Chapter 12 : Lilith Is Too Easy to Fool
Chapter 12: Lilith Is Too Easy to Fool!
But before Vivian could continue thinking about anything, her body began to move uncontrollably.
“Sorry, Lilith, I didn’t mean it just now.”
Wait, what’s with this aggrieved tone?
“I... I just wanted to clear it faster, I didn’t think that much, wuwuwu... it’s all my fault.”
Hey, hey, hey... why are my tears falling?!
“I also just wanted to get good results, so that people outside won’t look down on us. We came here carrying the glory of Rose Town, I don’t want to bring shame to the town.”
No! Why is this suddenly about glory?! Vivian was somewhat losing it—who would believe such a ridiculous reason?!
Looking at the teary-eyed Vivian, Lilith was stunned for a moment, then her expression gradually softened, “Um... sorry, I didn’t think it through just now.”
She actually apologized just like that? You really don’t seem very smart, huh!
And then...
“Done.” Jiang Chen’s smug voice sounded.
So, Lord God, can you not be this two-faced?!
Just as Vivian was still unable to comprehend Lilith’s thought process, the familiar stage-clear notification popped up right on time.
Meanwhile, in the outside plaza...
At the moment the Leaderboard data refreshed, the entire place once again fell into dead silence.
【Ghoul Graveyard · Newcomer Ranking】
1st Place: Lilith, Vivian ｜ Team Size: 2 ｜ Clear Time: 1 minute 45 seconds
2nd Place: Beatrice, Karen… ｜ Team Size: 5 ｜ Clear Time: 123 minutes 11 seconds
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【Ghoul Graveyard · Overall Ranking】
1st Place: Lilith, Vivian ｜ Team Size: 2 ｜ Clear Time: 1 minute 45 seconds
2nd Place: Veyron, Kovit… ｜ Team Size: 5 ｜ Clear Time: 5 minutes 04 seconds
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“Wha—what kind of joke is this?! 1 minute 45 seconds?!”
“How is that even possible?!”
If the first floor could still be explained by the Goblins being weak, then the second floor’s Ghouls were clearly much stronger—yet the clear time was even shorter?
“Th-then what about the third stage? How long will they take?”
“No idea, but I guess it’ll also be fast.”
“Is it possible they’ll break Senior Veyron’s record?”
“I think… it really might be possible!”
“No way! The third stage is the Dark Monastery!”
“The Dark Monastery is harder than the first two stages combined. There’s no way they can clear it that fast!”
What no one noticed was that the focus of discussion had quietly shifted—from whether they could clear it, to whether they could break the record.
.......
Back on Vivian’s side.
Watching Lilith, who had been completely hooked and kept apologizing non-stop, Vivian felt speechless.
This Lilith was way too easy to fool.
Originally, Vivian had wanted to study Lord God’s way of thinking and combat style, but now she had basically given up.
Deceiving teammates and making them willingly become cannon fodder—Vivian admitted she couldn’t learn that at all!
However, just as Lilith was still overthinking things, her vision changed once again.
She reappeared in that familiar space.
【Congratulations. In Eternal Tower Floor 2, you dealt 100% of the damage and broke the fastest clear record. You have obtained a special reward: choose one of three permanent blessings.】
【Mana Blessing: Increases MP】
【Dawn Blessing: Restores HP】
【Agility Blessing: Increases speed】
“So that’s how it works. The blessings only refresh after making a selection. If you don’t choose, they stay.”
Jiang Chen was quite satisfied with this refresh mechanism.
At least it wasn’t overly random.
This time, Jiang Chen directly chose the Mana Blessing.
As the selection ended, white light merged into his body, and Jiang Chen immediately opened the panel to check.
“Nice! Nice! MP went straight from 300 to 500—an increase of 200!”
Moreover, this directly increased Jiang Chen’s combat power by 200. His combat power had now reached 1336, currently ranking sixth on the Leaderboard.
Clearly, the others’ progress wasn’t slow either.
“As expected, the Human race’s advantage lies in the abundance of instances that boost strength. As long as you’re willing to grind, your power will skyrocket.”
“And this wave of improvement is huge.”
As he spoke, Jiang Chen began calculating.
“500 MP means my current base damage is 5000, true damage is 2000, additional skill damage is 500, totaling 7500.”
Seeing this number, Jiang Chen felt exhilarated.
“This wave is a complete takeoff!”
“As expected, climbing towers is the fastest way to boost combat power in most games.”
“With my current damage, the next floor should be an instant kill for sure.”
As he spoke, Jiang Chen shifted his gaze to the brand-new environment on the screen.
【Eternal Tower Floor 3: Dark Monastery!】
But just as Jiang Chen was about to carefully observe the situation, the screen suddenly began to flicker.
“What’s going on?”
Seeing the image start to distort, Jiang Chen was stunned.
But right at that moment....
【Condition met. Do you wish to enter a hidden stage?】
“Hidden stage?”
Jiang Chen was taken aback upon seeing the prompt.
He was naturally familiar with hidden stage mechanics—usually they were triggered accidentally by players and later written into guides.
Under normal circumstances, they were rarely encountered.
Jiang Chen hadn’t expected to trigger one just like this, but well....
“Is there even anything to think about?”
“Enter, of course!”
The next moment, as the screen lit up again, several blood-red words came into view.
【Eternal Tower Floor 3 (Hidden): Broodmother Spider】
Immediately after, the two appeared in a massive cavern.
At the very center of the cavern was a gigantic spider.
Its body was enormous, like a decaying carriage, covered in pitch-black armor resembling steel needles. Eight compound eyes flickered with a sinister green glow. Its bloated abdomen dragged along the ground, oozing thick silk fluid.
Its mouthparts—sickle-like fangs dripping with venom—opened and closed, producing a teeth-grating scraping sound.
Looking at the Broodmother Spider, whose name appeared in blood-red text, Jiang Chen immediately became alert.
Behind its red name was the suffix (Three-Ring), and its red HP bar displayed (7000/7000).
Seeing this, Jiang Chen slightly frowned.
On the previous two floors, he had easily one-shot enemies, but the damage numbers varied—sometimes high, sometimes low.
In other words, an enemy’s defense had a significant impact on final damage calculation.
“My current maximum damage is 7500.”
However, when Jiang Chen saw the thick armor covering the Broodmother Spider, his brows couldn’t help but tighten, “With this kind of defense, I’d be lucky to deal even 5000 damage.”
Based on his understanding of games, bosses like this usually had extremely high defense and damage reduction.
Out of his estimated 5000 damage, 2000 was true damage carrying the weight—if his estimate was off, the actual damage might be even lower.
“Damn, this is going to be tricky.”
“In this situation, I have to deal full damage to one-shot it. Otherwise, I’m screwed.”
Jiang Chen was well aware of his character’s situation—if he couldn’t kill the opponent instantly, then the opponent could easily kill him.
This class was either extremely strong or extremely weak—completely extreme.
“So how do I deal full damage....”
But just as Jiang Chen was troubled, his gaze suddenly fell on Lilith beside him.
“I see! I was wondering why there’s always a tool following me—so that’s how it is!”
In an instant, Jiang Chen figured everything out.
So, Lord God… what exactly did you just think of?
Hearing Jiang Chen’s suddenly excited voice, Vivian felt that something bad was about to happen.