Chapter 99 Madness and Chaos
Seeing Sister Wu again brought back a wave of nostalgia. Time in the dungeon world was passing by in real seconds.
But in Obsidian City, only seven days had passed.
Sister Wu looked the same as always, wearing a well-made cheongsam and with her long black hair curled into a charming arc.
Rong Yi still remembered the energy stone he bought from her at a low price. A level 5 crystal core was placed on the table. "The energy inside is at least level 2. Thank you for lending it to me last time, Sister Wu."
Sister Wu picked up the crystal core with her slender fingers, feeling the abundant energy inside, and was very satisfied. "Second tier... then I'm in luck. Thank you, little beauty."
"Reciprocity is key."
Sister Wu carefully put away the crystal core. "What would you like to buy this time, little beauty?"
"have."
Rong Yi didn't have any points, but Wei Yanqing did. Since she wouldn't need many points this time, she exchanged them for crystal cores.
Wei Yanqing has quite a lot of points, more than 20,000.
Rong Yi bought a Tier 3 shield, and also needed to replenish her ammo. She splurged on Tier 2 ammo, because weapons should match one's strength. The P-30 sniper rifle worked very well last time, so this time she bought a better quality one, as well as a full-body protective shield, etc.
A few simple tasks quickly depleted most of the points; the remaining points were used to repair the Canglan Dagger.
Yan Qing didn't need the fourth-tier Iron Guard reward, so the points were exchanged for her.
Players had no idea when the next dungeon would start, but when they thought about it, Rong Yi couldn't help but recall the strange conversation he overheard after he fainted while fighting the mutated fish.
That wasn't a strange conversation; it was about your plan.
The word "gray" suddenly came out, startling Rong Yi, who was alone.
Back in Obsidian City, there was no live stream, and she still didn't dare to speak, wondering to herself, "Can you even speak on your own initiative?"
[It's fine whether I take the initiative or you do. That conversation was to remind you to be careful in the next dungeon run. If they discover your bloodline, things will get very troublesome.]
"Isn't my talent supposed to make me very strong in combat? Is this talent very rare?"
[Rare talent, your bloodline awakens, and you become a war god, born for battle. To put it simply, as long as the difference in strength isn't too great, there's no one you can't defeat. Any weapon can reach its maximum effect in your hands. The P-30 sniper rifle couldn't penetrate the eye of that level six mutated fish, but you imbued that sniper rifle with a different will. Okay, that's all for now. Remember to pay attention.]
After the three conversations ended, the last sentence left Rong Yi sitting quietly for a long time.
It seems she's really quite impressive. It's likely that her battle against a level six mutated fish made the forces behind the scenes realize her extraordinary talent, which led to their plan.
Fortunately, the unlocking process for the gray text had reached 0.01% by then, which was when a prompt was given.
Regarding her talent, she asked why she often lost control, and Hui Zi only replied that her bloodline was flawed, so she followed Wei Yanqing closely.
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[Instance: Madness and Chaos]
Task duration: One year
Basic mission: Defeat the Demon Lord
Basic Rewards: 10,000 points; 1 Tier 4 Healing Potion
Advanced Quest: Obtain the Ghost Realm Token
Advanced Rewards: 30,000 points; resource draw percentage reduced by half per draw (1 time).
Failure penalty: None]
The name of this instance sounds ominous, and this "Ghost Lord"—is there a ghost in this world?
Rong Yi quickly turned off the bullet comments.
This time, I changed into the newly purchased automatic environment calibration combat suit before entering the dungeon. The gray outfit fit perfectly, as if tailor-made, and had a very futuristic feel, with a long robe and cape over it.
The cloak can withstand attacks from any creature of tier two or below. It was a gift from Sister Wu after I spent 15,000 points, just like the mask she gave me before.
Looking around, all the furniture was covered with pure white dust covers, with a thin layer of dust on them, indicating that no one had set foot here for a long time.
She held a phone in her hand, opened it to check, and found only a few apps for daily life, unlike the previous instance where she had an identity memory.
Standing inside, sunlight streamed through the gaps in the curtains, and the sounds outside could be faintly heard.
I contacted Wei Yanqing through the system interface immediately. It turned out that they were not in the same city, but the two cities were not far apart, and it only took about ten minutes to get there by high-speed rail.
I'm coming to find you. You'll take care of my food and lodging, and tell me what's going on in this world.
Rong Yi made this decision because the city where Wei Yanqing landed was more prosperous than the city where she was.
I'm going now, be careful on the road.
Judging from the mission details, if there really are ghosts, then their firearms are likely to be ineffective, since ghosts don't have a physical form.
Rong Yi opened the door and was greeted by a large amount of bloodstains; the walls, stairs, and elevator doors were all covered in blood.
Just to be on the safe side, she didn't take the elevator, but went down the stairs instead.
When I went downstairs, I found the place shrouded in smoke. It wasn't fog, but rather the presence of shrines scattered throughout the neighborhood. The statues inside were strangely shaped and had ferocious faces, clearly not good things.
Incense burned before each shrine, the incense sticks themselves a dark red, the smoke from which drifted after being lit tinged with black, smelling like the stench of a corpse that had been dead for many days. Even more repulsive were the offerings placed there: a plate of bloody entrails.
Rong Yi frowned as he looked at all of this, took out a mask and put it on. It smelled terrible. He then sent a message to Wei Yanqing: [This instance world has gone mad]
Wei Yanqing remained silent, probably just as speechless as she was.
I stumbled upon a shop selling talismans in Obsidian City, never imagining I would end up in such a bizarre world.
There are many shrines inside the community, one every two steps.
As I approached the entrance to the residential area, an even bigger thrill awaited me.
Not far away was a platform about five meters wide, with a guillotine standing high above it. Below the platform, a circle of people dressed in white knelt and worshipped, their heads touching the ground and their palms pressed to the ground.
On the platform, a young girl kneels on the guillotine, her face turned to the side, her head resting under the blade. A blissful and content smile graces her face, her eyes filled with madness. She murmurs, "I am about to serve the Ghost King. I am holy!"
On the stage, a middle-aged woman wearing a white cloth on her head had a serious expression and was muttering incantations around the girl in a language that Rong Yi couldn't understand.
As the middle-aged woman stopped reciting her words, the triangular guillotine fell with a swish. The girl's face remained unchanged, and blood splattered onto the white robes of the people kneeling below.
Rong Yi was shocked by the scene. Having been accustomed to a society governed by the rule of law, this was the first time he had ever seen an ordinary person being killed in broad daylight. The key point was that the passersby around did not react at all, as if this was the most common thing in the world.
Rong Yi couldn't help but swear.
This wasn't the end. The middle-aged woman picked up the girl's head, facing outwards to the people below the stage. The kneeling people raised their hands, and the blood from the girl's severed neck dripped onto those hands.
"The lucky girl has gone to the side of the Ghost King of Fuling. The sacrifice went so smoothly that the Ghost King must be satisfied." If you ignored the head in her hand, the middle-aged woman spoke with a kind and benevolent expression, like a saint.
Rong Yi was speechless, stunned by the local customs and culture of this world. These ordinary people were even more terrifying than the zombies of the previous world.
We haven't even seen a ghost yet, but this group of people looks scarier than a ghost.
After standing there for several minutes, Rong Yi gathered her thoughts and continued walking. Now, all she wanted was to find her teammates as soon as possible.
(End of this chapter)
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