Chapter 110 – Ultimate Treasure: Evil Spirits and Seals
As the announcement appeared, the once silent cross-region chat channel was immediately flooded with messages from countless players—
[I Love Rice Grains] (Zone 886, Male, Level 25 Warrior): "Whoa! Our Zone 886 legend is here! (Excited) (Excited)"
[Autumn Wind Sweeps Fallen Leaves] (Zone 886, Female, Level 25 Mage): "Qingcheng is finally here! (Lustful) (Lustful)"
[Storm Dragon King]: "Go, big shot, avenge us! (Cheer)"
[King's Glory]: "Welcome, big shot. Zone 885 trash, prepare to tremble!"
Meanwhile, players from Zone 885 who saw the announcement were unimpressed.
[Proud Maniac]: "Oh, so the coward from Zone 886 finally came out? Not hiding anymore?"
[Bloodthirsty]: "Probably just sneaking in to pick up leftovers as the dungeon is about to end, hoping to get a participation prize."
[Proud of the Crowd]: "Didn't expect you to have the courage to show up. Too bad the dungeon is almost over. What's the point of coming now? Do you think you can turn the tide?"
At this moment, Zhang Yi spoke up.
[Yinuo Qingcheng] (Zone 886, Male, Level 30 Beastmaster): "Almost over? Isn't the dungeon just beginning?"
"Whoa! Level 30!!"
Zhang Yi's identity and level displayed in the regional channel shocked countless players from both zones.
Even Proud of the Crowd was a bit surprised, but quickly calmed down: "Three days spent doing tasks and grinding outside, leveling up fast is natural, but a high level is useless."
[Yinuo Qingcheng]: "Is that so? Are you ready? I'm coming for you."
Having long wanted to use the City of Energy dungeon to crush Zhang Yi and show Han Yaru who the real strongest is, Proud of the Crowd responded immediately to Zhang Yi's message in the regional channel: "Alright, send me the coordinates if you dare, I'll come to you."
[Yinuo Qingcheng]: "Hold on, I have something to do."
Not knowing what Zhang Yi was up to, Proud of the Crowd wasn't in a hurry. He took the opportunity to start a cross-region live stream.
Cross-region live streaming is only open during specific periods, and the cost is ten times that of normal streaming.
As the average player level increases, so does the streaming cost. Currently, normal streaming costs 2 Silver Coins per second, while cross-region streaming costs 12 Gold Coins per minute!
Many players marveled at Proud of the Crowd's wealth, but his purpose was simply to let Han Yaru see how he would crush Zhang Yi, whom he deemed a waste.
Meanwhile, Han Yaru, who was in the inn, learned from the chat channel that Zhang Yi had entered the dungeon and immediately sent him a private message: "Didn't you say you wouldn't enter the dungeon?"
Zhang Yi, who was wandering around the dungeon without killing any monsters, leisurely replied to Han Yaru: "Did I say that? I don't think I did."
"Didn't you?" Han Yaru thought carefully and realized she hadn't heard Zhang Yi explicitly say he wouldn't enter the dungeon.
Feeling a bit anxious, Han Yaru opened the live stream interface and found that Zhang Yi hadn't started streaming. After hesitating for a moment, she clicked into the newly opened and already popular [Proud of the Crowd Live Room].
Since Zhang Yi had just said he would soon find Proud of the Crowd, she could see Zhang Yi through Proud of the Crowd's perspective.
Meanwhile, Proud of the Crowd, who was both fighting monsters in the dungeon and keeping an eye on the live stream, saw the message "Player [Yaru] has entered the live room" and couldn't help but smile slightly.
"Watch, Han Yaru, I'll prove with my strength that I'm more deserving of you than that waste who abandoned you!"
On the other side, Zhang Yi, who was strolling down the streets of the City of Energy, saw messages refreshing in the Zone 886 chat channel—
[Love You Duck] (Female, Level 24 Priest): "Qingcheng, why aren't you streaming? Many people from our zone have had to enter Proud of the Crowd's live room just to watch you!"
[Disappearing Love] (Female, Level 25 Knight): "Yeah, start a stream, and we'll all come to your live room to send you gifts!"
The girls' words in the zone reminded Zhang Yi.
"This is a great opportunity to make money!"
Saying this, Zhang Yi started his first-ever live stream.
As soon as the live stream began, players from Zone 886 flooded in, with many switching from Proud of the Crowd's live room to Zhang Yi's, including Han Yaru.
When Proud of the Crowd saw the message "Player [Yaru] has exited the live room," he instantly felt a sense of loss and couldn't help but become furious: "Fine, go watch him die over there!"
After saying this, Proud of the Crowd couldn't wait any longer and called out in the zone for Zhang Yi to send his location, but after shouting for a long time, Zhang Yi didn't respond.
Could this guy be hiding somewhere grinding monsters?
The players from Zone 886, who were initially enthusiastic and eager to see their zone's top player crush the Proud of the Crowd family, entered Zhang Yi's live room with high hopes. But upon entering, they were stunned to see Zhang Yi doing nothing but wandering the streets.
"What is Yinuo Qingcheng doing? Is he lost?"
"Who knows, he seems to be looking for something..."
In the City of Energy, Zhang Yi deliberately chose a deserted and remote path, walking aimlessly for over ten minutes until he stopped in front of a twenty-story building.
"This should be it..."
Muttering to himself, Zhang Yi turned and entered the building.
Inside the empty building with no monsters, Zhang Yi entered the elevator and pressed the button for the 2nd floor.
The audience in the live stream had no idea what Zhang Yi was doing.
They watched as Zhang Yi reached the 2nd floor, then pressed the button for the -1 floor, followed by the 2nd floor again...
The live stream audience was completely baffled.
"What is Yinuo Qingcheng doing?"
"No idea... I just remember last time when we were fighting the Skeleton King, everyone was outside fighting the Boss, and he went to a noodle shop to eat ramen..."
Everyone: "..."
Following a sequence, Zhang Yi pressed buttons for seven different floors in the elevator, finally stopping on the 8th floor.
Whoosh!
As the elevator doors opened, a black Treasure Chest came into view. Without hesitation, Zhang Yi crouched down and opened the chest at the elevator entrance.
Dungeon Announcement: "Ding~ Congratulations to player [Yinuo Qingcheng] for discovering the ultimate treasure of the City of Energy, receiving rewards: 50% energy gain until the end of the dungeon, and obtaining [Teleport Scroll] x100! The Treasure Wraith has been released, and the City of Energy seal has been lifted: from now on, for the next three hours, all players in the dungeon cannot voluntarily logout unless in a death state!"