Tank Zombie

Cat MeowMeow, Irritable Little Chicken, Pig King, and Lone Wolf had failed the challenge.

But after exiting the Secret Realm,

they received a surprise!

"F-Fuck!"

"We struck it rich this time!"

Pig King shouted and danced excitedly as he took out an Essence Soul Orb. "Quick, look! What amazing thing is this?"

A Charger Essence Soul, a three-star Gray Essence Soul!

Everyone looked on with envy.

Irritable Little Chicken cursed, "It'd be one thing if Essence Souls could drop even after a failed challenge, but it had to be a Charger Essence Soul too? That's way too much! You fat bastard, what kind of goddamn luck is that?!"

Lone Wolf said, "You have to treat us today. I want a bottle of Miracle City Moutai!"

Pig King said, "Hahaha! Consider it done! Absolutely!"

The drop rate for Secret Realm Essence Souls was difficult to pin down.

There were simply too many influencing factors.

Among them, lords could control some of the variables and had methods to influence drop rates to a certain extent, though both the upward and downward adjustments had limits.

They could not make Essence Souls drop every time in a Secret Realm,

nor could they make a Secret Realm never drop any Essence Souls at all.

Based on the adventurers' experiences in the Raging Tide Secret Realm,

the Essence Soul drop rate in this Secret Realm had clearly been raised to the maximum!

What was a conscientious Dungeon?

This was a conscientious Dungeon!

Besides that,

the Essence Soul drop rate was also affected by many other factors.

Clearing a Secret Realm for the first time and achieving a First Kill on a monster could both greatly increase the drop rate.

The time spent inside, the scope of exploration, the number of monsters killed, the use of Mental Strength, and so on could also affect the drop rate. The better one's overall performance, the higher the drop rate would become.

So what could lower the drop rate?

First was naturally failing the challenge. Then there was insufficient exploration of the Secret Realm, an adventurer rank that was too low, or Monster Essence Souls of higher and rarer quality. All of these could lower the drop rate to varying degrees.

Pig King was the first adventurer to kill a Charger, which could indeed increase the drop rate considerably. But because the Secret Realm challenge had failed, the odds of getting a drop should not have been high.

Precisely because the odds were low,

the result was so unexpected.

It could bring tremendous surprise and satisfaction!

It was like playing a game and casually killing a minor monster, only for it to drop an ultimate piece of equipment that even a BOSS might not drop. The surprise and emotional payoff in that instant went without saying!

Chargers were three-star ordinary monsters.

They were also among the highest-quality monsters of their level!

This Soul Essence was worth at least ten or twenty Common Zombie Essence Souls, roughly equivalent to more than half a year's income for a Black Stone Town Adventurer. No wonder the adventurers were in such an uproar!

"The monster ranks in the Raging Tide Secret Realm are becoming clearer by the day!"

"Common Zombies are one-star monsters!"

"Hunters, Smokers, Boomers, Spitters, and the like are all two-star monsters."

"Chargers are stronger three-star ordinary monsters, and they're the strongest monsters we've seen so far!"

"I'm very curious whether Lord Qi still has anything else up his sleeve. I wonder if even stronger monsters will appear."

Cat MeowMeow said, "Hmph, I bet he does. Don't underestimate Lord Qi!"

Just then,

"Everyone, come look!"

"Hammer Bro and the others are about to put on a big zombie-burning show!"

What?

Burning zombies?

Cat MeowMeow and the other adventurers immediately became interested.

At that moment, the team of Black Stone Hammer King, Lonely Swordsman, Sleeping in the Wind, and Bright Moon Reflecting Snow was challenging the Secret Realm. They had somehow found two gasoline barrels and moved in a large amount of flammable material to create a trap.

They lured over a huge horde of zombies.

Then they set it ablaze in an instant.

In the next moment,

the blazing fire raged!

Dozens, nearly a hundred zombies, were engulfed in flames. There were even two Special Zombies among them. Every one of them was burned to charcoal. When had the adventurers ever seen a scene like this? They all cheered wildly and shouted in exhilaration!

"This is awesome!"

"Now that's worthy of a reward!"

"So you can play it like this? I've learned something!"

"What a magnificent open-air barbecue feast!"

"Just watching is satisfying! This is exactly how those zombies should be dealt with!"

"..."

The four cleared the area and smoothly made their way onto the street.

"Excellent, we have a great chance of clearing it this run!"

"Hahaha, the lord definitely never expected us to pull something like this!"

The adventurers were still smug about their creative tactics when a series of heavy footsteps came from ahead. At the same time, they could hear a beast-like growl.

"What was that sound?"

A small car came flying through the air like a shot put and crushed Bright Moon Reflecting Snow beneath it on the spot. That adventurer died without ever knowing what had happened, reduced to a meat pancake.

"Not good!"

"Monster!"

The frenzied roar of a bloodthirsty beast, along with the sound of something charging wildly forward, rapidly drew closer. The other three survivors did not have even a moment to mourn their fallen companion. They immediately raised their weapons and prepared to fight.

The next moment,

a humanoid Muscle Monster charged out.

Whether they were inside the Secret Realm or watching from outside, every adventurer was stunned by what they saw!

This was a Giant Zombie, far larger than a Charger. Its entire body was formed from muscles that radiated explosive power and possessed the hardness of armor.

As it stood before them,

it was like a wall of muscle.

The visual impact was utterly overwhelming!

Its pair of massive arms were five or six times larger than an ordinary person's, as thick as water vats and covered in knotted muscle. They could tear apart or lift cars weighing several tons. Its giant fists were covered in calluses like pumpkin hammers; even an iron man could be pounded into an iron disc!

Its features were twisted, its eyes bulged like bronze bells, and its bloodshot eyeballs brimmed with extreme madness.

This monster was simply the embodiment of pure strength and brutality!

Sleeping in the Wind was dumbfounded.

Lonely Swordsman said, "That's a zombie?"

Black Stone Hammer King shouted, "No way! Can this get any more goddamn ridiculous?!"

When the Tank Zombie charged in a frenzy, the entire street groaned. Chunks of concrete exploded beneath its feet, and lamp posts snapped like matchsticks. Even bullets striking its body could not slow it in the slightest!

There was no suspense at all!

Once Tank got close, it was one punch per victim. It first killed Lonely Swordsman and Sleeping in the Wind, then grabbed the fleeing Black Stone Hammer King, seized one leg in each hand, and put on a live demonstration of tearing a man in half!

Team wipe!

Challenge failed!

Black Stone Hammer King exited the Secret Realm.

He said nothing and was practically shut down.

His hands trembling, he first lit a Huazi cigarette produced in Miracle City, then smoked by himself.

Irritable Little Chicken said, "Hahaha, looks like getting torn apart by a big muscle monster doesn't feel too good!"

Lone Wolf asked with concern, "Hey, Hammer Bro, are you okay?!"

"Where's the lord? Get out here!"

Only after finishing his Huazi did Black Stone Hammer King recover. "Have him explain what the hell that thing was! Don't tell me that bastard is also some kind of zombie!"

Sleeping in the Wind comforted him, "Although it's horrifying, look at it from another angle. That monster is extremely valuable. It's at least a Five-Star Monster. If we can get an Essence Soul from it..."

That was true!

Irritable Little Chicken's eyes lit up. "That monster is big and fierce, exactly my favorite type. I'm definitely getting its Essence Soul!"

Pig King also declared, "All of a sudden, the Charger Essence Soul in my hand doesn't seem so great anymore!"

"If we can get an Essence Soul like that,"

"we'll be rich!"

Black Stone Hammer King was stirred by those words as well.

Lord Qi's trump card was truly ruthless, and he had hidden it deeply!

Who could have imagined he had something like that in reserve? No wonder he was so fearless and unafraid of adventurers challenging him!

This time, Black Stone Hammer King had been badly frightened and was practically left with psychological trauma. The best way to get revenge on Tank, and on that sneaky old bastard of a lord, was to make its Essence Soul drop!

Profit moved people's hearts!

The Tank Zombie's strength was right there for all to see!

It was almost certainly a Five-Star Monster, and one of the strongest among Five-Star Monsters at that. The adventurers' passion and greed quickly overwhelmed their fear of the Tank Zombie. For a time, they united against a common enemy and were fired up.

"Kill the Muscle Monster!"

"Make that Big Muscle Tyrant drop its Essence Soul!"

"One Big Muscle Tyrant thinks it can stop us? How naïve!"

"Today, we Black Stone Town Adventurers will teach the lord a proper lesson!"

"..."

Nan Xi Li Ya had spent most of the day in the Secret Realm Lobby.

Naturally, she had watched the adventurers' entire journey through the Secret Realm,

going from initial disdain, to surprise, and finally to shock.

If she had not seen it with her own eyes, she would never have believed that a lord could create such a wonderful Secret Realm. Not only was the Secret Realm world bizarre, vivid, and realistic, every new run was a heart-pounding adventure!

Bloody, thrilling, exhilarating!

It was addictive!

Especially when the Tank Zombie appeared!

It pushed the atmosphere and the adventurers' fighting spirit to a climax!

Nan Xi Li Ya had visited many Dungeons, but she had never seen an atmosphere like this. The Sea of Inspiration of this Human lord was absolutely extraordinary. He did not belong to any known faction of Human lords!

Miracle City was the most unique Dungeon she had seen so far!

It was absolutely worth investigating thoroughly!