"Thank you! You are the true heroes of Maple City!"

Nigeronzi shook Lu Cang's hand and expressed his heartfelt gratitude.

Lu Cang's hands were about to break from shaking.

It was only natural that Nigeronzi was so excited and solemn in thanking Lu Cang.

After all, this task is normally impossible to complete.

To stop the undead calamity so early, one can only do things as extreme as Lu Cang.

Under normal circumstances, even the highest-ranked player on the leaderboard hasn't reached the entry threshold for the Black Crystal Mine.

Even after reaching the entry threshold, a key is still needed to reach the final hidden door.

Which of these hidden quests doesn't require a long time to complete the prerequisite quests?

If it were someone else, they wouldn't even be able to stop the necromantic catastrophe at this point.

It's likely that even the wounded and dying soldiers couldn't be saved.

Therefore, all kinds of conditions are indispensable.

Lu Cang and the others were already moving very fast, but even so, they were only ten minutes ahead of schedule.

"The Chaos Shadow Meteorite has been handed over to the craftsmen. We will try our best to meet your weapon requirements."

"Our craftsmen are highly skilled, and you will soon receive the weapon you desire," the palace official said respectfully to Leng Qingying.

Leng Qingying has completed the customization of her exclusive weapon.

Her custom-made weapon was a pair of daggers.

The effect is [mediocre].

【Mortal - Enemies hit by this weapon will suffer additional damage equal to 1 x Agility x the number of identical weapons they are attacked with within 10 seconds】

Simply put, it means using the exact same weapon to fight the same monster; the more identical weapons you have, the higher the damage.

It seems like a perfect scenario: a large team, with everyone getting one.

With 100 people, a single normal attack would deal 100 times the damage.

But in reality...

For the average person, this is just a useless entry.

Firstly, to trigger this effect, it's not enough for the equipment to have the same effect.

Even the equipment name, equipment level, enhancement level, and even the durability effect must be exactly the same for the effect to be triggered.

The triggering conditions are so stringent that even if you wield both hands, the effect cannot be triggered if the durability of the weapons in your left and right hands is different.

Secondly, the attributes and effects that players get when farming equipment are random.

The probability of getting equipment with the same name, level, and tier as another item, and then having that same item drop, is no different from winning the lottery.

To gather enough weapons to equip an entire team is virtually impossible.

However, this effect was tailor-made for Leng Qingying.

The phantom replicates exactly what it does.

A phantom is a projection of the original.

Weapons can be synchronized at any time, and even their durability can remain consistent.

When Leng Qingying wielded this equipment, especially dual-wielding it, it was as if every strike dealt an additional 12 times her agility as damage.

The improvement is substantial.

In addition, Leng Qingying also received a reward for completing this mission: the skill book for the four-star assassin skill, Death Dance.

Lu Cang also received the reward promised by King Feng Hua: the [Transformation Mask].

This is a tool made from the skin of a shapeshifter, which can temporarily transform oneself into the appearance of another creature and disguise one's aura as that creature.

As for the guild's stronghold, the Great Castle, King Maple has already fulfilled his promise.

Now, returning to the guild stronghold is no longer about barren bungalows, but about a grand castle.

"Everyone except me has four-star skills."

"Having a profession is really great," Lu Cang said, feigning envy.

Why do I say it's similar? Because Leng Qingying didn't see any envy on Lu Cang's face at all.

Instead, they're like the kind of people who say how great other people's new cars are (worth 300,000 yuan), but they themselves own a Lamborghini worth 3 million yuan.

“No matter how good it is, it’s still for you to use,” Leng Qingying replied.

Lu Cang smiled but didn't say anything.

Bai Lu and the fearless warrior were quite excited when they accepted their hero status.

After all, becoming a hero is such an exciting thing.

Young people love this kind of thing.

"Boss, where to now?"

“Go get the rewards from the hidden quest, then head to the arena,” Lu Cang replied.

"arena?"

"Aren't we going to run the last dungeon first?"

"What's the rush? You can't level up by running dungeons now. Instead of running dungeons, you might as well practice your skills."

"We're about to fight the world boss."

"Just stealing the boss, easy! I've got you here, boss. What's there to be afraid of?" The fearless warrior had absolutely no worries.

In his view, with Lu Cang around, everything was settled.

"Heh, when did I say I was involved?" Lu Cang sneered.

"This time, unless new members join, each of you will have to act alone to take on the world boss."

"What?" The fearless warrior was shocked.

"The challenge is to capture four world bosses."

"The four bosses appear in four different starting towns. How are we supposed to complete the challenge if we're all gathered together? Do you think my skills can travel tens of millions of kilometers?"

"Or should we wait for other guilds to give us the world boss?"

There are four initial towns in the fantasy world, and Maple City is just one of them.

"Huh? Boss..." When Brave Warrior heard Lu Cang say that, his face fell.

"I'm afraid I'm not up to the task."

"Hehe, so isn't this exactly what I was going to teach you?"

"Boss, I'm a newbie. Is it too late to start learning now?"

"An hour is enough time."

"At least it's more than enough to handle this situation," Lu Cang said casually.

It doesn't feel like competing with other guilds for a boss; it's more like learning how to fry an egg.

“You can run a dungeon anytime, and it’s not going to happen anytime soon for them to get the first kill on that dungeon.”

"But if we don't hurry, it will be too late to steal the boss."

The world boss spawned at 5:30 AM, and it's already past 4 AM.

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Lu Cang and the others spent more than ten minutes running around the map to claim the rewards for the hidden quest.

A potion that permanently increases attribute values ​​by 100 points, but it can only be used once, and each person is limited to one bottle.

A resurrection pill with no loss; you will not lose experience upon death and will immediately revive with 30% health.

The fixed-point teleportation beacon allows you to place a marker, and then immediately return to the marked location via a teleportation stone. It can also be used in combat, but there is a limit to the number of uses.

If there were no restrictions, it would be possible to perform a maneuver like returning home to the Water Gate.

Take advantage of others' inattention, use A to teleport home immediately.

In addition, there is a gold-quality item – the Shimmering Necklace.

It can be activated by actively blinking, allowing you to blink to any location within 12 meters, but there is a 30-second cooldown. Lu Cang took this equipment.

After collecting all the rewards from the hidden missions.

Lu Cang and the others then arrived at the arena.

Maple Leaf Arena

The arena, as the name suggests, is a dedicated arena for players to engage in PvP battles.

Here, you can engage in random match battles or customize your own arena for duels.

It even allows for cross-region matchmaking, enabling players to compete against those from regions one and two.

Lu Cang and the others went to the front desk.

"Go and register yourselves."

After saying that, Lu Cang randomly picked a window.

Apply for registration.

After paying 20 copper coins, you will receive a token.

[Arena Fighter: Current Arena Rank - Iron: 0]

A black iron-style sign.

It also symbolizes one's status in the arena, and this badge can also serve as proof of identity when viewed from the outside.

If you show the sign to the NPCs, they may react differently depending on the sign's rank.

This triggers different storylines, which also serves as proof of the adventurer's strength.

Sometimes, when players accept quests, NPCs will refuse their requests if they deem the player's strength insufficient.

Of course, this doesn't mean that you absolutely cannot accept the offer in this situation.

Depending on the player's persuasive skills, they might be able to convince the NPC to assign them the quest.

Using a honey trap, appealing to emotions, deception, or intimidation are all acceptable methods.

However, all of these actions will also influence a series of choices in the future.

It is precisely because of these brilliant designs that Fantasy World is so attractive to players.

"Boss, registration is complete."

Registration is not difficult; you just need to pay the fee.

Initially, all segments are set to 0 by default.

"Okay, I'll create a custom one."

The arena was huge, with three illusory gates of light at its very center.

Lu Cang arrived in front of the arena settings.

Please select the mode you wish to use.

[Solo Ranked] [Team Ranked] [Guild War Entry] [Custom Room]

Lu Cang selected the custom room option.

Set the room capacity to 4.

Then, he pulled Brave Warrior, White Deer, and Leng Qingying into the room.

They were grouped together and placed in the same camp.

Then, in the customization section, uncheck the "Your Talents" option.

After selecting this option, you will no longer be able to use the active and passive abilities of talents in the arena.

After doing all this, Lu Cang transferred the house to Leng Qingying.

"Here's the map for the landlord. Pick one you're good at, and don't say I'm bullying you."

Upon hearing Lu Cang's words, Leng Qingying clenched her fist tighter.

President, are you really that confident?

Leng Qingying did not refuse.

Instead, after obtaining the host's privileges, she directly selected the map "Ice Mirror Land," which is Leng Qingying's best arena map.

On this map, her win rate is close to 95%.

As for how that 5% was lost...

Haha, in high-ranked matches, it's always the same few people.

I was matched with Cang on this map, so I lost a few games.

However, at that time she was using a B-level talent against an S-level talent, so it's normal that she lost.

"Have you made your choice?"

"Um."

"Okay, let's go into the map."

After Lu Cang finished speaking, he went directly into the central portal.

Welcome to the Arena – Ice and Mirror World