[Ding~ Welcome to the Otherworld's World 17: Source of Magic!]
White light poured down. Zhang Yue descended into the safe zone: Magic Town.
Both world missions had already been completed.
Before challenging the world boss, Zhang Yue checked the hidden mission reward [Source of Magic] that he obtained last night.
Ten 16-star equipment boxes—all opened.
The acquired equipment, after being refined to the Flowgold tier with one click, was directly used as feed to nourish the growable Sovereign Set on the Armageddon Black Dragon.
Zhang Yue's current damage output had already exceeded the limit, so he prioritized increasing his pet's combat power.
Aside from that, a rare skill book: Frozen World.
Zhang Yue could use it too, but being specialized in lightning flow, it wasn't necessary.
So he gave it to Cherry.
[Epic-grade treasure, Magic Arrow: Increases the wearer's magic skill damage by 100%.]
Also given to Cherry, to further boost her damage.
After all, the effect of Radiance · Immortal Body requires one to be able to kill targets with skills to refresh all skill cooldowns. That premise requires sufficient damage.
Once these things were handled, amessage came from Wu Haotian in the guild group: [@Zhang Yue, boss, you online? Carry us through the world boss fight!]
Zhang Yue was a bit surprised: [You guys finished the world mission?]
[Of course! We farmed till 3 AM last night, got up at 7 this morning—slept later than dogs, woke up earlier than chickens!]
[All just to follow you into the World 18 and slay demons!]
Zhang Yue said, [Come to Magic Town and regroup.]
Soon, the hundred-man team from Heavens Hall appeared in front of Zhang Yue.
Perfect timing, as a max of 100 people can form one party to activate the world boss challenge.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Everyone appeared simultaneously in a wide open field.
["Ding~ Please kill the World Boss: Shadow Demon Emperor!"]
Staring ahead, the Shadow Demon Emperor stood clad in golden armor, wielding a spear, mounted on a warhorse.
Ouyang Ling'er analyzed, "World 17 Boss, Shadow Demon Emperor, Level 100 God-tier Boss. The key is his warhorse, it can absorb a large amount of damage. When the battle starts, prioritize attacking the horse. Next, his weakness is—"
Just as Ouyang Ling'er was analyzing the strategy—
Zhang Yue had already locked onto the boss and unleashed a combo.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
Under the frenzied bombardment of S-rank lightning magic skills, a series of explosive damage numbers floated above the Shadow Demon Emperor's head—
-63.259 million!
-60.985 million!
-53.214 million…
Right after, Cherry blinked to the flank.
Waving her staff—
WHOOSH! WHOOSH! WHOOSH!
Several powerful spells, accurately predicting the Shadow Demon Emperor's movement with 100% hit rate, dealt continuous damage ranging from 25 million to 30 million per strike.
After advancing to Mythical tier, Cherry's damage had become terrifyingly high.
She could even match Zhang Yue's output.
With Zhang Yue and Cherry's joint assault, the Level 100 God-tier boss with 600 million HP had its health cut in half in an instant.
It tried to ambush Cherry but was blocked and protected by Skeleton King.
Zhang Yue and Cherry then unleashed their second combo.
Easily taken down.
In the rear formation, the members of Heavens Hall hadn't even reacted when a system notification echoed in their ears.
["Ding~ Congratulations to you and your team for successfully killing the World Boss [Shadow Demon Emperor]. World 17 · Source of Magic cleared!"]
"Holy crap! I haven't even unsheathed my sword!"
"I didn't even get a clear look at what the boss looked like!"
"This is the World Boss challenge domain? I thought we hadn't entered yet!"
Amid a wave of exclamations, everyone cluelessly finished off the World Boss.
The portal opened.
Heavens Hall officially advanced into the World 18.
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["Ding~ Welcome to the World 18 · Underwater World. Your current location: Safe Zone · Island of Despair!"]
As white light fell, Zhang Yue and all the members of Heavens Hall appeared on a vast island.
Surrounding the island was an endless ocean.
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[World 18 · Underwater World]
[Background: As glaciers melt and floods submerge the entire continent, only this island remains in this world. As a survivor on the island, you must dive into the ocean and eliminate mutated sea beasts affected by pollution, cleanse the sea area, and ensure the safety of this island…]
[World Mission 1: Hunt sea beasts and accumulate 10,000 points of Purification Value for the ocean]
[World Mission 2: Accumulate the kills of ten Lord-tier sea beasts]
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On the beach of the island, facing the boundless sea ahead, Night Owl shouted at the top of his lungs, "Brothers, into the sea!"
Just as he finished speaking, someone suddenly gave him a swift kick, "Splash!"—into the water he went.
At this moment, Li Yue seemed to remember something and suddenly said, "Wait, in this world, don't we have to activate a protective shield before entering the sea?"
"Seems like it. Otherwise, you'll drown, right…"
As they spoke—
Blub~ Blub~ Blub~
Night Owl surfaced for a moment, then turned into a white beam of light and floated away.
Not long after, a hysterical scream erupted in the guild group.
"Damn it, who kicked me just now? WHO!!"
Back at the shore, everyone pretended not to notice.
They each activated their own protective shields.
This was a special feature of the World 18. Players could consume Energy to generate a protective shield. It allowed them to breathe and move underwater, basically like a full-body oxygen dome.
Protective shields range from Level 1 to Level 10. The higher the level, the better the protection. However, the deeper you go, the higher the energy consumption.
For example: A Level 1 shield allows you to freely swim in shallow waters without resistance and consumes 300 Energy per second.
But if you use a Level 1 shield in a Level 5 sea zone, your movement gets restricted. The deeper you go, the heavier the resistance.
Using a Level 5 shield would be much better in that case, but it consumes 500 Energy per second.
The deeper the sea zone, the higher the monster drop rate.
At this moment, one of the elite warriors from Heavens Hall sighed, "Level 10 shields are the best. You can directly enter the deepest sea with them. Too bad they consume 10,000 Energy per second… terrifying."
Considering that a Level 100 small monster only drops around 10,000+ Energy, that consumption rate isn't something normal players can handle.
Just as everyone hesitated—
A system prompt panel popped up in front of everyone—
["Ding~ Player [Zero] has transferred 10 billion Energy to you through [Demon Contract]!"]
Zhang Yue looked at the stunned crowd around him and said, "Use it first. If it's not enough, we'll talk later."
Then Zhang Yue used the Energy to generate a Level 10 protective shield.
With this giant 10-meter diameter protective dome, he leaped straight into the sea.
Leaving behind a beach full of shocked players.
"Sorry, I'm from the countryside. Three generations of my ancestors have never seen this much Energy. Can someone explain to me, what's the concept of 10 billion Energy…"
"It's not that much," Wu Haotian shouldered his gun, wiped his nose, and said, "Enough for you to stay in the Level 10 sea zone for about ten days without coming up."
[T/N: I know. Someone will calculate and then comment that I don't know maths.]
A newcomer who just joined Heavens Hall: Σ(ﾟ∀ﾟﾉ)ﾉ
Following closely, the rest of Heavens Hall's professionals also equipped Level 10 shields and dove into the ocean.
[T/N: If you're liking this story, I just started a new one: "Pokémon: Gardevoir Harem with Tag System." As evident from the name, a Pokemon fanfic, OP MC and OP system, check and throw some Powerstones while you are at it. Have a great read 🥳]
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