Hahahahaha
Construction Space.
After Lu Xiu was teleported back, she immediately sat down on the spot.
Although I spoke with great conviction, I'm still a bit tired, after running for so long.
As soon as she sat down, a system window popped up.
[Copy verified!]
[System Rating Generation -]
[Instance Name: Outlast]
[Copy Rating: S]
[Instance Type: Horror/Stealth/Survival]
[Ticket Price: 400 Survival Points]
[Instance Description: As an independent journalist, you venture alone into the Mount Massive Asylum with an inside tip and a DV camera to uncover the truth; but as you gaze into the terrifying secrets hidden in the shadows, an indescribable madness is also gazing back at you.]
[Dungeon Feature Tag: Survival]
[Potential rewards: Survival Instinct; Items; Attribute Points.]
[Construction rewards are being settled--]
[Dungeon rating S, Dungeon completion score SSS--]
[Construction Experience +480]
[Spirit attribute points +5]
[Special reward settlement in progress----Congratulations! Based on your performance during the verification dungeon, you have obtained the special skill [Extreme Speed]!]
Lu Xiu had already cleared several dungeons, so she was quite familiar with the process and simply activated her skills.
[Skill Name: Extreme Speed]
[Rating: S]
[Type: Body Enhancement/Passive]
[Ability Description: Permanently increases own base agility attribute by 30%.]
When the movement frequency reaches its limit or when entering a state of continuous obstacle crossing, an additional 10% boost to the basic agility attribute is gained on top of the basic agility attribute boost.
The two effects stack directly; when both are active simultaneously, the base agility attribute is increased by a total of 40%.
[Consumable: None]
[Cooldown: None]
[Note: Who will be running track and field in the horror dungeon? It's hard to guess.]
"It really does take into account performance during the verification dungeon run—a direct boost to base agility is alright."
Lu Xiu was both amused and exasperated upon seeing this skill.
But this is still pretty good.
Even with her current agility stat, she could easily gain a lot of attribute points for free.
It's certainly not a tool for signing a contract.
It's worth it.
The Outlast mission was very short, and Lu Xiu was already quite satisfied with the reward.
Keep reading.
[You have completed the "Outlast" dungeon!]
[Instance Completion: 100%]
[Overall Customs Clearance Rating: SSS]
[Experience Points Gained: 1100, Survival Points: 2400]
[Items/Equipment Obtained: None.]
[Special Rewards: Agility +2, Constitution +2, Spirit +1]
[First clear of the dungeon, obtain SSS rating reward: Cat Step]
What step?
Lu Xiu was somewhat surprised to see the rewards listed after the SSS rating.
Something doesn't look right here—what kind of reward is this?
She clicked on it immediately.
Then they discovered—it was actually equipment.
A piece of footwear.
This was the first time Lu Xiu had received equipment rewards in the first dungeon clear reward section—previously, it was all skills.
[Item: Cat Step]
[Rating: SS]
[Type: Footwear]
[Attribute Bonus: Agility +5]
[Special Effect: Airtime: Extends the airtime during jumps, allowing for free adjustment of body posture and landing direction, and significantly reduces landing impact.]
Silent: The special material of the sole reduces the sound of footsteps when walking and running to below the level of ambient noise, suppressing footsteps to the extreme, making it difficult for enemies to determine the wearer's location and direction of movement by footsteps.
Nine Lives: Actively triggered, for several seconds, fall damage is completely reset to zero. Regardless of the height from which you jump, the system will automatically classify it as a safe landing, and you will not suffer any fall or impact damage. (Cooldown: 4 hours)
Cat: Immune to all movement-related negative statuses, including but not limited to frozen, slowed, dizzy, fear-induced rigidity, confusion/imbalance, and forced displacement. Any effect that attempts to interfere with the wearer's movement through system rules is completely ineffective against it.
[Equipment Requirements: None]
[Note: A pair of ordinary-looking white sneakers, but the person wearing them walks lighter and turns faster than others, as nimble as a cat.]
"Wow."
Looking at the equipment's attributes, Lu Xiu couldn't help but let out a soft "wow."
This is the first time I've gotten wearable equipment, and the stats are pretty good. It feels much better than most skills, not to mention compared to the SSS-level items and equipment from the Coordination Bureau – this equipment is better than 90% of those.
Lu Xiu personally likes it quite a bit. After all, not only can it fall from the sky, but its special effects make the cat the strictest father of control skills.
As long as Lu Xiu puts on this equipment, the enemy will basically be unable to stop her with control skills, and she will definitely be able to leave if she wants to.
"No other player has obtained the Pilot's Certificate from the first clear of Titanfall — the Cat Step should be the same this time."
"Is this considered a perk for Architect? In any unofficial dungeon, only Architect can be the first to clear it, and the rewards for the first clear are generally far greater than those for the second clear."
Lu Xiu checked the settlement interface again, and then opened her backpack while thinking.
Inside the cubicle, a pair of white lace-up sneakers lay quietly.
The design is simple, without any unnecessary embellishments or a prominent logo.
It does indeed look like the description suggests—just a pair of the most ordinary white sneakers.
With a light tap of her fingertips, Lu Xiu's white sneakers transformed into a beam of Bai Guang, directly replacing the shoes she was wearing.
The moment the soles touched the ground, there was no discomfort as one might expect when wearing new shoes. Instead, it felt like an extra layer of warm, comfortable skin, enveloping her arch, so light she could barely feel its weight.
"----So light."
Lu Xiu tried taking two steps in the Construction Space, and then lightly hopped around.
It's really light.
It's not just about the light weight; with each step, the reaction force from the ground is subtly Neutralize by the unique material of the sole, leaving only a solid sense of support in the sole, as if the ground is responding to her steps.
She tried jogging a few more steps.
The footsteps that should have echoed in the spacious Construction Space vanished completely, except for the occasional, extremely faint sound of fabric rubbing together; she was like a silent ghost that swept by.
Lu Xiu then exited the Construction Space and returned to her apartment, where she tried it again.
Nothing has changed.
This is good stuff.
Not only are they comfortable and noise-absorbing, but they also have a strong special effect.
And most importantly...
No need to struggle to take off your shoes anymore----
As Lu Xiu pondered, she brought up the System Panel. With a prompt to remove her equipment, a flash of Bai Guang appeared, and her small, slender feet, clad in boat socks, landed on the floor.
"Positive review."
Lu Xiu glanced down, then stretched her limbs slightly, changed her clothes, and took off the sports vest and pants that she wore during the verification process, which accentuated her full figure too much, and put on a loose beige knit sweater and jeans.
Then I put the shoes back on and took a look at them.
Hmm---- It looks pretty good with this outfit.
Lu Xiu stood in front of the mirror for two seconds and nodded, but quickly realized what was happening.
Pooh.
Why should I care about this?
She looked away from the mirror, walked out of the bedroom, sat down on the sofa, picked up the water glass on the coffee table, took a sip, and casually opened the forum.
Then she discovered that the forum was unusually lively.
When will Lu Xiu's new dungeon be released?
How expensive are the dungeon tickets? What are the rewards? I'm really curious.
Will this slap-in-the-face dungeon offer rewards as good as Resident Evil?
[Lu Xiu's terrifying survival instance, I'm starting to get scared, but I still want to go in, help!]
[It might not be that scary. Lu Xiu probably saw what those Construction Club were doing and hastily created this new instance to slap them in the face—I'm even a little worried that the rewards for this instance will be disappointing.]
[Yes, but hurry up and bring it out. I want to see how expensive the tickets are, what the rewards are, and just how big the gap is between Lu Xiu and the Architect from those Construction Club.]
[----]
Lu Xiu looked at the discussions on the forum, silently put down her water glass, feeling somewhat amused and exasperated.
really.
The system once again took it upon itself to promote her product.
The dungeon wasn't even released yet, but all the players already knew about it.
However—who got proven wrong, who rushed to build this deck? I did this so you guys would have a better chance of winning in the new version, okay?
Lu Xiu muttered a complaint, reached out and untied her high ponytail, then gently shook her head, brought up the System Panel, and started to bring up the dungeon login page.
"Fine, since everything is ready and you're all curious—"
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"Then let's launch the instance immediately."
Old Sea.
somewhere.
The leader of the Spirit Pivot Construction Group stared at the window in front of him, his face ashen.
"----Is it online yet?"
This was the twelfth time he had asked this question; he had been asking it ever since he left the private Construction Space.
At this moment, he seemed more eager than anyone else for Lu Xiu's new storyline to be released immediately.
The Builder Group members standing behind him, refreshing the dungeon inventory, shook their heads slightly upon hearing this. "----Not yet, raid leader."
--
The leader of the Spirit Pivot Construction Group fell silent, then stared at the forum window with bloodshot eyes.
Players are waiting too.
Posts on the forum saying that Lu Xiu was there to slap someone in the face kept popping up, each one like a thorn stuck in the heart of the Spirit Pivot Construction Group leader.
"The limits of horror-themed content are fixed! Resident Evil is already the pinnacle!"
Looking at the comments on the forum, he suddenly muttered something, repeating his previous statement in a somewhat neurotic manner.
It's as if if you say enough, it will become an irrefutable Truth.
This was his only remaining lifeline.
He desperately needed Lu Xiu to fail once.
Even if it's not a complete failure, as long as this new dungeon called [Outlast] is less terrifying than Resident Evil, he can stand on the moral high ground and point his finger at all the players, shouting:
See? I told you so! Even your Lu Xiu can't create anything special within the same framework! Why should we be the ones being insulted like dogs?!
Then he can continue to lick his wounds using that frame limit theory—making the frame limit theory valid again.
This isn't our style!
We just didn't polish it carefully enough!
A deathly silence spread through the cramped room.
Commander Ling Shu stared intently at the window before him, his eyes bloodshot and filled with horrifying veins. The mocking words danced in his pupils, squeezing and compressing the resentment and anger in his heart inch by inch, bringing him close to the point of explosion.
Until.
"It's online."
The member behind him suddenly said, "The rating is S."
Upon hearing this, the leader of the Spirit Pivot Construction Group didn't waste any words and immediately opened the dungeon database, clicking on the newly refreshed dungeon.
[Payment successful: 400 Survival Points deducted.]
[Connecting you to the copy: Outlast]
Bai Guang instantly engulfed his vision.
He felt no fear of the underworld instance, only an overwhelming resentment to crush Lu Xiu into the mud and prove to everyone that he was right!
A slight feeling of weightlessness followed as the silence was broken by the roar of an engine.
The leader of the Spirit Pivot Construction Group suddenly opened his eyes, his gaze gradually focusing.
He found himself sitting in an SUV, his hands gripping the steering wheel.
The car was driving on a muddy country road, surrounded by darkness. On both sides were overgrown bushes and weeds, as well as jagged rocks. The car's headlights cast a desolate and oppressive glow over the area.
Continue driving forward.
The end of the road.
The massive building silhouette revealed its menacing Gothic Spire in the vast twilight; it was a giant mental hospital surrounded by towering walls.
Commander Ling Shu was taken aback.
drive?
Venturing into an unknown, terrifying building deep in the mountains?
Seeing the familiar opening scene and the almost identical plot entry point, he was briefly taken aback.
Immediately afterwards, an uncontrollable surge of ecstasy and excitement rose within him.
"Hahaha----"
He gripped the steering wheel tightly, his shoulders heaving violently, and a barely suppressed laugh escaped his throat, "Same—hahahaha! Same old tricks!!!"
Lu Xiu is making a second horror-themed dungeon! She's using the same trick!!!