Darkness Survival
The chilling system notification tolled like a death knell deep within the consciousness of every Survivor, the Text carrying an ominous meaning, heralding the arrival of yet another trial.
[1. Hatred Mechanism: During this Tide, monsters will prioritize Lock-On the Survivor themselves rather than buildings. However, please note: If you are outside the Sanctuary, you will trigger the [Fighting Alone] state: experience gain is reduced by 70%, and the strength of each wave of monsters is greatly increased.]
[2. Sanctuary Buff: While within the Sanctuary's range, you will gain the [Will to Hold Fast] status: Experience gain +100%, and after Monster Tide ends, all Health Points and status ailments will be immediately restored.]
[3. Wave Structure: The Monster Tide attacks in multiple waves, with each wave increasing in strength. The basic condition for clearing the level is successfully defending against the first four waves.]
[4. Attack Interval: There is a 10-minute rest period after each wave, which can be used to repair and adjust tactics]
[5. Reward Mechanism: The more waves you withstand, the richer the final rewards (including high-level treasure chests, blueprints, Experience Stones, exclusive Titles, etc.)]
[6. Elite and Boss: Subsequent waves will feature Elite and Boss Monsters, which will drop rare resources and reputation upon defeat.]
[Environmental Anomaly Alert]
[Due to the influence of the Dark Tide, the wilderness will be shrouded in a [Despair Mist], continuously reducing vision and mental resistance. Please rely on the light sources in your Sanctuary or your skills to resist it.]
Su Luo glanced at the mechanics of this Monster Tide and found that they were not much different from the first one.
Aside from the first temporary ranking list [Guardian Rankings], it hasn't appeared again. What's going on?
Su Luo's gaze sharpened.
Etc.
The basic requirement for passing the level is successfully defending against the first four waves.
He clearly remembered that during the first Monster Tide, the basic requirement for clearing the game was the first three waves.
The difficulty has increased.
This is not unexpected. If the Monster Tide remains unchanged, it will eventually become a free-for-all level as the Survivors' strength increases.
However, the way to increase the difficulty is to improve the basic resistance to waves...
What if this upward trend continues? Five waves, six waves... up to ten waves?
Therefore, at that time, Survivor cannot reach the corresponding strength will only have one fate.
They will be devoured by a tidal wave of monsters, and the death toll will be in the hundreds of millions.
Many, many people will die.
[This Monster Tide is strange, isn't it?]
The Regional Channel and World Channels began to buzz with excitement.
Skipping the Regional Channels with low information density, Su Luo focused on the World Channel.
[So many of my chives are going to die again, it breaks my heart...]
[The person above never acts... Can someone deduce the relationship between the difficulty of Monster Tide and the strength growth of the Survivor group?]
[Currently, it is assumed that the Monster Tide increases every two weeks. After three months, the basic condition for clearing the game is successfully resisting the first ten waves... The tenth wave is a Level 5 Elite monster. Survivor can survive the tenth wave are fully capable of forming a small team to conquer the Dungeon and attempt to Class Change...]
[So, the system is forcing everyone to become Class Change within three months? Are they just going to play around? Where is the survival space for ordinary people?]
[You can also try wave eleven.]
[Ye Fan: The eleventh wave is a Level 5 Boss Monster. It's impossible for non-professionals to defeat it, and even ordinary professionals who have just Class Change can't beat it.]
[Anonymous: A bunch of scoundrels! What business is it of yours whether someone lives or dies? Mind your own business!]
[You're the worst! The Land of Darkness is Essence a PvE game about the survival of civilizations, not a PvP game of internal strife! Once everyone in your region is dead, no one trades, no one teams up, and the Tinder is extinguished, you'll know what it means to be alone and helpless, Sugar!]
The discussion began to Spread to a more macro level.
[How many professionals are there in the world right now? Whatever the topic, it's best to get some feedback today.]
[There are fewer than 800 people who have spoken on this channel; I think there are no more than 2,000 worldwide.]
[In a sense, we are already facing an apocalyptic crisis, and I have little confidence in their chances of successfully surviving the Trial Instance.]
[Su Luo: The most difficult part isn't the Trial Instance, but obtaining the [Class Change Certificate]. The maximum amplification of green skills is around 12 Attributes. To defeat Level 5 Elite monsters in a team, you need at least 14 points in your Main Attribute and strong combat power. This means that most Survivors must deliberately Storage at least two Free Attribute Points before their Main Attribute reaches 12 points in order to have any chance of clearing the Dungeon in a team.]
Su Luo's speech caused a brief silence, followed by a more heated discussion.
[Instead of this, I think it's more important to explore a way to help them survive the Monster Tide... I plan to personally test the Monster Tide mechanics and share the results tomorrow.]
[So, is it feasible to pool resources in a small group to support a highly Talent individual to become a professional, and then have others join that Sanctuary using [Shelter Fusion Tickets ] to form Sanctuary community?]
[This method was tried during the last Monster Tide, and it was only half successful. The Monster Tide mechanism is tied to the Survivor; even if you're inside a professional's Sanctuary, your assigned Monster Tide will still arrive. However, other professionals in the same Sanctuary can indeed help you fight your assigned monster wave, but there's a penalty for doing so.]
[If this model is followed, wouldn't Tianzhu be the chosen one, with lower castes practically licking the boots of higher castes...?]
[Who the hell designed this Survival System? How the hell is this supposed to work?]
[I don't care about these things, I can live perfectly well on my own.]
[Then what the hell are you talking about! Who the hell lives as long as you? Don't spout irrelevant nonsense here.]
[Currently, most areas are estimated to be unstable even in terms of prices and markets. It is recommended that the Survivors in each area be organized and coordinated as soon as possible to establish an efficient and united internal Order and concentrate resources on training those who can Class Change...]
Even with only one speaking opportunity per day, top professionals from diverse cultural backgrounds around the world still engage in discussions on the World Channel.
During this time, his meaningless complaints, ridicule, and delusional remarks went largely unnoticed.
People began to share detailed data samples of their respective areas—survivor ratio, average health level, estimated resource reserves, and so on.
One of the professionals compiled the data, derived a rough model, and then released it:
If the existing professional group does not undergo large-scale, organized intervention, and the system mechanism maintains its current trend, then in three months, the total number of humans in the entire Land of Darkness who will meet the requirements for Class Change will be less than one hundred million.
This was a relatively good estimate, made after a professional named "Ye Zizhen" had given an early warning in the World Channel, which made some Survivors aware of the need to store Free Attribute Points.
In approximately 80,000 areas, fewer than 100 million people survived...
8 billion Survivors.
The mortality rate is very likely to exceed 99%.
This means that most people have already been sentenced to death.
The Regional Channels are overwhelmed.
Su Luo was also calculating it herself.
This is only the difficulty before Level 5, below the threshold for Class Change.
After obtaining the [Class Change Certificate], there is Trial Instance where you become stronger against strong opponents and weak opponents alike, and Elbow Strike everyone on equal terms.
Even if you successfully Class Change and become one of the rarest professionals, there are still Dangerous Terrains that Mental Corrosion, silently expanding in the darkness...
Darkness Survival.
Dark.
It turns out that it refers not only to this absolute environment that devours light.
At a deeper level, it is a Future impasse where the Civilization Tinder is flickering and about to be extinguished, and the path forward is almost completely blocked.
Everywhere the eye can see, wherever the mind wanders, is a breathtaking, boundless expanse—
Dark!