The game officially began, and several players appeared in the Instance.
These people all looked very solemn. The Instance was of SS difficulty, but their solemnity was not due to the difficulty of the Instance.
This Instance used to be very difficult, but after so many players explored it, the difficulty has dropped dramatically.
As long as they are mentally sound, they can hold out for a day until the teleportation point opens.
Therefore, they don't need to worry about the difficulty of the Instance.
What worries them is the issue of Anomalous Instance.
They were certainly aware of the recent hot topic online: some Instance in the game were experiencing anomalies, with a significant increase in difficulty.
While clearing Instance offers coveted rewards, the prerequisite is actually clearing them.
More rewards mean a higher level of difficulty.
Although no one will die in Anomalous Instance, 90% of your experience points will be deducted.
Moreover, encountering something like this in Instance where you're guaranteed not to die is truly frustrating.
Those who can enter SS-level Instance are naturally of high level and have a certain status and position outside. Of course, they may also have enemies or people they don't get along with.
Losing 90% of their experience points suddenly was absolutely devastating for them.
They also saw some news online about players who lost a lot of experience points, became ordinary people, and were then killed by their enemies.
Therefore, not dying in Instance doesn't mean you won't die.
"Do you think this might be Anomalous Instance?" a man asked, glancing at the crowd.
The man's name was Cao Wenzhe. He was in his thirties, wearing a tracksuit, and was about 180 centimeters tall. He looked rather thin.
"That's impossible. There are so many players, and only a few Anomalous Instance. How could we be the ones to run into one?"
The speaker was another man named Du Ze, also in his thirties, wearing black-rimmed glasses without lenses.
"Actually, you can't say that. The chances of us encountering it are not small."
The speaker was a woman named Jiang Wen, around thirty years old, but she didn't look old, and her clothes and appearance were similar to those of a young girl.
Jiang Wen continued, "Based on the pattern of Anomalous Instance, this time the abnormal Instance is very likely to be an SS-level or higher Instance."
And it's Instance that's about to be cleared.
Such Instances are limited in number, so the probability of us encountering one isn't very low.
"What's there to be afraid of? I actually quite hope to encounter Anomalous Instance."
The speaker was a man in his mid-twenties named Zhu Heng.
He appeared calmer than the others, with a hint of excitement on his face.
They seemed to be hoping that the Instance in front of them was Anomalous Instance.
After all, the rewards from Anomalous Instance are plentiful.
To become Divine System Ability User, to evolve life, and to become a truly extraordinary being.
Who wouldn't yearn for that?
Therefore, it's perfectly normal for some people to look forward to Anomalous Instances.
"Actually, I also quite hope this is Anomalous Instance," Cao Wenzhe said, glancing at Zhu Heng.
"Although the Anomalous Instance are difficult to clear, at least no one will die, and it's not impossible to clear them."
With such a generous reward, it's worth the gamble.
"Please don't!" another woman said, her face showing a hint of horror.
Her name is Gan Lingling, she is twenty-three or twenty-four years old, and she dresses in a youthful and beautiful manner.
"A friend of mine told me that she also encountered Anomalous Instance. The boss was really too ferocious. If it were Anomalous Instance, I'd rather commit suicide."
"It's not that serious, is it? There's no need to commit suicide," Zhu Heng said.
"So what if the BOSS is a bit ruthless? Just bear with it and it'll pass. It's really nothing."
"That sounds nice, but if it really happened to you, could you handle it?"
Du Ze immediately said, "I'd rather forgo any vague reward than suffer this ordeal."
Zhu Heng, however, didn't take it seriously. "At worst, we can just commit suicide if we really can't win. With the Instance, can't we even commit suicide?"
"But very few teams in the past succeeded in committing suicide," Gan Lingling retorted.
Cao Wenzhe said, "That's because they didn't know they wouldn't die after committing suicide, so they were indecisive."
But we know that if you really fall into the hands of the BOSS, you can also escape the pain by committing suicide.
Jiang Wen said, "But it will deduct 90% of your experience points."
These experience points are hard-earned through risking our lives; don't you feel bad when they're deducted from your account?
I don't want to lose so many experience points.
Du Ze sighed, "Yes, besides the BOSS being extremely cruel, there's also a penalty of deducting experience points."
No matter how you look at it, this Anomalous Instance is not worthwhile.
Cao Wenzhe said, "There's no use in saying all this. We can't decide whether it's Anomalous Instance or not. Let's figure out how to deal with the Instance in front of us first."
Let's treat this Instance as a normal Instance for now.
Zhu Heng immediately said, "The Instance walkthroughs are almost complete, so now we should naturally try to find a way to clear the Instance."
This boss is quite strong, but its weaknesses are also obvious.
Once we lure him out of the lab and destroy the last energy core, we'll be pretty much done.
"Yes, that's what I think too," Cao Wenzhe said.
"If this isn't Anomalous Instance, we'll most likely be able to clear it without anyone dying."
I remember the last team broke through one of the boss's energy cores, but in the end, none of the five people were injured and they left the Instance safely.
If they hadn't been short on time, they probably would have cleared the Instance.
Zhu Heng said excitedly, "Yes, although this may not be Anomalous Instance, it is an SS-level Instance that can be easily cleared."
Encountering Instance like this is incredibly lucky.
Gan Lingling said, "I think we should do nothing, find a safe place to wait, and leave the Instance tomorrow. I have a bad feeling; this is Anomalous Instance."
I am Shaman-type Ability User that lean towards support, and my premonitions are always very accurate.
I think it's best if we do nothing.
"Do nothing?" Zhu Heng said hastily, "This is Instance we're about to clear, doing nothing is too..."
"Yes, we're almost done with this Instance."
Cao Wenzhe and Zhu Heng were very reluctant to give up this opportunity.
Gan Lingling said, "If this were a normal Instance, we could definitely clear it, but this is Anomalous Instance; it's impossible to clear it."
Cao Wenzhe and Zhu Heng were both unconvinced. He was really unwilling to give up and looked at the other two, hoping that they would not end up like Gan Lingling.
Du Ze immediately said, "If it really is Anomalous Instance, then let's forget about it."
Forget about completing the game; it would be a good thing if you didn't lose 90% of your experience points.
Zhu Heng felt very frustrated, but he couldn't possibly clear the Instance by himself and Cao Wenzhe; he had to get the support of others.
He turned his gaze to Jiang Wen, hoping she wouldn't share the same opinion as the other two.
This is clearly a great opportunity; we can't just let it slip away.