Chapter 105 – Legendary talent
At ten o'clock in the evening, Zhang Yi woke up to find the dungeon's red announcements flooding the screen—
"Ding~ Player [Proud of the Crowd] from Zone 885 has achieved a 400-kill streak, transcending the realm of fantasy, unmatched by anyone!"
"Ding~ Player [Proud of the Crowd] from Zone 885 tops the energy leaderboard, unattainable by others!"
"Ding~ Player [Proud of the Crowd] from Zone 885 leads the kill leaderboard, unparalleled by anyone!"
Dungeon announcements are usually in white text, but when they appear in red, it indicates that the information is very important and cannot be blocked, forcibly appearing on the player's announcement interface.
This Proud of the Crowd is truly explosive. No wonder in the previous life, he crushed King's World in the City of Energy and later even conquered the hidden dungeon, Dragon Emperor's Tomb.
He indeed has great strength.
Moreover, the players under his Proud of the Crowd family are also quite powerful. You can see that in the top ten of the energy and kill leaderboards, at least six or seven are players from the Proud of the Crowd family. In Zone 886, only Storm Angel and King's Supreme made it to the list.
King's Supreme managed to get on the list, thanks to that 3-star Skeleton King's Battle Ring.
At this stage, 3-star equipment is considered divine, as there are no more than five pieces in the entire Safe Zone, and each zone's 3-star equipment comes from the Skeleton King.
Before entering the dungeon, King's Glory had already paid a price to help King's Supreme upgrade the Skeleton King's Battle Ring to the top level 25. The extremely high attack bonus allowed King's Supreme to easily crush weaker enemies from the opposing zone.
Comparing the two zones, the average combat power of Zone 886 players is really too poor!
It seems that in the previous life, it wasn't this bad. Perhaps it's because in this life, Zhang Yi triggered a team battle between King's World and the Storm Family a few days ago, causing all players in the two teams to drop six or seven levels. Until now, that loss hasn't been recovered, leading to a gap between them and the Proud of the Crowd family.
The regional chat channel is filled with provocative words from Zone 885 players.
As the saying goes, "the onlooker sees more of the game," Zhang Yi could immediately tell that the people from Zone 885 were deliberately provoking Zone 886, luring them into the dungeon to seek revenge, only to be counter-killed.
Because, undeniably, killing is indeed the fastest way to gain energy.
Yet, the players from Zone 886 fell for it, getting infuriated by the provocations from Zone 885 players, and seeking revenge in the dungeon, only to be mostly counter-killed. The messages refreshed on the dungeon announcement interface were mostly Zone 885 killing Zone 886.
Because in Zone 885, the Proud of the Crowd players alone numbered two to three thousand! Their average strength far surpassed that of normal players, and basically, any player from Zhang Yi's zone encountering a Proud of the Crowd player in the dungeon was doomed.
Thus, the accumulated energy gap between the two zones grew larger and larger. It's only the first day, and it's already 15.72 million to 11.98 million!
Glancing over these announcement messages and the regional channel, Zhang Yi got up and went to Han Yaru's room, waking her up. The two of them then headed to the Undead City late at night.
At night, the Undead City, shrouded in darkness, was even more desolate than during the day. Han Yaru tugged at her sleeve, closely following Zhang Yi to the third floor.
Time was running out, and Zhang Yi had to speed up.
So, they spent another entire night grinding.
The next morning at eight, Han Yaru stretched lazily in the sunlight, presenting a perfect curve from Zhang Yi's angle.
Zhang Yi couldn't help but choke up.
Now 21, Han Yaru seemed to have developed even better than three years ago, her figure mesmerizing...
"Do you like what you see?" Han Yaru asked, noticing Zhang Yi staring at her.
Zhang Yi quickly averted his gaze, "Let's go back and rest."
With that, Zhang Yi hastily crushed a Return Scroll, and Han Yaru covered her mouth with a smile, also using a Return Scroll.
Hope Town was still bustling, as many players were grinding in the City of Energy overnight due to the halved fatigue consumption in the dungeon.
The battle in the City of Energy was also heating up.
Proud of the Crowd from Zone 885 had his kill streak frozen at 800 an hour later, clearly having logged out to sleep. After all, even with halved fatigue consumption, he couldn't keep going indefinitely.
However, even if he went to rest, it was still as difficult as climbing a mountain for other players to surpass him, as he was nearly invincible now. No player from Zone 886 was a match for Proud of the Crowd.
Because he had a legendary talent, [Fivefold Attack Speed]!
Zhang Yi casually glanced at the energy leaderboard, kill leaderboard, and the total energy comparison between the two Safe Zones, finding the results for Zone 886 utterly dismal.
Back in the Safe Zone, Zhang Yi and Han Yaru didn't go for a meal, heading straight to the inn to get a room and sleep.
This scene made a few passerby players envious, as they had seen Zhang Yi and Han Yaru get a room right after dinner last night, and now they were witnessing them do it again after a night—
"Are young people always this energetic? All they do all day is eat, fight monsters, and get rooms..."
Zhang Yi didn't set an alarm, not knowing how long he slept until Han Yaru came in with what could be breakfast or lunch, knocking on the door.
"Are we going to the Undead City again this afternoon?"
"Yeah." Zhang Yi, sitting on the bed with Han Yaru, eating the fried rice she brought, said, "I'll go alone this afternoon. You should rest after staying up all night."
Han Yaru shook her head, "I'll go with you."
"You don't need to push yourself so hard."
"I do." Han Yaru said seriously, "I don't want to fall too far behind you, I..."
Han Yaru hesitated, and Zhang Yi could see she was afraid, afraid of repeating the past from three years ago.
Because three years ago, Zhang Yi left Han Yaru due to the significant gap in their conditions.
Han Yaru feared that if she wasn't strong enough to support Zhang Yi, she would be abandoned by him again.
"Silly." Seeing through Han Yaru's thoughts, Zhang Yi didn't say much, "Alright, we'll go together this afternoon, but you can't follow me tonight. If you keep this up, your body won't be able to take it."
Hearing Zhang Yi agree to let her come along, Han Yaru nodded happily, "Okay!"
So, after restocking at the pharmacy, they returned to the Undead City.
The goal for this afternoon was to complete the hidden quest [Acquire Rare Materials], which was already 95% complete.
Heaven rewards those who work hard. After another afternoon, Zhang Yi finally collected the last piece of Divine Bone!
With 1,000 Divine Bones and Undead Knowledge in his backpack, it was exhilarating. This was the first time Zhang Yi had spent so much time and effort on a single quest.
Amidst the joy, just as Zhang Yi was about to leave with Han Yaru to turn in the [Undead Requiem] quest and return to submit the hidden quest, a forced reminder message suddenly appeared in the regional channel—
(Zone 885, Male, Level 26 Archer): "Yinuo Qingcheng, if you have the guts, come to the City of Energy for a showdown! The loser will never approach Han Yaru again!"