What Are the Clearance Conditions?

"After the secret realm switched modes, the danger level skyrocketed to this extent!"

Xiao Fan let out a long breath, his back soaked with cold sweat, his heart filled with lingering fear.

The suffocating feeling of the curse corroding his body still lingered in his nerves, and the terrifying image of dark red lines crawling all over his body echoed repeatedly in his mind. Just thinking about it made his neck feel cold.

If he hadn't been prepared beforehand, having thoroughly reviewed and memorized the effects and uses of all the items in the Points Mall, and hadn't decisively used his points to exchange Points items and forcibly break the bizarre curse that Bone-Binding Soul-Devouring, he would probably have already exhausted his life force and perished under the curse power in that room.

"It's far too dangerous. We've only just entered the first room, and we've already stumbled upon this insidious curse."

The curse completely dissipated, the soreness, numbness, and burning pain in his body slowly faded, and his depleted strength gradually returned. Xiao Fan regained his footing and returned to the narrow and dark corridor.

He looked up and saw rows of secret rooms on both sides of the corridor, stretching endlessly into the dark depths. He wondered what deadly dangers and bizarre perils lurked behind each door.

Thinking of his near-death experience, Xiao Fan's face darkened, and a heavy gloom settled between his brows.

He originally thought that although the secret realm was dangerous, there was still room for maneuver. But after this ordeal, he realized that the secret realm in the changed mode could no longer tolerate any underestimation or carelessness. The slightest negligence would lead to utter destruction.

He tightened his grip slightly, his guard on high alert, his gaze cautiously surveying the countless rooms on either side.

The lingering fear of escaping death was still fresh in my mind when a thought involuntarily surfaced.

"What conditions must be met to clear this secret realm?"

He frowned slightly, his gaze sweeping over the endless rows of doors on either side, and he began to ponder silently.

"With so many secret rooms, it's probably unnecessary to open all of them."

Xiao Fan confirmed this to himself.

He glanced up and roughly estimated that the secret rooms arranged on both sides of the corridor were layered one on top of another, and roughly counted, there were at least fifty rooms in total.

Recalling the secret realm annotations accompanying the items in the Points Mall, these rooms not only harbored the life-stealing insidious curse from before, but also contained many fortuitous treasures that could help players advance through the secret realm.

However, whether it is a blessing or a curse is entirely uncertain. What kind of opportunities one may gain, or what kind of dead end one may encounter, all depend on one's own luck.

If the condition for passing the level is to pass all fifty secret rooms, that would be utterly absurd.

Putting aside physical stamina, the endless crises will continuously drain players' spirits. The constant stream of curses, monsters, and deadly traps alone are enough to wear players down to death here, making it impossible to find a viable way to complete the game.

Xiao Fan unconsciously rubbed his fingertips together, his mind racing to deduce the rules involved, but relevant clues remained scarce.

The secret realm doesn't provide straightforward hints, doesn't mark the location of the objective, and doesn't specify which enemies must be killed. All the rules must be discovered and explored step by step on your own.

He took a deep breath, suppressing the chaotic thoughts in his mind, and his gaze fell once again on the tightly closed doors.

Since he couldn't figure out the rules, he could only keep moving forward.

"Perhaps the rules for clearing the secret realm are hidden in these rooms."