First Kill

After Miracle City gained a Little Net Admin, Qi Ji's life became much easier. He spent most of his time lounging in the mansion while all kinds of resources and gains automatically flowed into his pocket.

Adventurer "White Little Deer" generated 1 point of Mental Strength!

Adventurer "Cat MeowMeow" generated 1 point of Mental Strength!

Adventurer "Pig King" has died. Mental Strength +1, Soul Crystal +1!

Adventurer "Bright Moon Reflecting Snow" has died. Mental Strength +1, Soul Crystal +1!

Boss Qi happily browsed the panel.

There were a full 160 adventurers today.

It was bound to be a bountiful harvest, but expenses were also rising. After some adventurers discovered that clearing Novice Mode had a high chance of dropping Zombie Soul Essence, they stopped challenging the official stages altogether and repeatedly farmed the beginner stage, hoping to fleece Boss Qi.

Adventurer "Silly Goose" obtained "Zombie Soul Essence" from the Raging Tide Secret Realm. Your Mental Strength -1!

Adventurer "Wool Warrior" obtained "Zombie Soul Essence" from the Raging Tide Secret Realm. Your Mental Strength -1!

Every ordinary Soul Essence extracted from the Doomsday Frenzy Secret Realm cost 1 point of Mental Strength.

However.

This little expense.

Was nothing to Qi Ji!

The adventurers might have thought they were making a killing, and they even enjoyed the thrill of fleecing him.

But.

Boss Qi never lost out!

Common Zombies had no production cost. The extraction cost of 1 point of Mental Strength per zombie was nothing compared to the territory's current income.

Farm away!

Farm away!

Let them fleece him to their hearts' content!

Most of it would be recovered anyway.

And these were precisely the resources Qi Ji urgently needed right now.

Not only did many Common Zombies drop today, but a few Special Zombies also appeared.

Adventurer "Lonely Swordsman" obtained "Smoker Soul Essence" from the Raging Tide Secret Realm. Your Mental Strength -4!

Adventurer "Sleeping in the Wind" obtained "Exploder Soul Essence" from the Raging Tide Secret Realm. Your Mental Strength -4!

So far.

The adventurers had made around two hundred cumulative challenge attempts and obtained a total of four Special Infected Soul Essences.

There were Hunters, Smokers, Spitters, and Jockeys. These monsters had a certain deployment cost, but only required 3 points of Mental Strength.

Whenever adventurers farmed one, another had to be added to the Secret Realm. Including redeployment and extraction costs, each one consumed 7 points of Mental Strength.

This was still within acceptable limits.

After all, the drop rate for Special Zombie Soul Essences was very low.

Rather than seeing it as a bad thing, Qi Ji hoped the adventurers would farm more of them, thereby enriching the Dungeon's troop types.

While Boss Qi happily took stock of his interim gains, he heard the uproar and excitement in the Secret Realm Lobby. Puzzled, he immediately went to the lobby to find out what was happening.

"Why is it so noisy?"

Little Net Admin Nan Xi Li Ya was watching intently.

She had already been completely captivated by the content of the Doomsday Frenzy Secret Realm.

"Ah, Lord, why are you here..." Nan Xi Li Ya froze for a moment, then quickly explained, "The adventurers just discovered a huge Zombie monster. They've formed several expedition teams to defeat it!"

"Oh, so it's a Tank Zombie. It was discovered this quickly?"

Qi Ji was slightly surprised.

He had deployed a total of three Tanks and five Witches.

There were more Witches than Tanks, and they were even more sinister than Tanks. Yet unexpectedly, the Tanks appeared first.

Still.

That was normal enough.

Most of the random spawn points Qi Ji had selected for the Witches were in dark shopping malls, underground parking garages, or other indoor spaces. The Tanks, meanwhile, were all placed on open streets, so they were indeed more likely to be alerted.

Both monsters cost 20 points of Mental Strength to create!

Their strength and level might not have reached that of Elite Monsters, but they were at least at the upper limit of ordinary monsters!

Such top-tier Five-Star Monsters.

Were rare even in Black Stone Town!

They were extremely valuable!

The Tank Zombie's exaggerated size and frenzied combat style were overwhelmingly oppressive, giving these adventurers the feeling that they were challenging a major boss. It undoubtedly stirred their competitive and conquering instincts.

"Lord, should we take measures to stop the adventurers..."

Nan Xi Li Ya muttered softly. If such a valuable monster were killed by adventurers, it would probably cause a considerable loss to a Dungeon that had only just begun.

"No matter. This Lord is upright and fair. Since I put it out there, I can afford to lose it!"

Qi Ji was very carefree about it. It was not entirely to improve his standing with the little Elf. He truly hoped the adventurers could kill the Tank, because the territory currently needed combat power like this!

At present.

At least four teams were in action!

They had found the street where the Tank appeared and launched their challenge with preparation and purpose.

But the results were clearly poor. Before Qi Ji arrived, they had already failed seven or eight times. Several teams had been attacked by Chargers or other Zombies before they even reached their destination, resulting in casualties or even total annihilation.

Even when they did manage to confront it.

They were brutally thrashed.

The Tank's Combat Power was no joke!

Another team was currently challenging the Tank. The four Secret Realm Crystals were surrounded by adventurers, and these people were so engrossed that they did not even notice the Lord entering the lobby.

"Come on!"

"We're almost out of energy!"

"Let's take down this Big Muscle Tyrant!"

Having learned from the previous teams' mistakes, this group of adventurers did not clash head-on with the Tank Zombie. Instead, they tried to use the King of Qin Circling Pillar tactic. One fast-running adventurer went in lightly equipped and led the Tank Zombie in circles around obstacles while the other three opened fire.

However.

It was meaningless.

The Tank smashed straight through the obstacles.

In just a few moves, it caught the adventurer circling the pillar and tore him into eight pieces on the spot.

The Tank then picked up concrete slabs and small cars as projectiles, smashing the three ambushing adventurers to death one after another.

The other adventurers watching were speechless.

"I told you that plan wouldn't work!"

"That was ridiculous!"

"Better to fight it head-on!"

"Your firepower is too weak. How could you possibly kill that thing with just a few Submachine Guns? If we want to beat this Big Muscle Tyrant, we need to upgrade our weapons first!"

"That makes sense!"

"Old Blade and Bright Moon's group are about to start again."

"This should be the last attempt. Let's hope they succeed!"

"..."

Though repeatedly defeated, the adventurers did not give up.

Lonely Swordsman, Sleeping in the Wind, Black Stone Hammer King, and Bright Moon Reflecting Snow formed a team once more.

The four did not head directly to the Tank's ambush location. Instead, they first scavenged supplies to maximize their firepower, finding a Shotgun, an Assault Rifle, and two Submachine Guns.

Lonely Swordsman said, "With these, plus three Oil Barrels, I think it should be enough!"

Sleeping in the Wind said, "Draw it out first. Be careful of its thrown projectiles and don't fight it head-on. This thing isn't very smart. As long as it falls into our trap, we've already won half the battle!"

"Leave it to me!"

Black Stone Hammer King personally drew out the Tank Zombie. The four took turns firing as they retreated, refusing to fight the Tank head-on and instead luring it into their prepared trap.

There was a pile of flammable materials there.

Along with the three Oil Barrels they had carefully scavenged.

The moment the Tank approached, Bright Moon Reflecting Snow shot the Oil Barrels. In an instant, flames engulfed the Tank, and it let out a painful howl on the spot, invigorating every adventurer.

"This can work!"

"This attempt can work!"

"Looks like this Zombie is afraid of fire too!"

"Good chance!"

"Hammer Bro, come on, kill it!"

"..."

The flames dealt considerable damage.

But they were not enough to kill the Tank.

The four adventurers began pouring out their remaining ammunition. Faced with the raging metal storm, the Tank shielded its head with both arms, then grabbed two cars and hurled them at the adventurers.

Black Stone Hammer King immediately shoved Sleeping in the Wind away without regard for his own safety.

But he himself was struck and severely injured on the spot.

"Oh no! Little Black!"

Roaring, the Tank Zombie grabbed Black Stone Hammer King. The horrific scene of it tearing apart a living person was about to repeat itself, but Black Stone Hammer King did not panic this time. Blood poured from his mouth as he laughed.

"You big idiot, you fell for it. Take a look at this!"

Black Stone Hammer King held a lit Homemade Explosive. Just as the Tank grabbed him and prepared to tear him apart, the fuse burned down completely, detonating directly in the Tank's face.

Boom!

Black Stone Hammer King died heroically!

The Tank's already heavily injured body became even more unsteady.

"Damn it!"

"Avenge Little Black!"

The three seized the chance to reload with fresh magazines.

They unleashed a frenzied barrage of crossfire from different directions.

This was their last ammunition. If this attack failed, they were finished!

At last, fortune smiled upon the adventurers. After enduring relentless punishment, the Tank Zombie's huge, oppressive body crashed down like a collapsing mountain.

This monster.

Was finally dead!

The scene was a complete mess.

The three surviving adventurers.

Were covered in wounds, gasping for breath as they stared blankly at the sight before them, barely daring to believe their eyes.

Adventurer "Black Stone Hammer King" has died. Soul Crystal +1, Mental Strength +3!

Adventurer "Bright Moon Reflecting Snow" generated 2 points of Mental Strength!

Adventurer "Sleeping in the Wind" generated 2 points of Mental Strength!

Adventurer "Lonely Swordsman" generated 2 points of Mental Strength!

The adventurers watching the battle through the livestream first fell silent for a brief moment, then cheers resounded throughout the lobby.

They had won!

For these young adventurers.

This battle had been thrilling and spectacular beyond compare!

It was undoubtedly a stirring, exhilarating Great Victory!

Thanks to Fa Fa A for the 2,300 Qidian Coins tip, ChunJie Nan for the 500 Qidian Coins tip, and Great Transcendence for the 100 Qidian Coins tip!