Chapter 85
Time flies.
In the blink of an eye, it was time to start the survival mode.
The three cities that Longguo randomly selected this time were City J, City G, and City N.
Among them, Linzhi in J City was a place she had stayed in for a long time and was quite familiar with, so it was also her first choice this time.
Unlike special secret realms, players are not forced to enter survival mode; everything is voluntary.
But whether it was because of the generous rewards or the team combat, there were quite a few players who volunteered to participate in the defense.
And most of them are players from other cities.
At exactly eight o'clock in the morning, the crystal towers descended upon the three city center areas simultaneously.
At a height of more than fifty meters, the entire crystal tower emits a faint blue light from the outside, is wrapped in wire-like metal, and has a light yellow light flashing inside.
When Linzhi was teleported there, hundreds of players were already there.
Most of them were also looking at the Crystal Tower, and a very small number of people gathered together and discussed something in low voices.
"Linzhi!"
A highly recognizable female voice sounded.
Linzhi turned and looked.
She saw Shang Mengyu raising her arms and waving at her.
Her whole face was flushed.
I don’t know whether to be happy or excited.
Also nearby were Yao Bo, Lang Qing and other Dragon Country players who had been seen in the special secret realm before.
Everyone nodded to Linzhi, and she smiled back at them one by one.
Not far away.
Because of Shang Mengyu's sudden voice, many people also noticed Lin Zhi.
But they all had a strong sense of boundaries and did not surround them, but just watched from a distance.
As for whether his heart is as calm as his face, no one knows.
However, not everyone can control their emotions.
Some young people, who are carefree by nature, excitedly grabbed the shoulders of their friends and started shaking them wildly.
"Did you see it? Did you see it?"
The person next to him was dizzy from his shaking and nodded quickly: "Yeah, yeah, I see. Stop shaking, I'm about to throw up my breakfast."
"Hehe, even though she doesn't know me, it's enough for me to know her."
"I dreamed last night that Lin Zhi and I chose the same city to defend. I never thought this dream would come true."
"She's looking over here!"
A female player suddenly covered her face and said shyly, "Zhibao is looking over here. She must be looking at me!"
"Nonsense, she's clearly looking at me!"
"Bullshit, you're looking at me!"
…
Survival mode officially starts at 9:00 am.
As soon as nine o'clock arrived, the central crystal tower shot a beam of light into the sky.
Then, the area around 1 kilometer away was wrapped by a layer of light red air wall.
Black holes suddenly appeared one after another above the air wall.
In the center of the black hole, the pitch-black void space was spinning and rippling like a whirlpool, and strange-looking monsters emerged from it one after another.
There are different colored level numbers on their heads.
Level 30 is yellow, level 40 is green, level 50 is cyan, level 60 is blue, and level 70 is purple.
It is very convenient for everyone to see and identify.
As monsters continued to emerge from the black hole, cards began to appear at the bottom of the crystal tower.
The player closest to the crystal tower picks up one first.
Seeing the pictures and text above, he was stunned at first, and then couldn't help but say:
"What is this?"
On the front of the card, which was as thick as a fingernail, was a grinning face with a red nose, and below it were two large flying characters: Joker.
[Joker Card]: Invalid card, without any attack ability or special effects.
"It's useless. What should I do?"
Although these monsters will not attack players directly, their only target from the beginning is the Crystal Tower.
But once the durability of the crystal tower is exhausted, the city will be completely destroyed.
Literally, these players can't survive.
Even though the game system said they had 3 seconds to leave for another city, with such a short time, unless there was a prop that could teleport instantly, they would not be able to reach the teleportation array even by rocket.
“This one of mine is also ineffective.”
"Mine too."
Soon, the same sound appeared again nearby.
Although it is no longer a [Joker Card], the result is the same.
Seeing the pile of discarded cards growing larger and larger, yet no one was able to pick up a valid card, despair began to show on the faces of the players present:
"I said this high-dimensional game is targeting our Dragon Nation!"
"This card release is definitely controlled, specifically to give us some invalid cards."
"Damn it! What should we do? Can we just watch the Crystal Tower being attacked and destroyed?"
"Where's Linzhi? Ask Linzhi, she's sure to have a solution!"
Many people began to look for Linzhi everywhere.
At some point, Linzhi became an omnipotent existence in their hearts.
…
"Master, I just checked with my Super Cheats. This Crystal Tower has indeed been tampered with by Him. The drop rate of valid cards has been changed to 5%. "
Jin Jin said in a serious tone.
"What about the other two cities?" Lin Zhi asked hurriedly.
[Cities G and N were normal, both at 30%, but He changed City J's.]
Is it because I'm here?
Linzhi lowered her eyelashes.
"Jinjin, can you change it back?"
I can only modify a little bit. If I modify more, He will notice.
It's okay.
Lin Zhi breathed a sigh of relief.
If the values are all modified, then it will be a disaster.
Even if she could teleport there, it would consume 100 durability points of the crystal tower at a time, which means 200 points for a round trip.
If we are delayed on the road and cannot make it in time for Jinjin to repair it, then we will be in big trouble.
After saying that, Jin Jin changed the subject and added:
[But Master, you can use Lucky's skills to modify it. After all, it is a profession set up in a high-dimensional game and will not be restricted by the rules.]
"Yes."
Linzhi nodded.
After Jinjin changed the drop rate of valid cards to 10%, Linzhi quickly activated the [Reversal] skill.
In the previous two days, she rolled the electronic dice four more times and upgraded her [Lucky Guy] profession to level 20.
This also means that under the effect of the [Reversal] skill, the probability of the Crystal Tower dropping valid cards can be increased by up to 20%.
Reached the current 30% status.
Same as the other two cities.
Not long after the values were adjusted, excited voices rang out from all around.
"I picked up a valid card!"
"You can also use my [Sword of Holy Light]!"
"My [Explosive Fire Technique] is also like that!"
The footsteps around suddenly became chaotic.
The sadness on everyone's faces disappeared and turned into enthusiasm.
Players who picked up valid cards took the initiative to attack, raised the cards, and used skills against the monsters that were pouring in like a tide.
For a moment, all the Dragon Country players present gradually became at ease from their initial nervousness and anxiety.
Different from the skills released by players themselves.
The skills released by the cards have abandoned those fancy special effects. They appear simple but are still powerful.
One ordinary skill card can defeat more than ten LV30 monsters, and can also hurt some LV40 monsters.
Linzhi also picked up one.
[Slowdown]: Slows down the speed at which monsters are released from the black hole by 50% for 5 minutes.
A rare quality auxiliary skill card.
Since the cards had been invalid for a long time, many monsters were now approaching the crystal tower.
Although players will give priority to dealing with monsters in the front row, not giving them the chance to attack the crystal tower.
But the number of monsters is really too much, especially since they are being born one after another and are so densely packed.
Everyone was either bending over to pick up the cards or standing up to use them.
There is no time to breathe.
Until the Linzhi card is activated.
After the speed of monster birth slowed down.
Everyone has the opportunity to shake their legs, move their limbs, drink some water and replenish their energy.
"It's really torturous! I hope these monsters won't just keep appearing like this."
"It's only been an hour, and I'm already exhausted."
"When I think about having to defend myself for seven days straight, my liver aches..."
"Hey, stop talking and eat something now."
…
Once the deceleration card expires, the speed at which monsters are born returns to normal.
Everyone had to repeat the process of picking up the cards, looking at the card t, and using the cards.
"Actually, we can definitely divide the work and cooperate."
A clear voice suddenly sounded from the crowd.
It’s Yao Bo.
He was holding a pile of cards in his hand, and someone next to him was holding a loudspeaker for him.
Seeing that some eyes were drawn to him, Yao Bo shouted to the surroundings through the loudspeaker:
"You can follow my example and split into groups."
"One group is dedicated to picking up cards, regardless of whether they are valid or not. The other group reviews the contents and categorizes them into attack cards, defense cards, prop cards, or other types of cards."
"The remaining teams will use the categorized cards. This will not only save time but also help them better deal with monsters."
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone was suddenly enlightened.
They followed suit.
The previously chaotic crowd gradually returned to order.
People who pick up cards no longer have to worry about being suddenly stepped on by people around them, and the picking up speed is faster.
The person checking the cards doesn't have to think about anything else. He can just throw the invalid ones aside, and after sorting out the valid ones, someone will immediately send them to the player in charge of the battle.
When you are tired of fighting, you can exchange with the person who is checking or picking up cards, and take turns to play.
For a moment, the speed at which everyone defeated monsters increased several times.
Seeing the excellent effect, someone immediately informed the other two defensive cities of this method.
Everything is going on in an orderly manner.
Several hours passed in the blink of an eye.
At 4:00 p.m. sharp, the black hole finally stopped releasing monsters.
Some of the people present were left behind to keep watch, while the rest lay down to rest.
They must seize every opportunity to recover and rest.
After all, no one knows how long the release of these monsters will be suspended, and when the next wave will arrive.
It's really exhausting.
Although they don't have to take action themselves, they just need to throw cards.
But many skills require active aiming.
There are many players here, and it is easy to throw it on one's own people if you are not careful, so they all fight with full concentration.
Linzhi is also very tired.
My arms are sore and my heart is tired.
She hadn't taken action herself in a long time.
In the past, she only needed to wave her hands and groups of undead servants would come to help her fight.
But in this survival mode, her Scourge-level Necromancer skills had no effect on those monsters.
I really miss the undead creatures in the storage space.
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