The Helpless First Layer

Main God Space, Training Area.

Beneath the towering Trial Tower, the crowds remained bustling.

At one of the entrances, Fang Li slowly walked out, his brows furrowed and his face showing a hint of helplessness.

"It failed..."

Yes.

It failed.

Fang Li did not make it past the second level.

This was something Fang Li had never expected.

For Fang Li, the first level was not difficult at all, and he easily got an S-Class rating and received a relatively generous reward.

Therefore, in Fang Li's vision, even if the difficulty of the second level is higher than that of the first level, it won't be by much.

However, Fang Li miscalculated.

The difficulty of the second level is several levels higher than that of the first level.

The second level is actually the same as the first level, where Fang Li has to challenge 100 scorpions in the desert.

These scorpions have the exact same attributes as Fang Li, but they have no skills. For Fang Li, the difficulty is almost the same as that of the first floor.

So why did Fang Li fail?

Because of the attack patterns of these scorpions.

The attack patterns of the scorpions on the second floor are fundamentally different from those on the first floor.

The scorpions on the first floor will only charge around wildly, lunging towards Fang Li.

However, the scorpions on the second floor are extremely cunning.

They won't rush towards Fang Li; instead, they'll burrow into the sand and Fang Li a sneak attack.

At first, Fang Li was also taken aback, but he didn't think much of it.

As a result, they suffered a complete and utter loss.

These scorpions that burrow into the sand to attack Fang Li not only conceal their presence and track Fang Li before launching sneak attacks, but also immediately disappear into the sand if they miss their target, avoiding any direct confrontation with Fang Li.

In this way, even though Fang Li had a complete grasp of the Seven Nights Assassination Technique, it was impossible for him to escape into the sand and fight a group of scorpions, only to end up in a sorry state and almost get hit by the stingers of several scorpions, thus contracting a deadly poison.

Under these circumstances, Fang Li managed to kill more than a dozen scorpions with great difficulty. By the time he realized what had happened, the allotted one hour had already passed, and the trial ended in failure.

Recalling that battle, even Fang Li couldn't help but curse.

"That's despicable."

If these scorpions were just ambushing, then it would be fine.

The Seven Nights Assassination Technique is a spatial manipulation technique that utilizes the surrounding environment to carry out assassinations, demonstrating first-rate control over the environment.

Therefore, Fang Li could avoid this tactic of ambushing from the sand if he observed carefully.

In addition, with the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception of Death Perception capturing the Death Lines, Fang Li Scorpion's movements. Although he was in a sorry state, he was not so badly ambushed.

The problem is that once these scorpions hide in the sand, some can even stay hidden for half an hour.

As a result, Fang Li could only watch helplessly as time passed, ultimately leading to his defeat.

"This hits right where my Holy Mark's weakness is..."

Fang Li was truly helpless.

The biggest weakness of Holy Mark is that they place an excessive burden on the user and have a very limited lifespan.

In a battle where time is deliberately dragged out, using the Holy Mark would be suicidal.

Even with the Holy Mark active, he was dragged down by scorpions until his soul couldn't take it anymore, collapsing to the ground, and then helplessly facing the Matoba venomous barbs. Fang Li only needed to think about it to know how stupid that was.

"For the time being, I have no way to help with this layer."

At least, Fang Li didn't want to continue the challenge with a feeling of disgust.

Turning his head, Fang Li glanced at the towering Trial Tower and smiled slightly.

"This is a really interesting place. I guess I'll have to come here often in the future."

After leaving those words behind, Fang Li quietly departed.

After leaving the Training Area, Fang Li did not go directly back to his personal residence in the Residential Area, but instead went to the Trading Area and browsed the stalls.

Fang Li currently has 13,000 Exchange Points, and naturally needs to plan them carefully before entering the next Instance World.

Last time, Fang Li was a nobody with almost nothing except the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception, and he desperately needed to convert his Exchange Points into strength, so he made a large-scale purchase.

This time, Fang Li has all the equipment, his skills have been greatly improved, and even his attributes have been significantly enhanced, so there's no need for him to spend money blindly anymore.

Therefore, Fang Li came to the Trading Area mainly with two intentions.

1. Taobao.

Second: Acquire props.

If Fang Li comes across good equipment and skills, he will naturally buy them.

If you have some extra cash on hand, you should also acquire some items for emergencies, such as recovery items.

In the end, after browsing around the Trading Area, Fang Li didn't find any good equipment or skills, but he did acquire some items for various situations, spending 8,000 Exchange Points.

"If it weren't for the rewards from the first level of the Trial Tower, I'd be single again by now, right?"

In other words, Fang Li couldn't find a way to use the remaining 5,000 Exchange Points, so he saved them.

After two Instance World, Fang Li finally has some savings, no longer squandering them all at once as before, which is quite a cause for celebration.

Then, Fang Li left the Trading Area and returned to the Residential Area.

Residential Area, personal residence.

Upon returning here, Fang Li immediately spoke into the air.

"Requesting entry into the Instance World."

The system responded immediately with a notification tone.

"Request from Number 11273 to enter the Instance World and begin the mixing process."

However, after the notification sound came out that the Main God Space had begun the matching process, Fang Li flipped his hand and a small badge appeared in his hand.

It was a red badge.

"Zheng—!"

The red badge suddenly emitted a faint light, illuminating the surrounding lawn.

Under the faint light, the system notification paused slightly, followed by this message.

"Detected that Number 11273 possesses a special item that can modify the Instance World quest in the allocation to a certain extent. Do you wish to use it?"

Upon hearing the notification sound, Fang Li immediately smiled, then looked down at the badge in his hand.

Instance Group Order (Fifth Level): A special item used when applying to enter Instance World. It can modify the Instance World quests that are being configured to a certain extent. It is applicable to Fifth Level players and can modify the number of players and the number of main quests. It is worth 5000 Exchange Points.