was just short of subordinates for the time being.

Now that Paul dared to mess with him, Lu Yuan wanted to kill him right away and take over his troops and arenas!

The arenas were just Lu Yuan's starting point. Perhaps it was not even a starting point!

"But we are too few in number. We are simply no match for Paul!" A subordinate said to Lu Yuan.

Lu Yuan directly opened his individual skill panel. Then, he added all the skill points he had accumulated over the past few days onto the rune shield!

The strongest part of the rune shield was that its protection coverage could defend in all directions!

This was also one of the reasons why Engels was so hard to kill. Without those runes, Engels would probably have been dismembered by the Old City Lord!

With the rune shield, Lu Yuan and Guan Yue would be able to kill Paul with no doubt!

Lu Yuan said, "This time, only Guan Yue and I will go to kill Paul. The rest of you will stay!"

"Guan Yue, let's go!" Lu Yuan said to Guan Yue.

Guan Yue nodded and led Lu Yuan straight to Paul's building!

Lu Yuan wore the frost equipment set and held the Frost Lance in his hand. Instantly, coldness spread and froze the entire building!

Then, Lu Yuan directly led Guan Yue into the building. They fought their way up the building, one floor at a time!

Soon, the entire building was blood-red!

At this moment, Paul was sitting in his office looking at the surveillance footage. His heart was beating non-stop!

He did not expect these two to be so strong!

There were more than a dozen experts guarding Paul, but even so, it was still difficult to calm the fear in Paul's heart!

These two people killed people as if it was a piece of cake. It was especially so for that woman, she liked to behead the men!

At this time, another floor was cleared by Lu Yuan and Guan Yue. They looked up at the surveillance camera!

Chapter 83: Dark Mage

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Soon, Lu Yuan and Guan Yue arrived in front of Paul.

Lu Yuan looked at the experts around Paul and said, "We were wondering why we haven't met any capable experts on the way, so they're all right here!"

"Who ordered you to kill me?" Paul said to Lu Yuan in shock and anger.

Paul initially thought that his old rival had sent them to fight against him. Yet, he realized he was wrong. His old rival could not afford to hire these two people!

"You want money, right?"

"I'll give it to you!" After saying that, Paul hurriedly took out bags of gold coins from the cabinet!

Guan Yue's figure instantly disappeared. Many experts had long heard of their skills.

But how could one defend against such a skill?

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The long lance in Lu Yuan's hand was instantly imbued with a holy light!

Following that, Lu Yuan's figure also disappeared!

It was as if they had never been here before!

The experts unleashed their own defensive means as if they were facing a great enemy!

It was especially so for the Mages and Priests. With Lu Yuan's and Guan Yue's skills, killing the Mages, Priests, and Archers from long range was as easy as ABC!

In an instant, the experts in the front row were directly pierced through by a single hit of the Frost Lance.

The terrifying thing was that they did not know where their opponents were. At that moment, the experts were already panicking.

To get paid 3,000 gold coins a month, was it worth to risk their lives for?

What a joke?

Faced with this almost unsolvable situation, a sense of helplessness rose in their hearts!

Shadow Following, it was unrivalled unless the opponent was much stronger than Lu Yuan or he was someone like Guan Yue.

No one else could overcome this skill. Plus, Lu Yuan could level up this skill infinitely!

Later on, when Lu Yuan was at a higher level, it could be as good as a God's skill!

Lu Yuan opened his mouth and said, "If all of you step aside, you'll be safe!"

All the experts stepped aside. After all, everyone cherished their lives. Even if they were NPCs in the game, they were no exceptions!

After the experts stepped aside, Paul immediately fell into despair!

He roared, "I can give you any amount of money you want. Kill these two people!"

The experts ignored him. How could they kill him if they couldn't even see him?

They were not stupid. Why would they step aside if they could kill these two people?

Just as Paul was about to speak again, Guan Yue's figure appeared and directly beheaded Paul!

Then, Guan Yue muttered, "The money will be mine after I kill you!"

Guan Yue happily said to Lu Yuan, "I'm rich! It turns out that establishing a force is really profitable!"

Lu Yuan felt speechless.

At this moment, he really wanted to tell Guan Yue that it had nothing to do with establishing a force. She simply snatched the money. She could even do that without establishing the faction!

Lu Yuan shook his head. This little money-grubber!

Lu Yuan said to the experts, "All of you, follow me from now on!"

"Of course, you can choose not to!"

"If you don't, you will die!"

After saying that, a powerful aura erupted from Lu Yuan's body. At this moment, he was already at Level 36!

Most of these experts were around this level!

The experts did not hesitate and instantly agreed and chose to join the Guan Yue Abyss!

Lu Yuan was a little puzzled. Was it his illusion to feel that the NPCs in this chaotic land were more afraid of death than those in the other main city?

Little did Lu Yuan know that the first rule of survival in this chaotic land was to admit defeat!

If one clearly know that he couldn't win, wasn't he seeking death to act nonchalantly?

With that, Lu Yuan recruited another batch of experts. Originally, there was only one expert like the Balon in Guan Yue Abyss. Now, there were more than ten of them.

However, they were a little spineless!

Lu Yuan didn't know that almost everyone in the entire chaotic city were the same!

If they were not spineless, they would not have lived until now!

In this chaotic land, only one's own strength was the absolute answer!

Because the members of the faction that one formed might betray him at any time!

Therefore, the Godfather turned the members of his faction into his believers who only listened to orders. They had long lost their own judgements. The Godfather's orders were like divine orders to them!

If God wanted them to die, they had to die!

Even if they were the chaotic city residents who feared death the most!

At this time, Lu Yuan owned his own building and more than a dozen arenas!

Next, Lu Yuan's goal was to devour all the small factions around him!

Lu Yuan did not expect the residents of chaotic city to be so cowardly. It would be a little difficult to count on them to fight against the Godfather's followers!

"I need to think of a way to control them!" Lu Yuan touched his chin and muttered.

Lu Yuan suddenly remembered that there was a Dark Mage in chaotic city. In his previous life, he had heard about this Dark Mage.

Dark Mage was the evil Mage among Mages. Most of their magic required life sacrifices or extremely vicious magic. Hence, they were disgraced by Mages. Hence, they were called the Dark Mage!

It was rumored that this Dark Mage was originally on par with the Godfather. He was one of the two major forces in chaotic city, the other one was the Godfather!

However, after the Dark Mage was assassinated by the Godfather, his subordinates fought with the Godfather's followers to the end, not backing down at all!

It could be seen that this Dark Mage was definitely in control of his subordinates. Otherwise, with the temperaments of the residents here, they would not have sacrificed their lives for him!

After killing all the members of the Dark Mage, the Godfather swallowed the Dark Mage's property and became the largest force in chaotic city!

His followers were all over the city!

"Although the Dark Mage is dead, he definitely knows how to control his subordinates!" Lu Yuan said slowly.

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"Maybe I can find the way in his old residence!"

"But his old residence is probably guarded by all Godfather's followers now!"

"Fortunately, I learned the skill of Shadow Following. Otherwise, there would be a lot of trouble now!" Lu Yuan sighed. Shadow Following was indeed awesome!

Lu Yuan immediately went to former residence of the Dark Mage. He even brought a map so that he wouldn't get lost!

Although Lu Yuan had been to this chaotic city in his previous life, he had not stayed for long. He only knew a little about it!

Soon, Lu Yuan arrived at former residence of the Dark Mage. He saw Godfather's followers and patrol squads patrolling around it.

Lu Yuan wondered why didn't the Godfather burn the place down, but instead he sent people to guard it?

At this moment, a bell rang. The Godfather's followers bowed their heads and prayed a few times before continuing with their work!

At this moment, Lu Yuan sneaked in using Shadow Following!

There was no other way.. Almost every guard here were at Level 35. What exactly was hidden here that made the Godfather take it so seriously?

Chapter 84: Premature Eruption of Mount Qiongtu

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Lu Yuan slowly sneaked into the building with Shadow Following. However, the door outside was firmly locked. Right then, Lu Yuan lamented. It would be great if Guan Yue was here, they could just enter in a flash!

Following that, Lu Yuan circled around the building again and discovered that everything was locked. Even the windows were freaking locked!

"F*ck!" Lu Yuan cursed in his heart. Was he going to return empty-handed this time?

"When I go back, I must add Guan Yue as a friend. Otherwise, I won't be able to find her at the critical moment!" Lu Yuan thought to himself.

Then, Lu Yuan returned to his building while cursing. He did not expect that the Godfather would value the former residence of this Dark Mage so must be something hidden inside!

Lu Yuan became more interested in that place!

Lu Yuan immediately decided to invite Guan Yue to go there again!

However, Lu Yuan could not find Guan Yue even after searching the entire mansion. Logically speaking, it should not be. Guan Yue shouldn't have left, she was too lazy.

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As someone who never did any missions, Guan Yue followed Lu Yuan every day. All she did was nothing other than killing people and searching for money.

It was impossible for her to run around.

Lu Yuan looked at the time. It was already 11:30 pm. At this time, a thought arose in his mind. Could she have gone offline?

Could Guan Yue be a human? A player?

Then, Lu Yuan logged out of the game and returned to reality too.

Lu Yuan lied on the bed, looking exhausted. He turned on his phone and suddenly thought that he could just ask for Guan Yue's contact if he wanted to find out if she was a player.

Lu Yuan slapped on his forehead. Why didn't he think of this before?

If she had a contact information in real life, wouldn't that prove that she was a player?

At the thought of this, Lu Yuan suddenly burst into laughter. It seemed that he was about to unveil Guan Yue's mysterious side!

All of sudden, a notification popped up on Lu Yuan's phone. Lu Yuan's laughter stopped abruptly!

The news stated that the largest active volcano in Japan, Mount Qiongtu had just erupted!

Lu Yuan's palms were sweating profusely. From what he remembered, this volcanic eruption should only happen half a year later!

On top of that, after this volcanic eruption, there were disasters all over this planet, it was like a massacre!

The catastrophe lasted for two years before it gradually subsided.

Just when humans thought that the catastrophe was over, little did they know that the real disaster had just begun!

The game world began to fuse with the real world!

The Gods in the game walked into the human world!

From then on, when they looked up, they could only see the Gods instead of the sky!

Players gathered strength and resisted with all their might, but they were like ants trying to shake a tree, unable to resist the strength of the Gods!

Then, the players were defeated and retreated. Players from various countries could barely defend their own countries!

Lu Yuan was one of the strongest among them at that time!

Lu Yuan panicked. His palms and forehead were sweating profusely!

From the previous Rogge, Solaka, Princess Elisa, to Princess Kate, even Nick and the Old City Lord, there were signs that they were about to be awakened!

And now, Mount Qiongtu erupted ahead of time!

All these signs indicated that the real world and the game world were about to fuse ahead of time!

In other words, Lu Yuan originally had two and a half years left. But now, he had two years left, or less!

At this moment, Lu Yuan walked to the window with a solemn expression. He stared at the lights and the sky full of stars outside the window!

To become stronger, that was Lu Yuan's only faith at this moment.

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Only by becoming stronger could he protect his family and the entire world when the worlds fuse!

Only by becoming stronger would he stop the Gods from descending and walking into the mortal world!

At this moment, Lu Yuan's eyes were filled with fighting spirit and determination!

Since the Gods were not descending tomorrow, he still had some time!

Following that, Lu Yuan walked to the bedside and slowly lied down!

"I have to speed up the progress in this chaotic city!" Lu Yuan muttered.

Although establishing his own faction would be of great help, improving his own strength was the most important thing!

Otherwise, in order to build his own faction, he would delay his own progress. Then, when the Gods descended on the human world, he wouldn't be able to do anything if his level and strength were not enough!

He could only watch as the Gods descended and trampled on the human world like what happened in the previous life!

In his previous life, Lu Yuan's confrontation with the Gods was so weak that he could do nothing!

Even though he was one of the strongest people in the world at that time!

But he was still a mortal after all!

There was a huge gap between him and the Gods who surpassed the game!

After that, Lu Yuan gradually fell asleep. However, he did not sleep well tonight!

The premature explosion of Mount Qiongtu caused Lu Yuan's memories from his previous life to continuously flood into his dreams tonight.

Images from his previous life kept appearing in his mind.

After the game world fused with the real world, the humans could barely resist it in the beginning. However, as the high-level monsters gradually appeared, the humans' thermal weapons had all become ineffective.

In previous life, Beautiful Country fired a few nuclear bombs, but they were unable to pose a threat to the advanced monsters, let alone the humans fighting against the Gods!

After the Gods walked through the mortal world, they ruled over the words high in the sky!

They covered the entire world's sky!

The sky was shrouded in darkness all day long, with almost no sunlight shining on the earth!

During the day, no one could see the blue sky and white clouds!

No one could not see the sun in the sky!

At night, no one could see the moon or stars!

When one looked up at the sky, he could only see the Gods that made one despair. He could only feel the terrifying and extreme oppression.

The entire world had fallen into a deep depression!

On the ground, all humans' buildings collapsed. Bunkers and military bases became the last refuge for the humans!

Within the ruins, there were countless old people and children.

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They were either lost, abandoned, or lost their families. They were the only ones left to wail in the ruins.

The cries of babies were probably the most beautiful sound in the apocalypse. They represented that there was still hope for humanity, that humans were not extinct!

There were also bad humans who took advantage of the apocalypse to do whatever they wanted. There were no rules in the apocalypse, and it had become a paradise for criminals!

In the apocalypse, they would not be punished for their crimes.

There was also some players who unleashed their strengths in the apocalypse!

Cash was no longer valuable, and the gold coins in game became the most sought-after currency in the world!

The rich merchants no longer had any dignity.

Those who used to be addressed as otaku gamers before became the world's top-ranked people. They were respected everywhere. They became the most sought-after talents all over the world, including the lowest-ranked players!

Meanwhile, the game associations became the biggest forces in the world. Their influences far surpassed the main countries!

With the advent of the apocalypse, no one could be exempted!

Chapter 85: Guan Yue Was A Player?

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

With the advent of the apocalypse, only players could survive. Players became the strongest group of mankind!

Even the pinnacle of human weapons, nuclear bombs could not fight against advanced monsters!

Only the weapons in the game could fight against monsters from the game!

The next day, Lu Yuan woke up slowly. He felt dizzy and spent the whole night dreaming about the apocalyptic scene in his previous life!

Lu Yuan shook his head and immediately washed up before going back online. Today, he skipped breakfast.

He was definitely an Iron Man!

After going online, Lu Yuan circled around the building a few more times, but he couldn't find Guan Yue!

"Could it be that I went online too early and she's not awake yet?" Lu Yuan scratched his head and asked in puzzlement.

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Lu Yuan looked at the time. It was only six o'clock in the morning!

Then, Lu Yuan began to inspect the building that belonged to him!

The area around this building now belonged to Lu Yuan. Besides, Lu Yuan had taken over more than a dozen arenas nearby.

Now, even if he and Guan Yue were to do nothing every day, their gold coins would continue to increase!

In the chaotic city, arenas were very profitable!

Although Lu Yuan had successfully established a small faction in just a few days, it was clearly not enough.

To have these arenas in chaotic city, he could only be slightly better than the ordinary residents.

Lu Yuan was standing on the rooftop, looking at the countless tall buildings in chaotic city. Each building would have its owner.

The tallest building in the center of chaotic city belonged to the Godfather!

Lu Yuan was currently in the most remote area of the entire city.

At this moment, Lu Yuan's heart was filled with emotion. His journey had just begun.

To have a building and a few dozens arenas, it was not enough. It was far from enough.

His goal was the building in the center. It was the entire chaotic city!

It was to become the City Lord that had never existed in the chaotic city!

Lu Yuan looked at his own building and slowly shook his head. He said softly, "Looks like I have to speed up!"

The sudden eruption of Mount Qiongtu made Lu Yuan feel more and more anxious.

At this moment, Lu Yuan had a premonition that everything up next would be brought forward again!

It was as if someone could not wait any longer. He was controlling the world and speeding up the fusion!

Today, another two skill points were refilled, but Lu Yuan had not used it yet. These two skill points per day were too precious.

It would be great if he could level up this Divine talent. If he had enough time, two skill points would indeed be enough for him to reach Divine level!

But right now, Lu Yuan was pressed for time, so he had been saving up his skill points. He was keeping them for when his skills could not keep up with his pace!

At this moment, Lu Yuan suddenly thought of the terrifying bead under the lava in Amber City. He reckoned the strength of the bead was breaching the upper limit of the game. With that, its owner was very likely a God.. He could have surpassed the game!

He could have just abandoned the bead under the lava.

Otherwise, what kind of strength could almost kill Lu Yuan with just his aura?

Despite the fact that Lu Yuan was still a low-level player at that time.

"When I'm strong enough, I will definitely go back and find out!" , said Lu Yuan slowly with a determined gaze.

Lu Yuan did not think much about it after that.

He continued to wait for Guan Yue to come online. His primary goal now was to go to the former residence of the Dark Mage and find a way to control the residents of chaotic city!

Otherwise, these cowards would betray him at any moment!

Lu Yuan was speechless at this setting of this chaotic city...

He did not expect the setting to be this way. The game designer must be a freaking genius.

At that point, Lu Yuan raised his hand and looked at the time. It was already eight o'clock in the morning.

Lu Yuan's heart became uneasy. Could it be that Guan Yue did not log off at all?

Instead, did she abandon me and run away?

After that, Lu Yuan continued to wander around in chaotic city for another two hours. In between, he even brought his subordinates to take over a few arenas.

However, Guan Yue was still nowhere to be seen.

Right then, Lu Yuan became a little flustered. Where did Guan Yue go?

Could it be true that she had fled on her own?

Suddenly, a chill ran down Lu Yuan's heart. According to Guan Yue's temperament...

Could it be that she went to look for the Godfather?

Lu Yuan immediately broke out in cold sweats. If Guan Yue really went to look for Godfather, then it would be a disaster!

The Godfather was definitely not an easy person to deal with. He was a cruel and merciless person. Otherwise, he would not have brainwashed his subordinates and turned them into his followers to work for him!

Just as Lu Yuan was worried about Guan Yue, she suddenly appeared in front of him!

Lu Yuan then heaved a sigh of relief.

Lu Yuan asked Guan Yue hastily in a stern tone, "Where did you go? Why didn't I see you?"

Guan Yue did not look at Lu Yuan. She was obviously a little guilty as she said, "Do I have to report to you where I've been?"

With that, Lu Yuan looked at Guan Yue helplessly. He knew that this girl must have done something but dared not to tell him.

He could tell from her guilty look.

Then, Lu Yuan slowly said to Guan Yue, "I don't care where you go, but you should at least tell me!"

"Otherwise, I can't find you even if I want to!"

"Why are you looking for me?"

"Of course I have something up. Why would I look for you if I have nothing to do?"

Lu Yuan rolled his eyes at Guan Yue.

Then, Lu Yuan continued to ask Guan Yue, "What's your contact number? I'll add you!"

At this time, Guan Yue was at a loss and quickly asked, "Contact? What contact?"

It was over. Lu Yuan was shocked. She was indeed not a human!

Lu Yuan opened his mouth and asked Guan Yue, "Wei Xin, don't you have a phone number?"

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At that point, Guan Yue was still looking at Lu Yuan with a blank expression.

It was over, it was over. What the hell was Guan Yue? Although Lu Yuan had seen this coming, he wasn't expecting that Guan Yue was not a human!

Lu Yuan looked at Guan Yue with a shocked expression, "Don't you know what is Wei Xin and what is a phone number?"

Lu Yuan was extremely shocked. Looking at Guan Yue's expression, it was as if she had really no idea!

Guan Yue was still at a loss as she slowly opened her mouth, "Of course I do, but why do you need these?"

Hearing this, Lu Yuan heaved a sigh of relief. Fortunately, Guan Yue was a human. Otherwise, he would have thought that she was a fully awakened NPC!

Lu Yuan explained to Guan Yue patiently, "Obviously, I'm adding you so that it's more convenient for me to invite you online!"

"Now that the two of us are on the same boat, Guan Yue Abyss relies on you very much."

"With you disappearing every day, how could I locate you?"

Guan Yue nodded. It seemed to make sense...

Chapter 86: I'm The God Who Controls The Game

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

After that, Guan Yue and Lu Yuan added each other as friends. In the game, they could not add each other as friends, so they could only exchange their contact details in the real world! šš‹ššŽšššš—šš˜ššŸššŽļ½Œ.šš˜ļ½’ļ½‡

That was because Guan Yue's individual panel was completely blank. Other than her name, there was nothing else shown, not even her ID!

If Guan Yue was a normal player, why would it be this way?

Then, Lu Yuan asked Guan Yue, "Are you cheating?"

"Why are you different from a normal player?"

Guan Yue immediately retorted, "You're the one cheating!"

"If you're not cheating, then why don't you have any levels, HP, game ID, or anything else besides your name?"

"How would I know?"

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Lu Yuan fell into deep thought again. If Guan Yue didn't cheat, then why did this happen?

Now, other than knowing that Guan Yue was a player, he couldn't get any other information. Just as Guan Yue said, she didn't even know herself.

Lu Yuan also believed that Guan Yue didn't cheat, because that couldn't exist in this game. Otherwise, in his previous life, a cheater could have easily killed the Gods!

Lu Yuan shook his head. Since he could not think of anything, then he would not think about it anymore!

He slowly said to Guan Yue, "Let's go! Can you bring me to somewhere?"

"Where?" Guan Yue quickly asked.

Lu Yuan slowly answered, "The legendary former residence of the Dark Mage. When I went there yesterday, all the doors and windows were locked. There must be some important treasure there!"

"I couldn't enter with Shadow Following. If I try to enter forcefully, the guards will definitely find me!"

"I want you to bring me in directly with a flash!"

As expected, Guan Yue's eyes lit up when she heard about the treasure. She became interested in the old residence of the Dark Mage!

She gently placed her hand on Lu Yuan's shoulder and the two of them disappeared from the spot.

Lu Yuan was instantly envious of Guan Yue's skill. It was much more awesome than his Shadow Following!

Moreover, there was no CD. What the heck was that if not a cheat?

In an instant, they appeared inside the old residence of the Dark Mage!

Lu Yuan was shocked. He forgot to tell Guan Yue the specific address of this place. Out of his expectation, Guan Yue could bring him in to the exact location!

Then, Lu Yuan asked Guan Yue, "How did you know the exact location? Have you been here before?"

Guan Yue shook her head and replied, "I am the God who controls the entire game. How would I not know?"

"The entire game is under my control. Is there anywhere that I cannot go?"

Lu Yuan forced a smile as he looked at Guan Yue. Then, he could not help but laugh out loud.

He did not expect Guan Yue to joke with him.

Then, Lu Yuan smiled and said to Guan Yue, "Are you a God? How could a God form a faction with me in this chaotic city?"

Guan Yue didn't reply but gave Lu Yuan a smile.

Lu Yuan obviously did not believe Guan Yue's words and did not take it seriously. He thought Guan Yue was just kidding with him.

How could Guan Yue be a God? A real God had no emotions. Instead, Guan Yue had human emotions such as happiness, anger, sadness, and joy.

Gods looked down on the human world and everything else. They wouldn't even take seriously of the strong players!

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The Gods would only if the players harmed their interests. Otherwise, they would not bother to attack anyone!

Be it the player or the commoner, they were no different in the Gods' eyes. They were all as insignificant as insects!

Lu Yuan and Guan Yue observed their surroundings and found that the wall was covered with black magic blueprints!

It was densely packed!

Lu Yuan looked at the introduction of the array on the wall. It required 99 children under the age of 10 to form a powerful black magic array with the blood essence on their foreheads!

There was also the Thousand Ghost Blood Hand Array formed from the arms of infants!

Lu Yuan was shocked!

Despite being in a game, he could not go so far. At this time, he finally understood why the Dark Mage was considered a disgrace by the Mages!

This kind of array was too vicious!

Lu Yuan looked through all the arrays in the building, but he still could not find the magic array that he wanted!

Could it be that the Godfather had already hidden it?

Lu Yuan thought about it, that was the only possibility!

Suddenly, Lu Yuan saw a rolled up blueprint and a small box in the corner!

Lu Yuan was just about to take a look when he heard a bell ring!

The small box instantly lit up with a mysterious white light!

Then, the Godfather followers outside the door lowered their heads and chanted something softly. In an instant, the white light disappeared!

This box attracted Lu Yuan's attention even more. It must have been sealed with something. The bunch of followers outside the door were the apostle who sealed this box!

Lu Yuan walked over and slowly picked up the small box. He examined it carefully but discovered nothing!

The box had been tightly closed ever since it emitted the white light. With that, Lu Yuan flipped open the rolled up blueprint on the side.

Blood God Belief Array, the formation of an array that would connect the bloodlines of many people. By dripping a drop of blood into the array, one could connect the bloodlines of the other party! Make him the most loyal follower. This person would be willing to sacrifice his life. After all, it would be his honor to contribute to God!

Lu Yuan was delighted. Wasn't this the magic that he was looking for?

But why was this magic array the same as the Godfather's tricks?

It was all about turning oneself into a God and turning people into his followers!

Lu Yuan was puzzled. What was the relationship between the Godfather and the Dark Mage?

He did not believe that the Godfather and the Dark Mage just happened to come up with the same method!

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What was the relationship between the Godfather and the Dark Mage?

What secrets did these two have?

At this moment, a thought suddenly popped up in Lu Yuan's mind. Could it be that the Godfather was also a Dark Mage?

Right then, Guan Yue suddenly ran to Lu Yuan and said, "What treasure is there? There're only blueprints!"

Lu Yuan waved the blueprints in his hand at Guan Yue and said, "This is a treasure!"

Then, Lu Yuan picked up the small box and said, "This could be a treasure too!"

Guan Yue immediately snatched the small box and observed it carefully. She couldn't get it. Then, she shook the box and found that the box was empty.

She gave Lu Yuan a kick. The HP bar above Lu Yuan's head dropped a little.

Next, Lu Yuan said to Guan Yue, "Let's go now!"

Guan Yue nodded reluctantly. The two of them instantly returned to Lu Yuan's building!

Chapter 87: Whose Soul?

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

After returning to the building, Lu Yuan immediately took out the small box and began to study it in detail!

The box was locked. Lu Yuan did not dare to force it open. He was afraid that he would trigger the self-destruct mechanism in the box.

At that moment, Guan Yue said to Lu Yuan, "What's so good about an empty box?"

Lu Yuan ignored her. He had clearly just seen white light coming from this small box!

Just as Lu Yuan was still observing the box, an ancient dagger flashed past his eyes and cut open the lock on the box.

Lu Yuan was rendered speechless.

"What the hell? That's it? It opens that easily?" thought Lu Yuan.

Could it really just be a useless box?

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Lu Yuan slowly opened a crack in the box. At this moment, Guan Yue's small head also came over.

The two of them stared at the box nervously. Just as the box was opened, a little, thick white smoke immediately came flooding out.

As Lu Yuan continued to open the box, a soul was desperately trying to rush out.

Lu Yuan slammed down the lid of the box.

"F*ck! It's a Ghost!"

"You're the one who brought it back. You deal with it!" Guan Yue said and disappeared.

Lu Yuan put the lock that Guan Yue had just broken back on and threw the box out.

Then, an icicle quickly rose from the floor and froze the box!

Lu Yuan felt that it was not safe enough, so he cast a few more icicles and added them to the original icicle!

After adding more than ten layers, Lu Yuan was slightly relieved!

He did not expect that the box contained a soul!

Whose soul was that? What did this soul have to do with the godfather?

Perhaps this box was the secret between the godfather and the Dark Mage!

The soul in the box was most likely the soul of the legendary Dark Mage!

Could it be that the godfather felt that the Dark Mage was too evil, so he sealed his soul in the box to atone for his sins?

Lu Yuan shook his head violently. The godfather would not do that because the godfather himself was not a good person!

Then, Lu Yuan did not think too much and opened the blueprint that he had brought back from the Dark Mage's old residence.

He immediately learned the God of Blood's belief array!

Then, Lu Yuan ordered all his subordinates to gather. He saw that there were ten thousand people gathered below the building.

Then, Lu Yuan directly took out the God of Blood's belief array and ordered his subordinates to drip a drop of blood into it. The first one to do so was Balon.

Then, the other warriors saw that after they finished dripping their blood, their impression of Lu Yuan immediately changed. They were initially obedient but weren't totally willing to do so. Now, they all looked at Lu Yuan with eyes full of respect. Moreover, their eyes became numb, as if their original thoughts had been replaced by something else.

Lu Yuan nodded in satisfaction. It seemed that the effect of this grand array was quite good.

Then, Guan Yue appeared in front of Lu Yuan and asked, "What are you doing? Do I need to drip my blood into that thing?"

Lu Yuan quickly said, "Don't! If you drip your blood into it, you will become like them, a puppet who would only listen to my words!"

"Yeah, right!" Guan Yue cut her palm and dripped a few drops of blood. However, Guan Yue did not change at all. She even reached out her hand and slapped Lu Yuan, saying that Lu Yuan had lied to her!

Lu Yuan could only explain with an awkward expression, "Maybe this magic array has no effect on players?"

Lu Yuan looked at his believers and muttered, "How are they, believers? They are men of sacrifice!"

Then, Lu Yuan's eyes flashed with a fierce light. Since the majority of the troops were under his control, it was time to expand his territory! š’ƒš™šš™™š™£š™¤š’—š™šš’ļ¼Žš’š’†š’•

"It's your turn, Connie!" Lu Yuan first chose Paul's sworn enemy, Connie, as his first target.

Then, Lu Yuan said slowly, "Paul, take this as me fulfilling your wish."

Lu Yuan looked at his subordinates and said, "Get Ready. Follow me to Connie's territory!"

His subordinates bowed to Lu Yuan and immediately summoned their weapons!

"Wow, so neat!" Lu Yuan exclaimed.

Then, he summoned his Frost Set and took his Frost Lance. Then, he led his subordinates to look at Connie's territory!

At this point, he did not have to be afraid of anything. The leader of a small force like Connie would just lead his army and make his way straight over.

At this moment, Connie was listening to the message he had received in his own building.

"Boss, that Lu Yuan who killed Paul is coming right at us!"

"And he seems to have brought all his people. I roughly counted. There are about 10,000 people!"

At this moment, Connie was listening to his subordinate's report with a solemn expression. He had expected Lu Yuan to come, but he had not expected Lu Yuan to come so early!

He stood up, slammed the table, and said, "Does he think that I'm as useless as Paul?"

"Since he dares to enter my territory, then he must be prepared to die!"

"I, Connie, will not be afraid of him!"

He took out a rifle from under the table!

The rifle in his hand instantly emitted high-temperature flames!

By now, Lu Yuan had already entered Connie's territory. At this time, Connie had already brought his flaming rifle and was waiting for Lu Yuan.

Lu Yuan looked at Connie and called him a good fellow. This guy actually used a modern weapon!

And it was a f*cking flamethrower. Was this the combination of technology and magic?

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Connie said to Lu yuan, "Lu Yuan if you were to hide in Paul's territory, it would be fine. But now, you have brought your men to my territory..."

"What's the meaning of this?" Connie asked Lu Yuan.

"The same thing. I want to kill you!" Lu Yuan raised his ice spear and pointed it at Connie. This was the first time he had encountered an NPC who used a modern weapon. Today, Lu Yuan wanted to see if the combination of technology and magic was powerful or not.

"Humph! I have long studied your and the girl's skills." A shield appeared around Connie, protecting him and dozens of warriors were protecting him closely!

It was to prevent Lu Yuan's invisibility and Guan Yue's teleportation skills!

Lu Yuan pointed his spear at Connie and said, "Do you think you are safe hiding behind that shell?"

"Attack!" Lu Yuan gave the order and the warriors beside him immediately attacked!

For a moment, all kinds of magic spells of different professions were all over the place.

The warriors on Lu Yuan's side directly fought with the warriors who were trying to protect Connie. However, it was clear that the warriors on Lu Yuan's side were more powerful. When they fought, it was as if they did not care about their lives. The warriors on Connie's side were simply unable to hold them off.

Connie directly raised his flamethrower and fired at Lu Yuan!

Chapter 88: Defense and Offence

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

While he was firing, the rifle in his hand was constantly absorbing his energy as an energy source.

Lu Yuan thought to himself that it was a pity if only this rifle could absorb the energy of Heaven and earth. When the human national army had such strength, they would finally stand a chance to fight back against the monsters and NPCs in the game.

"I'll keep that thing for myself later on. If I modify it, it might be able to play a huge role in the Apocalypse." Lu Yuan thought to himself. If he modified it into a rifle that could absorb the energy of Heaven and earth, if he gave the gun equipment to the National Army during the Apocalypse Fuse, perhaps the mortals in this world could use it to fight against the monsters in the game.

However, the worlds had not fused yet. Lu Yuan could not bring it out even if he wanted to. Only when the world began to fuse with Lu Yuan could he bring the things in the game into the real world.

Ice Walls instantly rose in front of Lu Yuan to block Connie's dire power, but soon, Lu Yuan's ice walls shattered.

Connie's bullets carried a terrifyingly high temperature.

Devil's wings spread on Lu Yuan's back and instantly fanned out. He also released an AOE attack skill, Frost Descent.

However, Connie did not panic at all. A huge shield appeared above his head.

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Connie immediately lay down and aimed the muzzle upwards. When Lu Yuan broke the shield, he would use his flamethrower to send him to his death.

In the sky, Lu Yuan did not expect such an NPC to be so intelligent. He even specially researched a method to deal with him.

He sighed inwardly. "Paul, there's a reason why you can't beat Connie. Look at how smart he is and then take a look at yourself. I really don't know how you managed to survive until now?"

Lu Yuan smiled at the giant shield and said, "Connie, it seems like you haven't figured me out yet."

"I, Lu Yuan, is good at both offense and defense."

"This is the advantage of having no specific profession."

Dark red runes suddenly appeared around Lu Yuan. These dark red runes continuously circulated around Lu Yuan's body.

Then, a holy light descended from the sky and enveloped Lu Yuan. The Frost Lance in Lu Yuan's hand was also blessed with holy light. It turned into the ultimate penetrating power in Lu Yuan's spear.

Following this, Lu Yuan descended from the sky like a meteor, bringing along a terrifying penetrating force as he directly pierced the huge shield above Connie's head.

Bang.

The huge impact force directly flipped over the nearby low-level NPCs. Meanwhile, cracks instantly appeared on the huge shield, and not long after, it exploded into pieces.

Following this, Lu Yuan's spear directly pressed against Connie's shield.

At this moment, Connie smiled and said to Lu Yuan, "You're finally here."

He pulled the trigger of the flamethrower in his hand.

Suddenly, a flame shot out from the muzzle of the flamethrower, and the bullets that were wrapped in flames darted toward Lu Yuan.

The rune beside Lu Yuan immediately emitted a red light, blocking all the bullets.

At this moment, Connie was already shocked. From the information he had, this Lu Yuan should be a thief who used a long spear. He should not have any defensive skills.

He did not expect Lu Yuan to have such a powerful defensive skill.

His protective shield had already cracked, but his bullets could not hurt Lu Yuan at all.

Connie quickly begged Lu Yuan for mercy, "Don't kill me. I'm willing to submit to you. I'll take you as my boss."

When it came to assassins, Connie finally appeared as a resident of Chaos City.

Lu Yuan immediately stopped. If Connie could submit to him, that would be fine. Now that he had the God of Blood's belief array, he did not have to be afraid of Connie having any other thoughts.

A blood-red magic array appeared in Lu Yuan's hand, then slowly expanded and appeared in front of Connie.

He directly raised his spear, pointed it at Connie's throat and said, "If you want to submit to me, you must first drop your blood into the Magic Array."

"Only then can you prove whether you really want to submit to me or not."

Having heard what Lu Yuan had just said, Connie was obviously a little hesitant. Lu Yuan directly pressed his Frost Lance against Connie's neck.

Only then did Connie slowly drip a drop of her blood into the Magic Array.

When Connie's blood had just dripped into the magic array, a blood-red thread appeared in the blood-red magic array, connecting Connie's bloodline.

After that, Connie looked at Lu Yuan with an extremely respectful expression.

At this time, Lu Yuan raised his lance and shouted, "Your boss has submitted to me. Next, drip your blood into the magic array and you can continue to live. If you don't submit ... I will kill you without mercy."

Hearing Lu Yuan's words, Connie's men immediately stopped and walked to the blood-red magic array to drip their blood in it.

Lu Yuan looked at these people and sighed, "Fortunately, there's a God of Blood's belief array. Otherwise, what's the use of all these things."

Without this God of Blood's belief array, half of the force that Lu Yuan had painstakingly built would have surrendered. š‘š‘’š‘‘š‘›š˜°š‘£š‘’š˜­.š‘š‘œš‘š

"Huh? Why don't I see Guan Yue? Where did this silly girl go?" Lu Yuan suddenly remembered that he did not see Guan Yue during the battle.

Then, he said to Connie, "Connie, give me the gun in your hand and all your money. They are worldly possessions, which is very disadvantageous to your cultivation."

Connie bowed respectfully to Lu Yuan, then directly handed the gun to Lu Yuan, and then eagerly took Lu Yuan to fetch the money.

Connie brought Lu Yuan to his vault. When Lu Yuan opened the door, he was stunned.

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It was unbelievable, a room full of gold coins.

Connie was richer than Paul.

Lu Yuan's gold coins kept increasing. After a while, Lu Yuan's gold coins stopped increasing, and the room full of gold coins also disappeared.

Just as Lu Yuan was about to leave, Guan Yue instantly appeared in front of Lu Yuan and threw a head in front of Lu Yuan.

It was the leader of another force. Lu Yuan could not help but look at Guan Yue. This woman single-handedly overthrew an entire force.

Lu Yuan saw Guan Yue's happy expression and knew that she must have taken money from this person again.

Lu Yuan took out more than a hundred bags of gold coins and threw them in front of Guan Yue. "You're now the second-in-command of Guan Yue Abyss. Why do you keep taking money from other people?"

"If you need money, then just tell me."

"After we unify this Chaos City, you won't be able to spend all the money you get even if you wanted to."

Connie's eyes lit up when she heard this.. "So the great Lord Lu Yuan wants to conquer the entire Chaos Land. When that time comes, I, as the first person to choose to follow Lord Lu Yuan, won't I be able to rise in status?"

Chapter 89: The Alliance

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Guan Yue's eyes lit up as she said to Lu Yuan, "Why are you so generous today? Why are you giving me so much money?"

As Guan Yue said, she took the bags of coins for herself.

Lu Yuan smiled and said, "As long as you don't run around in the future and work hard with me, you can have as much money as you want."

As he said that, Lu Yuan threw dozens of bags of gold coins to Guan Yue. Guan Yue did not listen to what Lu Yuan said and quickly nodded her head.

Seeing Guan Yue like this, Lu Yuan felt a little speechless.

Then, Lu Yuan said to Guan Yue, "Next time, don't act alone. It's very dangerous for you to act alone. Next, our progress in ruling the Chaos Land will be accelerated. When that time comes, there will be a lot of money."

Guan Yue only nodded at this time. She was opening her interface to see how much money she had.

Lu Yuan shook his head. What a money-grubber.

By now, Lu Yuan had almost reached level 37.

"Three more levels and I'll be able to kill the Godfather." Lu Yuan's eyes lit up. Even though he estimated that the Godfather was even stronger than Engels, he had no choice but to speed up his progress.

"I have Guan Yue. If the Godfather really was a Dark Mage, then it will be much easier with Guan Yue around," Lu Yuan muttered. Guan Yue would be the arch-enemy for any ranged professions.

"The Chaos City will be renamed Guan Yue Abyss!" Lu Yuan's eyes were determined. As long as everyone in the city turned into his followers, then he would definitely be the largest force on the human side in the future war!

Now that he already had Jinyao City, Chaos City would be the second!

Lu Yuan slowly said to Guan Yue, "Guan Yue ... can you see the future?"

Guan Yue nodded and then shook her head.

"The future ... is the end of the world, and I'm determined to change it!"

"Well, keep at it."

"Okay."

At this time, in a building, a middle-aged man was standing by the window and was looking outside with his hands behind his back.

Behind him, someone bowed to him and said, "Lord Luke, that Lu Yuan has taken Connie and Victor's forces for himself. Even Connie has now submitted to Lu Yuan!"

"Victor's men were almost wiped out by that unknown woman!"

Luke, who was watching the scenery, nodded slowly. His expression remained calm after hearing the news.

The person behind him continued, "According to the speed at which Lu Yuan is annexing the forces, it will be our turn soon."

"Lord Luke, maybe we can join hands with Barry and Christopher First."

The man who was standing by the window nodded his head slowly.

At this time, in another building not far from this one, a fat man was soaking in a pool.

Beside him, there were two beautiful women in swimsuits serving him.

Behind him, there was a beautiful woman in a uniform who was wearing a professional suit. She said to him, "Lord Christopher that Lu Yuan has successively annexed Connie and Victor's forces today. With his progress, he should be coming to us very soon. Now, it's difficult for us to deal with him with our own strength."

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"What are your thoughts?"

"Should we join forces with Luke and Barry to deal with Lu Yuan?"

The man nodded, before turning to the woman, "I'll leave the decision to you."

After that, he turned around and pulled the woman into the water, causing a huge splash.

At the same time, on the highest floor of another building, a man was tying a dying man to a pillar while he used a knife to cut the man's flesh.

At this moment, a female voice came from outside the door, "Master Barry, Christopher and Luke wants to join forces with us to deal with Lu Yuan."

"Lu Yuan..." Barry said softly.

"Yes, today Lu Yuan has annexed Connie and Victor's forces, so Luke and Christopher wants to join forces with you to deal with Lu Yuan."

"I didn't expect those two guys to want to join forces with me. It seems that Lu Yuan is really a tough person to beat." Barry licked the blood on his knife and said slowly. š—Æšžš—±š—»šØš˜ƒš—²š—¹.š§š—²š˜

At this time, Lu Yuan didn't know that the other forces had already planned to join together to deal with him. Even if he knew, he wouldn't care.

A giant wouldn't care about how ants behaved.

In the meanwhile, Lu Yuan said to the warriors under him, "Tomorrow, we'll go to Christopher's territory first, kill Christopher, and then we'll head for Barry's territory."

The group of warriors bowed to Lu Yuan and said, "We will follow the orders of Lord Lu Yuan!"

At this time, Lu Yuan suddenly turned to Guan Yue and said, "You must not act on your own tomorrow! Otherwise, no more gold coins for you!"

Guan Yue quickly said, "Alright, alright! I got it!"

Then, Lu Yuan nodded and stared at Guan Yue. He still did not believe that Guan Yue would listen to him tomorrow.

The next day Lu Yuan and the forces that he had annexed had rapidly expanded to tens of thousands of people. Yesterday, Lu Yuan wanted to go to Victor's territory to recruit his followers. He did not expect that Guan Yue would kill all of them!

This made Lu Yuan secretly shocked. Guan Yue seemed to have become stronger again!

Lu Yuan looked at his followers and each of them took out their weapons one by one. Each of them had the determination to die for Lu Yuan.

Suddenly, the sky and earth around them became colorful!

Lu Yuan finally understood why the Godfather's forces were so powerful. His subordinates who dared to sacrifice their lives for him fought recklessly on the battlefield. It could be said that they were invincible!

Soon, Lu Yuan brought his subordinates to Christopher's territory. At this time, there were two other people standing in Christopher's building. They were Luke and Barry!

"I didn't expect him to come directly to Christopher today after annexing the other two forces yesterday. He is quite desperate, isn't he?" said Luke.

"I want to cut off his flesh bit by bit and drink his blood," Barry said slowly while looking at Lu Yuan's forces, who were not far away.

At this time, Christopher was indeed looking at Guan Yue and said, "Then I want the woman next to him."

As he said that, his mouth was already drooling!

Meanwhile, Lu Yuan could feel that there were three powerful auras inside that building. Then, he smiled slightly and said, "Join forces?"

"That's good. It saves me the trouble of looking for them one by one!"

Boom!

A set of Frost Armor suddenly appeared on his body, and a Frost Lance instantly appeared in his hand.

Chapter 90: From the Sky

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

After Lu Yuan's Frost Set and Frost Lance appeared, the surrounding temperature suddenly dropped.

It caused the surrounding air to slowly freeze as if it was winter!

Moreover, Lu Yuan's believers also released their supernatural powers. The surrounding buildings reflected the energy rays and became colorful!

At this moment, Barry jumped down from the highest floor of the building.

Boom!

He landed heavily on the ground like a meteorite, causing dust to fly everywhere.

Then, he slowly stood up in the dust, holding two scimitars in his hands!

Thief!

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Meanwhile, Luke looked at Christopher and said slowly, "Let's go too. Barry alone is no match for Lu Yuan, not to mention that Lu Yuan still has that terrifying woman by his side!"

Luke looked at Guan Yue and a shiver went down his back.

It was this seemingly harmless girl who had single-handedly slaughtered Victor's forces.

Although Victor's strength was inferior to his, he still wouldn't be able to wipe out all of Victor's forces.

The girl was definitely the most dangerous person in the entire Guan Yue Abyss.

Luke also directly jumped down from the balcony on the highest floor.

And he held a long spear in his hand!

Knight!

Christopher dragged his huge body and slowly got up. Then, he carried two huge axes.

He walked to the elevator and walked inside.

"Why didn't those two idiots take the elevator? Why must they jump down? Don't their feet get numb?" Christopher muttered.

Berserker!

At this time, Lu Yuan turned to Guan Yue and said, "There are three powerful auras. Can you feel them?"

Guan Yue didn't say anything but just nodded slightly.

She didn't release any aura, but Lu Yuan could feel Guan Yue's urge to kill.

Lu Yuan directly raised his lace, pointed it at Barry and Luke and said, "Where's the other one? Why didn't he come down as well? Do you think that the two of you are enough to take me on?"

Christopher had just gotten off the elevator and was panting heavily as he ran over. he shouted, "The third one's here! Lu Yuan, I'll make sure you never leave here alive today."

At this moment, Luke, who was in front of them, said to Lu Yuan, "Lu Yuan, you're so ambitious!"

Lu Yuan opened his mouth and said to the three of them, "If the three of you submit to me, I can spare your lives!"

"Are you joking, Lu Yuan?"

"Die!" Barry slashed out with his scimitars. They were incomparably sharp as they directly headed towards Lu Yuan!

At this moment, Luke suddenly realized that Guan Yue's figure had disappeared!

"When... When..."

At the same time, Luke was already stunned. This was because he had no idea when Guan Yue had disappeared. He could no longer sense Guan Yue.

Luke shouted loudly, "Both of you, be careful of that woman with the dagger!"

"She is the most dangerous one in Guan Yue Abyss!"

Then, he raised his spear and charged towards Lu Yuan!

"Count me in this fight as well!" Christopher's two huge axes instantly emitted a red light!

Christopher immediately activated Berserker's talent skill, Berserk.

At this moment, Lu Yuan chuckled and said, "All three at once, huh? Suits me!"

Dark red arcane rune rose one after another, surrounding his body, forming a shield!

Then, a holy light descended from the sky and enveloped Lu Yuan!

The Frost Lance in Lu Yuan's hand was imbued with holy light!

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A black mist surged, and Barry's figure disappeared!

And a spot of light lit up in the black mist!

It was Luke's spear.

A skill that all knights had, Charge.

Lu Yuan's Frost Lance, which was imbued with the holy lance skill, clashed directly with Luke's spear!

Instantly, Luke's spear trembled crazily.

Then, a cloud of black smoke suddenly appeared in front of Lu Yuan, and Barry's figure instantly appeared.

The two scimitars shone with a dazzling blade light!

Guan Yue instantly appeared behind Barry, and Guan Yue's dagger slashed down at Barry's neck!

However, after Luke finished speaking, Barry had been keeping his eyes on the lookout for Guan Yue.

Just when he felt a shiver down his back, he knew that Guan Yue had appeared.

He quickly turned into a cloud of black smoke and dodged Guan Yue's attack this time.

Guan Yue's attack was not successful, and her figure disappeared again.

At this moment, Lu Yuan saw that Christopher was almost in front of him. He quickly summoned an icicle instantly emerged from the ground and directly froze Christopher!

But in almost an instant, Christopher broke free from the Icicle and rushed towards Lu Yuan again!

At this moment, Luke could no longer hold on anymore. He threw his spear out with full force.

Lu Yuan's spear did not stop charging forward!

Lu Yuan immediately took out his Knight's shield. Boom!

Lu Yuan's frost spear pierced the shield, and Lu Yuan was sent flying!

At this moment, Christopher was already in front of Lu Yuan!

His huge ax slashed towards Lu Yuan, and Lu Yuan hurriedly blocked it with his spear!

However, this terrifying strength directly numbed Lu Yuan's hands!

Christopher continuously swung his ax at Lu Yuan, and Lu Yuan immediately gave up resisting!

He directly allowed Christopher's ax to slash towards him!

Just as Christopher's ax was about to slash at Lu Yuan, the dark red rune around Lu Yuan's body suddenly appeared!

It blocked Christopher's huge ax that contained terrifying strength!

At this moment, Barry appeared once again!

This time, he appeared directly behind Lu Yuan, and when Guan Yue saw a wisp of black fog, she had already appeared and was waiting for him!

As soon as Barry appeared, Guan Yue directly slashed out, which then penetrated Barry's entire body!

Barry's eyes widened in shock, and he fell to the ground. He was dying!

At this time, Guan Yue was not in a hurry to kill Barry!

Instead, she disappeared once again!

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Seeing Barry instantly killed by Guan Yue, a wave of fear rose in Luke's heart!

He stood up, holding a long spear and a knight's shield as he constantly looked around, afraid that Guan Yue would appear behind him in the next moment!

Meanwhile, Christopher was still unable to break through Lu Yuan's rune protection.

Lu Yuan said softly, "I think I should stop fooling around now."

Lu Yuan suddenly spread his demonic wings on his back and flew into the sky!

"Have you ever heard of a spear technique that fell from the sky?"

Lu Yuan was like a meteor falling to the ground, falling straight down with a terrifying penetrating force!

That was when Guan Yue instantly appeared behind Luke. At this time, Luke only felt a shiver down his back.

It's over! š™—š’†š™™š™£š’š™«š™šš’.š’„š’š’Ž

This was the only thought in Luke's mind at that moment in time.

Chapter 91: Robert

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Guan Yue appeared behind Luke, and in an instant, Luke's body was pierced straight through.

Luke's eyes were filled with shock. He had thought that if he was careful, he would be able to block Guan Yue's attacks, but he did not expect Guan Yue's attacks to be so fast!

The chill on his back was actually the feeling of having his body pierced through by a dagger.

At this moment, Christopher was raising his sharp ax high to block Lu Yuan's frost spear that had a terrifying penetrating power!

Christopher's hands were trembling crazily. He could not stand his ground any longer.

At this moment, his knees were slightly bent and he was in a half-kneeling position.

He gritted his teeth and his eyes were bloodshot. His Berserk status had not passed yet, but he could not hold on any longer. He spat out a large mouthful of blood and gave up resisting!

He allowed Lu Yuan's lance to fall!

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Just as Lu Yuan's lance was about to pierce through his head, Lu Yuan stopped.

Lu Yuan put away his demonic wings and landed in front of Christopher. He raised his lance and pointed it at Christopher's forehead. "Surrender or die. It's your choice."

"I choose ... to surrender... "Christopher said slowly. Even though he was very unwilling, it was the only way for him to survive!

Then, Lu Yuan said to Luke and Barry, "Submit, or Die!"

At this time, Barry and Luke were both seriously injured, but they did not die!

Because when they came, Lu Yuan had told Guan Yue not to kill them. It wouldn't be too late to kill them when they were not willing to surrender.

Luke and Barry also nodded. Who would rather die than live?

Although they were extremely unwilling, the best way was to submit to Lu Yuan.

A blood-red magic array appeared in Lu Yuan's hand and slowly expanded in front of the three of them.

"Drip a drop of your blood into this magic array and you will officially become the people of the Guan Yue Abyss!"

The three of them hesitated for a moment before they dropped their blood into the magic array.

Three blood-red threads appeared from the array, connecting their bloodlines!

After that, Lu Yuan subdued the three of them. At this moment, the size of the Guan Yue Abyss had already exceeded 100,000.

There were also a few hundred warriors. At this moment, Guan Yue Abyss was already a medium-sized force in Chaotic City!

"Rest for two days. Our next target would be Robert!" said Lu Yuan.

When the name Robert was mentioned, the expressions of Luke and the other two changed instantly. Robert was a ruthless character!

Not only was Robert Strong, but Robert had also adopted six orphans. Each of the six orphans had a different profession, forming a perfect team!

Furthermore, each of the six orphans had strength that was not inferior to Luke and the others.

Lu Yuan knew how powerful Robert was, but he could not wait any longer.

He was going to give it his all now.

If he could subdue Robert now, then his progress in ruling Chaos City would be greatly improved!

At that moment, Lu Yuan looked at the time. It was already midnight.

Lu Yuan said to Guan Yue, "Guan Yue, go offline. We'll take Robert on tomorrow."

Guan Yue nodded.

After going offline, Lu Yuan took out his phone and looked at today's news. It was still the explosion of Mount Qiongtu.

The explosion of Mount Qiongtu destroyed several cities around it. Even Huaxia was affected.

Lu Yuan turned off his phone. There would be a lot of similar news from now on.

Lu Yuan lay on the bed and sent a message to Guan Yue, "What time will you be online tomorrow?"

"Seven o'clock!"

"Where are you from?"

"Dragonfield."

"I'm from Dragonfield too," Lu Yuan replied.

"I'm off to bed," Guan Yue said and went straight to bed.

Lu yuan was secretly delighted, "I'm really good at coaxing girls to sleep!"

At this time, he was a little interested in what Guan Yue was really like. He had not expected Guan Yue to be in the same city as him!

He wanted to trick Guan Yue into continuing to work with him in the next main city when they reached level 40.

The next day, Lu Yuan and Guan Yue went online at the specified time.

They saw Lu Yuan and Guan Yue standing on the rooftop of the building. Lu Yuan slowly said, "Guan Yue, the two of us are working so well together. Are you interested in joining forces at level 40's main city?"

"I'm not interested. I prefer to be free," Guan Yue said slowly.

Lu Yuan kept quiet. Since Guan Yue did not want to be with him, he did not force her!

As long as Guan Yue did not attack him, it would be fine!

"Lu Yuan, why are you so anxious?"

"I can feel that you really want to become stronger," Guan Yue looked at Lu Yuan and said. Lu Yuan almost never rested. He was always immersed in the game!

She also felt that Lu Yuan was eager to become stronger in the Guan Yue Abyss, so Lu Yuan was constantly annexing forces.

Even if Lu Yuan annexed all the forces except the godfather, he should not be a match for the godfather. This was not Jinyao City. There would be no Jinyao Power to support him.

"Only with strength can I have the ability to protect the world!"

"I don't have much time left. Let's Begin!"

"Today's goal, Robert!"

After saying that, Lu Yuan jumped down from the roof!

Meanwhile, Guan Yue's figure had already appeared downstairs.

Lu Yuan said when he reached the ground, "Today, I will face a challenge because the opponent this time is very powerful!"

"Everyone, are you willing to join me in the Battle of Chaos City?"

One hundred thousand believers bowed to Lu Yuan and said, "I am willing to go through fire and water for the great lord of the Abyss, even if I have to die!"

"Let's Go!"

Lu Yuan raised his spear high and the 100,000 believers behind him followed him forward!

At the moment, most players were still grinding quests in level 20's main city, while Lu Yuan was about to conquer half of Chaos City!

This time, Robert's faction was just a little bit away from being a large-scale faction in chaos city.

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There were only three large-scale factions in chaos city, and each of them was an incomparably powerful existence!

They were so powerful that many people felt a chill when they heard their names!

But soon, a fourth large-scale force would appear in the Chaos City!

The Guan Yue Abyss!

It would conquer three large-scale forces and directly start an all-out war against the Godfather's Church!

At this time, in Robert's territory, a middle-aged man was looking at the six men in front of him.

Then, he slowly opened his mouth and said, "There's an ant that wants to invade my territory. What should we do?"

The six men in front of him said in unison, "Kill him without mercy!"

Chapter 92: Ascetic Monk

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

At this moment, Lu Yuan suddenly stopped and said to Guan Yue, "They're here."

"Guan Yue, you take care of the Priest first!"

"Barry, I'll leave the Mage to you!"

Guan Yue's figure instantly disappeared, and Barry turned into a cloud of black smoke and slowly dispersed!

At this moment, Lu Yuan cast his Frost Set and Frost Barrier to prevent the Archer from doing any damage.

On the battlefield, an Archer's lethality against the leader was undoubtedly very high. Not only that, their lethality towards individuals was usually ridiculously high as well.

Suddenly, a large group of people rushed out from the front and charged towards Lu Yuan and the others!

Lu Yuan then cast the Frost Descent.

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A green magic array suddenly appeared among the people in front of him.

After the people who were injured by Lu Yuan's magic array came into contact with this green magic array, they slowly began to recover their HP!

"This Mage even knows how to heal? Not bad, he's gifted," said Lu Yuan

It seemed that Lu Yuan didn't want to kill such a gifted person and was ready to turn this Mage into his follower!

Six powerful auras appeared in front of him at the same time.

Lu Yuan looked at the six people. They were probably the six orphans.

At this time, Robert had not appeared yet.

Lu Yuan chuckled. "Does he think that the six of them would be able to hold me off?"

Lu Yuan's figure disappeared, and his shadow followed behind him!

"What a pity! I can turn invisible too!"

Lu Yuan's figure disappeared. Among the six people, the Priest was constantly buffing himself and the other two at the back of the formation with defense and Shields!

The Mage was constantly casting spells under his feet!

He was preventing Lu Yuan and the others from getting close to them. If Lu Yuan and the others got close to them, they would be instantly killed!

Among so many professions, the Thief was the most difficult to deal with!

Only those who had high HP and defense would not be afraid of a Thief!

At this moment, a cloud of black smoke suddenly appeared in front of the Mage. Barry held two scimitars in his hands and slashed at the Mage!

However, the knight was the first to react. He directly aimed his spear at Barry.

Barry had no choice but to turn into a cloud of black smoke again and disappear from the battlefield!

At this moment, Lu Yuan had already arrived behind the Archer!

Lu Yuan immediately used Knight's Sprint and broke the shield that the Priest on the Archer!

Just as Lu Yuan was about to make another attack, the Archer was suddenly teleported by a teleportation magic array!

"Damn, this Mage's reaction is pretty fast!" Lu Yuan cursed in his heart!

Then, Lu Yuan used the Holy Lance and charged towards the Priest!

He believed that Guan Yue would cooperate with him. As soon as the shield that was cast by the Priest was broken, Guan Yue would immediately make a move!

The Priest's body was covered with two or three layers of shields. It would be difficult to break through without using the Holy Lance!

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Under the powerful penetrating force of Lu Yuan's Holy Lance, the Priest's shield shattered one after another!

When the last layer of the shield shattered, Guan Yue instantly appeared!

The dagger in her hand shone with a chilling light that would cause one's heart to skip a beat.

Swoosh!

A terrifying sharp aura instantly swept across the entire battlefield!

The Priest was instantly struck by this attack. He became the first person on the battlefield to lose the ability to fight!

From the very beginning, Lu Yuan's target was very clear. It was the three people at the back of the formation.

After Guan Yue made her move, she instantly disappeared.

Meanwhile, Lu Yuan was still in the status of Shadow Following.

For a moment, the Mage and Archer were both flustered!

The three Thieves on the opposite side were too dangerous for them!

The Mage was still fine. He kept on casting magic arrays under his feet. He was ready at any time.

As for the Archer, without the Priest's protection, he was already thinking of retreating!

At this moment, Lu Yuan took out Noah's dagger and charged at the Archer.

A black mist appeared behind the Archer!

Barry held two scimitars in his hands and instantly appeared from the Black Mist!

The Archer's Back was slashed open by him!

"So what if it was a perfect team? I have more Thieves on my side. They won't be able to withstand our attacks," Lu Yuan laughed inwardly.

And three of the six people in the front row were firmly held down by the other experts under Lu Yuan!

And at this moment, only the Mage was left out of the three people at the back of the formation. š™—š’†š™™š™£š’š™«š™šš’.š’„š’š’Ž

Lu Yuan directly appeared and said, "I'll let you live if you surrender. If you don't surrender, then I'm afraid I'm going to have to kill you."

The Mage's entire body trembled. He knew that he would definitely not be able to withstand the three Thieves.

At this time, his other brothers were all occupied by the other warriors and were unable to rush over to help him!

Just as he was about to nod and agree, an angry shout suddenly sounded!

"Useless garbage, you can't even deal with a few weaklings. What's the use of raising you all for so many years!"

Following that, a strong gust of wind swept across the entire battlefield!

Lu Yuan looked at the figure, his fists emitting a golden light!

Ascetic monk!

The advanced profession of Warrior.

This figure was Robert!

Lu Yuan looked at the figure. It was only the main city of level 30, and there was already an advanced profession in the city.

Robert slowly said to Lu Yuan, "Lu Yuan, you and I originally did not meddle in each other's affairs, but now you've invaded my territory and even killed my child!"

"You have to give me a reason for doing this."

As soon as he said that, Robert's fists instantly shone with golden light!

The golden light shone brightly, and his body also slowly turned golden!

"Oh? So what do you want to hear?" Lu Yuan looked at Robert and asked.

"As long as you compensate me with a million gold coins and lead your men out of my territory now, I can let bygones be bygones!"

"Otherwise, I will destroy this Guan Yue Abyss of yours today!"

As Robert's voice fell, his entire body suddenly shone with a golden light, and his fists burst out in waves!

Lu Yuan's body instantly released an icy mist. He pointed at Robert and said, "I would like to see you try."

Lu Yuan immediately released a rune shield. Otherwise, his Frost Barrier alone would not be able to block Robert's fists. Robert's strength should be similar to the strength of the demon leaders of Jinyao City, perhaps he was a little stronger than the demon leaders, but he had not reached the level of a Holy Knight yet!

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However, Lu Yuan did not panic at all. He was no longer the weakling who had just reached level 20. Now, even if he did not activate his Frost Heart, he could still take on NPCs of this level alone!

Lu Yuan held a Frost Lance in his hand, and mysterious runes surrounded him as he charged directly at Robert!

Robert's fists were also shining with a golden light!

With a terrifying aura, he faced Lu Yuan head-on!

Every Time Lu Yuan waved his lance, he would bring with him icicle after icicle!

And Robert's fists were as hard as metal and stone!

He faced Lu Yuan's Frost Lance head-on!

A holy light descended from the sky and enveloped Lu Yuan!

Knight Holy Light, Lu Yuan's knight's attributes buff increased by 30%!

After that, Lu Yuan used his Holy Lance skill again, Robert was to take Lu Yuan head-on again.

Chapter 93: That's Typical of Guan Yue

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Numerous Buddhist symbols appeared on Robert's fists!

They were buffing his fists!

Boom!

As they clashed with Lu Yuan's Frost Lance, the energy between heaven and earth instantly raged wildly!

Waves of violent energy squalls rose around the two of them.

The people around them found it difficult to even stand up straight.

Not long after, Lu Yuan and Robert both retreated explosively.

After that, Lu Yuan's HP bar dropped by a third, and Robert also spat out a mouthful of blood!

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Robert slowly said to Lu Yuan, "Lu Yuan, I didn't expect you to have such strength. I underestimated you earlier. Unfortunately, I'm not going to mess around anymore. You're going to die today."

A burst of golden light suddenly appeared on Robert's body!

The sound of Buddha's voice could be heard in the surroundings.

A Dharma idol of an Arhat appeared behind Robert!

The two fists of the Dharma Idol of an Arhat emitted a dazzling golden light as if the fists had the strength to destroy the world!

"Interesting!"

"You'll have to find me first!"

Lu Yuan used Shadow Following and disappeared.

At this moment, Robert was stunned. "It looks like this guy doesn't play by the rules. Shouldn't he be taking my punch head-on?"

At this moment, Lu Yuan, whose body and aura had completely disappeared, was right behind Robert!

He believed that Guan Yue was also here at this moment!

Lu Yuan immediately used the skill of the Holy Lance once again. The instant Lu Yuan used the Holy Lance, Guan Yue's figure also appeared in an instant!

Her simple and unadorned dagger was slashing down at Robert!

Robert's reaction was also very fast. He was able to dodge his attack. However, just as he dodged Lu Yuan's attack, he met Barry in the Black Fog!

Barry's scimitar directly slashed at Robert's back, and Robert's back was instantly injured.

At this moment, Robert was totally infuriated. He immediately activated his Dharma Idol and continuously punched his surroundings!

"You little flies, you're too annoying!"

He continuously sent out fist energy towards his surroundings, launching indiscriminate attacks!

At this moment, Guan Yue suddenly appeared. The dagger in his hand instantly turned as red as blood.

Black holes of blood energy appeared around her body. She was absorbing the blood energy on the battlefield to continuously strengthen herself.

At this moment, Robert saw Guan Yue appear. Then, he turned to her and said, "You finally got the courage to show yourself now, you ant."

"Since you dare to show yourself, then you shall die first!"

Robert punched directly at Guan Yue. Robert's fist finally fused with the Fist of the Arhat Dharma Idol behind him.

Guan Yue's figure flashed and disappeared once again!

She appeared directly behind Robert.

Then, Guan Yue's bright red dagger, accompanied by endless blood, slashed directly at Robert!

Robert's body that was shining with golden light instantly dimmed!

Robert slowly fell to the ground, his eyes filled with disbelief.

In the distance, Luke looked at Guan Yue and thought, "This woman is indeed the most terrifying in the entire Guan Yue Abyss!"

Then, Guan Yue flashed to Lu Yuan's side and said to Lu Yuan, "I didn't kill him!"

Lu Yuan immediately smiled and gave Guan Yue a thumbs up.

Then, he said to Guan Yue, "All the money that you find later will be yours."

Lu Yuan came to Robert's side and took out a blood-red magic array and asked him, "Surrender or die?"

Lu Yuan released his killing intent and took out Noah's dagger. If Robert did not agree, he would kill him immediately!

Lu Yuan wasn't planning on keeping Robert alive if he didn't surrender himself to Lu Yuan.

Robert sensed Lu Yuan's killing intent and nodded.

He would do anything to stay alive.

The golden color on his fists slowly faded. Then, Robert reached out and dripped a drop of blood into the magic array. A red thread instantly appeared from the magic array and connected to Robert. However, the red thread connecting to Robert was thicker.

"It seems that the stronger the connected person is, the thicker the red thread is!" Lu Yuan suddenly realized.

After Robert had surrendered, the orphans that he adopted also surrendered.

Their father had surrendered to Lu Yuan. They had no reason to keep on fighting anymore.

The news of Lu Yuan subjugating Robert quickly spread throughout Chaos City. The other medium-sized forces and three large-scale forces were also paying attention to Lu Yuan. After all, his development was too fast!

From the looks of it, he was going to become the fourth large-scale force in Chaos City!

At this moment, the other medium-sized forces were all feeling nervous. Lu Yuan would definitely not go looking for trouble with the large-scale forces, but he would come looking for them.

Many factions began to discuss joining forces to form an alliance to fight against Lu Yuan. Otherwise, no matter which faction went against Lu Yuan alone, they would all have the same fate.

However, Lu Yuan clearly had the intention of catching them off guard. He directly brought his followers to annex a few mid-sized factions!

From that moment onwards, the atmosphere in Chaos City changed completely.

There wasn't a person in Chaos City who wasn't afraid of Guan Yue. Everyone knew that she liked to decapitate people.

To the residents of Chaos City who were already afraid of dying, Guan Yue was a terrifying demon.

They would touch their necks from time to time to see if they were still in one piece.

Right now, Lu Yuan and Guan Yue were in a building, leisurely drinking tea. Although Lu Yuan was pressed for time, he wished that he could lead his followers into battle every day. However, most of his followers were injured and needed to be treated. Therefore, this was a rare moment for Lu Yuan to relax.

"It's rare for you to be so calm," Guan Yue said to Lu Yuan.

Ever since she knew Lu Yuan, she had felt that Lu Yuan's heart was repressed and he was hiding something that gave him huge pressure.

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"You're right."

"Look at our Guan Yue Abyss. In such a short period of time, it has grown from just two of us to hundreds of thousands of people."

"I'm in a very good mood right now," Lu Yuan smiled. It was indeed a rare moment of leisure, but if his believers were almost fully recovered, he would immediately lead them on another expedition!

"Gods needed someone to stop them from walking on earth! That person was me, Lu Yuan! I guess we are now famous in this chaotic land! The major forces should be discussing how to join hands to deal with us now," Lu Yuan said slowly.

Guan Yue said directly, "It's better that they joined forces."

"It saves us from going to them one by one."

Lu Yuan gave a thumbs up to Guan Yue. He had expected Guan Yue to say something like this.

She was still as domineering as ever.

While Lu Yuan and Guan Yue were leisurely drinking tea.

In the church-style building in the center of Chaos City, an old man in a white robe was listening to the report of his believers!

Chapter 94: The Great Alliance

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

In front of the white-robed old man, a person was kneeling in front of him and said respectfully, "Great Godfather, recently, a group of forces has been expanding and annexing other people's forces!"

"It's estimated that they will develop into the fourth large-scale force in Chaos City!"

"Do you think we need to stop them?"

"If they develop into a large-scale force, I'm afraid they will break the structure of Chaos City!"

The Godfather slowly opened his eyes. There was no life in his eyes. They were as lifeless as the eyes of a dead person!

The Godfather slowly said, "Let him be. Do you think those three guys will just watch him develop?"

"Xiazuo and the other two aren't idiots. Don't worry about them."

"You can leave now!"

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The person respectfully replied and left.

After the believer left, the Godfather slowly stood up.

He walked to the bookshelf behind him.

He took out a book.

As soon as the book was taken out by the Godfather, a magic array instantly appeared in front of the bookshelf.

The Godfather then slowly stepped into the magic array. As the Godfather's figure entered the magic array, the magic array slowly disappeared.

The Godfather then stepped into a mysterious room!

There were many containers in the room.

And within these containers were shockingly many babies!

These were all babies that were less than a year old!

There were both boys and girls. The Godfather's lifeless eyes were emitting wisps of black fog.

The Godfather smiled and said, "Children!"

"God is coming to save you, to save you from this world full of suffering!"

The Godfather spread his hands, and the babies in the container rose one after another.

Then, a small hole appeared on their foreheads, and their blood essence was slowly transferred to the Godfather's body!

A baby slowly woke up and began to wail loudly when it felt uncomfortable!

The Godfather took a glance at the baby, and his hand directly left his body and grabbed the baby's neck!

The blood essence of the baby that woke up immediately sped up and turned into a dried corpse in an instant!

As the blood essence slowly entered the Godfather's body, the Godfather's aura also slowly became stronger.

And his lifeless eyes also began to slowly regain their vitality.

At this moment, the Godfather was like a kind old grandfather.

Not long after, the Godfather sucked the blood essence of these babies dry!

The babies turned into dried corpses and casually fell to the ground!

The Godfather then summoned a magic array and a few black dogs instantly rushed out of the magic array.

They nibbled on the dried corpses.

The Godfather slowly said, "You have contributed to God. God will look after you from heaven. It is your honor to be able to serve God. Your parents will be proud of you. Hahaha!"

Then the Godfather licked his lips and said, "Sigh, another batch has been used up!"

"We can only wait for the next batch!"

Then, the Godfather summoned the magic array again and returned to his mansion!

At this time, the newly formed alliance came directly to Lu Yuan's territory!

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They felt that instead of waiting for Lu Yuan to attack, they might as well take the initiative to come and fight Lu Yuan first.

At this time, they had already gathered their own people to come to Lu Yuan's territory!

Robert stood in front of them and said, "Kuka, do you guys have a death wish?"

"How dare you come to the territory of our Guan Yue Abyss!"

One of the leaders of the alliance stood up and said to Robert, "Humph! Robert, I didn't expect you to be someone who's willing to be Lu Yuan's Lackey!"

"Your Guan Yue Abyss has done many evil deeds. However, Chaos City doesn't have rules. But it doesn't allow evil forces like you!"

"Oh? So are you some kind of hero then?"

"Just because you're afraid of us doesn't mean that you can go around spreading rumors about us. If you keep doing so, you will anger the leader of Guan Yue Abyss, Lord Lu Yuan!" Robert looked at his enemy and said slowly.

At this moment, Kuka stood up and said, "It's impossible for the Guan Yue Abyss to swallow our forces!"

"Today, only one of us will survive. It's either our alliance or the Guan Yue Abyss."

Then, a terrifying aura directly erupted from Kuka's body!

And the other leaders in the alliance also released their powerful auras one after another!

Gusts of wind started to appear around Robert's body, and unparalleled fist gales appeared along with the Gales!

In an instant, golden light burst forth, and his two fists shone with golden light!

Right at this moment, Lu Yuan suddenly descended from the sky!

The surrounding temperature rapidly dropped! It even began to snow!

The surrounding ground was slowly frozen!

Lu Yuan, who was wearing his Frost Set and holding a Frost Lance, appeared in front of everyone!

Seeing Lu Yuan's arrival, Robert immediately bowed to Lu Yuan and said, "Great Lord of the Abyss, they dare to step into the territory of our Guan Yue Abyss. We must make them pay a painful price!"

Lu Yuan pointed his Frost Lance at the people facing him and said, "Everyone, are you here to give up your territory?"

Immediately, a leader heard Lu Yuan's words and laughed loudly, "Lu Yuan, are you kidding?"

"If I kill you, your territory will naturally be mine!" Lu Yuan looked at him and said slowly.

"Lu Yuan! How dare you?"

"We are here to kill you, to destroy your Guan Yue Abyss."

Before the leader could finish his words, he suddenly saw the figure of a woman appearing beside Lu Yuan!

He did not dare to continue.

"This must be the woman who liked to decapitate people," he thought.

The appearance of Guan Yue made the several leaders in the alliance very uncomfortable. They didn't dare say another word.

Who Didn't know that this woman was the most powerful character in the entire Guan Yue Abyss? No one dared to say anything with her presence.

Lu Yuan looked at the leaders and said slowly, "I'm giving you a chance now. A chance to live."

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"Put down the weapons in your hands and surrender yourselves to me! Those who don't surrender will die!"

As soon as Lu Yuan finished speaking, an icicle instantly appeared and floated in mid-air!

"Surrender to you? In your dreams!"

"Are you telling me that with so many of us joining forces, we can't defeat you and your Guan Yue Abyss?"

One by one, the leaders released their own energy and charged directly towards Lu Yuan!

Meanwhile, the experts on Lu Yuan's side were all mobilized!

Immediately, a huge battle erupted! š‘š‘’š˜„š˜Æš‘œš‘£š˜¦š˜­.š‘›š˜¦š‘”

The surrounding buildings were directly destroyed by the violent energy emitted from the battle!

At this moment, Lu Yuan unfurled the demonic wings on his back and charged into the sky!

At the same time, Guan Yue's figure had also disappeared!

Chapter 95: Xia Zuo

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Lu Yuan immediately used his Holy Lance skill and descended from the sky!

One of the leaders of the alliance became the first lucky person to be hit by this skill!

He tried his best to block it, but not long after, a terrifying piercing force penetrated his body!

The other leaders of the alliance were also shocked. They did not expect Lu Yuan to be able to instantly kill a leader of the Alliance!

At this time, Lu Yuan was already level 38!

Coupled with his godly equipment, it would be difficult to not kill him instantly!

One of the leaders of the alliance quickly said, "Kill Lu Yuan first!"

"Kill Lu Yuan!"

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When the leaders of the alliance heard this, they immediately headed in Lu Yuan's direction.

As the saying goes, to catch a thief, one must first catch the leader!

When Robert heard this, he immediately shouted, "You want to kill the Great Master of the Abyss with just your strength?"

As soon as Robert finished his sentence, an Arhat Dharma Idol appeared behind him!

Robert grabbed the leader of the alliance and beaten him up!

At this moment, Guan Yue instantly appeared behind one of the leaders and decapitated him in an instant.

Then, she disappeared in an instant!

When the other leaders of the Alliance saw Guan Yue attack, they were all shocked!

This woman really lived up to her reputation.

They did not expect her to attack so quickly.

It was really something terrifying to experience.

At this moment, a few of the alliance leaders also had the intention to retreat. They did not expect that even if they joined forces, they were no match for the Guan Yue Abyss.

It could not be helped. They didn't expect the top combat strengths to be so powerful.

They had absolutely no chance against the Guan Yue Abyss.

At this time, Lu Yuan once again used Shadow Following!

"You want to surround me? That's only if you guys can find me first!" Lu Yuan thought to himself.

This was the difficulty of dealing with the liberal profession. He knew everything!

He was extremely difficult to kill!

Unless the level gap was too big, otherwise, it was basically impossible to beat the liberal profession at the same level!

"He disappeared!"

"That damned thief is too hard to deal with!"

"Lu Yuan, you..."

Before the alliance leader could finish his words, Lu Yuan's lance had already pierced through his body!

After the lance had pierced through his body, he was instantly frozen!

Following that, Lu Yuan, Guan Yue, and the others killed a few more alliance leaders!

At this moment, Lu Yuan raised his Frost Lance high and said loudly, "If you don't want to die, there's still a chance for you to surrender now. Otherwise, regardless of whether you are willing to surrender or not all of you will be killed without mercy!"

The first leader of the alliance announced his surrender. There was nothing they could do. Even if they continued fighting, their chances of winning were very slim!

They might as well surrender and save their lives!

Seeing that someone had taken the lead, the other leaders of the alliance also announced their surrender.

Kuka, on the other hand, refused to open his mouth to surrender. Guan Yue instantly appeared behind him and decapitated him.

Guan Yue said slowly, "Since you don't want to surrender, then you can go die."

Lu Yuan said, "Since you've chosen to join the Guan Yue Abyss, the Guan Yue Abyss will definitely treat you well!"

Then, a blood-red magic array appeared in Lu Yuan's hand and bloomed like a flower!

Lu Yuan said, "As long as none of you drips a drop of blood into this array, you'll become our Guan Yue Abyss..."

Guan Yue's expression changed and he shouted at Lu Yuan, "Lookout!"

Boom!

A loud sound was heard and Lu Yuan was sent flying like a cannonball!

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Lu Yuan crashed into a few buildings before he came to a stop!

Fortunately, Lu Yuan had his Frost Set on.

The moment Guan Yue shouted, he used the set skill, Frost Barrier!

Otherwise, he would have been instantly killed!

At this moment, Lu Yuan's entire body was embedded into the thick cement wall of a building!

And at this moment, standing at Lu Yuan's original position was a tall man!

In his fists, he wore a set of golden boxing gloves!

It was shining with an incomparably dazzling golden light!

Streams of black mist appeared around his body!

The assassin who liked to fight! Xia Zuo!

At this moment, Lu Yuan slowly stood up and spread the devil wings on his back. He returned to his original position almost instantly!

Lu Yuan asked the man, "Who are you?"

"The person who came to kill you!"As soon as he said that, Xia Zuo's figure disappeared!

"Humph! Kill me?"As soon as Lu Yuan said that, dark red rune appeared around his body!

It slowly surrounded him!

At this time, Guan Yue had also disappeared!

Bang!

Xia Zuo's figure appeared in an instant and smashed his fist heavily onto Lu Yuan's rune shield!

However, Lu Yuan's rune shield only trembled slightly!

Lu Yuan estimated that this person had at least the strength of the Holy Knight of Golden Brilliance City!

At this time, Guan Yue also appeared behind Xia Zuo. Her dagger carried an extremely sharp aura as it directly slashed towards Xia zuo, but Xia Zuo's figure disappeared once again!

Guan Yue's blade slashed through the air!

A mass of black fog instantly expanded, enveloping the entire battlefield!

Xia Zuo's figure turned into a black shadow!

Bang! Bang! Bang!

His fist and Fist smashed onto Lu Yuan's rune shield!

Lu Yuan directly used frost descent, while he himself was in the center of the Frost descent!

Finally, Xia Zuo's concentrated attacks stopped!

"Interesting."

"Finally, an interesting one!"Lu Yuan laughed!

The demonic wings on Lu Yuan's back spread out and he instantly soared into the air!

Even though Lu Yuan was already in the air, black fog appeared around him again!

He had no idea that Xia Zuo was hiding in the Black Fog!

Boom!

Another punch!

This time, Lu Yuan's rune shield shook a little.

Lu Yuan said softly, "Do you think I'm easy to bully?"

Lu Yuan's eyes instantly turned ice-blue, and traces of cold air appeared on Lu Yuan's body.

Meanwhile, Lu Yuan's aura was constantly increasing.

Moreover, the surrounding temperature was also continuously decreasing!

The low temperature could cause one's movement speed to drop. At this moment, Lu Yuan was continuously releasing the frost power in his body!

He only stopped when he reached level 50.

Frost Heart!

This was the first time Lu Yuan had sacrificed his life since he came to the land of Chaos!

Icicle after icicle instantly appeared around Lu Yuan's body and shot out in all directions! š˜£š˜¦š˜„š‘›š˜°š˜·š˜¦š‘™ļ¼Žš˜Æš˜¦š˜µ

I Don't care where you are!

I'll fight wherever you are!

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A black mist instantly appeared on the ground!

At this moment, Guan Yue also instantly appeared!

The dagger in her hand was already filled with a sharp aura!

All she had to do was wait for Xia Zuo to appear and stab him!

But Xia Zuo never appeared like she had expected.

Furthermore, a ball of black mist enveloped Guan Yue. When Guan Yue saw that Xia Zuo did not appear, her figure disappeared once again!

Lu Yuan slowly said, "Coward! You're just playing tricks!"

He used a few skills consecutively, stacking them up!

All of them were targetted at the Black Fog!

Xia Zuo's figure slowly appeared.. He reached out and gently wiped off the blood at the corner of his mouth.

Chapter 96: It's My Turn

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

The moment his figure appeared, Guan Yue instantly appeared behind him!

Guan Yue wouldn't talk about martial virtue with you!

Xia Zuo knew to shrink back into the Black Fog again!

Xia Zuo's voice came out from the Black Fog, "Lu Yuan, I didn't expect you to be so strong."

"Consider yourself worthy of me coming personally to kill you because you're worthy!"

Lu yuan chuckled and said, "You're Xia Zuo, right?"

"The assassin that wears gloves!"

Seeing that Xia Zuo did not reply, Lu Yuan's figure also slowly disappeared!

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It was Shadow Following!

Lu Yuan was implying the same thing. If one wanted to kill him, then one would need to find him first.

Seeing Lu Yuan's figure had disappeared, Xia Zuo's Black Fog also instantly expanded, wanting to form a domain to find Lu Yuan!

But how could Lu Yuan's Shadow Following be so easy to find!

Especially now that Lu Yuan had already risen to level 50!

Lu Yuan kept releasing the Frost Heart skill's frost power!

Wherever Xia Zuo's Black Fog went, it would all be frozen!

"I also have a domain!"

Seeing Lu Yuan had frozen his Black Fog, Xia Zuo reappeared again. However, even if he reappeared, he could not find Lu Yuan!

The moment he reappeared, Guan Yue appeared behind him once again!

Xia Zuo turned into a shadow and hid in the shadows of the others!

"Damn it! Why is this woman so difficult to deal with!" Xia Zuo cursed inwardly. As long as he appeared, Guan Yue would appear behind him!

He did not dare to show himself!

Lu Yuan was very hard to deal with because he could make himself invisible. On top of that, he was able to use his skills without coming out of his invisible state.

"F*ck the two of you!" Xia Zuo cursed loudly.

Seeing that Xia Zuo had turned into a shadow, Lu Yuan was slightly surprised. "Oh! This kid has quite a lot of skills. But you can't hide your way out of it."

As soon as Lu Yuan finished his words, icicle after icicle suddenly shot out from everyone's shadows.

Now, the entire battlefield was under Lu Yuan's domain!

Xia Zuo's figure appeared again. This time, he did not dare to stop!

He quickly scuttled around in Lu Yuan's frozen domain.

He was afraid that Guan Yue would appear behind him and chop his head off with a dagger!

At this moment, he had nowhere to hide!

And that damned Lu Yuan had indeed not appeared yet!

"If I had known earlier, I would have brought a few subordinates here!" Xia Zuo said regretfully in his heart.

If he had brought a few more people here to stop Guan Yue, he would not have been in such a disadvantageous state.

At this moment, Lu Yuan smiled and said, "Let's see how you hide now. Come on, hide!"

Lu Yuan directly spread his demonic wings and shot towards Xia Zuo!

At this moment, Xia Zuo was still moving crazily to prevent Guan Yue from appearing!

At this moment, Lu Yuan's Holy Lance had already finished charging up its power. He had already predicted where Xia Zuo was going to go.

Xia Zuo felt a piercing force coming at him. He wanted to run, but it was already too late.

He could only hurriedly raise his golden boxing gloves to block!

Boom!

Xia Zuo was sent flying by Lu Yuan's Holy Lance.

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He crashed into a few buildings!

At this moment, Guan Yue appeared in front of Xia Zuo.

Xia Zuo's eyes widened as he quickly used his skill to escape.

However, he was a little too slow. His chest was slashed open by Guan Yue, and he was bleeding non-stop!

"Damn it! This woman's movements are too fast! There's nowhere to hide!"

He was really afraid of Guan Yue. Guan Yue was too much of a threat to him!

Black Fog appeared on the battlefield again!

Xia Zuo's voice came from the Black Fog, "Let's call it a day for now. I'll be leaving now. I'll remember you, the woman who can teleport."

Lu Yuan curled his lips and said, "You think you can come and go as you pleased?"

"What kind of place do you think the Guan Yue Abyss is?"

The entire battlefield was instantly surrounded by ice walls. Then, the ice walls slowly extended and formed a Top!

Lu Yuan immediately sealed off the entire area!

At this moment, Guan Yue's figure appeared beside Lu Yuan!

Guan Yue asked Lu Yuan, "How did you suddenly become so awesome?"

"I traded my life for it. Can't you see that I'm almost out of HP?" Lu Yuan pointed at his own HP bar. "I'll leave him to you. I'm almost out of HP. Oh right, try not to kill him. This guy is quite strong. It would be great if he could join us."

"Kill him if he doesn't want to join us." Lu Yuan instructed Guan Yue.

He was really afraid that Guan Yue would kill that guy as soon as he made a move. It would be a waste if such a person didn't become his follower!

Guan Yue nodded and then said to Lu Yuan, "This guy is worth one million!"

"Okay!" Lu Yuan agreed immediately.

Guan Yue was a little hesitant. This guy agreed so easily. She was wondering whether she had asked for too little just now.

Seeing that Lu Yuan had frozen the surroundings, Xia Zuo's figure slowly appeared!

Guan Yue instantly seized the opportunity and teleported behind Xia Zuo.

Xia Zuo felt a chill on his back. He saw an ancient-looking dagger pierce through his chest.

Then, Lu Yuan turned to Xia Zuo and asked, "Surrender or die!"

Xia Zuo cursed, "MOTHER F*cker! You should have said that earlier! I was prepared to f*cking surrender! But this woman came and tried to stab me!"

Lu Yuan scratched his head. He did not expect this guy to appear just to surrender!

But he liked it!

Right now, he liked someone as straightforward as Xia Zuo.

Lu Yuan said to Xia Zuo, "You are a talent. I like it!"

Then, Lu Yuan called the Priest to heal Xia Zuo!

The blood-red magic array in Lu Yuan's hand appeared again and said to Xia Zuo, "Drip a drop of your blood into the magic array. Then you don't have to Die! Otherwise, I can't guarantee that Guan Yue won't kill you!"

Xia Zuo, who was still hesitating, immediately dripped a drop of blood into the magic array!

A thick blood-red thread appeared in the blood-red magic array and connected Xia Zuo's bloodline!

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Lu Yuan looked at Xia Zuo's respectful expression and nodded in satisfaction!

Another great fighter!

Lu Yuan said to Guan Yue, "We have become a large-scale force now!"

"We are just a few steps away from our goal of dominating the Chaos Land!"

Guan Yue nodded slowly. In fact, she was not interested in dominating the Chaos Land. She was only interested in gold coins.

Guan Yue held out her hand towards Lu Yuan.

Lu Yuan immediately understood what Guan Yue meant and gave Guan Yue two million gold coins.

Guan Yue immediately beamed with joy!

At this moment, Lu Yuan slowly raised his head to look at the sky.

"There are still two people left.. Now, it's your turn, Godfather! You have dominated the Chaos Land for so long, it's time for me to have some fun!" thought Lu Yuan.

Chapter 97: Richard

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

At this moment, at the center of the Chaos Land, within one of the buildings.

A white-haired man was sitting on a sofa. There seemed to be lightning in his eyes.

Beside the white-haired man, there were a few coquettish maids looking down on him. At this moment, the white-haired man's hair was messy and his clothes were disheveled.

The maids beside him were also flushed red.

In front of the white-haired man, there was a man in Golden Armor!

The man's entire body was covered in golden armor. Even his eyes were covered with golden scales, leaving only a small hole!

The golden-armored man's voice was hoarse as he slowly asked, "Richard, did you call me here just to see you and your maidservants? Or did you call me here to see you having an orgy?"

Richard glanced at the man in golden armor. The man's voice was a hoarse and mechanical one, which made him very uncomfortable!

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Richard drank a mouthful of red wine handed over by the maid and kissed the maid's hand after drinking it, which made the maid blush.

Then, he slowly looked at the golden-armored man and said, "Jin Dun, you should know that trash, Xia Zuo, has joined Lu Yuan, right? According to Lu Yuan's progress, it will be our turn soon. Lu Yuan's power has surpassed ours after he annexed Xia Zuo. If we fight him alone."

The man in golden armor slowly opened his mouth and said, "Richard, so you're saying that you want to join forces with me?"

Richard replied, "That's right. Only if we join forces do we stand a chance against Lu Yuan!"

At the front, Jin Dun shook his head and laughed, "Richard, I think you've mistaken. They have three Thieves on their side. Do I look like I'm afraid of thieves in my Golden armor? If he, Lu Yuan, had some brains, he would know how powerful I am. Would he dare to come and look for trouble with me?"

"Besides, it's absolutely impossible for me to join forces with you!"

"Richard, have you forgotten about our grudges?"

Richard stared directly at Jin Dun and said, "Jin Dun, you will pay the price for your arrogance! Only when we're together, do we stand a chance. Otherwise, once Lu Yuan comes, no one can escape!"

Jin Dun slowly stood up and said, "You are afraid of Lu Yuan, but I am not! You, Richard, better pray for yourself! Hahaha! You make it sound like we are working together, but in fact, you're just afraid that Lu Yuan will come and kill you. You just wanted my help!"

After saying that, Jin Dun left without any hesitation.

Richard's face darkened.

Boom!

A bolt of lightning instantly appeared, and the table in front of him was instantly smashed into dust!

The beauties beside him were all scared out of their wits. They knew that at this moment, Richard was going to kill someone.

As expected, Richard directly reached out and grabbed the neck of a maid by the side and said fiercely, "Jin Dun, you idiot! You don't want to work with me. Damn it! Lu Yuan! I, Richard, can kill you alone!"

Violent lightning appeared on Richard's hand, and the beautiful maid that he grabbed had turned into a charred corpse!

The other maids seemed to have gotten used to it and dragged the corpse away.

Then, Richard slowly closed his eyes and muttered, "Jin Dun, I regret not killing you, you useless piece of trash!"

At this time, Jin Dun had also returned to his own territory. He slowly said to his subordinates, "If you see Richard's subordinates step into our territory, kill them without mercy! Richard, you will pay the price for what happened back then! Guan Yue Abyss? Two thieves and that useless assassin, Xia Zuo? Tough luck for them. I dare you guys to come and kill me."

Then, a smile appeared on Jin Dun's face under his golden armor. He could already imagine the exasperated look on Richard's face!

Back then, Jin Dun was only one of Richard's subordinates, but later on, Jin Dun's wife was very beautiful and she was forcefully snatched away by Richard. After that, she was tortured to death!

In a fit of anger, Jin Dun betrayed Richard and established a force of his own.

By chance, Jin Dun acquired a set of golden armor with unparalleled defense in the world. After obtaining the Golden Armor, Jin Dun advanced by leaps and bounds!

He then became one of the three major forces of Chaos City!

After Jin Dun became a major force, he directly led his men to wage war against Richard!

However, Jin Dun and Richard were evenly matched.

The war gradually subsided.

At this time, Lu Yuan and Guan Yue had already arrived at Xia Zuo's Building!

Lu Yuan stood on the top of the building and looked at Jin Dun and Richard's building, as well as the church of the Godfather, which was not far away.

He slowly opened his mouth and said to Guan Yue beside him, "As expected of the city center!"

"The scenery is really good!"

"Guan Yue, who should we choose next?" Lu Yuan pointed at the buildings of Jin Dun and Richard!

"Whichever."

"Then I would suggest... "Lu Yuan pointed at Richard's building, and his eyes instantly turned cold, "Let's choose him."

"It's getting late. Let's Kill Him Tomorrow!" Guan Yue said.

Lu Yuan looked at the time. It was indeed time to go offline!

Lu Yuan opened his personal interface and said to Guan Yue, "See You Tomorrow!"

"See You Tomorrow!"

After saying that, the two of them turned into a white light and disappeared!

Lu Yuan, who had returned to reality, picked up his phone and looked at today's news.

Ever since the last time his phone had sent him a message about the explosion of the poor Earth Mountain, it had made him realize that the time for the world to fuse was really ahead of schedule.

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Now, every night, he would turn on his phone to look at all the news. This way, he could have a good guess about the progress of the fusion of the two worlds.

For example, Mount Qiongtu had erupted six months earlier than it should have. This meant that the fusion of the two worlds was sped up by six months.

"The fusion of worlds. Gods. Things have already come to this. Let's get some sleep first. My life is more important," thought Lu Yuan.

The next morning, Lu Yuan logged into the game. Richard would not be easy to deal with, especially since, this time, he would be in the other party's territory. Richard is in his own territory would have the advantage.

Those who could become the leaders of the three major forces were not so easy to deal with. They were able to defeat Xia Zuo quite easily because he had entered Lu Yuan's territory alone. Otherwise, it would be a little difficult for Lu Yuan and Guan Yue to deal with Xia Zuo!

Therefore, this time, Lu Yuan did not neglect this variant and went online early to make preparations!

With the preparation of his army and the addition of the newly annexed Xia Zuo force, the current Guan Yue Abyss was definitely the strongest force in Chaos City apart from the church!

At this moment, two or three golden lights began to appear in the sky!

When Lu Yuan saw the golden lights, he knew that some players who were leveling up quickly had already reached level 30 and arrived in this city.

At this moment, Lu Yuan had also reached level 39 himself as well.

Chapter 98: Let the Battle Begin

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

At this moment, Lu Yuan's followers were all ready. Behind Lu Yuan was a ball of black fog. Within the black fog, there was a figure with golden gloves in his hands, shining with golden light!

Behind the black fog, there was an ascetic monk with Buddhist runes wrapped around his fists, as well as the leaders of the various major forces!

Now that they had become Lu Yuan's followers, all that was left was for Guan Yue to come online!

As long as Guan Yue appeared, Chaos City would be a war-zone for large scale forces.

Lu Yuan looked at his followers, then the corners of his mouth curled up as he muttered, "Godfather, just how much can you endure?"

Lu Yuan was also curious. His power had been expanding all the way without being stopped by the church, so Lu Yuan could not figure out why.

Was it because the church was too confident that they were not worried that Lu Yuan would stir up any trouble? Or did the church have another plan?

A figure suddenly appeared beside Lu Yuan. It was Guan Yue!

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Seeing Guan Yue arrive, Lu Yuan summoned his Frost Set.

Then, he raised his Frost Lance and shouted, "Everyone, follow me! Our target is Richard's Lightning Pool Paradise!"

Lu Yuan's followers bowed and replied to Lu Yuan, "Yes, great lord of the Abyss!"

Then, hundreds of thousands of troops slowly moved forward.

At this time, Richard had already received the news that Lu Yuan was marching towards him.

Richard pushed away the maid on his body and slowly stood up, "Lu Yuan, Guan Yue Abyss! Just in Time!"

He slowly raised his hand, and within his entire territory, bolts of lightning slowly appeared, covering his entire territory!

This was Richard's territory, the Thunder Pool!

Then, lightning also appeared from under his feet and lifted him up.

This allowed Richard to float in midair.

He slowly flew out of the building!

At this moment, Lu Yuan had also arrived in Richard's territory.

Lu Yuan said to Guan Yue, "He has already activated his territory and is waiting for us."

Guan Yue looked up into the sky and Lu Yuan followed her line of sight.

He found that Richard was in the sky and violent lightning was raging all around him.

It was as though there were lightning dragons coiling around him!

Richard said slowly to Lu Yuan, "Lu Yuan, I didn't expect you to really come here."

Lu Yuan raised his head and looked at Richard, "Why wouldn't I dare?"

"Since you dare come here, it means that you are prepared to die! Today, I, Richard, will end your life, and I will end the journey of the Guan Yue Abyss!"

Lightning flashed in Richard's fists.

It slowly turned into a long blade!

At this time, Xia Zuo, who had been following behind Lu Yuan, said, "Richard, don't be ungrateful. You should feel honored that our great Lord of the Abyss has come to subdue you personally!"

"If you dare to call out the Abyss Lord's life again, I will kill you!"

Richard looked at Xia Zuo and said sarcastically, "Xia Zuo, you are someone who is as famous as me and Jin Dun, yet you are willing to run away and become Lu Yuan's lackey. How embarrassing! Now you even feel honored when you are a dog!"

"I will call him Lu Yuan. What's wrong?"

"Then you are courting death!" Xia Zuo shouted angrily.

Then, the golden gloves in Xia Zuo's hand instantly shone with a golden light that was even brighter than the sun.

It was as if two full moons were held in Xia Zuo's hands!

Suddenly, a thick black fog appeared around Richard, covering the sky and the sun!

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Bolts of lightning and bolts of golden light flashed in the black fog!

At this time, Guan Yue's figure had also disappeared!

Lu Yuan said slowly, "If that's the case, then I'll go too!"

Lu Yuan immediately spread out his demonic wings!

This time, Lu Yuan directly used Shadow Following. He wanted to finish off Richard and then immediately deal with Jin Dun.

He was afraid that the Godfather would not be able to sit and watch him grow stronger by the minute, and people to interfere with him!

Lightning surrounded Richard and formed a defense around him!

There was no other way. The three thieves had to be on defense at all times, or they would be instantly killed if they were not careful!

Lu Yuan wielded his frost lance and used his holy lance, intending to break through Richard's Lightning Shield. However, Lu Yuan's holy lance was just about to touch the Lightning Shield.

There were actually bolts of lightning that turned into lightning snakes and took the initiative to wrap around Lu Yuan's Frost Lance!

Lu Yuan was a little surprised. This was interesting! š—Æšžš—±š—»šØš˜ƒšžš„.š—»š—²š­

At this moment, Richard turned around instantly. He held his lightning blade and slashed directly at Lu Yuan!

Although Lu Yuan was in Shadow Following status, Richard could still estimate Lu Yuan's approximate position based on the direction of the Lightning!

Lu Yuan immediately put away his Frost Lance and dodged Richard's attack.

Just as Richard turned around to attack Lu Yuan, Guan Yue instantly appeared behind Richard and slashed at Richard's lightning shield with her dagger!

Richard's Lightning Shield was directly cut open by Guan Yue, but it was instantly repaired.

Seeing this, Guan Yue disappeared again!

With the disappearance of Guan Yue, Xia Zuo instantly appeared in front of Richard. Golden light flashed in Xia Zuo's Golden Gloves!

He smashed onto Richard's Lightning Shield punch after punch.

The lightning on Richard's body instantly exploded, and Xia Zuo retreated in a hurry.

If he was entangled by Richard's lightning, it would be a big trouble!

Richard's body was instantly filled with endless berserk lightning, directly launching a large-scale attack around him!

He had no other choices. The three thieves were too difficult to deal with!

Even if he had lightning protecting him, he still didn't have any advantages against the three Thieves.

Every time Richard wanted to attack them, they would disappear instantly!

This battle was too depressing for Richard!

Richard shouted angrily, "You three rats! You Think You can kill me?"

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The lightning in his eyes became brighter, and then the sky was filled with the sound of thunder!

The lightning fell down from the sky and continued to strengthen Richard's body!

At the same time, the long saber in Richard's hand, which was formed from lightning, was shining even brighter!

Richard roared angrily, and lightning dragons appeared from within his body!

The lightning dragons roamed wildly in the black fog!

At this time, Xia Zuo's black fog was like a thundercloud outside, constantly flashing with lightning!

Boom!

Xia Zuo's figure appeared once again, directly blasting away one of Richard's lightning dragons with a punch!

After dispersing the lightning dragon, Xia Zuo directly rushed over to Richard's side!

A mysterious rune appeared on the golden glove in his hand!

Chapter 99: Do You Surrender?

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Runes encircled Xia Zuo's golden gloves!

Seeing that Xia Zuo was charging towards him, Richard also charged towards Xia Zuo with his lightning saber in hand.

"Good opportunity!" Lu Yuan immediately used his Holy Lane skill!

He directly charged towards Richard!

The lightning on Richard's body once again coiled towards Lu Yuan's Frost Lance.

At this moment, Guan Yue appeared. Streams of Blood appeared around her, blocking Richard's lightning.

Boom!

Lu Yuan's Holy Lance skill broke through Richard's Lightning Shield. Guan Yue immediately flashed behind Richard!

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Just as she was about to finish Richard off, the Lightning on Richard's body exploded again!

Guan Yue had no choice but to disappear again.

Lu Yuan looked at this scene and muttered, "This guy is really difficult to deal with!"

As soon as they were ready to attack him at close range, his body would emit lightning. As long as they were struck by his lightning, they would fall into a paralyzed state, which was very dangerous!

In front of them, Xia Zuo confronted Richard head-on!

His golden boxing gloves and Richard's lightning saber emitted energy that dispelled Xia Zuo's black fog domain.

At this time, there were many experts on Lu Yuan's side. Richard's subordinates were being overwhelmed.

However, Lu Yuan's followers deliberately held back and did not kill them.

Because before they came, Lu Yuan had told them not to kill as little as possible.

Therefore, the war had already subsided!

One of Richard's followers said to a believer of the Guan Yue Abyss, "I didn't expect your Lord of the Abyss to be so kind."

"I thought he would be like the other leaders of the Chaos Land, killing everyone he sees and never holding back!"

The believer of the Guan Yue Abyss said proudly, "That's right. As long as you join the Guan Yue Abyss, no one will kill you without a legitimate reason."

"That depends on whether our boss, Richard, has lost or not," Richard's subordinate said with some regret.

At this moment, Richard was still fighting with Xia Zuo.

At this moment, he was extremely shocked. He didn't expect that the assassin, Xia Zuo, was so powerful in a head-on battle!

Richard said to Xia Zuo, "Xia Zuo! Are you really willing to be Lu Yuan's lackey? As long as we join forces now, we can kill Lu Yuan. Then you, Xia Zuo, can regain your freedom and be respected by others. You don't have to bow down to Lu Yuan's feet anymore. We can also divide up Lu Yuan's power and property and annex Jin Dun. Doesn't that sound good to you? What do you think?" Richard asked Xia Zuo.

He didn't know that Xia Zuo had become Lu Yuan's follower!

At this moment, Lu Yuan suddenly laughed out loud when he saw what was happening.

He sighed and said, "This Blood God Belief Array is a wonderful thing to have. If not for this blood god belief array, this Xia Zuo might have been tricked to kill me instead."

At this moment, Xia Zuo opened his mouth and said to Richard, "Richard, how dare you doubt my loyalty to the Lord of the Abyss!"

"If the great Lord of the Abyss blames me for this, I will kill you even if it means risking my own life to do so."

The mysterious runes on the golden gloves in Xia Zuo's hands sparkled with a golden light!

Then, it slowly wrapped around Xia Zuo's arms.

Mysterious and profound runes appeared on the thunder blade in Richard's hand. As soon as these runes appeared, the sound of thunder rang out!

Richard angrily shouted, "Xia Zuo, since you are willing to be his pet, then I won't persuade you anymore."

At this moment, Richard was also puzzled in his heart. "This Xia Zuo had only followed Lu Yuan for a few days. He had actually become so loyal, just like a pet that Lu Yuan had raised for many years. Just what kind of charm does this Lu Yuan have?"

Bang!

The golden light and the lightning in the sky occupied each side!

Fortunately, their battlefield was in the sky. Otherwise, the surrounding buildings would have been razed to the ground!

At this time, Lu Yuan attacked again. Lu Yuan held a long lance and shouted at Richard, "Richard, surrender and you won't die!"

The Aura on Lu Yuan's body kept rising!

Level 50!

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With the Frost Lance in his hand, Lu Yuan directly broke through Richard's Shield.

As soon as Richard's shield was broken, Guan Yue instantly appeared.

With a single slash, Richard's back was sliced open.

At this moment, Richard roared in anger, and lightning continuously surged out of his eyes.

Endless lightning bolts were added to his body!

It actually formed a set of lightning armor on his body!

And as soon as this set of lightning armor appeared, Richard's health bar began to drop.

Lu Yuan was surprised. Richard actually had such a life-threatening skill.

Lu Yuan slowly opened his mouth and said, "It's just a set of armor!"

"Watch me break it with one attack."

Ice and frost continuously exploded around Lu Yuan's body!

Then, Holy Light gradually appeared around Lu Yuan's body and slowly transferred into his spear!

Moreover, a Holy Light descended from the sky and enveloped Lu Yuan. At this time, the Shadow Following skill on Lu Yuan's body had also dissipated!

Instantly, small snowflakes began to float in the sky!

Swoosh!

Lu Yuan took the Frost Lance that was blessed with the Holy Lance and charged straight towards Richard!

Lightning continued to wreak havoc around Richard's body!

Terrifying lightning continued to descend from the thunderclouds and blessed his body!

"Come on, Lu Yuan!"

Richard held his lightning blade and charged towards Lu Yuan.

Boom!

The sky suddenly became cloudless.

Even the ground was shaking non-stop.

At the same time, Richard's hands were shaking non-stop!

Level 50 Lu Yuan with a full set of godlike equipment.

It was absolutely terrifying.

Richard's thunder blade cracked inch by inch.

Boom!

Richard's thunder blade instantly turned into countless pieces of thunder and exploded.

Lu Yuan's frost spear directly hit Richard's Lightning Armor.

Crack!

Not long after, cracks appeared on the lightning armor.

At this time, Lu Yuan asked Richard again, "Richard, do you surrender or not!"

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"I…" Richard was still unwilling.

He had been the leader for so many years. How could he be willing to be Lu Yuan's subordinate now?

"It looks like you want to die!" Lu Yuan's eyes suddenly flashed with an icy blue light!

The Frost Lance in his hand exerted force again!

Bang!

Richard's thunder armor exploded with a Bang!

Lu Yuan was going to kill him this time. Since Richard was not willing to surrender, there was no need to hold back!

The Blood God Belief Array was good, but it required believers to voluntarily drip blood into it.

However, if they did not voluntarily drip blood, Lu Yuan only needed to use Shadow Following to steal blood everywhere.

If that was the case, then Lu Yuan would be way overpowered..

Chapter 100: The Church Made A Move

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Richard's eyes were instantly filled with fear after seeing his thunder armor explode.

He quickly shouted, "Lord of the Abyss. I'm willing to surrender. I'm willing to submit to you."

"Too bad, I already gave you a chance," The Frost Lance in Lu Yuan's hand pierced through Richard's chest.

Richard looked at Lu Yuan with fear in his eyes. He did not expect Lu Yuan would really kill him.

He thought that even if he lost, he would just join the Guan Yue Abyss like Xia Zuo.

Unfortunately, he did not cherish the chance that Lu Yuan gave him.

"You..." Richard Stared at Lu Yuan. He wanted to say something, but no words came out of his mouth anymore.

Seeing this scene, Xia Zuo secretly rejoiced, "It was a good thing that I surrendered quickly."

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At this time, Guan Yue was also surprised. Lu Yuan actually killed Richard with such strong strength.

This was not his style.

Lu Yuan threw Richard's body in front of his men and then said, "Richard is dead. Those who are not willing to surrender will end up like him."

All of Richard's men looked terrified and put down their weapons.

They didn't fight much in the first place.

Lu Yuan dived down to the ground.

Guan Yue also appeared beside him in an instant. There was a cloud of black mist behind Lu Yuan.

A blood-red magic array appeared in Lu Yuan's hand and slowly bloomed like a Lotus.

Meanwhile, in the church, an old man in a white robe was receiving the worship of his believers.

Some of the believers were holding a baby in their hands. None of the babies were more than a year old.

The believers who were holding the baby knelt in the first row.

The Godfather in front of them said slowly, "You have done well. Your loyalty and faith have touched the gods."

"Now, the gods will give every baby less than twelve months old a chance to go to heaven. That is the true paradise of the human world. Babies under one year old are in the purest period of their lives. Only these pure children can be chosen by the gods. You should feel lucky for yourselves and proud of your children. Now, please raise your children up because the gods will come to receive them."

The believers raised their children up high one after another.

Then, beams of Holy Light shone into the church.

The Holy Light enveloped every child, and then the children slowly rose up and slowly left their parents' hands until they disappeared.

The Godfather in front of them slowly said, "Very good. The great gods have already taken your children to heaven. When they are 18 years old, they will turn into oracles and return to the human world to repay the parents who sent them to heaven. Rejoice in the decision you made today. The gods will always look after you. Please have more children and send them to heaven."

The Godfather raised his hands and looked up at the sky. A Ray of holy light shone on his body.

Then, the Godfather said with a serious face, "I send my child to heaven. The gods will give me a treat."

The believers below also looked up at the sky and shouted after the Godfather,

"I send my child to heaven. The gods will give me a treat."

"I send my child to heaven. The gods will give me a treat."

"I send my child to heaven. The gods will give me a treat."

A Ray of holy light descended, and within the Holy Light, there were pills that looked like candy.

The pills fell into the hands of every believer present.

These believers immediately ate the pills, and their faces immediately turned red as they gasped for breath.

They felt their bodies were burning up.

The female followers took off their clothes one after another while the male followers pounced on them like wild beasts that had lost their minds.

Suddenly, the entire church was filled with shouts. The scene was instantly chaotic.

The Godfather looked at the chaotic scene in front of him and nodded in satisfaction.

He was waiting to harvest the next batch of babies.

If Lu Yuan was present at this moment, he would definitely exclaim, "Damn it, who thought of this plot?"

At this moment, the Godfather quietly left.

Just when the Godfather was about to go back and enjoy this batch of babies, a believer suddenly appeared in front of the Godfather.

The believer hurriedly knelt at the Godfather's feet and said, "Great Godfather, recently Lu Yuan subdued Xia Zuo and even killed Richard today. Do we really not need to worry about him?"

The Godfather's expression changed when he heard Lu Yuan's name. It was this Lu Yuan again. What exactly did he want to do?

However, the Godfather was too lazy to think about it because he had not tasted the blood of babies for many days.

He slowly said to the follower, "It's this Lu Yuan again. He actually subdued Xia Zuo. Interesting. In that case, get the God's Emissary Zuo to work with Jin Dun and kill Lu Yuan."

"Yes, my lord," The believer immediately replied.

"If there's nothing else, you can leave now," The Godfather said to the believer.

At this moment, he could not wait to enjoy the fresh baby.

The believer slowly stood up, then turned into a cloud of black smoke and disappeared.

After the believer left, the Godfather muttered, "Lu Yuan subdued Xia Zuo. Could it be?"

Then, the Godfather shook his head. The former residences of the Black Mage had always been heavily guarded, and all of them were locked. The locks were specially made, so Lu Yuan could not enter.

A teleportation magic array appeared under the Godfather's feet and teleported him in front of his bookshelf.

The Godfather then took out the book and entered the mysterious room.

The baby that had been enveloped by the Holy Light was nowhere.

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The Godfather licked his lips and grabbed a baby. The baby's blood essence was quickly drained and soon, it turned into a dried corpse.

Then, the Godfather soaked the other babies into the mysterious containers.

The Godfather closed his eyes as if he was savoring the delicious food.

At this moment, in the church, a figure with an extremely powerful aura was slowly heading towards Jin Dun's building.

This aura was no weaker than that of Xia Zuo and the other leaders of the three forces.

At this moment, Lu Yuan had just taken in all of Richard's subordinates.

Lu Yuan said to Guan Yue and Xia Zuo, "Get Ready, let's set off for Jin Dun."

At this moment, Lu Yuan didn't know what to do, but God's Emissary Zuo of the church had already gone to find Jin Dun.

At this moment, a figure instantly appeared in front of Jin Dun in Jin Dun's territory. š›š—²š—±š§š—¼šÆš—²š—¹ļ¼Žš§šžš˜

Jin Dun asked, "What brought you here, God's Emissary Zuo?"