Instance Finale ▪ Sole Breakthrough

A few minutes earlier, a place similar to the [Television Tower] had been flooded and overrun by countless Anomalies.

As for everyone who had originally been inside that place, they had been teleported out of the Core Zone by the [qualification] Cards in their hands at the very last moment.

Most Players had their own methods of communication, so before long, the many details surrounding this incident had been pieced together one by one.

The most widely circulated version at present was that a group of Invaders of unknown origin had destroyed the location's built-in defenses, causing it to be discovered and besieged by the countless Monsters in Eternal Night, ultimately leading to its fall.

Once this news spread widely among the Players, everyone found themselves in danger.

At that moment, the Humanoid Phantom appeared before the Players again. After delivering a few perfunctory official remarks, he vanished once more.

To sum it up, it was all extremely official rhetoric: don't worry, we're working hard to resolve this, please trust us, and so on.

Although the fellow's words sounded sincere enough, Bai Zhi felt that not only did he lack the spirit of craftsmanship, he also lacked the broad-minded bearing to embrace all rivers. He ought to learn more from a certain country.

But now that things had reached this point, Bai Zhi had basically confirmed a few things.

—The ritual for advancing that Puzzle Card had just completed another ninth.

(Alright, the basic situation has been confirmed. The overall progress should have 4/9 remaining... No, 5/9...)

Bai Zhi raised his head to look at the Eternal Night outside, narrowing his eyes slightly.

Taking advantage of the barbecue stall's convenience, he had obtained a great deal of information about the other four "shelters" from the Players constantly gathering here.

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