Chapter 191: Xiao Lu
Although I don’t quite understand the situation, it’s best to move forward for now.
Dragging the little rabbit, Zhi Chen and Starry hurriedly blended into the crowd of walkers.
…
There isn’t much difference between the cities of the Dark Faction and the Light Faction.
If I had to say, the residents here are more characteristic than the buildings themselves, as various monsters can be seen walking through the streets, creating a very strange feeling.
After walking along the street for a while, confirming that the woman hadn’t followed, Zhi Chen opened the communicator.
“Fenghua, we’ve managed to sneak in.”
“So fast?!” Fenghuayue exclaimed; she had just entered the city not long ago.
“Yeah, we encountered a weird NPC that let us through. Not sure if it will affect the tasks later on.”
“A weird NPC, huh… I see. By the way, it’s already quite late, you should find a place to log off and rest. I need to sleep too.”
“Okay, what time do we meet tomorrow?”
“Let me think… 8 o’clock, I guess. If we wake up too late, we might miss some events.”
“Ok.”
Not long after, Fenghua’s avatar dimmed.
Looks like she’s really worn out.
Ah… I should probably rest as well.
…
The next day, after shutting off the annoying phone alarm, Zhi Chen got up.
“A yawn…” Have I been online too much recently?
Maybe I should get some exercise?
That thought was quickly dismissed. Exercise? No way, summer break is all about lounging around in my room.
However, my body surprisingly doesn’t feel sluggish at all.
In the living room, there were two portions of breakfast, which I guessed my mom bought.
Speaking of which, since I got back, I’ve been so busy playing games that I haven’t chatted with them. I need to find a chance to catch up.
Ziyu probably hasn’t gotten up yet; maybe he stayed up late last night too?
I can understand; he was also like that on the first day of the server opening.
After breakfast and tidying up a bit, Zhi Chen returned to her room.
Logging in.
As the light and shadow shifted, the true appearance of Moonshadow City was clearly presented before Zhi Chen’s eyes under the blue sky.
Functional shops were all accessible, and there were some oddly shaped houses, though I have no idea what they’re for.
The arrangement of buildings was not in a straight line, but began from the city gate, forming countless arcs along both sides.
From the map, it resembled a shape close to a moon.
No wonder it’s called Moonshadow City.
In contrast to the lively scene yesterday, the streets now had very few pedestrians, and even some shops had their doors tightly closed.
Is it really this empty during the day?
“Beep!”
A communication request interrupted Zhi Chen’s daydreaming.
“Starry, Zanny, hurry over here.”
“Should we go?”
“Wait, I’ll send you the coordinates.”
In a moment, she sent a coordinate in the team chat.
Following the coordinates, after about 3 minutes of walking, faint sounds of distant chatter could be heard.
Almost there.
Passing through a small alley and turning right, a tall arena appeared in view.
Above it, two monsters were fiercely clashing against each other.
On the left, a muscular figure, its strength causing a phantom of a brown bear to flash as it roared menacingly—this was Kai Long.
On the other side was a giant stone statue.
Its upper body was a sandy color, while its lower body was deep blue. It had no legs, relying solely on a pair of stout stone arms to fiercely battle the brown bear, with a wicked grin on its stone face as if victory was assured.
Countless monsters and undead surrounded the arena, blocking entry.
Fenghua stood on the outer edge, waving her hand, worried that Zhi Chen wouldn’t see her.
“The match has already started?”
“Yep.” She nodded.
“More precisely, it began around 5 o’clock.”
“What?”
“Actually…” Fenghua began to explain.
From what she gathered from the Brown Bear Warrior, she understood the specific rules of this match.
It started with a small arena.
In Moonshadow City, a total of five similar arenas had been set up.
The winning condition for the small arena is quite simple: just hold out for one hour without defeat and defeat more than five opponents during that time.
The winner gets qualified to participate in the grand arena.
“So, the small arena is for screening participants?”
“Exactly.”
“And how long does it last?”
“Three days and nights, and challengers can participate at any time,” Fenghua said. “Moreover, aside from those who have already been arena champions, all participants can challenge different targets again, resetting the timer each time they step onto the stage.”
“So… how long has this match been going on?”
“57 minutes.” A deep voice interjected suddenly.
Turning around, it was Taco, another brown bear.
“Does that mean they have to keep fighting?”
“No…” Fenghua shook her head.
In the next moment, Kai Long was knocked out of the arena by the stone statue. His health was down to 7%, and he was afflicted with several negative buffs.
The group hurriedly rushed over.
“Sorry you had to see such a wise side of me…” the brown bear said, scratching his head.
The monsters showed little interest in the loser, glancing briefly before redirecting their attention to the stage.
“Boss, you really don’t need to do this,” Taco shouted. “After beating 5, just stall against the weak ones; fighting 11 in a row is just too much…”
“Hahaha, what kind of approach is that? A small victory achieved this way is just hollow.”
“…”
Eleven consecutive wins? That’s intense!
“Fenghua, should we give it a try too?” Zhi Chen said, feeling a bit eager in the team channel.
“Try what? Have you forgotten why we came here?”
“To infiltrate? Right, we’ve found the reason for the monster gathering.”
“No, the task hasn’t prompted completion; this information must just be surface-level.”
In reality, if it were just information about the arena, one could easily ask a small monster outside. The task’s assessment level wouldn’t be below X.
“Now there are two methods. The first is to contact that immortal water prison through the arena, but it’s difficult; I don’t think we can win in the small arena. Even if we win, we’ll still have to face the grand arena. The second is to lie low and gather information during the three days of arena time.” Fenghua contemplated.
“I see, but I know someone here, and maybe I can gather some intel.” Starry pulled out a gray card. The writing on it emitted a faint ominous aura.
“…You really have connections everywhere, don’t you?”
“Not at all,” Zhi Chen waved his hand.
“Then let me talk to them, and I’ll head out soon.”
“Alright.”
…
During the conversation between Fenghua and Kai, the stone statue triumphantly scanned the audience below, and for a moment, no one dared to step up.
“Lazy goods!” Accompanied by a thunderous boom, the Giant Axe Ruler jumped into the arena.
Scarlet pupils flickered as it straightened its head, facing the stone statue and saying lightly, “If you don’t step down soon… I can’t guarantee how shattered you’ll be.”
