In the blink of an eye, two hours passed. Ling Xue and I wandered around the first floor of the ruins. However, there were just too many people here. When the monsters spawned, they were instantly killed in the blink of an eye. We didn't even have a chance to attack. As for PvP, we couldn't just keep killing people on the first floor. This wasn't a solution.
Thus, Ling Xue and I decided to split up to kill monsters. This way, the chances of encountering monsters would be higher.
After wandering around for a while, I was shocked to find that the number of people I killed on the first floor was more than the number of monsters. My hands were covered in blood. It was time to become a Buddha.
Thus, I said Amitabha Buddha. Just as I was about to leave, I heard someone shouting in front of me, "Fourth floor ruins scroll, for sale!
One hundred thousand USD, first come first served! "
I couldn't help but smile, "You even have a fourth floor scroll?
But aren't you tired of living? Selling in a place like this? "
He was just about to attack when seven or eight shadowy figures surrounded him and beat him until he was paralyzed from the waist down. After that, they scattered like birds and beasts and fled the scene of the crime. However, I could clearly see that one of the wretched figures was the Dragon Soul, and the other one looked like Paralyzing Wind of Sorrow. Birds of a feather really do flock together!
However, it seemed that the scroll didn't drop. These guys miscalculated. Bastards, it would've been better if I did it. Blood Barrier would've definitely dropped it after killing him ten times.
I continued forward. Not long after, in the ruins in front of me, several Japanese players were surrounding a Bronze Battle Lion monster. It looked like it was about to die.
My killing intent rose again. I raised my sword and pounced, but it was too late. The Bronze Battle Lion roared and died. In a flash, I clearly saw a golden scroll fall to the ground. On the scroll floated a number: 2!
F * ck!
As expected, it was 2!
Without thinking, I activated the skill: Fierce Thunder Wind!
My entire body flew, and I steadily stood in the middle of the scroll in front of these Japanese players. Everything in the 1x1 area was under my feet. No one could take it away.
A few Japanese players were so angry that they cursed, "Baka!" Then, they pulled out their swords and charged at me. I smiled and raised my hand. My Scarlet Heaven Sword slashed across and blood splattered everywhere. The warrior at the very front was instantly killed.
The other two were stunned. Clearly, they knew that they were no match for him. One of them calmed down and used the translator to say, "Friend, we can give you the scroll, but you must compensate us for our losses."
I asked, "You want money?"
"That's right!"
"Alright!
I'm not like you Japanese, stingy and petty. Here, take this as compensation! "
With a wave of his arm, a gold coin gracefully fell onto the grass.
The Japanese players widened their eyes. After a long while, one of them choked and said, "Are you trying to get rid of a beggar?"
I asked carefully, "You think it's too little?"
"Of course!"
Thus, after weighing the pros and cons, I flung my arm and the second gold coin elegantly landed on the grass.
"That's all I have, no more. If you still want to blackmail me, you might as well just kill me …"
Immediately, the two Japanese players were enraged. They raised their swords and charged at me.
I raised my arm for the third time and unleashed a mighty Divine Dragon Slash. One of the players in front of me was instantly killed. The other player saw that the situation wasn't looking good and tried to escape. I immediately took out my Soul Chasing Bow and shot him in the back. Elemental arrows whistled through the air, and a five-hit combo turned him into a sieve.
After I was done, I looked at the second floor scroll under my feet. I was overjoyed. Finally, I had a place to settle.
The equipment that others had dropped could only be picked up after 120 seconds, so I had no choice but to wait a bit. To avoid attracting too much attention in a crowded place like this, I sat down on the scroll and gave a friendly smile to the passersby.
At this time, Seven-star Lamp passed by with a longsword in hand. He suddenly noticed me and asked with a smile, "Scholar, what are you sitting here for?
Did you get a scroll? "
I smiled and said, "No, I'm tired, so I'm taking a break here."
"Oh?
Really? "
"Yeah!"
"Fuck, what the hell are you sitting on? Do you think I is blind?"
Seven-star Lamp was speechless. He scolded me with a smile, "Snow Moon thinks of himself as a benevolent person, but I didn't think that you'd kill people and rob them."
I smiled. "Benevolent person?
That's what I said when there were a lot of people around, but right now, I'm just like you, an internet hooligan … "
Seven-star Lamp walked up to me.
I immediately raised my left arm slightly, and a ball of lightning mixed with wind blade energy wrapped around my palm. This was the prelude to [Judgement]. Seven Star Lamp had suffered from this skill before, and his heart jumped when he saw this. He also stopped in his tracks.
"Old Seven, I won't be sending you off. Work hard, the second floor scroll is waving at you!"
"Uh … I'm leaving. Take your time …"
"Okay!"
Seven Star Lamp angrily walked away. With his ruthless personality, he would definitely steal this second level scroll. However, my strength was clearly above his. A single [Judgement] was enough to deter him from making a move. Not to mention, with my stats and mechanical skills, Seven Star Lamp understood that even if I didn't move, I could still kill him from where I stood. This wasn't just an alarmist saying things to scare him.
Standing in front of the Level 2 Teleportation Scroll that everyone dreamed of was like walking through a group of perverts with a beautiful woman in his arms. The desire in their eyes and the desire to possess her were so strong that they were about to ignite the flames in the sky.
Luckily, two minutes passed quickly. I successfully picked up the second floor's scroll and said goodbye to Ling Xue. With a whoosh, I disappeared and appeared on the second floor of the ruins. The map wasn't much different from the first floor. It was still an abandoned city, but the monsters here were slightly different. Other than the Bronze Warlions, there was also a monster called the Iron Wolf Beast. They were all Level 262 Warsong Monsters, and their stats had increased by quite a bit.
Furthermore, the biggest difference from the first floor was the increase in the number of monsters. At a glance, there were close to a hundred small monsters scattered in the ruins. Without hesitation, Zhang Xuan summoned Ling-er and charged forward with his sword in hand.
Ling Xue's equipment was still terrible. It was just a set of Level 50 Silver-grade equipment. Summoning it would cost experience. In any case, I needed a lot of experience to level up, so I didn't mind giving some to Ling Xue.
I ordered Ling Xue to follow me. She couldn't attack, or else the Level 262 monsters could instantly kill her.
The Scarlet Heaven Sword created sparks as it swept through the area. While I was killing monsters, I was also attacked. Although my Defense was high, these monsters were many levels higher than me. Moreover, these high-level monsters had the Defense Pierce effect, so my HP kept dropping. It was even more painful when I was surrounded by three to five monsters. The lifesteal effect couldn't be used, so I had to keep drinking potions. This required a lot of potions. I had brought an entire bag full of potions with me, so I should have no problem using them for 24 hours. Any more and I would need to replenish the supplies.
As for who would replenish the supplies?
Hehe, everyone knew.
While killing monsters, I contacted the rest of the girls in the workshop. I learned that Qin Yun and Chrysanthemum Daohana were already on the first floor of the ruins. The two girls worked together to kill monsters. It was safer this way, and they could summon Cyclone Shield. I ran into a few malicious PKs on the first floor, but in the end, I won.
Bing Cha and Brave Heart had also entered the first floor of the ruins. They were busy looking for monsters to kill, so I didn't mention them.
After a while, accompanied by the screams of the Iron Wolf, I obtained my first spoil of war. A shiny pair of war boots fell to the ground —
Beast Soul War Boots, Level 255 High-grade Immortal-grade. Unbound. Its stats were slightly better than the Zhurong War Boots. It wasn't hard to imagine that the full set of this Beast Soul War Boots would be stronger than a S1 warrior. In other words, the market price of this Beast Soul War Set would definitely surpass S1. It would definitely sell for hundreds of thousands.
More than an hour later, I ran into the beautiful mage Ling Yue at a corner. I asked, "Did you find the boss of the second floor?"
Ling Yue looked a bit embarrassed. She smiled and said, "Er … I killed it before you came up. It dropped two beast soul parts and a fifth floor ruins scroll …"
"OMG, you're so fast!"
"Hehe, how much did you get?"
"Nothing, just a pair of Beast Soul War Boots."
"That's not bad. Good luck, I'm going to continue."
"Mn."
The two of us went our separate ways to look for mobs. The mobs here dropped beast soul equipment, so it was pretty fun to kill. Otherwise, who would be willing to kill mobs?
I looked at the interface. There were already 7 players who had entered the second floor of the ruins. Ling Yue and I weren't the only lucky ones. However, there was still no one who could enter the second floor and above. Now, it would be up to the 7 people who could get the scroll to the third floor first. Whoever got it first would be the first one to get the scroll to the third floor.
Of course, with my 40 Luck, it shouldn't be a problem.
I continued to kill mobs. Ling Er had leveled up a lot, and I had collected the other two beast soul armors. Ling Yue had been on the second floor for a long time, but she hadn't gotten a single beast soul except for the boss drops. This meant that the drop rate of the ruins wasn't too optimistic. This was to be expected. The system would do its best to control the drop rate of equipment in the ruins. For example, only one or a few beast soul sets would drop per day. Unless someone with heaven-defying luck like me appeared, the streets would be filled with beast soul warriors in a month's time.
About half an hour later, I finally dropped a scroll. However, it was a scroll from the 7th floor ruins. It was still too fucking early...
Beep!
Ling Xue sent me a message: "Scholar, I'm on the second floor now!"
I was very excited. "Oh?
You've gotten to the second level? "
"Mn, no."
"Then how did you get it?"
"I gritted my teeth and used fifty thousand RMB to buy a scroll from a noob. I can't stay on the first floor forever anyway. There's no future for me."
"Mn, that's right. Keep grinding …"
"Oh, okay!"
Everyone returned to their work. The map clearly stated that the higher the level, the harder it was to get a scroll. Logically speaking, a third floor scroll should be easy to get.
A few minutes later, I got another scroll. Damn, it was a second floor scroll. I couldn't fly back to the first floor right now because the scroll would disappear after use. Otherwise, I could've gifted it to Qin Yun and Chrysanthemum Daohana. Forget it, they'd better pray for themselves!
No one could beat anyone else in this kind of map that went up level by level...
I stayed up all the way until night time. Finally, I logged off and ate dinner. A golden scroll dropped after the death of an Iron Wolf Beast. A shining number floated above the scroll: 3!
Hehe, it's time to go up!
I checked the map information. There were 280,000 players on the first floor, 21 on the second floor, and zero on the third floor. It looked like I was destined to be the first person to enter the third floor of the ancient ruins!
I crushed the scroll and was teleported to the third floor. The scene was still the same, and the monsters were still the same. However, they were now Level 263 and a lot stronger.
At this rate, the monsters on the 12th floor should be Level 272. I couldn't imagine it. They must be super strong, right?!
I continued to kill monsters. Level 263 Warsong monsters were pretty strong, but I didn't feel too much pressure. This time, I wasn't in a hurry to kill the mobs. I ran around with Ling Er and found the boss on the third floor first!
After running around for a long time, I finally found a Iron Wolf Beast boss in a corner. It was much bigger than the average Iron Wolf Beast, and it was a Demon Realm boss with an AoE skill. It roared and released a shockwave that dealt damage to all targets within a large area. I smiled when I saw this skill. AoE skills dealt a lot of damage, but they were useless against a single target. Especially since each roar only dealt 60k damage to me. As long as I kept drinking potions, I could maintain more than half of my HP. Combined with my lifesteal, I didn't even need to use Holy Healing to crush the boss. At this rate, I should be able to solo any boss below the tenth floor of the ancient ruins.
I was overjoyed. I took out the Soul Chasing Bow, fired a Corrosive Arrow and a Quintuple Burst. Then, I activated Wild Charge and caught the boss off guard!
The Scarlet Heaven Sword flashed, and the Outstanding + 7 halo around it was dazzling to the extreme. The 25% Attack buff tormented the Iron Wolf Beast so much that it howled in pain. In less than 10 minutes, the Iron Wolf Beast's HP was almost empty. Things had changed with the passage of time. Back then, this was a Demon Domain Boss that could torture us to death. But now, with the help of the Eternal set, I could defeat it with ease.
Swhoosh!
Scarlet Heaven Sword let out a roar and activated the knockback effect, followed by a 10x damage buff. The Iron Wolf howled as it finally lost the last of its HP. Its body softly fell to the ground, dropping a bunch of Gold Coins and equipment.
However, what caught my attention the most was the scroll. When I saw the number, my heart almost stopped beating —
4！
The heavens are helping me. I got the scroll to go to the fourth floor so quickly.
I crushed the scroll, and I came to the fourth floor!