Chapter 22(1/2)
"Crack."
The thin cigarette rod in Zhou Dongfeng's hand fell to the ground, and like many players behind him, he fell into a long sluggish state.
The game they are in has countless horror dungeons, each dungeon is independent of each other and is divided into different levels, corresponding to different game difficulty, number of participants and monster strength.
Just like the dungeon "The Disappearing Sister" that Lu Miao participated in, it has existed in the game library for so many years. It has always been an ordinary F-level dungeon. The points and rewards given by tasks and achievements are very low, and it belongs to advanced players.
I don't like it, it's the lowest level copy that ordinary players just grind.
If it weren't for the many hidden achievements and a large portion of unlocked space, it would be impossible for such a copy to appear on the homepage of the newcomer area and attract so many players.
No matter how top-notch Lu Miao's skills were, he would not receive such treatment.
It has been a long time since Zhou Dongfeng was selected to participate in this horror game version of "Ideal Town", but the total number of achievements has never reached the standard of high-level players, so he stayed on the newcomer standings and did not move up.
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But he knows many high-level players, and he basically knows the old opponents at the top of the rankings. He even knows the opponent's achievement progress clearly, and he himself has achieved achievements in most of the dungeons he has passed.
Completely cleared, occupying the top three positions in various dungeon progress all year round.
But even so, he never knew that the copy could actually be upgraded.
And this copy of "The Disappearing Sister - Real Truth"... Zhou Dongfeng stared at the slowly disappearing system prompts, his pupils trembling unnoticeably.
He was certain that there was no copy of that title in the game library.
Could it be that the game has been updated with a new copy?
Thinking of the suddenly empty game hall and the soaring number of newcomers after every game update in the past, Zhou Dongfeng's Adam's apple rolled twice and his throat felt a little dry.
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In an instant, many blank dungeon intelligence bounty missions were suddenly refreshed in the bounty mission area. Like bugs, they popped up one after another, occupying the entire bounty mission area's field of vision. Then, before anyone could react, another bounty mission appeared.
When they come over, they all disappear.
Then everyone's system prompts sounded one after another, which was a server-wide announcement that a new copy of the game was online.
[A new D-level game copy has been added to the game library, "Disappearing Sister-real truth". The death rate of the copy is under testing. The bounty task module has not yet opened the corresponding copy. Players are asked to try again later. 】
[The game forum has been reopened, and players can go to relevant modules for discussion.]
[Please note: Copy information belongs to the player's personal property, please pay attention to protect the safety of your property and beware of fraud.]
[Special reminder: Beware of acquaintance fraud.]
A few seconds later, a new post appeared in the newly reopened game forum.
#I rely on the forum to be reopened! It seems to have been closed for a long time since the last incident... Does anyone want to discuss the newly released copy?#
@Anonymous: I was scared to death. Suddenly the systems of everyone around me rang. I thought something had happened, but it turned out that a new D-level copy was released.
@Anonymous: Why does the name of this copy look so familiar? Isn’t "The Disappearing Sister" an F-level book? This new copy has a suffix added to make it D-level, which is a bit sloppy.
@Anonymous: It is said that it is the new copy formed by the upgrade of that copy. But there are only two bosses in that copy, Lao Wang and the same thing as Roshan. How can I upgrade it? Isn’t it possible that the system is exhausted and produces duplicate copies?
@Anonymous: It seems that you haven’t watched the live broadcast on the homepage of the newbie area. There is a newbie who is very good. The first time he played, he triggered the hidden achievement that Mr. Zhou only got after the second play. He didn’t know what he discovered just now.
, the copy will be upgraded!
@Anonymous: Upgrade? Are you kidding! This game has been around for such a long time, and I have never heard that the copy can be upgraded. Where did you hear this rumor?
@Anonymous: Hey, hey, Mr. Zhou is the god of dungeons. He has only been in the game for a short time and is ranked fourth. His actual strength should be the first in the newcomer list, okay! Even if you want to brag about the newcomers, you need to find something to rely on.
What a good comparison object for spectrum!
@Anonymous: No matter if he is really that good! As we all know, the first few batches of people in the new game are all wiped out. No matter how awesome this newcomer is, there is no way he can get out of this dungeon! The first place is still Zhou Da
Damn it!
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After seeing the last sentence, Zhou Dongfeng closed the forum with a heavy look.
The forum for the horror version of "Ideal Town" has always been anonymous. All players have only a random number to distinguish their identity. There will be a new number when changing posts, so unless you mention your identity repeatedly in every post, or
With the vest given by the system, it is completely impossible to trace the speaker in the discussion in this forum.
When Zhou Dongfeng first joined the game, this anonymous forum was still in operation, but something huge happened that year, and the impact was so far-reaching that the system directly closed the entrance to the forum and sealed it.
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He still remembers that when he first achieved a 100% clearance record, the forum was full of discussions about him.
Now I glanced over it, but all the topics were related to Lu Miao.
A pure newcomer who has not even reached a clearance record, and the game lasted less than 48 hours, already people who have never watched his live broadcast have begun to feel that as long as Lu Miao can clear the level from this copy, he will definitely be able to surpass his previous ones.
Have you set a record...
What kind of magic power does this guy have?
Wu Haitao next to him flipped through his system interface and didn't know what he saw. He suddenly raised his eyes and looked around. His triangular eyes squeezed out by a sinister face glanced at Zhou Dongfeng, and soon he returned to the scene in front of him with a guilty conscience.
on the big screen.
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Lu Miao also received the system prompt, but he had not entered the game lobby yet and knew very little about this horror game. He saw the notification sent by the system and did not pay much attention to it.
He just carefully pondered the notification about the new game sent by the system, feeling a little confused.
It is obvious that just adding a suffix to the name of the original dungeon can actually be regarded as a new dungeon, and the level has jumped two levels, directly from level F to level d.
Lu Miao has never played other horror games, so he cannot judge whether this is a normal situation through past experience. However, when he played in "Ideal Town" as an NPC, he learned a lot about game construction.
common sense.
There is no doubt that D-level dungeons are more dangerous than F-level dungeons.
Since this is a horror game, after the dungeon is upgraded, the difficulty of one of the plot or monsters will definitely increase exponentially, and the difficulty of passing the level will also increase significantly.
The mortality rate will also be higher.
Lu Miao already had a rough idea of the plot line of this dungeon, and it was precisely because Lu Miao discovered that the plot line of the original dungeon was false that he opened this dungeon. There should be no bigger articles on the plot.
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So--
Lu Miao raised his eyelids, looked at the door of the room, and then lowered his eyes.
He didn't turn on the lights when he entered. The light in the living room shone through the cracks in the door, forming a thin strip of light. But at this moment, the thin strip had been cut into several sections, and it was under Lu Miao's gaze.
, disappear completely and return to darkness.
"Croak...Croak..."
The sound of sticky footsteps sounded densely, and Lu Miao turned on the surveillance camera. In the picture, the residents of the town were leaving the kitchen with dull expressions and stiff limbs, and were gathering towards the south-facing second bedroom where he was.
Among the props Lu Miao had purchased previously, only two holographic projectors and three door-toppers were on sale.
The upper limit of the door opening device is very high. If Lu Miao is really facing a heavy tombstone used by ancient emperors to guard against tomb robbers, he may be able to withstand it for a while, but the only obstacle between him and the monster at this moment is a wooden door.
Last night, it only took Lao Wang ten seconds to destroy the door to the second bedroom. Today, facing so many mutating monsters, the wooden door would probably be destroyed in an instant.
In this case, no matter how many door jacks you use, it won't work.
The sticky footsteps slowly subsided, but a gasping sound came from behind.
The monsters transformed by the residents of the town still retained certain facial features, and did not completely degenerate into lumps of flesh like the human-skinned monsters. Lu Miao turned around and saw several once-familiar faces guarding the window of the second bedroom.
At the same time, the system prompt interface popped up crazily:
[Copy upgrade completed!]
[You triggered the dungeon upgrade by exploring the main line. The original number of monsters in the F-level dungeon was 2. After upgrading to the D-level dungeon, the upper limit of monsters has been increased and the monsters are being activated... All monsters are activated. The current upper limit of the number of monsters in the dungeon is??
?!!]
[System warning: The dungeon clearance rate has dropped sharply, recalculating...recalculating...]
[Calculation failed! This copy has never had a clearance record, and the clearance rate is 0!]
[Warning! Warning!! The system has detected that the player panel attributes are far lower than the dungeon requirements, and the survival probability has fallen below the critical value! The death probability is - 100%!! Please speed up the dungeon progress and clear the level as soon as possible!!]
[Congratulations on triggering the achievement: Repeated Death. You have failed to log in again and the recommended spot is featured!]
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Just like the newcomer who failed to clear the level before, on Lu Miao's live broadcast screen, amidst the banging of the door, a red alarm filled the audience's field of vision, illuminating their faces red. No one could see anything.
Possibility of escape.
Yu Qian closed his eyes and sighed with regret.
At this point, there is no longer any possibility of survival.
It's just a pity for Lu Miao. If he hadn't died, he would have definitely created a miracle, breaking Zhou Dongfeng's record of dominating this dungeon for several years, and becoming the well-deserved newcomer king in recent years.
Yu Qian even felt that Lu Miao's potential was higher than Zhou Dongfeng's. If he was given enough time, it would not be impossible to catch up with Zhou Dongfeng, who was on the rise.
But he was so unlucky that he was forced to upgrade to a D-level dungeon when he was a rookie with the lowest attributes. This time, even Yu Qian had to admit that Lu Miao had no chance of survival.
To be continued...