The Third Floor

"Let's go, I'll take you to the entrance to the second floor."

Led by Taichu, they found the entrance to the second floor in less than five minutes.

"The entrance to the second floor is actually very close. This can be considered a small trap in the Myriad Phenomena Tower. If players don't observe carefully, they might go too far and not be able to find the entrance to the second floor," Taichu explained, pointing to the cave in front of him.

The cave entrance is only wide enough for one adult to pass through. Once inside, a staircase emitting a faint, ethereal blue light is discovered.

"Go up to the second floor."

Upon seeing the stairs, everyone's eyes lit up, and they quickly walked forward.

"It's so close, no wonder player Player No. 11 got to the second floor so quickly." The fat man exclaimed in surprise, a look of delight on his face. "Let's hurry up and go up too."

Xiao Fan didn't rush up. He first looked around carefully and then closed his eyes to sense his surroundings.

The map of the Taichu only has the first four levels. His goal this time is the top level. He must find the entrance and the differences from other places so that he can find the entrance on the map above the fifth level.

A moment later, Xiao Fan opened his eyes and stepped onto the stairs expressionlessly.

Upon reaching the second floor, Xiao Fan and his group of eight immediately began searching for the entrance to the third floor.

Xiao Fan was glad he had let Taichu join the team.

The location of the staircase entrance is too abstract!

The first level was nearby, and the second level was actually inside a tree hole.

Without a map, who could find this place?

Xiao Fan surveyed his surroundings again before ascending to the third floor.

Rumble--

A series of thunderclaps seemed to explode in my ears.

"Why is the rain so heavy on the third floor?" The fat man scratched his face haphazardly.

The eight people were soaked through in less than a minute after they came out.

Starting from the third layer, extreme weather events are introduced in each subsequent layer.

The third level is a thunderstorm area, and there's a secret realm there; they have to defeat it before they can go to the fourth level.

"The secret realm isn't far from here, let's hurry."

Taichu recalled the map and then led everyone toward the location of the third level of the secret realm.

Not long after they left, Shen Beijun and his group from Zone 1 appeared at the exit.

"We're here! We're here! Brother Shen, Sister Yu, we've finally entered the third floor of the Myriad Phenomena Tower!" A male player with the number 010 above his head shouted excitedly. He was clearly very excited and felt like he had accomplished a great mission.

"Yes, we've finally reached the third level of the Myriad Phenomena Tower. It's just that the rain is a bit heavy. According to the information our family gave us, there's a cave nearby. We can go there to rest and recharge before heading to the secret realm." Qin Mumu hugged himself tightly, looking somewhat tired in the heavy rain.

They only had maps of the first four floors, but this time their goal was to reach higher floors of the tower.

For floors five and above, they have to find the stairs themselves.

Therefore, their schedule was extremely tight, and they hardly had any rest.

The third level requires tackling a secret realm. Although it's only Level 5 Secret Realm, the difficulty of the realm itself is high, and they must adjust their condition to the best.

"Hmm." Shen Beijun nodded, and the group walked towards the cave in the pouring rain.

"Ugh, the stairs to the second floor are so hard to find!" Number 007 complained as he walked.

"You should be grateful. We have a map, which makes finding our way much easier. Otherwise, we probably wouldn't have been able to find it even after two days."

As they walked, Shen Jiangyun said, "Actually, you should be glad. These staircases are well-hidden, which gives us a greater advantage. Even with a map, it took us this long to find them; those without maps must have had it even harder."

"That's true." 007 nodded in agreement, then suddenly remembered something, frowned, and said:

"The stairs are so hard to find, surely those losers in Zone 18 won't be able to find them? If they come too late, are we going to have to wait for them here?"

Upon hearing this, the entire group paused.

They were only focused on earning Points and forgot about this.

They've gone up to the third floor, but what if the people from Zone 18 can't get up?

Shen Beijun lowered his eyes. "Isn't Qin Muyu on their team? She should know the map, right?"

Qin Mumu shook his head. "Our Qin Family usually only gives out maps of the Myriad Phenomena Tower a month before Myriad Phenomena Platform opens. Sister Muyu doesn't have a map with her."

Everyone was taken aback.

007 slapped his thigh and said, "I'll check the Leaderboard to see what level they've reached."

Just as 007 opened the leaderboard, a clear voice suddenly rang in his ears—an announcement of the updated results for the Secret Realm Ranking!

"Congratulations to player Player No. 161 for clearing the Level 5 Secret Realm and Points 100 points, currently ranking first on the Secret Realm Ranking. Other participants, please keep up the good work!"

Congratulations to Player No. 161 for Points 109 points, currently Points first on the Overall Ranking. Other contestants, please keep up the good work!

As the sound faded, silence returned, with only the sounds of thunder and the pouring rain echoing in the air.

Shen Beijun's foot froze in place, his expression slowly turning grim. Shen Jiangyun's face was ashen, veins bulging on his forehead, and his eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.

"Someone's already reached the third level? And cleared the Level 5 Secret Realm? Damn it! How is this possible?" Shen Jiangyun roared in anger.

"Who is number 161?" Shen Beijun's voice was laced with anger.

Player No. 009 shrank back slightly. "The numbers are assigned according to the Novice Village area. Player 161 must be from Zone 17, right?"

"Players from Zone 17? You mean those trash are faster than us?" Shen Jiangyun wanted to shout at the top of his lungs.

It wasn't that he underestimated Zone 17.

Before Zone 18 was established as the bottom-ranked area, Zone 17 was the lowest-ranked of all the Novice Village.

Now, Zone 17 has cleared the secret realm before Zone 1!

That's absolutely cheating!

Yu Wanru frowned, as if she had thought of something, "Zone 17, could it be Ye Changge? I remember he went to Zone 17 back then. And Ye Changge also has a map of the Myriad Phenomena Tower, and you all know his strength."

Shen Beijun was taken aback. Number 161 was Ye Changge?

The Ye Family does indeed possess the map to the Myriad Phenomena Tower, and Ye Changge's talent is among the best of the Four Great Families.

"No, that's still not right." Shen Beijun shook his head. "The secret realm can't be cleared by one person alone. No matter how strong Ye Changge is, even with those people from Zone 17, it's impossible to clear the secret realm so quickly. Check the leaderboard and see who his teammates are."

Shen Beijun said, bringing up the leaderboard and opening the Secret Realm Ranking.

First place: Number 161,100

Second place: Number 171, 100

Third place: No. 172, 100

I was so angry when I saw it!

Number 171... that's a player from Zone 18.

Ye Changge actually teamed up with people from Zone 18!

The important thing is that they were just worried about whether those useless people from Zone 18 could make it up to the third floor.

As it turns out, not only did they make it to the top, they even finished the entire secret realm!

The team's atmosphere instantly plummeted to freezing point.

007 shuddered slightly and cautiously asked, "Shall we go back to the cave to rest?"

"Rest my ass! Let's get going, to the secret realm!"