Christian immediately turned from a green-named NPC to a red-named hostile monster, and two effects immediately appeared on his body.
[Twisted Heart]: Attack power increased by 1000%, immunity to all damage, lasts for 30 minutes.
[Arrogance]: Movement speed reduced by 50%. However, for every guard that dies, 10% of their movement speed will be restored, lasts for 30 minutes.
Invincibility for 30 minutes, attack power increased by 10 times, but movement speed reduced, very much in line with the main idea of the quest: stall for time! Not to mention Zhang Yang alone, even if there were hundreds or thousands of players, the system would not let the players have the chance to cut corners. The quest said to stall for half an hour, so they had to stall for half an hour. Don't even think about killing the boss directly!
The five guards had the effect of "Pursuit" on them, increasing their movement speed by 100% for 30 minutes!
Zhang Yang turned around and ran, playing hide-and-seek with the five guards around the fountain. These five monsters were the key to limiting Christian's movement speed, so he could not let them die. Otherwise, if Christian returned to his normal movement speed, with invincibility and attack power increased by 10 times, who could withstand that?
Teng, teng, teng. The five guards chased closely behind Zhang Yang, but Christian went straight for Meryl.
Zhang Yang hurriedly jumped into the fountain and swam towards Meryl.
"Found it!" At this moment, Meryl suddenly shouted, "Kakaka!" The base of the statue suddenly split open to reveal a passage. The entrance was very narrow, only enough for one person to pass through.
"Go in!" Zhang Yang quickly said.
"There's no water in there, I can't go in!" Meryl looked at Zhang Yang, her face full of helplessness.
— Mermaids could only evolve legs when their tails did not touch water!
Zhang Yang had already swam to Meryl's side, carried her on his back, bent over, and entered the passage.
"You idiots, hurry up and get them back!" Christian could only watch as Zhang Yang and Meryl slipped away with the speed reduction effect. He immediately flew into a rage and shouted at his five guards.
"Yes, Sir Christian!" The five guards entered the path and chased after Zhang Yang and Meryl.
Zhang Yang carried Meryl on his back and walked in front, while the polar bear followed behind them. The passageway was not dark at all. The walls of the cave were adorned with sparkling blue gems. Even in the darkness, they emitted a faint glow, making the entire passageway vaguely visible.
After walking for a few dozen meters, the passageway gradually became wider. It was about four meters wide and two meters high, enough for people to run at full speed.
Thump, thump, thump. The sound of footsteps could be heard clearly behind him. Armored boots stepped on the hard stone floor of the passageway, creating a clear sound that echoed in the passageway. Thump, thump, thump. The echoes grew louder and louder. In the end, he couldn't tell which were the footsteps behind him and which were the echoes.
Zhang Yang turned around and saw the five guards holding torches, quickly approaching from a hundred meters behind him!
Although he did not feel any weight on Meryl's back, it had actually affected his movement speed. It was only about 80% of his normal speed, so it was only a matter of time before the pursuers caught up with him!
Zhang Yang did not care about the five guards, but he could not kill them. Otherwise, Christian, who had no movement speed restriction, would be invincible!
Didn't they say that there was a trap in this passageway? Where is it?
As Zhang Yang ran, he looked left and right in the passageway. After running for a few dozen meters, he finally saw a handle on the wall in front of him.
[Mechanism Handle] (Item)
Level: 1
Health Points: 1
Armor Points: 1
Zhang Yang hurriedly rushed over, reached out his hand to grab the dark red handle, and pulled it hard!
Crack crack crack!
A stone door fell from the top of the passage and hit the ground heavily with a bang, separating the five guards who were about to catch up from Zhang Yang and the others by a hair's breadth.
[Defense Stone Door] (Item)
Level: 1
Health Points: 1,000,000
Armor Points: 1,000
The stone door should be able to stop the five guards for a while, but once Christian arrived, the stone door would not be able to withstand three punches and two kicks!
Just as Zhang Yang was about to move forward, he saw countless things that looked like will-o '-the-wisps leaping towards him. When they got closer, he realized that these things were actually big gray rats, about the size of a kitten. Their eyes flashed with a bloodthirsty, greedy cold light!
[Sewer Rat] (Normal, Beast)
Level: 75
Health Points: 7,500
Armor Points: 70
Although they were only normal monsters, there were so many of them. At a glance, it seemed like there was no end to them!
"Ah! Rats!" Meryl suddenly let out a scream, and kept hitting Zhang Yang's shoulder with both hands. Her whole body kept moving upwards, as if she felt that the current height was not very safe!
"Of course, I saw it!" Zhang Yang roared. He put Meryl aside and swung his longsword. Oscillating Wave — — Carrying a person on your back would not allow you to fight. It was like a player riding on a non-combat mount. They could only move, but not attack.
Swoosh!
A cone-shaped shockwave shot out. In this narrow tunnel, it instantly filled the entire surface and blasted forward for a distance of three meters!
The distance of three meters was not to be underestimated. Although these rats were huge among their kind, they were still only about 20 centimeters long. Moreover, they were densely packed together. Within the three-meter space, there were at least thousands of rats!
Oscillating Wave was also an attack skill with penetrating power. As long as it was within the attack range, it would definitely take damage!
Instantly, thousands of [-723] damage numbers jumped up. Then, the special effect of the Xuan Ming Sword was triggered as expected. Moreover, it was not just once. It was triggered continuously like fireworks!
-723！
-723！
…
Zhang Yang could no longer see anything in front of him. There were only countless [-723] damage numbers bombarding the screen. If this was in the previous online games, dealing so much damage at once would have caused him to either freeze or go offline!
After at least a minute, the damage numbers stopped jumping. In front of Zhang Yang were the corpses of rats. There were only a few hundred rats left!
Squeak squeak squeak!
The rats let out angry screeches and surrounded Zhang Yang.
The Oscillating Wave had already cooled down!
Again!
Shua, the cone-shaped shockwave shot out again. Another wave of damage numbers jumped up!
After this wave of attacks, only a few dozen rats were still alive!
Zhang Yang laughed loudly. He used Horizontal Sweep and Thunderous Strike one after another, killing all the remaining rats!
These rats did not drop anything. However, when Zhang Yang looked at his experience bar, it had actually increased by more than one bar!
God! After entering Level 70, according to the normal speed, it would take 10 days to level up once. One bar represented one day and one night. In the game, it would be three days and three nights of non-stop killing monsters. However, Zhang Yang had just completed it in a little more than a minute!
Was there any other way to level up faster than this?
The Xuan Ming Sword was a BUG when it came to group killing and leveling up!
A large number of rats had spawned here. The original intention was to obstruct the players and the pursuers at the same time. If the players got rid of the rats first, then they could continue to escape. However, if the five guards broke through the obstacle door first, then it would almost be game over!
However, he did not expect the Xuan Ming Sword to be so powerful. These rats were also very cooperative. They were small and crowded together. Moreover, the Oscillating Wave was a penetrative group skill. With these three combined, Zhang Yang's experience bar increased by 10% in a little more than a minute!
That was awesome!
What Zhang Yang was most looking forward to now was to have more traps in this tunnel. The more the better!
Looking back, the stone door behind him still had 920,000 HP. Zhang Yang hurriedly spread his legs and ran.
Teng, teng, teng. After running for about three or four minutes, he suddenly heard a loud bang behind him. Then, the dense footsteps immediately sounded again! Zhang Yang knew that it must be Christian who had arrived. In front of this boss who was on steroids, any roadblock was trash!
However, Zhang Yang had already won at least three minutes for himself!
The second trap handle also appeared in front of Zhang Yang.
Pull!
Boom! The stone door fell. It also dropped 1,000,000 HP and 1,000 armor!
Squeak, squeak, squeak! Countless large rats swarmed over from the front like a tide.
In Zhang Yang's eyes, these rats were surprisingly cute. They were countless experience points!
Oscillating Wave!
As a series of damage numbers jumped, Zhang Yang's experience bar increased at a speed visible to the naked eye. Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh. It increased by 12%!
Zhang Yang turned his head to look at Meryl. He wondered if he should abandon her when he reached 29 points, then give up the mission and start all over again. However, he was afraid that would not work. Although Meryl was only a Normal NPC now, the mission said that her father was a prince of the Merfolk and her mother was a princess of the Merfolk. She was definitely a highly intelligent NPC. If he offended her once, she would definitely hold a "grudge" against him!
Forget it. He could not lose the big picture for the small!
Meryl was a little embarrassed by Zhang Yang's strange gaze. She said shyly, "Warrior, please don't look at me like that!"
Zhang Yang laughed. As he continued forward, he said nonsense, "Who asked your beauty to overshadow the sun!"
Meryl immediately blushed after being flattered. However, she enjoyed it very much. She shyly cupped her face with both hands and kept swaying from side to side.
The third mechanism, the fourth mechanism, the fifth mechanism … the seventh mechanism!
A golden light surged over Zhang Yang's body. He had gloriously leveled up to Level 76!
That was awesome!
However, the good times came to an end. A bright spot appeared in front of the passage. As they moved forward, the bright spot slowly enlarged and finally became an exit!
Boom!
Huge waves surged. Zhang Yang, Meryl, and a bear appeared on a semi-circular platform. Three sides of the platform were cliffs, and the last side was a boundless lake. Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh. Eels swam in the lake. The number of eels was shocking!
Zhang Yang said, "Meryl, I'll let you into the lake. Stay underwater. When your father arrives, you'll be truly safe!"
"No —" Meryl hurriedly used her two white arms to hug Zhang Yang's neck tightly. "Those eels are the mortal enemies of the Merfolk. They'll tear me apart!" If you like this work, please come to Qidian.Com and vote for me. Your support is my greatest motivation.)
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