All I can say is that the Fourth Calamity gave the local NPCs in the Meta World a little bit of a shock from the Descenders.
Previously, one Gold Coin a day was enough to support a family of three; now? It takes at least three Gold Coin!
The prices of everything have been driven up several times over by those reckless monster-hunting Descenders were raking in Gold Coin.
Fortunately, if NPCs are really starving, they can issue food-finding quests to players. Players can then easily gain a considerable amount of experience simply by buying some ingredients and completing the quest.
This approach essentially shifts the burden of inflation onto the players.
It's reasonable for whoever caused the inflation to bear the consequences.
The Giant King's Court is not actually a magnificent or noble place.
Fu Bufu others had previously discussed what it would be like inside. After all, it was called the Giant King's Court, so they wondered if there would be a huge palace inside, with a giant throne.
Then the final boss sits on a giant throne and waits for them.
Actually, that's not the case.
The Giant King's Court has neither a magnificent palace nor a huge throne; instead, it is filled with giants of various elements, and these giants are of rare or higher rank.
Moreover, the Giant King's Court was merely a strange megalithic structure formed by piling up various ornate stones, completely unrelated to a palace.
As the leader of these giants, the Giant King, though not the largest in size, was the most intelligent.
Su Xi felt that the Giant King's thinking ability was probably similar to that of a normal NPC, so without absolute strength, it would indeed be quite difficult to conquer this kind of dungeon.
There weren't many players in the instance this time; only Fu Bufu, Yan Hu, and Ling Yue were allowed to come. Other players weren't allowed to come.
After all, they're just cannon fodder, useless.
To be honest, Su Xi thought these three people were just cannon fodder; she only brought them along because they gave her Gold Coin.
Using Fulan's abilities, they easily eliminated the giants blocking their way, and after a long journey, they finally arrived at the location of the Giant King's Court marked on the map.
Upon arrival, the three began to share their opinions on the place.
Fu Bufu: "I thought it would be a magnificent place, but it's just a pile of stones. Calling it the Giant King's Court is not as good as calling it the Giant's Mine."
Ling Yue: "Although it can't compare to the level of detail in the palaces of human NPCs, the sense of weight and grandeur brought by these giant stones is enough to be awe-inspiring."
Yan Hu: "I think these stones are quite beautiful; the orc architects would probably love them."
Fulan ignored these guys who seemed to be tourists.
The four of them walked into the Giant King's Court together, and a light blue barrier that covered the entire Stonehenge was created out of thin air.
This is a dungeon barrier; you either have to kill all the monsters or your entire party will perish.
Fulan watched quietly as Stonehenge transformed, and soon a huge maze formed before her eyes.
Everyone was surprised by this turn of events.
Fulan still remembered some tips about this dungeon; just be careful of the giants that might suddenly rush out from the corner.
Many players in the past were like this: they went in without any mental preparation and were killed the moment they met.
As soon as Fulan led the three of them onto the stone bricks of the huge maze, an inexplicable pressure descended from nowhere, Fu Bufu and the others.
Fulan took a few steps forward before realizing that none of the three had followed.
Fulan: "?"
Ling Yue: "We're being suppressed by a powerful life form; we can't move!"
"Ah?"
Did this have this effect in a past life?
No, it's powerful life suppression?
I didn't feel it...
Before Fulan could think it through, a strange thing happened at the entrance to the maze.
A gigantic figure emerged from the maze wall and instantly appeared before Fulan, its massive fist slamming into Fulan like a meteorite.
The terrifying power erupted from the fist, creating a powerful sonic boom. Fu Bufu other two were blown against the barrier by the force of the punch, losing at least half of their health.
The floor tiles cracked, Fulan was hammered into the ground like a nail.
I was just thinking about the "meet-up kill" mechanic in this dungeon, but I didn't expect it to activate before I even entered. If my level were any lower, I would have been smashed to a pulp by now.
After all, Fulan's avatar form lacked the reverse curse and equipment, and its attributes were much lower than its original form.
Fulan pulled her hand out of the floor tiles, grabbed an "eye" from the giant's arm, and crushed it.
Bang!
The enormous arm, like an overinflated balloon, exploded with a deafening roar, raining down blood.
"This Life Level... Giant King? No, as the final boss of the dungeon, shouldn't you be at the end of the maze? Why are you here?" Fulan glanced at the giant's information that appeared in front of her and asked in surprise, "Is there a bug?"
It wasn't until Fulan saw the information about this giant that she understood why the epic-level Skywind Golden Lion had been suppressed. This was the final boss of the dungeon, the epic-level Primal Giant, the Sage King Giant.
With a level of 80, Fu Bufu is only level 59, it's normal for him to be suppressed.
However, the surging killing intent in the eyes of the Sage King Giant made Su Xi wonder if she had cheated on him.
Besides, isn't this the first time we've all met?
Why would this Sage King Giant want to kill her so much?
Fulan pulled herself out of the ground and looked at the Sage King Giant with a puzzled expression.
His enormous body was comparable to a mountain, and his eyes, as bright as the sun and moon, gleamed with hatred for Fulan.
Fulan narrowed her eyes and said, "You seem to know me?"
"Oh."
The Sage King Giant did not reply. His muscles bulged, and his arm, which had been destroyed by Fulan, was restored to its original state in an instant. Then, hot steam spewed from his fist, and he slammed it hard at Fulan.
The Sage King Giant's muscles were taut, and all his "eyes" seemed to be glued shut with superglue, making them impossible to summon.
Fulan frowned slightly, flapping her wings, trying to fly away from the attacked area as quickly as possible.
But the Sage King Giant's fist was so big that Fulan felt that even though she had flown a long way, the hot steam from the fist was still getting closer and closer to her face.
Bang!
Fulan was hit by a fist again, and like a mosquito, she was slammed into the ground by the huge fist.
The entire maze trembled and shook under this enormous force.
Another crack appeared on the otherwise intact ground, and beneath the huge crack, there was the imprint of a small vampire.
"You like using your fists so much, are you really that good at fighting?"
The avatar state was canceled, and the original form was restored.
Su Xi lifted the Sage King Giant's fist with one hand.
Anyone would be angry if they were slammed into the floor twice in a row!