The next morning, it was already 8 am by the time I opened my eyes. There was still an hour left before the new map would be released to the public, so there was no time to waste. I stuffed a couple of steamed buns into my mouth, gulped down a large glass of water and went online with the girls.
The moment I appeared in Dark Moon City, I heard a melodious ring — "Ding ~!"
System Notice: All players, the human alliance's scouts have discovered a region filled with great power at the end of Dragonbone Mountain Range. The magisters have predicted that this is a sign that the World Tree is beginning to wither, and that the power of hell is stirring. The earth's crust is shifting, and the ancient dragon domain that has been lying dormant underground has finally seen the light of day once more. The China server has officially released a new map — Nine Lost Dragon Domains. The soldiers of the Silver Moon Alliance have surrounded the area, and the map will be released in 57 minutes. This domain filled with mysterious power awaits the arrival of countless adventurers!
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Nine Lost Dragon Domains?
I quickly opened the official website and did a quick search. The Nine Lost Dragon Domains was a large map, and it was divided into nine intersecting regions. Each dragon domain contained a giant dragon boss, and these dragons had been sleeping for tens of thousands of years or even hundreds of thousands of years. They were isolated from the rest of the world, and the only thing they could think of when they woke up was slaughter. Killing these giant dragons would reward players with divine dragon scales, and collecting all 9 divine dragon scales would reward players handsomely.
Mn, I locked onto my target. The Nine Lost Dragon Domains was located at the end of Dragonbone Mountain Range, and it was quite a distance away from Dark Moon City. However, I could definitely reach it within an hour, so I should be able to make it in time.
I gripped the Heaven-stealing Sword and set off!
I hid my ID as I sprinted through the forest, but I soon discovered that Sky City players were running in the same direction as me. Clearly, they were heading toward the Nine Lost Dragon Domains. However, it seemed like these people didn't realize that the Nine Lost Dragon Domains required players to be Level 100 to enter, so at least 50% of the players in the game would be eliminated.
Forty or so minutes later, I arrived at a blood-red zone. I could see players almost everywhere, and there were rows of NPC cavalry patrolling the area like lightning. The Silver Moon Alliance's NPC soldiers had surrounded the area, and even Karinshan seemed to be wary of the Nine Lost Dragon Domains.
The entire map of the Nine Lost Dragon Domains was shrouded in a blood-red mist, so it was impossible to see the map clearly. The mobs in this map were clearly a little difficult for us players at the current stage of the game, but that didn't matter. The higher the level of the mobs, the more fun it would be.
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Not far away, an NPC soldier dressed in tattered armor and wielding an iron sword stood there. His eyes were wide open as he looked around and said in a low voice, "The Nine Lost Dragon Domains are filled with terrifying Evil Dragons. Those who aren't strong enough shouldn't go there and die. Damn it, these Dragons actually woke up. They're just causing too much trouble!"
I couldn't help but smile. I walked up to the NPC and spoke to him, "How do I enter the Nine Lost Dragon Domains?"
The NPC shot me a glance, and the Sky City emblem on my shoulder seemed to have caught his attention. He opened his mouth and said, "You … why do you look so familiar?
Never mind, you have to go to the entrance if you want to enter the Nine Lost Dragon Domains. The closest entrance is about one kilometer to the west, and it's heavily guarded by the kingdom's soldiers. You'll find it soon enough. "
I nodded. The NPC's ability to point the way was pretty good.
I raised my sword and charged toward the entrance. It wasn't long before I discovered that the small valley was packed with players. They were all here to challenge the Nine Lost Dragon Domains. The Nine Lost Dragon Domains was a large, winding map, and the first place you entered was the Wood Dragon Domain. After that, you would search for the entrance to the next one. As for how to enter the next one, I had no idea.
"Lu Chen, over here!"
Not far away from me, He Yi stood out like a sore thumb on her Snow Domain Windchaser. When I got closer, I noticed that Beiming Xue, Murong Mingyue, Chaos Moon and a couple more people were there as well.
"You're all here?"
"Mn!"
He Yi nodded. "There are way too many people who want to enter the Nine Lost Dragon Domains. Legend has it that the person who gathers all nine dragon scales can exchange them for a Divine-grade equipment from Princess Karinshan. I wonder if it's true …"
I smiled. "It's probably just a rumor. Still, it's nice to be able to grind some levels. The mobs in this map should be the kind that's very profitable."
Gui Guzi walked over with his spear in hand and said with a smile, "Of course. However, the Nine Lost Dragon Domains respawns every seven days, and every player can only enter the Nine Lost Dragon Domains once every seven days. So, if you get killed after entering, you'll lose everything …"
He Yi smiled. "That's why we need to gather together and fight our way in. We mustn't get separated, or our enemies will take us out one by one."
I looked around before asking, "Are we still missing Xu Yang, Li Chengfeng, High Fighting Spirits, and a few others?"
"They'll be here in a minute. We'll enter when everyone's gathered!"
“OK！”
I hesitated for a moment before smiling. "The giant dragon inside Nine Lost Dragon Domains is definitely at least an Earth Rank boss. It'll be fun to kill. Whether or not we can get a second Earth-grade item depends on how good these nine maps are!"
Beiming Xue giggled. "Don't be too greedy, big bro. I think we'll be lucky if we can kill more than three bosses in this map since every expert in the China server is gathered here. It's almost impossible to collect all nine dragon scales. It's most likely that the nine scales will be split among the big guilds, and whoever wants to collect all nine will have to spend RMB to buy them …"
I nodded. "That's right. That's basically the case."
At this time, Li Chengfeng, High Fighting Spirits, Xu Yang, and the others also arrived. Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls had gathered almost a thousand people here, and they were all high-level players.
Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls alone had almost 3000 people, and there was no need to mention the other guilds. I didn't know how many people this map could hold. If we went in, we probably wouldn't be able to kill any monsters at all.
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Time passed bit by bit. Everyone stared at the time on the game interface and waited for 9 o 'clock to arrive.
Finally, after a clear bell sound, the mist in front of us suddenly turned blood red and condensed into a blood-red door. The door creaked open, and a gust of wind that emitted a fishy stench blew over. The tens of thousands of people waiting outside gawked and gawked in shock.
The first floor of the Nine Lost Dragon Domains was the Wood Dragon Domain. We had to fight our way through the floors. We didn't know the entrance, but we had to survive in the Wood Dragon Domain first.
There were almost 20 entrances scattered all around the map for players to enter. The number of entrances was enough to calm the players down a little.
However, the moment the gate opened, the players lost their cool. Thousands of players belonging to a small guild of Vanished God City immediately rushed out of the gate. The moment they stepped through it, they vanished into thin air. It was obvious that they had entered a completely different map.
I raised my arm and shouted, "Wait!"
Li Chengfeng, Gui Guzi, and the others were able to keep their composure. They stared ahead with steady gazes, not in a hurry to rush in.
I perked up my ears. Thanks to my undead race's unique sense of smell, I could already smell the scent of fresh blood. As expected, a few seconds later, screams of agony came from behind the gate. It seemed that the first batch of players to enter the Wood Dragon Domain had already met a tragic end. Perhaps all of them had already died in battle. Fans loved to read:
"What's going on?
Why, it seems like a lot of people have died … "He Yi exclaimed in astonishment.
I smiled and said to Gui Guzi, "Little Gui, come with me. The two of us will go in and scout the situation. The rest of you, wait here for a moment!"
"Okay!"
Gui Guzi rode behind me on his Armored Swordback Dragon and charged into the Wood Dragon Domain. The moment I stepped into the Wood Dragon Domain, I felt a gust of foul wind hit me in the face. This place looked like a dead valley. It was extremely spacious and there weren't many plants or trees around. However, right in front of us was a huge pile of corpses. As expected, all the players who had charged into the Wood Dragon Domain before us were dead. Not a single one survived!
Corpses were strewn all over the valley, and blood flowed everywhere. Gui Guzi felt goosebumps rising all over his body when he saw this. He said, "Boss Broken Halberd, what's going on?
Fuck, several thousand people were killed in less than a minute. What on earth happened? "
I frowned and said, "Let's move forward slowly and prepare to defend at any moment. There's definitely a monster lying in ambush here."
"Mn!"
The two of us carefully moved forward and stepped over the corpses of other players. The sky was unusually clear, but it made people's hearts pound. I didn't know what on earth was hiding in the surroundings.
We hadn't gone far when Gui Guzi suddenly exclaimed, "Something's here!"
As expected, the ground around a hundred yards away from us started to bulge. Then, the earth split open, and huge monsters appeared. They were all round creatures that looked like small tanks. Their backs were covered in spikes, and they looked a bit like sea urchins. Pairs of cyan eyes stared at us from between the spikes!
The stats of the closest monster appeared in the party channel — [Wood Porcupine] (Shadow Rank Mob) Level: 155 Attack: 1780 ~ 1950 Defense: 2200 HP: 170000 Skills: [Venomous Needle Rush], [Rockfall Assault], [Needle Rain] Introduction: The guardians of the Wood Dragon Domain. These Wood Porcupines possess incredible strength that strikes fear in the hearts of enemies near and far...
What a high Attack! Did this Wood Porcupine kill all these players? But that didn't seem possible. How did it kill so many of them in one go?
"Boss Broken Halberd, this is bad! Everyone else, watch as normal!" Gui Guzi shouted.
I also noticed that something was wrong. About a hundred Wood Porcupines let out low roars at the same time, and their bodies trembled violently. Then, they shot out their spikes at me. It was an AoE attack, and the next moment, a black rain fell from the sky and attacked everything around us indiscriminately!
"Fuck, that's it?" I stared at him with wide eyes. "Little Gui, use Knight God and Defend!"
"Mn. You be careful too, boss!"
I raised my arm in front of me and got into a defensive stance. In the next moment, my arm went numb and countless damage numbers flew up. In my defensive stance, the attack power of the needle was greatly reduced, but it was still incredibly powerful — 271!
“172！”
“428！”
“230！”
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A string of damage numbers flew above my head, and I lost almost 17000 HP in an instant. This dense barrage of attacks was equivalent to at least 50 needles stabbing me in unison. Fuck, no wonder all the players in front of me died!
"Gui Guzi, retreat!"
I gulped down a health potion and sprinted toward the exit. At the same time, I used Tenacity of the Dead and barely pulled my HP back to half.