Yang Rui speculated that they had entered the dungeon too early. If they had waited for the strength of the players to increase a little, then even if they had to face the terracotta soldiers with strength equivalent to Tier 3 or Tier 4 soldiers, they would still be able to successfully clear the dungeon. Or, if the number and strength of the generals were increased, they would be able to provide vision for the rest of the players.
However, given the current situation, it was very likely that only Yang Rui and his party had managed to clear the first room. The chances of the other parties being able to clear the first room was very small!
As expected, another two hours passed. When the first phase of the quest – Key of the Empire's Rise ended, not a single player from the other rooms was able to successfully break into the main hall!
[System prompt: The first phase of the dungeon quest – Key of the Empire's Rise has ended. Congratulations to player Blazing Sun for obtaining a Pass Key in this phase. After use, it can allow a maximum of 500 players to enter the next level of the dungeon.]
[System prompt: Congratulations to player Blazing Sun for obtaining a Pass Key in the first phase of the quest. You can record the quest node and pause the quest. The next time the corresponding players enter the dungeon, you can record the quest node and continue until the quest is completed or failed.
You can unconditionally abandon the recorded quest node at any time. At the same time, after recording the quest node and pausing the quest, you can use the teleportation array to teleport to the starting point of the dungeon quest. At the same time, you can proceed with the next phase of the quest. Do you want to record the quest node? Please make your choice!]
As the trigger token – the square hole copper coin was carried by Yang Rui, all the quest prompts were sent to Yang Rui. Of course, the quest prompts would also appear in the quest pane of each player. However, the final operation would still require Yang Rui to carry out!
"Record the quest node!"
Yang Rui asked for Ironblood Sword's opinion and chose to record the quest node.
There were only three chances to clear the Terracotta Soldier dungeon. Although they had suffered a great loss in the first phase of the dungeon, after recording the quest node, if they chose to temporarily withdraw from the dungeon, they could still explore the next level of the dungeon and make preparations.
[System prompt: Dungeon quest node has been recorded. Do you want to proceed with the second phase of the dungeon quest – Soldiers of the Empire's Rise? Time limit: 6 hours?]
After hearing the next system prompt, Yang Rui was prepared to temporarily withdraw from the dungeon. However, after asking for Predator Sword's opinion, he decided to continue exploring the dungeon.
At this time, Predator Sword naturally knew that he had lost too much strength in the first stage of the dungeon. However, he also knew very well that Yang Rui still had a fresh force in his storage ring that had yet to be put to use.
The Terracotta Soldier Instance Dungeon required at least 50,000 soldiers. Predator Blood had contributed nearly 49000 men while the remaining 1,000 plus men were provided by Yang Rui. Before entering the Terracotta Soldier instance dungeon, Yang Rui had attempted to place all the men he brought into his storage ring. At that time, the system had acknowledged the existence of these men.
In the first stage, Yang Rui's 1,000 subordinates were not separated by the system. It could be seen that the stage did not restrict the use of vehicles. It was precisely because of this. Yang Rui was able to save more than 1,000 soldiers.
Naturally, Predator Sword was aware of this matter. Thus, he chose to continue exploring the next stages of the Terracotta Soldier instance dungeon.
Truth be told, Predator Sword's control of the situation was very accurate. He understood that the excessive losses they had suffered in the first stage had made it extremely difficult for them to clear the dungeon. However, he wanted to accumulate more experience points so that he could make some preparations for the next stage of the dungeon. After all, organizing another exploration of the dungeon was not an easy task.
[System prompt: You have chosen to continue exploring the dungeon. The second stage of the dungeon quest – Soldiers of the Rise of the Empire will automatically begin. Time limit: 6 hours. Player, please make your preparations. 3-2-1, quest begins!]
At the same time that the system prompt appeared, the exquisite box that Yang Rui had placed into his backpack flew out on its own. After emitting a dazzling brilliance, the box opened with a bang and a dazzling golden spear broke out from the box. The size of the spear was not much smaller than the Trident Spear in Yang Rui's hand.
The tip of the great spear was very unique. It was shaped like a rhombus. The spear circled around in the air once before stabbing itself into the centre of the platform. Upon closer inspection, one would discover something. The spot where the spear was located was originally a picture of two dragons playing with a pearl. The spear had a beam of light that was as thick as a bowl and was inserted into the position of the dragon pearl. It slowly rotated once before coming to a stop.
At that moment, a slanted staircase had appeared near the spear. It should be the passageway that led to the next floor of the dungeon. It turned out that the spear in the wooden box was the Key of the Rise of the Empire that they were looking for in the first stage of the quest. However, if all 100 terracotta soldiers were to be destroyed, would 100 Keys of the Rise of the Empire appear? If that was the case, who knows what would happen …
After the passageway appeared, Yang Rui, Predator Sword and the other Players quickly approached the passageway. Yang Rui extended his hand to pull out the 'key' that was inserted into the centre of the platform. Unexpectedly, he was able to pull it out. However, the moment Yang Rui pulled it out, the passageway that was originally opened slowly closed.
In a moment of desperation, Yang Rui tried to insert the spear back into the passageway again. The passageway slowly opened again. As such, Yang Rui had a rough idea of what was going on. Predator Sword also noticed that something was wrong. He hurried the Predator Players to quickly enter the passageway, leaving only Yang Rui behind.
After all 400 Predator Players had entered the passageway, Yang Rui swiftly pulled out the 'key' spear and entered the passageway in a flash.
[Thousand Man Commander's Spear – Soul: Yellow-Gold Weapon. Attack: 200 – 210. 2% chance of triggering the Thousand Man Finger effect. Usage Requirement: 85 Martial Points.]
After entering the passageway, Yang Rui immediately checked the attributes of the spear in his hand as he ran. It turned out to be a decent Yellow-Gold Soul-type weapon. Moreover, its attack power was only slightly lower than the Snake-tongued Three-Pointed Spear – Soul in his hand. The two weapons were of the same tier. If the special effect of the Snake-tongued Spear – Soul was activated, there was no telling which spear would be more powerful.
Before this, Yang Rui had not activated the 'Silver Snake's Tongue' effect of the Snake-tongued Spear – Soul because he was with the Predator Players. In other words, he was preserving some of his strength. However, when he was fighting against the Western Qiang rebels in Liangzhou … Yang Rui had already experienced the effect of the 'Silver Snake's Tongue' skill. Its attack power was three times or more than that of a normal special skill. Therefore, Yang Rui was also looking forward to the effect of the 'Thousand Man Finger'.
On the other hand, he could also see how prosperous the Qin Dynasty was back then. The standard weapon worn by a Chiliarch was already a Yellow-Gold Soul-type weapon. It was not hard to imagine how powerful the weapons worn by officers above them were.
However, now was not the time to think about that. By the time Yang Rui ran through the passageway, the passageway had already collapsed behind him. Perhaps it was because Yang Rui had pulled out the Snake-tongued Spear – Soul from the Chiliarch's Snake-tongued Spear – Soul. And the new map in front of him made Yang Rui frown slightly!
The second stage of the dungeon had the same starting point as the first stage. Once again, the participants were divided into 100 independent rooms. Their field of vision was also pitch-black. As a result, the Predator Players would have a hard time moving forward.
The number of participants for the second stage was much smaller. Even if Yang Rui was included, there were less than 500 participants. Although there were still 100 independent rooms, there were only four to five participants in each room. With the current strength of the Predator Players, it would be very difficult for them to move past this obstacle. Besides, they did not know the strength of the terracotta soldiers in the rooms. They believed that they would only be slightly stronger compared to the first stage.
"Damn it! Why is it like this again? "
"This is too much of a scam …"
"There's nothing we can do this time …"
“.....”
There were four other Predator Players in the same room as Yang Rui. When Yang Rui was the last to enter the room, the four Predator Players were whispering to each other in dismay.
"Since we have already come this far, let's give it a try!"
As he spoke, Yang Rui strode forward. The moment he entered the room, he had already checked out the situation inside. This room was very similar to the rooms in the first stage. The only difference was that the terracotta soldiers' equipment was slightly better. Even so, they were all foot soldiers. With the experience from the first stage and the increase in his strength, Yang Rui was not afraid. He charged straight at the terracotta soldiers.
"Scorching Sun!"
"It's Scorching Sun!"
“...”
When the Predator Players heard Yang Rui's words, they saw him unleashing his special skill and charging at the terracotta soldiers. Almost all of them were delighted. Before this, they had already witnessed Yang Rui's extraordinary strength. Most of the credit for the first stage could be attributed to Yang Rui. Therefore, being able to be in the same room as Yang Rui immediately gave them a boost of confidence.
"Kill!"
"Kill!"
The four Predator Players charged bravely at the terracotta soldiers under the light of Yang Rui's special skill.
Truth be told, when Yang Rui had first entered the room, he had attempted to release the generals and soldiers within his storage ring, allowing them to participate in the slaughter of the terracotta soldiers within the room. However, the system had notified him that he was unable to utilize the relevant functions under special circumstances! Yang Rui had no choice but to charge at the terracotta soldiers.
When he clashed with the terracotta soldiers in the room, Yang Rui immediately felt the difference between them and the terracotta soldiers on the first floor. The terracotta soldiers here had obviously surpassed the attack power of a normal Fourth Grade soldier, while their defense was close to that of a Fifth Grade soldier.
Such strength was not much different from when Yang Rui faced the terracotta soldiers on the first floor. Yang Rui's Gold grade Billowing Silver Armor was not something that a Fourth Grade or Fifth Grade soldier could break through. Moreover, when he unleashed his special skill, the terracotta soldiers on the first and second floor suffered similar damage.
However, if the terracotta soldiers with strength of Fourth Grade and above were placed in front of the Predator Players, the situation would be dire. These terracotta soldiers were already stronger than the average Predator Players. Most importantly, the few players from Predator were completely outnumbered. With the sheer number of terracotta soldiers, Yang Rui could not split himself up to take care of them. Therefore, in just the time it takes to brew a pot of tea, the four Predator Players in the same room as Yang Rui had died one after another.
The situation in the other rooms was not much different. Most of them had been destroyed long ago. Only a few Predator Players had not moved, thus not activating the terracotta soldiers in the room. However, they were only struggling at death's door. Once the time was up, the mission would automatically fail.
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