Chapter 141: The Storm Subsides!
To the demon squad, who were still in a state of shock, Wen Yu was essentially slicing through them like butter.
Within a few minutes, Wen Yu had wiped out the demons completely.
Wiping the blood from his face, Wen Yu whispered to himself,
"I need to quickly support the other three gates. This level of intensity isn't something they can handle..."
As for the remaining enemies at the West Gate, Wen Yu believed that with the Moonlight City West Gate garrison and the player population, they could already handle it with ease.
Tearing a town portal scroll, Wen Yu rushed to the other three gates. To his surprise, he found that the other gates hadn't encountered terrifying demons like Tiger Shadow and his group.
"It was only at the West Gate? Targeting your Brother Wen specifically?"
At this time, although the other three gates hadn't pushed out as far as the West Gate, they were still handling the situation with ease!
After sending messages to Lin Sirong, Ye Qian, and the others to ask if they had seen any unique classes outside of the standard job advancements,
Wen Yu teleported out of the North Gate to continue his great work of monster-slaying!
...
In the time that followed, Wen Yu constantly shuttled between the three gates. With his joining, the advancement speed of the three gates began to skyrocket!
Wen Yu was also finally able to confirm that the other three gates indeed hadn't been attacked by demons suspected of being at the 4th advancement.
"What does this mean? Was it really only the West Gate of Moonlight City?"
Ye Qian and the others had all replied to his previous messages, saying they hadn't seen the demons Wen Yu described.
He also asked everyone else; the city defense was going smoothly for them, though their advancement speed was nowhere near Wen Yu's.
"It looks like the situation in Moonlight City is settled. It's time to head to other main cities."
Just as Wen Yu was about to set off, a message from Lin Sirong arrived.
Three unheard-of demon classes had appeared. After arriving at the North Gate of Human King City, they began to wantonly slaughter the garrison legion and the players.
They were extremely powerful, moving through the players as if they were in an uninhabited land.
They had already begun to push back the Human King City army.
"They've appeared?"
Wen Yu immediately asked, "Was the advancement speed at your Human King City North Gate the fastest?"
The result was exactly as Wen Yu had expected.
"It seems this squad of high-level demons only had one member lurking at each main city. They watch the situation and launch a counterattack from the gate where the demons are at the greatest disadvantage."
He decisively teleported to Human King City to provide support!
...
After Wen Yu supported Human King City and killed the three top-tier demons, he also took the opportunity to support the other three gates.
Only after ensuring there were no more strong enemies obstructing Human King City's path of advancement did Wen Yu quietly depart.
And so he continued, constantly attacking and constantly supporting...
Two hours later...
"Watch your back!" Ye Qian's anxious voice rang out.
A demon assassin with the class name [Demon Chain Shadowist] had already appeared behind Wen Yu.
Ye Qian didn't know, and the demon assassin didn't know either.
The moment he entered stealth to prepare his move, Wen Yu had already locked onto him.
Explosive Stance!
The terrifying aura instantly sent the demon assassin flying!
With this, Wen Yu had killed all the level 100 Hidden Classes that had come for this attack!
Yes, Wen Yu was now certain that these people were not the legendary 4th advancement.
In Human King City, Wen Yu had slain the three Archer Hidden Classes: [Flying Feather], [Wind Walker], and [Cannon King].
Wen Yu didn't believe that a Windfeather Archer or a Divine Archer could evolve directly into a cannon-wielding bombardier upon reaching the 4th advancement.
The three Mage Hidden Classes in Sunshine City were the easiest for Wen Yu to kill: [Bishop], [Luminous Mage], and [Onmyouji].
Worth mentioning among them was the [Bishop] class, which was somewhat similar to a [Priest], with super strong healing abilities and a wide skill range. Unfortunately, skill damage is always the fatal weakness of the [Cleric] class line!
And the one Wen Yu just killed was one of Starlight City's three Assassin Hidden Classes!
There wasn't much to say about these three; their class enhancement direction wasn't focused on stealth.
If Wen Yu had to evaluate them, it would be: "Not as good as Li Jue."
He continued to help Ye Qian and the others push out Starlight City's front line!
He brought the lines of all four gates directly into the safe zone.
The rest would be left for Ye Qian and the others to handle themselves.
Saying goodbye to everyone, Wen Yu teleported to Glory City.
Since the Second-Tier Main Cities were facing attacks from level 100 demons, he wondered how the Tier 3 Main Cities were doing.
"If the war ends here, that would be the best news."
Up until now, Wen Yu hadn't heard news of even a single main city falling.
Everyone was working very hard to protect their own city.
The situation in the Tier 3 Main Cities was quite a bit better than Wen Yu had imagined.
Because of Wen Yu's support, the crises in the four Second-Tier Main Cities had been resolved, and some solo players had spontaneously returned to the Tier 3 Main Cities to start mopping up the small fry.
Seeing this scene, Wen Yu nodded.
"The situation is settled!"
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"Ding!~"
"Region Announcement: The third Demon Invasion of the Huaxia Region has officially ended! Congratulations to all those belonging to the Huaxia Region for not losing a single main city! The system specially rewards those belonging to the Huaxia Region with a +10% monster-slaying experience bonus, lasting for 24 hours!"
"Tallying points..."
This was already the 8th hour of the Demon Invasion. As early as half an hour ago, the armies from the First-Tier Main Cities, Sun City and Moon City, had already arrived at the Second and Third-Tier Main Cities. After another half hour, they finally wiped out the descended demons completely.
Wen Yu met Cao Yifan at the Moonlight City North Gate; he was also covered in blood by this time.
He had even lost a hand. After a simple bandaging, blood was still constantly seeping through.
With even a City Lord having a hand chopped off, Wen Yu could imagine how intense the battles in the First-Tier Main Cities must have been...
"Sigh, I'm too tired. The intensity of these eight hours even exceeded the amount of three days of normal play."
The points were being tallied, so Wen Yu wasn't in a hurry.
He asked about Li Jue's situation. This guy had been everywhere during this war, and had even hid underground and secretly filmed Wen Yu for two minutes.
However, since he was quite far away and Wen Yu was in the heat of the slaughter, Li Jue didn't come out to disturb him.
In his words, he had recorded too much content of the demons' conversations, and would log off soon to transfer them to his phone and send them to the state.
Wen Yu then remembered that his own screen recording had also been on the entire time.
He would send it to Lin Sirong later as well.
...
Taking off his helmet, the time had reached 5:15 PM.
After the points tally was complete, Wen Yu took a look at the Integral Exchange Officer before choosing to log off.
In this Demon Invasion, Wen Yu had earned a total of 640,000 points. He didn't know how these points were calculated.
He looked at the things available for exchange; they were all things Wen Yu didn't really need at the moment. 640,000 points were enough for Wen Yu to take a full 6 equipment materialization cards.
However, Wen Yu had no intention of exchanging them right now.
"I'll endure a bit longer. If I can still show off my prowess during the next Demon Invasion, I might even be able to exchange for a Divine Artifact."
...
Taking out his phone and comparing it to the phone's charging port, he realized the gaming helmet didn't have a single data cable that would work!
"Damn! Looking down on old phones, are we?!"
...
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Chapter 142: Event Preview!
However, Wen Yu was long overdue for a new phone. He continued to use Insight Technique on his current device.
[Weiwo X560]
Durability: 740/10000
Attack Power: 1
The Demon Race invasion had been over for nearly an hour, and he believed the streets would be getting crowded by now.
Wen Yu had also given Aunt Huang the day off today.
"Since there's no food, I'll head out to forage. I'll also see if the phone stores are open today."
Wen Yu was used to using Micro Grip; switching to another brand might feel awkward.
When he arrived at his usual mobile phone specialty store, it was actually open for business, though business was clearly slow today.
The only clerk in the shop was resting with eyes closed.
...
The latest Micro Grip model had already reached the X567.
Calculating based on a new generation of phones being released every year, Wen Yu's phone was a seven-year-old antique.
After confirming the port could connect to his helmet, Wen Yu decisively paid the money.
Over 4,000 yuan—it wasn't considered expensive.
He found a restaurant that was also open today and ordered a couple of dishes.
Looking at the crowd of people filling the seats around him, Wen Yu couldn't help but sigh with emotion.
"The owner is a genius. No one has anywhere to eat, so as long as you're open, it doesn't matter if the food is good or not—it'll be packed..."
After the meal.
Wen Yu slowly strolled back to Dragon God Yunzhou along the road.
Perhaps because everyone had been fighting all day and was tired, many people came out to relax and unwind in the evening.
"I wonder if working is more tiring, or if giving them a holiday just to play games is more tiring..."
Wen Yu strolled home and sent the video he recorded to Wang Bin.
The reason he sent it to Wang Bin was that Lin Sirong's big face was currently appearing on the National News Broadcast.
It was still a live broadcast.
He thanked the people of the country for their tireless efforts today and also expressed affirmation for the various guilds.
"The guild system can be considered successfully preserved..."
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Logging into the game again, Wen Yu had nothing else to do.
As for the quest he took from Cao Yifan, Wen Yu planned to wait until tomorrow for the commotion to completely pass before collecting the reward.
"Let Cao Yifan recover a bit; after all, he did lose a hand."
Opening his contact list, he messaged Doomsday to ask if he needed any spatial equipment made.
This was agreed upon during the auction, and Wen Yu naturally wouldn't go back on his word.
Doomsday had bought Li Jue's equipment, so as long as there was a need, Wen Yu would prioritize crafting for him.
The final price discussed also left Wen Yu very satisfied.
8,000 skill upgrade cards to turn the Mad Dragon Warrior greatsword sold previously into spatial equipment.
"The next piece of equipment should be crafted for myself."
Nowadays, Wen Yu was getting a bit too much equipment every day. He threw the low-level gear directly onto the auction house for low prices.
But the high-level gear was almost filling up Wen Yu's warehouse.
...
It took him three hours to clear all the dungeons.
The rewards were the usual familiar ones; perhaps the only pleasant surprise was another drop of a Level 60 Mage Set accessory.
He checked his experience; it had reached Level 68 (4,739,275/10,112,000).
"Phew, the daily dungeons provide me with over a level's worth of experience. At this rate, I can complete my third job advancement by the day after tomorrow at the latest."
His skill upgrade cards had reached over 28,000. Wen Yu was prepared to immediately max out all his third-tier skills as soon as he changed jobs!
...
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"Ding!~"
"Regional Announcement: Congratulations to the Huaxia Region for reaching 300 million players at Level 50! The system will launch the fun event [Climb to the Peak] tomorrow morning at 9:00 AM! All players who reach Level 50 before 9:00 AM tomorrow can sign up to participate! The rewards are generous! We encourage everyone to participate actively."
"Players must complete their registration at the [Dungeon Teleporter]! Otherwise, it will be considered a forfeit!"
"..."
Having just logged on early in the morning, Wen Yu heard the system notification for the fun event.
"Another fun event? Isn't this a bit too frequent? Are they not going to give us any rest time..."
Ever since the players collectively reached Level 30 a few days ago, Wen Yu felt like he had been doing quests non-stop.
It was as if the Demon Race was chasing him from behind, giving Wen Yu the feeling of being driven to do things.
"But 300 million players have already reached Level 50? That's really fast."
According to Wen Yu's estimation, Level 30 to 50 should have been a hurdle; he didn't expect the players to be so swift.
He checked the regional level rankings.
The Emperor's level had rushed to 61, and no one else on the leaderboard was below Level 57.
"Climb to the Peak... I wonder what kind of event it will be this time."
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Arriving at the City Lord's Mansion, Wen Yu saw Cao Yifan again. By now, he looked slightly aged.
Perhaps due to the loss of his hand, his whole being appeared lifeless.
"Lord City Lord, are you alright?"
"Enforcer, you've come."
"Looking at this state, I probably won't get better..." Cao Yifan's voice sounded dejected.
"I should be stepping down from the position of City Lord very soon."
"My current condition is no longer sufficient to lead a city forward."
...
Wen Yu didn't know how to comfort Cao Yifan.
"Hehe, it's fine. Although I won't be City Lord, based on my merits, it should be enough for me to retire in Moon City."
"Alright, enough of that. It's time to give you the city defense rewards you deserve. Thanks to you, my four Second-Tier Main Cities were able to emerge unscathed from this Demon Race invasion."
"Let's go, we're going to Moon City!"
"Now, you have obtained the approval of the superiors and gained enforcement rights for Moon City and Sun City. However, actual enforcement will only be possible after your [enforcer mask] is upgraded."
So it's just enforcement rights for First-Tier Main Cities?...
This left Wen Yu a bit disappointed.
Over the past few days, through the forums, Wen Yu had roughly guessed the effect of enforcement rights.
When players fight within a main city, the system forcibly judges it as "evil-doing."
Consequently, they are kicked out of the main city and barred from entering for 24 hours.
The result is being unable to do dungeons for 24 hours, only being able to grind mobs in the wild for 24 hours.
Even if they die, they will respawn on the spot after 1 minute.
To Wen Yu, such a punishment didn't feel like a punishment at all.
It even came with a free on-the-spot resurrection bonus.
"It sounds more like a reward..."
However, Wen Yu still held great interest in being able to enter a First-Tier Main City ahead of time.
Although Chen Ping had mentioned that there might be a "Super Main City" above them.
For now, Sun City and Moon City were the peak that players could reach.
...
Following Cao Yifan to the backyard of the City Lord's Mansion, a teleportation array exclusive to the mansion appeared before Wen Yu's eyes.
As expected, the teleportation to the two First-Tier Main Cities was already in a selectable state for Wen Yu.
"First-Tier Main City! Here I come!"
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Chapter 143: First Arrival at Moon City!
When Wen Yu opened his eyes again, he was already standing beneath this starry sky.
The two of them walked toward the City Lord's Mansion, with Cao Yifan introducing the surroundings to Wen Yu as they went.
"The sky in Sun City never turns dark, and the sky in Moon City never turns bright."
"I like Moon City. Walking under this starry sky, it feels as if all troubles can be pushed to the back of one's mind."
"One's mood improves quite a bit."
Wen Yu felt that Cao Yifan shouldn't be the City Lord of Moon City; being the City Lord of Human King City would be more fitting.
Wen Yu had been to Human King City many times, and every time he went, the sky was basically dark. Even if it did get light, it would return to night in a very short time.
As he walked, Wen Yu also took the opportunity to observe the surrounding buildings.
From a Tier 3 Main City to a Second-Tier Main City, and now to a First-Tier Main City.
It felt as if Wen Yu was experiencing the transition of eras.
If the Xia and Shang dynasties of China were used to describe a Tier 3 Main City, then a Second-Tier Main City could be described by the Ming and Qing dynasties.
But now that he had reached a First-Tier Main City, the "era" had advanced once again.
"This is the architectural style of 1970s China."
Small five- or six-story buildings had been erected around them, and the clothes people wore had changed to the style popular in China eighty years ago.
Extravagant brothels and similar buildings no longer existed; taverns and inns had turned into hotels, restaurants, and other shops.
However, the only thing that remained unchanged was that whether it was a Tier 3, Second-Tier, or First-Tier Main City, the currency used was always gold coins.
The First-Tier Main City was even larger; Wen Yu estimated it must have been designed according to the standards of China's largest cities.
"The eras are changing. I really want to know what the future of our China will change into."
...
The two of them did not use the teleportation array. Just walking from the teleportation array to the City Lord's Mansion took over an hour.
Cao Yifan was in no hurry, so naturally, Wen Yu wasn't either.
Everything was very fresh upon just arriving in Moon City.
Walking and looking along the way, he indeed discovered many things that made his eyes light up.
Following Cao Yifan, they didn't even need a special announcement to enter the City Lord's Mansion of the First-Tier Main City.
Wen Yu finally met this legendary City Lord of a First-Tier Main City.
Moon City's City Lord, Hua Rou.
She was an extremely beautiful woman. Although Wen Yu hadn't had much contact with women in his twenty-plus years.
But just looking at her appearance, Hua Rou should belong to the most beautiful category.
If one had to point out a "flaw," it was that this person was too cold...
"Cao Yifan, why have you come?" A cold and ethereal voice drifted over. She glanced at Cao Yifan expressionlessly, and out of the corner of her eye, she also took measure of Wen Yu.
"This must be the newly appointed Enforcer."
"Greetings, City Lord!" Wen Yu hurriedly offered a greeting.
Hua Rou nodded and continued, "For what purpose have you come?"
Cao Yifan took over the conversation and said, "Superior, the Enforcer performed excellently during this Demon Race invasion."
"I request that you grant him higher enforcement authority!"
"..."
Didn't he say she had already agreed? Why does it sound to me like she has no idea about this at all...
You, Cao Yifan, with your honest-looking face—don't tell me you're fabricating orders...
While Wen Yu was secretly complaining, Hua Rou looked at him again. "That is no problem. I heard Chen Ping mention this adventurer a long time ago."
"He is indeed outstanding in ability, brave, and hardworking."
"Do you personally have any thoughts regarding the new enforcement rights?" Hua Rou asked.
This question caught Wen Yu off guard.
"I can even make my own requests?"
Wen Yu immediately fell into deep thought. Tier 1 enforcement rights were indeed optional for him.
Should he start preparing for future campaigns against the Demon Race? He could ask the City Lord for the right to reset the appearance and nickname of his enforcer mask.
As early as the second Demon Race invasion, Wen Yu had already thought about using the enforcer mask to transform into a Demon's appearance.
He didn't know if it could be realized now.
However, the downside was that he might completely lose his enforcement rights and would have to hunt rabbits with his true face from then on.
"City Lord, I would like to ask you to adjust the transformable appearance of the enforcer mask!"
Hearing Wen Yu's words, Hua Rou was clearly taken aback.
"Oh? And why is that?"
"I want to give up my enforcement authority and change the enforcer mask to a Demon's face. This will make it easier for me to do more for the Human Race during future Demon invasions, or when the day comes that I can truly enter the planet where the Demons reside!"
Hearing Wen Yu's words, both Hua Rou and Cao Yifan were clearly shocked.
"Kid, do you know how important enforcement authority is? Without it, you won't have a green light in many places anymore!"
"And once it's confirmed to be changed to a Demon face, after putting on the mask, you will have nowhere to go on our Earth Star!"
Listening to Cao Yifan's words, Wen Yu also fell into deep thought.
Indeed, once he lost his enforcement authority, hidden quests probably wouldn't come looking for him anymore, and entering the City Lord's Mansion would require an announcement.
Even his house in Glory City would be reclaimed.
But compared to exploring the truth and dealing with the Demon Race, what did these things matter?
"I am certain!"
Hearing Wen Yu's words, the coldness in Hua Rou's eyes gradually softened.
"Very well. Since you have already made such a resolution, I naturally cannot obstruct your sincere heart."
"Bring me the mask. Come find me again later tomorrow. At that time, you will be able to reset the appearance of the enforcer mask."
"Today is your last day of enforcement time. If there is anything left unfinished, go and finish it as soon as possible."
...
Coming out of the City Lord's Mansion, Wen Yu and Cao Yifan looked at each other in silence.
"From the perspective of the Human Race's righteousness, I admire you."
"But your decision today is not a very good one."
"Having lost your enforcement authority from now on, you will no longer have any conveniences on Earth Star to speak of..."
Since Wen Yu had made his decision, he naturally wouldn't regret it.
Moreover, by changing to a Demon's appearance, that Demon Set he had stored in his warehouse would finally have a use.
Cao Yifan returned to Moonlight City, while Wen Yu immediately returned to his "manor" in Glory City.
In the empty room, besides the warehouse and the teleportation array, Wen Yu had never even lain on this bed before.
He smiled. He contacted Lin Sirong and sold all the equipment that had recently dropped to him.
Transactions with Lin Sirong had become casual now, and Wen Yu was too lazy to call out prices.
Whatever amount Lin Sirong sent him was what it was.
...
He cleared everything out and took all the items out of the warehouse.
Relying only on the 50 slots in Wen Yu's backpack, it wasn't nearly enough. He called Li Jue over to help carry things.
Even so, Wen Yu's backpack could be said to be filled to the brim.
Just the skill upgrade cards alone took up 29 slots in his backpack.
Because the quantities were still relatively small, the [Equipment Potential Manifestation Card] and equipment potential elimination card each took up one slot of backpack space.
There were also three types of Manifestation Cards, all of which Wen Yu took out and put into his backpack.
Besides those, there were miscellaneous items like the tomorrow city return scroll and [Moonlight City Return Scroll].
Wen Yu had already sold the dawn set. Originally, Wen Yu wanted to keep it for See Andrology at Kowloon to wear later.
But since he was changing into a Demon, the 10-piece Demon Set in his backpack would be perfect to wear.
"OK! A new stage! A new challenge!"
"I, Wen, am ready!"
***
Chapter 144: System Upgrade Again!
To Wen Yu, the loss of his house in Glory City wasn't enough to keep him feeling sentimental for long.
Leaving his "manor" and walking down the street, Wen Yu was surprised to find that the barbershop next to his house had also gone out of business.
"Heh, opening a barbershop in the Ming Dynasty... I guess it was just too ahead of its Time."
"The Candy House was daylight robbery, but your barbershop was just too advanced."
He wondered how long this [Four Treasures of the Study] shop would last this Time.
However, barring any accidents, Wen Yu likely wouldn't be returning here again.
He walked toward the Dungeon Teleporter; he hadn't cleared today's dungeons yet.
After another three hours of clearing all of today's dungeons, Wen Yu's level reached Level 69 (8,527,275/10,312,000).
While he was at the Dungeon Teleporter, Wen Yu also signed up for the new event.
"I'm almost 70. I'll just grind straight to Level 70 for the third job advancement today."
"There will probably be a system announcement today, and I don't know how long the update will take. I hope it doesn't clash with the [Climb to the Peak] event."
Grinding mobs was fast; in less than an hour, Wen Yu pushed his level all the way to 70.
As Wen Yu expected, the system update announcement arrived right on schedule.
"Ding!~"
"Region Announcement: Congratulations to player [Time] for successfully reaching Level 70! Achievement [Leveling Maniac] unlocked! Reward: Reputation +500, 2000 Gold Coins!"
"System Announcement: As a player in this region has reached Level 70, the system will undergo its fourth upgrade! Upgrade duration: 12 hours! Players, please log off from a safe location within 3 minutes!"
Hearing the system prompt, Wen Yu nodded.
"Not bad, only 12 hours. By the Time it's finished, it'll be midnight at most. It won't clash with the fun event."
Wen Yu immediately checked his new achievement, [Leveling Maniac]!
It was another achievement that added 5 Luck, but currently, his critical hit rate far exceeded 100%. He wasn't sure what happened with the excess.
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Taking off the helmet, it was already past 2 PM.
Lately, his schedule had been so tight that Wen Yu hadn't had a good rest in a long Time.
He brewed a cup of tea and went to the small rooftop garden.
Yesterday, Wen Yu had sent the recording of the flora distribution in the [Sacred Heaven] dungeon to Aunt Huang.
The amazed Aunt Huang had been speechless for a long Time; the layout of that garden was indeed something anyone would fall in love with.
Aunt Huang hadn't come to cook for Wen Yu yet today; she was likely at the flower and bird market picking out plants.
He opened the forums to see if there was any new news.
It was worth mentioning that after Lin Sirong had spent so many days running around everywhere, social order had completely stabilized.
And as Wen Yu expected, the laws targeting players had been revised once again.
It was no longer a one-size-fits-all policy where any infraction meant death.
They began to consider the severity of incidents on a case-by-case basis, and the state had even established a specialized legal department for this purpose.
This legal department independently handled incidents involving the "High Martial" population.
...
Besides a few pinned posts, Wen Yu also found some interesting news.
After such a long period of exploration, players had finally found a route through the [Forest of Time] dungeon where they encountered almost no mobs.
From the forest entrance to the exit, they would only encounter 3 [Time Elks]. Only being silenced without having their movement speed restricted was already great for players.
"It looks like the hell difficulty Forest of Time is going to become a solo dungeon too. attribute materialization cards are going to become completely commonplace."
...
Scrolling further, the walkthrough for the Level 50 dungeon [Cliff of Despair] had actually been cracked by players even earlier than the Level 40 [Forest of Time].
Also as Wen Yu expected, there really was a way to deal with the poisonous gas of [Great Immortal Huang], one of the Dungeon Three Immortals in [Cliff of Despair].
At the bottom of the cliff, about 100 meters back, there was a specific detoxification herb.
By relying on the detoxification herb, players could effectively resist a portion of the weasel's poisonous gas.
However, the herb alone definitely wasn't enough. He looked through the comments.
Currently, no one had successfully cleared the Level 50 hell difficulty dungeon.
Even Abyss Mode clears were currently few and far between.
Especially the [Black Wind Desert], which had made Wen Yu return in disappointment several Times; its unique dungeon mechanics blocked the path for all players.
...
However, there were also dungeon developments that even Wen Yu hadn't expected.
In the [Mine Tunnel Adventure] dungeon, someone followed Wen Yu's previous line of thinking. When the Miner Zombie chiseled a small hole in the wall that the zombie couldn't fit through but a player could, they jumped out and killed the zombie, successfully clearing the dungeon.
Of course, they didn't clear the hell difficulty. Just for the zombie to chisel through that wall would take 7 or 8 minutes.
Leaving only two minutes to fight the boss on hell difficulty was simply unthinkable.
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Around 4 PM, Aunt Huang arrived.
She brought a team of workers; someone who didn't know better would think they were there for demolition.
With a great deal of clattering, they uprooted all the plants in Wen Yu's downstairs garden, making the whole place a complete mess.
After watching from the balcony for a while, Wen Yu lost interest. He went back to his room to sleep.
"I'll let Aunt Huang handle it herself. I'll just wait to see the results."
...
He slept until past 1 AM before getting up to find food.
He glanced downstairs; the garden layout was officially completed.
Although there was still a significant gap compared to [Sacred Heaven], it was starting to take shape.
After eating the dinner Aunt Huang had prepared for him, Wen Yu logged into the game again.
"My schedule is flipped, but the third job advancement is worth an all-nighter!"
As soon as he entered the game, Wen Yu heard the continuous stream of system prompts.
"Ding!~"
"Welcome, player [Time], back to [After Tomorrow]! It is a pleasure to see you again!"
"The system upgrade is complete. Details are as follows:
Third job advancement unlocked. Players Level 70 and above can go to a Tier 3 Main Cityfor their next promotion! Leveling experience adjusted!National Warsystem activated. Please visit the [War Administrator] for details! Item drop ownership adjusted!"
"We wish you a pleasant game!"
"Ding!~"
"The Third Job Advancement Quest for Space Mage has been activated for you — [Until Death Do Us Part!]"
[Until Death Do Us Part!]
Quest Requirements:
Enter the hell difficulty [Demon Tribe Gathering Place] and kill [Demon Tribe] (0/3000)!
Seeing the contents of this upgrade, Wen Yu knew that leveling up was going to be harder. Given the nature of [After Tomorrow], it was no surprise that the experience required for each level would likely increase by 300,000 from now on.
The third job advancement was within Wen Yu's expectations.
"hell difficulty [Demon Tribe Gathering Place]? Is that a Level 80 dungeon?"
"I wonder which city it belongs to."
...
"The National War... it's actually starting..."
Wen Yu could imagine what the most common words coming out of the players' mouths right now would be.
...
"Let's kill those motherf*cking little japanese!"