Trial Area

Kuang Dao's willpower is truly amazing.

He took advantage of the brief moment when Meng Ziyou was transferring his parasite and activated the Soul Card in his inventory, instantly replenishing his soul and strangling the newborn ghoul in its cradle. Simultaneously, he kicked up his Fearless Blade and unleashed his most powerful fifth-stage technique.

The sword of wisdom and courage.

The blade shone like a lotus, accurately slashing at the surrounding ghouls. Even Zhang Da couldn't dodge it, and half of his shoulder was cut off.

However, An Rou's reaction was unexpectedly quick.

Almost at the moment when the glimmer of soul light bloomed, he pulled Meng Ziyu back.

The tip of the knife brushed past Meng Ziyu's nose, leaving a deep cut on the ground.

The attack missed, but Kuang Dao didn't stop and rushed forward with his burly body.

Simultaneously perform the fourth stage skill "Sword of Stable Courage".

From the man carrying the sword, to the sword carrying the man, man and sword become one, all distractions are eliminated, only the killing intent remains.

Damn An Rou, she was just an arm's length away, but her retreat speed was completely incomparable to his.

The light of the Fearless Sword faded away, transforming into a bloodthirsty cold light on the blade.

However, An Rou's panicked look suddenly disappeared from Kuang Dao's red eyes, and was replaced by a strange smile.

wrong!

Kuang Dao immediately terminated the skill, but it was too late.

A bone blade suddenly emerged from the ground, as thick as a human waist, and slammed into the tip of the Fearless Blade. Despite the Fearless Blade's level, it surprisingly only left a faint mark.

The violent collision brought about a huge recoil force, causing Kuang Dao and his sword to fly backwards.

He instinctively sensed danger below him and immediately used his "Sword of Faith and Courage" skill to chop the ground, trying to stabilize his body in the air.

But the ground that was not afraid of the sword... disappeared!

A deep, dark crack appeared silently below him, like the mouth of an abyss, opening with lightning speed, swallowing him whole, sword and body.

What greeted him were endless void tentacles.

Tentacles sank into his skin.

Just like Ali before him, Kuang Dao quickly activated his Soul Card, attempting to regain control of his body. However, there were simply too many tentacles—no, the ghouls he had devoured were simply too high-level.

It's definitely not an ordinary SSS level.

Another figure rushed in and immediately caught Kuang Dao's attention.

That damn woman stood in front of him with a smile on her face.

"Surprise! You didn't expect I had a trick up my sleeve, Boss Cui Qing?"

Kuang Dao's tongue was stiff and he could no longer speak. An Rou moved closer and only then could she see the resentful look in his eyes through the dim light of his soul.

"Yes, that's right, look at me like that, keep it up!"

An Rou nodded in satisfaction, her smile suddenly becoming dangerous, "Do you think humiliating you will satisfy me?"

"No, no, no, Cui Qing, I want you to die, no, with your eyes closed!"

Die with eyes open.

Each word is pronounced with emphasis.

As those four words fell, Kuang Dao had just exhausted his Soul Cards, and the glimmer of his soul gradually dissipated. His eyes, filled with resentment and hatred, also froze.

"Bang!" An Rou stretched out her arms and raised them high.

The mad knife exploded into a bunch of flying points of light.

Her smile became more charming, and she stepped on the void tentacles and ran into the light spot, spinning several times.

When he stopped, his eyes, which had remained calm and restrained until now, turned slightly red.

A grudge was settled.

However, although Cui Qing's soul is disgusting, it is still useful.

An Rou stood where she was, quietly watching the soul light being carried to the depths of the void by the tentacles.

When the last speck of light disappeared into the darkness, she said softly, "Baobao, let me out."

A faint light shone through from behind.

Meng Ziyu was guarding the edge of the crack in the ground. When he saw her come out, he looked like he had seen a ghost.

An Rou's expression had returned to normal. Seeing this, she smiled and said, "Why, are you disappointed that I didn't die in there?"

Meng Ziyu's face tightened, and he said fiercely, "You did it on purpose!"

"What on purpose?"

"Your speed is no match for Zhang Da. It didn't dodge, but you did. You had already expected that the Mad Blade wouldn't split!"

An Rou looked at him with a little surprise: "You are really smart."

But she didn't continue to explain, but glanced left and right.

On the right, near the farm gate, the ghoul whose parasite was killed by Kuang Dao in one move has completed its transformation.

Under the pressure of the Ghost Mother, their deformed and huge bodies could only be pressed together tightly, drooling at the battlefield on the left.

On the left, the surviving members of the trial group were few and far between, and the situation was one-sided. Paopao was besieged by several ghouls and began to struggle.

An Rou stared at Paopao for a while, then said softly, "Bao Bao."

The bone blades penetrated the bluestone floor like lightning, their teeth interlaced like a burst of rapid lightning.

On both sides, except for a few farm workers, all the ghouls were strangled at the same time.

Some ghouls still have the opportunity to transform wildly, but as soon as they start to transform wildly, they will be hit by the bone blade again.

Paopao held the Tang sword in his hand, standing in the golden rain, a little dazed.

This was the second time he had seen this sight.

The first time was also on the farm, and it was the boss who orchestrated the ghoul wave, a super-large ghoul wave.

Although the scale of today's event was not as big as that night, the boss used a completely new way of playing.

The last time was a classic chain reaction. This time, they took advantage of the fact that ghouls only parasitize but don't devour souls, waiting until the layout is complete before instantly detonating it.

Chain reactions can easily cause the ghoul tide to get out of control, but the boss's new way of playing is obviously very easy and he has full control over the situation.

The ending was finally settled, and Paopao's face was filled with amazement and admiration, making him look a little silly.

An Rou shook her head helplessly and walked towards Zhang Da.

Meng Ziyou followed closely beside him: "Tell me, how did you determine that Kuang Dao wouldn't be divided? You... after planning everything, you must have hidden something important from me!"

An Rou handed Zhang Da a bottle of intermediate life potion, and tapped Meng Ziyu's forehead casually after hearing that.

"As a ghoul, you just need to be good at acting, you don't have to be too smart."

This little guy is so sharp.

An Rou only knew one more piece of information than it: the mission details.

Once the ghoul tide breaks out, Kuang Dao will receive the mission details and judge from the details that the biggest enemy is an SSS-level ghoul.

Meng Ziyou was only A-level. Even after devouring Yu Xian, he was only S-level.

If Kuang Dao had retained any sanity, he would have been wary of the sudden wealth lurking in the dark.

Of course, after being parasitized by Meng Ziyou, his life was in An Rou's hands. As long as Meng Ziyou devoured his soul directly, Kuang Dao would not have a chance to struggle.

But doing so will bring two problems.

One was that Meng Ziyou devoured the souls of great players, and was very likely to upgrade to SS. With its unruly personality, An Rou saw it as a potential threat.

Besides, the souls of high-ranking players on the Destiny List are so precious. Even if she doesn’t feed them to Bao Fu, An Rou wants to feed them to Zhang Da.

Why did it fall into the mouth of an alien ghoul?

The second problem is ink removal.

Chumo agreed not to interfere on the condition that she and Baofu teamed up to deal with the high-level players. Baofu hadn't even shown his face, and Meng Ziyou had casually eaten Kuang Dao. Chumo would definitely not agree.

Who knows what tricks that elusive guy will pull next? An Rou guessed that he would most likely attract the rippers from Area 3.

An Rou had just killed Kuang Dao and now faced Kai Duan. She had no idea how the situation would turn out.

When doing business, you have to take each order one at a time.

So according to her plan, she would humiliate Kuang Dao to the extreme, which would not only vent her anger but also gradually wear away his rationality, killing two birds with one stone.

What comes next is a sudden and unexpected wealth.

Meng Ziyu was suddenly hit on the forehead. He instinctively covered his forehead with his two hands and jumped up and shouted, "If you dare to touch my head again, I will eat you in one bite!"

Although the soul fragrance on An Rou was a little faint, it could be smelled clearly.

"You try it." An Rou glanced at him coldly.

Meng Ziyu looked at Zhang Da, then looked at the ground and closed his mouth.

There is a saying among humans that is quite true: A good man does not fight with a woman.

What's more, it didn't even know whether the person named An was a human or a ghost. As a good ghost, it was too lazy to fight with her.

The ghoul possessed a natural healing ability, and combined with the effects of the life potion, muscle fibers rapidly grew from the horrific wound. The shoulder, which had been missing a large part, was visibly restored.

Paopao Lele came over happily, but when he got closer, he suppressed his smile: "Boss, why did you suddenly ask Brother Baofu to clean up the battlefield? I haven't killed enough."

"Haven't you killed enough?" An Rou glanced at the light screen above his head and said with a smile, "If you're really tired of living, you can feed yourself to Zhang Da. Anyway, you two have a good relationship, so it's best to keep the wealth within the family."

Zhang Dagang lit a cigarette, exhaled a puff of smoke when he heard the words, and looked at Paopao with his bloodshot eyes.

Paopao waved his hands repeatedly and said with an embarrassed smile, "No, no, Lao Zhang and I are so familiar with each other, how could I possibly eat him?"

"I can." Zhang Da said suddenly.

Paopao was startled and quickly hid behind Anrou, looking at it: "You'll see it every time you look up. You hurt my feelings when you say that! Lao Zhang, I'm still your boss!"

An Rou pushed him away with her elbow.

"Once you upgrade to gold, your appeal to Zhang Da will naturally increase."

Paopao was stunned and scratched his head embarrassedly: "I wanted to tell the boss the good news in person... Hehe, thank you, boss!"

An Rou smiled sincerely.

Paopao followed her, and the upgrade environment was extremely favorable, but it still took him so long to upgrade from bronze to gold. This shows how difficult it is for players to upgrade their levels.

Although Lv50 is just the threshold for gold, it is still an advanced player after all, so it is worth being happy.

An Rou's smile quickly disappeared.

She walked to Paopao and said, "Show me the attribute panel."

Paopao turned on the light screen as he was told.

[Mandate: 1308000]

Paopao's destiny value indeed jumped to another level.

The last major leap was when Bronze was upgraded to Silver, with the Destiny value jumping directly from 10,000 points to 120,000 points.

Theoretically, even if a player has never died since entering the game, his destiny value when promoted to the lower silver level will only be tens of thousands points.

But as soon as Paopao stepped into the silver threshold, his destiny value was higher than the theoretical value of high-level silver players.

This time, he was promoted to the lower rank of Gold, which increased tenfold. Similarly, his destiny value of 1.3 million points far exceeded that of high-ranking Gold players, and most likely exceeded the theoretical value of low-ranking Master players.

Too high.

An Rou frowned: "Don't you think that your destiny value is a bit abnormally high?"

"That's perfectly normal," Paopao said proudly. "This thing is called luck. The fact that I met the boss means I'm very lucky. Going from bronze to gold in just over a month would scare people to death if I told anyone else about it!"

An Rou does not agree with this statement.

Xie Xin’s words lingered in my mind and couldn’t be shaken off.

——"It is said that players who died in the belly of the ghoul had very bad luck after returning to reality..."

I just felt like telling her that "destiny value", or luck, is definitely not a good thing.

An Rou thought of a way to verify it.

"Recently, please help me search for news while you are offline."

Paopao thought she was changing the subject and asked, "What news?"

"News from Qingshan Farm, Yong'an City."

-

Leng Hanli took off her heavy makeup, changed into her usual clothes, and walked out of the villa.

According to the farmer's instructions, they returned to the villa after leaving the buffet, and were not allowed to take a step outside no matter how loud the noise was.

Until just now, the farmer sent someone to tell me that the matter was over.

Such a casual remark shocked Leng Hanli.

Three hundred people with destiny, all dead?

None of the residents on the farm had ever heard of that massive ghoul wave. But Leng Hanli had heard her husband mention that he had sent two hundred members of the Chosen Army to kill An Rou.

Not only did An Rou survive, but she also moved so many people and so many buildings to the farm in a way that ordinary people could hardly imagine.

One can imagine what happened to the legion of two hundred people.

However, imagination is ultimately no match for seeing with your own eyes.

She had seen with all her heart the three hundred chosen ones who had visited the farm tonight. Such a massive force was easily swallowed by An Rou.

Not even a trace was left.

Leng Hanli silently led the long queue to Yong'an Street and subconsciously glanced at the ground.

So many people were chosen by God, but not even a drop of blood was left.

The buffet had not yet been cleared, and the farm residents were moving back and forth between the long table, picking up the leftovers left by the destined people.

After the table was clean, Tian Rui led the security guards to bring basket after basket of food boxes.

The steaming hot food once again covered the table.

Leng Hanli heard the rumbling stomachs of the team behind her.

It was said that these people came from an unknown town on the top of the mountain—Leng Hanli felt that this was not true. Having been the mayor's wife for many years, she could certainly recognize them; they were all homeless refugees.

She looked at An Rou with a complicated look.

A farmer who kills people like crazy would actually be so kind?

An Rou approached with a gentle smile, and Leng Hanli tactfully stepped aside.

"Welcome everyone to Yong'an Farm."

An Rou's welcome speech was brief, and then she changed the subject.

"I know you all have nowhere else to go, so from now on, consider this your home. Farming is not easy, so I hope you all cherish it."

That was all her kindness left at this point.

No matter who wants to leave the farm, or who disobeys the rules and wants to make trouble, there is only one outcome: death.

Whether it's the previous residents or the new residents, she doesn't want anyone to become a hidden danger or a mission clue captured by other players.

Of course, all old residents know the employee code of conduct by heart, and new residents must also remember it word for word.

An Rou's gaze was deliberately oppressive, and the NPCs from the Trial Town avoided her unconsciously. Even if they had some lively faces and were full of questions, they didn't dare to ask anything.

Besides, they hadn't had a full meal for many days. With such a sumptuous feast before them, who would have time to pay attention to anything else?

An Rou looked at An Younian and said, "Dad, thank you for your hard work."

An Younian looked at her with eyes full of pride, and had shed tears several times.

"Don't worry, Rourou," he replied, patting his chest and walking quickly to the front of the group. "Everyone's hungry, right? You've suffered so much. Come sit down and eat. Eat as much as you want, there's more after you finish!"

An Younian, Qiaojie and others began to invite the new residents to take their seats.

Since leaving Zhongsu Town, the farm hadn't held a large-scale banquet, let alone a flowing banquet that stretched for a mile. New residents were lucky enough to attend, and old residents were naturally eligible to participate as well.

With An Rou present, the old residents all showed warm hospitality and each came forward to invite a group of new residents to take a seat.

Each table is filled with a mixture of new and old residents, which makes it difficult to form cliques and helps new residents integrate into this unfamiliar environment more quickly.

An Rou nodded with satisfaction and looked at Meng Ziyu: "You two brothers and sisters have been hiding and rarely have enough to eat. With so many delicious foods, won't Zisha be happy?"

Meng Ziyou's face was tense: "You are just sugar-coating a bullet!"

An Rou was stunned.

There's actually a word in the game?

That's right, no matter how mysterious the soul-calling song is, it was designed by modern people, so any words in it are not surprising. But coming from the mouth of a ghoul, it's a bit out of place.

An Rou couldn't help teasing it: "What do you think is more important to Zi Sha, delicious food or you as her brother?"

"Of course I'm important!"

Meng Ziyu answered angrily, but before he finished speaking, his sister's clear voice sounded behind him.

"Wow! So many delicious foods!"

It was Zhang Da who came over holding Zisha's hand.

Meng Ziyou instinctively wanted to yell, "Let her go!", but Zisha broke free of Zhang Da's hand. The little girl scurried over to the table, her eyes wide open.

"Wow----"

She turned her head and looked at Zhang Da: "Uncle, can I eat it?"

Zhang Da was known for his taciturn style, so silence meant agreement. But this old ghoul, contrary to his usual behavior, paused to light his cigarette, raised his eyebrows, and looked over.

"Okay," it said.

"Great! Thank you, uncle!" Zisha climbed onto the chair using her hands and feet.

Meng Ziyu took a few steps towards her and slowly stopped.

"If you don't take Zisha with you, she'll be tempted by the sugar-coated bullets." An Rou said, "Why, you can't bear to let her go?"

Meng Ziyu glared at her angrily and ran over to sit next to his sister.

"Brother, look, they are all delicious! This, this, this, oh and this, wow, there are so many delicious foods I have never seen before!"

Meng Ziyou: "Idiot!"

Zisha pouted: "Why are you scolding me again!"

Meng Ziyu: "...eat quickly!"

The two people's childish voices came into An Rou's ears intermittently.

An Rou smiled silently and was about to go find Paopao when Jie Xin appeared.

With his usual faint smile, he glanced at the Liushui Banquet: "I've held two grand banquets, and neither time received an invitation from the farmer. This is not the way to entertain guests."

"Isn't it Mr. Xie's style to come uninvited?"

Jie Xin turned his gaze and shook his head helplessly.

An Rou smiled and said, "What I meant is that you have saved me some trouble. Don't think too much, Mr. Jie."

"There's always something profound and meaningful in what the farmer says."

"Mr. Jie taught me everything by example. If An Rou doesn't wake up, she doesn't deserve to see him again. Isn't that right?"

Xie Xin nodded at her from a distance: "You...what does the farmer want to ask this time?"

An Rou also got straight to the point: "Where do you want to take us this time?"

"Did he show up after Kuang Dao died?" Xie Xin asked back.

Of course not.

It was as if that guy had disappeared.

As he was speaking, someone came running over.

An Rou acted like a host: "Mr. Xie, please take a seat."

After saying that, she stopped looking at him and walked towards Paopao.

"Boss, the spoils have been counted. There are 134 bodies left, all in the pickle jar. 12.68 million gold coins and 576 items have all been put in the warehouse."

An Rou was a little surprised: "So many?"

The members of the trial group are all low-level bronze and black iron players. The most they can become ghouls is C level, and the system will not give them too high rewards.

An Rou had expected the gold coin reward to be at most two to three million, including the money and goods leaked from the temporary deaths of over a hundred people. Unexpectedly, she only guessed a fraction of that.

"I didn't expect there to be so many." Paopao said, "That's normal. Not everyone can join Longyan. There are probably quite a few rich young masters among this group."

An Rou suddenly realized, no wonder everyone said the poorest people were nomads. Earning money in the game was one thing, bringing it into the game was another.

She still had tens of millions of yuan in her account, so she asked Paopao to store the gold coins and props she had harvested. The farm's daily operations also required money, so she kept it as a reserve fund, letting Paopao take whatever he wanted.

"There are over a hundred NPCs in Trial Town. When you have time, figure out how to accommodate them. Just rebuild whatever's missing. The money from the warehouse will be used as the resettlement budget. It's up to you."

"It won't cost that much." Paopao laughed. "Didn't Brother Baofu cut down a lot of Trial Town's buildings before he left? Repairing them is much cheaper than expanding them."

An Rou nodded: "Fix it a little bit."

The houses in Trial Town were so dilapidated they were simply not suitable for people to live in. Compared to those dark buildings, the buildings on the farm could be considered luxurious villas.

Paopao agreed and asked, "Boss, where are we going next? Has the ink removal... given us another place?"

-

On Cangling Mountain, tens of thousands of Dragon Flame players gathered on the top of the mountain, surrounding the trial town.

Astonishment and silence.

The Trial Town had vanished. Where the buildings once stood, a huge, shocking scar had formed, like a dried-up moat, encircling the entire town.

The buildings within the moat were still there, but every one of them was reduced to ruins. Some had collapsed, while others were covered in hideous cracks, as if they had been hacked at with a knife.

Although it is small, it is still a town. How big should the knife be?

Such terrifying destructive power must be a weapon of at least the Blue Weapon level.

After returning to their homes, many people looked towards the center of the ruins, where there was a tallest, but crumbling building.

Kairi stood on the roof of the building, looked around, his face becoming more and more gloomy.

It’s a big deal.

The price he paid for a fight with Sventovit was too damn high!

The Trial Group was completely wiped out, and the Trial Town was completely destroyed. Most importantly, Crazy Blade, who had just made it onto the Destiny Ranking, failed...

The opening of the chest was like seeing the severe accountability of the superiors.

He suddenly rushed to Witt's side, stood on tiptoe and grabbed his collar: "What kind of ghoul is it! You must know!"

Bringing members of the Gal Guild into the trial area—another crime added to his charges.

"Sorry." Witt said sincerely, "I want to know too."

A message popped up on both of their screens at the same time.

Kairi hesitated for a moment in front of the screen and clicked it.

Sure enough, the president ordered him to log off immediately.

Kairi glanced at Witt with hatred, only to see his blue eyes staring at him.

"Huaguo, I will also attend the emergency meeting of the holographic command center."

The two countries held a joint meeting... Kairi sighed, "Well, this has become a big deal."