We just landed in front of Baiyu Town.
However, they discovered that many players had escaped from the entrance of Baiyu Town, and they all looked very disheveled.
"Huh... they Divine Power Contamination."
Kurumi immediately noticed the strange black contaminants on the players' bodies.
Looking again, these players are all around level 37-38, which means they are among the top tier of players on the level leaderboard, except for those from wealthy and powerful organizations.
Even if we encounter some monster, it shouldn't be enough to be Divine Power Contamination.
Divine Power Contamination is essentially the same as the [Gaze of Fear] that Su Xi's main body was infected with, but the effects of Divine Power Contamination are stronger and faster. It directly reduces the player's attributes such as attack, speed, and maximum health by a large margin. Moreover, some powerful contaminations in the later stages can also change the player's race and Life Level.
This can be understood as a forced descent into evil.
However, this kind of pollution effect that can force people to fall into evil should not exist in the early stages. It will only appear in the later stages when the gods' pollution of the Yuan Continent becomes more and more serious.
Seeing this, Ilena stopped a player and asked, "Are there any monsters in Baiyu Town that can spread Divine Power Contamination?"
"Ilena!" The player who had been stopped exclaimed in surprise, his eyes widening. Then, seeing Tokisaki Kurumi and Little Su, he instantly realized that Your Highness Su had also come here to grind monsters. He said, "The monsters in Baiyu Town seem to have a leader who commands them. After we went deeper into the town, these monsters slowly surrounded us, trapping us like turtles in a jar! Moreover, these monsters' attacks are cursed. Not only do our attributes decrease when we get hit, but we also keep losing health. It's so frustrating!"
"A leader? This is only the beginning, how come monsters of this level have appeared so quickly..." Ilena said, somewhat puzzled.
The player thought His Your Highness Su was questioning him, and hurriedly said, "It's true, you can see for yourselves."
He displayed his panel.
The race is still human, but the Life Level has been tested by the Adventurer's Guild and evolved into an elite warrior, with the attribute cap increased to 25 points.
Ilena didn't look at the talent and skills carefully, after all, it was someone else's privacy. Although he had released them without a care, it was still not good for her to look at them recklessly.
So Ilena looked directly at the status bar at the bottom.
[Nightmare Infection] (5th floor): Attack speed -20%, mental strength attribute -20%, attack power -20%, hit rate -20%, lose 30 HP per second.
"This curse can be layered..."
"Yes, every time I get hit by a monster, I get another layer of negative status effect. My teammates all got the -20% movement speed negative status effect, but I'm the only one who escaped," the player said, on the verge of tears.
"That monster is indeed a bit freakish," Kurumi commented.
At this time, more and more players escaped from Baiyu Town, as if there were some powerful monsters inside.
Soon, Ilena spotted the monster chasing after the player.
[Severely Infected Fallen Ones], Elite Zombie, Level 38, 300,000 HP.
Holy crap, Fallen Ones with 300,000 HP?
The Fallen Ones are different from ordinary monsters. These monsters are intelligent, which means that fighting them is no different from fighting ordinary players. These elite monsters have up to 300,000 HP, which is a nightmare.
However, the Life Level indicates it's Elite Zombie...
Zombies are already considered monsters, and these kinds of monsters shouldn't have any intelligence. They have such high health and can't use magic, so it feels like the system is making compensation for them losing their intelligence.
[City of Eating Time]!
Kurumi summoned the City of Eating Time at the feet of the group of players, and the speed of the Fallen Ones entered the area of City of Eating Time slowed down instantly.
"Tokisaki Kurumi!"
"Kurumi, please help me!"
Seeing their savior appear, the fleeing players immediately ran towards them.
Hiding behind Kurumi.
Complaints and criticisms abound.
"Kurumi, are you here to level up too?"
"Kurumi, be careful of the monsters inside! They're like they're on drugs..."
"I feel like this Baiyu Town is a complete trap!"
"The monsters in Baiyu Town are so strong, and the reward for this mission for our team is only three million experience points. It's not worth it at all!"
"Alright, I'm going inside with your Your Highness Su to kill some monsters. If you come with us, we won't have time to protect you~"
Kurumi's words made the players who wanted to follow her and take advantage of the situation shrink back.
"Hehe, I just remembered that I'm meeting a friend in Peklo Town. I'll head out first."
"Uh, me too."
"Ouch, my stomach hurts, I'll be going now."
In the blink of an eye, the players behind him disappeared.
Ilena: "You seem to have quite the air of authority..."
With just one sentence, he drove away the other players.
Seeing the Severely Infected Fallen Ones had escaped from Baiyu Town, Su Yu seemed a little frightened and clung tightly to Ilena's side.
Unfortunately, monsters infected by the power of the gods are mostly ugly in appearance.
It's normal for Su Yu to be frightened.
However, Su Yu would eventually have to come into contact with these ugly monsters; he couldn't live under his protection forever.
Therefore, Ilena had no intention of letting Su Yu hide in her Portable Space.
He followed behind Kurumi with Su Yu by his side.
Kurumi had already dealt with the giant zombie that had escaped.
"As long as you don't get cursed multiple times in one moment, it's not a big problem."
Ilena canceled her avatar state.
After reverting to its original form, it nodded in approval.
Kurumi has grown at a very high rate, so it's unlikely she'll be caught by these zombies.
Su Xi, on the other hand, possesses the talent to Curse Reversal and is not afraid of these things at all.
Upon entering Baiyu Town, a large number of houses were destroyed, with only a few relatively intact houses standing in the ruins, where many Severely Infected Fallen Ones.
They saw that someone else had come in through the city gate.
The monsters became excited and ran towards Su Xi and her companions in a very orderly fashion.
Su Yu was startled by the scene and whispered, "Auntie, these things are so ugly..."
"Don't worry, with Kurumi and Auntie here, they can't hurt you."
"Sure enough, it seems like these monsters are being commanded by someone..."
Even though Baiyu Town has become ruins, the space for so many wandering monsters to move around is not large. When running towards their prey, they are prone to falling or crowding and being unable to move forward, which is obviously inconsistent with the orderly situation in front of them.
Kurumi placed a City of Eating Time at the feet of these monsters, instantly slowing them down as they entered the formation. Then, they were rammed by faster monsters behind them, creating a scene of them collapsing and falling to the ground.